I'm really loving Skyrim, but i also loved Portal 2, Deus Ex, LA Noire and Dead Space. So it's really a tough choice here
I totally forgot LBP2 came out this year....
I agree with Liquidjudo. MW3 is fun, but I don't nominate it. I love skyrim too, despite the fact bethesda is horrid at story telling and their engine sucks ass, but it's better than everything else. Skyrim FTW
I also voted for Ghost Trick in the "other" section. Maybe if enough people mention it in the comments, it's gonna get a place in the poll?
I should probably hand in my "gamer card" considering the fact that the only game on this list I've played so far is Portal 2. I was going to vote for it anyways (it's in my Top 10 favourite games) but really didn't realize how few games I've played this year. Well, new games to say the least.
Don't get me wrong, I throroughly enjoyed most of the titles, but the lack of innovation is to be mourned, imho.
seriously it's been a long time since i replayed a game(Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3; played them countless times)
i would have voted for Catherine but i haven't even opened it yet(Love is Over Edition) damn you summer school!!!!!!!
and i barely started on Dark Souls(despite being a very very strong contender for GOTY) my brother loved it though.
Uncharted 3 was a disappointing since it lacked many of the series features(Cheats) no more intense high action pack scenes(except a few don't want to spoil you) and little to no bosses at all. plus it really deceived me thinking it would be a huge improvement(much like UC1-UC2)
still an awesome and very strong game though. if they delayed this till next year Nov 2012 it would be a strong contender :P
i would have also pick MGS HD Collection, but i think Deus Ex deserves it this year.
so yeah thank you Eidos Montreal for making a very strong and well played game.
hopefully the next Deus Ex would an option to be fully 3rd person or first person.
DARK SOULS might had blightown FPS issue but game doesn't become unplayable
I know that its not going to be popular but I was actually let down by Skyward sword, it got tedious to play near the end.
I ended up going Minecraft because I played more of that than any of the others (and it was the only indie well maybe Infinity Blade II ... but I haven't played it so) but it was really hard not going Portal2.
Anyways, I voted for Batman. Most fun I've had with a game this year, hands down, so that was an obvious choice. Maybe if I'd already finished Zelda I'd have picked that, although I don't like the Silent Realm stuff. Ah well.
Oh hey, NBC. I thought about your decision to bench Community, and it can only be described in one way:
(I just wanted to shoe-horn that gif in somehow.)
Skyrim has flaws as well, but those are bugs - not inherent gameplay flaws that can't be patched out. Even though Dark Souls is my GOTY, I wouldn't be upset if either Skyrim or Arkham City won - all great games.
Otherwise I couldn't really be forced to choose the games that left the strongest impression on me this year were:
Skyrim
Zelda: Skyward Sword
Portal 2
Catherine
Dark Souls
Bit.Trip Saga/Complete
Sword and Sworcery
Super Mario 3D Land

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