Another blog post, another excuse to talk about my son

I wanted to make a Top Ten list for this year. I really did. I started putting together what I thought were the best games I played. I got to number five. I ran out of games. Full disclosure: I've had a crippling COD addiction for the last two years. That addiction has made it pretty difficult to start (let alone finish) too many other games. As a result, I'll play most of this year's games starting early next year.

That being said, the thing that I have done quite a bit of is play games with my son. He's 8. He LOVES games. I've been raising him a gamer, starting him early with simple games like Mario Party 7, which was basically one button operated, and Lego Star Wars, which, you know, has no fail state. From the time he was three I've indoctrinated him with a desire to get the next coin, or cross the next objective off the list. With that in mind, I've decided to sit him down and have him help me construct a joint Top Ten list. I'm curious what he might tell me when asked why he likes the games we played this year. I'm also quite sure this list will be dramatically different than almost any other on this site. While I have made my absolute best effort to make him enjoy good games, I've also given in to his desires to play what he thinks MIGHT be good. I figure that he needs to learn what is good and what is trash on his own, I'll just be a guiding hand, pushing him toward say Portal 2, and not always the next licensed movie game.