VideoGamer.com Community Game of the Year 2011
Which games did you like the most in 2011?
1. Portal 2
So - who saw this coming? If I was Gary Barlow, I would just say that Portal 2 is pure class and then knock off. Contractually, however, I am forced to keep typing, so I'll say that Portal 2 was magnificent - clever, creative, affecting and utterly unique. "A mere ten minutes here will yield more memorable moments than you're likely to squeeze out of the entirety of most other games this year. In all aspects of its design, Portal 2 is genius," said Jamin in his 10/10 Portal 2 review.
Coincidentally, Jamin does not think Portal 2 should be Game of the Year. The VideoGamer.com community, however, disagrees:
Altaranga: "Win, win, win from start to finish."
Rbevanx: "Game of the year for me and would recommend it to anyone of all ages to play if they still haven't with great humour from Stephen Merchant and a great soundtrack to go with some original and brilliant level designs, and sheer enjoyability when you finally discover the solution to a problem. Only took six hours to do the main game for me but this is truly quality over quantity exceptionally more so than the yearly FPS that we are drowned in. Portal 2 is fantastic and is a true classic in my view."
Dazzadavie: "Steven Merchant, that is all."
Vector33: "How Valve managed to better the almost perfect Portal I'll never know. Brilliantly funny with some very inventive new mechanics. A wonderfully crafted adventure based on perfectly tuned gameplay."
87Sarah: "While I did enjoy it and it is a 2011. I think if I had played more games from 2011 this one would be further down the list and may not have even entered the top 10 at all unfortunately."
Get2DaChoppa: "Was actually a very tough choice for this top spot, but I just think Portal 2 is one of the best single player experiences I've probably ever played. Fantastic script and voice acting, and just enough puzzling to call yourself a genius. Just loved it."
User Comments
draytone
Wolf_Spawn
David_C@ FantasyMeister
Games that are painfully unforgiving and a based on trial and error are games I do not enjoy at all, it takes me back to my text based adventure games on the BBC Acorn where a wrong decision resulted in death. You had to replay and make a different decision to progress, then likely die two minutes later. Repeat until the end of the game...aaaarrrrggggghhhhhhh!!
WaterrDrinker
It just seems so daunting to step into a world that huge.
FantasyMeister@ dudester
dudester
FantasyMeister@ David_C
No.
In Skyrim, it doesn't matter where you stand or whether you miss with a few arrows or not, or use the wrong spell, or slash the air with your sword, eventually you'll bring that dragon down.
In Dark Souls, if you stand 3 inches out of place and use the wrong spell on the wrong arrow at the wrong time you'll die over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over until you work out exactly where you should be standing, which spell you should have used on which arrow at exactly what time.
Unforgiving is putting it mildly.
Back on topic: Two Worlds II should have been number one but I think:
a) I was the only one to have voted for it because
b) I'm the only one who played it
or
c) I'm nuts.
David_C
I'm surprised Resistance 3 was so high (one place behind Zelda and above Forza), I didn't really get into that game at all, I couldn't get past the artisrty of the graphics, they seemed a bit grainy and I found them somewhat of an eyesore to be honest. It doesn't help that I'm not a huge fan of FPS when you're shooting aliens, yes Halo, I'm also talking about you...
I'm also slightly surprised to see MW3 above Battlefield, although enjoyable, I didn't see anything in Modern Warfare 3 that didn't exist in the first game 5 years ago! In my eyes that has to reduce the significance of this title greatly. Although I've not played a previous Battlefield title so appreciate this may be the case here as well. I do find Battlefield online to be very unforgiving though, my K/D ratio is pitiful, although thankfully there is more to the game than that. Would be nice to kill more than 7 people in a game though :(
My personal choice for GOTY, from what I've played is Skyrim. Since buying that at the start of December the disc hasn't left the tray, which is rare for me. I just become lost in the game and hours pass me by without realise. My coffee goes cold, my toast goes cold, but I don't care...I've got dragons to slay and nothing is going to stop me (except the necessary bathroom breaks...)
I do still need to pick up Uncharted 3 and Batman, but whilst I'm engrossed in Skyrim these can wait until my adventure is over, or the bugs strike down my game :scared: (which I pray the don't).
ps...If I like Skyrim, is it safe to assume I'd like Dark Souls?
Wido
Entertaining read and I still stand by my comment regarding Battlefield 3 multiplayer. The online is perfecto! Back to Karkand DLC is the icing on the cake. I hope DICE continue to support BF3 all the way up till Bad Company 3 & Battlefield 4.
@munkee - Next year seems already that it will be shipping boat loads of what this year has accomplished. To name but a few that has my interest:
Mass Effect 3
Max Payne 3
Borderlands 2
NeverDead
Kingdoms of Amular
Luigi Mansion's 2
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Wii U
MGS: HD Collection
The Darkness 2 - Yes, Clockpunk. I'm slightly interested and I need to play the first game. Will be picking that up soon. :D
Tomb Raider
Far Cry 3
Uncharted Golden Abyss
PS Vita
Jesus.... It feels like I have already spent my money just thinking about those games/consoles.
squidman
Sorry for the goofs in the formatting of this one - p0rtalthinker and munkee especially - and I'll fix them up when I can get on a computer that actually allows me to do so.
MJTH
p0rtalthinker
Very happy to see the Witcher 2 up so high (it was 3rd on my list of favorite games), but sad to see it just not quite make it on the official list. One of my absolute favorite experiences of 2011 by far.
I'm also surprised Bastion wasn't up as far as it is but hey, everybody has their own opinions.
Also: sorry to nitpick but do you mind if my name could be done without the capital P? Thanks :)
SexyJams
Would have preferred Dead SPace 2 slightly higher.
dudester
Chaza_snake