That should give you a good idea about the state of game development in this country. The award committee was like: "Here you go, folks. Venetica, best German action game of 2009. Can't expect Crytek to release a game every year, right?" 
 
Wanna know what took second place that year? I shit you not: Alarm für Cobra 11: Burning Wheels, aka Crash Time II. That's right, the sequel to Crash Time. 
 
Germany, fuck yeah! 
  
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What's the last game spain released hmm? What's Ukraine without stalker or metro? what's sweden without DICE or the amnesia dudes?
 
and I've heard very good things about Anno, so I dunno what you're saying

Well, Germans love David Hasselhoff, so these things must be good. 

" What's the last game spain released hmm? What's Ukraine without stalker or metro? what's sweden without DICE or the amnesia dudes?  and I've heard very good things about Anno, so I dunno what you're saying "

" @Laketown said:

" What's the last game spain released hmm? What's Ukraine without stalker or metro? what's sweden without DICE or the amnesia dudes?  and I've heard very good things about Anno, so I dunno what you're saying "

Sweden has Massive, DICE, Avalanche, Starbreeze, Frictional Games and more, I'd say we have a pretty good number of development studios "

"... and I've heard very good things about Anno, so I dunno what you're saying "

" @Venatio said:

" @Laketown said:

" What's the last game spain released hmm? What's Ukraine without stalker or metro? what's sweden without DICE or the amnesia dudes?  and I've heard very good things about Anno, so I dunno what you're saying "

Sweden has Massive, DICE, Avalanche, Starbreeze, Frictional Games and more, I'd say we have a pretty good number of development studios "

yeah I mentioned two of those D: "

I've never liked German games at all. I'm not entirely sure why to be honest. The concept for most of them are great but the execution seems really clunky and sterile to me. They're technically proficient though but the story or the characters in any of them have never interested me at all. I do really like the Anno series though.

" Well, Germans love David Hasselhoff, so these things must be good.  "

Still better than giving it to Modern Warfare 2, likehalfofAmericadidforeverygoddamnaspect.
 
Also, what other German Action/Adventure games were released in 2009? Risen won the RPG of the year, with Venetica second. I really don't see a problem here, are you trolling?

Why not Farming Simulator 2009?
FRAUD, I say!

rammstein are from germany. that makes germany a good place

 first, whispered world can roll over and die. the german voice acting in run of the mill adventure games made here can make me crawl up a frikkin wall 
 
that said: germans almost exclusively make adventure games or rpg games with the whole sundae spiced with a bit of building-sim games, like the old settler games or anno, and turds made after frikkin tv shows (looking at you cobra!) 
 
but the gaming industry as a WHOLE doesn't seem to even try to make something work. seriously. there are sooo many crappy games made over here. gothic and anno are the only exceptions off the top of my head 
 
what's even more hilarious: germany (to my knowledge) has two frikkin major universities (or private school thingies, I forget which) that focus exclusively on game design. oh germany, you so crazy!    

"gothic and anno are the only exceptions off the top of my head"

Crytek's games too. That's a company to be proud of, they've been at the cutting edge of graphics technology for years.

Also, now semi-defunct Factor 5 originated in Germany. They relocated to the US in 1996.

Man country specific game awards should be limited to America, Japan and Canada. Eastern Europe should just bunch together and have their own game awards, Dave would obviously be imported to judge it.  

" @valrog: My problem is that it's embarrassing to have Venetica highlighted as one of the country's best games of 2009, when it looks like a middling game at best. The fact that there was nothing better out in 2009 is also not casting a positive light. "

Have fun playing this and Farm Simulator 2011, Germany.

" Man country specific game awards should be limited to America, Japan and Canada. Eastern Europe should just bunch together and have their own game awards, Dave would obviously be imported to judge it.   "

" Have fun playing this and Farm Simulator 2011, Germany. "

@RVonE said:

" The only noteworthy games my country produces are the Killzone games. "

I'm German and I don't say that.

Germany/Spain have produced quality adventure games for years now (Edna and Harvey finally coming out to the US next month), but those games get overlooked.
 
Plus I bet the PC version is better...

Heh, fuck all that shit. I have it pre-ordered from Amazon.co.uk, and if they decide to pull a Black Ops again (i.e. refuse to ship it to Germans), there's a multitude of other places to order from.

Thanks for posting, i missed that story. I wish things were different here.

Germany likes clicking over and over and occasionally rolling to the side.