My personal picks for 2012. It was hard building a list of 10 games I actually enjoyed this year. There were quite a few bad games and tragically flawed games that I somehow ended up wasting my time with. This might be the first year in a while where it felt like games took a hit. Far Cry 3 came in and helped end the year on a high note though.
The series just keeps getting better (PC version). Level editor is awesome and surprising.
Pretty much an excellent and flawless Dungeon Master style game updated for 2012, with level editor!
A cool take on the fantasy RPG with pretty good fast action combat and a very interesting online party member sharing concept.
A great sidescrolling shooter with excellent mood and scenery (PC version). The dialog gets pretty serious and the story is crazy for a sidescroller.
My kind of weird. I mean this game is really fucking weird. Engrossing though, with some inventive and unique stuff hidden inside.
It looks great, it even plays alright.
Waaaaay cooler and more fun than people give it credit for. The art work is some of the best I've seen and it is varied throughout the levels. The music is GREAT. The platforming actions is better than average. In a year of inventive and good looking platformers this game easily stands out.
Not a lot of surprises but very solid and a perfected NewGame+ system means I'll be playing it for another year.
This thing blind-sided me. I cut FTL to put this on the list. Anyway FTL was a rip-off of the Battlestations board game so I don't feel that bad about it.
Slick, polished, and fun. Except .. EA's online filth smeared all over this elegant game. It needed way more heavy weaponry. The guns where just standard modern shooter stuff red dot sights and all. It's still a decent game.
