Top 3 Gaming Moments of 2008

[Daft]

What were your standout moments of 2008?

 

Mine were...

 

Metal Gear Solid 4

 

It looks so good it shames everything else.

 

Returning Mirror's Edge

 

A shambles of a game. (I'm not going to explain myself. If you enjoyed it then that's my loss.)

 

Getting Hired by Square

 

Bit of a weird choie this but it is related to gaming.

[Chris the great]

3. super smash bros brawl

 

specificaly, the fan-gasim i got from the sub space cut scenes.

 

2. metal geal soild 4

 

possibly as it was my first ps3 game, but this was truly unbelivable, the best lloking game on the market, with a greeat story, and brilliant gameplay.

 

1. fallout 3

 

stepping onto the wastes for the first time. thats my top moment of 2008 gaming.

[S.C.G]

3. Brawl - so much Nintendo awesomeness on one disc

 

2. MGS4 - so much quality Snakkkkkkkkkkkkke on one Blu-Ray

 

1. Rock Band 1&2 - so many astounding tracks on two discs and a hard-drive.

[ThePigMarcher]

3. Okami on Wii - Never experienced it on PS2 and it had me hooked from start to finish.

 

2. Finally picking up a 360 - A slight disappointment in the direction Nintendo has taken meant I felt I needed something more substantial for my gaming needs. Just need to finance the back catalogue somehow now.

 

1. Fallout 3 - Related to number 2 and the reason I took the plunge. Hasn't disappointed me in the slightest and although I am still early in the game , I really can't wait to find more time for this.

[dazzybee]

1. The Wiimote - Zack and Wicki, pro Evo, Mario Kart, Ghost Squad, HotD 2+3, Boom Blox, Tiger Woods 09. Wouldn't be so awesome and cheap with it!!

 

2. Mario Kart online!! I've had so much fun with this, especially now my girlfriend has got it too!!

 

3. Downloadable games - pixel junk, Wipeout HD, Braid, Lost Winds, World of goo, Bomberman, Tetris!! LOVED IT!!!

[Daft]

3. Downloadable games - pixel junk, Wipeout HD, Braid, Lost Winds, World of goo, Bomberman, Tetris!! LOVED IT!!!

 

I completely forgot about those. There have been some awesome downloadable game.

 

Grabbing all the trophies in SSHD was a highlight for me. First game (and probably last) where I have gotten all the achievements/trophies.

[Dan_Dare]

Ok...

 

The ending to Braid

truly jaw dropping. Sublime in every way. It's everything narrative in gaming should be, and puts every other attempt at story telling in gaming to shame.

 

Realising the potential in Farcry 2

I absolutely love this game. It's the most free I've ever felt to play a game as I choose, creating a unique experience that nobody else can quite relate to not through arbitrary narrative choices (though they do exist) but through emergent gameplay, real player choice and action and the little stories that come out of every hour of play that I've traded with friends like we're swapping scar stories. Amazing. Game of The Year. Shame nobody noticed.

 

Rez HD

 

my first time.

[Ganepark32]

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - So good that I bought it twice (you should be bloody greatful Nintendo seeing as you're the reason I had to buy it a second time).

 

2. Okami on the Wii - Got rid of my PS2 before the good games started to show so missed out on this. So glad I picked it up because it was an absolutely fantastic game.

 

3. Will have to go with Mirrors Edge. I thought it was fantastic, looked great and was just a breath of fresh air from all of the murky brown coloured first person titles getting released,

 

Of worthy mention: WiiWare kicking the arse of many Wii retail titles, Rez HD, Zack and Wiki, No More Heroes, Mario Kart Wii, Rock Band 1 and 2 and The World Ends With You (Which I will be picking up after xmas to play properly).

[James McGeachie]

For me, hmm....

 

1. GTA4 - astounding presentation, great experience throughout, not reliant on an increasing amount of gimmicks like say San Andreas but instread focused on as good a storyline and level of immersion as possible.

 

2. Mario Kart Wii online - had a lot of fun playing this with a bunch of guys I know. Really fun track selection, was great to have full access to all the tracks as opposed to the limitations with DS.

 

3. Playing Brawl for first time. Played it on the NA release date as I was in Canada at the time it came out. Was a very memorable trip for me as a whole for lots of reasons and playing Smash Brothers in those circumstances enhanced the experience a lot. Got to play a bunch of the SS in co-op which was a laugh and a lot of fun.

 

Not really played any of the next gen console games much personally this year though. I have a 360 but I don't really buy any games on it.

[Hellfire]

Braaaaaawl

All of it, even though I played the jap and usa version before, every single moment of it was just pure awesome.

 

Chrono Trigger DS

Fuck yeah. Don't care if it's a port. Just... fuck yeah.

 

Mirror's Edge

Now, I haven't finished it yet, but so far so awesome. Really fun, really original, it's precision first person platform done right (at least so far). The first 360/PS3 game that had me really interested and seemed conceptually ambitious (not talking about XBLA/PSN).

 

Honestly it's kinda hard to say, I was still playing lots of 2007 games in 08 like the best of all, Mario Galaxy, and lots of great games came out. But those are noteworthy.

[D_prOdigy]

In no particular order:

 

- Brawl is more fangasm on a disc than any other game in the world ever.

 

- The World Ends With You challenges Tales of Symphonia to fisticuffs to determine who is the Greatest Game Ever

 

- Sin & Punishment 2 announced

[Dyson]

I think I actually have too many to mention and condense in to 3. I'll try, though.

 

Geometry Wars 2 Leaderboards Wars

I'll get you next time, Domstercool / Dan Daaaaaare..........!

 

FIFA 2009's surprisingly good, lengthy gameplay

If it weren't for FIFA 09 I wouldn't be getting along with my flatmates as well as I am now.

Rhythm Game Excellence

So much DLC for Rock Band and GH3. On top of that realising I'm actually bloody good at Guitar Hero and being able to wow my flatmates and neighbours with my skills

[Goron_3]

1. Braid's ending

 

Right. The ending of this game was absolutely sublime, i couldn't believe what I had witnessed. Never have i EVER felt so attached to the story of a game, but i think what made the ending just THAT good was the fact it makes you realise mistakes you've made...I felt like young Tim (that was his name right) for a brief moment. Didn't help that the music was so beautiful it made me cry at the end. Wow.

 

2. Bioshock

The first game I completed once I got my 360 and it was sublime; loved it from beginning to end. Once I completed it, I started again on my HD set and it was even more brilliant. What I loved the most was the atmosphere that was created by the music and enemies, but most of all the audio diaries. brilliant addition to the game. Oh and Atlus. What a legend. <3

 

3. Getting the RROD

Yeah I got them. Well for about 20minutes. I popped the 360 into my fridge to cool it down and 20 minutes later I was playing Bionic Commando again! wahey!

[Roostophe]

Banjo-Kazooie on XBLA

I couldn't remember the last time I played this mint game. It was years and years ago, before I let the N64 get all dusty and stuff.

It took me back.

 

FIFA 09

The first FIFA game I bought since FIFA '99 is just as good as '99. Be A Pro mode is stunning. Plus seeing Aston Villa in fully-licensed glory is brilliant. Finally felt like I was playing as Villa.

 

Rock Band & Guitar Hero: World Tour

Rock Band is a brilliant game, and it doesn't get stale with the amount of quality DLC it keeps getting. World Tour is also very good, too.

 

Rhythm Game Excellence

So much DLC for Rock Band and GH3. On top of that realising I'm actually bloody good at Guitar Hero and being able to wow my flatmates and neighbours with my skills

 

You don't wow me, though. That time we played GH3 over Live; you sucked!

[Cube]

1. Burnout Paradise

8 people working together online, while also trying to be the first to complete the challenge. Best online game I've ever played.

 

2. Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Completing challenges in odd ways is great. Creating crazy vehicles is also a lot of fun.

 

3. XBLA

I've played lots of XBLA games this year. Most were awesome experiences. Although I really should get round to playing them all again.

[Pit-Jr]

SS2THDRemix- I consider myself a mediocre street fighter, and you PSN guys that have seen my record can attest, so i was thrilled when i barely won an 8-man tournament with a last-second desperation Ochio Throw

 

Fallout 3- The Chinese Infiltration sequence in Vault 112 somehow freaked me out more than any survival horror game ever could

 

GTAIV- the scope and detail of Liberty City, making even the most mundane mission a treat to play through

[Jimbob]

1: Fable II

 

First RPG style game i've played, and it is brilliant. Still playing it now as well, quests are taking up most of the gameplay so far.

 

2: Banjo Kazooie: XBLA

 

It was great to be able to play as the bear and bird duo after a long wait this time in HD and in 16:9 aspect.

 

3: Mario Kart Wii

 

Finally, a proper Mario Kart title (minus the DS version) where online play was capable on the big screen.

[The fish]

Most of the games I bought this year were oldies on the cheap. As such, my choices are:

 

3. Halo 3

I have many fond memories of this during in multiplayer with mates during free periods at school. We'll still quote things we've said whilst playing it, and still find them really funny/relevant.

 

2. Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare

Stupid racist homophobic Americans also tend to be shite at CoD4, making raining molten lead of death down upon them both highly satisfying and reasonably easy. A couple individuals who play like I do on the opposing team kept things satisfyingly challenging.

 

 

1. Mass Effect

I picked this up earlier in the year for a tenner having heard it was 'my kind if RPG'. That's a phrase I've heard before, and often been disappointed with. However, my scepticism was proven wrong with this title, as I was sucked straight into a Space Opera with a well thought out story, a plausible future setting and combat (my normal bugbear with RPG's) that wasn't only tolerable, but actually enjoyable. Hell, this game is one of the few where I've actually become scared. Early on, I jumped into a sidequest far too deep for the puny weapons I had at the time, and found myself with both team mates dead in an isolated maze of corridors, and the knowledge that somewhere between myself and my ship where roughly two dozen aliens with an unflinching desire to see me dead. One you finally get out, very little in a game will be thrilling again.

[EchoDesiato]

In no particular order... And it's too hard to limit it to 3, sorry :p

 

Mirror's Edge

The Atrium. Holy shiiiiit that was amazing.

 

MGS4

As a MGS fan, this game was pure fan-service. Act 2 was my favourite I think.

 

Dead Space

Gorgeous and scary as fuck. It's what you get if RE4 and Metroid Prime, two of my all-time favourites, had a baby. Too many incredible moments too pick just one favourite.

 

No More Heroes

Awesome characters, great music, good story, and an actual message too. The gameplay was a little rough at times, but doesn't hurt the overall experience at all. Loved the last few fights.

[Cube]

Gah! How could I forget Dead Space? The food storage unit was probably my favourite bit. It looked absolutely stunning (on my PC which could only handle it in [insert widescreen resolution here]x480). I want it on the 360 to fully experience it.

[That Guy]

God quite a few really.

 

1. Getting my girlfriend an Xbox 360 for christmas, cos she's so excited for it :-)

 

2. Little Big Planet and the level editor. As soon as you start on that level you just can't stop!

 

3. The hardest one really, cos there is quite a few, but Fable II has to go in here. Loved the entire game. Played it for around 6 hours the day I got it, which is the first time I've done that with a game in ages.

 

Special mention has to go to Banjo Nuts and Bolts and vehicle creator, World of Goo (not played enough yet, but loving it so far), Boom Blox (Can't wait to get this out over christmas), and Price of Persia (again, only just started but really enjoying it so far). Left 4 Dead would no doubt make this list as I absolutely loved the demo, and I'm getting it christmas eve :-)

 

An excellent year of games in my opinion. I just wish i had chance to play those games I still haven't got round to finishing. Still need to play Zelda PH, Okami, GTA4, Half Life 2, and god knows how many others. it's never ending.

[MATtheHAT]

3. HD Gaming.

I bought the PS3 this year, and switching it on for the first time. To be treated to the XMB and then playing Uncharted Drake's Fortune in all its High Def goodness, truly blew me away.

 

2. Online Multiplayer

Nothing beats playing with your mates on the sofa, but I have been doing that since the eighties. The realisation that I could play with friends, who were on a different sofa, quite possibly thousands of miles away, will never cease to amaze me.

 

1. Family Games

There is nothing quite like playing Mario Kart with my five year old Daughter, I get so much pleasure from Wii gaming with her. I used to let her win on Brawl, but now I honestly struggle to come out on top. She can even play the Drums and Guitar on Rock Band now.

[kyletherobot]

3. Mirror's Edge

 

By no means perfect, but I did really enjoy this game. Frustrated the hell out of me at times but I think we could be seeing the start of something special if the niggles are ironed out. I really hope that enough people bought this for another to be made.

 

2. Rock Band

 

Only bought this recently, and I was a little bit sceptical about spending £100+ on a rhythm game as I had been burnt by the boring single player of Guitar Hero before. But the singing, drumming and obviously, guitar(ing?) add so much more life to the single player aspect of the game, but as anyone who has played it knows that the game really comes to life when playing multiplayer. I can't remember the last time I had so much fun playing a video game.

 

1. Selling my Wii

 

After playing and completing Mario Galaxy, Zelda: TP and Metroid Prime 3, I felt it was time to part company with the little white console. The prospect of playing Wii Music and Baby Party 42 really didn't appeal. I enjoyed my time with my Wii in a bitter-sweet way but the future release list had nothing, I really mean nothing that I wanted to play.

 

(Also, FIFA needs a mention, I doubt there will be a game that I've played more over the past year, or that I will play more over the year to come.)

 

(More honourable mentions have to go to: GTAIV, Bioshock, GOW2 and Tomb Raider Underworld.)

[dazzybee]

Baby Party 42? Yey! I love a good inane comment!

 

Did Zack and Wicki, De Blob, Wario Land, Mario Kart, World of Goo, Lost Winds, Animal Crossing, Boom Blox, Pro Evo, Tiger Woods, Shaun White fit into the Baby Party category? How about the ultimate versions (if you've need played them) of Res Evil 4 and Okami? Bargain awesome lightgun games in Ghost Squad, HotD, Links and Umbrella Chronicles!!

 

You didn't want to play ANY of them?

[Goron_3]

Baby Party 42? Yey! I love a good inane comment!

 

Did Zack and Wicki, De Blob, Wario Land, Mario Kart, World of Goo, Lost Winds, Animal Crossing, Boom Blox, Pro Evo, Tiger Woods, Shaun White fit into the Baby Party category? How about the ultimate versions (if you've need played them) of Res Evil 4 and Okami? Bargain awesome lightgun games in Ghost Squad, HotD, Links and Umbrella Chronicles!!

 

You didn't want to play ANY of them?

 

That is the most unconvincing list of games I've ever seen...oh dear lol. I mean, some of those are good but have better counterparts on other consoles (I mean, World of Goo looks great and so does Lost Winds, but Braid, Geometry Wars 2 and Bionic Commando...yum).