2011 was a pretty good year in terms of quality titles, wouldn't you agree? I had quite a lot of fun with 'Alice: Madness Returns' (x360), 'Dead Space 2' (x360), 'Gray Matter' (x360), 'Killzone 3' (ps3), 'L.A. Noire - The Complete Edition' (ps3), three arcade games: 'Outland', 'Stacking' and 'Skydrift'. And finally, of course, my personal Game of the Year: Portal 2 (x360).

Now, let's see what 2012 has to offer me?

- AMY (xbla, psn)

I realize that true survival horror is as good as dead but I really want, no... I need a decent survival horror fix! Shooting mutated space-monsters and zombies is fun, for a while, but it's filler. Filler due to a lack of creativity within the genre.
Sadly, the first review for AMY isn't exacltly what I wanted to read... A 4.7/10 with the following verdict: 'An imaginative concept and some strong design are undone by a game that's gruelling in all the wrong ways'. Ouch...

But hey, as usual, I'll make up my own mind after giving the trial version a go.

- Bioshock: Infinite (x360)



Bioshock. The game that convinced me to rush my arse to a gamestore back in 2007 and buy the new xbox 360 elite on launch together with the Collector's Edition of the game. I still play it very often.
Here comes the true sequel - not the spin-off - and it looks fantastic! With a story that reminds me of Beauty and the Beast and the unique setting in which it takes place... Phenomenal.

- Kane & Lynch 3



No official announcement has been made but I'm sure it's coming. I just hope it's the final chapter of the series. I love these characters but the developers can't seem to grasp their true potential... The first game had a great story but wasn't all that fun to play, the sequel was a lot more playable and the visuals were insane! But the story was utter garbage... If they can't get it right with a third game then I think it's time for these dead men to retire.

- The Last Guardian (ps3)



This game has been on my wishlist for years now. But with the recent news that director Fumito Ueda has left Sony, I fear the worst...

- Metro: Last Light (x360)



Metro: 2033 was a flawed but extremely atmospheric survival horror game with FPS elements. I was very disappointed by how it turned out. I eventually read the book and decided to give the game another chance after buying the Ranger Pack - which I'm honestly not too proud of since it's essentially a live update held back for ransom - and it grew on me. The pack fixes and improves a bunch of issues but, at it's core, there's still the messy AI and shoddy hit-detection. Still, it's a game that has to be played in a certain way. Very methodical.
As far as the sequel is concerned: they're not following the story of the second book but instead a side-story that expands on Artyom's character (the protagonist). On top of that, a multiplayer was confirmed and, judging from a gameplay demo, the single player campaign seems to be more action-oriented. Sigh... This has spin-off and sellout written all over it but I'm still giving it the benefit of doubt. Something inside me is aching to return to the underground tunnels of post-apocalyptic Russia...

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What about you, my fellow gamers? What are you looking forward to?