There was a noticeable change of direction for the gaming industry in 2012. As many developers shifted their gaze toward the next generation, the big-budget games that would normally fill our time were in much shorter supply. Thankfully, those that did surface often delighted, intrigued, or otherwise compelled us in some way, so there was again no shortage of diverse, memorable games. Don't think for a second that fewer retail releases dampened our enthusiasm during our heated Game of the Year discussions. Downloadable games have grown immeasurably in recent years, and the wealth of quality experience gave us ample opportunity to argue endlessly in favor of those that moved us. If 2012 is the last full year of the current generation, it certainly ended in a rising crescendo worthy of the technology that's finally being put to rest.
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a ps3 exclusive still mange to win alot of GOTY award
this only show the quality sony ps3 exclusives always bring to the table
and the damage control in GS is just incredible
Journey
Spelunky
Guild Wars 2
Zero Escape
Mass Effect 3
Mark of the Ninja
The Walking Dead
X-Com - Enemy Unknown
Dishonored
Halo 4
Winner: Journey
What is happening more and more is the attention to smaller titles. I think with the cost of gaming that these smaller games will continue to grow and get better marketing. Services like Playstation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and Steam are great places to find these hidden gems.
I can't even go back to normal games anymore. DayZ is on a whole other level compared to everything else
WTF are you talking about? people are just glad to see the game get the credit it deserves
I am suer gears spin off will win best reload time.
Ign?
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Journey again..
my fav game next to guild wars 2.
Good to see a pc game nominated.
Well deserved
VGA made the right choice too with waking dead
Here is hoping this extra attention helps the game sales for bth journey and walking dead
Their picks didn't coincide with my own choices 100% (they picked Gears 1 over Zelda: TP or Okami, for example), but a strong argument could be made for all of their selections.
He didn't say
"By far, IMO"
"By far, IMO"
Are you suggesting he's quoting information from some other source without crediting that source? That is a serious allegation sir.
It's clearly his opinion. The main clue is his name in a larger blue font right above it.
Just got 100% of the trophies in this game and I found it to be... kind of boring.
I played on a big LED TV with my 5.1 surround system and turned off the lights and I wasn't interrupted by anyone or anything, so I don't think there's much more I could have done.There was no emotional bond for me whatsoever, I wasn't stunned by the visuals, nothing took my breath away and I guess if that didn't happen there's nothing in the game that's left for me.
Really ?
"I wasn't interrupted by anyone or anything"
that's not the point , what matters is who you meet during your journeys...and did those meetings went
It's not called Trophy Journey...it's just Journey.
The beauty of the game is in how it communicates to the gamer. It creates an experience like few others in gaming history, complete with emotional power and attachment that most players won't soon forget.
THAT's what Journey is. It's not something you play to run around collecting trophies like a Dudebro. If you need some electronic tone to validate what you're doing, there are other services and products for that :)
BUY if you haven't yet.
The world may not have ended on Dec. 21, 2012, but the world may finally be waking up from the endless mediocrity that is mindlessly propagated by the media and 360 extremists. Tis truly a great Christmas present for Thatgame company, Sony Computer Entertainment, and the entire Sony gaming community.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, CONGRATS TO THATGAMECOMPANY, AND 3 BRIGHT FESTIVE RED LIGHTS TO THE 360 FOLKS!
Sony Gamers Lead the Way!
But seriously, don't drink too much. You just make an ass of yourself.
On Topic: Congrats to TGC. Journey is truly a brilliant game and deserves its accolades.
-Step brothers
It's a shame that you couldn't find anything meaningful from what is best described as an experience and definitely something different and original.
The sooner we stop putting labels on what is or isn't a game, the sooner the industry will mature.
I doubt you have played it, Journey HAS gameplay, its very simple gameplay but its good and well responding.
I really liked Dear Esther but it had almost no gameplay, no interaction, just movement around the island.
Whoosh.
And on Youtube is all disagrees with people crying because Halo 4 didn't win: http://youtu.be/GbLIw4jJ324
You forget that mainstream gaming is dominated by whatever is advertised the most(COD, Angry Birds etc.)
There's good reason why Journey has gotten much praise. It's on sale right now, you should try it. Youtube videos won't do it justice believe me.
Btw the people complaining wanted an FPS to win. smh
Play the game and try something different.
I'm not doubting that the game is good, I'm simply trying to make people understand that these comments come from ignorance as opposed to hate. If these people actually played Journey, they might be singing a different tune. They want an FPS to win simply because thats what they're exposed to...no more no less.
" most PS3 gamers don't know what Journey is."
yeah they sure don't /s
http://www.destructoid.com/...
http://blog.us.playstation....
next time atleast use google
Unless more than 25 million UNIQUE PS3 owners bought Journey, yes, most PS3 owners don't know what Journey is. Use logic next time.
Even if Journey broke 10 million downloads(which it didn't) that still wouldn't even come close to most PS3 owners. Even if we were to assume that Journey would sell 20 million copies in its lifetime(it won't) that STILL wouldn't even account for HALF of the PS3 owners out there.
@goflyakite- College students don't use N4G?
http://www.destructoid.com/...
What game has sold on the PS3 to more than half of the owners? Even Gran Turismo 5 only sold to less than 25% of owners, probably closer to 15%.
The point is Logicwins, we don't know what games people know about based purely on sales. Journey deserves the attention and hopefully most PS3 owners will find out about it. It's not really a traditional game per-se. So that may persuade some not to even try it. Doesn't mean they don't know about the game.
I'm just happy some of these smaller budgeted games are trumping many of the big mass marketed games out there.
"The point is Logicwins, we don't know what games people know about based purely on sales."
You made my point for me. We will never "know", but we can use factors like sales as a statistical barometer for estimation. With sales numbers, we can agree that theres a damn good chance that more PS3 owners know of the COD franchise than any other franchise on the console.
Do I want Journey to succeed? Thats a different argument, but to sum it up, of course! We need more games like that to shake up this oversaturated shooter market.
I'm pretty sure quite a few of those supposed PS3 owners you mention have heard of it, and likely many of them would have played it, or at least looked it up.
Your argument doesn't make much sense...because obviously the people commenting on it on GameSpot do have access to the internet, and probably know about it.
halo gears call of duty GT etc.
no one knows about them
because they didn't sell to 70m owner?!
think before you type
I guess thats why they sell so badly.
"Are they mostly 360 gamers on there? So many people can't believe Journey won Game of the Year."
Their mad that a 2 hr game won GOTY. lol
Yes I've played it, feel free to check my trophies
Sorry about that.
You've got exactly ONE trophy in Journey, under your perfectsil tag http://psnprofiles.com/perf... .
One, surrounded by another umpteen dozen games with zero trophies . Your fave games of 2012 with the most trophies include Resident Evil 6 and Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Not sure if serious...
Trophies say you played most of the game solo since you didn't get the 'play most of the game with a partner' trophy.
You didn't get the trophy for meeting 10 unique people which is almost impossible not to get.
You didn't get the trophy for crossing the finish line with a friend, sitting down with them, or playing a week later.
You never went off the beaten path as you never found things like the Flower, the cloth creatures, the creature from Flow.
Speedrun? Yet you grinded out around 90 trophies combined in three of the lowest rated, most disappointing games of the year in RE6, MOH and Game of Thrones. Not surprised you wouldn't like Journey. Different tastes I guess.
why would I replay the game again, to solve the same puzzles?
15 dollars for a 3 hour experience with zero replay value, just because it is "artistic".
Gaming just died.
2. It has replay value because of online Feature and lots of hidden collectibles
3. Gaming is pretty much alive
4. Buy PS3 first
5. Your comment is dissapointing
Gamers just died.
Congratulations TGC for the award.
In a world were FPS and shooting stuff become the norm, a ray of light in the form of games like Journey surely clinches the heart of longing gamers. Longing for simplicity and purity in gaming.
Borderlands 2, a game where you walk to the next objective, shooting the same enemies over and over again.
Black Op 2, a game where you walk to the next objective, shooting the same enemies over and over again.
Mass Effect 3, a game where you walk to the next objective, shooting the same enemies over and over again.
Journey is GOTY.
Too bad it gets eaten by all FPS's, just like a sack of peanuts for a starving elephant..
I personally am glad they made it and am hoping for David Cage's next one (Name?).
INNOVATION.
for you ,game length,plot complexity and gameplay mechanics might be mandatory requirements for even being considered as goty material.
JUST not so for gamespot.
personally i thought the game was GREAT and really enjoyed the unique online mode.
Giving the inspiration of change is vital for me to keep my PS3 going, the constant surprise of new & incredible games keeps millions of us coming back for more & more, Journey is an example of recent.. the FPS trend is beginning to die out, maybe.. just maybe we'll start to see a PS2 like gen game wise for the next generation.
This is a good thing. It means a small indie company can reoease a game that can take out the very best of other developers and publishers. It means people are bored and they want something new, not a new coat of paint on the same ideas.
Journey is an amazing game and despite it's humor winning GOTY (since no indie game has done so in the past), the fact that it did from 2 of the biggest gaming sites must really hit their ego harder than a bullet train.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the multi-million contract with SONY was that it should span 3 games on the PS3. This would be Flow, Flower and Journey.
I wonder what the difference is.
Could it be because Journey is press forward and you win(completely untrue)?
Could it be because it's all about the pretty graphics(also untrue)?
What's the reason people seem to be so against this game winning awards?
I wonder how many of these people have even played it. Or have they, like Irishguy95, watched some videos on Youtube and decided they knew the game well enough?
Journey is a great game, worthy of GOTY accolades, and current frontrunner for my game of the generation. I don't expect that everyone will have the same experience I have with it, but does it deserved being called "crappy?"
Come on it got these types of scores http://www.metacritic.com/g...
and it isn't nominated ? X really
Here's a summary of my gotys
2004 - MGS3
2005 - MGS3
2006 - MGS3
2007 - MGS3
2008 - MGS4
2009 - MGS4
2010 - Peace Walker
2011 - Peace Walker HD
2012 - Peace Walker HD
2013 - Ground Zeroes
2014 - Ground Zeroes
2015 - MGS5
2026 - Half Life 3
Oh yeah, Journey... Just brought the collection that came with Flower and ?Flow?, going to try out those games after the work week.
Played it an absolute ton this year.
Was overlooked at the time simply because it was a PSP game.
Is there a portable game out there better than Peace Walker?
Also, Tactics Ogre on PSP is another outstanding PSP game that was overlooked.
It's not an epic journey, more like a trip to the local shops :)
also Journey is 1-2 hour long game full of innovation at 15 dollars, there are other blockbusters out there that are 5-6 hours of copy-paste cover shooter that cost 60-70 dollars.
the price sounds right.