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Game of the Year 2012

2012 is the starting motions of change in gaming, both the industry as a whole and myself, personally. After years of low spec PC gaming I finally got myself a respectable gaming PC. Not only have I played more PC exclusive games but much better ports of games I would usually play on a console. As such I have expanded my horizons and joined the PC gaming elitist club. While 2012 hasn't been an overall good year for gaming it's bright spots shine better than ever and today we acknowledge that.

List goes from 10 to 1 going up.

List items

  • Journey is perfect. It's flawless. It's faultless.

    There are very few things in the world that I would call 'perfect'. Tetris, Daft Punk's 'Alive 2007' and Fight Club are things I would consider perfect and I can say with absolute confidence that Journey is perfect. Unfortunately, as great as the Walking Dead is, it has flaws, major faults that degrade the experience like it's performance and it's save bugs. Journey is amazing in every aspect, at every degree during every second your playing it. As of this writing Journey has the best graphics I've ever seen. It runs silky smooth despite looking absolutely mind blowing. It's music is haunting and uplifting with beautiful mixing with gameplay. The multiplayer connects you both physically and emotionally with another human that's never been done before. It brings two people to such an emotional connection it becomes truly beautiful. I've never felt so connected with a stranger in my entire life.

    Journey is an experience. If you're ever asked 'Are Video Games Art?', Journey will be the answer.

  • What can you say about the Walking Dead that hasn't already been said. The first true video game drama, it's storytelling at it's absolute finest. It's such an amazing display of voice acting, writing, set pieces, drama and gut wrenching choices that it transcends the media it's for. Nothing is like the Walking Dead and I don't think nothing will be like the Walking Dead for quite sometime.

  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a video game first. It's not out to tell a gripping story or amazing you with cutscenes and graphics, it's here to make sure you have fun playing it and it does that so well, it's amazing. Just flawless gameplay with a perfect blend of strategy and resource management. I usually don't like turn based games so this game must be pretty damn good to be this high on my list

  • Fez drove me mad. I played through 98% of Fez without any guides so each puzzle solved was to me a little victory. I love a puzzle game that feels immensely rewarding. I've said before that the greatest puzzles ever made makes you feel like the smartest man alive when you solve them and Fez had at least a dozen of them. I've never been so glad writing down notes for anything in my life when I was playing Fez.

  • I don't care if this is a mod for a 3 year old game, DayZ is a game I've been waiting for a very long time for. We finally get a zombie survival game in which the main objective is survive. The best multiplayer atmosphere ever as well as the most terrifying multiplayer experience, DayZ truly is a landmark game in both gameplay and multiplayer. How good must a mod be if it beats 5 other full retail games?

  • Far Cry 3 is stupid fun. It's not a revolution in first person shooter design but what it does do is take first person shooter design in a different direction. Allowing you to roam free around a beautiful world, attacking enemy strongholds at any angle is a treat with mechanics that mend well with this type of gameplay. It shows the world that you don't have to be the next thing in shooters to make a compelling shooter. Also, Vaas.

  • The return of Agent 47 not only brings more sly assassinating but it also makes the story more personal and allows you to be invested with 47 much more then your typical Hitman story of 'kill this guy, kill that guy'. It also brings the classic Hitman gameplay to both the old school Hitman level design and modern stealth game design. It also boasts of not one, but two great villains as well as memorable setups for killing. Hitman: Absolution is a great example of mixing old with new.

  • Say what you will about the ending but Mass Effect 3 gives out an emotional conclusion to the Sci-Fi trilogy of this generation. The characters and dialogue is done to such a degree of polish that even the littlest things can put a massive smile on any hardcore Mass Effect fan. It may not be the best overall package for the series but the bright spots shine the brightest in the entire trilogy with moments that will keep with you for a long time.

  • Assassin's Creed 3 mixes the old with the new as we get into the first adventure with Connor. The unexpected setting and location breathes fresh air into a stale franchise with it's unique frontier landscape, expanded weapon sets and interesting characters. Despite the lackluster conclusion to Desmond's story, Assassin's Creed 3 shows the refined gameplay of Assassin's Creed works without Ezio.

  • Planetside 2 makes you feel both small and important in it's mind rattling 100's vs 100's battles with each individual soldier playing an important role in the fight. It's diverse character classes and emphasis on teamwork makes the game more enjoyable compared to your typical 8 on 8 shooter whether you're a lonely medic healing your platoon or a heavy MAX unit defending a helipad. Not only does Planetside 2 nails the scale, but it nails the action too.