Month: December 2011

In Third Person’s 2011 Game of the Year

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Choosing a game of the year is never easy. Each year, we’re blessed with tons of great games, and to choose just one above the rest is very tough. Case in point: I copped out last year and picked two games as my “games of the year” for different reasons, but never definitively picked one over the other. I’m sure that the process for selecting a game of the year can be even harder for major gaming publications, who have to weight out multiple opinions before coming to a ‘definitive’ conclusion.

Having played many of this year’s biggest releases, I did a lot of soul-searching in order to choose a game I feel is worth of the game of the year distinction. When it was all said and done, I came to a conclusion. Was it Batman: Arkham City? Uncharted 3? Portal 2? Could it be another big release I haven’t listed here? Or maybe I went completely out of left field with my choice?

Without further ado, In Third Person’s 2011 game of the year is…

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Happy Holidays from In Third Person

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Whatever it is that you’re celebrating during this time of the year, I wish you all the best. Here’s to hoping your holidays are full of cheer, great food and good times with those you love. Also, video games. Hope you get all the games you wished for and that you get a ton of time to play them.

As for me, I will be taking a break of sorts from my blogging duties. For the next few days, I’m primarily going to focus on enjoying the impending good times. However, I’ll also be taking the time off of blogging to prepare some In Third Person content for next year.

When can you expect me back? I’ll be back on New Year’s Eve for In Third Person’s game of the year and posting regularly from then on. Till then, enjoy your holidays, feel free to dig into the In Third Person archives if you’d like to catch up on some of my older posts, and come back when the regular posts ramp up again on New Year’s Eve!

Let’s Talk About Your Pick for Game of the Year

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With 2011 wrapping up in just over a week, I wanted to give you the chance to sound off on this year’s crop of games. Which game was your Game of the Year in 2011? Let’s talk about it in the comments!

2011’s Most Disappointing Game

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Most Disappointing Game is a crappy honour to receive. It doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s the worst game, but it’s a game that people had certain expectations for going into it that ultimately weren’t reached.

In Third Person’s Most Disappoint Game Award goes to a sequel that was a sleeper hit. I had a ton of fun with it and couldn’t wait for the sequel. Be careful what you wish for…

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Universal Fighting Game Guide: Resets

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Welcome back to In Third Person’s Universal Fighting Game Guide! I hope you enjoy reading these posts as I do writing them, because I have put a lot of thought and heart into this series of posts.

Today, let’s talk about one of my favourite advanced tactics in fighting games: the reset.

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Out Now: Gameboy Advance Games for Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors

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For those of us suckers ambassadors that bought a Nintendo 3DS at launch price a few months back, I’ve got good news for you. Those 10 Gameboy Advance games that Nintendo promised its “ambassadors” are now available for download on the Nintendo 3DS eShop for free. If you don’t know what games you’re getting, click through for the full list!

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SRKLive Live Blog December 13, 2011

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Updating live while I’m here, so refresh often! Hit the break to read my notes!

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World Warrior Diary: My Recent Chronicles of Super Street Fighter IV Tragedy and Triumph

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I still reflect back on my experience at T12: Toronto Fighting Game Championships. As a serious fighting game player, it’s hard not to reflect back on the things that went well and the things that didn’t at the biggest tournament of my life to date. In particular, I came out of T12 really disappointed with my performance in Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. Sure, I got embarrassed by Chi Rithy (pictured above) on the Team Spooky stream for thousands to see, but my saltiness coming out of that event was more deeply rooted than that. Despite the fact that I’ve played over 1,000 hours of Street Fighter IV since 2009, I felt like I was one of the weakest Street Fighter competitors there based on the level of play I saw and my poor Street Fighter record on that day.

That experience was enough to reinvigorate my interest in Street Fighter IV and my desire to be the best I can be.

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