siddarth0605

Giant Bomb Community Game of the Year - Most Disappointing Game (Voting)

Another self explanatory award but one that I am looking forward to seeing the response. this award is our only dubious award and is for games that were not necessarily bad but a game that did not live up to our expectations.

Giant Bomb Community Game of the Year - The Unsung Game of the Year (Voting)

This award is for games that were amazing and powerful and special and a game that either did not get any recognition or a game that did not make as much of an impact as it deserved.

Giant Bomb Community Game of the Year - Best Ending (Voting)

Welcome as we continue a month long project I am hosting to allow the fans of the site to offer their chance to vote for the GOTY awards. Over the next month I will be posting a new award every day and will let the fans vote on the winner as well as the runners up. Here are links to the winners of the previous categories:

• 2011's 2010 Game of the Year
• Best New Character
• Best New Song
• Best Debut
• Best Downloadable Game
• Best Competitive Multiplayer
• Best Cooperative Multiplayer
• Best Downloadable Add-On

The Voting Process

So here's how we are going to do this. You will have free reign to nominate anything you want as long as it fits with the category and was released in 2011. When you reply to the post put your winner and runner up. So for example If I was voting for this category I would put down

Winner: Portal 2

Runner Up: Gears of War 3

The way the scoring system will work is that the winner from each person will get 2 points and the runner up will get one point. At the end of the day I will tally up all the points and whoever has the most wins and consequently the 2nd and 3rd highest will be the runners up. For GOTY we will do a winner and four runners up but the voting process will still be the same.

Because I want to give more people an opportunity to cast their votes all the voting will be done over the course of the week and they will close on Friday December 16th at 11:59 pm EST. The Winners for each category will then be announced on Saturday.

Giant Bomb Community Game of the Year - Best Story (Voting)

Welcome as we continue a month long project I am hosting to allow the fans of the site to offer their chance to vote for the GOTY awards. Over the next month I will be posting a new award every day and will let the fans vote on the winner as well as the runners up. Here are links to the winners of the previous categories:

• 2011's 2010 Game of the Year
• Best New Character
• Best New Song
• Best Debut
• Best Downloadable Game
• Best Competitive Multiplayer
• Best Cooperative Multiplayer
• Best Downloadable Add-On

The Voting Process

So here's how we are going to do this. You will have free reign to nominate anything you want as long as it fits with the category and was released in 2011. When you reply to the post put your winner and runner up. So for example If I was voting for this category I would put down

Winner: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Runner Up: Batman: Arkham City

The way the scoring system will work is that the winner from each person will get 2 points and the runner up will get one point. At the end of the day I will tally up all the points and whoever has the most wins and consequently the 2nd and 3rd highest will be the runners up. For GOTY we will do a winner and four runners up but the voting process will still be the same.

Because I want to give more people an opportunity to cast their votes all the voting will be done over the course of the week and they will close on Friday December 16th at 11:59 pm EST. The Winners for each category will then be announced on Saturday.

Giant Bomb Community Game of the Year Best Debut - Bastion

There was no game this year that made a bigger debut than Bastion. As the feature game from the developer Supergiant Games it was an isometric action game that put you in the role of the Kid. Your journey through this world in the sky was explained not through a cutscene or through text but through a very unique mechanic which was a dynamic narrator that not only gave further insight into the world and what happened as you played through the game, but also would comment on your actions. While this feature was parodied quite extensively it still does not take away from how well the game presented its story while still giving the player full control of the character. The gameplay was also extremely responsive and exciting with a host of unique and interesting weapons that are introduced well. They also offer some great RPG elements with the tonics that add some interesting changes and make each world you explore unique and exciting. On top of all this there is an arena mode where you face waves of enemies but to add to the challenge there are god idols that increase the difficulty by changing various attributes such as regenerating enemy health or enemies drop bombs. It is amazing that a game that is only $15 packs in more emotional depth and poetry but also more content and fun that most $60 games and it is the best debut of 2011

Runner Up - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Giant Bomb Community Game of the Year Best Downloadable Game - Bastion

I have nothing further to add. It is the best debut and the best downloadable game. All i have left to say is go play this game now.

Runner Up: Terraria

Giant Bomb Community Game of the Year Best Downloadable Add-On - Peer Review (Portal 2)

Peer Review was a great Add-On to an already great game. Despite being a free add-on it was a product that added value to the core game. For those who enjoyed the co-op mode in Portal 2 found a ton of new content in this add-on that continued the mind-bending puzzles and integrated each of the mechanics even further. It also pushed the level of communication and cooperation required by the two players making solving each puzzle more satisfying

Runner Up: Old World Blues (Fallout: New Vegas)

Giant Bomb Community Game of the Year Best Competetive Multiplayer - Battlefield 3

When DICE announced that Battlefield 3 would have a single player mode many fans were slightly apprehensive. After all Battefield 2 was a multiplayer only game. There was concern as to whether or not DICE would make a worthy successor to Battlefield 2. Once the game was released all those fears were laid to rest. Battlefield 3 may have a single player mode but it was eclipsed by its tightly designed and exhilarating multiplayer. Despite being a first person shooter it proved to be a very different experience from call of duty. It is a tactical shooter that requires a great amount of teamwork and when that happens it is an experience that is unlike any other. It is also a game where more jaw-dropping moments happen that are not scripted and take place within the mechanics of the game. To quote Jeff Gertsmann Battlefield is one hell of a "crazy-shit simulator".

Runner Up - Gears of War 3

Giant Bomb Community Game of the Year Best Cooperative Multiplayer - Portal 2

Most games that handle cooperative gaming do so within a very familiar framework. The shooter and beat-em up are two common examples of this. However, Portal 2 will go down in video game history as one of the earliest and best examples of a cooperative experience within a puzzle game. Like many recent cooperative games it features an integrated story starring the puerile robots Atlas and P-Body. They are awoken by GLaDOS to undergo a series of test chambers in order to satisfy her testing addiction. Much like the single player game the puzzles in the co-op mode are expertly designed that get the cognitive juices flowing, and like any good co-op mode it requires a great amount of communication with the second player. They also do a great job of providing smart means of communication with tools like the ping icon and timers. Overall it is a great co-op mode in which the level of satisfaction at solving a hard puzzle or the level of embarrassment at missing the obvious solution is exponentially increased with a friend.

Runner Up - Gears of War 3

VOTING IS CLOSED

Giant Bomb Community Game of the Year - Best Cooperative Multiplayer

Welcome as we continue a month long project I am hosting to allow the fans of the site to offer their chance to vote for the GOTY awards. Over the next month I will be posting a new award every day and will let the fans vote on the winner as well as the runners up. Here are links to the winners of the previous categories:

• 2011's 2010 Game of the Year
• Best New Character
• Best New Song

The Voting Process

So here's how we are going to do this. You will have free reign to nominate anything you want as long as it fits with the category and was released in 2011. When you reply to the post put your winner and runner up. So for example If I was voting for this category I would put down

Winner: Portal 2

Runner Up: Gears of War 3

The way the scoring system will work is that the winner from each person will get 2 points and the runner up will get one point. At the end of the day I will tally up all the points and whoever has the most wins and consequently the 2nd and 3rd highest will be the runners up. For GOTY we will do a winner and four runners up but the voting process will still be the same.

Because I want to give more people an opportunity to cast their votes all the voting will be done over the course of the week and they will close on Friday December 9th at 11:59 pm EST. The Winners for each category will then be announced on Saturday.

Gaming is always better with friends. This award is for games that showcase a fun and exciting cooperative mode.

VOTING IS CLOSED

Giant Bomb Community Game of the Year - Best Competitive Multiplayer

Welcome as we continue a month long project I am hosting to allow the fans of the site to offer their chance to vote for the GOTY awards. Over the next month I will be posting a new award every day and will let the fans vote on the winner as well as the runners up. Here are links to the winners of the previous categories:

• 2011's 2010 Game of the Year
• Best New Character
• Best New Song

The Voting Process

So here's how we are going to do this. You will have free reign to nominate anything you want as long as it fits with the category and was released in 2011. When you reply to the post put your winner and runner up. So for example If I was voting for this category I would put down

Winner: Bastion

Runner Up: Trenched

The way the scoring system will work is that the winner from each person will get 2 points and the runner up will get one point. At the end of the day I will tally up all the points and whoever has the most wins and consequently the 2nd and 3rd highest will be the runners up. For GOTY we will do a winner and four runners up but the voting process will still be the same.

Because I want to give more people an opportunity to cast their votes all the voting will be done over the course of the week and they will close on Friday December 9th at 11:59 pm EST. The Winners for each category will then be announced on Saturday.

Competitive multiplayer has become one of the most lucrative aspects of video games today. It not only helps to sell games but has helped sell console and retain strong brand recognition and awareness long after the game has been released. There have been many games that once were single player only and now have a competitive multiplayer mode added. This award recognizes games that put honest effort into that mode and create an experience that is fun and unique.

Giant Bomb Community Game of the Year - Best Downloadable Add-On

Welcome as we continue a month long project I am hosting to allow the fans of the site to offer their chance to vote for the GOTY awards. Over the next month I will be posting a new award every day and will let the fans vote on the winner as well as the runners up. Here are links to the winners of the previous categories:

• 2011's 2010 Game of the Year
• Best New Character
• Best New Song

The Voting Process

So here's how we are going to do this. You will have free reign to nominate anything you want as long as it fits with the category and was released in 2011. When you reply to the post put your winner and runner up. So for example If I was voting for this category I would put down

Winner: Wavy-Tube Man Chronicles (The Gunstringer)

Runner Up: Old World Blues (Fallout: New Vegas)

The way the scoring system will work is that the winner from each person will get 2 points and the runner up will get one point. At the end of the day I will tally up all the points and whoever has the most wins and consequently the 2nd and 3rd highest will be the runners up. For GOTY we will do a winner and four runners up but the voting process will still be the same.

Because I want to give more people an opportunity to cast their votes all the voting will be done over the course of the week and they will close on Friday December 9th at 11:59 pm EST. The Winners for each category will then be announced on Saturday.

$60 is a lot to ask for a game. Therefore it is refreshing when a developer works hard to continue your experience and bring you back to the worlds that you love or provide new ideas on established franchises. This category awards any downloadable add-on that was released in 2011. Keep in mind that the game does not have to have been released in 2011 only the add-on.

Giant Bomb Game of the Year - Best Download Only Game

Welcome as we continue a month long project I am hosting to allow the fans of the site to offer their chance to vote for the GOTY awards. Over the next month I will be posting a new award every day and will let the fans vote on the winner as well as the runners up. Here are links to the winners of the previous categories:

• 2011's 2010 Game of the Year
• Best New Character
• Best New Song

The Voting Process

So here's how we are going to do this. You will have free reign to nominate anything you want as long as it fits with the category and was released in 2011. When you reply to the post put your winner and runner up. So for example If I was voting for this category I would put down

Winner: Bastion

Runner Up: Trenched

The way the scoring system will work is that the winner from each person will get 2 points and the runner up will get one point. At the end of the day I will tally up all the points and whoever has the most wins and consequently the 2nd and 3rd highest will be the runners up. For GOTY we will do a winner and four runners up but the voting process will still be the same.

Because I want to give more people an opportunity to cast their votes all the voting will be done over the course of the week and they will close on Friday December 9th at 11:59 pm EST. The Winners for each category will then be announced on Saturday.

This category celebrates games that are at one point were demoted as small indie games but have grown to be seen as a platform for some of the most innovative and paradigm shifting games. These are games that are only released in a digital manner. Let the voting begin