Video games can be many things to many people, so the idea of proclaiming a single one as the best of 2012 strikes us as a little limiting. This year, instead of screaming at each other for hours in a sweaty, smoke-filled room until we emerge with a handful of winners, your friends at 1UP have decided to forsake categorization and write about the experiences that brought us the most enjoyment this year -- and that's the point of playing video games, isn't it?
Video games can sure be...what's the word I'm looking for...busy? Part of the medium's charm is immersing yourself in a complete sensory overload. This isn't a judgment call attempting to condemn games which busy the screen with noise. 2012 brought experiences like Super Hexagon, Hotline Miami, and Thirty Flights of Loving, which were were all games that I cherished, partially due to loving the sensory overload that each one delivered. But it's the providing of the exact opposite of this noise that made the opening of The Unfinished Swan resonate so strongly with me. In a year filled with noise -- not bad noise, mind you, but noise -- Giant Sparrow's game embraced minimalism through its design, aesthetics, and mechanics. (Side notes -- for a great read on the topic of minimalism in games, check out 1UP contributor Nickolai Adkins' fantastic blog.)
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