{"id":2592,"date":"2009-12-23T19:55:39","date_gmt":"2009-12-24T03:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=2592"},"modified":"2009-12-23T19:58:06","modified_gmt":"2009-12-24T03:58:06","slug":"videogames-my-favourite-game-of-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/videogames\/videogames-my-favourite-game-of-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Videogames | My Favourite Game of 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Dragon\n

The Winner<\/h3>\n

It may not be flashy, it may not be a blockbuster, but Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride<\/strong> for the Nintendo DS was my favourite game of the year. Last year, I absolutely adored Dragon Quest IV<\/em>, and had to temper my hopes that its sequel would be able to recapture the magic. Imagine my surprise when Dragon Quest V<\/strong> not only met its predecessor head on, but surpassed it in every way. A charming little RPG that just reeks of old-school charm, Dragon Quest V<\/strong> encapsulated everything that’s wonderful about one of the genre’s premiere series: an epic multi-generational story (that never takes itself too seriously), a blazing fast battle system, and nostalgically muddy graphics. During a period in my life when my free time is devoted almost wholly to reading, writing and family, Dragon Quest V<\/strong> sucked me in for 40 hours and wouldn’t let me go. I wait eagerly for Dragon Quest VI<\/strong>, coming in 2010.<\/p>\n

Runner-ups<\/h3>\n

\"Torchlight\"
\nI wrote about Torchlight<\/a><\/strong> a few months ago, when it was first released<\/a>, and it hasn’t left my gaming rotation since. It’s like Diablo 2.5<\/em> and the absolute perfect thing to hold over gamers until the real Diablo 3<\/em> rolls around.<\/p>\n

\"Machinarium\"
\nMachinarium<\/a><\/strong> is a cute adventure game in the vein of the old Monkey Island<\/em> games, but set in a beautiful dystopia populated by robots. It’s great to see a revitalization of the genre after all these years.<\/p>\n

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\nSense a theme? I’m a sucker for clean hand-drawn art, and A Boy and his Blob<\/strong> was on my radar from the moment I first saw screenshots. A great puzzle\/platformer, it turned out to be more than just eye candy.<\/p>\n

You can find my favourite games of 2008 HERE<\/a>. So, after my decidedly retro list, what are some of your<\/em> favourite games released in 2009?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Winner It may not be flashy, it may not be a blockbuster, but Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride for the Nintendo DS was my favourite game of the year. Last year, I absolutely adored Dragon Quest IV, and had to temper my hopes that its sequel would be able to recapture… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-videogames"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n