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blmbox
Since 6909 Days
Posted by moroboshi
It probably is game of the year but in a year with few highlights.
Left 4 Dead 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age, Modern Warfare 2, Borderlands - to name a few?

Next year will be far better, though.
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Nietzsche
Nietzsche
Since 6930 Days
I agree that 2009 has been a pretty lame year for console gaming. I'd say the only genre that really shined was the racing genre. Especially Forza 3, I still can't get over how amazingly well done that game is.

But 2010 is looking to be a really huge year for gaming. Halo Reach, Gran Turismo 5, GoW3, Mass effect 2, Splinter Cell, Alan Wake, Last Guardian, FF13, Bad Company 2, the list goes on and on.... and to think most of that is in the FIRST part of the year gonna be great.

2009 had some good games, but it was far from a "blockbuster" year for me.
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Ronsauce
Ronsauce
Since 7563 Days
Reach is supposed to be 2010?
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Zapp Brannigan: If we can hit that bull's-eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards...Checkmate.

n3ro
n3ro
Since 7273 Days
Eminem <3
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Halo-trilogy - FIFA10 - Gears of War-trilogy - BioShock - Alan Wake - Forza Motorsport 3

IRAIPT0IR
IRAIPT0IR
Since 6285 Days
Posted by Nietzsche
But 2010 is looking to be a really huge year for gaming. Halo Reach, Gran Turismo 5, GoW3, Mass effect 2, Splinter Cell, Alan Wake, Last Guardian, FF13, Bad Company 2, the list goes on and on.... and to think most of that is in the FIRST part of the year gonna be great.
Forgetting a game don't you think?

>:(
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moroboshi
Since 6654 Days
Posted by TyphoonS9k
2009, a year with few highlights? WHAT?? I disagree completely. I enjoyed this year quite a lot, I still do.

Even though I think 2009 was awesome, I have to agree, 2010 is going to be way better. Maybe the best of this console generation.
Read a bit. The general consensus of the gaming press, at least online, is that 2009 was mediocre at best. Uncharted 2 was pretty much the sole highlight in a year famous only for games being delayed, not released.

Looking at my gaming shelf I see I've only bought a few games this year, compared to lots last year and the year before. Nothing grabbed me, it's just been an endless barrage of derivative, boring sequels which offer nothing new. Even Uncharted 2, fun and amazing looking though it was, is still just another shooter and totally unoriginal.

The combination of The Last Guardian, Alan Wake, and Heavy Rain alone next year will completely demolish 2009's feeble efforts.
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blmbox
blmbox
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Posted by Ronsauce
Reach is supposed to be 2010?
Uh-huh. Fall 2010.
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Ronsauce
Ronsauce
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Bah...that's too soon.
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n3ro
n3ro
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One thing is certain - 2010 is the year of the sequels! <3
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TyphoonS9k
TyphoonS9k
Since 6093 Days
Posted by moroboshi
Read a bit. The general consensus of the gaming press, at least online, is that 2009 was mediocre at best.
I care more about my own experience than about the blah-blah of the so-called gaming "press". And my own experience was great. I'm a beat 'em up fan, and SFIV, Tekken 6 and BlazBlue made 2009 sweet for me. I'm enjoying Uncharted 2 a lot (got it today - hell yes) because I really liked the first one but it was a bit hard to overlook its flaws. They perfected the formula, made a game twice as good as the predecessor, and I'm loving it. I think improvement can sometimes be better than originality.

Besides the awesome beat 'em ups and Uncharted 2, we've also got inFAMOUS (which shouldn't be overlooked, great game), Batman: Arkham Asylum (there shouldn't be an argument about whether this one is one of 2009's highlights or not). The RPG enthusiasts have Dragon Age Origins (didn't try it out myself but word is that the game doesn't disappoint) and Borderlands (if you can count that as an RPG), and the FPS fans can look forward to MW2 and L4D2.

These aren't MANY games, but they're all great. And as everybody knows, quality > quantity. 2009 and mediocre? Absolutely not imo.
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I'd like to put an intellectually rich and entertaining line of text in here but I'm too stupid for stuff like that.

Ronsauce
Ronsauce
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But 2010 is looking to have a high quantity of quality games. Why settle for one or the other when you can have both?

Infamous and Borderlands? So we're just listing all the games that came out in 2009 instead of the really great ones?
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Zapp Brannigan: If we can hit that bull's-eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards...Checkmate.

TyphoonS9k
TyphoonS9k
Since 6093 Days
Posted by Ronsauce
But 2010 is looking to have a high quantity of quality games. Why settle for one or the other when you can have both?

Infamous and Borderlands? So we're just listing all the games that came out in 2009 instead of the really great ones?
They count as great in my opinion... if I wanted to list all the games that came out this year, I would have done just that. I just listed the ones that are memorable in my opinion.

I know 2010 is gonna be way greater than this year. How could a high quantity of quality be a bad thing for anyone?
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blmbox
blmbox
Since 6909 Days
Posted by Ronsauce
Bah...that's too soon.
Well, not really. Halo 3 did come out like what, over two years ago? And it'll be three by the time Reach is actually released.

Sure, it will have only been a year since the last Halo game (Halo 3: ODST), but I personally consider it to be three years since the last major Halo title - and some would argue that's just about right.

Geeze, talk about derailing a thread. Anyway, 2009 hasn't been an amazing year for gaming, but let's not forget why: many games have been purposely delayed until early next year because of one game in particular... that be MW2.
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PlumbDrumb
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Posted by blmbox
Geeze, talk about derailing a thread. Anyway, 2009 hasn't been an amazing year for gaming, but let's not forget why: many games have been purposely delayed until early next year because of one game in particular... that be MW2.
nah, I don't think MW2 is as coveted as you want to believe.
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Posted by PlumbDrumb
nah, I don't think MW2 is as coveted as you want to believe.
He's right I think.. this game is going to sell like gangbusters.
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