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Best Games of 2010, Special Awards

By spazmaster666 December 18, 2010 9 Comments

Continuing with the best of 2010 theme, here are some of my picks for best games of 2010 in several special categories. I already listed my top ten favorite games in the list I created so here I'll list the games that excel in a particular category. Let's get started . . .

Best Technical Graphics

PC Version

Winner: Metro 2033 (PC)
Runners up: Lost Planet 2 (PC), God of War III (PS3), Heavy Rain (PS3), S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pyriat (PC)

Best Artistic Graphics

NA Box Art

Winner: Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii)
Runners up: LIMBO (XBLA/PSN), Super Mario Brothers II (Wii), Alan Wake (X360), Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)

Best Sound Design

Wake Up, Alan

Winner: Alan Wake
Runners up: Vanquish, Red Dead Redemption, LIMBO, Call of Duty: Black Ops

Best Music

Hair Outfit

Winner: Bayonetta
Runners up: Final Fantasy XIII, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Bioshock 2, Halo: Reach

Best Story

Shepard...

Winner: Mass Effect 2
Runners up: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, Red Dead Redemption, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Heavy Rain

Best Writing

Shepard...

Winner: Mass Effect 2
Runners up: Red Dead Redemption, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Heavy Rain, Fallout: New Vegas

Best Character

Winner: John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)
Runners up: Francis York Morgan (Dead Premonition), Eleanor Lamb (Bioshock 2), Mordin Solus (Mass Effect 2), Bayonetta (Bayonetta)

Best Voice Acting

Read Dead Redemption

Winner: Red Dead Redemption
Runners up: Mass Effect 2, Heavy Rain, Alan Wake, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty

Best Single Player Campaign

This is Jimmy...

Winner: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Runners up: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Mass Effect 2, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Red Dead Redemption

Best Multiplayer Game

Zerg rush...

Winner: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Runners up: Halo: Reach, Battlefield: Bad Company II, Monday Night Combat, Call of Duty: Black Ops

Best Atmosphere

Alan Wake

Winner: Alan Wake
Runners up: Metro 2033, LIMBO, Red Dead Redemption, Heavy Rain

Best DLC

grrrr raor roar grrow...

Winner: Undead Nightmare (Red Dead Redemption)
Runners up: Minerva's Den (Bioshock 2), The Secret Armory of General Knoxx (Borderlands), Lair of the Shadow Broker (Mass Effect 2), The Signal (Alan Wake)

Best Zombie Game

Paddlesaw...

Winner: Dead Rising 2
Runners up: Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, Call of Duty: Black Ops: Zombies, Dead Nation

Most Disappointing Game

FFXIV

Winner: Final Fantasy XIV
Runners up: APB, Command and Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, Alpha Protocol, Disney's Epic Mickey

Best Game That Nobody Played/Bought

Winner: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Runners up: Resonance of Fate, Vanquish, Amnesia: Dark Descent, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

Special Award: So Bad, It's Good

Amazing!

Winner: Deadly Premonition

Special Award: Best(Worst?) Use of In-Game Advertising

Energizer bunny...

Winner: Alan Wake

Special Award: Best Game to Do an Endurance Run On

Not sure how long this would last though...

Winner: Resonance of Fate

Special Award: Why Did They Make Another One?

I guess the board peripheral needs more use?

Winner: Tony Hawk: Shred

Special Award: Best Implementation of Baby-Shaking Technology

Also, a definite candidate for GOTY...

Winner: Babysitting Mama

Special Award: Oh Shit, They're Still Making This?

Original Box art.

Winner: Duke Nukem Forever

Special Award: The Greatest, Most Influential Figure in the Video Game Industry of 2010

" Great people don't really want to work at EA..."

Winner: Robert A. Kotick

So there you have it, some special awards for best of 2010, video games edition. Seven hours and counting before I head off on vacation . . .

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@BeachThunder said:

" Did you even play/buy Amnesia? =/ Surely it deserves even a mention in best atmosphere or sound design. "

No, I haven't played it, but I've watched others play it and I would have probably put it on the list if I was listing more runner ups (I was trying to limit it to four per category, otherwise, for instance, games like STALKER: COP, Bioshock 2, Enslaved would have also made it in that category). I did list it in the "Best game that nobody played/bought" category though.

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Did you even play/buy Amnesia? =/

Surely it deserves even a mention in best atmosphere or sound design.

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Don't shake the baby!

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@spazmaster666 said:

" @asian_pride said:
" I haven't purchased Resonance of Fate because of the steep learning curve and the story not picking up until later on. Should I still get it anyway, why or why not? "
It's already bargain-bin priced at this point so it's definitely worth it. You do need to grind a bit though. Also, it's a tough game, but also fair (i.e. mobs are just as likely to kill you as bosses are), not to mention it has some pretty crazy moments. "

Well, crazy moments sound great to me. I'll think about it some more but I'll probably pick it up around Christmas time. Thanks.

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@asian_pride said:

" I haven't purchased Resonance of Fate because of the steep learning curve and the story not picking up until later on. Should I still get it anyway, why or why not? "

It's already bargain-bin priced at this point so it's definitely worth it. You do need to grind a bit though. Also, it's a tough game, but also fair (i.e. mobs are just as likely to kill you as bosses are), not to mention it has some pretty crazy moments.

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I haven't purchased Resonance of Fate because of the steep learning curve and the story not picking up until later on. Should I still get it anyway, why or why not?

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@ThatFrood said:

" I dunno about that "best/worst use of in game advertising award". Shaun White Skateboarding's Stride gum adds that were "against the man" were preeeeeeeeeeeeeety good. "

Well, the list is mainly limited to games I've played or games I've seen significant amounts of. :P

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I dunno about that "best/worst use of in game advertising award". Shaun White Skateboarding's Stride gum adds that were "against the man" were preeeeeeeeeeeeeety good.

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Best Technical Graphics

Winner: Metro 2033 (PC)
Runners up: Lost Planet 2 (PC), God of War III (PS3), Heavy Rain (PS3), S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pyriat (PC)

Best Artistic Graphics

Winner: Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii)
Runners up: LIMBO (XBLA/PSN), Super Mario Brothers II (Wii), Alan Wake (X360), Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)

Best Sound Design

Winner: Alan Wake
Runners up: Vanquish, Red Dead Redemption, LIMBO, Call of Duty: Black Ops

Best Music

Winner: Bayonetta
Runners up: Final Fantasy XIII, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Bioshock 2, Halo: Reach

Best Story

Winner: Mass Effect 2
Runners up: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, Red Dead Redemption, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Heavy Rain

Best Writing

Winner: Mass Effect 2
Runners up: Red Dead Redemption, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Heavy Rain, Fallout: New Vegas

Best Character

Winner: John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)
Runners up: Francis York Morgan (Dead Premonition), Eleanor Lamb (Bioshock 2), Mordin Solus (Mass Effect 2), Bayonetta (Bayonetta)

Best Voice Acting

Winner: Red Dead Redemption
Runners up: Mass Effect 2, Heavy Rain, Alan Wake, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty

Best Single Player Campaign

Winner: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Runners up: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Mass Effect 2, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Red Dead Redemption

Best Multiplayer Game

Winner: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Runners up: Halo: Reach, Battlefield: Bad Company II, Monday Night Combat, Call of Duty: Black Ops

Best Atmosphere

Winner: Alan Wake
Runners up: Metro 2033, LIMBO, Red Dead Redemption, Heavy Rain

Best DLC

Best Zombie Game

Winner: Dead Rising 2
Runners up: Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, Call of Duty: Black Ops: Zombies, Dead Nation

Most Disappointing Game

Winner: Final Fantasy XIV
Runners up: APB, Command and Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, Alpha Protocol, Disney's Epic Mickey

Best Game That Nobody Played/Bought

Winner: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Runners up: Resonance of Fate, Vanquish, Amnesia: Dark Descent, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

Special Award: So Bad, It's Good

Winner: Deadly Premonition

Special Award: Best(Worst?) Use of In-Game Advertising

Winner: Alan Wake

Special Award: Best Game to Do an Endurance Run On

Not sure how long this would last though...

Winner: Resonance of Fate

Special Award: Why Did They Make Another One?

I guess the board peripheral needs more use?

Winner: Tony Hawk: Shred

Special Award: Best Implementation of Baby-Shaking Technology

Winner: Babysitting Mama

Special Award: Oh Shit, They're Still Making This?

Winner: Duke Nukem Forever

Special Award: The Greatest, Most Influential Figure in the Video Game Industry of 2010

" Great people don't really want to work at EA..."

Winner: Robert A. Kotick

So there you have it, some special awards for best of 2010, video games edition. Seven hours and counting before I head off on vacation . . .

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Best Games of 2010, Special Awards

By spazmaster666 December 18, 2010 9 Comments

Best Technical Graphics

Best Artistic Graphics

Best Sound Design

Best Music

Best Story

Best Writing

Best Character

Best Voice Acting

Best Single Player Campaign

Best Multiplayer Game

Best Atmosphere

Best DLC

Best Zombie Game

Most Disappointing Game

Best Game That Nobody Played/Bought

Special Award: So Bad, It's Good

Special Award: Best(Worst?) Use of In-Game Advertising

Special Award: Best Game to Do an Endurance Run On

Special Award: Why Did They Make Another One?

Special Award: Best Implementation of Baby-Shaking Technology

Special Award: Oh Shit, They're Still Making This?

Special Award: The Greatest, Most Influential Figure in the Video Game Industry of 2010

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Best Technical Graphics

Best Artistic Graphics

Best Sound Design

Best Music

Best Story

Best Writing

Best Character

Best Voice Acting

Best Single Player Campaign

Best Multiplayer Game

Best Atmosphere

Best DLC

Best Zombie Game

Most Disappointing Game

Best Game That Nobody Played/Bought

Special Award: So Bad, It's Good

Special Award: Best(Worst?) Use of In-Game Advertising

Special Award: Best Game to Do an Endurance Run On

Special Award: Why Did They Make Another One?

Special Award: Best Implementation of Baby-Shaking Technology

Special Award: Oh Shit, They're Still Making This?

Special Award: The Greatest, Most Influential Figure in the Video Game Industry of 2010