Gamersyde in 2012

Driftwood
Tuesday, January 1, 2013 | 11:50 PM
24 comments

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One more year we've lasted, which, considering the situation, is nothing less than a feat for our small team. Can you believe Blimblim started the Yde adventure almost 10 years ago? So even though Gamersyde is a bit younger, those of you who have been faithful to us since the beginning are starting to get old. Because we don't have as much time as we'd like, because we don't have the necessary manpower to take care of everything, we haven't been able to provide as many reviews on the English side as on the French side. That being said, we still managed to give you 152 First 10 Minutes / Video articles which covered almost everything that has been released in the past 12 months. If you have some time to lose, you might want to count the number of videos it represents, as well as the amount of gigas we've had to upload for you guys. In 2012, you also read 1334 news articles thanks to our team of inexhaustible newsers, and you witnessed the release of two new consoles, Sony's Playstation Vita and Nintendo's WiiU - even though we couldn't cover the latter as we had planned. So on behalf of the whole GSY team, let me wish you a very happy new year, full of games, full of joy, and above all, full HD (and 60 fps). Hopefully, we will see you next year at the exact same time for a full recap of 2013. Until then, feel free to share you 5 most favorite titles of 2012 in the comments.

REVIEWS
• Dear Esther

• AMY

• Journey

• Jeremy McGrath's Offroad

• Halo 4

• Cognition : Episode 1

SPECIAL EVENT
• Evolution Championship Series

FIRST 10 MINUTES / VIDEOS
• SSX

• Alan Wake's American Nightmare

• Binary Domain

• Asura's Wrath

• Syndicate

• BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend (PS Vita)

• Virtua Tennis 4 World Tour Edition (PS Vita)

• Rayman Origins (PS Vita)

• Escape Plan (PS Vita)

• Fifa Soccer (PS Vita)

• Kingdoms of Amalur : Reckoning

• Mass Effect 3 (demo)

• The PS Vita launch titles

• The Darkness II

• Grand Slam Tennis 2

• Catherine

• Puddle

• Zack Zero

• The Darkness II (demo)

• Street Fighter X Tekken

• I Am Alive

• Mass Effect 3

• Jak and Daxter HD

• Fifa Street

• Birds of Steel

• Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City

• Twited Metal

• Ninja Gaiden 3

• Silent Hill Downpour

• Silent Hill HD Collection

• Ridge Racer Unbounded

• Tiger Woods 13

• Wrecked Revenge

• Devil May Cry HD

• Saint Seiya Sanctuary Battle

• Kinect Star Wars

• The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

• Trials Evolution

• Prototype 2

• Bloodforge

• The Walking Dead

• Binary Domain (PC)

• Risen 2: Dark Waters (PC)

• Fable Heroes

• DiRT Showdown demo (PC)

• Back to the Future (PC)

• Risen 2 (PC)

• Spec Ops The Line demo

• StarHawk

• Sonic 4 Episode II (PC)

• Diablo III (PC)

• Max Payne 3 (Sneak peek)

• Max Payne 3

• Sorcery

• Ghost Recon Future Soldier

• Ratchet & Clank HD

• Dragon's Dogma

• DiRT Showdown (PC)

• Resistance Burning Skies

• Mad Riders

• Gravity Rush

• Max Payne 3 (PC)

• Project CARS Batch 1 (PC)

• Battlefield 3 Close Quarters (PC)

• Lollipop Chainsaw

• Project CARS Batch 2 (PC)

• Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (Vita)

• Steel Battalion Heavy Armor

• The Amazing Spider-Man

• Spec Ops : The Line (console)

• Ghost Recon : Future Soldier (PC)

• Spec Ops : The Line (PC)

• Test Drive Ferrari

• Inversion

• Shootmania Storm (Beta)

• Tony Hawk HD

• Frogger

• Orcs Must Die! 2

• Risen 2

• Prototype 2 (PC)

• Skyrim Dawnguard

• Dust : An Elysian Tail

• Sleeping Dogs

• Darksiders II

• Sleeping Dogs (PC)

• The Expendables 2

• Transformers :Fall of Cybertron

• RaceRoom

• Trine 2 : Goblin Menace

• FIFA 13 (PC Demo)

• F1 2012 (PC Demo)

• Battlefield 3 : Armored Kill (PC)

• Red Johnson's Chronicles : One Against All

• Joe Danger : The Movie

• WRC 3 (Demo)

• Tekken Tag Tournament 2

• PES 2013

• Damage inc.

• The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

• LittleBigPlanet (Vita)

• FIFA 13 (PC Demo - Replay)

• Borderlands 2 (PC)

• Torchlight II (PC)

• FIFA 13

• Worms Collection

• Dead or Alive 5

• F1 2012

• 007 Legends

• Assassin's Creed III

• Borderlands 2

• Borderlands 2 (Captain Scarlett / PC)

• Deadlight (PC)

• Dishonored

• Doom 3 BFG Edition

• Euro Truck Simulator 2

• Forza Horizon

• Forza Horizon #2

• Forza Horizon (Multiplayer)

• Half Minute Hero

• Lucius

• Medal of Honor: Warfighter

• Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

• Of Orcs and Men

• Resident Evil 6

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• WRC 3

• WRC 3 (PC)

• XCOM: Enemy Unknown

• Need For Speed Most Wanted

• Halo 4

• LittleBigPlanet Karting

• Wonderbook : Book of Spells

• Call of Duty : Black Ops 2 (PC)

• F1 Race Stars

• Epic Mickey 2 : Power of Two

• Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale

• Crash Time 5

• Hitman Absolution

• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

• Assassin's Creed 3 (PC)

• Assassin's Creed 3 #2 (PC)

• Far Cry 3

• Far Cry 3 (PC)

• Test Drive Ferrari (PC)

• Sonic & All Star Racing : Transformed on Vita

• Assassin's Creed III : Libération

• Stranger's Wrath Vita

• Forza Horizon : DLC Rally

• Zone of The Enders HD

• Midway Origins

• Lego Lord of the Rings

• Call of Duty : Black Ops 2

OUR VIDEOS FROM TGS 2012
• A bunch of PS VITA games

• Dead or Alive 5

• Assassin's Creed III : Liberation

• Soul Sacrifice

• Ex Troopers

• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Wii U)

• Tank! Tank! Tank! (Wii U)

• Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

• Malicious Rebirth

• Devil May Cry

• Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3

• Injustice : Gods Among Us

• Street Fighter X Tekken (Vita)

• Yakuza 5

• Okami HD

• Lost Planet 3

• Dynasty Warriors 7 : Empires

• Fist of the North Star : Ken's Rage 2

THE BEST OF 2012 ACCORDING TO THE TEAM
BlimBlim:

1. Trials Evolution
2. Forza Horizon
3. Assassin's Creed 3
4. Mass Effect 3
5. MP4 Simulator
Driftwood:

1. The Walking Dead
2. Dishonored
3. Far Cry 3
4. Halo 4
5. Uncharted Golden Abyss Ghost_Deus:

1. Sleeping Dogs
2. Journey
3. Skyrim Dragon Born
4. Assassin's Creed 3
5. Carrier Command Game2k:

1. Dishonored
2. Far Cry 3
3. Journey
4. Mass Effect 3
5. Mark of the Ninja CaptainTARASS:

1. Fifa 13
2. Dishonored
3. Sleeping Dogs
4. Trials Evolution
5. Spec Ops The Line Miguel:

1. Borderlands 2
2. Far Cry 3
3. Halo 4
4. Forza Horizon
5. WRC 3 Aure04:

1. The Walking Dead
2. Far Cry 3
3. Spec Ops The Line
4. Dishonored
5. Papo y Yo Skiwi:

1. Minecraft
2. Persona 4 The Golden
3. kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
4. Lollipop Chainsaw
5. Kid Icarus Uprising davton:

1. Borderlands 2
2. The Walking Dead
3. Sleeping Dogs
4. Dishonored
5. Far Cry 3 AbSoLuT_b:

1. WRC 3
2. Journey
3. Assassin's Creed 3
4. Sleeping Dogs
5. Rayman Origins (played in 2012) Lunik:

1. The Walking Dead
2. Spec Ops The Line
3. XCOM
4. The Binding of Isaac (played in 2012)
5. Hotline Miami MorphBZH:

1. The Walking Dead
2. Hitman Absolution
3. Trials Evolution
4. Forza Horizon
5. You Don't Know Me Here Simulator

Happy new year 2013

deafwing

Commented on 2013-01-02 02:26:23

Definitely surprised with some of the games you guys voted here - of them being Journey, Lollipop C, and Trials E - games that were severely overlooked - ah well - there are others I would hit up on the list but to each his own ...

Personally, I'm not sure what's good for 2013; how about GS do "What we are looking forward 2013 list ... " I am curious to see what you guys are itching to play -

Happy New Year!

In reply to

Optimusv2

Commented on 2013-01-02 06:26:22

Crtl + F Halo 4 Hmm... I suppose I'll forgive the transgression :)

Great job, you guys. You've done a fantastic job.

Sath

Commented on 2013-01-02 08:38:10

2012 sucked alot with minor fun games here and there, but nothing crazy.

2013 looks more promising, atleast for me.

@Deafwing

My main games:
Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2
God of War Ascension
Metal Gear Rising
Crysis 3

The rest:

Dead Space 3
Bioshock Infinite
Naruto Ultimate ninja Storm 3 (just because it has hack and slash mode lol)

Thats it for me, unless I am missing one or maybe get surprised by one.

nostradamus

Commented on 2013-01-02 10:37:27

where is snoop?!!

Commented on 2013-01-02 10:41:55 In reply to Sath

Posted by Sath

...

My main games:
Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2
God of War Ascension
Metal Gear Rising
Crysis 3

The rest:

Dead Space 3
Bioshock Infinite
Naruto Ultimate ninja Storm 3 (just because it has hack and slash mode lol) ...

Yea sounds like my list but I would add -

- The Last of Us
- Ni No Kuni
- DMC

I may get/loan/rent/gamefly these if they turn out great -

- Tomb Raider
- Import FF XIII ... urr I mean Ligting:Returns FF XIII-3 Final Episode ... : /
- Star Wars 1313 - just hoping it's not a let down like the first one they did ... :/
- Watch Dogs: It could be good ... maybe

- Is that next ZOE game slated for 2013? If so I want it!

- Phantom Pain (don't knock for Kojima to make up a fake company called Mobi "Dick" Studios to punk everyone on the internet ... the man is crazy after all; I mention this because some of us actually think that it's MG"S"5 ... )

- I'm curious about God of War Ascension SP Campaign

Commented on 2013-01-02 10:49:00

Oh yeah i forgot DMC, but I only care for it once Virgil is playable and free to download and not that pre-order stuff, other than that, dont care for it.

Star Wars 1313 is something i look forward to alot as well, if it comes out on 2013, if not, its all good.

But from what i know IS coming out thats my list, anything else is just wait and see. Atleast 2013 looks to have more fun tites than 2012...hopefully games itself wont dissapoint...especially Lords of Shadow 2.

BlimBlim

Commented on 2013-01-02 13:04:12 In reply to nostradamus

Posted by nostradamus

He's busy doing stuff like that :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou5uZjDNEko

Commented on 2013-01-02 13:39:49 In reply to BlimBlim

Posted by BlimBlim

Dressed up as a woman and sings songs? lol

Commented on 2013-01-02 14:13:30

doing videoclip work for artists? good for him. It hasn't been the same without gamersyde diaries.

howak

Commented on 2013-01-02 15:19:51

thanks guys for your hardwork

eeZee

Commented on 2013-01-02 16:04:27

Keep pumping guys. I've never regretted ditching IGN all those years ago like a little overreactive fanboy douche. Cheers! p.s. Remember E3? Those were the days...

Commented on 2013-01-02 16:45:49 In reply to BlimBlim

wth .. lmao :D

ASURAshadow

Commented on 2013-01-02 19:46:02

Shocked to see Sleeping Dogs on there for so many of you. I played through it and was very disappointed, but to each their own of course. Quite a down year for me with Mass Effect 3 turning out so poor among others. I'd have trouble making a top 5 at this point. But I do still have to find time for Trials Evo, Borderlands 2, and AC3 so there's still hope.

Thanks for another year of great coverage!

Grimbarian

Commented on 2013-01-02 20:18:27

Sleeping Dogs was excellent, especially for the £10 I paid from cddiski :)

IRAIPT0IR

Commented on 2013-01-02 20:58:36

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The Walking Dead ain't no game son.

mkfan786

Commented on 2013-01-02 21:08:39

Thank you for all the videos. You guys always have some of the best quality on the internet, which is something I always appreciated from you.

Ian_Nottingham

Commented on 2013-01-03 00:42:15

Really nice 2012 list,and lianne is very nice.

Commented on 2013-01-03 03:02:01 In reply to Grimbarian

Posted by Grimbarian

@ThatPrice you'd be cheeky to feel bad about it - even if it was bad ;)

DoubleThree

Commented on 2013-01-03 09:30:55

Just dropping in to thank the Gamersyde Team for another job very well done!! I hope you can go on for much longer but also could understand, if you didn't. Maybe you should set up a link for voluntary donations to cover some of your costs/time. I'd drop you some coins for sure.

My personal Top 5: Fifa13, Trials Evolution, Hitman Absolution, SSX

ManThatYouFear

Commented on 2013-01-03 15:00:05

Can not believe so many of you voted FC3.. only thing i enjoyed was thrashing the buggy over the first island :D that was ace.. everything else was just DULL!

Commented on 2013-01-03 17:45:45 In reply to ManThatYouFear

Posted by ManThatYouFear

yea I wasn't a huge fan of it ... but i probably blame the sour taste I had in my mouth from FC2 ... I just wasn't motivated - after I loaned the game from a bud, I brought it back the same day - he thought ... "dude, you're nuts" ... my response "no, you are" :D but to each his/her own