Watching a lot of the top tens and listening to the recent pod casts, I have noticed that Halo Reach really isn't getting the credit that it deserves. Now I know a lot of people will just say " It's just another Halo game." But that's what makes it amazing. Also this is probably the Halo game that has gone the furthest from it's roots in terms of game play and game play mechanics. 
 
So I'm obviously not expecting Reach to get GOTY from GiantBomb but it is far from a bad game and should get the credit it deserves.

Getting a runners up position for best multiplayer game of the year is more than it deserves seeing as bad company 2 didn't get one.

" @Jack268:  No offence man but BC 2's multiplayer was no where near as good as Halo's I do believe that BC's was much better then Blops though. "

Its not better than the games that go higher on the list. Doesn't mean its not good. Doesn't mean only 3 games were good this year. Calm down.

" Watching a lot of the top tens and listening to the recent pod casts, I have noticed that Halo Reach really isn't getting the credit that it deserves. Now I know a lot of people will just say " It's just another Halo game." But that's what makes it amazing. Also this is probably the Halo game that has gone the furthest from it's roots in terms of game play and game play mechanics.   So I'm obviously not expecting Reach to get GOTY from GiantBomb but it is far from a bad game and should get the credit it deserves. "

Here is the credit Halo Reach deserves: 
 

"

"

People have different opinions from yours. Halo is just another Halo game and  that's what makes it so unworthy. It's a decent game, but nothing really stood out compared to the rest of the games released this year.

"you cockmuncher"

I feel like the game has been largely overlooked as well. It was by no means a revolutionary FPS but it wasn't trying to be and I don't think you can judge a game on what it's not, only what it is. What Halo: Reach was trying to do was create a definitive Halo experience and at that task I think Bungie excelled.

Funnily enough, it has been Forza 3 and not Halo Reach that has been occupying my disk tray for most of the time, until recently when 2 things happened... first I bought the maps, and they were unbelievably superior to the ones on disk, perhaps even suspiciously so. The second thing that happened was that I played Black Ops, which made me realize how much I liked Halo. It's SO GOOD when you know what's actually going on as opposed to everyone running around mindlessly until they find someone unawares in a miscellaneous room to shoot  or playing sniper hide and seek. Reach is just so much more sophisticated - You can logically PLAN all your actions and use TEAMWORK. Some actual thought went into the design of the maps, but more importantly you always know what the outcome of what you do will be.  
 
The difference can be summed up quite easily - In Reach, instead of deciding to perch on a nice vantage point only to have a bunch of people spawn behind you and stab you in the back (or not), you decide to perch on a nice vantage vantage point and then fight to control it. Slot machines and poker.

" Funnily enough, it has been Forza 3 and not Halo Reach that has been occupying my disk tray for most of the time, until recently when 2 things happened... first I bought the maps, and they were unbelievably superior to the ones on disk, perhaps even suspiciously so. The second thing that happened was that I played Black Ops, which made me realize how much I liked Halo. It's SO GOOD when you know what's actually going on as opposed to everyone running around mindlessly until they find someone unawares in a miscellaneous room to shoot  or playing sniper hide and seek. Reach is just so much more sophisticated - You can logically PLAN all your actions and use TEAMWORK. Some actual thought went into the design of the maps, but more importantly you always know what the outcome of what you do will be.   The difference can be summed up quite easily - In Reach, instead of deciding to perch on a nice vantage point only to have a bunch of people spawn behind you and stab you in the back (or not), you decide to perch on a nice vantage vantage point and then fight to control it. Slot machines and poker. "

 Awards are fun to talk about but have no real value. "

I fucking love Halo: Reach. It's awesome. It is by far the game I put the most time into this year.
 
That being said, it doesn't really deserve that much GotY buzz. It's great, but it's great in the same way all Halo games have been. It's the most complete, but nothing new or special. If you're into Halo, play it, love it, and let the awards be. This end of year stuff is more meant to highlight what's shiny and new, not tried and true.

" @crunchUK said:

" Funnily enough, it has been Forza 3 and not Halo Reach that has been occupying my disk tray for most of the time, until recently when 2 things happened... first I bought the maps, and they were unbelievably superior to the ones on disk, perhaps even suspiciously so. The second thing that happened was that I played Black Ops, which made me realize how much I liked Halo. It's SO GOOD when you know what's actually going on as opposed to everyone running around mindlessly until they find someone unawares in a miscellaneous room to shoot  or playing sniper hide and seek. Reach is just so much more sophisticated - You can logically PLAN all your actions and use TEAMWORK. Some actual thought went into the design of the maps, but more importantly you always know what the outcome of what you do will be.   The difference can be summed up quite easily - In Reach, instead of deciding to perch on a nice vantage point only to have a bunch of people spawn behind you and stab you in the back (or not), you decide to perch on a nice vantage vantage point and then fight to control it. Slot machines and poker. "

And in Bad Company 2, you can blow up the vantage point.   Enough said, really. "

" @crunchUK said:

" Funnily enough, it has been Forza 3 and not Halo Reach that has been occupying my disk tray for most of the time, until recently when 2 things happened... first I bought the maps, and they were unbelievably superior to the ones on disk, perhaps even suspiciously so. The second thing that happened was that I played Black Ops, which made me realize how much I liked Halo. It's SO GOOD when you know what's actually going on as opposed to everyone running around mindlessly until they find someone unawares in a miscellaneous room to shoot  or playing sniper hide and seek. Reach is just so much more sophisticated - You can logically PLAN all your actions and use TEAMWORK. Some actual thought went into the design of the maps, but more importantly you always know what the outcome of what you do will be.   The difference can be summed up quite easily - In Reach, instead of deciding to perch on a nice vantage point only to have a bunch of people spawn behind you and stab you in the back (or not), you decide to perch on a nice vantage vantage point and then fight to control it. Slot machines and poker. "

And in Bad Company 2, you can blow up the vantage point.   Enough said, really. "

" @Jack268:  No offence man but BC 2's multiplayer was no where near as good as Halo's I do believe that BC's was much better then Blops though. "

" @cgoodno: Next year will be smaller?   Gears of War 3, Uncharted 3, Diablo 3, Guild Wars 2, the Witcher 2, Arkham City, The Elder Scrolls V, Star Wars: Old Republic, Forza 4, L.A. Noire, Deus Ex 3, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 3...  I loved Reach, but I think the bigger problem is that people are just getting tired of FPS, especially Halo and CoD.  It's all been done by this point and neither Reach nor Black Ops really did anything impressive or stand out.  I definitely don't think either were entitled to any awards.  (except perhaps best original music score for Halo). "

" @WinterSnowblind said:

" @cgoodno: Next year will be smaller?   Gears of War 3, Uncharted 3, Diablo 3, Guild Wars 2, the Witcher 2, Arkham City, The Elder Scrolls V, Star Wars: Old Republic, Forza 4, L.A. Noire, Deus Ex 3, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 3...  I loved Reach, but I think the bigger problem is that people are just getting tired of FPS, especially Halo and CoD.  It's all been done by this point and neither Reach nor Black Ops really did anything impressive or stand out.  I definitely don't think either were entitled to any awards.  (except perhaps best original music score for Halo). "

Reread what I typed.  I said it will be similar.  Not smaller. "

"Survive"
 
That was crazy.

" @Jimbo: Elves, sir.  Elves. "

" @ZacBoon said:

" @Jack268:  No offence man but BC 2's multiplayer was no where near as good as Halo's I do believe that BC's was much better then Blops though. "

BFBC2 has the best multiplayer in any FPS. "

" @Jack268:  No offence man but BC 2's multiplayer was no where near as good as Halo's I do believe that BC's was much better then Blops though. "

" "Survive"  That was crazy. "

It's one of my top games of the year.  Just another Halo game with a coat of Bungie polish is still better than 95% of games that get released in a given year.