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[duckroll]

I actually do play it as pure stealth (no alerts and no killing), and I don't think I'd qualify it as a platformer in even that instance.

Sounds like a narrow definition of platformer.

 

[Ein Bear]

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3. Ros8105 (77)
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5. JaCy (74)
5. Necrovex (74)
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8. Pie and Beans (72)
9. angelfly (68)
10. Jawmuncher (67)

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Mass Effect 3 should have got every place. ROBBED.

i'm glad that the two arguments for One of the Best Games of the Year include "people hating it only proves that it was good, or at least that the other ones were good which counts towards this one" and "yeah it was kind of busted and had horrible shit but there were a few neat moments"

 

[Shining Sunshine]

1. btkadams (135)
2. Man-is-Obsolete (118)
3. darkside31337 (104)
4. Pie and Beans (94)
5. depward (93)
6. EGM1966 (85)
7. KalBalboa (84)
8. baekshi (82)
9. kidko (79)
9. Tricky I Shadow (79)

I am btkadams's Waifu. =3

Edit: What's the highest possible affinity? I think I see 143 as the highest.

 

[Duffyside]

Thanks timetokill (and I presume Cheesemeister) for the awesome work, yet again. You guys deserve better tags.

Braggin'! http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=46657544&postcount=1838

 

[Nirolak]

I hate to break it to you, but XCOM is not a new IP.

I feel it is also debatable if licensed games are actually new IPs.

 

[Des0lar]

Expect to see a lot of Last of Us and Metal Gear Rising. There'll probably be some unannounced Nintendo game which gets ton of critical acclaim later in the year too. Unannounced because all Nintendo games get announced 2 days before release. Lol.

2013 will be the year Dota 2 officially launches and I expect GAF to vote it up quite high.

 

[Cheesemeister]

I feel it is also debatable if licensed games are actually new IPs.

That's why The Walking Dead is not counted as a new IP.

 

[Messofanego]

Thanks timetokill (and I presume Cheesemeister) for the awesome work, yet again. You guys deserve better tags.

Braggin'! http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=46657544&postcount=1838

Haha perfect gif.

 

[JohnsonUT]

Thank you Gaf. I now have a lot of new games in my wishlist. This annual thread is always right on the mark, especially when compared with the metacritics.

 

[Grisby]

Nice. ME3 got higher than I thought it would and RPG of the year. Most of my games made it into the top 20.

Good deal to everyone who worked on it. Thanks.

 

[Nirolak]

That's why The Walking Dead is not counted as a new IP.

Yeah I agree with your call there.

Didn't mean for my comment to seem directed at you instead of the five new IP statement.

 

[toastyToast]

GAF proving how unique its tastes are once again

In retrospect I should have dumped TWD for Binary Domain. Eh

Where my dogs at? WOOF

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2. Plasma (93)
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6. dragonbane (84)
7. Kusagari (83)
8. AkuMifune (82)
9. Omikaru (80)
10. ezekial45 (78)

 

[revolverjgw]

Great work as usual running this thing, but I`m not even remotely happy with GAF`s taste this year. This is bittersweet.

 

[Barry Burton]

Awesome job! Wasn't expecting Journey to get #1, but it's deserving (I had it at #6).

TheBigG753
1. Tunic (115)
2. Meatvillain (114)
3. JerkShep (98)
4. Ataturk (97)
4. KorrZ (97)
4. Mooreberg (97)
7. kitzkozan (96)
7. mxgt (96)
7. SleazyC (96)
10. RealDeadOne (95)

You people rock! And my ballot:

1. The Walking Dead - 4 points
2. Mark of the Ninja - 3 points
3. ZombiU - 3 points
4. Dishonored - 2 points
5. New Super Mario Bros. U - 2 points
6. Journey - 2 points
7. Sleeping Dogs - 1 point
8. The Unfinished Swan - 1 point
9. Resident Evil: Revelaitons - 1 point
10. Max Payne 3 - 1 point
2011. Rayman Origins

 

[SolidusDave]

Only one more year for a full decade of GAF GOTYs!

2004

1. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater [PS2] 613
2. Halo 2 [XBOX] 492
3. Half-Life 2 [PC] 467

2004 - 2012 edition:
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater [PS2] 503
Half-Life 2 [PC] 476
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas [PS2] 292


2005

1. Resident Evil 4 [GC][PS2] 1565
2. Shadow of the Colossus [PS2] 841
3. Mario Kart DS [DS] 616

2006

1. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess [GC][WII] 2990
2. Gears of War [360] 1961
3. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion [PC][360] 1311

2007

1. Super Mario Galaxy [WII] 5862
2. The Orange Box [PC][PS3][360] 4643
3. Bioshock [PC][360] 4641

2008

1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots [PS3] 5210
2. LittleBigPlanet [PS3] 3858
3. Fallout 3 [PC][PS3][360] 3368

2008 - 2012 edition:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots [PS3] 1250
Fallout 3 [PC][PS3][360] 977
Mirror's Edge [PC][PS3][360] 914


post-AniHawk:

2009

1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [PS3] 1690
2. Batman: Arkham Asylum [PC][PS3][360] 905
3. Demon's Souls [PS3] 613

2010

1. Mass Effect 2 [PC][360] 1302
2. Red Dead Redemption [PS3][360] 1174
3. Super Mario Galaxy 2 [WII] 904

2011

1. Portal 2 (Valve, Puzzle) [360][PS3][PC] 2114 points, 14 honorable mentions
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda, RPG) [360][PS3][PC] 1654 points, 26 honorable mentions
3. Dark Souls (Namco Bandai, RPG) [360][PS3] 1219 points, 11 honorable mentions

2012

1. Journey (Adventure) [PS3] 1080 points, 14 honorable mentions
2. The Walking Dead (Adventure) [360][PS3][PC][IOS] 1063 points, 30 honorable mentions
3. XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Strategy) [360][PS3][PC] 689 points, 25 honorable mentions

I know these have different voting systems etc, but if you just create a crude "dominance" factor by dividing points of the GOTY by the points of the runner up...

1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [PS3] (2009) 1.867
2. Resident Evil 4 [GC][PS2] (2005) 1.861
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess [GC][WII] (2006) 1.525
4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots [PS3] (2008) 1.350
5. Portal 2 [360][PS3][PC] (2011) 1.278
6. Super Mario Galaxy [WII] (2007) 1.263
7. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater [PS2] (2004) 1.246
8. Mass Effect 2 [PC][360] (2010) 1.109
9. Journey [PS3] (2012) 1.016
10. ??? 2013 title ???

 

[zroid]

Pretty amazing stats. Thanks, Cheesy, TTK and anyone else involved!

 

[toastyToast]

Only one more year for a full decade of GAF GOTYs!

2007

1. Super Mario Galaxy [WII] 5862
2. The Orange Box [PC][PS3][360] 4643
3. Bioshock [PC][360] 4641

2008

1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots [PS3] 5210
2. LittleBigPlanet [PS3] 3858
3. Fallout 3 [PC][PS3][360] 3368

Wow

What the hell happened those 2 years? Different scale or what?

 

[Cerebral Assassin]

But yeah seeing people go nuts over a minigame collection leaves a really sad taste in my mouth.

Everything that doesn't fit into your narrow view on videogames leaves a sad taste in your mouth, you are lucky you weren't around during the PS1 days (it is very interesting how minigame collections went from being mainly for "gamers" to being spat on by children).

 

[Radec]

Another great list.

Props to timetokill as usual.

 

[ZealousD]

i'm glad that the two arguments for One of the Best Games of the Year include "people hating it only proves that it was good, or at least that the other ones were good which counts towards this one"

ME3 was my GOTY. But to not recognize that the ending got a shitload of hate would basically have been entirely dishonest on my part. Also, you left out the part where I said it was the best campaign in the series.

 

[Barry Burton]

Yes , thank god, when is see stuff like Nintendoland, NSMBU and ZombiU getting hyped into oblivion by some people i´m happy there are not nearly enough of them to push a mediore (not necessarily saying Pikmin is such a game) game to the first spot just because it´s Nintendo exclusive.

Believe it or not, there are some good games available on every platform.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Excellent job guys thanks for all the hard work.

ME3 and Dragons Dogma are the only shockers but I am on board with everything else. Love seeing X-Com on there.

 

[Y2Kev]

Wow, I didn't think it would win. I'm impressed and happy! Thanks to the threadrunners for everything.

 

[MikeE21286]

Glad Journey won


Thanks for putting in the time to do all this

 

[duckroll]

2013 will be the year Dota 2 officially launches and I expect GAF to vote it up quite high.

I certainly don't.

 

[EatChildren]

ACTION GAME OF THE YEAR WOOP WOOP

I ASKED FOR THIS

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

I played only a handful of games this year but of them I only voted for one game: Journey. I'm happy to see it did win. Now i'm working off my backlog of games that I *think* i'd love but haven't started/completed so they weren't on the list.

 

[dreamfall]

Amazing work- in counting the votes, creating the charts and this thread. Bravo~!

Happy about Journey- some great picks on that list, and it was a lot of fun to read many different comments from GAF about games of the year. Y'all are rad!

 

[Box]

So I just realized...

This is the second year in a row that I haven't been able to vote on account of not playing any games from this year.

I wonder if I'm too stingy.

 

[Sulla1980]

I salute these guys. Drinks are on me.

Sweet!

 

[nib95]

Only one more year for a full decade of GAF GOTYs!

2004

1. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater [PS2] 613
2. Halo 2 [XBOX] 492
3. Half-Life 2 [PC] 467

2004 - 2012 edition:[
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater [PS2] 503
Half-Life 2 [PC] 476
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas [PS2] 292


2005

1. Resident Evil 4 [GC][PS2] 1565
2. Shadow of the Colossus [PS2] 841
3. Mario Kart DS [DS] 616

2006

1. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess [GC][WII] 2990
2. Gears of War [360] 1961
3. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion [PC][360] 1311

2007

1. Super Mario Galaxy [WII] 5862
2. The Orange Box [PC][PS3][360] 4643
3. Bioshock [PC][360] 4641

2008

1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots [PS3] 5210
2. LittleBigPlanet [PS3] 3858
3. Fallout 3 [PC][PS3][360] 3368

2008 - 2012 edition:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots [PS3] 1250
Fallout 3 [PC][PS3][360] 977
Mirror's Edge [PC][PS3][360] 914


post-AniHawk:

2009

1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [PS3] 1690
2. Batman: Arkham Asylum [PC][PS3][360] 905
3. Demon's Souls [PS3] 613

2010

1. Mass Effect 2 [PC][360] 1302
2. Red Dead Redemption [PS3][360] 1174
3. Super Mario Galaxy 2 [WII] 904

2011

1. Portal 2 (Valve, Puzzle) [360][PS3][PC] 2114 points, 14 honorable mentions
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda, RPG) [360][PS3][PC] 1654 points, 26 honorable mentions
3. Dark Souls (Namco Bandai, RPG) [360][PS3] 1219 points, 11 honorable mentions

2012

1. Journey (Adventure) [PS3] 1080 points, 14 honorable mentions
2. The Walking Dead (Adventure) [360][PS3][PC][IOS] 1063 points, 30 honorable mentions
3. XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Strategy) [360][PS3][PC] 689 points, 25 honorable mentions

I know these have different voting systems etc, but if you just create a crude "dominance" factor by dividing points of the GOTY by the points of the runner up...

1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [PS3] (2009) 1.867
2. Resident Evil 4 [GC][PS2] (2005) 1.861
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess [GC][WII] (2006) 1.525
4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots [PS3] (2008) 1.350
5. Portal 2 [360][PS3][PC] (2011) 1.278
6. Super Mario Galaxy [WII] (2007) 1.263
7. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater [PS2] (2004) 1.246
8. Mass Effect 2 [PC][360] (2010) 1.109
9. Journey [PS3] (2012) 1.016
10. ??? 2013 title ???

Awesome post. GAF gas great taste.

On a side note, Uncharted 2 is one of my fave games of all time, something I'd have never imagined could happen in modern gaming. Nice to see it up there on the all timers GAF GotY list.

 

[Shtof]

I hate to break it to you, but XCOM is not a new IP.

Ah, forgot about that one. But at least it's more of reboot than a sequel.

 

[Spiffy_1st]

ACTION GAME OF THE YEAR WOOP WOOP

Wow. This just sold me on the game.

 

[Moral Panic]

Did anyone's top list match GAF exactly?

 

[Sayah]

Tekken is Fighting Game of the Year. Yeer.

Thanks for all the work put into the OP. Really amazing job.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Be warned, if you ever played even the most average sandbox game, you've already seen most of Sleeping Dogs

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I expect Pikmin 3 to be elevated to GOTY status by starved WiiU owners most likely, much in the same way Kid Icarus appears to have been. We can name it "The Xenoblade Effect".

So in your estimation, my placing of Kid Icarus at #2 was not particularly thought out and was a merely a result of being starved for content?

 

[Myriadis]

Complains about gaming sites calling Mass Effect 3 the "RPG of the Year" and now Mass Effect 3 is "RPG of the Year" in the NeoGAF list.

NeoGAF.

Otherwise, nice.

 

[Phoenixazure]

Good list. While the placing could be debated to hell and back (mainly with P4G needing to be higher) Overall, its a really solid list that covers most genres and platforms nicely.

Phoenixazure
1. anddo0 (135)
2. mxgt (132)
3. Omikaru (119)
4. CSX (117)
5. Jay-B (111)
6. JehutyRunner (109)
7. Toki767 (107)
8. Shane86 (106)
9. CambriaRising (105)
10. iNvid02 (104)

we should chat more of often dudes

 

[Hot Coldman]

Journey wins! Kid Icarus in the Top 10! Fantastic!

Although, I'll be honest, I was hoping my quotes would be used. ;_;

 

[TWILT]

Nice list! Happy to see Kid Icarus, Persona 4 Golden, and Xenoblade in the top 15.

 

[Magic Mushroom]

Be warned, if you ever played even the most average sandbox game, you've already seen most of Sleeping Dogs

Your average sandbox game doesn't have martial arts and pork bun!

 

[Rezbit]

Not a bad list. I've enjoyed Journey without really loving it, and I didn't like The Walking Dead at all. Didn't play Xcom but it's good to see it up there. Also, Kid Icarus? Didn't play that either but seems like a great result!

 

[Zia]

2013 will be the year Dota 2 officially launches and I expect GAF to vote it up quite high.

A good portion of GAF is afraid of competitive multiplayer (or, to take it a step further, human interaction). It could have a few million people playing it by the end of the year and a 90+ Metacritic rating but I don't think it'll crack the GAF top ten.

 

[Des0lar]

I certainly don't.

Quite high meaning top 20.
With how polarizing the game is, people who love it will certainly vote it on first place. There are already people having spent thousands of hours on this game... It's gonna be interesting. When League of Legends was released it faired fairly "ok"ish, but it took years for the game to explode. If it was possible to vote for it today it would also be pretty high on the list.

 

[Sulla1980]

Fine list, though I am surprised to see xcom fall so far behind. Nice to see affinity list:

1. MegaKungFuRadio (143)
2. Shorty11857 (136)
3. Lingitiz (135)
4. Guerrillas in the Mist (122)
5. therealminime (120)
6. Dmax3901 (119)
7. Minion101 (116)
8. Deadly Cyclone (113)
8. El-Suave (113)
8. I NEED SCISSORS (113)

 

[Grakl]

Good to see Kid Icarus in the top 10. Would've liked it higher, though.

1. AJTsuki (58)
2. Dr.Hadji (47)
3. mu-chan (46)
4. Cranzor (45)
4. t26 (45)
6. nckillthegrimace (44)
7. Nocturnowl (43)
8. Duffyside (41)
9. dancrane212 (40)
9. StopMakingSense (40)

I recognize a few of you.

 

[Nirolak]

I certainly don't.

I can't think of a single multiplayer only game that's done especially well in the rankings with the exception of Left 4 Dead, but at least that was also on consoles.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Green Scar
1. Maccas (104)
2. JBuccCP (98)
3. CambriaRising (93)
3. dwebo (93)
3. Emerson (93)
3. stupei (93)
7. Phoenixazure (90)
8. AleeN634 (88)
8. Poyunch (88)
10. gutterboy44 (87)

:brofist to you all. ...Even though I only recognise stupei, CambriaRising and Phoenixazure.