2011 might have been the best year in gaming ever. I can say with certainty, at least, that it's the best year within the past ten. There have been many top tier caliber games released over the past twelve months, from the huge, big budget to downloadable indie game. There was hype surrounding 2011 coming in, and I think it delivered on most of it. Sure, we had some delays, but it's hard to complain with what we got.
My list is probably a bit different from the norm. I don't think I necessarily have obscure tastes, but a few of the games on here would never be in the discussion at most places. I have a nice mixture of everything -- Western, Japanese, AAA, downloadable. I didn't get a chance to play some big games (Skyward Sword, Skyrim), but I played most of the notable releases. I'm not going to include any "compilations," with the sole exception of Peace Walker HD, since I didn't get a chance to play that on the PSP and it was meant to be played with a controller, anyway! So no BG&EHD, no ICO, no MGS3 -- nothing along those lines.
let's do this.
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"When I was a young man, I had liberty, but I did not see it. I had time, but I did not know it."