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A list of the games that I enjoyed in 2011. The list only includes games I played during the year, and not the year they were released. Note there are some major titles that I have yet to play, such as ‘Dark Souls’, ‘Uncharted 3’
The Elder Scrolls V:Skyrim : Thankfully I choose the Xbox360 version, I just love being in this world. The scale, scope and detail of this game is just remarkable. I see myself playing this for yrs
Bastion was strange, I first tried it mid-year for about 2 hrs. Thought it was good, but just didn’t bother going back to it. With all the end of year talk I thought I should have another go. I completed Crysis2 late one night and thought, i can give bastion a go. It got hold of me, and I ended playing it all through, only finishing at 3:30am in the morning on a work day :)
Loved the weapon levelling and the gameplay. People focus on the narration (which is good) but the strongest part of this game is its awesome gameplay
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure: 2011 was the year I introduced my son to the StarWars Movies, apart from that awesome moment. The many hrs I played Skylanders with him was so bloody awesome, the game is solid and has great levelling mechanics with some awesome weapon upgrades. My son and I had a blast, we spent the day after boxing day desperately running around town looking for more characters. A great game for kids and adults alikeSide note, son completed it. The PC game you get for free is fun, My fav char = Trigger Happy
Singularity : Loved the story and gunplay, feels old skoolish, but in a good way. Raven delivered an engrossing single player FPS, solid gameplay loved the story and gunplay, feels old skoolish in a good way. Didn’t feel as bland as many of the current shooters. Raven delivered an engrossing single-player FPS, with solid gameplay that is consistent throughout. No real mega high-spots, but kept me interested and wanting more always.I wish more FPS would be like this, as it doesn’t seem like they designed it by focus groups. But by the developers :)
and is consistant throughout. No real mega highspots, but kept me interested.
I wish more FPS would be like this, as it doesnt seem like they designed it by focus groups. But by the developers :)
A complete listing of my favourite games of 2014 is over on GiantBomb, including a few words about each, do check it out
https://www.giantbomb.com/profile/zxspectrum/lists/top-games-i-played-2011/71015/ -
Showing the kids what home video games were like in our day, compared with the games we played at the arcades. (December 2011)
- ZXSpectrum using a DivIDE interface for storage/access via compact flash card
- Mame Arcade Machine, silverline cabinet
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Paperboy by Atari, Moon Cresta by Nichibutsu -
Craig, Chris, Dave, Pete and Steve at the r3play 2011 retro gaming event. Attended both the Saturday and Sunday, stayed overnight in blackpool (lots of beers and a bit of Karaoke).
Had a brilliant time, the event gets better each year. We lost Dave early days to the Pinball Alley, mostly ‘The Addams Family’ machine. I was so lost into the gaming that I just forgot to take many pics or vids. We good to meet some of the folks from Jammaplus forums, and some of the cabs. Sweet. Managed to get to quite alot of the talks this time around, really interesting. This event needs to be on Monthly.
Again, all with big grins on our face all day long.
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Craig, Chris, Dave, Pete and Steve in Pinball Alley at R3play 2011. The atmosphere is so awesome, their was lots more pins this year. There was that many that not only did we have pinball alley, we also had another room full to the brim with pins (including the mighty ‘The Adams Family’).
Dave and Chris got some amazing scores. I need a pin, more than ever. I Need a TAF pin
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Me and Ian playing Track & Field on the Mame arcade machine, with the lads and kids shouting/laughing in the background
Will he qualify?
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Background – I found Mass Effect 1 so boring, my biggest gaming disappointment this gen. Whereas Mass Effect 2 I adored, loved the combat, the characters and the story. It grip me right until the end. Was such an epic experience. My only complaint would be that I would have preferred it if they had left in item management. This was simplified too much for my taste.
Mass Effect 3, I was so looking forward to this. anyways after about a good 25+ hrs I have completed the main story line. I struggled with the game from the start, it just wasn’t grabbing me. Think it was to do with the characters and story, I didn’t care for what was happening and to whom. So a very average beginning and middle, however thankfully it did pick up for me about two thirds in, and got ‘great’ towards the end.
I thought the visuals were not consistent, at times they was nice, at times quite dull and ugly. The sounds/music fantastic and was amazing on dolby digital system. I had a great time with the special skills. Weapons felt great and had some weight to them, and they all felt different. Disk Swapping was tedious (even though I installed to hard drive) The controls, holy crap the worst thing about the game. I always found myself attaching to cover whenever I didn’t want to and it was the main reason for many of my deaths, it became so frustrating at times, I even screamed at the TV (I don’t remember ME2 ever having such a problem).To sum it up, a good game but I was hoping for more, but did really enjoy the last third. We don’t seem to be having much luck with the third instalments of games for this gen, seems like everyone is just treading water and delivering ‘average’, playing it to safe. (looking at you Uncharted 3, Halo3, Gears 3)
Still looking forward to what they produce next, as maybe not up to the bar set by Mass Effect 2. But still better than most.
