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The Lazygamer Top 100 games of this generation – 11-20

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Finally, we made it to the top 20 – and these are some fantastic games. I don’t think anyone can argue with us about them, although you all probably will anyway. But we don’t mind – they still made us happy during this gaming generation. As usual, the disclaimer is in place; this list isn’t based on scores, sales or metrics, just on our discussions, bickering and threats against each others’ loved ones.

20 – Dragon Age: Origins (PC, Mac, Xbox 360, PS3)

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Reviving Western RPGs, Dragon Age: Origins had a huge impact on this generation of gaming. Using the signature Bioware dialogue wheels, alternate endings and the fact that your choices matter, DA: O marked a resurgence in Western styled RPGs, particularly in the fantasy genre.

Filled with detailed environments, Dragon Age: Origins was filled with choices. Right from the beginning you could choose your race, starting point, gender and class – all of which would have a direct impact on your gameplay experience. Throughout the game you were forced to make difficult decision, again changing the course of the game. In this way, DA: O empowered gamers and created an immersive experience.

Telling an expansive story in a large world, DA: O set the stage for a new franchise. With a range of characters who are destined to reappear in future iterations of the series, DA: O felt like a beautiful first step in a new direction. It has Morrigan – need I say more?

19 – Sleeping Dogs (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)

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Some people believe that open-world, sandbox games are all the same. They are all just clones of GTA and don’t bring anything new to the table. They could not be more wrong in the case of Sleeping Dogs. Yes, it is an open-world sandbox game, but that’s just about where the similarities with other games of its genre end. Sleeping Dogs revived the genre and introduced gamers to a whole new kind of environment with varied and extensive gameplay. Plus, it brought Square Enix back into people’s good books, at least for a while.

Based in Hong Kong, Sleeping Dogs tells the story of Shen, an undercover cop infiltrating the Triads (Son On Yee). Filled with mixed languages (yup, there is Cantonese thrown in with the English), local foods and environments and plenty of martial arts, Sleeping Dogs explores an intriguing story filled with fantastic and believable characters. Oh, and there’s racing. And shooting.

One of the best gameplay experiences we’ve had, Sleeping Dogs is something of an undiscovered gem this generation. It is a must-play for anyone who likes open-world sandbox games, or games with a fantastic story, or games with realistic characters, or games with detailed and living environments. Sleeping Dogs brings so much to the table and doesn’t disappoint. If you still haven’t given it a shot, you really need to.

18 – Assassin’s Creed Trilogy (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)

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Ah, the games that made people want to run up the sides of buildings and use hidden blades to kill everyone. Assassin’s Creed brought a whole new kind of gameplay to the mix. Offering a combination of stealth and action, the Assassin’s Creed trilogy made historical games cool again. It also popularized what we see in most games now – adding crafting, base building and entirely new forms of gameplay mixed in with your action-adventure game.

Ostensibly, the Assassin’s Creed trilogy is about Desmond – a modern-day barman with incredible ancestors. However, the memorable parts of the games have nothing to do with modern times. No, the games land this position on the list because of the beautiful and realistic environments, the varied gameplay and range of characters. Each iteration brought something new to the table, adding in elements that gave the player a reason to play for hours on end.

Without Altair, Ezio and even Connor, this generation of games would not be the same. Assassin’s Creed popularized parkour and gave conspiracy theories new credence. Really though, it made us want to scale tall buildings and dive into hay stacks.

17 – Street Fighter 4 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)

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Towards the end of the first decade of the 2000s, fighting games were a relic of the past, left to rot in a bin with point ‘n click adventures and quirky duos. This was a genre that had seen its day and had thrown its last punch. A niche genre at best, attracting only diehard fans and gamers with grey hairs who remembered the good old days.

And then Street Fighter 4 burst onto the scene, resurrecting an entire genre of gaming. What makes Street Fighter 4 so high up on our list isn’t the fantastic visuals which still look magnificent today, or the constantly updated combat mechanics that kept the game balanced. 

It’s that without Street Fighter 4, we would not have the various other fighting games that followed in the wake of that Hadouken. And for that, Street Fighter 4 has our eternal thanks. TIGER!

16 – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)

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Bethesda had left one hell of a stamp on gaming with the fourth Elder Scrolls game, Oblivion, but nothing could prepare gamers for the world of Skyrim. It wasn’t just a technical masterpiece wrapped up in a catchy theme and a vast mythology that unfloded before eyes.

It was a game that just never ceased to offer something new, as the massive world before you was filled with hidden caves, camps and cities that were waiting for your touch of order or chaos. Plenty of games reckon that they can create a world in which your decisions matter, but Skyrim was one of the few such precious titles that lived up to the hype.

And in a world populated by giants, demons, bandits and deadly dragons, it was one hell of a ride.

15 – Mass Effect trilogy (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)

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When you look at games today, its easy to take for granted how far they’ve come. Operatic space battles, custom soldiers and choices that matter, these are the things that the Mass Effect trilogy pioneered. A cover-based shooter with space magic essentially, Bioware created a massive universe over three games, cosntantly exploring the mythology of a galaxy udner siege.

It’s the Star Wars saga of video games, a crusade that happens to be an entire trilogy long, and while it may have stumbled towards the finish line, Mass Effect proved that the journey was indeed far more important than the final destination.

14 – New Super Mario Bros Wii (Wii)

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 For the very first time, a Mario game allowed players to play together – at the same time, creating  a game that was as much about co-operation as it was about giving grief to everyone else. Jumping on somebody’s head just as they go for a coin or power-up is a special thrill.

With the same sort of genius level deign you’d expect from any Mario game – and as the first side-scrolling Mario game to hit home consoles ins nearly twenty years, lived up to every expectation. It’s some of the most fun you can have with 3 other people. 

13 – Fire Emblem: Awakening (Nintendo 3DS)

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Not every franchise has the staying power to survive multiple generations of consoles and sequels. Fire Emblem is one such series, that was struggling to remain relevant in a more cynical age of gaming. And when Awakening was announced, it was meant to be the final entry in that long-running series.

But it wasn’t going out with a whimper, but a bang. At its core, Fire Emblem is a tactical game that has you waging war and growing the skills of your troops. But the flowing CGI movies, the deep strategy elements and the emotional connections that you grow with your troops, who can easily fall on the battlefield thanks to a perma-death option, made this a game where your hours spent inside of it felt worth all that effort.

It’s an underrated title in a sea of big blockbusters, and worth picking up if you happen to own a 3DS.

12 – Journey (PS3)

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There’s little we can, or really should say about Journey. It’s actually best experienced with as little knowledge about the game as is possible. Just know that it’s incredibly unique, and that the game understands intrinsic human emotion, knowing how people will react. 

How walkling towards a hill (with a random person on the internet) is such an engaging, emotional  and intimate experience is incredible in  itself. 

11 – N+ (Xbox 360, PSP, Nintendo DS)

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N+, the “full game” release of flash ninja title N is sadistic. It will break you, and make you realise you’re terrible at games. And yet, it’s something you can’t help but keep coming back to it.  You play as a nameless ninja who nimbly jumps past danger in his way through a thoroughly gray world, dying roughly once every 3 seconds. It’s as tough as it it addictive. 

Throw in a set of seriously tricky co-op specific levels for up to four players, and you have a fantastic platformer that only the bravest of gamer is able to endure. 

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Last Updated: December 22, 2013

70 Comments

  1. Rags

    December 22, 2013 at 14:53

    Sjoe ME this high up? Maybe some still need to play the games 😉 Haven’t heard of N+ or fire emblem… Journey, very short, linear and no replay value and pales in comparison to the ME ‘journey’? Top 10 should be interesting. For me in almost 25 years of gaming I’ve never encountered an experience like ME.

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    • Admiral Chief in Vegas

      December 22, 2013 at 16:56

      Agreed, ME should have been at the very least in the top 5

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      • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

        December 23, 2013 at 09:19

        It’s certainly in my personal top games. But I am a bit of an RPG nut. 😉

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        • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

          December 23, 2013 at 10:53

          Pffft you’re a nut all-right! :p

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      • Rags

        December 23, 2013 at 10:51

        ME should by default be number uno. Almost every discussion about a game these days has some reference to ME as a benchmark in terms of game design, story telling, immersion etc. And any serious gamer would not sum up the Mass Effect games as a trilogy in a list of individual games. All three played differently, had its own strengths and style.

        If there ever was a series of individual games that defined this era and which most of us are still going to talk about like we talk about Quake, in 20 years time its going to be the Mass Effect games.

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    • Kromas

      December 22, 2013 at 17:44

      Could not have said it better.

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  2. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    December 22, 2013 at 15:09

    Can’t disagree with 11 – 20. However, while Dragon Age Origins deserves to be this high up, Skyrim doesn’t. I’ll mentally replaced that broken piece of shit with Dragon’s Dogma.

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    • Admiral Chief in Vegas

      December 22, 2013 at 16:54

      YOU SHUT YOUR FILTHY BANANA PIE HOLE

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    • Admiral Chief in Vegas

      December 22, 2013 at 16:55

      Also….

      4/10!!!!!

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      • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

        December 23, 2013 at 10:49

        Reviews are like points in Whose Line is it Anyway. Reviews are merely a guide, a supposed informed opinion that should help you make up your mind (to purchase or not to purchase), but they are fallible. They are steeped in personal bias. That’s why I don’t review sports games, because I suck at sport and the only ‘sport’ I watch is rasslin’.

        Now, on Neogaf, Dragon Dogma has risen up to become a cult game. Why? Because the early reviews were so negative, until people started playing the game (and then the possitive community reviews came out – the opposite of what happened to Skyrim). Until they realised that “no this isn’t a Monster Hunter clone”. In fact, it’s nothing like Monster Hunter. It’s essentially the same thing that happened to Spec Ops the Line. Reviewers didn’t get it… early reviews from the usual suspects slammed it for being ‘generic”*, and then the community said, “wait a second…. what the hell, this game is awesome and deep”.

        *presumably because in usual big review site fashion they only played the first 20 minutes and then shelved it to move on to the next game to review.

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    • Willem Swanepoel

      December 23, 2013 at 09:01

      Dragons Dogma was like 10x more interesting and fun than Skyrim …

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      • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

        December 23, 2013 at 10:54

        I actually want to replay DD, but I need free time to do so. It’s a game that demands a solid session.

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    • JJ's horrible secret (John)

      December 23, 2013 at 10:02

      You just lost my respect “friend”

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      • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

        December 23, 2013 at 10:40

        Dragon’s Dogma is an awesome and underrated game, that made me believe that Capcom could return to form. When you play it you’ll understand. Have I ever led you astray? Have my gaming choices ever been suspect? Nay sir.. I am the Banana King. Sir Banana. The Selenium Knight!

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        • JJ's horrible secret (John)

          December 23, 2013 at 10:54

          Hahaha. Nice.
          But still. I love Skyrim. Never had a bug and running about 20 mods on it along with two DLC’s.

          Will give Dragon’s Dogma a try though.

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          • Falcon D. Stormvoice

            December 23, 2013 at 19:38

            DD is amazing. Is it ‘more’ interesting than Skyrim? Perhaps if you take the accumulated lore of the TES series out of it, which you wouldn’t. But if you did, then Dragon’s Dogma would win. A lot of people don’t understanding the ending, but it’s brilliant stuff. Is DD more ‘fun’ than Skyrim? Sometimes, especially in combat with large scaleable enemies — it’s certainly more strategic, which I really appreciate.

            But what is fun? I think one of the most ‘fun’ parts of Dragon’s Dogma is running around in pitch black darkness needing a torch to see. A lot of people would view that as a dull, difficult affair. In Skyrim, I view fun as roleplaying a creaky old mage who loves dusty old books that are almost as old as he is. That’s not something you can do in Dragon’s Dogma.

      • Willem Swanepoel

        December 23, 2013 at 21:34

        hahaha 😉

        No really, I like a RPG with a good story. DD was not the best RPG game but it was really fun. I enjoyed it more than Skyrim.

        I have to admit it, after I have added the required mods that make the game look and feel better I also enjoyed Skyrim ….

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    • Falcon D. Stormvoice

      December 23, 2013 at 19:33

      Broken? Buggy, yes. Broken, no. Hasn’t even been close to broken since they worked the framerate issue on PS3 out.

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  3. Admiral Chief in Vegas

    December 22, 2013 at 16:54

    FUS RO AWWWW YEAH

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  4. Admiral Chief in Vegas

    December 22, 2013 at 16:54

    I really hope SWKOTOR is in the top 10!

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    • Ultimo_Cleric N7

      December 22, 2013 at 17:09

      Agreed. That game was incredible. The Revan plot twist hit me like Mike Tyson on crack.

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    • Falcon D. Stormvoice

      December 23, 2013 at 19:40

      …That’s not this generation. Or is that the joke?

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  5. Ultimo_Cleric N7

    December 22, 2013 at 17:07

    So Portal is in the Top 10, but ME isn’t? I agree that the Portal games are top 10 worthy, but I really don’t think they are better than the ME franchise at all. At the very least, Portal is not as replayable. Once you have completed the games, that’s it. Yes, I am a ME fanboy, but still.

    Also, while Skyrim was broken, not in the top 10 either? That must be one hell of a list guys.

    Let’s be honest here though, Modern Warfare 1 will be tops. Love or hate the franchise, that game changes the face of gaming. I still have not met a gamer who hated it. Come COD haters, while the games since have been lacking, MW1 was next level.

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    • Macdoodle

      December 23, 2013 at 00:32

      I so agree about mw1, it was a graphical revelation when it came out. It also drew in a ton of non gamer types kicked them in the face and made them gamers

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      • Falcon D. Stormvoice

        December 23, 2013 at 21:24

        It made them Call of Duty gamers.

        Honestly, if this had been the first game I had played, I would have forsaken video games.

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    • CaptainNemo42

      December 23, 2013 at 08:48

      To this day I am yet to play a Call of Duty game. But there is no doubting the impact it had on this generation, and probably the next generation as well.

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    • Falcon D. Stormvoice

      December 23, 2013 at 19:59

      You.

      People like You.

      It is people like you and comments like that that tricked me into playing that game. It can’t be bad, I thought. Well, it wasn’t bad.

      It wasn’t even really bad. It was just terrible. It was 6 painful hours of moving down a corridor while pointing and clicking at enemy’s heads. 100% scripted — and not even a good script. The plot points are poorly connected to the point of hardly being connected at all, there is no memorable dialogue, and it’s over in a flash (which, in this case is merciful). The multiplayer is just multiplayer. Nothing really engaging. The one and only things that you can say about it are that the graphics were impressive for the time, and the mindless action was at least cinematic. And this is what kicked off years and years of even worse games in the series becoming the face of video gaming.

      The only conclusion I can make is that you people are trolling and delight in the pain of others. Call of Duty must be the Rick Roll of video gaming. Get people to rent or buy it and then just laugh and laugh and laugh as they fall deeper into the pits of despair. Well, good job. You evil, evil person.

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      • Ultimo_Cleric N7

        January 2, 2014 at 10:05

        There’s a lot of hurt behind those eyes…….
        I will say though that the scrtped nature of the SP was annoying. But to say that this game is the cause of all evil in gaming today is a bit of a stretch. Also, CoD MF wasnt the success it was becuase of the SP. It was the Multi Player part of the game that changed the face of FPS gaming. Love it or hate it, you CANNOT say that it did nothing for the gaming culture.
        I agree that gaming these days has become a money making scheme. And yes, I cant help but feel that CoD had something to do with that. But my feelings are that EA are the REAL bastards of this generation. Micro Transactions and DLC charges were driven by them this generation. Hate on CoD all you want pal, but the guys who made BF are the real bad guys. No Doubt.

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        • Falcon D. Stormvoice

          January 3, 2014 at 03:24

          Both are bastards. But the point is that nobody was trying to tell me that Battlefield 4 was some kind of must-play gaming experience. The single-player (the only part of games that I care about, and consider the “real” part of the game) CoD was nothing but scripted events and headshots, and the multiplayer was nothing but headshots.

          Haven’t played Battlefield because nobody tricked me into it like you guys did with Cawadoody, but from what I hear, at least that game has jets and tanks to make it interesting.

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  6. Aussious

    December 22, 2013 at 17:30

    Hmm so ME didn’t even make the Top Ten, very curious I hope @ Heavy Rain makes to Top 5 but please any combination of Last of Us or Uncharted making Top 5 is a crime in my book brilliant games but hardly defining and it worries me that I have not seen a Call of Duty game thus far coz dt could only mean there is one in Top 10 scary thought indeed.

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    • Falcon D. Stormvoice

      December 23, 2013 at 21:30

      I agree, Uncharted doesn’t define anything, it just takes already established concepts and does them much better than most games before. However, TLoU is a definitive game.

      The Last of Us needs to be the future of gaming. It’s like every millisecond, not just the story at large, was thoroughly planned to invoke an emotional response, whether it be terror, elation, dread, heartbreak, sorrow, anger, disgust or relief. All built on top of a framework of amazingly tight gameplay and stunning beauty. 12/10 game of the century.

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  7. Alien Emperor Trevor

    December 22, 2013 at 17:50

    I’ve played all the PC games on this list except for Street Fighter, they’re all great games.

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  8. Lardus-Resident Perve

    December 22, 2013 at 19:23

    Sleeping Dogs still needs to be finished by me…wait ME not in the top 10? You guys know nothing!! Hehe will admit to not playing nearly as many different games as you guys though

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    • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

      December 23, 2013 at 10:51

      In my book Sleeping Dogs was a better game than GTA 5 – of course GTA 5 had the better story and characters, but man-oh-man the fighting and running controls in Sleeping Dogs are tight!

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  9. Blackhawk

    December 22, 2013 at 19:48

    Skyrim would be my personal No 1 for this generation. Nothing matched its sheer scope nor world design, lore nor artistic design. ME needed 3 games to inspire the same feelings in me as Skyrim.

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  10. Gustav Minnie

    December 22, 2013 at 19:57

    I smell a Super Mario Galaxy number 01.

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  11. Brian Murphy

    December 23, 2013 at 04:38

    Gah, fuck me running, so far during Steams Christmas sale I’ve gotten:

    Bioshock
    Payday 2 + Armored Car DLC + Xmas DLC
    Sleeping Dogs + All DLC
    Strike Suit Infinity
    Strike Suit Zero
    Verdun
    Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa’s Rampage
    Brutal Legend
    Bully: Scholarship Edition
    Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut

    And I’m not done yet! I keep checking every few hours for the deal changes lol. I predict at least another 4-5 at least haha.

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    • Maxiviper117

      December 23, 2013 at 11:28

      Good luck downloading all that.

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      • Brian Murphy

        December 23, 2013 at 15:46

        It was done before I even wrote that last night.

        Sleepings Dogs, Max Payne and Bioshock d/l’d in less than 2 hours (because Max Payne is 30g), Sleeping Dogs is like 15g I think. 🙂

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        • Maxiviper117

          December 24, 2013 at 01:32

          I’m wondering why they don’t throttle you, what isp are you with, cuz I download one game and they will throttle me on my 2mb line

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          • Brian Murphy

            December 24, 2013 at 01:35

            Comcast in Vermont, USA. I don’t think they’ve ever throttled me, even though when we first got Cable (back around ~2000), they said there was a cap….which I crossed many, many times. So it may just not be enforced or something.

            Either way, back then I would hit 1-3mbps, but we upgraded to a higher pipeline recently and we’re up to ~7mbps now.

          • Maxiviper117

            December 24, 2013 at 01:41

            Well that explains, that’s USA Internet, South Africa ain’t so fortunate with Internet.

          • Gavin Mannion

            December 24, 2013 at 07:07

            Which ISP are you with? I get over 250Gb with Afrihost and I don’t normally see any throttling…

          • Maxiviper117

            December 24, 2013 at 08:29

            Mweb

  12. Umar of The Rebellion

    December 23, 2013 at 07:25

    Am so happy Sleeping Dogs is so high, well deserved!!

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    • Hammersteyn

      December 23, 2013 at 07:39

      Was a ton of fun, world felt a bit cramped though.

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      • Umar of The Rebellion

        December 23, 2013 at 09:28

        Yup But it really nailed the look and feel of HK

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  13. Melasco

    December 23, 2013 at 08:45

    The ME Trilogy is my personal number 1. I don’t expect everyone to feel the same way about it, but should be top 5 imo.

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    • Willem Swanepoel

      December 23, 2013 at 09:04

      I think 90% of the LG readers will agree with you here. ME Trilogy gave me so many good memories, DA:O is also on my Top 5. I have not come across a game that actually made me experience so many different emotions … really.

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      • Ultimo_Cleric N7

        December 23, 2013 at 09:36

        Yip. Shocking it’s not top 10

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  14. ElimiNathan

    December 23, 2013 at 09:10

    Shocker of a list

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  15. Willem Swanepoel

    December 23, 2013 at 09:10

    I personally, do not agree with this list.

    Dragon Age Origins were one of the best RPG games of it’s generation, it had everything you want in a RPG. It is definitely better than Skyrim, HANDS DOWN. The game gave me so many goose bumps throughout the game, especially the final boss video… ohman.

    Mass Effect Trilogy is my personal favourite, I do not believe there is another Trilogy out there that can beat this game in it’s generation. It is Bioware’s master piece, it is their crown jewel and no other game or trilogy could come close to this EPIC journey that I have experienced in my life. This game gave me more than just a story, it gave me so many different emotions throughout the game, so many epic memories, gah …

    I hope I see SWKOTOR in the top 10 but it might not be here because it is a bit too old …

    I smell a TROLL Number one coming up …*cough* blops 2 * cough*

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    • sentient_slug

      December 23, 2013 at 09:15

      Ya i cannot understand how JOURNEY a 2 hour bore fest can be placed above both dragon ages and ME? is it just me? am i losing it? is this the twilight zone?

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    • Gavin Mannion

      December 23, 2013 at 21:02

      I never got into the ME franchise. I found it dull,

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  16. sentient_slug

    December 23, 2013 at 09:14

    I have to admit that i cannot fathom how journey is anywhere near this position, and also better placed than mass effect? no no no. i found journey extremely boring and underwhelming, be it a game or a journey or whatever you want to call it. To compare it to Mass Effect’s intricate game mechanics (gameplay), graphics and scale is just savage. I really do get the feeling that people feel the need to laud journey due to its artistic obscurity. Think about this for a second Lazy Gamer you are honestly placing journey above ME? now let it sink in…. yup…

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    • Brian Murphy

      December 23, 2013 at 23:09

      That’s probably why the article is named ‘The Lazygamer top 100’ and not the ‘Sentient_Slug top 100’. Makes sense if you think about it.

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  17. JJ's horrible secret (John)

    December 23, 2013 at 10:01

    Glad to see Sleeping Dogs here. Really can’t see how Skyrim can be below some of these games though. DA Origins is on Steam Sale now for next to nothing, might have a look at it.

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  18. Lego Witcher of the Squirrels

    December 23, 2013 at 11:13

    I’m really enjoying this list… the only problem I have with it is that it’s causing me to extend my wishlist beyond what it should be…

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    • JJ's horrible secret (John)

      December 23, 2013 at 12:48

      I’m having that same problem. Getting a lot now though on the Steam Sale. I see DA Origins is $4.99
      Still considering it.

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      • Lego Witcher of the Squirrels

        December 23, 2013 at 13:11

        DA Origins is totally worth it… I have it on X360 and still play it… DA2, not so much lol

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  19. Maxiviper117

    December 23, 2013 at 11:27

    Played both Skyrim and sleeping dogs, and just could not force myself to play more, just not for me, don’t see how people like those games. But that’s just me.

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    • Falcon D. Stormvoice

      December 24, 2013 at 00:06

      Some freaks just find bliss in thousands of hours of adventuring in a detailed open world sand box with gorgeous visuals and lore so deep it puts the Marianas Trench to shame.

      Like I said, freaks.

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  20. geelslang

    December 23, 2013 at 12:09

    This top 100 list seems pretty random. But thats the beauty of these lists, everyone has a different one. Sleeping dogs was good but not great. Take for example the impact Gears of War had on this generation and compare it to Sleeping dogs, it all feels a little wrong. ME is a top 10 game at least.

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    • Gavin Mannion

      December 23, 2013 at 21:01

      Ah but Gears of War started fantastically and then headed south… if it wasn’t a franchise I’d have it in the top 20 easily

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  21. Brian Murphy

    December 23, 2013 at 19:38

    Street Fighter IV should not be above King of Fighters XIII, imo.

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    • Gavin Mannion

      December 23, 2013 at 21:00

      It was definitely me who pushed Street Fighter down.. I don’t believe they really added enough to it to justify the hype it gets

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      • Brian Murphy

        December 23, 2013 at 23:12

        It did nothing new, honestly. Everything they put into SFIV was in some way or another in previous iterations of Street Fighter games. To be honest, the same could be said for King of Fighters XIII though, the difference is I think the results from the new KoF engine are amazing, whereas the SFIV engine I find to be ugly.

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      • Brian Murphy

        December 23, 2013 at 23:12

        It did nothing new, honestly. Everything they put into SFIV was in some way or another in previous iterations of Street Fighter games. To be honest, the same could be said for King of Fighters XIII though, the difference is I think the results from the new KoF engine are amazing, whereas the SFIV engine I find to be ugly.

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  22. Gavin Mannion

    December 23, 2013 at 21:03

    Expected everyone to rage on us for the N+ ranking.. seems Journey is the big hate in this part of the list?

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  23. Falcon D. Stormvoice

    December 24, 2013 at 00:07

    So much goodness all on one page.

    Minecraft and Skyrim. Aww yiss. Open world sandbox bliss.

    Have to disagree, though, that Skyrim was a game “where your choices matter”. It could have been much, much better in that regard. Skyrim is tied for game of the generation with The Last of Us as far as I am concerned, but there was room for improvement in that gigantic crazy world. You shouldn’t be able to become head of the Mage’s Guild, the Fighter’s Guild and the Thieve’s Guild all in one playthrough, at least not with some way to explain it — and the conclusion of the Civil War questline should have some consequences. But I understand why it is the way it is… Too many non-roleplayers are paying customers now.

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