Who will win the Spike's VGA's Game of the Year 2012???

Probably The Walking Dead. None of the other games have as much praise universally than that series. Im still waiting on the disc version in Dec before i pick it up though.navyguy21

[QUOTE="Cheleman"]

the popular one, AKA: Mass Effect 3

Mozelleple112

I'm fine with any of them winning except Journey. If it wins, it may possibly be the most overrated "game" of all timeBPoole96

The one who paid the mostMonsieurX

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]I'm fine with any of them winning except Journey. If it wins, it may possibly be the most overrated "game" of all timedelta3074

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]The one who paid the mostkuraimen

[QUOTE="delta3074"][QUOTE="BPoole96"]I'm fine with any of them winning except Journey. If it wins, it may possibly be the most overrated "game" of all timePinnacleGamingP

Hmmm, personally out of that group the only game I'd pick over it is Dishonored as that's more my cup of tea, and I haven't played The Walking Dead adventure game(which now I would want to given that the 3rd season of that show is actually not hot garbage like the first 2 seasons). Can't comment on Xcom yet as far as the rest of the years lineup goes.

But as it stands I thought Journey was cool. It's one of the few times I've ever cared about the visual side of the game, and it understand the concept of using its visuals and scenery to set a tone of an emotional response. Which sure is a lot of basic stuff(and nowhere near some of the hyperbole gamertwits throw at it sometimes like "it's like controlling a poem") but it was certainly a far more interesting game than

-More f*cking Assassins Creed
-More f*cking Halo
-Mass Effect 3

for my money.

Plus the online stuff was unique, and kind of fun. I was totally surprised how buddy/buddy you could get with the other person without communicating all that much, and was really shocked when I found out it wasn't the same person. Game is very minimalistic, but I like that it messes with the idea of what a game is.

You would think as obsessed as some of the people on this forum are about "gaming is art", "games need to try new things", or "games need to be compelling on an emotional level" and all that jazz that a game like Journey would get some props for what it attempts instead of the countless action games that half ass it.

jg4xchamp

I'll be honest here, I can't really say with any legitimacy I think Journey deserves it above all the others as I've not played any of the others in the above poll yet. But unless those other games are far departures from their predecessors and not just further developments and evolutions on their existing formulas and innovate in some respect (Dishonored excluded obviously as its a new IP), my vote goes to Journey. I have a hard time expressing my enthusiasm for it without spewing hyperbole.

But I think it was one game that was a large (and hugely successful) social experiment, and as you said was quite minimalistic which questioned and challenged what has traditionally defined the medium thus far. For that, it deserves much recognition and it'd please me immensely to see it get GotY. Some may see it as not really that important, but I see the pushing of boundaries and norms (even relatively small ones) as of crucial importance in any form of expression or realm of creativity. Especially in today's market of Halo and AC and ME when taking risks is seldom seen.

btw: agree on The Walking Dead, this season is so far awesome. Much more so than the first two. Can't wait 'till this Sunday...

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]

Hmmm, personally out of that group the only game I'd pick over it is Dishonored as that's more my cup of tea, and I haven't played The Walking Dead adventure game(which now I would want to given that the 3rd season of that show is actually not hot garbage like the first 2 seasons). Can't comment on Xcom yet as far as the rest of the years lineup goes.

But as it stands I thought Journey was cool. It's one of the few times I've ever cared about the visual side of the game, and it understand the concept of using its visuals and scenery to set a tone of an emotional response. Which sure is a lot of basic stuff(and nowhere near some of the hyperbole gamertwits throw at it sometimes like "it's like controlling a poem") but it was certainly a far more interesting game than

-More f*cking Assassins Creed
-More f*cking Halo
-Mass Effect 3

for my money.

Plus the online stuff was unique, and kind of fun. I was totally surprised how buddy/buddy you could get with the other person without communicating all that much, and was really shocked when I found out it wasn't the same person. Game is very minimalistic, but I like that it messes with the idea of what a game is.

You would think as obsessed as some of the people on this forum are about "gaming is art", "games need to try new things", or "games need to be compelling on an emotional level" and all that jazz that a game like Journey would get some props for what it attempts instead of the countless action games that half ass it.

MirkoS77

I'll be honest here, I can't really say with any legitimacy I think Journey deserves it above all the others as I've not played any of the others in the above poll yet. But unless those other games are far departures from their predecessors and not just further developments and evolutions on their existing formulas and innovate in some respect (Dishonored excluded obviously as its a new IP), my vote goes to Journey. I have a hard time expressing my enthusiasm for it without spewing hyperbole.

But I think it was one game that was a large (and hugely successful) social experiment, and as you said was quite minimalistic which questioned and challenged what has traditionally defined the medium thus far. For that, it deserves much recognition and it'd please me immensely to see it get GotY. Some may see it as not really that important, but I see the pushing of boundaries and norms (even relatively small ones) as of crucial importance in any form of expression or realm of creativity. Especially in today's market of Halo and AC and ME when taking risks is seldom seen.

btw: agree on The Walking Dead, this season is so far awesome. Much more so than the first two. Can't wait 'till this Sunday...

No, The Assassin's Creed and Mass Effect franchises took huge risks and were sucessful doing so.texasgoldrush

Huge risks as large as Journey's? I'd like to hear in what respects but I'm tired and headed to bed. Be happy to continue this tomorrow though.

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]I'm fine with any of them winning except Journey. If it wins, it may possibly be the most overrated "game" of all timedelta3074

[QUOTE="texasgoldrush"]No, The Assassin's Creed and Mass Effect franchises took huge risks and were sucessful doing so.MirkoS77

Huge risks as large as Journey's? I'd like to hear in what respects but I'm tired and headed to bed. Be happy to continue this tomorrow though.

[QUOTE="delta3074"][QUOTE="BPoole96"]I'm fine with any of them winning except Journey. If it wins, it may possibly be the most overrated "game" of all timeBPoole96

I'm fine with Dishonored, ME3 or AC3 winning. Problem of The Walking Dead is it's gameplay. We're talking about games after all and gameplay is the most important factor. Gameplay of The Walking Dead mostly walking around, solving really easy puzzles and QTEs. It's more of an interactive movie, not a game.

Haven't played Journey, so can't say anything about it.

[QUOTE="MirkoS77"]

[QUOTE="texasgoldrush"]No, The Assassin's Creed and Mass Effect franchises took huge risks and were sucessful doing so.delta3074

Huge risks as large as Journey's? I'd like to hear in what respects but I'm tired and headed to bed. Be happy to continue this tomorrow though.

So even with all that manpower behind it, it still failed and was a mediocre step up from Assassin's Creed 2. It didn't feel like 600 staff worked on it. :|

[QUOTE="delta3074"][QUOTE="MirkoS77"]

Huge risks as large as Journey's? I'd like to hear in what respects but I'm tired and headed to bed. Be happy to continue this tomorrow though.

Blazerdt47

So even with all that manpower behind it, it still failed and was a mediocre step up from Assassin's Creed 2. It didn't feel like 600 staff worked on it. :|

Failed? It sold 3.5 million copies in it's first week. How is that a failure?

[QUOTE="Blazerdt47"]

[QUOTE="delta3074"]I don't know about ME 3 but Ubisoft threw everything behind assassins creed 3, they put a hell of alot of time, money and man hours into the game. 'Approximately 600 Ubisoft Montreal staff have worked on the project, supported by numerous other Ubi studios including Quebec City, Bucharest and Singapore, and Hutchinson told the latest issue of Edge that this type of massive production is a dying breed.' http://www.computerandvideogames.com/366637/assassins-creed-3-the-last-of-the-triple-a-dinosaurs/megadeth1117

So even with all that manpower behind it, it still failed and was a mediocre step up from Assassin's Creed 2. It didn't feel like 600 staff worked on it. :|

Failed? It sold 3.5 million copies in it's first week. How is that a failure?

[QUOTE="MirkoS77"]

[QUOTE="texasgoldrush"]No, The Assassin's Creed and Mass Effect franchises took huge risks and were sucessful doing so.delta3074

Huge risks as large as Journey's? I'd like to hear in what respects but I'm tired and headed to bed. Be happy to continue this tomorrow though.

Which is to be expected for a game of that scope. Regardless, Assassin's Creed was a proven successful IP with two previous installments at the time of 3's development and release. AAA games may be a dying breed (God one can only hope so) but I don't think it was that much of a gamble at all, just as I don't believe the next Halo or CoD is a big risk. There's no way they would have put such resources behind it if they didn't believe it would be a success. I can pretty much guarantee you if both Journey and AC 3 were presented to a publisher aside each other, the publisher would choose AC 3 every time. Sure, a much heavier investment, but with history and sales numbers to assuage and lessen their doubts.

Journey on the other hand was developed by a very VERY small company (18 people worked on it) with only two relatively small games to their credit before it. Not only that, they decided to move the focus off of game mechanics and more onto the emotional aspect than anything else, and their approach to demonstrate how multiplayer could be effectively utilized in such small a scope and through such rudimentary means yet still enabled each player to work out their own systems of communication was brilliant and risky as it'd never been attempted before.

Ubisoft, as big of a company as it is with other IPs under its belt, could've weathered the storm had AC3 not been successful. Journey was developed by an independent studio with two very basic games in terms of development with a new IP that was changing the focus away from what has made gaming traditionally what they have been known for while experimenting with something never done previously. If Journey had bombed, would Thatgamecompany still be alive? I doubt it.

Using logic the answer is Mass Effect 3.

padaporra

[QUOTE="megadeth1117"]

[QUOTE="Blazerdt47"]

So even with all that manpower behind it, it still failed and was a mediocre step up from Assassin's Creed 2. It didn't feel like 600 staff worked on it. :|

Blazerdt47

Failed? It sold 3.5 million copies in it's first week. How is that a failure?

So because you personally didn't like it, that means it was a complete failure?

dont really care the VGA's are horrible crap advertisement in an awards show diguise I've not watched spike tv since netflix got the next generation series.

The Walking Dead game should win. I haven't played Journey yet but that should be a contender as wellCleanPlayer

AC3 its the most bro game of those,

James161324

Mountain dew.