I can't believe someone would include Syndicate in the best games of 2012. Played a hour of it, and thought is was crap.
Out of that list would consider among the best of the year: Max Payne 3, Dishonored, The Walking Dead, Assassin's Creed 3, Forza Horizon and include games like: Torchlight 2 (or Diablo 3), Borderlands 2, Mass Effect 3, XCOM, Halo 4, Far Cry 3, Trials Evolution, Sleeping Dogs... among others.
Out of that list would consider among the best of the year: Max Payne 3, Dishonored, The Walking Dead, Assassin's Creed 3, Forza Horizon and include games like: Torchlight 2 (or Diablo 3), Borderlands 2, Mass Effect 3, XCOM, Halo 4, Far Cry 3, Trials Evolution, Sleeping Dogs... among others.