2010: Game of the year goes to...

GB writes: "2009 was a great year for gaming and we already have our own people choice for the Game of the Year running. There are hardly a few days remaining for 2009 and 2010 will be upon us in no time. I know it's very early to predict what will be the Game of the Year for 2010, But here are eight very strong candidates that may be crowned Game of the Year in 2010."

[fafoon]

Will for sure be a PS3 Exclusive

[FiftyFourPointTwo]

"bu-bu-bu-but teh Gaylo Reach..."

:P

[Darkeyes]

Do people really think both companies have shown all their major cards that people have started predicting 2010's GOTY from now!!!!

I personally feel the nominations will go to GOW3, Halo, TLG and probably multi-plats like Bioshock 2, FF13/ME2, Fallout Vegas.... But who knows if games like Agent or any other gets announced... Or it might be a surprise pack all together.

You know, if Heavy Rain gets critically acclaimed, then I feel most of the awards will go to HR for making a new genre (just like LBP)... It's a make it or break it game... It will either be in the high 90s or will be in the low 80s or even 70s.... All depends on how to media receive this game. If it's an experience like Indigo Prophecy, then I am really looking forward to it. Can't wait for the usual 7 from Edge for only being a QTE game.

[Strange_Evil]

Usually most GOTY awards must go to games that push the boundaries in terms of art, style and introducing new genres. GOW3 and Halo have a place fixed without even trying cause of their past, but I personally feel it will be Heavy Rain, TLG or a RPG (ME2/FFXIII/Fallout).

Heavy Rain is looking solid and I loved Indigo Prophecy. Out of all the games I want HR to succeed the most as I feel most gamers will give the title a miss. we need more devs risking their necks.

TLG is another game to watch out for next year. If it's anything like SOTC, then trust me even GOW3 might lose it's charm in front of this. But my gut tells me it will be pushed in 2011.

Nothing can be predicted before at least GDC10 cause I am sure more games will come in the limelight. From Sony, KZ3 (doubt in 2010), R3 (quiet sure will land in 10) and from MS Gears (again sure it won't land in 10 due to Halo clashing). One things for sure, next year is gonna be a hell of a ride.

[Saaking]

It's a bit to early, but I think the GOTY next year is gonna be either GOWIII, AGENT, or TLG (if it comes out).

[Bungie]

it's very hard to choose

but i think it's between Halo Reach and Mass Effect 2

[MerkinMax]

Regardless of which console you own there will plenty of great games for everyone to play.

[mrv321]

Ah, your reasoning being?

I believe you are ignoring quite a few titles just to come up with Halo: Reach and Mass Effect 2... You know like

TLG
Heavy Raid
God of War 3
Gran Turismo 5
Medal of Honour
Special Ops
Splinter Cell

You are allowed you opinions but for me Halo: Reach thus far isn't a day one buy for me.

[BadboyCivic360]

for 2010 there will be several different outlets giving out GOTY awards...i believe GOW3,Reach,ME2 and FF13 receiving awards...

[Christopher]

GOTY is rarely from a title that isn't released in the last 4 months of the year. That mass majority of those, especially the 9/10 options, won't likely even be considered for GotY next year.

[Ausbo]

mass effect 2

[beavis4play]

bubbles.

[Udidntlistenpunk]

So what did MS managed to bring in mid 2008 and mid 2009 then?

Banjo Kazooie?
Avatar racing?

No sir, MS did indeed showed all its cards. And they never have many cards to begin with. When you have that little 1st party studio's, thats a given.

[mal_tez92]

The first and second game didn't impress me and the demo for GOW3 failed to do so as well.

The problem lies in the repetitive gameplay. Every time I encounter a group of enemies, I can just hold L1 and keep mashing Square and Triangle to win, making every fight the same. I really do not understand how people can have fun by doing the exact same thing over and over again.

Some games have repetitive missions, but I would rather repetitive missions than repetitive gameplay.

[UltimaEnder]

How f'in stupid is this, seriously N4G?

[LethalToxins]

Outside of the boss fights (and water) in Ninja Gaiden, you can get by the entire game spamming Izuna Drop over and over again on hard. Odd that a game praised for it's difficulty can be played with basically one move. <.< Still love the game, just sayin'.

Most all games are, or can be made repetitious. Racing games are repetitious, all fighting games, shooters, etc. Doing the same thing over and over again is what games are made of. Especially if there's a certain something that's found to be more effective than the rest. It's a matter of how the repetition is masked to make it seem like it's not there.

[Blackfrican]

The fact that you guys already are nominating games for GOTY 2010 when these games have been neither released nor played just goes to show how big of a joke most of you are.

[Erotic Sheep]

Guys didn't we learn something from this years GOTY? All the games released in the first half of the year didn't get a single GOTY nominee. So my guess is, only games released in the second half of the year have a chance ;__;

[Coffin87]

This article is complete crap, just as I and probably everyone reading the headline thought.

God of War 3 probability 9/10, good so far.
Mass Effect 2, 9/10 also OK.

But The Last Guardian .. seriously.. Ico - GotY. SotC - GotY. I think this game is probably the best candidate, along with GoW3.

Bioshock 2, could be, but highly unlikely. I really don't see any chance of it being as groundbraking as the first one. How could it? In the first one, it was new - now, it isn't anymore.

Dead Space 2.. see above.

All in all it was a waste of time to read this list. I hope the author gets hit in the face by a stranger or something.

[Traveler]

Going purely off expectation I think Mass Effect 2 has my vote. Bioware never lets me down. Either that or The Last Guardian. Both of Team Ico's previous games were amazing, so I think this one will be too. But it's kind of absurd when you get right down to it. These games haven't even been released!

[Why o why]

but i think it'll be on the ps3 whether its multi or exclusive

[callahan09]

We're really going to talk about Game of the Year 2010 already? Ridiculous. We don't even know what any of the end-of-year games are going to be, yet, and it's usually an end-of-year game that nabs the prize, so we can't really talk about GOTY yet.

[N4PS3G]

that list is full of FAIL!!

GT5 - 6/10 ?
HALO REACH - 7/10 ?
Last Guardian - 6/10?
Dead Space 2 - 6/10 ?

LOL

[Darkeyes]

Thats the probability of the game winning GOTY and not the expected/predicted score of the game......

[silvacrest]

i predict it will be a PS3 exclusive

[Ausbo]

mass effect 2 or god of war or halo reach will win it

[r2kcipher]

Mass Effect 2, God of War 3, and Halo Reach, I doubt it. Those are probably gonna be the most popular/hyped of the year though.

Bioshock 2, Heavy Rain, The Last Guardian, Mod Nation Racers, and Alan Wake seem more likely. I will be getting mass effect, heavy rain, and tlg for sure. The others I'll wait for reviews. Or game play that makes my jaw drop.

[hyderide]

FF13=jrpg=fail

[sunil]

demons souls = jrpg = success
ff13 = jrpg = not yet released

[Demon5500]

We shell see, wont we, And every 5 minuets, a sony fanboys wet dream pops up on this sight, its to sooth the broken hearts of the sony fans. 2010 is the year you know you have finally lost this generation for go, but enjoy your games I will....:)

[Orange Juice]

Why are the xbox fans so up in arms lately? Is it a combination of jealously and insecurity? A lack of support in 09 from their leader M$? Everyone has big games next year so I think the real winners are the gamers themselves, rather than the poor fanboys already preparing for another year of trying to convince the world that the ps3 is dead. Dont be suprised when all 360 support is dropped in favor of the new xbox, we all know M$ has done that before to their fans.

[mrv321]

lol... there's no point arguing with you, you probably have your pants on your head right now so I'll keep this quick

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[silvacrest]

i said something similar on a diffrent thread

dont be surprised if M$ drops support of the 360 in favour of its new console, they have already shown there willing to do it

[Traveler]

That makes no sense at all. Natal is coming out next year, so why would they drop support of the 360?

In any case, I think that it is ignorant to assume that because Microsoft moved support to the 360 so soon that they will do it again for their next console. There were very specific reasons why they did that and the situation is completely different this time.

I think we have another two years before the next Xbox comes out and even then I bet Microsoft will continue to support the 360.

[PISSIO]

it's very hard to choose

but i think it's between Alan Wake,Mass Effect 2, or Fable 3.

[Hellsvacancy]

Hahahahaha your REALLY funny

[skeletonss]

oh thats right, i forgot retarded people laugh at anything.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Because Alan Wake is the only game on that list that has even a SLIGHT chance of getting GOTY.

Heavy Rain, The Last Guardian, and God of War III will be fighting for this title. : )

[Madis007]

Mafia 2

Mafia is already better than all GTA games.
SO...
GOTY IS MAFIA 2

[bjornbear]

BUT!

if i'm going to comment on the context,

i'd say its fair except

Last Guardian and Bioshock 2 should both be 9/10 =/

[DelbertGrady]

I want to play the games of 2012 before I decide.

[mastiffchild]

Dunno why you got the disagrees Soda as your suggestion is just as valid as the article is, imo.

Seriously, we get a lot of people on N4G wanting to turn every multi plat releases quality inot a PS360 bunfight, more screaming about the exclusive battle or console strength/ability-yet with articles like this should we wonder why this is the case? 2010 GOTY, really?

Seriously, we shouldn't be shocked at the munber of fanboy clashes we get when th media and industry itself goes in for so much false competition, should we? We get "why MS/Sony/ZX81 won E3!" articles every year. We get a million pointless GOTY awards/polls. We evebn get a metacritic console of the year award now IIRC! With gaming being such a matter of taste with few to no reasons to empirically measure what's best or worst in te industry I find this need for pretend competition and reward amazingly facile and fatuous. Do we really think a company can "win" a press junket like E3? A massive m,oney and time sink which does little apart from waste time and cash that could be better spent on games themselves and, maybe, giving some hard working gaming hacks a free liquid lunch or three. Seriously, even if winning it were possible fo we actually care about this idiocy-does it negate our feelings about a given game if/when it fails to win GOTY awards and nominations?

No. Of course it can't. Noone can be GOTY 2010 now and they can't next year either as no ONE game can please all of us all of the time-not even for a years length of time. Even best graphics awards are fiverned by taste and opinion and not by any kind of measurable fact. Awards are one of the pointless things gaming DID NOT NEED to bring over from the worlds of film and music where they're equally pointless.They only serve to cause little flame wars that we could all do without and when the industry has people speak out about the idiocy of fanboys I ogten wonder why they can't see that they all ass to it and possibly created it entirely with daft crap like this article which does nothing but move a needless argument forwards a year making it MORE dumb by making it about games noone even played yet. Double, massive fail.

Gonestly, is it any surprise that we have rabid fanboy action when the gaming industry and media goes in for this kind of belly button fluff as real news?

[Rocco Siffredi]

Mafia 2, Mass Effect 2, Splinter Cell C., Alan Wake or God of War 3.

[Rocco Siffredi]

I will buy a PS3 and God of War 3 if it will run in native 1080p and 60 FPS not like the demo with ~25 FPS and 720p.

[talltony]

the biggest fanboy on the site is getting a ps3 cause the game will run in 1080p and will go up to 60fps next year. Maybe this game will knock some sense into you.

[jcgamer]

BOOM!

lol :)

[saimcheeda]

God of War III, Mass Effect 2 and Bioshock 2!

[Letros]

GoW3 or SC2

[mrv321]

Star Control 2 isn't released in 2010... but it should be remade.

[dktxx2]

I think he meant starcraft 2.

[MK_Red]

My personal faves for 2010 (So far) are Heavy Rain and Bayonetta. I think gave too much chance to Dead Space 2 and too little to Halo Reach. Alan Wake is another heavy contender as well as StarCraft 2 Part 1.

[kewlkat007]

Certain games could be delayed
None of them have been previewed
None of them have been reviewed
None have been played to the end

Many are excited for certain games but GOTY is still an opinion which will different for everyone.

We all know depending on which side your on, you will be bias about GOTY.

Praising review sites or award shows, *only when they pick your favorite game on your favorite or only platform is what usually happens on here.

-Useless.

[caRnAGEconcept]

Well said.

Could not agree more.

[eagle21]

It's on PS3 or Wii. Sorry 360 fans, your exclusives keep falling short of excellence. :)

[Ausbo]

mass effect 2, conviction, halo reach, crackdown 2, fable 3, alan wake, and pgr4 will all suck?

LOL give me a break. Your endless trolling has gotten you nowhere.
Both the 360 and ps3 have plenty of games this year and many haven't even been announced.

[starchild]

God, the PS3 has one good year and the PS3 fans get a superiority complex. Next year the 360 has a better lineup in my opinion.

[chidori666]

gran turismo 5.

[massvmunkee]

regardless of what game wins GOTY im glad to own both 360 and ps3. halo reach and gow3 ftw!

[sleepyazn]

Halo:Reach

as much as i hate to say it but the stars are lined up to make Halo:Reach GOTY. Since most of the other AAA games are being released in the first quarter and the fact that halo is the biggest hype machine that ever lived. But who knows maybe Sony will reveal Resistence/Killzone 3 and Activison will release another COD in order to make 2010 the year of Huge Shooters. My vote however will go for Heavy Rain and The Last Guardian for innovation...you know something that has been missing from video games since forever?

[Dan GamingBolt]

GOW3 will be goty imo

[starchild]

Nah, God of War will be a good game, but it is too much like the previous games to win GOTY.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

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[RumbleFish]

another PS 3 exclusive! :)

[Son_Lee]

Final Fantasy XIII for my money. I think no matter what Heavy Rain won't win, not because I don't think it won't be good, but I see very boring gameplay from that game.

[Berser]

what about GT5, it took them 8 years to make the game...

it has to be a SONY game to be GOTY no doubt.

[sirbigam]

Heavy Raid (Inovation)
God of War 3
Gran Turismo 5
MAFIA 2 (GTA4 should have been)
The Last Guardian (Inovation)
Mass Effect 2, Alan Wake (If I finish my new gaming rig in time)

[hamoor]

the GOTY is shenmue 3 that gonna reveal in e3 10

[red2tango]

Mafia 2, GOW3, GT5, Split Second, MAG, Medal of Honor, Spec Ops

[Dying_clown]

Ya it seems to have most of the good games that was heard of in the last little while.

[NnT3291]

Mafia 2 ftw !

[beavis4play]

along with mafia2 - day one 2010 purchases for me are GOW3, last guardian and modnation racers. if agent, resistance 3 or KZ3 would come out, i'd be getting them too!

[DigitalAnalog]

It has to be The Last Guardian. The previous 2 installments didn't receive any recognition and by being TOTALLY original and beyond "artistic", it's only justifiable that it gets GOTY.

As much as I want GOWIII to take the title, it would be better if more PS3 exclusives get the same privilage, JUST to prove where the "best" quality games are coming from.

-End statement

[Alan Wake]

Halo Reach

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

We would all lol.

[starchild]

No, the PS3 fanboys would all pretend to LOL. That's all.

Halo Reach certainly has a shot.

[GeoramA]

GOD OF WAR III

It's no contest. Sony's IPS are the best games on the market.

[jalen247]

Early in the year releases always get looked over...see Killzone 2. I think the 2010 game of the year hasn't been announced yet. It will probably be a game that comes out in the Fall.

[AliTheBrit19]

Oh please

It never goes to games that come out at the start of the year

Trust me, much bigger and better games will come after God of War III

Remember the start of 2009? all the PS3 Brats saying GOTY would go to Killzone 2? Yah right.

[fafoon]

You sure are 1 Butt Sore Bot
Uncharted 2 GoTY 2009 will do that to a bot
Now Back to Gaylo and Queers of War you go

[AliTheBrit19]

^^ I'm happy with Uncharted 2 being GOTY

I loved that game, it was awesome

I also love Gears of War, but Halo is crap.

Learn a little something, and try again when you no longer have the mental capacity of an 11 year old.

[Antan]

Game of the year goes to............................ ....

.......find out this time next year.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Heavy Rain or The Last Guardian. Those are the only real two competitors.

[TwistedMetal]

only chance x360 owners got is mass effect 2 becuase halo reach is the same old regardless of a new engine or not. its freaking staler then gta4 series is now. If theres any secret guns that will get goty in 2010 it will be rockstars ps3 exclusive agent or another sony secret exclusive.

[Black Mamba]

Metroid other m 2010 game of the year

[ajay_solidsnake]

I certainly don't agree with the article. There are many other unannounced games going to be released. And don't forget NATAL/PSwand :P

[nefertis]

i say GOW3 in the end there will be chaos. play3beyond

[Xtremist]

ALAN WAKE
RAGE
RED DEAD REDEMPTION
MAFIA 2

[starchild]

Oh yeah, I forgot about Rage. Well, I didn't really forget about it, just that it was temporarily not in my mind. That game has a really good chance.

[xRazieLx]

"Bungie - 7 hours ago

it's very hard to choose

but i think it's between Halo Reach and Mass Effect 2"

yeah and new game called MY ASS

[Bluemaster77]

You PS Fans are so lame i mean seriously .... *sigh* -_-

[Scottama]

Someone doesn't understand statistics...

[emk2004]

its between gow3 and deadspace 2

[Ravenger]

My vote goes to Gran Turismo 5.

[Trevorthenerd]

Metroid other m or super mario galaxy 2

[chidori666]

lol metroid....... haahah

[Petebloodyonion]

- Starcraft 2
- Mario Galaxy 2
- Metroid M
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DUKE NUKEM FOREVER

[kraze07]

People actually read articles like this? This isn't gaming news or journalism. It's just bait to lure fanboys in.

[ps12&3lover]

gow3 or agent if it comes out in 2010

[SoulAssassin808]

fail!

[wingman32x]

I would really love for Mass Effect 2 to win GOTY, but cometitions going to be stiff. Whatever game wins, it's going to be close.

[caRnAGEconcept]

Flash = Hype
Hype = Expectations
Expectations Lead to Threads such as This One.

Expectations = Failed Expectations as a result of over-hyping.

Lets play the games first before we just make a list of AAA's to pin the tail on.

Play First
Judge Second ..
And if you have to -
Hate Third.

[UltimateSin]

Really? Already? You never know, there could be a Rogue Warrior 2 or Darkest of Days 2, they might be better...