6 months have passed since the beginning of this year, and a video-game journalist at news.yahoo posted his list of top games for this year.
So far these are the games chosen, but who knows? Another 6 months would pass and there might be greater games for us in store.
Anyway, check out the games.
Real news from the virtual world:
_BEST OF 2008 (SO FAR): E3, the video-game industry's big trade show, is next week, and you'll be hearing a lot about all the new software coming between now and Christmas. But there's a bit of a lull until Aug. 12, when "Madden NFL 09" unofficially marks the beginning of the fall game season. July is a good time to catch up on some of the games you may have missed. Here are the best of the year so far:
1. "Grand Theft Auto IV" (Rockstar, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3): The latest episode of "GTA" has its flaws, particularly in the storytelling department. But living a life of crime has never been more fun, thanks to much tighter gameplay and an exquisitely detailed vision of a decaying metropolis.
2. "Lost Odyssey" (Microsoft, for the Xbox 360): The epic tale of immortal mercenary Kaim is a delight for fans of classic role-playing games.
3. "The World Ends With You" (Square Enix, for the Nintendo DS): This adventure set in modern Tokyo is the most innovative RPG in years.
4. "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots" (Konami, for the PS3): It may be more of a movie than a game, but it's a dazzling finale for one of gaming's most fascinating sagas.
5. "Professor Layton and the Curious Village" (Nintendo, for the DS): Charming characters wrestle with clever puzzles in this beautifully written and illustrated gem.
And the worst? So many terrible games have been rushed out for Nintendo's Wii that it's hard to pick on just one. I'll go with Konami's "Target: Terror," which combines repetitive gameplay, hideous graphics and laughable acting in a package that's so bad it's almost ... well, no, it's just awful.
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And in 5th place, Professor Layton and the Curious Village??? I've never even heard of that.
Maybe they mostly based the list on how many curse words were used in-game.
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6. MGS4
The main problem people really have with GTAIV, I think, is, it's odd lack of replayability.
Previous GTA Titles have had nearly endless replayability, where GTAIV seemed to have hardly any.
There just weren't many things to do other than the story line missions. well, I'll put it another way, there weren't many fun and interesting things to do other than the storyline missions.
There just listed that way.
I might have to get it then. I played the demo, and kind of hated the gameplay, but if it's cutscene heavy, with a good storyline, I may get it.
I'm more drawn to games like that.
It's more like the problems that the "90 minute cutscenes?! OMGWTF!!" panic caused. Then suddenly everyone's like "Less scenes plx"...now you get things like this.
edit: lol -4 thumbs for saying the cutscene to gameplay ratio is shite. You know it's true.
You don't seriously think they didn't go a little overboard with cut scenes, do you?
Plus, GTA IV in first, I call bull.
I think that's the best argument I've heard against peope who feel "MGS4 is too cinematic."
I especially like this part...
Not only has a better question never been asked, but I also found that to be pretty funny
I was complaining about the cinematics to gameplay ratio.
MGS1 had about 3 hours and 20 minutes of cutscenes, and it usually takes most people to beat it about 7 or 8 hours INCLUDING cutscenes. So that's about half-and-half.
I think MGS2 and MGS3 had even more cutscenes compared to the amount of gameplay.
MGS4 had 7 hours and 55 minutes of cutscenes and took most people between about 17 and 20 hours to beat it.
So, in fact, MGS4 probably had a lower Cutscene to Gameplay Ratio than the other MGS games.
Do you really think this game had less cutscenes than the other 3? lol, no one can be that blinded by fanboyism.
I won't be an asshole about it, though. I can understand the mistake.
Just please make sure you know what your talking about before trying to insult someone by treating them like an idiot and calling them a fanboy.
Blame the fact it was 3 in the morning.
Thumbs down button's over there btw. ------->
8(scene):12(play) for MGS4, and 3(scene):4(play) for MGS1.
Do the math. 8/12 is less than 3/4. I can compare it to the other games if you'd really like.
Luckily, you're talking shit. MGS had a lot more play time than 4 hours.
So, of anything, they're ATLEAST nearly the same in terms of ratio.
Christ, man, can you please know what you're talking about? This is getting ridiculous. Or is it just getting late again?
Things like this are proof of why people should feel sorry for the mentally impaired.
Funny how earlier on you said it took less than 2 hours to complete and now you're saying up to 5 hours.
I said several times it takes on average 8 HOURS, EIGHT HOURS. Goddamn, I can't say it any clearer, EIGHT HOURS including cutscene time. I said there were about 4 hours of gameplay at first, but then I said 5 hours later just to give you the benefit of the doubt.
And about it taking you 12 hours, well, you must've taken your sweet time. I was like 7 years old when MGS1 came out and I beat it in less than 8 hours, and it's not like I'm good at games or anything.
Say whatever you want, now. I'm probably not coming back. I'm tired of you changing my words and not being able to correctly read a goddamn thing I say in this pointless argument.
*bleep* it
Before you edited your post you said MGS took about 5 or 6 hours. 5 hours minus 3 hours and 20 minutes = less than 2 hours.
Also, you're saying you've made it clear it takes 8 hours on average?
(this one has been edited mind you)
You didn't really make it clear, did you?
MGS came out when I was 6, I got at least 100 hours out of it. First playthrough was 12 hours and got progressively shorter.
I like how you edited your post and then complained about me twisting your words.
I don't know what the *bleep* is wrong with your head?
I didn't edit any posts other than to correct grammar, and even if I had edited my comments, you twisted my words several times.
Oh, and you're going to insult me over a typo? You truly are an idiot.
I was nice to you earlier when you changed my words, and yet you insist on being an asshole?
Go *bleep* yourself.
The I went on to compare the ratios of MGS4 vs MGS1, and you made an asshole's reply by saying it's bullshit, when it's not.
I'm pissed partially because you keep being an asshole and saying things like "you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about" and calling me a fanboy, when you can't even read my comments correctly, and I'm pretty sure I know what I'm talking about.
And I said it was bullshit for a good reason. That reason being that it was bullshit.
I even gave you the benefit of the doubt, changed the math a bit to help your case, and it still showed that MGS1 and MGS4 have nearly the same Gameplay to Cutscene ratio.
And, yeah, you only twisted my words twice, but I think the time that I mentioned was a pretty significant change of my words.
See? It's not cool to change people's words. I like how you spelled "awesome" with no "e"s.
I thought it would take another 2 or 3 comments before you would resort to that.