Ein Bear
Member
Xenoblade shouldn't even have been eligible really.
I raised an eyebrow at that one too, but fuck it - a game that good deserves it!
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NeoGAF Games of the Year 2012 Awards
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I raised an eyebrow at that one too, but fuck it - a game that good deserves it!
Spiffy_1st
Member
I just though 'hey, is the GAF GotY thread up yet', clicked on gaming side and bam.
I'm ok with the top two.
I'm ok with the top two.
i find it hard to believe i'd be the only person who didn't care for the mix of bad level design on the ground levels and the worst control method in a video game.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Oh thank the lord Journey won!
TWD is hardly deserving of it, and felt it was close.
TWD is hardly deserving of it, and felt it was close.
How many people who actually played Mark OF The Ninja didn't put it on their list somewhere? Is there anybody?
Virtue's Last Reward makes Top-12! I approve!
Thanks so much guys for tallying that and putting this together.
Yes, very nice. It's good to see such a niche game is at least popular among all the Gaffers. Great game, and I hope it was a success for Aksys/RSG in the west.
Snowden's Secret
Banned
QWOP?
Because your reason given on the GOTY vote said you didn't. Reasonable assumption.
I didn't include it. No particular reason, though. I think it's a good game, but not among my very favorites this year.
I said that about the Walking Dead silly.
Sapphire Dreams
Member
Yay for journey!
close enough, i guess
Doh! Okay, you should have finished TWD and voted it higher!
Honestly I don't agree with either of the top 2. Journey is good but not top 15 for me. I haven't played TWD but I have a really hard time believing it's so much better than other Telltale games, and while I'll probably end up playing it I might not get what others have out of it since I'm not into the series otherwise.
It's pretty debatable with those ground controls.
It's pretty debatable with those ground controls.
Actually the worst control method in a video game is Mega Man Anniversary Collection on Gamecube, where the common buttons for jump and shoot were swapped, making the game virtually unplayable. But, uh, don't let me stop you from believing a game with solid touch controls that demand a little bit more dexterity of a player is somehow awful.
slaughterking
Member
I'm surprised to see some of these games as high as they are, and while I personally don't agree with a lot of the Top 10 games I don't find them very offensive either.
And these ten people are totally okay:
1. ShockingAlberto (94)
2. grandjedi6 (84)
3. RoeBear (79)
4. Capell (76)
5. jj984jj (71)
6. Dinosur (63)
6. Saiyar (63)
8. Xilium (62)
9. Grisby (61)
10. Alex (60)
And these ten people are totally okay:
1. ShockingAlberto (94)
2. grandjedi6 (84)
3. RoeBear (79)
4. Capell (76)
5. jj984jj (71)
6. Dinosur (63)
6. Saiyar (63)
8. Xilium (62)
9. Grisby (61)
10. Alex (60)
Cheesemeister
Member
Marcel knows what's up.
oh no, two buttons were switched. you're right, that's much worse than the variety of tapping and sliding a stylus across a touch pad in a controller that virtually required a piece of plastic to actually steady it enough to work.
Messofanego
Banned
Mine too!!!
If you do prepare to get crushed by the O.G. hipster.
I think Yirba takes that crown.
There are some that have lower affinity but they don't have 10 games on their list.
Maybe some one with better understanding on how to quickly find the most unique poster can find the actual one.
the game pretty much sucks, and there's very little in the way of adventuring. it has a decent script and it makes you think you are making choices that affect the outcome, but it's more like mass effect. fear the rainbow. taste the rainbow.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Kid Icarus in the top 10.
VLR at 12.
Not bad GAF. Not bad
VLR at 12.
Not bad GAF. Not bad
The Bookerman
Member
I think I was one of the people who couldn't get past the point that somehow you can't have a great experience with someone you know, in the end I was disappointed that there was no local co-op. I enjoyed the game but I couldn't let that go.
I'll be sure to try TWD though, I've enjoyed Telltale games in the past so maybe I am missing out.
I also need to play MoTN.
I am right. The complaints about Kid Icarus: Uprising's touch controls are way overstated. If you somehow have Comically Large Donkey Kong Hands Disease that prevents you from enjoying the game then I'm sorry for the bad deal that life gave you. It doesn't take away from the fact that it's a solid game.
DerZuhälter
Member
Thanks for the effort.
Lovely list and data.
Some games a bit too high for my taste (Borderlands 2, Dishonored) some a bit too low (The Darkness 2, which was decent [no points or mention from me either, I too forgot it!], FTL & Mark of the Ninja are exceptional, they need to get in the hands of more people), but no "Oh my lawd... what have you done GAF"- reaction from me.
Will participate next time too!
EDIT:
Whattup brahs?
Lovely list and data.
Some games a bit too high for my taste (Borderlands 2, Dishonored) some a bit too low (The Darkness 2, which was decent [no points or mention from me either, I too forgot it!], FTL & Mark of the Ninja are exceptional, they need to get in the hands of more people), but no "Oh my lawd... what have you done GAF"- reaction from me.
Will participate next time too!
EDIT:
Whattup brahs?
yurinka
Member
Great GOTY results, GAF! I only missed more love for SFxT. Otherwise it's maybe my favorite GOTY 2012 list.
Well deserved, Journey!
Let's hope the publishers take note for their AAA seeing this quantity of 'small', 'low budget', and sometimes 'indie' games with new ideas up there in the GOTY lists.
Well deserved, Journey!
Let's hope the publishers take note for their AAA seeing this quantity of 'small', 'low budget', and sometimes 'indie' games with new ideas up there in the GOTY lists.
There's probably someone who voted for just one game which also happened to be a game no other person voted for, but I'd like to see these statistics too. Who wins Most Hipster 2012?
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Pretty good List GAF.
The only thing I feel had to be on the list that wasnt at the end was Binary Domain, but the rest is really good.
The only thing I feel had to be on the list that wasnt at the end was Binary Domain, but the rest is really good.
Spieler Eins
Member
This is my first GotY thread on GAF, holy shit at that affinity list thing - now, that's amazing. Nice to see at least a handful of people slightly sharing my very specific taste.
Expect to see a lot of Last of Us and Metal Gear Rising. There'll probably be some unannounced Nintendo game which gets ton of critical acclaim later in the year too. Unannounced because all Nintendo games get announced 2 days before release. Lol.
R_thanatos
Member
hey i think that with "Resident Evil: Revelaitons = 130 points, 3 honorable mentions" you've made a mis--
Oh wait ..
nevermind.gotta love the work this was done to summarize all of this.
Oh wait ..
nevermind.gotta love the work this was done to summarize all of this.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
They're all balanced out by Kid Icarus, which is possibly the most gamey game I've ever gamed