Mario Galaxy 2 Doesn't Win Gamespot's GOTY

As the title says Mario Galaxy 2 didn't make Gamespot's game of the year

I think this is the best indicator that Mario Galaxy 1 was the stronger title

Mario Galaxy was an amazing new experinece but the sequel I felt was better but they are close.

Except for the fact that the Super Mario Galaxy 2 review says the complete opposite of what you're trying to conclude...? Or the fact that it's all opinionated to begin with?

Except for the fact that the Super Mario Galaxy 2 review says the complete opposite of what you're trying to conclude...? Or the fact that it's all opinionated to begin with?

VGobbsesser

so much wisdom in these lines.

Yes, I think anyone who glances by system wars here and there should know by now :P

I personally agree with their GOTY choice so I've no problem here but SMG2 is still Wii GOTY for me!

Lots of amazing games this year across all platforms, competition was stiff.

As the title says Mario Galaxy 2 didn't make Gamespot's game of the year

I think this is the best indicator that Mario Galaxy 1 was the stronger title

Jaysonguy

Yeah that OR they liked RDR better.

I've played both of these games and they were both brilliant, but I don't understand at all how gamespot would not put Galaxy 2 as their GOTY. They gave it a 10, meaning it is almost perfect in everyway the only 10 they gave this year. Gamespot doesn't go around throwing 10's everywhere like other sites do this 10 actually means something and I'm just surprised how they couldn't give it anything, but a GOTY.

I couldn't care less. All I know is that Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the best game I may have ever played in my life and it eclipses the first game by a very wide margin. It's better designed, more creative, more original, has quicker tempo, better charm, more colourful imagery, and, most importantly of all, it was more fun.

WhenI played the first for the first timeI was never wowed or amazed, but i recognized that it was well made on all accounts except for the feeling that the designers held back and cut corners

When I played the second I found myself completely lost for words almost every single joy-filled moment of the game. I could not fathom how any human creature could create such brilliantly original level designs and worlds. Mario Galaxy 2 is a testament to the capabilityies of the human imagination. I've only had this sense of joy and wonderment twice before in gaming (the first time i ever played a video game and the first time I played a game in 3D)

In short... I win for getting to have the experience of playing Super Mario Galaxy 2; a memory I will keep until I die

It's pretty obvious that SMG winning GOTY affected SMG2. RDR was a fresh new experience while SMG2 was an upgrade of SMGchansaet

And Red dead is just GTA5 in the desert with horses replacing cars. There was nothing fresh about it from a gameplay standpoint.

I'm just wondering why Kevin and Tom aren't in the GOTY video.

To be fair, GS will look biased if they let SMG2 win

I liked SMG2 more than the original, but I guess RDR deserved it.

[QUOTE="chansaet"]It's pretty obvious that SMG winning GOTY affected SMG2. RDR was a fresh new experience while SMG2 was an upgrade of SMGTheKI04

And Red dead is just GTA5 in the desert with horses replacing cars. There was nothing fresh about it from a gameplay standpoint.

I'm just wondering why Kevin and Tom aren't in the GOTY video.

Straight from the Gamespot best of 2010 awards:

"Super Mario Galaxy 2 is even more varied, challenging, and fun than its superb predecessor"

I like to think you're just getting a bit slack with your arguments here rather than this just trolling.

Straight from the Gamespot best of 2010 awards:

"Super Mario Galaxy 2 is even more varied, challenging, and fun than its superb predecessor"

I like to think you're just getting a bit slack with your arguments here rather than this just trolling.

_BlueDuck_

Oh, so you support my stance then?

See, nowhere there do the words "better" come up

As the title says Mario Galaxy 2 didn't make Gamespot's game of the year

I think this is the best indicator that Mario Galaxy 1 was the stronger title

As the title says Mario Galaxy 2 didn't make Gamespot's game of the year

I think this is the best indicator that Mario Galaxy 1 was the stronger title

Jaysonguy

[QUOTE="TheKI04"]

[QUOTE="chansaet"]It's pretty obvious that SMG winning GOTY affected SMG2. RDR was a fresh new experience while SMG2 was an upgrade of SMGfunsohng

And Red dead is just GTA5 in the desert with horses replacing cars. There was nothing fresh about it from a gameplay standpoint.

I'm just wondering why Kevin and Tom aren't in the GOTY video.

My point is that it's as fresh or a rehash as Galaxy 2 I wasn't refering to the fact that it recieved goty 3 years ago, which shouldn't matter. Both Galaxy 2 and RDR are rehashes in certain aspects and unique in others, they should just admit that they don't care for gameplay anymore.

Tom reviews all the blockbuster Wii games and Kevin reviews big name games, why aren't they presenting the goty award along with the unkown guys?

[QUOTE="_BlueDuck_"]

Straight from the Gamespot best of 2010 awards:

"Super Mario Galaxy 2 is even more varied, challenging, and fun than its superb predecessor"

I like to think you're just getting a bit slack with your arguments here rather than this just trolling.

Oh, so you support my stance then?

See, nowhere there do the words "better" come up

I couldn't care less. All I know is that Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the best game I may have ever played in my life and it eclipses the first game by a very wide margin. It's better designed, more creative, more original, has quicker tempo, better charm, more colourful imagery, and, most importantly of all, it was more fun.

WhenI played the first for the first timeI was never wowed or amazed, but i recognized that it was well made on all accounts except for the feeling that the designers held back and cut corners

When I played the second I found myself completely lost for words almost every single joy-filled moment of the game. I could not fathom how any human creature could create such brilliantly original level designs and worlds. Mario Galaxy 2 is a testament to the capabilityies of the human imagination. I've only had this sense of joy and wonderment twice before in gaming (the first time i ever played a video game and the first time I played a game in 3D)

In short... I win for getting to have the experience of playing Super Mario Galaxy 2; a memory I will keep until I die

Pikminmaniac

I am not surprised, and I had a bad feeling before I entered GameSpot.com that Super Mario Galaxy 2 will not win GOTY. Because of this, I realize that I should not care about critics giving out awards as they should not affect how we think of our favorite games.

And one thing regarding GameSpot's Best of 2010: it seems that not that much effect this year on giving the reasons why games won their respective categories. For example, the reason why Mario Galaxy 2 won "Best Wii Game" was provided by a single sentence. I expect GameSpot to give a detailed reason why it won more than a sentence, but was disappointed it did not.

GameSpot did cut corners in its Best of 2010 presentation.

I didn't expect it would, personally I would give it to ME2

Didn't you just make a thread on SW that said that the 360 won a GOTY TC?super600

Just when I thought that I had already seen the most ridiculously fanboy ridden topic/post at one time in the past, you go and proceed to top that. Congrats.

mD-

[QUOTE="_BlueDuck_"]

Straight from the Gamespot best of 2010 awards:

"Super Mario Galaxy 2 is even more varied, challenging, and fun than its superb predecessor"

I like to think you're just getting a bit slack with your arguments here rather than this just trolling.

Jaysonguy

Oh, so you support my stance then?

See, nowhere there do the words "better" come up

What do all those accolades and direct comparisons mean, that somehow by improving several aspects of the game they've made it worse?

wiifan001

The Game of the Year doesn't automatically go to the highest-rated game of the year - that's not how it works. (Besides, that'd be really boring.)

I was hoping Galaxy 2 would win it, but eh, I'm totally fine that RDR won. I haven't played it - GTA-style games aren't my favorite - but it's apparently very well made, and even just watching footage it's easy to see how much Rockstar put into the game to make it a true open world experience in the Wild West. When it comes down to it there hasn't been another game in that setting that's done what Red Dead Redemption did (well besides Red Dead Revolver, but that was a way worse game apparently). So I can see GameSpot's reasoning, I guess.

Besides, given how many other awards RDR won, it was pretty obvious that GameSpot was in love with the game. I personally would've given best soundtrack to Galaxy 2, though; it's just stupendous.

I stopped caring about Gamespot's GOTY when they gave it to GTA3 over Halo, and then Wind Waker over KOTOR. SMG2 is my favorite game of the gen whether it won or not.

The highest rated game doesn't mean that a particular game wins. Last year, the ps3 game of the year for gamespot was Demon's Soul's. They gave Uncharted 2 a 9.5 and Demon's souls a 9. I know these are not a wii games I am just using them for an example. The PS3 version of red dead actually is better because of the exclusive DLC so Jayson is wrong about the 360 version. Other than the DLC, both versions run exactly the same. But, he is a fanboy and that is a fact, not slander. His blogs are proof of this.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

As the title says Mario Galaxy 2 didn't make Gamespot's game of the year

I think this is the best indicator that Mario Galaxy 1 was the stronger title

Nevlim

Yeah that OR they liked RDR better.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is my GOTY that what matters to me. What others think don't matter to me. What I saw about RCR is another GTA but in western style andI hate sandbox games.

[QUOTE="_BlueDuck_"]

Straight from the Gamespot best of 2010 awards:

"Super Mario Galaxy 2 is even more varied, challenging, and fun than its superb predecessor"

I like to think you're just getting a bit slack with your arguments here rather than this just trolling.

Jaysonguy

Oh, so you support my stance then?

See, nowhere there do the words "better" come up

Ew, SMG2 was much better then the first frankly.

I think this is the best indicator that Mario Galaxy 1 was the stronger title

Jaysonguy

No it doesn't it. One game was the best game on two systems so it should beat out the game that was the best on one system

Actually, I think that SMG2 was a better overall game than SMG1, it just lacked the "WHOA!" factor of the original. It should have won GOTY, and that's based on Gamespot's own scoring system. I beleive it was the only one that had a perfect 10.