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[Cheddahz]

I didn't play Dark Souls in 2011, but I played it in 2012 and it's one of my favorites of all time now

Yeah, I consider it my 2011 GOTY

 

[ASIS]

I can't believe i'm still plowing through the 2011 games so I really can't give an opinion on it. I will say this though. It seems Xenoblade and Dark Souls are the most consistent games so far judging from the comments.

 

[Zia]

Looking through the results some more, Jamestown rated higher than anything from Cave.

Jamestown is available for PC, Mac AND Linux for $9.99, and was part of a Humble Bundle. I'm guessing more people on this forum had played Jamestown by the end of 2011 than had played any Cave game released, ever, up until the end of last year.

 

[BassForever]

Skyward Sword was my personal GotY last year, and it continues to be so

 

[HigherLevel]

The most fun I had with a new game last year was Gears of War 3. Skyward Sword was fun but I never finished it for some reason. Last year was disappointing overall for me personally. I enjoyed Arkham City and Assassin's Creed Revelations but neither were great. Deus Ex, Crysis 2, Bulletstorm, and Skyrim were all meh to me.

 

[truly101]

1. Dark Souls- Easily my favorite. I haven't finished Skyrim yet but I don't see this changing. Demons Souls was my game of 09 and this is a more complete realization of what that game was.

2. Deus Ex. Even with the shitty boss fights and meh ending, I loved this game. I enjoyed the story, the setting, the atmosphere. I hope the do at least one more game leading up to the time of the original.

3. Xenoblade Chronicles. I'm halfway tempted to wait until this year for the US release, but I've played too much of it to ignore it and it wouldn't have the same impact then anyway. Its just a good JRPG that expands a bit on FFXII's combat and grand scale.

4. Radiant Historia. I've never spent 50 hrs on a portable game before.

5. Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. and have done it only one other time since

6. Skyrim: When all is said and done, it may climb higher, I've got about 35 hours in so far. I'm one of the few that really liked exploring vanilla Oblivion and this is better in every way.

7. Portal 2. Just recently finished this. The game is honestly pretty dull until the first main twist and getting to explore beyond the testing grounds and Cave Johnson make it a lot more interesting. I felt satisfied at the end.

8. Batman: Arkham City. Definitely one of the best of the year but just not as good as the original. All in all the game may be longer than AA, but the main story is surprisingly short and I haven't felt any of theside missions as compelling. I may enjoy it more when I don't feel like I have to finish it in a hurry.

9. NBA 2K12: The my player role playing is addictive. I'd like to see them expand on it a bit.

10. Two Worlds 2: And here's the oddball. My problem here is I have a lot of GOTY contenders like Skyward Sword, Saints Row the 3rd, Gears of War 3 other games like Bulletstorm, MK, etc. Problem is I haven't played any of them. Two Worlds came out here in the US almost exactly a year ago and despite the jank, I really enjoyed the game. Its unfortunate that the games climax comes out of nowhere, certain plot points are completely dropped, and the largest area of the game you never really get to explore at all. Despite that I found it one of the better gaming experiences this year. To be honest I'd almost put Fishing Resort here. That game is pretty fun.

Honorable Mention: Fishing Resort. If you have a Wii and like easy going exploring type games, Fishing Resort is for you. Really well made, great for all ages and genders.

Honorable Mention 2: I think the OP said I get two honorable mentions. Venetica gets my second HM for all the reasons TWII did. It came out when I had nothing else to play, really low expectations and surprisingly fun despite all the jank.

So thats what I voted last year. I'd remove Skyrim only because I only played it for 5 days in 2011 (got it on Christmas) Same with fishing resort. I really enjoyed both games but played most of the content in 2012.

I spent 130 hrs in Skyrim and really enjoyed my time with it. I spent a good solid 4 months on the thing, finished the main plot and and vampire DLC about a week before TW2 came out on 360. I know a lot of people hate it now but I got exactly what I wanted and what I expected out of it. I also broke up long sessions of that game playing other things. Thats why it took me 4 months

I'm also tempted to remove Batman:AC as well. Thats a game that really didn't meet my expectations.It was good, I'd even say very good, but the hype and the scores it got lead me to believe it outdid AA and it did not, at all.

 

[KefkaPalazzo]

Skyrim

I have to say the insane overrating of Dark Souls here is confusing...best game in 10 years? For the lolz.

 

[Dresden]

I said Dark Souls and it's still Dark Souls.

Sucks if you got suckered into Skyrim hype, I guess.