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2012 Games of Note

This list is to help me remember games that I really enjoyed and what my exact reaction was to the games of 2012...mostly to help me remember in December (crap that rhymed).

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Journey

1. Journey

Beautiful, sometimes haunting, and always enjoyable. Journey is absolutely amazing and is possible the best game on any system that you can download.

Mass Effect 3

2. Mass Effect 3

Fun but disappointing. A game that seems to be released because they need to and not because it was necessarily done. Sadly, as Mass Effect 2 blew my mind and made me change the way I thought about games...ME3 does not. There are so awesome ME moments, but overall I do not think it ends well enough to convey exactly how you played up to that point.

Shoot Many Robots

3. Shoot Many Robots

Side scrolling shooter in the vein of Contra but I find the game to be incredibly bland and I also do not like the controls.

Warp

4. Warp

Cute puzzle adventure game. Drags heavily in the middle of the game but still fun.

Silent Hill: Downpour

5. Silent Hill: Downpour

Good contrast with Silent Hill HD as to why this series is not failing at every new iteration. Akira Yamaoka's departure and the move to a Western studio has killed any ounce of creativity this franchise had left.

Unit 13

6. Unit 13

Really fun portable SOCOM style game, minus the terrible controls. Missions are bite sized and scored, so there is high re-playability. Online co-op and leader boards extend the play and the game also features persistently leveling characters with weapon and item unlocks.

Uncharted: Golden Abyss

7. Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Uncharted 1, basically, in handheld format. Fine launch game but I hope this isn't the direction the series is going in now.

Lumines: Electronic Symphony

8. Lumines: Electronic Symphony

Not being negative, but it is Lumines...which means it is great. No real divergence from past Lumines games, but it is the best one since Lumines 2 on the PSP.

WipEout 2048

9. WipEout 2048

Odd title...doesn't especially feel like Wipeout, but it is still mostly enjoyable. Combat centric events and poorly executed multiplayer drag the title down.

MotorStorm RC

10. MotorStorm RC

Weird title...I'm not a fan of the controls or the isometric perspective of the track. Full disclosure, Sony offered this for free to PS Vita owners upon its launch.

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