What are your top three contenders for Game of the Year so far?

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

Here at GS? Any game scoring at least a 9.0 is in contention. The most recent 9.0 (at Gamespot) game I'm playing right now is Metro: Last Light. I find it fun. But, it doesn't quite feel like GOTY material to me. 

khoofia_pika

I can only go with what's currently on the market.

1) Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch.

2) Bioshock Infinite

3) Tomb Raider.

It's weird seeing so many people post Ni No Kuni. It was a good game, artistically, but I think people are going batshit over something that isn't extremely special outside of the environments.Minishdriveby

It had it's moments, for me though it would be amazing for 20-30 min, then slow as hell for 40 min, then pick up for 20 min, then slow as hell for 40 min. The art style and combat were amazing while some characters/interaction just put me to sleep.

[QUOTE="Minishdriveby"]It's weird seeing so many people post Ni No Kuni. It was a good game, artistically, but I think people are going batshit over something that isn't extremely special outside of the environments.Ballroompirate

It had it's moments, for me though it would be amazing for 20-30 min, then slow as hell for 40 min, then pick up for 20 min, then slow as hell for 40 min. The art style and combat were amazing while some characters/interaction just put me to sleep.

[QUOTE="Ballroompirate"]

[QUOTE="Minishdriveby"]It's weird seeing so many people post Ni No Kuni. It was a good game, artistically, but I think people are going batshit over something that isn't extremely special outside of the environments.Minishdriveby

It had it's moments, for me though it would be amazing for 20-30 min, then slow as hell for 40 min, then pick up for 20 min, then slow as hell for 40 min. The art style and combat were amazing while some characters/interaction just put me to sleep.

GameSpot's scoring is fvcking broken. A game like Fire Emblem: Awakening gets 8.5 while Guacamelee! gets a 9. I'm not saying Guacamelee is bad, and I know all about the different reviewers, different systems shit, but their reviews have become seriously unreliable lately. A 7.5 for Pokemon Black and White? Are you kidding me, GameSpot?khoofia_pika

It's not math. It's criticism.

A broken system would be one in which everyone agreed with every score.

Anyway, Guacamelee is a great game and there is no reason it should not be eligible to score higher than Fire Emblem, especially considering one is $40 and one is $15.

[QUOTE="Minishdriveby"][QUOTE="Ballroompirate"]

It had it's moments, for me though it would be amazing for 20-30 min, then slow as hell for 40 min, then pick up for 20 min, then slow as hell for 40 min. The art style and combat were amazing while some characters/interaction just put me to sleep.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

Here at GS? Any game scoring at least a 9.0 is in contention. The most recent 9.0 (at Gamespot) game I'm playing right now is Metro: Last Light. I find it fun. But, it doesn't quite feel like GOTY material to me. 

khoofia_pika

It's weird seeing so many people post Ni No Kuni. It was a good game, artistically, but I think people are going batshit over something that isn't extremely special outside of the environments.Minishdriveby

To contribute, Antichamber is the only game I would consider naming GOTY as of today. Not having played TLOU or Metro: Last Light. Or Ni No Kuni for that matter.

[QUOTE="Minishdriveby"]It's weird seeing so many people post Ni No Kuni. It was a good game, artistically, but I think people are going batshit over something that isn't extremely special outside of the environments.Zidaneski

Ni No Kuni was great for me because it basically meshed all great things I like about JRPGs and wrapped it in a beautiful vibrant world. World Map: check

Great story telling and acting: check [At first I'd say yes, but thinking more and more about it. It was a rather simplistic story telling. Acting? There wasn't enough voice work.]

Non-turned based battle system: check [It didn't really work out for the better. It was cool being able to run away to dodge, but the lack of a defend button was infuriating in most cases, and control was taken completely away once you pressed a command such as attack]

Control other characters: check

Mini-games: check

Side quests: check [the majority boiled down to 2 different things, bounty hunts or boring takeheart/giveheart]

Diffculty: check

Only things it left me wanting was New game+ feature and an actual huge end-game dungeon to explore that has more branching paths than the linear paths in most of the story "dungeons". 

Metal Gear Rising, last of us, and Fire Emblem awakening. I'd probably give it to Rising though so far.

We can freely impress our feelings (to a degree, that doesn't conflict the TOU) if we agree or disagree with a persons review/scoring of a game. Just like if I score a game a 9.5, you don't have to agree with that score, share my same likes and dislikes of said game. You're free to decide what that game is to you.

Ballroompirate

That's fine if you discuss what you think will be the GOTY. But, it's still the GS reviewers themselves who decide Gamespot's GOTY, not us (except for User's Choice awards). They'll likely have the same biases they had when they reviewed each individual game.

[QUOTE="Ballroompirate"]

We can freely impress our feelings (to a degree, that doesn't conflict the TOU) if we agree or disagree with a persons review/scoring of a game. Just like if I score a game a 9.5, you don't have to agree with that score, share my same likes and dislikes of said game. You're free to decide what that game is to you.

jun_aka_pekto

That's fine if you discuss what you think will be the GOTY. But, it's still the GS reviewers themselves who decide Gamespot's GOTY, not us (except for User's Choice awards). They'll likely have the same biases they had when they reviewed each individual game.

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

[QUOTE="Ballroompirate"]

We can freely impress our feelings (to a degree, that doesn't conflict the TOU) if we agree or disagree with a persons review/scoring of a game. Just like if I score a game a 9.5, you don't have to agree with that score, share my same likes and dislikes of said game. You're free to decide what that game is to you.

heeweesRus

That's fine if you discuss what you think will be the GOTY. But, it's still the GS reviewers themselves who decide Gamespot's GOTY, not us (except for User's Choice awards). They'll likely have the same biases they had when they reviewed each individual game.

My bad then. I'm thinking too far ahead towards the end of the year.

I still don't have a top three because I haven't played many of the "heavy hitters" yet.

1. Last of us

2. Last of us

3. Last of us

Chutebox

Fire Emblem Awakening and that's it. haven't played many games this year.funsohng

Who cares, GTAV is winning it.

:cool:

1. Tomb Raider

2. Bioshock

3. Injustice

Bioshock Infinite,the last of us and Metro Last light

1, The Last Of Us

2, Bioshock: Infinite

3, I don't have a third

Bioshock Infinite. I have yet to play TLoU, but it also looks amazing!

Tough call...

1. FE:A
2. Ni No Kuni
3. TLoU

GTA V001011000101101

At the moment

The last of Us

Tomb Raider

Bioshock

Possible contenders.

BF4

Rome 2

GTA 5

Watchdogs 

1.) The Last of Us

2.) Ni No Kuni

3.)Tomb Raider

Fire Emblem Awakening
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Nino kuni

- state of decay

- tomb rider

- rome 2

The Last of Us, Grand Theft Auto V and something that I used to know.

1.  Fire Emblem Awakening

2.  Fire Emblem Awakening

3.  Fire Emblem Awakening

:P

1. The Last of Us
2. Metal Gear Rising: REVENGEANCE
3. Fire Emblem: Awakening

The Last of Us is ahead by a pretty large margin right now.

Slashkice

Swap 2 & 3 for me

Metal Gear Rising, last of us, and Fire Emblem awakening. I'd probably give it to Rising though so far.

timmy00

How are you gonna platinum it? HOW

Just finished it this morning btw. Great game but I didn't like the story and the final boss fight was weak

1.The Last of Us

2.DmC

3.Bioshock:Infinite

1. Battleblock Theater

2. Bioshock Infinite

3. The Last of Us.

The Last of US

Bioshock Infinite

Fire Emblem Awakening

1) Antichamber

2) Metro LL

3) Tomb Raider

Eventhough I haven't played it yet....Oh my fvcking god, The SLAY OF Us.

Its going to slayyy my shaved balls off when I play it.

Game of The Year 2013

[QUOTE="timmy00"]

Metal Gear Rising, last of us, and Fire Emblem awakening. I'd probably give it to Rising though so far.

whiskeystrike

How are you gonna platinum it? HOW

Just finished it this morning btw. Great game but I didn't like the story and the final boss fight was weak

Valid complaints~ I didn't mind the final boss but yeah kinda weird the story was pretty heh despite that part being worked by Kojima and his people...well I think they worked on the story part anyways.

[QUOTE="whiskeystrike"]

[QUOTE="timmy00"]

Metal Gear Rising, last of us, and Fire Emblem awakening. I'd probably give it to Rising though so far.

timmy00

How are you gonna platinum it? HOW

Just finished it this morning btw. Great game but I didn't like the story and the final boss fight was weak

Valid complaints~ I didn't mind the final boss but yeah kinda weird the story was pretty heh despite that part being worked by Kojima and his people...well I think they worked on the story part anyways.

Did you get any of the DLC? If so would you say any of it is worth it?

1. BioShock Infinite
2. The Last of Us
3. Fire Emblem: Awakening 

1. Hatsune miku prokect diva F

2. Pokemon X & Y

3. ni no kuni

[QUOTE="timmy00"]

[QUOTE="whiskeystrike"]

How are you gonna platinum it? HOW

Just finished it this morning btw. Great game but I didn't like the story and the final boss fight was weak

whiskeystrike

Valid complaints~ I didn't mind the final boss but yeah kinda weird the story was pretty heh despite that part being worked by Kojima and his people...well I think they worked on the story part anyways.

Did you get any of the DLC? If so would you say any of it is worth it?

If you really liked Rising, get it but otherwise I'd skip it. I still enjoyed it heavily though. I can't comment on the bladewolf dlc sadly.