Finished working on my assignment so today is going to be a two for one deal! Both game also happen to have been released in the same year.
#35 - The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim
Ah Skyrim. The hype for this game was out of this world back in 2011 and we all thought we would never heard the end of "Arrow to the Knee" jokes. Skyrim has been a dividing game but ever since launch day back on November 11th, 2011, I fell in love with this game. Sure the main quest and the Civil War sidequest are not too interesting or as deep as plots from the previous games and there are still some very silly set pieces. But Skyrim has always it up for me with it's environment and all the different locations to explore, the beautiful graphics that absolutely blew my face off in 2011 and the massive amount of interesting side quests. Really my only major complaint is I can never find enough time to play.
#34 Portal 2
The original Portal was the first game I bought on Steam, I also couldn't run it because my computer had the processing power of a toaster. But when I did I found it to be a fun little first person puzzle game. So how can Portal 2 improve on Portal 1? Every single way. The levels all feel more varied and unique along with new tools such as the gels to go along with the portal gun and also the laser platforms. The story is more interesting, there are quite a few new characters (directly and indirectly) and they're all written very well and are pretty funny. The game is also quite a bit longer and generally the puzzles feel more complex. Portal 2 is a great experience and the only reason it's so low on my list is puzzle games usually lose their replay value to me once I figure out the puzzles so sadly I rarely find myself going back and replaying levels.
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