Which videogame will become 2008's greatest?

Originally posted by NonSensi-Klown
I disagree with this.

If Halo 3 came out under a different name without any of the hype, but was the same game, it would never be in the running.

You know this and I know this.

-AC

Originally posted by ragesRemorse
Well, you might be able to make that comparison but prince of persia is probably a better comparison. The environment and acrobatics in AC and POP, are both, important aspects but POP implemented environmental puzzles as part of the gameplay, much like Mirrors Edge. I know you were probably just taking a piss but i thought i would chime in because Mirrors Edge does a very good job at creating it's own unique gameplay that doesn't really feel like anything you have played in other games.

lol, yeah, i was...

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
If Halo 3 came out under a different name without any of the hype, but was the same game, it would never be in the running.

You know this and I know this.

-AC

O RLY?

Originally posted by Peach
There's only so long that you can do the same thing over and over before it gets boring.

Originally posted by Zack Fair
O RLY?

You beg to differ?

You think it would have been given the same amount of praise and ratings if it wasn't as hyped?

Let's not be ridiculous.

Let's also not forget that people judge Halo on multiplayer. As a single player game, it's pathetically overrated.

-AC

I beg to differ but I do not wish to engage in a never ending war with you.

Like I said before I am happy with disagreeing with you and I do not wish to enter an argument because you will not change my stance on the subject and neither will you. So all in all its just a waste of time.

Say AC did you play GoW2? If you did what do you think of it?

I've been reading the user reviews on Gears of War 2 on Gamefly. People are giving the game poor scores, like, 5 or 6 out of ten because of bad multiplayer. That annoys the shit out me

Well... the multiplayer is pretty bad. At least compared to the first one.

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
You beg to differ?

You think it would have been given the same amount of praise and ratings if it wasn't as hyped?

Let's not be ridiculous.

Let's also not forget that people judge Halo on multiplayer. As a single player game, it's pathetically overrated.

-AC

the halo multiplayer (the first game) was pretty shite too. not the lag, which was actually decent at times. the maps were good too. it was the fact that so many maps were full of downright idiots. i swear, whoever lets 12 year old kids play games online is a complete and utter douche.

I'm not trying to change your stance, Zack.

I'm curious as to how you feel Halo games would get the amount of praise they do without the hype.

Originally posted by NonSensi-Klown
Well... the multiplayer is pretty bad. At least compared to the first one.

So then rate the multiplayer as bad, not the game itself.

Unless the makers specifically say that a game is created for the purposes of multiplayer, multiplayer will always be an optional mode, and one that is not to be considered equal to the main game.

If Bungie swallowed their pride and admitted that the Halo trilogy sucks as a single player game, I'd have more respect.

There's a reason Halo is only rated amazingly on the strength of; "Well, when you play it with EVERYONE ELSE...". Exactly, people forget that.

-AC

Starcraft 2 is not going to be innovative, I mean sure its mission style and some of its units may be diffrent or blurred formulas that are similiar to earlier versions but I would guarantee it will be a massive seller.

so that's what constitutes a great game now?...selling alot of copies?

some of the games that got the higher accolades in the last few years were highly innovative and i'm glad they haven't been squeezed for every penny by yearly cash cow sequels...things such as shadow of the colossus, Ico and Rez

genuinely brilliant and innovative games...did they sell a ton of copies?...not relatively speaking, no...but they were still far better than the massive amounts of cash cow yearly crap that many franchises have become

So far I think GoW2 and GTA4 are really great. I like Little Big Planet as well, but I doubt anybody besides me and maybe a select few would nominate it as being (one of) the best games of 2008.

I'm planning on playing Fable 2 and Fallout 3 this year though, so I won't vote yet.

Also, why MK vs. DC and Tomb Raider are on this list is beyond me...

Mario Kart Wii wins the world for me. On-line play is, like, super fun, ye know?

Originally posted by Slay
So far I think GoW2 and GTA4 are really great. I like Little Big Planet as well, but I doubt anybody besides me and maybe a select few would nominate it as being (one of) the best games of 2008.

I'm planning on playing Fable 2 and Fallout 3 this year though, so I won't vote yet.

Also, why MK vs. DC and Tomb Raider are on this list is beyond me...

I do think LBP should get it.

Originally posted by Slay
Also, why MK vs. DC and Tomb Raider are on this list is beyond me...

You dare mock Tomb Raider and MKvsDC? They're good games and that's why they're in the list. Deal with it.

No fighting game should ever be on a list like this.

Essentially there isn't much to them, they have no right being held up against the likes of games that have a story and such.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
No fighting game should ever be on a list like this.

Essentially there isn't much to them, they have no right being held up against the likes of games that have a story and such.

-AC

DC vs MK actually has a deeper story mode than the average fighter... Compared to Gears, it has it in spades...

I know its a general rule of thumb that fighters have feck all story, but this is more of an exception, imo...

Not saying DC vs Mk is the best game of the year, but imo it has as much right to be up there as Gears or Saints Row when talking about plot...

I think it really depends on what you are looking for. If the people that give out awards just want to crown the game that was the most fun (to them) that year I think a fighter may very well be included. Also if you go by graphics, or gameplay...actually, I think I just flat out disagree with AC. A fighting game may very well be the best game of a year in many categories.

What Game of the Year award are we talking about here, anyways?