This has been a damn good year for games even though a lot of the games that should have been good were really sort of rehashes/boring with subpar indie games, Ubisoft reskinning Assassin's Creed for every franchise (I'm looking at you Shadow of Mordor) and then there are all of the bland ass MMO's that looked decent but ended up sucking (Wildstar, ArcheAge). Not that they're bad, theoretically they are decent games but they just don't have the innovation or oomph.

I've NEVER spent $75.00 on a game needless to say a beta, but E:D is definitely worth it. It's my top game of the year (even in beta form). Closely followed by Divinity: Original Sin (fucking awesome RPG), Legends of Grimrock II (fucking awesome old school dungeon crawler (Ultima Underworld / Myst puzzler), Wasteland 2 (awesome Wasteland comeback) as well as Alien: Isolation (great concept, nailed the visuals & sound -- super intense). And then there was Hearthstone which I definitely spent more time playing than anything else.

But, Elite: Dangerous is stunningly brilliant, best sound I've ever heard in a game- it's so fucking good that I invested in a HOTAS & Oculus Rift (haven't gotten it yet though).

Downloading the update now - can't wait to see the changes.

Your video, Sarzy's review of "Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft", has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

I can't believe no one sifted this yet. It's a great review. I sifted it, if you don't mind @Sarzy. You sound really professional and you do a great job. I'm doubly impressed after episode 1.

http://videosift.com/video/Sarzys-review-of-Hearthstone-Heroes-of-Warcraft

STOP playing Hearthstone you've got other shit to do!

How bout we embed it into the comments

Thanks! I'm hoping to get a review up as often as I can -- hopefully every couple of weeks or so. I just got into the Hearthstone beta so I'm working on that next.

Gee, that's a lot of aggro directed toward one target. Get outta there before you wipe us all!

"Bush begins casting Seduce but the targets are immune. Bush begins casting Fade(with 3 talent points into Obscurity). Bush begins casting Hearthstone. Bush has left the raid."

/gquit