Faiblesse Des Sens Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 From a small site I'd actually expect them to post something far more objective than simply a popular wide appealing game as they aren't influenced by how many readers they want to get out of their nomination nor the dollars of the publisher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 The way we do it Strangelove is that each writer picks their person GOTY to write about, and then we all vote. For a brief period of time it looked like no one was going to pick Skyrim; a lot of people had it in their top 2 or 3, but they were all picking different games for number 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 I can still write something up for Portal 2 by tomorrow if no one else writes it (I see a few people mention it but I don't see it listed as an article). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 http://pressxordie.c...-tonelico-qoga/ http://pressxordie.c...-the-witcher-2/ First two are up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 I'm gonna see about getting mine written today, now that I've re-immersed myself in my game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Dead Space 2 is up, too. Though we all know Qoga is going to win. Any subsequent nominations are pointless. x: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Alright, my draft is up on gdocs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) Figured we might as well keep putting them all here: Sonic Generations Deus Ex: Human Revolution Batman: Arkham City Edited December 15, 2011 by Hot Heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel_excel Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Finally Wayne Dawe puts things right. SONIC GENERATIONS WEEEEE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunFlame Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 How do you class the game as, "Game of the Year"? Is it by favourite or the ones that you simply think is the best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Nominations are all personal nominations, and for varying reasons. Generally, the height of pants-on-head lecherousness and a mega-righteous surreal approach to marshaling segments given but not limited to: harsh backlash and unreliable portents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 You guys all got paid by Activisoon/EA/Nintendo/whoever the fuck makes those awful Dynasty Warriors games, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Finally Wayne Dawe puts things right. SONIC GENERATIONS WEEEEE You guys unable to put names to faces? How do you class the game as, "Game of the Year"? Is it by favourite or the ones that you simply think is the best? Well the nominations are for personal reasons, We don't really have any strong definition of what makes a GOTY. For example for me DX:HR was a masterpiece on all platforms, a rare feat these days. For Hot Heart it was how well Arkham City made you feel like Batman. And so-on-so forth. Once our nominations are all up we convene and have a vote. Essentially our nominations are more to sway the other writers than our readers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) Yeah, it'll vary due to personal taste and parameters. Rather than going with a game that was extremely polished and worked well on all platforms someone else might think a game that felt completely different, even if it was flawed, is more deserving of recognition, and others, still, might go for the game that had them most engrossed or one they still find themselves playing. It's actually why I'd be quite happy to see The Witcher 2 or Deus Ex: Human Revolution 'winning' instead of Arkham City; they have their flaws, but are also special in their own way. Personally, as well as Arkham City really capturing that Batman vibe, I felt that the triumph of the mechanics over a flawed story stood out particularly. Especially since I'm usually quite big on RPGs and more open-ended games. I mean, I did all the Riddler content, and I still find myself playing the challenge maps, as well as working my way through New Game Plus. Overall, though, I think GOTY will serve to give readers a better idea of what the writers are into. For example, I can imagine Uncharted 3, Gears of War 3 and MW3 appearing on other site's lists (maybe only Kotaku for that last one) but certainly not here. Edited December 19, 2011 by Hot Heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 So is anyone doing Portal 2? I feel I must stand up for the true game of the year if no one else is going to take it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Yeah, no need to sweat. We've saved the best 'til last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 http://pressxordie.com/2012/01/01/press-x-or-die-game-of-the-year-2011/ We've chosen our GOTY (We chose it a while ago, just needed Dave to come along) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Ar Tonelico? *shoots self in face* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 What happened with the reader vote? I haven't played the game, so I can't comment on that, but it seems a rather... unorthodox choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) I think 4chan's /v/ got around to it; or some ardent fans; or both. Regardless, I can really get behind the readers. Also, Strangelove may be miffed, so that is a plus. ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ Edit: Great Game Music of 2011 headed by HH. Edited January 2, 2012 by Saturnine Tenshi 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDex Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 I finally got around to publishing my article on the surge of indie development. I had originally hoped to get some quotes from some of the names I dropped but I'm no good at formal emails so things didn't go as I'd hoped. I'm still happy with the article itself however as I had planned from the start for this inevitability - would have been nice if David Perry, at least, got back to me though, he's the real success story of the Spectrum era of indie development. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 So just a minor question: Would folks be interested in a daily round-up of news articles from around the net? Mainly a link to said article with some commentary. Maybe cycle between writers each day. I can't promise much mind, especially as I don't post much as is, and that's while I'm not employed (something possibly changing soon). But I'm hoping a daily post would kick myself in gear to post other things more frequently too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 What about a monday, wednesday, friday thing? Seems like it would be a lot easier to keep up with than a every day type of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Could be fine being limited like that too. I guess I'm more wondering on the concept than the timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 So just a minor question: Would folks be interested in a daily round-up of news articles from around the net? Even just something like your Gamerfeed was pretty good, I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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