Favorite game of 2011?

[ThrashO]

Portal 2 was the jump off, kid.

I'd actually put that as a runner up, maybe right under Dead Space 2. I hated the multiplayer in the game but ONLY because I tried playing it with 2 different people who had already beaten it with someone else, and instead of having a chance to figure out the puzzles they would either just do them because they already knew how they worked or would get overly frustrated when I couldn't figure it out

Also, Dead Space 2's multiplayer was ok, but forgettable. I kind of forgot that it even had multiplayer.

[King Hadas]

When I saw this thread I really wanted to say Red Dead Redemption, but that was released last year. RDR is the only game where the outside environments stunned me, and more then once. This leads me to a problem I had with Vanquish's environments. Everything looks good technically but it's all kind of sterile, nothing really to sink your teeth into.

[zerothree]

Dark Souls. The end.

Honorable mentions:

Shadows of the Damned - Although a bit too short, I enjoyed the game from beginning to end. It really felt like a sum of it's parts, the obvious Rez Evil (4 and up) gun play (with movement!) mixed with a little bit of a Killer 7 vibe was very enjoyable.

Sonic Generations - Sega finally heard what fans have been asking for, for over a decade. Very pretty, very fast gameplay and a nice helping of nostalgia. Also, bonus for making the modern Sonic stages actually fun and not frustrating, glitchy nightmares.

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection - This kind of doesn't count, but I'm gonna add it anyway. Seriously, three Metal Gear games (technically 6) on one disc? Fuck and yes.

[ThrashO]

Originally Posted by zerothree

Dark Souls. The end.

Honorable mentions:

Shadows of the Damned - Although a bit too short, I enjoyed the game from beginning to end. It really felt like a sum of it's parts, the obvious Rez Evil (4 and up) gun play (with movement!) mixed with a little bit of a Killer 7 vibe was very enjoyable.

Sonic Generations - Sega finally heard what fans have been asking for, for over a decade. Very pretty, very fast gameplay and a nice helping of nostalgia. Also, bonus for making the modern Sonic stages actually fun and not frustrating, glitchy nightmares.

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection - This kind of doesn't count, but I'm gonna add it anyway. Seriously, three Metal Gear games (technically 6) on one disc? Fuck and yes.

When you say 6 do you mean it includes VR mission, Substance and Subsistence? Because that's fucking killer

[zerothree]

Originally Posted by ThrashO

When you say 6 do you mean it includes VR mission, Substance and Subsistence? Because that's fucking killer

When I say 6, I mean MGS2 Subsistence, MGS3 Subsistence with the MSX versions of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, and the MGS3 MG Online, and MGS Peace Walker... so yeah. 6 games.

Also, now that I thought more about it, I also really enjoyed Alice: Madness Returns this year.