TNL's GotM: March 2010

[Crafter]

Yakuza 3 for me, no contest.

[StriderKyo]

Yakuza 3 for me, no contest.

Me too, but only because I haven't played anything else. I do want to check out Strange Journey though.

[Dyne]

Me too, but only because I haven't played anything else. I do want to check out Strange Journey though.

And this is the problem with GotM polls. I would guess nobody in a given month has played every game listed so it's skewed not to which game is better but what game more people have played.

[Crafter]

Yep, you're right. But I have played the majority of the games, and Yakuza 3--no matter its problems or truncation--simply entertained me more. Strange Journey is indeed compelling; God of War III is pretty fucking cool, if a little stale; FFXIII is beautiful, but I'm so tired of these half-baked, melodramatic characters that spout cliche after cliche; Just Cause 2 I personally did not care for; Infinite Space is a great game but technically under par, even for a DS game; finally, Metro 2033 is eerie but with some fundamental problems--worth your time, though.

Can't say I've played any of the others. Deathsmiles got the most play from me the entire month, honestly.

[James]

Just Cause 2, because I've been playing it since the day I got it and can't seem to stop.

James

[Prince Planet]

Same.

[gamevet]

Bad Company 2, easily one of the best console multiplayer FPS. So much strategy and toys to play with.

Yeah!

I'm seriously thinking about selling MW2, since BC2 has pretty much taken its place.

[AaronChance]

Resonance of Fate is probably not better than everything on that list, just most of them. A JRPG with an actual new battle system, and a cool storytelling style, hampered only by the few conventions it can't seem to shake off. Such a turn around for the dev of the shitstorm known as Star Ocean 4.