Are you ready for a week of some of the most intense video game related debates this side of the Mississippi? I don't think so mister! Here at the Giant Bomb Arena we are ready to provide the most exciting thrills legal in the U.S. of A. They'll be pacts made, back stabbing and one game that will make it to the top with the help of our competitors.
Ryan "Hummingbird" Davis
Jeff "The Mann" Gerstmann
The Unstoppable Brad Shoemaker
Mr. America Himself Vinny Caravella
And Patrick "Chicago Wind" Klepek
Need catching up on all the twists and turns? Check out the rest of the season here.
Man, I was gonna buy that $35 premium promotion, but I also want the coupon for a shirt. Guess I'll see if I can just get a premium year when I get paid again!
Considering the world is ending on Friday, I figured I should go ahead and post this data that I've been compiling all year. Well, at least the reviews data. I'll have a slew of user-related data in a couple weeks...if we're still alive.
As you're all aware, it's been a crazy year on Giant Bomb. Despite this, the guys churned out nearly 100 reviews. For a crew that is primarily just three dudes doing reviews, almost two per week seems like a lot. There's not a whole lot of analysis with the data I'm presenting here, admittedly, but I hope you enjoy it anyway. It's basically just a bunch of colorful wedges, pies, and bars. Feel free to embiggen them as well.
I've livened things up a bit by including some of the best user-created art from this year. If you love the Persona style renditions of each staff member, send all of your thanks to @SupernormalStep . And if you love the pixelated stuff at the end, you can send your praise to @Fobwashed .
2012 is the first year that someone wrote more reviews than Jeff. With everything that went on this year, it's pretty amazing that there were only 5 fewer reviews on the site in 2012 than there were in 2011.
The 2012 Reviews MVP. You may think Alex hates everything, but he dished out more 5-Star reviews than anyone.
Brad knocked out 26 reviews this year (22 last year). He seems to have been more conflicted this year compared to 2011 considering 77% of his 2011 reviews were 4's & 5's, while this year his 4's & 5's consisted of less than half of his total.
Looks like Jeff liked most of the games he reviewed this year. That one 1-Star review? Black Ops Declassified on Vita.
If you want to know about flashlights, dragons, pomeranians, blinking, and zombie survival, then Patrick is your guy.
And if you're into tennis, pills, lane changing, alien autopsies, and stabbin' fools, then Ryan is your go to guy.
Has anyone seen these guys lately? They must be busy doing something. Something important I would guess.
The breakdown of stars is actually quite similar to 2011. Cool Baby approves.
Strangely enough, 36% of the games reviewed in 2011 were Xbox 360 games as well. Keep in mind that there's some overlap on this one. For example, Gotham City Imposters counts towards XBLA, PSN, and PC based on which releases Brad played for his review.
Oh, you don't like pie charts. Well, here's the same data in bar graph form.
I'd bet money you would not have guessed that February would've had the most reviews in 2012. A bunch of stuff came out in February, but the release of the Vita is what really pushed that number up above every other month.
Lastly, here's a look at reviews per year since the site launched.
The Raw Data
Game For Score By Date
All Zombies Must Die PS3N XBLA 3 Brad 1/12
Saints Row: The Third - GenkiBowl VII X360 2 Jeff 1/24
NeverDead X360 2 Alex 2/2
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning PS3 X360 4 Jeff 2/7
Darkness II, The X360 4 Alex 2/7
Resident Evil: Revelations 3DS 3 Brad 2/8
Gotham City Imposters PS3N XBLA PC 4 Brad 2/11
Super Stardust Delta PSVN 4 Jeff 2/13
Uncharted: Golden Abyss PSV 3 Jeff 2/13
Lumines: Electronic Symphony PSV 4 Jeff 2/16
Wipeout 2048 PSV 3 Jeff 2/16
Rayman: Origins PSV 5 Alex 2/16
Warp PS3N XBLA 3 Brad 2/17
Escape Plan PSVN 3 Alex 2/17
Syndicate PS3 X360 5 Jeff 2/21
Touch My Katamari PSV 3 Alex 2/21
Grand Slam Tennis 2 PS3 X360 3 Ryan 2/22
Alan Wake's American Nightmare XBLA 3 Patrick 2/22
Rhythm Heaven Fever Wii 5 Alex 2/22
Asura's Wrath X360 4 Brad 2/25
SSX PS3 X360 4 Alex 2/28
Mass Effect 3 PS3 X360 4 Jeff 3/6
Journey PS3N 5 Alex 3/13
I Am Alive XBLA 2 Brad 3/14
Street Fighter X Tekken PS3 X360 3 Jeff 3/19
Ninja Gaiden 3 X360 2 Alex 3/23
Ridge Racer PSV 2 Jeff 3/27
Sine Mora XBLA 3 Brad 3/28
South Park: Tenorman's Revenge XBLA 1 Alex 4/4
Kinect Star Wars X360 2 Brad 4/5
Splatters, The XBLA 3 Alex 4/13
Fez XBLA 4 Jeff 4/16
Trials Evolution XBLA 5 Brad 4/19
Pinball Arcade, The XBLA iOS 4 Jeff 4/20
Bloodforge XBLA 2 Alex 4/25
Mortal Kombat PSV 5 Jeff 5/1
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition XBLA 4 Brad 5/9
Max Payne 3 X360 4 Ryan 5/14
Prototype 2 PS3 X360 3 Jeff 5/18
Diablo III PC 5 Brad 5/22
Game of Thrones X360 2 Alex 5/23
Dragon's Dogma PS3 X360 3 Patrick 5/24
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier X360 3 Jeff 5/30
Gravity Rush PSV 3 Alex 6/11
Civilization V: Gods & Generals PC 4 Alex 6/18
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor X360 1 Brad 6/20
Spec Ops: The Line X360 3 Jeff 6/29
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes X360 3 Brad 6/29
Spelunky XBLA 4 Alex 7/3
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy 3DS 4 Brad 7/5
Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard, The X360 4 Brad 7/10
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD XBLA 3 Jeff 7/18
Deadlight XBLA 3 Brad 7/31
Expendables 2, The PS3N 2 Alex 8/3
Persona 4 Arena PS3 X360 4 Jeff 8/7
Sound Shapes PS3N PSVN 5 Alex 8/9
Darksiders II PS3 X360 PC 4 Jeff 8/14
Sleeping Dogs X360 PC 4 Alex 8/14
Papo & Yo PS3N 3 Alex 8/17
Dust: An Elysian Tail XBLA 5 Brad 8/20
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron PS3 X360 3 Jeff 8/21
Hybrid XBLA 4 Brad 8/23
Rock Band Blitz XBLA 4 Ryan 8/27
Madden NFL 13 X360 3 Alex 8/27
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 PS3 X360 4 Jeff 9/11
NHL 13 X360 4 Alex 9/12
Borderlands 2 PS3 X360 PC 4 Jeff 9/18
Mark of the Ninja XBLA 5 Brad 9/21
Fire Pro Wrestling XBLA 2 Alex 9/26
Tokyo Jungle PS3N 4 Patrick 10/1
Resident Evil 6 X360 2 Brad 10/3
Dishonored PS3 X360 4 Patrick 10/8
NBA 2K13 X360 4 Alex 10/8
Fable: The Journey X360 3 Brad 10/9
Forza Horizon X360 5 Jeff 10/12
XCOM: Enemy Unknown PS3 X360 PC 5 Ryan 10/16
007 Legends X360 2 Alex 10/18
Doom 3: BFG Edition PS3 X360 3 Brad 10/22
Medal of Honor: Warfighter X360 3 Brad 10/27
Need for Speed: Most Wanted X360 4 Jeff 10/30
WWE '13 PS3 X360 4 Alex 10/30
Halo 4 X360 4 Jeff 11/1
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation PSV 3 Alex 11/2
Hotline Miami PC 5 Alex 11/5
Assassin's Creed III PS3 X360 4 Ryan 11/6
Call of Duty: Black Ops II X360 4 Jeff 11/13
Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified PSV 1 Jeff 11/14
New Super Mario Bros. U WiiU 3 Brad 11/18
Nintendo Land WiiU 4 Brad 11/18
Hitman: Absolution X360 4 Alex 11/19
ZombiU WiiU 4 Patrick 11/20
Walking Dead, The PS3 X360 PC 5 Alex 11/26
PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale PS3 PSV 3 Jeff 11/27
Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?! 3DS 3 Alex 11/29
Far Cry 3 PS3 X360 PC 5 Brad 12/4
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse X360 1 Alex 12/4
New thread means another "I LOVE PATRICK KLEPEK" post
I LOVE PATRICK KLEPEK
Also hey, I just got my slim PS3 today, and, uh...
Are all the slim PS3s top-loading, or is this something they just recently changed? I mean I know top-loading lasts longer, but it feels kinda cheap :?
Also the R&C Collection and PlayStation All-Stars that came with it, apparently Sony goes the Nintendo route now and puts their discs in cardboard sleeves. Hurrayyy
New thread means another "I LOVE PATRICK KLEPEK" post
I LOVE PATRICK KLEPEK
Also hey, I just got my slim PS3 today, and, uh...
Are all the slim PS3s top-loading, or is this something they just recently changed? I mean I know top-loading lasts longer, but it feels kinda cheap :?
Also the R&C Collection and PlayStation All-Stars that came with it, apparently Sony goes the Nintendo route now and puts their discs in cardboard sleeves. Hurrayyy
all the new slims are like this. Like super duper recent
mine is like this
it is like a transformer
no more of this shitty flip-up top loading no sir
this thing is all PHFWOOSH WHAT'S THAT IT'S A DISC SLOT MOTHERFUCKER NOW CLOSE ME AND LET'S PLAY SOME GAMES
persona four the animation is an anime based on the fourth and a half video game in a spin-off series of a spin-off series of a series of video games which are sequels to the first and second, but not third, books in a trilogy about demons coming out of computers
Posts
probably
I'm pretty pissed regardless 'cause I'll be at work
Bull shit
bullshit
you have vanquished me
https://auth.giantbomb.com/endofyear/
how did I not remember that that happens
i feel empty
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ineedmayo.com Eidolon Journal Updated
never
Get a Vita and Golden so you can see all the new stuff sprinkled within.
Like the investigation Team starting a band.
My Let's Play Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UC2go70QLfwGq-hW4nvUqmog
Maybe?
PSN/Steam/NNID: SyphonBlue | BNet: SyphonBlue#1126
I never want to read or watch The Road again.
i remember when i thought this way
http://www.audioentropy.com/
I LOVE PATRICK KLEPEK
Also hey, I just got my slim PS3 today, and, uh...
Are all the slim PS3s top-loading, or is this something they just recently changed? I mean I know top-loading lasts longer, but it feels kinda cheap :?
Also the R&C Collection and PlayStation All-Stars that came with it, apparently Sony goes the Nintendo route now and puts their discs in cardboard sleeves. Hurrayyy
The new PlayStation Store interface looks nice but it is so fucking sluggish
Vinny doesn't review games anymore
feels slick imo
ineedmayo.com Eidolon Journal Updated
all the new slims are like this. Like super duper recent
mine is like this
it is like a transformer
no more of this shitty flip-up top loading no sir
this thing is all PHFWOOSH WHAT'S THAT IT'S A DISC SLOT MOTHERFUCKER NOW CLOSE ME AND LET'S PLAY SOME GAMES
I can't even remember what game he reviewed, but it was probably because he was the only one who played it
It frightened me a little
Looking at the plastic top I expected "flip-up?" and then I hit the button and WHOOSH
Threads of Fate, fuck yes
And PlayStation Plus is badass, just got eight games for free what
seriously over the course of a week and a half Playstation Plus has full on converted me
this is a fucking great great great great great thing
it just looks cool
even though anime is Certifiably Gross