EoFF's Top Games of the Generation: Revelations

[Scotty_ffgamer]

I think the real shock of this whole Top Games thing is that Words with Friends received a vote.

Anyways, I'm glad to see that a game I voted for made it this high up on the Top Games list. Valkyria Chronicles is fantastic.

[Slothy]

Yeah, I don't really get voting for Scrabble.

[Spuuky]

Yeah, I don't really get voting for Scrabble.

Scrabble with bad dictionaries and excessively invasive advertising, you mean.

[Pike]

I would, in all seriousness, consider nominating Angry Birds. Or maybe Angry Birds Space.

I don't even give a trout how casual that makes me. Those games are fun.

[Slothy]

Angry Birds is fun. Space is definitely the more interesting take on it, though I think the formula has worn thin now. At least they tried other things with that Bad Pigs or whatever it was.

And anyone who says Pike is a dirty casual gamer will have to deal with me.

[Hollycat]

Angry Birds is fun. Space is definitely the more interesting take on it, though I think the formula has worn thin now. At least they tried other things with that Bad Pigs or whatever it was.

And anyone who says Pike is a dirty casual gamer will have to deal with me.

You are a dirty casual gamer. Pike is a dirty casual robot pony. Big difference.

[Del Murder]

I only played VC recently but found it very enjoyable. It was a little slow to get going, but the story was very heartfelt and I've never played a SRPG with that kind of gameplay. I think there were better games to have come out but VC was certainly a unique and memorable experience.

[Shauna]

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2011 – PC, PS3, Xbox 360
9 Nominations

Skyrim beckons you to explore its land. At its visual core, it is a game of breath-taking moments: From the dragon assault right at the beginning of the game, to seeing the aurora in the night sky. Even things such as a simple waterfall or a snowstorm while climbing a mountain, look sublime.

It's land where you choose your own adventure. Sure, there is the main storyline which is a good 20-30 hours’ worth of content in itself, but the main pleasure comes from simply exploring. You might stumble into a cave that turns out to be a hideout for a bunch of rogue mages. You might choose to embark on evil missions of lies, murder and everything in between, for the gruesome Daedric masterminds. If you're a Twilight fan you could even simply just become a werewolf and go on a spree of terrifying rampage around the towns and villages you may have once called home. Every day is simply a new adventure in Skyrim and with the sheer wealth of things to do, pretty much from the word go, mean you can easily clock up 100s of hours of gameplay.

During those 100s of hours you'll probably become far too attached to some of the companions in the game. Admittedly their combat AI is pretty bad at the best of times, with traps and doorways usually stumping them at the best of times, but this simply adds to their charm. There was one moment in particular where I had grown far too attached to a loyal canine companion, that when they met their untimely demise courtesy of getting stuck underneath a spike trap - I was so overcome with guilt and sadness that I actually reloaded my save and let the faithful mutt retire to a life of excess at the hands of ex-battle warriors turned house maids.

That's the overall beauty of Skyrim really; it's a game that you can make your own: From the character customisation, to trade skill progressions, and even treading the line between good and evil. Everyone's experience will be their own.

Some will argue that Skyrim isn't the best of the best when it comes to The Elder Scrolls series, but for a game that introduced many to the series itself this past console generation - this was about a good a welcoming fanfare as anyone could've hoped for.

Minecraft (3)
God of War III (2)
999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors (2)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (1)
King's Bounty (1)
Game Dev Tycoon (1)
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (1)
Assassin's Creed: Revelations (1)
Fable 2 (1)

So this is it, the final one is yet to come. When I wake up tomorrow I'll post it up, so get your predictions in now!

[Del Murder]

Uncharted 2. No question. A worthy winner as well.

Never played Skyrim, probably never will. Not my playstyle. For all the people who 'don't really like it' it sure is popular!

[Pike]

Re: Skyrim: Wow, really? I honestly didn't expect that. Can't say I nominated it but my inner TES lore-monkey is happy.

[Loony BoB]

Damned worthy winner if it's Uncharted 2, hell yeah. If it's not, wtf. But pretty confident.

[Spuuky]

Minecraft got 3 votes, eh? Anyway, as I said, massive AAA bias. Not that Skyrim isn't a good game, but that's pretty amazing. I'd give it an 8/10 (a real 8/10, not a game review 8/10).

[Pike]

While I enjoy Minecraft and would not dispute its position were it on this list, on a personal level there are a lot of recent indie games which I enjoyed more.

Awesomenauts
Binding of Issac
Frozen Synapse
FTL
Game Dev Tycoon
Kerbal Space Program
Monaco
Waking Mars

to name a few off the top of my head which I enjoyed more than Minecraft.

[Spuuky]

Too bad that someone with such normally good taste could like Frozen Synapse so much. I hated that game.

[Pike]

Well, to tell the truth I didn't put as much time into Frozen Synapse as I did into the other titles on my list so its position there is kind of tenuous, but I did enjoy it.