Top 10 games of 2010 (part two)

Here is the second half of my top 10 list! The write ups are a little longer because a) I'm bored and b) its the top five!

5. Heavy Rain (PS3)



Heavy Rain, a PS3 exclusive, is billing itself as more of an interactive story than video game per se. The story is told from multiple characters which the player plays however each story is very different and dependent upon the other characters. The player controls various characters all trying to catch a serial killer in a depressing noir setting. The designers are attempting to blur the line between film and game which hasn't been done with much success in the past, however it might be the first serious attempt at it. The designers are responsible for Indigo Prophecy, on the Xbox and PS2 (and can be bought through the 360 Marketplace) which was actually a pretty awesome game right until the end. If anything the game will hopefully tell a decent story like their previous release.

4. Halo: Reach (360)



The new Halo. Bungie has always delivered and this promises to increase the amount of enemies on screen at once, add squad based combat (four other Spartans fighting with you) and also throwing in a graphical overhaul. Everything with Reach is shaping up to be impressive and is giving Halo fans exactly what they've wanted for years now; bigger fights with more allies. So far it looks incredibly fun and if they can capture the fun that was ODST, namely the Firefight multiplayer mode Halo: Reach will be something to look out for. Conversely, if you never liked Halo this really is just more of the same including cliched storytelling...which I think is the franchises' worst problem. However I will be optimistic until I play it!

3. God of War 3 (PS3)



Sony is really starting to turn it around. With big releases in the past few months such as Uncharted 2 and MAG and more PS3 exclusives on the way like Heavy Rain and the big daddy God of War 3 releasing in March, Microsoft needs to keep it's eye out. My prediction is it will blow everyone away but won't stray at all from the usual God of War gameplay that made it famous. Part of me will be happy to go back to playing the familiar Kratos that I've killed millions of bad guys with but part of me was expecting something a little different and a little more fresh. I tried out the demo and it was cool but like I said, didn't bring a heck of a lot of new ideas but it is of course just a demo. The two previous games have been fun as hell and had some good character development with tight controls and gameplay so at least we know we'll be playing a highly polished game. The "moving" levels where you fight on the huuuuuge Greek titans will probably be the most interesting thing so I hope they manage to do something fresh with that. This will be a must buy in March.

2. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (PC)



A MMO in the top two?! Yes! You play either a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, Smuggler, etc in the Star Wars universe with thousands of other people. I'm not even a big Star Wars fan but I think this game is why the Internet was invented. I can't even decide on what kind of character to be because they all sound amazing. Not to mention that they all have their own storylines (like in a single player game) but you can also play with your best buds fighting tougher guys that require dozens of other Jedis! I should also mention that this is the Knight of the Old Republic universe of Star Wars, which is set before the movies, BUT that's not a bad thing. Its actually the perfect setting for a MMO because it was during the big war between the Jedi and Sith when they almost wiped each other out. I'm probably not exactly correct on that because I'm not a huge Star Wars fanboy but I think it's pretty close. I haven't played an MMO since WoW over a year ago now but this will be the one to bring me back.

1. Splinter Cell: Conviction



This game has been pushed back and delayed more times than I can remember and everytime I hear about it I get a little sadder but the end is near. I feel like Bart at Kamp Krusty when he keeps chanting that "Krusty is coming" and goes crazier and crazier but the thing is Krusty DOES show up! So the moral of the story is this game will eventually be released (they're saying April now) and when it finally arrives it will be the best game to come out that year (lets hope its 2010). The premise is you're a bad ass spy and do bad ass things playing by your own rules. It's the fifth in the Splinter Cell series and if it can improve upon Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory it could be the best game ever made. Cool things in the game - Neat conspiracy theory story, amazing co-op missions which are separate from the main story and the coolest mission briefing thing which projects information onto buildings and walls, it's hard to describe but its impressive looking.

2010 GOTY Prediction



Splinter Cell: Conviction is my prediction for 2010 Game of the Year if there are no surprise releases this year. However I think the most popular pick for Game of the Year will be Bioshock 2 but I don't really care about that game so I didn't even put it on my list! That ends my huge list/post thanks for reading!