Game critics like to pick things apart and I wish some elements of “Dead Island” had been more refined, but that wasn’t really on my mind while I was finding new items with which to crunch against undead skulls. Which is why I was so pleasantly surprised to get such a giddy kick out of this clever, increasingly-fun game, a title with some notable flaws that become much easier to ignore when the developers offer so much adrenalin-pumping, brain-smashing, visceral entertainment. I have a soft, mushy, bloody spot in my heart for zombie games, but I’ll admit that the genre (much like it is in film) is over-saturated.
Runner-ups: “Deus Ex: Human Revolution,” “Gears of War 3,” “Infamous 2,” “Killzone 3,” “Little Big Planet 2,” “ NBA 2K12,” “Professor Layton and the Last Specter,” “Rage,” “Resistance 3,” and “Super Mario 3D Land.”. Now, a lot of them were great sequels, all of the top six improved on the game in the franchise before it, but where are the new, breakthrough ideas? We all know what to expect (or at least hope for) from games like “Arkham City,” “Skyrim,” and “Drake’s Deception.” Wouldn’t it have been nice to have something come completely out of left field in 2011? A total shock to the gaming system? Let’s hope we get a few of those in 2012. Part of that comes from the fact that my top six games (and eight out of the top ten overall and an AMAZING 17 out of 20, if you include the runner-ups) were sequels. It almost feels like the form was treading water. There were a few spectacular titles in 2011, but the overall feeling I get, when looking back over the past twelve months of video game reviews, is that this past year doesn’t compare to the one before. CHICAGO – We may already be planning our 2012 gaming experience (and watch for a piece next week on HC’s most-anticipated games), but there’s still time (before “Mass Effect 3” takes over our lives) to look back at the year that was and ask the key questions - Was 2011 a good year for gamers? What were the highlights? Let us guide the way with our ten favorite games of last year (and ten runner-ups).įirst, a very, very brief commentary on the year in video games overall - meh.
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