Hi! I'm AjayRaz for those who don't know me! I play video games! I like video games so much, that i'm going to tell you what game I liked the most! I promised myself that I wouldn't make myself a GOTY blog this year, but I just had to. I had this sudden urge to do so. So here is what I bring to you, my top 5 games this year, along with some other stuff.
5. ---
This year wasn't so great for me. I mostly played games from previous years this year, as I missed out on huge hits like Uncharted 2, Assassin's Creed 2 and Dragon Age. So 5 is, well, nothing.
I wasn't a big fan of Red Faction series. I played the first one on PS2 and it didn't really interest me that much. Earlier this year, I played through Red Faction 1 and 2 (brilliant games) on PC and decided to give Red Faction Guerrilla a go. I tried the demo but I didn't give it much of a chance. The full game was a absolute blast. The ability to destroy everything is just great and it was so fun just tearing down buildings full of dudes, then watching the building collapse on everyone. The story was nothing to write home about, but the multi player was a surprise. I was expecting generic, boring multi player but what I got brought me back to the game countless times. I'm glad to say that Volition are my second favorite developers this year, next to Capcom.
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
It's no surprise that MW2 is on this list. What can you expect? The game had it all; exciting single player, a well made co op mode and a multi player component that improved upon a multi player system that was already fantastic. Modern Warfare 2's single player was short, but this is a good thing. The impact it has on you through out the entire single player campaign is just crazy. The ending, while not good as CoD4's ending, was just crazy and over the top, just like what we would expect from Infinity Ward. Modern Warfare 2 has some pretty crazy multi player, in a good and bad way. While glitchy, I can see people playing MW2's multi player for years to come.
(Excuse me for the next part.. GB's lousy system totally messed up my blog near the end ><)
2. Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil is a game i've been waiting forever to play. Coming into 2009, this was the only game I looked forward to. Resident Evil 5 delivered in terms of Co Op and Length. The Co Op aspect of RE5 left me playing for months. I must of played through RE5 about 15+ times. Sure, the story wasn't that great.. or great, at all. It was an excuse to blow the heads off of dudes. Mercs was fun as ever this time around. Co Op in mercs brought me playing this game forever. Unlocking all the characters and getting SS on all stages took a bit, and that was really great. RE5 doesn't live up to the awesomeness of RE4, but good in it's own way.
1. Street Fighter IV
Street Fighter IV is a game I really didn't expect. The only thing I cared about it prior to buying it was "oh, street fighter, cool. might buy it since i don't have a next gen fighting game yet". The commercial is what really sold me.
Street Fighter IV was the most fun I've had playing an arcade fighter since Dead or Alive 3. That is saying A LOT since DOA3 was my favorite fighting game. The control is perfect in this game, and that's of course, key to a fighting game. The music is fantastic, and very memorable (Indestructible, anyone? hehehe). The art style really is great. I loved the whole paint style, and the graphics, in HD were amazing.
That's not all that makes Street Fighter IV good: it's also an important title in the history of games, really. This game really set a new standard for fighting games and it brought Street Fighter even further than it already was. It brought Street Fighter to next gen and spawned a whole bunch of new fans for the Street Fighter series. It also brought back the arcade in Japan.
I could go on forever on how awesome Street Fighter IV, and no matter how bad I am or how much times I get my ass kicked by jlrm01 or all the flowchart kens, Street Fighter IV will always be one of my all time favorites. Hell, it's possibly one of the best games this decade.
TL:DR
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- 5. Nothing, because I didn't play that many 2009 titles to justify a 5 on my list.
- 4. Red Faction Guerrilla: blowing shit up is awesome
- 3. Modern Warfare 2: shooting dudes is awesome
- 2. Resident Evil 5: awesome co op and blowing dudes' heads open is awesome.
- 1. Street Fighter IV: one of the best games I've ever played
other stuff..
This is just stuff that I thought I should mention, while I'm here. This will include games i have PLAYED THIS YEAR, along with games RELEASED this year.Game that made me pissed off the most this year:
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Ninja Gaiden Sigma is probably the greatest action game I have ever played. That aside, this game is so punishing you'll want to smash everything in sight. I have never thrown a controller before, but this game brought me to the very top of my rage meter. It was so hard not to break a controller. The enemy placement, crazy level design, the camera and the boss fight after boss fight stuff in this game is truly punishing. I have spent one week (like, 20 mins a day) trying to beat a boss. The day I beat that boss was truly satisfying. I've never played Demon's Souls, but I guarantee it doesn't compare to Ninja Gaiden Sigma. You haven't played a hard game until you've tried Ninja Gaiden.
The flat out, worst game I have played this year:
Remington Big Buck Trophy HuntYeah, I got the game cause I thought it would be funny to play. It wasn't. Unlike big rigs (which is on my PC right now), this game didn't bring any form of laughter. It just... sucked :\
Game I really wish I could play this year:
Valkyria Chronicles(It also messed up here ><'')
Valkyria Chronicles is game i've been waiting a long time to play. When I got my PS3, no copies were found anywhere. This is a real shame because it looks fucking amazing. Next to DOA4, this is probably the most i've wanted to play a game, ever. A real shame for the poor sales, Sega could at least ship some copies to stores..
There's nothing to say, really, except that eroticfishcake makes me feel really guilty for not playing it :(.
Conclusion
Street Fighter IV is awesome.
Thank you for reading, if you managed to sit through all that long text.
oh, and Ayane is awesome.
- AjayRaz
IF anyone wants to play a round or two in SFIV. add me on PS3 or XBL: AjayRaz
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