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Best of 2010

Timing: Best of 2010

Honourable mention: Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing for being the first racing game I bought in like 7 years.

Also, even though I'm from PAL-Land, I didn't include Demon's Souls. This is because I've been playing the US version which came out last year, and I've also been playing it since last year. It definitely gets the award for 2010's 2009 game of the year though. I probably put more hours into it than any other game ever.

Games I haven't played that probably would've made the list: Red Dead Redemption (not very interested in it yet and I don't like the protagonist at all, but I'll likely still get it someday as it does look amazing Edit: played it, excellent game, would've made top 3.), Super Mario Galaxy 2 (I just bought 1 this year and kind of had my fill. I'll also eventually get this one of course), Shantae: Risky's Revenge (I don't own a DSi).

List items

  • Nostalgia thirst quenched and then some. Could've done without the motion controls and with a better reward for beating the Golden Temple, but everything else. Is. AWESOME.

  • Best game play of 2010, yet ultimately a less memorable game than DKCR. Still, for a game by two guys (!) this is an amazing piece of work.

  • Best <a href=http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=99F110C8257BC884>soundtrack</a> of 2010.<br />

    Best boss fights of 2010.<br />

    Most depressing game of 2010.<br />

    This game is really something special, and as Cavia's unfortunately final title it'll undoubtedly go down as a cult hit. While the animations may be a little weird, the graphics may be disappointing and some of the sidequests are downright insulting in their fetch-quest-ness, this game still managed to heavily impress me with its astounding music and its original, surprising and <i>very</i> dark story.

  • Worthy follow up, though doesn't reach the greatness of the previous two. Important parts are still there (great music, inventive puzzles) and kudos for making the touch screen controls entirely optional. Still, I found the story a little bland this time, as well as some of the characters (Rief and Himi for worst characters of the year). And also, points of no return... really Camelot? Seriously? Not cool.

  • To be honest, I've not finished this game (yet), not even close, but the 30-something hours I spent with it were great, and I see the appeal of this franchise now. Finally bringing down an enormous monster after hacking away at it for half an hour is immensely satisfying, though to actually accomplish anything meaningful in this game requires a great investment of time. I'll get back to this one.

  • Best diving simulator of 2010. Ha!<br />But seriously, I never play these kinds of games but decided to make an exception for this one, and I'm glad I did. What this game isn't: anything action, anything fast. What it is: a genuinely beautiful and unobtrusively educational game if you're willing to accept the slow pace. Discovering the many creatures hidden in this game and reading about them kind of brings back that old Pokémon feeling, except everything here actually exists. I sure as heck didn't know about the sea pig, but I do now!

  • Most unoriginal game of 2010.<br />Everything they stole they stole very well though, and the end result is a fine Zelda clone. I'm interested to see how they continue this new franchise.

  • Best secrets of 2010.<br />The game itself is great and deliciously morbid, but the hunt for the ingeniously hidden eggs is what kept me coming back for several days. Though, after failing twice at the blades of the very final buzz saws in attempting to beat the game without dying, I eventually gave up on the last one.

  • Best game mechanic of 2010: Sword throwing. Never gets old.<br />

    Got ACII about a week and a half before this came out and beat it the night before, so I guess you could say I've been playing them back-to-back. That may be why the fatigue kind of set in halfway through this one, and why I also think II is better. Still a great game though.

  • Haters gonna hate.<br />I'll happily keep shooting giant bugs in their orange glowing weak spots and enjoy myself thank you very much.