5 Reason why Skyrim will be the Game of The Year

[Soulfoodman]

*cough*Saints Row: the Third*cough*

 

[thelastmccabe]

I really hate the whole "game of the year" crap. It's utterly and absolutely meaningless. There's no central game of the year. Every game blog, game publication, gamer, and their mom give out a game of the year. It's not like the fucking Academy Awards where there's only ONE best picture so it really, really means something when a movie wins it. No. There's a billion games of the year from every site and publication out there. It's totally meaningless because there isn't just ONE really prestigious and well known "game of the year" award. The closest there is to a reputable award for games is GDC, but no one cares about that.

Yeah, I agree with this. I was going to post the same thing in a less snarky way that would have been more passive aggressive...like, "What do you guys means when you say game of the year? Isn't there more than one?" But what he said is what I really wanted to say.

 

[ShadowTSG]

flames mwahaha
but apart from that have really good games coming we have to wait...

batman: arkhan city
bf3

spaaaaaaace

 

[Popido]

Skyrim needs modding. Give it couple months and then look again.

...DX:HR? Really? I found it pretentious. The interaction between the player and the game felt too ..pretentious!

Sorry...what? Explain yourself? What do you mean by pretentious, because I don't ever remember the game interface trying to impress me with its culture. It was a game interface.

Interaction, not interface.

Well, the choices for first. I didnt find that it mattered that much on how I "chose" things during the play. Should I bash the wall, hack the door or sneak from the vent? The different paths should had made me say "Holy shit! You react to the way how I play!? ", but it didnt. People have compared DX:HR to Deus Ex and MGS saga which are both rich with choices, "eastereggs" and just overall reacting to player's choices. Its unfair comparison, but HR left mediocre taste in my mouth. I probably had too many choises too near to eachother. It didnt really leave me with any change to think on how I should move forward.

Now the story then. The cyperpunk elements didnt make me think. The way how politics and religion were handled didnt make me think either. Towards the ending it become obvious to me that this was an Square Enix game. It felt like a school project. A report. This and that in a neat package. It wasnt inspiring nor deep.

Human augmentation. Thats interesting right? Thats where the game could have been deep. From there we start to talk about how it works if the whole system is corrupted to the core. And from there it goes on talking about if or if not people should be augmented? I dunno, for me that just went too far into fantasy. I was expecting the game to ask me questions and then the ball was just taken out of my hands. It wasnt really about if people should be augmented, but if people in DX:HR should be augmented.

Nothing made me awe. I cant call it a GOTY. Its good enough already if I can remember it till next year.

 

[funguy2121]

5 Facts http://www.pagesportal.net/contents/wp/?p=105

Highlights for those who dont want to read whole article.

The Side-Quests Are Better
Dual-Wielding
The Graphics Are Amazing
A World Living Around You
A Story Not Etched in Stone
F?king Dragons

Skyrim looks 10 times better than Oblivion can't wait

Two mathematical statements.

7-2=5.

5 =/= 7.

Also, if Oblivion CAN wait than 10 times better Skyrim will not...seriously, what is this sentence supposed to mean?

Don't worry, I still love you.

 

[Korolev]

That article sort of reads like a press release. Yes they SAY it will be "that good" but who knows apart from the developers (who of course, would only say good things about a game they want to sell)?

I am looking forward to Skyrim, but to say that it will be DEFINITELY good, and that it WILL win game of the year, especially when you probably haven't played it, is a little much. You have no idea if it will as good as you hope it will be, or that no game could be better. There's BF3, MW3, Uncharted 3, Gears of War 3 (which should be released today here in Australia) and Arkham City, and I think I've missed out on a few. All those games have the potential to better than Skyrim. I'm not saying they are, but hey, who knows?

Again, I like RPGs and I'm looking forward to Skyrim. Got my money ready and everything. I'm going to buy it. But to call ANY game "Game of the Year" when 1)You haven't played it and 2) The year is far from over, is a little much.

 

[mega48man]

Ditto, it looks like it's gonna be cool.
But what flaws will it have?

too much awesome

 

[neonsword13-ops]

F-king Dragons

DAMNIT MAN! That's my thing...

Anyway, My hopes for GOTY go to Saint's Row 3. Skyrim is looking good but no where near as epic as Saint's Row.

SQUID LAUNCHER FOR THE WIN!

 

[gostlyfantom]

I dont see how your points make a good game but I do agree that it will probably get GOTY awards.

 

[Jenitals]

If I fall for the hype I'll be disappointed. No game is as good as what these people are making it out to be. Kudos to Bethesda if it is.

Reason 1: because Mass Effect 3 come out next year.

I agree so much.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

I see everyone's already forgotten about The Witcher 2. I hope 360 version will bring it back to the main scene. I love that game. One of the best in the last 3 years definitely.

 

[Svenparty]

No matter what happens the companies will tout it as "Game of the year" by releasing a version with these words emblazoned on the box in a year. It looks impressive sure but there isn't any real competition anyway. It's a diamond ring in a sewage system.

It seems that most games these days as long as they are marketed right they get 90+ no matter what, I know there is a similiar system in every form of media but not nearly as badly as the gaming industry.

 

[AlternatePFG]

Skyrim is going to win tons of GOTY awards, whether it deserves them or not.

 

[babinro]

Ditto, it looks like it's gonna be cool.
But what flaws will it have?

It's a Bethesda game.

The story will be subpar at best. It will be buggy as hell. The release will actually be the beta test.

I mean, you know what you're getting with Bethesda.

I agree complete and yet I still plan to buy it on day one. When will I learn to stop supporting companies who release unfinished products?

 

[tmande2nd]

Ditto, it looks like it's gonna be cool.
But what flaws will it have?

It's a Bethesda game.

The story will be subpar at best. It will be buggy as hell. The release will actually be the beta test.

I mean, you know what you're getting with Bethesda.

I agree complete and yet I still plan to buy it on day one. When will I learn to stop supporting companies who release unfinished products?

When some of them stop making digital crack that can keep you playing for over 10 hours and still leave you wanting more?

 

[jopomeister]

Skyrim looks 10 times better than Oblivion can't wait

I loved Oblivion, so Skyrim will be amazing, by this logic.

 

[dickywebster]

The series is good, but considering the hype and all, ill holding out a bit longer before i make my mind up

 

[Slash Dementia]

Meh. I know I'll most likely enjoy Skyrim, but those reasons aren't that great at all.

The Side-Quests Are Better - Does it mean that the side-quest stories are better? No. It just means that you'll have that quest available from someone, even if it's not the original NPC. The game choosing where the quest takes places isn't that big of a deal.

Dual-Wielding - Lots and lots of games have that.

The Graphics Are Amazing - It's just graphics. Rage has some great graphics, but it might not get Game of the Year.

A World Living Around You - The same living world that was said the be in Oblivion?

A Story Not Etched in Stone - Other games have this also--it's called multiple endings.

F-king Dragons - Lots of fantasy games have this, too, but I guess being an Elder Scrolls game, it's been a long time coming.

The reasons are very hollow when you look at them for what they are. Sure, the game might be good (or even great), but to use reasoning like this is just like saying: "Rage is going to be the game of the year because it has good graphics, different weapons, a story, and it's made by id."

 

[Javarock]

5 Facts http://www.pagesportal.net/contents/wp/?p=105#comment-77

Highlights for those who dont want to read whole article.

The Side-Quests Are Better
Dual-Wielding
The Graphics Are Amazing
A World Living Around You
A Story Not Etched in Stone
F?king Dragons

Skyrim looks 10 times better than Oblivion can't wait

I'm tired of English countryside (this time should be Scandinavia countryside) fantasy medieval games injected with magic. There's just no end to them, somehow it pushed aside most of the other fantasy themes out of the way.

Quick question, What theme would you prefer?

To be honest I dislike the majority of the others so games such as this are fun for me.

 

[Gyrohelix]

I really hate the whole "game of the year" crap. It's utterly and absolutely meaningless. There's no central game of the year. Every game blog, game publication, gamer, and their mom give out a game of the year. It's not like the fucking Academy Awards where there's only ONE best picture so it really, really means something when a movie wins it. No. There's a billion games of the year from every site and publication out there. It's totally meaningless because there isn't just ONE really prestigious and well known "game of the year" award. The closest there is to a reputable award for games is GDC, but no one cares about that.

It's pointless. Can we please just move on past the "game of the year" crap?

I'm tired of English countryside (this time should be Scandinavia countryside) fantasy medieval games injected with magic. There's just no end to them, somehow it pushed aside most of the other fantasy themes out of the way.
These are six reasons. Plus, Dragons don't improve a game, nor does dual wielding. A world living around you have been promised every time a RPG centered game came out of the market, especially Fable....
Story not etched in stone - branching plot anyone? NOT a new thing?
Graphics... WooHoo... I'm so happy that I can look at it... Yay. I don't care about the graphics, the problem here is that while the Empire had its central province and others affected by their neighbors, Skyrim has Nords. That's it. What kind of variety you'll find when you visit cities and villages? They pulled it off nicely in Oblivion but I'm wary of what they'll design in Skyrim.
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Side quests are better.
Wow.
You blew my mind.
Side quests are here to further the plot or the world around you, and sometimes as a joke (with some references). See the quest when you track down the missing painter or when you need to kill every inhabitant in a locked household, a mission given by the dark brotherhood.
It's usually a fetch or kill A creature B times disguised in some other manner, like saving the pet rats of some insane lady.

Oh, and this more or less sums up my general sentiment. I'll just quote you and be done with it. Skyrim is overhyped. I am more than willing to bet that it is going to be a colossal disappointment. It's what happened with Oblivion, it's what happened with FO3, and it's going to be what happens with Skyrim. Pattern recognition people, use it. It's one the biggest reasons why humans didn't get nommed so hard off the food like something that got nommed off the food chain (is the past tense of "nom" with one 'm' or two?).

Yahtzee would be proud of you.