Best games of 2012 so far?

[commanderhavoc]

Thought we could discuss what we think are some of the best games of 2012 so far.
And here are my faves so far:

The Darkness 2:
I absolutely LOVED the first game on the PS3 and the sequel is well done too.
They actually changed the graphic style to a little more cel shaded to keep it close to its comic book origins.
And just like the first game, its very bloody.
Infact, I'd say its even more gory then the original as you can pick up foes and tear them apart like a wishbone or slice their heads off with the Darkness Heads.

Spec Ops: The Line:
If you're tired of war games that keep portraying the US as the good guys and some generic middle eastern or Russian terrorist and also want something a little deeper, then this is for you.
The story is that Dubai has been the victim of the sandstorms of the century, it has more or less been buried under the sand and a US Army company, led by a John Konrad, signed up to help instead of returning home.
But something went wrong, all comms were lost with them and now only a chilling transmission can be heard that states that the evacuation of Dubai has failed and civilian death tolls are too high.
And so gets Delta Operator Walker, who was in an earlier campaign with Konrad and also was saved by him after he got severely wounded, sent in along with Adams and Lugo to find out what has happened and if possibly, evac the survivors.
But they will soon discover the true meaning of the horrors of war....
The game's story was actually inspired by the book The Heart of Darkness and even a little Fight Club.

Sleeping Dogs:
A really awesome game set in modern day Hong Kong where you play as undercover cop Wei Shen who has to infiltrate the Triads in order to tear them down from the inside out.
The game forces you to decide where your loyalty lies, with the cops or with the Triads.
And it is a GTA-style game too as you will explore whole of Hong Kong in order to further your relations with the Triads and cops.
And the melee combat in the game is quite simply some of the best this year, whenever you land a punch, you hear that really nasty cracking of bones as well as when you grab an enemy and ram him into a wall or table.
Heck, you can even use objects like shutters and dumpsters to finish off your enemies.

[an0n12]

Mass Effect 3(minus the end), Assassin's Creed:Revelations, and I'm about to start Darksiders 2.

[commanderhavoc]

Originally Posted by an0n12

Mass Effect 3(minus the end), Assassin's Creed:Revelations, and I'm about to start Darksiders 2.

Yeah, Mass Effect 3 was a great game overall save for the endings.

[NellyNug]

Following is my favourite:
? Mass Effect 3
? Dead Space 3
? Crysis 3
? The Last of Us
? Tomb Raider