Here’re my top 8 2010 games:

1. Mass Effect 2
2. Heavy Rain
3. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
4. Red Dead Redemption
5. 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
6. Alan Wake
7. Limbo
8. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

The only one that missed top 25 is Alan Wake. I don’t like old games. Not only they look worse than modern games, but they plays worse (follow-up games improve and refine every good idea of the original). Even things like storytelling and vibe are done better now because lots of things were previously impossible. So when last year I’ve got Alan Wake for free on Epic, I wasn’t expecting to play it for more than 5 minutes. To my total surprise I’ve not only played more, I’ve finished the game and when Epic added DLC for free, I’ve finished it as well. I can’t say that there was any great moment in this game or its DLC, but the fact that 2010 game I’ve never touched before was playable in 2019 is a huge achievement in my book. I can’t go higher than #6 because my #1-#5 had at least one memorable moment, but #6 is fully deserved.

Mass Effect 2 is my #1.

We are talking about the middle of the trilogy here, so obviously the narrative can only go so far. But I think that BioWare did almost everything they could within these limitations. Convincing reason to reset your character? Check. Convincing reasons for gameplay change (reloading instead of cooldowns) and new ship with new crew? Check. Ending? Huge check! This game also have faster pace than Mass Effect which is a perfect fit for the overall narrative of racing against time. And production values were exceptional for that era. Basically I had amazing time from start to finish, loved every companion and felt remorse when one of them died. Even though I love Mass Effect 3 more, Mass Effect 2 is without a doubt my 2010 GotY.

Red Dead Redemption is my #4.

I played it when it was added to PS Plus. I think I had good time with the game, but it wasn’t something special. However the ending was very impressive and a couple of previous chapters made it even more powerful. It’s my #4 because Enslaved (my #3) had equally powerful ending, but I cared more about its lead characters, and I never even wanted to replay Red Dead Redemption unlike my #2 and #1.

Fun story. Yesterday I thought: “I have no idea what games are in top 3”. Then I looked at my votes and thought: “Of course it will be Alan Wake, Red Dead Redemption and Mass Effect 2”. Little did I know.

I played and finished Fallout: New Vegas. When you start the game you see SpeedTree logo, but there aren’t any trees around. I was searching for trees for a long time and eventually I found them. And this is the only quest from that game that I remember.

I played it's demo. The only thing I remember is that it went from main menu to the game without any loading. The rest didn't spark my interest.

I wanted to buy Xbox 360 for two reasons: Dance Central and Limbo (but soon Limbo came out on PC, so I bought it just for Dance Central). I don't remember what I liked about this game when I saw it and honestly I don't remember much about the game itself. But I remember that it was a nice puzzle-platformer, so it's my #7.

Heavy Rain was my first narrative-driven game and I loved it. Making decisions, seeing consequences and learning the truth - it was a wonderful ride. And I've got decent ending too. It also my first platinum, because I was so interested in seeing everything this game has. I enjoyed QTE and pressing multiple buttons - it was new for me and it fit character's action. Later I played it with PS Move and it was even more immersive.

Could be my #1, but some other 2010 game was also great.

It's my #8 because I had to put some game in this slot and I can't say anything bad about Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. I can't say anything good either. If I remember correctly going through motions wasn't bad back then, so it probably deserves to be my #8.

I played all Kingdom Hearts games for the first time last year. And Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep was so brutally difficult that I almost dropped it (crafting EXP Walker and leaving characters running circle for 10 hours saved it for me). And this is really unfortunate, because even through it feels outdated just like every other game before 2.8, it was probably the most interesting in terms of plot and characters.

I played a demo of Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and liked it so much that I've decided to buy full game. I wasn't disappointed. Relationship between two main characters was the best thing in this game, but I also liked how the game ends. And if I remember correctly, the game looked good in 2010.