Best of 2008 Game of the Year

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821 Comments

  • CloWnCircus

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 5:40 pm PT

    Hideo Kojima is a genius.

  • EatBoxSocks666

    Posted Dec 22, 2009 1:40 am PT

    I was soo angry when they basically neglected Brawl in this whole thing! Brawl was simply unmatched, and one of my favourite games that year.

  • DietWaffle

    Posted Dec 21, 2009 6:19 pm PT

    Metal gear is awsome playstation always has the best exclusives like that god of war, and uncharted

  • cardkoda

    Posted Dec 17, 2009 8:59 pm PT

    @ Carminesqueez

    how can argue that mgs4 didnt deserve being GOTY because it was an exclusive than you off mentioning L4D. You're just going back on your logic. And GTA IV wasn't great. I didnt care about it until last month to finish it and i got that game day one. It was like every other gta. and it actually took out a lot. it was boring

  • bondfan2

    Posted Dec 8, 2009 8:09 pm PT

    17 days my time till i get this

  • Tazmania89

    Posted Dec 4, 2009 5:03 pm PT

    MGS4 is just amazing !!! and it deserves to win .

  • NIGHTMARE-3c

    Posted Nov 11, 2009 2:02 am PT

    MGS4 BEST GAME EVER!

  • msnsystem posted Oct 13, 2009 7:53 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    msnsystem

    Posted Oct 13, 2009 7:53 am PT (hide)

    i prefer burnout
    its fun
    a game fun
    not a movie fun

  • dipdish posted Oct 1, 2009 2:15 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    dipdish

    Posted Oct 1, 2009 2:15 pm PT (hide)

    I don't play stealth action games, so MGS means nothing to me. =) And, GTA games are always fun.

  • CrazyFury

    Posted Sep 29, 2009 11:33 pm PT

    I knew once I saw MGS4 on the list it would win due to its outstanding game series history and graphics. If you haven't played 1 to 3 don't bother with it because you will be confused with the story. It's a story from 1 to 4. And not just individual gamestory telling.

  • ShootumUP26

    Posted Sep 12, 2009 1:59 pm PT

    im protecting my chicken form dokken

  • danymx777

    Posted Sep 2, 2009 11:56 am PT

    i start this game like 8 months ago....but only advance at laughing octupus boss...i stop playing there...is a fantastic game...i dont want to finish im....its ridiculous...but true---I LOVE MGS4

  • mc0375

    Posted Aug 30, 2009 10:47 am PT

    gta 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Freaksavior

    Posted Aug 29, 2009 11:11 am PT

    I think MGS4 deserved it.....I've never played it...but it looks really, really good. From what they've said and what I've heard, it just sounds amazing. The Japanese make some good games don't they

  • canucks247

    Posted Aug 22, 2009 2:10 pm PT

    NHl 09

  • hiphophippy27

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 12:53 pm PT

    Carminesqueez

    This isn't the "Game that Everyone played" award. This is the "Best game of the year" award. The one that was the best, no matter how many people played it.

    MGS4 won because it was the best game of the year.

  • OMEGA_X99

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 12:46 pm PT

    i have xbox 360 and ps3 but it was mgs4 the best game ever

  • superluigi888 posted Aug 10, 2009 10:41 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    superluigi888

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 10:41 am PT (hide)

    gta 4 should of won i dont have ps3 like carmensqueez said and cause u can jack lots of cars and its fun

  • BasicLogic

    Posted Aug 9, 2009 7:16 pm PT

    Wow, that was anti-climactic.

  • Talon0

    Posted Aug 4, 2009 3:18 pm PT

    This game deserved the award, easily. It's not just an accomplishment when it comes to video games, it's a landmark title simply in terms of how a story can be told. I never felt that I was taken out of MGS4's world, or that what I was experiencing at any given moment in the game wasn't downright incredible. MGS4 is the best title of 2008, and one of the best games ever made.

  • Gamerofgames09

    Posted Aug 2, 2009 7:43 pm PT

    All nice games

  • AmazedTony123 posted Jul 12, 2009 1:13 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    AmazedTony123

    Posted Jul 12, 2009 1:13 pm PT (hide)

    wow thats bull!!! Fallout 3 is way better than Metal Gear Solid 4

  • Carminesqueez posted Jul 9, 2009 2:57 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Carminesqueez

    Posted Jul 9, 2009 2:57 am PT (hide)

    imo, GTA IV > MGS.. nothing against MGS but the reason i said GTA IV is it was available on all 3 platforms. MGS was just out there for PS3. yes it was a great game. but how can it be game of the year, when other gamers didn't had the chance to play it because they don't have PS3... so it should be GTA imo. if they wouldnt agree for GTA due to problems it had, then i guess L4D maybe. The point is, you cant pick a game as game of the year when most gamers did not had the chance to play it.

  • Marciopvzsk8

    Posted Jul 6, 2009 11:30 am PT

    I WISH I HAD PS3 just to play MGS T_T
    I just finished 1st and 2nd one! i need ps3 ._.

  • nikola96

    Posted Jun 20, 2009 9:38 am PT

    the wold ends with you pffffff
    what is that?????

  • Darkness245

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 8:29 pm PT

    the best game.... MGS4

  • mayo98wiz

    Posted Jun 12, 2009 11:48 am PT

    Why is everyone in love with braid?

  • 02050muh

    Posted Jun 11, 2009 7:12 am PT

    braid is one of nominee???? wt...* is gamespot thinking???????????

  • jmoussa1987

    Posted Jun 2, 2009 4:52 am PT

    a great year for gaming - that was 08

  • Aineokalos posted May 30, 2009 7:55 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Aineokalos

    Posted May 30, 2009 7:55 am PT (hide)

    fallout is better than that.

  • 1995_1996_1997

    Posted May 28, 2009 8:27 am PT

    mgs4 deserved it.gta4 is nothing compared to mgs4.

  • lindseyiluvyou

    Posted May 22, 2009 12:37 pm PT

    yea i agree 1b2b3b god of war 3 will own everything.

  • 1b2b3b posted May 22, 2009 5:02 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    1b2b3b

    Posted May 22, 2009 5:02 am PT (hide)

    gta 4 is the best ,it is better than mgs 4 ,also god of war 3 will be the best game in the world

  • lindseyiluvyou

    Posted May 20, 2009 1:23 pm PT

    Wow you people who say it shouldve came to the 360 why dont you fanboys WAKE THE FU** UP?!?!?! Its been an exclusive since number one and its not gonna stop there. In case you 360 fanboys forgot ps3 not only came out after 360 they got better exclusives and actually work on the graphics and try to make it look the best ever unlike microsoft. MGS4 is a pure ps3 game and always will be

  • cardkoda

    Posted May 19, 2009 9:40 pm PT

    Its still funny how many people think that MGS4 is coming to another system. It isn't. Seriously you've gotta be kidding if you think that it will

  • SolidCactuar88 posted May 11, 2009 2:22 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    SolidCactuar88

    Posted May 11, 2009 2:22 pm PT (hide)

    I LOVED MGS4 but felt kind of awkward at first with Octo Camo and not changing to start menu and manually doing it myself. Anyone else feel that way?

  • robertcain

    Posted May 11, 2009 10:27 am PT

    MGS4 deserves to win. If GTA4 had been perfect then that would have won

  • kunal84

    Posted Apr 30, 2009 7:00 am PT

    MGS4 ALL THE WAY

  • Decepticon_11

    Posted Apr 29, 2009 9:02 pm PT

    MGS4 is my fav game. This is what every game should be like.

  • totalwarlover

    Posted Apr 28, 2009 5:52 pm PT

    I can't believe Braid and Burnout Paradise are nominees!
    Wake up Gamespot!!BRAID??!!

  • Wtfcantgetname

    Posted Apr 28, 2009 11:23 am PT

    Getting a ps3 in 6 days and i cant wait!!! this is the first game im getting definitely all the other mgs games i loved

  • markbriones3 posted Apr 20, 2009 2:53 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    markbriones3

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 2:53 am PT (hide)

    too bad mgs4 is ps3 exclusive. sounds like a very good game with a story in it. games should be like this like mass effect and gta 4.

  • wiiwiiwii22

    Posted Apr 19, 2009 7:04 pm PT

    i agree and second place is grand theft auto

  • GuilSSJ

    Posted Apr 18, 2009 5:44 pm PT

    MGS4 deserve it

  • secondomen posted Apr 17, 2009 12:01 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    secondomen

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 12:01 pm PT (hide)

    This is about the only reason I would own a PS3. 1 reason isnt worth the $400+ price tag tho. Ill wait for it to come to 360 or PC in a couple years.

  • ayhokkuu posted Apr 14, 2009 5:29 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    ayhokkuu

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 5:29 pm PT (hide)

    u know what. this game is the best game i have ever played. not my favorite, but the best. can anyone out there say anything thats bad about mgs4. didn't think so. if you did, look it up and you'll find your wrong. gow2, i've played it, it's not bad. but who out there can say i didn't like this, this, this, and this. exactly my point. when you play mgs4, you don't think about the good things about it. you just feel that it's... right, or normal. that's why you punks out there that don't know what the f your saying need to f off. i mean, i'm not trying to be a jack @$$. i'm just saying you are. i have lots of friends at my school that say that cod4 is better, and that fc2 is better, and ac is better and bfbc is better and i just want to shoot them down and throw them down a well. i say "why do you think it's better?" they say "it just is."... that's detailed for ya! (that's their way of saying it's not but they want it to be. and for god knows what reason. all you mother f-ers out there that say this is a bad game. why? why do you think it's a bad game. now let me tell you why you favored game IS a bad game ( or at least worse). anyways, not trying to be a fanboy but this game is the best game ever made. not my favorite, but the best.

  • ureolympichero

    Posted Apr 13, 2009 6:48 am PT

    wow, positive comments on gamespot! I don't own a PS3 but god I wish I did, just to play MGS4. I like movie-games, there's no reason why a great game can't have a great story behind it.

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