Comments on: Game of the Year considerations http://www.8bitninja.com/2009/11/25/game-of-the-year-considerations/ The professional website of Richard Mitchell, Video Game Journalist Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:26:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tyrone Hawk http://www.8bitninja.com/2009/11/25/game-of-the-year-considerations/comment-page-1/#comment-41425 Tyrone Hawk Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:56:41 +0000 http://www.8bitninja.com/?p=1335#comment-41425 Totally agree on your selection, Richard. Twisted Pixel has earned the Best XBLA development award for accomplishing what no one else did: take a simple approach, a fast idea, develop it, and give us a great XBLA title. Of course, it also ads to the formula that they are doing what other lazy developers aren't: give us gamerpics, themes and Avatar props for our support on buying this great title. Need we say more? Totally agree on your selection, Richard. Twisted Pixel has earned the Best XBLA development award for accomplishing what no one else did: take a simple approach, a fast idea, develop it, and give us a great XBLA title. Of course, it also ads to the formula that they are doing what other lazy developers aren’t: give us gamerpics, themes and Avatar props for our support on buying this great title. Need we say more?

]]> By: Adam M O'Neill http://www.8bitninja.com/2009/11/25/game-of-the-year-considerations/comment-page-1/#comment-40153 Adam M O'Neill Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:52:46 +0000 http://www.8bitninja.com/?p=1335#comment-40153 My Picks: Batman: Arkham Asylum Shadow Complex ‘Splosion Man Torchlight Borderlands Also for consideration: Saints Row 2 (January PC Release) Mirror's Edge (January PC Release) Moon Skate 2 LocoRoco 2 Flower Street Fighter IV GTA IV: TLaD (not sure if it counts but...) Dawn of War II Halo Wars GTA: Chinatown Wars The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena Braid (Windows April, Mac May, PS3 November) Zeno Clash Halo 3: ODST My Picks:

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Shadow Complex
‘Splosion Man
Torchlight
Borderlands

Also for consideration:

Saints Row 2 (January PC Release)
Mirror’s Edge (January PC Release)
Moon
Skate 2
LocoRoco 2
Flower
Street Fighter IV
GTA IV: TLaD (not sure if it counts but…)
Dawn of War II
Halo Wars
GTA: Chinatown Wars
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Braid (Windows April, Mac May, PS3 November)
Zeno Clash
Halo 3: ODST

]]> By: Mortal2God http://www.8bitninja.com/2009/11/25/game-of-the-year-considerations/comment-page-1/#comment-40151 Mortal2God Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:25:57 +0000 http://www.8bitninja.com/?p=1335#comment-40151 Funny enough I agree with you on the choice of Game of the year and my list of games that I haven't played yet is much longer than yours trust me, I just jumped in a few months ago after leaving the nintendo only policy behind me. Splosion man is one of the games I did play and is actually my favourite game. I know there are some excellent games out there but mostly they are sequels that we have come to except superb quality from. Splosion man was something new, innovative and just crazy, developed by a small studio who took the risk to do something original likewise the Maw that I haven't played yet unfortunately. I really hope they get some recognition because that's the kind of developers we need and as a prospective employee for the industry (currently a student) that's the kind of studio and games I would love to work for. Put it simply Splosion Man is the first game I managed to get my girlfriend to play with me and as she is a doctor is a bit hard to actually get her involved but splosion man with its attractiveness and just amazingly simple but very effective gameplay managed the impossible. Firstly a big thanks to the developers and really looking forward to Comic Jumper! Secondly Sensei really love the podcast and have been listening to you guys for some time now unfortunately I did not manage to contact you guys yet with an email being really busy as usual you have much more fans that you can think of! Keep up the good work and great choice! All the best! Funny enough I agree with you on the choice of Game of the year and my list of games that I haven’t played yet is much longer than yours trust me, I just jumped in a few months ago after leaving the nintendo only policy behind me. Splosion man is one of the games I did play and is actually my favourite game. I know there are some excellent games out there but mostly they are sequels that we have come to except superb quality from. Splosion man was something new, innovative and just crazy, developed by a small studio who took the risk to do something original likewise the Maw that I haven’t played yet unfortunately. I really hope they get some recognition because that’s the kind of developers we need and as a prospective employee for the industry (currently a student) that’s the kind of studio and games I would love to work for. Put it simply Splosion Man is the first game I managed to get my girlfriend to play with me and as she is a doctor is a bit hard to actually get her involved but splosion man with its attractiveness and just amazingly simple but very effective gameplay managed the impossible.

Firstly a big thanks to the developers and really looking forward to Comic Jumper!

Secondly Sensei really love the podcast and have been listening to you guys for some time now unfortunately I did not manage to contact you guys yet with an email being really busy as usual you have much more fans that you can think of! Keep up the good work and great choice!

All the best!

]]> By: Kryptinite http://www.8bitninja.com/2009/11/25/game-of-the-year-considerations/comment-page-1/#comment-40150 Kryptinite Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:30:30 +0000 http://www.8bitninja.com/?p=1335#comment-40150 That's crazy to think that Halo Wars came out this year. I forgot about that. That’s crazy to think that Halo Wars came out this year. I forgot about that.

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