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Jetherik
02-16-2006, 12:09 PM
Here are the results of the Game of the Year polls.

PC - Civilization 4 (http://www.gametab.com/pc/civilization.iv/4116/) 35.42% (F.E.A.R. (http://www.gametab.com/pc/fear/2719/) was a close second with 32.29%).

Game Cube - hands down winner with 90.35% of the votes - Resident Evil 4 (http://www.gametab.com/gcn/resident.evil.4/2993/).

PS2 also was close - Shadow of the Colossus (http://www.gametab.com/ps2/shadow.of.the.colossus/3649/) at 37.93% and then God of War (http://www.gametab.com/ps2/god.of.war/2681/) 34.48%

Xbox - Psychonauts (http://www.gametab.com/xbox/psychonauts/3633/) won with 38.86%

Handheld - Mario Kart (http://www.gametab.com/ds/mario.kart.ds/2756/) at 38.68%

Any surprises?
copasetic
02-16-2006, 12:13 PM
What held up psychonauts from more votes?
Atorak
02-16-2006, 12:15 PM
Jeez, the only game I played on that whole list was F.E.A.R.!

My gaming choices STINK.
Ultima Thulian
02-16-2006, 12:15 PM
I was pleasantly surprised by Psychonauts' Xbox victory. It seems people have voted wisely for the most part. None of the games on the list are undeserving of praise.
Ultima Thulian
02-16-2006, 12:16 PM
Jeez, the only game I played on that whole list was F.E.A.R.!

My gaming choices STINK.

:p

You know, RE:4 is now $20(GCN). It's also on the PS2 and coming soon to the PC. You should really give that game a shot. If you dug F.E.A.R., then'll probably dig RE:4.
gzsfrk
02-16-2006, 12:18 PM
I completely agree with Psychonauts on the Xbox. It breaks my heart to see that it didn't do as well in sales as it deserved to--not just because I want Tim Schafer to succeed wildly, but also because it doesn't bode well for the odds of additional quirky, creative, outside-the-box games like this in the future.

Granted, the gameplay itself in Psychonauts was nothing groundbreaking, but who says all innovation has to be in controls and play mechanics? What made the game great was the original artistic style and the superlative voiceover work. It was always the same thing with the occasional exceptional adventure game like Day of the Tentacle--exploring, picking up things, and using them in different places was by no means an original implementation of adventure gameplay, but it was the incredibly fun environment and wacky story that made it excel.

Kudos to Tim and company--may financial fortune shine brighter on any of your future quality endeavors.
Cool AN
02-16-2006, 12:22 PM
I am surprised that Shadow of the Colossus was the PS 2 goty, but that is pretty much it.
Atorak
02-16-2006, 12:25 PM
Wow, I really think I need to bite the bullet and pick up Psychonauts. I have a 360, does anyone know if the XBox version is compatible?

Are the PC and XBox version identical? I think I'd rather slump down on the couch and play this one on my TV...


Edit: HOLY! Psychonauts for PC is only $9.99 at GoGamer.com!!!! (http://www.gogamer.com/cgi-bin/GoGamer.storefront/SESSIONID/Product/View/001PSYC)
Nite_Moogle
02-16-2006, 12:26 PM
:p

You know, RE:4 is now $20(GCN). It's also on the PS2 and coming soon to the PC. You should really give that game a shot. If you dug F.E.A.R., then'll probably dig RE:4.
Do not buy RE4 for the PC unless you enjoy Starforce copy protection raping your system.
Ultima Thulian
02-16-2006, 12:28 PM
Do not buy RE4 for the PC unless you enjoy Starforce copy protection raping your system.

True, true. But the joy of RE: 4 is worth rape...uh...foget I said that.
Ultima Thulian
02-16-2006, 12:30 PM
Wow, I really think I need to bite the bullet and pick up Psychonauts. I have a 360, does anyone know if the XBox version is compatible?

Are the PC and XBox version identical? I think I'd rather slump down on the couch and play this one on my TV...


Edit: HOLY! Psychonauts for PC is only $9.99 at GoGamer.com!!!! (http://www.gogamer.com/cgi-bin/GoGamer.storefront/SESSIONID/Product/View/001PSYC)

Supposedly, yes. I've never played the PC version, but as long as you don't mind using a keyboard/mouse setup (or snagging a PC controller) to play a platformer with, then yeah, I'd say so.
Blade
02-16-2006, 12:41 PM
Get the PC version of Psychonauts.

I pretty much agree with these results entirely.
51|RandoM
02-16-2006, 12:41 PM
No technical reason you can't play the pc version from your couch, only logistical ones. :-)
Mozgus
02-16-2006, 12:56 PM
Do not buy RE4 for the PC unless you enjoy Starforce copy protection raping your system.
Starforce still has not been mentioned for this game, but don't let that stop you from spreading the bullshit, no sir.
TheKeck
02-16-2006, 12:59 PM
Jeez, the only game I played on that whole list was F.E.A.R.!


Same here! :eek:
Magnanimous Gnome
02-16-2006, 01:01 PM
The only one I've played is Mario Kart, which is definitely fun. I actually prefer the single player in it though.

I have a copy of RE4 for the Cube, but I haven't even opened it yet. :shame:
RandomViolence
02-16-2006, 01:08 PM
The only one I've played is Mario Kart, which is definitely fun. I actually prefer the single player in it though.

I have a copy of RE4 for the Cube, but I haven't even opened it yet. :shame:

Holy fuck! I made a sig!

I heart you, Gnome.
Nite_Moogle
02-16-2006, 01:08 PM
Starforce still has not been mentioned for this game, but don't let that stop you from spreading the bullshit, no sir.
Yes, because no other Ubisoft-published game has Starforce and therefore there is no precedent for it. If it does not have Starforce I will be very surprised.
Atorak
02-16-2006, 01:19 PM
No technical reason you can't play the pc version from your couch, only logistical ones. :-)

Heh, yeah there is! I bought one of those new HP DLP sets, and I'm still waiting for the firmware update. Some of the sets have issues connecting a PC to the TV, mine is one of them.

*sigh*

I think I'm going to run to Best Buy and pick up Psychonauts for the XBox. Couch for teh win!!1!
The Letter 3
02-16-2006, 01:20 PM
I find it interesting that the overwhelming GC game of the year (and, for many, overall game of the year) is Resident Evil 4... a violent, scary, game full of blood! How wonderful that the best "mature" game of last year was on the GC!
King Drewsky
02-16-2006, 01:25 PM
Suprised? Sort of. I think top games from 2004 should still be considered if they were released close to the end of 2004 and were still highly populated at the end of 2005. Both WoW and Halo2 deserve honors because most of the gamers I know still play one or the other regularly.

Also, GTA:SA was not included on the Xbox voting list and that is the one I would have voted for. Psycho was a good concept and was unique in a lot of aspects, but when you boil it down to its basics it still was an old-school platformer that made you collect useless doodads.
Pumped'Up
02-16-2006, 01:37 PM
How did RE4 on PS2 rate against to SotC and GoW?
Abash Alarmist
02-16-2006, 01:42 PM
Suprised? Sort of. I think top games from 2004 should still be considered if they were released close to the end of 2004 and were still highly populated at the end of 2005. Both WoW and Halo2 deserve honors because most of the gamers I know still play one or the other regularly.

Also, GTA:SA was not included on the Xbox voting list and that is the one I would have voted for. Psycho was a good concept and was unique in a lot of aspects, but when you boil it down to its basics it still was an old-school platformer that made you collect useless doodads.

1) Which is why those two games got game of the year honors in 2004. Given that rationale, we would have to award Counter Strike(:Source) game of the year over and over because of the amount of people playing it. Not going to happen.

2) GTA:SA was horrible. It was rehashed of the same ol' with a new map and a new story (which also had a horrible backdrop: Gangs? Please. Give me back the Mafia in GTA3 and GTA:VC.) It also was released in 2004 (I believe) on the PS2 and was only transferred to the Xbox in 2005; same game, different platform, therefore not 2005 GOTY material.

3) Your useless Doodad could apply to any game. Thats the point of the game, is to collect your useless Doodads to become stronger.
Abash Alarmist
02-16-2006, 01:48 PM
How did RE4 on PS2 rate against to SotC and GoW?
13.79% or 20 votes.
Magnanimous Gnome
02-16-2006, 01:55 PM
Holy fuck! I made a sig!

I heart you, Gnome.


No problem man - that was a hilarious post! I only wish that I could have fit the entire thing in my sig!
Kelegacy
02-16-2006, 02:03 PM
I am surprised that Shadow of the Colossus was the PS 2 goty, but that is pretty much it.
It deserved the mantle of GoTY. Really, it is beyond most anything you can experience on the consoles. This is why I love my PS2...diversity and inventive experiences.
Cha-Ka
02-16-2006, 02:06 PM
I'm depressed that so many people thought SotC was decent, let alone award winning. That game was almost entirely devoid of content! Boss battles and horseback riding to do not a game make!

*sigh*

/crawls back into cave
fitbabits
02-16-2006, 02:11 PM
I'm depressed that so many people thought SotC was decent, let alone award winning. That game was almost entirely devoid of content! Boss battles and horseback riding to do not a game make!

*sigh*

/crawls back into cave
Ah, but you're looking only at the surface - scratch beneath it and you'll soon find yourself immersed in one of the most thought-provoking games this year. A well deserved GotY!
thecrazyd
02-16-2006, 02:14 PM
It deserved the mantle of GoTY. Really, it is beyond most anything you can experience on the consoles. This is why I love my PS2...diversity and inventive experiences.
With the exception of Psychonauts, I would agree with you. It is definitely my second choice.
a|A
02-16-2006, 02:14 PM
not nearly enough psychonauts votes!
great game that!
Spigot
02-16-2006, 02:17 PM
I'm really happy that SotC made it for GOTY. I know most people who played it would agree that it deserves it, but I'm surprised that it didn't get trampled by some other, lesser game.

Just goes to show the calibre of people on the EvAv boards. Nice to see that no sports title with the year 2006 in the title made the list.
Ultima Thulian
02-16-2006, 02:17 PM
Ah, but you're looking only at the surface - scratch beneath it and you'll soon find yourself immersed in one of the most thought-provoking games this year. A well deserved GotY!

Agreed, but I did love God of War. The game rewards you for being a sadistic, murderous asshole. Of course I loved it!
danhoo
02-16-2006, 02:19 PM
Ah, but you're looking only at the surface - scratch beneath it and you'll soon find yourself immersed in one of the most thought-provoking games this year. A well deserved GotY!

Right. SoTC really evokes a certain atmosphere that may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I found fascinating. Play through the whole thing, and you'll probably find yourself thinking about it long afterwards. If you've only gone through the first couple of Colossi and written it off as a bunch of boss battles, you didn't really, as fitbabits puts it, immerse yourself enough.
fitbabits
02-16-2006, 02:21 PM
Agreed, but I did love God of War. The game rewards you for being a sadistic, murderous asshole. Of course I loved it!
I can't wait to finally get my hands on God of War - it's been a long time since I last played it. Who knows, I may end up preferring it over SotC!
Kefkataran
02-16-2006, 02:24 PM
Both WoW and Halo2 deserve honors because most of the gamers I know still play one or the other regularly.

They both won lots in 2004, thus completely nulling your point. Sillyhead.
Kelegacy
02-16-2006, 03:09 PM
Ah, but you're looking only at the surface - scratch beneath it and you'll soon find yourself immersed in one of the most thought-provoking games this year. A well deserved GotY!
Did you ever truly play it or are you full of dookie? Did you at least get past the first Colossus? I don't want you defending a game you haven't played, you turkey. (changed from wop, which means something different than I thought. I'm an idjit)

:)
Taco
02-16-2006, 03:26 PM
ya wop

I find that highly insulting.




Not really. Go Civ4.
SMES
02-16-2006, 03:32 PM
I think I'm going to run to Best Buy and pick up Psychonauts for the XBox. Couch for teh win!!1!

You mentioned that you have a 360, but I must note that Psychonauts for Xbox does not work on the 360. You need an original Xbox.
fitbabits
02-16-2006, 04:57 PM
Did you ever truly play it or are you full of dookie? Did you at least get past the first Colossus? I don't want you defending a game you haven't played, you turkey. (changed from wop, which means something different than I thought. I'm an idjit)

:)
Some things are best left unsaid. I'll let you figure it out for yourself.
Frogleg Special
02-16-2006, 05:00 PM
I've bought, rented or played all of them except for Mario Kart. The only game I've played each Sunday afternoon again & again is Civ IV. It's no Alpha Centauri or Master of Orion but it sure beats most current games in terms of replayability.
Spigot
02-16-2006, 05:07 PM
I think he meant fop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fop).

Which, of course, means that Kelegacy's portrait now resembles this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Le-bourgeois-gentilhomme.jpg/180px-Le-bourgeois-gentilhomme.jpg
Kefkataran
02-16-2006, 05:31 PM
That's almost enough to make me wish we DID have avatars.
Kyle Jones
02-17-2006, 02:33 PM
Get the PC version of Psychonauts.

I pretty much agree with these results entirely.

I get weird pop static with Psychonauts, so I think my onboard soundcard doesn't like it. I've tried all the tweaks I could find to fix it, got it all patched up, but still problems arise. Not a biggie though, as I enjoyed it even with those, and I'm sure it'll be one of those games that comes off my shelf every once and a while for a quick bout of awesome.

I wasn't suprised by this list, really. I love my copy of Mario Kart, I only wish I had more friends around here to play it multiplayer with. I'd try to do the online stuff, but I enjoy it so much more to just sit around and play with my friends right near by, ya know? I'm glad all the games that won were good games, as well.