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Isn't that the point of his argument?Jtyettis said:Adding in the old iphone now I see, nice. Yea when was the last time any of these previous years did the GOTY reviewers include iphone games.
30 million active monthly users?Anyhow, I pulled the chart for Nov 09 that says it all. Right, not supposed to do revenue share now right? Basing Farmville on what then. Come on.
Peter Nowak said:Few games feature a finale that is as well-paced and fulfilling, leaving players to anticipate the third part of the story, which is coming in 2011.
miladesn said:Eurogamer Mass Effect 2
Firestorm said:Isn't that the point of his argument?
Firestorm said:30 million active monthly users?
Cheesemeister said:Thanks for the informative post, but it doesn't look like the site picked a sole GOTY.
Current standings...
Red Dead Redemption - 17
Mass Effect 2 - 12
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 6
Heavy Rain - 4
Alan Wake - 1
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - 1
Bayonetta - 1
BioShock 2 - 1
Fallout: New Vegas - 1
Minecraft - 1
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - 1
Sgt.Pepper said:Damn, maybe I should have bought both Mass Effect when they were on sale...:lol
Jtyettis said:Edit: It's also interesting to see Fallout: New Vegas so much lower than Fallout 3 in their respective years. I wonder if the somewhat critical launch in the eyes of reviewers (so many bugs) weighed heavily here. It would seem to me much of GAF prefers the former over the latter.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off said:While I really like New Vegas (it's better than Fallout 3 which was my GOTY for 2008) , it doesn't deserve to win shit. It was, and still is a buggy mess. The patch fixed some things, but the game still locks up a lot and I have to reset my 360 every hour or so to prevent long ass load times (which kind of happened in Oblivion but I never had that problem with Fallout 3).
Still a good game though. But I think Red Dead Redemption definitely was the best of the year.
I look at John Marston as kind of the Michael Jordan or Joe Montana of Red Dead Redemption. Without MJ or Joe Montana the Bulls and 49ers would have never been nearly as successful, and in my opinion the same could be said about Red Dead Redemption. Rockstar really nailed Marstons character and when you combine the amazing storyline with what is the best open world game of this generation, you have the top game of 2010, Red Dead Redemption.
Red Dead Redemption is one of the best sandbox games ever released and is an absolute treasure trove of freedom. You can spend your days as a hunter, a gambler, a bounty hunter, or whatever else comes to mind. It only gets better once you go online and play with other people, turning the entire world into your playground. In this respect, Red Dead Redemption has no equal. Fans would do well to pick up what can now be considered the best Western game out so far.
dragct said:Gamer365 (Hungary) - Red Dead Redemption
I think journalists tend to award newer series and ideas. Reach and SMG2 are terrific games and they both reviewed greatly, but they're straightforward sequels. Similarly God of War 3 doesn't seem to be getting awards. RDR and ME2, although sequels, are both changed significantly compared to their precedessors.jonnybryce said:I'm really shocked at the lack of Halo Reach and Super Mario Galaxy 2 awards. I'm not saying that I personally think they deserve more but you would think games from these franchises that were received so well would have gotten more recognition, especially Reach. Wonder if Bungie cares.
Fredescu said:Not as many as Bioshock, which I think supports VKS' argument. Click the 2007 link in the OP to have a look. It's also funny that every nominee for the Spike VGAs was a sequel, so we can hardly say that SMG2 wasn't there because SMG1 also exists.
Foliorum Viridum said:Only 8 for SMG2 makes me cry.
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Cheesemeister said:How do you figure? I see 5 editors' top 3 listed, and no overall GOTY named.
Current standings:
Mass Effect 2 - 40.5
Red Dead Redemption - 32.5
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 9
Heavy Rain - 5.5
Minecraft - 2
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - 2
Alan Wake - 1
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - 1
Bayonetta - 1
Bioshock 2 - 1
Fallout: New Vegas - 1
Halo: Reach - 1
Super Meat Boy - 0.5
Just about all of the media outlets from years past are represented. IGN posts its GOTY on the 14th. Will there be any more movement?
seady said:WTF with the sudden jump?
chandoog said:Mass Effect 2
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