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Best of 2010

by clintlandon

clintlandon: Best of 2010 
 
Disclaimer: I fully admit to be behind on some major releases from this year, including AC: Brotherhood (LOVED 2), Call of Duty, and Heavy Rain. However, here are the games that left a lasting impact on me in some way this year.

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Mass Effect 2

1. Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect as a franchise has forever changed my expectations on what game immersion can be. Mass Effect 2 continues that idea with genuinely enjoyable gameplay added.

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2. Alan Wake

Got to this one late, but as an eternal fan of Max Payne 2, Remedy has reminded me how incredible they are at creating compelling characters in unique situations.

Red Dead Redemption

3. Red Dead Redemption

Having received this for Christmas, I'm about a third of the way through, but I'm loving it enough to bring it up to number 3.

Picross 3D

4. Picross 3D

If Game of the Year was based on time played, this would be my number one.

Halo: Reach

5. Halo: Reach

Leave it to Bungie to bring me back to a franchise I always assume I'm done with with every new installment.

Dead Rising 2: Case Zero

6. Dead Rising 2: Case Zero

An incredible game that felt like a cruel joke once the full game came out.

Rock Band 3

7. Rock Band 3

I never thought I'd give a crap about virtual drumming in seven-hour chunks again, but I was WRONG!

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX

8. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX

Normally when I've S-ranked a game, I never touch it again. The fact that PCCEDX keeps bringing me back is a testament to the satisfaction of shaving a full second off a Time Trial.

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

9. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

I didn't expect much from this game, but the dependence of teamwork in the co-op mode is done in that rare way that no matter which character you are, you feel vital to the proceedings.

Deadly Premonition

10. Deadly Premonition

Not since Earth Defense Force have I enjoyed a game in such a "So Bad It's Good" kind of way. As everyone makes painfully clear, this is a poorly made game, but it's personality has stuck with me in a way that it deserves mentioning.