THE BORE
General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Smooth Groove on September 18, 2009, 09:36:39 PM
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Is there anything this year that can possibly challenge Uncharted 2 for GOTY?
As PC Prince and Captain Xbot, it pains me to admit this but it's almost certain that Sony fans have finally gotten the must-own title that they've been waiting for. Early reviews have unanimously proclaim that Uncharted 2 is amazing. Best production values of the year, much improved controls, various multiplayer modes,.... the list goes on and on. It's gonna be a tough troll even for Drinky Crow.
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whatever, if it's straight shooting again with no variety to the gun fights, then fuck it.
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Will be hard to beat Demon's Souls.
But I think it'll be my multiplayer GOTY.
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Sounds pretty awesome. I don't even know what GOTY means these days, but the game seems wicked. Shouldn't be a surprise, though; Naughty Dog is a good developer and Uncharted was a good game. Gunplay has been much improved if the beta is any indication, and yeah, the presentation is top notch.
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Yeah I think Uncharted 2 will go down as one of the years best. It is the fall/holiday release I want to play the most. I will be replaying the first again before I can dive into the sequel.
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I dunno man, MW2 isn't out yet.
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What's a GOTY?
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Best production values of the year, much improved controls, various multiplayer modes,.... the list goes on and on.
It only does everything. :smug
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[youtube=560,345]OMXOv34dOIU[/youtube]
Uncharted 2 is going to have to do something pretty fucking amazing to beat it.
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Batman's just the one campaign and the challenge maps. Uncharted 2 offers campaign, co-op modes, and various versus modes. More options, more replay value, blah blah blah.
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I don't give a damn about Batman's challenge maps and I probably won't touch Uncharted 2's multiplayer. I'm just talking about pure enjoyment from the campaign. Right now Batman AA is the one to beat, imo.
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shut up smooth
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Just accidently hit the "On Demand" button on my TV and an Uncharted 2 trailer was on.
Sony's starting early on this one.
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They switched marketing co., didn't they?
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Seriously, what the hell is MS thinking? I know that fanboys oversell the exclusives angle but at some point they will make a difference.
Although multiplatform games continue to be better on the 360 90% of the time, there are probably less than 1% of gamers who know about that. Now that the PS3 is no longer price constrained, it will simply look like the better deal to most people. Even if potential customers didn't care for the PS3's blu-ray advantage, they would still see it as the system with more games to play.
Most people who want to play Gears or Halo probably got a 360 already. What's out there to entice new buyers?
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Unless Modern Warfare 2 is a giant drop in quality, that game will be as far as those who cover games are concerned.
Uncharted 2 is going to be awesome (at least the multiplayer) but I don't know if it will be GOTY for me. The only two games I can see topping Infamous for me are Alpha Protocol and Assassin's Creed 2.
Most people who want to play Gears or Halo probably got a 360 already. What's out there to entice new buyers?
Natal
If they can capture the same audience that bought the Wii for novelty, then why not.
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Damn the PC version of Batman looks drop dead gorgeous.
Love the game as well. Have the highest percentage of trophies for Batman than any other PS3 game I own. It isn't really fair to compare Batman to Uncharted 2. UC2 has the backing of Sony to be a blockbuster title, and it will be within all aspects. We should just be happy Rocksteady was able to make a quality product within the confines of working with Eidos.
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I dunno man, MW2 isn't out yet.
:bow
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Infamous was just pure entertainment, and that weighs in heavy for me. Effortless daredevil super-hero stuff is neat. But I think pound by pound and on an objective scale, Uncharted 2 is likely the "better" game. And in terms of production values, they aren't even in the same generation.
As for what the 360 offers, it will be Live from now an until the end of the generation. It's a big draw.
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Most people who want to play Gears or Halo probably got a 360 already. What's out there to entice new buyers?
A 250GB Elite for 400 bucks! lol.
MS has shit this fall.
They switched marketing co., didn't they?
If they did, they're certainly doing something right.
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If they did, they're certainly doing something right.
Yeah... this new stuff, it's as if they are actually marketing a games/entertainment console that is competing for marketshare. It's like night and day.
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yeah, infamous was a bad looking game for the most part. Back when it came out, people were saying that Sucker Punch themselves said it was a C grade engine, and that Sly 4 is being made on a good one. But it was basically the type of gameplay I enjoy done really well. I had so much fun playing that game.
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Seriously, what is MS thinking? I know that fanboys oversell the exclusives angle but at some point they will make a difference.
Although multiplatform games continue to be better on the 360 90% of the time, there are probably less than 1% of gamers who know about that. Now that the PS3 is no longer price constrained, it will simply look like the better deal to most people. Even if potential customers didn't care for the PS3's blu-ray advantage, they would still see it as the system with more games to play.
Most people who want to play Gears or Halo probably got a 360 already. What's out there to entice new buyers?
It has been 4 years since 360 was released, 3 years since PS3. The software that is going to sell these systems is already out. From this point forward, the things that will drive further adoption are the following:
1) Holidays (and, on a more personal and spread-out level, birthdays)
2) More attactive pricing.
3) Further abandonment of the PS2 by software developers.
4) The Unknown. A game changer, something revolutionary that isn't just another piece of hyped up software. Natal? A game that comes out of nowhere?
You're not going to see a in-generation sequel cause a considerable and prolonged spike in sales. It just isn't going to happen.
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seems like the Uncharted 2 review from IGN is money hatted.
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You know...what the hell does MS have this holiday season?
They have a Halo game that isn't a Halo game. Super. Not to mention charging full price for an expansion pack.
I guess they'll rely on 3rd parties again. Not a bad strategy, but a boring one for a multi platform gamer like myself.
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It just isn't going to happen.
Keeping in mind, of course, that Bocsius once declared the Wii an impending flop.
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It just isn't going to happen.
Keeping in mind, of course, that Bocsius once declared the Wii an impending flop.
Youthful indiscretion.
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Sony can win this holiday by offering diversity. MS only has two fps games and Forza 3 this year.
While Sony has Ratchet, Uncharted, Demon's Souls and probably Gran Turismo 5.
Modern Warfare 2 will definitely sell better than Halo ODST. MW2 is going to be the biggest fps game this year. And it's multiplatform.
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seems like the Uncharted 2 review from IGN is money hatted.
Resorting to Sfag tactics already?
How the might Xbots have fallen!
:'(
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seems like the Uncharted 2 review from IGN is money hatted.
Seems kind of pointless since I'm sure Uncharted 2 will be pretty damn good....unlike MGS4. Still shaking my head over the reviews that "game" got.
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[youtube=560,345]OMXOv34dOIU[/youtube]
Uncharted 2 is going to have to do something pretty fucking amazing to beat it.
This.
Everything else is fighting over the scraps.
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seems like the Uncharted 2 review from IGN is money hatted.
I liked the Gamesradar review more, since it tells us the truth...
a million tears are shed by 360 fanboys
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Seems some people have rather short term memories. Uncharted 1 got a 9.1 from IGN. :smug
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This, Infamous, or MW2
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yeah, infamous was a bad looking game for the most part. Back when it came out, people were saying that Sucker Punch themselves said it was a C grade engine, and that Sly 4 is being made on a good one. But it was basically the type of gameplay I enjoy done really well. I had so much fun playing that game.
It had some strong points, like the lighting (especially evident in the sewers), but some of the strengths actually worked against it. The game actually had pretty good textures, but given the aliasing, that only served to make it look more cluttered. The game was awesome, though.
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It's distinguished mentally-challenged to start talking about GOTY shit already. Honestly tho, I'm not sure what's coming out that's even any good. So, my GOTY will probably be the same as last year: Fallout 3 GOTY edition.
Although I have a sneaking suspicion that lots of sites and mags will end up giving Dragon Age a bunch of awards.
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Infamous is probably my second favorite game of the year. The game is amazing.
I liked the graphics sometimes. Textures were quite good. But the dof was an abomination. Everything outside a 20 feet radius was blurry shit.
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Out of curiosity, what are the GOTY games of the past few years? Doesn't have to be consensus. I can't really recall many of them.
I can only think of Halo in 2001 and KOTOR in 2003.
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Out of curiosity, what are the GOTY games of the past few years? Doesn't have to be consensus. I can't really recall many of them.
I can only think of Halo in 2001 and KOTOR in 2003.
Last year was a tie between Fallout 3 and Little Big Planet
2007 was Bioshock tie Mario Galaxy
2006 Gears of War (FFXII is my pick)
2005 Resident Evil 4
2004 Half Life 2
Something like that.
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Good lord, it has been 8 years since the last great Halo. Damn I'm old.
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Good lord, it has been 8 years since the last great Halo. Damn I'm old.
Yeah, I bought the Xbox for Halo CE. Such a great game. Too bad Bungie raped the franchise ever since.
I hope Halo Reach goes back to its roots.
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UC2 looks hot. Too bad it'll bomb
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It's distinguished mentally-challenged to start talking about GOTY shit already. Honestly tho, I'm not sure what's coming out that's even any good. So, my GOTY will probably be the same as last year: Fallout 3 GOTY edition.
Although I have a sneaking suspicion that lots of sites and mags will end up giving Dragon Age a bunch of awards.
The general reception towards Dragon Age hasn't been too good. It doesn't help that people mention that the main version is for PC to satisfy fans of Baulders Gate and old Bioware games. Not to say it's a bad thing, but anything PC related means it's invisible towards most writing about games.
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Seriously, what is MS thinking? I know that fanboys oversell the exclusives angle but at some point they will make a difference.
Although multiplatform games continue to be better on the 360 90% of the time, there are probably less than 1% of gamers who know about that. Now that the PS3 is no longer price constrained, it will simply look like the better deal to most people. Even if potential customers didn't care for the PS3's blu-ray advantage, they would still see it as the system with more games to play.
Most people who want to play Gears or Halo probably got a 360 already. What's out there to entice new buyers?
It has been 4 years since 360 was released, 3 years since PS3. The software that is going to sell these systems is already out. From this point forward, the things that will drive further adoption are the following:
1) Holidays (and, on a more personal and spread-out level, birthdays)
2) More attactive pricing.
3) Further abandonment of the PS2 by software developers.
4) The Unknown. A game changer, something revolutionary that isn't just another piece of hyped up software. Natal? A game that comes out of nowhere?
You're not going to see a in-generation sequel cause a considerable and prolonged spike in sales. It just isn't going to happen.
I agree with the above but I think Gran Turismo 5 could be a decent system seller. It won't result in tens of millions of sales but it will see a pretty decent sales spike.
I also agree with SG in that Microsoft has jack shit for the holidays. I don't think gamers are going to latch onto ODST like they would Halo 3. The game will be lucky to sell a couple of million copies; which would be good if it was any other non Halo game but for Halo, it would be a low point. Modern Warfare 2 will most likely be the biggest seller with ODST all but forgotten (kind of like Halo Wars).
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next year is gonna be hot
:bow new splinter cell :bow2
:bow alan wake :bow2
:bow crackdown 2 :bow2
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Who is this?
(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u173/train28/hammer.jpg)
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:lol
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What?Nobody mentioned Batman?Blasphemy
As for Uncharted 2 it is what it always was-AOSE*,that nobody will buy.
*Another Overhyped Sony Exclusive
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maxy you complete me.
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maxy you complete me.
I am glad to be of assistance. :D
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Batman is GOTY. Sfags cling to Uncharted since it's all they have.
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Batman is GOTY. Sfags cling to Uncharted since it's all they have.
Well, Sfags can play Batman* AND Uncharted.
* superior version with playable joker
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PC Batman is the best version.
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Beatles Rock Band is GOTY
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Who is this?
(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u173/train28/hammer.jpg)
Sledge Hammer aka Biggest Black Girth on Earth
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RE5 is goty
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Last Remnant is GOTY.
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I can't think of a GOTY yet. I've enjoyed many games, but nothing "holy fuck" yet. I gotta try out Batman.
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Last Remnant is GOTY.
Hey baby :-*
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I can't think of a GOTY yet. I've enjoyed many games, but nothing "holy fuck" yet. I gotta try out Batman.
I'm in the same exact boat. Nothing has jumped out and "wowed" me yet. RE5 was a fun diversion but not goty caliber imo.
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I can't think of a GOTY yet. I've enjoyed many games, but nothing "holy fuck" yet. I gotta try out Batman.
I'm in the same exact boat. Nothing has jumped out and "wowed" me yet. RE5 was a fun diversion but not goty caliber imo.
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Can't be said enough in this thread.
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Batman didn't grab me like it seems to have the rest of you guys. I still really enjoyed it, but no way is it GOTY for me. RE5 was a shitload of fun, and I loved playing co-op and the mercenaries/versus stuff, but it's not GOTY either. Probably right now it's SF4 for me. I definitely sunk more time into it far more than any other game this year. But there's still some big games left to come.
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Yeah, I agree that nothing so far has really jumped out this year. I keep a txt around where I score every game after I beat it so since my memory is shit I can look back and see if a game was good or not. Everything has been in the B or below range this year except Batman, Infamous, Blazblue, Trials HD and Death Smiles; but while those are all great games they are not WOW OMG GOTY. But then again there's still sooo many titles coming this fall, so that reaction may still happen.
I'm guessing FFXIII will be my GoTY if it lives up to the standards of the rest of the mainline FFs.
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Infamous is probably still the best game i've played this year.
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if ninja gaiden 2 sigma is as good as the demo, it will be my goty. Team Missions are so much fun and I like that the combat is more like NG 1.5.
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From the videos Uncharted 2 doesn't seem that great. Maybe I need to watch more videos to get the feel of it, but I doubt it. Animation still looks awkward. I'd rather watch Arkham Asylum.
If I could I'd pick Mirror's Edge as my GOTY again.
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RE5 is goty
Yup. The best game I've played this year. SFIV and Red Faction are up there too
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yeah U2 will destroy everything else this year
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If I could I'd pick Mirror's Edge as my GOTY again.
PC version came out in January. :rock
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From the videos Uncharted 2 doesn't seem that great. Maybe I need to watch more videos to get the feel of it, but I doubt it. Animation still looks awkward. I'd rather watch Arkham Asylum.
If I could I'd pick Mirror's Edge as my GOTY again.
The animation in Uncharted 2 looks great now. Uncharted 1 always cut away from the previous animation and looked weird as a result. Worst was when you would melee enemies and it would seem like the game was going three times the normal speed. Uncharted 2 seems a lot more smooth and the only weird animation is the falling animation from a high area (the one where their legs are spread and it looks like they're trying to fall face first into the ground). It doesn't have that weird snap that a lot of cover based games have (Uncharted 1, Gears 2, most of them).
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batman's graphics just batfucked my face off
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Batman and Street Fighter IV.
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:bow UNREAL ENGINE 3.5 XENOS :bow2
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Unless Uncha 2 happens to include PIN-BOT as an unlockable I think the answer to this thread is a big fat no
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Batman and Red Faction. Fuck Uncharted 2.
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DQ5 DS for me, unless New Super Mario Bros Wii turns out good.
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Sony can win this holiday by offering diversity. MS only has two fps games and Forza 3 this year.
While Sony has Ratchet, Uncharted, Demon's Souls and probably Gran Turismo 5.
Modern Warfare 2 will definitely sell better than Halo ODST. MW2 is going to be the biggest fps game this year. And it's multiplatform.
The thing is, Modern Warfare 2 will sell better than Halo on xbox 360. Get it?
In the end, what's the difference? People are buying 360s to play modern warfare 2.
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RE5 is goty
Gundam 0081 is GOTY*
*Gundam of the Year