Top Three Games of the Year...

Well after just finishing Resident Evil 5, and realizing that it is one of the greatest games of this generation, I was thinking of the top 3 games of 2009 so far...

In my book they are:

Dawn of War II- The best Fantasy RTS since Warcraft 3, and it was an awesome addicting experience. If I didn't convince you here...try my review.

Infamous- Explosive gameplay, fast paced action, a great story with great twists, good visuals, and an overall awesome experience.

Resident Evil 5- After just finishing it [ten minutes ago] I can honestly say that Resident Evil 5 is one of my favorite games of all time, and one of the three best of this generation. The graphics are amazing. The action is so addicting. I shat my pants every other minute. The story was so well done, and really ended the series well. The whole "I don't think I'm going to make it" feeling is so awesome, and the game is so much fun to play, you have to play this.
What do you think?

Next after a great week at E3 (Thanks Giantbomb) I was thinking about what Five  games look the most impressive, not necessarily most anticipated, but games that I saw and went "wow" over. 
Here's my list:

Mass Effect 2-  Bioware is going to make a shitload of money over the next two years, and this will be one of the many reasons why. The visuals look like a real movie. The dark gritty feel to the game looks incredible. The combat seems much more refined. All the technical issues I had with the first game look to be fixed, and the story looks simply amazing.

Splinter Cell Conviction- Didn't even know this was being made, but after seeing the stage demo, my mind is changed. They are completely reworking the franchise, and making it so much better. This isn't my most anticipated game, but I was really...really impressed by what they've done with the game, and how they've taken cut scenes out of the game, and focused on story telling from the wall.  Cannot wait to see more, and I am really excited about what tomorrow brings for this game.

Star Wars the Old Republic- WHAT A TRAILER!!!!

Well after just finishing Resident Evil 5, and realizing that it is one of the greatest games of this generation, I was thinking of the top 3 games of 2009 so far...

In my book they are:

Dawn of War II- The best Fantasy RTS since Warcraft 3, and it was an awesome addicting experience. If I didn't convince you here...try my review.

Infamous- Explosive gameplay, fast paced action, a great story with great twists, good visuals, and an overall awesome experience.

Resident Evil 5- After just finishing it [ten minutes ago] I can honestly say that Resident Evil 5 is one of my favorite games of all time, and one of the three best of this generation. The graphics are amazing. The action is so addicting. I shat my pants every other minute. The story was so well done, and really ended the series well. The whole "I don't think I'm going to make it" feeling is so awesome, and the game is so much fun to play, you have to play this.
What do you think?

Next after a great week at E3 (Thanks Giantbomb) I was thinking about what Five  games look the most impressive, not necessarily most anticipated, but games that I saw and went "wow" over. 
Here's my list:

Mass Effect 2-  Bioware is going to make a shitload of money over the next two years, and this will be one of the many reasons why. The visuals look like a real movie. The dark gritty feel to the game looks incredible. The combat seems much more refined. All the technical issues I had with the first game look to be fixed, and the story looks simply amazing.

Splinter Cell Conviction- Didn't even know this was being made, but after seeing the stage demo, my mind is changed. They are completely reworking the franchise, and making it so much better. This isn't my most anticipated game, but I was really...really impressed by what they've done with the game, and how they've taken cut scenes out of the game, and focused on story telling from the wall.  Cannot wait to see more, and I am really excited about what tomorrow brings for this game.

Star Wars the Old Republic- WHAT A TRAILER!!!!

inFamous, Killzone 2 and Persona 4 are my three favourite games released this year so far. I fully expect Modern Warfare 2 to be top of that list once the year is over.

Why the hell do TOR's designs look so much like the original trilogy?
Seriously, the bounty hunter design looks like the mandalorian armour used by the clone troopers/Fetts, despite the fact that the mandalorians in the KOTOR games use distinctly different armour.
And the fighters look suspiciously TIE-ish.
Impressive trailer otherwise, but......says nothing about gameplay. And I'm disgruntled about not getting a KOTOR 3.

@giyanks22:

I didn't think much of the resident evil 5... to co-op for me, and sheeva in a bit rough on the edges...

About star wars the old republic, the video is the intro of the game... you shouldn't hype based on it. The gameplay won't be nearly as incredible as in the intro unfortunatly. Better wait for the real deal.

Cheers

I have to say Splinter Cell Conviction wasn't on my radar really at all, but after E3, I'm pretty freakin excited for it now.

I'm with Jeust on RE5.  If it wasn't for the co-op and my best friend I would have sold it day 2 of owning it.  Co-op makes anything fun

#1 Demon's Souls - Subtle story, simple mechanics that require strategy and precision to execute, engaging boss encounters and a whole hell of a lot of "WTF!?!?!" moments, visually one of the most impressive games i've seen both ingame and cinematics.
#2 Resident Evil 5 - Hands down a great gaming experience with a friend; however think without co-op it would been just okay and often leading to "FUCK OFF SHEVA" moments.
#3 inFAMOUS - Had its flaws but was engaging and kept me immersed throughout. Some repetitive side missions but the game was smooth with an excellent ending. While not a trophy whore myself easy enough to platinum if you played it twice and put some time collecting.


RUNNER UP: Killzone 2. Single player was lacking a bit but the multiplayer is fairly great. Haven't sunk too much time into it as I have too much to play but it can definetely suck people in for long sessions.

This is a so far this year sort of deal; still plenty to go.

@giyanks22:

I haven't either... I didn't like especially the controls and the sheeva ai, it's not all that bright... what do you think?

Have you played resident evil 4? Which have you liked more?

The trailer really is amazing but... i don't think the gameplay is going to match it.

But if bioware keep their promisses then the game will be great regardless... :p

And they say the voice acting is going to be similar to mass effect, so you know what to expect... 

The rest i completely agree with you. :)

RE5 is one of your favorite games of all time? I'm assuming you haven't played RE4?

Mine are: (order from best to worst)

1. Infamous
2. Street Fighter IV
3. Resident Evil 5 (One of those games that was decent, but you're left imagining how much better it could have been... far from on par with RE4. RE4 is one of my top 3 games of all time)

Runner up: Plants vs. Zombies

The three big games I'm looking forward to playing this year:

1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
2. Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time
3. Dragon Age: Origins

Runner up: Uncharted 2

Maybe I'm nuts, but SC: C  wasn't too impressive.
AC2 looked cool, but I thought the first one was a joke. I couldn't figure out how to advance the story line.
Sorry to bust ya'll's bubble, but I highly predict SW: ToR is going to suck terribly.
After seeing Natal and Alan Wake, I may have to get a 360 soon, too.

And, why not, top three games (so far) I'm looking forward to playing in 2010:

1. God of War 3
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2
3. Metroid: Other M

Runner up: FF XII

Also, that PSN game Cliffy B showed (the name I can't remember) looks bad ass. Another reason to buy a 360.

So far:

• Killzone 2
• Tenchu: Shadow Assasins
• Punch Out!!

• Metroid: Other M
• God of War 3
  
• Muramasa: The Demon Blade