On this job, you spend a number of the time on the finish of the 12 months in a retrospective state of mind, reconsidering the whole lot that’s crossed your desk. What are the highlights, the lowlights, and the memorable moments? We’ve lined a number of that in our Alternate Sport Awards and in our extra severe GOTY write-ups – however clearly, my life isn’t simply video video games.
Common VG247 readers will know that I’m an enormous previous Lego nerd, and I’ve handled the events when Lego has crossed over with video video games with glee – it’s two of my loves colliding in methods which might be typically thrilling, or simply merely enjoyable. This has been a superb 12 months for that, too, with Lego Sonic making a barnstorming debut, Mario units persevering with, and an excellent Pac-Man Arcade which I like. There was additionally an important Lego online game within the type of Lego 2K Drive. So: all-in-all, a stable 12 months.
It’s been a superb 12 months for Lego generally. I’ve loved a large number of non-gaming units this 12 months – together with an important Indiana Jones diorama, a beautiful house tribute from fan-designed vary Lego Concepts, and the fabulous Viking Settlement that basically scratched an itch of mine that was established via beloved fort and pirates units in my childhood.