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Giant Bomb Game of the Year Best New Song - Sons of Skyrim (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)

As the theme song for the elder scrolls v, the Sons of Skyrim is a fantastic song that sets up the world that the player will lose days of their life to. I will not waste too much time talking about the instrumentation and the vocal harmony in conjunction with the percussion and all that bullshit. Instead I will let the song explain itself.

Runner Up - Build That Wall (Bastion)

any piece of music. It can be vocal or instrumental

i don't think valve would announce their biggest franchise at the vga. but i would shit my pants if they did

@Positrark said:

@siddarth0605 said: "The Voting will end on December 2nd at 11:59 pm"

You do mean December 3rd, right? It would also probably be a good idea to mention the timezone you are referring to.

Ah thanks for pointing that out. I will update that

Giant Bomb Community GOTY - Best New Character Winner - Cave Johnson (Portal 2)

Portal was a game that came out of nowhere and stunned audiences with its unique gameplay and clever writing. It quickly became one of the most popular games of the year and while it began its life as an add-on to the Orange Box it eventually became its own sequel. One of the most memorable aspects of the original Portal was the sadistic robot GLaDOS who is your guide through the testing rooms as well as your enemy. This corrupt AI was a funny, charming, and sadistic character that brought life into that world and propelled her to be recognized as one of gaming's greatest villains. So how do you top that? Enter Cave Johnson

As the founder and former President of Aperture Science, Cave Johnson is your premeditated guide through the archives of testing rooms as you struggle to make your way back to the surface. Although your only interactions with him are through pre-recorded messages he remains one of the most interesting, exciting characters in Portal 2 and in video games. Part of this is directly due to the phenomenal voice work of J.K. Simmons who shows great range in emotion conveying happiness, resent, regret, and everything in between. However, the reason this character is so memorable is in his personality. Most supporting characters are meant to enhance the strength and weaknesses of the protagonist. They are designed to bring about different aspects of the main character's personality and sometimes challenge the player's views and morals. However, Portal 2 is unique in that the supporting cast is the main cast and their personalities are what color and define that game. Cave Johnson demonstrates this in spades. It is rare to see a character that can make you feel a whole range of emotions from happiness, to anger, to empathy. He also provides a great sense of history to Aperture Science and their seemingly nonexistent obligation for ethics and morals. In direct contrast to GLaDOS Cave Johnson is a man who seems more robotic and inhuman than anyone else in video games but he is a wonderful character and your pick for Giant Bomb's Best New Character

Runner Up: Wheatley (Portal 2)

@Ursus_Veritas said:

Winner: Hawke Family Theme, Dragon Age II (As a whole may be my favourite soundtrack of the year, it's fantastic!)

Runner Up: I feel a bit cheap for using this as it's technically it's based on a theme that's 4 years old, but... Theme of Amaterasu, Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Thats ok I will count that

Giant Bomb Community GOTY - Best New Song (Voting)

@MannyM said:

Winner: Wheatley, no question. Stephen Merchant is fantastic

Runner Up: Drake - Nolan North. Despite the dramatic set pieces and entertaining action, the characters in Uncharted have always set it apart.

Yeah sorry bro but only characters introduced this year count

@ajamafalous said:

@siddarth0605 said:

December 2st

Did you miss a number there?

haha no it was just a typo but thanks for noticing that. I went ahead and fixed it