HF Retro Game of the Year - 2007 - Mass Effet Wins!
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This. I enjoyed Phantom Hourglass, but D/P/P should be there over it.
Of these, it's galaxy for me
The Head Crusher
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I don't like to go with COD for any of these, but most of the games on here are ones I either never played (ME, Uncharted, Portal, etc.) or I played and absolutely hated (Bioshock, TF2)
I speak as a big Zelda fan here; Phantom Hourglass has absolutely no business being on a GOTY list
Gimmicky ass controls with the most annoying main quest component with the stupid ocean king temple re-do after every dungeon. So bad it's the only Zelda game I played and never finished.
As for the rest of the list, I think I have to give it to Halo 3. Not only was the game amazing with the multiplayer (forge especially giving birth to a whole underbelly of custom game types and eventually its own mode in grifball) but the cultural impact it had was stupid. It basically gave birth to the concept of machinma, ruled over xbox live for a good 3 years until reach came out and was played for billions of hours. I dare say we haven't seen a game become that big of a cultural deal since Super Mario Brothers 3.
Gimmicky ass controls with the most annoying main quest component with the stupid ocean king temple re-do after every dungeon. So bad it's the only Zelda game I played and never finished.
As for the rest of the list, I think I have to give it to Halo 3. Not only was the game amazing with the multiplayer (forge especially giving birth to a whole underbelly of custom game types and eventually its own mode in grifball) but the cultural impact it had was stupid. It basically gave birth to the concept of machinma, ruled over xbox live for a good 3 years until reach came out and was played for billions of hours. I dare say we haven't seen a game become that big of a cultural deal since Super Mario Brothers 3.
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tacogeoff
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went with cod4. probably my favorite FPS multiplayer. never had the pleasure of playing bioshock and its too late to go back now.
Never played any of these. However I went with "Rock Band."
Solely because back then it seemed like everyone and their dog (minus me) was playing it.
Solely because back then it seemed like everyone and their dog (minus me) was playing it.
I went with Mass Effect.
Seeing the Citadel for the first time was something I likely won't forget ever. I know Mass Effect 2 is probably more universally loved than the original one, but for me this was the best one. It could be nostalgia talking. I have to fire it up again some day.
Seeing the Citadel for the first time was something I likely won't forget ever. I know Mass Effect 2 is probably more universally loved than the original one, but for me this was the best one. It could be nostalgia talking. I have to fire it up again some day.
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This is a really good choice too, me and my buddies played the absolute shit out of rock band
NyQuil
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NyQuil
Big F$&*in Q
I posted this in the other thread but it really belongs here:
I was blown away by Mass Effect because of the seeming realism of the universe.
There was a lot of attention to detail in terms of the history, races, technology. It made the plot that much more engaging. The look and feel was stellar. The soundtrack was epic.
That wonder was never really replicated in Mass Effect 2 and 3, simply because the ground had already been broken.
They were obviously better games, but I'm not sure if they were better gaming experiences for me.
But that's typically the way it goes for the first of any ground-breaking series, whether it be a book, movie or game.
I was actually behind the curve on Mass Effect - I wasn't all that interested in a new intellectual property after the Baldur's Gate games and KOTOR, but it was Bioware so I gave it a whirl.
They followed up with Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age : Origins back to back (in the same year?) and it probably represented the zenith of Bioware IMO.
I was blown away by Mass Effect because of the seeming realism of the universe.
There was a lot of attention to detail in terms of the history, races, technology. It made the plot that much more engaging. The look and feel was stellar. The soundtrack was epic.
That wonder was never really replicated in Mass Effect 2 and 3, simply because the ground had already been broken.
They were obviously better games, but I'm not sure if they were better gaming experiences for me.
But that's typically the way it goes for the first of any ground-breaking series, whether it be a book, movie or game.
I was actually behind the curve on Mass Effect - I wasn't all that interested in a new intellectual property after the Baldur's Gate games and KOTOR, but it was Bioware so I gave it a whirl.
They followed up with Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age : Origins back to back (in the same year?) and it probably represented the zenith of Bioware IMO.
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NyQuil
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I played Bioshock way later and still enjoyed it a great deal. Maybe 2-3 years ago?
Aladyyn
they praying for the death of a rockstar
As someone who's logged almost 3k hours on TF2 over the years, this one is easy.
Also Episode 2 > Portal.
Also Episode 2 > Portal.
Aladyyn
they praying for the death of a rockstar
Don't. Going back to ME1 is very annoying once you experience the smooth gameplay of 2 and 3. Story and world-building is by far the best in 1 though for sure.
WarriorOfGandhi
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Bjorn Le
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If you can still play games like KOTOR, you can still play Mass Effect. It's aged (it'll be 11 years old this year), but it's not unplayable yet.
Voted for it, of course. I'd rank it number three of the four (ME3 at #1 and ME2 at #2), but I'll agree that the world building is unbelievable. That's something Bioware has always been astounding at, and it's amazing in everyone of their games (including ones oft-criticized on the internet like DA2, DA:I, and ME:A). It's one of the only science fiction games that gives a feeling of astonishment and reality. When they tell the story of humanity discovering the ruins on Mars, and which leads to the unthawing of Charon and the Mass Relay. It's fiction but it's so beautifully crafted that it reads like history. Which is why world building is so important. It let's you get immersed in the world. And Bioware did that better than anyone else.
It's a very strong year.
Voted for it, of course. I'd rank it number three of the four (ME3 at #1 and ME2 at #2), but I'll agree that the world building is unbelievable. That's something Bioware has always been astounding at, and it's amazing in everyone of their games (including ones oft-criticized on the internet like DA2, DA:I, and ME:A). It's one of the only science fiction games that gives a feeling of astonishment and reality. When they tell the story of humanity discovering the ruins on Mars, and which leads to the unthawing of Charon and the Mass Relay. It's fiction but it's so beautifully crafted that it reads like history. Which is why world building is so important. It let's you get immersed in the world. And Bioware did that better than anyone else.
It's a very strong year.
Aladyyn
they praying for the death of a rockstar
KOTOR1 also suffers from the same feeling of coming back after experiencing the superior sequel gameplay. It's not as bad but I'd say that's mostly because the combat in KOTOR is significantly easier than in ME.
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