X-play awards

Not sure if old but just ignore if itis.

· Game of the Year - BioShock

· Most Original Game - Portal

· Best Gameplay Innovation - Assassin's Creed

· Best Multiplayer Game - Rock Band

· Best Action/Adventure Game - Super Mario Galaxy

· Best Sports Game - Forza Motorsport 2

· Best Shooter - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

· Best Role Playing Game - Mass Effect

· Best New Character - GLaDOS from Portal

· Best Art Direction - BioShock

· Best Animation - Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

· Best Writing/Story - BioShock

· Best Original Soundtrack - BioShock

· Best Sound Design - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

· Best Downloadable Content - Pac-Man: Championship Edition

· Best Strategy Game - Supreme Commander

Bioshock is good, but it seems to be severly overrated. I can't help but think people are buying into the games atmosphere too much.. I honestly think mario galaxy deserves the GOTY award much more. If only for the reason to show that the game industry can produce brilliant stuff that doesn't involve the use of big-gorey guns

plus, mario galaxy had a much better original soundtrack. In fact, i can't think of anything memorable about Bioshocks soundtrack. It had some stuff that added to the atmosphere, which were mainly existing pieces taken from that era.

Bioshock is good, but it seems to be severly overrated. I can't help but think people are buying into the games atmosphere too much.. I honestly think mario galaxy deserves the GOTY award much more. If only for the reason to show that the game industry can produce brilliant stuff that doesn't involve the use of big-gorey guns

plus, mario galaxy had a much better original soundtrack. In fact, i can't think of anything memorable about Bioshocks soundtrack. It had some stuff that added to the atmosphere, which were mainly existing pieces taken from that era.

blahzor

As for the highlighted part of your post, other than 2006 (gears of war) a shooter hasnt won GOTY (at gamespot) since atleast 2000 (im not sure who won what further back than 2001) so i dont get your point.

Bioshock w00t!

[QUOTE="blahzor"]

Bioshock is good, but it seems to be severly overrated. I can't help but think people are buying into the games atmosphere too much.. I honestly think mario galaxy deserves the GOTY award much more. If only for the reason to show that the game industry can produce brilliant stuff that doesn't involve the use of big-gorey guns

plus, mario galaxy had a much better original soundtrack. In fact, i can't think of anything memorable about Bioshocks soundtrack. It had some stuff that added to the atmosphere, which were mainly existing pieces taken from that era.

JPOBS

As for the highlighted part of your post, other than 2006 (gears of war) a shooter hasnt won GOTY (at gamespot) since atleast 2000 (im not sure who won what further back than 2001) so i dont get your point.

Recent times people believe these are some of the only good games. People, and i refer mostly to people who don't know much about games(that even goes for some here i would imagine :)), will bash games like mario galaxy simply because they look "teh kiddy".. so, for mainstream outlets to give it a nod over something like bioshock is a positive. I always thought Xplay was mainstream, is it not? I don't really pay attention to all of these outlets.

Mario games and similar used to be huge years ago.. people don't care anymore(let me rephrase, there are more people who seem not to.. obviously, alot of wii owners love it). I'm not talking about the devoted gamers, we all know zack and wiki is awesome, for instance.

Hah, you also seem to think that i was offended by xplay.. i was not. Just commenting is all.

[QUOTE="JPOBS"][QUOTE="blahzor"]

Bioshock is good, but it seems to be severly overrated. I can't help but think people are buying into the games atmosphere too much.. I honestly think mario galaxy deserves the GOTY award much more. If only for the reason to show that the game industry can produce brilliant stuff that doesn't involve the use of big-gorey guns

plus, mario galaxy had a much better original soundtrack. In fact, i can't think of anything memorable about Bioshocks soundtrack. It had some stuff that added to the atmosphere, which were mainly existing pieces taken from that era.

blahzor

As for the highlighted part of your post, other than 2006 (gears of war) a shooter hasnt won GOTY (at gamespot) since atleast 2000 (im not sure who won what further back than 2001) so i dont get your point.

Recent times people believe these are some of the only good games. People, and i refer mostly to people who don't know much about games(that even goes for some here i would imagine :)), will bash games like mario galaxy simply because they look "teh kiddy".. so, for mainstream outlets to give it a nod over something like bioshock is a positive. I always thought Xplay was mainstream, is it not? I don't really pay attention to all of these outlets.

Mario games and similar used to be huge years ago.. people don't care anymore(let me rephrase, there are more people who seem not to.. obviously, alot of wii owners love it). I'm not talking about the devoted gamers, we all know zack and wiki is awesome, for instance.

Hah, you also seem to think that i was offended by xplay.. i was not. Just commenting is all.

Hopefully Bioshock and Mario will both receive many GOTY awards.

[QUOTE="JPOBS"][QUOTE="blahzor"]

Bioshock is good, but it seems to be severly overrated. I can't help but think people are buying into the games atmosphere too much.. I honestly think mario galaxy deserves the GOTY award much more. If only for the reason to show that the game industry can produce brilliant stuff that doesn't involve the use of big-gorey guns

plus, mario galaxy had a much better original soundtrack. In fact, i can't think of anything memorable about Bioshocks soundtrack. It had some stuff that added to the atmosphere, which were mainly existing pieces taken from that era.

blahzor

As for the highlighted part of your post, other than 2006 (gears of war) a shooter hasnt won GOTY (at gamespot) since atleast 2000 (im not sure who won what further back than 2001) so i dont get your point.

Recent times people believe these are some of the only good games. People, and i refer mostly to people who don't know much about games(that even goes for some here i would imagine :)), will bash games like mario galaxy simply because they look "teh kiddy".. so, for mainstream outlets to give it a nod over something like bioshock is a positive. I always thought Xplay was mainstream, is it not? I don't really pay attention to all of these outlets.

Mario games and similar used to be huge years ago.. people don't care anymore(let me rephrase, there are more people who seem not to.. obviously, alot of wii owners love it). I'm not talking about the devoted gamers, we all know zack and wiki is awesome, for instance.

Hah, you also seem to think that i was offended by xplay.. i was not. Just commenting is all.

What i mean to say is, back in the day, everyone had a NES and SNES. The gaming industry was small. Fastforward 15 year, and the industry has exploded, and in total, you've got 360, ps3, wii, ds, psp, and PC markets. Thats a lot of division among gamers. consider that most casuals only buy one console.

So its simply a matter of the market being much more divided than it was when mario was in his hay day. I dont think its a big deal, galaxy will rake in GOTY awards this year (im expecting it at gs as well).

Gameplay invoation: Assassins Creed ??? :lol: How is pressing X over and over again or running up walls Inovative :?

Soundtrack and multiplayer should of whent to halo 3 IMO

[QUOTE="blahzor"][QUOTE="JPOBS"][QUOTE="blahzor"]

Bioshock is good, but it seems to be severly overrated. I can't help but think people are buying into the games atmosphere too much.. I honestly think mario galaxy deserves the GOTY award much more. If only for the reason to show that the game industry can produce brilliant stuff that doesn't involve the use of big-gorey guns

plus, mario galaxy had a much better original soundtrack. In fact, i can't think of anything memorable about Bioshocks soundtrack. It had some stuff that added to the atmosphere, which were mainly existing pieces taken from that era.

JPOBS

As for the highlighted part of your post, other than 2006 (gears of war) a shooter hasnt won GOTY (at gamespot) since atleast 2000 (im not sure who won what further back than 2001) so i dont get your point.

Recent times people believe these are some of the only good games. People, and i refer mostly to people who don't know much about games(that even goes for some here i would imagine :)), will bash games like mario galaxy simply because they look "teh kiddy".. so, for mainstream outlets to give it a nod over something like bioshock is a positive. I always thought Xplay was mainstream, is it not? I don't really pay attention to all of these outlets.

Mario games and similar used to be huge years ago.. people don't care anymore(let me rephrase, there are more people who seem not to.. obviously, alot of wii owners love it). I'm not talking about the devoted gamers, we all know zack and wiki is awesome, for instance.

Hah, you also seem to think that i was offended by xplay.. i was not. Just commenting is all.

What i mean to say is, back in the day, everyone had a NES and SNES. The gaming industry was small. Fastforward 15 year, and the industry has exploded, and in total, you've got 360, ps3, wii, ds, psp, and PC markets. Thats a lot of division among gamers. consider that most casuals only buy one console.

So its simply a matter of the market being much more divided than it was when mario was in his hay day. I dont think its a big deal, galaxy will rake in GOTY awards this year (im expecting it at gs as well).

Yeah its as silly as wondering why kids dont play ball in the cup, or why they don't make silent films anymore. Times change. People change. Nostalgia is nice but man...if you wanna sound like an old fart..complain that the kids aren't into what you were once into.

"In my day mario fought bowser and your princess was in another castle. None of this silly covenant aliens and modern wars business."

thanks for the complete list

It's very close, and I had no idea BioShock would win until they announced it, because CoD got a lot of praise.

[QUOTE="JPOBS"][QUOTE="blahzor"][QUOTE="JPOBS"][QUOTE="blahzor"]

Bioshock is good, but it seems to be severly overrated. I can't help but think people are buying into the games atmosphere too much.. I honestly think mario galaxy deserves the GOTY award much more. If only for the reason to show that the game industry can produce brilliant stuff that doesn't involve the use of big-gorey guns

plus, mario galaxy had a much better original soundtrack. In fact, i can't think of anything memorable about Bioshocks soundtrack. It had some stuff that added to the atmosphere, which were mainly existing pieces taken from that era.

Bread_or_Decide

As for the highlighted part of your post, other than 2006 (gears of war) a shooter hasnt won GOTY (at gamespot) since atleast 2000 (im not sure who won what further back than 2001) so i dont get your point.

Recent times people believe these are some of the only good games. People, and i refer mostly to people who don't know much about games(that even goes for some here i would imagine :)), will bash games like mario galaxy simply because they look "teh kiddy".. so, for mainstream outlets to give it a nod over something like bioshock is a positive. I always thought Xplay was mainstream, is it not? I don't really pay attention to all of these outlets.

Mario games and similar used to be huge years ago.. people don't care anymore(let me rephrase, there are more people who seem not to.. obviously, alot of wii owners love it). I'm not talking about the devoted gamers, we all know zack and wiki is awesome, for instance.

Hah, you also seem to think that i was offended by xplay.. i was not. Just commenting is all.

What i mean to say is, back in the day, everyone had a NES and SNES. The gaming industry was small. Fastforward 15 year, and the industry has exploded, and in total, you've got 360, ps3, wii, ds, psp, and PC markets. Thats a lot of division among gamers. consider that most casuals only buy one console.

So its simply a matter of the market being much more divided than it was when mario was in his hay day. I dont think its a big deal, galaxy will rake in GOTY awards this year (im expecting it at gs as well).

Yeah its as silly as wondering why kids dont play ball in the cup, or why they don't make silent films anymore. Times change. People change. Nostalgia is nice but man...if you wanna sound like an old fart..complain that the kids aren't into what you were once into.

"In my day mario fought bowser and your princess was in another castle. None of this silly covenant aliens and modern wars business."

This implies mario is no longer relevant; or at least not excellent as games today. BUt he is; mario galaxy is an amazing game, even compared to bioshock. I'm not saying mario should be doing well because he once did.. i'm saying he should be doing well because he's gaming bliss right now. And good games flying under the radar should not be something that we are fine with.

Mario Galaxy is one of the best games released this decade. It deserves to be recognised and not ridiculed. I realize the industry has grown, and there are more outlets to get your gaming fix.. but i still believe great games deserve recognition. Mario galaxy did fairly well, but there is still a large percentage of the video game pop that dismisses it. It's a question of whether mario galaxy deserves it or not; and it certainly doesn't deserve to be dismissed. Do you deny that shooters this year are the popular thing? And that a large portion of these people are dismissing galaxy? That was my point; and thats one of the reasons it would be nice to see galaxy win at mainstream outlets.. because it's also fully deserving, as its top of the line quality.

This implies mario is no longer relevant; or at least not excellent as games today. BUt he is; mario galaxy is an amazing game, even compared to bioshock. I'm not saying mario should be doing well because he once did.. i'm saying he should be doing well because he's gaming bliss right now. And good games flying under the radar should not be something that we are fine with.

Mario Galaxy is one of the best games released this decade. It deserves to be recognised and not ridiculed. I realize the industry has grown, and there are more outlets to get your gaming fix.. but i still believe great games deserve recognition. Mario galaxy did fairly well, but there is still a large percentage of the video game pop that dismisses it. It's a question of whether mario galaxy deserves it or not; and it certainly doesn't deserve to be dismissed. Do you deny that shooters this year are the popular thing? And that a large portion of these people are dismissing galaxy? That was my point; and thats one of the reasons it would be nice to see galaxy win at mainstream outlets.. because it's also fully deserving, as its top of the line quality.

blahzor

Sure mario deserves to be recognized, but people dismiss it because theres just so much other options out there. Gaming isnt focused on one central console like when mario ruled the world. Why should owners of ps3 or 360 care about mario? they've got their own great games to play.

mario will get his just deserts, but the problem is, there are now other people dining at the same table.

looks good Bioshock deserves the praiseMiles0T0Prower

Remeber, these are the same people that did the 4 hour halo launch special. Four hours of "teh halo teh best"

It is so obvius that x-play is in bed with microsoft. When did they change thier name from extended play to X-play? Could it be about the same time that X-box came out? Answer: yes.

I think Bioshock was one of the most immersive games of the year with the enviroment/setting/story, but it's gameplay was meh. I would but it in my top 20 games of the year but #1=no no no!

Remeber, these are the same people that did the 4 hour halo launch special. Four hours of "teh halo teh best"

It is so obvius that x-play is in bed with microsoft. When did they change thier name from extended play to X-play? Could it be about the same time that X-box came out? Answer: yes.

I think Bioshock was one of the most immersive games of the year with the enviroment/setting/story, but it's gameplay was meh. I would but it in my top 20 games of the year but #1=no no no!

DaBrainz

Bioshock may have been my GOTY if they would have cut out the last 4 or 5 hours and had good to great endings, but as we know, that wasn't the case.

There are many other games out this year, that not only had a better SP experience, but also was a better overall package.

[QUOTE="blahzor"]

This implies mario is no longer relevant; or at least not excellent as games today. BUt he is; mario galaxy is an amazing game, even compared to bioshock. I'm not saying mario should be doing well because he once did.. i'm saying he should be doing well because he's gaming bliss right now. And good games flying under the radar should not be something that we are fine with.

Mario Galaxy is one of the best games released this decade. It deserves to be recognised and not ridiculed. I realize the industry has grown, and there are more outlets to get your gaming fix.. but i still believe great games deserve recognition. Mario galaxy did fairly well, but there is still a large percentage of the video game pop that dismisses it. It's a question of whether mario galaxy deserves it or not; and it certainly doesn't deserve to be dismissed. Do you deny that shooters this year are the popular thing? And that a large portion of these people are dismissing galaxy? That was my point; and thats one of the reasons it would be nice to see galaxy win at mainstream outlets.. because it's also fully deserving, as its top of the line quality.

JPOBS

Sure mario deserves to be recognized, but people dismiss it because theres just so much other options out there. Gaming isnt focused on one central console like when mario ruled the world. Why should owners of ps3 or 360 care about mario? they've got their own great games to play.

mario will get his just deserts, but the problem is, there are now other people dining at the same table.

Oh i know this, as unfortunate as it may be. That doesn't mean we shouldn't care.

When i say dismiss it, i don't mean they simply won't play it b/c they don't have a wii(or have other priorities).. i mean they also belive it's not worth their time, a "rehash", or simply ridiculous/not of the quality of other games. It's ignorance, and that's the real problem.

Certainly, and it seems that the result is some great games drown(not that great games haven't always been overlooked). Take Okami or the more recent zack and wiki(and it looks like no more heroes is on that same route in japan at least).