And I’m back! Happy 2012 everyone!
Before we leave the subject of Game of the Year, I thought I’d share Steff’s vote for Game of the Year. Her pick for Game of the Year 2011 is…
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In Third Person’s 2011 Game of the Year
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…
Happy Holidays from In Third Person
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
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!
SRKLive Live Blog December 13, 2011
Updating live while I’m here, so refresh often! Hit the break to read my notes!
Jett’s Open Letter to Santa: 2011 Edition
Dear Santa,
First off, on behalf of the people of the world, thank you so much for your ongoing efforts to make this world a joyous place during the holiday season.
With the noble stuff out of the way, let me get greedy for a minute. Though I feel selfish, especially at this point in my life, I guess I’m still entitled to receive something from you as long as I’ve been a good boy this year, right? If so, can I give you a few gaming-related suggestions in no particular order?
Coming Soon – Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Version 2012
There was a moment that occurred at T12: Toronto Fighting Game Championships that still makes me chuckle. This moment happened very early on in the Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition team tournament. On the big screen, two competitors both picked Yun, which made the entire crowd boo mercilessly.
If you haven’t been following the latest news when it comes to Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, I don’t blame you for not seeing the humour in it. However, serious Street Fighter IV players have been crying foul about Arcade Edition’s character balance since the release of the game. Yun and Yang in particular stand out as being considerably stronger than the rest of the cast, though a number of characters received some weird and unnecessary balance changes that made a lot of people angry. Although Capcom has admitted to intentionally making the game unbalanced, this proved to be a bad decision. Ultimately, Yoshinori Ono, the main producer behind the Street Fighter IV series, apologized to the community at EVO 2011 and announced that he’d make things right with Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Version 2012, set for release on December 13.
Please Donate to Child’s Play Charity: 2011 Edition
At In Third Person, we mostly focus on the fun and games of life. Unfortunately, life for many doesn’t have much in the way of fun or games. Through a donation to Child’s Play Charity, you can help bring the fun and games back to a hospitalized child.
Early Impressions of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Watching franchise fatigue set into a franchise you love can be heartbreaking. Sometimes, this process can happen in a very short amount of time; should a publisher try and cash-in on a franchise as fast as they can while it’s still hot without keeping the formula fresh. The most obvious examples of franchise fatigue from this generation are Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk.
If my early impressions of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (the third main-line Assassin’s Creed game in three years) are to be used as a gauge, then franchise fatigue is clearly starting to seep in.
Tripping Out with Child of Eden
For my brother’s birthday, I got him a copy of Child of Eden. He’s a big fan of the music and rhythm game genre, and he did enjoy Rez. I on the other hand, fell out of the music game genre pretty hard with the crash of the plastic instrument scene, and couldn’t tell you anything about Rez other than the fact that you could get a vibrator with it.
Going into Child of Eden, I had no idea what to expect. Having just finished two out of the five levels in the game, I not even sure what it was I just played.
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