So the big question is: was it or wasn't it? Was it the game of the year/game we all were waiting for or wasn't it just another Elder Scrolls title? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Check our full review here: http://www.bowtiecat.com/post/12948287640/review-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim

If GOTY was based solely on amount of stuff to do, Skyrim would win hands down.

That being said, I think Skyrim has plenty of shortcomings that will keep it from becoming GOTY, especially considering the quality of games that have come out recently.

I think being near the end of the year, it has a big chance

Edit: its also breaking sales records and what not, we can hope

If any other game beats Skyrim in GOTY award.....I will never understand this world. I dont even know how you can compete with a game that lets you do whatever you want however you want with 500+ hours of gameplay vs. some well crafted linear games with not much replayablility.

It is to me. All it needs is a little patching up.

Game of the year all years.

As much as I find things wrong with the PC version(UI, texture res, bugs). It might just be one of the greatest games I have played. Its just sooooo, EVERYTHING!

No.

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Probably. They would definately deserve it at least.

Though I wouldn't be surprised if some silly shooter managed to nab it away.

I can't see what game should beat it

I don't know and, while it would be nice for Skyrim to get critical recognition, I don't really care. It's my game of the year - that's all that matters to me.

Yes, it is for me.

yeah if it don't get goty I'll be really shocked.

It actually had competition this time. It didn't get to be "the" game to come out and wow the world. It didn't have the added advantage of being a launch title for a new generation console. There are plenty of other contenders for GOTY. Deus Ex: Human Revolution, The Witcher 2, Dragon Age 2, and Batman: Arkham City being a few of the most likely.

Obviously it will be. No game comes close.

The game is great, but not that amazing (nothing really stand out) compared to the previous titles. My answer is no.

my older brother played over 400 hours of black ops since release.

Anyway. Are you implying skyrim should win All the game of the year awards?

It an amazing game and the world is incredible with very few glitches considering the size of it, but the game play is flawed the menu and combat system is just so badly designed, and the interaction with the NPC characters lacks any intimacy with no facial expression or eye contact and inappropriate vocal responses. I think it would have been game of the decade if they had finished it before release, I find it quite funny that they have made such an epic step forward in game design and forget to provide any instruction on how it works.

It is, only because the competition is pathetic. But then again, I'm biased and posting on a Skyrim message board so...

My reasoning is that it offers an experience you really can't get in any other game. It's at a huge advantage in that regard.

what other games can be goty, modern warfare? battlefield? those are a pile of diarhea compared to how good skyrim is lol

as much as I love playing this game, I say no. There is NO excuse for how they scaled the magic classes late game, all they had to do was add + damage to destruction spells to enchantments and it would scale just fine. There is NO excuse for how they created the crafting system, I can make leather bracers from 0 skill all the way to 100 with no diminishing returns? Really? Way to make item drops in your game pretty much obsolete. I'm pissed how easy dragons are to kill, I got attacked by two simultaneously and had no issue killing them off. Companions are idiots, all they do is get in your way and die. The PC port was awful, I've never had an rpg with more a tedious UI. Mounts STILL svck! How do you screw up mounts? I can get places faster on foot! WHY DO MY WEAPONS/SHIELD IN FIRST PERSON LOOK LIKE CRAP? The game crashes at least once EVERY session. They said the dungeons were unique, am I the only one that's grinded through 20+ nordic crypt style dungeons? Why are 80% of the enemies I fight bandits/draugurs? It's a massive game, there will be bugs, but some issues are blatant and makes it pretty obvious the dev team rushed this release out (like every other recent Bethesda game, I still haven't finished New Vegas because of the bugs). I still love to play this game, but why does this game not deserve GOTY? Because if it gets it, Bethesda will continue to release premature, unbalanced, buggy games because why not?

then u dont know yet u can sprint with horses which is much faster

Pfft... I have 700 hours on Blops and twice that on MW2, and I haven't played since February on account of how terrible it is.

And in Oblivion I have about 400 hours.

Know what the difference is? Those are 400 hours of pure joy, while many of those 2100 hours on CoD were filled with rage and frustration.

wow 400 hours, and no a-bomb? i wonder if skyrim has the a-bomb btw, that would svck

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=246466

(sry for offtopic)