Superhero Hype! Game of the Year 2010

[Soapy]

Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2010: Day One

2010's 2009 Game of the Year: Borderlands

Best New Character: Mordin Solus

Best Original Song: Entrance Music from Pac-Man Championship Edition DX

Best Debut: Bayonetta

Best PC-Only Game: StarCraft II

Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2010: Day Two

Best Downloadable Add-On: Bioshock 2: Minerva's Den

Best Co-Op: Halo: Reach

Best Download-Only Game: Pac-Man Championship Edition DX

Best-Looking Game: Kirby's Epic Yarn

Best Xbox 360 Only Game: Halo: Reach

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2010: Day One



Best New Character: Mordin Solus

 

[Benstamania]

So...wait... GB picked Borderlands GOTY edition as 2010's GotY?

.....Really?

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

I think that category is for 2009 games that get re-released in 2010. Its not overall goty.

 

[Soapy]

It's basically just awarding a game from the previous year the GB crew played a ton of this year. For instance, Fallout 3 was 2009's 2008 Game of the Year.

 

[Master Chief]

Fallout 3 was 2009's 2008 Game of the Year.

....... how many years can they go back?

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

About a month old but still pretty neat.

Its gamesradar's top 7 best franchises of the current gen.

http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-best-new-franchises-of-this-generation/a-20101108105827182082

I pretty much agree with their list for the most part.

 

[Crockett]

Yep, I agreed on their choice for the first place.

 

[Havok83]

How would you guys vote in these categories?

1. PS3 Game of the Year
2. Xbox 360 Game of the Year
3. Wii Game of the Year
4. PSP Game of the Year
5. DS Game of the Year
6. PC Game of the Year
7. Best Downloadable Game
8. Best DLC for a Retail Game
9. Best Game No One Played
10. Worst Game Everyone Played
11. Best Action Game
12. Best Adventure Game
13. Best Fighting Game
14. Best Music/Rhythm Game
15. Best Shooter
16. Best Racing Game
17. Best RPG
18. Best Sports Game
19. Best Multiplayer Experience
20. Most Surprisingly Good Game
21. Biggest Disappointment of the Year
22. Most Innovative Game
23. Best Male Protagonist
24. Best Female Protagonist
25. Best New Protagonist
26. Best Boss Battles
27. Best Duo
28. Best New IP
29. Best Licensed Soundtrack
30. Best Original Soundtrack
31. Best Story
32. Best Graphics
33. Best Artistic Design
34. Most Memorable Gaming Moment
35. Best Use of a License
36. Best Comeback
37. Most Anticipated Title of 2011

 

[Havok83]

Here are my choices

1. PS3 Game of the Year
Heavy Rain

2. Xbox 360 Game of the Year
Dead Rising 2

3. Wii Game of the Year
Super Mario Galaxy 2

4. PSP Game of the Year
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

5. DS Game of the Year
N/A

6. PC Game of the Year
Mass Effect 2

7. Best Downloadable Game
Dead Nation, PSN

8. Best DLC for a Retail Game
Undead Nightmare, Red Dead Redemption

9. Best Game No One Played
Blur

10. Worst Game Everyone Played
Final Fantasy XIII

11. Best Action Game
God of War 3

12. Best Adventure Game
Heavy Rain

13. Best Fighting Game
Tatsunoko vs Capcom

14. Best Music/Rhythm Game
Rockband 3

15. Best Shooter
Bioshock 2

16. Best Racing Game
Blur

17. Best RPG
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep

18. Best Sports Game
NBA 2K11

19. Best Multiplayer Experience
Blur

20. Most Surprisingly Good Game
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

21. Biggest Disappointment of the Year
Final Fatasy XIII

22. Most Innovative Game
Heavy Rain

23. Best Male Protagonist
Ezio, Assasins Creed Brotherhood

24. Best Female Protagonist
Madison Paige, Heavy Rain

25. Best New Protagonist
John Marsten, Red Dead Redemption

26. Best Boss Battles
God of War 3

27. Best Duo
Trip and Monkey, Enslaved

28. Best New IP
Bayonetta

29. Best Licensed Soundtrack
DJ Hero 2

30. Best Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy XIII

31. Best Story
Heavy Rain

32. Best Graphics
God of War 3

33. Best Artistic Design
Limbo, XBLA

34. Most Memorable Gaming Moment
Origami Killer reveal, Heavy Rain

35. Best Use of a License
Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions

36. Best Comeback
Sonic 4

37. Most Anticipated Title of 2011
Infamous 2

 

[Spidey-Bat]

1. PS3 Game of the Year
Red Dead Redemption

2. Xbox 360 Game of the Year
Red Dead Redemption

3. Wii Game of the Year
Super Mario Galaxy 2

4. PSP Game of the Year
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep

5. DS Game of the Year
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver

6. PC Game of the Year
Starcraft 2

7. Best Downloadable Game
Toy Soldiers (I think that came out this year)

8. Best DLC for a Retail Game
Undead Nightmare (Red Dead Redemption)

9. Best Game No One Played
Transformers: War for Cybertron or Darksiders (which ever sold worse)

10. Worst Game Everyone Played
God of War III and CoD: Black Ops

11. Best Action Game
Red Dead Redemption

12. Best Adventure Game
Super Mario Galaxy 2

13. Best Fighting Game
Tatsunoko vs Capcom

14. Best Music/Rhythm Game
Rockband 3

15. Best Shooter
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

16. Best Racing Game
Modnation Racers

17. Best RPG
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep

18. Best Sports Game
Don't know

19. Best Multiplayer Experience
Don't know

20. Most Surprisingly Good Game
Transformers: War for Cybertron

21. Biggest Disappointment of the Year
Star Wars: Force Unleashed II (didn't play it, but what I heard made it sound awful), Heavy Rain (mostly boring, little exciting moments, horrible story)

22. Most Innovative Game
Heavy Rain

23. Best Male Protagonist
Ezio Auditore

24. Best Female Protagonist
Bayonetta

25. Best New Protagonist
John Marsten

26. Best Boss Battles
Super Mario Galaxy 2

27. Best Duo
Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong

28. Best New IP
Red Dead Redemption

29. Best Licensed Soundtrack
30. Best Original Soundtrack
I don't pay attention to soundtrack so I don't know who to pick.

31. Best Story
Red Dead Redemption

32. Best Graphics
God of War III

33. Best Artistic Design
Kirby Epic Yarn

34. Most Memorable Gaming Moment
End of Red Dead Redemption (not the epilogue)

35. Best Use of a License
Transformers: War for Cybertron

36. Best Comeback
Donkey Kong Country Returns

37. Most Anticipated Title of 2011
Elder Scrolls V and Uncharted 3

 

[Soapy]

I didn't vote in the categories I didn't care about or had no opinion in.

1. PS3 Game of the Year
The Sly Collection

2. Xbox 360 Game of the Year
Halo: Reach

6. PC Game of the Year
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

7. Best Downloadable Game
Super Meat Boy

8. Best DLC for a Retail Game
Lair of the Shadow Broker

11. Best Action Game
Red Dead Redemption

13. Best Fighting Game
Super Street Fighter IV

15. Best Shooter
Call of Duty: Black Ops

17. Best RPG
Mass Effect 2

19. Best Multiplayer Experience
Red Dead Redemption

21. Biggest Disappointment of the Year
Fable III

30. Best Original Soundtrack
VVVVVV

32. Best Graphics
Final Fantasy XIII

33. Best Artistic Design
Kirby's Epic Yarn

34. Most Memorable Gaming Moment
John Marston's Death.

37. Most Anticipated Title of 2011
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Portal 2

 

[Electro UK]

PS3 Game of the Year
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (Runner up Battlefield: Bad Company 2)

Xbox 360 Game of the Year
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (Runner up Splinter Cell: Conviction)

Wii Game of the Year
Metroid: Other M

PSP Game of the Year
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

PC Game of the Year
Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Best Downloadable Game
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Best DLC for a Retail Game
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare

Best Game No One Played
Yakuza 3 (Runner up 3D Dot Game Heroes)

Worst Game Everyone Played
Call of Duty: Black Ops (Runner up Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood)

Best Action Game
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Best Adventure Game
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Best Shooter
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Best Racing Game
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

Best Multiplayer Experience
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Most Surprisingly Good Game
Naruto Shippudem Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (Runner up Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)

Biggest Disappointment of the Year
Heavy Rain

Best Male Protagonist
Kazuma Kiryu - Yakuza 3

Best Female Protagonist
Trip - Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

Best New Protagonist
Gabriel Belmont - Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Best Boss Battles
God of War III

Best Duo
Kane and Lynch - Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days

Best New IP
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

Best Original Soundtrack
God of War III

Best Story
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Best Graphics
God of War III (Runner up Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)

Best Artistic Design
I hate to beat a dead horse but Casltevania: Lords of Shadow

Most Memorable Gaming Moment
The ending twist to Casltevania: Lords of Shadow (Runner ups Mexico in Red Dead Redemption, the ending cutscene for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and the Chronos battle in God of War III)

Best Use of a License
Transformers: War for Cybertron

Best Comeback
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Most Anticipated Title of 2011
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Sure do like them Castlevanias

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

PS3 Game of the Year

Red Dead Redemption

Xbox 360 Game of the Year

Mass Effect 2

PC Game of the Year

StarCraft 2

Best Game No One Played

Enslaved

Best Action Game

Red Dead Redemption

Best Adventure Game

Enslaved

Best Shooter

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Best RPG

Mass Effect 2

Best Multiplayer Experience

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Biggest Disappointment of the Year

Alan Wake

Best Male Protagonist

Commander Shepard

Best Female Protagonist

Commander Shepard

Best New Protagonist

John Marston

Best Duo

Shepard/Garrus

Best Story

Mass Effect 2

Best Graphics

Heavy Rain

Best Artistic Design

Mass Effect 2

Best New IP

Alan Wake

Most Memorable Gaming Moment

Suicide Mission - Mass Effect 2

Best Comeback

Halo Reach

Most Anticipated Title of 2011

Mass Effect 3

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

Red Dead swept the Gamespot awards pretty handily and ME2 did the same over at Gametrailers.

It seems like these two games are pretty much just hogging all the awards this year.

 

[socool]

Red Dead swept the Gamespot awards pretty handily and ME2 did the same over at Gametrailers.

It seems like these two games are pretty much just hogging all the awards this year.

They deserve it. Although I have a hard time picking either.

I'm not a big sci-fi guy but I really don't like western stuff, so I was very torn between which one I liked. Game-wise they are both brilliant but I found myself enjoying ME2 a little more.

I REALLY hate westerns.

 

[Benstamania]

How can you be a full blooded American male and hate westerns?! As much as I like RDR Mass Effect 2 was near perfect, IMHO.

 

[socool]

How can you be a full blooded American male and hate westerns?! As much as I like RDR Mass Effect 2 was near perfect, IMHO.

1) Who said I was American? (I am, I'm just wondering how you came to that conclusion)

2) I don't know. I TRY to like RDR but I find it hard. When it works, RDR is ****ing AWESOME! Like I said though, it's very well made. I don't like it on a personal level

 

[Benstamania]

Well, technically I wasn't concluded as I asked how could you be American and hate westerns... leaving room for you to be another Nationality....

/Saveface

1. PS3 Game of the Year
Heavy Rain

2. Xbox 360 Game of the Year
Mass Effect 2

3. Wii Game of the Year
Donkey Kong Country Returns

4. PSP Game of the Year
n/a

5. DS Game of the Year
N/A

6. PC Game of the Year
N/A

7. Best Downloadable Game
Dead Nation, PSN

8. Best DLC for a Retail Game
Undead Nightmare, Red Dead Redemption

9. Best Game No One Played
3D Dot Heroes

10. Worst Game Everyone Played
Final Fantasy XIII

11. Best Action Game
Vanquish

12. Best Action/Adventure Game
Splinter Cell: Conviction

13. Best Fighting Game
Did Super Street Fighter 4 release this year? If so... then that.

14. Best Music/Rhythm Game
zzzZZZzzz

15. Best Shooter
Halo: Reach

16. Best Racing Game
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

17. Best RPG
Mass Effect 2

18. Best Sports Game
NBA 2K11

19. Best Multiplayer Experience
Halo: Reach

20. Most Surprisingly Good Game
Heavy Rain (I was expecting to NOT like it...)

21. Biggest Disappointment of the Year
Final Fatasy XIII/God of War III

22. Most Innovative Game
Heavy Rain

23. Best Male Protagonist
Commander Sheppard - Mass Effect 2

24. Best Female Protagonist
Samus Aran - Metroid Trilogy/Metroid: Other M

25. Best New Protagonist
John Marsten, Red Dead Redemption

26. Best Boss Battles
Donkey Kong Country Returns

27. Best Duo
Donkey and Diddy Kong

28. Best New IP
3D Dot Game Heroes

29. Best Licensed Soundtrack
*shrug*

30. Best Original Soundtrack
Halo: Reach/Donkey Kong Country Returns

31. Best Story
Mass Effect 2

32. Best Graphics
I'll give this to GoW III, the lighting and over all look was fantastic.

33. Best Artistic Design
I'm going to say RDR just because while riding a horse across the open desert... was amazing to just look at.

34. Most Memorable Gaming Moment
Jack Marston's Revenge - RDR

35. Best Use of a License
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (was there any other GOOD licensed games...?)

36. Best Comeback
Donkey Kong

38. Best Platformer
The Sly Collection

38. Most Anticipated Title of 2011
To many to name just one. Mass Effect 3, Batman: AC, Elder Scrolls V and Uncharted 3.

I also added "best platformer" and changed Adventure to Action/Adventure for my list.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

What's innovative in Heavy Rain?

 

[Benstamania]

The entire way you play it?

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

The entire way you play it?

Please be specific.

 

[Havok83]

Please be specific.

Im assuming you've never played it? Theres absolutely no game on the market like it. The closest was Indigo Prophecy, made by the same developers, years ago, but HR expands and improves upon that game in every way. Its plays out like an interactive movie and I beleive the developers wanted to create their own gaming genre with this. Id love it if other developrs were to follow and create non-traditional games like this. Here's a gameplay clip of one section. Warning it does contain spoilers

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Im assuming you've never played it?

I have. Which is why I am puzzled whenever anybody brings it up as innovative.

Its plays out like an interactive movie

An adventure game designed with buttons instead of point and click was how it played to me. Quick time triggers, multiple branching paths, cut-scenes, player/NPC dialogue have all existed and been used within them. About the only thing that I would consider as even remotely close to innovative is a lack of puzzles (although the actual definition of puzzles is vague in itself so it could actually quality in that regard also) which some adventure games were pretty much already devoid of anyway. The voice acting and story weren't exceptional either. Multiple controllable characters in a single over-arching story have also been done in adventure games.

In my books, for the game to be play out like an "interactive movie" the entire thing would have to be a movie, which it isn't.
Besides, Dragon layer already done that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vQaztLFRSM

the developers wanted to create their own gaming genre with this.

I don't see how they have done anything that hasn't been done before.
That seems kiinda pretentious to me.

Here's a gameplay clip of one section. Warning it does contain spoilers

It looks like an adventure game.

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This one also had multiple branching paths with 12 endings, depending oh who does what, who lives and who dies, it came out in 1997.

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[Soapy]

Yeah, Heavy Rain is just a modern take on the adventure game genre.