[Question] The Gamingforce Game of the Year 2011: Time to Vote

Xenoblade - 40 points

I'm honestly surprised by how much I love this game. All the characters are likable, the setting and story are refreshingly unique, the music is great, and the locations are all gorgeous. Between the hundreds of sidequests and the highly addictive Collectopaedia it's difficult to get back to the main story sometimes. Oh, and the Nopon are the most adorable species ever. Everything about Xenoblade works, and it works damn well. I think the last RPG I thought this highly of was Digital Devil Saga, and that was around 6 years ago.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - 20 points

A solid RPG with phenomenal writing. It's been sadly overlooked in part due to the previous LoH games being mediocre crap piles from what I've heard. I mean, it has a different joke message when searching every empty treasure chest in the game. That's commitment.

Tiny Tower - 10 points

It's difficult to say exactly why Tiny Tower is so addictive, yet it is. It's all about wait times and letting the game do its own thing while your iPod is asleep. A nice game for breaks at work.

Bastion - 10 points

I want that narrator to narrate my every move in life. The game is fun, the art and music are great, but it's the narrator who I'll always remember best about Bastion.

Portal 2 -5 points

I'd forgotten this was 2011 until I saw Dopefish's post. A lot of fun, and I still haven't gotten around to doing the multi with anyone. Top notch writing.

The Binding of Isaac - 5 points

Interesting Zelda-esque shooter with so many bizarre enemies. The huge number of items and enemy possibilities give the randomly generated dungeons a ton of replay value with every run changing drastically depending on what items you find.

Kirby's Return to Dreamland - 5 points

I'd probably want to give this more than 5 points if I'd played more of it, but I haven't yet. From what I have played it's a nice return to the usual Kirby formula (not that Epic Yarn wasn't great) with new powers and the multiplayer aspect that made New Super Mario Bros. a riot.

Radiant Historia - 5 points

Great story, but the combat grew stale kind of quickly. Still, it's a very good game that I need to play more of.

Honorable Mentions:
- Mario Kart 7 - It's really good, but not really different from previous Mario Karts.
- Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - I'm sure it would've made the list if I'd played more than half an hour of it by now.
- Dark Souls - A good game, but inferior to Demon's Souls.

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