Scorched's 2008 Awards
The end of the year has come, and another great year of gaming passes by leaving us with an array of wonderful games to play. 2007 was a great year for gaming and many were skeptical that any year would be better could be better for a good while. If 2008 has not surpassed 2007 game wise it certainly matches it with quality and number of games. It's Great to be a gamer!Game of the Year
Left 4 Dead
I do not think that I have had more fun playing any other game than Left 4 Dead. I honestly believe, hands down, it is the best game I've ever played. Never have I felt such a sense of intensity, fear, and excitement that continues to stick with me after playing the game. This game is so much fun to play with friends. The only complaint I have about it is that the console version, in my opinion, is significantly less awesome than the PC version giving it a bad representation of the game, so the PC version gets my award for Game of the Year.
Most Disappointing Game
Spore
Spore is probably the most disappointing game I have played in my life. It had the potential to be something amazing but it was dumbed down for the casual crowd to hopefully obtain more sales. The high points of the game are the creature creator and the space stage, but the creature creator does not have a very strong effect on the survival of your creature. I was extremely disappointing with it. The space stage began to get boring about 2 hours in. Although when first purchasing this game I was blinded by my excitement for it and the wanting of it to be good, looking back I believe Spore is a mediocre game.
Runner Up: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
I was really looking forward to this game after my enjoyment with the first one. Personally I think Clear Sky is a really good game and a lot of fun. The dissapointing part is that it doesn't work. I have yet to finish the game after probably putting 30 hours into it and 4 retries from the start going through 5 patches. The game has crashed on every playthrough after many hours in. I hear it is worse on Steam. Very frustrating. I don't know if I'll ever finish it. Hopefully it gets fixed sometime. I might give it a go again.
Best New IP
Dead Space
Best Strategy Game
Sins of a Solar Empire
Runner Up: Civilization 4: Colonizations
Best MMO
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Runner Up: Warhammer Online
Best RPG
Fallout 3
Runner Up: Fable II
Game I Can See Myself Still Playing 10 Years from Now
Left 4 Dead
Runner Up: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Best Game to Play With Friends
Left 4 DeadBest Puzzle Game
World of GooBraid
Best Live Arcade Game
BraidRunner Up: Castle Crashers
Most Surprisingly Enjoyable Game
BanjoKazooie Nuts & Bolts
Runner Up: World of Goo
Most Innovative New Gaming Mechanic
Phasing from Wrath of the Lich KingBest Zombie Apocalypse Simulator
Left 4 Dead
Just to give left for dead another award. :)
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