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Did Journey deserve to be 2012's Game Of The Year?
- Thread starter Phediuk
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No point lol. In any case, thus far it doesn't look like the winner has changed in even a single years re-vote.
I only just recently bought it for PC, so can't really say for sure. But I think XCOM, TWD and Dishonored are among some of the greatest games of all time. So I'd pick one of those, Sleeping Dogs is also excellent.
Maybe I dreamt this but didn't we already have the 2012 thread?
I don't get the love for Journey at all - I thought it was just boring.
My vote would go to Virtue's Last Reward - would have been Persona 4 Golden but that didn't launch here until 2013.
I don't get the love for Journey at all - I thought it was just boring.
My vote would go to Virtue's Last Reward - would have been Persona 4 Golden but that didn't launch here until 2013.
Played three of the Choices in the Poll. Dishonored was the best of those. Sleeping Dogs and ME3 where good though.
Still Max Payne 3, Far Cry 3, Borderlands 2, Black Ops II would all be games I really loved from that year.
Still Max Payne 3, Far Cry 3, Borderlands 2, Black Ops II would all be games I really loved from that year.
Played it for the first time on PC a few weeks ago. Good, but it didn't blow me away and I actually think I might have liked Abzu better.
I played it for the first time maybe 6 months ago and found it incredibly boring and didn't bother finishing it. So no.
I dont see the appeal, maybe it's YMMV depending on what sort of experience you have with other players.
My pick that year was TWD which in hindsight is kind of funny because I got real sick of telltale games really quickly
I dont see the appeal, maybe it's YMMV depending on what sort of experience you have with other players.
My pick that year was TWD which in hindsight is kind of funny because I got real sick of telltale games really quickly
Ive not played any game in that list.
Gonna give it to Halo 4 or something, I didnt play a lot that year.
Gonna give it to Halo 4 or something, I didnt play a lot that year.
I think you could make an (hypothetical) argument for Journey to be GOTY in any year of release. I'm not implying it would win any/every year, but It's a pretty special experience as far as video games go.
It's amazing to compare the results with this other thread that basically asked the same thing: https://www.resetera.com/threads/did-mass-effect-3-deserve-to-be-2012s-game-of-the-year.123700/
Same for me. I enjoyed it overall, but the randoms I encountered actively worsened the experience. Every one of them wanted to show me where to go as quickly as possible, chirping constantly whenever I was trying to explore and take my time.
The aspect of the game that made it so special for many was a grating annoyance for me.
I vote for Max Payne 3 or Dishonored.
Journey doesn't even make my short list.. I like it a lot, but Super Hexagon was a tiny bit of transformative gaming, Sleeping Dogs made me fall in love with an open world in a way GTA could never accomplish (RIP Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley), and Dishonored was really the TOTAL package. It's Dishonored, easily.
Also, I can't, in good conscience, call Xenoblade the best game of 2012 because NA sat on its hands and fucked around for two more years than they should have. That's GOTY 2010 right there.
Also, I can't, in good conscience, call Xenoblade the best game of 2012 because NA sat on its hands and fucked around for two more years than they should have. That's GOTY 2010 right there.
The Walking Dead Season 1, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Dishonored are all better games, maybe Sleeping Dogs too.
While I agree it's basically flawless in execution I feel it's not as ambitious. Basically like how it's easier to pick holes in a long novel than in a short story.
While I agree it's basically flawless in execution I feel it's not as ambitious. Basically like how it's easier to pick holes in a long novel than in a short story.
At the time sure!
And looking at that list.... uhhh i suppose it didnt take much
Wow what a shit year for games if that was the list
I feel like ive been spoiled beyond belief this fast few years now and 2020 is looking sick as well
And looking at that list.... uhhh i suppose it didnt take much
Wow what a shit year for games if that was the list
I feel like ive been spoiled beyond belief this fast few years now and 2020 is looking sick as well
I didn't play the game until it hit PS4. It was a nice little romp, but nothing stuck out to me as GOTY or an unmissable experience. Might've been because I played it late, but it seemed pretty comparable to other indie titles I've played which are about discovery/life.
2012 was INCREDIBLE, TW1, DIshonored, Hotline Miami and Little Inferno are four of the best games ever.
We already did this a week ago?
That was even the first thread that started this trend, at least pay attention
That was even the first thread that started this trend, at least pay attention
2012 is the year FEZ, FTL, Mark of the Ninja, Hotline Miami, Chivalry, and Binding of Issac: Wrath of the Lamb came out, fyi. FTL would probably be my pick if I had to choose one, maybe.
Out of the choices in the poll I'd probably say XCOM EU though. Looking back that game ended up being so influential to the point where it feels like any turn-based strategy game released since gets called "XCOM with __" or something similar. It's an excellent game.
Admittely Journey didn't do much for me and I actually found ABZU a more interesting and fulfilling experience. I do like the seamless multiplayer in Journey though.
Out of the choices in the poll I'd probably say XCOM EU though. Looking back that game ended up being so influential to the point where it feels like any turn-based strategy game released since gets called "XCOM with __" or something similar. It's an excellent game.
Admittely Journey didn't do much for me and I actually found ABZU a more interesting and fulfilling experience. I do like the seamless multiplayer in Journey though.
Uhhhhhhh
Like I'm not saying those games aren't great but GOTY and Generation defining material?
I think the game in the title attracts fans and detractors of that title specifically, which alters the results quite a bit.
I've never played. I guess someday I could try it on PC.
But I've heard some interesting things about Journey, it seems to be a special experience.
But I've heard some interesting things about Journey, it seems to be a special experience.
