Wanted Bob
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Hey guys,
So I know this sort of thread is pretty damn late, but after watching the awards show for 4playerpodcast (and searching for a similar thread of course), I decided to pose the question to you:
What is your personal game of the year? The game should be from 2009, though if you played a game this year that wasnt made in 2009 feel free to add that as well.
I'll start. My 2009 game of the year is Borderlands (since I havent played enough of Dragon Age to get a good opinion). To be honest, I am totally amazed that it became that popular. A few years ago I read about the concept in PCG, and while they mentioned the loot system, no-one really payed attention after that. That is, until it received that massive overhaul in the visual department, and picked up steam until its release. This game kept me super addicted for quite a while. Not only did they actually back up their claim of an astronomical amount of guns, but they managed to create a world that had peronality and style. Shame about the story, but IMO this game didnt need it to get you hooked.
As for a game I played this year that was released another year, that award goes to X3: Terran Conflict. Anyone who has paid attention to me in quite a few gaming threads (probably no-one) has heard me mention this game. This game is the definition of what an open world game is all about. The sheer amount of things you can do in this game is mind-boggling. If you perfer to blow anything up that so much looks at you funny, you can amass a fleet large enough to leave literally nothing by charred remains in your wake. However, if trading is more your style, its quite possible to create your own stations and mega-complexes, allowing you to not only create equipement for yourself instead of buying it, but to have a huge effect on the game's dynamic economy. It's also a damn gorgeous game, but requires a good rig to crank up the settings. All this depth comes at a big price unfortunately. The game's pace is GLACIAL, it takes forever to get anything monumental done in the game. In addition, there are a ton of controls that will take quite a while to get used to (but their community is extremely helpful to newbies). Finally, the voice acting and story flat-out suck and are not really worth paying attention to. All in all, I've logged over 120 hours in this game, and show no sign of slowing down.
Whew, now that that is done, what about you guys?
Please try to be respectful of other people's opinions, I know GoTY claims tend to ruffle people's feathers, but just ignore it if you can
EDIT: Feel free to explain your choices as well, as in why is it a personal favourite.
So I know this sort of thread is pretty damn late, but after watching the awards show for 4playerpodcast (and searching for a similar thread of course), I decided to pose the question to you:
What is your personal game of the year? The game should be from 2009, though if you played a game this year that wasnt made in 2009 feel free to add that as well.
I'll start. My 2009 game of the year is Borderlands (since I havent played enough of Dragon Age to get a good opinion). To be honest, I am totally amazed that it became that popular. A few years ago I read about the concept in PCG, and while they mentioned the loot system, no-one really payed attention after that. That is, until it received that massive overhaul in the visual department, and picked up steam until its release. This game kept me super addicted for quite a while. Not only did they actually back up their claim of an astronomical amount of guns, but they managed to create a world that had peronality and style. Shame about the story, but IMO this game didnt need it to get you hooked.
As for a game I played this year that was released another year, that award goes to X3: Terran Conflict. Anyone who has paid attention to me in quite a few gaming threads (probably no-one) has heard me mention this game. This game is the definition of what an open world game is all about. The sheer amount of things you can do in this game is mind-boggling. If you perfer to blow anything up that so much looks at you funny, you can amass a fleet large enough to leave literally nothing by charred remains in your wake. However, if trading is more your style, its quite possible to create your own stations and mega-complexes, allowing you to not only create equipement for yourself instead of buying it, but to have a huge effect on the game's dynamic economy. It's also a damn gorgeous game, but requires a good rig to crank up the settings. All this depth comes at a big price unfortunately. The game's pace is GLACIAL, it takes forever to get anything monumental done in the game. In addition, there are a ton of controls that will take quite a while to get used to (but their community is extremely helpful to newbies). Finally, the voice acting and story flat-out suck and are not really worth paying attention to. All in all, I've logged over 120 hours in this game, and show no sign of slowing down.
Whew, now that that is done, what about you guys?
Please try to be respectful of other people's opinions, I know GoTY claims tend to ruffle people's feathers, but just ignore it if you can
EDIT: Feel free to explain your choices as well, as in why is it a personal favourite.
