Mass Effect 2 is the Game of the Year. Heres why...Experience- The game is an incredible hybrid of action/rpg and delivers heart pounding moment after moment mixed with true emotional experieces between player and NPC's. The very scope of the game pulling so much litterally from the game before it (ME1) to add so much in this game is a stroke of genius that was executed with presicion. The story, the relience of characters on succeeding and failing, the bond between you form with them... there is nothing, notta, nope, that compares to what this game put in the players hands over the past 365 days... maybe ever.Upgrades- Massive improvements in most every way over its predecessor. from DLC to game play mechanics. (not that this is a determining factor in Game of the Year) but it does show an over all dedication to listening to the fans and critics and getting it right. Mass Effect got it right in most every way, Mass Effect 2 was even better. While there were few who yearned for more rpg elements in the game, the overall gameplay experience was that of a perfect hybrid of outstanding action and rpg that few games will ever tread to this level.Longevity- Its been out almost an entire year and people are still praising the brilliance of this game as compared to what comes out every tuesday. its the 2010 industry standard of awesome....Competition- I wont stoop to bag on a game that is up for game of the year... I'll just be honest from my own perspective and my experience with the game.Super Mario Galaxy- played it and enjoyed it... my issue with it being GOTY is i got a very big SMG1.5 feeling from it. THAT ISNT A BAD THING, just not what id expect to be GOTY. also, (people are gonna hate me for saying this) I feel like the 10 was a lifetime achievment award... God of War 3- Played it and enjoyed it... kinda. The big moments were great, the in between were run of the mill for me. let me put it to you this way. where Mass Effect 2 raised the bar on the franchise, God of War 3 did not on its own. can we agree? great game, not GOTY.Red Dead Redemption- Honestly this game is friggin amazing. I loved every minute of it and in all honesty i feel like in a way it saved rockstar to my perception. (I hated GTA4) compelling characters, great story, cool new universe to roam. I really enjoyed this game and wont cry in my pillow if it wins GOTY. My only issue when comparing it to ME2 is that it is more of a meat and potatos type of game where ME2 has an elegance about it that raises it higher for me. ME2 feels like the more 'blood sweat and tears' type of game that the devs insisted on everything being perfect before release. the WOW experience from cover to cover... that is my opinion and i know some will share and some wont.Bottom line... Mass Effect 2 is GOTY. please discuss and do so in an intelligent way... snappy one liners will be disreguarded. Thanks.
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