VGA 2012

[Bayli]

Yesterday (i think) Spike revealed its shitty nominees for its piece of shit awards! I'm sure we'll all be watching it together, but here's the nominees.

GOTY
Assassin's Creed III
Dishonored
Journey
Mass Effect 3
The Walking Dead: The Game

Studio of the Year
343 Industries
Arkane Studios
Gearbox Software
TellTale Games

Best Xbox 360 Game
Assassin's Creed III
Borderlands 2
Dishonored
Halo 4

Best PS3 Game
Assassin's Creed III
Borderlands 2
DIshonored
Journey

Best Wii/Wii U Game
New Super Mario Bros. U
The Last Story
Xenoblade Chronicles
ZombiU

Best PC Game
Diablo III
Guild Wars 2
Torchlight II
XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Best Shooter
Borderlands 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Halo 4
Max Payne 3

Best Action Adventure Game
Assassin's Creed III
Darksiders II
Dishonored
Sleeping Dogs

Best RPG
Diablo III
Mass Effect 3
Torchlight II
Xenoblade Chronicles

Best Multi-Player Game
Borderlands 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Guild Wars 2
Halo 4

Best Individual Sports Game
Hot Shots Golf World Invitational
SSX
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12
WWE '12

Best Team Sports Game
FIFA Soccer 13
Madden NFL 13
NBA 2K13
NHL 13

Best Driving Game
DIRT: Showdown
F1 2012
Forza Horizon
Need for Speed Most Wanted

Best Song in Game
"Castle of Glass" by Linkin Park (Medal of Honor Warfighter)
"Cities" by Beck (Sound Shapes)
"I Was Born for This" by Austion Wintory (Journey)
"Tears" by Health (Max Payne 3)

Best Original Score
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Halo 4
Journey
Max Payne 3

Best Graphics
Assassin's Creed III
Dishonored
Halo 4
Journey

Best Independent Game
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Fez
Journey
Mark of the Ninja

Best Fighting Game
Dead or Alive 5
Persona 4 Arena
Street Fighter X Tekken
Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Best Handheld/Mobile Game
Gravity Rush
LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Sound Shapes

Best Performance by a Human Female
Emma Stone as Amanda Cartwright (Sleeping Dogs)
Jen Taylor as Cortana (Halo 4)
Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard (Mass Effect 3)
Melissa Hutchison as Clementine (The Walking Dead: The Game)

Best Performance by a Human Male
Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
Dave Fennoy as Lee Everret (The Walking Dead: The Game)
James McCaffrey as Max Payne (Max Payne 3)
Nolan North as Captain Martin Walker (Spec Ops: The Line)

Best Adapted Video Game
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
The Walking Dead: The Game
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Best DLC
Dawnguard - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Leviathan - Mass Effect 3
Mechromancer Pack - Borderlands 2
Perpetual Testing Initiative - Portal 2

Best Downloadable Game
Fez
Journey
Sound Shapes
The Walking Dead: The Game

Best Social Game
Draw Something
Marvel: Avengers Alliance
SimCity Social
You Don't Know Jack

VIEWER VOTED

Most Anticipated Game (vote here)
Bioshock Infinite
Grand Theft Auto V
South Park: The Stick of Truth
The Last of Us
Tomb Raider

Character of the Year (vote here)
Connor (Assassin's Creed III)
Commander Shepard (Mass Effect 3)
Clap Trap (Borderlands 2)
Master Chief (Halo 4)
Raul Menendez (Call of Duty: Black Ops II)

Thoughts?

 

[Oobs]

GOTY
Assassin's Creed III
Dishonored
Journey
Mass Effect 3
The Walking Dead: The Game

Studio of the Year
343 Industries
Arkane Studios
Gearbox Software
TellTale Games

Best Xbox 360 Game
Assassin's Creed III
Borderlands 2
Dishonored
Halo 4

Best PS3 Game
Assassin's Creed III
Borderlands 2
DIshonored
Journey

Best Wii/Wii U Game
New Super Mario Bros. U
The Last Story
Xenoblade Chronicles
ZombiU

Best PC Game
Diablo III
Guild Wars 2
Torchlight II
XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Best Shooter
Borderlands 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Halo 4
Max Payne 3

Best Action Adventure Game
Assassin's Creed III
Darksiders II
Dishonored
Sleeping Dogs

Best RPG
Diablo III
Mass Effect 3
Torchlight II
Xenoblade Chronicles

Best Multi-Player Game
Borderlands 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Guild Wars 2
Halo 4

Best Individual Sports Game
Hot Shots Golf World Invitational
SSX
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12
WWE '12

Best Team Sports Game
FIFA Soccer 13
Madden NFL 13
NBA 2K13
NHL 13

Best Driving Game
DIRT: Showdown
F1 2012
Forza Horizon
Need for Speed Most Wanted

Best Song in Game
"Castle of Glass" by Linkin Park (Medal of Honor Warfighter)
"Cities" by Beck (Sound Shapes)
"I Was Born for This" by Austion Wintory (Journey)
"Tears" by Health (Max Payne 3)

Best Original Score
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Halo 4
Journey
Max Payne 3

Best Graphics
Assassin's Creed III
Dishonored
Halo 4
Journey

Best Independent Game
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Fez
Journey
Mark of the Ninja

Best Fighting Game
Dead or Alive 5
Persona 4 Arena
Street Fighter X Tekken
Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Best Handheld/Mobile Game
Gravity Rush
LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Sound Shapes

Best Performance by a Human Female
Emma Stone as Amanda Cartwright (Sleeping Dogs)
Jen Taylor as Cortana (Halo 4)
Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard (Mass Effect 3)
Melissa Hutchison as Clementine (The Walking Dead: The Game)

Best Performance by a Human Male
Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
Dave Fennoy as Lee Everret (The Walking Dead: The Game)
James McCaffrey as Max Payne (Max Payne 3)
Nolan North as Captain Martin Walker (Spec Ops: The Line)

Best Adapted Video Game
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
The Walking Dead: The Game
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Best DLC
Dawnguard - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Leviathan - Mass Effect 3
Mechromancer Pack - Borderlands 2
Perpetual Testing Initiative - Portal 2

Best Downloadable Game
Fez
Journey
Sound Shapes
The Walking Dead: The Game

Best Social Game
Draw Something
Marvel: Avengers Alliance
SimCity Social
You Don't Know Jack

VIEWER VOTED

Most Anticipated Game (vote here)
Bioshock Infinite
Grand Theft Auto V
South Park: The Stick of Truth
The Last of Us
Tomb Raider

Character of the Year (vote here)
Connor (Assassin's Creed III)
Commander Shepard (Mass Effect 3)
Clap Trap (Borderlands 2)
Master Chief (Halo 4)
Raul Menendez (Call of Duty: Black Ops II)


my choices

but overall, lame picks this year

 

[Tarvis]

have they announced what day this is yet

 

[SuperAfroBoy]

have they announced what day this is yet

It's Tuesday.

 

[Bayli]

It's Tuesday.

I'm laughin

 

[Lulu]

SO everything that has Dishonored or Guild Wars 2 should win

 

[Bayli]

I was actually really surprised that Journey was up there so much. GOD WHAT A GOOD GAME I'm sure it won't win anything (maybe song and original score. maybe independent?) but ugh it's really good

 

[Oobs]

I was actually really surprised that Journey was up there so much. GOD WHAT A GOOD GAME I'm sure it won't win anything (maybe song and original score. maybe independent?) but ugh it's really good

Dont count it out, Bastion was up there a lot there last year and it won a lot of stuff (from everywhere, not just VGAs)

 

[morganskye]

ME3 is an RPG? Since when? Because I don't remember any of my choices making a DAMN DIFFERENCE!!!

Sorry, still bitter. Insanely eye-twitchingly bitter.

 

[Tarvis]

Yeah it was a real stinker way to end it

 

[Logan]

MASS EFFECT 3 HAD THE WORST ENDING OF ALL TIME. OF ALL TIME!

 

[Bayli]

seriously what a fuckin let down

where's my garrus dating sim

 

[Logan]

where's my extended cut where shepard is a ghost and her and mor mor just be best friends in mass effect heaven

 

[Tarvis]

Mass Effect 4: Mass Effect 3 was just a dream. WOOOO

 

[morganskye]

Bayli we need to get on that dating sim. Can you imagine the business?

I hear the extended cut is...ok. It placated some people. I haven't seen it and I really don't want to. It's bullshit. I'm sorry but EA and Bioware farted up an extreme gas cloud of *bleep*ery with this. I did everything right. I should have saved the day and gotten my hot piece of Garrus ass. Shepard deserved a happy ending. Damnit.

 

[Logan]

It is slightly better. It makes the endings more palatable. Doesn't mean they're not still inane bs. Like eating a sugar coated turd.

 

[morganskye]

Well so long as it's sugar coated....

 

[Logan]

WE LOVE YOU MORDIN!

 

[Bayli]

Bayli we need to get on that dating sim. Can you imagine the business?

I hear the extended cut is...ok. It placated some people. I haven't seen it and I really don't want to. It's bullshit. I'm sorry but EA and Bioware farted up an extreme gas cloud of *bleep*ery with this. I did everything right. I should have saved the day and gotten my hot piece of Garrus ass. Shepard deserved a happy ending. Damnit.

RIGHT? I can't even bring myself to beat it again because WHAT'S THE POINT! I just want to retire with Garrus on a tropical island with our adopted Krogan babies... Oh, I'm getting the brain pains.

 

[morganskye]

Mordin's death still makes me cry. So pointless!! But at least it was noble.

I'm also very glad that I'm not the only one with dirty thoughts for Garrus. I bet the character designers had no idea what they were getting into. *purr*