Top 10 Most Awesomerad Games of 2008 2
The best, most totally badical titles of the year!
By Jeremy Azevedo
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This year was one of the best, if not the best year in gaming history. I probably spent more hours playing games this year than I did eating, sleeping and sh**ting combined. |
Certainly a lot more than I spent doing anything constructive, like cleaning my house or feeding my pets or interacting with other living human beings. But it was worth the time expenditure to save (or destroy) Albion, the DC Ruins, Liberty City, etc. all summer and winter long. (The 1st and 3rd quarters are always a bit dry, even during the best year EVAR.) Otherwise how would I be qualified to tell you what the ten most radcool games of the year were, and why?
1. Fallout 3 (Multi-Platform)
This game has caused significant damage to my relationship and personal life, my sleep cycle and my Xbox, which had to be shipped to Microsoft this morning for repair due to overheating. It’s like a substance abuse problem cleverly disguised as a digital media disc. Even so, I can’t wait to start over from scratch and play through the game all over again with a different moral affinity and skill set. Everything about this game is near legendary in it’s execution, and the story kept me playing late into the night for like two months straight. Even so, I only managed to discover maybe 75% of the available people, places and things in the Wasteland. If you don’t have this game yet, get it. If you already have this game, play it again.
2. Rock Band 2/Guitar Hero World Tour (Multi-Platform)
I don’t care which one of these two games you like better, I’m tired of hearing you f**king nerds argue about it on the message boards to be perfectly honest. They are both pretty much the same game by the same programmers with only slightly different set lists. I happen to like them both quite a bit, as I have always wanted to play in a band but am too lazy and/or untalented to learn an instrument. Now I can have parties where I don’t even need to entertain people because all they want to do is fight over what song to play next and who is going to sing or play drums or whatever. Win!
3. Fable 2 (Xbox 360)
For all its promises, Fable 2 delivered a world only about half as alive as that of GTAIV and a protagonist only about half as customizable as that of Fallout 3. What it did have, however, was combat that was far superior to both of those games combined. It also had one of the most beautiful worlds in all of gaming in which to engage in said combat. Fable 2 is deeper and more fun than nearly any action RPG I have ever played, and not just because it lets me have a totally rad dog and get away with murder by paying a fine or agreeing to murder someone else on the behalf of the townspeople. (Although that certainly had quite a bit to do with my overall enjoyment of the game.) Bonus points are awarded for every time I bludgeoned some wench in the gulliver just for sassing me, bought her house or place of business for a bargain price, jacked up the rent on it and generally raped the economy for my own selfish gain. It’s like a Republican Party campaign contributor simulator! F yeah!
