Best Video Games of 2012

The Top Ten
1 Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3 is a representation of how a perfect adventure-sandbox game should be made. The storyline was amazing and the multiplayer, while being less influential, certainly still maintains a good level of fun. It's one of the best games of the year and definitely one that marked 2012.

'Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity'? Cannot beat this game - Easily one of the top games of 2012. If you didn't get a chance to give it a play last year then it's certainly worth picking yourself up a copy.

Far Cry 3 is a first person shooter game. This game is being developed by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows (PC), Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3(PS3). The game is set to be released on 4 September, 2012. It is the third installment in the Far Cry franchise.

2 Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2 is still my absolute favorite video game to this day. Nothing else has crazy guns, hilarious and twisted villains at the same time. No other villain is so lovable and hated at the same time than Handsome Jack. In my opinion, he beats even beats Vaas as the best video game villain of all time. Far Cry 3 is fun, but can you dual wield norfleets? Or turn invisible and throw exploding knives? Or Levitate enemies? Borderlands 2 combines story, co-op (which Far Cry 3 lacked in severely), and rpg shooting loot in the best way possible.

3 Mass Effect 3

Assassin's Creed is overrated. Mass Effect is a truly amazing story and the universe itself set in the future is very good. So much it even puts George Lucas' Star Wars Universe to almost complete utter shame.

This game is awesome, my favorite ME game to date. I know most people thought the ending killed it but I didn't mind it, although it wasn't as epic as I thought could be. Overall I think it was the best game of 2012.

This game is so good that it truly deserves the top spot instead of Xenoblade Chronicles.

It has an amazing story, great characters, solid gameplay and a very fitting finale. Perfect.

4 The Walking Dead

This absolutely deserves to be at the top! I'm biggest fan of the Walking Dead franchise and certainly the Walking Dead video game is one of the best Walking Dead piece ever. Period.

Only game to make me care and actually cry, okay sure maybe the point and click isn't too fun but that's not what this game really is about. Its about the characters and the feels.

The Walking Dead will forever change the gaming industry; with it's imaginative take on the struggles of life. This game is absolutely a masterpiece.

5 Dishonored

This games rank here is very dishonoring! Best game, 10/0, replayed four times!

I just like the mix between assasins creed and bioshock, so, why not are in number one?

Really mind blowing game win best action adventure game of the year award forget everythig even assasin whatever... )

6 Call of Duty: Black Ops II

If there's one thing I can compliment about black ops 2 it's that mission where you fly the jets. It was well controlled and balanced... at least they handled it much better than Battlefield 3 did.

Listen, I like running around a corner and taking a quick shot killing an enemy just as much as any other guy... But it gets boring after the first 3 games..

Zombies is awesome. Multiplayer isn't all the bad (I like it). The campaign was actually good and better than usual Call of Duty. Hopefully Call of Duty: ghost doesn't suck

7 Assassin's Creed III

Assassin's Creed 3 is an upcoming video game being developed by Ubisoft. The game will be released on October 30, 2012 for the three best platforms as PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It is the fifth major installment to the Assassin's Creed game.

Infinite appreciation for the game. One of the best story line ever. While playing it time just flies away. Awesome graphics. Hats off to this game.

How many fools can I kill today? Too many to count, don't get in my way.I shoot a mofo in the throat with my bow, Tomahawk chop is my death blow..

8 Halo 4

Are you kidding me right now? How in the world does Call of Duty Black Ops II beat this game? It's just not fathomable! All Call of Duty games are the same! They have a half-way decent campaign and a multi-player system that really never changes.
Halo on the other hand, at least makes the multi-player different with each game, they have forge world, they have the best campaigns in a series, they have the best video game music of all time, they have best video game character cast, the best graphics... What am I saying? Halo 4 was just head and shoulders above all other games in 2012. The campaign was one of the best in the franchises history, the sound affects WERE the best, the character development was the best, and the multi-player was the peak of online game play in 2012. This game needs to be number one!

9 Max Payne 3

Max Payne 3 is a third-person shooter video game published by Rockstar Games. This fantastic shooting game is published for Microsoft Windows (PC), PlayStation 3 (PS3) and Xbox 360. Remember that, this is the first game in the series not to be developed by Finnish game developer Remedy Entertainment and not being written by series creator Sam Lake.

This game deserves a high rank in this list!

10 Sleeping Dogs

This game is so amazing and in the top 5 for my all time favorite video games, but what I want to mention is all the cameos to other Square Enix games in the costumes you can buy: Agent 47 from Hitman, Rico Rodriguez from Just Cause, Adam Jensen from Deus Ex, and so many more!

I've played 30 minutes so far and it's already better than AC3. If you haven't played Sleeping Dogs, think about it like this: It's like Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row with the Batman Arkham City fighting system. And parkour.

Top graphics with parkour, kungfu, nice cars, player can call with cellphone and there is lot of fun... I can't explain

The Contenders
11 Diablo III
12 Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition
13 Xenoblade Chronicles

People may disagree but this is my favorite video game of all time. The graphics were meh. But the landscape and the color used for the night sky in the game were beautiful. The soundtrack is amazing, even better than Skyward Sword in my opinion, Unfinished Battle and Engage the Enemy are the best soundtrack songs in the game. The characters development is amazing in the game how Dickson pretended to be a father to Shulk yet shoot him in the back after the Egil fight. The voice acting is AMAZING. British voice actors always find ways to fit a situation well with their voice. The cutscenes are a bit meh again with the graphics but still beautiful. The bosses are challenging and fun (most of them laugh out loud) I also love this game because of how huge it is. 480 side quests if I believe, rebuild a whole city, all gems, armour, weapons, affinity, heart to hearts, and colletopedia. This game is a REAL adventure. I still didn't even find all of the areas to this day.

14 New Super Mario Bros U
15 Prototype 2

The killing is very fun and creative and there are lots of things to collect, plus, the world is AWESOME!

16 BioShock Infinite

This game came out in 2013, not 2012. It should be in the list for best games in 2013.

17 Kid Icarus: Uprising

This game was amazing. I still feel excitement playing it today. The story is amazing, the gameplay is great. The online is FANTASTIC. And not to mention the beautiful graphics and 3D. This is definitely a top twenty game since 2000 or so.

This game was the best! Epic dialogue, so many weapon choices, great character designs and graphics, I could go on and on! DEFINITELY one of the best games of all time.

It has to be in the top ten. I mean, it has the best characters,music, and action in all of Nintendo. Actually, in all video games.

18 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection
19 Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition
20 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
21 Hitman: Absolution
22 NBA 2K13
23 Skylanders: Giants
24 Spec Ops: The Line
25 SoulCalibur V Collector's Edition
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