I agree, but I think they were just looking for a reason to only have one Portal 2 nomination in a category with plenty of worthy mentions.
Giant Bomb's Game of the Year Thread: Skyrim? Skyrim? Skyrim? Skyrim? Skylanders!
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I agree, but I think they were just looking for a reason to only have one Portal 2 nomination in a category with plenty of worthy mentions.
What's Mad Dog Davis?
SatelliteOfLove
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Trine 2's music is for no joke! And no mention of Radiant Historia. Boooo!
"Jeff...YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER!!!"
This is making me laugh way too much.
"Jeff...YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER!!!"
Ah, right the Inflatable Wavy Tubeman thing.
Oh man, the production for Ryan's top ten is so good. Wonder if they'll all be like that. Also, lmao @ Vinny on the TV.
Yeah, I'm so lost with Saints Row 3. Got really excited after listening to them talk about it on the Bombcast when it came out, but pretty much the entirety of the story was painfully dull. I haven't done any of the side stuff, though, so maybe that's where all the good stuff is.
Yeah, their love of SR3 is questionably odd. It's a great game but doesn't seem like it's worth the hype and gushing love that they have for it. I suspect that game reviewers who play tons of different games like SR3 because it's simple and mindless action which is a breath of fresh air compared to all the other games they have to play through.
Yep, all 2 minutes of it, then cut to 30 minutes of Saints Row 3 footage as Ryan fumbles with infinitely respawning Deckers.
But really, as far as disembodied head performances goes, Vinny may have topped his Wii Play QL. I hope this will be featured everyday on the recaps.
9 hours in 3 days for me. Its been a blast.
ThanksVision
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I received SR3 360 for Xmas, but now I'm hearing it's better on PS3. More friends have it for the PS3, and I could exchange it tomorrow. But I really wanted to play it tonight. Is the difference worth trading in?
I'm fully expecting it to come down to SR3 and Skyrim. I think Jeff and Ryan (Ryan especially) will probably argue for SR3, but Brad/Vinny/Patrick will argue for Skyrim. Jeff seemed to really like Skyrim, and Brad/Vinny/Patrick seemed to sour a little bit on SR3 so I think Skyrim is the most common ground. Ryan not having played Skyrim at all (?) I think is the only thing that even casts any doubt at all on Skyrim.
That said assuming that's the case, I'm not sure what the other runner-up would be; maybe Bastion? I think everyone kinda soured a bit on Uncharted 3 and Batman which would have been my guesses beforehand.
That said assuming that's the case, I'm not sure what the other runner-up would be; maybe Bastion? I think everyone kinda soured a bit on Uncharted 3 and Batman which would have been my guesses beforehand.
elrechazado
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playing with friends is always worth it.
Hazelhurst
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They'll pick Skyrim.
ThanksVision
Member
I mean I have friends on 360 who own it as well. I just want to know if the PS3 is that much better to exchange.
Side quests are basically shit if you do them more than once.
GillianSeed79
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Was Witcher 2 really that hard? (Talking about the Eastern Bloc award) The prologue was tough, I admit, but by half way through the game I felt like almost a walking god. I think it's because they locked away a lot of the basic combat mechanics behind skill upgrades.
RiccochetJ
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It will be a huge argument with that and SR3.
I predict Skyrim too, but I wouldn't be surprised if Bastion is part of the discussion as well, along with SR3. Maybe even Portal 2.
But it's gonna be Skyrim. Unfortunately.
Xander51
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Seeing that people are confused by Mad Dog McCree references makes me feel sad and old.
I'm on board with Deckers Die being level of the year, even though I died myself several times on the level. The wacky parts and the QTE at the end of it more than outweighed the frustration for me.
I'm on board with Deckers Die being level of the year, even though I died myself several times on the level. The wacky parts and the QTE at the end of it more than outweighed the frustration for me.
ProtoCents
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I'm fucking dying over the 3DS music singalong.
Jeff- "blah blah blah... disqualified!"
Jeff- "blah blah blah... disqualified!"
WrenchNinja
Member
Do Brad and Patrick not realize that Nate never intended to go to
Not that I'm saying that Uncharted 3 should win best level, I thought the desert wasn't that great honestly.
the ghost town and it was not where he was headed to at all? He went there when he saw it because he was hoping there was some water. That's it. And someone did beckon him to go there, not Elena but instead, the Sully mirage.
Not that I'm saying that Uncharted 3 should win best level, I thought the desert wasn't that great honestly.
matrix-cat
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There are like four separate parts in Uncharted 3 that are better than the desert stuff. That constant fading in and out and grinding up against an invisible wall at the top of a sand dune really spoiled that for me.
The convoy attack from horseback, running around inside a ship rolling as it sinks, the shipyard fight (that they mentioned hating on the podcast but screw those guys it was awesome), that game had so many worthy contenders. Hell, you fall out of a plane while fighting dudes!
Nose Master
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TV Vinny was fantastic, they really made SR3 look like shit, though. Respawning enemies, sure looks fun.
StevePharma
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Thanks for even acknowledging Rayman Origins in both Music and Ryan's top 10. Game is very deserving.
Riposte
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Anything interesting go on down on the podcast? Also can I get a full list of categories?
The personal lists so far have been quite dull and I expect that to be a trend. Though Tropico 4 being that crazy dude's top 1 game is pretty funny.
I'd like to hear them discuss/dismiss Dark Souls, The Witcher 2, Shogun 2, Serious Sam 3, Ghost Trick, and Catherine(even though I know some of these will be negative). I'd appreciate it if people told me if they get brought up.
The personal lists so far have been quite dull and I expect that to be a trend. Though Tropico 4 being that crazy dude's top 1 game is pretty funny.
I'd like to hear them discuss/dismiss Dark Souls, The Witcher 2, Shogun 2, Serious Sam 3, Ghost Trick, and Catherine(even though I know some of these will be negative). I'd appreciate it if people told me if they get brought up.
Hmm, the best mission/level and best character discussion on the podcast were pretty interesting. The rest of it was less so because it seemed like they pretty much knew who won immediately and were only debating runner-ups really.
Riposte
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I made my pothead brother play it for me. So I'm covered.
pslayer666
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wow, I really thought Ryan would go for Skyrim. I guess I don't know him that well. His top 10 list was pretty good.
Jeff said Skyrim was his game of the year at the gt.tv show thingie before the vga's. Maybe that was between the games that were nominated there I guess..... I dunno.
Jeff said Skyrim was his game of the year at the gt.tv show thingie before the vga's. Maybe that was between the games that were nominated there I guess..... I dunno.
slaughterking
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I think Ryan hasn't even played Skyrim? Or at least not very much. He definitely didn't talk a lot about it on the Bombcast.
Was a bit surprised to see it not get a mention for best music, for me this year it was Deus Ex/Ghost Trick and Bastion for best music.
I really enjoyed Saints Row 3 but I do wonder if it had come out early on in the year and say something like Portal 2 had come out in mid November would some of the talk for GOTY be different.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Not liking it, shit shooting, dumb enemies, radio stations humour that is a blatant rip off of GTA's (You can't parody parody)
Also one missions was bugged, a door wouldn't open (in a fetish bar) so that was that.
The Xtortionist
Member
Didn't play Sonic Generations?
I did but most of it was just a rehash of all the old Sonic music and honestly I kind of liked the original stuff more.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Is there any serious SotD spoilers in the Day 1 cast?
That's one game they didn't spoil. The rest is pretty much spoiled.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Oh thank goodness. I've played the rest.
I'd agree with them on Nate stumbling upon his destination, and how badly coincidental that was, but it wasn't Sandlantis, it was just some random ruined town. So that made better sense to me. It was weirder how he didn't pass out as soon as the first shoot-out started.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Yeah, I feel like Deus Ex: HR is really being overlooked by the guys over at Giant Bomb. Even when it came out it seemed like most of them didn't really bother with it. That's okay though, I don't go into these things expecting to agree with most of the picks, I just enjoy the personalities. It's all good fun.
Jensen was obviously the missing link in their character discussion (Johnson, Johnson, and Jensen).
The Uncharted 3 nomination for best level is kind of funny to me because it's basically implying that the entire bread and butter of the gameplay is worse than a cinematic moment where user input is completely unimportant. If that really is the best part of the game than that's probably not a good sign.