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Your best and worst of gaming 2009!

Kabob

Kabob

Lifer
Saw this on another forum and it led to some interesting discussions.

Best: Batman: Arkham Asylum
To be honest I didn't start the game until right before Christmas and most of it was played in 2010...I cannot believe how fantastic the game is. The presentation, story, graphics, gameplay, it's all top notch. My only gripe is that I wish it was longer. Not that it's a short game, I just want more stuff to do! I'm going to get 100% on this game, it's an absolute must play.

Runners up:
-Assassin's Creed 2-
I sort of enjoyed the first Assassin's Creed but I'll agree, it was way too repetitive and it got boring pretty quickly. The sequel was light years beyond the first game. There are no "set" missions you have to do (collect intel to find out how to assassinate a target," there is just gameplay that eventually leads to assassinating said target. So much better and a ton of fun (although I wasn't a huge fan of the ending).

-Xbox 360 "Jasper" chipset-
I know this is also technically a 2008 update but it didn't really hit the mainstream until 2009. The number of 360's cooking themselves has dropped like a rock, I got mine in April and haven't had a lick of trouble. This is how the 360 platform should have started out...


Worst: Activision/IW's treatment of supporting fans
I can't believe how cocky IW/Activision got with the release of MW2. It was pretty much "bend over and take it however we give it to you." No Beta, lackluster response to all the bugs, slow patch release, etc. While I really enjoy the game I am pretty upset with how they've dealt with everything post-release.

Runners up:
-Wii accessories-
Come on, I bought a Wii right after Christmas '08 for my wife...and now we've got Wii motion plus, nunchuku attachments, wii-wheels, guns, balance boards, etc. For a console that mostly collects dust Nintendo certainly wants us to buy alot of crap for it.

-Release dates-
Not just delays (which is a big part of it), but I'm somewhat amazed that there was a dead period between May and September with almost no good games and then starting in late October we are hammered by an onslaught of good games. Why not space them out a little bit?

-Halo franchise-
Is Halo 3/ODST really much different from Halo 1? This franchise is becoming tired very quickly...
 
Borderlands is one of the best games I've played in a long time. Very addictive. The only downside is that it's a very short game. The DLC add a little bit of playing time, but the fact that the game was extended by playing the story through a second time was a bit of a cop out. Still, if you're a loot whore and just want to keep finding bigger, badder guns it's hard to beat.
 
Best: Street Fighter 4 - i've put so many hours into this game and still play it daily. hell i built 2 joysticks because of this game.

Worst: Modern Warfare 2 - not really the worst game ever or anything, but worst as in let down of the year for me.
 
Best Single Player experience:

Uncharted 2. This game took everything great about the first one and made it even better while including a great plot, new characters, and breathtaking visuals.

Runner-up:
Assassins Creed 2-Fixed a lot of the problems the first had, but don't like the to be continued ending

Best Online gaming:
MW2- I am biased since I've never played another game online, but this has been fun and addictive.

Best non-premium game:
Bejeweled Blitz on facebook- amazing time waster and fun to compete against friends

Most anticipated game of 2010:
Alan Wake- From the guys that made the Max Payne games.

Runner-up:
heavy rain- Looks like nothing anyone has played before.
 
Haven't played that many games in 09, but...

Best:
Brutal Legend: I know, it was weak on the gameplay aspect, but the humor, writing, music, character, and a landscape based on metal covers kept me playing this sucker, making it a memorable experience.

Worst:
Prototype: Yes, it seemed cool on the first level when you're discovering your powers and destroying everything in your path, but then the difficult felt like running into a wall as you ran into over-powered super-soldiers/hunters, making it more and more of a pain to play when I wanted to play an unstoppable god. Also, terrible writing and a repulsive main character gave me even more reasons to play Saint's Row 2 instead of a game I just bought a couple of weeks after release.
 
Best: Uncharted 2 one of the games I just couldn't put down once I started. I think I finished the entire game in 2 sessions. Just wish it was longer.

Worse: WET - I just played the demo but man this game bad in frustrating way.

There were worse game Demos that were just plain boring and unimaginative: Star Trek: DAC and Star Wars: The Clone Wars but WET was just frustrating to the point where I just wanted it to end to say I finished the demo.

Very Good: Modern Warfare 2, SFIV, Resident Evil 5, Arkum Asylum.
 
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Best PS3 game:
Demon's Souls - Man I LOVE this game. The single player experience is awesome, but the online play just makes it better. I bought it for full price, and have gotten about 80 hours out of it so far. I'm not even close to being done with it either.

Best Wii game:
New Super Mario Bros - Although it isn't the best mario game, the fact that I could play with my parents and my SO at the same time is awesome. It's shortness and other flaws makes me give it a B+, but its the best Wii game this year IMO.

Best 360 Game:
I don't even remember buying a 360 game this year...if I did, it didn't leave any great impression on me.

Best PC Game:
I enjoyed the hell out of Dragon Age: Origins. It's a great game that I got 60 hours out of on my first playthrough. I can't wait to play it a second time with mods.

Worst:
I played The World Ends With You on the DS, and I was highly disappointed. I know that game didn't come out this year, but I played it this year so I figured I'd put it. I thought it was a pretty crappy game, especially after all the praise it got.

Besides that, I don't have much complaints. I only buy games that I am pretty sure I'll like. The World Ends With You is the only exception I can think of for this year.
 
Best:
Arkham Asylum - I was pleasantly surprised with this game. Loved the fact that it was a Metroidvania style game with decently good gameplay and a good story. Doesn't happen too often in Comic/Movie type games.

Runner Up:
Shadow Complex - Actually it's my first Metroidvania game and it's really introduced me into the genre. I've since beaten Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion, and I'll be working on Castlevania SOTN within the next month.

2nd Runner Up:
MW2 Multiplayer - Fun and addictive. Nuff said.

Worst:
Brutal Legend - The best thing the game had going for it was the music, and even that couldn't hold me. I was so excited about this game after playing the demo, but I shortly found out the demo was actually the best part of the game. Brutal Legend eventually became game of many different genres and wasn't particularly good at any of them.

Runner Up:
Uncharted 2 - I know, I know. A lot of people love this game, and I can see why. I liked the puzzling and platforming portions, but absolutely hated the shooting portions (especially near the end). You'd just have wave after wave of enemies, and it was just frustrating. I was so happy to finally beat the game and now I just want to get rid of it. Even the story wasn't that spectacular IMO. It started off good, but bleh... Uncharted 1's story was better.

2nd Runner Up:
MW2 Multiplayer - I know I listed it up above. As much as I liked it, all my enthusiasm for the MP was killed by the various glitches, so I stopped playing. When the glitches were finally fixed, I jumped back in to get stomped over again and again. That little bit of downtime set me way back, and I haven't touched the game in a while.
 
I don't really have a best / worst list as I haven't been buying or even renting that many games lately.

Fun / Good (in order I bought or played them):
Too Human - Fun game & I like the way they used Norse mythology.

Mass Effect - Not a 09 game but I didn't get it until it dropped to $20.

Dead Space - Another $20 buy, although I put it on hold when I got Borderlands.

Borderlands - I'm realling liking it & it's the game I normally play whenever I get the chance / time.

Tedious / borderline fun
Too Human - The long unskippable death scene sucked.

Mass Effect - Driving the rover thing got real old real quick.

Not fun / Didn't like at all
Bayonetta demo - There were a few things I just didn't like about it and didn't even bother to attempt to finish the demo before deleting it.
 
Dragon Age was my GOTY.. Runner up would be Batman AA.

Can't really remember any terrible games.. I was a bit let down with borderlands, but I haven't put all that much time into it yet. Ill probably give it another spin after awhile based on everyone liking it so much.
 
Best:
Demons Souls - Hands down the best RPG i've played in years for any system, including the PC.

Runner up:
Skate 2 - I still play this one frequently.

Biggest disappointment:
Batman: Arkham Asylum - May come as a surprise to some but I just was never able to get into it. I bought it because everyone was raving about it, but I felt like there was just too much hand holding the entire time I played it (maybe 3-4 hours or so) and it just bored me to be honest.
 
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mchammer187 said:
You really liked WaW more than MW2?
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yes

way better(and way longer) SP and like, it HAD COOP Campaign

MP was difficult at times, but the same spawn issues, and less lag.

You certainly cant expect someone to be happy with paying 10 bucks more for half the game content
 
Zargon said:
yes

way better(and way longer) SP and like, it HAD COOP Campaign

MP was difficult at times, but the same spawn issues, and less lag.

You certainly cant expect someone to be happy with paying 10 bucks more for half the game content
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W@W campaign was boring, level design was awful (although MW2's is a good step below CoD 4's), weapons were plinky, multiplayer maps = choke point heaven. Co-op and zombies were a good idea but that's about all the game had going for it.

I had no interest in CoD 4 until I played the beta and loved it.

I had TONS of interest in W@W until the beta and turned it off after maybe 45 mins. Terrible. I finally forced myself to buy it to give it a chance and wanted to quit the campaign maybe 3/4 through but decided I might as well see how it ends. It so wasn't worth it...
 
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