doesnoevil

sorry i'm late...

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I actually never had any problems with B:I's story. Had fun with it, got the plat, maybe it isn't on my list because I played the PS3 version that came with the original Bioshock and ended playing that more and finally got around finishing Bioshock 2. Come to think of it I played a lot of that franchise this year... great games...

I digress... the reason B:I is not on my GOTY list is because having played the full three games to completion this year (got the 3 platinums) I feel the weakest in the gameplay mechanics and how well the story worked with the game was actually B:I... yet i think the story was VERY GOOD... and a disney movie (yes, you read that right) featuring this story is something I would pay to see. This actually makes me wonder why Jeff was so jaded toward stories of video games in the day 2 deliberations (I'm siding with Vinny on that one) I feel this nomination and the "people who pick apart stories are not fun to be around" comes off as kind of ironic here.

Last of Us took me completely by surprise, finally was able to get a copy in December and finished my first playthrough right before GB's GOTY thing started. I'm on the same page as almost everyone else in that it is pretty high on my list but not on top. It most definitely is the "universal" GOTY because of this... the emotions, man, i've got a beautiful 4yo baby girl, and when I finished the prologue tears where rolling down my cheeks (akin to the "pinky" scene in B:I, just not as intense).I think the genius of the last of us is exactly how it takes the most tired and cliched story ever and makes you care(!), I'm old and very jaded myself and it shook me. I find it odd it didn't make Mr. Gerstmann's list, would like to hear more on his rationalization for that other than: "Fucking zombie story? Again?" But if it's just that I respect it, as I said it's not MY GOTY either.

GTAV: finished the story twice, had a great time playing it. Burned myself on it... haven't touched it since. It'll be on my list next year when it comes out for PC/PS4/XBONE and wows me again with its technical excellence.

Cheers Everyone!

I'm so sorry guys... I've written and erased like a hundred different things... Guess i'm still too shocked, i just found out... Sorry.

@Scotto said:

@doesnoevil said:

HA HA... "Valve Joins EA, Sony, OTHERS?" how about MICRO$OFT?" i know you guys love your xboxes, but c'mon!

Yeah, he should name every single company that ever inserted these new clauses, in order to placate the fanboys like you!

Fanboy is the guy who cant even mix Microsoft with the "evil" EA and Sony... putting them in the "others" group as if microsoft is not notable enough in the gaming industry to make this headline... if i'm a fanboy you're a blind idiot. see what i did there?

i had to look up if ms was in the list because i honestly didn't know. not saying they have to name everyone but which are the 3 most notable companies in gaming? off the top of your head? why do i get the feeling you're being intentionally dense?

p.s.: i won't deny i have an axe to grind with M$ for the RROD'd 360 i couldn't get replaced for not living in the US and buying imported (basically, i game on everything but the 360 because of that) don't get how that makes me a fanboy who needs to be placated... ASSuming much?

HA HA... "Valve Joins EA, Sony, OTHERS?" how about MICRO$OFT?" i know you guys love your xboxes, but c'mon!

@Brad:

"Who said there are no games coming out?"

I think no one did?... unless you mean PSVita games coming out?... is this a vita game? no?

I don't get it.

LOL at the chick's "game" face.

I've played the jap version of rhythm heaven wii. it's very good and 30$ seems appropriate for what it is.

whatever floats your box... i guess.