TOP GAMES OF 2009

[entrerix]

MY TOP TEN OF 2009

 

 

Dragon Age

Street Fighter 4

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Assassins Creed 2

Borderlands

Empire: Total War

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Resident Evil 5

Plants v Zombies

Trine

 

 

 

Left 4 Dead 2: not part of the ranking: it stands alone because i actually play this with a team and thus its not so much a game as a whole separate hobby

YET TO PLAY (but might make the list): FIFA 2010, Brutal Legend,

Edited December 29, 2009 by entrerix

[Starwars]

I can't muster a top 10, but I'll give a top 3.

 

1. Knights of the Chalice

2. Dragon Age (was first for a while but I dunno, my excitement for the game really waned after the first playthrough. Good game though)

3. Risen

[HoonDing]

Didn't play many new games.

 

1. Divinity 2

2. Drakensang

3. Dragon Age

4. Risen

5. Venetica

[Tigranes]

Dragon Age and Risen are the two I really enjoyed. Empire: Total War could have been great, but once again CA put more work into flashy crap and inconveniencing their fans instead of actual work.

[Jora]

Risen

Geneforge 5

 

Haven't had much time to play Dragon Age yet but the game seems promising.

 

Want to play:

 

Mysteries of Westgate

Assassins Creed 2

[Gorth]

Assuming games with a release date in 2009...

 

My top 1:

 

Europa Universalis III: Heir to the Throne.

 

Honourable mention:

 

Dragon Age

 

A bad year for games

[Vilhelm]

Dragon Age: Origins

Demon's Souls

Brutal Legend

Resident Evil 5 (for its coop)

Rock Band Unplugged :3

Torchlight

Final Fantasy XIII

Dragon Quest IX

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

 

A decent gaming year, I guess. Wish I had a decent PC, though.

[Calax]

Batman

Infamous

Empire

ACII

L4D2

Uncharted II

Edited December 29, 2009 by Calax

[Mamoulian War]

for 2009 ?

 

 

hmm... nothing :S

[I want teh kotor 3]

1. Assassin's Creed 2

2. Uncharted 2

3. Dragon Age

4. Shadow Complex

5. Borderlands

[jaguars4ever]

Want to play:

 

Mysteries of Westgate

No you don't. MoW was terrible. You're far better off playing Ossian's previous expansion: DoD.

[Jora]

No you don't. MoW was terrible. You're far better off playing Ossian's previous expansion: DoD.

What didn't you like about it? I heard good things about the role-playing options in it and the city setting interests me.

[jaguars4ever]

No you don't. MoW was terrible. You're far better off playing Ossian's previous expansion: DoD.

What didn't you like about it? I heard good things about the role-playing options in it and the city setting interests me.

The characters were flat & and unintentionally laughable, the plot was linear, the writing was hackneyed, and the foreshadowing was heavy handed. The city setting wasn't remotely interesting as (a) it was forced; & (b) it regurgitated the same titleset we've seen ad nauseam. They dismantled the very game dynamic that made Darkness over Darggerford awesome: The open-ended BG1 style exploration system.

 

There are at least half a dozen user created NWN2 mods that are better than Mysteries of Westgate.

[Hurlshort]

It was a great year for me.

 

1. MLB 09 The Show

2. Dragon Age

3. Batman: Arkham Asylum

4. LotR Online: Siege of Mirkwood expansion

5. NHL 10

6. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

7. Might and Magic: Clash of Kings

8. Brutal Legend

 

I'm sure I'm missing a few from the early part of the year, I'll have to think about it a bit.

 

edit: Ah, TW: Empire rounds out number 9

Edited December 29, 2009 by Hurlshot

[Slowtrain]

I didn't buy or play any new games in 2009. Just some Fallout 3 DLC.

 

First time a year went by with no game purchases in a long time. Wasn't interested in much.

[CoM_Solaufein]

2009? Only one good game came out, Dragon Age.

[Malcador]

Didn't even play 10 games this year, was too picky. But I'd go with

 

 

Tales of Monkey Island

ARMA II

Borderlands

Risen

Dragon Age

 

other games I really enjoyed this year came out 10 years ago or so, like Deus Ex, Anachronox and Operation Flashpoint. :D

[LadyCrimson]

Tried/played several this year but I only bought three 2009 games I think...

 

...so, uh...

 

Borderlands

Overlord 2

Dawn of Discovery/Anno 1404

 

[GreasyDogMeat]

The characters were flat & and unintentionally laughable, the plot was linear, the writing was hackneyed, and the foreshadowing was heavy handed. The city setting wasn't remotely interesting as (a) it was forced; & (b) it regurgitated the same titleset we've seen ad nauseam. They dismantled the very game dynamic that made Darkness over Darggerford awesome: The open-ended BG1 style exploration system.

 

There are at least half a dozen user created NWN2 mods that are better than Mysteries of Westgate.

So they not only managed to kill the premium module project for NwN 2 with the delay for DRM, but it wasn't even worth the wait?

 

As for my favorites this year...

Resident Evil 5 (This would probably be my favorite for the year)

Brutal Legend

CoD: MW 2 (I prefer World at War, but it was released last year)

Halo 3 ODST

Halo Wars

Wolfenstein

Shadow Complex

Fallout 3 DLC... if you count DLC

GTA IV DLC... ditto (My second favorite of the year)

 

Games out this year that I haven't played but interested in at some point

Batman: AA

Borderlands

Dragon Age

F.E.A.R. 2

Ghost Busters

Left 4 Dead 2

Red Faction: Guerilla

Prototype

Saboteur

[Niten_Ryu]

I played only 3 new games this year - Empire Total War, Dragon Age and Mirror's Edge (from Steam sale under 4

[Starwars]

The characters were flat & and unintentionally laughable, the plot was linear, the writing was hackneyed, and the foreshadowing was heavy handed. The city setting wasn't remotely interesting as (a) it was forced; & (b) it regurgitated the same titleset we've seen ad nauseam. They dismantled the very game dynamic that made Darkness over Darggerford awesome: The open-ended BG1 style exploration system.

 

Dude, you have *got* to be on crack. DoD was the most boring explorative game I can think of where nothing interesting ever happens. It's such a snore that I couldn't bring myself to finish it. MoW isn't the best game I ever played, but it's such a huge step forward. Worth it for one of the coolest endgames (it's optional) I've seen.

 

Good thing about Atari: they took the extremely lackluster NWN1 premium modules system and managed to improve it. Bad thing about Atari: they don't actually release the content (MoW) despite it being finished.

[Mera]

Inquisitor

Elven Legacy

 

Dissapointment of the year

Tomorrow war - bad translation, missing textures and voiceovers for flight chatter, no patch even if it was promised half a year ago.

[Purkake]

List Wars VII: The Enlisting.

 

What's with all the list threads lately? Just make it "your favorite game(s) of 2009" to encourage more discussion and less lame lists.

[jaguars4ever]

The characters were flat & and unintentionally laughable, the plot was linear, the writing was hackneyed, and the foreshadowing was heavy handed. The city setting wasn't remotely interesting as (a) it was forced; & (b) it regurgitated the same titleset we've seen ad nauseam. They dismantled the very game dynamic that made Darkness over Darggerford awesome: The open-ended BG1 style exploration system.

 

Dude, you have *got* to be on crack. DoD was the most boring explorative game I can think of where nothing interesting ever happens. It's such a snore that I couldn't bring myself to finish it. MoW isn't the best game I ever played, but it's such a huge step forward. Worth it for one of the coolest endgames (it's optional) I've seen.

The side quests/exploration of DoD was a breath of fresh air. Only a BG1 hater would deny that. I can't think of many other RPGs let alone mods that allow for *completely optional* free-form exploration of region from the world-map - regions that only even become discoverable when adjacent to your current region (ala BG1) as a reward for your explorations. I don't know if you ever got around that that particular quest (being a DoD hater and all) but the

Werewolf

family quest was one of finest sidequests to grace the NWN franchise IMO. On that latter note, the question of boredom or interest is entirely subjective. What you find boring I might find interesting and vice versa. So unfortunately, your inability to find anything of interest in DoD is by no means dispositive of its quality. However, what cannot be objectively denied was the potential for exploration. And that's something DoD offered not only in abundance, but in a style most reminiscent to BG1.

[Nightshape]

It was a great year for me.

 

1. MLB 09 The Show

2. Dragon Age

3. Batman: Arkham Asylum

4. LotR Online: Siege of Mirkwood expansion

5. NHL 10

6. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

7. Might and Magic: Clash of Kings

8. Brutal Legend

 

I'm sure I'm missing a few from the early part of the year, I'll have to think about it a bit.

 

edit: Ah, TW: Empire rounds out number 9

 

Win.