Game of the Year 2011 discussion thread!

[LiveHomeVideo]

Why is this now the "Goldeneye Did/Didn't Contribute to Halo's Innovations Argument Thread?" I thought we were talking about the Games of the Year.

[Cubecubed]

People bag on MW3, but i quite liked its campaign. WW3 scenarios are a good way to make me like your military shooter, provided it isn't terrible, like Battlefield 3's campaign.

Best single player story of the year is Arkham City, for my money, though.

[Doc_SoCal]

Why is this now the "Goldeneye Did/Didn't Contribute to Halo's Innovations Argument Thread?" I thought we were talking about the Games of the Year.

It's not. That's a different thread.

[ultimatespidey81]

arkham city 1, uncharted 2, battlefield 3.

though i have yet to put any tim into battlefield 3, i know that's where im going to rank it. i also played infamous 2 and that will be somewhere after the top 5. skyrim im sure i would like but i wouldn't rank it up near the top when its a glitch fest on release.

[Lawdog1521]

arkham city 1, uncharted 2, battlefield 3.

though i have yet to put any tim into battlefield 3, i know that's where im going to rank it. i also played infamous 2 and that will be somewhere after the top 5. skyrim im sure i would like but i wouldn't rank it up near the top when its a glitch fest on release.

It's good you're waiting on BF3. Myself and Doc are stuck in Skyrim at the moment.

[Kenny-Band]

Skyward Sword, with an honarary mention going to Portal 2.

[ultimatespidey81]

haha yeah im gonna dig into it this coming week. i've gone about as deep as im going to get with arkham city and uncharted 3 will wait until drow gets his copy. so it seems like the perfect time to get into battlefield.

[Bulzeeb]

My "Boss fight of the Year" still goes to Mr. Freeze in Arkham City, even though the set-up for the fight was completely unnecessary.

[AzureAngel17]

Rayman Origins with an honorable mention for Portal 2 and a "So Much Unrealized Potential" to Test Drive Unlimited 2.

Previous winners of SMUP include Far Cry 2 and Tom Clancy's EndWar.

[MostSpartan14]

Does anyone else find it necessary to split their GotY winner into two categories, the best GotY form a technical, gameplay, story, etc. standpoint; and the most fun GotY. Just looking back, I don't think either have been the same game for me aside from 2008, but both deserve recognition.

2007:
Best GotY: Mass Effect
Funnest GotY: Rock Band

2008:
Best GotY: GTA IV
Funnest GotY: GTA IV

2009: (this one was close to being TB:RB for both)
Best GotY: Assassin's Creed 2
Funnest GotY: The Beatles: Rock Band

2010:
Best GotY: Red Dead Redemption
Funnest GotY: Rock Band 3

2011:
Best GotY: Portal 2
Funnest GotY: Skyrim

2007 is the best example. I played RB the most out of any game that year, but I can't fairly say that it was necessarily better than ME. It's hard to explain. Do you guys know what I mean?