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[SteveWinwood]

I liked Mordor. It was pretty fun.

It should have had a hard mode or something though.

I don't think it was the best thing this year, but I enjoyed it.

Edit oh hey he talked about how they probably needed that

 

[Dazzler]

Mario Kart 8 or else Wolfenstein for me

 

[nckillthegrimace]

So Mordor is Gamespot's GOTY. Be prepared for it to be GB's too.

Well it's only natural given Mordor's amazing story, fantastic mission design, and unique level structure. And the combat? It just blows Bayonetta out of the water!

Round of applause for the crack team of gamers at Gamespot. They really nailed this whole game of the year thing.

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I bit my tongue off.

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I actually really like Mordor, almost entirely because of the Nemisis system.

 

[hamchan]

So Mordor is Gamespot's GOTY. Be prepared for it to be GB's too.

God I hope not.

 

[Tan]

Shadow of Mordor is not the best game of 2014 imo.

Yeah it had some really cool stuff in it but I burnt out on its mechanics about half way through.

 

[bigwinnerx]

I like Mordor a lot. And I think it might be the only one they can all agree on.

 

[Bacon]

Did everything in Mordor work at launch? Yes

Is Mordor made by Nintendo? No

GB GOTY

They all sounded pretty high on FC4 in the recent cast too, that could take it.

 

[hamchan]

I like Mordor a lot. And I think it might be the only one they can all agree on.

Eh, everyone of them who played Bayo 2 seems to love it. Only problem is the amount of people who have actually played it when the GOTY casts were recorded.....

 

[Myggen]

Did everything in Mordor work at launch? Yes

Is Mordor made by Nintendo? No

GB GOTY

They all sounded pretty high on FC4 in the recent cast too, that could take it.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Jeff should play Galaxy.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

Eh, everyone of them who played Bayo 2 seems to love it. Only problem is the amount of people who have actually played it when the GOTY casts were recorded.....

"Everyone who plays this game loves it and has said they will bring it up during GOTY discussions. I think I can skip this one."

Jeff should play Galaxy.

He has. He even finished it. Brad hadn't played it all until last year's 24-hour stream and probably hasn't since.

 

[sixghost]

Shadow of Mordor is the Ubisoft game of the year

 

[Antiwhippy]

It's going to be mordor.

Search your hearts you know it to be true.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

I still think Bayonetta 2 is in with a strong change this year, given the full-crew presence.

 

[Hot Coldman]

He has. He even finished it.

You could provide me with, I dunno, a secret taping of him playing the game from start to finish and I still probably wouldn't believe it.

 

[AuthenticM]

It's going to be duel between Bayonetta 2 and Mordor. I can see either winning.

 

[jgminto]

mutha fuckin Jazzpunk

Fuck everything else.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

You could provide me with, I dunno, a secret taping of him playing the game from start to finish and I still probably wouldn't believe it.

How do you know about the tapes?!

 

[bigwinnerx]

Dunno. I think it'd be weird if they gave the GOTY to a game on a dying platform.

But, the potential CBSi split of Mordor on the corporate end and Bayonetta 2 on the enthusiast end could make sense.

 

[shadyspace]

So far Solidus seems like a good guy to me.

 

[stump sock]

that lady's description of Alex on the bombcast was excellent.

 

[Volotaire]

that lady's description of Alex on the bombcast was excellent.

You're excellent.

 

[hamchan]

So far Solidus seems like a good guy to me.

He's certainly fighting for the right things, just being a dick about it.

 

[Hot Coldman]

So far Solidus seems like a good guy to me.

Ohhhh I can't wait for the next episode

 

[Anastasia]

The latest MGScanlon is so good.

Crazyville here we come~

 

[broncobuster]

Eh, everyone of them who played Bayo 2 seems to love it. Only problem is the amount of people who have actually played it when the GOTY casts were recorded.....

Jeff and Vinny were into Bayonetta 1. Shouldn't be hard to sell them on Bayonetta 2; same way you'd sell Far Cry 4 to a fan of Far Cry 3.

So far Solidus seems like a good guy to me.

I voted for him!

Oh right, The Patriots controlled that election.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Well it's only natural given Mordor's amazing story, fantastic mission design, and unique level structure. And the combat? It just blows Bayonetta out of the water!

Round of applause for the crack team of gamers at Gamespot. They really nailed this whole game of the year thing.

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I bit my tongue off.

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I actually really like Mordor, almost entirely because of the Nemisis system.

SoM's problem is it serves up the Nemesis System and... that's it. It has no idea what to do with that system, so it bolts on genre standard collectathons and terrible, linear story missions. For this reason SoM completely falls apart halfway through the game.

Dragon Age: Inquisition is similar. It starts off great, but the game's poor balance, variety, and a myriad of other shortcomings become too much partway through the game and everything ends up falling apart towards the end.

If these games had stronger core gameplay design they'd be absolutely brilliant, but instead - largely because of their budget - they're simply good. It's a horrible shame that they're in this state and that they'll win awards for it.

Oh well, hopefully the Definitive Editions fix everything. (Those are a thing now, right?)

 

[danm999]

My guess is still for Mordor too. Everyone played it. Everyone liked it. It did something new. It worked at launch.

 

[Balb]

I love that Drew is really into the story/lore of MGS.

 

[Anastasia]

I already told you all it will be Mordor.

 

[robotrock]

Kevin VanOrd is so cool

 

[Fox318]

I imagine this will be a fight for the top spot

• Mordor
• Depression Quest
• Far Cry 4
• Destiny
• Bayonetta 2

 

[SuperStiltzkin]

I already told you all it will be Mordor.

It was supposed to be Bayonetta 2, but the Patriots made it Mordor.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Depression Quest was 2013, you fake guy gamer

 

[Antiwhippy]

Your only champion for bayo 2 said that mordor is his goty.

Bayo 2 has no chance.

 

[Anastasia]

It was supposed to be Bayonetta 2, but the Patriots made it Mordor.

The La-Li-Drew-Le-Lo?!

 

[Hot Coldman]

Your only champion for bayo 2 said that mordor is his goty.

Bayo 2 has no chance.

Patrick is way more into that game then Dan. Patrick is good at the debating and stuff too.

 

[Myggen]

I imagine this will be a fight for the top spot

• Mordor
• Depression Quest
• Far Cry 4
• Destiny
• Bayonetta 2

Oh you.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

OH HELL YEAH MORDOR!!!

Well Deserved Monolith.

 

[Fox318]

Depression Quest was 2013, you fake guy gamer

Steam release was this year!!

 

[Jimmyfenix]

This thread makes sense now.

 

[SlowRevolution]

giant bomb's 2015 2014 game of the year, pix the cat

 

[Antiwhippy]

Patrick is way more into that game then Dan. Patrick is good at the debating and stuff too.

Have you seen the bayo 2 quick look?

It was basically an hour long orgasm of dan ryckert.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

So Donkey Kong got the boot (Judging from Scoops comments on Idle Thumbs Podcast)

Smash & Mario Kart would never appear in top ten since most of the crew did not play it. Bayonetta should be in the top 10 i think.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

I'm gonna go against the grain and say that GiantBombs Game of the Year will be Advanced Wars. I'll be my extravagant beard on it.

 

[giant_frying_pan]

I'm gonna go against the grain and say that GiantBombs Game of the Year will be Advanced Wars. I'll be my extravagant beard on it.

I think COD will probably be Jeff's personal #1.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Advance wars is the best call of duty game ever

 

[Coonce]

I can't believe Dan didn't know about

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shooting the lights out

in the

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Vamp

fight. It stops him from freezing you and makes the fight far easier.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Have you seen the bayo 2 quick look?

It was basically an hour long orgasm of dan ryckert.

Dan gets that excited watching old wrestling!

 

[Volotaire]

I would be disappointed if MK8 was GOTY or was even considered for it. It's a solid and fun game that revitalises some of the Mario kart magic lost in previous games through its tracks, visual appeal and sharing features, but nowhere near some of the quality of this year's releases.