What 9.5 game will win GOTY?

hmmm...Edge of Reality should be slapped in the face then :P

Seriously though, thats a shame on Bioware's part too, they should have tested the game at least or supervised the 3rd party company to make sure that it is an equal experience on all systems.

HAZE-Unit

I think a big part of the problem with Dragon Age (at least in regards to the console versions) is EA was simply scared to pump so much time and money into a game with relatively little mass appeal (hence the existance of the console versions in the first place, not to mention the idiotic Marilyn Manson trailers), plus they had to get it out in time to avoid ME2 cannibalizing sales.

Still, a couple of sub-par console ports shouldn't take away from the excellent PC version.

I have come from the future, and the winner is.... UNCHARTED2! The most critically acclaimed game this year with the most fulfilling campaign experience in quite some time. If that wasn't enough the game also has co-op and MP which works really well for the game.

Assassin's Creed 2 is my current GOTY, Demon's SOuls is my pick to win and somehting I am dieing to play.

But out of the 9.5s i don't think Forza 3 has a shot so it comes down to TWO biggest playing it safe games on the face of the planet not named Modern Warfare 2.

Uncharted 2s campaign if anything improved the combat from 1, other than that it pretty much plays the same with better fleshed out set pieces. That and this time it has an MP and coop(although the coop is a bit tacked on) to give it some replay value.

Then there is the biggest lets make love to the developer congo line that is DragonAge. Great RPG for the most part, but the game is so god damn uninspired how many damn fantasy cliches did they plan on doing. Good presentation and story for the most part(all though some of them are just stale beyond words), and definitly lenghty but it's entering a lot of the same territory we have played with for years. I mean they are good games, maybe even great games.

But how the hell do some of you complain about a lack of originality from other games/genres/franchises and then hype these 2 is just hilarious to me :P

edit- Well aware that Assassin's Creed 2 played it safe as well :P

Its sad that a 6 hour game seems to be the most popular GOTY choice.

Then there is the biggest lets make love to the developer congo line that is DragonAge. Great RPG for the most part, but the game is so god damn uninspired how many damn fantasy cliches did they plan on doing. Good presentation and story for the most part(all though some of them are just stale beyond words), and definitly lenghty but it's entering a lot of the same territory we have played with for years. I mean they are good games, maybe even great games.

But how the hell do some of you complain about a lack of originality from other games/genres/franchises and then hype these 2 is just hilarious to me :P

jg4xchamp

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You're missing the forest for the trees with Dragon Age. Sure the game has a healthy dose of orcs (err, Darkspawn), elves and dwarves, but the beauty is in the details, twists, and how they all come together to create an interesting and believable world, as well as re-inforce the game's themes. It's so much more than Lord of the Rings with the names changed.

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Then there is the biggest lets make love to the developer congo line that is DragonAge. Great RPG for the most part, but the game is so god damn uninspired how many damn fantasy cliches did they plan on doing. Good presentation and story for the most part(all though some of them are just stale beyond words), and definitly lenghty but it's entering a lot of the same territory we have played with for years. I mean they are good games, maybe even great games.

But how the hell do some of you complain about a lack of originality from other games/genres/franchises and then hype these 2 is just hilarious to me :P

PBSnipes

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You're missing the forest for the trees with Dragon Age. Sure the game has a healthy dose of orcs (err, Darkspawn), elves and dwarves, but the beauty is in the details, twists, and how they all come together to create an interesting and believable world, as well as re-inforce the game's themes. It's so much more than Lord of the Rings with the names changed.

Its sad that a 6 hour game seems to be the most popular GOTY choice.

htekemerald

no poll?

well im going with dragon age: origins

Why do you think only a 9.5 game could win? Any rated game could win from popularity and votes. The most highly voted to this day is UC2 and the most popular is UC2 and COD MW2.

I hope Demon's Souls gets it even tho it's unlikely it will. It was amazing, innovative, immersive as hell, rewarding and unlike anything I played pretty much this whole gen. Love it!

U2 was the biggest action game this year and it deserves the title but I also enjoyed DOA and DOA is much huger than U2 and did much work in the Story department, Characters and Voice Acting so I think it have greater chance to win.

Dragon Age hopefully.

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There are 5 nominees here on Gamespot that have a 9.5 or above:

- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

- Dragon Age: Origins

- Forza Motorsport 3

- Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony

- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Choose who you think will win! Btw, I don't think this thread has been posted here before but if so sorry in advanced. :)

prsman

Likely DOA but Forza 3 has a shot.

Oh and GTA EFLC though how one of the games originally scored 9.5 all by itself but now combined into two games got lowered to 9.0 seems problematic. :P

My pick would be Uncharted 2. Best game I've ever played.

uncharted 2 of corse

uncharted 2...nothing comes closer

Has to be Uncharted 2, the SP experience is just so damn good, its incredible. I'm playing through it again on Crushing (3rd playthrough) and its amazing. I forget all the awesome little details that are involved with this game.

And the set pieces are bar none some of the best in gaming. And that doesn't even take into account the MP and coop. Man I can't wait to finish it again and platinum it.

Score has nothing to do with GOTY. Which is why Everquest won GOTY with a 8.4.

foxhound_fox

It doesn't have to be a 9.5, for a number of reasons. Yes, part of it is that at the end of the year, individual editors don't necessarily share enthusiasm equally for every game. I don't want to share the details of our GOTY discussions, but some things to consider:

1) How many many excuses do you have to make for it? Is it awesome, but also buggy? Has it developed online connection issues? Is the multiplayer awesome but the single-player not? Is it not an entire package?

2) Will you still be playing this game in a year? When you look back on 2009, what game defined the year? There's always a bit of fortunetelling involved.

3) Did it change the way you think about games? Did it do something unexpected and unique? Did it make you wonder why no game has done that before? Did it rethink a genre, or introduce one? When you play similar games, does this one make you say, if only this game were so-and-so?

4) Did it emotionally move you? Was it fun... but also more? Did you think about the game when you weren't playing, or dream about it?

5) When you think about it, does it get you excited to play it all over again? Do you talk about how wonderful it is with other people?

A score alone doesn't necessarily answer these questions. That isn't to say we question the original scores, but rather, take into account the intangibles. Let's say the best strategy game ever created came out this year (it didn't, btw), but let's say that. But let's say a game also came out that was flawed--but revolutionized games and brought us into the future. (Some folks have brought up Everquest, and that is an awesome example). This is the time when we get to go to our hearts and recognize what a game has done for our lives--and the game that thrills and moves us most isn't necessarily the one that got the highest score.

Does any of that make sense?

Kevin-V

My guess is U2, and it will probably landslide in various categories.

Uncharted 2. But China Town Wars was dang impressive for a DS game.alphamale1989

I've at least tried all of those, and I think Uncharted 2 easily deserves the award.

Demon Souls should be GOTY. A fresh and unique game which is something this gen has been lacking imo. To see Uncharted 2 and Dragon Age to a lesser extent win GOTY would be truly sad because although they are both great games we've seen almost everything in those games countless times in other and better games

Just because a game receives a higher score than another does not guarantee it the GOTY. Remember 2001, when a 9.6 beat a 9.7 and a 10?

1) How many many excuses do you have to make for it? Is it awesome, but also buggy? Has it developed online connection issues? Is the multiplayer awesome but the single-player not? Is it not an entire package?

2) Will you still be playing this game in a year? When you look back on 2009, what game defined the year? There's always a bit of fortunetelling involved.

3) Did it change the way you think about games? Did it do something unexpected and unique? Did it make you wonder why no game has done that before? Did it rethink a genre, or introduce one? When you play similar games, does this one make you say, if only this game were so-and-so?

4) Did it emotionally move you? Was it fun... but also more? Did you think about the game when you weren't playing, or dream about it?

5) When you think about it, does it get you excited to play it all over again? Do you talk about how wonderful it is with other people?

Does any of that make sense?

Kevin-V

AC2shahchip

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It was released in 2008 and it scored a 7.5 in gamespot (for some reason) so..

Yandere

So why is it in a thread about what 2009 game with a score of 9.5 will win GOTY?

Forza 3 should win. It's the best racer of this generation.

I hope none of them win, game of the year should be Batman AA or Assassins Creed 2

Why the hell is a GTA expansion pack and DS game even up for consideration? Just because they got a 9.5? Those review scores are also based on value and standards of the platform it is on not relative to other games across platforms. Neither of them have a better chance of winning than MW2, Infamous, Killzone 2, Assassin's Creed II, Demon's Souls or even ODST.

I would like to see Dragon Age Origins win it.

But here at Gamespot, in my opinion, the exclusives have the higher chance.

I've not played U2, but out of all the others I'd have to say Dragon Age. Bioware really nailed that title, and as a lover of their previous work I'm really glad they got it right.

the nominees are based on top scores?

New super mario bros. wii is my GOTY. and i think it'll get nominated.