pac4life
12-19-2007, 07:23 AM
Man, what a great year for video games.
I was just wondering what the community would pick as their respective GOTY awards.
Much respect goes out to the greats on all the platforms.
Now, I must say I do not own a PS3, so I can't judge how well Uncharted and Ratchet & Clank would rack up (+Lair?), however I have played Ninja Gaiden Black on the Xbox so Sigma im sure would be a good contender. Ratchet & Clank were some of my PS2 fav's and I'm pretty sure the PS3 version is just a prettier version, so that would deserve a nod...and i've heard great things from Uncharted...my good budddy who recently picked up a PS3 was telling me about it, how immersive it is and all that stuff...and Lair...well ive heard mixed things. Mostly bad.
I own a 360. And a Wii. And a PS2. And a DS. Annnnd a PSP. Nothing for PSP is worth mentioning in my opinion, and as great as DS's library is, i feel only Zelda would be worthy mentioning.
And as great as Phantom Hour Glass is...I have to say something about the latest in my FAVOURITE video game series (..other than MGS): After playing it for 20 mins it felt pretty reppetitive, boring and "been there done that"...yet fun at the same time. It works well with the DS, very well which actually surprised me...but it was boring. And repetitive. Maybe i need to dig deeper into it.
Any way, on the console front i've played GoW2, which was amazing..RE4 for the second time on the Wii which was refreshing with the wiimote...Assassins Creed, which was kinda cool...really immersive, but it didnt hit a chord with me..Halo 3 which didnt blow me away at all...good game but not "OMFG" good, as it was hyped to be...CoD4 which has probably the best graphics all year and super tight controls, Mario Galaxy (which was the most fun ive have with a video game all year...also very pretty for a Wii tittle), Zack & Wiki..which is great, and a game that can only be done on the Wii...Metroid Prime 3 which was my most hyped game this year, Mass Effect which completely blows my mind away...and Bioshock.
Now, if i had to narrow my list down, of all the AAA games ive played this year, I would put Mass Effect, CoD4, MP3 and Mario Galaxy...o and Bioshock...in the list.
Mass Effect, however amazing it is, graphics and all...is really buggy. Like its got some problems there...and the enemies are just dumb.
MP3, while amazing and a great ride all the way through, didnt blow me away...it controls better than ANY console FPS i've ever played, but it just felt lacking.
Mario Galaxy....wow...now this game, seriously deserves a nod...It is so damn fun, and its just freakin mario...i had to wait 11 years for this game. I will definatly say it gets a thumbs up for GOTY, but -
Call of Duty 4 is a benchmark tittle because its got the whole package, but in my opinion the single player campaign was too short.
That leaves Bioshock.
And while i set bioshock aside to play all the other titles, i must say when i returned to it and beat it...
Wow...i couldnt believe i set it aside...it REALLY is the WHOLE package you want from a lengthy, in depth, tight, good looking, GREAT story, excellent AI, just you and the game...game.
Its amazing. I won't write a freakin review on why, but this game...untill you play it, and play it ALL the way through (and you like FPS) is really simply awesome...its the best fps ive played since Half Life 2, and when i compare it to all other games from all fronts, it just comes up top, obviously because the things i like in a game are very very well done here.
So my GOTY would be Bioshock.
What's yours?
I was just wondering what the community would pick as their respective GOTY awards.
Much respect goes out to the greats on all the platforms.
Now, I must say I do not own a PS3, so I can't judge how well Uncharted and Ratchet & Clank would rack up (+Lair?), however I have played Ninja Gaiden Black on the Xbox so Sigma im sure would be a good contender. Ratchet & Clank were some of my PS2 fav's and I'm pretty sure the PS3 version is just a prettier version, so that would deserve a nod...and i've heard great things from Uncharted...my good budddy who recently picked up a PS3 was telling me about it, how immersive it is and all that stuff...and Lair...well ive heard mixed things. Mostly bad.
I own a 360. And a Wii. And a PS2. And a DS. Annnnd a PSP. Nothing for PSP is worth mentioning in my opinion, and as great as DS's library is, i feel only Zelda would be worthy mentioning.
And as great as Phantom Hour Glass is...I have to say something about the latest in my FAVOURITE video game series (..other than MGS): After playing it for 20 mins it felt pretty reppetitive, boring and "been there done that"...yet fun at the same time. It works well with the DS, very well which actually surprised me...but it was boring. And repetitive. Maybe i need to dig deeper into it.
Any way, on the console front i've played GoW2, which was amazing..RE4 for the second time on the Wii which was refreshing with the wiimote...Assassins Creed, which was kinda cool...really immersive, but it didnt hit a chord with me..Halo 3 which didnt blow me away at all...good game but not "OMFG" good, as it was hyped to be...CoD4 which has probably the best graphics all year and super tight controls, Mario Galaxy (which was the most fun ive have with a video game all year...also very pretty for a Wii tittle), Zack & Wiki..which is great, and a game that can only be done on the Wii...Metroid Prime 3 which was my most hyped game this year, Mass Effect which completely blows my mind away...and Bioshock.
Now, if i had to narrow my list down, of all the AAA games ive played this year, I would put Mass Effect, CoD4, MP3 and Mario Galaxy...o and Bioshock...in the list.
Mass Effect, however amazing it is, graphics and all...is really buggy. Like its got some problems there...and the enemies are just dumb.
MP3, while amazing and a great ride all the way through, didnt blow me away...it controls better than ANY console FPS i've ever played, but it just felt lacking.
Mario Galaxy....wow...now this game, seriously deserves a nod...It is so damn fun, and its just freakin mario...i had to wait 11 years for this game. I will definatly say it gets a thumbs up for GOTY, but -
Call of Duty 4 is a benchmark tittle because its got the whole package, but in my opinion the single player campaign was too short.
That leaves Bioshock.
And while i set bioshock aside to play all the other titles, i must say when i returned to it and beat it...
Wow...i couldnt believe i set it aside...it REALLY is the WHOLE package you want from a lengthy, in depth, tight, good looking, GREAT story, excellent AI, just you and the game...game.
Its amazing. I won't write a freakin review on why, but this game...untill you play it, and play it ALL the way through (and you like FPS) is really simply awesome...its the best fps ive played since Half Life 2, and when i compare it to all other games from all fronts, it just comes up top, obviously because the things i like in a game are very very well done here.
So my GOTY would be Bioshock.
What's yours?