Best games of Oh Seven.
 

Self explanatory. I know I'm jumping the gun a bit, but no more games are coming out till the new year as far as I know. Many, MANY good games came out within the last 12 months. My favorites were...

• Super Paper Mario
• Eternal Sonata
• Bioshock
• Orange Box (more specifically Portal)
• Halo 3
• Super Mario Galaxy
• Zack and Wiki
• Assassin's Creed
• Blue Dragon
• Mass Effect
• Ace Combat 6
• Sonic and the Secret Rings (I know I'm alone on this one, but it was fun)

Of them all, though, I think my favorite would have to have been either Bioshock or Mass Effect. Both have incredible stories and good gameplay, so it's hard to choose. They both also evoked different emotions in different ways. They were just both really good. So what about you guys?

It's f*cking sad how few new games I've played this year. I do know that Super Mario Galaxy is one of the Best Games of Oh Forever, so I guess that qualifies.

Did Elite Beat Agents and Hotel Dusk come out this year?

It's been an amazing year for games. I don't even think I can name all of the awesome stuff I played this year, but I'll try. None of them are in order, it's just as they come to my mind.

Halo 3
BioShock
Mass Effect
Crackdown
Assassin's Creed
Orange Box
Call of Duty 4
Super Paper Mario
Super Mario Galaxy
Heavenly Sword
Conan
Overlord
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Sam & Max Ep. 3-6
Beautiful Katamari
Diddy Kong Racing DS
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
God of War II
The Darkness
Tenchu Z
Call of Juarez
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
WTF: Work Time Fun
Motorstorm

And I have a nagging suspicion that I'm forgetting some things. Wow...what a f*cking amazing year. As far as my favourite goes, it's really impossible for me to choose. My top 5 would probably be Halo 3, Mass Effect, BioShock, Super Mario Galaxy and Heavenly Sword. Choosing between those is an impossibility.

The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass
Halo 3
Yugioh World Championship 2008

Halo was real close but I have to give it to Zelda. I dont think I had that much fun playing a handheld game in years. Usually when I play a Zelda game it takes some time for me to get use to the game but I was feeling right at home from the get go.

Edit: The Oh in the thread title is a nice touch.

You're not alone. I think the only new games I've played are Pokemon Diamond, Children of Mana, and Guitar Hero III. Maybe this is a sign I need to get a PS3 or something...

Oh, and Hotel Dusk came out this year. You're in the clear, Mecha.

I'd say........

Assassin's Creed
Halo 3
Mario Galaxy
Orange Box (Moreso for Portal)
Conan (Its fun)
Bioshock
Call of Duty 4
Mass Effect, from what I've played, is great.

My game of the year is God of War II. Barely. Mario Galaxy is a close second.

It's a tossup between Portal and Super Mario Galaxy for me. And as Peanut mentioned, Hotel Dusk is definitely up there, too.

#5. Metroid Prime 3 - Echoes left me a little burned out, but Prime 3 ranks up there just behind Super Metroid for me. It just drew me in.
#4. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - The man child of Gears of War and Tomb Raider? I'd hit that.
#3. Bioshock (PC version) - How good is this game? When my 360 went kaput, I double bought it and played it on PC. I think that sums it up.
#2. Call of Duty 4 - Before this game, I wouldn't go within ten feet of a military shooter. If they got me, then this game has to be fantastic.
#1. Super Mario Galaxy - Nothing else even comes close: the gameplay, the varied environments, the music...Luigi--far and away the best of the series.

You didn't just compare Yu-Gi-Oh to Zelda in mah' house did you? Call Bungie and tell them to lend us the ban hammer over here.

I'm usually fairly indecisive, but I think I'd say The Orange Box. Portal was great, but the biggest draw for me was Team Fortress 2. I probably spent more time on that this year than any other game. Mass Effect will probably end up being right there with it too, but It's hard to say while I'm in the middle of it. Galaxy was also fantastic, but that is also something I haven't quite finished yet. I went and "beat" the game on the 23rd because I know the 360 was coming and I wanted to at least put SOME finality on the game, but I still have about 50 stars left to get.

Keep in mind too that a lot of this year's great games probably won't get played by me until it's already 2008.

5) Hotel Dusk: Room 215
4) Assassins Creed
3) Rock Band
2) Super Mario Galaxy
1) Halo 3

Bioshock
COD4
Mass Effect

Played them a little bit, but don't own them. Plan on getting Mass Effect when I have money and Bioshock somewhere down the road.

Phantom Hourglass
hands down

Hands down most disappointing Zelda game ever? The one that complete broke the love affair with the franchise and convinced me 100% that the series has played itself out? You're right.

Mass Effect and Halo 3.

Phantom Hourglass probably is my least favorite of the series (excluding Zelda II's existence) because it sold out to the casuals. I disagree with you that the series is played out yet, but if the next installment maintains this mantra of selling out to the little Japanese casual gamer crowd, then I'll jump ship right along with you.

Phantom Hourglass was one of my favorite games.............................until it made me go and do the same puzzles with a stupid time restraint over four times. Then I just didn't like it anymore.

I've already stopped playing it because of the damn repeating temple. It is the opposite of fun. I'll force myself through it eventually, but to make me quit a Zelda game is quite a feat.

I seriously don't understand the sellout complaint though.

Did Resident Evil Wii Edition come out this year? Then I nominate that.

Well, the gameplay IS dumbed down, isn't it?

Anyone who thinks the tried and true Zelda formula hasn't worn itself out to a large extent has to be kidding themselves. We've had too many iterations of the same damn thing to be able to think otherwise. Zelda peaked, for me, with Wind Waker, and unless they go back to that different take on the series, I don't want any more of it.