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Best Games of 2012

by bladeblur

This is what I thought of 2012

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Rhythm Heaven Fever

1. Rhythm Heaven Fever

Yeah, it's not a top tier game, but it was delightful. The Wrestling Interview minigame ALONE warrants it a top spot.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

2. Tekken Tag Tournament 2

In a year we have tons of fighting games, I am glad my personal favorite won the bout. While I did grow up on Tekken, 6 was a major disappointment, and going back to it makes it even awful looking when you compare it to the fun, slick and smooth gameplay of TTT2. Heck the Wii Version has Mario Shrooms!

Borderlands 2

3. Borderlands 2

Easily the pinnacle of the series. Great writing, fantastic gunplay and a cel-shaded look all of its own made it a master class in looter shooters.

Mass Effect 3

4. Mass Effect 3

Even with its ending and mediocre cast (James Vega, really?), Mass Effect 3 was a great way to end the original trilogy. Even the multiplayer wasn't too shabby.

Pokémon Black/White Version 2

5. Pokémon Black/White Version 2

The best gen of pokemon? Yes. The best version of Gen 5? yes.

Far Cry 3

6. Far Cry 3

First game was good. Instincts was meh. Second was clunky and boring, so third time is the Charm. Thanks to better mechanics and a fantastic villain, this game is VAASTLY superior. HAHA, GET IT!?

Dishonored

7. Dishonored

For doing stealth right, and for making utter the most WOAH's in a second.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

8. XCOM: Enemy Unknown

I was turned off by the fact this is a strategy game, and yet I kept coming back no matter how many times my ass was handed to me. HECK, I have the 360 version, so those games CAN work on consoles.

Asura's Wrath

9. Asura's Wrath

For a giant quick time event in disguise, I was surprised of how much I got into the craziness of this game. Capcom has made a lot of mistakes in the last few years, but at least they had the right choice of publishing this game, if only the final ending wasn't a paid DLC. :|

Persona 4 Golden

10. Persona 4 Golden

I usually don't want to put remakes\ports, but darn it this game... It's magical. It's the best portable game of 2012 bar none. Yeah not much of a competition but I loved it.