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GAF Game of the Year 2009 - Voting Thread - 3 POINT SYSTEM, rules updated!

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Enk

makes good threads.
Great year for games, and next year is looking to top one this easily.


Street Fighter IV - 3

Machinarium - 2

New Super Mario Wii - 1
Shadow Complex - 1
Torchlight - 1
M&L Bowser's Inside Story - 1
Batman Arkham Asylum - 1
 
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timetokill

Banned
grandjedi6 said:
We could make a separate "Post your Top 10 2009 games" thread that has nothing to do with the gaf awards and does not get tabulated. That way both desires could be fulfilled (partly) while leaving this gaf voting thread in peace.

If that does happen though I'd like to request that timetokill make the thread so that we can avoid any kind of stupid thread vs thread turmoil (mod or similar user could work too I guess).
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I wouldn't mind doing that, if you guys (and the mods) want me to. If so I will wait for a mod to contact me about it. That said I am reading all of your comments on this system, and as long as the comments are respectful I appreciate them. I will say that I think the voting is going well so far and I think the results will still be interesting to you folks :) And glancing at the recent few pages there are yet more titles nominated. Can't wait to count more of them :p

I also don't mind people listing their lists in this thread, if they wish to. Some people did as such and just gave 0 points to some titles. You can do that or also do your scoring list and then your top 10 separately. Rank them, or don't. Your choice.
 
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NemesisPrime

Banned
Left4Dead 2 - 3

Dragon Age - 1
ODST - 1
Gratuitous Space Battles - 1
Torchlight - 1
LOTRO : Siege of Mirkwood - 1
Champions Online - 1
Splosion Man - 1
 
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Roelatie

Member
Uncharted 2: -3 ( loved it, a beautiful experience)
Modern Warfare 2: -2 ( singleplayer meh, multiplayer hell yeah!)
Super Mario Bros Wii: -2 ( oldschool Mario, I liKE!)
Punch out Wii : -1 ( loved it, title defense is hardcore)
Killzone 2: -1 ( beautiful)
Grand slam tennis: -1 ( loved the motion plus controls + online = gamingporn)
 
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bjaelke

Member
Dragon Age - 3
Borderlands - 2
Anno 1404 - 1
Torchlight - 1
Solium Infernum - 1
Plan It Green - 1
Hearts of Iron 3 - 1
 
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SecretBonusPoint

Banned
I really don't like that you've just enforced this system on us timetokill, for your own reasons and stubbornly. I was really looking forward to this thread and you've seriously taken the fun out of it. I hope next year this stupid 'experiment' is mocked and never used again, reverting to the old system that was more enjoyable.

I'll be back to vote later if this is still going (I guess it will be), but I wish Rez had been more assertive and just started his own thread when he had his chance if you were just going to do things your way no matter the outcry. This isn't a GAF GOTY 2009 thread its a Timetokill's Experimental Fucking With GAF GOTY 2009 Thread.
 
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BeeDog

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Uncharted 2 - 3 points
Demon's Souls - 2 points
Dragon Age: Origins - 2 points
InFamous - 1 point
Killzone 2 - 1 point
Batman: Arkham Asylum - 1 point
 
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Fredescu

Member
Dragon Age: Origins - 3
Demon's Souls - 2
New Super Mario Bros Wii - 1
Torchlight - 1
Trine - 1
Risen - 1
Anno 1404/Dawn of Discovery* - 1
Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside story - :(
Plants vs Zombies - :(
Red Faction: Guerrilla - :(

* Same game, different names in different regions
 
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Belgorim

Member
Well, as usual I have mostly played games and their mods from earlier years (mostly wc3/dota and force unleashed)

But I have bought 3 new games, and played two of them (have not had time for ac2 yet), so here goes:

Dragon Age: 3p
Resident Evil 5: 1p
 
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AlternativeUlster

Absolutely pathetic part deux
I think I am going to try and play the Void before the deadline. That seems like my type of game and since I have only played 2 new games this year (and one of them being a silly flash game), I should probably do something about that.
 
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Mar

Member
SecretBonusPoint said:
I really don't like that you've just enforced this system on us timetokill, for your own reasons and stubbornly. I was really looking forward to this thread and you've seriously taken the fun out of it. I hope next year this stupid 'experiment' is mocked and never used again, reverting to the old system that was more enjoyable.

I'll be back to vote later if this is still going (I guess it will be), but I wish Rez had been more assertive and just started his own thread when he had his chance if you were just going to do things your way no matter the outcry. This isn't a GAF GOTY 2009 thread its a Timetokill's Experimental Fucking With GAF GOTY 2009 Thread.
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Would have been cool if GAF was asked which system they'd prefer. Either this one, the old one, or something else that might work better.

Instead we've been given a new and odd system from seemingly out of nowhere.

Rez :(

Edit: And look! Now you've made Fredescu sad. This thread breaks hearts :(
 
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migulic

Member
I barely played any new console games this year (have a huge backlog) so my list will be mostly DS games:

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - 3 points
Batman Arkham Asylum - 2 points
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - 2 points
Persona 4 - 1 point (it was released in Europe in 2009, so it counts, right?)
Scribblenauts - 1 point
Trials HD - 1 point
 
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Cesar

Banned
3 points
- Uncharted 2

2 points
- Demon's Souls
- Ratchet & Clank ACIT

1 point
- Infamous
- Killzone 2
- Resident Evil 5
 
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Joseph Merrick

Member
ok. I'll do 10 games

men of war
arma 2
ai war fleet command
king's bounty armored princess
europa universalis 3 heir to the throne
anno 1404
solium infernum
gridrunner revolution
necrovision
divinity 2 ego draconis

this points system is ok. but it would be nice for people that actually care about the points to be able to list more stuff. how about this for a suggestion. go from 10 to 20 point total. and up the number one single game top score pointer thing to 4. so one game 4 points. and the rest whatever up to 20 points. seems good, I'm smart.
 
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AniHawk

Member
Interesting system, timetokill. Good luck with everything. I still have a few more games I want to play that will probably go into my list somewhere. Ratchet & Clank, A Boy and his Blob, and LostWinds 2 all have a shot.
 
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Quackerdrill

Member
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves- 3 points

Borderlands: 2 points
Infamous: 2 points

Killzone 2: 1 point
The Beatles: Rock Band- 1 point
Gyromancer: 1 point

What a good year.
 
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AniHawk

Member
SecretBonusPoint said:
I really don't like that you've just enforced this system on us timetokill, for your own reasons and stubbornly. I was really looking forward to this thread and you've seriously taken the fun out of it. I hope next year this stupid 'experiment' is mocked and never used again, reverting to the old system that was more enjoyable.

I'll be back to vote later if this is still going (I guess it will be), but I wish Rez had been more assertive and just started his own thread when he had his chance if you were just going to do things your way no matter the outcry. This isn't a GAF GOTY 2009 thread its a Timetokill's Experimental Fucking With GAF GOTY 2009 Thread.
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Rez had a whole year to see somebody about doing this thread. I think it's good to experiment, but I wasn't about to do it just because I was happy with my way of doing things and I could get into a good rhythm with it.
 
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timetokill

Banned
AniHawk said:
Interesting system, timetokill. Good luck with everything. I still have a few more games I want to play that will probably go into my list somewhere. Ratchet & Clank, A Boy and his Blob, and LostWinds 2 all have a shot.
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Thanks, AniHawk.

...I still have to get to A Boy and his Blob myself!
 
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Drame

Member
Bayonetta - 3 points

Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam NEXT PLUS - 2 points

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - 2 points

Demon's Souls - 1 point

BlazBlue - 1 point

Batman: Arkham Asylum - 1 point
 
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NHale

Member
Uncharted 2 - 3 points

MLB 09: The Show - 2 points

Assassin's Creed II - 1 point
Forza Motorsport 3 - 1 point
Killzone 2 - 1 point
InFamous - 1 point
Batman: Arkham Asylum - 1 point
 
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Jocchan

Ὁ μεμβερος -ου
To everyone complaining: the current system might not be perfect, but at least it's much, much, much more balanced than the previous one with people giving 5 points each to two of their precious system exclusives and giving anything less than 3 points to a game was a wasted vote.
At least now lists can be a bit more diverse, and even if some people don't use all of their points most seem to do.
 
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Snuggles

erotic butter maelstrom
Demon's Souls - 3 - GOTY!
Killzone 2 - 2
Uncharted 2 - 1
Assassin's Creed 2 - 1
Batman Arkham Asylum - 1
inFamous - 1
Left for Dead 2 - 1


I like the point system, hopefully it isn't too much trouble for you to add em all up especially since most of us are using different formats. Anyways, I had to leave off a few great games (Beatles, Borderlands, Dragon Age) but these were definitely my favorite games of the year. I could give you a 20 page essay on how much I love Demon's Souls and why it's my GOTY, but simply put: it's one of the best gameplay experiences I've ever had and I'm super fuckin addicted to it.
 
lowrider007

lowrider007

Licorice-flavoured booze?
Jocchan said:
To everyone complaining: the current system might not be perfect, but at least it's much, much, much more balanced than the previous one with people giving 5 points each to two of their precious system exclusives and giving anything less than 3 points to a game was a wasted vote.
At least now lists can be a bit more diverse, and even if some people don't use all of their points most seem to do.
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Agreed, it's not perfect but I think it's perfectly acceptable in it's current form, lets just see how it pans out this year.

I don't envy anyone that has to compile this data, sorry about being on a downer in the original thread timetokill, I think the 3 point system was a good compromise, good luck.
 
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Mt Heart Attack

Member
The new system seems fine to me.
Anyways, my votes remain the same.

Batman Arkham Asylum - 3
Uncharted 2 - 2
New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 2
Punch-Out!! - 2
Call of Juarez Bound in Blood - 1
 
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roxya

Member
Uncharted 2 - 3 points

Demon's Souls - 2 points
(I really felt like I could give this the 3 points, but Naughty Dog actually deserve it for being outstanding in everything they did)

Dissidia - 2 points

Killzone 2 - 2 points

Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time - 1 point
 
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GPsych

Member
This point system doesn't really bother me. It will be interesting to see how it turns out. My only complaint is that I wish the deadline could be extended to the end of February so I can have time to play some of the recent releases. It's especially important in this hobby considering that most of the big titles are released in October and November (next year being a major exception to this rule) giving us only like 8 weeks to play them all. For example, this year was actually a major drought for me up until October. Now, I'm playing Dragon Age but I actually have purchased AC2 and Uncharted 2. It doesn't seem right to rush through those games just so I can vote for them. Something to think about for the future...

Dragon Age: Origins: 3 pts.
Flower: 2 pts.
Rune Factory Frontier: 1 pt.
The Sims 3: 1 pt.

Disappointments of the Year:
Street Fighter 4: This is my fault. I'm just not as in to playing fighters as I was when I was 12 years-old playing SFII. No nostalgia for me, alas.
Resident Evil 5: No, just no. Everything about this game is average which is a stark contrast to its amazing predecessor.
Killzone 2: Generic shooter is generic.
Ghostbusters: The gameplay, oh dear lord the gameplay! Make it stop!
 
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NeoUltima

Member
Uncharted 2 - 3

Rather than end up shafting games I haven't had a chance to play, I'll just vote for the one that I am 99% sure would still be my GOTY after playing them all.
 
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deleted

Member
Uncharted 2 - 3 points

Batman: AA - 2 Points
Left 4 Dead 2 - 2 Points

New Super Mario Bros Wii - 1 Point
Brütal Legend - 1 Point
Demon Souls - 1 Point
 
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trk_rkd

Banned
Killzone 2 - 3 points (undeniably flawed but what it did well it did oh so well)

R&C ACIT - 2 points
Beaterator - 2 points

LBP PSP - one point
Uncharted 2 - one point
Flower - one point
 
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Durante

Member
Demon's Souls - 2 points
Dragon Age - 2 points
Divinity 2 - 2 points (I'm European)
Dawn of War 2 - 1 point
Risen - 1 point
Mana Khemia 2 - 1 point
Trine - 1 point

It was a good year for games starting with D.
 
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Dynoro

Member
Dragon Age Origins - 3 points

Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II - 2 points
Batman: AA - 1 point
Plants Vs Zombies - 1 point
Streetfighter IV - 1 point
Torchlight - 1 point
FIFA 10 - 1 point
 
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