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I'm sick of zombies, I've become jaded by them and am completely ready for a new form of gaming cannon fodder to come be the focal point. I hope that left 4 dead is the last gasp for them and the game of the year 09 will involve... I don't know, something else.
Wow I'm surprised to see Lost Odyssey in there for a nomination, everywhere else seems to want to ignore its existence.
Playing hours on end with a bunch of buddies tends to make me think otherwise, but to each to his own.
Good point, JadedWriter...I think we will all have our own personal games of the year. Mine didn't even make the nominees list ;)
the fact CC is still broken is reason enough that i boycott them and wont support indie behemoth ever again. wankas
braid was great, but not my favorite by any means,
L4D is cool, but not enough VS levels imo. and seeing as everyone claims is basically just a mod of thesource engine, i think charging full price for the game was sorta an insult... great game tho.
(dont own a PS3, sorry MGS)
as for LO, after watching this, ill probably be buying it next week.
Fallout, imho, you deserve the GOTY... but of course, thats just my 2 cents :)
braid was great, but not my favorite by any means,
L4D is cool, but not enough VS levels imo. and seeing as everyone claims is basically just a mod of thesource engine, i think charging full price for the game was sorta an insult... great game tho.
(dont own a PS3, sorry MGS)
as for LO, after watching this, ill probably be buying it next week.
Fallout, imho, you deserve the GOTY... but of course, thats just my 2 cents :)
You've got to be fucking kidding me! L4D? That shouldn't have even been in the nominees. It's a generic shooter with floaty controls that runs on an enginge that by today's standards is totaly outdated. It's also embarassingly short and the fact that the enemies can spawn from different directions definatly does not equal longer gameplay.
I would have easily applauded you for a decision on any of the other 5 nominees. In a way they all deserved to win, but L4D is in no way GOTY material. If anything it is the worst game Valve ever released.
I would have easily applauded you for a decision on any of the other 5 nominees. In a way they all deserved to win, but L4D is in no way GOTY material. If anything it is the worst game Valve ever released.
BWAHA HA HA HAHAHA
*deep breath*
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
Seriously, this was the most jaded decision they could have made and it is clearly a choice made only by the editors and none of the external Destructoid community. This game is by no means a legit contender for GOTY in any other contest, and for those who read my post when they announced the GOTY finalists I pointed out everything that makes this game flawed.
There is no way a floaty mediocre Half Life 2 mod with subpar graphics and an inexcuseable short campaign is better than the likes of a Metal Gear Solid 4.
Destructoid should be ashamed.
*deep breath*
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
Seriously, this was the most jaded decision they could have made and it is clearly a choice made only by the editors and none of the external Destructoid community. This game is by no means a legit contender for GOTY in any other contest, and for those who read my post when they announced the GOTY finalists I pointed out everything that makes this game flawed.
There is no way a floaty mediocre Half Life 2 mod with subpar graphics and an inexcuseable short campaign is better than the likes of a Metal Gear Solid 4.
Destructoid should be ashamed.
Left 4 Dead as Game of the Year? I guess I can dig that. Personally I enjoy Left 4 Dead although I actually have yet to play Live (the idea of getting eaten by zombies while simultaneously getting degraded by twelve year olds). I always think that Game of the Year should be something that is able to give something to every type of gamer. Therefore, Left 4 Dead seems more and more like the logical choice among the other nominees.
I thought Braid was going to win for sure. Glad I didn't put any money down on that.
Out of the list I think fallout 3 is my game of the year.
Out of the list I think fallout 3 is my game of the year.
Seriously, this was the most jaded decision they could have made and it is clearly a choice made only by the editors and none of the external Destructoid community.
Ummmm, duhhhhh. This was the editor's game of the year choice awards. We didn't have community voting.
Ummmm, duhhhhh. This was the editor's game of the year choice awards. We didn't have community voting.
MGS4 is the only game that gave me goosebumps. Therefor it is my winner.
@Colette, what game is that?
@Colette, what game is that?
Nice! I'm excited to get Left 4 Dead over the holidays so I can join in the GOTY fun! :D
Also, that 3 minutes of narration was better than the whole (however long) VGA's...more of a reason to have our own Destructoid televised awards show. :P
Also, that 3 minutes of narration was better than the whole (however long) VGA's...more of a reason to have our own Destructoid televised awards show. :P
@ Hamza CTZ Aziz
Yeah, but from the outside looking in... a majority of the community thinks Destructoid is 'meh' at best... while the editors think its the best thing since sliced bread. Makes it kinda look like they dont pay attention.
Yeah, but from the outside looking in... a majority of the community thinks Destructoid is 'meh' at best... while the editors think its the best thing since sliced bread. Makes it kinda look like they dont pay attention.
Hmm... I'm quite tempted to get this game, but I'm not sure I like the idea of having to depend on other people in order to have an enjoyable experience.
I was right yesterday.
My only comment about the game is:
"It takes a special type of situation for someone to love and admire EA, and is Gabe Newell talking about L4D on the PS3.
John Riccitiello, your the man ;) "
My only comment about the game is:
"It takes a special type of situation for someone to love and admire EA, and is Gabe Newell talking about L4D on the PS3.
John Riccitiello, your the man ;) "
Good choice. I had fun with L4D. But I only played it for like 2 weeks. I keep meaning to pick it back up.
I would have chosen MGS4, but to each their own. Oh and that video kicked ass - nice narration, Chad.
I would have chosen MGS4, but to each their own. Oh and that video kicked ass - nice narration, Chad.
@ SephirothX
"a majority of the community thinks Destructoid is 'meh' at best"
Is that fact? Maybe you should just...leave... if you think it's so 'meh' around here...
"a majority of the community thinks Destructoid is 'meh' at best"
Is that fact? Maybe you should just...leave... if you think it's so 'meh' around here...
"...a majority of the community thinks Destructoid is 'meh' at best..."
Really? You must not have gone to PAX. Don't come next year plzkthnxbai.
Really? You must not have gone to PAX. Don't come next year plzkthnxbai.
Simple fact is that this game is by no means GOTY quality. Upon launch it was outdated in every way.
--Graphics = subpar
--Controls = Floaty, the original Half Life controls are argueably better. Other FPS titles have much more refined controls, along with the ability to actually aim your gun.
--Length = Inexcuseable
--4 Player Coop = Halo 3 did virtually the same thing first, as did other games before H3.
--Versus Mode = Subpar and lacking content
--Lots of Zombies = See: Dead Rising, Resident Evil,
--Zombies Attacking from Different Spawns = See: COD: World At War "Nazi Zombie" mode.
--Graphics = subpar
--Controls = Floaty, the original Half Life controls are argueably better. Other FPS titles have much more refined controls, along with the ability to actually aim your gun.
--Length = Inexcuseable
--4 Player Coop = Halo 3 did virtually the same thing first, as did other games before H3.
--Versus Mode = Subpar and lacking content
--Lots of Zombies = See: Dead Rising, Resident Evil,
--Zombies Attacking from Different Spawns = See: COD: World At War "Nazi Zombie" mode.
Too defend the editors on this one, I think out of all the games that dropped this year, Left 4 Dead did something far superior then the rest of the titles... it was fun. A lot of fun.
Personally, I'm really dissapointed in this. Although wonderful in concept, I found Left 4 Dead to be sloppy and unremarkable in execution. I'm sure multiplayer fans get a real kick out of the game, but I'm of the opinion that a game bereft of any single player experience of merrit shouldn't even be in the running for GOTY status. I should have seen this coming, based on this site's overall enthusiasm for the game, but I really did expect more in the end.
SephirothX:
Well it's our awards. It's what we thought was the best. We all voted on our top ten games of the year and Left 4 Dead is the one that got the most.
Well it's our awards. It's what we thought was the best. We all voted on our top ten games of the year and Left 4 Dead is the one that got the most.
SephirothX is clearly unaware of the concept of differing opinions. It's editors choice and that's what they chose. That can't be disputed. I'm sure there's plenty of people that disagree with what your choice would be. That doesnt make it wrong.
@jp007 and blehman :
Okay excuse me. A majority of XBox Live thinks its 'meh' at best... Y'know, when the broken multiplayer of Gears of War 2 ranks higher on the activity charts then L4D.
Okay excuse me. A majority of XBox Live thinks its 'meh' at best... Y'know, when the broken multiplayer of Gears of War 2 ranks higher on the activity charts then L4D.
i don't understand the ZOMG TIS JUST A MOD argument. its very different from half-life but it does use the same engine so their are similarities. i don't hear people saying every game on epic's unreal engine is just a gear mod.
LOL at all the butthurt people. Left 4 Dead deserves it, hands down. This industry has forgotten how to make really fun games just for the sake of making fun games, and Valve did it with L4D. Left 4 Dead is simply a fun game. Fuck graphics, fuck story, fuck innovation -- L4D is a good, fun game to play with other people. The end. It is the purest, most fundamental gaming experience you'll find, this year.
@ hammburglar :
Its hard for me to pick a GOTY this year because there were alot of quality titles that hit. But L4D wouldnt have made the final cut for me, and I've given a lot of very logical reasons to support my opinion... not just saying "lots of zombies is fun" and passing that off as a review.
Its just simple fact that even though its their opinion, its a clearly biased one. Destructoid has been overhyping L4D since before the game ever launched, and have been complaining about its lack of time atop the charts on Xbox Live, heck even yelling at people saying "LEFT 4 DEAD IS NOT HALO YOU IDIOTS", its more of a case of the other games not getting an equal chance.
Its hard for me to pick a GOTY this year because there were alot of quality titles that hit. But L4D wouldnt have made the final cut for me, and I've given a lot of very logical reasons to support my opinion... not just saying "lots of zombies is fun" and passing that off as a review.
Its just simple fact that even though its their opinion, its a clearly biased one. Destructoid has been overhyping L4D since before the game ever launched, and have been complaining about its lack of time atop the charts on Xbox Live, heck even yelling at people saying "LEFT 4 DEAD IS NOT HALO YOU IDIOTS", its more of a case of the other games not getting an equal chance.
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