ElectricBlue187
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1. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty ; Probably the most refined and balanced RTS ever made. The only RTS game I've ever made a serious effort to get good at and I'm on the side of the fence that thinks the new Battle.net with facebook was a massive improvement and the clear leader in online play.
2. Red Dead Redemption ; Going into this game I already knew I'd love the atmosphere, the graphics, the music and setting. What I didn't know was how amazing the story would be. By the end of the game I absolutely cared about John Marston and his family and the ending was truly incredible. The controls were the only thing I took issue with (specifically mashing A over and over and over)
3. Mass Effect 2 ; this is by far my most favorite franchise of the group and this game fixed everything I didn't like about the first game (mako etc) and added lots of cool things I did like. The only thing I didn't like so much is the ending and the collectors. They didn't excite me or do anything really, pretty awful villains.
4. Just Cause 2 ; it's hard to beat the pure unadulterated joy that comes from simply moving about in this game. There's so much to see In this massive gorgeous world and so many ways to see it all, it's just wonderful. I'm not going to hate on it so much for the incredibly awful voice acting and story partly because I think/hope it was intentional. I am going to hate on the boring ground combat and parachute flying nonsense however
5. Assassin's Creed 2 ; The setting is what makes this game so interesting. I want to see more competent games set in renaissance Italy. The killing and the story were pretty good too. I wouldve liked to see more in depth city building stuff but it was a nice addition anyway.
6. Game Dev Story ; if you have an iPhone/iPad Touch you really must play this game. It's so addictive after I downloaded it I must've played the better part of three days straight. I really liked the quirkiness and winks here and there. I just wish the end game was a lot more developed and varied.
7. Mafia 2 ; I'm about halfway through this one and I really like it. The art style sells the 40's/50's look perfectly and the little touches like passengers singing to the song on the car radio and the detail and destructiveness of the environments really impress me... possibly more than they should. The facial animations are pretty horrible.
8. Alpha Protocol ; I'm just getting started with this one and it's a real mixed bag. The combat and movement of the character is just crappy and strange looking while the character interactions are extremely quick paced, interesting and most importantly: meaningful. I feel like there's much here I'd like to see in many other games.
9. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ; The campaign is occasionally funny but besides that it's pretty bland. The real draw for me was the PC multiplayer which is still one of the best to play with friends. The drawback there is the gimpy small map sizes and really terrible networking at times. Still, it's a real blast to play, it does squad combat the correct way.
10. Alan Wake ; I didn't really love this game too much. In fact I'm just including it because I liked the characters and the interesting stuff they did with light and dark, everything else about the game was boring and repetitive.
x. Civilization V ; I think this game would probably fall somewhere near the top of my list but unfortunately I haven't got the chance to play it yet. Still, it feels wrong not to mention it with the best games of 2010
2. Red Dead Redemption ; Going into this game I already knew I'd love the atmosphere, the graphics, the music and setting. What I didn't know was how amazing the story would be. By the end of the game I absolutely cared about John Marston and his family and the ending was truly incredible. The controls were the only thing I took issue with (specifically mashing A over and over and over)
3. Mass Effect 2 ; this is by far my most favorite franchise of the group and this game fixed everything I didn't like about the first game (mako etc) and added lots of cool things I did like. The only thing I didn't like so much is the ending and the collectors. They didn't excite me or do anything really, pretty awful villains.
4. Just Cause 2 ; it's hard to beat the pure unadulterated joy that comes from simply moving about in this game. There's so much to see In this massive gorgeous world and so many ways to see it all, it's just wonderful. I'm not going to hate on it so much for the incredibly awful voice acting and story partly because I think/hope it was intentional. I am going to hate on the boring ground combat and parachute flying nonsense however
5. Assassin's Creed 2 ; The setting is what makes this game so interesting. I want to see more competent games set in renaissance Italy. The killing and the story were pretty good too. I wouldve liked to see more in depth city building stuff but it was a nice addition anyway.
6. Game Dev Story ; if you have an iPhone/iPad Touch you really must play this game. It's so addictive after I downloaded it I must've played the better part of three days straight. I really liked the quirkiness and winks here and there. I just wish the end game was a lot more developed and varied.
7. Mafia 2 ; I'm about halfway through this one and I really like it. The art style sells the 40's/50's look perfectly and the little touches like passengers singing to the song on the car radio and the detail and destructiveness of the environments really impress me... possibly more than they should. The facial animations are pretty horrible.
8. Alpha Protocol ; I'm just getting started with this one and it's a real mixed bag. The combat and movement of the character is just crappy and strange looking while the character interactions are extremely quick paced, interesting and most importantly: meaningful. I feel like there's much here I'd like to see in many other games.
9. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ; The campaign is occasionally funny but besides that it's pretty bland. The real draw for me was the PC multiplayer which is still one of the best to play with friends. The drawback there is the gimpy small map sizes and really terrible networking at times. Still, it's a real blast to play, it does squad combat the correct way.
10. Alan Wake ; I didn't really love this game too much. In fact I'm just including it because I liked the characters and the interesting stuff they did with light and dark, everything else about the game was boring and repetitive.
x. Civilization V ; I think this game would probably fall somewhere near the top of my list but unfortunately I haven't got the chance to play it yet. Still, it feels wrong not to mention it with the best games of 2010