Would probably add Link, but some great picks.
Agreed, I'd argue the constraints of having to make a game that fits a certain genre can hinder creativity.
Often the best games are the ones that are difficult to define in terms of genre.
It's always confused me that so many games have strong supporting casts but bland leads (BF: Bad Company, Far Cry 3 etc). I understand that some games want to make you feel like the protagonist and have pretty non-distinct leads as a result, but it leads to some pretty bland narratives.
Games like The Last Of Us do it right - you're not meant to see yourself as Joel and accept his decisions in the story as the logical choice for him to make.
Agreed, cheat codes were a great option when you just wanted to have fun with certain games and not be challenged.
Agreed, I enjoyed Outlast but I did think the haunted house setting has been done to death.
Agreed, the Journey soundtrack is incredible.
Think this could change when the technology improves, but Kinect just seems to hold games back at the moment.
Agreed, although I'm probably guilty of this. I still buy the Assassin's Creed games every year despite berating them for their lack of innovation.
Agreed, way too many games being shipped with major issues recently.
There are a few pretty hilarious moments in triple-A games, but it's a shame there are hardly any out-an-out comedy games around. South Park: Stick Of Truth surely proves a 'comedy' game is commercially viable.
A real shame that controversial material appears to be deemed 'too risque' in video game format where it isn't on television. Guidelines about what is and isn't allowed in entertainment should surely be universal and not specific to certain mediums.
Would love to see another big open-world game based on a cartoon (The Simpsons: Hit And Run, anyone?!). Hopefully that South Park RPG will deliver.
Can't disagree with you there! Some of those early PS1 games hold up really well.
2011 sticks out to me as a particularly good one. Skyrim, Portal 2, Uncharted 3, L.A. Noire and Rayman Origins are all amongst of my all-time favourites.
What a back catalogue the PS2 has. Doubt it can ever be topped.
Journey certainly sticks in the memory for me as particularly atmospheric.
Certainly agree with Bioshock as well - that opening!
Supposedly Nintendo have enough in the bank with Wii U, but it still amazes me how much they screwed up with it. The success of PS4/Xbox One proves the console market is far from dead.
I certainly agree the emergence of indie games as such a big part of the industry has helped survival horror. The success of Amnesia and other indie horror titles has shown big publishers the genre has financial viability.
Sunset Overdrive should definitely get more attention. Insomniac have a magnificent track record and it looks really quite ambitious.
I can't remember the last time I finished a first person shooter, always seem to get bored of the same old concepts. If ever a genre needs reinvigorating its this one.