Game(s) of the Year

Sweeney Tom · December 2010

It's December 26th. Only 5 more days until 2011. So the only question now is,

What was your favorite game (or games if you can't pick just one) to play in the Year of Our Lord 2010?

It could be a sports game

Or an action game

Or a shooting game

It could even be an amazing space epic

Or the greatest music game ever

Or even an exclusive, downloadable game with a main character that's literally a piece of meat

I'm one of those indecisive types, who thinks all of the above are the best games of 2010.

Question is, what's your favorite game (or games) of 2010?

TelMarine · December 2010

highlights for me include the above mentioned Mass Effect 2, Sin and Punishment 2 (criminally underrated game), Mario Galaxy 2, Starcraft 2, and Donkey Kong Country Returns to name some. Lots of good 2's in 2010.

Kuribo's Shoe · December 2010

Alpha Protocol, if we're talking about criminally underrated. Ton of rough spots but fun as hell. Vampire: Bloodlines style.

Kuribo's Shoe · December 2010

also sweeney you could not have posted worse box art for god of war III even if you had posted the box art for imagine: babyz

UnbreakableVow · December 2010

Sweeney, someone already does this every year

Like an official one

Should be coming in like a week or so I imagine

Sweeney Tom · December 2010

whoops

Graviija · December 2010

Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Fallout: New Vegas are easily my favorite games of the year. SMG2 for pure, unadulterated fun, and NV for...well, a lot of things.

BlackDove · December 2010

This year was one of the shittiest years ever as far as games go, due to the Q1 2011 offloading.

Mass Effect 2, Red Dead Redemption, Fallout New Vegas and Assassin's Creed Brotherhood are just about the only ones worth mentioning on my end, and they've got their flaws as well.

UnbreakableVow · December 2010

Nah

Nothing worthwhile was pushed to 2011

Obviously that's just my opinion, but I can't think of any?

cj iwakura · December 2010

It came down to 999 and Nier for me, and I reluctantly sided with 999, because once that game gets down to the wire, you just can't put it down. I can't say that about many games.

An impressive feat for a game that's 70% dialogue.

mrmr · December 2010

I didn't really keep up with new releases, and I only played a handful. Any other gaming is for older games or whatnot.

Since Bioshock 2 and FFXIII were utter disapointments, the highlights for me would include Amnesia: Dark Descent, Heavy Rain, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and Pokemon Soul Silver.

But since I can't really remember all that much, I'd go with Heavy Rain for the win.

UnbreakableVow · December 2010

Ah well, since everyone's jumping onboard anyways

In order from best to not-quite-as-best:

1. Super Meat Boy
2. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
3. Red Dead Redemption
4. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
5. Donkey Kong Country Returns
6. Heavy Rain
7. God of War III
8. Bayonetta
9. Super Street Fighter IV
10. Mass Effect 2

mrmr · December 2010

Oh man I totally forgot about Dead Rising 2. That would be near the top for me, pure fun and enjoyment.

cooljammer00 · December 2010

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Sweeney, someone already does this every year

Like an official one

Should be coming in like a week or so I imagine

Yes and this is not the first time we've both been in here to tell people off.

This is why I think there should be a placeholder thread or something. So people know it's coming.

Kaseius · December 2010

cj iwakura wrote: »

It came down to 999 and Nier for me, and I reluctantly sided with 999, because once that game gets down to the wire, you just can't put it down. I can't say that about many games.

An impressive feat for a game that's 70% dialogue.

Have you SEEN the prices for it online now? Madness.

cj iwakura · December 2010

Kaseius wrote: »

cj iwakura wrote: »

It came down to 999 and Nier for me, and I reluctantly sided with 999, because once that game gets down to the wire, you just can't put it down. I can't say that about many games.

An impressive feat for a game that's 70% dialogue.

Have you SEEN the prices for it online now? Madness.

Yikes.

Glowing reviews + low print run = gone.

Glad I decided to get it.

Wasn't it you who said Aksys games don't get rare? :P

Sweeney Tom · December 2010

cooljammer00 wrote: »

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Sweeney, someone already does this every year

Like an official one

Should be coming in like a week or so I imagine

Yes and this is not the first time we've both been in here to tell people off.

This is why I think there should be a placeholder thread or something. So people know it's coming.

If I knew there was an official one that always comes at the new year, I definitely wouldn't have made this thread.

I'm sorry :[

cooljammer00 · December 2010

Nah, we're all just excited, is all.

AdditionalPylons · December 2010

Not enough Just Cause 2 in this thread

Kaseius · December 2010

cj iwakura wrote: »

Kaseius wrote: »

cj iwakura wrote: »

It came down to 999 and Nier for me, and I reluctantly sided with 999, because once that game gets down to the wire, you just can't put it down. I can't say that about many games.

An impressive feat for a game that's 70% dialogue.

Have you SEEN the prices for it online now? Madness.

Yikes.

Glowing reviews + low print run = gone.

Glad I decided to get it.

Wasn't it you who said Aksys games don't get rare? :P

Yes. Yes it was.

damnit aksys!

Robman · December 2010

I'd go with the Kinect, because either way it's so fantastically bold and out there, and with some tweaks could be a real game-changer.

BritishDavid · December 2010

having played every game in the OP, my game of the year is...

Alan Wake

or

Halo Reach for multiplayer.

everything else is lies.

mere_immortal · December 2010

I'd say Resonance of Fate for me.

Or Darksiders.

Probably Bad Company 2 for multiplayer.

Jubeh · December 2010

Bayonetta was my game of the year.

Daebunz · December 2010

highlights for me this year

-golden sun
-donkey kong country returns
-vanquish

honorable mention to god of war 3 and halo: reach for being super duper awesome, but I didn't really expect otherwise from those

Jurg · December 2010

Maybe FFXIII or Breath of Death. I dunno. I didn't buy many games this year.

Delta Assault · December 2010

Mass Effect 2. It's one of the best experiences I've had with a game.

Transformers War for Cybertron is runner-up.

Worst game I've played this year has to be Alpha Protocol.

C2B · December 2010

Copied over:

Game of the Year: Alpha Protocol
Runner Up: Epic Mickey

RPG GOTY: New Vegas: Dead Money (Yes, I'm awarding it to a DLC. Wanna fight about it?)
Runner Up: The Dark Eye: Drakensang: The River of Time

Action GOTY: Mass Effect 2
Runner Up: AC: Brotherhood

Strategy GOTY: Star Craft 2
Runner Up: Civilization 5

Foolish Chaos · December 2010

Top three games would have to be Red Dead Redemption, Assassins Creed Brotherhood, and New Vegas. Probably in that order

Kuribo's Shoe · December 2010

If I had to pick one game overall, and a runner up, it'd be Mass Effect 2 and Red Dead.

but I'd rather have a group of games than one definite winner

EvilBadman · December 2010

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Sweeney, someone already does this every year

Like an official one

Should be coming in like a week or so I imagine

It's MCC, who helped me run the game of 200X poll last year as well. I imagine by invoking his name here he will appear.

cj iwakura · December 2010

He will be doing it again. He posts at platformers, shows up here, does the thing, and fades back into shadow.

cooljammer00 · December 2010

C2B wrote: »

Copied over:

Game of the Year: Alpha Protocol
Runner Up: Epic Mickey

RPG GOTY: New Vegas: Dead Money (Yes, I'm awarding it to a DLC. Wanna fight about it?)
Runner Up: The Dark Eye: Drakensang: The River of Time

Action GOTY: Mass Effect 2
Runner Up: AC: Brotherhood

Strategy GOTY: Star Craft 2
Runner Up: Civilization 5

Wait, you're giving AP GOTY but not RPGoty?

EvilBadman · December 2010

cj iwakura wrote: »

He will be doing it again. He posts at platformers, shows up here, does the thing, and fades back into shadow.

As an aside, can I ask you, anecdotally, your favorite game this year sans anime?

cj iwakura · December 2010

EvilBadman wrote: »

cj iwakura wrote: »

He will be doing it again. He posts at platformers, shows up here, does the thing, and fades back into shadow.

As an aside, can I ask you, anecdotally, your favorite game this year sans anime?

Anime /= Japanese games

That said, it was The Witcher. I didn't play any new western games in 2010, but I did finish that one.

Jobless Anarchist · December 2010

I'll go with A Shadow's Tale as my game of the year and as a runner up FFCC: Crystal Bearers. They are both 2010 games to me as they were released in the PAL region this year.

Kuribo's Shoe · December 2010

cooljammer00 wrote: »

C2B wrote: »

Copied over:

Game of the Year: Alpha Protocol
Runner Up: Epic Mickey

RPG GOTY: New Vegas: Dead Money (Yes, I'm awarding it to a DLC. Wanna fight about it?)
Runner Up: The Dark Eye: Drakensang: The River of Time

Action GOTY: Mass Effect 2
Runner Up: AC: Brotherhood

Strategy GOTY: Star Craft 2
Runner Up: Civilization 5

Wait, you're giving AP GOTY but not RPGoty?

look when you're kissing your own company's ass, you gotta kiss both cheeks.

cooljammer00 · December 2010

cj iwakura wrote: »

EvilBadman wrote: »

cj iwakura wrote: »

He will be doing it again. He posts at platformers, shows up here, does the thing, and fades back into shadow.

As an aside, can I ask you, anecdotally, your favorite game this year sans anime?

Anime /= Japanese games

That said, it was The Witcher. I didn't play any new western games in 2010, but I did finish that one.

So your GOTY 2010 is a game that came out a few years ago? I think we have to keep it within this year's releases.

cj iwakura · December 2010

cooljammer00 wrote: »

cj iwakura wrote: »

EvilBadman wrote: »

cj iwakura wrote: »

He will be doing it again. He posts at platformers, shows up here, does the thing, and fades back into shadow.

As an aside, can I ask you, anecdotally, your favorite game this year sans anime?

Anime /= Japanese games

That said, it was The Witcher. I didn't play any new western games in 2010, but I did finish that one.

So your GOTY 2010 is a game that came out a few years ago? I think we have to keep it within this year's releases.

The only game on the 2010 list that's western that I've played was Scott Pilgrim, so if anything, I guess that. I haven't bought it yet, though.

EvilBadman · December 2010

cj iwakura wrote: »

EvilBadman wrote: »

cj iwakura wrote: »

He will be doing it again. He posts at platformers, shows up here, does the thing, and fades back into shadow.

As an aside, can I ask you, anecdotally, your favorite game this year sans anime?

Anime /= Japanese games

That said, it was The Witcher. I didn't play any new western games in 2010, but I did finish that one.

I know what the difference at anime and japanese games are. I ignored that because it was funny and I was wholly entertained by the hunch that you do not play western games.

cj iwakura · December 2010

It's a funny stereotype. I'm pretty much through with trying to get rid of it.

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