Okay, this one is rough. Basically all of the best games this year came out in the last few months and I haven’t been able to play ANY of them. So no Zelda: Skyward Sword, no Arkham City, no Dead Island, no Battlefield 3, no Uncharted 3, no Assassin’s Creed, etc., etc., etc. Between my own purchases and x-mas I now own most of them but I’ve been sort of (read: completely) preoccupied with the number one game on my list…
- Star Wars - The Old Republic
- Portal 2
- L.A. Noire
- Super Mario 3D Land
- The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3D
My plan is to take a break from SWTOR once I hit level 50 so I can play through those other games that I mentioned but TOR is just SO GOOD. Seriously, so good. Anyone else playing?
Another commentary-free list of favorites! Why read any comments that I may have anyway? Just go listen to these records, they’re all quite awesome.
- Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math
- Saves the Day - Daybreak
- Radiohead - The King of Limbs
- Explosions in the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
- Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys
- Bayside - Killing Time
- Beirut - The Rip Tide
- City and Colour - Little Hell
- Max Bemis and the Painful Splits - The Painful Splits Destroy
- Bjork - Biophilia
- The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
- An Horse - Walls
- Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
- Face to Face - Laugh Now, Laugh Later
- Mariachi El Bronx - Mariachi El Bronx
- Look Mexico - Real Americans Spear It
- Moving Mountains - Waves
- No Motiv - Winterlong EP
- Smoking Popes - This is Only a Test
- Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean
I need new music so please let me know if I missed any other great records last year.
I usually like to do some commentary when I write my yearly favorites posts but well… I don’t have time. So here it is, my favorite films of the year in boring, commentary-free list form. Favorite records and video games coming soon!
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
- Super 8
- Attack the Block
- Captain America
- X-Men: First Class
- Submarine
- Batman: Year One
- Contagion
- Paul
- Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
- Thor
- Rango
- Source Code
- Quarantine 2: Terminal
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- Superheroes
- Bridesmaids
- Fright Night
- Paranormal Activity 3
- Scream 4
I haven’t seen Tintin or Hugo yet and both of those may have made my list. Did I miss any other awesome movies in 2011? Let me know!
I work for Lucasfilm doing random stuff for StarWars.com and run a tiny record label called Missing Words. I enjoy long walks on the beach and zombies.
