Rave reviews!

As the year's end rapidly approaches, it has become difficult not to notice the shining, animated and (sometimes) noisy graphics draped across most gaming editorial and criticism web-pages. These graphics all inevitably advertise the same thing: the annual 'List of Best Games'. I, myself, have begun to get tired of this uninspired garbage...not only do most of these lists disagree, but the entire premise of definitively listing the years best games seems futile. Like films and literature, video games appeal to different tastes, demographics and realms of interest. Telling my father that he would have more fun with Gears of War 2 over Little Big Planet because the former is the "#2 best game of the year according to Gametrailers" seems counter-intuitive.

So....if you're having trouble approaching what may be the most successful catalogue of video games any year has offered in the past, buckle tight....I hereby give you....