Poll: GOTY predictions (now that everything worthwhile has come out.)
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I have no idea what the perimeters for Game of the Year are. If it's based entirely on sales then it will probably be Call of Duty.
As an aside, I like that nobody seems to like Call of Duty, but it still sells millions of copies. I think one or two of you are telling fibs about buying it.
As an aside, I like that nobody seems to like Call of Duty, but it still sells millions of copies. I think one or two of you are telling fibs about buying it.
First off, there should be a lot more votes for Arkham City.
Second, where is Saints Row: the Third?
Actually Third, shouldn't we wait a couple months until the hype for these games have died down. I admire you enthusiasm but everyone is drooling over Skyrim right now so any attempts to determine which game is GOTY material is going to be thrown at Skyrim because even though it is a good game,no denying it, but it's new right now and that's all people will be talking about. It's best if we actually wait until early December for us to do this because all of the votes are tainted by Skyrim's release. And no this isn't some fanboy raging at the lack of Arkham votes, this is a guy who thinks on an analytical level and noticing certain factors. So we should we wait a while and try this again in a month.
Finally, why the heck is Portal 2 up there? Wasn't that released exactly one year ago from today? Anybody?
Anyway determining a GOTY winner right now isn't necessarily pointless but we aren't exactly going to get fair votes down the line because of a few new games being released. Let's wait awhile for the new game hype to go down and try this again, okay? Besides, I think we all know what really matters, which is Yahtzee's GOTY. We all know it's gonna be Saints the Third.
Second, where is Saints Row: the Third?
Actually Third, shouldn't we wait a couple months until the hype for these games have died down. I admire you enthusiasm but everyone is drooling over Skyrim right now so any attempts to determine which game is GOTY material is going to be thrown at Skyrim because even though it is a good game,no denying it, but it's new right now and that's all people will be talking about. It's best if we actually wait until early December for us to do this because all of the votes are tainted by Skyrim's release. And no this isn't some fanboy raging at the lack of Arkham votes, this is a guy who thinks on an analytical level and noticing certain factors. So we should we wait a while and try this again in a month.
Finally, why the heck is Portal 2 up there? Wasn't that released exactly one year ago from today? Anybody?
Anyway determining a GOTY winner right now isn't necessarily pointless but we aren't exactly going to get fair votes down the line because of a few new games being released. Let's wait awhile for the new game hype to go down and try this again, okay? Besides, I think we all know what really matters, which is Yahtzee's GOTY. We all know it's gonna be Saints the Third.
I love threads talking about GOTYs as if there is only one Game of the Year award that matters instead of there being a metric boatload that matter relatively little. At some point we really need to develop a single awards program that actually has weight if we want Game of the Year to mean anything, though how we can compare Skyrim and Portal 2 in value is beyond me.
OT:I've only played Portal 2 and I liked it, so I guess that.
CAPTCH:thing'll onrswi. I guess that is one way of looking at life.
OT:I've only played Portal 2 and I liked it, so I guess that.
CAPTCH:thing'll onrswi. I guess that is one way of looking at life.
It was released in February of 2011. You want a reason we Novembergeddon? That is why. We tend to forget about everything that came out before around September and think it came out last year. See also Witcher II not being on that list. It feels like it already had its bite at the GOTY apple but didn't.Hectix777 said:
Touche sire, but you must agree with me on the grounds that trying to decide GOTY candidates right now will be most ineffective due to the hype generated by Skyrim's release and that these discussions are best saved for a later date where such hype has died down and the mist of rancor produced by new titles fades allowing for gamers to select the cream of the crop as the chosen GOTY with unmolested eyes.j0frenzy said:
I ummm... I haven't played any of those. I'm guessing Skyrim. As for what I've actually played, I'd go for DE:HR, but that's just because I'm holding off on Skyrim. Partly because my PC can't run it...
They had a good base structure for the game, but IMO they failed at the highest points of attention, that is not only the boss battles but also the endings. I don't just mean the three choices where you lie into someone's pocket (or you take the fourth option and none of the things you did mattered in the grand scheme of things), I also mean the "little ending" after defeating the three bosses where you think most stuff has been resolved, but apparently the designers couldn't make up their mind and slapped on another finale.Absolutionis said:
They also did a bad job with actually characterizing the bosses outside of the actual battles, which just made them mooks more more health bars.
Again, I think DXHR was a very solid and pretty enjoyable ride despite some minor complaints here and there. But it failed when it was most important to shine, IMO.
Now I haven't had time to play Sonic yet, but it's on my to do list and if it's anything like Sonic 4 or Sonic Adventure 2 then I will love it. I played the demo and form that I am seriously impressed.jackpackage200 said:
OT: the only game that has been released that I think would be competing for my personal game of the eyar that has been released so far is Deus Ex Human Revolution. Portal 2 was good, but there was too much filler where you needed to place one portal one place then just walk through it without a puzzle.
The games I am waiting for before I decide on my game of the year are not yet released (in Europe or on my preferred platform) those would be Saints Row The Third, Batman Arkham City, Professor Layton Spectre's Call, Super Mario Land 3D and Skyward Sword.
I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you there. As someone who's been playing Skyrim and not just hyping over it, the interface, the atmosphere, the quests, the combat, and the gameplay in general were all vast, vast improvements over Oblivion, not to mention to sheer magnitude of the game.Lilani said:
Now, I loved Portal 2 and wouldn't mind if it won GOTY, but the reason Valve could polish it so much is because it's an 8 hour, linear adventure. They also didn't have to deal with human animation which is notoriously difficult, especially with thousands of different looking NPCs. There's nothing wrong with that, but if they had to tackle a huge, epic game like Bethesda does, they'd make a few mistakes to.
TL;DR: Slightly funky talking animation does not a bad game make. Stop trying to find reasons to hate Skyrim and enjoy it for what it is, even if you don't think it's the best game of the year.
I actually don't have a GOTY this year (I'm answering this question for myself since obviously many of these games will win GOTY from various sites). No game has particularly blown me away. I've loved a bunch of them--Portal 2, Deus Ex, Bastion, Uncharted 3, Dark Souls somewhat--but nothing stands out as the best of the best. Maybe Skyward Sword will, but that remains to be seen.
Just in past years I've been able to look back and say, "Yup, Red Dead Redemption/Shadow Complex/GTA4-Braid/Assassin's Creed was the best thing that came out all year"
Just in past years I've been able to look back and say, "Yup, Red Dead Redemption/Shadow Complex/GTA4-Braid/Assassin's Creed was the best thing that came out all year"
Portal 2 still IMO, mainly because I've only put 20 hours in to Skyrim and it's way too early to make a judgement on it.
I agree with whoever said that the hype surrounding Skyrim and MW3 almost guarantees either of them GoTY though.
edit - honourable mention also has to go to The Witcher 2.
I agree with whoever said that the hype surrounding Skyrim and MW3 almost guarantees either of them GoTY though.
edit - honourable mention also has to go to The Witcher 2.
I'm not finding reasons to dislike it. After years of playing Final Fantasy XI, which since 2003 has had emoting and gesturing NPCs and has been gradually improving and upgrading those gestures over the years, and playing through all of the Half-Life games I'm afraid my standards for that have been raised a bit. Anytime I see NPCs not moving their arms or body while they're talking I start wondering what on earth is wrong with them.Glass Joe the Champ said:
But what can I say? I'm an animation student spoiled on apparent frivolities such as attention to detail and gestures. That sort of stuff just rips me out of the experience, and makes me feel like I'm playing something from 1997. It's 2011, for God's sake. Heaven forbid we expect our big-budget games to be large AND be polished, rather than settling on one or the other. Don't get me wrong, the gameplay is fine. But that does not excuse what's not fine. Bethesda is known for this problem. People have been saying these things about their NPCs for a while now. It's not something they are unaware of, and it's not something they don't have the resources to fix.
This is just my opinion, anyway. There are aspects of it that probably deserve game of the year, but my personal scales are likely a bit different from the people who vote on that. Immersion and smoothness of play are my biggest things, and in those NPC encounters just ruined those for me.