Your Best Games of 2009!

[Toadkiller Dog]

I actually don't think this has been done on here. 2009 ended, and we saw a LOT of good, quality games come and go. I'd like to hear what everyone considered to be the best of the lot in 2009.

I'll get the ball rolling.

1: Demon's Souls. Demon's Souls was a very, very rare gem for me. See, I'm a diehard Atlus USA fan, I buy almost every single thing they publish in the US. I love the company to death. As such of course I was excited for their first PS3 game to be published, Demon's Souls. The game looked so deeply complex that I just didn't see it doing well, figured it'd meet a niche crowd, kind of like Monster Hunter.

How wrong I was. The game blew up, becoming extremely popular. So I finally get my hands on the game, and damn...I fell in love. Not only the best game to release in 2009 for me, but one of the best games I've ever played, ever. In my top 5 for sure.

2: Street Fighter IV. What can I say that hasn't been said? I love SF, like a whole, whole lot. And IV was everything I'd hoped it'd be and so much more.

3: Silent Hill: Homecoming. Yeah, I know this one was real hit and miss with a lot of people here. I however really enjoyed the game. Brought back that warm fuzzy feeling of digging into a new SH game. Made me remember why I love the series. And also, unlike most people I liked the game a LOT more than Dead Space.

4: Batman: Arkham Asylum. I'm an absolute Batman nerd, and it was so utterly joyous for me to say that finally one of his games was not only good, but in fact damn great. Couldn't have asked for or made a better Batman game.


There's plenty more, but this is just to get the ball rolling.

[AlexY]

2009 you say?

Torchlight - IT'S SO FUCKING ADDICTIVE.

Bayonetta - I don't actually have it yet, I only play the demo over and over and over and over and over and over and over (...) again.

Dissidia: Final Fantasy - for a fanservice brawl, it's quite amusing.

Braid - hey, it's Braid. Like, duh.

[Vaco Deus]

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves --- Great action, story, and music. Fun and innovative gameplay. What more do you want?

Assassin's Creed II --- Improved every aspect of the first. Plus it had a main character who wasn't an idiot (thats right, I said it)

[dreggnog]

The only 2009 games I've played are GTA: Chinatown Wars (awesome fun), Dissidia Final Fantasy (okay, but kinda dumb), and Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days (pretty great sometimes but hard to get into).