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The 2006 Game Developer's Choice Award Nominees
While most websites and organizations have already handed out their 2006 awards, arguably the most respected awards have yet to be decided. Early next month, the Game Developer's Choice Awards will be distributed in a ceremony at GDC. Today, the nominees for last year's best of the best have been announced. The best game category is another shootout between Gears of War, Twilight Princess, and Oblivion, with Clover Studios' Okami joining the other three in the fight for the ultimate award. Each of these games did very well otherwise; Oblivion netted four nominees, Okami and Gears three each, and Zelda following up with a respectable two.
Gears of War, Oblivion and Okami deserve to have awards. Not to be a troll or anything but zelda shouldn't get awards. Let me explain. Graphics wise, it doesn't set any new standards. Even the controls are nothing to jump for joy about(Wii sports and Raymond have better controls). The storyline is the same ol thing (get hookshot....get bow...). The new experience besides being able to use the wiimote is to change into a wolf. The muddy textures and horrible music pissed me off. Just because this franchise has been with us since we were young it doesn't mean we should write off the inaccuracies within the games. Sorry nintendo fans.
Goes to Google.
Searches around for numerous discussion boards filled with Xbox 360 owners talking about Gears of War.
Sees almost nothing but bitching and complaints about:
* Network disconnects
* Lag, lag, lag
* No one playing ranked matches
* People desperately waiting for a patch
* People angrily complaining about the patch
* Fundamentally broken online gameplay
Although you do have to hand it Epic, they did go head to head with a mediocre shooter with guys in shiny metal armor against the vast library of other quality Xbox 360 games last November/December like Viva Pinata, and, uh...
Ok, oblivion was a nice game and finally brought an good RPG to the console, but lets be honest, it wasnt thát great. It had nice graphics and stuff, but way more could be pulled out of our Xbox 360's. If I could vote my vote would go to GoW, although its nothing more then a good looking shooter with some new actions. In my oppinion a game should win an award when its addictive and makes u wanna keep playing, and thats what GoW is and what Oblivion isnt.
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I have Oblivion, Zelda, and Gears, and all three of these games are worthy nominees for Game of the Year. But what about Final Fantasy XII? This game has many strengths as well, and although I admit that it competes with Oblivion for the long-as-heck single-player RPG niche, Okami does the same with regards to Zelda. In any case, its art direction, unique combat system, musical score, and storyline are top-notch.
Personally I'd give it to Oblivion, but all four of those games (haven't played Okami) deserve high praise.
Really, it's been a great year for gaming! I mean, besides those games, I'm busy with Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin for DS and Guild Wars: Nightfall for PC. Most years have far fewer deserving candidates for "best game" than 2006. 2005 had what? Shadow of the Collossus and Guild Wars/WoW?
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