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26-12-08, 19:31
With the year 2008 coming to a close, let's look back on what games were a smash hit, and what...wasn't.
Best:
Tales of Vesperia: With engaging characters, a well-paced storyline, hours upon hours of gameplay and tons of secrets and sidequests, this is hands-down one of the best RPGs ever, even better then FF12
The World Ends with You: While Squenix's recent RPGs have been considered lackluster (Inifinite Undiscovery), this game was one of their highest points this year. Cool story, awesome music, unique visuals and loads and loads of character development...one of SE's best.
Sonic Chronicles: Bioware really came through with this one. Top-notch story, improves the characters personalities (Knux, Big and Amy, to name a few), plus the only new character sinc Blaze that HASN'T been bashed to high heaven.
Crisis Core: Let's be frank, FF7, though good, is one of the most overrated games in history. Even so, this prequel still manages to deliver with a believable cast and a story that shows what Zack went through, from his early days as a 2nd class SOLDIER all the way to the Nebihim Incident that kicked off the original game.
FF4 DS: FF4, although no FF12, is still one of the finest Final Fantasy games, and this remake shows it all too well. Great 3D graphics for a DS, suprisingly good voice-acting (aside from Kain) and a slight expansion on the story are only the tip of the iceberg.
Worst: Erm...I haven't really played any games this year that I've hated, so...no entries from me.
So what games were the best and worst of 2008 for you? Also, for the sake of keeping things civil, try to explain/defend your reasons for your entries, particularly for the worst entries.
(NOTE: I actually enjoyed a LOT of the games I played this year, the ones in the Best entry are the ones that had come out this year)
Best:
Tales of Vesperia: With engaging characters, a well-paced storyline, hours upon hours of gameplay and tons of secrets and sidequests, this is hands-down one of the best RPGs ever, even better then FF12
The World Ends with You: While Squenix's recent RPGs have been considered lackluster (Inifinite Undiscovery), this game was one of their highest points this year. Cool story, awesome music, unique visuals and loads and loads of character development...one of SE's best.
Sonic Chronicles: Bioware really came through with this one. Top-notch story, improves the characters personalities (Knux, Big and Amy, to name a few), plus the only new character sinc Blaze that HASN'T been bashed to high heaven.
Crisis Core: Let's be frank, FF7, though good, is one of the most overrated games in history. Even so, this prequel still manages to deliver with a believable cast and a story that shows what Zack went through, from his early days as a 2nd class SOLDIER all the way to the Nebihim Incident that kicked off the original game.
FF4 DS: FF4, although no FF12, is still one of the finest Final Fantasy games, and this remake shows it all too well. Great 3D graphics for a DS, suprisingly good voice-acting (aside from Kain) and a slight expansion on the story are only the tip of the iceberg.
Worst: Erm...I haven't really played any games this year that I've hated, so...no entries from me.
So what games were the best and worst of 2008 for you? Also, for the sake of keeping things civil, try to explain/defend your reasons for your entries, particularly for the worst entries.
(NOTE: I actually enjoyed a LOT of the games I played this year, the ones in the Best entry are the ones that had come out this year)