Your game of the year 2011

[Gothgar]

Terraria is number one.

 

[Skott]

Well, if we go by which new game I played the most, and still playing, then I'd say World of Tanks. However I think a game like Skyrim or something similar has a better chance of beating it. I love WoT but I don't think it can win. Just my opinion.

 

[QueBert]

NBA 2k12 here

 

[Imp]

Deus Ex: HR

Skyrim is fun and all, but Deux Ex is just plain awesome. Guns!

 

[BD231]

Mafia II ... I know its old but I only got to it this year. Talk about tear jerker . The only games from 2011 that got me coming back for more was Shogun 2, Crysis 2 and The Witcher 2.

I have Deus Ex HR but for whatever reason I'm having trouble staying interested. Seems like plenty of folks are enjoying it though I'll have to force myself. Batman AC was promising but I gave up on it due to DX11 issues.

 

[sandorski]

Minecraft

 

[colaxs]

Just to be the idiot who thinks he's cool, I nominate bastion as well.

 

[chelhxi]

I know I'll be in the minority of one, as usual, but... Serious Sam 3:BFE.

I agree. The best shooter to come out this year. Only game I played this year that I had more fun with is Serious Sam HD The Second Encounter.

 

[zerocool84]

I'm already getting bored of Skyrim because as usual for a Bethesda game, every cave/dungeon is pretty much exactly the same as the rest.

 

[shurato]

Witcher 2 is my game of the year 2011. Renewed my faith in PC gaming.

DeusEx:HR comes a distant 2nd.

 

[draknon]

BF3 by a longshot

Except I've still got alot of 2011 games waiting for me to play. Stuff I picked up on the Steam sale which could qualify if I get around to playing them soon.

Portal 2
Arkham City
Witcher 2
Sonic Generations
MW3

 

[mmntech]

Some thoughts on a few candidates I've played.

Sonic Generations: A solid candidate for goty because it managed to finally revive the classic 2D Sonic while at the same time perfecting 3D Sonic. I was a big Sonic fan growing up so this game really made me smile after 15 years of disappointment.

Portal 2: Everything that was great about the first Portal and then some. Entertaining story and wonderfully challenging physics puzzles.

Skyrim: I never got into Oblivion. I heard great things about Skyrim so I bought it on sale. It's tedious, in a word. It has a lot of the same problems as Fallout and Oblivion. There's a sort of mindlessness to it. I'm not sure why I liked Fallout but didn't like this one. Guess I found the subject matter more intriguing. At this point, it just feels like Bethesda is releasing the same game over and over again. Plus the combat blows. FPS style controls do not work well with melee weapons. I also don't feel like I'm getting stronger as I level up. Yep, it's one of those games where the enemies level with you.

Super Mario 3D Land: I'd tie it with SMB3 and even dare say it exceeds Mario 64. It's one of the best Mario games out there, and that's saying a lot. Also one of the few 3D games out there that uses the medium effectively, instead of like a popup book.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations: This one felt shorter, and less in depth than the previous two. It's definitely the weakest of the trilogy. Altair's segments were pretty brief, though they managed to build more on his character in these than all of AC1 did. The formula is getting stale but I still find it enjoyable. I think Ezio's and Altair's stories wrapped up rather nicely at the end.

 

[silvan4now]

No doubt about it that it is Skyrim.
After making your 1st fight with the dragon and you feel so weak. bu after a while and after some discovering of the world...things change so much. there is one thing i don't get why is always the horse like a tank horse in every fight?

 

[Coldkilla]

Skyrim for gameplay.

Battlefield 3 for longevity... sadly with no mod support it'll be short lived.

 

[Jeffg010]

I'll say it for me Star Wars: The Old Republic Thread.