OXCGN:
"For many of us the VGAs were a bit underwhelming.
We had new announcements in the form of new ‘post-apocaliptic’ zombie survival type games (sigh), and new footage of some upcoming games that look either very promising (Bioshock Infinite, Hitman Absolution) or incredibly silly (Metal Gear Rising: Revengance, or as I call it: Devil May Rise: Cryvengance)...
Then we had the idiocy that made our gaming industry look even more puerile with ‘tea bagging’ those whose speech went a little long and bad jokes...
Anyway, for the last week or so we at OXCGN have been nominating and tallying our own Game Of The Year Awards for 2011.
Without any more rambling, here are OXCGN’s Game Of The Year Awards for 2011.
Feel free to discuss your opinions of the VGAs and our picks in the comments section below."
Poll for readers included in article.
As The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered takes up 125GB, original designer Bruce Nesmith recalls fitting Skyrim into a tiny file size.
Skyrim is still my favorite ES game. I’m playing through it again right now since I never finished it.
Morrowind is by far my favorite. But I’m getting old and played Daggerfall Morrowind and Oblivion before Skyrim
That judicious lack of oversight permeated everything in Bethesda's RPGs, in a positive fashion.
I much prefer a left alone Obsidian and Larian Studios. Bethesda's formula has grown old for me.
Larian hit another level with DOS:2 and then took it even further with BG3. They do high quality work.
I agree, I found it an interesting game. But nowhere near worth the hype (unless you include mods)
Skyrim blew my mind when it released. That game took me to the gaming, promisedland. Going back to it when it was updated for the PS5, it felt slightly rough around the edges, but great for its time
We should leave Obsidian alone. Bethesda on the other hand should be kept under constant psychiatric observation.
Big Bethesda Nintendo Switch eShop sale now live with lowest prices ever for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Doom (2016), and more.
Well Battlefield 3 over MW3 is the right choice I think...except I do love the Seatown map and the fact we can play local multi offline in MW3.
Who would have thought a Sesame Street game would win a category...
I agree with the judgement on the VGAs, I think they took it over the top...
'We had new announcements in the form of new ‘post-apocaliptic’ zombie survival type games (sigh), and new footage of some upcoming games that look either very promising (Bioshock Infinite, Hitman Absolution)'
So according to OXCGN, The Last of Us, the brand new IP by one of the best developers in the industry ,is unoriginal, whilst 2 sequels to franchises (Hitman Absolution is the 5th in the series!) are fresh & promising. Anyone else see the irony?
Don't get me wrong, both Hitman & Bioshock look great. But this 'journalist' is a deluded hypocritical fanboy.
Go Jetpack Joyride!
Overall they got a lot of things wrong but in all honesty ... who really gives a sh*t. it doesnt change a thing about what games better to you at the end of the day