Already GOTY? WTH? : V - Skyrim

» Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:51 pm

Skyrim GOTY? Wow, that's something new for Bethesda...

...NOT!

» Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:48 pm

I don't think I'll ever make any headway suggesting a game may have something Skyrim doesn't in the fan.boys' home stadium.

Oh yes, because the Witcher 2 doesn't have any of those does it? *rolls eyes*

» Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:20 pm

People like to exagerate when they love a game and I don't blame them. The journalists are fans too.
I was reading the user reviews on Metacritic for The Witcher 2 and the fans are claiming GOTY too without having played all the RPGs of this year:

This definitely is Game of the Year 2011. The single best RPG I have played since Planescape: Torment.

LOL

This game is probably GOTY of year 2011 in category of cRPG. Great writing, good combat mechanics, great gameplay whatsoever.

LOL

Look on and despair, Bethesda, for the RPG of the Year won't be yours this time.

LOL

for more lol material, read here http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-witcher-2-assassins-of-kings/user-reviews?user_review_id=1616595#user_review_1616595

» Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:38 pm

@SirThomas You're right, those are just as bad. Those comments are pretty funny.

» Thu Oct 28, 2010 4:37 pm

cool story bro

» Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:11 pm

Brink? GotY? That game is a mess and the Brink sections of the forums is even worse. It's a disaster over there.

Yeah, I posted that before I saw the reviews, apparently it is as you say, still the others I listed could very well be contenders.

People like to exagerate when they love a game and I don't blame them. The journalists are fans too.
I was reading the user reviews on Metacritic for The Witcher 2 and the fans are claiming GOTY too without having played all the RPGs of this year:

Goty? Probably not

Rpg of the year, well, there haven't been a lot of contenders to that claim yet.

Dragon II kinda dropped the ball when it came out.

Two Towers II was enjoyable to some, but had some serious flaws too it, not surprising considering it's prequel.

Guild Wars II and the Old Republic are slated to come out this year, however both of those are MMORPG's which are usually in there own category. Ditto for DC Universe Online. Though Guild Wars II won't have a subscription fee.

I think Diablo III is slated for this year, but it's going to be tough for it to take RPG of the year because it's a PC exclusive. Though it may win that title in PC gaming mags.

Now Mass Effect II did come out for the PS3 this year, and I think Adam Sessler talked about how it could be Game of the Year this year, but I think he was joking. It was GOTY for a lot of publications last year, and I doubt it will be it again twice, though you could say it did technically come out this year as well.

So that leaves Skyrim, which won't be out tell the end of this year for the holiday season. I have no doubt though that it can steal Witcher II's thunder.

» Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:33 am

Bethesda has won GOTY for all their rpg games so these raters are just being smart