Journey May Be The Front-Runner For Game Of The Year
JourneyCould - or should - a downloadable title win Game of the Year?
That may be a difficult question to answer for gaming websites and sources come the end of 2012, as it appears Thatgamecompany's Journey will be in the running for the year's highest award.
Right now, the artistic and innovative gem holds a slight lead at GameRankings for the highest rated game of the year, coming in at 92.26%, just ahead of Mass Effect 3's 92.12%. At Metacritic, it's ME3 with the slight lead; 93-92. But beyond the scores, let's break things down for a minute: The gamer outcry against ME3 was well documented and could very well hurt BioWare's epic RPG when it comes time to vote for Game of the Year. Furthermore, we're already halfway through the year, and the only other legitimate contenders are Max Payne 3, Xenoblade Chronicles, and if you want to take a leap, Diablo III (which also had significant, well-known issues).
In looking at the rest of the year, perhaps the biggest contenders have already been confirmed for 2013: Bioshock Infinite and The Last Of Us. And with every passing day, it seems more and more unlikely that Grand Theft Auto V will hit this year. So what's left? Well, Assassin's Creed III appears to have the best shot at the illustrious award in question, or maybe Halo 4 can take the crown. Another title that might have a chance is the hotly anticipated Dishonored, which looks potentially awesome. That one could be this year's Skyrim if everything goes well; the mixing of genres is borderline ingenious, damnit.
Then again, maybe a game like Medal of Honor: Warfighter, Borderlands 2, Lords of Shadows 2, Resident Evil 6, or Hitman: Absolution can take the world by storm... Call of Duty: Black Ops 2? Oh, I suppose. But at this point, it's by no means a stretch to say that Journey could emerge as the finest interactive experience of the year.
Tags: journey, thatgamecompany, game of the year, goty 2012
6/14/2012 9:11:50 PM Ben Dutka
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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 9:46:26 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 10:08:18 PM
DOA5 is going to rock but I'm very worried about how much DLC is going to be held back from us. It's going to be baaaad.
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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 10:16:06 PM
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xenris
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 10:28:58 PM
I too am worried with DOA5 having crazy amounts of held back stuff. Dragons Dogma has had a ton which I feared but its nothing I really care about which is good. If they announce multiplayer DLC for it I will however blow up capcom.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 10:36:38 PM
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frylock25
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 10:39:07 PM
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Temjin001
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 12:02:09 AM
But I won't before I try the new BABEL RISING demo. That's right. Biblical games. It's got Highlander's name written all over it. I can't wait to punish them sinners!
Anyway, LV so who do you buy your PC's from? I'm too lazy to build one. But I need a workhorse PC that can crank it hardcore in Max.
VF5 is older than 15 years, in fact I think it's nearly 20 years now. I love that after so many years these games still exist unfettered, unpolluted, un-westernized, with pure unadulterated game play bliss that I grew up with.
Xenris, wanna have at it some time on VF5? I'm not the best VF player in the world, or close to it, but the last guy I fought tonight appeared to have rage quitted... hehe ultimate compliment =p
Last edited by Temjin001 on 6/15/2012 12:02:32 AM
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LimitedVertigo
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 12:17:28 AM
I buy all my parts from Newegg and local computer stores. If you're too lazy to actually put one together (come on! it only takes a few hours) I suggest checking out Newegg. There are always great deals on gaming PCs.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 2:00:01 AM
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xenris
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 8:43:35 AM
World,
I can sort of see what you mean. I guess that is why I like it, it feels familiar but it has honestly changed enough over the years to feel fresh for me.
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Temjin001
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 10:25:01 AM
LV, well what I mean is having to track down each individual component and checking for what's compatible with what, order them, and look for each package to arrive at my door. I used to work for a computer store (before they went under) and it was easy because I could get everything there with my discount and just assemble it all at home, and if there was a MB or RAM conflict, or whatever, I could just take a few minutes to swap it out at work. Anyway, I think I'll wait a month before I order it or decide on what I want to do.
Sounds good, Xenris ;)
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PoopsMcGee
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 11:37:08 AM
You sure it's tobacco?
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 12:49:27 PM
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gumbi
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 9:59:22 PM
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Thatgamecompany really did something special with Journey, and it deserves the accolades.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 10:10:54 PM
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I didn't know Lords of Shadow 2 was coming this year, anybody got a date on that?
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xenris
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 10:31:58 PM
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The last part of the game I was literally in tears but didn't realize it until I put the controller down and watched the credits. I wasn't "crying" more my emotions were just all over the place, with the music and the visuals, man almost every
time I beat that game I feel a weird sense of peace and joy.
Last edited by xenris on 6/14/2012 10:32:12 PM
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bebestorm
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 11:03:07 PM
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matt99
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 11:14:14 PM
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gray_eagle
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 11:45:26 PM
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at the goty award.
if gamming sites can'nt accept that, maby their worried about
ticking off the bigger dogs.
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Qubex
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 11:52:52 PM
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To Sony, "ThatGameCompany", will now be known as "ThatOtherGameCompany"...
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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cLoudou
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 11:53:11 PM
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Jawknee
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 11:58:16 PM
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telly
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 9:48:47 AM
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Beamboom
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 12:34:39 AM
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I've not experienced the same level of enthusiasm for any other title so far this year (yes, they all got at least one console too).
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Sir Shak
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 2:46:28 AM
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Beamboom
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 4:26:47 AM
I *hope* it will be Dishonored, though. Cause that means we got one heck of a steam punk game coming up, and that'd be utter awesomeness.
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berserk
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 4:56:08 AM
You have to beat it 3 time so you can get to the good stuff and before getting there the loot are unremarkable ( the ones on the first difficulty are tolerable tho since it s the first playthrough )and even once you re in Inferno they are nothing special beside the occasional lucky drop .
The real money auction house will destroy that game and i even felt like before it was out .
Maybe not all will agree but that s how i felt about it .
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Sir Shak
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 2:44:20 AM
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___________
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 5:31:45 AM
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i mean not to say that journey is a bad game, its not but its FAR too short!
and come on a PSN game seriously should not be winning GOTY over MP3, ME3, diablo 3, ect, ect!
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DeusExMachina
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 4:35:25 PM
Its an experience, not a game. Nuff said.
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Lotusflow3r
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 6:06:12 AM
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It has received some of the biggest praise i have ever seen a game get with multiple sources calling it the greatest game of our time....and i, a hardcore gamer for many years, am finding myself unable to disagree. It's my 6th personal 10/10 scoring game. Absolutely perfect. It gave me an experience like no other, something i hadn't felt the entire generation. It moved me incredibly.
It deserves it and more.
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wackazoa
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 10:15:25 AM
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Underdog15
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 10:34:23 AM
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gumbi
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 11:46:03 AM
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Geobaldi
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 6:17:08 PM
Just because it sold fast doesn't mean it sold a lot. What does fastest selling mean? Fastest to sell 10 copies? 100 copies in a few days? 1000 copies in a week? Who knows? Sales numbers haven't been released so there's no way of knowing how many it sold.
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Underdog15
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 10:38:17 AM
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Beamboom
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 2:00:07 PM
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Temjin001
Friday, June 15, 2012 @ 5:21:16 PM
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Temjin001
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Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 9:43:41 PM
As for whether, or not, this game can be a goty? Sure. I don't give a crap. It's not really a "game" though, right? It's like a walk around in a painting sort of thing from what I gather.
Right now my vote goes to VF5: FS!
It's all game and it's purely awesome =)
DOA5 has a shot at it too, which I do have high hopes for.