There's been alot of great games this year but Brutal Legend has to be my personal GOTY..A game made by and for metal fans with tones of originality and just a really fun experience.
I'm gonna have to go with brutal legend, for me...most fun I had playing anything all year. It would probably be Dragon Age, but I haven't picked it up yet
Borderlands has gotta be mine. Haven't had that much fun playing a game for a long while (since Mass Effect launched on 360). As much as I wanted to love Brutal Legend... it just doesn't make me want to play it.
Oh man. How could I forget Bionic Commando? That game was amazing. It was short, kind of wonky, but awesomely fun. Also the cut scenes were the classic Capcom bad-ass. (anybody else get the "FUCK IT" message when they fought the worm after dying a few times?)
Christ, was Mirror's Edge this year? (on PC, where the FPS belongs :D) That's a dead heat between Borderlands and Mirror's Edge for me, then. Borderlands probably just peaks it by being so addictive and fun... but Mirror's Edge was brilliantly done and I have to support people doing new things like that.
Brutal Legend for me. Originality. Also on the list: Assassin's Creed II. Amazing experience compared to the first. Forza 3. Most refined driving experience. 'Splosion Man. Holy crap where did this come from? MORE!!! Team Fortress 2. Definitely not the game it was a year ago, with all the updates. Still just as fun.
I don't think it's too soon to start thinking about the best game of 2009. A lot of contenders for sure, and there would have been many more if Modern Warfare 2 wasn't solely responsible for most of Q4's releases being bumped to next year. For me, best game of 2009 has to be Batman: Arkham Asylum. Very impressive…