Spike VGA 2012 nominees

[omicron1]

Strategy? What's that?
Xcom? Never heard of it.
Amalur? Screw that, you can vote for Mass Effect 3 instead!

 

[Mordekaien]

My list:

Spoiler: If you're interested

1. Game of the Year: Dishonored
2. Studio of the year: Telltale games (because they got us like, 4 games in a year that are quite good and interesting)
3.-6. Best XBOX 360/ PS3/Wii: I don't own any of those, so my vote is irrelevant
7. Best PC game: Torchlight 2
8. Best shooter: Haven't played any of them
9. Best action adventure: Dishonored
10. Best RPG: Torchlight 2
11. Best multi-player game: Nothing to do here, next!
12. & 13. & 14. : Nothing here too
15. Best song: I was Born for this from Journey
16. Best original score: Journey again
17. Best graphics: A close call between Dishonored stylization and Journey's art direction, but Dishonored wins for me
18. Best independent game: FTL, but since it's not on the list Mark of the Ninja
19. Best fighting game: Haven't played any
20. Best Handhed/Mobile game: Nothing here either.
21. Best performance by human female: Clementine, hands down.
22. Best performance by human male: Lee Everret from WD series
23. Best adapted videogame: Walking Dead series, t'was a no brainer here
24. Best DLC: Dawnguard for me
25. Best downloadable game: Walking Dead again
26. Best social game: Here is nothing

I'm pretty surprised by the lack of good RPG options, even though we've got a few very good ones this year.

 

[GoaThief]

Two out their five game of the year nominations aren't AAA titles, kind of surprising considering. Yet oddly Walking Dead isn't nominated for PC game.

Dishonored is a "strangely" absent nominee for PC game too. Journey is fine in the PS3 section though, and best downloadable game.

Silly list.

 

[Fappy]

I am surprised how many categories Torchlight II made it into

 

[NEDM]

If dawnguard wins best dlc, I less than secretly wish that the crowd boos them off the stage.

 

[GoaThief]

Dragon's Dogma - Quite liked this but was far from perfect with some annoying flaws. GOTY? No. I honestly thought KOA:R was better.

FFXIII-2 - Didn't play this but from consumer and critic reaction (and the bombing price after release) it wasn't up to anything great.

Asura's Wrath - pretty solid action game, hampered by having to buy the DLC to see the damn ending. Would it replace anything on that list? No chance.

Tales of Graces
The Last Story
-I've not heard of either of these games, if they were THAT great I'm sure more people would be talking about them and getting the message out. Again, would they replace anything on that list? I'm guessing no.

Which brings us to;

[sub]Now to explore the stupidity of labels (like j-phile):
Why do feel the need to ignore a whole set of games based on ethnic origin and label those who do enjoy as if in a derogatory fashion? Are you a ignorant? A racist? Or just simply uninformed and trying to look cool? Sucks when someone puts the shoe on your foot doesn't it? [/sub]

Now who the hell said I ignored a whole set of games based on country of origin? Clearly I play Japanese games. I am certainly not a racist either and think you're way out of line to suggest as such.

I labelled you a J-phile because you clearly are one, claiming there's an extreme bias with no Japanese games there when there's a load then subsequently labelling the western games listed "knuckle dragging shit". I didn't even realise J-phile was an insult, by the way. When did that happen?

I don't see a shoe on the other foot either, I see you getting angrier by the post (complete with retro-editing) so perhaps it's best for me to bow out before it gets really ugly. Perhaps you should take your own advice though;

[sub]Advice: Think before you post.[/sub]

 

[Terminate421]

The negativity in this thread disappoints me.

Its not dignified but what else do we have?

 

[natster43]

Like 90 percent of the things on this list I haven't played and many games I would have voted for weren't on it. So I just voted for Journey.

 

[ResonanceGames]

The negativity in this thread disappoints me.

Its not dignified but what else do we have?

The internet?

Regardless, I still voted 'cause it would be nice to see Dishnored and the Walking Dead get some nods in TV land.

 

[Saviordd1]

I'm sorry but if you vote for anyone but Jen Taylor as Cortana you deserve a slap.

Say what you will about Halo but her voice acting was out of the fucking park.

That said hope that Nolan North wins for Spec Ops!

 

[Eddie the head]

Well at least Journey is on there.

Oh, and most anticipated? I got a little interest in that new Tomb Raider. That's about it.