GotY 2008

[Cure]

The rush is over, homies. Prince of Persia was the last big game to come out. What was everyone's favorite game(s) this year? Brawl? GTA IV? LittleBigPlanet? Gears? Let it out! I can't decide on mine, yet.

[Dr. Doom]

I'd probably have to give it to Brawl.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Gears of War 2 for multiplayer and production values, Brawl for long time value and sound design, LittleBigPlanet for innovation and style.

In the end..........LittleBigPlanet.

[Peanut]

This is some good discussion, fellas! Keep it up!

I'll get back to you on this one. I must ponder my answer.

[Ninjinister]

I didn't buy a lot of new games this year, and most of them were compilations of old games, so I'd have to say that fitting the criteria, and judging by fun value and time spent playing... I'd have to say Super Smash Bros. Brawl is my favourite.

That, and it was the only game I've ever cared enough about to get at midnight launch, and not only that, I went with a co-worker I despise just so I'd be able to be there.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Allow me to elaborate. LittleBigPlanet is my game of the year. Brawl is my favorite game ever.

[Barkworm]

I didn't play enough this year to pick one. Ergo, this post was only made to 1-up my post count! LOL

[The Stryker]

Its gotta be Metal Gear Solid 4 for me.

Sue me, I loved that damn thing.

[Mecha Cow]

Can we banish whoever says GTA4?

As for me, I really don't know. MGS4 maybe? F*ck it, I'm going to cheat and say Galaxy, because it deserves it.

[raphael_is_cool]

Rock Band. Yes, it came out this year in the UK.

[Ecto Jedi]

Incidentally, Brawl was Wizard's game of the year.

Me, I only play Wii games, and I have no interest in playing Brawl. So, Okami gets my vote.

Yeah, it's a port of an old game. Suck it.

[Barkworm]

Yeah, it's an awful port of an amazing game.
Fixed that for you!

[Dr. Doom]

Lawl.

Maybe MGS4. Maybe. But I'd probably still say Brawl.

[Ecto Jedi]

Can we banish whoever says GTA4?

What was wrong with GTA 4?

[Mecha Cow]

It's not exactly GOTY material.

[Dr. Doom]

Definitely a great game, I'm very glad I bought it. But reviewers gave it WAY more credit than it deserves. By no means should it hav acheived a perfect 10 from anywhere, but it earned several.

[Spitfire]

My personal favorite game this year was Saint's Row 2. I liked GTA 4 alot till I played that.

[XERO]

Brawl for me. That game is my sanctuary.

[Ra]

Brawl has my vote. It's the only relatively new game I've played all year, but it's just so damn fun.

I'm also giving points to LittleBigPlanet. I haven't played it at all, but my GOD it looks awesome. Once I get a PS3, I'm getting it. No question about that.

[Hannah]

How can you "give points" if you haven't played the game?

[Ra]

:| It's called "watching trailers". Gosh. *ker-shot*

[Hannah]

Because trailers are credible proof of how good a game is.

[Ra]

Hey, all I'm saying is that it looks like fun. And not to mention it's design looks bloody awesome. Sure I haven't played it, but it looks like something that I could really have a lot of fun with.

[The Stryker]

LittleBigPlanet is Not Awesome by the way.

[Peanut]

LittleBigPlanet is a sub-par platformer at best. The game itself is fun for about an hour, and only lasts about 30 minutes longer than that.

The creation aspects are worthwhile to people who are into that type of thing, but if you don't really care about it, LBP has absolutely zero worth. You should just look at all the cool level designs on YouTube, because unfortunately, the game just isn't very FUN. The controls are loose, the jumping is floaty, the three-tier background/foreground system is horrible, and the physics are unpredictable.

Get's old quick. Thankfully, I'm not the only person who decided it was nothing but a hype train, because it's selling poorly.

[Cure]

I guess for me it'll have to be Brawl, too. Lost Odyssey was pretty damn good, too, though.

[Voltron]

Game of the year? Sex.

[Mecha Cow]

What console is that on?

[愛]

XboxGOOUTSIDE.

[ThirdMarioBro]

What console is that on?

I think it's on the PocketP*ssy 360

[Peanut]

The REAMcast. Lawl. Get it!?

[Kid Icarus]

I'm going to say Brawl.

Or based on pure time suck and money printing ability, WotLK.

[R-iZZy]

I'm going against the grain and not putting a "maybe" on MGS4. That game is epic. Huge leaps from the previous games.

[Peanut]

I'm going against the grain and not putting a "maybe" on MGS4. That game is epic. Huge leaps from the previous games.

Agreed. It's definitely a top contender for me. Especially considering I played through the previous 3 Solid games (and both MG games) for the first time only a week before the game was released, so I was on a MGS high at the time.

I don't know if I can call it my GotY, though. Honestly, I've got to think about it a lot more. Like Cure said, Lost Odyssey is one I have to consider. Also a game I think got overlooked when it came time for the VGA nominations. How the f*ck does Warhammer and The World Ends with You get in over LO? Everyone must have forgot it came out early in 2008. I ran into some unfortunate problems not too far from the ending and didn't finish it, but I'm going to go back to it today and try to polish it off.

I've just had so many fantastic, and equal, experiences this year. Stuff like Gears 2, Fallout 3, Brawl, and Viva Pinata: TiP really took a hold of me.

It's really tough again this year. I thought nothing would be as tough as deciding between Halo 3, Mass Effect and Super Mario Galaxy in 07.

[Ninjinister]

Game of the year? Sex.

I remember playing that years ago. It hasn't been re-released in my area since then.

[Ecto Jedi]

I play it all the time; I just can't unlock the two-player mode.

[Hannah]

Wow. I can't believe you guys.

[raphael_is_cool]

I play it all the time; I just can't unlock the two-player mode.

Haha. What I want to know is how do I unlock co-operative and not just competitive?

[The Clerk]

Castle Crashers. =]!!!

But uh, def. not GTA4, I regret buying that game.

Wii Fit is fun. As is Brawl. Annnnd so is Fable 2.

If anyone says Two Worlds I'll be stabbing your jaw. =]

[Duke]

I lurked through this thread a couple days ago and picked up Lost Odyssey based solely on the strong praise it received in this thread. Hopefully, I'll like it as much as some of you.

[Mecha Cow]

After some thinking, my top 5 of 2008 is probably:

1 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
2 Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)
3 No More Heroes (Wii)
4 Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
5 Dead Space (PS3/360)

Those aren't necessarily the best games I've played this year, but I kept the options restricted to games that actually came out in 2008.