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Halfway through the year...what's your GOTY so far?
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RustyNails
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I gave in to Gamespot hype over this game, and was pushed over the edge after learning about the developer and wanted to support them. Couldn't be assed to play after 3-4 hours into the game. The graphics seriously remind me of Medal of Honor games from PS1 for some goddamn reason. Did not like it at all, but happy to support the developer.
Conflict NZ
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Bioshock Infinite was a chore, the gameplay was boring and bland. Shoot Shoot Bang Bang. The story was fantastic though. I'm going with The Last of Us.
Lumpy Onion
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Metal Gear Solid Rising. Turned out way better than I hoped it would.
TLoU is great, but makes me feel too depressed and frustrated. In no way am I saying it's a lesser game...just not my cup of tea.
TLoU is great, but makes me feel too depressed and frustrated. In no way am I saying it's a lesser game...just not my cup of tea.
rapid32.5
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The game is fun to play and the island is a joy to explore. I enjoyed it more than TLOU, gunplay is leap and bounds better, using the bow was more satisfying in Tomb Raider.
FC3: Blood Dragon, loved it. Tomb Raider I suppose.
Can't play The Last of Us...PS3 just died
Man, Tomb Raider, that was one soulless and only mildly fun game. TLoU blows Crofty away in pretty much every single aspect. I do agree, the bow was more fun in TR.
I haven't played MGR, yet. I am anxiously awaiting the PC port. Vanquish and Bayonetta are unquestionably two of my favorite games of the gen.
The Penguin Fairy
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The Last of Us
Maybe Fire Emblem: Awakening as a close second once I finish it.
Maybe Fire Emblem: Awakening as a close second once I finish it.
abstract alien
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I don't care if it's just a mini game.
Piercedveil
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Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
I don't even have to think about it.
I don't even have to think about it.
I expected it to be my game of the generation and it ended up surpassing that. Results may vary.
Twilight Gap
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ChristianSpicer
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The Last of Us.
Biggest Surprise: Call of Juarez: Gunslinger.
Biggest Surprise: Call of Juarez: Gunslinger.
Haha, it didn't even come out in any territory on Earth for the first time this year, did it? But that is a fine game. Never did finish it, though. Maybe I should
Wish more people played Antichamber. What a remarkable game.
ElectricKaibutsu
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I'm starting to think I should play The Last of Us...
It looks like the kind of game I'll only play through once, so I'll be picking it up cheap later on this year, along with Tomb Raider, Bioshock etc. Prices drop so fast for AAA action games in the UK that it just doesn't seem worth buying at launch to me.
If it helps, I'm definitely looking forward to playing it and may well revise my vote at the end of the year, I'm just a price-conscientious gamer
vitaminwateryum
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The Last of Us right now.
Honorable mention to Rogue Legacy though. A majority of the modern roguelikes that come out tend to be pretty awesome, but this one is up there with Binding of Isaac and FTL.
Honorable mention to Rogue Legacy though. A majority of the modern roguelikes that come out tend to be pretty awesome, but this one is up there with Binding of Isaac and FTL.
I have to go with The Last of Us.
I enjoyed Bioshock Infinite, but this game had the greatest blend of gameplay and narrative I've seen in a long time. Nothing worked at dual purposes, everything worked for a unified whole. There wasn't much "this had to be included because it's a videogame" like I found myself saying with Bioshock. Everything for the most part was "this was included because it supported the narrative". I don't think I could give a game better praise than that.
I enjoyed Bioshock Infinite, but this game had the greatest blend of gameplay and narrative I've seen in a long time. Nothing worked at dual purposes, everything worked for a unified whole. There wasn't much "this had to be included because it's a videogame" like I found myself saying with Bioshock. Everything for the most part was "this was included because it supported the narrative". I don't think I could give a game better praise than that.
It looks like the kind of game I'll only play through once, so I'll be picking it up cheap later on this year, along with Tomb Raider, Bioshock etc. Prices drop so fast for AAA action games in the UK that it just doesn't seem worth buying at launch to me.
If it helps, I'm definitely looking forward to playing it and may well revise my vote at the end of the year, I'm just a price-conscientious gamer
Heh, don't let people bully you into considering Last of Us. Despite the hyperbole, it's not some supergod game that is beyond reproach. It has plenty of issues and there are plenty of games this year that offer a similar level of quality.
Pick what stayed with you.
Excellent game, #6 so far on my list this year
cosmicblizzard
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Think I'm gonna say Fire Emblem: Awakening, but Animal Crossing is really sucking away all my time.
Still haven't played Last of Us, but I can't imagine it beating either one of those. I'm not in any rush to play it at the moment, but I definitely will later in the year.
Still haven't played Last of Us, but I can't imagine it beating either one of those. I'm not in any rush to play it at the moment, but I definitely will later in the year.
I can't help but smile whenever I play that game, so much fun.
Best Metroidvania since SOTN(though not as good as that) but I liked it a lot more than the Igavanias.
My man. Gunslinger is my #3 after Bioshock. Best $15 I've spent in quite a long time.
Does Dota 2 count? If not, I can't say definitively if only because Dota 2 has slowed down my progress through my backlog.
I still have plenty of games I want to play through, like Ni no Kuni, Fire Emblem, BioShock Infinite, Sly 4 and more.
Of the games I have played, the one I've enjoyed the most is probably Guacamelee, so that is currently at the top of my list
I still have plenty of games I want to play through, like Ni no Kuni, Fire Emblem, BioShock Infinite, Sly 4 and more.
Of the games I have played, the one I've enjoyed the most is probably Guacamelee, so that is currently at the top of my list
Man-is-Obsolete
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1. The Last of Us
2. Guacamelee
After that the drop off to me is quite substantial.
2. Guacamelee
After that the drop off to me is quite substantial.
So I should set Animal Crossing aside and spend 60$?
cosmicblizzard
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It's generally not the kind of game that I would pick for GOTY. I'm not a fan of any of the Uncharted games, and while I did like Resident Evil 4 a lot, it didn't get my GOTY back in 2005 either. Though maybe comparing it to those games is doing it a disservice, I don't know. Based on everything I know about it, I can't imagine it would be super high up.
If it places for me for the year, I'm expecting it to be on the low end of the top 10.
Oh, I agree entirely. It's going to be tough competition as I loved FE, and Etrian Odyssey IV looks good too- I put 50 hours each into the previous games and its the only thing I've pre-ordered in ages.Heh, don't let people bully you into considering Last of Us. Despite the hyperbole, it's not some supergod game that is beyond reproach. It has plenty of issues and there are plenty of games this year that offer a similar level of quality.
Pick what stayed with you.
Whenever we vote on these things there is always a slant onwards whatever came out in the last month or so anyway, it's like when Dead Space 2 came out in January a couple of years back, everyone adored it and then forgot about it by December
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