2010 in Review: Passed over games

[Riposte]

Opening with this picture, because I fucking CAN:

http://i56.tinypic.com/2089m3k.jpg

Well, the year is just about through...

This thread has two purposes: 1) Talk about games you personally passed over that came out this year(which you may or may not get back to at some point), 2) Talk about games you feel like are not getting much attention(or have been dismissed) by others despite being good or even great. It is not a stupid "GOTY" thread.

If you needed to be reminded what came out this year (a lot of big titles did come out), check out this list on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_in_video_gaming

Most recently I had to pass over Civilization 5 because I was afraid what it would do to my grades. I have been hearing a lot of bad things about it, but I am still interested in messing around with it within the next three weeks.

Other games I happened to skip:

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (100% sure it is a bad, but I want to play bad popular hack and slash games)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Tropico 3
TC's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Nier
Skate 3
Elemental: War of Magic (despite a bad launch)
Ninety-Nine Nights 2 (Pic related)
R.U.S.E.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Red Dead Redemption
and of course, countless PSP games...

Quite a list. A lot to do. I know for certain I will have to play Castlevania and RDR play. I don't think I will be touching TvC because MvC3 is pretty close. Whether I play STALKER will depend on the mods. I played a lot of SoC, A LOT. It would have to be a lot better than modded SoC to really get me back in.


Now games I think people didn't give a fair try:

VANQUISH

Granted it got some hype, but not nearly enough. Too many bloggers are like "Oh man, it knows its a videogame!" like they haven't been talking about videogames all this time. BG thread is also pathetically short. Probably not going to play a better TPS this or next year or this "generation".

Alpha Protocol

This game got blasted for its classic Obsidian bugginess(which may have been patched?) and so-called "archaic" stat-heavy shooting mechanics. While it doesn't feature the best combat system or level design(well, the level design is pretty good at times with matching character skills up), it has some decent RP elements(which translate to "blows out most of the competition" in videogames). It certainly did a better job than ME2 in that area. Jumping back and forth between cities and having actions and alliances be referenced and used in other cities was quite awesome. The script/voice-acting isn't nearly as bad as I heard people describe it and it can be downright hilarious at times. It also features some badass endings. It was great rebound for me after playing ME2. Too bad there probably won't be another one (or another stat-heavy shooter ever again).

[Atreides]

Games I loved that nobody played this year: Divinity 2, Nier, Alan Wake, Arc Rise Fantasia, Lost in Shadow, Apehlion Ep. 1 (indies).

I don't think Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and Enslaved did as well as they should have, either.

[Franzer]

I have so many games to catch up on from this year, i hardly got to play anything. I accepted a new job at the beginning of the year and i barely have time for any other games.

[Priran]

couldn't read OP, was too busy laughing at the konami conference guys in OP's image

[Xno Kappa]

Konami E3 conference was the greatest thing to happen in gaming this year.

[Charismatic]

Yeah, I'm noticing a lot more references to that conference in that picture than I expected. At least 6 things on there referencing it.
Gotta love it.


Anyway, as to games I passed over this year..? Pretty much everything. I've played like maybe 5 new games here in 2010 and likely won't be going back to play anything I passed over.
Can't really think of anything I played that i feel people should have paid more attention to either.

[Riposte]

Here is neogaf's list (excluding 1 votes, because it had too many lols like Heavy Rain and Black Ops). Top 5 makes a lot of sense. Plan to check out at least Nier.

Just Cause 2: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (20)

Alpha Protocol: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (14)

Vanquish: xxxxxxxxxxxx (12)

Nier: xxxxxxxxxx
Sin and Punishment 2: xxxxxxxxxx

Blur: xxxxxxx
Darksiders: xxxxxxx
Metro 2033: xxxxxxx

Hot Shots Tennis: xxxxxx
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light: xxxxxx
Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker: xxxxxx
Resonance of Fate: xxxxxx
Singularity: xxxxxx

Amnesia: The Dark Descent: xxxxx
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: xxxxx
Deadly Premonition: xxxxx
Prince of Persia the Forgotten Sands: xxxxx

Alan Wake: xxxx
Enslaved Odyssey To The West: xxxx
MAG: xxxx
Medal of Honor: xxxx
Splatterhouse: xxxx

Fragile Dreams: xxx
GoldenEye 007: xxx
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat: xxx
Transformers War for Cybertron: xxx
Yakuza 3: xxx

999: xx
Bayonetta: xx
Infinite Space: xx
Ivy the Kiwi?: xx
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom: xx
Metroid Other M: xx
Monster Hunter Tri: xx
No More Heroes 2: xx
Picross 3D: xx
Protect Me Knight: xx
Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing: xx
Snoopy Flying Ace: xx
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom: xx
Trauma Team: xx
Two Worlds II: xx
Ys 7/Oath in Felghana: xx

[Hiryo]

I've never seen you so excited about a game as you are with Vanquish.

Thread related: I skipped over a couple, namely DJ Hero II and Rockband 3 that I was really really interested in, but I just don't have the 80-150 dollars to put down on 1 game. I heard that the soundtrack of DJII blows #1 out of the water so i'm really into that, but on the reverse, I heard that Rockband 3 doesn't have that great of a track list on the disc. Of course I have tons of dlc for RB already so that shouldnt be an issue. Hoping I'll get something for the holidays.

I don't have any games to bump for 2010 as everything I'm playing came out Q4 2009 :D

[mistmonster]

Games I loved that nobody played this year: Divinity 2, Nier, Alan Wake, Arc Rise Fantasia, Lost in Shadow, Apehlion Ep. 1 (indies).

I didn't play Lost in Shadow because its not out yet! (at least in this country)

Pre-ordered though

[Julian]

Konami E3 conference was the greatest thing to happen in gaming this year.

This. (Minus the lax of suikoden)

Also, I'm going home today, and I'm not taking my wii, so I wont play ARF or the shadow game this break So sad, but I don't want to take up even more space taking it when I probably wont even play it