Aaron-Lagann
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No game has come close to Fire Emblem for me. It's the only game where waifus impact gameplay.
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2013 Game of the Year Media Picks Thread
- Thread starter Cheesemeister
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Magicpaint
Member
TLOU is easily my GOTY. Such a fantastic experience.
illmatic22
Banned
GTA V will dominate. People will get upset.
Here's hoping Pikmin 3 gets a nod somewhere.
Here's hoping Pikmin 3 gets a nod somewhere.
Surprised that Kotaku says that no game was more polished that Luigi's Mansion 2. It was very good, but I thought the animations in particular fell short of Nintendo's usual levels of polish - particularly E Gadd's animations. The vocal representation of E Gadd's words was also unbearable.
Anyway... what should get multiple votes / awards from media:
Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
The Last of US (PS3)
Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag (PS4)
What will get multiple votes / awards from media:
Grand Theft Auto V (360)
The Last of US (PS3)
Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
Bioshock Infinite (PS3)
Anyway... what should get multiple votes / awards from media:
Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
The Last of US (PS3)
Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag (PS4)
What will get multiple votes / awards from media:
Grand Theft Auto V (360)
The Last of US (PS3)
Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
Bioshock Infinite (PS3)
Puppet Shadow
Member
Hey Cheese, even though it might take a bit more work, can you order the games in the order of GOTY winners? So current order would be:
Grand Theft Auto V
The Last of Us
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
BioShock Infinite
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Grand Theft Auto V
The Last of Us
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
BioShock Infinite
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Wut? The animation work in LM2 was immaculate.
This is true -- for better or for worse TLoU is probably the only game that nailed it. In contrast, GTA V's narrative was messy, nonsensical, and at times awful (outside of a handful of entertaining character-driven moments). It's also guilty of throwing in a pathetic
"choice"
Damn. I have two downloadable titles in my backlog. It'll run til almost January, right?
I distinctly remember the transition between different animations being janky as hell. The game was also paced poorly - almost all important gameplay elements had been introduced by the end of the first house - its tricks had been spent. That and a reliance of the incredibly annoying dog encounter brought the game down from a 10/10 GOTY contender to just a very good nintendo game that I was happy to have bought and played.
Cheesemeister
Member
I was asked this last year, and the answer again is no. Shuffling large bulks of text between posts is a big hassle. Ordering them is what the tally at the top is for.
It'll run through mid-January.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Luigi's Mansion over ALBW? That's... interesting.
Yo Cheese, if you want more thoughtful lists at the beginning I'd try to post the the thread on Sunday EST instead of during the Monday rush if you can. If you can get a couple of smart people to post early on Page 1 it'll do a nice job of setting the tone and inspiring people to put in a bit more effort, if that's something you care at all about.
Alternatively, make sure the first reply is a fancy list from you or timetokill. Just my random two cents as someone who cares way too much about dumb lists.
Giant Panda
Member
Why are you counting the Crave Online pick? It's a no-name site and that guy has proven himself to be a terrible poster on neogaf.
mrmickfran
Member
I still remember the meltdowns from when they gave Kirby's Epic Yarn an award for "Best Graphics" over Rage lol.
Puppet Shadow
Member
Oh ya, didn't take into account you'll have multiple posts. Fair enough.
The Bankslammer
Member
still game of the year in my mind
Cheesemeister
Member
If you have your own website, you're a part of the media.
Is not like there was much released that year to be honest. Batman I think was the only other big game.
SkeptiMism
Member
I really hope The Wonderful 101 gets even a single mention.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
It's been a hell of a year for games
Rooting for The Last of Us. It's still far and above everything I've played this year. And damn...I realized it's been about 5-6months since it came out and I can remember everything about it
Also first...er...8th post wins it
Rooting for The Last of Us. It's still far and above everything I've played this year. And damn...I realized it's been about 5-6months since it came out and I can remember everything about it
Also first...er...8th post wins it
Or some people just enjoy GTA V more than Last of Us.
Also, Last of Us ain't exactly an under the radar indie darling.
Magic Mushroom
Member
GTA was a bit disappointing for me. TLoU was the best of the blockbusters by far, though when it comes to pure gameplay, Mario 3D World, Wonderful 101 and Metal Gear Rising were best.
Or maybe GTAV is the fifth entry in an extremely popular multiplatform franchise going up against a console exclusive? Of course it's going to have more traction behind it.
Bright-Light
Member
I'm guessing GTAV will destroy all competition.
I would go for TLOU.
Honourable mentions for papers please and Ni no Kuni.
I would go for TLOU.
Honourable mentions for papers please and Ni no Kuni.
Or maybe GTAV is just the better game and people acknowledge that?
It is possible to enjoy other games, including GTA V, more than The Last of Us. Period. There is no objective choice here.
Obviously. However, let's stop trying to act as if GTAV is the objective choice for this year's GoTY as we are already seeing in this thread.