GameSpy's Game of the Year 2008

By Gamespy:

"There can be only one GameSpy Game of the Year! As part of this annual event we lock ourselves into a room and hash out the relative merits of the year's greatest games. Gameplay is our primary consideration, but we also try to look at the big picture: the writing, the art, the longevity of the game, and so on down the list of criteria until one game bubbles to the top. To be eligible, games had to be released between December 15th of last year and December 15th of this year. Who will take home the prize in 2008?"

[TheColbertinator]

I knew it! Gamespy was hyping Fallout 3 all year

[GWAVE]

Glitches of War 2 doesn't belong on any GotY list. Period. The amount of glitches in that game is intolerable, both in single-player and in multiplayer. Plus, the glitches have STILL not been fixed. Unacceptable. If media outlets can single out SOCOM for having game-breaking glitches (and they should call SOCOM out for those glitches), then Gears 2 should not have been given a free pass.

Oh. But it's Gears. Who cares if it's glitchy? It's Gears. You kill people with chainsaws. It's Gears. AAA. It's AAA. AAA.

[sukru]

Many people were satisfied with it, and I think that's what counts. The game may have glitches, yes every game can have them. As long as it's not breaking the experience (looking at alone in the dark), it's no big problem.

[Agent VX]

Grabs popcorn and Rootbeer, puts feet on desk and sits down and awaits global meltdown from irate PS3 fanboys with glee. Sort of like the first comment, brilliant!!!

P.S. I also thought this top 10 list was one of the better ones out there.

[thereapersson]

Of course you would, AgentVX - you're one of the most high-horse fanboys on this website. Anything you say goes, and you won't hesitate to call out fanboys with your own fanboyish behavior. How's living in a kettle treating you? I hear a pot just moved into the house next door...

[Agent VX]

Hey, don't have a hate on for the prophet of truth, I just am his humble messenger.

Though I do have to admit I get a Pavlov's reaction when I see these kind of articles, 'wipes the chin'!!! ;-)

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

No. It wasn't ohkay in Heavenly Sword, so it can't be ohkay in Gears of War 2.

Heavenly Sword was an amazing game with minor glitches that, in no way, weighed it down. It was also short.

Sounds a bit like Gears of War, doesn't it?

[DeThEoRy]

there just 360 fanboys

[bbelly9320_]

There's no doubt which console has the best exclusives this year.

Play b3yond.

[thereapersson]

The fact that Fallout 3 is number 1 on that list is a testament to how much fail it contains. That game, while chock-full of "cool sh1t" and having a somewhat immersive environment, takes everything that was engrossing about the previous Fallout games, and dumbs it down for the general masses. Then again, most gamers who are entering this generation, or who have only started gaming recently, are perfectly content with a dumbed-down, streamlined gaming experience.

And how Little Big Planet didn't make it into the top 3 is beyond me; hence, my above point is further enhanced.

@ the disagrees:

someone didn't like a dose of the truth, so they decide to disagree with me. This also shows they never played an ounce of the old Fallout games. Ignorance is bliss, I suppose...

Fallout 3 is full of bugs, stupid AI decisions and other shortcomings. Does that mean it's a terrible game? Hell no! The overall package is worth the price of admission, but to call it game of the year, when in reality it's a well-designed mod off of the Oblivion engine (an engine that in itself is inherently flawed), is ridiculous.

[Xi]

You guys just can't accept anything that has:
neither LBP or MGS4 being game of the year
any critisism of the ps3
any posts about the ill effects of the economy on consumer electronics
any good news about the wii or 360 or pc

honestly, I'm starting to understand, everything seems bad to a sony fan for some stupid reason...

honestly grow up, not everyone has the same tastes as you.

[thereapersson]

Actually, it's because Little Big Planet does more for innovation and community interaction than any other game this generation; and because Metal Gear Solid 4 is a marvel in storytelling, graphics and cinematic gameplay. It's because those games are PS3 exclusive, exclusive to the system that is being so deeply lambasted this generation for many different reasons, that people get upset.

But whatever helps you sleep at night, I guess...

[lelo]

Exactly, when it's not LBP or MGS4 as GOTY, then the site is not worth crap... LOL. They are kids, what are you going to do?

[Xi]

Gmod ( http://www.garrysmod.com/ ) says high little big planet. Oh wait, that was created by 1 man, and MM ripped them off, replaced it with Voodoo Vice characters ( http://www.xbox.com/en-US/g... ) and everyone screemed OMG NEW!

Maybe more people like fallout then LBP, and maybe it actually deserves the award, but wait, downplaying them is much easier because well, your opinion is right....

MGS is no where near the storytelling power of a game like half life, any game that relies directly on cutscenes and character removal is not "marvel in storytelling" in the VIDEOGAME genre, you know the genre which is based on player INTERACTION. Not to mention, not everyone likes MGS, just like I'm sure you don't like halo. Wait you can't belive what I say, because I'm not a sony fanboy who has to love every ps3 exclusive game.

honestly grow up, people have different tastes.

[thereapersson]

And Garrysmod was created from an engine that was designed by Valve Software, for Half Life 2. What is your point? Does that mean the creator of Garry's Mod is ripping off Valve's work?

The fact is, detractors will try anything to downplay what Little Big Planet acheves, and people like you who could give two sh1ts about the game due to some underlying fanboyish agenda will reach for reasons to bash the title.

Garry's Mod is completely different than what Little Big Planet is, and also came out way before Little Big Planet. Little Big Planet is a 2-D platform construction environment, and Garry's Mod is a 3-D physics-based sandbox. Also, way to pick the most off-the-wall, arbitrary game ever to try to back up your arguments that "MEDIA MOLECULE AM THEIVES!!1!!1", yet you try to pass your "evidence" as concrete and fact...

I might add, Garry's mod is on the PC, and exclusive to the PC. You don't see anything on consoles that can be considered even near the amount of interaction and customization on any CONSOLE that you see in Little Big Planet. And I know for Godddamn sure if Little Big Planet was on the 360 (something that is really just implausible due to Microsoft's strict user-created content rules), every 360 fanboy from here to kingdom come would be shouting its merits from the rooftops down to PS3 owners. But since it's available only on the PS3, every detractor has to find a way to knock the game, even if it's bringing up titles that have nothing to do with the game itself (except for user generated content on a completely different platform environment).

[Venomish]

It is not our fault that MGS4 and LBP are the 2 best games of 2008. We just demand websites to give them the praise they deserve. there is a difference between complaining about GOTY because I just want a game in my console to get it, and complaining because the game deserving the GOTY is not getting it. this is not war between ps3 and xbox, it is the real goty deserving game vs biased(?) websites

[WelshGunner]

Hmm Fallout 3 got Goty overall but it came 2nd on the PS3 to LBP so shouldnt LBP be overall Goty then ?

[theEnemy]

This has been released a few days ago, and yet it's only been posted now ?

Oh well, congrats to Bethesda.

Fallout 3 is a great game.

[Software_Lover]

Because no matter what they choose, people are gonna be pissed.

HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[UnitedO]

Did Left 4 Dead beat both LittleBigPlanet and Metal Gear Solid 4? A game that is VERY short, and a true cs copy in terms of weapon handling and gameplay.

[from the beach]

What's becoming increasingly obvious is that there's no decisive, runaway winner for 2008, perhaps in the sense that 2007 had Bioshock.

Says a lot about the quality of games we've seen across all 3 systems.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

It just says a lot about the integrity of these sites/magazines. Metal Gear Solid 4 is in a league of its own and everybody that played it knows that. Some people are just afraid to put that as number one because it's a PS3 exclusive.

[pp]

im gay

[callahan09]

I still stand by my statement that Left 4 Dead is the most over-rated game of this generation so far. It doesn't contain half the entertainment value of a Resistance 2, LittleBigPlanet, Gears of War 2, Rock Band 2, or countless other games.

[pippoppow]

MGS4 at the bottom of the list and no R2. Yeah ok. You can only play MGS4 so many different ways each time with a huge assortment of weapons to choose from and Resistance 2 only has 60 people online. At the very least MGS4 should be in the top 3 and R2 at least on the list.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

When I see a list that doesn't have Metal Gear Solid 4 as number one, it makes me wonder whether people these days are just too lazy to play every game on their list.

I'm beginning to thinking people only played Fallout 3. It was a good game, but nowhere even remotely close to how good MGS4 was.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I guess I shouldn't complain.

A few sites game Halo 3 game of the year last year just because they love the series so much. For those of you who haven't played the title...it's pretty boring. Call of Duty 4 had better multi-player and single-player. The storyline wasn't compelling in the least bit either.

I'm tired of this. Screw these people and their bias. I'll try to enjoy the few years of gaming I have left with studios like Team Ico, Kojima, and Insomniac.