November 18th 2023.
Portal 2 is one of the best games of 2011. While many gamers are touting 2023 as the best year in video game history, one reader is arguing that 2011 and 2013 were even better. In 2011, there were countless amazing releases. Among them were LittleBigPlanet 2, Mass Effect 2, Dead Space 2, Killzone 3, Bulletstorm, Fight Night: Champion, Portal 2, the Mortal Kombat reboot, DiRT 3, L.A. Noire, Infamous 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Driver: San Francisco, Resistance 3, Batman: Arkham City, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, and Rayman Origins. This was also the year of the Nintendo 3DS.
2013 was equally as astounding. This year saw the release of DmC: Devil May Cry and Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch. Other notable releases were Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, the Tomb Raider reboot, Bioshock Infinite, Luigi’s Mansion 2, Guacamelee!, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, The Last Of Us, GTA 5, Rayman Legends, Tearaway, Killzone: Mercenary, Puppeteer, and the arrival of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with their respective launch games like Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, Resogun, Dead Rising 3, Killzone: Shadow Fall and Knack.
2023 has been no slouch either with games like Spider-Man 2, The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom, Baldur’s Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Diablo 4, Resident Evil 4 remake, Street Fighter 6, and Final Fantasy 16 all making a huge splash this year. Starfield has been very polarising, either you love it or you hate it. Plus, there have also been some great indie offerings such as Tchia, Dredge, Venba, Cocoon, and Sea Of Stars.
That being said, there have been some games that have not been as well-received. Mortal Kombat 1 and Assassins Creed Mirage have been particularly criticized for not doing enough to justify their respective titles.
In the end, this reader believes that 2011 and 2013 are superior to 2023, even if 2011 had Duke Nukem Forever and 2013 had Ride To Hell: Retribution. It could be argued that many gamers consider it the greatest year simply because the games released this year are more easily remembered.
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