SYSTEM WARS VOTES: Game of the Year 2012 (Extended vote date!)

2012 is drawing to a close folks.

The Sleeping Dogs have woken. The Far Cry(ies)s have reached us. We've heeded the Call of Duty (once again...). We've determined who's the machine in Halo 4. Guilds have been made, and wars have been held too. The Dishonored have left their mark and Mass Effect 3 had a massive effect on the internet's forums.

I know, I'm terrible at puns, but that's not the point.

The point is that we've had a great year. I could go on with all the great games we've had that had unique storytelling like Hotline Miami, Zero Escape, Virtue's Last Reward, or Spec Ops. Or we could talk about industry stalwarts like Pokemon dominating the market once again. Whether you hate it or love it, the Wii U has already left a mark on the industry, and so has 2012.

It may not be 2011 in terms of games, or even 2010, or 2009, but hey, it was sure better than 2008 right? Right?

Anyways, System Wars is voting again on the best game of 2012. The one you can tell your grandchildren came out the year the Wii U came out and when the Mayans picked as humanity's ultimate demise (which is also my birthday!). The one you can firmly say stood taller than the rest, even if that margin is by inches or by meters (like that international flavo(u)r?)

Thanks to Charizard1605 for the template to this thread and the following rules

Voting is relatively simple, but there are the following stipulations:

• Any games released on the PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, DS, 3DS, PS Vita, or PSP this year counts as a 2012 release. They must have originally come out in 2012 unless they came out first in Japan a year ago (2011) and were recently put in English (as most SW members speak and play English games). No Xenoblade. No Dark Souls PTD Edition. No Witcher 2 EE.
• Pickup to three gamesto be your Game of the Year Choice. The first place will be for 30 points, second for 20, and third for 15. Tallies will be made in the end.
• You can vote through Monday, January 10th, 2013 Midnight CT.Any votes after that will not be considered.
• Feel free to edit your posts.
• You must be Level 10 or have at least 350 posts to vote.
• Don't vote for a game that has not been localized. Import only games do not qualify.Only games that released in two out of the three major territories (NA, JP, PAL) are eligible.

Bazam! Get on it folks!

Sleeping Dogs

Forza Horizon

Spec Ops: The Line

From what I've played

1. Assassin's Creed 3

2. Mass Effect 3

3. The Walking Dead

Sleeping Dogs was a sleeper hit!

See how much lamer italics make everything.

Anyway Halo 4 is my GOTY

1. Far Cry 3
2. Dishonored
3. Halo 4

2008 had MGS IV, so no, it wasn't better than 2008.

My picks

1. Dishonored.

2. Blops II

3. Can't think of any other games I've played this year from this year.

1) Mass Effect 3
2) Civilization V Gods and Kings
3) Max Payne 3

Hey Blab, maybe you should extend the deadline to the 31...so I'll have time to play whatever I get for Christmas :P

Hey Blab, maybe you should extend the deadline to the 31...so I'll have time to play whatever I get for Christmas :P

PhazonBlazer

Max Payne 3

Mass Effect 3

Halo 4

Hey Blab, maybe you should extend the deadline to the 31...so I'll have time to play whatever I get for Christmas :P

PhazonBlazer

1. Tales of Graces F
2. Borderlands 2
3. Sleeping Dogs

From what I've played:

1. Mass Effect 3

2. The Walking Dead

1. Black Mesa
2. Dishonored
3. Hotline Miami

Halo 4

Prototype 2

Dishonored

U jelly?

1) NBA 2K13

2) FIFA 13

3) Halo 4

Mine 1) Sleeping Dogs 2) Halo 4 3) Pokemon Black/White 2Blabadon

Hang on...

If you're talking about MP, then Gears 3 is definitely the best on consoles by light years (though I haven't played Halo 4).

Overall, in MP graphics, I'm sure it could crack the top ten.

Blabadon

Why did you vote for Halo 4 when you haven't even played it?

1. hitman absolution

2. journey

3. halo 4

:twisted:

bonus - 4 smite beta

• Any games released on the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, DS, 3DS, PS Vita, or PSP this year counts as a 2012 release. Even Xenoblade.

Blabadon

I really hope the omission of the PC in this list is just a typo.

Either way, I guess my top 3 don't change, although my choices are all based on the PC versions, which are usually better, and are particularly better with these three.

1: Far Cry 3

2: Dishonored

3: Sleeping Dogs

Edit: If Black Mesa counts:

1. Black Mesa

2. Far Cry 3

3. Dishonored

Sorry, sleeping dogs. You're great. I promise we'll stay friends.

1. Guild Wars 2

[QUOTE="Blabadon"]

• Any games released on the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, DS, 3DS, PS Vita, or PSP this year counts as a 2012 release. Even Xenoblade.

the_bi99man

I really hope the omission of the PC in this list is just a typo.

Really hope so,otherwise it´s really sad.

[QUOTE="the_bi99man"]

[QUOTE="Blabadon"]

Any games released on the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, DS, 3DS, PS Vita, or PSP this year counts as a 2012 release. Even Xenoblade.

MrYaotubo

I really hope the omission of the PC in this list is just a typo.

Really hope so,otherwise it´s really sad.

[QUOTE="Blabadon"]Mine 1) Sleeping Dogs 2) Halo 4 3) Pokemon Black/White 2GamerwillzPS

Hang on...

If you're talking about MP, then Gears 3 is definitely the best on consoles by light years (though I haven't played Halo 4).

Overall, in MP graphics, I'm sure it could crack the top ten.

Blabadon

Why did you vote for Halo 4 when you haven't even played it?

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

Hang on...

[QUOTE="Blabadon"]

If you're talking about MP, then Gears 3 is definitely the best on consoles by light years (though I haven't played Halo 4).

Overall, in MP graphics, I'm sure it could crack the top ten.

Blabadon

Why did you vote for Halo 4 when you haven't even played it?

Oh I see, ok.

I'm getting Halo 4 for Christmas, so I'm looking forward to it.

[QUOTE="the_bi99man"]

[QUOTE="Blabadon"]

• Any games released on the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, DS, 3DS, PS Vita, or PSP this year counts as a 2012 release. Even Xenoblade.

MrYaotubo

I really hope the omission of the PC in this list is just a typo.

Really hope so,otherwise it´s really sad.

[QUOTE="Blabadon"]

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

Why did you vote for Halo 4 when you haven't even played it?

GamerwillzPS

Oh I see, ok.

I'm getting Halo 4 for Christmas, so I'm looking forward to it.

1.Far Cry 3

2.Dark Souls PC (if that counts)

3. Planetside 2

1. Guild Wars 2

2. Planetside 2

3. Mark of the Ninja

1- Guild Wars 2
2- Hotline Miami
3- Planetside 2

1. Journey
2. Guild Wars 2
3. Dishonored

The Walking Dead

Assassin's Creed III

Sleeping Dogs

I'll take a guess on what mine would be like if I had any interest in the year.

1) Far Cry 3

2) Dishonored

3) Max Payne 3

Honorable Mentions: Hitman: Absolution, Guild Wars 2, Borderlands 2, The Walking Dead, Darksiders 2, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Darkness 2, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron.