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6 Early 2009 GOTY Nominees (Released Games Only)

2009 has been a great year for us gamers. While there are still a few anticipated AAA titles to come, we have hand picked 6 games that have already been released that will more than likely be on the shortlist for the 2009 Game Of The Year.

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Sunny_D5307d ago

Halo 3 Odst: 83%

All other games: 90+ metacritic except RE5

WTF? FIFA? If anything it should be MLB 09: The Show.

Lou-Cipher5307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

Infamous & Demons Soul's belongs on that list before Halo ODST & Resident Evil 5.

The_Count5307d ago

I am counting the votes so I will keep you posted

Ah ah ah

DRUDOG5307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

UC2
Demon's Souls
inFamous
Batman AA
Killzone 2

Edit: Damn, just realize that we all almost have the same list. See below...

Tachyon_Nova5307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

My list would go something like this (in no particular order)
Killzone 2
Infamous
Colin McRae Dirt 2
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising - So long as they release a patch quick smart fixing the AI bugs and a few other things where they just got lazy. Otherwise is the best military sim ever.

And possibly Uncharted 2 - Note: The only reason I'm puting this down as possible is that I'm only 4 hours in, and havent had time to try out multiplayer either. First impressions however are that the game is quite epic.

I didn't like RE5, and Halo 3 definetly doesn't deserve to be on the list.

Probable inclusions later on in the year will be MW2, AC2 and the likes.

blitz06235307d ago

The list would look too biased if they put Infamous and Demon's Souls. I'm pretty sure those 2 games are more worthy than ODST and RE5.

Face it, PS3 exclusives are really the GOTY candidates

umair_s515307d ago

Fail: What's the point of having a list of games that have no shot at GOTY. Uncharted 2 beats the crap out of competition.

Myst5307d ago

My Demon's Souls axe and I would like to have a word with you, so please take a seat right over there. Just right over there...

Though I will admit Uncharted 2 is pretty good, pretty damn good. Though I have only gone off of what I have experienced via the multiplayer. Currently trying to get a week off from work to experience/at least rent it so I can see the single-player.

StanLee5307d ago

Your biggest assumption is that Game of the Year is decided by metacritic. It isn't. Game of the Year is decided by longstanding video game media, with many of the blogs and smaller sites and publications excluded. While I don't think Halo 3: ODST is a viable Game of the Year candidate, the majoring of the major gaming media gave the game impressively high scores. IGN, Gamespot, Game Informer, 1Up, Gamepro, Computer and Video Games, G4TV and Edge, all scored the game 90 or higher.

soxfan20055307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

Street Fighter 4 should be on the list IMO. Was there a better fighting game this year?

umair_s515307d ago

Do you realistically feel that Demon's Soul has a shot over Uncharted 2 for GOTY? I respect that Demon's Soul is an awesome game but the question here is about GOTY; thus, its going to be hard to match Uncharted 2 critical and commercial success, everyone's gonna play this game. The same can't be said for DS. The only realistic contender IMO is Modern Warfare 2.

INehalemEXI5307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

Yes, Blazblue and Tekken 6 automatically beat SFIV since capcom is releasing SSFIV spring 2010 feels like an incomplete game now. The indestructable theme song takes it out of the GOTY running alone.

I mostly like what they are doing with SFIV though would not sell my copy at least not till I have SSFIV. they should of just had a SSIV add on.

Megaton5307d ago

BlazBlue was way better than SFIV, but just like the Guilty Gear series, it won't get the recognition. That's not to say SFIV sucked, though. I liked it too, but BlazBlue was far superior.

WenisWagon5307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

Halo 3: ODST GOTY 2009 confirmed.

Honorable mentions: Halo Wars, Ghostbusters (the vastly-superior Xbox 360 version at least)

Bottom of the Barrel/Scrapheap awards: killzone 2, uncharted 2, infamous, ninja gaiden sigma 2.

Venomish5307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

on a second thought, I'd give you the online lobby system is superior :D
only the online code!

topdawg1225307d ago

SF4 is much better than blazblue, it should be on here no doubt. Demons Souls should be in there as well. Also get rid of RE5 and Halo odst.

INehalemEXI5307d ago

Don't get it twisted I <3 SFIV but I call it like I see it. How are you going to let capcom milk you hardcore , with Unlockable content on the disc you got to pay for , then instead of releasing sweet SSFIV as an add on they put it out as a stand alone title your going to have to shell out for, thats just as bad as ODST not being an expansion. Not to mention Graphically it is not as Clean or vibrant as Blazblue and both games have smooth game mechanics.

Now look at Uncharted 1 , sweet SP. Then Uncharted 2 Sweet SP,MP,CO-OP, Cinema improved graphics etc. IMO I would think the game going above and beyond deserves the GOTY while the milking gets no nomination.

Ravage275307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

1.UC2
2.KZ2
3.Demon's Souls
4.inFamous
5.Blazblue
6.BatmanAA

Blazblue might not have outsold SF4, but it beats SF4 in terms of everything else imho.

*edit* i can't believe they added odst and RE5....i wouldn't have made such a big fuss if it was forza instead for e.g

NoBias5307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

There really is no point in all the fuss. Uncharted 2 has raised the bar too high (from a technical and writing/storytelling aspect) for them not to get the award. It'd be a huge slap in the face if they don't get it and honestly, it wouldn't make any damn sense.

Games of the year should show advancement. Naughty Dog went above and beyond.

Honestly it's a done deal. I'd put my car on it, that's how much of a done deal I believe it to be ha.

NinjaGaidenSigma5307d ago

My Goty- Killzone 2 followed closely by uncharted two
Graphics of the year- Killzone 2 no doubt
FPS of the year- Killzone 2 as well, although it will probably go to one such very uninspired sequel of rehash game coming this november
All other categories- Uncharted 2

saimcheeda5307d ago

name only 3 xbox 360 games and 1 one of them is multi, while 2 are halo!:P

NewZealander5307d ago

uncharted is probably going to take game of the year, i wouldnt put infamous on the list, its pretty much the same as prototype, neither were mind blowing.

only other game i can see as game of the year is assassins creed 2, maybe if mass effect 2 and bioshock 2 had released this year it would be more interesting.

Xbox Avatars Shoe5307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

Oh.
My.
Fvcking.
God!

GotY, it shall be. No way MW2 is better! Maybe MW2's multiplayer will be better but no single player can top Uncharted 2's!

Uncharted 2 isn't just GotY, it's the best game EVER!

Myst5307d ago

No, but still won't mean I won't fight for it. Also I can't play 2. Reason being I haven't played 1 :p.

zeeshan5307d ago

Throw in Wii games, throw in PS2 games, heck throw in any handheld game and it wouldn't matter to me as long as they are original, proper games but when you throw a 4-hours-long expansion pack that is Halo ODST, THAT pisses me off. While you are at it, why not add the KZ2 DLC, Valkyria Chronicles DLC, GTAIV DLC as well.

GAME OF THE YEAR can only go to a NEW video game. It could be a sequel, it could be a new IP or a ground-up remake of an old IP but it CAN NOT, I repeat, it CAN NOT be an expansion pack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sikbeta5307d ago

Uncharted 2 Must be GOTY

1. UC2
2. MW2 -> cuz is Multiplat and everyone loves it
3. Demon Soul... far from reality -_-
4. KZ2 -> not a chance cuz is not Halo XD
5. Fat Princess X·
6. Batman AA -> Multiplat but can't beat MW2

bnaked5307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

My Goty predictions:

1. Uncharted 2
2. Batman AA
3. Killzone 2
4. Demon Souls
5. MW2

Best MP: Killzone 2

best Coop: ??? I don't know all the coop games, maybe MW2 wins..

Best FPS: Killzone 2

Best TPS: Uncharted 2

Best RPG: Demon Souls

Best Fighting game: Street Fighter 4

Best Racing Game: Forza 3

Best Grafics: Uncharted 2

Technical excellence: Uncharted 2

Most Innovative: ScrippleNauts

Best DLC: lol ODST??? no no, i think GTA4 wins..

I think Assassins Creed 2 will not compete.

ShadowCK5307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 will destroy Uncharted 2. Without question. Uncharted 2 is nothing more than a glorified Gears of war clone with platforming and shall never be on the level of games like Halo, GTA IV or Gears due to it's lack of originality. The gameplay is jacked right from Gears, everything down to how the weapon select looks. It's sort of a mix of a bunch of games that already exist, and that's working against it. The amount of 10/10s it has gotten is ridiculous and makes me question humanity, I'll never trust reviewers apart from GameTrailers.

Killzone 2 GOTY? Maybe, I really enjoyed Killzone 2 despite it's focus on its multiplayer experience rather than it's story.

Demon Souls GOTY? No. There is hardly a story present, the music and sound effects are virtually non-existent and the battle mechanics are clunky.

Infamous GOTY - Lolz, No.

prunchess5307d ago

allagegaming.com is trying to be diplomatic. Even my most hardened 360 fanboy mates have admitted how disappointing they found Halo ODST to be.

I was in both GAME and Game Stop today and already you can see the the copies Halo ODST starting to pile up in the second hand games rack.

It doesn't deserve any nomination and allagegaming.com knows it.

nycredude5307d ago

Shadowck

Are you fvcking joking me. MW2 will destroy Uncharted 2? How was the game cause you sound like you played it. Uncharted 2 a Gears of War Clone? I don't remember Gears having any good animation or story or even decent graphics. Where was the platforming in gears? Uncharted 2 had no originality, ok so I guess another war shooter is completely original right? War shooters are the most played out genre in gaming. MW2 is like what, the 6th or 7th COD game already so you logic does not only make no sense, but it's ignorant and retarded.

I don't doubt that Mw2 will be a good game but give me a break with your BS comment.

Killzone 2 GOTY? Maybe, I really enjoyed Killzone 2 despite it's focus on its multiplayer experience rather than it's story.

Demon Souls GOTY? No. There is hardly a story present, the music and sound effects are virtually non-existent and the battle mechanics are clunky.

Infamous GOTY - Lolz, No.

You just contradicted yourself in these comments.

Demon's SOuls and Infamous isn't even mentioned here so why bring them up. You just sound like a butt hurt fanb0y trying to downplay some great games that is not on your console. What's your take on ODST, which by the way IS one of the games on this list?!

KiRBY30005306d ago (Edited 5306d ago )

what a joke, this is ridiculous.

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MetalGearRising5307d ago

Halo 3: ODST never but i like to know why this pathetic site hasn't got Forza 3 on the list which to me wins hands down GOTY 09.

PirateThom5307d ago

Being released on torrent sites =/= RELEASED.

Saaking5307d ago

Flopza 2 lost at the AIAS awards to motorstorm. Flopza 2.1 sucks just as much.

Pirateogta5307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

I can understand you may dislike a console or dislike a specific game, but how can you continuously bash and put down a game for no reason? Forza Motorsport 3 currently holds a 93 on MetaCritic and you call it a flop? Is Uncharted 2 a flop with a 96 on MetaCritic? Come on. Why can't you accept that other consoles have great games? Are you really that delusional?

You come off as extremely ignorant when you post comments like that.

user39158005307d ago

First I unzipp my zipper with winrar, automatically proceed to pull an all out monster and shoots a gooie substance not yet known to kids. If that does not gets me the best list there is, then I will call the hulk and he will testify that the best games of the years will be:

Forza 3
Halo 3 ODST
Batman
resident evil 5
End of list, the rest of the games are crap and should not count un less you like to count manure.

Worst rip off console ever made, now at 50% discount and has a pink dildo coming at you _____________________. Guess on it and you get a free Droid.

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CraigGOA5307d ago

Mate, you need to read the title of the article!! It only includes RELEASED games and Forza 3 gets released later this week.

Nitrowolf25307d ago

my list
Infamous
Demon Soul
Killzone 2
Uncharted 2
Batman(best one ever)
Resident evil 5

OGharryjoysticks5307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

Take Infamous off
Leave Demons Souls
Killzone 2 has to go too
Batman can stay as a novelty
Resident Evil 5 sucked as a game so please
and Uncharted 2 craps on all the above in every way

Max Power5307d ago (Edited 5307d ago )

I only agree with the Demon's Souls and the Uncharted 2 comments, but I feel that inFAMOUS should be considered...at least by some. It is just tough because later in the year released games seem to over shadow early in the year releases.

OGharryjoysticks5307d ago

Oh I agree. It's remarkable how games evolve in the matter of months on PS3. I would say the same for 360 games but for some reason the same progress doesn't apply. I really liked Infamous by the way but as we go along screen tear and pop-up really shouldn't be in a GOTY. And although Demon's Souls has absolutely no chance of winning because gaming is like politics, it would be cool if they created a "2nd place GOTY" award basically in honor of that game because the real hardcore gamers are the true gamers and every real gamer that has played it knows the real.

Timesplitter145307d ago

RE5 did not suck as a game. It sucked as a last gen RE game, but it's AAA material as a next-gen Contra game.

IT'S JUST A GOD DAMN TITLE, GET OVER IT.

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Saaking5307d ago

WTF is Halo ODST doing there? oh, It's to make the bots not feel left out. Here's my GOTY nominees so far:

KZ2
UC2
Batman AA
inFAMOUS
Demon's Soul

chrisulloa5307d ago

lol @ infamous, demon Souls, and KZ2. If anything UC2 tops this list, but there are still more games coming out.

Lord_Ranos5307d ago

LOL at Gaylo 3 ODLC and Resident Action 5.

meatnormous5307d ago

Demons Souls is a contender. It is one of the greatest games ever made.

LEGENDARY PELON5307d ago

hey you old man!
stop putting halo 3 down like that!
your just hatting on it like any other ps3 fanboii
does.

but anyway

mw2 is gonna be for sure GOTY

xcox5307d ago

1- uncharted 2 <<< GOTY 2009 >>>

2- killzone 2
3- infamous
4- demon souls
5- batman AA

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX52d ago (Edited 52d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro51d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv7251d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_51d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga51d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos51d ago (Edited 51d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt2351d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball200052d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin52d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole52d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix52d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198951d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor52d ago (Edited 52d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel198951d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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Resident Evil 5 - 15 Years of Being the Most Misunderstood Resident Evil

Resident Evil 5 launched 15 years ago today - and it continues to stand as a stepping stone from the good to the bad.

TheBrainZ53d ago

One of my favourites because of the co-op. Then Resi 6 arrived and the series nosedived further.

Knightofelemia53d ago

I enjoyed the game co-oping with a friend I know the game in solo the AI can be an idiot but RE5 is way better then RE6. I played RE6 with a friend if it wasn't cheap when I got I would have avoided RE6.

thesoftware73053d ago (Edited 53d ago )

5 was excellent, still play Mercs with my brother.
I would love a fully remastered RE:5, with some added, reworked content. The DLC for 5 was also excellent.

6 was awful.

CrimsonWing6953d ago

I never understood why the game was misunderstood. It was a fantastic game at launch and is still fun today to play. It’s as action packed as Resident Evil 4 was, yet that’s regarded a masterpiece 🤷‍♂️

chobit_A5HL3Y53d ago

it was "misunderstood" because they introduced co-op into the franchise at a time when people loved to have fake rage about co-op. like, you could play the game as a solo experience, but people chose to have their bandwagon rage because it was cool at the time lol

-Foxtrot53d ago (Edited 53d ago )

What the hell are you talking about? Fake Rage? Bandwagon? Come on.

You can play it solo but you are forced to carry around a shitty AI partner you have to micro manage. It wasn't as fun solo.

Co-op sucked all the horror, tension and suspense from the game because having a partner covering you was like a safety net. Enemy trying to sneak up on you? No sweat the AI will just automatically lock on, alert you while they shoot first telling you where they are basically.

It was the start of Capcoms fall with the Resident Evil series where it basically become an over the top generic action game which betrayed it's own survival horror roots. Least RE4 had a good blend of both but Capcom just went the wrong way with RE5, especially going off what they were going to do during the RE4.5 beta phase before co-op was added.

franwex53d ago

At least the game was a ton of fun tho. If the game was bad, the outrage would’ve been justified. They simply pivoted for a couple of games. At this point it’s bad because it’s called Resident evil 5? But if was called something else it would’ve been good? Please.

chobit_A5HL3Y52d ago

like i said: fake baby rage and bandwagon hate. res4 wasn't really that scary, either, and was already taking the series into more of an action-oriented direction at the time. 5 was a good game that people fake-hated because of co-op that you didn't even have to play lol hence the fake rage and bandwagon hate. i mean, it obviously did well enough for capcom to go ahead and make 6 the way they did, right? if 5 was so bad, they would have changed what 6 was during development. the difference is that 6 was actually just bad.

people "hate" 5 because res4 was so good, and 5 was just unfortunate enough to be its successor. like i said, 4 wasn't scary, either, and relied more on tension than horror, but it was already more of an action game. if you don't wanna like 5 because it's not scary or whatever- that's fine, but it wasn't meant to be strictly a horror game anymore at that point anyways. the gameplay was a lot faster-paced than 4, so saying that the ai helping you by potentially shooting someone that was sneaking up behind you is a moot point. there were more enemies that were more aggressive, along with newer threats.

5 isn't as good as 4, but it's not a bad game by any stretch.

Tody_ZA28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

What? I always thought RE5 had fake controversy because it was set in South Africa and you shot a bunch of black zombies. I live in South Africa and thought the game was absolutely awesome, played the whole thing co-op with my brother.

@Foxtrot I think you're confusing the garbage Dead Space 3 with Resident Evil 5. Resident Evil 4 was already a hyper action game and had zero fear factor other than the grotesque appearance of some enemies.

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From Halo 3: ODST to Slay the Spire - the games that shaped Vellum

Alvios Games discusses the titles that inspired Vellum, including Halo 3: ODST, Mass Effect 3, Hades, and Slay the Spire.

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