Games Awards 2008 - Page 2

Haly · 04-12-2008, 17:38

I completely forgot about Age of Conan. When I was sent it to review I was really excited about seeing what it could do. And it was a bit crap

Justsomebloke · 04-12-2008, 18:07

Not read any post but the O.P. to keep my comments clean

Your game of the year:
Left 4 Dead.
Single player gaming experience of the year:
GRID as I can't say Forza2 can I ?
With GRID it was just one of those games I picked up & played Solid until I had completed single player. This was Before my stat whoring infection as well so played Purely for sheer gaming pleasure.
Multiplayer gaming experience of the year:
Left4Dead.
Campaign removes my competitive Rage mode whilst gaming & gives me a whole new experince of relaxed online gaming.
Biggest Letdown of the year:
Bioshock
Looked fantastic but the learning curve Nubbed me off worse than any other game, Period.
Surprise of the year:
The lack of Longevity in COD4.
Game or gaming innovation you're most excited about for 2009:
Game = Forza3.
Most looking forward to more Co-Op.
Xbox Live Arcade game of the year:

PSN game of the year: N/A

NokkonWud · 04-12-2008, 18:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haly

I think Alan Wake was your anticipated game for 2008 too Nokkon

And 2007 \o/.

Danny · 04-12-2008, 23:14

Your game of the year:

Rockband. No competiton, I will still be playing this in 3 years time.

Single player gaming experience of the year:

Rockband gets booted up everyday to get that bit further and better

Multiplayer gaming experience of the year:

COD4

Biggest Letdown of the year:

Too many to choose one, SW TFU (just ****, im a huge SW fan with just about every novel before and after the films and this game crapped on them all from a great height. Not only that is was worse than a 8 year old jedi academy game)

Gears of Bore 2. Dull, nothing new and the old wasn't that hard of interesting. Oh and the MP is broken but no one wants to make an issue out of it because it's not fashionable yet to diss gears. Plus xbox fanboys shy away from saying it is indeed crap because its an xbox exclusive.

Pes 09. Too poor to even spend time typing about.

GHWT poor charting dull game.

Surprise of the year:

Fifa 09, I love it.

Game or gaming innovation you're most excited about for 2009:

Rockband 3

Xbox Live Arcade game of the year:

Castle crashers

PSN game of the year:

It has games?

NokkonWud · 04-12-2008, 23:24

I'm not an Xbox fanboy and I love Gears of War 2 Danny, in fact, it's my game of the year. I've also played a few games of multiplayer and never noticed any problems when playing Guardian or Horde modes.

Del Lardo · 21-12-2008, 17:43

Your game of the year:
GT5 Prologue - I've had more game time from this glorified demo that I have from any other game in 2008.

Single player gaming experience of the year:
COD4 - Came rather late to COD4 but one of the few games that has kept me interested from start to finish.

Multiplayer gaming experience of the year:
None - Hardly ever play on line as people annoy the crap outta me. Played GT5 for about 10 mins before I got fed up with people cheating.

Biggest Letdown of the year:
Metal Gear Solid 4 - Was expecting so much and was bored ****less within 30 minutes. Only plus side was that I only lost £5 selling it on.

Surprise of the year:
Little Big Planet - I didn't think that a platform game would ever grab my attention again. Bloody love it.

Game or gaming innovation you're most excited about for 2009:
GT5 - PLEASE SONY DON'T MAKE ME WAIT ANY LONGER! I COULDN'T GIVE A CRAP ABOUT THE GT5 TV ****; JUST RELEASE THE ****ING GAME!!!!

phykell · 22-12-2008, 12:49

Your game of the year: Wipeout HD
Single player gaming experience of the year: Wipeout HD
Multiplayer gaming experience of the year: None
Biggest Letdown of the year: None
Surprise of the year: None
Game or gaming innovation you're most excited about for 2009: DLC for Wipeout HD

Xbox Live Arcade game of the year: None
PSN game of the year: Wipeout HD

NokkonWud · 22-12-2008, 13:14

Wouldn't online game of the year be WipeoutHD then?

Kainz · 22-12-2008, 14:33

I thought Mass Effect was an end of 2007'ish release? Can't remember. Anyhow here's mine!

Your game of the year: Gears of War 2 (yeah baby!)
Single player gaming experience of the year: Fable 2
Multiplayer gaming experience of the year: Never played any multi
Biggest Letdown of the year: GTAIV
Surprise of the year: Fable 2
Game or gaming innovation you're most excited about for 2009: Unreal tech for Gears 3!
Xbox Live Arcade game of the year: Didn't play any
PSN game of the year: Wat?

Gears 2 expanded on a brilliant game even further. Bigger, vast levels, more baddies en masse and just bigger everything. I loved it despite the latter stages getting too predictable. The Gears backstory has always intrigued me and it even made me purchase the superb Aspho Fields eBook!

Fable 2 was an experience and a half. Despite the fact that it was way too easy, I had an enjoyable time playing it right to the end. I am saddened by the fact that I now have a bugged wife who has gone AWOL, so I cannot finish the final Retribution quest but I guess it is to be expected by a complicated title. Great visuals, audio and the ability to moon children just made the game even more fun, and unique.

GTAIV whilst superb to play, was a let down in the pathetic variety (if any) of missions in-game. They were just too plain and simplistic compared to previous GTA's and Saints Rows. It was a shame and made replayability almost non-existent for what is an otherwise very good title.

Haly · 22-12-2008, 15:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kainz

I thought Mass Effect was an end of 2007'ish release? Can't remember. Anyhow here's mine!

On the PC it came out in 08

04-12-2008, 17:38	#11
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	I completely forgot about Age of Conan. When I was sent it to review I was really excited about seeing what it could do. And it was a bit crap __________________ Halycopter

04-12-2008, 18:07	#12
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	Not read any post but the O.P. to keep my comments clean Your game of the year: Left 4 Dead. Single player gaming experience of the year: GRID as I can't say Forza2 can I ? With GRID it was just one of those games I picked up & played Solid until I had completed single player. This was Before my stat whoring infection as well so played Purely for sheer gaming pleasure. Multiplayer gaming experience of the year: Left4Dead. Campaign removes my competitive Rage mode whilst gaming & gives me a whole new experince of relaxed online gaming. Biggest Letdown of the year: Bioshock Looked fantastic but the learning curve Nubbed me off worse than any other game, Period. Surprise of the year: The lack of Longevity in COD4. Game or gaming innovation you're most excited about for 2009: Game = Forza3. Most looking forward to more Co-Op. Xbox Live Arcade game of the year: PSN game of the year: N/A __________________

04-12-2008, 23:14	#14
Danny Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 176	Your game of the year: Rockband. No competiton, I will still be playing this in 3 years time. Single player gaming experience of the year: Rockband gets booted up everyday to get that bit further and better Multiplayer gaming experience of the year: COD4 Biggest Letdown of the year: Too many to choose one, SW TFU (just ****, im a huge SW fan with just about every novel before and after the films and this game crapped on them all from a great height. Not only that is was worse than a 8 year old jedi academy game) Gears of Bore 2. Dull, nothing new and the old wasn't that hard of interesting. Oh and the MP is broken but no one wants to make an issue out of it because it's not fashionable yet to diss gears. Plus xbox fanboys shy away from saying it is indeed crap because its an xbox exclusive. Pes 09. Too poor to even spend time typing about. GHWT poor charting dull game. Surprise of the year: Fifa 09, I love it. Game or gaming innovation you're most excited about for 2009: Rockband 3 Xbox Live Arcade game of the year: Castle crashers PSN game of the year: It has games? __________________

04-12-2008, 23:24	#15
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	I'm not an Xbox fanboy and I love Gears of War 2 Danny, in fact, it's my game of the year. I've also played a few games of multiplayer and never noticed any problems when playing Guardian or Horde modes. __________________

22-12-2008, 12:49	#17
phykell Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 833	Your game of the year: Wipeout HD Single player gaming experience of the year: Wipeout HD Multiplayer gaming experience of the year: None Biggest Letdown of the year: None Surprise of the year: None Game or gaming innovation you're most excited about for 2009: DLC for Wipeout HD Xbox Live Arcade game of the year: None PSN game of the year: Wipeout HD __________________

21-12-2008, 17:43	#16
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Your game of the year: GT5 Prologue - I've had more game time from this glorified demo that I have from any other game in 2008. Single player gaming experience of the year: COD4 - Came rather late to COD4 but one of the few games that has kept me interested from start to finish. Multiplayer gaming experience of the year: None - Hardly ever play on line as people annoy the crap outta me. Played GT5 for about 10 mins before I got fed up with people cheating. Biggest Letdown of the year: Metal Gear Solid 4 - Was expecting so much and was bored **less within 30 minutes. Only plus side was that I only lost £5 selling it on. Surprise of the year: Little Big Planet - I didn't think that a platform game would ever grab my attention again. Bloody love it. Game or gaming innovation you're most excited about for 2009: GT5 - PLEASE SONY DON'T MAKE ME WAIT ANY LONGER! I COULDN'T GIVE A CRAP ABOUT THE GT5 TV ; JUST RELEASE THE **ING GAME!!!!

22-12-2008, 13:14	#18
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	Wouldn't online game of the year be WipeoutHD then? __________________

22-12-2008, 14:33	#19
Kainz Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hiding outside Nokkon's bedroom window Posts: 129	I thought Mass Effect was an end of 2007'ish release? Can't remember. Anyhow here's mine! Your game of the year: Gears of War 2 (yeah baby!) Single player gaming experience of the year: Fable 2 Multiplayer gaming experience of the year: Never played any multi Biggest Letdown of the year: GTAIV Surprise of the year: Fable 2 Game or gaming innovation you're most excited about for 2009: Unreal tech for Gears 3! Xbox Live Arcade game of the year: Didn't play any PSN game of the year: Wat? Gears 2 expanded on a brilliant game even further. Bigger, vast levels, more baddies en masse and just bigger everything. I loved it despite the latter stages getting too predictable. The Gears backstory has always intrigued me and it even made me purchase the superb Aspho Fields eBook! Fable 2 was an experience and a half. Despite the fact that it was way too easy, I had an enjoyable time playing it right to the end. I am saddened by the fact that I now have a bugged wife who has gone AWOL, so I cannot finish the final Retribution quest but I guess it is to be expected by a complicated title. Great visuals, audio and the ability to moon children just made the game even more fun, and unique. GTAIV whilst superb to play, was a let down in the pathetic variety (if any) of missions in-game. They were just too plain and simplistic compared to previous GTA's and Saints Rows. It was a shame and made replayability almost non-existent for what is an otherwise very good title. __________________ Abit AW9D-MAX \| Conroe E6600 @ 3.7Ghz \| 4GB GeIL DDR2 PC6400C4 \| Auzentech X-Meridian 7.1 \| ATI Radeon 4870 1GB \| 2x WD RaptorX 150GB SATA \| 7x Samsung F1 1TB \| Coolermaster Stacker 830 \| Windows 7 \| www.kainzy.org \| x360 GT: Kainz UK \| Excited Wombat!