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GOTY 2012

It's been a very long year and one again, I'll have to write another GOTY list, except this time I detailed why they're in those positions rather than leaving you all in the dark (Which I humbly apologize for).

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Tekken Tag Tournament 2

1. Tekken Tag Tournament 2

This is the fighting game that I had the most fun with. I got to see a lot of crazy things within battles and some of the arcade mode endings are downright awesome. I also managed to win a lot of battles with Sebastian of all people. XD

Persona 4 Arena

2. Persona 4 Arena

The other fighting game that I had a lot of fun with. Getting railed or not, I managed to learn a few characters and surprisingly, I learned Chie much easier than my initial character (Teddie). I want to finish all of Story Mode, but not until I clear P3FES' Answer Part.

Pokémon Black/White Version 2

3. Pokémon Black/White Version 2

It's Pokemon Time all over again, but this time around was way better than the first ones. The real showstoppers were Black Tower/White Treehollow (Earned with a key since I got Black 2) and the Pokemon World Tournament where Champions come to rail each other. Most fun that I had in a while since Red and Gold.

Skullgirls

4. Skullgirls

I had fun with its story mode as well as the fights, even though I got heavily railed on most of them. Overall, it's a rather beautiful game that deserved more love than it knows. So does Lab Zero for pushing forward when ReVerge put them in the tightest of spots.

Nintendo Land

5. Nintendo Land

I played this in the college lounge and had way more fun than I thought. Mario Chase, Zelda Quest, Coin Drop and Animal Crossing's Candy War (actually, I forgot the name of two of those) ware so much fun, everyone lost track of time. I need a Wii U so I can own this.

Persona 4 Golden

6. Persona 4 Golden

I tried this out via a friend and I had fun with it so far. Even managed to get a hold of Marie's social link at one point. Some of the newer content was fun, but when I get to actually owning this, I can't wait to go speeding with friends in scooters, but of course the Doujimas won't find out about that right? ....Right?

Borderlands 2

7. Borderlands 2

I tried a number of levels on this and it was a guilty pleasure since I don't play much shooters, but the story and a few characters managed to help me stick around for a few moments.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

8. New Super Mario Bros. 2

One of the Mario games that surprised me as of late. I ended up having a lot more fun than I should in a Tanuki Suit because it was quite useful.

New Super Mario Bros. U

9. New Super Mario Bros. U

The other Wii U game I had fun with back at the college lounge. Alone, it's awesome, but with friends, it's a lot more fun as well as frustrating, especially when the water dragons are on your tail.

Sleeping Dogs

10. Sleeping Dogs

The closer of my list because I tried it, but didn't get into much of it before moving on to something else that caught my eye a few slots ago. i did enjoy causing trouble and sleeping around with random women in this game too. XD