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Best of 2012

This has been a weird gaming year for me. I tend to play a lot of JRPGs anyways, which means I often don't get around to a game until it's already been out for a few years. This has been exacerbated by the fact that I spent half of the year in an intensive graduate program at the University of Chicago churning out a thesis, and the other half of the year struggling to find full time employment and coping with tragedies. I haven't been gaming as much as I would like, and so when I sat down to look at new games I played this year, I realized that I really haven't played a lot. But I did play through some older games here and there. So I decided instead of a list of 10 games that came out this year, I'd do 5 new games and 5 old games from previous years that I played through in 2012. I then figured I'd add 3 games from 2012 that I really want to play and, for the hell of it, the SHITTIEST GAME of the year. It may be old, but I beat it this year and it came out on PSN this year for some fucking reason.

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  • GAME OF THE YEAR ALL YEARS:

    I've just started it but oh my fucking god. Fuck you if you say this doesn't count because it's a remake. It's a remake done right. It feels so good. It's so clear from it that Atlus loves its fans. I will not be surprised if, years from now, I still consider this the best game on the Vita.

    Also, it feels oddly fitting to play the swansong of the PlayStation 2 on a new console just as Sony announced it is no longer manufacturing PlayStation 2s...

    The only regret is Chie's voice...

  • GOTY 2012 — #2:

    This game moved me. The wordless story is amazingly well crafted. The approach to online multiplayer was innovating and powerful. I loved this game. I keep coming back to it.

  • GOTY 2012 — #3:

    This game is so fucking loot heavy but I don't fucking care. I'm already on Chapter 4 (out of 10 or so, I think). The action combat can feel so satisfying. And I love laughing at how they take Norse mythology and totally bastardize it and make it into ridiculous JRPG shit.

    Also, the song "GREN/DEL" is probably the most badass, rocking jawharp jam to date.

  • GOTY 2012 — #4:

    I don't need any other fighting games ever, aside from a sequel, of course.

  • GOTY 2012 — #5:

    I can play Black Knight whenever I fucking want, wherever I fucking want. That's awesome.

    The touch screen controls on the Vita version are actually pretty good, and the optional portrait orientation makes seeing the full table a lot clearer.

    There are a lot of glitches. Some can be exploited to get a slightly higher score. Some totally fuck you over and can break the game. The multiplayer score glitch is just weird. I hope these things are fixed some day, but they probably won't be, and that's kind of a shame.

  • OLD GAMES I FINALLY PLAYED — #1:

    I don't know, what do you think, Zach?

    (Also, holy shit, Swery may have watched a live stream of me beating this game. Daaamn!)

  • OLD GAMES I FINALLY PLAYED — #2:

    Finally got around to Mass Effect. I thoroughly enjoyed it, although I sort of resent that this is what most people associate with RPGs these days. As I like to say, "It's probably my favourite Third Person Shooter."

  • OLD GAMES I FINALLY PLAYED — #3:

    I really liked this game, although I have a few gripes, like how the game feels so much better in black and white, but that this means it's harder to gauge your health during combat (which is shown by how saturated the colour is) or see what doors you can and can't open (golden handles instead of bronze or silver). But man, this game is pretty cool regardless.

  • OLD GAMES I FINALLY PLAYED — #4:

    I can't believe I played this game for a class, wrote a paper on it, and presented on it. I played the game over a projector while the rest of the class watched and cheered as I broke bicycles over peoples' backs and smashed their faces into walls. I'm definitely going to follow this series now, and Yakuza 2 is already sitting on my shelf, waiting.

  • OLD GAMES I FINALLY PLAYED — #5:

    Because Daytona Night is amazing, and makes me feel a little better about the fact that I don't really have any good friends living nearby anymore.

  • 2012 GAMES I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING — #1:

    This game makes me want a Wii. Someone buy me a Wii or WiiU and this game please. Thank you.

  • 2012 GAMES I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING — #2:

    See above.

  • 2012 GAMES I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING — #3:

    I own this game. I even played a little of it. But I still haven't beaten the original Devil Survivor, and I want to do that first. But damn, these games are the best SRPGs I've ever played.

  • SHITTIEST GAME:

    I beat Chu♥Lip this year, and it was painful. And yet it could've been good. The concept is charming and interesting. The style is a delightful mix of cute and ugly. Even the weird ass music grew on me. But oh my god, the game design had some serious flaws. The instant kills were fucking ridiculous and unnecessary, and the pacing is completely fucked up. Seriously, I should not have to sit there with a controller in my hand waiting for 5 minutes in the hopes that maybe I'll get a chance to smooch someone only to never even get an opportunity. Who made this game, Beat Takashi? And more importantly, who decided that this was a "PS2 Classic" that should be made available in the PSN Store?

    Also, if you do decide to play this game, make sure to use the game's manual, because it's impossible to beat otherwise.
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