PSXE Reader's Game Of The Year: God Of War III
God of War IIIWe needn't take any more votes because the result is clear: the PSXE reader's choice for Game of the Year is God of War III.
Interestingly enough, Red Dead Redemption and Heavy Rain were in a dead heat for the runner-up slot, and Gran Turismo 5 came up in fourth. While we thought either Rockstar's gem or Quantic Dream's interactive drama might've made a push to the final goal, it's obvious that the majority of our readers believe Sony Santa Monica created 2010's best. It's a fair and understandable pick; we agree there isn't another action experience that surpasses Kratos' latest epic adventure. Perhaps the only question that remains is, "will GoWIII earn GotY from the PSXE staff?" Well, you'll know soon enough, as all 26 of our annual awards will go live later on tomorrow. This year produced some amazing games, which made certain picks exceedingly difficult and in truth, we have a bit of a surprise lined up... It'll be well worth your attention.
For the new poll, we want to know if you're interested in the PlayStation Phone. We're just wondering how many gamers plan to own such a product; it's certainly more of a phone than a gaming device, but maybe Sony fans will spring for the new gadget. Then again, there's also the PSP2 to consider...mobile gaming is getting bigger by the day. So what say you?
Related Game(s): God of War III
Tags: psxe poll update, god of war iii, gowiii, readers choice
12/31/2010 12:30:07 PM Ben Dutka
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Comments (131 posts)
DemonNeno
Sunday, January 02, 2011 @ 11:33:58 AM
With that said throw the aliens stuff o ut and create an entirely new IP out of it.. I personally enjoy the ancient battle of gods and the impact they have on humans..
PS phone sounds interesting, but it'll take a lot to persuade me away from an psp 2..
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Jawknee
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 12:52:35 PM
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telly
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 1:01:42 PM
Hard to argue with the winner. A great conclusion to one of the very best game trilogies ever. You think Sony gives us a clue as to the future of the series next year??
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Jawknee
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:15:22 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:52:22 PM
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Jawknee
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 4:35:15 PM
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NoSmokingBandit
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 6:05:01 PM
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Oxvial
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 7:04:54 PM
But again they are gonna take 2 years so I'm okay with it....next GoW gonna be awesome!.
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Qubex
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 11:43:16 PM
But as Jawk said... if they can use the same engine, or even make it better - how I don't know - any new I.P. will look pretty spectacular I would say...
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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eLLeJuss
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 1:26:53 AM
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Bugzbunny109
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 1:27:21 PM
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HighOnFire
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 1:39:41 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:53:05 PM
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HighOnFire
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 11:34:22 PM
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TheShadow
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 1:55:27 PM
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Scarecrow
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 1:43:25 PM
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GOWIII and GT5 are easily the best games this year.
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bigrailer19
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 7:52:36 PM
Then again i hadnt played Heavy Rain whrn i voted and if i had to revote now that ive played it, well... That would be a tough choice!
Overall though im glad GOW3 got it. Its such an experience!
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Lawless SXE
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 1:53:03 PM
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As for the PSPhone, I have no interest in it, as I barely use my mobile as it is, but I can definitely see the appeal in it.
Peace.
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Nickjcal
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 12:11:16 AM
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DazeOfWar
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:04:30 PM
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Besides that next year is going to be a tough year to pick a winner with so many great games coming out.
The new poll I picked the don't care. I more excited about the PSP2.
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Scarecrow
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:08:44 PM
That has been proven with Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Mario games, Zelda, GT, Silent Hill.
Just because a game is new doesn't mean that it's better than a sequel.
Uncharted 3 will be a sequel, just because it's not a new IP doesn't mean that it's inferior to something new.
And I don't know which GOWIII you were playing, guess you missed all the new weapons, new combos, new ways of killing monsters, new "vistas," new characters, new enemies, etc.
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:13:47 PM
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Jawknee
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:19:28 PM
God of War doesn't need to do anything new. Its a formula that is tried and true. Call of Duty is stale and mindless.
Also I gotta agree with Crow, there was a ton of new stuff in God of War III that wasn't present in the previous 2 games or the handhelds. The new weapons alone were enough to make the experience feel fresh considering they were a heck of a lot more useful than the additional weapons in the previous 2 games.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:55:59 PM
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DazeOfWar
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 7:33:36 PM
I enjoyed GoWIII and believe everybody should play it and Ben you are right about Uncharted 2 being not much different from the first but the game was overall an amazing adventure and probably one of my favorite games of all time.
I'm also not saying all new games are better than sequels because there are some amazing sequels I can't wait for. I just don't see GoWIII as game of the year. I just wasn't that impressed with it.
Last thing is for Scarcrow. Some of the sequels to a couple games you list weren't actually that great. The last Silent Hill and FF weren't that great. Now I know XIII did get some good reviews but when you have to put 20 hours into a game just to get to the fun part doesn't count as good in my book. You are correct about the other titles though.
I did love reading all of your comments and made me look at some things a little different. That's why I love this site. Other sites it would have started a huge flame war but here you get smart honest opinions.
Have a good New Year everybody.
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Temjin001
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 12:31:44 AM
Overall, the first Uncharted was an 8 the second game was a full 10.
Respective to GoW2's release I'd have given it about a 9, and despite how GoW3 enhances itself as one would expect going from PS2 to PS3, I still can't think of GoW3 as a 10.
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DazeOfWar
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 2:02:36 AM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 10:29:00 AM
Unless something about the core mechanics are altered in some way, most people can't tell the difference.
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Temjin001
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 11:23:27 AM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 1:12:21 PM
God of War III added new weapons and forced players to master new combat styles. It also featured new ways of battling bosses - no two are the same, really - and fresh platforming. If we want to get anal, the differences are obvious.
But that's not the point. Uncharted 2 plays just like Uncharted, at its core. We pick up and play the sequel in much the same way as we played the original. Same goes for GoWIII in comparison to GoWII. Both franchises advance in similar fashion, via refinement and fine-tuning, rather than total overhauling (i.e., engine, control, view, gameplay focus, etc.)
Neither have ever changed the core gameplay.
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Temjin001
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 1:35:55 PM
So, yes, we agree on the topic ;)
BUt to jump in all ninja-like and add a semi-OT point, outside of visuals, I want to make it known that GoW3 is not the sequel Uncharted 2 was. I came away from GoW3 satisfied but just a little underwhelmed having played GoW2/GoW. Uncharted 2, though, I knew it'd be good but it ended up turning a good franchise into a phenomenal one. I'm sure we can agree to that =)
...and come on, GoW3 does not "force" you to "master" new weapons to complete the game on normal mode. I could beat the game with my standard Chaos Blades un-upgraded if I wanted... like some people already have ;)
Granted, it'd be un-ideal and a little ridiculous to do so, but the choice is there for those who want to entertain themselves that way. You know? sort of like the guys who can beat Resident Evil with only a knife =o
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Shams
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 3:28:31 PM
So instead of getting an early feel for the technology of the ps3, along with it's caveats, nuances and learning curve, Santa Monica Studios, under the leadership of Corey Barlog and guidance of Dave Jaffe, focused simply on making an improved GOW1 on a platform they were already familiar and comfortable with, which they most certainly succeeded at with flying colors. In the opinion of many, GOW2 is the best game in the series.
However, if they instead developed GOW2 on the ps3, perhaps we would've seen an even more mind-blowing GOW3, because they would've had 4 years experience on the ps3 instead of only 2, with one game and project to learn from just in time for the GOW3. Perhaps then, we would've seen a similar jump in every aspect of quality from GOW2 to GOW3 as we had seen in U:DF to U2:DF.
In my personal opinion, GOW2 had more open and larger levels with more variety, with more puzzles, where as GOW3 had Next Gen graphics, and with smaller levels (even "claustrophopic" as World put it), improved combat, and the most insane stage assets in gaming, ever.
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Scarecrow
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 3:35:26 PM
Temjin is acting as if UC1 was crap. The ONLY way UC2 was bigger jump is if UC1 was garbage compared to UC2, and that is not true at all.
The jump was there, but it wasn't an extreme jump.
Sequels are not supposed extreme jumps, they're supposed to be sequels. The only way "extreme jumps" can happen is if the previous game was crap compared to the sequel.
Uncharted 3 WILL NOT BE AN EXTREME JUMP FROM UC2.
You guys need to understand.
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Shams
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 3:52:54 PM
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Scarecrow
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 4:03:07 PM
UC1 was a 9 for me, UC2 was 10, a good jump, not an extreme jump.
UC1 was already amazing, UC2 just went over a little more and became perfect.
Objectively the analogy stands though, UC3 won't be an EXTREME jump over UC2. UC3 will suck because it's not an extreme jump?
You guys are really sounding ridiculous now.
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Jawknee
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 5:43:37 PM
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Shams
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 6:15:26 PM
Regarding the jump in quality from U1 to U2: Extreme? No. Major or Significant? Well, compare Psxextreme's own reviews of the two.
You bring up a good point about the 3rd. Naughty Dog themselves admitted that U3 won't be as big of a jump from U2 as U2 was from U1. For example, they mentioned that the light rendering techniques they innovated in U2 will be reused in U3. And knowing how the game now has more hype and higher expectations for it than either predecessor did, and if one factors in the growing standards or expectations of quality in the industry as whole over time, it's safe to expect that general critical acclaim for the 3rd might not generate as quite as high of a metacritic score as the 2nd, but I'm sure ND's next masterpiece will still remain the de facto standard and the benchmark of the industry, as I'm certain that it will be a must buy.
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Temjin001
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 6:17:34 PM
Multiple Choice: what quote both wasn't said by me and doesn't fit?
A) While it didn't re-invent itself, it definitely made a Ferrari out of a Honda. (FYI: Honda's are great cars, but Ferrari's are better and rarer)
B) Overall, the first Uncharted was an 8 the second game was a full 10.
C) UC1 was crap.
D) Uncharted 2, though, I knew it'd be good but it ended up turning a good franchise into a phenomenal one.
...
...
...
Feel silly?
It's okay Scarecrow, we all make mistakes sometimes =p
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Temjin001
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 6:25:22 PM
And hey, I wouldn't mind having a sweet GoW co-op/competitive online mode =P
The franchise is still amazing without it, but a 10/10 has to be reserved for those that truly floors everyone's expectations, and even lame-o' EDGE magazine couldn't deny Uncharted 2 any less than a 9.
Thanks, btw, Master Shams, for seeing eye to eye with me =)
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 8:04:56 PM
Just because you happen to like the smaller cosmetic changes made to Uncharted 2 more than the smaller cosmetic changes made to GoWIII doesn't make one better than the other. Nor does it mean one did "more" than the other as a sequel.
Both use the exact same gameplay mechanics, and simply refine and tweak from there on. That's it. It's not FFXII to FFXIII. It's not Double Agent to Conviction. It doesn't change HOW WE PLAY THE GAME. All anybody is doing here is arguing small, mostly anal things that only hardcore gamers even notice or care about.
How we play both franchises has not changed much since the original title debuted.
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Temjin001
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 8:32:55 PM
*remembers rule 1 of PSXe: Ben D. Is always right. I'm just spinning my wheels believing anything else* =p
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Lawless SXE
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 9:03:25 PM
GoW added more weapons and magic attacks, made the combat a bigger focus than the platforming and really improved the combo system.
UC2 tightened the aiming, spread the focus to near equality on the trifecta of melee, gunplay and platforming/puzzles and added some truly inspired gameplay segments (the tank immediately springs to mind).
God of War, I think made the bigger jumps, but the focus on combat was a bit of a turn-off when compared to the more platforming heavy titles on the PS2. I thought the refinement of Uncharted 2 was better, because of the split focus. Of course, everything said here is personal preference, so no-one can really be wrong. As a result: "Can't we all just get along?"
Peace.
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Temjin001
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 9:31:05 PM
I took the topic off course by trying to size up the margin of upgrade between GoW2 to GoW3 and Uncharted1 to 2 without regard to graphics.
Naughty Dog took the time to offer a rich fully featured online component and completely expanded the value of what a person should expect when buying an Uncharted game. But not only that, a person is treated to better acting/scripting and a longer game with more to do and see than U:DF. And as I said before, GoW3 did not supersede it's predecessor in every way.
But really, I've exhausted my patience for this discussion. We're all intelligent people here, and I think with enough posts and enough explaining some sort of solvency could be made. I just don't want to take the time and energy to get it to that point.
So lets bring on the awards!
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Lawless SXE
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 10:09:37 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 10:26:57 PM
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Scarecrow
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 11:05:07 PM
See, a statement without supporting points doesn't have much value.
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Lawless SXE
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 11:11:11 PM
EDIT: But this is starting to get out of hand, so unless there is another pressing issue to be had from this argument, this will be my last post.
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 11:21:43 PM
I'm telling you the way it is, factually, in regards to the core gameplay. There's no opinion involved. YOUR posts involve opinion and I don't agree or disagree one way or the other. So right or wrong doesn't factor in, now does it?
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Temjin001
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 11:49:19 PM
Make any New Year's Resolutions yet? Hope not, cause I got one for you. Try taking off that thick ego coat and hang it up for the year =p
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Sunday, January 02, 2011 @ 12:36:30 AM
I'll point out dozens - if not hundreds - of times when I've said, "I don't know" or "you're right about that," etc. ...I can't seem to remember a time when you did the same thing.
I would suggest not trying to lecture everyone about how your opinion is fact; users don't browbeat other users around here. That's my advice for the new year. I would also advise you to not make any posts for a while, and that includes any further replies in this topic.
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Temjin001
Sunday, January 02, 2011 @ 2:06:35 AM
Strange, though, most businesses try and preserve their users.
So try and trap and twist me in my words all you want. I see through your rhetoric. I could do the same to you, and I've already pointed out a couple false "facts" of your own within this very discussion.
Would it hurt to be just a little agreeable at times?
I will apologize for any personal "attacks" But please understand that you're efforts in this discussion I found to be much more annoying and half-hearted than helpful, and I could in nowise resolve that your responses were derived from anything but a behavioral complex. I generally respect what you have to say and you are a smart individual. And yes, who the crap put CoD in my Splinter Cell!?
Thank you to everyone else for this quality discussion.
All of this negativity is bad for a ninja so this ninja takes a bow. It was fun.
My existence here at PSXe is now in Ben's hands.
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SmokeyPSD
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:15:40 PM
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Jawknee
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:20:22 PM
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Underdog15
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 6:40:34 PM
But I haven't enjoyed any of the GOW's. Just not my thing.
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BikerSaint
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:20:32 PM
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Oh well, at least Heavy Rain "did" get my GOTY vote!
As for the PSP phone, I have no interest what-so-ever in getting one(except for collection purposes). But like most phones, I figure it will most probably be bundled with some kind of 1 to 2 year" talk" plan. So I can't see wasting money monthly just to have it on my shelf
(unless I can find it as a used non-plan standalone later on at eBay or such).
But I am 157% interested on seeing what the PSP2 will have to offer me.
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ZettaiSeigi
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 6:37:33 PM
As for the PlayStation Phone, I don't think I'm gonna get it although I'm still interested as to what it's going to be like and what it can do. Still, I'm way more interested with the PSP2.
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Jawknee
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:22:14 PM
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dkmrules
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:26:25 PM
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Slycly
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:47:28 PM
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shadowpal2
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 2:59:33 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 3:01:17 PM
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You all know how I feel about GOWIII, epic, a graphical masterpiece, but ultimately very claustrophobic with a lack of variety (Nothing as sweet as the steeds of time, no sweeping vistas, just darkness). But I'm glad it's in my collection nonetheless and I did enjoy it.
The phone? Yeah I'm mildly interested since mine isn't exactly as fully features as your iphones and your androids.
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Temjin001
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 12:16:26 AM
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Temjin001
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 2:32:46 AM
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Shams
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 2:40:22 PM
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Qwarktast1c
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 3:16:09 PM
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To me he phone seems pretty cool, but I'd much rather have an actual PSP 2.
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StangMan80
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 3:30:06 PM
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I guess their isn't enough people who are in racing, there is a much larger crowd for adventure and shooter games.
Those picks seem about right but Seems GT5 should of got at least 3rd, GOW3 isn't in my top 10, I started playing it but wasn't motivated enough to keep playing. I might try it again, but its just not me.
im lookong forward to hearing the picks for tomorrow, GT5(1st) and RDR(2nd) are my picks... I was going to put Heavy Rain in second but, I haven't got to play it yet. I really want too. I also want to pick up inFamous again. I wish I would of thought to put those on my letter too santa, I know I would of got at least one of them.
2010 has been a good year, but 2011 is going to be great!
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Jed
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 5:58:26 PM
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Scarecrow
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 10:43:02 PM
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Oxvial
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 5:53:13 PM
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BikerSaint
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 6:57:21 PM
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And that way, I'm hoping that Cage will have to finish those 3 missing DLC's(+ the 1st Taxidermist DLC) to put into his GOTY version.
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Auntie Phanboi
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 7:19:48 PM
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BikerSaint
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 3:48:50 AM
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booze925
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 8:00:56 PM
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to me, it just does not deserve that title. besides the jaw-dropping graphics, it really felt last gen to me. no major improvements or changes were made.
god of war 3 was not as good as 1 or 2 because 1 and 2 felt fresh. 3 does not.
4 the record, i like GoW3. there is just so many better, more deserving games out there to me.
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FlyingKickPunch
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 9:02:11 PM
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Underdog15
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 6:43:04 PM
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carl0975
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 9:37:04 PM
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FatherSun
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 10:08:11 PM
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1 hour till 2011 in New York City. Happy New Year to all!
Last edited by FatherSun on 12/31/2010 10:08:50 PM
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___________
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 12:48:03 AM
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can we please go back to rating games by how enjoyable they are, not how good they look?
honestly GOW3 is one of the most repetetive boring games i have ever played!
from the gameplay, to the level design everythings just recycled 100000 times.
i mean honestly how many times did you have to back track to the room where pandoras flame was?
i honestly can not understand how people can enjoy doing the same thing for 10 hours?
i wish SM would go back to the old ways, you know GOW actually being a puzzle platformer not a repetitive rip everything to pieces game.
as for the PS phone, sony should just stop now even before announcing it.
i mean nokia the worlds largest most famous mobile phone company is having trouble selling phones because of apple.
so how the %$#@ is sony suppose to compete?
a company that has 1000th of the brand name and reputation nokia has?
nokia use to be the king of the mobile phone market, now apple are making them look like lancia!
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aaronisbla
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 1:35:13 AM
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___________
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 6:43:52 AM
SM changed the style of the game, most people are happy with it so you can bet your a$$ there not going to change it again for GOW4.
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Snaaaake
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 9:20:06 AM
Ever heard of Sony Ericsson my friend?
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Jawknee
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 3:20:07 PM
Well you have terrible taste and seem to hate anything Sony puts out. So...who cares what you think?
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___________
Sunday, January 02, 2011 @ 6:18:28 AM
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Temjin001
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 12:50:31 AM
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DazeOfWar
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 2:06:13 AM
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Temjin001
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 2:37:07 AM
Really, I think in all my years of gaming, there's never been a product so misrepresented, critically, as GT5. It's really shaken my faith in trusting the "experts" in the entertainment media with being able to accurately identify and assess a product for review.
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Alienange
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 1:45:42 AM
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aaronisbla
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 2:52:50 AM
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BikerSaint
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 3:53:36 AM
And as one of those real gamers, I gave Heavy Rain my GOTY vote, others didn't.
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Qubex
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 11:44:32 AM
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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Alienange
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 12:29:42 PM
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aaronisbla
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 2:16:27 PM
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Jawknee
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 3:21:50 PM
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The X Factor 9
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 2:19:31 AM
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I am absolutely appalled that nobody has taken note of what I regard as the hands down, runaway game of the year!
God of War 3 was awesome, but in all honesty, it wasn't even as good as the first two. It had a whole lot of "holy sh*t" moments, especially the first fight with Poseidon and Chronos. God of War 3 is a very cinematic third person action adventure game. I had the "misfortune" of playing Bayonetta (on 360), before playing this game, and it made the combat feel slow in comparison.
Heavy Rain was truly original, a great game worthy of Game of the Year.
I LOVE God of War, but I'm just trying to add my two cents in the debate.
All of you PS3 owners who haven't played Mass Effect 2 are in for a real treat.
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aaronisbla
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 2:58:24 AM
There's been a debacle going on with Lens of Truth and Digital Foundry. LoT basically said that the 360 version is graphically superior, while DF has said that the ps3 is the better of the two versions (the demo) with superior textures and what have you. Im just glad i can play it on my console of choice once im done playing the first on my friend's 360
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Oxvial
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 11:35:21 AM
Overrated has hell..for me ME franchise was always 8.0, can't wait til Ben exposes the game for what it really is.
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aaronisbla
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 2:19:29 PM
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Oxvial
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 2:59:33 PM
I just can't see them putting a 9 + on ME2..game isn't that good.
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MadPowerBomber
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 6:19:09 AM
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Which is something I don't understand. I'm trying to, but my brain is not co-operating very well.
In my opinion, God of War III didn't need to drastically change the game's overall mechanics in any regards. God of War and the sequel weren't broken, and had Santa Monica changed it to make it feel new and fresh, people would've been complaining about that instead.
Whatever happened to letting yourself enjoy the experience of the game instead of fretting about whether or not it had HOT NEW FRESH gameplay going ons?
The total experience of God of War III is worth the Game of the Year alone.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 1:05:14 PM
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Jawknee
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 3:29:07 PM
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Ultimadream
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 6:55:52 AM
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Yes i dared to say it, i thoroughly enjoyed it. Some say it was linear, i say i was well structured. I admit i have not touched it since i platinum'd it. But the 110 hours i did play it was pure exhilation.
The other main contender would be Heavy Rain, I had huge, huge expectations after Farenheit (Project Indigo) and i was not disapointed.
I have yet to play GoW III, i have I&II put have played them on and off, i guess hack and slash games just arent my thing. One game i have also yet to play is Red Dead, as i have now recently completed Nier, i think that will be my next game to play.
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BikerSaint
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 10:30:01 PM
...."Indigo Prophecy"
Yes, it's ertainly one of the greatest games ever to come out on the PS2 IMO.
Along with "Deus Ex", and the stunning masterpiece of artwork known as "Okami"
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Kevin555
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 10:11:08 AM
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PS3 GOTY: Heavy Rain
360 GOTY: Mass Effect 2
Multiplat GOTY: Red Dead Redemption
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Gordo
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 4:37:05 PM
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All sitting on my shelf, all brilliant games (imho). 2010 was an excellent year for the PS3 gamer.
Win win for everyone!
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OverBerg
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 8:22:33 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 10:27:09 PM
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Lawless SXE
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 10:48:32 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Sunday, January 02, 2011 @ 12:02:37 AM
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marcusfrommo
Saturday, January 01, 2011 @ 11:21:30 PM
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Gow3 didn't win the best game of the year at the VGA's? I'm shocked. The bleeped up ending, the twisted storyline, the overly hyped anticipation of the release and the game overall.
Gow3 or the gow series in general, is the cadillac, infinite, mercedes, and lincoln of the series. Sorry for the mispellings, They want to give them a 30 to 60 million 2 to 3 year budget on the game's so called finale?
Sony even admitted it, that they wanted to add more stages to the game, and if they wanted to, they could have made the game look a lot better than that, but they had time constraints.
I can see xbox making a short 1st or 3rd person shooter or action game on their cd roms based systems. But a finale on a ps3's flagship game.
But hey, it looked good, and they fighting mechanics were updated. That's all that counts right?
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WorldEndsWithMe
Sunday, January 02, 2011 @ 12:03:57 AM
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Robochic
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Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 12:51:28 PM
Sony phone sounds really neat I would like to see more and hear more on the phone before I make my choice maybe by then smartphone plans will be cheaper (ha)