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NeoGAF Games of the Year 2010 Awards

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Snuggles

erotic butter maelstrom
Green Scar said:
I might have voted for VVVVVV as my goatie, either that or SMG2.
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Looks like there was 3 of us who chose it. Before I changed my vote, I was gonna go with Joe Danger which would have made me the only one, I think.
 
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Kuroyume

Banned
Played the ME2 demo a few months ago and I couldn't believe how boring it was. I watched a lot of the screens and videos of ME and ME2 before then and I figured the games were likely great, but that wasn't the case.
 
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Unicorn

Member
Kuroyume said:
Played the ME2 demo a few months ago and I couldn't believe how boring it was. I watched a lot of the screens and videos of ME and ME2 before then and I figured the games were likely great, but that wasn't the case.
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This has been said a thousand times, but demos for RPG's never sell a product

(que people saying ME2 isn't an RPG)

Also, it helps if you carry your save over from the 1st game as there is a connection you have to your character that you crafted. THAT is the RPG element that holds ME2 as much an RPG as the first game, if not more. I feel a stronger connection to my Shepard than I ever did to any Elder Scrolls character I've made.
 
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flyinpiranha

Member
Holy shit, great list and excellent work!

This is why I dig GAF's GOTY awards, I see games that flew under my radar when we get to the massive breakdown of all mentioned.
 
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Seraphis Cain

bad gameplay lol
So I can only assume that Fable III's place on the list means that nobody gives a damn about the series anymore, right? :lol

Seriously though, ouch. Talk about a fall from grace. Though I suppose it was pretty obvious from the beginning that Microsoft didn't even give a damn about it, with how little advertising it got.
 
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cooljeanius

Member
Adding percents:
SolidusDave said:
another perspective.. of the main top 25 games, there are....

  • 16 available on Xbox360 (3 exclusives) (18.75% of top-25 360 titles were 360-exclusive)
  • 15 available on PS3 (including ME2, come on, it's less than 2 weeks) (3 exclusives) (20% of top-25 PS3 titles were PS3-exclusive)
  • 8 available on PC (2 exclusives) (25% of top-25 PC titles were PC-exclusive)
  • 2 available on Wii (2 exclusives) (100% of top-25 Wii titles were Wii-exclusive)
  • 1 available on PSP (1 exclusive) (100% of top-25 PSP titles were PSP-exclusive)
  • 1 available on NDS (1 exclusive) (100% of top-25 DS titles were DS-exclusive)
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There seems to be a negative correlation between number of titles in the top 25 and percent of titles that are exclusives...
 
The Elite

The Elite

BOSS
The more I think about it, the more I'm surprised GT5 did as well as it did. It was dismissed by many outside of the GT5 official threads.
 
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Snuggles

erotic butter maelstrom
Seraphis Cain said:
So I can only assume that Fable III's place on the list means that nobody gives a damn about the series anymore, right? :lol
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That, and it was a really bad game. It's still too high @ 80, I think it belongs somewhere between 250 and 300.
 
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Cheech

Member
Having played the entire top 10 for once, the only one I am mystified by is Bayonetta.

I also think the DMC games are unfun shitpiles though, so take my opinion for what it's worth. :lol

I think 2011's GOTY list is going to be much more divisive. Skyrim, Gears 3, LBP2, Uncharted 3, The Old Republic, Battlefield 3, Portal 2, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 3, Deux Ex, Dead Space 2, Rage, Skyward Sword.... wow.

Quite a few of those games have rabid, RABID fanbases. I can see Skyrim losing out to some "by the numbers" game like Uncharted 3, and GAF going apeshit.
 
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ultron87

Member
cooljeanius said:
Adding percents:
There seems to be a negative correlation between number of titles in the top 25 and percent of titles that are exclusives...
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Well an exclusive generally means that fewer people have the opportunity to play it, and thus you'd assume it would get fewer votes.

But it's really just that Wii, DS and PSP games are more likely to be exclusive than a game on console or PC.
 
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Cheech

Member
Snuggler said:
That, and it was a really bad game. It's still too high @ 80, I think it belongs somewhere between 250 and 300.
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Fable 3 was an unapologetic shitpile. It was a triumph of horrendous game design. I'm speaking as someone who had the two previous games high up on GOTY lists.

Total, total disappointment. I'm not sure I've been more disappointed with any game this generation.
 
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Seraphis Cain

bad gameplay lol
I just realized that I currently own 5 of the top 25 games, and have also owned two others in the top 25 at some point over the year. I have statistically awesome taste. :lol
 
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Seraphis Cain

bad gameplay lol
Curufinwe said:
I can see Skyrim being buggy and unfinished or not even making it out this year.
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Well, it is a Bethesda game. :lol

Or maybe I'm just pissed at New Vegas for freezing on me so often.
 
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Cheech

Member
Curufinwe said:
I can see Skyrim being buggy and unfinished or not even making it out this year.
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New Vegas was in far, far worse shape than any Bethesda game has been at launch going back to Daggerfall. Still, the game rated relatively high and reviewed well.

If Bethesda releases a relatively tuned up experience in Skyrim without gamebreaking bugs, it MIGHT pull it off. The Elder Scrolls games are a bit hardcore for the mainstream, but this is GAF. If a more populist title like Uncharted 3 or Gears 3 wins the next GAF GOTY, I will be disappointed.
 
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NullPointer

Member
Cheech said:
Fable 3 was an unapologetic shitpile. It was a triumph of horrendous game design. I'm speaking as someone who had the two previous games high up on GOTY lists.

Total, total disappointment. I'm not sure I've been more disappointed with any game this generation.
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Right there with you. It was like a shambling, heartless, brainless, zombie version of what I once loved. Biggest disappointment of 2010 for me, and absolutely so.
 
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Femmeworth

Banned
Seeing Final Fantasy XIII higher than Nier is just...
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At least it made the the top 25. :) I was also hoping that Donkey Kong Country Returns would beat Super Mario Galaxy 2. Oh well.
 
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daxter01

8/8/2010 Blackace was here
Mass Effect 2 Goty ,Heavy Rain at 6 place and no Amnesia in top 20 :( I must say this year gaf Goty awards sucks
 
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Corto

Member
Great job Timetokill, Cheesemeister and ICallItFutile, thank you for your time organizing this awards and for sharing the raw data. Kudos!

...I can't wait to play GOTY 2010 in 2 weeks time. :D Next years awards will be a riot! Can't wait.
 
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lljride

Member
ninj4junpei said:
Seeing Final Fantasy XIII higher than Nier is just...
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At least it made the the top 25. :)
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I loved them both, had them #1 and #2 overall on my list. I just liked the gameplay in FFXIII more. I agree though, really glad Nier made the top 25 as well.

254. Trinity Universe 2
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Well, at least I wasn't alone here.:lol
 
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dude

dude
The game I really can't understand the universal fanwank for is Minecraft - The game is basically made of everything I hate in games, and nothing else.
 
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Durante

Member
I just wrote a script that tells you the top 5 GotY lists that were most similar to yours (or to anyone's really, the starting user name is a parameter). The numbers in parentheses are a similarity rating (higher = more similar).

As a side effect it also tells you how much of a conformist you are (higher total similarity score = higher conformance to the GAF consensus).

Code: 
>similarusers.rb Durante
Users with similar selection to Durante:
  1.           Xilium (  84) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=22#1052 ]
  2.           drkOne (  76) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=21#1046 ]
  3.           SpokkX (  65) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=4#152 ]
  4.       ∀ Narayan (  65) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=23#1128 ]
  5.            bloke (  62) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=15#732 ]

Total similarity score: 16551

Remember that I just now wrote this, and the design of the similarity measure is completely ad-hoc "because it seemed like a good idea". It's all in good fun.

Here's the script + data file:
http://www.metaclassofnil.com/gaf/gafgoty2011-compare.zip

Edit: Thanks to Cheesemeister for putting the data into an easy to parse format.
Code: 
Users with similar selection to Cheesemeister:
  1.          Neiteio ( 103) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=24#1154 ]
  2.  Tricky I Shadow (  98) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=5#233 ]
  3.            Roxas (  85) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=10#468 ]
  4.            Kinan (  84) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=22#1084 ]
  5.   friskykillface (  84) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=30#1453 ]

Total similarity score: 30917
 
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brandonh83

Banned
DaBuddaDa said:
Shocked that Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Lara Croft, Vanquish are so low and even more shocked that God of War III and Heavy Rain are anywhere near the top 10, let alone in it.
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I agree, but clearly, the people have spoken. :lol
 
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Papercuts

fired zero bullets in the orphanage.
Thanks for all the work put into this! Glad to see ME2 beat out RDR, definitely had a much better time with it.

Also REALLY happy to see Nier squeak in.
 
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Durante

Member
Jucksalbe said:
.rb is a Ruby file, I guess? How can I run this without having to install lots of stuff? (on win) :D
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There's the Ruby installer. It's very simple to use, but I just ran the script for you anyway:

Code: 
Users with similar selection to Jucksalbe:
  1.          ULTROS! (  62) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=7#331 ]
  2.         Thoraxes (  59) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=19#947 ]
  3.    Augemitbutter (  57) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=30#1463 ]
  4.      Knux-Future (  56) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=24#1186 ]
  5.     Regulus Tera (  53) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=8#363 ]

Total similarity score: 11236
Lowest total similarity I've seen so far, congrats ;)
 
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Lagspike_exe

Member
Great list, although I'd place Battlefield higher. Shocked at Heavy Rain entering Top 10. I personally liked it, but it seemed that it wasn't quite warmly accepted at GAF.
 
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WillyFive

Member
dude said:
The game I really can't understand the universal fanwank for is Minecraft - The game is basically made of everything I hate in games, and nothing else.
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Creativity and addiction. Dangerous combination.
 
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ZZMitch

Member
dude said:
The game I really can't understand the universal fanwank for is Minecraft - The game is basically made of everything I hate in games, and nothing else.
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Well I mean if you hate freedom, imagination and exploration then I guess it isn't for you!
 
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A Human Becoming

More than a Member
Durante said:
There's the Ruby installer. It's very simple to use, but I just ran the script for you anyway:

Code: 
Users with similar selection to Jucksalbe:
  1.          ULTROS! (  62) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=7#331 ]
  2.         Thoraxes (  59) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=19#947 ]
  3.    Augemitbutter (  57) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=30#1463 ]
  4.      Knux-Future (  56) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=24#1186 ]
  5.     Regulus Tera (  53) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=8#363 ]

Total similarity score: 11236
Lowest total similarity I've seen so far, congrats ;)
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It would cool to see who here is the biggest conformist. :lol

EDIT: I wouldn't mind if you ran it for me either. I downloaded Ruby but am confused to how it works.
 
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Corto

Member
Durante said:
There's the Ruby installer. It's very simple to use, but I just ran the script for you anyway:

Code: 
Users with similar selection to Jucksalbe:
  1.          ULTROS! (  62) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=7#331 ]
  2.         Thoraxes (  59) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=19#947 ]
  3.    Augemitbutter (  57) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=30#1463 ]
  4.      Knux-Future (  56) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=24#1186 ]
  5.     Regulus Tera (  53) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=8#363 ]

Total similarity score: 11236
Lowest total similarity I've seen so far, congrats ;)
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Sorry to bother you... but could you run it for me too? I don't have any idea how to run the script on the terminal of Mac OS X.
 
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NullPointer

Member
Code: 
Users with similar selection to NullPointer:
  1.       CoachKevin ( 106) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=11#520 ]
  2.          Vexidus ( 104) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=16#799 ]
  3.        crispyben ( 103) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=12#575 ]
  4.            Mully (  89) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=9#425 ]
  5.    Liquid Helium (  87) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=24#1163 ]

Total similarity score: 27501
Nice work Durante.
 
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Durante

Member
Corto said:
Sorry to bother you... but could you run it for me too? I don't have any idea how to run the script on the terminal of Mac OS X.
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No problem, I was thinking about putting it online (eg. just a page were you enter the name) but I was too lazy to set that up.

Code: 
Users with similar selection to Corto:
  1.            Holtz (  89) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=1#34 ]
  2.        Mooreberg (  87) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=3#114 ]
  3.      Baron Aloha (  86) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=23#1103 ]
  4.       pslayer666 (  85) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=10#459 ]
  5.            Xater (  83) [ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416386&page=9#428 ]

Total similarity score: 16158
 
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Amir0x

Banned
Heavy Rain made top ten?

Fucking christ, GAFers with no taste. You've failed GAF again.

At least Super Meat Boy made top ten, and not that other artsy-fuckshit sacred cow LIMBO.
 
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