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Playing games since ‘83 – slightly less boring than my day job. Just don’t get me started on Speedball II. You have been warned.

Tag: Game of the Year

  • Sir Gaulian’s Most Agreeable games of 2016

    For me the year 2016 in videogames is notable for a couple of reasons. The first is that this year marks the moment Forza Horizon shtick wore out its welcome, and that despite its slavish dedication to paying homage to Australia’s unique auto history, I couldn’t force my way through the now by-the-numbers open world…

  • Sir Gaulian’s most agreeable games of 2014

    Another year gone, and one that will for the most part probably be remembered for its broken games and its things ending with “gate”.  It was also the first full year for the new consoles, with the Xbox One and Playstation 4 vying for that early market lead that, let’s be honest doesn’t really mean…

  • Sir Gaulian’s Most Agreeable games of 2013

    Another year with too many games to play.  Not that having too much of a good thing is a bad thing in this case, but when it comes to putting some semblance of a list together at the end of the year it’s hard to see just how many great games I missed out on.…

  • Sir Gaulian’s most agreeable games of 2012

    Call if Game of the Year, call it best games, call it whatever you like – at the end of the year we all like to sit down and take stock of the months that have passed.  And by jove what a year 2012 has been.  It was a cracker of a year.  A real rip…