I will admit its not THAT big a deal, but to dismiss our beloved industries highest accolade as a silly title is tough to do. We have all had problems with accolades being given to games we don't feel that has deserved it, but MW2, like l4d2 which I'm psyched about, brings nothing new to the table.suhlEap said:i too agree that arkham asylum should be game of the year. but i don't really care enough to be upset if modern warfare gets it. it's just a silly title.
Not to get too off topic but L4D2 seems like an AWESOME expansion pack disguised as a full retail release. I am in love with L4d because it is a FRESH, NEW TAKE on the online fps genre. I played the demo for l4d2, and had a ton of fun but the facts are thus:
New maps, new guns, new toys, new characters, same gameplay, same engine. Sounds like an expansion to me.
AC2 does look pretty awesome. I have high hopes for it.
I am 8ish hours into Dragon Age now. I am loving it, but I dunno about GOTY. Maybe I need to spend another 30 with it. I do love the fact that my $60 (I got it for 360 which was prolly dumb but whatever) is going towards more than 8 hours of gameplay and that is certainly something like DAO has going for it.
Call me crazy but I am in love with Tropico 3 right now (pc version of course). What a GREAT strategy game, and that you don't see much anymore. Its got some balance issues but the game looks GORGEOUS and has replay value up the wazu. It has no chance of GOTY, but I think it deserves to be recognized.
There are too many great, original, fresh games out there this year (heck the last couple months) to choose another US kills terrorists online shooter that is pretty much an updated version of counterstrike (I know that is really dumbing down what it is, and that comment is not intended to incite flame. It is what it is).