I don't know. I haven't seen all the games or player them. I also don't care, I'm not in favor of rarifying the idea of such a simple notion of superiority.
What would your "Game of the year 2011" be?
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Well the best game from this year I've played so far is Dragon Age 2. I would be surprised if Mass Effect 3, LA Noire, and Skyward Sword all don't take its place. Maybe Skyrim. I enjoy Elder Scrolls games and sink a good bit of time in them, but they aren't as consistently fun to me.
Well the best game from this year I've played so far is Dragon Age 2. I would be surprised if Mass Effect 3, LA Noire, and Skyward Sword all don't take its place. Maybe Skyrim. I enjoy Elder Scrolls games and sink a good bit of time in them, but they aren't as consistently fun to me.
I hope it is Catherine. I've let myself get caught up in the hype so I don't want to feel disappointed.
To early to tell.
My projection? Toss up between Mass Effect 3 and Skyrim.
Mass Effect is, I think, the less likely of the two, seeing as the second lost in a lot of contests to Red Dead Redemption. In fact I think IGN was the only one I can think of that gave ME2 GOTY. Still, the third installment is getting a lot of hype, and there's a good chance BioWare will be able to refine the things that worked enough to grab the trophy.
On the other hand... Skyrim. I mean, just Skyrim. Every game Howard's team over at Bethesda Game Studios has made since Morrowind has been Game of the Year. That's a damn good track record. Then there's development time to think about. ME3 only had a 2 yr development, assuming they started it 6 months before ME2 was released. Skyrim has been in development since Oblivion was released (2006), though it didn't get the team's full attention until Fallout 3 was released (2008). That's still a full year longer than ME3.
Oh, and btw: None of the games from the past couple years that bear the Bethseda Softworks logo were actually made by Bethseda Game Studios. The two are not the same thing. Softworks is the company's publishing arm. They do a lot of third-party publishing (often on really crappy titles like Wet and Rogue Warrior).
Bethesa Game Studios is the company most people think of when they hear Bethesda. The only games they've made in the past decade are Morrowind, Oblivion, and Fallout.
Just figured I'd throw that out there since a lot of people tend to incorrectly attribute some games to BGS.
My projection? Toss up between Mass Effect 3 and Skyrim.
Mass Effect is, I think, the less likely of the two, seeing as the second lost in a lot of contests to Red Dead Redemption. In fact I think IGN was the only one I can think of that gave ME2 GOTY. Still, the third installment is getting a lot of hype, and there's a good chance BioWare will be able to refine the things that worked enough to grab the trophy.
On the other hand... Skyrim. I mean, just Skyrim. Every game Howard's team over at Bethesda Game Studios has made since Morrowind has been Game of the Year. That's a damn good track record. Then there's development time to think about. ME3 only had a 2 yr development, assuming they started it 6 months before ME2 was released. Skyrim has been in development since Oblivion was released (2006), though it didn't get the team's full attention until Fallout 3 was released (2008). That's still a full year longer than ME3.
Oh, and btw: None of the games from the past couple years that bear the Bethseda Softworks logo were actually made by Bethseda Game Studios. The two are not the same thing. Softworks is the company's publishing arm. They do a lot of third-party publishing (often on really crappy titles like Wet and Rogue Warrior).
Bethesa Game Studios is the company most people think of when they hear Bethesda. The only games they've made in the past decade are Morrowind, Oblivion, and Fallout.
Just figured I'd throw that out there since a lot of people tend to incorrectly attribute some games to BGS.
I'm only regarding games that are actually out since can't say if future games will be any good or not. (Considering DA2 was hyped up and turned out to be average. Same could be said for ME3 for all we know.)
So for me it's pretty much limited to Pokemon: Black/White atm.
So for me it's pretty much limited to Pokemon: Black/White atm.
short, sweet, true, ninjaNovania said:
If this fall is blessed with GW2, I will be hard pressed for time because I won't stop playing. I will take at least a week off of everything sans food water and the loo.
Anyone who says something other than Skyrim is wrong 
In all seriousness, it's freaking March. None of the games I predict will be contenders for my GotY have even been released yet (Shogun 2, Skyrim, Mass Effect 3 (it's coming out this year??!!), maybe Crysis 2) so I can't really say
A poll would be kind of fun, to see how public perception changes between now and the end of the year
In all seriousness, it's freaking March. None of the games I predict will be contenders for my GotY have even been released yet (Shogun 2, Skyrim, Mass Effect 3 (it's coming out this year??!!), maybe Crysis 2) so I can't really say
A poll would be kind of fun, to see how public perception changes between now and the end of the year
Dragon Age 2
Marvel vs Capcom 3
It's dumb to have a game of the year discussion about games that are still in development. I'm almost positive that ME3 will be my GOTY should it launch this year, but I can't be sure because it hasn't been freakin' released yet!
Marvel vs Capcom 3
It's dumb to have a game of the year discussion about games that are still in development. I'm almost positive that ME3 will be my GOTY should it launch this year, but I can't be sure because it hasn't been freakin' released yet!
