Your Personal Game of the Year
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Hmmm, so far I am going to have to say gears 3 as I love the series and I think it is the only new game I have bought all year (at full price that is, I have bought other games cheaper that were still new like borderlands).
However, I will be renting arkham city and skyrim when they come out (don't have the £££ to buy them right now) so that might change.
I am loving space marine as well at the moment (also rented) and might well pick it up when it is a bit cheaper. Just wish they had put campaign co op in it (or even make it as dlc if they really have to).
However, I will be renting arkham city and skyrim when they come out (don't have the £££ to buy them right now) so that might change.
I am loving space marine as well at the moment (also rented) and might well pick it up when it is a bit cheaper. Just wish they had put campaign co op in it (or even make it as dlc if they really have to).
Honourable mentions go to:
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Achieved the difficult task of feeling like Deus Ex. A wonderful game almost ruined by diabolically bad boss fights.
Magicka
The best magic system in a game. Extremely funny.
Frozen Synapse
Brilliant turn-based tactical game. Extremely addictive. Extremely challenging!
Winner:
Portal 2
Somehow managed to be as witty as the first whilst simultaneously bringing something fresh to the world. GlaDos' treatment by Wheatley was one of the funniest things I have seen in a game.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Achieved the difficult task of feeling like Deus Ex. A wonderful game almost ruined by diabolically bad boss fights.
Magicka
The best magic system in a game. Extremely funny.
Frozen Synapse
Brilliant turn-based tactical game. Extremely addictive. Extremely challenging!
Winner:
Portal 2
Somehow managed to be as witty as the first whilst simultaneously bringing something fresh to the world. GlaDos' treatment by Wheatley was one of the funniest things I have seen in a game.
Dark Souls is amazing. While I wouldn't say it's my favorite game in a year that's filled really enjoyable games (Human Revolution became one of my favorite games period), it certainly surprised me, just like Demon's Souls did.
So far my GOTY is Portal 2....unfortunatly im broke and the only game im getting in between now and xmas might be Skyward Sword for my wii....if that will beat Portal 2 for me...i dont know...i hope it will as im a huge zelda fan (a very controversial one too seeing as i hated a Link to the Past).
So far, I'd say either Catherine or Dark Souls.
Two totally different games but I can't make my mind up which I like more.
Catherine was just brilliantly original and fun while Dark Souls.... makes me feel like I'm turning into a fan of S&M.
I keep going back to it, no matter how many times it beats me to the ground (sometimes cheap, sometimes not) and simply doesn't give a fuck about the player. It's there to kick your arse and it doesn't care.
I will say though that the bosses are kind of odd considering I've taken down 5 of them with virtually no problem aside from one (Gaping Dragon if anyone's played it and known how annoying it can be) and yet... I still can't handle more than 1 enemy at a time lest I want to get brutally murdered for the millionth time by a crack addicted lizard with a butter knife. Shit's scary. >_>
Oh and, even with how much I love these two games, I know my GotY will be Skyrim.
There's no way anything can beat it.
Two totally different games but I can't make my mind up which I like more.
Catherine was just brilliantly original and fun while Dark Souls.... makes me feel like I'm turning into a fan of S&M.
I keep going back to it, no matter how many times it beats me to the ground (sometimes cheap, sometimes not) and simply doesn't give a fuck about the player. It's there to kick your arse and it doesn't care.
I will say though that the bosses are kind of odd considering I've taken down 5 of them with virtually no problem aside from one (Gaping Dragon if anyone's played it and known how annoying it can be) and yet... I still can't handle more than 1 enemy at a time lest I want to get brutally murdered for the millionth time by a crack addicted lizard with a butter knife. Shit's scary. >_>
Oh and, even with how much I love these two games, I know my GotY will be Skyrim.
There's no way anything can beat it.
I have already explained this once to someone else. I did not at any point say that Portal and Portal 2 were the same game, that is something you have wrongly inferred by sewing together two completely unrelated comments.mr. awesome said:
Portal 2 is sufficiently distinct from Portal to be considered its own game, but the mere fact that it is a sequel with its own fanbase and pedigree means that it should not get game of the year, because that is supposed to be about the quality of a game, not the dedication of its pre-decided fans or the amount of hype it gets.
Portal 2 was great, it was a genuinely excellent game which I find hard to criticise in any way, but that doesn't change the fact that it wasn't original. As soon as you make a sequel to an existing game, as soon as you feel the need to stick a 2 on the end of the title, you have stopped making an original game.
If GotY were about a company's ability to maintain standards and consistently produce good games, Valve would win it like clockwork, but it's not (or, at least it shouldn't be). Game of the Year should be about originality, flare, style and overall quality, not the amount of money you pump into a franchise.
Its October. We still have the Christmas rush when all the big games come out.
Also, ive only played one 2011 game this year. Portal 2. So yeah, that. Unless Dark Souls turns out to be better. Then probably that.
Actually, I did play Deus Ex HR. That game was alright. The boss fights, lack of melee weapon, and sloppy ending really brought it down though.
I also tried a bit of Kirbys Epic Yarn. I may actually give that my game of the year if I buy it and complete it.
Played the Japanese Version of The Last Story. Really good, even though I couldnt understand a word. Might be my 2012 GOTY
Mount and Blade F&S can go to hell. Its a solid game, but the fact I get 1 hitted all the time when trying to go all Braveheart on the enemy annoys me. Ill stick to warband.
And I wont be happy with my decision until I play the Binding of Issac, Bastion, Celestial Mechanica, and Atom Zombie Smasher
So its really all up in the air right now.
Also, ive only played one 2011 game this year. Portal 2. So yeah, that. Unless Dark Souls turns out to be better. Then probably that.
Actually, I did play Deus Ex HR. That game was alright. The boss fights, lack of melee weapon, and sloppy ending really brought it down though.
I also tried a bit of Kirbys Epic Yarn. I may actually give that my game of the year if I buy it and complete it.
Played the Japanese Version of The Last Story. Really good, even though I couldnt understand a word. Might be my 2012 GOTY
Mount and Blade F&S can go to hell. Its a solid game, but the fact I get 1 hitted all the time when trying to go all Braveheart on the enemy annoys me. Ill stick to warband.
And I wont be happy with my decision until I play the Binding of Issac, Bastion, Celestial Mechanica, and Atom Zombie Smasher
So its really all up in the air right now.
I don't have one, I've seen nor played nothing this year worthy of being game of the year and I see nothing coming out this year worthy of being game of the year.