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GOTY 2012 what's yours and why.

Postby Bluecast » Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:05 am

Year is nearing it's end. Most the major releases done.


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The Last Story-Mistwalker

Runner up Darksiders II


The Last Story I already did a huge review of and talked plenty about it.
The biggest reason I love this game is Final Fantasy is back in full with this game. Ok so it's not Square. However it is the man who created FF. The name is no coincidence. Not to mention composer from FF so you know the music is fantastic. The game also have a ivalice feel from Vagrant Story and FFXII. The battle system pushes the genre forward. The characters are amazingly human and well written. Acting is great. Story is great. They streamlined the JRPG genre in so many ways. Grinding is gone,real time action,TPS and strategy. Short game but that's because the fat of most RPG's is cut. It's not just my #1 game of 2012 but one of my fave RPG's ever made.


Darksiders II as runner up. Game had many technical problems and limp story. However the gameplay was fantastic. Death is a very cool character. The style is either love or hate but I loved it. Music,WOW the music is some of the best in a game in a long while. I really did play the hell out of this game even when there was little to do. The gimp story and technical issues and a few questionable calls in dungeons area's overall is a really good game that could have been better.




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Gravity Rush.
Granted not fully finished the game. Damn near the end. This game has so much style. Great music and presentation and characters. Mostly the controls work great. Some of it feels like a forced on gimmick. Story I do know ends too quick without resolution. Combat needs work. However it's a fun game. To me it's the first game to give me a true sense of flying despite on a small screen. I mean you are in full control of every movement of her flight.(ok so not technically flying but whatever) Then using sides of buildings or rooftops as a playground is so same satisfying! No Rocket Packs or planes. We may never get a good Superman game but this may be the closest thing you get to playing a superhero and fly around a big city or use it as a hopping playground.
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Re: GOTY 2012 what's yours and why.

Postby Who Really Cares? » Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:06 am

I'll let you know at the end of next month as my game buying has not quite ended.

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Re: GOTY 2012 what's yours and why.

Postby Segata Sanshiro Jr. » Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:42 am

I might hold off till Jan to answer this since i still have ninja Gaiden 3 and ZombiU to finish.
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Re: GOTY 2012 what's yours and why.

Postby Luvly KM » Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:24 am

Xcom: Enemy Unknown

- Balanced, well oiled gameplay
- Role playing with your characters. You really begin to care about them and afix them with certain personality traits (xcom is more a story about a bunch of humans than an alien invasion)
- Punishing but fair: a game which values your decisions
- excellent in-game economy makes the base management matter
- Overall just very well designed, its one of those games you know the team enjoyed making
- Good multiplayer

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Re: GOTY 2012 what's yours and why.

Postby ThyDarkAngel » Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:11 pm

I swear by all things I hold sacred (only a few, to be honest) that my sense of time is so messed up that I will have to consult wikipedia several times to know what games I played this year were actually released this year.

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Re: GOTY 2012 what's yours and why.

Postby Lan Di-sama » Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:50 pm

Nights into Dreams HD?

I think this is the one and only game I played this year. Which is sad, as it doesn't really count. I think the last new release I purchased was Rayman Origins last year.

Would like to get my hands on The Last Story or Xenoblade for Wii, though.
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Re: GOTY 2012 what's yours and why.

Postby ThyDarkAngel » Fri Nov 23, 2012 2:04 pm

^I personally think is awesome we can replay it, in HD, in 2012. :)

Jet Set Radio HD is without a doubt one of the best games I touched this year.
Couldn't finish it though before I was without my Ps3.
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Re: GOTY 2012 what's yours and why.

Postby OL » Fri Nov 23, 2012 2:13 pm

ThyDarkAngel wrote: I swear by all things I hold sacred (only a few, to be honest) that my sense of time is so messed up that I will have to consult wikipedia several times to know what games I played this year were actually released this year.


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Yeah, I was having to do that too.
I'm still recording footage for my GotY video, but the writing is almost done. It's not Shakespeare, but it should work well enough. Can't actually finish anything before nearing the end of December though.
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Re: GOTY 2012 what's yours and why.

Postby Spokane » Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:51 pm

Well I still have yet to get Sleeping Dogs and AC3 until I decide myself. And Dishonored. I guess what I am saying is I probably won't know my 2012 until maybe sometime next year :lol: .
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Re: GOTY 2012 what's yours and why.

Postby Lan Di-sama » Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:34 pm

ThyDarkAngel wrote: ^I personally think is awesome we can replay it, in HD, in 2012. :)

Jet Set Radio HD is without a doubt one of the best games I touched this year.
Couldn't finish it though before I was without my Ps3.


I passed up Jet Set for nights. I remembered some of the bad points of the game (controls and camera mainly) and it turned me off a little. I do have the utmost respect for the game though, I just don't know if I'd be able to get back into it. I think once final exams end I might give it a shot. My DC copy is buggy and it's hard to regret a $10 purchase.
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Shenmue Dojo Game's of the Year

Postby Axm » Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:21 pm

OOOOKAY

Lets all come together around the camp fire and sing us our praises for the games this year we thought were best on each respective system and overall.

I will create the categories. Lets all try to please PLEASE limit ourselves to just one choice per category. This will make it easy for us to tally them up in the end and keep it clean.
If you wish to abstain from voting for a particular system's titles because you lack the opinion or experience then please do so. Nothing worse than a poser.

Limit these choices to just those released in 2012





Best Xbox 360 game:
Best PS3 game:
Best Wii game:
Best Wii U game:
Best PS Vita game:
Best 3DS/DS game:
Best PC game:

Game of the Year runner up:
Game of the Year:





Happy voting!
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Re: Shenmue Dojo Game's of the Year

Postby Axm » Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:29 pm

Best Xbox 360 game: Halo 4
Best PS3 game: Assassin's Creed 3
Best PS Vita game: Persona 4: Golden

Game of the Year runner up: Resident Evil 6
Game of the Year: Mass Effect 3
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Re: Shenmue Dojo Game's of the Year

Postby mrslig100 » Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:31 pm

Best Xbox 360 game: Rayman origins.
Best PS3 game: Ill get back to you on that one.
Best Wii game: N/A.
Best Wii U game: Didn't even know they where out :P
Best PS Vita game: N/A.
Best 3DS/DS game: Zelda, ocarina of time 3D.
Best PC game: Strangers wrath HD.

Game of the Year:
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Re: Shenmue Dojo Game's of the Year

Postby Segata Sanshiro Jr. » Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:56 pm

Best Xbox 360 game:n/a no exclusive game impressed me
Best PS3 game:Yakuza Dead Souls
Best Wii game:Xenoblade
Best Wii U game:ZombiU
Best PS Vita game:Legend of Heroes: Trails of Zero
Best 3DS/DS game:Kid Icarus Uprising
Best PC game:Ys Origin

Game of the Year runner up:Binary Domain
Game of the Year:(begrudgingly) Assassin's Creed 3

It bothers me that as much as i like the game, its not as good as its predecessor, which I didn't feel was the best game to release that year
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Re: Shenmue Dojo Game's of the Year

Postby Martin » Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:14 pm

Journey for PS3.
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