What's Your Favorite Video Game?

[jason18]

Hey everybody,

I recently caught a few ads on Spike TV for their upcoming Video Game Awards (it airs Dec. 14th but I'm not sure what time, check out their website if you want) and thought to start this thread to see who everyone thinks should win the award for game of the year. Maybe we could tally up the replies here and then compare them to which game actually wins that night? It might be cool too to send these results to Spike TV after we're done, especially if our favorites aren't on their list. So I'm going to dig around and try to find a way to contact them too.

Here's this year's choices from Spike's website (if you don't agree, just put down your favorite):

Burnout 3: Takedown (Electronic Arts)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
Half-Life 2 (Vivendi Universal Games)
Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Konami)

Also, what's your all-time favorite? (I'm predicting Super Mario Brothers and CS will top the list here.)

Thanks everyone and I'll keep you posted on who wins in case you won't catch it.

Jason

[Psrdirector]

None of those should be it, espesioly since two of them are really crap games (gta and halo)

I havnt made a list yet but all i have to say is eather Tales or paper mario should win

[icythaco]

Paper Mario 2 is an awsome game that most people are thrown off of because of its seemingly child-oriented theme. But in fact, this game is on par with the original mario RPG, and is one of the few good RPGs nintendo's made in a while: It is some of the best artwork I've seen all year for gamecube.

[Gorefiend]

It will be ba a tough match between Half-Life 2 and GTA San Andreas. But, regrettably, San Andreas will win. I say regrettably because the reason is a stupid one. That is, Steam. The fact that Steam requires you to be connected to the internet to update itself before you can play can mean delays between you and your play time. Which, well, sucks. That, plus the load times, and you can imagine.

MGS 3's overly cinematic style MIGHT make it boring for some (I find it interesting to look at, and plan on getting it ASAP)

Burnout 3 may be a wildcrad here, but the three newer games overshadow it greatly.

Halo 2 IS a wildcard. It just might win. However, I have faith in GTA or HL2 winning. After all, HL2 does the same thing as Halo 2 (great FPS) with an actually good storyline, (Halo 2's story is there, but the campaign mode seems to get boring, right?), great physics system, and solid multiplay. Halo 2 only has multiplay. AWSOME multiplay, but still just mutliplay. And, GTA is GTA. Doesn't compare to an FPS.

However, you forgot to include the one game to RULE THEM ALL!!!!!!!! World of Warcraft!!!!! I'd say that World of Warcraft takes the win here.

[Kenryoku_Maxis]

Let's see...Spike TV is hosting it (Male centered TV).

Sponsored by XBOX (Hey, near half the games are XBOX games)

Hey, and there also all Mature games and sequels to past games that were popular. Yeah, I don't seen much fairness in this. Usualy one of these contests at least puts one game from another system up to make it appear like they aren't trying to do this.

[Dante]

The ones with sex in them.

Seriously, I'd have to say Naruto: Narutimate Hero 2.

[Psrdirector]

But really who thinks spike tv's going to give a actuall fair rating of the games. They are going to do what has to most hype and pays them the most money. So since it is a complet farce and not a real compitition, added with the fact that Xbox is hosting it, this thread is pointless they are going to give the reward to Halo2, even though it far from deserves it.

But in a real compitition i dont think any of those games (maybe half life 2 but i havnt played it) would even be in the running.

[Mirai Gen]

Originally Posted by Psrdirector

None of those should be it, espesioly since two of them are really crap games (gta and halo)

I havnt made a list yet but all i have to say is eather Tales or paper mario should win

I don't understand either part of this post. GTA is not a crap game, it's got more freedom than most games these days, and it's got a lineage of fun behind it. I can see it winning.

Halo 2 I could understand not winning. It was a great game - AKA not a crap game - but it seemed to be overshadowed in means to the original, mostly talking about main campaign. Whatever beef Psr has to the Halo series , I don't care, but it did get hundreds all over the world, if not thousands, into fragfest linkparties.

Paper Mario and Tales of Phantasia were rockin, but they're definately not top games of the year. Tales has a good chance of getting some awards but Paper mario isn't going to get much more than honorable mentions, at the least. I'm not backing up these games to be ignored, I'm just being realistic.

If anything I know Ninja Gaiden is gonna win something.

[VA_Ninja]

I've only played one of those games (MGS3, roxxorz). I know GTA: SA is going to win. Because it's GTA.

I personally found GTA3 and GTA: VC to be mediocre games. The graphics were terrible, voice overs that made me want to gag, mindless missions, no story, bad controls(evertime I run I ******* crouch!), ect, ect.
Maybe it's because I don't like the "sandbox" gameplay. Or it could be watching my brother and friends blowing the **** out of the "sandbox."

[Psrdirector]

Its sponcerd by Xbox, GTA is a PS2 exclusive, you talk about being realistic, It isnt going to win, it will be halo 2 hands down, even though both games are crap. They arnt fun to play are not originol and just bad games.

I was talking about symponia also