The Top Three Contenders for GOTY

[8bitsuperhero]

My personal choices for GOTY would have to be

Portal 2
Catherine
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.

 

[Greatjusticeman]

Skyrim and Arkham City for me.

Arkham City was nothing short of a masterpiece. And any Besthesda Studio developed game always gets GOTY awards and I see no reason why Skyrim won't.

Granted, pretty much every other big title coming out will win some sort of GOTY award. But I just finished Arkham City, including the side quests and all...I've never really been blown away by a game such as this. I still don't really know what to think of it other then the fact it was excellent.

 

[JochemDude]

Battlefield 3/MW3
Skyrim
Portal 2
Saints Row 3

Those are going to be running the show. I would wish The Witcher 2 had a chance, on account of there being absolutely nothing wrong with it and being an awesome game overall, but they would probably not be able to buy themselves into GOTY.

 

[TheFPSisDead]

Arkham City, Uncharted 3, Dark Souls, Portal 2, maybe Deus Ex 3.


Although the only game that i can't put down is Dark Souls.

 

[Captain Pirate]

Skyrim, Saints Row and Deus Ex ...

[/thread]

Pretty much this.
As awesome as BF3 will be, and as awesome as Batman is, though I have yet to play it, I still reckon those 3 will be top contenders.
In my book, at least, realistically I reckon it'll be Skyrim, Batman and Deus Ex.

I really hope Deus Ex gets the win, though.

 

[pixiejedi]

Personally I'd say Bastion, Portal 2 and Saints Row the 3rd look like my top 3.

As far as the media is concerned I think it will boil down to Portal 2, Skrim and Arkham City. I could easily see Uncharted getting in there. Bastion will when some arcade game awards and hopefully TOR will get some mmo awards, depending on how awesome it is. This is all based on reviews I've seen since I have no interest in Skrim or Arkham city (I know I'm some kind of mutant beast thing for that but ehh).

 

[Balvale]

While I do see Skyrim or Batman getting the nod, a part of me wishes Saints Row would win. Haven't played it yet, so I can't say much, but it looks incredibly fun.

 

[UNHchabo]

Well, I tend to play games well after they've come out, mostly so that I can get them cheap. So with that in mind, my top 3 mostly didn't come out this year:

In no particular order:
GTA: San Andreas
Portal 2
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

And special mention go to Braid and Super Meat Boy.

 

[Gitty101]

At the moment, judging on what I've played so far this year, mine'd be Arkham City, Dark Souls and the Witcher 2. Awesome games - totally worthy of critical acclaim. However, realistically, simply because of all the hype and die-hard fanboys, I think Skyrim or one of the many shooters out this year will get it.

Shame really, my three are great...

 

[Zarmi]

I -hope- it will be: Dark Souls, Skyrim and Battlefield 3.

I -think- it will end up being: Skyrim, CoD, Batman: AC.

 

[Furioso]

Clegane]

Arkham City has just been released to universal critical acclaim. Uncharted 3 and Skyrim are just around the corner and the anticipation for these games is immense. Personally, these three games are probably the top contenders for GOTY amongst the fans and the major gaming publications IMO.

Which three games do the members of the Escapist think are the ones that will be in the race for GOTY 2011?

Arkham City and Uncharted 3? Really... I mean really?

Skyrim, Portal 2, Deus Ex HR, Saints Row 3, they'll all trounce those two.

Why would you say really, the uncharted series has always been well recieved but since it isn't out yet I could see your skepticism, but have you played Arkham City? The game is a masterpiece and easily has a chance at winning GoTY, even if for some reason you didn't think so how does that warrant a "really...i mean really?"

 

[rythter]

deus ex dead island arkham city

 

[zuro64]

These are the ones i think will be compeating about the titles!

Battlfield 3 (personal favorite)
Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Dues Ex: Human Revolution
Batman: Arkham City
Portal 2

These are the ones that wont really make it!

Assassin's Creed: Revelation
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Crysis 2
Saint Row The Third
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Uncharted 3

 

[w9496]

I'm not denying that I'm outnumbered, especially on these here forums. I'm denying that they make great games. Except for Fallout 3, since that was fun for a few playthroughs.

My opinion is fact...

And as far as I'm concerned, Gears is better than Oblivion. But that's just my opinion.

My opinion isn't fact. Look, no one's going to hate you for disliking Oblivion. *I* didn't like Oblivion. But when you start acting like the one enlightened soul who can see through Bethesda's trickery, we have a problem.

My game of the year is Gears of War 3, since it's the most fun I've had in the series. I'm also smart enough to know that Skyrim will win Game of the Year, simply because it was developed by Bethesda, and as we all know, Bethesda games, no matter how broken, will always win game of the year.

By the way, this quote is my rebuttal to whatever you say next.

I never meant my opinion to be taken as fact, but I see how it came off that way.

I'm not behind Skyrim in the slightest, as I got badly burned by Oblivion due to a main quest shitting itself and not able to complete, thus ruining a 20 hour save game.

I'm not saying that Bethesda uses trickery in their games, but their games always have a ton of stuff wrong with them, like bugs and games crashing.

Skyrim will still get game of the year, and I accept that. I'll just be playing a game that I consider superior.

 

[dimensional]

Xenoblade Chronicles on account of it being mind blowingly awesome (ok exaggerating a bit there but it is very good) of course I am not expecting it to win but as much as I enjoyed arkham asylum, oblivion and Uncharted 2 I cant see their sequels topping this game if they are just more of the same only better (wont stop me getting and enjoying them though).

The game of the year will be MW3 because it will sell the most copies and more people will shout about it (unless the devs went crazy and completely changed the series).

No wait King of Fighters XIII will be game of the year because although I have never played it or understand much about the series as a whole I just know it is going to set the world on fire seriously I have just got a feeling, activision and EA must be crazy releasing their biggest games only a month away at max from this bad boy because when it lands there will be nothing left except this game. (just so you know I am actually looking forward to this game but I cant see it selling well, hopefully the game is good and gets the sales it deserves)

 

[inFAMOUSCowZ]

I'm only going to go with games that I have played so far. So Gears 3(last game I bought), Deus ex, and Dead space 2. This is a great year for games, and can't wait to pick some new ones up.

 

[TheDooD]

Catherine, Saints Row: the 3rd, Batman: Arkham City

 

[bbad89]

Pretty much anything but BF3. That game was a massive disappointment and felt exactly like CoD.

 

[Captain Booyah]

This is why I hate GOTY: when the times rolls around to actually choose which one is the best, we've already forgotten half of the titles that were released earlier during the year. Portal 2, L.A. Noire? ...Duke Nukem Fore- PAHAHA, no. But my point still stands.

I'm throwing in my lot with either Portal 2, Skyrim or the World's Greatest Detective.

 

[DanielDeFig]

Not that I can afford to play games the same year (or at least 6 month) they're released, but here are my predictions anyway:

Batman: Arkaham City
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Portal 2

(Am I the only one who completely forgot that Portal 2, DAII, n Shogun 2 came out this year?)