I enjoyed a lot of the games that came out in 2010. Darksiders, Just Cause 2, VVVVVV, and Red Dead Redemption (my personal pick for GOTY), to name a few. But there were still a few titles that I never managed to get my hands on that still intrigue me. Here are a few of the potential nominees for my own personal "2011's 2010 Game of the Year".Â
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Note: these are in no particular order.
I've never been able to play horror games before, but depending on how my upcoming Let's Play with Dead Space goes, maybe I'll give this one the attention it apparently deserves. I'm already interested, being a writer, since my profession isn't exactly popular with game developers.
Honestly, I forgot about this game until I saw the DLC Quick Look this morning. And while I'm not sure I'd check out said DLC, this game was pretty well-received, and the idea of Journey to the West set after the Robot Apocalypse is novel enough that I'm already a little interested.
I've always loved the Metroid series, and while I took to heart Jeff Gerstmann's insistence that there was no real reason to hamper the game by forcing the player to use a sideways Wiimote, I'm still interested in checking out this game, because I hear it's great, controls aside.
Actually, this one's guaranteed, I've already downloaded it from Steam; I just haven't played it yet because I intend to Let's Play it after I finish Darksiders and Dead Space.
This one's kind of a no-brainer. I can't explain why I didn't get it at launch, really, I just wasn't feeling it.
I know exactly why I didn't get this one; because I had just finally picked up Castlevania: Lords of Shadow when it came out. Still, looks damned good.
Not much to say about this one. Looks interesting, but there were *more* interesting games out at the time. Still gonna go back eventually.
If for no other reason than a very good friend of mine tells me it's The Shit. Not usually into 2D fighters, but I trust his opinion over that of many others, so what the hell, why not?
I had an N64, and thus I loved GoldenEye. So I may as well, eh?
I have a soft spot the size of a barn door for all things adorable. You'd best believe I want to play this game.
I know it's probably mediocre, but I like the "lose control, save the girl" idea. As long as it doesn't have a bummer ending like the original game did, I can see myself actually enjoying this one.
Another no-brainer, I love the hell out of Transformers, and this is supposed to be a decent Transformers game. Maybe I'll wait until it's super cheap on Steam and do a Let's Play.
This one looked a HELL of a lot better than I thought a budget title would, especially given Brad Shoemaker's unusually dismissive attitude towards it. If I find this one, I'll probably give it a look-see.
