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Best Vidya Games 2012

2012 was a pretty damn good year for video games. Here’s a list of my personal favorite games that I played. There’s some in the list that I haven’t gotten around to, so keep that in mind.

1. Borderlands 2

There’s a lot I can say about this game, so I will. I love it, and I love the experience. The gameplay is tight, engaging, and very addicting. The characters are what actually set this game apart from its competition, and really draw you in. The game is even more fun to play with a group of friends, and it doesn’t take away from the experience in the slightest. If you're looking for a game that's worth every penny this is it; you will play this longer than expected and actually enjoy it! The best way to judge this game is that I’m still playing it.

2. Mass Effect 3

This shouldn’t come as a surprise. Without a doubt one of the best trilogies of any gaming series ever. This game feels like what war should feel like. There’s a lot of anxiety, dread, and also a slimmer of hope. The characters are really good, and I love catching up with former crewmembers in this game. The fan-service in that regard is astoundingly great. Looking back at my review, I was scathing of the ending. Now, I don’t hate it; I got caught up in the moment. It's the direction they chose to take with the ending, and you got to respect that. The multiplayer was definitely an element I didn’t see myself liking, but I played it so freaking much. I can’t see myself stopping either. It’s incredible to see how much effort they’ve put into continually release more free content for the multiplayer.

3. Far Cry 3

The best way to describe this game is Skyrim with guns. I really fucking love this game. If I were to continue the comparison to the beloved Skyrim, I’d say FC3 has a more interesting story. So BOOM. Also, most bro hero ever? I think yes! The story missions in this game are well designed, and INCREDIBLY fun. I think a lot of sand box games could learn from this game, like, that you don’t have to make story missions scripted, rather just simple and engaging. I was totally captivated during the entirety of the game, and I was constantly exploring the islands looking for treasures and hunting animals. Oh and you will have dreadful nightmares of sharks from this game. We are treated to an extraordinary villain in this game named Vaas. He reminds me of Joker a bit, but he’s unique in his own ways. He’s very crazy, and he wants to kill you. There’s a lot to be found in this game, and it’s mostly fun.

4. Dishonored

I didn’t hear about this game until a friend of mine literally showed me it. I was really impressed, bought it, and played it after I had my fill of Borderlands 2. This game is awesome because it makes you feel so powerful for using stealth. Dishonored plays as a stealth game in the first person; I know that doesn’t sound too appealing, but Dishonored works within its technical limitations and goes leaps and bounds beyond it. It has its own, original, new universe, an alternate universe steam punk world with weird blood magicks (they come from harvest these other-worldly tentacle-faced whales!). The gadgetry and magic really headline the gameplay in this game. There’s some really cool stuff you can do, and you can even play the game without magic if you want. My favorite is definitely blink which is teleporting (it’s the handiest), summoning rats, possession (you can possess anything from rats to people), and many more. Everything about Dishonored story wise is very fascinating, and it becomes one of those games where you seek out extra information to learn more about the lore – talk about immersion. I really liked the graphic style of this game; it’s very bleak yet very beautiful at the same time. I actually liked that they made this game a mission based game rather than a sandbox game. It makes you feel very cautious about your surroundings and explorative at the same time. The game rewards you and punishes you in a very unique way, and I like the way the game creates chaos based on your actions. The chaos level creeps its way into the story as well. The gameplay is really tight, and the evolution of different powers and equipment make you feel very powerful and capable by the end of the game. The game feel is AMAZING. The rush of teleporting roof top to roof top, of sending a horde of rats to eat your foes, to even swashbuckling sword fights it feels amazing. Stealth games take note of Dishonored; they got everything right. Ass Creed you are shamed.

5. XCOM: Enemy Unknown

THIS GAME. I had no interest in this game until Steam had it on sale. I played it on Christmas Eve, and had a hard time putting it down. This game plays a lot like Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics, or any Strategy RPG. It feels so gooooooooood. The basic concept is that you’re a leader of this secret group to prevent and research aliens. They attack Earth, and you defend Earth. There’s really not a whole lot story going on here, but that’s okay. You have a lot of interaction with different manager characters and you grow a strong bond with your soldiers that you’ve named and customized after your favorite characters, friends, and family – Darth Vader was my one man army. XCOM treats your soldiers with the rule with if you die in battle you’re dead for good, so you grow a bond with your little soldiers. This game will stress you out and make you feel like crap when you complete a mission at the sacrifice of one of your prized soldiers. I had to put the game down a couple of times because I lost one of my more powerful characters, and had to start anew with a rookie soYou can intercept UFO’s with your fighter jet, which plays out like a Pokémon battle – very awesome. There’s a ton of resource management as well. You also have some tough decisions to make; do you protect Canada or Mexico? Do you send laser guns to the Brits? The game turns into a race to turn alien technology against them and save Earth. It’s interesting because you can completely fail this game, sort of win, and win.

6. Journey

Journey is magic! Don’t stop believing that. I guess I ought to clarify; Journey is not a game about the beloved ‘80s rock band, but rather an almost spiritual journey of a robed character. In a year where there’s been a lot of great indie games released, this is the cream of the crop. I’m actually really impressed with Sony’s release of stream of great indie downloadable titles that are really great; Unfinished Swan, Sound Shapes, and some others. Before I get any further, I want to give a nod to Fez because that is a really phenomenal ‘12 indie title. At the very beginning of the game you spot a mountain far off in the distance, your goal is to reach it. This game has a level of polish that is hard to surpass; its graphics, music, and gameplay are really top notch. The game is pretty simple, you get from point A to point B; it can be completed in a couple of hours. But this game is really about the experience there. You ride on magical carpets, hide from scary ass dragon things, and avoid freezing to death in the high peaks. There’s also this wonderfully magic element with the multiplayer; you interact with anyone who is playing on the same level as you. Journey’s a bit different than normal cooperative play; you don’t know who they are and you can’t talk to them. It’s so wonderful when you come across a seasoned veteran with what seems like a mile long scarf that can show you a couple of secrets and help guide you along. Then he’s gone, and you’re freaking out at first. Did he die? Then you realize he decided to go on with his own journey, and you feel abandoned. There’s something special about the multiplayer here, and it’s something we haven’t seen before. I loved this game more than I expected. I’ve talked to different peeps about this game, and it seems like everyone has a different take on what Journey means. I love that about this game; it makes it special for everyone. It’s really something when you reach the mountain. It’s the quintessential PS3 exclusive of 2012.

7. Max Payne 3

As you read in my review, I really loved this game. This game is a well-defined 3^rd person action game. The controls are incredibly responsive, and the gameplay is both incredibly frustrating and rewarding. The campaign is super solid, and it feels like an AAA gritty action film. I really like that this game stands on its own; it doesn’t really require the player to know Max’s backstory or play his older games. The music is so good. HEALTH outdid themselves on creating a heart pounding, gritty electronic music that certainly adds more to the game and its intense moments. The game-feel is sooooooooooo good in this game. I think that and the story make MP3 on my top ten. It’s responsive, and the bullet time shoot outs make you feel SO POWERFUL. It’s like you’re a modern-day gun wielding demigod and you are slaying evil mortals. The multiplayer is pretty solid to boot. I’m really impressed that they devised a way to make bullet time feasible in multiplayer – it’s pretty sweet. I think the multiplayer is kinda bad in the way that noobies can be steamrolled pretty easily, and it’s hard to get a handle on the game when everyone is better and have better gear. Besides that this is a near perfect action game, and I’d recommend this to any fan of noir or action films. MP3 is a tough game, but it’s rewarding and fun to keep ya around.

8. Hotline Miami

This is such a fantastic game, and great effort for an indie developer. I’ve spent a lot more time on this game than I ever anticipated, and I’m okay that most my time was spent on retries. HM is not an easy game, but it has that hardcore old school feel that is not seen much these days. I love the top-down strategic infiltration/action/slaughterhouse gameplay. The game-feel is really good, but I have to admit sometimes it feels loose. This is tricky to explain; it’s like you’ll intend for something to be thrown in one direction, but the reaction time from your button press to the action is delayed a little. I don’t know, maybe I got used to this later on in the game, but this is definitely my only beef with Hotline Miami. I will say the music adds to this game; I still listen to the soundtrack! The plot is very surreal and at times seems like it feels influenced by Clockwork Orange, and we’re treated to animal masked vigilantes. It’s really trippy and awesome. HM also boasts collection of unlockable animal themed masks that give you game-changing boosts and weapons; you earn them by completing certain score on levels. There’s even a secret ending for true completionists! Anyone that’s a fan of the movie Drive will love this slick, 1980’s inspired blood-fueled massacre.

9. Spec Ops: The Line

SOTL was hard to place on here. I really like this game, but at the same time I loathe it. I love it because how different it is for a military shooter. I hate it for how bad it makes me feel; there’s moments in this game that will make you put down your controller and think about what you just did – killing doesn’t feel good. Spec Ops does something that COD or Battlefield will likely never try to emulate, and that is give the player consequences for killing. In SOTL, you and your two squadmates are ordered to go to Dubai during the worst series of sandstorms in the history of mankind to help the evacuation of its rich citizens and find out the fate of the 33^rd battalion of US soldiers that were originally tasked to evacuate this city. So this game devolves into pure insanity as you continue your journey, and you’re tangled in this awful conspiracy as you discover that the 33^rd battalion is alive and roaring. I don’t want to give away too much more about the plot, yet I want you to keep in mind that this game captures the horrendous feeling of war. Spec Ops game feel is good, I wouldn’t say it’s great. It doesn’t play as smoothly as I’d like for a 3^rd person shooter, but I’m glad it’s not a 1^st person shooter. It makes you feel more connected to your character and your allies. The squad mates’ A.I. isn’t very strong, and you’ll end up doing most of the work in this game. The guns feel heavy, and powerful. The cover system is solid, and won’t mess up the flow of combat. There’s a tacked-on multiplayer to this game, and it’s mediocre at best. I wish they hadn’t added multiplayer, but I guess they were just trying to be competitive. The graphics in this game are better than you’d expect. I really like what they did with the sand (it’s no Journey!), but it can act/look dynamic at moments. The sandstorm bits are harrowing and the graphics lend to this. There are several surreal moments in this game that look stunning, and really add to the experience. I chose Spec Ops not because it’s one of the best games of 2012, but rather it’s the game we needed. I highly recommend this game to anyone who overlooked it. There’s an experience here that can’t be found anywhere else.

10. Walking Dead

Like my fellow blogger, Hoeney McGraw, I loved this game. But I have a hard time justifying it higher than ten on my list. The reason I say this is because I feel like it’s less of a video game and more of an interactive movie. That’s fine, but when it tries to be a video game it really struggles. I feel like moving forward, onto season 2, this game should employ more and challenging puzzles and some actual gun/gameplay. I think that could definitely add to the game. Besides that little beef with this game, Walking Dead season 1, as a whole is absolutely amazing. I actually feel like this game is better than the tv show at times, and it captures the desperation, angst, hope, fear, and hatred of the characters during a zombie apocalypse. I would advise anyone who is fans of Walking Dead, zombies, or great narrative to give this game a try. NOTE: Do not to play this in one sitting; it will make you depressed.

Honorable Mention:

Darksiders 2

I really, really, really, reaaaaaaaaaaally wanted to put this on my top ten. I couldn't find a spot for Death on here. I feel really strongly about this game on many different levels; the graphics, gameplay, and game-feel are incredibly well made. It’s astonishing how poorly this game was received! The chief problem with this game is its identity; it is a jack of all trades but master of none. I think my only beef about this game is the story, and that’s because there isn't much of one in this gem. You can definitely overlook this if you’re up for an adventure! R.I.P. Vigil Games.

Halo 4

This is the Halo we were waiting for. Well, let me clarify, this is the Halo I was waiting for. I was a big fan of the first Halo game, and I can’t even count or begin to think how many hours I spent playing that game. That was a game that will forever define what a great FPS should be. I liked the second one alright; I generally liked all the additions and improvements upon the original. Then we got Halo 3. I hate this title so much; I feel like they changed so much of the game that I couldn’t get behind it. It was Masterchief, but it was boring. I dunno; I felt like they lost what was so special about the earlier titles. I skipped this one, and briefly touched ODST and Reach. ODST is not very good, and I can’t recommend it except for the Gears of War inspired Horde mode where you kill waves of Covenant. Reach is aight, and I appreciate what they tried to do with it. It didn’t feel like a worthwhile last hoorah for Bungie, and I was excited for a new developer to take the Halo mantle. 343 made the Halo HD remake. I personally haven’t tried it, but I heard it sucked. I was disappointed about this, and it made me wary of Halo 4. I didn’t buy H4 until I tried it at a friend’s. It blew me away. The game-feel in this game is so right for an FPS. You feel the weight of every single different gun. You hear the different guns blazing while in combat. You feel the swift gun-bunt when you slam it into the back of a grunt’s head. It’s AMAZING. Oh. Oh. OH. The graphics! Halo 4 is the best looking game on the 360. It blew me away. When I popped it in for the first time I just stared at different stuff, marveling at the great detail in every little thing. Oh my gun-jizzing-goodness. It’s unbelievable. I don’t understand how my 360 doesn’t explode when I press play. Now the campaign isn’t exactly AAA, but I love the decision that we’re fighting a new species of aliens. That was a strong decision, and let’s be honest; we’ve been waiting for new enemies and guns for ages. Halo 4 is actually more about Cortana than Masterchief, and I’m not sure if that is a good idea. I don’t particularly like this romance between the two of them, and it gets awkward when Cortana has a case of Tourette’s when you’re busy blowing baddies’ heads off. There are a couple of vehicle-centric levels, and they’re good. They do a great job of making you feel incredibly powerful. One of the last levels has Masterchief piloting a spaceship, and plays like Star Fox. That is pretty freaking awesome. There’s not really a flying section like in Halo Reach (the best thing about that game, M I RITE?). The multiplayer is super solid, and I think the change of zombies to flood was really cool. I’m not really a multiplayer guy, but I’ve played this. So that’s commendable in of itself. The other mode in this game is called Spartan Ops, and it’s really bland. I haven’t followed the story behind it, but it’s something about other Spartan warriors on a ship and they do jobs? I dunno. It’s really boring compared to the campaign. This game is incredibly solid, but I couldn’t find a place on my list for it.

Paper Mario Sticker Star

Allow me to begin with declaring my profound love for Paper Mario. I'm a huge fan of the first entry into this unique paper Nintendo universe. I played that game almost too many times (probably 30) when I was a kid, and I loved the gamecube sequel as well. The Wii one doesn't count. I think I loved them so much because it's an action-oriented turn-based RPG. It's definitely in the vein of Super Mario RPG, and that's perfectly ok. Now this 3DS version is very different than its predecessors in several ways. 1. Every attack is based on stickers you collect. 2. Resource management is key to this game. 3. There's a lot of secrets and puzzles. I really fucking loved this game, but at the same time it drove me up the wall at how frustrating its mechanics can be. There will be moments when you are forced to use up some super-awesome-powerful sticker on a group of baddies, then to find you're facing a boss without anything powerful to whomp on him with. Alas, this is a small gripe. I think this game is actually what developers should look back on how to make future RPG's. It requires a lot more thought, and there is absolutely no level-grinding involved in this game. It's amazing. I highly recommend this game to anyone that owns a 3DS, and/or an affinity for sticky things.

BEST MOVIES 2012

I want to clarify, I am not the Oscars, I do not vote for the Oscars, and my list of favorite movies will definitely be the end all be all BEST movies of all time. I also didn't see everything....Also, these are interchangeable except the top 3.

1. The Dark Knight Rises

Batman is the best. Christopher Nolan ends the Batman trilogy triumphantly. There's a lot of hate for this movie, and I really don't get it. There's so much to like, and I think the problem is that we're constantly comparing Bane to Joker. I personally feel that Bane is just as enigmatic as the Joker, but less chaotic and more sinister. Bane, Catwoman, and John Blake were great additions to the series. I can't even begin to describe how large my boner was when Anne Hathaway appeared on screen decked out in all leather as Catwoman. OOOOOOOOOO! Dat ass. Anyways, I personally feel like this movie is more about what makes a hero, and what they struggle with to keep on hero-ing. For a super hero movie there's actually not a whole lot of action, but I savored the slow impending destruction of Gotham. The last twelve minutes make my heart swell up like I'm watching a classic Disney movie. Nolan really knows how to give closure to such a tremendous trilogy. I LOVE IT. (totallythebestbatmanmovie!!!!11)

2. Silver Linings Playbook

I initially went to go see this because the cast is a freaking home run (Robert Deniro, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, and freaking Chris Tucker!). I really had no idea what this movie was going to be about, and I gotta admit I was mostly surprised. I mean, I knew it was going to be a romantic comedy of some sort, but I didn't know exactly what I was getting into. Bradley Cooper plays as the main character, Pat, who is afflicted with bipolar disorder. The film begins with his mother taking him out of mental health facility, and taking him back to their house. Almost immediately we are treated to the beginning of the madness; Chris Tucker pleads with Bradley Cooper's mom to take him saying it's all good with the mental health facility. But it wasn't. So there's that, then we witness a lot of emotional breakdowns, and explanation to his back story. He goes to his court-mandated therapist who plays "My Cherie Amour", and he loses his shit. We find out that his wife cheated on him with another teacher (the both worked at a school), and on top of that it was their wedding song. So every time he hears that song he goes berserk. From this point on we learn that Pat has a silver lining playbook; he thinks that despite being sent to a mental hospital it will make him better for his wife Nikki. He is obsessed with getting back together with his wife, and will do anything to do it. Later on he goes to a dinner at his friend's house, and is introduced to JLaw's character. She's the sister to Pat's friend's wife -woo. She recently lost her husband and her job (she was sleeping with everyone in the office!); so she is super depressed. Pat's friends were trying to pair up this sad pair. It doesn't really work, and Pat is off-put with the idea that JLaw would replace his Nikki. So skipping ahead a lot, Robert Deniro aka Pat's dad, is a bookie and is on a winning streak. Deniro wants Pat to stay around for good luck, but Pat is busy. Pat devised a plan with JLaw to give Nikki a letter only if Pat is her dance partner for an upcoming dance competition. Practice actually helps Pat, and he calms down tremendously. Deniro ends up taking a bet for all his money with his friend on a football game with a sidebar on Pat's dance competition. Without spoiling much more, this movie evolves from a romantic comedy, to a character study, family drama, sports movie, and so much more. This movie stressed me out so much to watch just because how awful Bradley Cooper acts; he punches his dad in the face! But, bro, this movie makes you feel so good. All the pressure just melts away after watching the last scene, and it feels like everything is right in the world. Now, I'm not a huge fan of romcoms, but this so much more than just that, it's a top-tier movie.

3. Wreck-it Ralph

C'mon! You knew this would make the list. I love Disney. I love video games. This is not a half-assed movie, and it's so much fun. Anyone who's played videogames in the past ten years will get almost all of the references and I guess the relevance(?). Anywho, Disney created up this whole new classic arcade game called Fix It Felix. Ralph is the bad guy that destroys a building, and Felix fixes the damage. Ralph is tired of being a bad guy, and wants more respect. He decides to go out into the other nearby game worlds to get a hero medal to prove that he isn't just a bad guy. So freaking cool concept. We don't get to travel to any recognizable video games, but we see a lot of cameos from video game stars like Zangief, Bowser, Sonic, that bar guy from that rootbeer game, Qbert, and a shit ton more. Ralph goes to an fps world that totally reminds me of Aliens meets Halo, and we see the main baddies. Little bug aliens, and the end up doing bad stuff. I'm not going to talk a whole lot more about it plot wise, but this was a strong Disney movie. I was really taken by surprise that this wasn't made by Pixar. It's really charming, and there's a lot of detail to be found in each scene. I was smitten by this movie. It's such a good Disney movie, and it's great for anyone who likes video games.

4. Django Unchained

Quentin Tarantino made a movie in 2012?! Yup, and it was fucking awesome. It was about this bounty hunter who teaches a freed slave to become a bad ass. And I guess to save the ex-slave's wife too. Oh and Leonardo Dicaprio is FUCKING NUTS. I don't know how he didn't get nominated....BUTYEAH. He's a psycotic slave owner who makes slaves fight each other and junk. It's freaking crazy! Ohoooooooh! There's the best shoot outs in this movie. The gunshots are so satisfying. The blood. Ooooooooo. This was my favorite action movie. The plot's good, but not the best. I got to admit, this is not that chatty for a Tarantino movie.....

5. Looper

Did you like Inception? YOU'LL FUCKING LOVE THIS MOVIE. Uh. It's nothing like Inception, but this is the best sci-fi action awesome movie. Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt play the same character, but Bruce is the old one. By that I mean, Bruce is sent back in time to be killed by JGL. UGH. It's a time travelling movie, but it's really freaking cool. I don't want to get into it too much, but the ending to this movie made my head explode. It's so well-layered, in a good way. Only complaint is JGL has a Bruce Willis CGI face. This was a dumb idea. I mean it was meant to seem that he looks more like Willis, but it looks weird because the audience already knows how JGL should look. They should've gotten some unknown actor instead because we would be weirded out by CGI face.

6. Zero Dark Thirty

Looks like Hurt Locker all over again! I wouldn't be surprised if Jessica Chastain (MOAR LIEK JESSICA GODDANG!) takes away best actress at the Oscars. So I saw this purely out of everyone's hype for this movie, and I really like the movie title. I wasn't really drawn to it, and since it was based in reality I had a hard time relating to it (that's a joke). But this was pretty dang good. It's kind of what I expected; a slow buildup to the discovery of Bin Laden. But it was really worth while. If you paid attention to major events in the past twelve years you'll have a basic understanding as to what's going on in the movie. Now, I don't know how factual this movie actually is, but it's not too factual because I didn't fall asleep. This is a well done movie, and I really got into it as the movie progressed. I was hype as shit when *HISTORICAL SPOILERS* they killed Bin Laden. I was really hoping Andy from Parks and Rec was going to get the 'shot', but that's something left for my dreams.

7. The Cabin In The Woods

I don't like scary movies. I didn't want to see this movie. I saw this reluctantly on DVD after it was released. This movie is essentially an homage to what horror movies are, and poking fun of it. It's really not a scary movie, and it's actually cool to see the monsters come on out. This movie was a lovely surprise, and I highly recommend it to anyone. I guess not children....

8. Avengers

I'm a nerd, so I flocked to this movie like syrup flocks to pancakes? Uh anyways, this movie is the definition of a summer movie; crazy action, funny one-liners, and lots of explosions. I could really nitpick this movie, but I had so much fun watching this. And it's literally the first supergroup movie ever made, so that's a big deal in of itself.

9. Seven Psychopaths

SP is the movie that probably no one heard about unless they had their Walken-radar at the ready. This movie is about Colin Farrell who is a big-shot writer, and is desperately trying to work on a new book. He hangs out with Sam Rockwell who plays one of the titular seven psychopaths, and is just a lovable goof that doesn't mind getting his hands dirty. Then there's Christopher Walken who plays Rockwell's dognapping partner. Well, they dognapped Woody Harrelson's (he's a big, bad mob boss) cute doggie, and insanity happens. The thing I really loved about this movie is that there's stories inside of stories when Farrell's trying to create stories for his new book. Without spoiling anything, there's a lot of plot twists, crazy action sequences, dream sequences, and drug sequences! I really enjoyed this movie. I thought it was going to be a dumb movie, but it was fantastic! Sam Rockwell acts superbly in this!

10. Prometheus

I know I probably shouldn't put this movie on my list, but I really liked it! I'm a massive Aliens fan, and this was a really fun prequel. Having said that, there's a shitload of flaws with this movie. I think that's ok if you keep in mind that all the Aliens movies have really dumb people in it. Like really dumb. I gotta say Prometheus does have the DUMBEST characters, and it's frustrating to begin to think why they couldn't run to the left. But there's a lot of mystery to this movie, and every time I watch this movie I get confused and excited. Something about those feelings make me feel like a child discovering something new and exciting. Also, this movie looks so fucking good. The CGI makes me jizz. I am fond of watching this movie with people who hadn't seen it because the debates afterwards are primo - kinda like Looper/Inception.

Honorable Mention:

Frankenweenie

This is the Tim Burton/Disney movie we've been waiting for since Nightmare Before Christmas. I would've placed this on my list, but Cabin in the Woods and Prometheus kinda are both monster movies. I love monster movies, but I couldn't place Frankenweenie on the top ten. I enjoyed this movie mostly because it's the first Burton movie in some time that has some heart. It's really unique; it's black and white stop-motion movie set in 50's. It's about this boy named Victor who loves his dog Sparky. Sparky gets hit by a car, and Victor is devastated. He gets inspired by his loony Russian science teacher to test the bounds of science, and via Frankenstein, Victor revives Sparky. Sparky's kinda a zombie dog now, but Victor loves him nonetheless. There's an upcoming science fair, and competition is stiff. Victor's classmates hear rumors about Victor's experiment, and they perform the same on their deceased and living pets. So we're treated to a whole bunch of awesome classic monster movie references; werewolf, godzilla, gremlins, vampire, and so much more. This movie was really clever, and had a great message.

21 Jump Street

This really ought to have been on the top ten. This was the funniest movie of 2012. I can pop it in and still get lots of laughs from it. Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill have a great chemistry, and are genuinely hilarious. This is pretty much Super Bad but the kids became the goofy bad ass cops. I think that's the best way to put it.

Skyfall

I liked this movie. It had the best visuals in a Bond movie yet. I got to admit for a Bond movie, this was the least Bond movie ever made. The last stand scene stuff comes to mind. I digress; I had fun and Daniel Craig is a badass. Javier Bardem was equally crazy and bad ass; great Bond villain. Am I the only one super stoked they killed off M? WHOOOOOOOPS.

Music

So I actually didn't listen to much new music this year. I don't think I could comprise a list of ten albums, so here's ten songs! yeah! YAY! *Note: I have kinda shitty taste in music*

1. Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine?