Though he's working hard on Bioshock Infinite with his cohort at Irrational Games, creative director Ken Levine poke his head up and found himself glad with what he saw. Levine told Eurogamer that 2011 was the best year in the video gaming since 2007.
"I always make time for games," Levine said. "That's important. If you're not playing games you're compromising your ability as a game developer to make good games.”
"It's been an interesting year. It's the best year since - and I'm not just saying this because of my game - 2007. A lot of great games, like Portal, came out that year. It's the best year in a very long time. There have been a ton of games I've been playing. I play more games right now mostly because there's just so much good stuff to play."
This year saw big-name titles like Skyrim, Portal 2, Uncharted 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, Batman: Arkham City, Gears of War 3, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, alongside portable and indie hits like Infinity Blade II, Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, E.Y.E., Bastion, and The Binding of Issac. Levine said that the industry should be proud of itself.
"[2011] is a year to be proud of our industry. It's a year to be proud of the Uncharted guys. It's a year to be proud of Epic. It's a year to be proud of the Call of Duty guys. It's a year to be proud of everybody because people are delivering this year in a way the industry hasn't delivered in a very long time."
Give yourselves a slow cap, ladies and gentlemen.
