I did that last year but I like reading the results this year and then checking out how they got there.
Giant Bomb's Game of the Year Thread: Skyrim? Skyrim? Skyrim? Skyrim? Skylanders!
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Darkflight
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Hahahaha, Ryan's comment that Saint's Row 3 is on a different level of quality from anything Volition have produced is hilarious, Freespace 2 makes that argument eternally invalid.
Foliorum Viridum
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The GOTY stuff has just got more awesome because it meant we have some more Carrie content on the site.
iTunes takes their sweet time with them for some reason.
slaughterking
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I downloaded everything on iTunes pretty much the exact moment it went live on the site.
might be the ipod/ipad itunes that's slow. it never updates when they post it.
Same here, only last weeks Bombcast took it's sweet time.
Riposte
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Can you play Freespace 2 on Xbox 360?
Darkflight
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No, why does that matter in regards to that comment? Space Sim on a gamepad, urgh.
Riposte
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Facetiousness is your kryptonite
I seriously doubt Assassin's Creed will make any list (it has not so far) and Saints Row might be a problem depending on how far along you are.
Major Saint's Row spoilers I'd say. Avoid the Ryan videos until you've beaten the final Deckers mission. You'll know when you get to it.
SR3 discussion has mega spoilers. you might wanna wait.
HamPster PamPster
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Jeff has been holding out on us with the Driver: San Fran impressions. Why weren't we told sooner!
Also, I wonder when this podcast was recorded, I was surprised that Pushmo didn't receive a mention during the best debut since they seemed pretty high on it recently. I guess this was recorded before they played it.
Re: iTunes from Jeff's Twitter:
Also, I wonder when this podcast was recorded, I was surprised that Pushmo didn't receive a mention during the best debut since they seemed pretty high on it recently. I guess this was recorded before they played it.
Re: iTunes from Jeff's Twitter:
WrenchNinja
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Seriously? Not even one mention of Ghost Trick for best debut? Awwww.
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Yeah the Driver: SF quick look sold me and I've been waiting for it to get dirt cheap and now I'm sure that was the right choice. It sound really cool.
HamPster PamPster
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Saints Row is starting to feel like this year's Limbo. You can almost hear Ryan shouting SAINT ROW during the nominations phase when ever there was an open slot.
And I can#t blame him. I am with Patrick, that I did not like the previous 2 games and this one blew me away. It did not take the number one spot on my list (that one was pretty much reserved for Deus Ex) but it did make it to number 2.
Riposte
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They didn't really play it beyond the Quick Look.
Hellsing321
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They're waiting for the iOS version.
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The way they joke around in the first podcast makes it seem like they probably recorded this a pretty long time ago, like early December if not late November. I ain't hating, but yeah they essentially miss out on a month of stuff and more time play games they haven't.
Foliorum Viridum
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I thought Ryan (?) tweeted something the other day that implied the podcasts were recorded sometime last week, but I might be imagining that.
Pretty sure they recorded it last week or the week before that. You can also be sure it was recorded on just one day. The talk about it being day 2 and stuff is fake. We know from the years before that they do this in a marathon session.
Since you are also remembering that I we are probably right.
Felix Lighter
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They mentioned it a few times, when Ilomilo came up, that any game that is released after the Game of the Year deliberations is consider in next years awards.
slaughterking
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I think at least Jeff played it. He talked very briefly about how great GT is during the last Bombcasts eMail section.
cuevas. PhD.
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I think the end of the last podcast was recorded last Monday
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so it kinda looks like Portal 2 will be their GOTY?
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I think there are enough people who are seriously putting Skylanders on their top 10 lists to make me think that they aren't being ironic.
Basileus777
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Why would you think that?
giant_frying_pan
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I don't really understand why some people seem to get so upset (internet upset) or worked up about how they don't like or recognise <insert game here> as much as <insert NeoGAF user here>. It's not like there's a GOTY Metacritic, or anything! (yet...)
2/2 in my picks of their picks. Should go 3/3 when Jeff picks Saints Row. But I need Alex to go Portal 2, although he could very easily go for Rayman or Saints Row.
Oh and I think everyone should just assume that there will be spoilers about any and all games they talk about, because that's how they've always done it during these things.
2/2 in my picks of their picks. Should go 3/3 when Jeff picks Saints Row. But I need Alex to go Portal 2, although he could very easily go for Rayman or Saints Row.
Oh and I think everyone should just assume that there will be spoilers about any and all games they talk about, because that's how they've always done it during these things.
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They discuss it in the day 2 podcast.
I thought it was pretty obivous they were being ironic. Skylanders does some interesting things with the physical toys and it's business model, but the actual core game is nothing special.
Except not really, because it'll be too long ago and they won't care about/remember it anymore.
They discussed this at the time as well; reviews are basically purchasing decisions, and they felt they were too close to the project (and I agree). But someone asked them in an email months ago if it would be included in GOTY awards, and they said there's no reason it wouldn't be, and I don't see a problem with it.
It's not the kind of discussion that ever goes well on GAF, so I won't bother, but I'm looking forward to hearing it thanks.
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