Seriously, it's not.  I will make my thoughts on the game short and brief, then move on. 
 
Modern Warfare 2 feels like an expansion pack for CoD4.  That's not to say it's bad, but it's not the second coming of Christ.  It's just a good game, plain and simple.  Was it overhyped?  Fucking duh.  Did it deserve at least some hype?  Yeah, it's Call of Duty.  Am I happy about the PC version?  Nope.  Do people care?  Nope.  Nonetheless, I'm playing on 360.  I'm up to rank 40 and I don't see any end in sight at the moment.  Hopefully, it doesn't consume me like CoD4 did. 
 
Moving on from the popular (and overtalked topic) of Modern Warfare 2: 
 

• Street Fighter IV - It's a terrific game, but given that it's a fighting game, does that mean it will really be considered a contender for GOTY material?
• Prototype - Fantastic game with some stiff difficulty and massive carnage, but the "competition" (namely Infamous) seemed to get more attention and better reviews
• Red Faction Guerrilla - Badass game with some of the best multiplayer of the year, but it's not MW2 or ODST, so will people consider it?
• The Maw/'Splosion Man - I'm sure these might get SOME form of recognition, but with Shadow Complex being the "cool" game, will Twisted Pixel get ignored?
• Killzone 2 - Lot of people loved the game, but how much do you hear people talking about it NOW?
• Dawn of War 2 - This game offered a unique take on the RTS genre, but will people remember it?
• Punch-Out! - Remember when the only thing people could talk about was Punch-Out!?  That didn't last very long.  Does it mean it's not GOTY material?

Street Fighter 4 most definitely not for GOTY. No fighting game can contend with the powerhouses of the 2009 scene. Prototype as you said was beaten to death by inFamous. Red Faction came and went without much recognition. KillZone2 being PS3 only, no way. 
 
DoW2 being a PC RTS I'd eat my goddamn hat if it was GOTY.
 
I'm gonna vote the contenders being....(Mostly as you said)
 
Fallout 3 + DLC
Dragon Age Origins (Not much of a shot due to it's difficulty for the casual player)
Modern Warfare 2 (Will move the most copies of a game this year) 
 
Anyways, sweet blog. Happy Gaming.

I've had a pretty good year with video games. Tiger Woods 10 for the Wii was awesome and Wii Sports Resort is a favorite in my house. I played some old games from the Xbox 360 library and had a blast, PC got some love with some older games as well. This holiday should be just like last year. A shit load of video games "four or five" to play in January.

I thought Resident Evil 5 was pretty damn good, though obviously not as groundbreaking as RE4 was. I don't see it winning any awards but it's been one of my favorites this year.

" I thought Resident Evil 5 was pretty damn good, though obviously not as groundbreaking as RE4 was. I don't see it winning any awards but it's been one of my favorites this year. "

What about Uncharted 2:  Among Thieves?  It currently has a slightly higher score than even CD:  MWF2 on metacritic.

" What about Uncharted 2:  Among Thieves?  It currently has a slightly higher score than even CD:  MWF2 on metacritic. "

" What about Uncharted 2:  Among Thieves?  It currently has a slightly higher score than even CD:  MWF2 on metacritic. "

" Batman: Arkham Asylum was August, right?  
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars you won't be forgotten either. "

You mentioned Infamous, although really listed Prototype. I don't think Prototype will be winning any GOTY awards since while the game was fun, it definitely had some issues.

I remember Plants vs. Zombies.

" You mentioned Infamous, although really listed Prototype. I don't think Prototype will be winning any GOTY awards since while the game was fun, it definitely had some issues. "

"Until next time, piece. "

" @jakob187 said:

"Until next time, piece. "

You had it all until this screw up. "

" I had lots of  fun with Prototype, but Infamous was twice as good a game, they don't really compare, and they are basically two different genres "

" @Ujio said:

" @jakob187 said:

"Until next time, piece. "

You had it all until this screw up. "

That's how I end every blog, and for a good reason.  Peace is impossible.  Getting a piece of ass, however, is a great alternative."

" @Fullmetal216 said:

" You mentioned Infamous, although really listed Prototype. I don't think Prototype will be winning any GOTY awards since while the game was fun, it definitely had some issues. "

There aren't many issues in that game, and too many people bitched about the difficulty of the game.  Prototype was a great game with some good replay value to it, but I really do feel that being released alongside Infamous hurt the game's chances. "

I think Uncharted 2 gets my vote for now. (haven't played MW2 yet, may or may not) 
 
To be fair though I've played it the most recently and my memories of  other good games of the year (Batman, Infamous) are quickly fading.

Somehow I feel Uncharted 2 is already game of the year. And I've never even played it, nor did I like the first one very much.
 
Batman: Arkham Asylum would be my personal choice for GOTY.

Most of those games you mention will probably show up in some narrower lists, like genre specific or whatever. 2009 was a very good year for gaming, so a complete GOTY list would be like 25 games long.

I think he was listing memorable games from earlier in the year, not all games he thought had a serious chance for GOTY.
 
Also, not reading the blog will make Jakob unleash the fucking fury.

" @jakob187 said:

" @Fullmetal216 said:

" You mentioned Infamous, although really listed Prototype. I don't think Prototype will be winning any GOTY awards since while the game was fun, it definitely had some issues. "

There aren't many issues in that game, and too many people bitched about the difficulty of the game.  Prototype was a great game with some good replay value to it, but I really do feel that being released alongside Infamous hurt the game's chances. "

Eh, there were the basic things like bad textures, pop-ins, poor character models (besides Alex), boss fights with no real strategy to them, bosses which had really cheap moves  so you would have to sink to their level and be cheap as well, and a lackluster story. I think those disqualify it for a GOTY award, at least in my opinion. "

• Bad textures compared to the amount of massive carnage and chaos happening on-screen?  I'll take the poor textures.
• Pop-in?  Gears of War and many other UE3-based games regularly appear on GOTY lists, and their pop-in is WAY worse.  Also, the carnage and chaos on-screen makes this something I can forgive.
• Poor character models?  Eh, I thought the character models worked for what was presented.  Could they have been better?  Sure, but I wouldn't say they are poor.
• Boss fights may have no real strategy, but they definitely test your skills of survival...which I personally prefer over scripted encounters.
• Bosses with cheap moves?  No, Ninja Gaiden features cheap moves.  Prototype simply offered brute force that people were not used to handling in a game as of late.  I found every fight to be a challenge, and yes, it was infuriating fighting against them all sometimes...but when I finally beat them, it felt like a massive victory (especially the last boss.
• Lackluster story?  This isn't MGS.  The story that was present felt plenty fleshed out for what was present.  There were cutscenes, in-game moments, and even additional info from the collectibles...not to mention audio logs, videos, etc.  The story was definitely there, but it wasn't going to be handed to people on a platter.  If you care enough about the game, then the story is there for you.  If not, then you can at least run around town and destroy tons of shit.

"Also, not reading the blog will make Jakob unleash the fucking fury. "

If you think MW2 feels like a COD4 expansion pack, you obviously haven't played World At War

" @Fullmetal216 said:

" @jakob187 said:

" @Fullmetal216 said:

" You mentioned Infamous, although really listed Prototype. I don't think Prototype will be winning any GOTY awards since while the game was fun, it definitely had some issues. "

There aren't many issues in that game, and too many people bitched about the difficulty of the game.  Prototype was a great game with some good replay value to it, but I really do feel that being released alongside Infamous hurt the game's chances. "

Eh, there were the basic things like bad textures, pop-ins, poor character models (besides Alex), boss fights with no real strategy to them, bosses which had really cheap moves  so you would have to sink to their level and be cheap as well, and a lackluster story. I think those disqualify it for a GOTY award, at least in my opinion. "

I can only agree with one of those statements, and here is a bullet list as to why: 

• Bad textures compared to the amount of massive carnage and chaos happening on-screen?  I'll take the poor textures.
• Pop-in?  Gears of War and many other UE3-based games regularly appear on GOTY lists, and their pop-in is WAY worse.  Also, the carnage and chaos on-screen makes this something I can forgive.
• Poor character models?  Eh, I thought the character models worked for what was presented.  Could they have been better?  Sure, but I wouldn't say they are poor.
• Boss fights may have no real strategy, but they definitely test your skills of survival...which I personally prefer over scripted encounters.
• Bosses with cheap moves?  No, Ninja Gaiden features cheap moves.  Prototype simply offered brute force that people were not used to handling in a game as of late.  I found every fight to be a challenge, and yes, it was infuriating fighting against them all sometimes...but when I finally beat them, it felt like a massive victory (especially the last boss.
• Lackluster story?  This isn't MGS.  The story that was present felt plenty fleshed out for what was present.  There were cutscenes, in-game moments, and even additional info from the collectibles...not to mention audio logs, videos, etc.  The story was definitely there, but it wasn't going to be handed to people on a platter.  If you care enough about the game, then the story is there for you.  If not, then you can at least run around town and destroy tons of shit.

"

• I'll admit the normal character models weren't awful. but when I see four of the EXACT SAME people running together, then it really just takes me out of the game. It's just not something you would see in a GOTY game.

• Yes Gears of War does have really bad pop-in, but that's textures. I remember gliding through the city and seeing buildings just appear out of nowhere. I feel Gears of Wars texture pop-in was only a minor problem due to how great the textures looked in the game. I believe Prototype had these issues because a lot of things were happening and the developers sacrificed textures and pop-ins for a smoother frame rate which is completely understandable.
• I see what you are getting at in that the bosses were more difficult than other, perhaps more casual games,  but it just really annoys me that in order to beat the boss you have to hammer on the attack button for 2 seconds before the boss does some inescapable move that drains a third of your health. Most of the time it doesn't even matter where you hit the boss, it's just a matter of slowly whittling away it's health while not throwing the controller in frustration.
• Ninja Gaiden does have Bosses with incredibly cheap moves, but I also believe Prototype had bosses with cheap moves as well (although perhaps not to the extent of Ninja Gaiden). If you were attacking the boss, it would take the boss around a second or two to pull off some move that would take out a lot of your health and break you out of whatever combo you were in. They wouldn't react to your attacks (in fact the only way I could tell I was doing damage was the health bar) and instantly be able to counter anything you threw at them. Because of this, I had to do the basic strategy of run up a building, do the dive bomb attack, lose 3/4 of my health, run back up the building, wait for health to regenerate, and repeat. This not only wasn't fun, but made me feel as though I was sort've cheating since I was just doing the same thing the boss was doing to me, which isn't how I like to play.
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  I never expected the story to be like MGS, but it never really centered on anything. I was interested at first since I wanted to know what happened to Alex and why he lost his memory, but then the story would just sort've end at certain parts. For example, he had a somewhat interesting relationship with is sister until she is kidnapped. Once you rescue her, you never see her again. There's no scene of them talking about what happened, or how to make her safer, or her just telling Alex she's alright. It's like the story just swept that part under the carpet and went along it's day. As for the ending, I really, REALLY did not enjoy it. The person who was tried to kill you multiple times, then started helping you for no reason, then betrays everyone wasn't only a stupid plot point, but lazy writing. The back story elements were an interesting concept, but the amount of time it would've taken to get all of the web of intrigues would've taken days, just roaming around waiting for someone who had any information to pop up.

" @Arjuna said:

" What about Uncharted 2:  Among Thieves?  It currently has a slightly higher score than even CD:  MWF2 on metacritic. "

Thank you for reading the blog.  Really, it means a lot. "

SF4 isn't my GOTY but it certainly is top 5.

" @jakob187 said:

" @Arjuna said:

" What about Uncharted 2:  Among Thieves?  It currently has a slightly higher score than even CD:  MWF2 on metacritic. "

Thank you for reading the blog.  Really, it means a lot. "

I did read it.  I reread it now and realized that, buried deep in the body of it, you mention 'games before September'.  Excuse me all to hell for forgetting that when I wrote 'Uncharted 2', you sarcastic douche.  I like how your profile image is pretty much just a "fuck You" image...  It's very appropriate.  Please keep the profile image.  I'll try to avoid posts of someone giving me the finger. "

I can see Beatles: Rock Band getting a lot of recognition as well when the GOTY awards start rolling in.

" I can see Beatles: Rock Band getting a lot of recognition as well when the GOTY awards start rolling in. "

" @jakob187: Yeah, and I see what you are getting at as well. I guess we can just agree to disagree. "

" This is only for games before September.. ? Well shit.... Demon's Souls still kills them all... COMBINED. "

" @jakob187: Yeah, there were many moments in that game that just made me smile... Like surfing on an enemies body and then kicking it into a tank in critical condition causing it to explode... Good times... "

Oh MW2 will consume you like CoD4. It's already doing that to me.

Dawn of War 2 offered a unique take alright, but not one that a lot of people wanted.

" Oh MW2 will consume you like CoD4. It's already doing that to me. "

" Dawn of War 2 offered a unique take alright, but not one that a lot of people wanted. "

" @Slippy said:

" This is only for games before September.. ? Well shit.... Demon's Souls still kills them all... COMBINED. "

Haven't gotten to play that either.  REALLY REALLY REALLY considering buying a PS3 just for that game...because I just don't feel like Sony and Level 5 are EVER going to utter the words "Dark Cloud 3" during this generation...which saddens the FUCK out of me.  =  ( 
 
@Fullmetal216 said:

" @jakob187: Yeah, there were many moments in that game that just made me smile... Like surfing on an enemies body and then kicking it into a tank in critical condition causing it to explode... Good times... "

Oh, hell yes!  Don't forget dragging someone up a skyscraper, then repeatedly powerbombing them until you hit the ground, then continually powerbombing them on the ground to wipe out zombies until you powerbomb them onto a tank, then grabbing that tank in a swift parkour move, flinging it at another tank, then ending with a big devastator and shouting out loud "I AM A FUCKING GOD!!!".  .........like I said, I REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEALLY enjoyed that game. "

I just beat Modern Warfare 2 and really enjoyed it. It is definitely either #2 or #3 for me overall for the year, even if I felt the story was all over the place (though it kept me pretty gripped) and I still don't like that particular airport sequence. Yeah it was more of the same but, really, when that core formula is sooo good, not much change is necessary. I thought the "All Ghillied Up" mission in this game (there was basically one down to the nail) was better than the COD4 one, Overall, it was like COD4...but better. I don't regret dropping $60 on it, and I haven't even touched the multiplayer yet!!
 
Uncharted 2 is my number one for the year for many, many reasons which I won't disclose all now. However, I have a number of games from earlier in the year that are among my favorites: Battlefield 1943 was one of the biggest time-wasters for me over the summer. I spent a lot of time on it and really enjoyed competitive multiplayer again, something that is rare for me. Shadow Complex and 'Splosion Man were also a lot of fun; Killzone 2 and SFIV...not so much. I am not a big fighting game fan and I didn't find the controls or action in Killzone 2 that great. Still though, there were a lot of good games in 2009, beginning and end.

I know for sure GOTY will be some sort of shooter and I'm in no interest in anything that involve moving, aiming, shooting
kinda makes me sad for still following gaming news since majority of topic are for those games

Good topic, i think alot of the games you mentioned are going to get swallowed by the Modern Warfare 2 hype. Even stuff like Batman Arkham Asylum and Uncharted 2 (which i know came out later than September) will probably not get a good look in for Goty for most sites simply because MW2 came out and got a ton of attention. Also on GB i think its pretty much a foregone conclusion that MW2 is going to get GOTY, as much as my choice is Uncharted 2 i cannot see that being the case in a lot of places. Hopefully i am wrong though.