The GRcade Game of the Year Awards 2011 - LAST DAY TO VOTE

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Buffalo wrote:Are you actually going to participate, or just moan about them every year?

It's Herbi, what do you expect?

And here's my ~~partially~~ finished list, I'll update whenever I can:

Overall Game of the Year: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Best Action/Adventure Game: Yakuza 4
Best Fighter: Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition
Best Platformer: Super Mario 3D Land
Best Puzzle Game: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Best Racing Game: Mario Kart 7
Best RPG: Pokémon White/Black
Best Shooter: Rage
Best Sports Game: Motorstorm: Apocalypse (Racing is sport so shush)
The Oddball Award: Dead Island
Import Game of the Year: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (Out in 2010 actually, but got it in 2011 - so skip this if needed to)
Best New Downloadable Game: The Binding of Issac
Best New IP: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Best Retro Re-Release: Guardian Heroes
Best Downloadable Content: n/a
The Innovation Award: LA Noire (For faces expressions)
Best Visuals: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Best Multiplayer: Star Wars: The Old Republic
Developer of the Year: Bethesta
Publisher of the Year: Nintendo (of Europe)
Hardware Platform of the Year: PC
Games Magazine of the Year: GamesTM
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Top Gaming News Story of 2011: PSN Outrage/Hackers everywhere
Biggest Disappointment of 2011: Duke Nukem Forever
Most Anticipated Game of 2012: Mass Effect 3

It seems strange there is not a best writing or storytelling award, it's like saying that contributes nothing to the experience. Yet we have had some awesome contenders this year, like Portal 2, The Witcher 2 and Deus Ex HR. Also, Dragon Age 2 (for all it's failings, it had a very novel and innovative story. How often to you see a game following a three part tragedy in framed narrative?).

This is the same reason I don't take the VGAs seriously. They have an award for "biggest badass" but none for the best story. :fp:

Overall Game of the Year: The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim
Best Audio: Skyrim

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Overall Game of the Year: Portal 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Zelda: Skyward Sword
Best Fighter: Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
Best Platformer: Super Mario 3D Land
Best Puzzle Game: Portal 2
Best Racing Game: Mario Kart 7
Best RPG: Solatorobo: Red The Hunter
Best Shooter: Gears Of War 3
Best Sports Game: FIFA 12
Best Strategy Game: Football Manager 2012
The Oddball Award: LaserCat
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game: LaserCat
Best New IP:
Best Retro Re-Release: Starfox 64 3D
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award: Portal 2
Best Visuals: Batman: Arkham City
Best Audio: Batman: Arkham City
Best Multiplayer: Mario Kart 7
Developer of the Year:
Publisher of the Year:
Best Trailer: SFIII for Xbox Arcade
Hardware Platform of the Year: XBox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: Games TM
Games Website of the Year:
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2011: Hacking and more hacking
Biggest Disappointment of 2011: RAGE
Most Anticipated Game of 2012: Mass Effect 3

Decided to change my 'best audio' decision from Battlefield 3 to Deus Ex. I love the soundtrack so much.

Loads of you still haven't voted, sort it out.

I didnt even see this thread - lol noone reads stickies.

Overall Game of the Year: Skyrim
Best Puzzle Game: Portal 2
Best Racing Game: Forza 4
Best RPG: Skyrim
Best Shooter: BF3
Best Strategy Game: Portal 2
The Oddball Award: Katawa Shoujo
Best New Downloadable Game: Katawa Shoujo
Best New IP: Katawa Shoujo
Best Downloadable Content: Karkand
The Innovation Award: Katawa Shoujo
Best Visuals: BF3
Best Audio: Portal 2
Best Multiplayer: BF3
Developer of the Year:
Publisher of the Year:
Hardware Platform of the Year: PC
Top Gaming News Story of 2011: Hackers, hackers errywhere
Biggest Disappointment of 2011: Dragon Age 2
Most Anticipated Game of 2012: Mass Effect 3 (for better or worse) and Katawa Shoujo

SugarDave wrote:Decided to change my 'best audio' decision from Battlefield 3 to Deus Ex. I love the soundtrack so much.

Yes, it's brilliant. Perfectly sets the mood throughout the whole game, which is what a good gaming soundtrack should do. A lot of people tend to laud big bombastic pieces like the theme music of games (Skyrim obviously haveing the best main theme this year), but it's the stuff that you barely notice, if done right, and may not seem that great when taken out of context, that truly adds to the experience.

Not long left to vote.

This was 10 pages last year, COME ON MAN

Overall Game of the Year: Skyrim
Best Action/Adventure Game: Skyrim
Best Fighter:
Best Platformer:
Best Puzzle Game: LA Noire?
Best Racing Game: F1 2011
Best RPG: Skyrim
Best Shooter: Battlefield 3
Best Sports Game: FIFA 12
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award: jamcc
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game:
Best New IP: LA Noire
Best Retro Re-Release:
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award: LA Noire
Best Visuals: Skyrim
Best Audio: Battlefield 3
Best Multiplayer: FIFA 12
Developer of the Year: Bethesda
Publisher of the Year: Bethesda
Best Trailer: Dead Island
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year:
Games Website of the Year: GRcade :fp:

Games Podcast of the Year: Guys of GRcadia
Top Gaming News Story of 2011: PSN hacking :lol:

Biggest Disappointment of 2011:
Most Anticipated Game of 2012: GTA V

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Overall Game of the Year: Battlefield 3
Best Shooter: Battlefield 3
Best New Downloadable Game: Spacechem
Best Visuals: Battlefield 3
Best Audio: Battlefield 3
Best Multiplayer: Battlefield 3
Best Trailer: Battlefield 3
Hardware Platform of the Year: PC
Games Website of the Year: Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Top Gaming News Story of 2011: Hacking
Biggest Disappointment of 2011: Duke Nukem Forever

I checked my Xbox Live profile before voting and the only games of this year that I've played are LA Noire (PS3), F1 2011, Battlefield 3, FIFA 12 (housemate's) and Skyrim. I probably shouldn't bother voting given the dearth of games there.

Terry Christmas wrote:I checked my Xbox Live profile before voting and the only games of this year that I've played are LA Noire (PS3), F1 2011, Battlefield 3, FIFA 12 (housemate's) and Skyrim. I probably shouldn't bother voting given the dearth of games there.

How did you do that :lol:

I'm not sure I can vote this year. There's been a tonne of games released but most fall in the 'average' category. Still, I suppose I could weed out those average games that are better than the rest.

Overall Game of the Year: Batman: Arkham City
Best Action/Adventure Game: Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Best Fighter:
Best Platformer: Super Mario Land 3D
Best Puzzle Game: Portal 2
Best Racing Game: Mario Kart 7
Best RPG:
Best Shooter: Modern Warfare 3
Best Sports Game: FIFA 12
Best Strategy Game: Ghost Recon - Shadow Wars 3DS
The Oddball Award: Hideo Kojima (Transfarring & fluffing his lines at VGA's 2011 :oops:

)
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game: PullBlox
Best New IP: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Best Retro Re-Release: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award: Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Best Visuals: Uncharted 3
Best Audio: Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Best Multiplayer: Modern Warfare 3
Developer of the Year: Nintendo EAD
Publisher of the Year: Nintendo
Best Trailer: Tomb Raider
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: NGamer
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year: Invisible Walls
Top Gaming News Story of 2011: PSN Hack
Biggest Disappointment of 2011: Gears of War 3
Most Anticipated Game of 2012: Luigi's Mansion 2

Overall Game of the Year: Dead Space 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Gears of War 3
Best Fighter: Dead or Alive: Dimensions
Best Platformer: Rayman Origins
Best Puzzle Game: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Best Racing Game: DiRT 3
Best RPG: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Best Shooter: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Best Sports Game: N/A
Best Strategy Game: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars
The Oddball Award: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Import Game of the Year: Professor Layton and the Last Specter (for London Life)
Best New Downloadable Game: Bastion
Best New IP: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Best Retro Re-Release: StarFox 64 3D
Best Downloadable Content: Gears of War 3: RAAM's Shadow
The Innovation Award: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Best Visuals: Dead Space 2
Best Audio: Dead Space 2
Best Multiplayer: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Developer of the Year: Visceral Games
Publisher of the Year: Nintendo
Best Trailer: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Hardware Platform of the Year: XBOX 360
Games Magazine of the Year: EDGE
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year: Giant Bombcast
Top Gaming News Story of 2011: Hackings
Biggest Disappointment of 2011: N/A
Most Anticipated Game of 2012: The Last Guardian

Subject to change.

Last year wasn't there a plan to deliver the results in a podcast? That'd be cool to do again

Just finished mine now based on what i've actually got around to playing. The only fighter i've played is Street Fighter 3D and I didn't like that so my vote goes for...

Best Fighter: Star Wars: The Old Republic (PVP)

Updated mine

Overall Game of the Year: Skyrim
Best Action/Adventure Game: Batman: Arkham City
Best Fighter:
Best Platformer:
Best Puzzle Game: Portal 2
Best Racing Game: Forza Motorsport 4
Best RPG: Skyrim
Best Shooter: Battlefield 3
Best Sports Game: FIFA 12
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award:
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game:
Best New IP:
Best Retro Re-Release: Halo CE: Anniversary
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award:
Best Visuals: Skyrim
Best Audio: Skyrim
Best Multiplayer: Battlefield 3
Developer of the Year: Bethesda
Publisher of the Year: Bethesda
Best Trailer: Skyrim
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year:
Games Website of the Year:
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2011: PS3 Hacked
Biggest Disappointment of 2011: Demise of Bizarre Creations
Most Anticipated Game of 2012: Halo 4

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