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[Solo]

GAF's GOTY poll should be fun this year :lol I mean, shit, its only June, and we've already had Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, God of War III, Alan Wake, and Red Dead Redemption. The first half of the year is usually shovelware :lol

 

[disappeared]

GAF's GOTY poll should be fun this year :lol I mean, shit, its only June, and we've already had Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, God of War III, Alan Wake, and Red Dead Redemption. The first half of the year is usually shovelware :lol

Indeed.

Spoiler

Red Dead wins.

 

[Solo]

Indeed.

Spoiler

Red Dead wins.

So far, indeed. Its my favorite game this gen. However, there are still 6 months left, so you never know what could happen.

 

[The Lamonster]

GAF's GOTY poll should be fun this year :lol I mean, shit, its only June, and we've already had Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, God of War III, Alan Wake, and Red Dead Redemption. The first half of the year is usually shovelware :lol

Add StarCraft II, Halo Reach, SMG2 etc...gonna be a tough choice this year.

 

[Fuu]

nm

 

[dreamer3kx]

The rdr movie is up on IGN for anyone who hasnt seen it yet.

 

[timkunedo]

I had the ending spoiled for me this morning in a conversation. UGH!!! Do people not think before they speak???

 

[∀ Narayan]

Indeed.

Spoiler

Red Dead wins.

By far.

I had the ending spoiled for me this morning in a conversation. UGH!!! Do people not think before they speak???

No.

 

[DeadGzuz]

GAF's GOTY poll should be fun this year :lol I mean, shit, its only June, and we've already had Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, God of War III, Alan Wake, and Red Dead Redemption. The first half of the year is usually shovelware :lol

Two of those is not like the others..

 

[Diseased Yak]

I had the ending spoiled for me this morning in a conversation. UGH!!! Do people not think before they speak???

That really sucks dude. Personally, I'd give the culprit a hearty spanking.

 

[Frillen]

GAF's GOTY poll should be fun this year :lol I mean, shit, its only June, and we've already had Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, God of War III, Alan Wake, and Red Dead Redemption. The first half of the year is usually shovelware :lol

And the insane thing is that you forgot the REAL GOTY. SMG2

 

[Net_Wrecker]

GAF's GOTY poll should be fun this year :lol I mean, shit, its only June, and we've already had Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, God of War III, Alan Wake, and Red Dead Redemption. The first half of the year is usually shovelware :lol

Um you left out both Bayonetta, and SMG2 which are both better than Bioshock 2, and for many, better than Alan Wake.

 

[StuBurns]

Um you left out both Bayonetta, and SMG2 which are both better than Bioshock 2, and for many, better than Alan Wake.

Yep, so far (I'm only about three hours into RDR) Bayonetta is winning.

 

[disappeared]

What really drives my appreciation for Redemption is that it has succeeded in a genre that most other developers have never touched. (Wild) Western games have more or less been non-existant, and for RDR to come out and say, "fuck you" to most other games in all other genres is mighty impressive.

 

[Revolutionary]

I have to say the duel mechanic in this game blows. I preferred the way it was done in Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - much more tense, and more about who draws first (like it would have been in real life) than who fills some bullshit meter first.

 

[The Lamonster]

I have to say the duel mechanic in this game blows. I preferred the way it was done in Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - much more tense, and more about who draws first (like it would have been in real life) than who fills some bullshit meter first.

Agreed, I just don't ever accept duels.

 

[UnluckyKate]

Agreed, I just don't ever accept duels.

There are a very quick way to rise honor.

 

[Roxas]

Yeah, 80+ hours later and i still dont understand the duel system

 

[Lunchbox]

Yep, so far (I'm only about three hours into RDR) Bayonetta is winning.

1. Masseffect2
2. Alan wake
3. Red dead
4. Uncharted2
5. bayonetta

the rest

 

[GotchaForce]

The finer points of keeping rhythm yet going fast enough to beat the clock but not too fast as to stab yourself and the whatever the fuck it is "X" factor that figures in impressing the other guy makes Five Finger Fillet VERY frustrating.

 

[Darkman M]

I guess the next one will take place when the west was really wild, being this one was when the old west was coming to a end.

Been a few weeks now and all the hype has settled down, i can still say this is my goty thus far, doubt anything knocks it off.

 

[levious]

I have to say the duel mechanic in this game blows. I preferred the way it was done in Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - much more tense, and more about who draws first (like it would have been in real life) than who fills some bullshit meter first.

it's not bullshit, it's about getting enough accurate shots to key places (gun hand, head, heart, gut maybe). The accuracy is determined by your timing with the crosshairs turning white. A one shot win can happen with proper execution.

Never played Call of Juarez, but I agree that the dueling mechanics need to be tweaked/changed for the (hopefully) inevitable next game. I don't like how I can very rarely kill my opponent with, say, one clean shot between the eyes. Instead, it has to be like 5 shots between the eyes. :lol And it doesn't make any logical sense either. Is the game telling me that one shot to the head isn't going to be enough to kill this fool?

that's where the white vs. red crosshair timing comes into play

 

[Wiggum2007]

I have to say the duel mechanic in this game blows. I preferred the way it was done in Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - much more tense, and more about who draws first (like it would have been in real life) than who fills some bullshit meter first.

Never played Call of Juarez, but I agree that the dueling mechanics need to be tweaked/changed for the (hopefully) inevitable next game. I don't like how I can very rarely kill my opponent with, say, one clean shot between the eyes. Instead, it has to be like 5 shots between the eyes. :lol And it doesn't make any logical sense either. Is the game telling me that one shot to the head isn't going to be enough to kill this fool?

 

[Solo]

Um you left out both Bayonetta, and SMG2 which are both better than Bioshock 2, and for many, better than Alan Wake.

It wasnt meant to be a comprehensive list :lol

For me, its

1. RDR
2. Alan Wake
3. Bioshock 2

So far. Havent played SMG2 (sold my Wii in 2007), God of War III (not interested) or Bayonetta (not interested), and Mass Effect 2 was a huge disappointment.

 

[Oni Jazar]

I have to say the duel mechanic in this game blows. I preferred the way it was done in Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - much more tense, and more about who draws first (like it would have been in real life) than who fills some bullshit meter first.

Agreed. It's a damn shame because everything else is so damn good IMO.

 

[UrbanRats]

WTF at that ending.

Spoiler

I really enjoyed this game. Really, really really. In fact I was prepared to play after the endgame to complete strangers and challenges. Problem is I hate jack. I thought he was a doucebag kid and then I have to play him at the end? The only enjoyment I got out of him and his doucebag facial hair and whiny voice was turning him into an emo kid getting revenge on the people in Blackwater for killing his father and shooting everyone. Seriously, they should have an option for you to ditch the bitchy ass homely wife and your douchebag kid and run off to Mexico with Bonnie

Spoiler

Abigail is hotter than Bonnie.

 

[Sanic]

I guess the next one will take place when the west was really wild. being this one was when the old west was coming to a end.

I actually hope it doesn't. I think the idea of a dying west can be explored further, with more interesting results.

 

[Lunchbox]

3. Bioshock 2

lolololololol

 

[Revolutionary]

it's not bullshit, it's about getting enough accurate shots to key places (gun hand, head, heart, gut maybe). The accuracy is determined by your timing with the crosshairs turning white. A one shot win can happen with proper execution.

I know how it works - what I'm saying is that there's a better duel mechanic that was in a previously released game that Rockstar should have taken notes from. I thought they did, when the tutorial said that you could move your hand closer to the gun before it's time to draw, but that feature is pointless - all you're ever required to do is press L2 and then press R2 a few times on key body parts.

Here's a video of a Bound in Blood duel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4EUplMXTiM
Notice how he moves his hand closer to his gun, in preparation for the bell sounding. If you're not ready for that then odds are you'd get shot down before you even get your gun out.

 

[Solo]

lolololololol

Oh teh noes, internet user has different opinion. Must respond like a douche.

 

[disappeared]

Crazy thing happened last night. Went into Dead Eye, shot a dude in the leg, he falls and limps, still shooting me. I Dead Eye his other leg, and the fucker is on his knees firing a shotgun, one-handed, at me. I shoot him in the head and he bends over backwards as far as a human being can I suppose.

 

[Sanic]

lolololololol

Bioshock 2 was good, better than the first, at least in the gameplay department. It's in my top 5 as well.

 

[Lunchbox]

Bioshock 2 was good, better than the first, at least in the gameplay department. It's in my top 5 as well.

you people have bad taste

bioshock2 should be in the top 5 worst sequels

 

[Solo]

Says the guy who puts Mass Effect 2 as his GOTY. A game which literally leaves you at the exact same point the superior Mass Effect 1 did.

 

[Prophet Steve]

1. Masseffect2
2. Alan wake
3. Red dead
4. Uncharted2
5. bayonetta

the rest

Sigh, not this again.

And I agree with Bioshock 2 being crap.

 

[Noisepurge]

Yeah the "I Know You" stranger task cannot be completed after the last story mission

 

[Lunchbox]

Says the guy who puts Mass Effect 2 as his GOTY. A game which literally leaves you at the exact same point the superior Mass Effect 1 did.

mass effect 2 was an improvement from mass1 in everyway (maybe you didnt like the recruitment part but it was still great). mass effect 1 was unplayable for alot of people

bioshock2 is a multiplayer mod for the first game

 

[Solo]

mass effect 2 was an improvement from mass1 in everyway. mass effect 1 was unplayable for alot of people

I count graphics and gunplay (which there was too much of an it got stale). ME1 had better music, a much better plot, was at least a quasi RPG, actually had a sense of exploration, mako > mining minigame bullshit, elevator > mission complete bullshit, the classes were better, the world was much larger (the citadel alone > any location in ME2), etc.

But this is the RDR thread, so thats the last of my other game praising/bashing :lol

 

[Lunchbox]

I count graphics and gunplay (which there was too much of an it got stale). ME1 had better music, a much better plot, was at least a quasi RPG, actually had a sense of exploration, mako > mining minigame bullshit, elevator > mission complete bullshit, the classes were better, the world was much larger (the citadel alone > any location in ME2), etc.

mako was terrible. removing that made the game better. but download the free firewalker dlc and you'll see the superior vehicle in mass2, plus the new way to acquire minerals where you drive around to gather them (hope they flesh that out in 3 and use it instead of mining)

me2 citadel was great, the market area had tons of people to talk to and it had different worlds each with new environments. like how the krogan world was broken war torn, the lab for subzero, talis people were drifters etc

 

[ThanksVision]

SMG2 and Mass Effect 2 will win all the awards.

Bayonetta is GOTY, with Red Dead right behind it.

^^^^^
THESE ARE OPINIONS

 

[disappeared]

THIS IS THE GODDAMNED RED DEAD REDEMPTION THREAD.

 

[Fuu]

>>>> Your GOTY So Far

 

[Net_Wrecker]

SMG2 and Mass Effect 2 will win all the awards.

Bayonetta is GOTY, with Red Dead right behind it.

^^^^^
THESE ARE FACTS

Fixed

Bayonetta and Red Dead Redemption are by far my favorite games this generation.

 

[Eel O'Brian]

I can't point exactly where in the game this happened or if it was just my interpretation, but it seemed implied that the gang did far worse acts than that.

Spoiler

When he was talking to Bonnie, he mentioned that they (he and Dutch's gang) simply killed people they didn't like.

Personally, I'd have liked to have seen a little of that,

Spoiler

perhaps in quick flashback scenes as he confronted each gang member, or maybe even while he was dying. I wanted to feel a bit uneasy about liking Marston. Ross was such a clear cut "bad guy" as shown by his actions in the game, while they (to me) took the easy way out with John by having him mention his past bad deeds a couple of times and leaving it at that. I'd also have liked at least one of the feds to be sympathetic towards Marston, kept thinking Fordham might have had a change of heart later in the game, but they kept them all cartoon villains throughout.

 

[Gileadxv]

^Damn.


Have you finished or encountered Aztec Gold?

I'll have to look into that when I get off work tonight. I finished the treasure hunts as part of the Legend of the West challenges. You will have made my day if that turns out to be my missing half percent

 

[Klocker]

R* Social challenge, Pike's Basin... how the hell did someone do it in 10 seconds? or 0:00? (top 10) :lol

 

[Wiggum2007]

Making fire bottles and dynamite into heat-seeking rockets via Deadeye never gets old. :lol

 

[disappeared]

Making fire bottles and dynamite into heat-seeking rockets via Deadeye never gets old. :lol

Works good with throwing knives too!

 

[Klocker]

Making fire bottles and dynamite into heat-seeking rockets via Deadeye never gets old. :lol

yea but you would need to be flying over the map to hit them all.

Spoiler

we can do that?

 

[timetokill]

Spoiler

Abigail is hotter than Bonnie.

:lol :lol :lol

Spoiler

NO.