Best Game Value 2011

[CheapyD]

Please post your nominations for Best Game Value 2011.

[TwistedOrange]

Skyrim.

[will530]

Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection

[kube00]

Uncharted 3, Batman Arkham City, and Deus Ex HR

[poker360]

skyrim

[maxim2boobles]

Terraria

[Pck21]

Skyrim.

[realkilla789]

Skyrim

[XIGRIMxREAPERIX]

Skyrim

[Killbomb]

Skyrim

[Thekrakrabbit]

Elder Scrolls V Skyrim without a doubt.

[celegus]

Dark Souls <3

[bsesb2003]

Mw3

[Beatofficer]

Skyrim

[fishwaterjohn]

Skyrim :ps3:

[AXV1]

Skyrim

[keithp]

I don't think anyone's mentioned Skyrim.

[cheeky]

The Old Republic. Can't stop playing. It's opened my eyes to the power of the force. Wayyyyy better than Skyrim.

[Streetskillz]

Skyrim... it currently owns my life

[finsfan0210]

Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection

[Ed_]

Skyrim

[HakaHina]

I would have voted for Skyrim, but I took an arrow in the knee.

So Deus Ex for me

[jj5206]

Skyrim...

[akmgmer]

Skyrim

[TeamSwish]

Batman: AC

[Xtrminatr]

Skyrim

[myjester2112]

Skyrim

[sleeping_lights_on]

Terraria.

[An J0e]

Skyrim

[Josh5890]

Little Big Planet 2. User content is insane.

[skinkrawl]

Skyrim

[Zeus_Thunder]

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

[81ols]

Forza 4

[Platinumstorm]

Skyrim

[VipFREAK]

Nhl 12

[abhinav]

Skyrim

[KillingMachine]

Minecraft

[Chase]

I don't think anyone's mentioned Skyrim.


Yeah, I haven't seen any votes for Skyrim.

I'm gonna have to toss a vote its way and say Skyrim.

[Hbomb5]

The Binding of Issac

[Jakhamma]

Gears 3

[KaneRobot]

Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection

This. Also, fuck Skyrim.

[FlamedLiquid]

Skyrim

[devil_blog_dracula]

Skyrim

[thakingrocka]

The Old Republic. Can't stop playing. It's opened my eyes to the power of the force. Wayyyyy better than Skyrim.

I wouldn't consider something that requires continual payment as a value.

That said,

SKYRIM.

[groundskeeper]

Ico/SotC collection

[mightymek]

Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition. Tons of replay value on the game, and the extra cost gives you early/discounted DLC with Elite makes it the best value for me.

[blazenumb1]

Skyrim.

[kill3r7]

Metal Gear Solid HD

[SKOTTO]

Skyrim

[shrike4242]

Skyrim.

[Azagthoth]

Minecraft

[Ultramontane]

Skyrim
Minecraft
Saints Row the third

[Streetskillz]

No love for Portal 2? The single player and coop were amazing... plus free DLC!!!

[ObiBen]

Batman: Arkham City. Great BMQ.

[jr233270]

Skyrim. I had never put more than 50 hours into a game before and I am well over 100 into Skyrim.

[fishwaterjohn]

;) Brink ;)

[lwhitit]

Skyrim

[Kylearan]

What's Skyrim?

(Skyrim - only game I broke 100 hours on.)

[thorbahn3]

Mw3

[xdgen84]

Perhaps.....Skyrim?

[bigdale]

Skrimm

[p-spiddy]

Team Ico Collection

[kburns10]

Saints Row the Third. Lots of DLC coming for it too.

[MrBoss]

Dark Souls

[Darklighter]

The Old Republic

[Blabadon]

$40 for one of the most personal adventures of your life in your pocket... Again.
Pokémon Black and White.

[Lazer77]

Skyrim

[Doomtime]

Skyrimjobs

[Golden Lemonz]

Skyrim bitches!

[Crizzixx]

SWTOR... Omg can't stop playing this game!

[mrbomb]

Skyrim

[Rosterking]

Winner: Dark Souls

[lionheart4life]

Red Dead: GOTY

[JP]

Skyrim is going to win but I've been enjoying Saints Row The Third and spending a lot of time in it.

[fitbabits]

I was one of the fortunate few who jumped on the Batman: Arkham City collector's edition from Best Buy for $35!

[KingBroly]

Pushmo

[tychypilot]

Ico/SotC HD collection.

[MikeE021286]

Skyrim

[Bazz]

Skyrim

[OmniscientlyMe]

Dark Souls

[knightsdwn]

Skyrim no question.

[Gurn13]

Dungeons of Dreadmor

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Saints Row the Third. Lots of DLC coming for it too.
Skyrim is going to win but I've been enjoying Saints Row The Third and spending a lot of time in it.
Third'd. I've spent an inordinate amount of time playing it, especially since I'm damn near immortal after upgrading everything at the end of the game. Unlimited ammo and super powerful weapons FTW. Not to mention that there are still challenges to do and if you get bored with all of that then there's still things to do.

Possible spoilers:For example, you could try and go explore the downed ships n planes that you helped to sink/crash or go zombie hunting in the section of the city with that plane wreck and the huge fires still burning

Totally insane game and I'm having more of a blast with it than I've had with GTA in months.
Red Dead: GOTY
This is my runner up game after SR3. Huge open game world with no real loading screens unless you're starting a mission.

[DealSeeker2U]

Skyrim.

[StuMan35]

Battlefield 3

[htz]

crysis 2 for $10 from gamefly/best buy.

[Z_meista]

skyrim
metal gear solid hd
batman arkham city

[Enuf]

batman arkham city

[RedRingOfDeath]

Skyrim. Do I need an explanation? LOL

[Echoes]

Dynasty Warriors 7

[Thekrakrabbit]

Shouldn't this contest be closed with Skyrim being the winner? :shock: Also needs to be renamed "Elder Scrolls Award 20xx", along with another certain award being renamed "The Gamestop Award".

[blueshinra]

$40 for one of the most personal adventures of your life in your pocket... Again.
Pokémon Black and White.
Seconded. Haven't played much new this past year, but Pokemon B/W is worth every penny.

I was one of the fortunate few who jumped on the Batman: Arkham City collector's edition from Best Buy for $35!
There are separate threads for "Best Deals" :-P

IIRC, this thread is to nominate the games that give the best bang for your buck even at MSRP.

[100xp]

Skyrim.

[FRAUD_WHATS_THAT]

Pinball FX2

[LegendK7ll3r]

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection and Saints Row 3.

Not voting for Skyrim.. not that it honestly needs my support anyway.

[Royal_Tenenbaum]

The intial urge is to say Minecraft. But, upon a second of thought: Elder Scrolls 5

[reddjoey]

Skyrim

3DS w/ ambassador games and the built in street pass. It's dumb but after the initial purchase I spend an unusual amount of time playing those free games.

[Blade3D]

The Old Republic

[ryogahibiki]

1st place: Portal 2 (Best game ever! And got it for free for completing the steam summer event ARG and getting the golden potato! \\:D/)

2nd place: Bastion (Best $5 game ever? Possibly. Already played through twice and still loving it ).

[saboism]

Skyrim

[wingzero16]

deus ex i'm probably one of the few that F'ING LOVED THIS GAME JUST GOT A NEW TV AND HDMI DOWNLOADED THE EXTRA DLC CAN'T WAIT TO GO THROUGH THE GAME AGAIN. I LOST A WEEK OF MY LIFE TO THIS GAME!!!

[xlaxparkax]

Skyrim. I think it holds its value (it has gone on sale only once since it was released) and there so much fun stuff to see and do in that game, it's ridiculous.

[Puppet Master]

Going to go with Dark Souls the other just don't stand out to me.

[BloodTsunami]

Dark Souls.

[cgm92284]

skyrim

[rclark1114]

write in vote, Gears of War 3.

[Illini Jeeper]

Forza 4...err I mean Saint's Row The Third.

[Redbaron67]

How can I not say Skyrim? It gave you so much for 60bucks.


Although Human Revolution was pretty close since it gave you a lot of content as well.

[bshirk]

Skyrim.

[basis]

I would like to nominate Portal 2 please.

[An J0e]

Skyrim

[dizee]

No UC3 but minecraft is on there. wow

[Kilo720]

much as i loved mgs hd collectio, batman ac & deus ex i gotta give it to saint row the third to much fun n its has cheapy d how can u beat that

[Twilight Sparkle]

Batman.

[Mad dog]

Dark souls

[io]

Well, considering I just platted Dark Souls mere minutes ago and spent over 120 hours on it, there you go... ;)

[Jelas]

Skyrim

[classflirt]

Skyrim is not my kind of game, but its sheer depth and detail make it most deserving. Kudos to the team behind it!

[xChunkeyLover57x]

Mgs. 3 games in one plus separate achievements. All for 40 dollars.

[Corvin]

There are clearly a few games in the poll deserving of this honor, but they are also the obvious choices. I'm going with a write in for Rayman Origins. I've sank 25+ hours into the game and still haven't finished. It just keeps going...

[stevewgr171]

im a big batman fan so i picked batman but skyrim i would say that one too

[Masker13]

Skyrim fo sure

[floormat]

hmm weird i am surprised COD is up the and not Battlefield 3 that would have been a both or neither thing in my head

[Minlok]

Skyrim

[foreverjoe20]

Easily Skyrim

[Theoisaboss]

Skyrim

[t4nd4r]

I could not put down Saints Row: The Third from beginning to end!

[Pastlife]

Skyrim

[alkaliv2]

I barely sleep anymore thanks to Skyrim. I bought it on PC and 360. And I don't hardly play on my PC!

[WankerJist]

Skyrim. Cannot put that game down.

[stripwhite]

I loved Batman and got a ton out of it. That's my vote, even though Skyrim is going to win. I won't complain. Loved Skyrim too.

[TurkeyOnRye]

Arkham City. Not only is it just a fantastic game but it has 40ish hours of gameplay.

[MaxBiaggi3]

All of the game of the year awards and the 60+ hour campaign should give Skyrim an easy win here.

[theyell0w]

skyrim

[SeanNOLA]

Shit, I picked Skyrim on accident. The wait for patches was NOT worth $60...

[dubldave]

hmm weird i am surprised COD is up the and not Battlefield 3 that would have been a both or neither thing in my head


BF3 > MW3

Take it from a guy that canceled his BF3 pre-order because of the garbage "beta", bought MW3 because of this, got BF3 anyway, then sold MW3 because BF3 > MW3...

This is what I think of no BF3: :shame:

[brentaw]

Skyrim

[camb1986]

It's clear that Skyrim took this vote. With all the bugs and constant frames dropping I had to pick another game.

[Gharik]

Yeahhh... gotta go with Skyrim. The almost game breaking bugs are a real con but the fun content keeps me playing it for hours upon hours.

[rey6eric]

I say Batman and Skyrim.

[LordCrono27]

saints row

[retail sucks]

Skyrim. Great game!

[transamdude95]

Have to vote MW3 even though I do not want to. If I would have played Arkham City or Skyrim, I'm sure they would have gotten my vote!

[Clownzilla]

Minecraft, $20 for fulfilling my childhood love of Legos with a mix of a constantly improving game wand a rapidly growing community.

[Sandrock7383]

dark souls and skyrim. cant choose

[VANDALHEART]

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

[jdpatri]

Skyrim, I suppose. Though I haven't spent much time with it yet.

[juzzak1dd]

Arkham City

[ImmaCAG]

Definitely SKYRIM...Elder Scroll games blow my mind every time Bethesda releases a new one...amazing.

[dmelzar]

arkham city 30 bucks at best buy, MGS close 2nd IMO

[shadowrage]

Gears of War 3.
Diverse Single Player campaign with a solid story and it was the right length.
Great multiplayer - well different.
Horde Mode.
Reverse Horde Mode.
DLC support.
Achievement counters.
Great graphics and sound.

Not the best game of the year, but definitely the best value.

[doreo503]

I really feel like Batman was worth the full price.

[Daywalker]

I picked Dark Souls. I don't remember the last time I had this much fun beating a game multiple times.

[GeorgeCostanza]

For me it was Battlefield 3. Too bad it wasnt on the list. Good choices overall though. Anyone else get sucked into battlefield 3 too?

[gnarlyeggs]

Skyrim

[Nightmare26]

Dark Souls

[V1cT]

Definitely Skyrim.

[mikemadden]

Who came up with this crap list?

[mojarr0]

Everyone should know even if you do not play them game that Skyrim is the best deal for full retail price. I don't even play the game but just watching my brother put countless of hours into ONE game, now thats a bang for a buck!

Skyrim, wins.

[jmbreci]

Skyrim may be the most vast in terms of content, but that does not necessarily mean it is most worth full price. I have several games on here including Skyrim and I vote for Batman. I can become engrossed in that for hours on end....just not the same on Skyrim.

[Zaku77]

Skyyyyyyrim!

[shurija]

Skyrim.

[EvenFlow]

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

[Revil2_99]

I went Skyrim...

[ChicoChanqlueta]

Skyrim has controlled many peoples lives so far.

[coopscohen]

Skyrim

[Arturo84]

dont own Skyrim yet(got others games to finish like i.e BAC) and i know its probably the most worth while game to buy full price

[LongshotJohnson]

Hands down MGS: HD Collection, how can you compete with a game that offers redefined Metal Gear Solid 2,3 and Peacewalker. You also get the classic retro that started it all Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2

[Jragon]

Modern Warfare 3

[Freemason]

Skyrim by far, while there are other fine choices, any game that i have put 165 hours into and still have stuff to do.. and look FORWARD to doing.. thats worth retial to this cheap ass!

[BlakkRanger]

Dark Souls

[MVDoubleP]

Arkham City, though that's only because I haven't bought/played Skyrim yet.

[g00thv1ruz]

Dark Souls, by miles and miles and miles. I can't stop playing it even though I've done everything.

[HoneyShaft]

This one is tough

I say Dark Souls though. It's a complete package. No DLC bull.

[tankyroo]

It was a tossup between Skyrim and Minecraft, but I finally went with Skyrim.

[a1hgba]

Saints Row The Third

[Aunna]

This is a tough one. Skyrim, Dark Souls, and Minecraft have all earned their worth in terms of time I've put into them, but I'd have to go with Skyrim just because I am a giant Elder Scrolls fan and there was no convincing necessary for me to pick this one up on day 1. It's the only one that waiting wasn't an option.

[DukeMagnem]

im gonna say skyrim, but its hard to judge without playing them all. skyrim is the only one on the list that i paid full retail for, although after i bought it i havent played more than 10 hours of it. whereas ive put over 100 into crysis 2, which is the only other game ive paid full retail for this year. best value for my money was definitely rayman origins though.

[spacegundam0079]

Saints Row the Third , Laughed my ass off and enjoyed it thourghly . I will admit that once they fixed most of the issues that Dead Island became a constant fix in my 360 too

[spiderjedi]

Star Wars: The Old Republic!

[frylocke]

Skyrim. Had to stop after over 300 hrs.

[sidewalkhustla]

My answer is Yakuza 4 but on this list MGS HD. 3 Games for less than one full price game can't beat that

[Big Rick]

well I paid less for all of those thanks to CAG.

[jrodri86]

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

[Gore]

Batman: AW. ;)

[ButcherShopCandy]

Skyrim, the game doesn't seem to run out of quests

[FinderKeeper]

Saints Row: The Third.

[H4Y4TO]

Star Wars: The Old Republic, fallowed closely by Skyrim...

[FL1PSID3]

Skyrim. Haven't bought it yet but I know I will get lost in it for hours.

[DraccoXX]

Skyrim for sure.

[Kozman]

Star Wars Old Republic, finally got me back into PC gaming after a long hiatus

[Duck in a Pond]

Star Wars: The Old Republic

[tsoul]

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection if you never played Metal Gear before.

[Excast]

Dark Souls

[ZerotypeX]

had the most fun in batman

[LimeWire]

Saints Row: The Third

[FaintDeftone]

Easily Skyrim.

[JN25WIL]

Kind of a toss up here, Batman AC got my vote since I own it. Skyrim would be my second choice even though I haven't played it yet but heard great things.

[Xeigrich]

Skyrim, especially if we're talking quality hours played per dollar paid.

Tempted to vote Minecraft simply by hours played, but it was only about $20 and doesn't really fit the bill for "full retail". The only other game on the poll I've played was CoD:MW3 and I cannot say the $60 was as well spent as on Skyrim.

[TylerDurden313]

Skyrim

[wcl]

skyrim

[Tallima]

I have to go Skyrim

[Dorian]

230 hours into Dark Souls and still going. That's only one character.

[goatdan]

It wasn't perfect and it won't win, but MGS HD Collection was the only game that compelled me to buy it new immediately, and I haven't regretted it.

[gigastormz]

Skyrim!

[elbratness]

GOTTA B SKYRIM IS HUGE!!!:applause:

[alphabrian]

Tough! but i went for Dark Souls. Such a great, fun, challenging game.

[fatmanforlife99]

Battlefield 3

[Guest1321]

Skyrim

[KALEL114]

Batman: Arkham City

[pete_brasler]

Skyrim

[SegataSanshiro1]

while i do like sauits row the third, i have to go with batman arkham city. once i started playing i could not put down the controller.

[Ragnarok379]

Skyrim.

[PacerPerspect]

Gears of War 3 not listed?

[brauma]

No Gears 3?

[hlaalumaster9]

Dark Souls, so much fun and so much to do

[leafosaur]

No contest. Skyrim has the most content. Minecraft may have a lot of possibilities but it's not a lot of fun out-of-the-box. I pay full price for a GAME not a toolset to create my own game (even if I do think that is awesome as well :))

[Grumpy Bob]

Skyrim. Still playing it

[demimyke]

Batman: Arkham City

[bayushi]

If you vote for anything other than Skyrim, you are a fool.

Also, Fus Ro D'oh!

[flyinfast]

Portal 2

[CallMeHonky]

Skyrim.

[MiTYH]

Skyrim is the only one on that list i actually paid full for. Batman and others I got on BF deals, and love them, but skyrim is skyrim!

[stratmancj]

no gears of war? seriously?

[CopperBoom]

Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection

[Conboy]

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

[jcovell]

Batman: Arkham City (But where's Portal 2?)

[Megatron1179]

MGS HD Collection

[monahawk217]

batman arkham city

[LawnGnome]

Skyrim

[deviousalways]

Skyrim

[Waffmula]

hard choice, had to go with Skyrim

[xxtheycallmedxx]

skyrim

[angryemu]

skyrim

[lmd]

Dark Souls

[Chlamydialight]

Umvc3 for me...

[Alex121006]

i do not like long games (15 20 hours) but i could not stop playing saints row the third.

[Taren Fox]

Duke Nukem Forever was entirely worth the original MSRP of $59.99.



kidding

[Zawazuki]

Saints Row 3 all the way! I finished it twice and I hardly ever play campaign games!

[Josh1billion]

Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection

[Kerplunkuga]

Duke nukem.

[Tallkido]

Witcher 2 but it isnt on the list so minecraft

[mortalassassin]

Skyrim

But since I am an AC fan, it was also worth the money for me :)