GB Feature: Game of the Year 2012

While we definitely spent most of our money this year pledging to the most promising role-playing projects on Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, we did manage to scratch together enough coin to play this year’s crop of RPGs and bring you a list of our favorite titles of 2012. I don’t want to ruin any surprises, but I will leave you this tantalizing morsel to keep you guessing:

Though it may not be the most technically sophisticated game out there, the sheer hand-chiseled artistry and attention to detail in every facet of its world is impressive by any standard, and stunning set pieces (like climbing a gigantic floating fortress carried by two flying serpents) elevate it beyond the mundane. Many games are able to look good, but few are able to awe us.