Stolen Pixels #155: The Requsite List

By Shamus Posted Tuesday Dec 29, 2009

Filed under: Column 12 comments

Everyone does those end-of-year lists. They’re derided quite a bit, but I tend to like them.

 


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12 thoughts on “Stolen Pixels #155: The Requsite List

  1. Legendary Bard says:

    I would like to second fried potatoes for number one.

  2. mixmastermind says:

    “The award for 6th place will be shared by Resident Evil 5, Left 4 Dead 2, Plants vs. Zombies, and Zombie Driver.”

    I believe that should be “8th”. Not to nitpick.

  3. Nick says:

    Bah, #2 beat me to it!

  4. Lord of Rapture says:

    No, I think it’s deliberate.

  5. ccesarano says:

    Not to mention that this year sees the requisite “top 10 games of the decade”, where the only titles worth playing seem to be Half-Life 2, Halo, Resident Evil 4, Grand Theft Auto 3 (or some iteration thereof) and additional option varying from publication to publication.

    I’m instead trying to do a retrospective through each individual year, but man is that tough. Especially since Wikipedia’s list of games from 2000-2006 or 2007 is missing a lot of games.

  6. Steven says:

    Your title is misspelled, and you are the top Google result for “requsite.”

  7. Ian says:

    Your title is misspelled, and you are the top Google result for “requsite.”

    Maybe that was the idea? ;)

  8. Sydney says:

    If it wasn’t before, it is now ^_^

    And for some reason now my brain has free-associated its way to Shamus’s article on behind-the-curtain retcons while DMing. I…don’t know.

  9. Mr. Son says:

    I dunno about a top ten, but a short list of some of the cool things about this year…
    –Dickens Christmas Fair.
    –I *can* make tasty lasagna.
    –Got my violet protodrake in WoW (and thanks to Shamus for giving me the kick I needed to actually sign up for the game last year)
    –Brand new computer to replace my ~7 1/2 year old clunker.
    –I look great in a bowler hat

    Thanks for another year of blogging, Shamus! I look forward to the next!

  10. Basketball Stars is a 2-player basketball game created by Madpuffers, the developers of other popular online sports games like Moto X3M and Football Masters.

  11. There are no words to describe how much I appreciate all the time and insightful information you have given me. Your reliability as an inspiration is greatly appreciated.

  12. Another year ends, another list! It’s interesting to see what games resonated with everyone. Makes you wonder what criteria folks use. Are they rewarding innovative gameplay, or maybe just forgiving of bad parenting decisions from the developers? Seriously though, some games are so frustrating you feel like you’re failing as a player-parent. Let’s hope next year brings titles that are both engaging and less likely to induce rage quits.

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