Eurogamer’s Top 50 Games of 2008: 20-11

Eurogamer brings us through numbers 20 through 11 on their “Top 50 Games of 2008” article, though only World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (#13) shows up in this particular section.

Oli Welsh: So it’s just an expansion pack. For those who don’t play MMOs and don’t grasp the orders of magnitude involved, let’s be clear: Wrath of the Lich King has more stuff in it, made to a higher standard, than any other videogame release this year. It also improves on its source material more dramatically than any of the year’s blockbuster sequels. From the compact boss-rush dungeons to the hilariously potent class design to the incredible world, soaked in spectacle and atmosphere and compelling quest arcs and storylines, Lich King surprised and delighted for months on end. Blizzard made the rest of the MMO industry (and much of the rest of the games industry) look stupid this year. A marvel.

Kieron Gillen: World of Warcraft expansions make me a little sad. They come out, Alec raves about them and I know I’ll never get to play them without putting the hundreds of hours to even qualify for the experience. There are many great games that I know I won’t play. Wrath of the Lich King is, I suspect, one of the one’s I literally can’t.