Game Of The Year 2009

mlee49 · Dec 23, 2009

Why is it December 23rd and we dont have an uber thread dedicated to our top picks for the coveted Game Of The Year title? Please participate!!

Borderlands has been my favorite game all year, hands down. Well over 15 hrs of gameplay, a healthy mix of shooter and rpg, and excellent replay value.

Prototype was my previous vote as it's open world play, excellent side missions, and crazy game development sucked me in for well over 30 hours. Jumping from 100 story buildings and gliding what seems like miles never gets old. It's graphics may have been a touch weak, but it was for all platforms.

I'm expecting to see Dirt 2, Batman, RE5, Dragon Age, and many others. Please nominate your favorite game of the entire 2009 year. :toast:

GSquadron · Dec 23, 2009

Tomb Raider Underworld

Bo$$ · Dec 23, 2009

dawn of war 2

TheMailMan78 · Dec 23, 2009

Fallout 3

erocker · Dec 23, 2009

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. There, I said it.

TheMailMan78 · Dec 23, 2009

erocker said:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. There, I said it.

You WILL pay for that.

SummerDays · Dec 23, 2009

I'm going to have to say Left For Dead 2, simply because you can never kill enough zombies!

erocker · Dec 23, 2009

TheMailMan78 said:
You WILL pay for that.

Oh, it's not me Mr. MailMan. I would never vote for the game. But you damn well know all of those "jounalistic publications", magazines, review sites will. It's sold the most, people love the game, it will get the nod. :ohwell:

jpierce55 · Dec 23, 2009

I don't have a vote on the game of the year, but would call Mysteries of Westgate (NWNII) the best expansion of the year.

Tartaros · Dec 23, 2009

Torchlight: frenzy diablo-esque action-rpg. No complications, only addictive mousebashing, can run in every hardware since pIII 800 and geforce 2 and the launch price is great (20 $/€). Until diablo 3 arrives it calms down my action-rpg addiction

crazy pyro · Dec 23, 2009

My game of the year would be Saints Row 2, got me back into gaming again and ate 2 weeks of my life (I've only just bought GTA IV, can't play it until tomorrow).
Arkham Asylum was good but got quite repetitive, so I'd say that inFamous takes the prize from me, large amount of variation, good difficulty curve and brilliant to just take out your anger on some bad guys!

FordGT90Concept · Dec 23, 2009

The Sims 3 or Tropico 3, especially The Sims 3. It is leaps and bounds better than the first two and those remain the best selling games of all time.

Saints Row 2 is a 2008 game.

Cold Storm · Dec 23, 2009

For me. Uncharted 2. I've all ready played it 4 times threw and feel like doing it again.. If I wasn't getting Ratchet & Clank Crack in Time Tomorrow.. :roll:

NinkobEi · Dec 23, 2009

for PC/online category I would have to vote for League of Legends. I spend so many hours on that thing.

Kreij · Dec 23, 2009

I haven't had enough time to play to make a decision on GOTY

Therefore, I am instead nominating FordGT90Concept's NetTools 2 as UOTY (Utility of the Year).
(You can find it in the General Software section ... It's free !!)

HookeyStreet · Dec 23, 2009

Modern Warfare 2 :rockout:

crazyeyesreaper · Dec 23, 2009

none other then Dragon Age its a NWN2 clone but it fixed the gripes i had and honestly who dosent want to have a little fun with morrigan :toast:

DonInKansas · Dec 23, 2009

TheMailMan78 said:
You WILL pay for that.

He already did. What was that game, like 75,000 bucks at launch? :roll:

cadaveca · Dec 23, 2009

PC: Dragon Age: Origins

PS3: Uncharted 2

Wii: NEW Super Mario Brothers.

3870x2 · Dec 23, 2009

DonInKansas said:
He already did. What was that game, like 75,000 bucks at launch?

I was able to pay with half of my liver, much less expensive.

I second Modern Warfare II.

TheCrow · Dec 24, 2009

Ill vote for Dirt 2 and LEft 4 Dead 2.

wolf · Dec 24, 2009

Borderlands if it has to be a game released this year, If I can just vote for my favorite game played through 2009, it would have to go to Team Fortress 2.

OmfgCoke · Dec 24, 2009

Machinarium hands down

3xploit · Dec 24, 2009

any game except mw2

Sensi Karate · Dec 24, 2009

crazyeyesreaper said:
none other then Dragon Age its a NWN2 clone but it fixed the gripes i had and honestly who dosent want to have a little fun with morrigan

Its actually more of a Baldurs Gate I/II clone but still not really a clone at all, just a few similarities.

PC: Borderlands, Dragon Age: Origin, Dirt 2, NFS: Shift, Aion, Street Fighter IV and would be Left4Dead 2 if it wasn't for the crappy Australian restrictions to make it a shithouse game (my personal preference).

Indie: Braid, World Of Goo (Linux/JP Version), Machinarium, Eufloria

PS3: Uncharted II, Little Big Planet, Metal Gear Solid 4, Assassin Creed II

Xbox 360: Forza 3, Fable 2, Gears of War II, Assassin Creed II

Wii: Nothing... oh wait... Madworld is good.

DS: Scribblenauts

PSP: Little Big Planet, Resistance: Retribution, Motorstorm

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