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It's time! Voting for GAF's Games of the Year 2013 has begun.
Your hosts are Cheesemeister and I. The rules are basically the same as usual: vote for your top 10, along with optional honorable mentions, and one "LTTP" vote for your favorite game of last year that you only got to play this year. The official rules and sample ballot are below. If you do not follow the rules, your vote may not be counted. You have been warned.
2013 Voting Rules
Sample Ballot
Ready to vote? Get started quickly by copying and pasting the ballot below into your reply.
To ensure the parser correctly tabulates your ballot, please follow this format exactly, wise guys.
1. Game A ; Your thoughts on Game A.
2. Game B ; Your thoughts on Game B.
3. Game C ; Your thoughts on Game C.
4. Game D ; Your thoughts on Game D.
5. Game E ; Your thoughts on Game E.
6. Game F ; Your thoughts on Game F.
7. Game G ; Your thoughts on Game G.
8. Game H ; Your thoughts on Game H.
9. Game I ; Your thoughts on Game I.
10. Game J ; Your thoughts on Game J.
x. Game K ; Your thoughts on Honorable Mention Game K.
x. Game L ; Your thoughts on Honorable Mention Game L.
2012. Game M ; Your thoughts on Game M from 2012.
"But I want to make my ballot look beautiful!"
You can! Images are totally allowed within the confines of the ballot formatting rules. For examples, take a look at a random sampling of beautiful ballots from last year's voting thread: zyklon, megalowho, TheVisualizer, Haunted, Lissar
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About LTTP Voting
You may vote for ONE title from 2012 that you would have to vote for last year but didn’t get a chance to because you played it in 2013. You must not have voted for this game last year. Important: this game must have appeared on the Nominations List from 2012: (Part 1, Part 2). Format these picks by using the number “2012.” before your vote. See the sample ballot above for an example.
Game Selection
The parser will automatically tabulate name variations, so you can list your games pretty freely, as long as you avoid confusing abbreviations. If there is an ambiguous title listed, it will not be counted! Use the full name of the game to avoid confusion. Don't do what Donny Don't does!
Ballot Scoring
1. Game A ; 4 points
2. Game B ; 3 points
3. Game C ; 3 points
4. Game D ; 2 points
5. Game E ; 2 points
6. Game F ; 2 points
7. Game G ; 1 point
8. Game H ; 1 point
9. Game I ; 1 point
10. Game J ; 1 point
x. Game K ; 0 points
x. Game L ; 0 points
2012. Game M ; 1 point for LTTP Bracket
Honorable mentions will not receive points, but they will be tracked, assuming you list them appropriately. They will also be used as tiebreakers for games receiving equal points.
LTTP votes will be counted separately and will each receive 1 point for the LTTP results.
Game Eligibility
Eligible games:
Ineligible games:
Quote for a link to the spreadsheet listing known eligible titles. Corrections to any of the information listed are welcome.
Not sure? If you’re unsure about a game, just ask in this thread and state why you think the game should be eligible. If you’re voting for a game originally released in 2013, go ahead and vote for it, and we’ll add it to the list.
Confirmed eligible games: Wii Sports Club, Bravely Default (EU/AU), Puzzle and Dragons (IOS/AND in EU/AU), Race the Sun, Fjords, Neptune's Pride II: Triton, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3DS
Confirmed ineligible games: Earthbound (Mother 2), Puzzle and Dragons (IOS/AND in NA/JP, valid for LTTP), King of Fighters XIII (PC), Mortal Kombat (PC), Final Fantasy VII (Steam), Final Fantasy VIII (Steam), Super House of Dead Ninjas (Steam), Super Puzzle Platformer, The Castle Doctrine, The Walking Dead Season 2, The Wolf Among Us, Kentucky Route Zero, Hearthstone
Happy voting, everyone!
Your hosts are Cheesemeister and I. The rules are basically the same as usual: vote for your top 10, along with optional honorable mentions, and one "LTTP" vote for your favorite game of last year that you only got to play this year. The official rules and sample ballot are below. If you do not follow the rules, your vote may not be counted. You have been warned.
2013 Voting Rules
- You may list up to 10 games for your ballot.
- The games must be numbered, and consecutively listed (no gaps) in numerical order from 1 to 10, or however long your list is.
- No ties are allowed. Giving the same rank to two or more titles will disqualify your entire ballot.
- Comments on games must begin on the same line as the game title itself, following a semicolon (. Do not use hyphens, periods, or any other delimiter between titles and comments.
- You must have at least one comment in your ballot or it will not be counted. The comment must be more substantial than "GOTF lol" or what have you.
- Honorable mentions may be listed in your ballot, and must be indicated by an "x."
- You may vote for ONE (1) game from last year as a "LTTP" (late to the party) type of vote. These are games you would have put on your ballot last year had you played it in time. To vote for a "LTTP" game, number it "2012."
- Multiple votes for the same title will disqualify your entire ballot.
- You may vote only once, but you can edit your ballot as often as you like until the deadline.
- Discussion is encouraged! Want to talk about another poster’s list? Quote it. Any unquoted ballots (those outside a quote block) will overwrite your own previous vote.
Sample Ballot
Ready to vote? Get started quickly by copying and pasting the ballot below into your reply.
To ensure the parser correctly tabulates your ballot, please follow this format exactly, wise guys.
1. Game A ; Your thoughts on Game A.
2. Game B ; Your thoughts on Game B.
3. Game C ; Your thoughts on Game C.
4. Game D ; Your thoughts on Game D.
5. Game E ; Your thoughts on Game E.
6. Game F ; Your thoughts on Game F.
7. Game G ; Your thoughts on Game G.
8. Game H ; Your thoughts on Game H.
9. Game I ; Your thoughts on Game I.
10. Game J ; Your thoughts on Game J.
x. Game K ; Your thoughts on Honorable Mention Game K.
x. Game L ; Your thoughts on Honorable Mention Game L.
2012. Game M ; Your thoughts on Game M from 2012.
"But I want to make my ballot look beautiful!"
You can! Images are totally allowed within the confines of the ballot formatting rules. For examples, take a look at a random sampling of beautiful ballots from last year's voting thread: zyklon, megalowho, TheVisualizer, Haunted, Lissar
----- MORE INFO -----
About LTTP Voting
You may vote for ONE title from 2012 that you would have to vote for last year but didn’t get a chance to because you played it in 2013. You must not have voted for this game last year. Important: this game must have appeared on the Nominations List from 2012: (Part 1, Part 2). Format these picks by using the number “2012.” before your vote. See the sample ballot above for an example.
Game Selection
The parser will automatically tabulate name variations, so you can list your games pretty freely, as long as you avoid confusing abbreviations. If there is an ambiguous title listed, it will not be counted! Use the full name of the game to avoid confusion. Don't do what Donny Don't does!
- Donny Do: Bit.Trip Presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, Doritos Crash Course 2, Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition
- Donny Don't: BTPR2:FLoRA, DCC2, RC2:TLTE
Ballot Scoring
1. Game A ; 4 points
2. Game B ; 3 points
3. Game C ; 3 points
4. Game D ; 2 points
5. Game E ; 2 points
6. Game F ; 2 points
7. Game G ; 1 point
8. Game H ; 1 point
9. Game I ; 1 point
10. Game J ; 1 point
x. Game K ; 0 points
x. Game L ; 0 points
2012. Game M ; 1 point for LTTP Bracket
Honorable mentions will not receive points, but they will be tracked, assuming you list them appropriately. They will also be used as tiebreakers for games receiving equal points.
LTTP votes will be counted separately and will each receive 1 point for the LTTP results.
Game Eligibility
Eligible games:
- Games localized for your region and released this calendar year (can be retail only or downloadable), as long as it follows the "Port Rule," detailed below
- Voting for imported titles is allowed. If you list an import game, please mention which country you are from. Otherwise I will assume you didn’t read the rules and the vote will not count.
- Remakes and significant upgrades to previously released games
- New expansion packs to MMOs and other games, but not the original game unless it too was released in your region this year
- Mods of PC games that officially support modding
- PORT RULE: Games that released in your region in 2012 BUT NO EARLIER and have been brought to a new platform in 2013 are eligible, as long as you didn't vote on it last year.
Ineligible games:
- Ports that amount to “ROM dumps”, i.e., ports with no additional content or significant changes
- Ports that are basically “HD ports” of existing games with no changes besides upscaling the game
- "GOTY Editions" that simply collect previously-released content into a single package
- Games that have not officially been released, such as demos or "alphas" and "betas"
- Games that are incomplete, such as episodic games that have not yet had their final episode released
- Games localized for your region and released on any platform in 2011 or earlier
- Games released on PC in a previous year and released on Steam or other sales portals this year
- Fan translations or other projects making unauthorized use of IP
Quote for a link to the spreadsheet listing known eligible titles. Corrections to any of the information listed are welcome.
Not sure? If you’re unsure about a game, just ask in this thread and state why you think the game should be eligible. If you’re voting for a game originally released in 2013, go ahead and vote for it, and we’ll add it to the list.
Confirmed eligible games: Wii Sports Club, Bravely Default (EU/AU), Puzzle and Dragons (IOS/AND in EU/AU), Race the Sun, Fjords, Neptune's Pride II: Triton, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3DS
Confirmed ineligible games: Earthbound (Mother 2), Puzzle and Dragons (IOS/AND in NA/JP, valid for LTTP), King of Fighters XIII (PC), Mortal Kombat (PC), Final Fantasy VII (Steam), Final Fantasy VIII (Steam), Super House of Dead Ninjas (Steam), Super Puzzle Platformer, The Castle Doctrine, The Walking Dead Season 2, The Wolf Among Us, Kentucky Route Zero, Hearthstone
Happy voting, everyone!