God of War 3 vs. Mass Effect 2 for GOTY

God of War 3 vs. Mass Effect 2 is the Uncharted 2 vs. MW2 of 2010. Last year, many gamers believed Infinity Ward would take all of the "Game of the Year" awards with its multiplatform FPS Modern Warfare 2. Instead, Naughty Dog's Uncharted 2 put all the MW2 vs. U2 talk to rest– by sweeping the GOTY awards, and still receiving more awards in 2010. This year with Mass Effect 2 already getting a huge buzz for GOTY and God of War 3 being just weeks away from what could be Sony's biggest release yet - the excitement feels much like it did when Uncharted 2 was weeks away from store shelves.

[n4gn4gn4gn4g]

but with HALO:Reach coming out you know MS will be in full court press to get GOTY for it.

Gotta love free cash flow.

[Chupa-Chupa]

Really, Halo Reach? I would love to see a great Halo game put out, but I think the Halo series is dead...well at least not GOTY contender. But I would like to be wrong, hopefully Reach is good. I loved H3 single player campaign.

[Saaking]

GOWIII for sure. Better story, Much better graphics, and personally I enjoy GOWIII's type of gameplay more.

Besides, it doesn't matter. If TLG releases this year then it'll be my GOTY. Team ICO FTW.

[Bigpappy]

But I don't think that is enough to make it GOTY. We will see if it moves the genre forward enough when it is released. Or if the same formula remains. I will wait and see, but I am bias towards ME2 as I love WRPG's over button mash action games like (Conan, Dante, Bayonetta, Darksiders, Wolverine, GOW). They are fun for a while but get repetitive. Should be priced $40-50.

[exnihilonihilfit]

GOWIII isn't even out yet. Reach will also be a major contender, as will GT5. I still think that many companies of some games up their sleeves which may surprise us all. Honestly, if Uncharted weren't as good as it was, Batman might have been slated to take down some awards. Also, don't forget that Demon's Souls got a GOTY from at least one site. This year is likely to be more split. Problem is, games that come out at the start of the year are always a little less likely to make it. New Vegas may also be coming out this year, and you can't take away from that. Also, I'm inclined to believe Alpha Protocol will turn some heads, that's if it is good which it has a lot of potential to be. Then of course of TLG comes out, that has the potential to be a real upset. Alan Wake could also come up.

I just think that since there isn't really an official award that really counts as THE game of the year, we're going to see sites all over the place. 2009 was a good year in gaming, especially for the PS3, but Uncharted was just too clear a winner. This year so many games are soo good it's really hard to tell. Just look at how many triple A games are already out this year: ME2, Bayonetta, Darksiders, Bioshock 2, Heavy Rain. And still to come: GOWIII, Halo Reach, Splinter Cell Conviction, Mod Nation Racers, The Last Guardian, Gran Turismo 5, Brink, Alpha Protocol, FFXIII, New Vegas, and the list goes on. It would be totally within reason for any site to pick any one of these games, especially since they're all so different.

But if I had to bet, I think it'll be GOWIII, only because it's more of technical feat, and Keighley said that there is a crazy awesome ending. The games graphics are just beyond amazing. People try to downgrade it because it has a fixed camera, but there just isn't anything I've seen of that graphical quality from any game I've seen with any perspective. If the end of GOWIII is just one of those all time greatest moments in gaming, then the race was over before it started.

[ape007]

imo, mp is fantastic but the single player is a disappointment, it was solid but not legendary as halo 1

halo 3 is 8.5-9 in my book, halo 3 is one of those games that when you play you just realize how amazing could it have been,I knew that bungie gonna do it with reach and there it is, looking better badder than ever, powerful engine and good game design make dev vision come true(if tech was used right+ a talented developer)

now Reach look like a massive\true halo game, it looks mind blowing, im pretty sure that even the baddest fanboy want to play reach

and gow3, the game is gonna be a beast, I never I thought I see gfx look this good, gow 3 is something that you can only see in your dreams, it looks seee geeee CG!!, a dream come true for hardcore kratos fans

also alan wake gfx look out of this world

alan wake and gow3 gfx are like two amazingly delicious cakes, both look amazing and both got their own tastes, give up fanboys, both systems look amazing, however aside from the amazing looking gow3, the 360 games to me are better, I consider perfect dark xbla a giant of a release

sigh, fanboys ruin the videogame atmosphere, fanboy crap interrupt our daily game dosage

[Rainstorm81]

its far too early to say what is going to be overall GotY. Why? This is probably going to be the best year in gaming probably in gaming history. That makes it impossible to predict GotY in Feb-Mar.

GoW3 & ME2 will no doubt be on that list, as for Halo Reach finally MS has made a real next gen halo. it looks like they are going back to the Halo 1 roots but bigger better and darker. Reach may finally bring me back to the series because 3 and ODST just didnt cut it. but on the goty i dont know.

We'll see once all the contenders are released. Oh and Red Dead Redemption look like a contender as well, sleeper hit of 2010 maybe? not too many people have it on thier goty short list.

[we won]

Top contenders:

*Mass Effect 2(great story, mature art, unmatched 3rd person gameplay)

*Red Dead Redemption(great story, great gameplay, open world western that will probably work, first western probably done properly. ever)

Other contenders:

*Halo Reach(great story- done right for the first time in the franchise, unmatched co-op gameplay, overhauled visuals 3 times as immersing as past halos)

GowIII(pretty but over hyped graphics, huge scale, plenty of bloody action, average story, gameplay all though flashy not solid- something is off, like you're moves go right through enemies. The game has a lack of visual and force feedback. You can't feel the inflicted damage. Your moves mow right through enemies as if they were not there. I couldn't even tell if I was hurting the bad guys in the GOW3 demo based from the moves. No altered weapon animations/physics based on how something is hit. Your weapons do their canned animations right through the AI's solid mass until it's dead with no physics in the animations/moves. I've seen 10 year old Japanese slashers with more complex feedback.

*Mario(wacky gameplay)

*Zelda(Great story, reworked gameplay)

EDIT
@Raiinstorm81

If you go through most of the 96+ reviews they do mention the gameplay being top notch. The gameplay is part(large part) of the reason the game has a 9.6 average.

[CrazyOrange]

if you going to talk about overrated games,
uncharted 2 say hi.

[ape007]

yeah man, Im spotting red dead redemption, game look unique

and to everyone don't let red dead slip off your radar

[Rainstorm81]

@We_Won

Are u serious? Do you know the meaning of "unmatched"? Mass effect is an excellent game but unmatched 3rd person gameplay?

Yet GOW3 visuals are overhyped and it has an average story lolz.

Ape007 i agreed with your earlier comment because of people like this that wouldnt give much credit to games unless its on thier console of choice. We_won i guess thats the best we're going to get looking at your history. never mind we_won with your stealth edit. Name 1 10 yr old jpn slasher. Mass Effect gameplay IS terrific but as the TPS mechanics go its not better than U2 or Gears. But one of the best RPGs ive played in along time. comparing GOW3 to ANY 10 year old game is just asinine.

[Udidntlistenpunk]

PS3 exclusives score better on every front. Enough said.

I feel sorry for people who are stuck with bayobutta or dantes adventure.

As for Mass effect 2...lol the game cant even beat Fallout 3, a game which I regard as BORING.

Dont even compare it with GOW3. Mass Effect 2 should be compared with Dead Rising or Crackdown or Lost Planet.

[Perjoss]

hahaha, we are still in the 2nd month of the year, silly people. There are still some crazy games coming out this year.

[Imalwaysright]

Lol PS3 fanboys dismissing 360 exclusives and 360 fanboys dismissing PS3 exclusives. Thats N4g for you.

On topic every platform has strong contenders to GOTY but if i had to bet my money it would have to be on Starcraft 2 and TLG if comes this year.

[Perjoss]

n4g would self destruct if a pc game (Starcraft 2) cleaned up the game of the year awards.

[St0]

There's way too many games coming out this year that could make GOTY, it's gonna be a hard choice

[callahan09]

My candidates right now are MAG, Bayonetta, Heavy Rain, Mass Effect 2, and Bioshock 2. Not sure about the order for those 5 right now, except that the first of them to get bumped from my top 5 and replaced by something else (likely God of War 3) is going to be Bioshock 2.

[RedDragan]

I see Gran Turismo 5 getting it if it is released this year.

It will be very tightly contested by 3 different platforms, but the sheer scale of Gran Turismo and the extra features it is going to incorporate will push it into GOTY.

We all know that Sony will push the game in the media and the driving simulator is well known to even hardcore and casuals alike, alot of whom still only own a PS2 and are waiting for PD to release it.

Other contenders will likely be Heavy Rain, Mass Effect 2, God of War 3, Starcraft 2 and Battlefield Bad Company 2.

The only things going against Mass Effect 2, Heavy Rain and God of War 3 is that they are released early in the year.

[MEsoJD]

but I think I'm going to love the fuçk out of God of War III

[JokesOnYou]

I'm sure just from all the early stuff we've seen and listening to Bungie talk about some of their goals with Reach that its going to be a helluva game. UC2 was a great game and probably would have been stiff competition for GOTY any year but lets be honest there wasn't a whole lot of huge blockbuster games released in 2009, especially for the 360....they weren't bad games, but really Halo Wars was a blast to play but not GOTY material being a RTS, ODST, L4D2 were both fun games but both were fan service games not looking to push things to a new level, Forza3 is the best racer out so far this gen, but its a racer so its not going to be GOTY by default almost....the best multiplat(only on n4g) was the much hated MW2, which even though most of its problems are blown out of porpotion its still up there with UC2 as the 2 best games in 2009.

The good news is that even though Halo Reach is going to be better than any game released last year on either console IMO, the year is packed with so many great games that it still may not be enough to win GOTY, ME2 was very good and will continue to be a strong contender all year, Alan Wake looks like it will be at least as good, SC Conviction looks like its going to be AAA but not GOTY great imo, Fable3, interesting game but no chance, Crackdown fun but no chance, but again thats 3 strong contenders on 360 that we know of right now, on ps3 side so far of course God of War 3 looks like it will be a contender, I personally dont think Heavy Rain will be in the conversation, definitely not MAG 256 players is nice but the game itself seems pretty avg and GT5 is going to be great but again its a racer, then thats just what's coming the first half of the year, who knows what other kickass games are in store for us the 2nd half of the year along with Reach but I think Reach definitely has a great shot to be GOTY even with so many quality titles.

Saaking as for your statement about God of War 3, yes it looks fantastic, but not as "OMG AMAZING CG GRAPHICS" as all the sonyfanboys scream, I think what alot of people are rightfully excited about is the art direction, I watch the gametrailer vid, the action is amazing, the environments are epic, and the game looks fantastic in every way, but close up when you look at the textures and what is being actually rendered on screen then its graphics imo don't even exceede UC2, and imo although all these games are very different Alan Wake graphically looks slightly better than UC2, but again what makes God of War3 look so badass in its own way is just the kickass art direction (Monsters, Mt Olympus, blood 'n guts, cool fight scenes) but when you look at the graphics istself great but not OMG the best I ever seen imo, i.e. up close charachter models, ground textures. Truthfully I think GoW3 biggest let down imo, is the gameplay, from watching the trailer and playing the demo, Bayonetta's gameplay is smoother and better executed than GOW3. Now don't take this nitpicking as hating on the game, I'm really only just trying to say GOW3 is kickass, I just dont think it is as good as some sonyloyalists swear it is thats all. I was actually surprised Bayonetta's gameplay was better than Ninja Gaiden when I actually played it, and still for all of God of War3's, huge scripted action sequences Bayonetta has the edge in that one key area= gameplay, but again thats just my impression so far, lol I know I'll get alot of hate for this but its just my opinion and obviously I haven't played the whole game yet so who knows for sure.

Its very hard to compare a realistic setting(AW) to a fantasy setting(GoW3) but just look at the details Alan Wake is showing off.
http://www.gameblog.fr/news... = I have no doubt if this was a ps3 game everyone on this site would be going nuts saying how Alan Wake shows some of the best graphics ever seen on a console. lol, Well at least it would be true.

JOY

[StanLee]

Mario Galaxy 2 is going to win if it can and some original elements to the same formula of the first game. I don't know why Wii games are being overlooked in the conversation. Mario Galaxy was 2007's game of the year.

[xTruthx]

lol JokesOnYou saying an fps is going to be game of the year, and I'm not gonna even argue with you over that comment you made cus I know theres no arguing with you. You'll just see what you wanna see in games. lol people going crazy for Alan awake huh, how you even played alone in the dark ? because it looks a lot like it with improved graphics. The game looks good but nothing to get super exited about. "details of this game" Have you play many of the ps3 exclusives ? because we have seen graphics like that over a year ago. "fan boys going crazy about gow3 graphics" actually no, not just fan boys. Even gaming sites and are developers, this is what you wanna really see, when the fact is the game has really great graphics. But you can keep being blind. Ill just wait for the multiple accounts to click disagree to my comment.

[Saaking]

UC2
1.won over 150 awards(about 20-30 of them are goty awards)
2.sold over 3.5mil copies
3.has a metacritic score of 96
4.has the best writing in any game
5.the best gameplay out of all tps
6.and has been called one of the best games ever made, the best game ever made, the closest game to perfection and the best single player ever.

halo hasn't won any goty awards this gen and it is getting worst scores with each game released yet people still act like it is good simply because it sells halo is nothing but hype. UC2 is the farthest thing from over hyped since no one thought it would be that good based off of how the 1st UC did also everyone thought mw2 would own everything but unlike halo UC2 improved everything and earned all the praise it got.

[baum]

Mass effect 2 is so overrated... Like halo and gears. Reviewers give Xbox 360 all the free passes it can get

[AntoineDcoolette]

I have my money on Starcraft 2. That's going to be a force to recon with considering the narrative, trademark Blizzard CG department, game mechanics, custom map editor & online adding infinite replay value, and of course Blizzard's overall finesse when it comes down to polishing games more blindingly than a gem stone.

GoW3 would be probably be my runner up.

[FanboysWillHateMe]

to even think about that right now.

I enjoyed the crap out of Mass Effect 2, and I'm gonna do exactly the same for God of War III.

And if you do choose one game over the other, just state it as an opinion. It's not really cool when people prance around claiming a certain game is already gonna be the GOTY when we're only in the 2nd month of this year!

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

BWAHAHA. Gow3 is competing with ME2 for GOTY? ME2 does nothing outstanding. It's just overhyped due to lack of games on the 360.

[raztad]

At least ME2 is a good game. MW2 was mostly hype and name, it got nothing on UC2.

[N4BmpS]

@ we won You're an idiot nothing new there, I like how he listed things as if he already played the game and gave it backhanded complements.

@ 1.8 No it's not over hyped, it's hyped the way it should be. When you are able to say uncharted had it's own Soda can or something then say it's over hyped but for now shhhh.

[Tony P]

I'd go for ME2 if I were judging on innovation. How many other games allow data from a previous game to influence its progress and decisions? Not many and none on the level of ME2. GoW3 is just a bigger, prettier GoW as far as I've seen.

But I say again, it's frickin' February going on March. There are many more games coming out this year. Just because they can't all afford god-hype doesn't mean they can't be contenders.

[bpac123456789]

Did u guys read the comments on that website? I've never seen people so angry over games! It's not that serious guys damn!

[FACTUAL evidence]

I saw someone say TLG would probably get it if it was released this year....HELL NOO IT WOULDN'T. TLG will be a FANTASTIC game, but will be overlooked by the masses no doubt. But here are the contenders...i already know it.

God of war 3
Halo: REACH
Gran tourismo 5
Alan wake
Splinter cell: conviction/Mass effect 2

P.S-personally i think heavy glitches, ehem i mean rain should get GOTY.

[Digitaldude]

ME2 got substance but no as its made out to be.
Same as GOW3 but it will be an overall better game than ME2.

[DevastationEve]

God of War fails since the guy is not true to his ethnicity. He's not mediterranian, he's an Americanized blood soaked Rambo. I don't contribute to games that seek to measure the full weight of their significance in blood and gore. Mass Effect has more class, and a better cause. But that's my opinion, to each his own. Pick your poison, whatever floats your boat or finds your lost remote.

[RAZORLAND]

now Im just playing ME2 and dissapointed so far...GOTY is STILL up in the air.

[Digitaldude]

@ ApocalyPS3
Why don't you just say, ME2 cause I don't own a PS3.

[DevastationEve]

Oh, yeah I could say that. But I'm saying this because it's healthier.

You know it's true.

[Sully_Moustache]

What happens with Heavy Rain, the most original, emotive and tecnically sublime of 2010.

I think that the fight for GOTY is between Heavy Rain and GOWIII.

Mass Effect is a good game but i don´t like RPG reading dialog boxes all the time.

[dredgewalker]

Can't we just wait for the year to be over before we go on announcing which game will be GOTY? Im really excited by GOW3, but i still want to expect that there are more good games coming out on all systems this year. Besided i don't really trust the media this generation so i will decide for myself which is GOTY because it will be the game i enjoy the most.

[beavis4play]

the visuals are jaw-dropping; but, it's the frenetic, viscerally violent; testosterone-fueled epic experience/story that GOW3 looks set to provide, is what makes me think it will be GotY.

[nefertis]

Im still trying get my brain function properly after seeing GOW3 trailer on GTTV.com lol. ME2 need to be more concern with will FFXIII stealing its thunder. Playb3yond

[Cueil]

graphics are not going to get GoW3 the GotY... the story doesn't have the debth to keep lasting interest and there are to many games... graphics are only awesome for a little while after a while they fade and stop being amazing

edit: the correct way to say that is your awe fads rather then the graphics...

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Not even 3 months into 2010 yet. If I had to call it now Mass Effect all the way.. After playing Bayonetta, DarkSiders and Dante's I am so burned on the Hack n Slash repetitive button mashers.. Oh and I also played GoW Collection..

But there is still a lot of potentially great titles coming in 2010 so it's dumb to call it now. However, ME2 is one of the better games I played all gen so it's surely a contender.

[callahan09]

I feel the same way about Mass Effect 2 as you do about God of War 3. I put over 100 hours into Dragon Age Origins, and just finished playing it right as ME 2 came out. ME2 came out and I moved right to that, and while I love the game, it's really something special and it's definitely better than Dragon Age, I just couldn't really shake the feeling that I was sick of the BioWare formula for the moment, that I'd just outdone it over the past 2 months since Dragon Age came out. So much of those games is just watching stand-still talking heads go on and on... and quite frankly the combat isn't anything special in either game. But I've played God of War Collection, Bayonetta, Darksiders, and Dante's Inferno all since November, and all they did was amp me up even more for God of War 3.

[Biggest]

I giggle when I see people compare Bayonetta, Dante's Inferno, and Darksiders. All 3 are totally different types of game with a few similarities. Dante's Inferno is the closest thing to GOW. . . And by close I mean not even in the same galaxy.

[Dev8 ing]

Those garbage hack n slash games you mentioned aren't even on the same level as GOW3.

[N4BmpS]

It's funny how Hack N Slash games now try to compete with the GoW series but GoW series is competing with the DMC series. How I feel if all other Hack N Slash games fail you revert back to the Blueprint Titles of the HNS genre; DMC(Skip 2, cuz Eww)and GoW(wait for 3).

[mastiffchild]

I never understand the "button masher" insult people stick on most H/S games. Crappy ones let you get by like that by over powering your character(case in point Dante's Inferno-when you get your cross powered up it's a spam fest most of the time!)but to beat and play DMC/Bayonetta(same thing really) and GOW on the hardest settings button mashing is just a route to defeat and frustration.

My mate came round once while I was playing through GOW2 on Titan and he thought it looked like a masher until he'd had a go and tried it(not knowing how to string things together properly or change from weapon to weapon meant he was royally screwed). Sure the Bayo/DMC gameplay models are different to GOW with seemingly more complex strings of commands for combos etc. However, while there's about 200(IIRC)different combos in Bayonetta you usually find you memorise, and stick with, the same five or six 90% of the time in a move which actually, imo, forces the game more into GOW territory where the devs have actually realised that "less is more".

They(SM)give you enough tools for any occasion and it's up to you to use them coolly in the heat of battle to rain down elegant and stabby death, juggling targets as you go and selecting carefully when to attack and when to go backwards. Easy difficulties, fair enough, mashing is a possibility but to get any real enjoyment out of these games playing them on as hard a level as you can and actually engaging your mind tactically is a must.

I'm not knocking GEC at all but I just think that a H/S can be just as deep as any FPS around if you play it correctly and in no way should playing D'siders and Dante have ANY bearing n you looking forwards to the first current gen game from Kratos and company. I don't really think of D'siders as that much of a H/S either as it feels more like an OTT comic book Zelda at most points along the story to me. Dante's similarities are blatant but the comparison falls down on the whole, the first time you look at any new GOW3 footage and realise just how muich attention they gave this game which starts from a better point than Dante's ends on!

It's no real masher, not for me, and most decent H/S games shouldn't, imo, be played that way in any case-and why would you want to? Honestly, not being funny, I just really do not get it.

[ClownBelt]

Sorry but Final Fantasy 13 will take it awa...oh wait..

[Bereaver]

Hey waitaaa----..... ohhh, I see what you did rite dur.

[Bumpmapping]

GOW3>ME2 FACT cry some more xtards!

[RagTagBnd445]

Give me one reason why it is better?

[Udidntlistenpunk]

PS3 exclusives are only in competition against other PS3 exclusives. Didnt the stupid bots get the memo?

@below

Lol got some news for all the bots and pcdroids.
The last guardian, Gran Turismo 5, Final Fantasy 13, Yakuza 3...rofl do you see the pattern?

Ps3 games are only in competition with other PS3 games. Didnt you get the memo?

[RagTagBnd445]

@above
What pattern? I can see you mention 4 games for the PS3, shall i mention 4 games for my PC?

So i am a bot because i don't got a PS3 and i think Mass Effect 2 is most likely a better game then GOW 3?

[dustgavin]

It is funny that you have to mention PC games instead of 360 games to compete against PS3. At least you are not totally clueless.

[keysy420]

why is this even a arguement. god of war is simply 2 times better than everything that has ever comeout.

[Raoh]

there will only be chaos

and rain

[Daoshai]

Heavy Rain ftw

[Al Bundy]

The author is forgetting Heavy Rain, Gran Turismo 5, and The Last Guardian.

[machete squad steve]

will too.

[Chupa-Chupa]

All games you have mentioned, are in the article, read further down.

lol@machete

[Perjoss]

if you think a driving game will win GOTY awards then you're living in a dream world.

[hagla]

No he isn't? Gran Turismo games have won plenty of game of the year awards before... I see no reason why Gran Turismo 5 couldn't win a few Game of the Year awards this year.

[Daoshai]

Grand Turismo never won any game of the year awards, where do you pull your information from? Oh wait nevermind, I know.

[ArcFatalix]

if it releases then no competition this year.

[RedDragan]

Agree there. I think it may also be the biggest selling game of all time as well that is not purely bundled... like the Mario game for NES which technically holds that sport I believe, might be wrong there but meh, I know it sold stupid amounts because nearly every NES had it bundled.

I am not saying sales = quality, but everybody knows GT5 will be good and it has never left the Play.com and Amazon.com Top 10 pre-order list for PS3 games since the PS3 was launched. I would suspect it's pre-order numbers are already a record setter!

[RagTagBnd445]

They will both get GOTY from different sites, personally i would always choose Mass Effect 2, God of War 3 is just not my type of game.

[Neo604]

Story and gameplay are different in there own way.
Bu nu nut the sales!!!!!

[RagTagBnd445]

Well at least Mass Effect 2 can manage 1080P, so about graphics, i won't say anything is sure.

[user858621]

native or upscaled??.....

[RagTagBnd445]

Native...

[meatnormous]

Native 1080p on the 360?

[RagTagBnd445]

Nope, PC version.

[Optical_Matrix]

1080p native on PC maybe. Not 360 though. 360 can't do 1080p native from the offset. So I dunno what BS you're on about

[Neo604]

Technology and graphic?
Kratos gonna first person kill who ever dare to compare!!!

[RagTagBnd445]

720p vs 1080p?
Face models are also quite nice in Mass Effect 2. GOW3 got much better environments, and the art style also seems a little more polished.

[Biggest]

@ Neo604
Don't forget that Mass Effect is also a PC game. So the "graphics" can get a higher resolution than what PS3 is currently pumping out.

[Staircase]

Why does everyone insist on naming GOTY awards 2 months into the year? GOW3 isn't even out yet.

[RagTagBnd445]

Because it bring attention to their sites.

[DelbertGrady]

Easy hits.

[BannedForNineYears]

"God of War 3 vs. Mass Effect 2 is the Uncharted 2 vs. MW2 of 2010. Last year."

No, Mass Effect 2 is a good game. MW 2 wasn't.
Besides, we all know Killzone 3 is gonna get GOTY. =D

[RagTagBnd445]

I don't think Killzone 3 will launch this year. Q1 2011 seems more realistic.

[BannedForNineYears]

It will come out this year.
If it doesn't, I'll eat...My Wii.
I'm dead serious.

[RagTagBnd445]

It is only a year since KZ 2 got released, so a release this year is not just realistic.

[BannedForNineYears]

The reason it took them so long to make Killzone 2 was because they had to remake the Deferred Rendering Engine. Now, they just have to tweak it. It will come out this year! 0_0

[Perjoss]

I didn't see Killzone2 take many GOTY awards, did it get any?

[wicko]

Well when I read that statement of GoW3 vs ME2 for GOTY is like Uncharted 2 vs MW2 for GOTY, I kind of interpreted that as "no contest".

MW2 really didn't stand a chance..

[Biggest]

That part made me laugh. Hell, Batman (which I thoroughly enjoy and hope to see more from) won more awards than MW2.

[PSEuphoria]

Easy one GOW3 .....nothing comes close!!
but ME2 is a great game to........

[Celeras]

"Last year, many gamers believed Infinity Ward would take all of the "Game of the Year" awards with its multiplatform FPS Modern Warfare 2"

LOL WHAT.

[Omega4]

They may both win GOTY awards, but Zelda Wii and Halo:Reach will have a better chance considering their release dates

[DelbertGrady]

Seems pretty rational to proclaim GOTY titles in February. /s

[saimcheeda]

to topple Mass Effect 2 considering it has a score of 95%, i think God of War III has the best chance to do it, but its not going to be easy

[The real killer]

I think you made a mistake, mass effect 2 was never for 1080p programmed for PC or 360.

Both are not running at 1080p, the game has no full true 1080p support only upscale to 1080p.

PC and 360 version is almost identical because the PC version is gimped.

[RagTagBnd445]

I'm talking about the PC version, that most definitely runs in 1080P.

[The real killer]

Believe me, i have a 1080 FULL 1080p monitor and i have two Mass Effect 2 one for the 360 and one for the PC and i see very little difference between those platforms in quality and resolution, because real FULL HD you will see big different on a FULL HD TV or monitor.

So, Mass Effect 2 run definitely not 1080p true FULL 1080p.
I have the highest Nvidia card at the market, so i know what i talking about.

For true FULL 1080p, developers must adept the also the game engine, look at GOW3 what happened, yes the same problem because the engine is not ready for true FULL 1080p that's why Santa Monica fall back to 720p or 1080i withs still very impressive when i look at the gameplay.

Further more, Mass Effect 2 is no match for GOW3.

[AliTheBrit19]

I played Mass Effect 2, I can appreciate how well made it was but just not for me (never could get into the Sci-Fi stuff)

But yeah its pretty much between these 2 games, then again there's a lot more awesome games yet to come out!

[AliTheBrit19]

How fitting

A Microsoft Exclusive Vs. A Sony Exclusive.

[Figboy]

anything to go by last year, then i'd be surprised if Mass Effect 2 and God of War 3 are even REMEMBERED by the end of the year.

or maybe completely ignoring beginning of the year games is only reserved for Killzone 2?

sorry, i'm still a bit irked that quite possibly the best console FPS this generation got absolutely SNUBBED when it came to any awards, including Graphics, Technical Achievement, Multi-player, etc.

Killzone 2 was a FANTASTIC game that delivered on all it's promises, and yet the seemingly butthurt gaming media, still holding a grudge due "teh TARGET RENDER!!" didn't give it the credit it deserves.

God of War 3 will rock.

Mass Effect 2 was really good.

are they Game of the Year contenders? probably, i'd say most certainly, but isn't it too early to get into this stuff now? i mean, man, we aren't even into the 3rd month of the year.

let's not start stacking the deck in favor of GoW3 and ME2 before the rest of the players get a chance to show what they can do.

we've got a WHOLE YEAR of rather impressive looking games ahead of us. seems a bit premature to try and call it a wrap with GoW3 and ME2.

[The real killer]

Even old games like Gothic 1 or Gothic 2 has much better story telling game and smart NPC if you compared with Mass Effect, and i'm RPG lover.

[awesomeperson]

"Definetly a PS3 game"

I don't see no flashlights here ;)

[proximately]

In a magazine I read recently, they gave Bayonetta a higher score than Mass Effect 2 :-) . I knew the witch could do it.

Regardless though, I've already got Mass Effect 2, will wait before I get God of War III.

[divideby0]

ME is a great game..MW is NOT a great game its popular.
I completed ME2 and again, great game. I just played the GodofWar old demo and that to me is a totally different game...which I liked way more, but it was a demo

[slave2Dcontroller]

Not for its looks but because it has moved gaming 1 step forward which is a great feat for the industry. I feel as though Heavy Rain has single handedly matured video games and have given developers a different approach to game design, a design that I would only like to see once in a great while .

Although I love the game, I wont go yelling about how amazing it is or its the best new thing since sliced bread but it is an asset or another ingredient that takes us to the next level. I have never had a game play on my emotions like this so its been a really awsome experience.

I cant believe Quantic Dreams actually pulled this thing off. I think this is probably one of the most difficult types of games to "successfully" create and yet they've did the unthinkable.

This is not say that ME2 or GOW3 doesnt deserve GOTY, I think GOW3 is a KILLER APP BTW, I'm just saying that HR achieved something really great here.

If its down ME2 or GOW3 Only... GOW3 FTW. Besides, I swear to God I visited John Sheppards grave in Heavy Rain(Seriously)

[MrMacabre]

Heavy Rain is an excellent game and its pushing the boundaries of what a viable gaming experience can be. I just finished it today and couldn't believe how emotionally invested I was. People have called Heavy Rain a giant QTE but they obviously havent played it through, this is a complete injustice. It should at the very least get a nod for GOTY although IMO I think an innovation/story award would be more fitting.

Now to go plat the thing ;P

[Biggest]

That is his fu*kin' name, isn't it? Maybe they are trying to send a message to Bioware. lol

[Tose]

well yeah if they hand out goty based on nothing but graphics now then of course gow3's gonna win, i myself will wait, as pretty games have come out before and turned out to be just about above average in what mattered- ze gameplay *coughadof* crysis*mmcough*. i cant wait for gow3, but the hypestorm for it after the last video is ridiculous, specially since the only true gameplay we got to see was the bit with the hermes shoes, underneath all the purdy cg like graphics, it's still the same god of war we've bin playin, and that ain;t a bad thing, in fact its very good, but it's not mind blowing, omfg i just jizzed my pants cos i saw snippets of aload of quicktime events sorta deal.

[Akagi]

ME2 is only worthy of GOTY if we're talking about the PC version.

[jjesso1993]

wow well to early to start deciding. this year we have new
zelda
mario galaxy
god war 3
mass effect 2
heavy rain
mafia 2
battle filed bad company 2
halo reach
maybe killzone 3
maybe motorstorm 3
metroid m
dead rising 2
max and payne 3
splinter cell conviction
crysis 2

very big maybe's

saints row 3
agent
bully 2
am a live

[slave2Dcontroller]

but remember, this was intended to be nothing more than a flame bait article written for N4G.

Since when do GOTY's get decided Q1??

[stonecold1]

exclusive heavy rain modnation racers but gt5 will take that god of war 3 the last guardian maybe eyeidentify the geataway3 or eight days .masseffect well its not a xbox 360 exclusive since its a multiplatform because it can be played on pc same with splinter cell alan wake im not going to say halo reach since they never got any goty awards of yet theres to many games and to early to call unless uncharted 3 end up coming out this year which it wont but expect it to be released in 2011 or the agent ps3 exclusive if its comes out before 2010 is over

[Biggest]

Your fanboy is showing.

[ikiru3385]

I wouldn't be surprised if the GOTY comes out of little fanfare and blindsides us with awesomeness. My GOTY last year (imo) was Dragon Age, which I originally looked at and said "yeah, right, Baldur's Gate rip-off!" Well, after playing it, I stood corrected.

ME2 and GOW3 will get the GOTY hype but I wouldn't be surprised if some unknown game that comes out in the 4th quarter will be mind-blowingly awesome.

[Primetimebt]

I loved Mass Effect even had to back repeat the game twice because I didn't like how the first one ended. However the game suffer freezing problem so it could load, and can almost bet the game was running at less than 720. When I get my hands on GOW I will know more but with almost 9 months left of gaming there are still more games to be plays.

[BlindspliT]

wait... uncharted 2 vs mw2?

mw2 is a multiplat... lmfao

max and payne 3? lmfao ... Max Payne 3 not max and payne 3...

[PLAYSTATIONGENRATION]

I think people have moved on pass halo...Everyone is MW lovers....A lot of people say halo s too slow now...I want to see how halo does...if its like ODST...then thats got to be a bit underwhelming....but only time will tell...I don't thine we have seen GOTY yet

[sid4gamerfreak]

If Shepard meet Kratos he will kick his ass and shoot him in the face with Warp Ammo!

No, but seriously, I would say its too early to predict. For now im a bit biased towards ME2 only because I havent played GOW3. Once i get to play, then we could say who would win GOTY

[tiamat5]

Yes we all know that Shepard has a kill God button on his gun. When a character in Mass Effect 2 kills a few hundred mythical creatures, 5 demigods,Fate itself and 2 dozen Gods then we can talk about whose @$$ will be kicked.

[arny]

youre never be able too play it because you dont have a ps3

[tiamat5]

The usual rampant fanboyism per usual. Suddenly GOW3 is mindless and repetive. Of course Halo is not mindless or ME2 overated and cliche. Well sorry to burst your fanboy bubbles but these are the same things said about UC2, overated, repetive and overblown. But guess what was GOTY last year over everything else? Go on guess.

[gillri]

in all honesty halo rwach should be in there now along with Crysis 2

but a linear hack and slash game (albeit probably the best ever) versus an RPG?

Mass effect 2 will win everytime,

[Dance]

I think you mean scripted - linear - hack'n slash

[mastiffchild]

Yeah, because being linear and scripted means a game isn't even worth looking at don't they?/s

Hurt Uncharted2 really badly being amazingly well scripted along a fanciful and engaging linear storyline, didn't it? I bet becoming the fastest selling PS3 exclusive and picking up more gongs than bloody Titanic made ND REALLY regret the way they made their game!

Tell Remedy, while you're at it, to return AW to it's sandbox form and see how that effects them trying to pace a tense, dark psycho-thriller, yes? Lots of devs are currently deciding against sandbox games-and for good reason:being like GTA just doesn't suit every kind of game and can often be a bit of a barrier to a satisfying story and also shows just how clever R* can be in making their's work so seamlessly.

Sure, ME2 has some cool bits and bobs regarding choices affecting the game experience with saves from ME1, who you bed and what you say all altering the game. HR takes the choice thing a million miles further but in a different way by attempting to cover all the possibilities within the myriad routes they create towards a similar end with EVERYTHING affecting your game too but THAT level of flexibility is rare, wouldn't work in many genres or many games and is STILL scripted if you think about it(like ME2)but they just offer more scripted routes than the one, excellently paced and satisfying one in an Uncharted or GOW game-or a Zelda for that matter.

I know knocking anything linear is the thing to do right now with it being a pre playing gripe of a billion FF fans over FF13 but even there I'll bet many people will love the game BECAUSE of it's more taught, streamlined experience on offer.

RE?Cool series and wholly linear and scripted. DS?Cool game and scripted. KZ2,Black, COD4, Halo CE and a billion other FPS?Scripted and better for it. Linear and better for it. The games which manage better with a truly open world setting tend to rely less on storytelling and more on the diversity of missions and minigames and the interactivity of their gameworlds(like the upcoming RDR and JC2 which both look amazing, imo)but do NOT serve to show us that scripted/linear games are bad or dead, no, they just offer a newer way of doing things like co-op or online multiplayer do.

Variety today is amazing but the old, classic and classy ways of doing things and telling a well paced tale along the way are far from dead and further from being undesirable or sellable than ever.GOW3 and RDR will both be enjoyed at our house and I fail to see why it's big deal that one will be more linear and tightly scripted than the other.

[Dying_clown]

GOW3 is probably going to win this maybe not by a lot but all the same it's probably going to win.

[Dance]

It's either going to be Halo Reach or StarCraft 2

[Dorwrath]

Why discuss GOTY now. It's barely March.

Games early in the year rarely win GOTY especially when it comes to the public vote. The public only tend to remember games from a few months before or just vote for their favorite game.

In any case in GOTY a pointless exercise on N4F. Sites that do GOTY are only good if they give the award to a PS3 title and any that don;t have been bought by Microsoft.

[mastiffchild]

Indeed. Try explaining to me just how someone arrives at the conclusion that Demon's Souls is empirically any better or worse than Uncharted 2 and I'll happily start believing that GOTY overall awards actually mean something. Same for most awards:how the hell do you measure taste? How can you compare games from wildly differing genres? Compare open world and linear games?

This constant need for "winners" has gotten daft and is currently at the amazingly banal point where people have to find a winner for E3 and GDC! We REALLY think there's a decent way, or any actual point, trying to choose who did best at a damn press junket?

LoT and DF(and other, similar comparison sites)reflect the culture of idiotic competition by going way too far to find winners and losers as well. If you have to use programs to find enough of a difference(I.E something NONE of us can possibly see with actual, real life gamer's eyes)to find these "winners" isn't it going a little off the remit of showing multiple console owners which version offers the best visual fidelity and/or performance?Seriously, this need for winners and losers pervades every facet of gaming and it's media and communities.

We can't even be happy that we have three solid, highly competitive consoles this gen(or any other I guess)and are having great games pumped out on all three plus PC and the handhelds. No, we have to se who'd winning, fight over who's second or third and uisse wildly inaccurate/deceptive sales data to do so OR argue over exclusive line ups which means it's entirely down to personal, individual taste anyway!

Sorry, I do go on(just don't read it if it offends you, sorry)but I find the need for a champion on every tiny issue a little bit more than annoying. GOTY in February!? I couldn't care less who wins at the end of the bloody year ,to be perfectly frank, as long as we all enjoy the damn ride along the way. Be gamers, and not result fetishists, please.

[Odreus]

Are you kidding me? God of War 3 and The Last Guardian are the only games that will have a magic effect like Zelda Ocarina of Time to me and some other gamers. Wait and see, don't forget about Final Fantasy 13 Versus. I don't think that God of war 3 gets repetitive, because of the organic-speedy gameplay. You will play the chapters over and over again. Well, that's just my opinion. It will be like the PS2 times... you can't compare games with God of War 3 and The Last Guardian (exclusives). I've played the Heavy Rain Demo and I must write: "It was damn boring." It's a technical masterpiece, if you note the details. Personally I've played not to lie 30 times the GOW3 Demo and I've found everytime new actions and things that let me smile.

[nefertis]

GOW3 will kick ME2 a$$. Playb3yond

[fr3d0]

...had better give GOW3 >=97 bc 96 for ME2 while U2 gets 95 is payola BS

Watch, IGN will give GOW3 a 95

[djtek184]

It's not fair. The epicness of GoW3 will make ME2 look like an old Atari game.

[DJ]

Last year, and it was already impressive then! After the Spike TV special, it looks like God of War 3 is going to win in both Gameplay and Graphics.

[Narutodemonx]

I honestly think Mass effect will NOT get game of the year simply because of the franchise look at the history between god of war 1 and 2 the epic scale it brings the innovation ex. First Person kills ive never heard of that, that is just awesome you get to see the perspective of the victim of kratos's fury. plus the interactive scale, graphics. Mass effect doesnt really do any knew..i could say the same about uncharted 2...but at the same time uncharted 2 had excellent presentation plus it had no competition. Mass effect 2 would impress me more if it had come out last year and it would have done alot better too ...right now mass effect 2 is nothing i never hear any talk about etc..God of war will be talked about for generations to come because of what it offers and its original story. sorry but God of War 3 will rape.

[GAMER NOT FANBOY]

red dead redemption should be in the convo but i guess this article is just to get the fanboys to fight, i mean its a open world game from rockstar how can that not be a contender

[evilmonkey501]

because its not an exclusive.Exclusive games generally have a lot more effort put into them...
2007:gow (gears)360
2008:mgs4 ps3
2009:uc2 ps3
2010:gow3 (war) ps3

However, Im really excited for RDR.I will most definitely buy it .

[Brklynty1]

All the 360 fanboys are downplaying Gow3's graphics, yet just before ME2's release all you heard was "OMG! It has better graphics than UC2!".......No. It never did and never will. I can guarentee everyone that's saying Gow3 doesn't have amazing graphics doesn't even have a PS3. If multiple developers are being wowed by this game, what makes you think it doesn't look that great? The competition is amazed. The only games that can get GOTY is ME2, Heavy Rain,GoW3,GT5, TLG, and possibly Alan Wake. Not to mention if KZ3 does get squeezed into 2010......yea. Anyways when it comes to GoW3, there is no competition this year IMHO. I haven't even touched my 360 after ME2, and probably won't for a whike as I see no other game worth getting. Alan Wake, 50/50, Crackdown2, No, Fable3,.....No, Halo: Reach.........Hell No! Wtf?! The same futaristic FPS as the others, no difference. M$ drove halo into the ground, the franchise is abused,overused, and only gets another installment when 360 game sales go down or when Sony is dropping another exclusive atomic. Anyways, GoWIII will take the crown, if not, maybe ME2, then again GT5 might wtfpwn them both.

[keysy420]

so stop saying that crap its just upscaled its not true 1080 its only 720p it just allows your tv to play in 1080p not the game.

[ZBlacktt]

If someone thinks any game this year is going to touch GOW3. You have seriously been living under a rock. I would suggest getting out more and watching some reviews over on GT. That and try and get to the demo out. It's hard to put into words what this game not only looks like, but plays like. It's going to be one hellva mind blowing experience. It will crush everything that comes out this year. That is not fanboy speak as you gamers like to put it. That is true gamer speak. I'd also suggest people stop with this fanboy crap and buy what is the best out there regardless of what system it is. If you do not own a PS3, you are simply missing out on the best of what the market has to offer at this time. Be it blu-ray movies or mighty blu-ray games.

[JonnyBigBoss]

I loved Mass Effect 2, don't get me wrong. I even gave it a 9.4. However, ME2 just wasn't legendary. God of War III looks legendary.

[BYE]

None of those two ... it will be between Red Dead Redemption and Super Street Fighter 4. Yep.

[N4BmpS]

Nah SSFIV? Nah...nah Red Dead has a chance though, anyway it's too early to tell all we can do is speculate so I won't hate(I don't hate anyway).

[BYE]

Why not SSF4? SF4 is the best fighting game ever made and Super even looks to be better in pretty much every category: balance, variety of gameplay, characters, presentation...

I'd say it has a good chance to compete for the throne in 2010.

[clarkjudo]

Longevity is the name of the game. Between GOW3 and ME2. With all the classes in Mass Effect 2. I think Mass effect 2 wins the longevity award. If we are talking about more sales and longevity, I am betting on Halo: Reach. As as far as Game of the Year. There is more games coming out yet. I am thinking between 1ST and 2ND and possible 3RD. We are talking about a width of flea's eyelash.

[evilmonkey501]

usually its the girth.A combination of both is ideal.Just ask your girlfriend or mom.

[devilhunterx]

Mass Defect 2? Goty? Hahahaha. Sure sure, the PC GOTY maybe.

[Ilikegames76]

PC game of the year for me is Starcraft 2.

[evilmonkey501]

me2 IS A GREAT GAME.It wont kill gow3, but its still good.

[Bullseye]

versus a full blown intelligent action/adventure that is ME2. Hmmm let me think. Oh wait, thinking, making choices,now which games gives me those options? Each to their own, I guess.

[jalen247]

There will be plenty of GOTY contenders this year.

GOW III and Mass Effect 2 are definitely in the mix

GT5 will join the list also and TLG will join the list too if released this year.

If left for dead 2 can get nominated, I am sure Halo Reach will be a contender also.

Metroid: Other M and Zelda Wii will likely be contenders.

Heavy Rain may get a few nominations also

[silverchode]

Just by watchin gttv i can tell gow3 will sh!t on mass effect2

[EazyC]

What about Fallout:New Vegas? That's gonna be brilliant.

[RagTagBnd445]

If it is anything like Fallout 3, then no!

[horndog]

GoW3 will take it all Duh!. According to the great reviews of ME2 and all the media praise it has ME2 looks like it will sh!t all over GoW3. Time magazine went as far as saying that "ME2 was the avatar of video games". The only ones praising GoW3 are droids and pro sony web sites. It's the truth. It has no hype outside of the pro ps3 websites.

A 10 hour game with upgraded graphics vs the best RPG with about 30 hours of epic gameplay?? No contest droids. 2010 has just started but already sony has it's flop game going. Add GoW3 to that pile which already has White Knight, Mag, Heavy Rain and soon GoW3.

[prettyboy1]

at its finest folks.first off dude in case u didnt know god of war has a larger fanbase then me2 second where the hell have u been .cus apparently u havnt seen the awesomeness that is god of war3.now yes me2 is a good game but come on realy dude the hype died down way to quick.i mean its not like unc2's hype which by the way lasted far longer then me2.anyways ur entitled to ur own opinion.but i suggest u stroll on over to gametrailers and take a look for ur self at the epicness of gow3.

ps:u owe it to ur self lol

[ILLINOIS]

360 owners are so pathetic. To compare a 360 game to a PS3 game is foolish to say the least. Why is it so hard to let go of your garbage 360 and embrace the PS3? There is not even 360 game that can compare to resistance 2. GOW 3 for game of the year easy.

[The_Nameless_One]

I'm gonna go with God of War 3 only because you get to rip a god's head with your bare hands. I mean, no amount of space faring can top that.

[gamefan101]

god of war 3 has the highest chance of earnin GOTY,atleast for me it does,although it will be hard considerin wat other games are out and the ones soon to be released(ME2,GT5,Halo R,Alan Wake,Heavy Rain,BFBC2,Killzone 3,if released this year)while also it will be hard for other games to top wat gow3 will bring...thats just my opinion tho

[BlackSharinganX]

THAT GOD OF WAR IS GAME OF THE YEAR SINCE YESTERDAY, SO MOVE ON TO 2011 LOL

[XDF]

Every sites will have their favorite Game of the Year.

If I am a betting man, I will put my money on the new Zelda game.

[Dsnyder]

Having beated that game I can tell you that it is a contender. God of war 3 will b e great but it will just be GOW 2 with better graphics (not a bad thing in this case but not a good thing either)

Photorelistic+Unique gameplay+Great story=GOTY.

[XDF]

It is an award for GAME not a QTE drama.

[rakunado]

QTE drama? far from it actually...

Heavy Rain resembles more like the old skool lucasarts/sierra/dynamix adventure games of yesteryear, with much more diverse plot options and outcomes that literally change aspects of the story. It brings a breath of fresh air to a genre that is pretty much dying off. I loved adventure games in my younger years Police Quest, Kings Quest, Day of the tentacle, Grimfandango, Bladerunner, Broken Sword so on and so on. Which means the game is a lot more than just pushing buttons at given times.

I am so happy Heavy Rain shows that with new technology and a new take on the prompt system, the adventure game style genre can carry on!!!

[butterfinger]

shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as "GOTY". The game is decent, but glitches, some really poor animations, and a story that is ultimately predictable and extremely cliche will keep it out of contention. Mass Effect 2 and God of War III, DO deserve the attention.

[kngri]

who cares really your not the one who's going to take the award home, the important thing is that all those games are great and is a great year to be a gamer

GAMING FTW

[John Marston]

This is a no-brainer God of War III will be hands down GOTY of 2010, END OF ARGUMENT.

[NeoBasch]

Bayonetta, Mass Effect 2, and Heavy Rain are all early contenders. I hope each one scores a nomination this year. Again, it's too early to say what looks like GotY material, but those three right there deserve every award they get. 'Nuff said. This year is proving to be one of the best years for us gamers. I'm soaking it all in. I'm having too much fun to worry about GotY right now.

[wingman32x]

Well, I think we know one thing. Whoever does win GOTY isn't going to sweep like U2 did last year. There's just too much competition this year.

[foxxy]

Heavy rain and God of war 3 sry 360

[PLAYstar]

Top 5 games Nominees are
god of war III
God of war III
God of War III
God OF War III
GOD OF WAR III
And the winner is .. GOD OF WAR III

GOD OF WAR III PULVERIZED ALL COMPETITION!

ME2 is just an opening game for the EPIC GOD OF WAR III!

[Fragger2k8]

Out of those two, my vote would go to Mass Effect 2. I'm not much for the button mashing style of combat, but GoW 3 does look like it will be great.

Honestly, though, I have no idea what game will deserve the title 'GOTY' this year. The year just started not too long ago, so we have a long way to go.

If I were to take a guess at what *MY* 'GOTY' will be, though, I would have to say Halo: Reach.

[NateDPG]

Are they kidding? That's a no contest, GOW3 handsdown

[Morituri]

The ps exclusives always win.

[Ingram]

But IMHO Bioware isn't what it used to be after the merger, their games are tending to become like Bethesda's...And sorry FO3 fans, that's no compliment either.

No clear contender until Dec '09 guys.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

GOTY Contenders:

- Heavy Rain
- Mass Effect 2
- God of War III
- Alan Wake
- Gran Turismo 5

Metro 2033 has potential though...so, I'm not counting it out.

I honestly don't see ANYTHING coming close to Heavy Rain for me, personally.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I honestly don't know how any of you can call Heavy Rain just a bunch of QTE's.

IT FREAKING IS!!!

WE KNOW THAT!!!

...and Halo is just a bunch of poorly written plotlines where you get to press the right trigger button to shoot poorly designed aliens.

You can simplify anything...literally ANYTHING!!!

Heavy Rain is the best game I've ever played though.

So, suck muh bawlz!!!

[butterfinger]

Damn, I'm sorry to hear that.

[egyptian_diarrhea]

mass effect, more like mass sh1t, amirite ?

[Inside_out]

Are u kidding...GOW3 has'nt even come out yet and it won already. The game looks good BUT all the GOW games looked good. I have'nt seen anything new...same RTE's and same game play. still alot of games 2 come out this year...alan wake, splintercell, grand tourismo, the last guardian, ghost recon, killzone3, halo...and some that we don't know about yet...

[x5exotic]

what the hell do u mean "same gameplay"....titan stuff....new abilities....new weapons...so its difinitely something new...when a new franchise comes out ..thats where u decide "new gameplay or not" sequels arent supposed to change that.....gow brought a new idea...and kept getting better by each sequel.....Alan wake,halo,GT arent actually new and not bringing new stuff either......so for example....how about u give me some "revolutionary" change in halo reach?

[x5exotic]

god of war brings new stuff everytime.....but they dont change the concept of the gameplay....and thats what everygame does....its not like they're suddenly switching gameplay to sound like devil may cry....or give him a gun or make it an RPG....