It deserves a game of year, and it will be getting it from a few places unless my judgement is way off.

What OP said is how I felt about Fallout 3 winning a best writing award.

Well, it won't be getting it at Spike's VGA, since it isn't even nominated

If this games up against mass effect 2 then ME2 will win.... it was a more critically acclaimed game and better accepted with the gaming community.... Compare the reviews !!!! FONV is a good game but i don't know anyone who isnt annoyed with the bugs or wants to continue playing the game, which is a shame since it has so much potential !

Bethesda screwed themselves out of GOTY awards by releasing the game in its state.....

I truly wish there were some way to objectively compare Fallout 3 and New Vegas in terms of bugginess at release. I highly doubt Fallout 3 was much better on average (it was substantially worse than New Vegas for me) but that sure didn't stop everyone from proclaiming it game of the year.

I think it should be more about content than bugginess. The bugs svck but this is one of the best games I've ever played.

I wouldn't say it's carved in stone. There is also a lot of "hatred" towards ME2, and if the games are actually evaluated (as they should be) by their merits in their given category of nomination (RPG in this case) and not by their technical issues which seem to appear to some and not to some others (and which have nothing to do with the game being and functioning as an RPG) F:NV has better than good chances against ME2.

this game deserves it. the only game near as good i have played this year is ME2. but i dont consider it an rpg

Hatred towards ME2? I haven't picked that up.

Personally I think "Red Dead Redemption" is going to win it. It was a great game despite some annoying story line sides. Oh - and completely glitch free for me. LOL

lol you want to know something? you arnt the world man... it doesnt all revolve around YOU. Me? well the game froze 4 or 5 times and absolutely nothing was gamebreaking.... so he...guess it was such a broken glitch-infested game as you think it is....

You know, it's really mean to tell folks experiencing problems with a game "you ain't the world man" followed by your good fortune. It's flamebait and I'm a flamebait/flame extinguisher so everyone including you needs to stop with the rude remarks before I extinguish you.

Sigh.......

7/8 players are fine; no game breaking bugs. Only 1/8 have major problems.

Oh, I've seen a lot of it - before and after release. But I guess that has something to do with where I've seen it.

From all the participants in the different categories, RDR seems like a perfect candidate for most awards - although, I'd hope it didn't (that there'd be at least one other game more deserving) because no matter how good the game I'm getting really tired of the same old GTA formula (as much as I am getting tired of the TES formula in which Bethesda puts all its games). If only Deus Ex:HR was released this year.

E... Not that I really care about these arbitrary awards, but for discussions sake...

That is a number you really have no way of knowing and it only furthers the frustrations of those that do have problems. It is no secret around here that there are problems. Crashes, quest bugs, glitches. Most can be gotten around by saving frequently and saving saves but some folks are having game breaking problems. Osidian and Bethesda are aware of problems. They have assured us they are working on them. But, really, we need to try hard not to further antagonize those members who are having very real problems with their games. If you where the one out of however number having problems, you so would not want to hear that. :shrug:

*Only* 1 out of 8?

ONLY???????

So, if one out of 8 households didn't get the electricity they paid for, it wouldn't be a big deal, would it?

And if one out of 8 blood pressure pills was just sugar - no big deal.

And if one out of 8 brand new cars couldn't leave the garage - hey! No big deal - seven others can!

Oh - and that eighth pair of NIKE sneakers sold that ripped out the second day ya wore 'em? No big deal!

Why o why do people make excuses for game developers where they would never do so with other industries?

It just boggles the mind.

Isn't that stretching it a bit... Bloodpressurepills? Where's the example of 1 out 8 countries getting nuked? :laugh:

Well, if you're referencing the FOX news channel and it's issues with all the "six" (which there was hardly any imo - certainly nothing approaching a PG13 movie anyway. They should have looked more closely at Dragon's Age if they were worried about six scenes) -

I personally don't feel RDR should win. Like I said was a great game in many respects - but I don't feel it's GOTY. But I wouldn't be surprised if it won. My personal pick is ME2 - hatred and all.

Take a pill dude!

For god's sake, I was just etimating! All because 5 cars out of 80,000 have problems, does not mean a recall, if 70,000 cars out of 80,000 have defects, than a recall is justififed.

Here you go: http://social.bioware.com/forum/Mass-Effect/Mass-Effect-2-Official-Campaign-Quests-and-Storylines-Spoilers-Warning/Disappointment-With-Mass-Effect-2-An-Open-Discussion-Volume-2-4891292-1.html

67 page continuation of 400 page thread of the bickering on whether it is an RPG or not. Exaclty why i avoid the "definition of true RPG" topic like the plague now :cold:

Hey it only works out to 12.5% - no big deal.

Oh, no. Not Fox news and not solely about six either. Just other sites I've been browsing where the general consensus has been (and still is) that ME2 is... well, you get the picture.

The only games I see as worthy of any awards from that Spikelist are RDR, FNV and SC2 - maybe ME2 in the category of action-adventure had it been nominated there. I have no idea what should be goty, but judging from my own experience I'd vote Fallout if it was nominated.

Well I can't speak for everyone else, but I've been loving New Vegas and consider it to be the best RPG I've played in years. No, it's not perfect, but as far as 2010 goes it's the best RPG I've played, and yes I've played Mass Effect 2.



Bloodlines was absolutely amazing, and I'm not really into the whole Vampire scene. The main quest was a bit linear and the combat system somewhat clunky, but the atmosphere, writing, voice acting and quest design was as close to perfect as I think an RPG can get. I was able to look past the bugs and glitches (I still remember the horrible stuttering on account of that memory leak) because the game's content was exceptional.

I can easily see New Vegas becoming the next Bloodlines (only New Vegas is popular enough not to become a cult classic). Technical glitches and bugs galore, but filled with so much exceptional content that at the end of the day it was still an amazing product. The writing, the quest design, Obsidian clearly put a lot of effort into New Vegas' content. Some folks can call NV an "expansion" or "overpriced DLC", or a "disaster" all they want, but I've been having a great time with the game and will continue to do so in face of the few bugs I've actually stumbled across. I definitely consider New Vegas the RPG of 2010 most worthy of RPG of the Year.

I can't understand the hate towards Fallout:New Vegas, the way I see it, New Vegas is functioning MUCH better than Fallout 3 did at release time :shrug:

Interestingly I bought a brand new and paid cash for it in 2001. Within the first one hundred miles registered on the odometer it broke down twice. The first time they had it a week fixing it. The second time they had it over two weeks fixing it. I got some junky rent a heap car that had many problems of it's own in the meantime. I don't know how many others had the same problem I did as they don't seem to release that number but I was none too pleased. But in the end, they made it right and all was well.

I have every indication to believe Obsidian and Bethesda will also make it right by patching. I fail to see the difference.

BTW, the example on medications is far out there. I can't even think of why anyone would compare such an error to game bugs. Way, way, apples and oranges. Sorry. :shrug:

*:nono: calling members trolls is against the rules of this forum. Don't do it*

I found FONV to be a thoroughly enjoyable game as a PC user. Run into several bugs, but they don't inhibit my gameplay since most of them can be avoided by altering your gameplay. Another thing i've learned since playing FO3 is pressing F5 to save at random points as a just incase. Using those methods i've had a fun experience and i'm on round 3 of my play through. Also getting into modding and i'm currently loving the current way to mod opposed to Valve's way where you have to open up this weird compression program. Can't wait to release my Modified Augmented Crafting mod when everything is put together.