GOTY 2011
Games from 2011 I've completed. Now they are ranked according to how much I liked them.
Games from 2011 I've completed. Now they are ranked according to how much I liked them.
I don't even know how to compare Dark Souls to other games.
Skyrim is an improvement over Oblivion in almost every way but I think I really want more dynamic set-piece type battles out of these games. For something that asserts itself as “epic” there are few moments that really have that feel. The exploration and environments are beautiful and there is certainly a charm to walking through mountain passes and stumbling upon caves. I just wish the moments of action stood up as well as the moments of solitude.
For what is essentially a twin-stick shooter, driving the cars feels great. The action is a fun balance of deciding who to target next and strafing around larger enemies. Hectic in a kind of fun arcade way.
Crysis cast as a modern military shooter. It’s still done very well and the suit abilities lend themselves well to this style, but it trades the first game's sense of scale for a more tightly paced experience. The gameplay pacing that is, the story and characters are incredibly dumb and forgettable.
It was fun to revisit these characters and get a fun, light time travel story. The puzzles are never too challenging so it sidesteps some of the adventure game baggage.