Game of the Year 2010 Poll [VOTE HERE]

Magic Pink

mugginns wrote: »

Videos of the game on youtube make it seem like one of those budget titles you get at the grocery store.

It is. And it's awesome.

mugginns

Magic Pink wrote: »

mugginns wrote: »

Videos of the game on youtube make it seem like one of those budget titles you get at the grocery store.

Yeah, sort of like Mass Effect.

??? Mass Effect 1, maybe, if it is like greatest hits or something

But I'm talking about the games that are 9.99 new, and have like college undergrad art on the front

But I guess everyone likes different things

Renzo

Deadly Premonition is not a quality game as most people would describe it. And it's not even really a good game. But it's unlike anything else I've ever played. And I'll give props to something new, even if it needs a lot of improvement.

It's not like I slobbered all over the game, though. It's my #20.

REG Rysk

I voted

...for these:

1. Heroes of Newerth (PC)
2. Starcraft 2 (PC)
3. Mass Effect 2 (360,PC)
4. Scott Pilgrim vs The World (360*,PS3*)
5. Monday Night Combat (360*,PC)
6. Fallout: New Vegas (360,PC,PS3)
7. Bayonetta (360,PS3)

UEAKCrash

Man these always make me realize how few new games in the year I have played.

1 Minecraft (PC*)
2 Halo Reach (360)
3 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (360,PC,PS3)
4 Robot Unicorn Attack (iPhone,Flash)
5 Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)
6 Just Cause 2 (360,PC,PS3)
7 Beat Hazard (360*,PC*,PS3*)
8 Just Dance 2 (Wii)
9 Poker Night at the Inventory (PC*)
10 Alien Swarm (PC*)

Realized afterwards that I forgot to missed Chime in there, though. Damn shame.

I almost put Robot Unicorn Attack at #1, but had to recognize some others first.

Rehab

First off, I didn't buy too many games in 2010 due to being a bit broke for the better part of the year so the list I have is small. Also, I only own a Wii and PC at the moment and didn't get anything for the latter. That said . . .

Thanks! You voted for:

1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
2. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)
3. Sonic Colors (Wii)
4. No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Wii)
5. NBA Jam 2010 (360,PS3,Wii)
6. Sonic 4 Episode 1 (360*,iPhone,PS3*,Wii*)
7. Goldeneye 007 (DS,Wii)
8. Red Dead Redemption (360,PS3)

And thus, from this small selection of games that I have listed I hereby declare 2010 to be The Year of the Platformer! I submit the following anecdotal evidence:

• Donkey Kong Country finally coming back to the gaming scene and in such perfect form. I would argue that Retro has bested Rare at their own game and have created a DKC that surpasses even the original.
• On the subject of Super Mario Galaxy 2 many fans and reviewers have questioned and speculated: Is this the best Mario game Nintendo has ever made? I would say "yes" to this matter personally.
• Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Donkey Kong Country Returns are two of the best games I have played in years, the former being the one I have enjoyed the most thus far through this entire console generation.
• Sonic Team finally fucking figures out how to make a good Sonic game again and not only do they rediscover this lost equation, but they make two great Sonic games in one year with Sonic Colors and Sonic 4 Episode 1.
• I keep hearing about Super Meat Boy being awesome and while I haven't played it myself, I'm seeing it in the top 10 in a lot of lists here.

Also, I kinda cheated on a couple of the listed games in my top 8. I haven't actually had a chance to play No More Heroes 2 yet, but I loved the original and imagine that the sequel would have ended up being at least my fourth favorite game of the year. Red Dead Redemption I also haven't played, but I just think its fucking awesome that Rock Star made a open world Western game and if I did play it I would undoubtedly most likely would have loved it (I'm a fan of GTA too).

I expected Goldeneye 007 to be more of a contender for game of the year, but I didn't really get into it that much for some reason. I do recognize that it is a very well made game though and what I played when I rented it was fun and entertaining enough. NBA Jam is probably the single most underated game of the year among the bigger names because of the whole "lol, it looks like an XBLA title" thing and poor sales. However, goddamn that game is a blast to play.

Kuratosu

Deadly Premonition is something I recommend people at least watch a Let's Play/walkthrough of. It's really one of the most unique gaming experiences I've had in quite a long time and I really enjoyed it.

It's basically what you would get if David Lynch presented his version of Shenmue.

Moioink

Thanks! You voted for:
1. Starcraft 2 (PC)
2. VVVVVV (PC*)
3. Bioshock 2 (360,PC,PS3)
4. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (360,PC,PS3)
5. Yakuza 3 (PS3)
6. After Burner Climax (360*,PS3*)
7. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS)
8. Pac Man CE DX (360*,PS3*)
9. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC)
10. Valkyria Chronicles 2 (PSP)

The top 3 is set in stone, the rest is inter-changable.

I still need to play my copies of GOW3, Nier and Heavy Rain properly.

Stonecutter

As far as my order goes, I feel really solid about 1-5 and 16-20 but much less so about 6-15.

1. Mass Effect 2 (360,PC)
2. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (360,PC,PS3)
3. Darksiders (360,PC,PS3)
4. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
5. Starcraft 2 (PC)
6. Just Cause 2 (360,PC,PS3)
7. Bayonetta (360,PS3)
8. Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii)
9. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (360*,iPhone,PC*,PS3*)
10. Fallout: New Vegas (360,PC,PS3)
11. Civilization V (PC)
12. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)
13. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (360,PS3)
14. Fable 3 (360)
15. Vanquish (360,PS3)
16. Pac Man CE DX (360*,PS3*)
17. Puzzle Quest 2 (360*,DS,iPhone,PC,WP7)
18. God of War 3 (PS3)
19. Rock Band 3 (360,PS3,Wii)
20. Toy Soldiers (360*)

Grimthwacker

Kuratosu wrote: »

Deadly Premonition is something I recommend people at least watch a Let's Play/walkthrough of. It's really one of the most unique gaming experiences I've had in quite a long time and I really enjoyed it.

It's basically what you would get if David Lynch presented his version of Shenmue.

DP is essentially one of the best Dreamcast games ever to be released in the last decade. It's certainly a solid enough game (surprisingly deep and fun to play), and the "last-gen" aesthetics give it a charm that I can't quite describe.

rightbelow

1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
2. Bit.Trip.Runner (Wii*)
3. Ufouria (NES)
4. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS)
5. VVVVVV (PC*)
6. Robot Unicorn Attack (iPhone,Flash)
7. Limbo (360*)
8. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS)
9. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS)
10. Bit.Trip.Fate (Wii*)
11. Darksiders (360,PC,PS3)
12. Picross 3D (DS)

Mr_Grinch

Woo, results soon!

UnbreakableVow

It's barely January 6th

He's running it until January 8th

Daedalus

I was surprised at how many of the games I've been playing are actually more than a year old.

Anyway, I put VVVVVV at the top of my list. Yes, above Mass Effect 2 and Bayonetta and so forth.

Dhalphir

Daedalus wrote: »

I was surprised at how many of the games I've been playing are actually more than a year old.

Anyway, I put VVVVVV at the top of my list. Yes, above Mass Effect 2 and Bayonetta and so forth.

Out of curiosity, is that because you genuinely think its a better game or out of some misguided attempt to give an indie game recognition?

Daedalus

Dhalphir wrote: »

Daedalus wrote: »

I was surprised at how many of the games I've been playing are actually more than a year old.

Anyway, I put VVVVVV at the top of my list. Yes, above Mass Effect 2 and Bayonetta and so forth.

Out of curiosity, is that because you genuinely think its a better game or out of some misguided attempt to give an indie game recognition?

In my mind, I looked at the (short) list I had and asked myself, if I had failed to play one of these, which one would I have missed out on the most.

Bayonetta was excellent and extremely well polished, but let's face it, fundamentally it's not doing anything we haven't seen before in Devil May Cry. ME2 even more so (I mean, it's a sequel). Super Mario Galaxy 2, same story. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, and those other games were certainly enjoyable, but VVVVVV brought something to the table that I haven't seen in a long time.

Dhalphir

thats a good point, and well made

I still prefer to rank games based on pure enjoyment, but your way is totally cool too.

Mr_Grinch

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

It's barely January 6th

He's running it until January 8th

My 3DTV is delivered on the 12th, thus I am wishing time away like there's no tomorrow.

Adus

Thanks! You voted for:

1. Mass Effect 2 (360,PC)
2. Super Meat Boy (360*,PC*)
3. Bayonetta (360,PS3)
4. Resonance of Fate (360,PS3)
5. Final Fantasy 13 (360,PS3)

I'll probably be the only voter for that last one.

Dishonorable mentions:

Darksiders - After playing Bayonetta, the combat felt clunky as hell. I just could not get into it.
Red Dead Redemption - GTA without the cars or the fun. Good move, Rockstar. Well, I guess it was since people circlejerked all over it...
Heavy Rain - If you voted for this I shake my head at you so hard. A full-of-plot-holes, incoherent, terribly voiced, pretentious excuse for a "game". This is a terrible game, game reviewers are terrible people, and David Cage is a terrible person.

DekuStick

I didn't play enough games this year with a total of 6. Bad Company 2 got my #1 spot because it's the only game I've been consistently playing. It's my go to when I have the time to play.

mere_immortal

Adus wrote: »

Darksiders - After playing Bayonetta, the combat felt clunky as hell. I just could not get into it.

I don't think it's fair to compare the combat engines of those two games, one is pure combat and the other is just one of many parts of platforming, dungeon crawling, exploration etc.

Adus

No, it isn't fair, but it doesn't change how I felt. To be honest the whole Zelda dungeon crawling was never really my thing to begin with.

battledrill

From TIME

" Mass Effect 2. The state of the art in grand-scale, two-disc space operas, Mass Effect 2 picks up two years after the end of the first installment of its galactic-noir story line. With beefier combat added to the role-playing, it's the Avatar of video games — except it's better written. "

Forever Zefiro

With beefier combat added to the role-playing, it's the Avatar of video games?

What the fuck does that mean

cooljammer00

Ah, is that why Adus-Aristaeus has been offline for months now? Heavy Rain scared you away for good?

Capt Howdy

The hell is with the dishonorable mentions? Were they really so bad you had to swat them on the nose with a rolled up newspaper in front of the good ones?

Geesh.

UnbreakableVow

Well, it's obvious he felt that way about the last one, yes.

ArcSyn

Apparently I've only played 11 games that were released this year. Huh.

Angry Birds and Kirby Epic Yarn are my two top. Forgot to copy my list before closing the page.

Jam Warrior

For good or ill I'm sure I throw the curve off on these things. I'm always way behind so only stuff released at the start of the year can make it on to my list, and while I buy the big name games, I then leave them unplayed on my shelf as I lack the time to devote to them and while away the snippets of time I do have on shorter more easily consumable affairs.

Unco-ordinated

Finally got around to finishing my list, so:

1. God of War 3 (PS3)
2. Mass Effect 2 (360,PC)
3. Yakuza 3 (PS3)
4. Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)
5. Fallout: New Vegas (360,PC,PS3)
6. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (360,PS3)
7. Red Dead Redemption (360,PS3)
8. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP)
9. Heavy Rain (PS3)
10. Darksiders (360,PC,PS3)
11. Bayonetta (360,PS3)
12. Metro 2033 (360,PS3)
13. Civilization V (PC)
14. Alpha Protocol (360,PC,PS3)
15. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (360*,iPhone,PC*,PS3*)
16. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (360,PC,PS3)
17. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (360,PC,PS3)
18. Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Eps. 1-5 (iPhone,PC*,PS3*)
19. God of War: Ghost of Sparta (PSP)
20. Joe Danger (PS3*)

Last year had a lot of games I liked, just nothing that really stood out from the crowd really, so it was a bit hard sorting the top 5.

Dishonourable Mentions:
1. Dante's Inferno - A cheap God of War replica from a bunch of people that really don't seem to understand its formula at all. The combat is weak, the level design poor, the camera angles are constantly terrible, the QTE button symbols take a second to even recognise and I think Dante may be the most unlikable douche I've seen in a game. Also, giant goat dick on the main boss. Who honestly thought that was a winning idea?!
2. Final Fantasy XIII - What a mess of a game.
3. Splinter Cell: Conviction - Took a series known for its strategy and stealth and turned it into a bad third person shooter.
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops / Medal of Honor - Both have their good points (in particular I like some of the settings in BLOPS and the more realistic tone in MoH) but both had stupid set pieces and storylines. Neither were even remotely as good as BC2.
5. Enslaved - I liked the characters but everything else? Meh. I've mentioned it a couple of times elsewhere but Ninja Theory's hard-on for long winded animations really hurts the gameplay.

G Rol

I think these are the only 2010 games I've played:

1. Mass Effect 2 (360)
2. Red Dead Redemption (360)
3. Pinball FX2 (XBLA)
4. Halo: Reach (360)
5. Limbo (XBLA)
6. Darksiders (360)
7. Bayonetta (360)
8. Hydro Thunder Hurricane (XBLA)
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops (360)

I actually just bought Assassin's Creed 2 on the cheap and loved it, I'm sure Brotherhood would rank highly had I played it.

I'm starting to think that CoD might just not be fore me anymore; I just can't get into it like I did w/ CoD4.

Special Awards:

Best Game I Bought Super Cheap: The Darkness (360)...this was a great game for the price. There are pockets of great gameplay in there, but a tacked on hub world and some annoying mafioso voice acting held it back from being truly great. Mike Patton's voice work as the titular Darkness is outstanding though.

Biggest Wasted Opportunity: Game Room (360)...could be amazing, but a fairly lame game selection coupled with a poor interface is hugely dissappointing. I can imagine navigating my avatar through my arcade, walking up to some truly classic cabinets, and having a great time. Instead I have to scroll through endless Atari 2600/Intellivision console ports to get to Battlantis or Jackal.

Mr_Grinch

Adus wrote: »

Thanks! You voted for:

1. Mass Effect 2 (360,PC)
2. Super Meat Boy (360*,PC*)
3. Bayonetta (360,PS3)
4. Resonance of Fate (360,PS3)
5. Final Fantasy 13 (360,PS3)

I'll probably be the only voter for that last one.

Dishonorable mentions:

Darksiders - After playing Bayonetta, the combat felt clunky as hell. I just could not get into it.
Red Dead Redemption - GTA without the cars or the fun. Good move, Rockstar. Well, I guess it was since people circlejerked all over it...
Heavy Rain - If you voted for this I shake my head at you so hard. A full-of-plot-holes, incoherent, terribly voiced, pretentious excuse for a "game". This is a terrible game, game reviewers are terrible people, and David Cage is a terrible person.

All of your dishonorable mentions are in my top ten list

Don't shake your head at people that voted for Heavy Rain, it tried something new and in a way succeeded. I'll agree with your criticisms but despite the plot holes, the terrible acting and the rest of it's flaws I enjoyed it more than pretty much any other game this year. It got me emotionally interested, it was tense and it was damn fun.

It's also the ONLY game my wife has ever picked up a control pad and played, I've tried her with others (she loved watching Uncharted) but she's either struggled or it hasn't held her interest. For this and this alone I could hug David Cage and the rest of the Heavy Rain dev team.

Also RDR is pure fun, but then again I've always wanted to be a cowboy.

Adus

What did it try new? Quicktime events? Telling a story? Multiple endings? Which one of these is new?

MistaCreepy

1. Mass Effect 2
2. Red Dead Redemption
3. WoW: Cataclsysm

azith28

I really surprised myself at how few i picked on the first runthrough of the list...I had to go add a few. I tried to stay away from sequels but I loved bioshock too much to ignore it and GoW3 is in a class of its own on the PS3 compared to its other two. I must say i saw lots that i played and while i enjoyed them i cant really put them up for GOTY. Bayonetta was fun but really wasnt any more innovative then ninja gaiden or Devil may cry sequels would have been. Lara Crofts engine is one that i would love to see shamelessly stolen and copied with lots of other licenses. Darksiders was pretty great, and ranks abit above GoW mostly because of the diversity of its playstyle compared to GoW. Castlevania was a hell of a beautiful game and i cant wait for the DLC. Recettear was not graphically impressive but sucked me in long enough that it deserves a place.

I think this overall was an offyear with 2011 being a big title year.

1. Bioshock 2 (360,PC,PS3)
2. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (360*,iPhone,PC*,PS3*)
3. Darksiders (360,PC,PS3)
4. God of War 3 (PS3)
5. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (360,PS3)
6. Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale (PC*)
7. 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3)

Forar

I voted, but only my top 6, as these were both games I played and enjoyed enough to consider worthy of praise. There were others I played, but didn't really feel were worthy of recognition, and a few I wanted to include based purely on appreciation found here on the forums, but until I've actually given them a go myself, I felt that was inappropriate.

Mass Effect 2 was my number one, however.

PurpleMonkey

Here be the choices of a new generation

1. Super Mario Galaxy 2
2. Starcraft 2
3. Bayonetta
4. Civilization V
5. Red Dead Redemption
6. Vanquish
7. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
8. Limbo
9. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
10. Metroid Other M
11. Darksiders
12. Dead Rising 2
13. Dragon Quest IX
14. Final Fantasy XIII
15. Super Scribblenauts

Undead Scottsman

Guys, it isn't about "I only liked these six games" it's about assigning a rank to every game, even ones you didn't like.

TychoCelchuuu

Undead Scottsman wrote: »

Guys, it isn't about "I only liked these six games" it's about assigning a rank to every game, even ones you didn't like.

Uh, no, the instructions say to only pick games you liked. Any game that you vote for at any rank is getting kudos, in a sense. Putting a game at 6 instead of 2 means you liked it less, not that you didn't like it.

Pooch

1. God of War 3 (PS3)
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
3. Halo Reach (360)
4. Darksiders (360,PC,PS3)
5. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)
6. Bayonetta (360,PS3)
7. Metroid: Other M (Wii)
8. Heavy Rain (PS3)
9. Pac Man CE DX (360*,PS3*)
10. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS)
11. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (360,iPhone,Mobile,PC)
12. Limbo (360*)
13. Sonic 4 Episode 1 (360*,iPhone,PS3*,Wii*)
14. Angry Birds (Android,iPhone,mobile)

Didn't play as many games as previosu years, I guess, even thoguh I have a few (KIrby, Nier, Dot game Heroes, and a few more) that I haven't even tried yet. And I caught up on a bunch of last year's games, since I'm playing Assassin's Creed 2 now so I can see what Brotherhood's all about.