[Question] The Gamingforce Game of the Year 2012: Results now in!

I always enjoy these. Kudos to you, Omagnus, for putting up a prize to entice people. Quite generous.

Mass Effect 3 - 40 points


No doubt this game is going to be on both the best and worst lists. In a lot of ways, it's a triumph-- fantastic soundtrack, a couple really great characters, and combat that is damn fun and even further refined than in Mass Effect 2. But, of course, we've seen what's happened on account of EA's shortened development cycles and Bioware writers' questionable choices. A massive fucking deus ex machina at the beginning and an ending that ultimately doesn't give a shit about how you got there bring down the experience. The shame is that if the expanded endings had been included from the start, the fallout probably wouldn't have been quite so bad. For me though, the whole package made it one of of my favorites games, period. Very good bang for my buck. As for multiplayer, it is a Batarian hegemony.



Crimson Shroud - 40 points
Strange to nominate a game that just came out, but if it doesn't get recognition now, it never will. An absolutely brilliant one-shot tabletop adventure that isn't tabletop. Yasumi Matsuno suggested, I think rightly, to sit down in a nice chair, relax, and enjoy a fascinating short story. Or be a retard like myself and grind Archdemons into dust to get dat Destroyer +9. In any case, it screams class and charm. Buy it. And then talk with me about it :'(

Final Fantasy XIII-2 - 5 points
Can summarily be described as such:
Buttfuck retarded story and dialogue. Horrendous outfits. Excellent combat. Great music with laughable vocals thrown in. I bought it at $20, and it's well-worth admission now. Go for it.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star - 5 points
All battle themes must be composed with saxophones and accordions now. As Skills said, there's been some griping from fans about it not being a return to the traditional Paper Mario formula. Well too bad, bitches. Take your flip-flops elsewhere. Me and Skills will go play an excellent platform-adventure game.

Ys Origin - 5 points
The game's something like six years old in Japan, but who the fuck cares. Now it's in the US in English. Unadulterated Ys hack-and-slash. No towns, no cheesy dialogue or girls constantly falling for Adol. Just you and a big ol' fucking tower. Probably still on sale on Steam. You buy.

Dragon's Dogma - 5 points
ZA WEEND IS PUSHIN' MEEEE... to give this five points. Completely absurd, aughtistic Pawns for companions, and some silly design choices. This was arguably one of the most memorable games I played this year, for both good and bad reasons. If there had been actual multiplayer though? Hoo boy. Me and Tritoch would have been getting into some seriously stupid situations. Game of the forever.

Referred by: Tritoch

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I mainly just wanted to see how you'd respond, Omagnus. Potentially with "dink" or even the fabled "mentally deficient."

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I think considering the lack of people who still come here, it was a success. You sparked some actual conversation in here, and that is always appreciated.

As for the competition itself, I did enjoy reading everyone's selections and opinions, and it is interesting to see the winners. You also continue to run this thing with class by offering a prize to participants. I certainly wouldn't blame you for not wanting to do it anymore, but I for one hope to see it again in December.

Anyway, a little surprised with Theatrhythm being in the top spot. I've been enjoing it on iOS lately, so perhaps it's not entirely unwarranted. Besides the Walking Dead (which I got no enjoyment out of), I think it's a pretty good list of great games from 2012. Hell of a year for video games-- definitely one of the best in recent memory.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.