Hello and Welcome to my 3rd annual Game of the Year Awards. I honestly don't have much else to say, so let's get started. :P
Best Looking game:
Mass Effect 3
Spec Ops: The Line
Resident Evil 6
Assassin's Creed III
Far Cry 3
Runner-Up: Resident Evil 6
Winner: Mass Effect 3
....It just looks great, not much else to say.
Best Cast:
Mass Effect 3
Street Fighter X Tekken
The Walking Dead
Spec Ops: The Line
Far Cry 3
Runner-Up: Far Cry 3
Winner: The Walking Dead
Pretty much every character in this game was lovable and memorable, except for Travis, who thankfully didn't live long. (and that's not much of spoiler, he's only in the game for 2 minutes or less)
Best Story:
Mass Effect 3
The Walking Dead
Spec Ops: The Line
Assassin's Creed III
Far Cry 3
Runner-Up: Spec Ops: The Line
Winner: The Walking Dead
I would much rather have you experiance the story yourself, so all I'll say is that The Walking Dead might just have the best story, ever. (For the record I have not yet played To The Moon)
Best Voice Acting:
Mass Effect 3
The Walking Dead
Max Payne 3
Spec Ops: The Line
Resident Evil 6
Runner-Up: Max Payne 3
Winner: The Walking Dead
Best Voice Actor/Actress:
James McCaffrey - Max Payne (Max Payne 3)
Dave Fennoy - Lee Everett (The Walking Dead)
Melissa Hutchison - Clementine (The Walking Dead)
Gavin Hammon - Kenny (The Walking Dead)
Michael Mando - Vaas (Far Cry 3)
Runner-Up: Gavin Hammon - Kenny (The Walking Dead)
Winner: Michael Mando - Vaas (Far Cry 3)
Best Trailer:
Mass Effect 3 Launch Trailer
Mann vs Machine Trailer
Meet the Pyro Trailer
Take Earth Back Trailer
The Walking Dead Episode 5 Trailer
Runner-Up: Mann vs. Machine Trailer
Winner: Mass Effect 3 Launch Trailer
Funniest Game:
Mass Effect 3
Kinect Star Wars
The Walking Dead
Max Payne 3
Far Cry 3
Runner-Up: Mass Effect 3
Winner: Kinect Star Wars
This.
Most Depressing Game:
Mass Effect 3
The Walking Dead
Max Payne 3
Spec Ops: The Line
Dishonored
Runner-Up: The Walking Dead
Winner: Spec Ops: The Line
While The Walking Dead and Mass Effect 3 both had tons of sad moments, all of those moments can't compare to just ONE scene in Spec Ops: The Line. So what is this scene? Well I went into cover, getting ready to shoot some enimies, but then they started talking, so like I do with every game I just waited for them to finish speaking just in case they provided some interesting dialoge. What did they provide? A normal Conversation. It hit me then, I was just killing normal people. I wasn't killing an evil terrorist organizatio or zombies, I was killing fellow human beigns, Husbands, sons, fathers. It's scenes like this that make Spec Ops: The Line a fantastic game, but also a depressing one.
Most addictive Game:
Soul Calibur V
Mass Effect 3
The Walking Dead
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Far Cry 3
Runner-Up: The Walking Dead
Winner: XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Best Box Art(aka: the most useless award):
Soulcalibur V
Mass Effect 3
The Amazing Spider-Man
Dishonored
Halo 4
Runner-Up: Soul Calibur V
Winner: Dishonored
Best Controls:
The Darkness II
Dishonored
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Far Cry 3
Hitman: Absolution
Runner-Up: The Darkness II
Winner: XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Best New Character:
Lee Everett (The Walking Dead)
Molly (The Walking Dead)
Clementine (The Walking Dead)
Martin Walker (Spec Ops: The Line)
Vaas (Far Cry 3)
Runner-Up: Vaas (Far Cry 3)
Winner: Lee Everett (The Walking Dead)
Best Hero:
Commander Shepard (Mass Effect 3)
Lee Everett (The Walking Dead)
Kenny (The Walking Dead)
Max Payne (Max Payne 3)
Corvo Attano (Dishonored)
Runner-Up: Commander Shepard
Winner: Max Payne
What makes Max Payne such a great Hero to me is that he really doesn't care for any of the people he's protecting, but he still does his best to save them. And he doesn't do it for the money, he just does it because he's that great of a guy.
Best Villain:
The Illusive Man (Mass Effect 3)
Campman (The Walking Dead)
Vaas (Far Cry 3)
Hoyt (Far Cry 3)
Blake Dexter (Hitman: Absolution)
Runner-Up: The Illusive Man
Winner: Hoyt
Best Soundtrack:
Mass Effect 3
The Walking Dead
Max Payne 3
Dishonored
Assassin's Creed III
Runner-Up: Mass Effect 3
Winner: The Walking Dead
Biggest Surprise:
The Darkness II
The Walking Dead
Spec Ops: The Line
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Assassin's Creed III
Runner-Up: XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Winner: Assassin's Creed III
To be honest, I thought AC3 was going to be a rubbish game. It looked just like the past few ACs, the sea battles looked boring, the combat looked dull, but it actually did pretty well. Except for the combat, that was really bad.
Best Boss Fights:
Mass Effect 3
Dragon's Dogma
The Amazing Spider-Man
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Far Cry 3
Runner-Up: Far Cry 3
Winner: XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Most Memorable Moment:
Curing the Genophage (Mass Effect 3)
Kenny's Redemption (The Walking Dead)
Fighting through the Horde (The Walking Dead)
The Opening (Assassin's Creed III)
The fight of the Warrior (Far Cry 3)
Runner-Up: Kenny's Redemption (The Walking Dead)
Winner: Curing the Genophage (Mass Effect 3)
Can't really say, because spoilers, but just know that these two scenes were some of the best scenes in any game.
Best Writing:
The Walking Dead
Max Payne 3
Spec Ops: The Line
Assassin's Creed III
Far Cry 3
Runner-Up: The Walking Dead
Winner: Spec Ops: The Line
Best Atmosphere:
Spec Ops: The Line
Dishonored
Assassin's Creed III
Hitman Absolution
Far Cry 3
Runner-Up: Assassin's Creed III
Winner: Far Cry 3
Best Action/Adventure Game:
Mass Effect 3
Max Payne 3
Spec Ops: The Line
Dishonored
Assassin's Creed III
Runner-Up: Assassin's Creed III
Winner: Max Payne 3
Best Shooting in a Game:
The Darkness II
Mass Effect 3
Max Payne 3
Spec Ops: The Line
Far Cry 3
Runner-Up: Mass Effect 3
Winner: Far Cry 3
Best Fighting Game:
Soul Calibur V
Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale
Runner-Up: Soul Calibur V
Winner: Soul Calibur V
Playstation all-Stars for Game of the Year.
Best Multiplayer/Online Play:
Soulcalibur V
Mass Effect 3
Max Payne 3
Resident Evil 6
Hitman Absolution
Runner-Up: Resident Evil 6
Winner: Hitman Absolution
A somewhat odd choice, I know. Usually when you think of Online Play, you either think of a Deathmacth like thing, co-op, or horde mode. Absolution is none of these. For those who don't know what the online play is like, basicly, you can place hits on anyone in the game, and then another player might take that contract and kill the characters you placed hits on.
Best Level Design:
Spec Ops: The Line
Dishonored
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Hitman Absolution
Far Cry 3
Runner-Up: XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Winner: Dishonored
Best The Walking Dead Episode:
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Runner-Up: Episode 5
Winner: Episode 2
Most disappointing Game:
Street Fighter X Tekken
Prototype 2
Borderlands 2
Resident Evil 6
Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale
Runner-Up: Resident Evil 6
Winner: Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2 is just a copy and paste game. Well, actually not. Gearbox took out everythign funny in the first Borderlands, and replaced them with *sigh* Meme jokes.
Worst Character:
Patroklos (Soul Calibur V)
Pyrrha (Soul Calibur V)
James Vega (Mass Effect 3)
Travis (The Walking Dead)
Citra (Far Cry 3)
Runner-Up: Pyrrha
Winner: James Vega
Worst Game:
Syndicate
Street Fighter X Tekken
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Borderlands 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Runner-Up: Street Fighter X Tekken
Winner: Syndicate
Bland co-op, horrible controls, ugly graphics and animation, horrid voice acting, and quite possibly the worst single player campaign ever. Syndicate is truly a representation of what EA is.
Most looked Forward too 2013 Game:
Watchdogs
Tomb Raider
Beyond: Two Souls
BioShock Infinite
Metro: Last Light
Runner-Up: Beyond: Two Souls
Winner: Tomb Raider
Game of the Year:
Soul Calibur V
Mass Effect 3
The Walking Dead
Max Payne 3
Spec Ops: The Line
Dishonored
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Assassin's Creed 3
Hitman Absolution
Far Cry 3
5th Place: Spec Ops: The Line
An emotion-stringing, well-written game. Spec Ops is an exceptional game.
4th Place: Dishonored
It controls great, has amazing level design, looks great, and is just plain fun to play. The only problem I had with it was it's ending.
3rd Place: The Walking Dead
With all the awards I've given it, I would assume that most of you thought I would give it the GotY award, but I can't, because it's more of an interactive experience than a game. But still, it's an amazing interactive experience. The Walking Dead raises the bar in storytelling, character development, choice making, and replay value.
Runner-Up: Far Cry 3
You can get in a Jeep and run over pirates and Komodo Dragons. Enough said.
Game of the Year: XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM is a game I haven't seen in a loooooooooooooong time. It has no super strong emotional story, no characters that can grow on you, it doesn't look that great, and still it's one of the best games I've ever played. It really reminded me of how older games are, in the sense that you're just supposed to have fun, and I feel like that is the whole purpose of gaming.
Welp that's it for this year, so I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy Flag Day!....er I mean Hallo-New Year. That's it.
-Bzilla56
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