2011 was a big year for video games. The number of blockbuster titles over the last few months alone was staggering. Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, Gears of War 3, Infamous 2, Skyrim, Dark Souls, Halo: Anniversary and a lot more. Some of these I have had a chance to play, others will have to wait. For me one of the biggest gaming developments personally was getting to play PC games for the first time in years due to my wife having gotten me a good PC a little over a year ago. I was introduced to Steam, I took an active role in more gaming blogs and even started to work on mine again as a result.
Not everything was rosy in gaming of course. Nintendo made some missteps that stunted what should have been a successful 3DS launch. They also neglected the Wii in favor of the Wii U, in no small part alienating some of their most loyal fans.
Sony had its issues with hackers taking down the PlayStation Network and potentially compromising user account information. Steam saw their system get attacked as well - as did the forums of several other video game developers.
There is a lot to look forward to in 2012 as well. The Playstation Vita is a big one for me, though the price of the memory sticks is a cause for disappointment. Will the Wii U be released this year then? Are we going to see glimpses of the next generation of Microsoft and Sony systems? There are a lot of hotly anticipated games coming up as well - Tomb Raider and Mass Effect 3 being of particularly high interest for me.
What about you? Any particularly good or bad memories in gaming for you last year? Anything in particular you are really looking forward to in 2012?
What about in the world of non-gaming? I have a fairly crazy potential year ahead of me, with some potential work changes, my kids getting older and hitting specific ages of significance - it's going to be an interesting 2012 I suspect.
Wishing you all a happy, safe New Year!
Quick Bioshock reference above. Sure, the year's wrong, but it's the thought that counts. :)
Happy new year mate :)
ReplyDeleteI greatly enjoyed playing through Donkey Kong Country Returns with Mrs. Coffee, and I'm looking forward to a new platforming adventure in the near future.
ReplyDeleteI have more in an upcoming post, but happy new year!(thought I commented last night on this one, but missed it!)
Thanks for stopping in guys - and looking forward to your upcoming post, Coffee. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, yourself, Chalgyr! Hoping that this year will be all that we're all hoping for and more!
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Happy New year! 2011 was probably my biggest gaming year since 2001 or 2002 and it's been fun getting back into things.
ReplyDeleteThe release of Super Meat Boy in late 2010 gave me a good bit of gaming in 2011. Though my PC gaming high point of the year was Portal 2 when I got it for sale in July. Infact I think it's the only game I completed. :D Can't say enough good things about it and will probably go back for another play through and some achievement collecting.
Obviously my 3DS purchase in October has been another high point and was quite unexpected. Really loving the games I never got to play, new stuff coming out and the portable aspect. (even if it's just "in the house" portable)
There are some games I'm looking forward to in 2012 like Luigi's Mansion 2, maybe RE, but am mainly wanting things to calm down on the personal side. Trying to sell the house, going through a few messes, moving, not selling the house, [more mess], baby #1 going into full toddler mode and baby #2 being born is, well, quite enough. :) Can't wait to buy a house, get that dorky minivan and settle into our new city. (oh yeah and get my Wii out of storage to compliment my PC/3DS routine)