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Game of the Year 2010: Brad's Top 10

Brad had a blast with this big beautiful grab-bag of buffoonery.

Discover the best and worst games of the year with your friends from Giant Bomb.

Jan. 1 2011

Posted by: Drew

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Brads new nickname is *The Screamer*

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Best list thus far. Also I love Heavy Rain!

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 Surrender your teamliquid account traitor!!    

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I salute you Brad Shoemaker, RDR is teh best.

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Skipping the fact that relatable is not a word (at least my web browser cannot recognize it), how can anyone think that Rockstar makes relatable characters?! If they are not complete psychos they are extreme stereotypes. Funny yes, good perhaps, but relatable? I just cannot see it. Also I must say I'm surprised SC2 isn't number one since Brad seems to be the internet's number one fan of that game.

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I'm still blown away by the look of these videos. A great list & enjoyably different in structure from the others.

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Glad to see Enslaved get some love!!

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Rootin' tootin' shootin' indeed, Bradley!

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I'm glad Alan Wake made it on someone's list! :-) I love that game!

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@dagas said:

" Skipping the fact that relatable is not a word (at least my web browser cannot recognize it), how can anyone think that Rockstar makes relatable characters?! If they are not complete psychos they are extreme stereotypes. Funny yes, good perhaps, but relatable? I just cannot see it. Also I must say I'm surprised SC2 isn't number one since Brad seems to be the internet's number one fan of that game. "

 

re·lat·a·ble /riˈlātəbəl/ Adjective

1. Able to be related to something else.
2. Enabling a person to feel that they can relate to someone or something:
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Alan Wake love, yay!

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Brad shocked the Star Craft II people by not making it number one.  
 
That E-Sports can only go so far.
 
I actually agree with this list, mainly because of Dead Rising 2, Super Meat Boy, and of course Mass Effect 2.

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Really thought Starcraft 2 would be number 1 for Brad.

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@Caddy said:
" Really thought Starcraft 2 would be number 1 for Brad. "
Same.
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Ugh Red Dead's combat is not satisfying >.>. Too easyyyyyyy.

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@Discorsi said:
" Ugh Red Dead's combat is not satisfying >.>. Too easyyyyyyy. "
This. It's a shame cause they sorted out their checkpointing. They could've made combat challenging without it being frustrating.
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Brad knows what he likes. Surprised StarCraft 2 wasn't his number 1 though.

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Colour me surprised.

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no dave?

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Brad is the last person I would expect to not Limbo at number 1

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Yea, this is definitely the best list so far. Vinny's was really good as well.

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I agree on Red Dead. And you can tell how great it is since it beat Star Craft 2.

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Nice to see Dead Rising 2 getting some love.

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Brad some of your choices are just sad. But I guess I understand.

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From a presentation standpoint I think Brad's list video is the best so far.
I'm strictly a Quick Looks and Bombcast kind of guy, so the offical tone in the video reviews and these lists seems uncharacteristically stiff . Here, Brad's writing strikes a balance between professional and conversational. 
And he said some stuff about games, which is cool too.

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Red dead was definitely my favorite game of the year.  Possibly my favorite in the last few years.

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Oh guys, look it's STARCRAFT 2 xD

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wasn't what I expected.

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The only "flaw" I can see in this list is the not inclusion of AC 2 Brotherhood.

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yeah Bradster!!!

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@Winternet: Brad has not played AC:B, so that explains why it's not there.
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@Moridin: I do know that he didn't play it. Still a "flaw".
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@Xpgamer7: Always be starcraft
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@Landru said:
" From a presentation standpoint I think Brad's list video is the best so far. I'm strictly a Quick Looks and Bombcast kind of guy, so the offical tone in the video reviews and these lists seems uncharacteristically stiff . Here, Brad's writing strikes a balance between professional and conversational.  And he said some stuff about games, which is cool too. "
he's gotten way better at talking in front of a camera, too
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@gladspooky said:

" @Landru said:

" From a presentation standpoint I think Brad's list video is the best so far. I'm strictly a Quick Looks and Bombcast kind of guy, so the offical tone in the video reviews and these lists seems uncharacteristically stiff . Here, Brad's writing strikes a balance between professional and conversational.  And he said some stuff about games, which is cool too. "
he's gotten way better at talking in front of a camera, too "
Defiantly. 
 
If you ever get the chance to view his Gamestop reviews, the difference between his reviews on GB and his reviews there are as wide as the Grand Canyon.  
 
Edit: Actually, for all of them too. Jeff was just quicker to get better by the time the infamous Kane and Lynch review was out.
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Wow, none of the lists have Bioshock 2 like i have.

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I always love Enslaved getting some recognition. But Pigsy is still one of the worst characters evrrrrrrrr

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Dead Rising 2? Now I know I will never take Brads opinion seriously again.

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Dammit, Brad, I thought I could count on you. :P 
 
Good list up to #1...I'll let ME2 slide since Black Ops and Reach aren't on your list. ;)

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Bradley!

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Brad's in the GiantBomb receding hair line club, along with Alex and Vinnie :p But Alex wins best receding hairline of 2010 :]

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Am calling this "the List". Red Dead is a milestone. 
This makes Brad "duder" than the others.

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Yup, this is how I like "my" Top10.
 
Go, Brad!

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MASS EFFECT

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brads from the south, of course he likes the cowboy game :P

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best list

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A good list from Brad, in both content and presentation! He and I continue to have quite similar tastes in games - minus his Starcraft 2 love, but that's cool ;)

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Just because someone is addicted to a game, that doesn't make hit his favorite game of the year. Red dead redemption is a comepletely different game then SC2 you can't compare it to RDR in playedtime

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Thank you Brad.

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i agree with this list pretty much completely.