PSXE Poll Update: Downloadable Games Are Entitled To GotY
JourneyDownloadable games may not have the budget and may not aspire to vast, epic greatness.
Nevertheless, the majority of PSXE readers believe digital titles have every right to be considered among the year's best. In our recent poll, most said a fantastic experience like Journey deserved to be ranked among the elite; they'd have no problem with Thatgamecompany's subtle masterpiece winning this industry's most prestigious honor: Game of the Year. We don't have any problem with it, either. It just might happen, too, unless Assassin's Creed III or other titles impress the hell out of us.
This week, it's once again time to select the best User Review for our So You Think You Can Review Video Games user review contest. We didn't get as many submissions this time around (not a heck of a lot of games being released this time of year), so that's why there are fewer to choose from. But for the record, no matter how many we get in the future, I'm only going to select five (at most) rather than ten for the final community poll. There are two reasons for this:
Firstly, I think it's too much to ask the community to read ten reviews to make a decision. I mean, people have lives and we should probably acknowledge that. Secondly, we want everyone to get better at writing these reviews and the longer the contest goes, the higher the quality should be. Hence, the competition should get stiffer. Gotta impress!
Also, don't forget, follow the links to see all available prizes. I'm throwing in Spec Ops: The Line as well but...uh...I wouldn't recommend it.
Tags: downloadable games, digital games, game of the year, user review contest, psxe contest
6/24/2012 8:22:20 PM Ben Dutka
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Comments (16 posts)
WorldEndsWithMe
Sunday, June 24, 2012 @ 10:21:51 PM
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Rogueagent01
Sunday, June 24, 2012 @ 10:37:44 PM
I just personally won't call a game that is under 10 hours a GoTY contender, not enough substance to be one in my opinion.
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MartyRules
Monday, June 25, 2012 @ 12:59:55 PM
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Cho_Quin
Monday, June 25, 2012 @ 9:56:41 PM
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frostface
Sunday, June 24, 2012 @ 10:06:50 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Sunday, June 24, 2012 @ 11:54:01 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Sunday, June 24, 2012 @ 10:20:36 PM
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ACIII will probably take it if there are enough substantial updates from the last two expansions.
Things aren't looking good for Spec Ops, TWO insinuations that it sucks lol.
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Beamboom
Monday, June 25, 2012 @ 3:11:42 AM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Monday, June 25, 2012 @ 9:54:35 AM
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Beamboom
Monday, June 25, 2012 @ 4:39:00 AM
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What would be a cool concept for a future, similar contest would be if the same game were reviewed by all in each round. That would at least make it a lot easier to compare the submissions.
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Ludicrous_Liam
Monday, June 25, 2012 @ 4:52:28 AM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Monday, June 25, 2012 @ 9:53:56 AM
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Beamboom
Monday, June 25, 2012 @ 2:21:31 PM
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Ludicrous_Liam
Monday, June 25, 2012 @ 4:48:42 AM
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...come to think of it, the probable reason I won the one before last was because I was near the top of the poll - meaning people would see Uncharted 2 and vote for it, without considering the others. Actually makes me feel kind of depressed.
Oh well...no complaints :P
Anyway, gunna go read the the 4 reviews like a no-lifer... :P
Last edited by Ludicrous_Liam on 6/25/2012 4:49:47 AM
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Monday, June 25, 2012 @ 5:18:31 AM
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simple problem is there should always be retail games that are better, if a PSN game is better than all the retail games released that year it just goes to show the tripe that was released that year!
its like sitting back and saying the best car of the year was not from reliable manufactures, the ones who are known for making good solid fun to drive reliable cars.
no it comes from Renault, the exact opposite, the company which is known for making the most unreliable cars possible!
thats why PSN games cant ever be GOTY because surely you would like to think among we do get allot of crap released at retail, there, surely would be one, at least one gem!
really disappointed to hear the not so enthusiastic news on spec ops the line.
even the manager at my local EB today told me it sucks, i mean come on what the hell!?
demo was so freaking awesome, there were so many previews of it not so long ago spewing praise for it!
sigh.
looks like another game has promised the world, and yet again delivered on zilch!
maybe after this developers will get the hint, and stop hyping up their games as the second coming!
then they wonder why people are always disappointed...........
$ony X prime example!
for weeks they have been hyping a new reveal which will change the industry!
ZOMFG its so amazing, it will turn planets into gold its so awesome!
than they finally reveal it and it ends up being google TV.
sigh.
:(
yup, that surely was totally deserving of all the hype!
NOT!
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Rogueagent01
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 @ 10:04:34 PM