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Favorite 7th Gen Games; because VIDEO GAMES
Topic Started: Nov 9 2013, 06:37 AM (895 Views)
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Yeah, the title makes this one pretty obvious. I know that the seventh gen consoles aren't going to magically stop working, get no more gaems, or anything like that, but it seems like a good time (to me anyway) to reflect a bit on the many wonderful games that have come out this generation.

So yeah. List one favorite, ten favorites, one hundred favorites... However many you feel you need to list. Explanations are nice but not required.



Obligatory GH/RB game: Rock Band 2 (Wii, PS3, 360)

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Has one of the best setlists of any of the games, both in terms of listenability and playability, but what set Rock Band apart from Guitar Hero was a larger focus on DLC. During the time 2 was out, the series got tons of great DLC. I can't even begin to list tracks because there are just too many, but if you like music, odds are there was something for you. Rock Band 3 always felt too sterile to me and the focus on DLC was declining, and lol RB1 on Wii, so RB2 is a fairly obvious choice to me. My only regret with these games was buying so much DLC that switching from Wii would have been pointless.

Hopefully someone revives one of these games for the next gen. Idk if I'd get that deep into it again, but it'd be fun to play a new game.


Honorable Mention: Mass Effect series (PC, PS3, 360)

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The most recent games I've played that appear on this list. The series started out slowly for me, but once I got to Virmire, shit went down in a hurry and I was finally invested in the characters and the universe. The characters are the best part of the series, easily. I didn't like them all (sup Ashley and Mordin), but they're all good, fleshed out characters. The romances are kinda meh, but that's really my only gripe with anything character-related.

Everything else I've said already.


10) The Last Story (Wii)

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I suppose the thing I loved most about this game is that it had a good romance. Admittedly, this is by low video game standards, but still, great to see a game that tries to tackle something mature and not make a spectacle of itself in doing so. It's one of the Wii's best-looking and sounding games. All three of the Operation Rainfall games excelled in those areas. It's also a fun game to play with a unique battle system, but due to the low degree of difficulty, I don't think all of its ideas were realized to the fullest. Regardless, it's still a great game and I'll acquire the discs of the Rainfall games (in the case of Xenoblade, again) sometime after I get a Wii U.


9) Radiant Historia (DS)

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It's pretty much Chrono Trigger on steroids, and Chrono Trigger was a great game itself. The battle system is very unique, emphasizing positioning to an extent that it's rarely if ever emphasized to in JRPGs. I can't say I've played a game with a system that's similar to this, and it's a blast to play. This is probably the DS's most beautiful game. Graphically it's very impressive, and the music is wonderful as well. As for the plot and characters, those are probably the weakest area of the game, but those aspects are still pretty good too.


8) Pokemon Black/White (DS)

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Black/White have the best story of *any* of the Pokemon games. I know this isn't exactly a ringing endorsement, but there's a surprising amount of nuance for a series that generally deals in, well, black and white because it's aimed at kids. It's always funny when PETA criticizes these games because Team Plasma is essentially PETA. The biggest changes would have to be aesthetically. The games were designed in 3D for the first time and there are new camera angles, which just make the world feel so much bigger. X/Y further improved these aesthetic changes (and more), which is awesome.

If I wanted to, I could probably also include the remakes of Gold and Silver, but that'd be too much Pokemon representation IMO. I'll just note that those are really good games too and I expect big things for the RSE remakes.


7) Final Fantasy XIII/XIII-2 (PS3, 360)

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I'll never understand the hate for these games. Then again, I'll never understand the Final Fantasy fanbase, so whatever. As for what I loved about the games, it would be the characters. Other than Snow, whose hero complex was generally annoying or comedy relief, everyone in this series is great. Even the villain of XIII-2 is pretty good, though he's still no Vayne in terms of general awesomeness (nobody is, though). Vanille is probably one of my favorite characters of all time, too (and I'm glad to see she'll be in Lightning Returns). The games are obviously gorgeous, which I'm sure is a factor as to why I like them, though for as gorgeous as the world is, there isn't much of a reason to care about what happens to it.


6) The World Ends With You (DS)

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Yup, you all know I love this one. The game utilizes the DS's touchscreen in a way that no other game (that I know of) has done. The characters are awesome, though I've always found Neko's sudden transformation from emo kid to great friend to be a tad forced. The artstyle and music are both unique and amazing. There isn't a game that looks, sounds, or plays like this, and it's a shame it hasn't gotten a sequel.


5) Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii)

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This is a case of "I've never played anything like this before but holy shit this is awesome". The story is still the best in the series (that I've played), the cast is just absolutely massive and most characters are usable (though I'll always use my girls Mia and Nephenee), the gameplay is solid and extremely fun/challenging, and it has a great artstyle/amazing CGI scenes.

Not bad for a game I decided to pick up on a whim.


4) Sid Meier's Civilization V (PC)

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This is the game I've been playing most since I built this rig. I guess the thing that hooked me is that there are very few wincons (like, 5) yet there are a ton of civilizations and thus many different ways to approach the same core objectives. No two games are ever the same, either, even if you play as/with the same civilizations. Brave New World is almost required; it makes culture victory not totally boring as hell, makes diplomacy more important than "lol build UN and buy alliances", adds trade routes, and some awesome new civilizations. (Venice and The Shoshone are amazing)


3) To the Moon (PC)

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River. Dat music. All dem feels. Enough said.


2) The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim (PC, PS3, 360)

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Skyrim isn't Morrowind, but it offers what I feel (unmodded) Oblivion did not: a diverse world worth exploring. I had already played it for a couple hundred hours on PS3, but once I played it on PC and got out of Helgen, I was wowed all over again. You can see all the way from Helgen to a temple outside of Riverrun! The game looks far better on PC than it ever did on PS3, too. I haven't started to play Skyrim on my PC in-depth yet, but I'll definitely get to it one of these times and fall in love all over again.

But yeah, between the amazing world and the modding community providing content even long after Bethesda won't, this is an easy choice for me.


1) Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)

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Like it was going to be anything else. Xenoblade is head and shoulders above any other game released this generation.

For me, the world is easily the best part of the game. Every place you see in this game is freaking gorgeous. You start off in and around a city in a lush plain setting, but eventually wind up traveling through/above a gigantic sea, through a marsh with the prettiest night sky you'll (well, okay, I'll) ever see, up and down a gigantic snowy mountain, through a jungle with hugeass waterfalls, etc. I'll just say, look for yourself. Most of the images are of places in the game.

Also have to give props to the best OST of the generation. Every single track is worth listening to, which is something I say for very few games. Tracks like Confrontation With the Enemy and Snowy Mt. Valak (Night) are amazing. I'd buy this, but lol OST prices.
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I thought about making a topic like this one. Curse you Ro for beating me to it.

I might make a post here later on, but I think I'll delay it until I get a bit more caught up on my backlog. I just hit current (7th) gen not too long ago.
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Just gonna do a simple top 10 list.




Honourable Mentions: Mirror's Edge, Pokemon Platinum, Final Fantasy XIII, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess[/b]

10. Halo Reach

While last gen was the FPS gen, this is the only shooter First Person game on the list at all. I really like the more "arcade-y" feel of this game compared to other shooters or even other Halo games. It's very basic and doesn't hide numbers from you at all. You run around, pick up weapons, defy gravity and shoot lasers. It's just good solid fun and my favourite Halo game.


9. Pokemon Black and White

I think this is the only Pokemon game that I find myself coming back to play for the main story alone. If the postgame had equalled the absolutely fantastic main story then we'd have the best Pokemon game ever made on our hands. Alas, that game is further up the list.

I also really like how this game is one of the only ones that makes the gym leaders relatable. You meet them all before their gyms and usually go on a side mission before challenging them. I'm pretty sure the only reason any of us remember leaders like Sabrina is because she was in the anime or because she kicked our sorry asses.


8. Donkey Kong Country Returns

I'm a real sucker for old school basic Platformers and I'm pretty sure we all know that. Despite not actually liking the original game on the SNES, this is one of the best Platformers I've ever played. The pace is great, the atmosphere is great, the controls are great and it has a difficulty level that should be illegal in all fifty states. And I love it.


7. Mario Kart Wii

I feel this game is something like a guilty pleasure. It's a bad game. It's badly designed, it's an imbalanced mess, it's full of hacks but I just found myself for a year or two coming back to it over and over again. The mechanics are probably the best in the history of Mario Kart and bikes were actually a fantastic, if completely broken, addition. Online was smooth and intense, if frustrating, and it really rewarded players willing to put in the work to unlock every character. It's a shame that the game is so imbalanced or it might be higher.


6. Super Mario Galaxy 2

It's a rehash of a masterpiece but made better. I don't know why this game gets hate. The levels are far more "A to B" focused and it's a far longer, harder (...) experience. The final few galaxies are very well designed and the game very rarely feels unfair with its difficulty which is definitely something rare to be saying today.


5. Rock Band 2

I feel I spent more time on RB2 than any other Rock Band game. It's just really well made with an absolutely fantastic set list, tons of awesome DLC and a really good engine for all instruments.


4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl

While Brawl isn't as competitive as Melee, it's still a vast improvement in many other areas. It's nowhere near as punishing and it has far more game modes which suits a casual, fun game more. I really enjoy that Brawl has more room for outplaying at a lower level of play; it's more based on reactions and decision making than Melee's solid mechanical prowess in the form of Wave Dashing, L Cancelling or Shuffling.


3. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Like Ro, I picked this game up on a whim after hearing that Fire Emblem was a pretty good series. One of the best decisions of my life; the characters here have an incredible amount of life and enthusiasm in them for the insane number of playable ones there are. You honestly feel upset when some of your favourite characters die or, like on my first playthrough, a minor one you didn't care much for dies and then her child bursts into tears every time she's in a conversation because she "misses mummy". This game does not sugarcoat the fact that if you fuck up, people are dying.

A huge side of the reason I love this game is for that, but the gameplay is masterful. If you're doing a Hard Mode run, especially one with a restriction, you can expect to be spending up to hours in the base to go through final checks coming into the later Chapters. The game does have some difficulty issues and pacing issues but its rock solid story, characters and gameplay more than make up for it.


2. Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver

The best Pokemon game ever made. The game is fresh throughout with an absolutely fantastic postgame and, of course, one of the best "plot twist" final bosses in the history of gaming... although I'm not really sure you can refer to it as a plot twist any more. The ability to go back to Kanto and hear all the old music and see old faces is beyond cool. I honestly hope they remake this game again because it's now outdated; it's so good I wouldn't mind it being remade for every generation. I'd sure as hell buy it again.


1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Blah blah perfect combat blah blah beautiful world blah blah masterpiece. Pretty sure we all know my thoughts on this game and I stand by them. In an era of uncreative games outside of the indie market, Skyward Sword just surprised me and stunned me over and over again with its complex dungeons and areas. In particular, the area before the fifth dungeon is one of the best I've ever seen in a video game. You're just struck with this awe while playing which really makes you feel like you are a hero on a quest, as ridiculous as that sounds. I would recommend this game as the best game of last generation all day, every day.
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5. Fallout 3

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As with Oblivion and Skyrim, Fallout 3 is an absolutely brilliant game. Going down into abandoned vaults while shitting myself, sneaking through Ghoul infested subways and traversing a gloomy and dead wasteland was amazing. The atmosphere and choices between riches and safety or kindness and a shabby living was very rewarding and meant a lot (those having played it know what I mean, and I don't want to spoil it for anyone stupid enough to not have played it :P).


4. Guitar Hero III

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I owe a lot to Guitar Hero III. It introduced me to music (well, technically GH: II did, but I played it once at a neighbour's place like once so whatever). It was addicting, it was fun. It was actually some of the greatest fun I have ever had playing a video game. It's a shame that the era of rhythm games has ended, but I had a fucking blast with it. Guitar Hero III, and the franchise is a very big part of my teens, and also the reason we are all here, which I think is an absolutely beautiful thing, and something that I often forget. Simply one of the most fun games ever, with a fabulous setlist to boot.


3. Battlefield 3

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I'd put Battlefield 4 on this list instead, but I don't actually think of it as a 7th gen game as it is dumbed down to all hell on current gen consoles and is in all reality a next gen game.

Battlefield 3 was the game that got me into FPS games and I had an incredible amount of fun playing it.
The soundscape, the chaos of 64 players on one map. Just absolutely awesome and one of the best shooters out there and its successor is miles ahead of it, that's just nuts.


2. Red Dead Redemption

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The story. The multiplayer. The world. Holy fuck. This game is easily one of the best games I've ever played. It had probably the best story ever in a video game and also one of the coolest settings ever. This is one of the few single player story driven games I've played through twice. If you still haven't played this game...just go pick it up for your 360 or PS3. It's a masterpiece, and probably costs $10.


1. The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

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None above, none beside. I've had countless hours of fun with this game. Even the vanilla game was amazing, but what truly made this game just stand out, was the modding community on the PC, making the game even more immersive and gorgeous.

I have never spent as much time harvesting wood, looking for a place to set up my tent and avoid freezing to death as I have with modded Skyrim. It simply is one of the absolutely greatest games I have ever played. Period.


Honorary mentions:

FTL: Faster Than Light, To the Moon, Papers, Please, Pokemon SoulSilver, TLoZ: Twillight Princess and Tomb Raider.
Three absolutely brilliant indie games, and three absolutely fantastic AAA (?) games.

I could make a top 10 or top six (TP being #6), but that's a little messy. And I don't really feel like I can justify putting up ten games as weird as that might sound seeing as this has been *my* generation (it's lasted for seven-eight years for fuck sake!).
Most of this gen went with Guitar Hero, Bethesda and Pokemon games, games that allowed me to just use my imagination, that allowed me to improve my skills and challenge myself and games that...are Pokemon games.

Also, keep in mind that I have likely forgotten some brilliant games as well, but I feel like I got all of the truly important ones that I have a strong emotional bond with.
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I tried doing these in order ranked 1-10, but I wasn't satisfied with the rankings, so there will be none.

I really haven't played all that many games this gen. That became clear to me when I was making this list. Anyway, I want to give a shout-out to Okami. It was a late Gen 6 game that was remade shortly after for the Wii, and then had an HD version later for the Playstation 3. The PS3 version is the one I played, and it was probably the best game I've played the gen, at least along with Rock Band 2 and Pokemon SoulSilver.

Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009)
Arkham Asylum really just had so few flaws and did a lot of things oh so right. The action was fun and pretty easy for anybody, but at the same time had a level of sophistication that allowed for many different levels of mastery. The "detective mode" portions were similar, and these two combined for a very fun and varied experience. There aren't many games that I like enough to complete 100% and clear every extra and challenge available. This is one of the few.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
Haters gonna hate. I've largely moved on from the FPS genre, but this game occupied so much time in my life that leaving it off would be criminal. The campaign mode was nothing to write home about, but the online mode is why you buy these games anyway, and boy did I spend a lot of time (some of it fun!) on that. You always hear horror stories about Call of Duty players online, but the fact is that the PC user base was always fine. It was really just a fun game with a game engine that needed no tweaking (though they tweaked it a lot as the games went on, bleh). I'd be surprised if I spent as much time on any other game as I did on this one, with Rock Band 2 being the only other possible option that would come close.

Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
I honestly could have easily left this off my list in favor of another Pokemon game, but I opted not to. DKCR was really just a 2D platformer perfected. Gorgeous levels, fun levels, and levels that aren't a cakewalk. The main issue with this game is that it's really really short, and I probably could have thought of a game I liked better than this if I put my mind to it, but whatever it's fun as hell and was one of the better games of the generation at any rate.

Final Fantasy XIII (2010)
So yeah, this is pretty much the most unjustly hated game of all time. It looks gorgeous, required absolutely no grinding (a JRPG miracle!), had a great soundtrack, had some likable characters and a story that I'd say compares favorably to others in the series. Sure it had some deficiencies, but I loved it anyway. This was the game that really started my current love of JRPG's.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (2007)
Judging by the other two descriptions, this was their first Fire Emblem game. It was mine, too. I loved it, too. Just has perfect gameplay, a great cast, awesome art style, and tons of replayability. I actually plan on replaying this sometime soon. Really just a must-play for anyone into strategic and/or RPG games.

Pokemon SoulSilver (2010)
The GOAT remake of the GOAT game. If you've ever played Pokemon, you know what you're going into, but this time it's fucking perfect. Best game in what's probably my favorite series ever.

Rock Band 2 (2008)
Oh the good ol' days. Fantastic playlist, constant DLC, and the best engine ever created for a music game. I played this game for hours everyday for the longest time. If I had to pick a single game on this list to save from being erased from existence, it'd be Rock Band 2.

Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
I really wish I could find this game, because I'd replay it right now. SMG is just 3D Mario platforming at its best. It still might be the best looking game to ever grace the Wii, as well. Granted, there isn't a whole lot separating this game from it sequel, but the larger hub world that housed the various other worlds (like seen in 64 and Sunshine) is a massive preference to the dozens of smaller levels of SMG2, and so I've always liked SMG a lot more than its sequel (please go back to this style of levels after Super Mario 3D World, Nintendo).

The Last Story (2012)
The Last Story may have the single most fun combat of any RPG I've ever played. This game is so goddamn fun, it's got a really really good setting (a city you actually care about!), a really good cast of characters, and, as Ro said, a romance that doesn't suck. I had to put up with my Wii not wanting to read dual-layered discs while playing this, and you KNOW you like a game when you're willing to put up with that shit to play it.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
I am never going to understand why so much of the Zelda fanbase hates this game. It's got good dungeons, a good story, Midna is awesome, and the overall atmosphere created by the whole "twilight" part of the game is amazing. Everything feels so desolate and depressing because it's supposed to feel that way, and they succeeded in a big way creating this atmosphere. I guess it didn't have the gusty and unique art style that Wind Waker and (to a lesser extent) Skyward Sword had, but the style it did have fit this atmosphere perfectly. If there is one thing to dislike about this game, it's that it is really really really easy (at least, as far as I remember), but whatever. It's fun as hell and, again, haters gonna hate.
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On the subject of the lack of grinding in FFXIII, I'd argue that the dungeons/levels were very long that they became what felt like grinding. I still look back and enjoy the game but the issues with long drawn out sections did ruin it for me.
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I didn't get the impression at all while playing, but to each their own.
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This is a Wii list, so I'm gonna break out some titles nobody's said yet, because I didn't have access to all the other consoles you guys did.

5. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
I would have chosen the trilogy instead, but the first two aren't technically seventh gen games. Everyone blathers about the first MP. The third was my favorite by far. To be honest, I don't even remember a ton about this game, because I haven't played it in a long time, but I remember noticing small differences in this game previous to the other two. It seemed more human, like there were social interactions rather than the first one, where a girl in a robot suit runs around by herself shooting monsters.

4. The Conduit
"A subpar FPS?" Not really. Unlike most of the other games on this list, The Conduit did have a ton of problems. It was pretty generic, the online was buggy as all hell, and the script was particularly glowing. But people miss what made this game so notable. It had fairly good graphics at the time it came out. It made good use of the Wiimote as a gun. The story, while the plotting wasn't particularly adept, actually set the political conspiracy atmosphere really well. It even blended sci-fi elements well, which is something I usually loathe. The main campaign was really replayable, and, when the online worked, had the potential to be fun. Trust me, I bought the second one, the first is vastly better.

3. Guitar Hero 5
People will always complain that GH5 wasn't hard enough, or that there weren't enough well-known songs. I disagree completely. It was by far the most well polished and thought-out GH ever released, almost becoming too close to Rock Band. They then left that style for the sequel with boss fights and over-the-top over-the-topness, but GH5 is the definitive Guitar Hero for its sudden clarity in what it should have always been: a median between party game, hardcore challenge, and musical endeavor.

2. Red Steel 2
I never even played the first one, but everyone babbled about the first game to really make good use of Motion Plus, so I tried it. Massively understated. The story isn't really groundbreaking, but the way that they keep most of the past, including your origin, secret gives it a mysterious and compelling tone, even upon replays. Combine that with the first game to realize Wii's realistic sword-fighting potential, plus guns, sweet combos, cool bosses, great cutscenes, a few interesting characters, and distinctive art and genre styles, and you've got a somewhat unknown hit.

1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
I was skeptical of the art style at first, but it the gameplay and story definitely make up for how much I like TP's art more. The Motion Plus use made it the sword fighting game everyone had always wanted on Wii, and the story line was immersive and original and fantastic.



Other stuff that I don't wanna write passages for: Brawl, SMG1&2, FE:RD
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3. Guitar Hero 5
People will always complain that GH5 wasn't hard enough, or that there weren't enough well-known songs. I disagree completely. It was by far the most well polished and thought-out GH ever released, almost becoming too close to Rock Band. They then left that style for the sequel with boss fights and over-the-top over-the-topness, but GH5 is the definitive Guitar Hero for its sudden clarity in what it should have always been: a median between party game, hardcore challenge, and musical endeavor.

I'd agree with this, but the vocals system isn't that great. If it were as good as the one in WoR, this would be my favorite GH game. The songs would actually be singable then, which would be a massive improvement and probably make it the best vocalist game.

GH always tried to differentiate itself from Rock Band with challenge, but WoR took that concept too far. Guitar is obviously balls hard in WoR, but vocalists and bassists have a relatively easy game. Drums is probably pretty hard too, but idk, I never played.
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I can see how that would suck. I never did vocals, partially because I can't match pitch and partially because everyone in my house would have been able to hear me, so it never mattered to me.
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I really liked Warriors of Rock's set list and challenges, tbh. GH5's set list just didn't appeal to me and that's why I don't like it as much. WoR took the longest to FG5* of any rhythm game just because it was all so damned hard (drums).
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How wrong is it that I absolutely loved both GH5 and GHWOR?
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My sporadic gaming habits do not help me with this... Looking things over, I've really not played too many games from this last generation at all. There are tons of games that I have great interest in, but haven't played yet (The Last Story, Radiant Historia, The Walking Dead, Ace Attorney, Skyrim...) that probably deserve some mention. But here we go.


10.) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Damn good gameplay. Unfortunately, I'm often not a huge person for motion controls, and Zelda games tend to seem like "go get the three things. now go get three DIFFERENT things" to me, which makes me lose interest a bit.


9.) Valkyria Chronicles

Few games could have so many curses thrown at it and still go into my top ten. Thoroughly enjoyable, and I can't really think of anything really all that wrong with it, but it frustrated my feeble mind so I will forever hold a grudge against it.


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8.) Xenoblade Chronicles

I liked it, I just didn't really love it, you know? The battle system was hella fun, the game was gorgeous, but little things tended to bug me -- annoying characters that wouldn't shut up, all dat fanservice, having to stare at the same area for fifteen hours...


7.) Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Coming from someone who does not like fighting games at all, it's really very fun, and I have quite a few hours into it. The only problem I have is that it was a primarily multi-player game -- which is the entire point of a fighting game, yeah. I just usually play games alone.


6.) Fallout 3

Emerging from the Vault for the first time to see that view was probably my favorite moment of the entire generation. Yeah, New Vegas had the better gameplay, it wasn't linear, and it was basically improved in every way, but it really lacked the atmosphere that Fallout 3 had. It feels like the bombs fell two weeks ago, not that we're in a completely advanced society surrounded by a wasteland.


5.) Bioshock Infinite

I am typically not a big FPS person, but the story and atmosphere alone were enough to get me to finish this in a weekend. The world was creative, and there's not much I can say I disliked about it, other than the attempts to include RPG elements through upgrades to weapons -- it just seemed out-of-place in an FPS.


4.) Portal 2

Great improvement over the original. I can't say I have a *whole* lot to say about this other than the fact that they did a fine job putting some variety into the environment where it didn't seem possible.


3.) To the Moon

If I talk about this game I'll cry.


2.) Final Fantasy XIII

I really don't get the hate. I don't need to explore every nook and cranny a game world can offer me. "But Milk, you hypocritical bastard, you loved Fallout 3!", you might be saying. I just don't see a need for a massive world in a JRPG. I have no desire to go around fighting overpowered enemies to get overpowered weapons or anything. Besides, it had Gran Pulse, so most of the people complaining about that probably just didn't get that far... But yeah good story good gameplay well done.


1.) The World Ends With You

Is there anything I can think of that I didn't adore about this game? Stellar story, creative environment, gorgeous art style, characters you cared about, totally original gameplay (actually WANTING to fight in an RPG?? whaaaaat), no filler... fuckin incredible
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I can't possibly rank these games, so i'm just going to do them in no particular order:

1. The last of us - K im pretty sure we have all seen quite a bit of this game in 2013, but there's a perfectly good reason, and it's cause the story is just that damned good. The relationship that develops and matures between Joel and Ellie interspersed between the necessary violence that the world has brought upon them really paints a picture of how fucked up this world has the potential of becoming.

2. Batman: Arkham City - Easily the best batman game ever. They took a good system that they started with Arkham Asylum and expanded it to a city wide scale filled with all kinds of batman lore to make the comic book nerds salivate. And the characters, oh my the characters. The Joker, Penguin, Riddler, Two face, Catwoman, Mr Freeze, Dr Hugo Strange, Ras Al Ghul, the list just goes on and on!

3. Uncharted 2 - Inb4naughtydogfanboy, well what can I say, naughty dog knows how to write a good story. Uncharted 2 is no exception. Friends betraying friends, epic set pieces, a story fit for an indiana jones movie, gripping multiplayer make this a must play for any PS3 owner out there.

4. Mass Effect Trilogy - Ending aside, this trilogy has sucked up more time for me than any other game in history. To put it in perspective, I have played through mass effect 3 a total of 10 times since it came out almost 2 years ago, and im currently working on my 11th time, its just that damned good to me.

5. Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock - *Puts up flame shields* I'm going to get a lot of hate for this, but in my opinion this was the best music game. Great setlist, great gameplay made for a great game period!

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WoR is the best GH game easily tho
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