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Best of 2011

by schlorgan

I wasn't around for a good chunk of 2011, but based on the games that I did play and the ones I've played after the fact, I'll make this list.

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Portal 2

1. Portal 2

Valve just needs to stop teasing us and give us the Half-Life/Portal crossover already.

Dead Space 2

2. Dead Space 2

A fantastic showing from Visceral Games. If the rumors are true and the team in Redwood Shores is the one making Hardline, Dead Space 2 alone gives me confidence for that game having a strong single player.

Crysis 2

3. Crysis 2

One of the only games I've played with a silent protagonist that gives legitimate reason for him being silent. Alcatraz is a very compelling and sympathetic character; more so than any other character is this entire franchise. Crysis 2's ending made Crysis 3 one of my most anticipated games of the generation. I'll just say that I was disappointed .

Saints Row: The Third

4. Saints Row: The Third

A wacky, fun romp, full of laughs and incredibly stupid setpieces that, as someone who has never been able to make it through a GTA game, was very refreshing.

Dragon Age II

5. Dragon Age II

The characters and world building were solid enough that all of the issues with Dragon Age 2 didn't stop me from sinking dozens of hours into it.

Batman: Arkham City

6. Batman: Arkham City

Rocksteady knows how to make a good Batman game.

Battlefield 3

7. Battlefield 3

Didn't make it through the single player, but that multiplayer is pretty good.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

8. Deus Ex: Human Revolution

I want Adam Jensen cyborg parts.

Dark Souls

9. Dark Souls

I'll probably never finish it, but whenever I don't play it I can hear it calling me, almost as if to challenge me.

Bulletstorm

10. Bulletstorm

I'm genuinely sad we'll never see a sequel.