Spike's VGA: We Pick The Winners

"Its almost that time of year. No not Christmas, but the VGA awards on Spike TV. The Video Game Awards will be live on 12/10/11. If you check out their site you can see the nominees for each category. So if we were to pick the winners for this year. This is how it would unfold."

[NukaCola]

Interesting choices. I would of picked something different for 360 GOTY though.

What date is the cutoff for the VGAs? Why no Skyrim or Zelda?

[TooSecret]

Zelda and Skyrim were both nominated for GOTY, but most of us had not played Skyward Sword yet and Skyrim just didn't resonate as well with some of us. If you check out our review on it you'll see some of the things we didn't like. It's all subjective of course, and most are extremely good games so picking winners was proving to be quite difficult this year.

Also the cutoff must be pretty close considering Zelda got in.

[mandf]

I'm let down by Zelda so far. The controls are wonky and the graphics are a major step back from Twilight Princess. Before someone says I'm a hater, my favorite game of all time is Zelda on Nes. I have bought and played Zelda day 1 on every single release. The gamecube has games that look better than this game. I'm horrified at the look of the game so far. I just bought another WII and motion plus today only to be disappointed so far. I think a lot of web sites know this isn't goty even with the metacritic ranking. I wish they would let us use the classic controller. I'm about 5 hours in and hoping it gets better. I'm not hating just disappointed. Any other long time Zelda fans disappointed?

[slayorofgods]

Uncharted 3 was also considered rpg game of the year ahead of skyrim and zelda. Ultimately they decided on another ps3 exclusive since that had the most similarities with U3.

Not much love for Skyrim at all.

[fei-hung]

Same here, it is a sad thing to see a multiplat game win 360 GOTY considering you had GeoW3 and Forza 4 released in time to be nominated.

Looks like UC3 will be cleaning up at the awards again this year.

Although I am enjoying Batman (not completed it yet), UC3's experience is just mind blowing and unmatched. There simply isn't another game out there that can deliver half the intensity that UC3 does.

[Drake117]

This is just the opinions of some small sight lol. Uncharted 3 will prob not win the actual goty for them or for most sites. UC3 was good but this was an amazing year. Many games rate much higher on metacritic.

[DebateMaster]

@drake117

u think meta has anything to do with goty?

[stonecold3]

uncharted 3 or lbp2 for goty for me 2011?

[Prcko]

we all know that UC3 wins this year!!!
game is just awesome!!!

[TheBlackMask]

I know Uncharted is listed more then enough (which it deserves) but I would of even picked NaughtyDog as best studio....all that hard work they put into the game, hell they even go the extra mile to do motion capture which takes an entire year, plus they even did a sand setting on purpose because sand particles were the hardest thing to do, that my friends is pure dedication.

I would love to see Nolan win voice actor, back in 2009 he lost to Jack Black (...I mean really, funny how Jack was AT the VGAs at the time) although I hope Stephen Merchant dosen't win...he was amazing as Wheatly BUT I will get the feeling he has won because he's more well known like Jack Black was, AND like how Neil Patrick Harris won (who was also hosting the VGAs......a coincidence, I think not)

Even though Ellen Mclain will win best female voice actreses I would love to see Emily Rose win aswell. Elena Fisher is the best female video game character created this gen, she's not a brute soldier, a whinny b*tch, a damsel in distress or even a bland boring character....I mean she has just developed in each game gone by, even her cameo in U3. She learnt how to shoot, climb, work things out like Drake, it's amazing. :)

[HappyTrigger]

Naughty Dog are definitely a great studio. But we shouldn't single out other studios who might have put in a lot of work to develop their games. Motion Capture isn't something that makes a studio stand out, mostly all developers do it!

Every developer put their hearts and souls into the games they make. All studios win in my opinion.

[TheBlackMask]

Mostley all developers do motion capturinng....lol, not the way ND do it, Nolan and Amy Henning have even said in interviews they would like to see more studios do this. They might do bits here and there but they never got the full extra mile to do a game full of cutscenes acted out in every single way like ND do.

Every Developer....so IW does this with MW3, I highly doubt it.

[Biggest]

I agree with the Elena shout out. She is an awesome character. She doesn't whine, flirt, or fake butch. Just an all around cool chick that wants to do what is needed.

[HappyTrigger]

Actually, if you look at the developer diaries of Call of Duty: Black Ops, you'll see that they actually have the voice actors do the motion capture.

Look, I'm not gonna argue with you here. Naughty is a great studio. I'll just leave it at that.

[Shackdaddy836]

I think Skyrim or Zelda should be GOTY instead of Uncharted....

...I still think Uncharted can be PS3 GOTY and maybe graphics.

...I'm gonna get flamed now :\

[dcortz2027]

Uncharted 3 for GOTY, look at the disagrees. Jealous Xbox fans haha! You guys suck hard!

[ECM0NEY]

Im sorry if I dont enjoy a very linear game. Im sure it is a fun game for some, just not my type of game.

[Pacman321]

What is wrong with playing a linear game like Uncharted? I don't want all my games to be open world 200 hours story games. I do enjoy RPG games like Demon's Souls and Final Fantasy, but sometimes i feel like playing some brainless shooters like COD, or sometimes i want a cinematic experience like Dead Space or Uncharted.

[qwertyz]

Who in their right mind would be jealous of a VIDEOGAME ?!! some of you on this site take gaming and the console war FAR to seriously, by the way you sound like a 5 year old LOL very immature comment.

Some of you console fanboys need counseling looks like your consoles are all you live for.

[HeavenlySnipes]

What the hell is MF3?

[LoganX]

My 4 personal game of the years in no order:

Uncharted 3
Skyrim
Batman: Arkham City
Dark Souls

When I watch the VGA's, I'll turn up the volume when awards will be given and mute when they start doing jokes.

[jdktech2010]

I'm a huge fan of Arkham City and Skryim (haven't played UC3, that's on the list for next summer as I've got enough backlog to last me past then anyway)

But let's be honest...the only reason people are gonna watch is reveals like Bioware's new game and a trailer for a little game called Halo 4 (Pretty sure this is happening...someone correct me if they've heard differently) and whatever else is on the docket.

[HappyTrigger]

I'm not going to lie, I watch the VGAs mostly for their reveals. Hopefully Halo 4 gets a trailer at the VGAs like Halo: Reach did.

*crosses fingers*

[ECM0NEY]

MF3 getting best MP... I threw up a little in my mouth.

BF3 gets best FPS but not MP? Why bc there isnt an insta spawn mechanic. Give me a break.

[ginsunuva]

Yea right. Last time there was user choice it was rigged as well. Notice how all the nominees are rigged to win at least one category. Last time the user choice was the same. And we knew it was rigged when Wood from blackops won best character and had his own edited cutscene.

User choice my a$s

[imt558]

Uncharted 3 wins in 6 categories : GOTY, best PS3 game, best action adventure, best graphics, best male and female perfomance.

GREAT!!! I'm really sorry for Naughty Dog they dind't won the best studio award. But they are one of the best.:-)

[death2smoochie]

Graphic category must be only for consoles as BF3, Witcher 2, Crysis2, on the PC looks better than any console game out. They need to separate the graphic category.

[Hicken]

I'd think it would be obvious, but PC games aren't counted because the same game can look anywhere from PS2 graphics to beyond anything console can do, depending on your hardware.

And there you have it: how good a PC game looks is ultimately dependent upon the hardware of the PC.

[r21]

they chose a multiplatform than an exclusive for best xbox 360 game? odd

[LettingGo]

Will the 360 exclusive that is better than Portal 2 please stand up?

Anyone?

Anyone?!?

Beuller?

[YodaCracker]

I personally prefer Gears of War 3 to Portal 2, but, with a 95 on Metacritic, Portal 2 is higher rated than any 360 or PS3 exclusive this year.

[IHateYouFanboys]

there should be no way that Uncharted 3 wins GOTY, but this is a fanboy vote based awards ceremony so it most likely will win.

[Brownghost]

valve is studio of the year, why?
-portal 2
-free dlc
-cross gameplay ps3/pc
-great support
-steam(personal reason)

Best fighting game is mortal kombat
best rpg is skyrim
best multiplayer is BF3
best male voice is JK Simmons for portal 2

Everything else looks like good choices

[mandf]

I agree with most of your choices but best rpg might be a tie for me. Dark Souls is in a league of its own not to say Skyrim is a slouch. Such a hard choice. Have you played Dark Souls or plan on playing it?

[Brownghost]

i respect your opinion but i have played both. Dark souls had great gameplay(hard) but the framerate was really choppy but still overall a good game that felt like kings field and nostalgia to it. Played it at a friends house since all i have is a pc and skyrim is on pc, thats all i have

[Biggest]

Pro-tip: Don't EVER call out a game's frame rate or choppy-ness when comparing it to a Bethesda game. Skyrim looks like a flip comic with dragons most of the time.

I still love the game, however. I have shelved UC3, BF3, and B:AC for Skyrim.

[Pyscho_Mantis]

uncharted 3 vs skyrim and maybe zelda for GOTY

[LettingGo]

Uncharted 3 is a fantastic game, but Skyrim is my GOTY.

Also, Resistance 3 was much better than BF3 or MW3, IMHO. That goes for single-player and multi-player.

Why did they leave all the fun things out of Uncharted 3, like Donut Drake, unlimited ammo/health/etc.?!? That made playing through it again SO FUN!

Uncharted 3 was good, but ultimately disappointing. My jaw dropped twice, but the pacing was off and WAY too much hand-to-hand combat ruined it for me.

[LettingGo]

Best graphics going to anything but Battlefield 3 is a joke. Uncharted 3 is gorgeous, but let's be realistic.

[ZeroChaos]

Generally all the options I was going to pick...but I can't help but think Portal 2 is going to win a few more awards. And I believe that Exile Vilify by The National will not win, the other Portal 2 song will win due to its popularity shame really :/

Also where is the "Best original score" category?

[Brownghost]

You can still vote for it. It's just that's there opinion and what categories they think will win from there votes

[Venjense]

So much of that list makes no sense...

And where's Deus Ex, it's my GOTY.

[YodaCracker]

It's just some no-name blog using the VGA nominees to pick their winners. It means nothing more than any random person's opinion.

[krazykombatant]

lol i just cannot agree with some of these options... they picked their GOTY based on graphics.. Not to take the light away from uncharted 3 but come on.... you need to go with more than just the graphics.

[Getowned]

Uncharted has awesome gameplay,great graphics,some of the best voice acting in video games ever,and a brilliant story what more could you ask for it has more then just graphics.Thinking of Uncharted the first thing I think of would be the amazing story
I see what you mean in a way I wouldnt mind at all if other games won like Batman or Skyrim but Uncharted is a good pick imo though some only want it to win to brag to other but I think it should win because it's a good game,but anyway I'm going back to TF2 lol.