Game of the YEAR YEar Year year........

Well, today is the last day of 2008. It’s probably a good time to discuss some of our best of the year choices. I’m going to start the discussion for game of the year then. I’m not going to be able to say which I think is my favorite cause I may have a choice that is coming way out of left field. My top 2 are:

1) Fallout 3
2) Left 4 Dead

And the underdog! I haven’t played it enough yet because I just got it, but I love Banjo Kazoie Nuts and Bolts. I’ve been waiting for a great platformer for a while and Banjo definitely fulfills my needs. It may not be the classic platformer but it has all the basics and then goes off on this awesome tangent with its vehicle creation. I’ve only played for a few hours so far and barely scratched the surface of this game, but I have a feeling I’m just going to get more and more into it and I don’t want to make my pick without giving this game I almost missed out on a full chance.

Even without the wildcard coming out of nowhere this choice was going to be really tough. I narrowed it down to two a while ago. To me GTA was great and I enjoyed it a lot, but I played Fallout and it changed my world. Not because of the story or anything, but because the only RPG’s I have ever played in the past were the original Zelda and Zelda, Windwaker thingy for the DS. That’s it. RussellCrowe might remember…. When I started playing Fallout I was completely lost. I had no idea what to do or how to progress. After getting past that hurdle I was completely hooked. Usually I like to get the story done and beat a game as fast as possible. I’m not so much into the exploration. However, with Fallout, I found myself wandering around going from blank triangle to blank triangle just trying to get more pieces of the story. It was great. I can’t wait for the next installment for this awesome awesome game.

Left 4 Dead is also great. This game is the first game that we’ve played that has a chance to completely take over the place that Halo has held in JFT lore since the very beginning. Its insane to think of how many times we have played through the same 4 levels over and over and over again, and never once have I been bored. I want to play again. I’m pissed I don’t have internet in my new apartment yet because I can’t play co-op with you guys right now! Haha. This is the best co-op experience ever. No game has ever made playing together feel this good, or made it such a necessity. When I first heard about this game I was sold. I heard Zombies, and I heard Valve, and I was done. I knew it would be great. I didn’t know that this game would become the stable of JFT that I see it becoming. The online vs mode is great also. I don’t think I’ve ever felt better then when we beat the final chapter and climbed onto that helicopter with all 3 of us surviving after that one douchebag on our team died immediately.

So What do you guys think? Which is your favorite game of the year? And which game may be in your top list that no one else might be talking about?