I’m the kind of guy who likes to ride the crest of the video game zeitgeist wave. I want to play everything that comes out in during the year so I can have my own opinion instead of regurgitating bullet points from professional reviewers. I like reviewing games and pride myself in only doing so if I complete a game even if it is a steaming pile of digital horse plop. But I don’t have unlimited time, in fact it’s getting more limited as I grow up, so I often only play what is interesting to me. I’m not able to play everything and get every trophy or achievement like I used to when I would ditch class in college. On the other hand, this has shifted my measure of value in game away from cash towards time. Is the game worth my time to play it? Of course the monetary value of the game is still important. 60 bones is a steep slope just to see if you like something. Even with me having to tighten my time belt, I’ve been able to play and finish a lot of games. I’ve even been able to catch up on some classics thanks to handhelds and down time at my new(ish) job. This is a list of all the games I’ve played this year. If I didn’t finish a game, it’s probably because I didn’t dig it and like I said before, my time is limited. I’m not including video games from previous years on this list unless I finished the game. Feel free to use my list as a bingo template or check out the reviews I wrote for some of the games.
*Denotes completion or exhaustion of meaningful content
NeverDead – 360 *
SoulCaibur V – PS3 *
Resident Evil: Revelation – 3DS *
Twisted Metal – PS3
Asura’s Wraith – 360 *
Syndicate – PS3 *
Binary Domain – 360 *
Mass Effect 3 – 360 *
Street Fighter X Tekken – PS3
Journey – PS3 *
Tales of Graces f – PS3
Kid Icarus: Uprising – 3DS
Skullgirls – PS3
FEZ – 360 *
The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings – 360
The Walking Dead – Mac *
Diablo 3 – Mac
Max Payne 3 – 360 *
Dragon’s Dogma – 360
Lollipop Chainsaw – 360 *
Pokemon Conquest – DS
Counter Strike Go – PS3
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 3 – 360 *
Spec Ops: The Line – PS3 *
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy – 3DS *
Spelunky – 360
Prototype 2 – PS3 *
Persona 4 Arena – PS3
Darksiders 2 –PS3 *
Dust: An Elysian Tale – 360
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron – PS3 *
Double Dragon: Neon – PS3 *
Borderlands 2 – 360 *
Tokyo Jungle – PS3
Resident Evil 6 – PS3 *
Assassin's Creed 3 PS3 *
Dishonored – 360
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 – 360 *
Mark of the Ninja – 360
XCOM: Enemy Unknown – 360 *
Paper Mario: Sticker Star – 3DS
Halo 4 – 360 *
Hitman: Absolution – 360
Far Cry 3 – 360 *
iOS Games
Infinity Blade 2 *
Fart Cat
Burnout Crash
Sword and Sworcery *
Angry Birds Space
10000000 *
YDKJ
Writer Rumble
Punch Quest
Spaceteam
Curiosity
Old Games
The Simpsons Arcade Game – PS3 *
Legend of Zelda – VC *
Metroid – VC *
Symphony of the Night – PSP *
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker – PSP *
Metroid Fusion – VC*
Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap – VC *
Zone of the Enders – PS2 *
Darksiders – PS3 *
Barkley Gaiden – Mac *