Reminder: Ghost Trick came out this year and is GOTY.

#1 Posted by kishinfoulux (1300 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Everyone forgot this game exists apparently. Game was amazing, interesting and fresh. Totally deserves to, at least, be in consideration for it but I doubt it'll even get any love anywhere. :-(

#2 Posted by Legend (2500 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

GOTY? Nah.

#3 Edited by BeachThunder (9230 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago
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#4 Posted by Dogma (920 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

It is on my personal top five, or even top three list. I really liked that game.

#5 Posted by djames216 (307 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Ghost Trick is a great game and is on my personal top ten for 2011.

#6 Posted by Winternet (7624 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Best DS-only game of 2011.

#7 Posted by Cloudenvy (5770 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

But what if I disagree? D:

#8 Posted by Video_Game_King (29837 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Ah, Ghost Trick. The least obscure obscure-game this year. Where's the El Shaddai love? I feel as though I'm the only person talking about it, and it saddens me that I've only convinced two people to play the damn thing.

#9 Posted by ssj4raditz (1113 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

I don't play portables anymore, and that makes me kinda sad that I missed this game.

#10 Posted by Linkster7 (916 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

That was this year? Totally forgot about that. I loved that game, probably my NDS GOTY.

#11 Posted by AlexW00d (5459 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Nope.

#12 Posted by Zippedbinders (969 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Yeah, its in my top three overall. As far as stories go, its probably the best game I've played all year.

#13 Posted by mutha3 (4963 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Nah. Its gorgeous, but the backhalf of the plot just falls apart and the "ghost trick" mechanic doesn't get utilized well enough for it to not get repetitive.

#14 Posted by Ghostiet (4822 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Oh yeah, I completely forgot about that game. 2011 sucks, making a top 10 is impossible.

#15 Posted by BeachThunder (9230 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

@ssj4raditz said:

I don't play portables anymore, and that makes me kinda sad that I missed this game.

Borrow someone's DS. This is definitely worth playing :o

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#16 Posted by Joker369 (818 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Best portable game of the year and in my top five

#17 Posted by Still_I_Cry (2494 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

@Cloudenvy said:

But what if I disagree? D:

You cannot.

#18 Posted by yoshimitz707 (2398 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

It was pretty good but Bastion is the best game I've played this year.

#19 Posted by Commisar123 (1763 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Reminder: Dead Space 2 came out this year (IRONY!)

#20 Posted by Canteu (2212 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Radiant Historia is actually the best DS game of 2011. One of the best RPG's of the last 10 years in fact.

#21 Edited by SlightConfuse (3963 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Ghost trick was a great game but radaint histroa was great as well. a lot fo good games in the first half of 2011 i plan on getting El shadai for christmans becasue that game looked awesome.

#22 Posted by Codeacious (905 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago
#23 Posted by Icicle7x3 (949 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

The only thing I'm really good at is remembering Ghost Trick came out this year.

There really isn't much else in life!

#24 Posted by AlisterCat (5064 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago
#25 Posted by ichthy (343 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Missile should get best new character of the year.

#26 Posted by Animasta (13001 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

@Canteu said:

Radiant Historia is actually the best DS game of 2011. One of the best RPG's of the last 10 years in fact.

not really.

but yeah ghost trick is on my list

#27 Posted by Canteu (2212 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

@Animasta: Yes really. Crazy right?

#28 Posted by MysteriousBob (6209 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Fantastic game, but not GOTY. Bastion, Arkham City and Skyrim are my personal choices.

Its probably the DS GOTY, I'll give it that.

#29 Posted by Hizang (8534 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Dude I should totally get that, thanks for reminding me!

#30 Posted by Animasta (13001 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

@Canteu said:

@Animasta: Yes really. Crazy right?

I don't think so, the gameplay got super boring halfway through, they didn't do enough with the time mechanic, the end game was kinda dumb...

#31 Posted by Canteu (2212 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

@Animasta: You are entitled to your wrong opinion :)

#32 Posted by FlyingRat (1444 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

There's no way Giant Bomb is gonna give it GOTY. But i think it might be my personal one.

#33 Posted by Rappelsiini (651 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

@Winternet said:

Best DS-only game of 2011.

#34 Posted by Mikemcn (6804 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Nah

#35 Posted by FancySoapsMan (5468 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago
@Animasta said:

@Canteu said:

Radiant Historia is actually the best DS game of 2011. One of the best RPG's of the last 10 years in fact.

not really.


Yeah, Radiant Historia was extremely disappointing.
 
Ghost Trick is most definitely in my top 5, but it's not my GOTY, nor is the best portable game of the year.
#36 Posted by mutha3 (4963 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago
@Canteu said:

Radiant Historia is actually the best DS game of 2011. One of the best RPG's of the last 10 years in fact.

This man knows what he's talking about.
#37 Posted by Mutley (293 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Ghost Trick was fantastic but I don't think it deserves goty.

Just because its a fresh of breath air and original, which is great and all, doesn't really mean it should be GOTY.

#38 Posted by Hizang (8534 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

I would also like to remind people Okamiden came out this year.

#39 Posted by SpunkyHePanda (1342 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

It was pretty great. That ending totally got me.

#40 Posted by kishinfoulux (1300 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

@Commisar123 said:

Reminder: Dead Space 2 came out this year (IRONY!)

I honestly thought that was last year until the guys mentioned it on the Podcast.

#41 Posted by kishinfoulux (1300 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

@isnipeyoudie said:

GOTY? No. GOTY for DS? Maybe, but don't forget about Radiant Historia!

I REALLY need to play that. Keeps slipping my mind though.

#42 Posted by ArbitraryWater (9226 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

Ghost Trick certainly deserves recognition, and will get it on my GOTY list. Probably not top 5, but top 10 easily. It's a pretty great game, although I did find the ending to be extremely sappy. You was the kitty cat all along!!!!! Also everything you did kind of doesn't matter.

#43 Posted by BisonHero (3413 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

@RedDragon123 said:

Just because its a fresh of breath air and original, which is great and all, doesn't really mean it should be GOTY.

Shouldn't it, though? Isn't that exactly why games like Portal win a lot of GotY awards?

For a game to be nominated for game of the year, I think there has to be SOME argument that the game is a breath of fresh air and original. So for example, I don't see any validity in nominating Killzone 3, Modern Warfare 3, Uncharted 3, Forza 4, or Assassin's Creed: Revelations, when all of those are basically the same as the previous game, only with minor incremental improvements.

So sure, there may be other games this year that were also original that deserve GotY awards more, but I wish that Ghost Trick would at least come up in discussions of games that are worth considering, even if it ultimately doesn't make the cut for anything besides Nintendo DS GotY.

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