Underrated GOTY

[Viredae]

Tales of Graces F, Growlanser Wayfarer of Time and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward all are my candidates for GotY.

Seconding the motion, how could I forget.

 

[aguspal]

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Here's the link for you, my friend
[link]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/content/GameoftheYear/2012/[/link]

It was on the front page for an incredibly small amount of time for some reason.

Thank you!..

Althougt I dont really check the main page. I just go straight to the forums section. Oh well, I will take that into account the next time...


BIG EDIT:


...


The first thing I saw in the page was "There's little doubt about it, 2012 was a big year for gaming"


*Scrolls down and sees 20 games*

*Of those 20 games, I only actually like 2. 10% percent."

"2012 = was a big year for gaming"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH, LOL, ROFL, LMAO and all of that. Yeah right.


This just made me realize. Either this was a REALLY shitty year, or its ME who has shitty tastes. Or both... somehow...



In my honest opinion, the only 2 games that are worth it are BORDERLANDS 2 and CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS 2, those two easily kick all the other 18´s ass HARD- (By the way voted for Borderlands 2- But Black ops 2 is also a damn good game as well).

But again, thats just my opinion. I am just suprised than Walking Dead, of all the thing, are on the list. If I had to choose the WORST one of the list, I would choose that fucker. Nonetheless, I hope the best wins.

MINOR EDIT 2: After thinking about it for a good 5 minutes, I decided that Far Cry 3 shouldT be placed along with the other crap- its averague-y enough to not be with all of them. Its still nowhere near close to BL2 or BO2 though.

Judging by the content of the comment, I would say it probably is due to your taste, or you just played very few games this year, since you liked 2 games on the list, both shooters, and one really good(Borderlands 2), and on barely on the "good" side of average(B2).
Another explanation is you state such because you like the fact they can both abbreviate to the same thing (B2).
Also the reason TWD is on the list is because few games have ever reached the level of storytelling that it has.

I guess... I am still not quite sure what It could be.

Note thougt, I was talking specifically about games that I played that were released in THIS ONE YEAR. Actually considerating ALL the games that I have played in this year that WERE NOT released on this year, and I actually had a good time with it.


It dosnt changes the fact than, for me, this year was pretty damn bad overall. But on the other hand, that made me investigue some awesome older games, so... yeah theres that I guess.



Also, Black ops 2 is FAR more than just "averague" IMO. It dosnt beats Modern Warfare 2, but it still holds up pretty damn well. Thats certainly more than what I can say about the other games on the list...

 

[LobsterFeng]

I don't know how many people will disagree but X-com: Enemy Unknown is the funnest game I've played this year so it gets my vote.

 

[MrToy]

Crusader Kings 2. One of the best grand strategy games in years (in terms of gameplay, accessability, graphics, style, etc.).
Even though I have never expected to see it on the Escapist GOTY list - as far as I've understood Escapist isn't quite into strategies.

 

[Iwata]

I Am Alive.

I had a ton of fun with that game, and it got buried a month after release.

 

[charge52]

Snipped because it got really fucking big, really fucking fast

Now that I read this comment I have to ask, how many of the games on the list did you actually play? Because if you played a good deal of them then the reason is no mystery, you like FPS's, and aren't a huge fan of Stealth games, rougelikes, MMORPGs, tactic games, and various other genre's on the list. If you didn't play many then this is all irrelevant and both you and I have wasted our time responding to each other.

Either way, the statement that this has been a bad year for gaming is blatantly wrong. Why? Because we have been treated to brilliant game after brilliant game. We had TWD which had the best writing in any game all year, and some of the best video game writing of all time. We had Mark of the Ninja, which on top of everything else, was a fantastic stealth game. We had Xcom, which popularized squad based tactical shooters and was fun for veterans and "noobs" of the genre alike. We had Far Cry 3, which had a great story, great graphics, a shit ton to do, open game play and extremely solid shooting mechanics. There are a ton more but I don't have time to list all of them.

Yes, you're right, it holds up. That's all it does. It doesn't really excel in any respect, it doesn't have an amazing story, it doesn't have amazing graphics, it doesn't have amazing game play, and other than setting, it doesn't really differ from previous CoD games.

 

[aguspal]

Snipped because it got really fucking big, really fucking fast

Now that I read this comment I have to ask, how many of the games on the list did you actually play? Because if you played a good deal of them then the reason is no mystery, you like FPS's, and aren't a huge fan of Stealth games, rougelikes, MMORPGs, tactic games, and various other genre's on the list. If you didn't play many then this is all irrelevant and both you and I have wasted our time responding to each other.

Either way, the statement that this has been a bad year for gaming is blatantly wrong. Why? Because we have been treated to brilliant game after brilliant game. We had TWD which had the best writing in any game all year, and some of the best video game writing of all time. We had Mark of the Ninja, which on top of everything else, was a fantastic stealth game. We had Xcom, which popularized squad based tactical shooters and was fun for veterans and "noobs" of the genre alike. We had Far Cry 3, which had a great story, great graphics, a shit ton to do, open game play and extremely solid shooting mechanics. There are a ton more but I don't have time to list all of them.

Yes, you're right, it holds up. That's all it does. It doesn't really excel in any respect, it doesn't have an amazing story, it doesn't have amazing graphics, it doesn't have amazing game play, and other than setting, it doesn't really differ from previous CoD games.

Okey I will admit I havent played dishonoured yet and It just *might*, I repeat *might" be something I would like.

Far Cry 3 was decent, but nothing more than just decent.


TWD... Lets just say I am not into those kind of games. Lets just say my priority is GAMEPLAY. If the GAMEPLAY of a GAME is not at the very least decent enough, then it dosnt deserves to be played in my book. Not by me anyways... because how I can enjoy the so suppused best story in videogaming if the gameplay is crappy? Boring. Its the same problem I have with Dragon Age, and all of those "artistic" games (I cant remember one right now wbut theres plenty of them as well) Also for histories I would rather go read a book or something. I think literally the only and one history/characters heavy videogame that I have played in my life is the Ace Attorney series, and I am not even sure if that counts even. And ironically Ace attorney is one of my favorite game series.


AS for Black ops 2... yeah its pretty damn good but not the best of the best. "pretty damn good" is still better than most of the games of the list.



Xcom and Mask of the ninja.... Xcom is just something I would rather avoid at all costs, and I didnt even heard of the latter.

 

[theevilgenius60]

Definitely Dragons Dogma(ok, enough d's). It was a fun, battle centered RPG with no story to speak of, and I loved every second of it, especially at night. I never realized how scary a longbow with war arrows could be until I saw the pool cues in my character's quiver. After watching my brother struggle against the dragon as a sword/shield fighter(I believe that was the job title), I was glad I played ranger. It took a bit to get used to and then to get the most out of the pawn system, but it was great finding that great squad after suffering around with loud pawns who suck at their jobs. my only real complains were the story(lack thereof) and the unshutupable pawns. But, it wasn't on the list, so Borderlands 2 is my pick.

 

[BrotherRool]

My vote would go for To The Moon. Most beautiful story I've ever played. for day afterwards I was thinking about the game and it only get better the more I thought. I can still gain pleasure just from thinking about it

Katawa Shoujo.

If you've played it, you understand. If not, well, it's the only game this year to make me cry, so that's worth something at least.

I was tempted to put in for Persona 4, but since it's a re-release that kinda works with it when other games only got one shot. So Spec Ops it was, I guess.

I've said it elsewhere, but if we are going to include visual novels, my vote would go to Analogue: A Hate Story.

I suppose I should try to sell it:

Unlike other visual novels, Analogue: A Hate Story is not about dating schoolgirls or collecting nudes. It's not about fluttering hearts, single glistening tears, or any of that other crap that is often mistaken for romantic literature. It's not even a "game" that gives you one arbitrary choice per hour, and then expects you to sit through gradually scrolling text.

It's a solid story about a dead vessel drifting through space. The player takes on the role of a hacker/detective who is trying to find out what the hell happened. They must rediscover a barbaric ancient culture, deal with the threat of nuclear annihilation, and become the sole representative for future mankind. Further more, you actually get to do stuff - you get to make choices, you get to "hack" (in the Hollywood sense), and you're expected to interact with all sorts of stuff.

Basically, Analogue is what happens when you expect more from a visual novel, instead of letting it resort to the dubious writing and design conventions that stagnate the genre. It's a visual novel for people who don't like visual novels.

I played both after getting Analogue in the Humble Bundle. Katawa Shoujo introduced me to VNs, and after playing/reading some of varying genres I would say I'm a fan or sorts. It's very close between them; Analogue had an interesting plot and more interactivity, but never that much emotional depth to keep myself invested in what the characters were going through. Katawa Shoujo had the better dialogue, which added greatly to the immersion.

If you can count VNs, Katawa Shoujo gets my vote, if not then Spec Ops: The Line would be my choice.

I missed that one Just downloaded Katara Shoujo though and now I'm very excited about playing it

 

[Exius Xavarus]

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Dragon's Dogma
Tales of Graces f

I don't know if any of those three are on the list, as I've never seen it(or know how to find it). But if they aren't, they should be.

 

[Azaraxzealot]

I honestly hold Prototype 2 in very high regard. Even though I pick Mass Effect 3 as my personal GOTY.
I played Prototype 2 all the way through twice consecutively once I got it and even went through it again later on hard and insane (i normally never touch anything higher than normal).

It's not a smart game, but it's done almost everything I wanted Prototype 1 to do (namely get gorier, and let me feel like a little god all the way through, through I'm disappointed they didn't go with a new location).

It was so very sad when they didn't sell enough copies I did my part and pre-ordered + bought on Day 1 so I have the right to complain that people did not give this game the attention it deserved.

EDIT: I believe Prototype 2 deserved at least a mention for being what a sequel should be by expanding on everything. The skills, the stakes, the story, the characters, the gameplay, everything was just improved upon. Not too many sequels do that (like the Halo series, which adds some things but takes out others to compensate).

 

[Susan Arendt]

As long as they don't give ME3 the GotY because IT DOESN'T DESERVE IT!!!!!

I don't mind what they pick. Or is picked.

You realize that the "they" in this equation is YOU, right? This is a community vote.

I'm so gonna get flamed for this: Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Ok, do you actually think that was the best game released this year, or is it just your favorite? Because we do differentiate between the two here. We'll be celebrating our favorite games of the year all next week.