http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/12/04/killer-instinct-trademark-renewal-refused
This doesn't make any sense. Do they really think that people are going to confuse the Killer Instinct video game with a TV show that had a short run on Fox seven years ago?
Goddammit and I thought Microsoft filed for this trademark in order to make a game based on that crime show on Fox. I mean, everyone knows that show Killer Instinct right? It ran for one season back in 2005 for only 9 episodes (while the remaining 4 showed in the UK). That's what everyone remembers as Killer Instinct not that fighting game back in the 90s. Nope, not at all.
Bummer, and I was totally hoping this game to be about a completely forgettable show on Fox. Well that ruined my day.
That's amazing.
As we are nearing the end of the year I'm kin of interested how people here decide on their game(s) of the year.
Personally I kind of despise going by weird arbitrary scores and such. My main criteria has been for the last few years how much I think a game will stick with me in my mind.
Which just leaves me with only 2 games for now the walking dead telltale game and journey. Other things like assassins creed 3 were a lot of fun but really most of them felt more like ah I already played this or in the case of ac3 that ac2 was a pretty awesome game when it came out. I'm kind of saddened by Mass Effect because to honest that game has a lot of moments that can stick with you but the ending kind of made most of them meaningless to me. The one with mordin still outshines it though so maybe honorary mentions for me.
Not sure how I feel about persona 4 golden since although it has quite a bit of new content it's a rerelease so not sure if it's fair to have it in the list. I think the only title that's been big that I haven't touched(which doesn't mean that I played all the others to completion) this year is borderlands 2 due disenchantment of lootbased game caused by diablo 3.
I really want Bethesda to pull a Fallout 4 teaser trailer out their ass at this year's VGAs, like they did with TESV: Skyrim. I'd be so glad! (That's one of the main reasons I watch the VGAs in the first place: world premiere trailers).
As we are nearing the end of the year I'm kin of interested how people here decide on their game(s) of the year.
Personally I kind of despise going by weird arbitrary scores and such. My main criteria has been for the last few years how much I think a game will stick with me in my mind.Which just leaves me with only 2 games for now the walking dead telltale game and journey. Other things like assassins creed 3 were a lot of fun but really most of them felt more like ah I already played this or in the case of ac3 that ac2 was a pretty awesome game when it came out. I'm kind of saddened by Mass Effect because to honest that game has a lot of moments that can stick with you but the ending kind of made most of them meaningless to me. The one with mordin still outshines it though so maybe honorary mentions for me.
Not sure how I feel about persona 4 golden since although it has quite a bit of new content it's a rerelease so not sure if it's fair to have it in the list. I think the only title that's been big that I haven't touched(which doesn't mean that I played all the others to completion) this year is borderlands 2 due disenchantment of lootbased game caused by diablo 3.
For me it's a few things that I consider
So after narrowing it down I end up with about 3 or 4 games that were really good this year. And then start nit-picking them after.
If I'm going for American standards. Xenoblade is the best game out this year by far. Just ticked so many boxes with me. However really that was last years game and you guys just got it late. Surprisingly Nintendoland is doing a lot of stuff for me. Despite it not having online. The games are just so much fun and aside from the odd one or two an individual mini game there feels more full than most Full releases. Tales of Graces is another game I got a lot of fun out of. Just never completing it due to dull grinding. But still enjoyed it a helluva lot more than others.
Handheld wise….hmmmm. Gonna go with Kid Icarus. Dodgy controls aside it was a great and rewarding games. Although I cannot comment on hyped up ones like Ragnarock and Persona since they aren't out till next year here.
My personal game of the year is Borderlands 2. I'm still playing it, even when I've dropped things like AC3 and Dishonored.
My runner up is Mass Effect 3.
My criteria? Which did I have the most fun with.
I'm not sure I played anything this year that was GotY worthy. Dishonored was fun and I loved playing it, but I wouldn't put it THAT high. I dunno, maybe Guild Wars 2 or XCom.
I'm the same really. I give it to Max Payne 3 tho. I didn't have a blast playing that, but that is a well fucking made video game.
Max Payne 3 was indeed awesome. The only games I bought/played this year were MP3, Dishonored, Scribblenauts, and Spec Ops. As much as I enjoyed MP3 I'm kind of leaning towards Scribblenauts, but both of them are up there for me.
Interesting, I had massive problems with MP3 though. That said I only played the singleplayer portion. I've heard nothing but good things about the multiplayer portion.
I only played sp. Only problems I had was the difficulty, but the games are meant to be hard.
I only played sp. Only problems I had was the difficulty, but the games are meant to be hard.
I see, compared to part 1 and 2 I really disliked the direction of moving into cutscenes(which doesn't mean that I have a problem with cutscenes) instead of letting players do stuff.
There are several parts of the game that were cutscenes where I thought, mmh this could have been gameplay.
Also really quite a few plot holes that irked me and as for the difficulty, I feel like there were some uncharted 3 like cheap moments of "difficulty" but nothing too major.
Uh-Oh Square are doing another countdown!
http://liftoff.square-enix.co.jp/
Time to lift off! And watch as people get hyped up for it to be another ios game…
The theme, words on there and all makes me think it's a new Star Ocean game.
Hmm maybe that's what Tri-Ace has been up to this entire time. Haven't heard a damn thing about them since um…End of Eternity I think? A shame really, they're one of the few japanese studios willing to try new things with the jrpg genre.
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So I saw a lot of talk about GotY, but no Game of the Decade talk?
The winner is about to be announced. Here are the nominees: http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/11/29/spike-tvs-vga-game-of-the-decade-nominees-released-do-you-ag.html
I'm pulling for Wind Waker, Bioshock, or Red Dead
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Half-Life 2? Really?
Weak. Underserving. Unfinished. Trite.
Hmm maybe that's what Tri-Ace has been up to this entire time. Haven't heard a damn thing about them since um…End of Eternity I think? A shame really, they're one of the few japanese studios willing to try new things with the jrpg genre.
Actually they made a couple of games that were published by Konami, but.. yeah. Beyond the Labyrinth looked really good and I heard great things form some fellow tri-Ace enthusiast. It's a shame it was not released overseas.
As for this countdown… I'm not sure if they are involved since the site lacks their logo anywhere.
Time to lift off! And watch as people get hyped up for it to be another ios game…
I can taste the tears already. Suppose someone should bump up the ol' Square thread for another round of "I used to love Square but now…".
Yeah… I really don't agree with Half-Life 2 being the game of the decade; but I'm biased, because I don't really like Valve games to begin with.
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Yay The Walking Dead won Game of the Year! I'm so glad (that it's not Journey).
And The Walking Dead surprises everyone. Wow.
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So I saw a lot of talk about GotY, but no Game of the Decade talk?
The winner is about to be announced. Here are the nominees: http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/11/29/spike-tvs-vga-game-of-the-decade-nominees-released-do-you-ag.htmlI'm pulling for Wind Waker, Bioshock, or Red Dead
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Half-Life 2? Really?
Weak. Underserving. Unfinished. Trite.
Game of the Decade…really? What makes a particular game...the "game of the decade" (especially the ones listed)?
If I had to pick what a "game of the decade" would be, it would probably have to be the one that touched the most lives. Hence, I would just cast my vote for World of Warcraft. I'm pretty startled that Skyrim isn't on there…yes, it was buggy, but it was a top notch Open World game.
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Game of the Decade…really? What makes a particular game...the "game of the decade" (especially the ones listed)?
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If I had to pick what a "game of the decade" would be, it would probably have to be the one that touched the most lives. Hence, I would just cast my vote for World of Warcraft. I'm pretty startled that Skyrim isn't on there…yes, it was buggy, but it was a top notch Open World game.
Probably the ones that made A LOT of money, and that had a large influence on the video game industry. Really though… Out of EVERY game that has come out in the last 10 years, I don't believe Half-Life 2 is the best.
To be fair, I couldn't pick game of the decade because there's so freaking many games I enjoyed for various reasons. It's pretty much an impossible task.
To be fair, I couldn't pick game of the decade because there's so freaking many games I enjoyed for various reasons. It's pretty much an impossible task.
Which is exactly why I hate the idea of "game of the decade". Maybe the idea of "game of the decade" being the one that made "most money" makes much more sense. In that case, I still go with World of Warcraft.
Don't agree with Half-Life 2? Alright, what would you say of all the games released between 2000 and 2010 is the absolute best?
Yeah.
This is just a stupid award category, it has nothing to do with Half-Life 2 not deserving it. No game deserves it.
It would help to know what kind of criteria they're judging it by. HL2 was probably the first game (to my knowledge, HL1 had something similar but it wasn't as developed) to use scripted sequences instead of cutscenes so it introduced that pretty large addition to gaming. I was just saying that it was a predictable thing, it winning game of the decade. I agree with you though, picking the best game out of ten years is pretty much impossible, especially since we don't know on what criteria they're judging.
Wasn't addressing you specifically, Sakon. More talking in general.
I would have chosen wii sports or som other wii game. The rise of casual gaming is pretty much one of the biggest things that happened this decade.
I mean if you've told me 7 years ago that gaming will become a much more acceptable hobby and that the people getting involved in it will rise that much I would have told you dream on.
I would have picked Wind Waker. Just because that's the game I enjoyed the most and to me felt like it paved the way for some of the more artistic games we see now. (and because of all the reception the game got when it was initially out.) But looking at that list. Wii Sports should be it for the amount of people it got into gaming. Maybe WOW too. Because that's a game that's constantly changing itself to make itself popular. I don't really consider Half-Life 2 to be a game that's aged well at all. It was pretty much average (just like all of Valve's other titles.)
How predictable.
What's predictable? My reaction or the win?
Either way, I personally think Half-Life 2 might be the most overrated game of the decade, and if we had ever gotten 3, it would not be talked about nearly as much as it is.
But anyways, I think game of the decade should have gone to something that did a lot to influence the industry in a whole. As such, I don't think any game deserves the title. Personally Wind Waker is my favorite Zelda, so I would have been alright with it winning; Bioshock is one of my favorite games period–there have been few moments in my gaming experiences like that of first stepping into rapture not to mention the incredible writing; Red Ded is still my favorite Rockstar game and is easily their best effort--with a great world and a great story it's the shining example of a great open world game.
I still think the only reason people talk about Half Life 3 as much as they do is because of how long it's taken to come out. Personally I've got the feeling that the devs are sick of Half Life or just have no intention to bring a new one out for some time. But just don't want to say that because of the backlash.
And if they did make one it's gonna have to be the best game ever which manages to cure cancer and pay you money. Else it'll be put down to 'too much hype. Not good enough'
Gabe Newell can't count to 3, that's why there will never be a Half-Life 3, Portal 3, or Team Fortress 3. The only scenario in which Newell can count to 3 (or greater) is when it comes to food.
Considering that most games with the number 3 in them are like the 5th or 6th game in the series I seriously doubt most publishers can count to 3.
Speaking of which. Only just found that there was a new South Park trailer in the VGA. Was brilliant. Can't wait for it. Was there anything else that got shown which was pushed aside for the new Metal Gear, Last of Us and Dark Souls?
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No, not really.
I think most developers are waiting for the announcement of next gen systems (since, apparently, Microsoft confirmed I believe that the new Xbox will be out AT THE LATEST by the end of next year) before announcing new titles. Heck… Dark Souls II didn't even say what system it will be released for.
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No, not really.
I think most developers are waiting for the announcement of next gen systems (since, apparently, Microsoft confirmed I believe that the new Xbox will be out AT THE LATEST by the end of next year) before announcing new titles. Heck… Dark Souls II didn't even say what system it will be released for.
Considering the way people on Gamefaqs were going on I thought it had been announced for PS3, 360 and PC?
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Considering the way people on Gamefaqs were going on I thought it had been announced for PS3, 360 and PC?
Maybe there was something else I didn't see, but the teaser trailer didn't show anything but the DARK SOULS II title.
Yeah it's going to be released for PS3, 360, and PC. I'm interested in how good the PC version is going to be this time since they're making it along side the other versions this time instead of porting it a year later.
And who said nobody would be talking about HL3 when it's released? It's partly that it's taken so long to come out but it's also that Ep2 ended on something massive and people want to know the rest of the story. And I'm looking forward to what new kind of stuff Valve is going to put into the game.
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Yeah… I really don't agree with Half-Life 2 being the game of the decade; but I'm biased, because I don't really like Valve games to begin with. --- Update From New Post Merge --- Yay The Walking Dead won Game of the Year! I'm so glad (that it's not Journey).
Or Borderlands 2 .
Speaking of which. Only just found that there was a new South Park trailer in the VGA. Was brilliant. Can't wait for it. Was there anything else that got shown which was pushed aside for the new Metal Gear, Last of Us and Dark Souls?
There was a new Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 trailer, a new Tomb Raider trailer (that didn't really show much anything new, it was mostly a musical segment), and some Bioshock Infinite gameplay.
Lords of Shadow 2 is the 360/PS3 one isn't it? Not the 3DS one? I got the first one on PS3 still wrapped up. But am looking forward to the 3DS one.
Might have to check out Tomb Raider. That, Ni No Kuni and South Park are the only third party games I'm hyped up for next year.
There was a new Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 trailer, a new Tomb Raider trailer (that didn't really show much anything new, it was mostly a musical segment), and some Bioshock Infinite gameplay.
Talk about shallow.
At the least the Spike VGAs seem to have matured this year. The Samuel L. Jackson in video games skits were pretty good and the only shitty moments were Jessica Alba who was attention whoring it up and Tenacious D who were… just being Tenacious D.
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Wake me up when Megaman Legend 3's cancellation ends.
I said it in the capcom thread and I'll say it here: Seems like nothing more than a PR stunt to make it look while they care. Especially since it was originally a fan project. If they really want to show they care, make something beyond a cheap (for Capcom I mean) downloadable game and do something that takes real time and effort
Takes real time and effort and doesn't really please the fans like Megaman 10 for example?
Well, at least they are STOP… err acknowledging the original creator and deeming it as a fan work. Other than that, yes...it is really really lazy for Megaman 25th anniversary. I mean, come on.
Well, lookatdat, the Steam-box is real: http://kotaku.com/5966860/gabe-newell-living-room-pcs-will-compete-with-next+gen-consoles
