Favourite Games of the Half-Year (Part 2)
by flaminghobo
Click here to view Part One. Continuing from my last blog post I will be discussing my favourite games of the past half-year of 2010. In Second Place... Like GTA... but better. When I first heard that Rockstar was developing a new game outside of the Grand Theft Auto or Manhunt franchise and I became excited. However, the more I began to learn about Red Dead Redemption the more I began to loose...
Continuing from my last blog post I will be discussing my favourite games of the past half-year of 2010.
In Second Place...
Like GTA... but better. When I first heard that Rockstar was developing a new game outside of the Grand Theft Auto or Manhunt franchise and I became excited. However, the more I began to learn about Red Dead Redemption the more I began to loose interest. I had never been a major fan of the Grand Theft Auto franchise and I still have trouble getting into Grand Theft Auto IV and what I gathered from the news, interviews and other sources of information that I viewed, I dismissed Red Dead Redemption as Grand Theft Auto set in The Wild West. Now, after buying and playing the game a considerable amount, I can say that I was mostly wrong.
Red Dead Redemption is still Grand Theft Auto at heart in terms of gameplay mechanics and the way that its open-world is structured. However, it expands upon these elements in a way that made it accessible to me and allowed me to become fully immersed in a world that I knew little about. Also, John Marston is far more likeable than any of the Grand Theft Auto protagonists (including Niko Bellic.)
As I played more and more of Red Dead Redemption the more I came to appreciate how much work Rockstar had put into it. Whether it was the characters, the missions that I undertook or the sheer brilliance of the visuals, Red Dead Redemption was a nice breath of fresh air and whilst it isn't my Game of the Year thus far it is definitely an honourable runner up and it would take a game of great magnitude to knock it from the top spot.
And In First Place...
It gives me a Mass Erect. That's right folks. Mass Effect 2.
So far, this game has been the most enjoyable, most memorable and most satisfying experience I have had this year.
For a more in-depth look into my opinion towards Mass Effect 2 check out my review.
And that'll pretty much do it for this half-year of 2010.
I'll be writing a Game of the Year blog similar to the one I did last year.
I hope you all enjoyed reading!