Comments on: My 2008 Gaming List from Top to Bottom

By: James Bavington

James Bavington — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:48:10 +0000

Biggest dissappointment The Force Unleashed? I loved that game, the physics and story were fantastic. It did all end a bit quicky, and it’s not a game I go back and play, but I enjoyed it.

The Lightsabre, coolest weapon in the universe. Because the game was ‘U’ rated the Lightsabre is reduced to a baseball bat. The only thing you can cut in half are driods?

The biggest dissapointment of 2008 had to be Brothers In Arms – Hells Highway? Massive build-up to a game that is impossible to understand, and once you do understand it, you don’t see the point in playing it?

By: Moe45673

Moe45673 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:16:39 +0000

Hey Matt,

I live in Toronto too. Great site, I’ve been looking for something new to peruse while at work.

Anyhow, while I mostly agree with you, I can’t help but feel disappointed by your lack of giving Fallout 3 a try.

1) Nice choice on RB2! I barely consider it a video game, but it probably is one of the best games ever released.

2) I hated KOTOR. I hate most RPGs. I put 15 hours into KOTOR and was as bored as the second I picked it up. And I tried it out last summer

3) My top 3 games of all time are GTA: SA, Half Life 2, and Sands of Time (I read your review…… you honestly did not give it a fair chance). I’m also a huge fan of Psychonauts (you should give that one a try if you haven’t already). I also agree L4D is an incredible experience. If you respect my picks, you should give fallout 3 more of a try. Pick up the official guide as well…… the first chapter alone should help clear up some of the confusion as to which skills/stats/perks to choose.

Anyhow, keep up the good work!

By: Andy Harris

Andy Harris — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:50:44 +0000

Fallout 3 is officially the second best game I’ve ever played (behind GTA San Andreas and nudging the Wii version of Resident Evil 4 into third place).

I’ve just bought Oblivion but I just can’t get into it in the same way so my advice would be not to let Oblivion put you off Fallout.

I’ve fnished it twice, and I’m getting pulled back in again….

By: David Andrew Wiebe

David Andrew Wiebe — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:17:31 +0000

I haven’t had much of a chance to play it, but Rock Band 2 is definitely a blast. I haven’t played any of those other games as I don’t have a next-gen console, and I spend most of my time reviewing old games lol.

By: Kedoa

Kedoa — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:40:47 +0000

Great list you have here. I bourght a ps3 last week and got 5 games so far. I think dead space is amazing, but very scary.

By: Erwin Heiser

Erwin Heiser — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:21:52 +0000

I just played and finished Mass Effect in the week after Christmas and I loved every second of it; I don’t think I got that attached to game characters since the first Baldurs Gate on PC or Final Fantasy 7 on the PS. It’s actually the reason I got an XBOX (well. that and Gears 2 and because my aging PC couldnt hack tit anymore).
I’m already looking forward to ME2. I also treated myself to GTA4, Dead Space and Star Wars KOTOR so I’m set for at least 5-6 months

By: Jason Walker

Jason Walker — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:04:13 +0000

Good round up Matt! I really seem to fall in the same line as you with Fallout 3. I just can’t seem to get into the game. This exact thing happened with Oblivion… I played the beginning but just wasn’t that intrigued to continue.

The odd thing is that I do enjoy RPG’s… I guess I’m just not a Bethesda fan. I might give it a second chance but I don’t see it really grabbing my attention from my favorites like Gears, Halo and hell even Midnight Club.

Happy New Years!

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:16:37 +0000

I finally got around to picking up Mirror’s Edge myself during the sales, and I truly can’t understand everyone’s disappointment.

In saying that, the story and cut scenes were both laughably bad, but the game itself was so unlike anything I’d ever played before that I didn’t care.

I enjoyed it enough to finish it twice in two days, on normal and hard

oh and your list is spot on, all I would add is Okami for Wii. Then again most people would have played through it back in 2007 on PS2.

By: Scott Williams

Scott Williams — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:13:33 +0000

My top 5 list would probably go a little something like this. I’m a big multiplayer fan so my list might be a little biased towards games with a good online experience.

1) Gears of War 2
The campaign was brilliant and every now and again I even return to the nasty multiplayer.

2) Call of Duty 4+5
Keep coming back to these again and again. Multiplayer is close to the best online experience available on any console.

3) Left 4 Dead
Brilliant little online shooter

4) Geometry wars 2
I played this for hours and hours at 800 Microsoft Points can’t complain.

5) Guitar Hero 3
Would love to agree with you and say rock band but I have never played it ): Both Rock Band and Guitar Hero WT are so expensive it the UK it’s hard justify buying either. You could buy a Xbox 360 plus game for the Â£150 that rock band/ GHWT would set you back.

Let down of the year would probably be mostly Wii titles.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:37:29 +0000

Very true, I would relate Mass Effect more closely to Star Wars KOTR than any Bethesda Game.. I really shouldn’t speak anyways, I never finished either of them! I have a bad habit of never completing any RPG, but that might change will Fable 2 which I’m currently loving.