Poll: 2011 GOTY?
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Speaking personally I loved almost every aspect of GTA IV and it is my favourite game so I approached RDR with high hopes. I found the characters trite predictable and emotionally unengaging. The backdrop of the West didn't captivate me the way Liberty City did. I found the mission varied from repetitive to damn right tedious (oh joy half way through the game I get to do the same training missions again shooting at birds, capturing horses, moving cattle etc). My love for Liberty City means I can happily drive around for hours just absorbing the atmosphere and enjoying the smallest of details, I found RDR just sparse and boring in this respect. Finally the writing in GTA IV in my opinion was awe inspiring in places, perfectly complimenting the post 9/11 aura that surrounded the game. The Western as a cinematic and literary genre often (but not always) has a feel of black/white politics and ethics this placed in RDR just felt pedestrian and uninspired.Syphous said:
While I am happy for anyone who enjoyed it I just didn't.
Oh, and original games coming this year:
A metric ton of XBLA/PSN games (I'm really looking forward to Journey, Daggerdale and Wizardy: Labyrinth of Lost Souls)
A metric ton of handheld games
Catherine
Dark Souls
Anarchy Reigns
The Last Guardian Sorry, 2012 release.
Brink
Rage
L.A. Noir
Dead Island
Child of Eden (sort of)
Deus Ex: Hello Robert (sort of)
FF Type-0 (sort of)
The Old Republic (sort of)
And a bunch that I've missed (hey, add your own) or pushed into the handheld/downloadable category. The AAA industry is enamored with sequels, but it doesn't look too bad.
A metric ton of XBLA/PSN games (I'm really looking forward to Journey, Daggerdale and Wizardy: Labyrinth of Lost Souls)
A metric ton of handheld games
Catherine
Dark Souls
Anarchy Reigns
Brink
Rage
L.A. Noir
Dead Island
Child of Eden (sort of)
Deus Ex: Hello Robert (sort of)
FF Type-0 (sort of)
The Old Republic (sort of)
And a bunch that I've missed (hey, add your own) or pushed into the handheld/downloadable category. The AAA industry is enamored with sequels, but it doesn't look too bad.
There are far too many promosing games yet to be released to make a reasonable guess. If Dragon Age 2 wins any GOTY awards, then there is something seriously wrong. It's not a bad game, but it's far from GOTY material. Portal 2 probably has the best chance out of the games that have already been released. However, any of the following should also have a good chance (in no particular order),
- L.A. Noire (I think most people know why this is a contender)
- Skyrim (again, everyone knows why)
- The Witcher 2 (I dare anyone who thinks DA2 has a chance to say this doesn't)
- Deus Ex 3 (if they deliver on making a game to live up to the original)
- Batman Arkham City (I feel they are adding enough since the first one to stand a chance)
I'm sure there are more possible contenders (Mass Effect 3 and Uncharted 3 spring to mind), but I've not been following them so I've no idea if they are looking good or bad.
- L.A. Noire (I think most people know why this is a contender)
- Skyrim (again, everyone knows why)
- The Witcher 2 (I dare anyone who thinks DA2 has a chance to say this doesn't)
- Deus Ex 3 (if they deliver on making a game to live up to the original)
- Batman Arkham City (I feel they are adding enough since the first one to stand a chance)
I'm sure there are more possible contenders (Mass Effect 3 and Uncharted 3 spring to mind), but I've not been following them so I've no idea if they are looking good or bad.
For games out now, I'd say either Portal 2 or Minecraft.
For games not out YET, It'll be a toss-up between Skyrim and Duke Nukem Forever
For games not out YET, It'll be a toss-up between Skyrim and Duke Nukem Forever
For me, it's easily ME3. But you left out Batman Arkum City. IF i though TOR was launching this year, i'd have prolly been that, but bioware seems to have shifted all it focus to ME3, not that that's a bad thing... and thus i tend to see TOR launching after ME3, which is a year end title, so, it's not a 2011 game.drummodino said:
Which bums me out. But maybe i'm wrong... i hope i'm wrong.. but i don't think i am...
probably portal 2. I'm an uncharted fan, and think its one of the best full on AAA blockbuster series - portal is almost indie compared to it... - but I think portal 2 will be better.
hopefully though, Battle field 3 will be GOTY! I just hope its that awesome! leave COD to the 12 year olds, make a REAL PC shooter again, dice!
hopefully though, Battle field 3 will be GOTY! I just hope its that awesome! leave COD to the 12 year olds, make a REAL PC shooter again, dice!
what about Diablo III? it should come out in November or something.
If it doesn't come out, i would say portal 2 has a high chance of being the game of the year,
but i hope that cod:MW3 will be as fun as cod:MW1, but it probably will not as the cod games have been going down hill since MW1 :/
If it doesn't come out, i would say portal 2 has a high chance of being the game of the year,
but i hope that cod:MW3 will be as fun as cod:MW1, but it probably will not as the cod games have been going down hill since MW1 :/