I don't understand it at all anymore. When Call of Duty won game of the year before, I half way got it......but for the series to win again this year, well, something is rotten my friends, but I can't quite figure out what exactly is going on......
One of the beautiful aspects of being a gamer these days is the ability to marvel at being swept off of your feet and away into fantasy land.....far, far away from the harsh realities of the day to day......the abilities to arouse emotion in your game playing audience, wonder, amazement, pure joy......drawing a bead on another bad guy and sniping him from 100 meters grew old quickly for me personally long ago....rinse and repeat....and that is exactly what Infinity Ward has done again.....and they have been rewarded for it yet again.......give me a moment to scratch my head....
To my main point. The abilities aforementioned are all exemplified in Bioware's Dragon Age: Origins, but not only do they deliver on all fronts, the sheer amount of time required to complete their masterfully done epic is astounding.....I am not convinced that some amount of magic is not required to cram all that data onto one disc. Not to mention that a game of this magnitude doesn't just offer replayability; it demands it from thee.
Compelling story, good graphics, loads upon loads of equipment, character interactions, emotions seen and felt, stellar voice acting......it goes on and on.....and yet, a carbon copy shoot em' up game with sub par graphics scores higher by the geniuses at OXM, and subsequently wins GOTW?
Methinks something is not as it should be......
I realize that to compare the two would be akin to apples and oranges, and the styles are appealing to very different types of gamers.....however, when looking at the games for what they have to offer, and what OBVIOUSLY went into making them...well, simply put friends and neighbors, there is no contest. And yet a game that costs folks $60 and can be wrapped up in about ten hours.....versus one with near limitless options available, as well as game play stretching well into the 60-70 hour marks......hmmm......which one would you rather shell out $60 hard earned dollars for?
Just my two cents worth, and nothing more. I am a little surprised at IW winning again for their poor excuse for $60.......good competition this year.....Batman, Assassin's Creed 2, Dragon Age.......I guess the masses are content to blow things up and shoot the same guys they did last year.....whatever floats your boat......I just had to rant....once was bad enough....twice is more than enough to cause an eyebrow to be raised.......
:dunno:
One of the beautiful aspects of being a gamer these days is the ability to marvel at being swept off of your feet and away into fantasy land.....far, far away from the harsh realities of the day to day......the abilities to arouse emotion in your game playing audience, wonder, amazement, pure joy......drawing a bead on another bad guy and sniping him from 100 meters grew old quickly for me personally long ago....rinse and repeat....and that is exactly what Infinity Ward has done again.....and they have been rewarded for it yet again.......give me a moment to scratch my head....
To my main point. The abilities aforementioned are all exemplified in Bioware's Dragon Age: Origins, but not only do they deliver on all fronts, the sheer amount of time required to complete their masterfully done epic is astounding.....I am not convinced that some amount of magic is not required to cram all that data onto one disc. Not to mention that a game of this magnitude doesn't just offer replayability; it demands it from thee.
Compelling story, good graphics, loads upon loads of equipment, character interactions, emotions seen and felt, stellar voice acting......it goes on and on.....and yet, a carbon copy shoot em' up game with sub par graphics scores higher by the geniuses at OXM, and subsequently wins GOTW?
Methinks something is not as it should be......
I realize that to compare the two would be akin to apples and oranges, and the styles are appealing to very different types of gamers.....however, when looking at the games for what they have to offer, and what OBVIOUSLY went into making them...well, simply put friends and neighbors, there is no contest. And yet a game that costs folks $60 and can be wrapped up in about ten hours.....versus one with near limitless options available, as well as game play stretching well into the 60-70 hour marks......hmmm......which one would you rather shell out $60 hard earned dollars for?
Just my two cents worth, and nothing more. I am a little surprised at IW winning again for their poor excuse for $60.......good competition this year.....Batman, Assassin's Creed 2, Dragon Age.......I guess the masses are content to blow things up and shoot the same guys they did last year.....whatever floats your boat......I just had to rant....once was bad enough....twice is more than enough to cause an eyebrow to be raised.......
:dunno:
