A lot of people had more fun with other games. Apparently not GS. Although I'd be quite interested in knowing what Kevin V voted for.

xsubtownerx

I had heaps of fun with many games in '09.... But Demons Souls was the most [gaming] fun I've had in years - Although I think I may be confusing fun with adrenaline addiction... Regardless, I look back on the several weeks of no sleep, no food, no social interaction as fantastic.

For PSN, yes, but it came out for XBLA last year.

ferrarimanf355

Cheers - Thats what I thought...

Its really becoming a:

"Spiderman Is sick versus a Apocalypse now is sick" kinda argument.

Personally, I don't think an improved rehash of another game (AKA RE5, MW2, UC2, AC2) deserves GOTYand a new game IP with real innovation, atmosphere, and depth does not.

This is the first time in a long time GameSpot has made the right choice... I'm so tired of "lack of innovation" being praised. This is a message to the game publishers - Stop making the same thing with better visuals, more explosions (AKA:RE5, MW2, UC2, AC2), or the same thing with twice as much of the same thing (AKA: DA:O, GTA4, MGS4, SIMS 3).

Give us something new, exciting, entertaining, challenging and worth the $60 you expect us to pay...

Maybe i'm just showing my age... Most of those "Should have been GOTY" were game of the year last year, year before and the year before that... It's so refreshing to get something different put in the lights.

The real GOTY is H2Overdrive, but GamrSpot has an anti-arcade bias. :cry:

ferrarimanf355

I really liked BRAID... Another huge breath of fresh air.

But cant remember if that came out this year or last???

Sorry you don't understand how gameplay designs they made can make someone frustrated and not want to play it.

SpideR_CentS

Actually I completely understand... Hence why I mentioned my wife's experience with Demons Souls. But the issues you describe were never issues for me... The way you played the game is the issue.

And regarding the story - Yes the background story was pretty basic... The story behind the characters was incredibly deep. Demons Souls story was based on characters and what happened to the characters in their worlds. But if you couldn't grasp the game play, I'm not surprised you missed the attention to detail that went into the strange characters you meet and interact with.

Did you pick up on the infinity that is the game...? They continually refer to "It all happening before" and then once you complete the game, and play it again NG+, you realise that you were the one that played it before and vanquished the old one. The cycle neatly repeats within itself.

This is another factor that really elevates Demons Souls - It's not a Hollywood blockbuster narrative. It's a subtle narrative that is only grasped through playing the game in full, paying attention to your surroundings talking to all the supporting characters.

Just not enough 20-minute cut scenes spelling it all out I guess.

Doesn't matter where I was. lets say 30mins in, die, have to repeat 30 mins of fighting to get where I was, 10 mins more, die have to repest 40 mins. This trial and error gaming went out in '95 imo.I have too many games and not enough time to repeat the same ish over and over.

SpideR_CentS

And this is where we are on completely different pages.... I HATE and LOATH modern gaming. Check-points every 5-mins... Friendly AI that clears the room for me while I just hang back... Run through short games without any challenge then pat myself on the back and tell myself "Good Achievement" and "Man I'm a Hard core gamer".

Fact is that if you had to seriously repeat Demons Souls levels over and over and over, you were not understanding how to play it... You were playing it like all the other mindless games that are pumped out every 6-months.

Dragon God was the only boss that screwed me... Died countless times... But guess what...? I wasn't doing it right. I wasn't thinking. Soon as I realised I wasn't paying attention, defeated the boss straight away.

I watched my wife try and play Demons Souls - She was interested to see why I was so in love with it - The game destroyed her over and over. She told me it was a pile of crap and didn't want to play it ever again... My response was simple "You should be using your shield".

Anyway... The Demons haters shouldn't be too worried, as history shows, there are very few games like Demons Souls, but you can be sure there will be over 100 mindless shooting games released within the next 12 months and you wont be forced to play anymore like Demons Souls for a while.

Can't believe how many tards are complaining about Demons winning - Though it would have been the case no matter what game won.

Profiling a Demons Souls hater:

a) Never even played it - But loaded with opinion on it

b) Only have an Xbox 360 and PS3 couldn't possibly have any games worth playing

c) Couldn't get past Phalanx Demon because button mashing was ineffective

d) Game required too much practice and intelligence to play

e) Would have played it if it had guns, replaced the knight with a space marine, dropped the 3rd person part and went with 1st person, and then placed the story on rails.

f) Was not released in their home country

I'm not a big fan of Halo past Halo 1 or CoD past CoD2... BUT I completely understand why they are so popular... They are easy to get into, easy to understand, easy to play... 1-minute or 5-hours the experience is consistent and enjoyable.

Personally, I have had many, many, many, many greater game experiences beyond MW 1 (MW2 haven't played yet) and Halo 2 (H3 never gonna play)... They don't deserve the hype they get because its manufactured hype proven by the enormous marketing budgets accompanied with the games. Hype should be reserved for the greatest works of art/game... Unfortunately that's not how our cultures have evolved in recent history.

To each their own... Just enjoy your games!

When I hear Modern Warfare 3 or Halo:LMNOP is coming I feel like this...

Pleeeeez! Someone must know that i'm..

a) Correct. No more ranked servers

b) Doing something wrong

c) Playin an old game and should not expect much

:D

All the Bad Company Hype got me playing Bad Company 1 - Except seems like no matter what (Even when selecting ranked games) I dont get any experience or gain in rank...?

What is up with that...?