by wumbo3000
I can't really do a traditional top 10 games of 2012 for my GOTY list simply because I couldn't really play all that many games released in 2012. Money and time are both big factors in my game playing decisions. Rather, I'm just going to list every single game I finished in 2012, and rank them accordingly.
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5/5 One of the most addicting games I've played in the past few years. The micromanagement of building my base was perhaps my favorite part of XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Turn based strategy games weren't really up my alley, but this game turned me into a believer.
5/5 A simply transcendent experience. Sliding down the sand while the sun beams shone through the pillars was perhaps my favorite gaming moment of 2012.
5/5 I actually played Persona 4 before I played Persona 3, but that didn't ruin my enjoyment of this superb JRPG. The gameplay is fine, but the story, the characters, and those goddamn Social Links are what make the Persona series memorable to me.
5/5 This was a landmark achievement for video games in terms of storytelling and choices. What an emotional roller coaster this game put me through.
5/5 I'm not that big of a racing fan, but this game is just goofy fun. Put on that dubstep radio channel and plow through the streets of Colorado.
5/5 The perfect mesh of story, characters, and satisfying gameplay. The motion capture and voice acting really helped bring the characters to life.
5/5 I'm a little late to the party, but all the praise for this game was well-deserved. Every single set piece was incredible.
4/5 I wasn't able to figure out the depth of Fez by myself, and had to look at walkthroughs to really understand what this game was all about. But once I finally picked up what Fez was putting down, this game was a revelation.
4/5 The fighting system is perfectly acceptable, but the story mode was the main draw for me, even if it was basically a visual novel interspersed with a smattering of fights.
4/5 Mass Effect 3 is a fine game, and the vitriolic hate behind its ending is totally undeserved. But I found that the process of recruiting your team by solving their problems began to get a little stale after 3 games. It follows a very traditional Bioware formula.