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++Good Games ep53: The Arduous task of Picking Games of the Year 2012

So much gaming to do in such little time: Dishonored, RE6, Code of Princess, Retro City Rampage, DoA5, Skylanders: Giants, Assassin’s Creed 3; not to mention earlier releases like Diablo III, Lollipop Chainsaw, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Soul Calibur V, Asura’s Wrath… there are myriad suitors for each category, and frankly, it’s driving us mad!

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GuruStarr784210d ago

the years biggest games are still coming, ACIII, Halo 4 and COD.. not to mention all the others...

BlackTar1874210d ago

BL2 and dishonored are really good games

DoublePlusGoodGames4210d ago

This year is absolutely madness in terms of AAA titles. We're definitely going to be hard pressed to pick winners in each category this year.

That said, what an incredible year it is to be a gamer! So many exceptional titles across to many different categories. From FPS to art house titles, 2012 is definitely one for the record books.

Captain Qwark 94210d ago

this was hard this year. i went with.......

kingdom of amalur - 7/10
ssx - 9/10
armored core 5 - 7/10
mass effect 3 - 9/10
the witcher 2 - 10/10
dragons dogma - 5/10
darksiders 2 - 9/10
dead or alive 5 - 6/10
borderlands 2 - 10/10
xcom - 9/10
transformers foc - 9/10

remaining....
halo 4
wwe 13
far cry 3

waiting for price drops...
sleeping dogs
re6
dishonored

not too bad overall. the only two i regret are doa 5, wish i would have gotten tekken tag instead and dragons dogma. i like supporting new ips but i just couldnt get into it which is odd becuase i love fantasy games more than anything

DoublePlusGoodGames4210d ago

That's a great list and covers a great deal of the games in 2012 and thanks for sharing!

Personally, I'm really enjoying both DOA 5 and Tekken Tag for different reasons and both Namco and Tecmo have done great job with opening up DLC to users right out of the gate (for free). Borderlands 2 has been a blast and, from the people on our show that have played it, I'm hearing RE6 has been fun as well.

Bottom line, we're still not out of this storm of exceptional game releases (ZOE HD, Okami HD, Halo 4, etc) and our major problem will be finding the time to play all of these games before we record our Game of the Year show.

(I know, I know...first world problems)

Captain Qwark 94210d ago

haha good luck to ya. if i had to pick right now, id prob give it to borderlands 2. after watching that 25 min video of halo 4 just put up though, that could be a tough one to call still

Daystrom4210d ago

Just listened to the show for my first time and like how you didn't censor out all the swear words (only some). I'll subscribe to your show today. Any podcast service you'd suggest for listening on an iPhone?

DoublePlusGoodGames4210d ago

Thanks for listening! Regarding swear words, if we took the time to edit out all the low-brow stuff, we'd post one show every six months...and we wouldn't have a very good show (IMHO).

As for podcast services on iPhone, you can use Apple's own podcast app (which currently isn't that great), Downcast (which is $1.99 in the iTunes store) or you can download the Stitcher app for free and listen anytime. You can also listen to the show straight from Mevio.com if you don't mind having a browser open the whole time.

Seriously, thanks for listening in, Daystrom. :D

Niveous4209d ago

Great cast! Much like the previous commenter said, I like the "real talk." It seems like you guys have tons of fun with this, and it shows!

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Every Resident Evil game Leon is featured in, ranked

GF365: "The iconic survival horror franchise Resident Evil boasts a great number of popular and memorable characters. Arguably, Leon S. Kennedy is the most popular and recognizable character aside from Jill Valentine. In this article, we'll be counting down every Resident Evil game Leon is featured in, ranked."

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Babadook7236d ago

Yeah I figured it would be ordered like this. For me Leons best game was his debut. RE2.

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Resident Evil Games Ranked: Mainline Series

The modern entertainment industry has witnessed the rise of the Resident Evil franchise as one of its most renowned and celebrated multimedia phenomena. With numerous video games released across multiple platforms, it can be daunting for newcomers to determine where to commence their journey. So here is every main mainline Resident Evil Games ranked.

In preparation for the highly anticipated Resident Evil 4 Remake, let’s take the liberty to rank each of the mainline story instalments, providing players with a fundamental comprehension of the Resident Evil universe.

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There Will Never Be Another Resident Evil 6 (And That Sucks)

A rough gem that may never get the proper treatment it deserves.

Terry_B405d ago

^^ I don't want what the author was smoking.

-Foxtrot405d ago

It’s this thing where after enough time people start coming out to defend bad games for some strange reason

I mean hey if you liked it good for you but it was a f****** awful RE game.

Capcom are finally back on track and now people are crying about their shitty mistakes? No thanks.

RpgSama403d ago

I'd take a full blown remake of RE6 based around a GREATLY expanded Leon part and make it even more horror.

That might be something I would be interested in, do not care about any of the other parts of that game.

MadLad403d ago

I couldn't even get through the demo.
Years later I bought it for $3 for PC. I played about 5 minutes into it and uninstalled it.

babadivad403d ago (Edited 403d ago )

RE6 was better than 5. RE6 just took the series to the conclusion that started with 4.

RE4 was the inaugural title in the action game trilogy.

RE9 will be the likely end of the first person psychological thriller trilogy.

They'll switch it up for RE10 or more likely titled RE-X.

hotnickles403d ago

5 is vastly better than 6 imo

TheEnigma313403d ago

RE5 is way better than 6. Stop lying to yourself

FallenAngel1984405d ago (Edited 405d ago )

“But all this is solely with respect to how fans felt back in 2013 when Resident Evil 6 had just been released. The game resulted in the series getting indefinitely killed off until 5 years later when we got Resident Evil 7 and balance was restored yet again. ”

1.) Resident Evil 6 came out in 2012, not 2013

2.) A series getting killed off means no titles at all released in a time period. Silent Hill, Dead Space, Dino Crisis, Parasite Eve & Siren fans would love to see how you can say RE was on the same level of dormancy. In that 5 year time period we had a number of remasters that kept the series alive and kicking. RE1 02ms remaster even broke sales records during the period between RE6 and RE7.

3. Way to disrespect Resident Evil: Revelations 2. It was released during that RE6-RE7 period. It along with its predecessor were mainline titles that kept the horror roots of the series alive in comparison to RE5 and RE6. RE: R1 in particular even introduced the ability to walk and shoot into the series, a feature we can all be grateful for that in modern RE titles. The director RE: R1 later went on to direct RE7 and the director of RE: R2 later went to to direct the RE2 & RE4 remakes.

Immagaiden404d ago (Edited 404d ago )

“Resident Evil 6 is often maligned as the worst entry in the Resident Evil series and is cited as the cause behind the long death of the franchise.”

Titles in the Resident Evil series such as Survivor, Gaiden, Dead Aim, Outbreak, Operation Raccoon City, Umbrella Corps, & Resistance we’re received far worse than RE6.

And death of the franchise?

RE6 was still one of the most commercially successful games in the series, guaranteeing the franchise’s future. Compare how underwhelming sales of Dead Space 3, Silent Hill: Downpour. Alone in the Dark: Illumination, Dino Crisis 3, Fatal Frame: Maiden in Black Water, Castlevania: Lords of Shadows 2, and Metroid: Other M which caused their respective series to go into a long period of dormancy without any rereleases to even keep activity up.

RE however still had a significant number of titles released and rereleased after RE6. Not only that but development for RE7 started a short time after its predecessor came out, meaning there was never a development time that the series could be considered dead. There hasn’t been a single year that Capcom stopped either developing, releasing, or rereleasing Resident Evil games. Let’s not act like the 5 year period between RE6 and RE7 is such a longer time compared to the 4 year period between RE4 and RE5 as well as RE7 and RE8. We can pretty much expect RE9 in either 2025 or 2026, and you can be certain that Capcom will still release other RE tiles leading up to it

TheEnigma313403d ago (Edited 403d ago )

Man go some where with this. Only a few like this game. Why would they remake a garbage game no one likes risking money because it won't sell? RE 6 is dumpster drippings, sorry.

MIDGETonSTILTS17403d ago

It wasn’t that good, even if you enjoyed it like me.

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