We're getting really close to revealing our BGN Game of the Year along with our personal runners up. There were a lot of fantastic games last year, but here's a hint: It has to be something that both GrrlGotGame and I agree on! Yeah, that narrows the pool a bit. If you follow us on Twitter, that may be a rather large clue.
But, regardless of what we enjoyed, we want to hear from you. What was your Game of the Year - and why?
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Last Topic: Is CES '12 the biggest snoozer? by Gamewatcher on Jan 11, 2012
Most of the games i played were 2010, i haven't finished or remakes. I have to go with Saints Row The Third.
It's a surprisingly fun game. Good game play. A sense of humor (even if it is often silly or juvenile). It's not too hard on normal. Relatively easy achievements ( I got 1000/1000). lots of customization, or just use defaults. Different voices lead to different dialogue often. The choices you make (albeit only 3 or 4 times) affect the bonuses, items, scenarios you find.
busy gamer points: It can be played for any amount of time. As many saves as you want. Difficulty can be changed any time.
just make sure kids are out
I'd be lying to myself if I didn't say Skyrim, but 2011 was a great year for games and I didn't have enough time/money to get some of the AAA titles of last year (Dark Souls, Batman: Arkham City, Uncharted 3, Skyward Sword and plenty others) so my opinion might be skewed. Of what I did play however, Skyrim was definitely the best!
I haven't played too many of the games released in 2011 yet unfortunately, but my pick would have to be Dead Space 2. The first was one of my favorite games ever and the second somehow managed to exceed it. Better gameplay, better characterization (especially giving Isaac a voice)and a ton of creepy and epic moments.
If playing a game for a long time is any indication of it's brilliance then Lego Pirates of the Caribbean is my game of the year hands down, as my daughter loves to play co-op: as for me, I would pick Resident Evil 4 HD. Again (sighs, played it on GC, PS2, Wii and now XBOX 360, still not tired of it).
For me, it's a tossup between Dragon Age 2 and Portal 2 (both PC in my case). I honestly can't choose.
DA2 for its ambition; it took guts to focus the story on just the characters the way they did, limited to one major locale and largely ignoring the Blight going on in the rest of the world. It took guts to tell the mage/templar story, with its sharp overtones. And it paid off, despite the game's cut corners.
Portal 2 for its perfection. It's so delightful, yet deep and meaningful, and feels like a Pixar movie. Might be one of the most genuinely funny games ever. The gameplay felt appropriately challenging; not as tough as Portal 1 and very welcoming to less experienced gamers.
Thanks for all of the thoughtful replies. If you didn't notice, we've posted highlights from this thread to the first "Community Sourced" post:
http://www.busygamernews.com/2012/01/community_sourced_-_busy_gamer.html
We're really close to announcing our pick. Even after we do, feel free to keep contributing here!