Half-way there. With fifty down and fifty more to go, we thought we’d take a step-back from unveiling the latest in our countdown to awesomeness and quickly recap the fifty games we’ve already discussed (usually at length) as part of our Top 100 Games of 2011 series.
Maybe you missed a few. Or perhaps you want to see what the fifty look like in a descending order of enlightenment, allowing you to get a feel for how one title faired against another. Or maybe you completely neglected to catch the hidden mouse-over text that accompanies each entry. (Note: most of these quips only make sense when viewed with the image in question, so check them out for the complete gag.) Whatever the reason, here’s #100 through to #50.
Some stellar titles in here folks, which can only mean one thing – wait until you see the next fifty.
100 – Dissidia Duodecim: Final Fantasy – “Mmm, tripe.”
99 – FIFA 2012 – Boring, boring, [insert name of team here]
98 – PES 2012 – “We’re gonna score one more than you.”
97 – Mario Sports Mix – “It’sa meea!”
96 – Fight Night Champion – Hit the one in the middle!
95 – Free Realms – Missing realms more like it.
94 – Two Worlds II – “There must be something around here I can smacketh.”
93 – de Blob: The Underground – Don’t worry, it’s not just for the Wii this time.
92 – The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings – “Look sharp, guys, beasties about.”
91 – Ilomilo – Where’s Milo? Literally.
90 – F.E.A.R. 3 – Alma wants to go to the park. NOW!
89 – Final Fantasy XIV – “We got a 4.2 out of 10.” “I’ll tear him limb from limb.”
88 – Final Fantasy Agito XIII – “Weight … unknown!”
87 – Tekken Tag Tournament 2 – Happy Hallowe’en! *slice*
86 – nail’d – “This will NOT end well.”
85 – Dust 514 – “I can see my house from here.”
84 – Conduit 2 – “This should clear your sinuses.”
83 – Tekken X Street Fighter – “I want to take his face … off.”
82 – Diablo III – “I can’t do that … yet.”
81 – Alive and Undead – “Don’t step on my undead shoes.”
80 – The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – “Uh oh.”
79 – Torchlight II – How romantic …
78 – Hitman 5 – “You ain’t seen me, right?”
77 – Thor – Please, Thor, don’t hurt them.
76 – Beyond Good & Evil 2 – “That’ll do pig. That’ll do.”
75 – White Knight Chronicles 2 – Sauron immediately regretted cleaning his armour.
74 – Operation Flashpoint: Red River – “Is that Matt Damon?”
73 – Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters – Scarlett liked the mask
72 – Crysis 2 – “You lookin’ at me? Well, there’s no one else here.”
71 – Swarm – Papa Smurf never mentioned the razor-wire.
70 – Interstellar Marines – Magento’s space-whale arrived on schedule.
69 – Hunted: The Demon’s Forge – Caddoc admired E’lara’s arrowheads from a safe distance.
68 – Final Fantasy Versus XIII – “Chicken, or fish. Chicken … or … fish …”
67 – Trine 2 – Kermit couldn’t break his barrel addiction.
66 – Street Fighter X Tekken – Ryu was a regular visitor to the sun.
65 – Patapon 3 – “Hey, bakayaro, keep that flag straight!”
64 – Homefront – The neighbourhood went to pot when certain people moved in.
63 – Project Dark – At least its title is grammatically unambiguous this time.
62 – Dragon Age 2 – Skeletor preferred Adam without the beard.
61 – Captain America: Super Soldier – Chicks dig the shield.
60 – Agent – Death by logo.
59 – True Crime – Chinese crims were known for their groin shots.
58 – Battlefield 3 – Private Pyle decided to change the decor a little.
57 – Yakuza Of The End – The undead had one fatal weakness: kicks to the face by a Bee Gee.
56 – Ghost Recon: Future Soldier – Paintball got hella serious in the future.
55 – Mortal Kombat – Fans were promptly banned from the playground.
54 – Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 – Ryu had explicitly said “No relish.”
53 – Driver: San Francisco – “You shoot me in a dream, you had better wake up and apologise.”
52 – Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One – Ratchet regretted asking Rhianna along.
51 – Ni No Kuni – Totemo utsukushii desu.
50 – Far Cry 3 – Frank couldn’t see the lions. The lions could see Frank, however.
Grey_Ghost13
Halfway there guys, keep up the good work. Looking forward to the rest of the list.
samiro05
I’m only looking forward to Final Fantasy XIV and Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One from this list but as I read it again I guess I could be also interested in the Green Lantern game :)
The top 50 should show some crackers :)
Aquastyle
A good list so far, complete with quite a few surprises. Out of these fifty, Ni No Kuni and Final Fantasy Versus XIII are the ones I’m the most hyped for.
Keep ut the good work! :)
billsmugs
I hope I’m not the only person who just opened all those links and went through the mouse-over jokes! :)
Charmed_Fanatic
“Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One – Ratchet regretted asking Rhianna along” i dont get it?
Charmed_Fanatic
Is nefarious meant to be Rihanna?
Kovacs
Yes.
Charmed_Fanatic
haha ok i would of gone with Amy Winehouse
Kovacs
Amy Winehouse has massive hair but Rhianna has a massive head!
:)
(Sorry Rhianna. You’re still cute.)
Crazy_Del
Fight Night, The Witcher 2, F3AR, nail’d, Tekken X Street Fighter, Hitman 5, Thor, Operation Flashpoint Red River, Green Latern, Crysis 2, Swarm, Interstellar Marines, Hunted, Home Front, Dragon Age 2, Captain America, Agent, True Crime, Battlefield 3, Ghost Recon, Mortal Kombat, Marvel vs. Capcom, Driver and Ratchet and Clank.
Great read and most games I’ll be getting lol.
Also No. 83 and 66 is that the same thing o_0 did you guys forgot that you already had that one covered lol.
Aquastyle
It’s two different games, one made by the Tekken team and one made by the SF team ;)
Raen
Exactly what I was going to say. Street Fighter x Tekken is made by Capcom, Tekken x Street Fighter is made by Namco.
Kovacs
You could have just clicked on both links and CHECKED before commenting, you know? It would have actually been quicker.
Crazy_Del
Sorry Raen and Kovacs but I….. *sits in the corner*
Thanks Aquastyle.
Aquastyle
Don’t worry. I’m still here.
Kovacs
That’s okay. We’re not infallible and make mistakes like everyone else. But before pointing out our mistakes, it would be AWESOME if people looked into the potential error first.
:)
bunimomike
I loved last years list but the current fifty listed above leaves me quite uninterested with a majority of the titles. Fingers crossed for a killer top 50 in comparison. I appreciate my tastes are highly subjective so there’s nothing wrong with the list, per se, just not much on there for me.
However, a stunning undertaking once more, Lee. Keep up the awesome work.
KeRaSh
I’m the same. There are maybe 5 titles in the list so far that I’d actually consider buying. I guess GT5 will be further up the list, eh? ;)
Kovacs
GT5 is out tomorrow hence it doesn’t qualify to be on the list.
:)
KeRaSh
I was being sarcastic but I guess the fun is gone since some people already have their copy… :P
Sympozium
Oh it must be under 50…
TSBonyman
There’s about 10 games there that i’m interested in to some degree but i’m expecting to want more of the next 50!
Kovacs
From about 35 on it gets SILLY. Literally.
upselo
I’ll be honest, I much prefer this presentation. I think these posts take too much space on the front page and distract from recent news. But whatever, no big deal.
As is always the case with such tops, I don’t agree with some places (Witcher 2, Hitman 5, BGE 2 trailing behind Captain America for instance). It’s always bound to unnerve many in fact, especially with such a long list. It would have been easier to name them without order. Perhaps less compelling ? Anyway, it can’t be said you shy away from difficulty or controversy with your opinion ^^.
And your list is great for pointing out games that may otherwise fly under the radar.
Kovacs
A fair point but do note: TSA is not a 100% news site. We’re probably split about 50/50 between news and features. There is a DAILY feature on TSA already so it’s not like this is anything bucking the norm. Come December this series will drop to one post a day.
Finally, trust me, it would have been a LOT harder without order. There were HUNDREDS of games voted on. Who’s to say what gets covered and what doesn’t? The best way was to vote. I’m not writing articles on a game that exists but absolutely NO ONE gives two hoots about. Trust me, you would have liked that method a lot less.
:)
upselo
I do know that TSA is not only a news site. It’s just my main (totally subjective) reason for coming. But as I said, no big deal.
For the vote, I totally agree that it as the way to go to decide which games made the cut, but I do think that the order is not really meaningful for the 100-50 games (I don’t know your methodology but I doubt you would agree that True Crime is more expected or likely to be good than Witcher 2, Diablo 3, or Crysis 2). I don’t know what to get out of this. It was probably the best way to come up with 100 names, but I don’t think the actual ranking holds much value.
Kovacs
The numbers don’t lie. True Crime is higher because it’s, collectively, wanted more among the team. If you take ten people and get them all to rate hundreds of games, I guarantee you’ll see sone surprises!
:)