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Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (Gamer83) — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 01:42:53 +0000

Splat wrote:

Gamer83 wrote:
I picked up Sleeping Dogs and I have to change my list just slightly. The game is awesome and deserves a top 5 so I'm going to bump AC 3 from that spot. Can't believe I waited so long to pick it up, I wasn't a huge fan of the True Crimes but I saw the game on sale and had a gift card and since I love the genre decided to give it a shot. The developers really hit it out of the park with this game. The story is predictable but I still enjoy it and the gameplay is fantastic, its driving and gunplay top both GTA and Saints Row. Glad SquareEnix did something good for once in the last 8 years and rescued it after Activision almost screwed up the whole works.
Sleeping Dogs is great. I don't own it but I rented it and played it non stop till I had to take it back. I'm hoping for a version of it with all the DLC down the road. The hand to hand combat was a blast.

Yeah, hand-to-hand combat is where this game really shines. Definitely feels like the developers took a page out of Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham book which is fine by me, if you're going to borrow from something borrow from the best.

Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (Splat) — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:26:47 +0000

Gamer83 wrote:

I picked up Sleeping Dogs and I have to change my list just slightly. The game is awesome and deserves a top 5 so I'm going to bump AC 3 from that spot. Can't believe I waited so long to pick it up, I wasn't a huge fan of the True Crimes but I saw the game on sale and had a gift card and since I love the genre decided to give it a shot. The developers really hit it out of the park with this game. The story is predictable but I still enjoy it and the gameplay is fantastic, its driving and gunplay top both GTA and Saints Row. Glad SquareEnix did something good for once in the last 8 years and rescued it after Activision almost screwed up the whole works.

Sleeping Dogs is great. I don't own it but I rented it and played it non stop till I had to take it back. I'm hoping for a version of it with all the DLC down the road. The hand to hand combat was a blast.

Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (Gamer83) — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 06:58:40 +0000

I picked up Sleeping Dogs and I have to change my list just slightly. The game is awesome and deserves a top 5 so I'm going to bump AC 3 from that spot. Can't believe I waited so long to pick it up, I wasn't a huge fan of the True Crimes but I saw the game on sale and had a gift card and since I love the genre decided to give it a shot. The developers really hit it out of the park with this game. The story is predictable but I still enjoy it and the gameplay is fantastic, its driving and gunplay top both GTA and Saints Row. Glad SquareEnix did something good for once in the last 8 years and rescued it after Activision almost screwed up the whole works.

Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (Splat) — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:25:39 +0000

Kage_88 wrote:

Actually, now that I've just had a look at a list of 2012 games, my GOTY is Journey. It was such a marvelous, unique experience.

I downloaded it yesterday and have all ready played it through 3 times. It's really unlike anything I have ever played.

Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (Knux) — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:36:35 +0000

Probably Xenoblade Chronicles, although Gravity Rush comes close.

Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (moomoo) — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:24:26 +0000

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward for me. It pretty much proved how narrative had a place in games that wouldn't be feasibly possible in other entertainment mediums.

Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (CanisWolfred) — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 04:32:23 +0000

Gravity Rush, bar none.

Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (Kage_88) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 06:11:16 +0000

Actually, now that I've just had a look at a list of 2012 games, my GOTY is Journey. It was such a marvelous, unique experience.

Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (Glitch) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:02:26 +0000

Borderlands 2, definitely.

Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (Kage_88) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 03:14:20 +0000

Geez, I can barely remember what games came out this year...

I haven't played very many new releases, so I'll go with ZombiU as my GOTY.

My most dissapointing game of 2012 is easily Halo 4.

Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (turtlelink) — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:08:27 +0000

My top 3 in no particular order...

Gravity Rush
Pokemon Black and White 2
Assassin's Creed III

Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (MrNiceGuy) — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 08:09:25 +0000

I dunno it's hard to pick one. Maybe pokemon black 2

Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (HarmoKnight) — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:36:33 +0000

Kid Icarus Uprising
theatrythm FF
Pokemon black 2 and white 2
New Super Mario Bros 2
Denpa Men

Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (Gamer83) — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:15:58 +0000

This is one of those years where usually I'd be afraid to be honest about my GOTY on a Playstation dedicated website but the community here seems friendly enough so I'm just going to say it... Halo 4. I love the single player campaign, great story, good level design and same great gameplay. It doesn't re-invent the wheel, it's just a more refined Halo and that's good enough for me. The multiplayer is a little different from past entries but I actually like some of the changes they've made. I also think Spartan Ops is a great idea, execution hasn't been perfect but it also the first time they've tried something like this. Tons of content and it's a game that very easy to just pick up and have a good time.

The games that would round out the rest of my top 5:
2. Gravity Rush
3. Little Big Planet PS Vita
4. The Walking Dead
5. Assassin's Creed 3

Re: Best game of 2012?

dummy@example.com (Splat) — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:29:14 +0000

I'm still catching up on older games so it's harder for me to give a vote. I did play and loved Sleeping Dogs. I think out of the few I have played I would have to give my vote to The Walking Dead. I haven't played a game that I was that invested in the story in awhile.