Games of the GENERATION

[Cure]

Grand Theft Auto V pretty much marks the end of this console generation. Sure, you have some joints coming out here and there, like South Park and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, but this is pretty much it. So let's rap, gang; what are your favorite games of this generation?

There were some great franchises that started in the last few years. Gears, Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, Call of Duty didn't but it sure blew up recently. You have the Galaxy joints, Dead Space, Saint's Row, and a whole bunch of others that escape me at the moment.

Not just games, but there were some major innovations this generation, too. Downloadable titles and content, party chat, indie games blew up, and much more.

So dawgs, I'll ask again. What are your favorite games of this generation?

[愛]

Cawadooty African-American Ops II!

[AT-Man]

Borderlands 2 probably takes the first place, at least it's my most played one. Demon's/Dark Souls are just perfect for my taste. I've only played Arkham City for few hours but that and Asylum are in my top list. Every God of War game for Sony's consoles also, this and previous generations. Well, this is almost like the top 5 list but not counting older games.

[The Stryker]

I didn't know people were still on the Call of Duty joke kick.

[MrTMNT2012]

Definitely The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. IMO it's the only game that fully utilised the hardwares potential - same way GTA V did with the 360 and PS3! :)

[愛]

I didn't know people were still on the Call of Duty joke kick.

I didn't know people still took forums seriously. You know, sometimes I like to pretend to get offended on the internet for fun! It's a white privilege. I guess I need to check it every now and then...oh wait, are we trying to start an internet fight? I'm sorry. Let me try and do this, it's been a while. You gay! Was that good enough? Let me know what you think.

[The Stryker]

I didn't know people still took forums seriously. You know, sometimes I like to pretend to get offended on the internet for fun! It's a white privilege. I guess I need to check it every now and then...oh wait, are we trying to start an internet fight? I'm sorry. Let me try and do this, it's been a while. You gay! Was that good enough? Let me know what you think.

And that's what we call: An overreaction.

[愛]

So did you win? Put that sh*t up on the fridge, baby.

But to keep this on-topic (whatever that even means anymore) I'm all about Viva Pinata.

[PApagreg]

MK9, Red Dead, Far Cry 3, deus ex human revolution, bioshock,mass effect Borderlands 2, Dishonored, Fallout, No more Heroes, Batman, and GTA 5

Oh Valkrie Chronicles

[XERO]

Definitely Uncharted and the God of War series for me. But I gotta add in the Mario Galaxies as well.

[Peanut]

Such a loaded question, because this has been a crazy gen with a lot of great stuff and in these last 7-8 years I've had the ability to play whatever I wanted whenever I wanted for the first time ever. I'll also always remember this gen for extreme overreactions to complete f*cking nonsense (it even happened immediately in this thread) and it also cemented my hatred for the games community, so thanks Internet.

I'm gonna have to do some thinking on this a bit and go back through some of my game history on my 360, because it's hard to remember everything.

The first game that jumped to mind for me was Viva Pinata. Incredibly unique, tragically overlooked and one of the most addicting games I've played this entire generation. It really is Rare at it's finest. And speaking of overlooked games I loved, both Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom and Enslaved are incredible games that will never get recognition for how excellent they are. Also I feel like Yakuza 3 and 4, despite being exclusives to a Sony console, were completely ignored by the majority of people and it makes me f*cking angry. It's leaps and bounds more interesting than any of the schlock first-party sh*t Sony has drizzled out of it's rank asshole (inFamous, Killzone, two mediocre God of War games, Resistance, LittleBigPlanet, 800 Ratchet and Clank games, Heavy Rain) outside of Naughty Dog joints and Puppeteer, yet it can't even manage to be successful enough to warrant Sega doing the bare minimum in localization that they did for the last 3 games. Sad as sh*t.

Now I'm kinda working myself up, thinking about the trash that's risen to the top (at least in terms of mindshare) over the really unique stuff that's come out this generation. Kinda depressing.

Edit already: Dragon Age: Origins! What a f*cking incredible game.

Edit again: Hunted: The Demon's Forge! So much god damn fun! OH! Asura's Wrath!

[Cure]

Oh, maaaaaaan. I remember when we played Hunted. That was awesome. I also agree with Majin and Enslaved. Great games.

[Turo602]

Alan Wake
Assassin's Creed II
Batman Arkham Asylum
Bayonetta
Borderlands
Castle Crashers
Dead Rising
Dead Space
Gears of War
Halo 4
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Red Dead Redemption
Resident Evil 5
Saint's Row 2
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tomb Raider
X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Games I have yet to play that I'm sure would be and or replace games on my list include Borderlands 2, Dead Space 2, The Last of Us, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and GTA V.

[Ninjinister]

Aliens: Colonial Marines

[Oisterboy]

Mmmm, most memorable I see on my shelf being:

Bioshock Infinite
Borderlands 2
Ni No Kuni
Dead Space 2
Skyrim
The Last of Us
The Walking Dead
LittleBigPlanet 1 + 2
LA Noire
Uncharted 3
Heavy Rain


My favorite is probably definitely Borderlands 2. But the downloadable game Journey is actually really high up on my list too. Probably second to Borderlands. Wii had some great titles, but those are all upstairs and I can't think of them off the top of my head.

[NinjaMan]

Super smash bros brawl
Arkham series
Lego batman 2
Lego marvel superheroes
Call of duty
Marvel ultimate alliance 2

[ObiWanFan4life]

1. Uncharted Trilogy
2. Mortal Kombat (2011)
3. Batman : Arkham Asylum
4. Batman : Arkham City
5. Goldeneye 007: Reloaded
6. The Last of Us
7. PORTAL 2
8. LEGO Series
9. Call of Duty Black Ops II
10. Infamous 2

[raph27]

super smash bros brawl
arkham series
lego batman 2
lego marvel superheroes
call of duty
marvel ultimate alliance 2

LEGO Marvel does not f**king come out for more than a month!

[AT-Man]

LEGO Marvel does not f**king come out for more than a month!

You are now officially in my top 5 favorite users list.

[Leo656]

I'm one of those people who's about 5 years or so behind what's currently being played, so I haven't experienced as many of the best games that came out in this generation as many others have. But I've played a few more "modern" games that I really liked. These are just personal favorites, not a statement declaring them better than this, that, or the other.

They won't be on anyone's "Best Of" anything list, but I've probably spent more hours playing the WWE games on 360 than anything else. They pretty much got a little better every year.

I just started playing GTA IV (yeah, IV, not V, shut up) and so far it's pretty good. The last one I played at length was Vice City, which I really enjoyed, but a lot of stuff in IV is greatly improved.

Heavy Rain was very controversial, but I thought it was fun and different. I wouldn't exactly want to play a hundred games like it, but at the time I played it it was just what I was looking for.

Batman: Arkham Asylum would probably be the most obvious choice. I haven't played Arkham City yet, but I'm sure it's just as good.

Sonic Generations was a lot better than I expected it to be; I literally haven't had thumb cramps like that since like the early-90s. I had a lot of fun with that one.

All the Fight Night games were great, and I generally give less than a sh*t about boxing.

Fighting games are something else I don't mess with much, but Mortal Kombat and Injustice: Gods Among us are among the best I've ever played.

Ghostbusters really surprised me. For a licensed game based on an ancient franchise that's been on life support for over 20 years, that game was lots of fun and hit all the right nostalgic notes as well. It needed a playable Ecto-1 level, but you can't have everything.

I got heavy into DC Universe Online for a couple weeks. I lost entire 12-hour blocks of my life and remembered why I generally don't play MMOs. My impulse control is poor and I will always sacrifice sleep for games, which negatively affects my work output. But it was a blast, all the bugs aside.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii was even better than I expected it to be. I'd have played it tons more than I did, but this generation more than any other, I've been buying and playing tons of random games simply because I have more money to spend on them. I'm usually juggling a couple Wii, 360, and even Gamecube games from my "To Play" pile, so sometimes when I finish a really good game like this one, I shelve it and move on to another one, when back in the day I'd just play it until I knew it all by heart. I miss being a kid and having all that free time.

Finally, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. I'm a huge Zelda mark anyways, but it was the reason I bought a Wii. I know it's not much different from the GC version, but I bought and played it only for Wii so I'm counting it.

Some games I haven't played extensively or at all yet but am sure I will enjoy immensely are Skyward Sword, the Mario Galaxy games, Arkham City, Red Dead Redemption, GTA V, The Mass Effect series, and Xenosaga. Feel free to ask me how I felt about 'em in 2018, I'm sure I'll have played at least two of them by then. :P

[Peanut]

LEGO Marvel does not f**king come out for more than a month!

Hahaha! Incredible!

Also, Leo...did you not say in the OOTS thread you play more games than almost anyone? You're...kind of saying the exact opposite now.

[愛]

I am the ultimate gamer, baby. Check out my quickscope video on youtube!

[Peanut]

Check out my original CS long range quick-killz montage set to Drowning Pool's seminal classic - Let the Bodies Hit the Floor! You can get it from my clan's IRC channel!

[NinjaMan]

LEGO Marvel does not f**king come out for more than a month!

And? I already seen enough to know I'll enjoy it with my child.

[Leo656]

Also, Leo...did you not say in the OOTS thread you play more games than almost anyone? You're...kind of saying the exact opposite now.

Not exactly. I said I play more than a lot of people, which is technically true, but more than "anyone" is pretty presumptuous. You, for example, probably play more than I do based on what I've read. You're pretty hardcore, and have played a ton of stuff I've never even heard of. Also, I don't play as many games when they're *current* as many others do. I play a ton of stuff, but usually I'm about 5 years behind the curve, at least.

Check it: I grew up kinda poor and only had a handful of NES and SNES games to play. As a teen, I mostly played and collected games I missed as a kid. At 18-25, I mostly went for games I missed as a teenager. And so on and so forth. I also am just as likely to replay stuff from ten or more years ago as I am something that's brand new, so that keeps me a little behind the curve as well. I have no real sense of urgency to play a game when it's new, for some reason.

It's weird, I know, I'm just like that with games and always have been. I had a Coleco-Vision/Atari when all my friends had an NES, got an NES when all my friends moved on to Genesis, etc. I don't feel I'm missing out, as I do get to almost all the "good stuff" eventually, I just don't feel like I have to play them at the same exact time as everyone else does.

[raph27]

And? I already seen enough to know I'll enjoy it with my child.

Yeah. I saw the RIPD trailer. Gee, that movie looks fun, I thought. Gee, that'll be a great film. Saw it...............................
the moral of this story is play the actual fricking game before you decide.

[愛]

You'll fit right in here, good sir.

[NinjaMan]

I'm one of those people who's about 5 years or so behind what's currently being played, so I haven't experienced as many of the best games that came out in this generation as many others have. But I've played a few more "modern" games that I really liked. These are just personal favorites, not a statement declaring them better than this, that, or the other.

They won't be on anyone's "Best Of" anything list, but I've probably spent more hours playing the WWE games on 360 than anything else. They pretty much got a little better every year.

I just started playing GTA IV (yeah, IV, not V, shut up) and so far it's pretty good. The last one I played at length was Vice City, which I really enjoyed, but a lot of stuff in IV is greatly improved.

Heavy Rain was very controversial, but I thought it was fun and different. I wouldn't exactly want to play a hundred games like it, but at the time I played it it was just what I was looking for.

Batman: Arkham Asylum would probably be the most obvious choice. I haven't played Arkham City yet, but I'm sure it's just as good.

Sonic Generations was a lot better than I expected it to be; I literally haven't had thumb cramps like that since like the early-90s. I had a lot of fun with that one.

All the Fight Night games were great, and I generally give less than a sh*t about boxing.

Fighting games are something else I don't mess with much, but Mortal Kombat and Injustice: Gods Among us are among the best I've ever played.

Ghostbusters really surprised me. For a licensed game based on an ancient franchise that's been on life support for over 20 years, that game was lots of fun and hit all the right nostalgic notes as well. It needed a playable Ecto-1 level, but you can't have everything.

I got heavy into DC Universe Online for a couple weeks. I lost entire 12-hour blocks of my life and remembered why I generally don't play MMOs. My impulse control is poor and I will always sacrifice sleep for games, which negatively affects my work output. But it was a blast, all the bugs aside.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii was even better than I expected it to be. I'd have played it tons more than I did, but this generation more than any other, I've been buying and playing tons of random games simply because I have more money to spend on them. I'm usually juggling a couple Wii, 360, and even Gamecube games from my "To Play" pile, so sometimes when I finish a really good game like this one, I shelve it and move on to another one, when back in the day I'd just play it until I knew it all by heart. I miss being a kid and having all that free time.

Finally, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. I'm a huge Zelda mark anyways, but it was the reason I bought a Wii. I know it's not much different from the GC version, but I bought and played it only for Wii so I'm counting it.

Some games I haven't played extensively or at all yet but am sure I will enjoy immensely are Skyward Sword, the Mario Galaxy games, Arkham City, Red Dead Redemption, GTA V, The Mass Effect series, and Xenosaga. Feel free to ask me how I felt about 'em in 2018, I'm sure I'll have played at least two of them by then. :P

You'll enjoy Arkham city a lot.

[愛]

I kinda feel like Naruto is back.

[Cure]

I also gotta give a big ups to my homies at Mistwalker. Blue Dragon and especially Lost Odyssey were great. A lot of amazing RPG's this generation, both J and Dubs.

[Leo656]

That's good to hear; Blue Dragon's been sitting on my shelf for a while. I got it cheap but heard mixed things about it from a friend, so I haven't really prioritized it, but I'll definitely make it a point to play it soon.

[CyberCubed]

I'll go by series since most of them had 2-3 games this gen:

- Uncharted series and The Last of Us
- Assassin Creed series (except 1 and 3)
- Mass Effect Trilogy
- Dead Space Trilogy
- Batman Arkham series
- Bioshock 1 and Infinite
- Metal Gear Solid 4 and Rising
- Resident Evil 5 (yes, I liked 5)
- Far Cry 3
- Dues Ex: Human Revolution
- Tomb Raider
- Mortal Kombat
- Portal 2
- Splinter Cell Blacklist
- God of War 3
- Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2
- Bayonetta
- Rayman Origins
- Sonic Generation
- Ratchet and Clank Tools and Future

On the Nintendo side from the Wii onward:

- Galaxy Series
- New Super Mario U
- Twilight Princess/Skyward Sword (although not as good as past Zeldas)
- Donkey Kong County Returns
- Metroid Prime 3
- Kirby Epic Yarn
- Punchout
- Pikmin 3
- Smash

[Peanut]

How are Wii U games last-gen?

Also, boring list full of obvious choices.

[Redeemer]

Read my title that is all that needs to be said.....:lol:
I can safely say that I loved the series and I was damn good at it.

[Ninjinister]

How are Wii U games last-gen?

Also, boring list full of obvious choices.

A lot of people don't realize (or are just too thick-headed to understand) that generations are based on timeframe of release, and not technology, so since the Wii U is more comparable in power to the PS3 and 360 than the PS4 and Xbone, they shove them into the same category, despite the Wii U being less than a year old.

[Luke795]

Uncharted 1, 2, and 3
Quantum Of Solace 007
Blood Stone 007
Goldeneye Reloaded 007
007 Legends
Sonic Generations
Perfect Dark Zero
Super Mario Bros. Wii
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Donkey Kong Country Returns
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario 3D Land
Mega Man 9
Mega Man 10
Sonic 4 Episodes 1 & 2
Turtles In Time Re-shelled
Vigilante 8 Arcade
Pac Man C.E. DX
Hard Corps: Uprising
Frogger Returns
Frogger Hyper Arcade
Double Dragon Neon
Contra Rebirth

[Cure]

Also Splosion Man. Such good times were had with that game. Ghostbusters and Left 4 Dead also get shout outs for the great mulitplayer experiences.

[CyberCubed]

So if this generation counts when the 360 launched back in 2005, do we also count the PS2/Gamecube games that came out in 2005-2006? Because there were a number of hits like God of War II and Okami that came out around that time, also Kingdom Hearts II.

[Peanut]

Don't be a f*cking idiot. You know god damn well there is a very clear and widely accepted separation between generations based on new hardware being released. Why the f*ck would you be counting games from a previous generation of consoles? That's not even remotely the same thing.

[raph27]

How are Wii U games last-gen?

Also, boring list full of obvious choices.

It's CyberCubed. Everybody knows he hasn't played a game in his life and just making up a list. He keeps going around the TMNT: OOTS thread going on and on about how it's a disgrace to the franchise when he hasn't even played it.

[Peanut]

I know, that's why I give him as much sh*t as possible.

[CyberCubed]

Its a shame this generation will be remembered mostly for Call of Duty's insane popularity than anything else.

By the time we were in 2008 or so I was already sick of FPS being the dominant genre this gen. We need more third-person action games with platforming and stealth elements.

Splinter Cell Blacklist was pretty good, and more stuff like GTA/Batman/Ass Creed/Dead Space/Tomb Raider was the best.

[PApagreg]

Its a shame this generation will be remembered mostly for Call of Duty's insane popularity than anything else.

By the time we were in 2008 or so I was already sick of FPS being the dominant genre this gen. We need more third-person action games with platforming and stealth elements.

Splinter Cell Blacklist was pretty good, and more stuff like GTA/Batman/Ass Creed/Dead Space/Tomb Raider was the best.

Dude genre oversaturation is nothing new, the 90s had platformers and fighting games for their call of duty, even then I consider COD as a time killer, something dumb that you can just pop in and play, not really gonna be remebered in the long run, plus most people just played the multiplayer so yeah

[CyberCubed]

Call of Duty had what....7 or 8 releases this generation? Remember Call of Duty 2 and 3 also came out on the 360...and this is before the COD4 phenomenon.

[PApagreg]

Call of Duty had what....7 or 8 releases this generation? Remember Call of Duty 2 and 3 also came out on the 360...and this is before the COD4 phenomenon.

No one remebers 2 and 3 and like I said it won't really be remebered, think of it as a popcorn game. Nothing really special

[Ninjinister]

So if this generation counts when the 360 launched back in 2005, do we also count the PS2/Gamecube games that came out in 2005-2006? Because there were a number of hits like God of War II and Okami that came out around that time, also Kingdom Hearts II.

It's based on hardware release, numbnuts. Do you not know how to read? The 360 was the start of its generation.

[raph27]

It's based on hardware release, numbnuts. Do you not know how to read? The 360 was the start of its generation.

Wait is the Wii U this gen or next gen? So confused.:x

[TigerClaw]

Wait is the Wii U this gen or next gen? So confused.:x
The Wii U is next gen, But its up to par graphically with the 360 and PS3. By the time we get to Xbox One and PS4, Wii U's graphics would be considered last gen. Nintendo is always a step behind when it comes to graphics in there consoles.

[CyberCubed]

Nintendo is always a step behind when it comes to graphics in there consoles.

Nintendo actually had the most powerful hardware compared to the others through the Gamecube.

NES was more powerful than the Master System, SNES was better hardware than the Genesis, the N64 was more powerful than PS1, and the Gamecube was on par with PS2.

They only fell behind when they purposely stayed with PS2/Gamecube era power with the Wii.

[Cure]

Gamecube was not more powerful than XBox.

[AquaParade]

My favorite game this generation was The Last of Us.

I got completely sucked up in the experience and the last few hours packed a punch I haven't felt since Metal Gear Solid 3.

I fell in love with Dark Souls, Dead Space 2. and Arkham City as well.

I guess I'm a third person action game fan.

[tmnt transformer]

Gamecube was not more powerful than XBox.

This may be true... but the gamecube had better games...

[CyberCubed]

I guess I'm a third person action game fan.

Third person action games are the best genre. Especially since you can do it in so many different ways, as seen by GTA, Metal Gear, Resident Evil, Assassin Creed, Dead Space, Batman Arkham, The Last Of Us, Uncharted, Tomb Raider, Splinter Cell...etc.

Aside from platformers, third-person action games are my favorite genre.

[AquaParade]

Third person action games are the best genre. Especially since you can do it in so many different ways, as seen by GTA, Metal Gear, Resident Evil, Assassin Creed, Dead Space, Batman Arkham, The Last Of Us, Uncharted, Tomb Raider, Splinter Cell...etc.

Aside from platformers, third-person action games are my favorite genre.

I agree that "third person action" is a broad term and can be applied to a lot of games that may actually have radically different mechanics.

[Leo656]

It's a versatile genre but "the best" is a matter of opinion. Some people hate those games and mostly play RPGs or fighting games, for example. Just to play devil's advocate.

[FlogginMcMurryZombiePizza]

MY favorite game of this Generation, as it draws to a close, is probably Red Dead Redemption.
Amazing experience. LOVE that game... I miss it.
Arkham Asylum or Arkham City is probably somewhere close there too... but as fun and awesome as it was, it honestly wasn't on my mind when I clicked on this topic. RDR baby!

I own and played numerous titles in the last 3-4 years I have had my Xbox but this one is my fav.
Of course I'm still without a Sony or Nintendo product since PS2 and Gamecube :(

[CyberCubed]

There was no single game I actually loved this gen 100%. Its probably because I'm older now and am much more critical of games than I have been in the past. That and I don't have time to replay games over and over again like when I was a teen so I don't get that much into them anymore.

I did enjoy all the franchises I listed above, but no game has "wowed" me since Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, Resident Evil 4, or Metal Gear Solid 3.

Granted I have not played GTA V yet, so I don't know about that.

[Cure]

There was no single game I actually loved this gen 100%.

Uuuuh...

but no game has "wowed" me since Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2

Uh-huh.

[CyberCubed]

I just don't view the Wii the same way as I do the PS3/360.

[Cure]

I hate how you have to ruin every Goddamned thread.

[Peanut]

I just don't view the Wii the same way as I do the PS3/360.

Because you're a f*cking clown. It's the same generation of hardware. Get over it, dipsh*t.

Anyways, I don't know how I forgot XCOM, because OH MY GOD XCOM IS INCREDIBLE!!

[Cure]

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is also up there. Good times were had.

[Peanut]

Just going through my 360 achievements this afternoon (some 400+ games) and seeing so much amazing stuff from this generation that I loved. Stuff like Beautiful Katamari, Binary Domain, Sleeping Dogs, Mark of the Ninja, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. The list kind of goes on and on.

What an incredible generation of games.

[CyberCubed]

GTA V is the game of the generation. Not just because of the missions, but because of all those tiny details you would miss if you don't go around simply exploring the city and countryside. Its the best open world game this gen.

Its fitting that GTA V came out right before the new consoles, it had a fitting "the big final game" for this gen.

[Peanut]

You must not have played many games this generation.

[NinjaMan]

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/11/super_mario_galaxy_is_eurogamers_game_of_the_gener ation

I was surprised by their choice.

[Ninjinister]

I never did pick up that there game or its sequel. Maybe I should.

[Butuking]

Zelda skyward sword would be my pick. Like what a previous poster said, it really used the full potential of the Wii, and was really the final send off to the console.

[Peanut]

The padding at the end of the game killed it for me. I was really into it until that point.

[Aaronardo]

Alan Wake
Assassin's Creed II
Batman Arkham Asylum
Bayonetta
Borderlands
Castle Crashers
Dead Rising
Dead Space
Gears of War
Halo 4
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Red Dead Redemption
Resident Evil 5
Saint's Row 2
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tomb Raider
X-Men Origins: Wolverine


All of this including Epic Mickey.

I never did pick up that there game or its sequel. Maybe I should.

You REALLY should.

[Cure]

Well, gang. The year is almost over. I didn't wanna make a separate thread for Game of the Year, so let's discuss here.

Super Mario 3D world is great. A game that was kind of better than I was expecting was Tomb Raider. Really looking forward to the next gen version. I played a toooon of the new DMC, which reminds that Revengeance was also this year which was ALSO good. Dead Space 3 was a ton of fun with my bud. Bioshock, man. Xillia! All those 3DS games! Aaaargh. Ton of stuff. I'll have to come back later with a decision.

What were you guys' favorites?

[raph27]

Lego Marvel. Great open world, so many characters all done so well, great puns, a whole ton of references, great VAs.

Before you say anything the ONLY games I played this year were Lego Marvel, Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins, and Teenage Mutant Ninja **** Game by Activision. :trolleye: (the Nick one, not OotS)
But if 5 min of play counts Arkham Origins would tie for my GOTY.

[Peanut]

Did some research and pulled out my top 10 games of the year. Note that I'm not including Wind Waker HD, nor have I played A Link Between Worlds, which may have made the list.

10. Puppeteer
9. Dead Space 3
8. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
7. Shin Megami Tensei IV
6. Fire Emblem Awakening
5. Pokemon X/Y
4. Pikmin 3
3. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
2. Super Mario 3D World
1. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Holy sh*t! I didn't realize just how much Nintendo killed it for me this year. The 3DS took nearly half my list and stuff like Project X Zone and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon just missed out. Bioshock Infinite was just barely edged out by Puppeteer and Dead Space 3, which are more a tie for 9th than anything. I think DS3 was deeply deeply flawed and a step back for the series in so many ways, but I had so much fun playing both it and the DLC with my buddy Cure that I felt it had to make my list. The top 6 I think are the most solid lock I've had in many years as I absolutely adored all of them without question. Ni No Kuni really came out of nowhere to become my absolute favourite game of the year. SM3DW fills me with some much joy, but at the end of the day it kind of follows a very familiar pattern. I also enjoyed a bunch of the launch X1 games a lot, like Ryse, DR3 (which I'm still working on) and Killer Instinct, but they couldn't knock anything off of such an incredibly strong list.

Best game I played in 2013 that wasn't actually released in 2013 - Nier

Nier is f*cking insane and there's no amount of explaining that game that real gets through just how weird and oddly affecting the story/characters are. It's incredible without actually being a fantastically designed game.

[Cure]

Good list, homie, and thanks for the shout out.

I think my game of the year is Tales of Xillia. I rocked that game and loved it. Runners up would be Rayman, DMC, and Mario.

[Fjaj]

Of all I've played, either Brothers or Dishonored. But I don;t really play a lot of new games.

[Peanut]

I've played a ton of A Link Between Worlds and...that may actually be my number one. Holy sh*t is it good.

[CyberCubed]

Can't believe I forgot about Portal 2. One of the best games of the gen.