Game you've enjoyed most this year

[LookingGlass]

I think Mass Effect 3 is the only game released in 2012 that I've bought thus far, so it wins by default. After a slow start, it was quite enjoyable though, ending aside, so I don't feel bad giving it the honour.

As for games I've played for the first time this year, well that's pretty much an impossible choice to make with such greats as Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, Syberia, Sacrifice, Syndicate (the original), Ground Control, Fallout: Tactics, Mount & Blade: Wardband and X-COM: UFO Defense on the list.

 

[TheKruzdawg]

Mass Effect 3 was some of the most fun I've ever had with a game.

I'm right there with you. I'd have to say that series is my all-time favorite, seeing how many hours I've put into those games.

 

[sanquin]

Mass Effect 3 and Dragon's dogma.

ME3's ending SUCKED (as everyone knows) but was otherwise an incredibly awesome experience with lot's of emotions in the missions where you meet your old team mates. (Doing another rerun through 2 and 3, full paragon, to get everything exactly as I want. But unless that free dlc comes out before I get to the end, I'll probably just walk out and do something else for a bit during the final cutscenes.)

Dragon's dogma's 'no quick travel' gets really annoying when you have bad luck and die from a bandit after not saving for 20 minutes. And your pawns NEVER SHUTTING UP can even take me out of the immersion at times, but once again...looking past those two things it's incredibly awesome to play. The combat especially, is the best combat I've seen in an RPG in many years. (Still on my first play through. I restarted entirely like 3 times already because my character wasn't exactly the way I wanted her to be.)

 

[evenest]

It looks like I am contributing to the slow sale of video games this year. The only new game I bought that was released this year was Fez. I am enjoying that, but I won't go so far as to say that it is my favorite game.

I rented Mass Effect 3 to play it and found that it was ok. I think my heart just wasn't in it after reading the craziness that surrounded the game's ending.

If I can fudge the rule a bit, Batman Arkham City: Game of the Year did get released in May, so I'll count that as my favorite.

 

[Strain42]

Not counting iOS titles, I've only bought 4 games so far this year (Devil Survivor 2, PokePark 2, Skullgirls, and Pokemon Conquest) and of those 4 titles, I would say that PokePark 2 is the one I probably enjoyed the most.

If we ARE counting iOS games, I got to be a beta tester for the game Squids Wild West (available next week, check it out, and don't forget to check out Squids, already out now) and I absolutely loved that game. It was a delightful mix of story, gameplay, characters, fun and just plain addictiveness.

 

[Shadowhawk77]

Lets go back to the Bastion because it is probably the BEST game I've ever played(got with Humble Bundle) but then again I havent played any of the other games yet...no time with all the Bastioning

 

[FoolKiller]

I must say that it has to be Borderlands. Yes, I'm late to the party but it was still an awesome time sink.

For games released this year I would have to say that I really like Lollipop Chainsaw. A stupid crass game to be sure but a lot of fun.

 

[darlarosa]

ME3 and this indie game I started playing the demo for called X-Note, it's a point and click and is rather text heavy, but its fun to pass time.

 

[Raggedstar]

Xenoblade Chronicles stole 80 hours of my life, and I have no shame in it.

And then Journey of course. My game of the year so far (Xenoblade I guess doesn't count because it came out earlier to most of the world), though let's see if Sly 4 knocks it down.

 

[GeneralFungi]

This is probably cheating, but the re-release of Pikmin 2 has had my attention recently. I didn't own a Gamecube when this game originally came out so I've been experiencing it for the first time. And I really like it. It's a whole new take on the RTS genre, and I've already dumped several hours into this thing.

 

[ThePS1Fan]

The only game I've bought this year is Twisted Metal. Although I had a lot of fun with it at first I can't see myself going back to it for a long time, what with the lacklustre story and crappy multiplayer at launch. So GTA Vice City because why not?

 

[Skylare]

really enjoying ssx so much awesome things in it

 

[Mikeyfell]

Lollipop Chainsaw.

It's the only decent game out this year. And it's not even that good of a game per se but it's so damn funny and ronchy that I can't help but love it.

Yeah, Max Payne 3 was fine, but it wasn't better than Max Payne 2 and I have a real big problem with sequels that aren't better than their previous incarnations.

Summer of Arcade's coming up so hopefully that (and other random arcade games) will turn up something good.

otherwise this'll be a rather awkward end of the year wrap up

 

[Cranky]

ME1 was...fulfilling for some reason, and ME3's combat was fun and fast-paced.
But Bioshock was still the most fun I've had this year.