Susan's Five Favorites of 2012

IllumInaTIma

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I was sure P4G would be Susan's GOTY.
And God Damn it Sony! Just release Journey on Vita already! I wanna see what's all that fuss is about!
 

Susan Arendt

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SpaceBat said:
Susan Arendt said:
Susan's top five games from 2012.
Pretty good list. Dishonored being in there was a plus, but Walking Dead and Journey taking the top spots made me smile. There is one thing that somewhat confused me though: At one point you mentioned that you have one game in your top 5 (or 6) list every year where no one understands why it's there and no one knows what it is. You then mention that last year's game was Bastion. The weird thing about that is that Bastion was an incredibly popular and critically acclaimed game the week it was released and it is still widely praised today.


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True, but I know droves of people who just never bothered to give it a shot because they took a look at it and just plain didn't believe it could be as good as people said. Sure, it's quite obviously pretty, and it looks fun enough from trailers, but you don't really get what makes it so special until you play it, and a whole lot of folks didn't do that for a long time. I still know plenty of people who haven't played it because they think it's just a little throwaway game.
 

PedroSteckecilo

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Awww poor Mass Effect 3 it got the "pity award"...

Still good list as always, Susan Arendt is my go to informant for games for another year.
 

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No matter how many times I see/read it, Tokyo Jungle just does't grab me.
'You have to play it to know that it is good'

*sigh*
 

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Tokyo Jungle and Journey are 2 games I hate to think about
Because those are PS3 exclusives
I really want to play these games, but
1)I don't have PS3 and buying that for only few games seems inadequate
2)Even if I've bought PS3, controller just don't fit in my hands, not because of the size (although my hands are pretty big), but because it just feels wrong to game without precision of the mouse. I'm a PC gamer and most probably never will convert to consoles. At my previous work I spent up to 12h per workday in front of PC, and even after double shifts I went home and still enjoyed sitting in front of my laptop and gaming for few hours. And if that (as far as I know most common reason for PC>>>consoles converting) didn't forced me into console gaming nothing ever will. Hell even when I understood that game would be much better and somewhat easier with controller (Psychonauts and Bastion, for example) and I had access to controllers, I still played with mouse and keyboard, because it felt right.
I wish these games would have a PC ports (and not 3 years later, as some PC ports are released)
And since this wish most probably won't be fulfilled, I'm a bit sad :(


Susan Arendt said:
SpaceBat said:
Susan Arendt said:
Susan's top five games from 2012.
Pretty good list. Dishonored being in there was a plus, but Walking Dead and Journey taking the top spots made me smile. There is one thing that somewhat confused me though: At one point you mentioned that you have one game in your top 5 (or 6) list every year where no one understands why it's there and no one knows what it is. You then mention that last year's game was Bastion. The weird thing about that is that Bastion was an incredibly popular and critically acclaimed game the week it was released and it is still widely praised today.
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True, but I know droves of people who just never bothered to give it a shot because they took a look at it and just plain didn't believe it could be as good as people said. Sure, it's quite obviously pretty, and it looks fun enough from trailers, but you don't really get what makes it so special until you play it, and a whole lot of folks didn't do that for a long time. I still know plenty of people who haven't played it because they think it's just a little throwaway game.
Thank you, Susan
Yep, I'm one of those people who tried Bastion only because of the podcat and your review
Before that I've seen it on Steam, but neglected it, and only after your praises I gave it a try.
And I can say with certain degree that I will never forget the episode with Zulf (yes, THAT one, closer to the end), because it was one of those transcending moment when world around you and machine in front of you disappears, and it is only you and the deeply emotional story.
Although it is questionable achievement, but you indirectly made my life a bit richer.
So once again thank you for that.
 

SpaceBat

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Susan Arendt said:
True, but I know droves of people who just never bothered to give it a shot because they took a look at it and just plain didn't believe it could be as good as people said. Sure, it's quite obviously pretty, and it looks fun enough from trailers, but you don't really get what makes it so special until you play it, and a whole lot of folks didn't do that for a long time. I still know plenty of people who haven't played it because they think it's just a little throwaway game.
Ah, I see. Yeah, the magic is indeed fully enclosed in the game rather than the media surrounding it, so I see your point. Ah well, it's a shame that people still view such games as throwaway. It's their loss and they won't witness the game's glory as those who've played it, but it still feels bad.

Thanks for spreading the word then!
I really need to get P4G if it's that big of an upgrade. If only the Vita wasn't so damn expensive.
 

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Almost the whole list is pure gold in my book, these are entries from my personal top ten.
Just not Tokyo Jungle, which is just not my cup'a'tea.

And P4G is not out in Europe yet, but i have ACIII: Liberation to keep me warm.
(which is on my personal list)
 

ShuyinTheEnigmatic

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I agree, Journey was pure bliss. In fact, it's my second favorite of all time.

Haven't gotten through Dishonored yet, cause I only just started, but I'm also quite liking it.
 

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SpaceBat said:
Draxz said:
I have yet to play Journey... May do it as one of my Lets Plays in Jan.
You could do that, but I do have to recommend against it (even though I know my opinion holds no value). Journey is more of a personal...well...Journey, and due to the nature of LP's, being forced to talk and comment on everything that's happening might (and probably will) take away from the experience you may or may not get from playing the game.
Your choice however you want to play it of course and I sincerely hope you enjoy the game as much as I did.
It's not exactly a game I've seen done by someone I know of on YouTube. I don't think enough people have done it to not get a shoe-in-the-door with views. I would've expected perhaps a gamer such as Cry would've perhaps done it by now but hasn't. So I'm thinking "Why not?" I'm not that new but not that old on YouTube so, eh. I want to start up fresh and open my horizons and try to get something, what I want to do done.
 

MisterShine

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I'm a little surprised actually, I was expecting to see Virtue's Last Reward after hearing you gush so much about 999 a few years back.

Also I think the power of the Executive Editor title is going to your head... you can't have 6 games on a top 5 list! This is madness!
 

Arakasi

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This is my first time seeing Tokyo Jungle, and DAMN it looks good.
That, and Journey, really make me want to fork over my not-earned cash to get a PS3.
Cursed exclusives!
 

Susan Arendt

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MisterShine said:
I'm a little surprised actually, I was expecting to see Virtue's Last Reward after hearing you gush so much about 999 a few years back.

Also I think the power of the Executive Editor title is going to your head... you can't have 6 games on a top 5 list! This is madness!
Was really disappointed by VLR in many respects (go read my review). It made a lot of technical improvements, but story-wise...ugh. What a mess. And the English voice acting for some characters was practically unbearable. 999 is far more enjoyable, even if it is clunkier to actually play.
 

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Have to say, out of the 5 escapist's favorite videos, Susan is the only one that only has games that I liked. P4Golden is my personal GOTY, AC3 and the others mentioned by Susan follow.