Yup, JRPGs and portables are rarely discussed since most of them don't play them.
Giant Bomb's Game of the Year Thread: Skyrim? Skyrim? Skyrim? Skyrim? Skylanders!
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Hot Coldman
Banned
There's stuff to spoil in any game with a narrative, no matter how thin.
I've been putting a solid 2 hours into Tropico 4 every night for the past four nights, man. On some level I know it's just Tropico 3 with more options and prettier, but I don't care. I fucking loved Tropico 3.
The ending story moment was actually really cool. Also even if a game doesn't have a great story (99% of all games fall into this category) you can still spoil a game sequence that otherwise would have been a great (unexpected) moment.
Skipped their Cutter talk yesterday. Going to finish up on Uncharted 3 today, just to be on the safe side.
Phonomezer
Banned
How long until Day 2 goes up?
Two hours and 50 minutes.
Phonomezer
Banned
Awesome, thanks
According to his profile page he played Skyrim, but only got 2 achievements. So guess he didn't play enough for it to make his top 10.
Or maybe it wasn't one of his top ten games of the year.
For which level?
the last section was pretty cool. no spoilers from me tho.
Fox Mulder
Member
I thoroughly enjoyed all of the sounds from bastion.
If he only got 2 achievements then he didn't make it very far and if you're going to claim to have some authority on games and reviewing games then you should play one of the biggest games of the year longer than a couple of hours.
Maybe he did for all I know. I'm just going off of the achievements because you can get 2 within a couple hours and Skyrim is obviously much longer than that.
Say what you want about Ryan, he completes the games he enjoys. Had he enjoyed Skyrim enough for it to potentially be in his top ten list, I have no doubt he would have pushed on, knowing full well that it was going to be a finalist for GOTY.
EmCeeGramr
Member
No Deus Ex talk for best soundtrack makes me sad, and the dismissal of Cave Johnson makes it sound like they honestly don't know what a "character" actually is.
Riposte
Member
Will always be bewildered at the level of love Human Revolution's soundtrack gets. In any case, I don't think the GiantBomb dudes pay enough attention to videogame music for it to matter.
You can get a good understanding of Skyrim with a handful of hours. It is not like the game grows in intensity once you unlock dragons and shouts(the reverse could be said to be true, things get broken and easier). However it is likely to steal more than that anyway, so it would have to be planned for optimizing your time. It has a very plodding pace.
You can get a good understanding of Skyrim with a handful of hours. It is not like the game grows in intensity once you unlock dragons and shouts(the reverse could be said to be true, things get broken and easier). However it is likely to steal more than that anyway, so it would have to be planned for optimizing your time. It has a very plodding pace.
Neuromancer
Member
Can't wait to hear Ryan and Brad hear about the endings to those games and see how it sways them.
EmCeeGramr
Member
I've only played Skyrim for like 10 hours, but honestly it feels so far like you can get a pretty good idea of the game from those first couple of hours.
Phonomezer
Banned
Brad really likes LA Noire, doesn't he.
Yuck.
Yuck.
He gave it 5 stars
Riposte
Member
Ace Harding
Member
This and Deus Ex are my two "damn I wish I had time to play these in 2011" picks.
I played the Rayman Origins demo over the weekend and now I REALLY need to play that game. Unfortunately my backlog status level is "critical." Should have taken this week off...
Phonomezer
Banned
Felix Lighter
Member
Honestly, they seem to have lost a bit of interest in Skyrim since the weeks after launch but hey are still gushing over SR 3. I think SR3 will take it. I think the game of the year discussion will come down to portal 2, Bastion, Skyrim and SR3, and those championing SR3 will have an easier time convincing the opposition.
Even so that's not professional for a reviewer to do that.
But since it was apparently his console locking up then that's another story.
SR3 is seriously worth checking out. I bought it based on their QL and TNT. NO REGRETS. Fun game and funny as well. Awesome music too.
Neuromancer
Member
The idea of the Saints Row boss for character of the year was pretty clever, shame they ended up dismissing it.
Hot Coldman
Banned
It's not hard to figure out whether or not SR3 would appeal to you or not. Really.
The first ten hours, sure. The hours before you get to Whiterun and kill your first dragon? Definitely not. Besides, the true strength of Skyrim lies some of its more creative side quests later on.
Phonomezer
Banned
SR3 is practically made for Jeff and Ryan.
I don't have high hopes for Skyrim with both of them on the same side and I think Patrick can be easily persuaded to join them. Vinny might just get tired and give up. Brad is the biggest hurdle for them, but I don't think it's going to be enough.
Haha
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Dead Island beating Witcher 2 is pretty sad. I don't agree with Dave's reasoning at all.
Deus Ex: HR not being mentioned in the music section is a huge oversight. I don't expect DE to get much love in general, though.
Deus Ex: HR not being mentioned in the music section is a huge oversight. I don't expect DE to get much love in general, though.
I thought the
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Felix Lighter
Member
The category comes down to one man's opinion. It's just a silly category with weird "rules".
Phonomezer
Banned
The final level is fantastic as well.
He's not a new character though...well, he doesn't act the same way but he's still the same guy.
This makes me sad.
DE and Witcher 2 are both up there as my best experiences this year but I expect them to be completely passed by.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Of course, but I don't like the fact Dave thought Witcher 2 wasn't an "Eastern Bloc" game in spirit and that it was too polished.
I dunno, it's not a big deal and I get that it's a bit of a joke category, but I feel Witcher 2 isn't going to win many (if any) categories so this was his chance to recognise it as a fantastic game.
This makes me sad.
DE and Witcher 2 are both up there as my best experiences this year but I expect them to be completely passed by.
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