GOTY 2012
A ranking of the games I've played from 2012.
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I really enjoyed Lone Survivor this year and it's got me thinking more about horror games. I'm very susceptible to horror games so I try to be careful of what I play. This game has a kind of minimal design that builds tension very well. The whole idea behind this game is that it creates a different narrative depending on your play-through. This comes down to whether or not you pick up certain items and visit all of the locations. I think the ambiguous nature of the story aids in the general creepy feeling you get from the game and its locales.
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This game is a cheesy thrill ride with some fun, goofy characters. I love how often you can say "God Damn" as an answer to questions. My one regret is that I didn't save Big Bo and the French robot. Both Big Bo and Cain (the French robot) are silly characters. The way Big Bo says "That was sweeeeeet!" is also really rad. The environments are cool, they kind of like a cheaper version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution and share the same upper-city and lower-city sci-fi concept.
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I really like how this game subverts the story of most AAA shooter games. You are not the hero. You're doing what you have to but you don't end up helping anyone. There were a lot of moments in the game where I was legitimately shocked at what I had just done, and that rarely happens in games.
I think the 3rd person, cover based shooting is OK, but it doesn't work as well as another Gears of War clone like Binary Domain. I do like how dynamic some of the situations feel--asking your teammates to take down a certain enemy yields a highly situational line of dialogue that makes you feel immersed in the action. It gets close to being something more than a shooter with a subversive story.
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It's only up this high because of the ship combat, which is a good idea that surprisingly fun.
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This game has a great sense of humor and it plays it really straight. I especially like when I had the choice to eat one of my party members!
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