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[GarthVaderUK]

Halo 4 just won Game of the Year at the Inside Gaming Awards.

 

[lazybones18]

Gamespot's Best of 2012 page is up

http://www.gamespot.com/best-of-2012/editors-choice/index.html

Another Kid Icarus Uprising snub, but at least they nominated RE: Revelations

 

[Riposte]

When is GAF GotY? Plz give me a month+ so I can play or replay these 12 or so games.

 

[FateBreaker]

Did Mass Effect 3 win overall goty from Game Informer? This makes it seem like it just won best role playing game and best dlc

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=502940

No, the issue says specifically "Editors' Pick Game of the Year"

 

[Busaiku]

Gamespot's Best of 2012 page is up

http://www.gamespot.com/best-of-2012/editors-choice/index.html

Another Kid Icarus Uprising snub, but at least they nominated RE: Revelations

PSN, XBLA, and Wii U have their own sections, yet "handheld" is a single, combined category.
Ugh.

 

[adamsapple]

The Shepard suckithaters.gif will get a lot of use in this topic.

 

[Derrick01]

The Shepard suckithaters.gif will get a lot of use in this topic.

Hopefully not. One would think people eventually learn from their mistakes, not repeat them.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

I really don't get all the love for the Mass Effect series. Haven't played 3, but 2 was just constant gunplay with no depth in boring levels with the most predictable pacing ever. Both 1 and 2 also focus way too much on player reinforcement through laughable and nonsensical story interaction as well and I don't think anyone has mentioned 3 fixing those issues.

 

[chickdigger802]

isn't xplay dead?

 

[Cheesemeister]

isn't xplay dead?

At the end of the month, yes. It's the final X-Play GOTY.

 

[antitrop]

I don't care what any of these "media personalities" say, Spec Ops: The Line is the best gaming experience I've had this year.

 

[Lime]

I don't care what any of these "media personalities" say, Spec Ops: The Line is the best gaming experience I've had this year.

If there's any justice in this world, it'll get a lot of awards for best narrative/writing.

 

[antitrop]

If there's any justice in this world, it'll get a lot of awards for best narrative/writing.

In the media it will be overshadowed by The Walking Dead this month.

Nothing against TWD, I'm just a really big fan of Spec Ops. Along with Hotline Miami it also has one of the best soundtracks (surprisingly) of the year, as well.

 

[Sojgat]

If there's any justice in this world, it'll get a lot of awards for best narrative/writing.

Which is nice, but games like Spec Ops and Mark of the Ninja shouldn't be relegated to subcategories.

 

[Salsa]

Rockstar's Max Payne 3 is also the best third-person shooter ever made.

Its nice to read this since I somewhat agree with it (mh, RE4) at least from a gameplay standpoint and I always thought it was a really unpopular opinion, never thought id read something like that. Game just plays better than anything from a third person perspective ive ever played.

 

[lazybones18]

Here's IGN Best of 2012 page

http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2012

 

[SolidSnakex]

Classic Game Room - Gunlord

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJsjO-reW6Y

 

[pargonta]

If I am to believe this 10 item list is ranked 10-1, then Entertainment Weekly has crowned Journey as game of the year.
EW - Journey

Additionally, this next one appears to be one persons opinion written in the first person, but nevertheless, CBS news (cited as AP, Associated Press) has crowned Dishonored as game of the year
CBSnews [AP] - Dishonored

 

[B.O.O.M]

Max Payne 3? Really? :S A real head scratcher there for me

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Slant Magazine did a top 25 video games of 2012, with NeoGAF perennial favorite Xenoblade as #1. I swear that game has been in GotY contention for three fuckin' years lol

 

[sn00zer]

Im surprised Darksider 2 isnt on more lists....absolutely loved that game

 

[Grief.exe]

Oh, they have joke Game of the Year features now?

When are they going to put up the real ones, then?

I thought it was funny reading that GOTY award for Mass Effect as well.

They are either completely delusional and just overlooking the criticisms levied against ME3.

Or we have a marketing dollar situation here.

For me the best 2 games I played last year are the best 2 games I played this year.

2011
Dark Souls - PS3
The Witcher 2 - PC

2012
Dark Souls - PC
The Witcher 2 EE - PC

They probably wouldn't be eligible for most media awards.

I agree, the best games I played this year don't really count.

Dark Souls PC - First time I experienced this game and already one of my favorites of all time. Port of a console game from 2011

Day Z - Mod

Dota 2 - Update of a mod, still in beta.

 

[overcast]

Lol. Mass Effect 3 is far from the best game. Wouldn't be surprised to see it clean up a lot of awards though.

 

[Grief.exe]

Lol. Mass Effect 3 is far from the best game. Wouldn't be surprised to see it clean up a lot of awards though.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

If Journey doesn't win, I will have their souls.

 

[Orayn]

Mass Effect 3

Can't wait for the /v/GAs to tear this game a new one.

 

[Jake Tower]

Oh, they have joke Game of the Year features now?

When are they going to put up the real ones, then?

 

[AppleMIX]

Hey guys, you know that maybe some people might have different opinions than you.

I know, shocking.

 

[Orayn]

Hey guys, you know that maybe some people might have different opinions than you.

I know, shocking.

I'm aware. It doesn't magically stop me from being exasperated.

 

[Shepard]

Go Go ME3.

 

[Cyberia]

http://www.destructoid.com/the-winner-of-destructoid-s-game-of-the-year-2012-240607.phtml

The Walking Dead

 

[Uno Venova]

http://www.destructoid.com/the-winne...2-240607.phtml

The Walking Dead

Nice.

 

[Messofanego]

http://www.destructoid.com/the-winner-of-destructoid-s-game-of-the-year-2012-240607.phtml

The Walking Dead

Well-deserved, I love that VGAs started it all off by going with the classy choice. Games don't have to be just full of content and value, sometimes a memorable experience is also an option.

 

[Mileena]

Rockstar's Max Payne 3 is also the best third-person shooter ever made.

welp

 

[iNvid02]

http://www.destructoid.com/the-winner-of-destructoid-s-game-of-the-year-2012-240607.phtml

The Walking Dead

 

[Derrick01]

http://www.destructoid.com/the-winner-of-destructoid-s-game-of-the-year-2012-240607.phtml

The Walking Dead

Well done destructoid. At least it wasn't ME3.

 

[StopMakingSense]

The Walking Dead for Wired, too:

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/12/the-10-best-games-of-2012/?pid=3206&viewall=true

 

[bob page]

welp

Saw that and cringed. I must have been playing a different game.

 

[antitrop]

My opinion that Max Payne 3 is the second best third person shooter that came out this year speaks volumes about how, other than Spec Ops, it was not a good year for TPS.

 

[crazy monkey]

Dishonored was picked by reviews on the run by one more vote then walking dead.

 

[SteeloDMZ]

I really need to play TWD. I already have all the episodes installed on my iPad.

 

[Conflict NZ]

Are the media giving GOTY awards to ME3 being ironic?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Are the media giving GOTY awards to ME3 being ironic?

Yeah, that's clearly it

 

[antitrop]

Spec Ops: The Line and The Walking Dead both have my absolute respect this year for pushing the story-telling mechanism of games forward.

 

[CerebralTiger]

http://www.cheatcc.com/extra/2012codyawards/goty_winner.html#.UMvZ0HfP7It

The Walking Dead

 

[Derrick01]

Are the media giving GOTY awards to ME3 being ironic?

I thought the same thing for ME2. Maybe it was all just a statement on how terrible 2010 was.

But it's no longer funny the 2nd time around.

 

[Hypron]

For me the best 2 games I played last year are the best 2 games I played this year.

2011
Dark Souls - PS3
The Witcher 2 - PC

2012
Dark Souls - PC
The Witcher 2 EE - PC

They probably wouldn't be eligible for most media awards.

You, Sir, have impeccable taste in video games.

 

[Conflict NZ]

Yeah, that's clearly it

Clearly they're not serious. By far the worst in the series with serious gameplay flaws and an ending that invalidates the entire series. They should've just given it to Operation Racoon city or something that's as equally deserving as Mass Effect 3.

 

[antitrop]

I often accuse gaming journalists of just telling the public what they think we want to hear, but it seems with this Mass Effect 3 thing they're just doing it out of spite, now.

Clearly they're not serious. By far the worst in the series with serious gameplay flaws and an ending that invalidates the entire series. They should've just given it to Operation Racoon city or something that's as equally deserving as Mass Effect 3.

While were on the subject of EA, why not just say Dragon Age II?

 

[Uno Venova]

welp

Bwahahahaha