EvaUnit02 on 25/12/2009 at 11:04
List your favourite and least fave PC games, related services and PC gaming culture outlets of the year, etc. Feel free to make up any categories that you like. The one rule is that game has have been released in 2009 in some form.
Best Overall PC Developer
Bioware
Runner-Up
Valve, Capcom
Worst Overall PC Developer
Infinity Ward
Runner-Ups
Bohemia, Gearbox, Microsoft's Game for Windows LIVE team
Best Indie Developer
Ace Team (Zeno Clash)
Runner-Up
Runic Games (Torchlight)
Worst PC-centric gaming journalist
Kieron Gillen
Best PC-centric gaming journalist
Jim Rossignol
Best Digital Distribution Retail Service
GoG.com
Runner-Ups
Steam, Impulse, Gamersgate
Worst Digital Distribution Retail Service
EA Store
Runner-Up
Direct2Drive
Best SP RPG
N/A until I've played Risen
Best Action RPG
Borderlands
Runner-Up
Torchlight
Best Expansion
Fallout 3: Point Lookout
Runner-Ups
Fallout 3: Broken Steel and The Pitt
Best Open World Game
Red Faction: Guerilla
Best Linear Corridor FPS
FEAR 2: Project Origin
Best Action-Adventure
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Best Port from Consoles
Resident Evil 5
Runner-Up
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Best Indie Game
Zeno Clash
Runner-Ups
Madballs in Babo Invasion, Torchlight
Best Horror Game
Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason
Best Co-op MP game
Borderlands
Best Platformer
Trine
Biggest Pile of Bugs
ArmA 2
Worst Optimisation
ArmA 2
Runner-Up
Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason
Best Major Publisher
EA
Worst Major Publisher
Activision
Runner-Up
Ubisoft
denisv on 25/12/2009 at 11:31
I tried to fill this out when I was struck with the realization of just how barren 2009 has been. So here's an abbreviated version:
Best game: The Void (Ice Pick Lodge)
Worst game: tie between ArmA 2 (Bohemia Interactive) and Dragon Age (Bioware)
everything else is lost in the sea of mediocre mediocrity.
mothra on 25/12/2009 at 12:50
I added best strategy, surprise, disappointment and invented a category so I could name theVoid at least once ;)
Best Overall PC Developer
GSC Game (the new STALKER is brilliant)
Runner-Up
Rocksteady (where did they come from ?)
Worst Overall PC Developer
Infinity Ward (and for the worst damage control ever)
Runner-Ups
Valve (for matchmaking)
Best Indie Developer
Ace Team (Zeno Clash)
Runner-Up
Katauri (Kings Bounty)
Worst PC-centric gaming journalist
???
Best PC-centric gaming journalist
???
Best Digital Distribution Retail Service
GoG.com
Runner-Ups
Gamersgate
Worst Digital Distribution Retail Service
EA Store (my nephew does better retailshops than that)
Runner-Up
Direct2Drive
Best SP RPG
Risen (this world is alive, it doesn't wait for you to show up and ask stupid bioware questions)
Best Action RPG
Torchlight (click,click,click at its best)
Worst Action RPG
Borderlands (while being the worst PC port or build it's also the most boring game of 2009)
Best Expansion
???
Runner-Ups
???
Best Strategy/RTS Game
Kings Bounty: Armored Princess
Runner-Up
Empire: Total War
Best Open World Game
STALKER:Call of Pripyat (don't even try to argue)
Best Linear Corridor FPS
STALKER:Call of Pripyat (it is all of that !)
Best Action-Adventure
Batman: Arkham Asylum (the story never dragged or overwhelmed)
Best Port from Consoles
Batman: Arkham Asylum (I would say PC plays even better)
Runner-Up
Resident Evil 5 (Capcom continues to fight the good fight)
Best Indie Game
Zeno Clash
Runner-Ups
Trine, Torchlight, Armored Princess, Cryostasis, The Void (so many good indies !)
Best Horror Game
Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason (yes !!!)
Best Co-op MP game
???
Best Platformer
Trine
Biggest Pile of Bugs
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Worst Optimisation
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Runner-Up
Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason
Best Major Publisher
1C Company
Worst Major Publisher
Activision
Runner-Up
Ubisoft
Biggest Surprise
Batman: Arkham Asylumn
Biggest Disappointment
GTA 4 (could you stop choking that old woman and go bowling with me, please ?, like: NOW ?)
Best visual design
The Void
Runner-Up
Zeno Clash
Best Game of 2009
STALKER: Call of Pripyat (the czar is back)
Runner-Up
Zeno Clash
Malleus on 25/12/2009 at 13:31
Best Games Of The Year (can't decide, they were all awesome):
The Void - an original and interesting concept, unique atmosphere and gameplay elements, great visuals and music, this game was the biggest positive surprise in this year
Cryostasis - another surprise, great atmosphere, visual style, audio and a fantastic story ... but bad optimization
ArmA 2 - the military game of the decade, the real spiritual sequel to OFP (tops it in the number of bugs too, unfortunately)
'Meh' Games Of The Year
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - it wasn't exactly bad, but pretty forgettable IMO, and definitely worse than the first one
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising - I only played the demo, but it was enough to deduce that it's not worthy of the OFP name, and got too many things wrong as a tactical shooter too
Disappointment Of The Year
FEAR 2: Project Origin - a mere shadow of the first game
Shittiest Programming Award
Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena - yeah, well, my PC is quite old, but I managed to get a playable speed without other problems in all games I tried except this one. uninstalled after the training level
Best Developer
Bohemia Interactive - for keeping the tactical shooter genre alive
Worst Developer
Monolith Productions - for going from "To deliver the best quality title, the PC needs to be a focus." to FEAR2.
Infinity Ward - same as above, coupled with absolute insane public statements about CODMW2 PC (custom stuff like graphics settings, right?)
Mod Of The Year
The Dark Mod - well, no comment :)
Yakoob on 25/12/2009 at 21:40
Uuugh I don't think there's a way for me to say this without coming like a complete dick so I guess I'll just put it out there ...
Who here actually wants to read pages upon pages of bland lists of games coming from random people on the internet?
[/dick]
Merry Christmas All!
fett on 25/12/2009 at 22:00
I was thinking it, Yakoob said it. :(
I love you guys though. :)
CCCToad on 25/12/2009 at 23:19
same here, so I'll keep my observation brief.
I was amazed to see Demon's souls take Game of the Year from Gamespot. With Uncharted 2, Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed 2, and a million other high-hype blockbusters, The award went to the one game that offered actual amazing gameplay.
Its a bright spot in the fetid swamp of gaming journalism.. In the words of one commentor:
Quote:
Yeah, and one more thing.... IN YOUR FACE TO EVERYONE WHO THINKS MW2 IS THE SECOND COMING. Demon's Souls is really just great, no question about it.
It's so great that a game like Demon's Souls can win Best Game of the Year!!
Aja on 25/12/2009 at 23:44
Kieron Gillen worst journalist? That's ludicrous.
Jason Moyer on 25/12/2009 at 23:45
Ya but he defended Biosuck lolz.
fetgalningen on 25/12/2009 at 23:51
I played some Thief 2 and Shock 2 today..
