I ain't even gon' 'pologize, mang. Granted, I didn't play a whole lot "from" 2012, but between 48 hours of SP and 30 hours of MP...I loved AC3. If it helps, Spec Ops was my number 2. Does that help?
Some of the talk about "but The Walking Dead isn't much of a game" reminds me of stuff like this tweet and this twitter account and this reddit post and this Giant Bomb thread and all sorts of other stuff that I wish I had saved the link to when I read it. Suffice to say that a lot of ink is being spilled over whether some things are games but it's not clear to my why anyone would ever give a flying fuck whether something is or isn't a game. For all I care, GOTY could stand for Gwooble of the Year Award and if everyone knows what a gwooble is and it turns out people think The Walking Dead is the best gwooble then I don't know why it would matter that the best gwooble has bad "gameplay" or isn't a "game" because it turns out I don't enjoy games, I enjoy gwoobles.
Why do people do this. Why do they care so much what wins a fan poll.
Nice to see TWD and XCOM up top. I only played TWD in Jan this year, but it is most definitely my 2013 2012 GOTY.
Also hell yeah Sleepy Dogs in top 10
e: I'ma expand upon this a little
MAJOR TWD SPOILERS
TWD is the first game to come along which gave me such a strong connection to the characters involved that when Lee dies I actually welled up.
For me it is rare that a piece of media does this, so anything that can make me care so much for it's characters gets instant thumbs up
Funnily enough another game that did this (though admittedly to a lesser extent) was ME3
MAJOR ME3 SPOILERS
Mordin's death, Anderson and Shepard dying together on the crucible - these are fantastic scenes and emphasize how good ME is at making you care about the characters you meet along your way
However it didn't break into the top 5 of my own GOTY list. I think a lot of the divisive-ness of these lists comes from the perception that a game towards the lower end is some how bad, or bad by comparison. But each game up there is absolutely fantastic in it's own right. The 'correct' ordering, in the end, is simply going to come down to your personal opinions and what you prioritise in games.
I'm trying to figure out how I was the only person to vote for Fingle. It's such an amazing game for foreplay!
I want games for nearly everything
But not foreplay
Some things just don't need to be fun, do they?
Games make excellent foreplay, and Fingle is all about teasing and incidental contact. The more difficult puzzles require good communication and after minor failures you triumph. Shared success is very sexy.
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My guess is that since it was a known quantity, it fell into that huge list of games which pretty much every person voting said that they had, but haven't had time to play yet. I wonder what the lists would look like if it was done much later in the year. Especially since lots of people also said that most of the games they played in 2012 were from 2011
That's kind of the point, though. It's a list poll to see what people's reactions were to games they played (hopefully) when the year is over.
If you were going to run this kind of poll later in the year, might as well just run the poll for the best game of 2005 now. However, it could be fairly interesting to do to compare to previous mcc polls.
If it was a poll of the games you played during x year, why limit to games that came out that year then? Because a significant number of the posts in the last thread had people saying that they mostly played games from 2011
If it was a poll of the games you played during x year, why limit to games that came out that year then? Because a significant number of the posts in the last thread had people saying that they mostly played games from 2011
I've seen some polls do a 2013's 2011 Game of the Year thing. Where people revote for their 2011 game of the year, alongside 2012. That's always interesting. To see which games hold up, which don't. I don't know if that's feasible here or not since this poll is so extensive, but that might be something worth looking into maybe?
My point is, that if the goal is to find what the community thinks is the best game of X year, it doesn't make much sense to poll so early that people haven't had a chance to play them. Especially when you disqualifying games from the next years poll because they were released in a very niche form on a single platform the week before the end of the year before that. (Yes I'm still Nnoyed that the ps3 version of chime made the steam one miss last years vote).
And that saying its a vote of which games people played this year (which also came out this year) is a very silly way to categorize it. Though still less silly that whatever that was about when games were not games a few pages back
I dunno... I can't really place it, but I didn't enjoy playing Halo 4. Had a pretty decent story, and it was nice to see Chief wrecking faces again. For whatever reason, I just didn't like playing it. Weapons didn't feel lethal to me, and ammo was alwas in short supply. I just bumped it to easy so I could see the story.
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Should we try having a Game of the Generation poll next year?
Jesus. I guess I need to track down a retail copy of The Walking Dead. If I haven't immersed myself in a single bit of TWD (the show, comics, etc.) is this the correct course of action, or should I jump on something else first?
NO DON'T!
The PS3 and supposedly Xbox 360 retail version are basically awful in every way, it's super-stuttery and kills a lot of the tension the game has as a result
It's just really bad across the board
The downloadable 360 version is fine, and I hear the PS3 one is as well. The ideal platforms here are PC/Mac or iPad
...is totally true. I just Redboxed the Blu Ray edition of TWD over the weekend because I had a free game rental. I wouldn't say it completely ruins the tension, but it was kind of upsetting. I got through 3 episodes, and will probably finish it up through Redbox still, but if you have other options, just get it digitally somewhere. You tried to warn me, UV. YOU TRIED TO WARN ME, BUT I DIDN'T LISTEN!
Whew... I almost shelled out for the collector's edition of TWD. Luckily for me, I grew impatient and just bought EPs 2-4 and then 5 when it released.
Also, as far as Game of the Generation goes:
Mass Effect series
/discussion
Amazing storytelling, sci-fi nostalgia, solid RPG and shooting mechanics, fantastic voice acting, and a complete and utter inability to cross the finish line.
I find it amazing that no matter what thread I go into on PA; D&D politics, critical failure, SE, or a thread that is for a different game, it all comes down to Mass Effect.
It's like some kind of Godwin-ist Law, where every discussion will eventually be about Mass Effect.
But you know what? Unlike Nazi's, I like Mass Effect, so I approve of Shepard's Law. Shepard's Law is like Shepard's love, hard and fast.
I'd say the most suprising game of 2012 for me was Spec Ops. I wasn't expecting that when I got into it. Expectations were blown and tears were shed.
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I find it amazing that no matter what thread I go into on PA; D&D politics, critical failure, SE, or a thread that is for a different game, it all comes down to Mass Effect.
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Everyone has a price. Throw enough gold around and someone will risk disintegration.
I've seen some polls do a 2013's 2011 Game of the Year thing. Where people revote for their 2011 game of the year, alongside 2012. That's always interesting. To see which games hold up, which don't. I don't know if that's feasible here or not since this poll is so extensive, but that might be something worth looking into maybe?
If @mcc still has all the old GOTY scripts saved, it would be really interesting if all 10 of them got put up again for a revote. If they'd have to all be recreated from scratch, it's be insane to ask for that much effort, but if they just need to be uploaded again, it could be alot of fun. I wonder which game would have the largest jump with the benefit of hindsight?
That's kind of the point, though. It's a list poll to see what people's reactions were to games they played (hopefully) when the year is over.
If you were going to run this kind of poll later in the year, might as well just run the poll for the best game of 2005 now. However, it could be fairly interesting to do to compare to previous mcc polls.
I personally liked the delay to late January this year. Honestly, Christmas... Christmas is a big thing in this industry. Given a month-ish to play through the game I always hold off on so I can be gifted it was nice. But yeah, running it any later doesn't make much sense at all.
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My point is, that if the goal is to find what the community thinks is the best game of X year, it doesn't make much sense to poll so early that people haven't had a chance to play them. Especially when you disqualifying games from the next years poll because they were released in a very niche form on a single platform the week before the end of the year before that. (Yes I'm still Nnoyed that the ps3 version of chime made the steam one miss last years vote).
And that saying its a vote of which games people played this year (which also came out this year) is a very silly way to categorize it. Though still less silly that whatever that was about when games were not games a few pages back
Part of the reason that it's supposed to be games that were played is so that we avoid the VGA situation where games that haven't even been released get some kind of GOTY. If you think it's unfair, then either play more games or get behind an idea that there should be a cutoff. Say, Dec. 7. Anything after that goes onto next year's poll.
If this is a big deal for you because you think some games get gypped, well, that happens. It's not like any developer actually gives a shit which game we vote for.
I just played Journey, and man, that may have been my GOTY had I played it in time. I do think there's a lot to be said for voting soon after the year ends while things are still fresh, though.
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i would prefer to see the goty being run based on a slightly offset year, say, november to november
that way people have plenty of time to play christmas releases etc
I am genuinely surprised that Crusader Kings II came out in 2012. I have played so much of that game that it feels like it's at least a few years old because otherwise I spent an inordinate amount of 2012 murdering entire swathes of my family so that I could inherit the kingdom of France.
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Why do people do this. Why do they care so much what wins a fan poll.
That's weird. You are weird.
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I mean, I respect your opinion and whatnot. Weirdo...
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TWD, Dishonored, AC3, finish my first run of XCOM....
Whats that? Starcraft2 wants me to play another ladder game.... well just one I guess. Oh and that's true House of Cards after that...
Crap no wonder
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Hey, I loved FFXIII and a PSP RPG no one here knows exists is my GOTY, there's always room for more people in crazy town.
I want games for nearly everything
But not foreplay
Also hell yeah Sleepy Dogs in top 10
e: I'ma expand upon this a little
MAJOR TWD SPOILERS
For me it is rare that a piece of media does this, so anything that can make me care so much for it's characters gets instant thumbs up
Funnily enough another game that did this (though admittedly to a lesser extent) was ME3
MAJOR ME3 SPOILERS
However it didn't break into the top 5 of my own GOTY list. I think a lot of the divisive-ness of these lists comes from the perception that a game towards the lower end is some how bad, or bad by comparison. But each game up there is absolutely fantastic in it's own right. The 'correct' ordering, in the end, is simply going to come down to your personal opinions and what you prioritise in games.
Some things just don't need to be fun, do they?
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Games make excellent foreplay, and Fingle is all about teasing and incidental contact. The more difficult puzzles require good communication and after minor failures you triumph. Shared success is very sexy.
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If you were going to run this kind of poll later in the year, might as well just run the poll for the best game of 2005 now. However, it could be fairly interesting to do to compare to previous mcc polls.
Do not engage the Watermelons.
Because that could mean anything
I played Final Fantasy X at some point in 2012
Bam, FFX is my GOTY 2012
See how that makes no damn sense at all?
And that saying its a vote of which games people played this year (which also came out this year) is a very silly way to categorize it. Though still less silly that whatever that was about when games were not games a few pages back
I dunno... I can't really place it, but I didn't enjoy playing Halo 4. Had a pretty decent story, and it was nice to see Chief wrecking faces again. For whatever reason, I just didn't like playing it. Weapons didn't feel lethal to me, and ammo was alwas in short supply. I just bumped it to easy so I could see the story.
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Also, as far as Game of the Generation goes:
Mass Effect series
/discussion
Amazing storytelling, sci-fi nostalgia, solid RPG and shooting mechanics, fantastic voice acting, and a complete and utter inability to cross the finish line.
It's a perfect metaphor for my generation.
It's like some kind of Godwin-ist Law, where every discussion will eventually be about Mass Effect.
But you know what? Unlike Nazi's, I like Mass Effect, so I approve of Shepard's Law. Shepard's Law is like Shepard's love, hard and fast.
I'd say the most suprising game of 2012 for me was Spec Ops. I wasn't expecting that when I got into it. Expectations were blown and tears were shed.
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Supports the "Game of the Generation" vote
If @mcc still has all the old GOTY scripts saved, it would be really interesting if all 10 of them got put up again for a revote. If they'd have to all be recreated from scratch, it's be insane to ask for that much effort, but if they just need to be uploaded again, it could be alot of fun. I wonder which game would have the largest jump with the benefit of hindsight?
I personally liked the delay to late January this year. Honestly, Christmas... Christmas is a big thing in this industry. Given a month-ish to play through the game I always hold off on so I can be gifted it was nice. But yeah, running it any later doesn't make much sense at all.
Part of the reason that it's supposed to be games that were played is so that we avoid the VGA situation where games that haven't even been released get some kind of GOTY. If you think it's unfair, then either play more games or get behind an idea that there should be a cutoff. Say, Dec. 7. Anything after that goes onto next year's poll.
If this is a big deal for you because you think some games get gypped, well, that happens. It's not like any developer actually gives a shit which game we vote for.
Do not engage the Watermelons.
that way people have plenty of time to play christmas releases etc
or even run it on the financial year.
I can see why it was rated so highly.
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