What Game Of The Year Awards Would You Like?

54 responses to “What Game Of The Year Awards Would You Like?”

1. 

   Matthew Smith

   December 10, 2009 at 11:09 am

   Please please please make a Atkinson’s “Think of the Children” Award for the game most/least deserving of a R18+ rating, or somesuch.

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   1. 

      Darius

      December 10, 2009 at 12:40 pm

      Or how about the highest “most bullets to quality of game ratio”

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2. 

   Ross Edwards

   December 10, 2009 at 11:11 am

   I find that the most interesting polls are ones that ask a question I am actually interested in seeing the answer for. Asking something like “which of these games was your favourite game this year” while interesting on its own, i would expect the results to line up with general sales and reviews. Thus it wouldn’t be the most interesting poll possible. Where as say a question like: “Which of these innovations this year was your favourite” i would find more interesting.

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3. 

   Stephan Kold-Labia

   December 10, 2009 at 11:15 am

   Party at the Dolphin.

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4. 

   acharis

   December 10, 2009 at 11:21 am

   Interesting categories. People usually know what the best selling/rated game in XYZ genre is going to be. How about Best Story? Best plot twist? Most ban-able? Lamest dialogue? Most over-hyped? Best soundtrack?

   Try & arrange a poll that isn’t easy to fudge/skew the results.

   Acknowledge runners up (so the comments aren’t pages of people bitching about what you’ve overlooked & why)

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   1. 

      mount-eerie

      December 10, 2009 at 12:21 pm

      Agreed more categories than simply “game of the year” are always fun to read.

      Could be displayed as both best and worst eg: best/worst dialogue, best/worst multiplayer etc.

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   2. 

      706

      December 10, 2009 at 1:48 pm

      I agree with this idea too. Too often the categories just end up being a ‘most popular’ game. I, as others have already said, fear MW2 taking a big one like game of the year, when honestly I wasn’t all that impressed.

      I would also like to see some ‘worst’ categories, though these dont necessarily have to be real award categories, more like ways to just point out moronic decisions in the gaming world. Like ‘best game that got the guts ripped out of it’ for L4D2.

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5. 

   Pottsy

   December 10, 2009 at 11:23 am

   Uncharted 2, hands down.

   I think BatmanAA, SFIV, COD-MW2 and Fifa10 also quality titles.

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   1. 

      David Wildgoose

      December 10, 2009 at 11:31 am

      I’m asking how you would like the readers awards conducted, not what you’d vote for.

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   2. 

      Pottsy

      December 10, 2009 at 11:39 am

      wait, jumped the gun and didn’t read that question correctly. Silly children wanting me to help them with their Math.

      Real answer, the diversity of choices that the reader has. Also polls that cover the different categories for the different genre. Ie fifa (sports), brutal legend (adventure), cod (fps) all quality titles and I’d personally like to see breakdown of what readers’ poll in different genres before they GOTY poll.

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6. 

   Andrew

   December 10, 2009 at 11:25 am

   I think you could do a “best and worst of” type thing, just have people cast their votes in the comments

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7. 

   DavidR

   December 10, 2009 at 11:33 am

   For me, long diatribes on why such and such a game is good can be fascinating to read if written well and honestly. How it affected you, what time of year did you play it and if that made a difference, stuff like that. That and the occasional mention of a specific section of the game and how you played it always fascinate me.

   Dead Space was mine for 2008.

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8. 

   Endu

   December 10, 2009 at 11:47 am

   Best cinematics? Best multiplayer moments? Most frustrating?

   Just a few I’d like to see.

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9. 

   Sampsanite

   December 10, 2009 at 11:56 am

   What about the worst piece of crap award. *cough* Darkest Of Days *cough*

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10. 

    Ross Edwards

    December 10, 2009 at 11:59 am

    One factor i often consider when purchasing a game is how long will it entertain me? I enjoyed the new COD and got many many hours up. I then play another game and finish it in 5 – 10 hours and never touch it again.

    So really I’d be interested in a playtime type poll. Might inspire me to purchase a game i normally wouldnt.

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11. 

    Dale Williams

    December 10, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    Simple categories and a tally of each person’s answers: “Best”, “Worst”, “Best Newcomer”, “Most Surprising”, “Most Improved”, “Best Indie”, “Best Sequel” etc…

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12. 

    Justin Robson

    December 10, 2009 at 12:11 pm

    I think there’s two questions you should be asking… which game do you think SHOULD get GOTY…. annnd, which game you think WILL get it…

    As in, not all games are created equal. You know a lot of big sites are going to go with what sold well, and kind of neglect the games that really deserve it… I’m more interested in what people think deserve it more than anything.

    Seems unfair on games like Uncharted 2, which anyone can tell you hasn’t sold nearly as many copies as Modern Warfare… but is in a lot of ways the better game.

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13. 

    Reoh

    December 10, 2009 at 12:16 pm

    What I would really like to see is a special award for games that are evolving the media into uncharted territory. Taking them from being the classic view of a game and pushing them into exploring other areas much as film, music, and the written word has done before.

    As a nomination I would recomment Atomic Games’ “6 Days in Falujah.” Awarded for their dilligent effort in unbiasedly preserving an historical event, despite significant bigotry from much of the media.

    It is not a disservice, to remember and honor those who fought, those who died, and those who were loved by friends and family. Think of the game not as making money off fallen heroes, but preserving their memory and bravery (for both sides of the conflict).

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14. 

    Fracture

    December 10, 2009 at 12:22 pm

    http://www.gameclassification.com/files/games/Walker.png THE MOST BAD ASS GAME EVER MADE. … HANDS DOWN … anything naughtydog make is good … far cry 2 … I … . . zzzzzzz

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    1. 

       David Wildgoose

       December 10, 2009 at 12:27 pm

       Fracture, I think it’s time for your medication.

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       1. 

          Darius

          December 10, 2009 at 3:13 pm

          Or time to get OFF the medication…

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15. 

    oggob

    December 10, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    perhaps we could name them the Goosey’s/Geese Awards… (sp? grammar?)

    The Golden Goose of the Year
    Best Lead Gander
    Best Lead Hen
    Best Gosling (New Character)
    Best Gathering Of Geese (Best Publisher)
    Best Goose (Top Gun) Impression (Game that ‘died’ at retail)
    Best Goose(bumps) Game (Thriller/Horror Game)

    ok… I’ve got nothing more and will show myself out… :p

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    1. 

       Choc

       December 10, 2009 at 12:29 pm

       i like golden goose lol that can be goty category

       ‘Best Banned in Australia game 2009’

       as tehre was enough to justify a category :p

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16. 

    greg

    December 10, 2009 at 12:28 pm

    use flash to make a maze you have to solve before you can vote that way only people with time to kill and the brains to match can vote

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17. 

    HotDamn!

    December 10, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    Maybe a couple of random categories…

    Like ‘Coolest Gun Award’, ‘Most Br00tl Finishing Move Award’, ‘Most Popular Licensed Music Track Award’, ‘Most Loved Protagonist Award’, ‘Most Creative Use of In-Game Intel Award’, ‘Most Entertaining In-Game Magazine Cover’….

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18. 

    Lorrie

    December 10, 2009 at 12:41 pm

    Personally I would love to see 10 Nominees for game of the year. Not in any Order at all and you write it up as you did last year.

    Then pick your own Personal Favourite game.
    Alongside catogories such as best innovation. Biggest suprise, biggest dissapointment and such

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19. 

    Michael Nguyen

    December 10, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    The Uncharted 2 Award.

    Only because without it, it’d be too unfair for the rest of the competition because we all know Uncharted 2 will trounce everything.

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20. 

    Jay

    December 10, 2009 at 12:51 pm

    No doubt Uncharted 2 will take the award considering Kotaku never STFU about it even before it was released.

    WITH THAT SAID – it does deserve it.

    Umm like someone said, one thing i’d like to see is the opposite of each award. A worst for each best.

    Multiplayer, Online, Exclusive, Sound, Graphics, Voice-talk

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21. 

    Adrian

    December 10, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    As long as you have best Flash game, I’m happy.

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22. 

    PirateOfTreasure

    December 10, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    I like the goose stuffs ^^

    Most pointless plot
    Best Line of dialogue
    Best NEW character
    Funniest moment
    Best artwork/graphics (not the same as most realistic)

    If you were to pick one from my list it should be most pointless plot. Games developers really need the efforts in incoherence and futility recognized.

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23. 

    url404

    December 10, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    How about these for poll items:

    The Far Cry 2 award: Which game this year came closest to perfection but had one or two major issues that kept it from being universally loved by gamers (even if critics loved them)?

    The inside baseball award: Which gaming terms were you most sick of hearing about this year (motion control, emergent narrative, social gaming etc)?

    The Foot in Mouth disease award: What was the craziest statement made by a gaming executive this year?

    LunchTimeWaster award: As you might expect but a bit hard to get all the lunchtimewasters into a poll.

    The Won’t somebody think of the children award: Which MA15+ rated game was most deserving of an R18 this year.

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    1. 

       Malorion

       December 10, 2009 at 5:07 pm

       Foot in Mouth disease award: Easy, Peter Molyneaux. No idea what claims he’s made this year, but on past performance, he has got to win, hasn’t he?

       (Don’t get me wrong, I love some of the work he’s been responsible for but it’s mostly old Amiga based stuff – the Populous games, Syndicate & SWars, etc)

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24. 

    chuloopa

    December 10, 2009 at 1:35 pm

    broken joystick award for most frustratingly difficult game that is still enjoyable..

    fap for baps award to the retail release game of the year that is really more about staring at the screen with drool running down your chin than actual gameplay content

    dress in tights award for the best game that allows us to become/play a superhero

    omgwtfbbq award for the new game wit hthe most belligerent fan base.

    ‘did you see that?!?’ award for the best use of scenery and background animations ect

    then the standard overhyped award, biggest surprise success ect..

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25. 

    Mike

    December 10, 2009 at 1:44 pm

    The Cheapest Boss Award
    The ‘I’m not playing it until the patch comes out’ Award
    The ‘I made noodles waiting for the game to load’ Award
    and the one with the obvious winner..
    The ‘Boycott fail’ award

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26. 

    greg

    December 10, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    The almost but not quite award

    most unintentionally humourous moment

    game of the year according to my grandma

    The golden shovel (the best of the shovel ware)

    The brass shovel (the worst shovel)

    the uwe boll award for excellence (worst vidoe gome movie of the year)

    im still thinking ill come back with more

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    1. 

       greg

       December 10, 2009 at 2:13 pm

       Unanimous decision required for R18+ award (awarded for most broken / glitchiest game)

       Mod of the year (any game – self explanitory youd have to choose ones you liek and have people vote on em its not entirely accurate buuut its as close as were gonna get)

       The power glove Brofist (most useless / enraging peripheral)

       2010 is coming up next year game of the decade

       still thinking

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27. 

    Richard Jones

    December 10, 2009 at 2:31 pm

    Those are some awesome suggestions – I only say that because all the ones I was about to suggest have already been written 🙂

    In addition to “best” I’d love to see “worst” as well, like “Worst line of dialog” (that stupid clown gag at the end of Uncharted 2, for example)

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28. 

    jim

    December 10, 2009 at 2:48 pm

    Best game with worst final boss?

    But this might ruin the games for those that haven’t played them.

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29. 

    CyK

    December 10, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    How about the “If it came out last year it would have won game of the year award”, The “Best multiplatform game on one platform award” (ie. MW2 was best on PC etc.) and lastly the “best retro/remix/re-release game of the year award”.

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30. 

    Marathon

    December 10, 2009 at 3:08 pm

    Best Story
    Best Start to a Game or best ‘Intergrated’ Tutorial
    Best Ending

    But yeah love the ‘I’m not playing it until the patch comes out’ Award one.

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31. 

    RedIon

    December 10, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    We need one along the lines of “Most screwed-up release… or lack thereof.”

    I nominate Rock Band 2.

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32. 

    Misty

    December 10, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    I’d like to see some different categories, such as:

    – Best hybrid game of the year
    – Most disappointing game of the year
    – Most overhyped game of the year
    – Game with best plot
    – Game with most interesting characters

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    1. 

       GmBH

       December 10, 2009 at 4:36 pm

       Agree with these,

       – Most disappointing game of the year
       – Most overhyped game of the year

       I would be good to see how many people bought the BS and how many realised they were being fed refuse.

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33. 

    Tim Harrison

    December 10, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    Do a poll a day on the countdown to the awards ceremony. You then need to do a proper video for the awards with high production values 😛

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34. 

    Ben Abraham

    December 10, 2009 at 4:18 pm

    I like polls that don’t have built in prejudices in them. Take, for example, just about any poll ever on a popular news service. When talking about asylum seekers, a poll may ask “Is the government doing enough to keep out asylum seekers”, with the possible responses being “yes, enough” or “No, not enough”.

    The idea that they never considered that people might support immigration didn’t seem to even enter the mind of this particular reader poll, and it right annoyed me.

    tl;dr – I don’t like polls that restrict answers.

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    1. 

       David Wildgoose

       December 10, 2009 at 4:22 pm

       I should have run this poll last year.

       Q: Is Far Cry 2 the best game of the year?

       1. Yeah
       2. Hells yeah

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35. 

    Ben Latimore

    December 10, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    Yeah, basically just let people send in comments with an award name and a game for that award, and pick out the best ones. Then just make a simple poll for GoTY.

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36. 

    Damien

    December 10, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    The awards I would like to definitely see would be Developer of the year and distributor of the year both the best and the worst.

    This way people can actually put their votes to innovative and customer caring companies and also have their vote on who they think are the gaming companies that are treating their customers the worst. (casts a lingering stare in the direction of activision and 2K.)

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37. 

    Neil Williams

    December 10, 2009 at 6:35 pm

    A ‘Most Crates’ award. Crates just don’t get the same love nowadays…

    In all serious, I’d like to see a ‘coolest gimmick’ award (for example, the semi-night vision mode in ODST or the ‘summon flaming zeppelins with a guitar solo’ gimmick in Brutal Legend), or maybe a ‘WTF!’ award, for the weirdest occurrence in a game this year. Or maybe even a ‘best one-liner’ award (“Deecaaappitaaatiiioooonnn!” would be my vote).

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38. 

    Rod

    December 10, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    Bests and worsts, plenty of novelty and backhander awards, and some “sample commentary” if you can convince voters to give you some text to go with their nomination for the big awards.

    Oh, and definitely the Michael Atkinson Award For Best In-Game Brutality.

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39. 

    Fracture

    December 10, 2009 at 8:07 pm

    they stop moving when they burn alive .. BURN ALIVE BURN ALIVE!!!

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40. 

    greg

    December 10, 2009 at 8:40 pm

    the twilight award (given to the game with the most poorly written charictors)

    the country boy award (given to the manliest man in video agems that year)

    Ms CEO award (awarded to the strongest most independant woman in gaming that year)

    (those last two were polar opposites and is making fun of two extreamly common Video game tropes the manly man gruff and tuff like marcus fenix and the independant woman who is sophisticated and comes off like a bit of a bitch like lara croft)

    the alyx vance trophie (given for best development of charictor empathy in a game that year)

    the brain in a nappy (the years best new brainchild aka new IP)

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    1. 

       greg

       December 10, 2009 at 8:56 pm

       The wha.. award (for the most random intetional thing in a game that year)

       best game critic (self explanitory)

       The Flight of the Valkyries (as in the song awarded for coolest explosion/s)

       the sam fisher (awarded for the game that hid its loading time the best)

       The Animus (assassins creed reference awarded to the new IP that has the gretest potential)

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    2. 

       greg

       December 10, 2009 at 8:58 pm

       and i just relised wht i typed they arnt polar opposite there pretty much the same trope but with inverted gender

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