And my personal GOTY goes to...

Granted, I haven't played some games.  I have yet to play Tales of Vesperia, Left 4 Dead (although I have played the demo, so id imagine thats good to go by), I haven't finished Fallout 3 and Resistance 2, and I've put off Socom, and a few others because frankly I don't think they're worth buying.

Anyway, my GOTY is Banjo: Nuts and Bolts.

I had doubts in the beggining, I was actually one of those Rare haters for a time, but after playing it over the past couple days, I've realized something.
This game is fucking awesome.

Not only is this game awesome, but it's actually better than the original 2 (and yes, I am a huge banjo fan since the first).

Seriously, at least play Banjo.  If you like creating stuff, you'll love this game.  Just don't be an idiot and put a wheel/ balloon on one corner of the vehicle and wonder why it doesn't work!

Others that came really close:  Ninja Gaiden 2, Fable 2, MGS4, Lost Odyssey.  However, ultimately, Banjo is just so unique and refreshing, while actually being fleshed out (yea blastworks, you're cool but you suck!).  Not to mention it's only $40 and came with Banjo 1 for the XBLA. 
--- And you know, if you thought that demo was sort of frustrating, don't be put off.  It is in a way.  Basically that's because you have less parts than the beggining in the full game.  You're just not given proper parts.  It's not that it's actually hard, but you have to make awkward vehicles imo do to space constraints.  I used completely different vehicles in those parts.

Oh, christ.

Dead Space is still my GOTY so far, but Banjo is waaaayyy up there.

Well, considering Lost Odyssey came close for you, I'm willing to forget the rest of what you said.

prepare to get a new ass torn... People have a very hard time with opinion.  I have a thread over in the Fallout3 room that said the game may end up being my "best of gen" when all is said and done.  This place rioted like a Salem witch burning, you know, simple minded folks who fear different opinions.  Anyway, I haven't played Banjo yet, its not really on my radar right now, but in a few months when it drops in price I'll pick it up.

Fallout 3.  I didn't really like Banjo, but to each his own.  

How do you all say Fallout 3 with a straght face?

"How do you all say Fallout 3 with a straght face?

Then again, I've been told my copy was defective. Even so.

My "Best of Gen" is definitely Mario Galaxy as of now, and I highly doubt it will change.

"

"How do you all say Fallout 3 with a straght face?

Then again, I've been told my copy was defective. Even so.

My "Best of Gen" is definitely Mario Galaxy as of now, and I highly doubt it will change.

"

I'd say that Nuts and Bolts is one of the worst games to come out this year.

 I just think that Fallout is in the same strain as a game such as Mass Effect.

Havn't played Banjo yet... Dead Space is a great game but not GOTY... I'd say Gears 2 is the best GOTY contender so far.

I would say Fallout 3 is my game of the year, but I absolutely love Nuts and Bolts, and I can see where Smug is definitely coming from. Glad you're enjoying it man :-D

Also, there hasn't been a more polished game this year than Banjo. No graphical glitches that I've seen, no game glitches, framerates do drop in extreme effects but the draw distance, attention to detail, hell the entire game engine is brilliantly constructed. It's a true achievement that Rare should be proud of regardless of Banjo's general reception.

"ColMustard said:

 I just think that Fallout is in the same strain as a game such as Mass Effect.

I'd agree with you there, except I think Fallout 3 is better.

Mass Effect is a pile of dialogue trees and shit.

"

It must have been a tough decision since no Halo game came out this year...

"I'd say that Nuts and Bolts is one of the worst games to come out this year."

In the Banjo game really that good?  I've mostly written it off.  I may look into it later, but right now I honestly don't have enough money to invest in "maybe" entertainment.

"In the Banjo game really that good?  I've mostly written it off.  I may look into it later, but right now I honestly don't have enough money to invest in "maybe" entertainment."

Big surprise, SDL. :P

"It must have been a tough decision since no Halo game came out this year..."

WAIT, wait wait... Banjo Kazooie over:

Prince of Persia
Metal Gear Solid 4
Gears of War 2
Resistance 2
Little Big Planet

Really?

"WAIT, wait wait... Banjo Kazooie over:

Prince of Persia
Metal Gear Solid 4
Gears of War 2
Resistance 2
Little Big Planet

Really?"

I can't say I've played any of those games, LP.

Left4Dead and Fallout 3 are hella fun, though.

I tend to not pick favorites, though. I have a hard time giving that to one title.

"LiquidPrince said:

"WAIT, wait wait... Banjo Kazooie over:

Prince of Persia
Metal Gear Solid 4
Gears of War 2
Resistance 2
Little Big Planet

Really?"

While I have yet to play PoP, the rest easily.

I'm not sure if its hit or miss, but it's a definite hit with me.
Banjo is pure fun.  I don't know how else to put it.  You really should at least rent it to see if it's a hit with you.  Seriously, it's fucking good.

Seriously- building a helicopter with an attachment underneath and releasing it to do a quest is freaking wonderful. 
Engineering for newbs ftw!

Rare is being extremeley innovative with this game and trying something that simply hasn't been done before. "

Left 4 Dead here.  Sure, it may be short on content, but it's fun every fucking time I play it.  Runners-up are Dead Space and Fallout 3.

Banjo is fantastic, loving it right now 

"SmugDarkLoser said:

"LiquidPrince said:

"WAIT, wait wait... Banjo Kazooie over:

Prince of Persia
Metal Gear Solid 4
Gears of War 2
Resistance 2
Little Big Planet

Really?"

While I have yet to play PoP, the rest easily.

I'm not sure if its hit or miss, but it's a definite hit with me.
Banjo is pure fun.  I don't know how else to put it.  You really should at least rent it to see if it's a hit with you.  Seriously, it's fucking good.

Seriously- building a helicopter with an attachment underneath and releasing it to do a quest is freaking wonderful. 
Engineering for newbs ftw!

Rare is being extremeley innovative with this game and trying something that simply hasn't been done before. "

Except for LBP which allows you to make cars AS well as complete levels...

Whatever though, I'm glad you like the game. Enjoy it!

"

ROFLcopter.  That's genius.

"In the Banjo game really that good?  I've mostly written it off.  I may look into it later, but right now I honestly don't have enough money to invest in "maybe" entertainment."

"Origina1Penguin said:

"In the Banjo game really that good?  I've mostly written it off.  I may look into it later, but right now I honestly don't have enough money to invest in "maybe" entertainment."

To put it simply, it's my second favorite game this generation.
But some seem to hate it.  Just go to gametrailers.  They seem to think it's awful.  They seriously base it on valid reasons too!  And did you know that tooie and kazooie both came out in 1996! Yea, that's right.  N64 came out in september 96 and both came out within just a couple months of each other!  Yea..."

Seriously?  No one even mentions GTAIV?  That's my pick without a doubt (though I haven't played MGS4).

Lost Odyssey came close? Really? REALLY?!

"Left 4 Dead here.  Sure, it may be short on content, but it's fun every fucking time I play it.  Runners-up are Dead Space and Fallout 3.

Hell, just give me limb dismemberment at any point in a game and I'm fucking sold!!!  In all honesty, though, those three games offered me a bigger and longer gameplay experience than any other game this year...although I'm sure I'll be back on WAR someday.

"

Left 4 Dead all the way for me. I respect that it for you is the best game of the year, but I piss on this comment here-

"Not only is this game awesome, but it's actually better than the original 2 (and yes, I am a huge banjo fan since the first)."

First off, there is no fucking way this game even comes close to either of those charming games. Secondly, It's yet another fail from you to even make such a comparison.  You are comparing a current gen game with totally different gameplay mechanics to that of a humble platform game made on the N64 made 10 years ago. Thirdly, you call yourself a Banjo fan : /

What I don't get is that the original poster claims he was a "Rare hater" and then claims he "loved the original two Banjo games".

Hmm?

I haven't really played many games this year, due to Nintendo's awful support for the Wii. So for me, my game of the year goes to Rhythm Tengoku Gold. It's one of the best DS games I've played and is great fun. Super Smash Bros Brawl and Mario Kart Wii are also two of my favourite games this year.

"jakob187 said:

"Left 4 Dead here.  Sure, it may be short on content, but it's fun every fucking time I play it.  Runners-up are Dead Space and Fallout 3.

Hell, just give me limb dismemberment at any point in a game and I'm fucking sold!!!  In all honesty, though, those three games offered me a bigger and longer gameplay experience than any other game this year...although I'm sure I'll be back on WAR someday.

"

its been out for like 1 whole day and your judging others on what they think about GOTY? right."

"I haven't really played many games this year, due to Nintendo's awful support for the Wii. So for me, my game of the year goes to Rhythm Tengoku Gold. It's one of the best DS games I've played and is great fun. Super Smash Bros Brawl and Mario Kart Wii are also two of my favourite games this year."

Valve has a good rep. I think it's fair to call GOTY on L4D this early. Though I'm about 5% disappointed in the game, it's still possibly the best I've played all year.

Eh, it's still Lost Odyssey followed by Dead Space for me.

"Valve has a good rep. I think it's fair to call GOTY on L4D this early. Though I'm about 5% disappointed in the game, it's still possibly the best I've played all year."

Lost Odyssey was good... dunno if it's GOTY material with all the games that came out this year though.

I'm sure Banjo is great I'm definately gonna play through it some time. But it's not my GOTY

Aren't a lot of these games last year - SMG to name one.

A lot of games this year were brilliant including Gears 2 but I absolutely loved Dead Space it's my GOTY.

I've not put any ammount of time into LittleBigPlanet but if I did from what I've seen it would probably then be mine and lot of other people's GOTY.

Come on, we all know MGS4 is going to take it.  Much like Final Fantasy, that game is practically a religion to gamers.

"Come on, we all know MGS4 is going to take it.  Much like Final Fantasy, that game is practically a religion to gamers."

"ColMustard said:

"jakob187 said:

"Left 4 Dead here.  Sure, it may be short on content, but it's fun every fucking time I play it.  Runners-up are Dead Space and Fallout 3.

Hell, just give me limb dismemberment at any point in a game and I'm fucking sold!!!  In all honesty, though, those three games offered me a bigger and longer gameplay experience than any other game this year...although I'm sure I'll be back on WAR someday.

"

its been out for like 1 whole day and your judging others on what they think about GOTY? right."

Well he would have had the demo for a while which gives you a good impression of the overall game and how everything works.


Marzy said:

"I haven't really played many games this year, due to Nintendo's awful support for the Wii. So for me, my game of the year goes to Rhythm Tengoku Gold. It's one of the best DS games I've played and is great fun. Super Smash Bros Brawl and Mario Kart Wii are also two of my favourite games this year."

I can understand your first and second choices Ross, but I will never understand your last, MK Wii was a bitter pill for me as you may know :), so is AC Wii for that matter, but I will getting that.

Meh, I really liked the old Banjo games so I'm very skeptical about this one. It looks neat and all, but I love the classics too much to ever want to see it change.

"Valve has a good rep. I think it's fair to call GOTY on L4D this early. Though I'm about 5% disappointed in the game, it's still possibly the best I've played all year."

wow banjo. i havent played, but the reviews dont say that it is a game of the year candidate, i would pick GTA4 or Lilttle Big Planet, i have yet to play Fallout 3 might buy next week.

Lol, it may not be the GOTY but Gears 2 was damn fun.