ktay95 said: Hmm, can I say FFXII if I only played like 12 mins this year but played 120+ hours back when it released?? No serious answer though is Rocket League. Its taken up most of my year, Ive barely played another game since it launched.

Are you good now so we can play?

So first of all, you may be asking, what is even a GPTY? Fear not, I'll make it clear!
GPTY stands for: Game Played This Year
It's how I just choose to call the best games I've played this year, not necessarily meaning they were released this year, just that I've played'em this year, so to give a perspective of how was this year regarding gaming to me.

I'll be picking 3 games, and you can join me (or not), be it with just the GPTY, with a top 3, 5, 10, you choose, just have to be about games you played/finished FOR THE FIRST TIME this year, so yeah, games you have already played and replayed this year doesn't count, gotta keep your GPTYs fresh!

And without further ado, here I go:

3. Persona 3


This game was the one I've played the most this year, clocking over 120 hours on it, I got completey addicted on that game.
From the social aspects of the game as going to the school, activities and bonding with characters daily (also in order to improve my fighting capabilities with new and stronger s.links) to the dungeon crawling aspects and some hard battles to even the unforgiven game overs with just the leader dying, this game was a blast to me. It was always interesting and fun, had suspense and a lot to do...
It even seems strange to a game I liked this much to be just the top 3.
*I've given my considerations about this game as part of my RPG thread series here if you are interested into going deeper into my toughts about the game, you can read it here.

2. Metal Gear Solid 3


Definitely the best non-RPG game I've played this year, this game was greatness all over it.
Playing through 1 to 3 in a row, this one took me more time than both 1 and 2 combined, and I absolutely loved it.
The survival part and all the codex conversations, the more open exploration, all the options for uniform and face paint to blend better with the envyronments, the really amazing story and specially the ending, the awesome boss fights... everything went together so well in this game, so damn well.
I would actually consider this one to be the best game easily in a couple of other GPTYs and the reason it's not also topping this list it's because of my weak spot for RPGs, because when one really strikes me, it's hard to top it. And that was what happened.

1. Final Fantasy IX


And this was what happened, Final Fantasy IX. My GPTY goes to it.
Was some damn long time since a game got me loving it so purely as this one, coming also from a trilogy row playthrough from VII to IX, it got me so hard it's not even funny for the other two.
Also clocking considerably longer than the other two, this was a game I felt like I didn't want it to ever end, playing it was a pleasure from beginning to end, doing all the chocobo treasure hunts, making sure to make every char learn every skill they possible could from equips or unique traits, and smiling from a side to side in complete happiness (not creepiness!) by the lovely music, atmosphere and characters, it makes me happy just writting about it.
*I've given my considerations about this game as part of my RPG thread series here if you are interested into going deeper into my toughts about the game, you can read it here.

So this is it guys, my GPTY top picks and the winner, as you can see this reflects very well gaming year, gone playing old stuff and catching up while also really enjoying doing so! Hope you enjoyed reading as well.

What about you?