Jordez Videogame Reviews

A skewed view on the world of videogames

Best of 2011: Gameplay

Best-of-2011-gameplay

As we reach day 5 of our yearly awards we’ve come to our last specialised category before we unveil our overall Game of the Year tomorrow. Today though it’s gameplay’s turn in the spotlight.

Gameplay is the heart and soul of any game, without it you’re just left with a hollow shell of a game… or even worse, Final Fantasy XIII.
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Best of 2011: Invention

Day 4 of the Jordez Videogame Review’s award show is upon us and we’ve just passed the half-way point. The winners of the best sound, replayability and story have already been crowned and today we take a look at the most innovative videogames of 2011.

This category is for those games that bring something new to the table, take a different view on a classic game mechanic or manage to reinvent a genre. These are the three most inventive games of 2011. Continue reading

Best of 2011: Story

Best Videogames of 2011 - Story

Here at Jordez Videogame Reviews we’re paying respect to the great year of gaming that 2011 was. We’ve already handed out our awards for the best sounding game and the most replayable; today we’re looking at for the best story in gaming in 2011.

This category is for those who like a bit of purpose in their carnage, a strong narrative to carry the gameplay and some quality scriptwriting in their games. So let’s find out which game took our award for best videogame story 2011. Continue reading

Best of 2011: Replayability

Best Videogames of 2011 - Replayability

Day 2 of our yearly awards has kicked off. Yesterday saw Battlefield 3 walk away with the award for best sounding videogame 2011; today we’re moving onto replayability and finding out which games are the best value for money.

This category is for all the gamers who can’t afford to buy a new game every week or who just want to get their money’s worth. There are no four hour long games here, this is for the truly hardcore. Each nominee will be a game that you could quite happily play for an entire year. That being said, let’s have a look at the winners. Continue reading

Best of 2011: Sound

Best Videogames of 2011 - Sound

2011 proved to be a great game for videogames with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 breaking almost every sales record, Skyrim redefining scale in games and a bunch of series turning into trilogies (Battlefield, Modern Warfare, Resistance, Saint’s Row…).

So before we look forward to what 2012 will bring (a new SSX, the end of the world) let’s wave a fond farewell to 2011 and show our respects to the games it brought. That’s right, it’s award time! Continue reading