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GAF Games o' the Year Voting Thread 2008

Goldrusher

Member
1. Metal Gear Solid 4
2. LittleBigPlanet
3. Grand Theft Auto IV
4. Resistance 2
5. Burnout Paradise
6. MotorStorm Pacific Rift
7. Midnight Club Los Angeles
8. Siren Blood Curse
9. WipEout HD
10. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
 

mizuk_i

Member
1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. Banjo&Kazooie:Nuts and Bolts
3. LittleBigPlanet
4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
5. Tales of Vesperia
6. GTA 4
7. Dead Space
8. Gears of War 2
9. Mega Man 9
10. SF2:HD Remix
 

Ysiadmihi

Banned
1. Mario Kart Wii
2. Mass Effect PC
3. Super Smash Bros Brawl
4. Mega Man 9
5. Advance Wars Days of Ruin
6. Fallout 3
7. No More Heroes
8. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
9. Battlefield Bad Company
10. Rhythm Tengoku Gold
 

bitq

Member
1. Fallout 3
2. World of Goo
3. Braid
4. The World Ends with You
5. Mother 3
6. Dead Space
7. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
8. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
9. Ikaruga
10. Audio Surf

I feel sort of bad about this list though... There are so many big releases I haven't played yet.
 

Sloane

Banned
1. Animal Crossing: City Folk
2. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
4. World of Goo
5. King's Bounty: The Legend
6. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
7. Sins of a Solar Empire
8. Boom Blox
9. Civilization IV: Colonization
10. Braid
 
1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. Street Fighter 4
3. Portal Still Alive
4. Braid
5. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
6. Ninja Gaiden II
7. Metal Gear Solid 4
8. Castlevania Order of Ecclesia
9. Geometry Wars 2
10. Megaman 9

11. SSF2ST HD Remix
12. Bionic Commando: Rearmed

too bad HD Remix
 

Miburou

Member
1. Metal Gear Solid 4
2. Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan
3. Mirror's Edge
4. Gears of War 2
5. Devil May Cry 4
6. Fallout 3
7. Siren: Blood Curse
8. Silent Hill Homecoming
9. God of War Chains of Olympus
10. Lost Odyssey
 

Tf53

Member
1. Mirror's Edge
2. Rock Band 2
3. FIFA 09
4. Little Big Planet
5. Braid
6. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
7. Burnout Paradise
8. Hot Shots Golf PS3
9. Apollo Justice - Ace Attorney
10. NHL 09
 

Razor554

Member
1.- Metal Gear Solid 4
2.- Little Big Planet
3.- Valkyria Chronicles
4.- Resistance 2
5.- Dead Space
6.-
7.-
8.-
9.-
10.- GTAIV
 
1-Valkyria Chronicles
2-Dead Space
3-Mega Man 9
4-Ninja Gaiden II
5-Devil May Cry 4
6-Mega Man ZX Advent
7-Mario Kart Wii
8-Fallout 3
9-Mirror's Edge
10-Kingdom Hearts Re:CoM
 

8bit

Knows the Score
Europe, though I don't think it will have any bearing on the titles:

1. Bangai-O Spirits
2. Rez HD
3. Grand Theft Auto IV
4. Yakuza 2
5. Civ Rev
6. Mercenaries 2
7. No More Heroes
8. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
9. Disaster : Day of Crisis
10. Ninja Gaiden 2


Haven't yet played Mirrors Edge, Prince of Persia, Fallout 3, BK N&B, Tomb Raider Underworld, Dead Space or Left 4 Dead unfortunately.
 

Poigea

Member
1) Metal Gear Solid 4
2) LittleBigPlanet
3) Wipeout HD
4) Pixeljunk Monsters
5) God of War: Chains of Olympus
6) Motorstorm Pacific Rift
7) Mirror's Edge
8) Mario Kart Wii
9) Siren Blood Curse
10) Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
 

Flek

Banned
1 MGS4
2 Mirrors Edge
3 Fallout 3
4 Siren Blood Curse
5 Valkyria Chronicles
6 Dead Space
7 Resistance 2
8 Wipeout HD
9 GTA 4
10. LBP
 

TwiztidElf

Gold Member
1. Ninja Gaiden II (Not even Tecmo/Microsofts utter incompetence could tarnish Team Ninjas masterpiece)
2. Gears of War 2
3. GTAIV (Fk the haters. The game is awesome, particularly online)
4. Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise
5. Rock Band 2
6. Lost Odyssey
7. Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
8. Dragons Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
9. Advance Wars Days of Ruin

Terrible year. :down:
2009 already looks far better.
 
1. Mother 3
2. World of Goo
3. Rhythm Tengoku Gold
4. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
5. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
6. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
7. Bangai-O Spirits
8. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX
9. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
10. Boom Blox
 

trh

Nifty AND saffron-colored!
1. Mirror's Edge
2. Fallout 3
3. Mega Man 9
4. Braid
5. Left 4 Dead
6. Gears of War 2
7. Devil May Cry 4
8. Dark Sector
9. Dead Space
10. Sins of a Solar Empire
 

Tain

Member
1. Mirror's Edge
2. Left 4 Dead
3. Sins of a Solar Empire
4. King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match
5. Armored Core for Answer
6. The World Ends With You
7. Gears 2
8. Fantasy Zone 2 (System 16)
9. Omega Five
10. Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix

It gets hazy around Gears 2. There's a good chance FZ2 could beat it out if I put more time into it.

I really wish I could have gotten around to Crysis Warhead, MGS4, and a handful of others.

edit: wait, imports don't count at all? I'll have to wait for clarification.
 

bjaelke

Member
1. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
2. Left 4 Dead
3. Burnout Paradise
4. Civilization IV: Colonization
5. Dead Space
6. Fallout 3
7. Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir
8. Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
9. King's Bounty: The Legend
10. Metal Gear Solid 4
 

Jswanko

Member
1. Fallout 3
2. Left 4 Dead
3. Gears 2
4. GTAIV
5. Civ Rev
6. Chrono Trigger
7. Braid
8. God of War CoO
9. Crisis Core
10.SSF2ST HD Remix
 

Ryn

Member
1. Lost Odyssey
2. Mirror's Edge
3. The World Ends With You
4. Left 4 Dead
5. Soul Calibur IV
6. Gears of War 2
7. The Last Remnant
8. Rock Band 2
9. Devil May Cry 4
10. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 
1. Metal Gear Solid 4
2. Left 4 Dead
3. Burnout Paradise
4. Gears of War 2
5. Fable 2
6. Civilization: Revolutions
7. Geometry Wars 2
8. Battlefield: Bad Company
9. Little Big Planet
10. Grand Theft Auto 4
 

Lich_King

Member
1. Chrono Trigger DS
2. Sins of Solar Empire
3. Dead Space
4. Fallout 3
5. Left 4 Dead
6. King's Bounty: The Legend
7. Final Fantasy 4 DS
8. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
9. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
10. Crysis Warhead
 

Tailzo

Member
01. Little Big Planet
Innovative, 4 player creative superfun with tons of charm. I'll be playing this game for ages.

02 Valkyria Chronicles
Innovation in a srpg, very satisfying battles, engaging story, excellent visuals & a great leveling up / upgrade system is among what makes this game excellent.

03 Yakuza 2
Sega finally released this game in the west. Keeping japanese voices was brilliant. The story is very engaging, the gameplay has a few glimses of shenmue-ness & the overall feel of the game is awesome.

04 Lost Odyssey
Epic story with oldchool jrpg gameplay.

05 Patapon
Awesome style, catchy music, original gameplay & undeniable awesome patapon creatures makes this gem the highlight of portable games in 2008.

06 Metal gear Solid 4
A new genre for me, with a deep story that I only played the last part of. This game surprised me in many ways, and I ended up liking it a lot more than I had imagined. Worth several playthroughs.

07 PixelJunk Monsters
The best 2 player co op game I have. Very addictive co operation, simple gameplay and a lot of hard levels that got even harder with the expansion pack.

08 Disgaea 3
Funny story, addictive gameplay and a ton of content makes this a must have for srpg fans.

09 PixelJunk Eden
Trippy visuals, addictive rope-swinging gameplay and a frentic 3 player mode makes me play this game over & over again.

10 God of War CoO
Kratos ' handheld adventure was just as fun as the ps2 ones, albeit a bit shorter. The control scheme was actually even better than before, and the level design was excellent.

Country: Norway
 

Roxas

Member
European here

1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2. LittleBigPlanet
3. Burnout Paradise
4. Fable II
5. Final Fantasy VII : Crisis Core
6. MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
7. Chrono Trigger
8. Call of Duty: World at War
9. Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories
10. Silent Hill: Origins (PS2 version)
 

Cartman86

Banned
1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2. Left 4 Dead
3. Grand Theft Auto IV
4. Little Big Planet
5. Geometry Wars 2
6. Socom Confrontation (man is this game busted, but fuck do I still love playing it)
7. Burnout Paradise
8. Fallout 3
9. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
10. Braid

I have not yet played Dead Space, Far Cry 2, or finished Gears 2. I assume Gears will not make my top 10 based on what I've played so far. Dead Space is a possibilty, but sadly it's unlikely I will play it before January.
 
1. Metal Gear Solid 4
2. Super Street Fighter II HD Remix
3. Grand Theft Auto IV
4. Dead Space
5. Devil May Cry 4
6. Little Big Planet
7. Mega Man 9
8. God of War: Chains of Olympus
9. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
10. Castle Crashers
 

iain

Member
01. World of Goo
02. Left 4 Dead
03. Deadspace
04. Fallout 3
05. Far Cry 2
06. Gears of War 2
07. Braid
08. Rez HD
09. Everyday Shooter
10. Geometry Wars 2
 

feezel

Member
1. Little Big Planet
2. Metal Gear Solid 4
3. Grand Theft Auto IV
4. Pixel Junk Eden
5. Wipeout HD
6. Resistance 2
7. Burnout Paradise
8. Civilization: Revolutions

Lots of games I haven't had a chance to play yet that would probably make the list.
 
1. Bangai-O Spirits
2. Braid
3. Fallout 3
4. Mega Man 9
5. Shiren the Wanderer
6. Bionic Commando Rearmed
7. Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts
8. Mario Kart Wii
9. Super Street Fighter II HD Remix
10. Culdcept Saga

Oy, too early for GOTY. Top games are easy but the lower half is difficult. Games I also really dug: Viva Pinata: TiP, Omega Five, Dragon Quest IV, the World Ends With You, Mirror's Edge, GeoWars 2.

I still dislike the new art in SF2HD, and I held off on buying it because of that, but holy shit is it a good game. I've only had it a few days so maybe it's a bit too early to put it on there but it's a 15 year old game, and the online's been pretty stable for however many weeks it's been out, so I doubt my opinion of it is likely to sour.

Burnout Paradise ended up being really fun but I hit the final events and the lack of restart hurt REALLY badly. So it's not on the list!

As I was playing Dead Space I thought it was a shoe-in for my top 10 but for whatever reason the fondness wore off once I stopped playing it. It's quite good but I don't get all "aw, remember the good times?" when I think of it.

The Club was good but belongs more on a list of underrated titles. I loved the Nero bits of DMC4 and wasn't too big on Dante. Had it been all Nero it so woulda been in my top 10.

Games I haven't put enough time into/really gotten around to yet: Persona 4, Galaga Legions, Left 4 Dead, Etrian Odyssey 2. EO1 was my GOTY last year and 2 is on par with it but I put it on the shelf and I'm saving it for a rainy day.
 

Rolf NB

Member
1. Resistance 2
2. PixelJunk Monsters
3. Dead Space
4. Little Big Planet
5. Bioshock

Didn't buy many more 2008 games anyway. I've been ripping through my backlog mostly and bought a bunch of PS2 games. Yakuza 2 is even still in shrink wrap.
 

segarr

Member
1) Gears 2
2) Fallout 3
3) SoulCalibur 4 (Shocked that this isn't getting more love...have people just forgotten about it?)
4) Fable 2
5) Ninja Gaiden 2
6) Dead Space
7) Braid
8) Geometry Wars 2
9) N+
10) Weapon of Choice (I really hope that indies take notice of what XNA games can be)

Would really like to switch Fallout 3 and Gears 2, but can't because of polish.....online problems aside (Problems that I personally didn't really encounter), Gears just feels like every inch of it had been cross checked...Fallout 3 does not, and while I understand that Bethesda will never be able to have that sort of polish due to the games they make, when it's this close, you've gotta base your decision off of something.

I've yet to really play Mirrors Edge, Banjo, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, or Prince of Persia......damn shame that most of these games, in either list, were not released over the summer....
 

Kyosuke

Member
PAL gamer here.

1. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (PAL)
2. Mother 3
3. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
4. Dragon Quest IV DS
5. Final Fantasy IV DS
6. Metal Gear Solid 4
7. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (PAL)
8. Devil May Cry 4
9. Etrian Odyseey (PAL)
10. Smash Bros. Brawl
 
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