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Sadly, I have not played any of those games. Happy 4000th post! | |
Don't worry I'll be getting ME2 for Chrismass | |
That's the second time ME2 has appeared on an editor's list, and to be honest I'm not surprised. It is pretty damn awesome. Can't wait for the remaining editors' choices. | |
I'm Commander Shepard, and Susan is the second of my favourite editors on the escapist... | |
And this is why I like Susan as an editor, picking games based on fun and what she would suggest to her friends. Is anyone surprised that a game with a rainbow unicorn made her list? No? Good. | |
I should really get Costume Quest already, huh? But I was hoping that PSN would have put it on sale for Christmas. And they didn't... | |
ME2 was the only game ont hat list ive played and i have to agre eon its spot in number 1 <3 | |
Hey, babey... I'll teach you some dance moves :D... Hey what's that shiny read dot doing on the top of my hea- boom!- Okay in all seriousness... Good list... Sadly the only game I've played on that list was ME2 which is my Game of the Year so far. | |
I really, really want to play Enslaved. It's next on my Gamefly list, but I keep having this surging notion to go and buy it right now without ever having played more than the demo. As for Mass Effect, since I just got a new computer that's a bit more up to snuff than my old one, I'll be checking them out soon enough. | |
Well, that was definitely a girly list. Not that it's a bad thing, but besides Mass Effect 2, I had little interest in any of those games. And I doubt I enjoyed Mass Effect for the same reasons she did. I guess that just goes to show you how different girls are from guys, even in the modern age of no-chivalry and equality. | |
Charming. Well, go read my review of ME2 and tell me if I liked it for the same reasons as you or not. | |
Show tunes? I didn't really like the probes a lot either, but between the marginal improvement from the last game and probing Uranus, I'll forgive Bioware. | |
I was actually kind of expecting to see Fable III on this list. Color me surprised. Though, I doubt I'll be going out and getting Dance Central any time soon. I feel bad for not playing Costume Quest yet, but I'm still kind of mad and Schaffer and co. for Brutal Legend... such a disappointment. I also liked Enslaved, Susan. I'm glad I'm not the only one. And speaking as a guy, I can safely say that any game that features clobbering robots with a bo staff is decidedly non-girly. | |
The Eye of Sauron[1] spotted him banjumping, so you might have to wait a bit for his answer. [1] Yes, the IT team has "a great Eye, lidless, wreathed in flame" that we use | |
Mordin Solus sings Gilbert and Sullivan. And it's awesome. Susan: No Alan Wake??? For shame! | |
Before I read the article or any of the posts, I scrolling down here and doing what it suggested: Guessing. Well, I'm guessing one game, anyway. Alan Wake. First spot perhaps? Or Mass Effect 2? Now to go read! EDIT: Nuts. I lost. Well, I least I got Mass Effect 2 right. | |
Wait, I thought I saw this a few days ago, except there were completely different games (most I hadn't heard of). Am I crazy? Edit: Nevermind. It was last years that I saw. Oops. | |
Well I didn't play any of the games besides Mass Effect 2, which is on my list for favorite game of all time, so very good choice on the number 1. | |
It actually was on the original version of this list, but I axed it at the last second. I do adore that game; it just barely missed making the cut. | |
Understandable; way too many excellent games came out this year. (My friends and I do our own top lists, and I had to struggle to choose between Red Dead Redemption and Mass Effect 2). | |
Haven't played those games except for Mass Effect 2, and it was a huge letdown. Poorly written game with a a lot of grinding from a point A to point B and repetitive mini games. I suppose Susan doesn't like RPGs. | |
...Ohhhh so this is Susan speaking. Nice review... yeah now I can see why you didn't like my e-mail offering that topic of Girl Gamers *sigh* I guess I didn't know everything bout girls plus it lacked any solid proof. Just know i'm sorry and have high respects for women, and along with that I agree with #2 the nature itself is beautiful. Thanks for sharing! | |
Woot I was waiting for your list Susan:) I agreed with most of them (and I'll always be in your dept for recommending PvZ to me!!) and btw I did take your advice and played LC&GL...it was/is fun. I'm not a huge fan of Enslaved though, the combat etc really killed it for me and I just played through it once. I enjoyed Xmen Origins: Wolverine more for instance. Thanks for so many great reviews and for pointing out some of the games my wife and I can enjoy playing together. You have a take on video games that is a bit different then the other reviewers which seems to work well for those of us that are married or just slightly weird *or both!*. Happy Holidays!:) | |
Still don't think Lara Croft, be it a good game or not, epitomizes the best and most memorable aspects of the series.. but a very solid list overall. I must admit it's so nice to see ME2 not getting forgotten this GOTY season seeing as how it came out so early in the year. | |
We have the same number one! And Enslaved makes me top five as well. I love the combat, though. Up the difficulty and it provides a challenge, and the checkpoints are frequent enough to encourage the desire to be challenged. The chase sequences were well done. The only thing I really didn't like? Pigsy. Talk about bashing you over the head with a character's eccentricities. | |
I agreed with Mass Effect 2, and Guardian of Light. | |
Yeah, this is my favourite top 5 games so far. And probably funniest. Enslaved at number 2, yayz :D | |
Really nice list (just finished playing that latest Lara Croft in co-op with my friend. It IS awesome), although I felt a little bit sad. Why? Because after your review, I really hoped, you'll put Heavy Rain somewhere in here. Now, after Greg's list, there will be only one more, and I'm seriously worried, that it will be left out completely :( | |
Double post. Disregard | |
I thought about Heavy Rain, and while I appreciate it, am glad it exists, and think everyone should play it, it just wasn't as much pure fun as the stuff on my list. Like I said at the beginning of the post, I'm two people: the professional game journalist and the gamer. The game journalist would put Heavy Rain on a year-end list, absolutely, but the gamer...a top 10 list, perhaps, but not top 5. | |
I must say, that was a pretty girly list. I'm disappointed in you for perpetualising stereotypes, susan! As a female übernerd, I'd think you were above that. Still a good list, and they were all great games that I've enjoyed, I'm not complaining or anything. It just wasn't what I was expecting. | |
YAY thank you for showing that a casual game or even a game with one or two flaws can kick the ass of any fancy-shmancy triple A sequel or rip-off any day and I'm glad to see that Mass Effect 2 is finally someone's number one | |
Enslaved #2 Now I just have to try #s 3 & 4 (Cause, let's face it, this slightly pale, former goth boy just aint fly enough for it, plain and simple). | |
Yay Dance Central! Of all the games I've played this year, I was most skeptical of this one. And I was totally wrong to be. It is a heap of party fun, even if you suck at dancing. | |
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Susan Arendt's Five Favorites of 2010
These are Susan's five favorite games from 2010. Can you guess what they are?
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