@ThePunisherBR: Well, you are probably right that some of these games are better than the ones on my list. But exept for Neverwinter Nights and Vice City, I haven't played them. Either because I didn't own the specific console at the time of release or they didn't appeal to me in a (unexplicable) way.
I kinda made a rule in making this list. Did I play it more than once and did I got sucked in.
@therealFrek: well, I actually never played it. I think '06/'07 was a period that I tried to game less and graduate. Oblivion was always on my to do list after I bought an Xbox360, but it just didn't happen. Keeping my fingers crossed for a HD remake...
Pick one? That's like picking your favorite child (I imagine)! I think I can bring it back to favorites per year
1996: Command and Conquer Red Alert, Civilization 2 1997: The Curse of Monkey Island, Grand Theft Auto 1998: Half-Life 1999: Unreal Tournament, Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings 2000: The Sims, Red Alert 2 2001: GTA3, Max Payne, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis 2002: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault 2003: KOTOR 2004: Ninja Gaiden, Halo2, Fable, Half-Life 2 2005: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 2006: None 2007: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Halo 3, Mass Effect 2008: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii edition), Fallout 3, Mario Kart Wii 2009: Assassin's Creed II 2010: Mass Effect 2, Red Dead Redemption, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood 2011: Batman Arkham City, Skyrim 2012: Dishonored, Call of Duty Black Ops II, Far Cry 3 2013: Diablo III, Grand Theft Auto V, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 2014: None 2015: The Witcher 3
Seeing this list, I have to say that Half-Life had the most impact
Intresting point about the symbolism of the direwolves. If their deaths symbolizes the end of the childhood of the Stark kids, it would (in a way) explain why Sansa seemingly has less difficulty acting in a way that isn't necessarily in the best interest of her family. This would also explain why Arya has such a hard time becoming Faceless; she can't detach from her Stark family because her wolf is still roaming the wild off Westeros
@mixedbizness: Agree, the writers don't seem to use it as a way to get out of a corner they've written themselves into. Hodor has always been named Hodor due to him being 'Branhandled'* They get a pass...for now
*yes, I'm shooting for the worst GoT pun of the year
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