I'm disappointed by the lack of handheld gamers here. wimps.
I'm rather enjoying Advance Wars: Dark Conflict (Days of Ruin in US) on the DS. That and the Phoenix Wright games. I play them on and off. The thing I like about them is that I can pick them up and play a little and then leave them without committing too much time. Ideal for when you have a few moments to kill.
I must be one of the few who was actually disappointed with Fallout 3. I liken it to biting into a tasty looking chicken pie only to find that it is mostly filled with air.
I'm digging World of Goo. And I finally fgot a copy of Radilgy which is sweet though probably not a
2008 game, but then it never came out in the UK anyway so...heh
Managed to gain and destroy a World of Warcraft habit too which destroyed
my social life completely.
i read it as 'hate on other people hating on other people's goty 2008 through compare and contrast'
i should really get glasses again. ._.
I wasn't hating on anybody's GotY. I was commenting on the fact that saying fallout 3 is too repetitive for you (regardless of your opinions on the core gameplay) and then listing a bunch of equally repetitive games seems somewhat silly.
In fact, I'd say that as a broad generalization, bashing games for being repetitive is pretty sillyl. If games weren't repetitive they wouldn't work, because the user wouldn't be able to learn the systems, gain competency, and have fun. Of course there are exceptions to this, but still.
Also, there was plenty of depth in Fallout 3, it just wasn't depth in the low level gameplay such as movement, or control schemes. It was present more in the exploration, character developement, and character interaction systems. Personally I prefer high level gameplay like that to low level stuff in most cases. If you don't, that's fine.
I wasn't hating on anybody's GotY. I was commenting on the fact that saying fallout 3 is too repetitive for you (regardless of your opinions on the core gameplay) and then listing a bunch of equally repetitive games seems somewhat silly.
RE4 repetitive? Hardly.
Also, COD4 did quite a bit to vary up their missions and gameplay (AC130U? Gilly suit?) ... God of War I / II has boss battles and mini-games ... and Assassin's Creed ... well, you got me on that one
As I stated, I am beginning to enjoy Fallout 3 more, but it hasn't hooked me anywhere near what the previously mentioned games did. Sorry.
I'm disappointed by the lack of handheld gamers here. wimps.
While I haven't played a lot of the really 'big' triple A titles at this point, I gotta say one that's really, really high on my list:
The World Ends With You for DS. Great story, amazing design, incredibly fun battle system, really catchy music, cool mini-game, and tons and tons of replay value. I even enjoyed the heck out of shopping in the game :P Seriously, a huge winner for me in so many respects.
Just picked up POP today... will see how great it is And also, totally in love with LBP... but not sure I'd put it up for "GOTY" (Don't cry, sackboys, I still love you to death!!!)
For me it just came out of nowhere, and I really didn't know much about the game until late September, so my experience wasn't spoiled by previews and media.
I admit it feels like Resident Evil 4 but set in sci-fi environments at it's most basic level, but it does a fantastic job of telling the story through the use of the audio logs and I never felt I was pulled out of the experience with the minimal cut-scenes that were used. The ending was also quite amazing with the twists (although a lot of people could of seen it coming a mile off).
Another deserved mention is Braid purely for its ingenious gameplay.
I expect people that work in the industry to know already , but whatever, not everyone here is a crazy gamer. at the very least you mothers should've played the new Castlevania, Rhythm Tengoku Gold, Disgaea DS, Chrono Trigger, DQIV, Kirby super star ds, PATAPON, maybe even ff:cc, though I didn't like it much.
alright you got me. there weren't a boatload, but I was still disappointed by the lack of.
well it didn't exactly come out this year, but the translation patch for mother 3 hit i have to say it has one of the greatest game stories ever told. MGS4 was a technical marvel and big inspiration, i was in all the games i was actually excited about, so i guess i should not be excited for games any more. i i would have to say my game of the year is mega man 9.. i am on my 8th play through trying to get all the achivements and such and i havent had this much with a game since i was a kid. its actually challenging and when i beat it for the first time i felt like i accomplished something, i havent been able to say that about a game in a long time.
i have gotten more out of this 9 dollar title than any 60 dollar game i have ever bought
sooo
goty....
mega man 9
the good....
mgs4 <--- the reasons i like this game are purely technical, and artistic, but i dont see that is any worse than liking a game just because its fun.
mother 3
the world ends with you
gears 2
fallout 3 <-- sooo surprised i like this, thought oblivion was so boring, honestly think it was just the setting,
really wanted to be good but just didnt like
LBP
fable 2
farcry 2 <--what a crapfest huh..
alone in the dark <possibly the worst game ever made
spore
devil may cry 4
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I'm rather enjoying Advance Wars: Dark Conflict (Days of Ruin in US) on the DS. That and the Phoenix Wright games. I play them on and off. The thing I like about them is that I can pick them up and play a little and then leave them without committing too much time. Ideal for when you have a few moments to kill.
I must be one of the few who was actually disappointed with Fallout 3. I liken it to biting into a tasty looking chicken pie only to find that it is mostly filled with air.
i read it as 'hate on other people hating on other people's goty 2008 through compare and contrast'
i should really get glasses again. ._.
2008 game, but then it never came out in the UK anyway so...heh
Managed to gain and destroy a World of Warcraft habit too which destroyed
my social life completely.
I wasn't hating on anybody's GotY. I was commenting on the fact that saying fallout 3 is too repetitive for you (regardless of your opinions on the core gameplay) and then listing a bunch of equally repetitive games seems somewhat silly.
In fact, I'd say that as a broad generalization, bashing games for being repetitive is pretty sillyl. If games weren't repetitive they wouldn't work, because the user wouldn't be able to learn the systems, gain competency, and have fun. Of course there are exceptions to this, but still.
Also, there was plenty of depth in Fallout 3, it just wasn't depth in the low level gameplay such as movement, or control schemes. It was present more in the exploration, character developement, and character interaction systems. Personally I prefer high level gameplay like that to low level stuff in most cases. If you don't, that's fine.
RE4 repetitive? Hardly.
Also, COD4 did quite a bit to vary up their missions and gameplay (AC130U? Gilly suit?) ... God of War I / II has boss battles and mini-games ... and Assassin's Creed ... well, you got me on that one
As I stated, I am beginning to enjoy Fallout 3 more, but it hasn't hooked me anywhere near what the previously mentioned games did. Sorry.
While I haven't played a lot of the really 'big' triple A titles at this point, I gotta say one that's really, really high on my list:
The World Ends With You for DS. Great story, amazing design, incredibly fun battle system, really catchy music, cool mini-game, and tons and tons of replay value. I even enjoyed the heck out of shopping in the game :P Seriously, a huge winner for me in so many respects.
Just picked up POP today... will see how great it is
For me it just came out of nowhere, and I really didn't know much about the game until late September, so my experience wasn't spoiled by previews and media.
I admit it feels like Resident Evil 4 but set in sci-fi environments at it's most basic level, but it does a fantastic job of telling the story through the use of the audio logs and I never felt I was pulled out of the experience with the minimal cut-scenes that were used. The ending was also quite amazing with the twists (although a lot of people could of seen it coming a mile off).
Another deserved mention is Braid purely for its ingenious gameplay.
actually it'd be my GOTY any year, because its the only thing i play.
Then where's your list of handheld games you could recommend to us? WIMP!
alright you got me. there weren't a boatload, but I was still disappointed by the lack of.
i have gotten more out of this 9 dollar title than any 60 dollar game i have ever bought
sooo
goty....
mega man 9
the good....
mgs4 <--- the reasons i like this game are purely technical, and artistic, but i dont see that is any worse than liking a game just because its fun.
mother 3
the world ends with you
gears 2
fallout 3 <-- sooo surprised i like this, thought oblivion was so boring, honestly think it was just the setting,
really wanted to be good but just didnt like
LBP
fable 2
farcry 2 <--what a crapfest huh..
alone in the dark <possibly the worst game ever made
spore
devil may cry 4
World of Goo