GotG Round 2: Red Dead Redemption vs. XCOM: Enemy Unknown

These are both great games so it's a tough one. I'm gonna go with RDR because I am the only fan of it's predecessor, Red Dead Revolver, and so the sequel should technically not exist. It's surreal it ever even came out and because there was no fans to care except me it has nothing to do with it's predecessor. The only remaining thing is the spaghetti western tone of the whole thing. RDR improved revolver in every possible way, basically making grand theft horse. If only Rockstar made a PC version. Fuck, I hate how Rockstar considers PC an after thought these days.

XCom enemy unknown was in development secretly while 2k was (weirdly in retrospect) hyping the shit out of the first person shooter XCom game that no one wanted. It did look kind of interesting, and I personally would like to see some kind of 60s gman FPS at some point. I don't think XCom really needed to be that, though. I'm not sure what they were thinking- I don't think they are sure what they were thinking either because that game was scrapped and started over so many times what it came out as is apparently incredibly generic and not at all what they were hyping. That's a shame. In concept a 3rd or first person XCom inspired shooter could be interesting. It's unfortunate it seems no one knows what they wanted to do with that, and the loud whiney fans made sure no one cared.

Anyway, enemy unknown was a great game. It even managed to get all but the most deranged of fans to accept it as a modern take on the whole thing and it did so fairly successfully. It's pretty fun to play, too.

That being said I don't think either of these are the best game of the entire generation but they're both up there. Like top 20.

My vote goes to XCOM, sorry Red Dead.

The first genuinely challenging one for me. I love both of these games, but Red Dead is the only Rockstar game I've ever gotten 100% in and I did the same in the expansion.

Xcom is a good game, but it had a crap ton of bugs, an asinine camera, enemies that would spawn in melee with you, and all sorts of other crappy issues. Red Dead on the other hand is the pinnacle of it's genre with a story and presentation that rivals actual hollywood work. That and you could go snidely whiplash all up in their and tie people to tracks and watch the train physics go at it.

Easy choice if you ask me. Red Dead.

Red Dead Redemption. I can K.O. horses, which is pretty goddamned awesome.

XCOM was way better experience for me. I have felt like rdr dragged a bit.

I knew this horrible, horrible decision was coming. I love both of these games, for totally different reasons. But for making me enjoy a genre that I never thought I would, I have to give my vote to XCOM. There’s little that compared to that moment when you pull of a mission by the skin of your teeth. Sorry Read Dead, you're my favourite Rockstar game and I don't really mind if you win either.

Guys, but XCOM though! XCOM!

As a person who really likes western as theme, I have to say XCOM.

I found red dead really boring, I mean it had a great story that was well delivered, but generally the missions and the amount of time spent riding the crappy horse mechanics just didn't do it for me. Gave up after a third attempt to enjoy it. Xcom is up there as one of the all time greats. Easy vote for me this one.

I can't blame people for going for RDR, but I voted for XCOM. The campaign of RDR was artificially lengthed, which I did not appreciate...

I have XCOM. I don't like it so good. RDR was the shit. RDR all the way, baby.

You're not alone.

I voted for Xcom, but either is an awesome choice.

Really surprised at all the love for RDR. For me it was a mediocre, and rather empty, open world game. While it looked pretty and marsden was a great character, I didn't really feel like there was all that special about it.

I like X-com but Red Dead Redemption is one of my favorite games ever.

Never got into RDR. It wasn't a bad game by any stretch just didn't do it for me. XCOM got my vote I love everything about that game.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuck.....

This is like Cl0ckwork vs Combofiend. 0_o

I'm didn't have near as strong a reaction to RDR as a lot of people seem to, and I fucking love XCOM.

I never enjoyed X-Com as much as many others. The gameplay was just too monotone.

DAMMIT. XCOM was brilliant.

Red Dead Redemption is probably the game of the generation for me, so it gets my vote. What an incredible ending to that game. A shame these two met so early though because I sure do love me some X-COM.

The real best game of 2010 gets my vote here. Red dead redemption might be in my top 3 of the generation.

For me personally, Red Dead was one of the most boring games I've played this generation. Aside from the excellent ending, that is. XCOM gets my vote

Red Dead Redemption rides victorious into the sunset with 60% of the vote and 742 votes cast.