Originally Posted by tylerh1701 Wow, lots of video game media outlets going with "indie darlings" this year. I guess it's understandable because retail games weren't overwhelmingly great, but I guess games with more classic (but great) gameplay like Dust or Mark of the Ninja just aren't "indie" enough. I'd have even liked to see Spelunky win GOTY over Fez, and I didn't much care for Spelunky. I'd also bet that far less than 1% of players would be able to get all 64 cubes on Fez without referring to internet guides. I don't like games like that.

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Originally Posted by tylerh1701 Wow, lots of video game media outlets going with "indie darlings" this year. I guess it's understandable because retail games weren't overwhelmingly great, but I guess games with more classic (but great) gameplay like Dust or Mark of the Ninja just aren't "indie" enough. I'd have even liked to see Spelunky win GOTY over Fez, and I didn't much care for Spelunky.

I'm glad to see these games are getting some love. FEZ is not my personal GOTY, but would choose it instead of these overhyped AAA retail games this year

btw The real winner for me was Spelunky. Tons of fun. ^^

Originally Posted by dark_inchworm But on a serious note, I think you misconstrued "re-release a second time"...

That reminds me of Carlin's musings on how "make the same mistake twice" means you actually made three mistakes.

Originally Posted by bardockkun I Like how on the Countdown to Savings page on the 360 and for fighting games they show a picture of Wolverine from Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins despite it not being on sale.

I was wondering about this as well. I seen Wolverine and wondered if they added any MvC to the sale but then clicked on it and didn't see anything and was hoping that maybe Wolverine got added to SF3 or MK and I didn't know about it lol.

Originally Posted by Sath666 I'm glad to see these games are getting some love. FEZ is not my personal GOTY, but would choose it instead of these overhyped AAA retail games this year btw The real winner for me was Spelunky. Tons of fun. ^^

There is not a single retail game I can think of that screams GOTY for 2012. whether they're games I've played or games I've just read about, nothing has that buzz GOTY contenders usually have.

When it comes to digital downloads, there is plenty of buzz. Mark of the Ninja, Minecraft's XBLA release, Spelunky, Dust, and even Fez have generated the most hype by simply being good games instead of through heavy marketing campaigns.

I just played through a good portion of Max Payne 3 recently and it was a chore. It looks great, sounds great, but the shooting is just dull and repetitive. The game desperately wants to be a movie, but I'm just not interested in this. Digital Downloads should be put on the same level as retail releases to highlight the importance of gameplay in our games.

This year just didn't really have any surprises for the most part. Everything either failed to live up to expectations (RE6, ME3, AC3) or basically just met what was expected, which isn't a bad thing. That and this year felt more then ever was just a ton of rehashing of past franchises or just alot more noticeable sequels.

I'll admit though, on the download front there was alot more new and original stuff though.

Originally Posted by dark_inchworm Naughty Bear Naughty Bear Gold Naughty Bear Double Trouble I guess this is 505's flagship franchise...

It's a good game

Originally Posted by Glass_Ghost_0 It's a good game

For me to poop on!

UGh at Fez or The Walking Dead getting GOTY. I can't even imagine how someone puts them over a game like Dishonored. The only real knock on Dishonored is length.

That said Dishonored wouldn't be my personal pick. My pick for me would be Dragon's Dogma. Still love playing it after 4 playthroughs now.

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Personally a game like Far Cry 3 deserved more love but its late release hurt it. Dishonored is another game deserving of GOTY talk. Mass Effect 3 would have been almost a shoo in I think if it released with the extended ending. The outrage over the ending really clouded the end of a great trilogy.

Originally Posted by cancerman1120 Mass Effect 3 would have been almost a shoo in I think if it released with the extended ending. The outrage over the ending really clouded the end of a great trilogy.

The extended ending was still pretty bad. I guess that's par for the course for sci-fi series these days, especially since it seemed like the ME creators were obsessed with BSG. It's only fitting that they made their series ending as disappointing as BSG's.

I had forgotten that ME3 had come out this year. I think that should get GOTY, but to each their own.

Anyways, is Naughty Bear really that bad? I thought the game would be fun, but it gets a lot more knocks than praises.

Originally Posted by bardockkun For me to poop on!

That is a method of killing in the DLC, Two Bears One Cup.

Originally Posted by bardockkun For me to poop on!

Originally Posted by Glass_Ghost_0 It's a good game

I can't vouch for that, having not played either one (though I did get the original for free courtesy of Joystiq). But with its not-so-hot reviews paired with the not-at-all-hot reviews for pretty much everything else 505 has published, I'd say they could use some stronger ammunition, or at least something equivalent to the surprise boost Cooking Mama gave Majesco.

And thank you for not jumping at another opportunity to say "you don't know what you're talking about lololol"

I really dont think there was a clear GOTY. Even with ME3's ending aside there were so many broken features (journal system, lack of ME2 squadmates, no good side missions) that it fell short of GOTY. Walking Dead is fun so far but not stand out yet, Halo 4 was a solid title but not mindblowing, etc.

Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine are on xbox.com for 50% off, but nothing else has updated yet.

For what it's worth, I would say Fez is my XBLA Game of the Year.

Dawnguard reduced only 25%, at 1200 msp

Originally Posted by sehpirot Dawnguard reduced only 25%, at 1200 msp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A