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I couldn't tell if police response was any different due to the fact that I couldn't seem to accurately aim my gun at any one. Sometimes I'll get busted by a cop (that I didn't know about) just for entering the vehicle outside my hotel. The more I think about it I think Vice City was a game of its time and nothing more.

The recent DDoS attacks isn't anything anyone can control or prevent until the authorites round up these pricks. People were bitching at Sony or Microsoft for supposedly "faulty" online services or infrastructures but the truth is that DDoS attacks can affect anyone, anytime, anywhere. And those services are back up (for some its an ongoing process). And there are games you can play offline on the next-gen systems.

Speaking of which, SoM is really better on next-gen due to the Nemesis System which isn't available on PS3/360 versions. 

I haven't played any of those games so that's something to look forward to. XBL is offering The Witcher 2 for the 360 so that may be the stronger draw for me.

Fair point. Not being a reviewer is the reason I haven't played enough. 
Eh, they can't all be stellar years. 

If you're more inclined to one of the newer consoles, I'd nudge you towards the PS4. Either way, 2015 is going to be a big year for either console. And no matter what some may say, plenty of good games came out this year for both. But one of the selling points for purchasing one back in August was to prepare for the metric fuck ton of titles hitting us within the new year. 

But, really, you need a PS4. ;)

Shadow of Mordor is a blast. I used some gift money to pick up DA:I, which is downloading right now. Looks like you got a sweet haul!

If a game year seems less than stellar, in my experience, I chalk it up to an inescapable fact: that I haven't played enough of the offerings that were made available (the same applies to movies/tv/music). Every year generates special stuff. It just isn't always in the same places where we found it previously. Buck up. It's not as bad as you think.

Picked up Dragon Age: Inquisition for the PS4. Same price for PS3 version, too. This really needs to be the last game that I buy for a while.

This isn't the first time this has happened and it won't be the last. The tech will just have to get better, which it will.

I think everyone has to decide what they're comfortable with and recognize what it is they're looking for. I don't mind formulaic approaches to game design as long as the end result pushes my buttons the right way. I try to bounce between different genres so as to not spend too much time on one (for fear of overfamiliarity or boredom; there was a point in the late '00's where this happened to me regarding FPSs).

Diablo 3, Luftrasers and Shadow of Mordor are three of my favorite games of the year. Seek 'em out with confidence.