My Award Winner Picks: Game of the Year
There has to be 3-5 contenders. It might be easy pick, or difficult pick, but there has to be competition.
Good Year: When true masterpiece has been released. Game that might be one of the best games ever made. Or when 3 or more great games have been released.
Great Year: When several masterpieces have been released (more than two).
Collections like Spyro Reignited Trilogy (2018), Devil May Cry (2012), Kingdom Hearts 1,5+2,5 (2013 & 2014) and Sly Trilogy (2010) do not count as whole (one could cut it) and neither do remasters if I have played original and/or there is nothing new (remakes are fair game). Ninja Gaiden Sigma (2007) & Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (2009) are remakes but I have not played originals, so they are not out.
All of these still do count on Good-Great Year count.
For example: Spyro Reignited Trilogy is masterpiece, if not legendary one. Those games still are very much like original ones, even with modernized controls are more attention detail, when it comes to story.
Good Year: When true masterpiece has been released. Game that might be one of the best games ever made. Or when 3 or more great games have been released.
Great Year: When several masterpieces have been released (more than two).
Collections like Spyro Reignited Trilogy (2018), Devil May Cry (2012), Kingdom Hearts 1,5+2,5 (2013 & 2014) and Sly Trilogy (2010) do not count as whole (one could cut it) and neither do remasters if I have played original and/or there is nothing new (remakes are fair game). Ninja Gaiden Sigma (2007) & Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (2009) are remakes but I have not played originals, so they are not out.
All of these still do count on Good-Great Year count.
For example: Spyro Reignited Trilogy is masterpiece, if not legendary one. Those games still are very much like original ones, even with modernized controls are more attention detail, when it comes to story.
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- DirectorYasuhiro AnpoKazunori KadoiStarsNick ApostolidesGenevieve BuechnerAndré PeñaIn this reimagining of the 2005 game, Leon Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the president's kidnapped daughter from a secluded European village where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.Good candidates:
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Final Fantasy XVI
Remnant II
Spider-Man 2 - DirectorChad RoccoJacob SolomonStarsElizabeth GrullonMatthew MercerRick PasqualoneSet in the darker side of the Marvel Universe, putting you face-to-face against demonic forces of the underworld as you team up with and live among the Midnight Suns, Earth's last line of defense.Good candidates:
Evil West
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Elden Ring
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - DirectorJean-François DugasRobert Darryl PurdyStarsJon McLarenKimberly-Sue MurrayAlex WeinerAfter an epic conflict known as the Galactic War swept through the cosmos. Star-Lord recently formed the Guardians of the Galaxy, they've been together for less than a year.2021
Good candidates:
Resident Evil: Village
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
It Takes Two
Ruined King: League of Legends Story - StarsLogan CunninghamDarren KorbAvalon PenroseHades is a rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion and Transistor, in which you defy the god of death as you hack and slash your way out of the Underworld of Greek myth.2020
Good candidates:
The Last of Us Part II
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Doom Eternal
Ghost of Tsushima
(Great Year) - DirectorHideaki ItsunoStarsJohnny Yong BoschBrian HanfordReuben LangdonYears have passed since the legions of hell have set foot in this world, but now a new demonic invasion has begun, and humanity's last hope will rest in the hands of three lone demon hunters, each offering a radically different play style.Good candidates:
Control
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Darksiders Genesis
Kingdom Hearts III
(Great Year)
CTR: Nitrofueled does not count and neither does Final Fantasy VIII Remaster. - StarsTom KennyDave B. MitchellAndré SogliuzzoSpyro's back and he's all scaled up. Same sick burns, same smoldering attitude, now all scaled up in stunning HD. Spyro is bringing the heat like never before in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy game collection.YEAR OF THE DRAGON
- It is different enough to be more of remake than just remaster. But If you feel different. I'd say RDR2 is second best.
Good candidates:
Red Dead Redemption 2
Detroit Become Human
Soul Calibur VI
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (Reignited)
(Good Year) - DirectorJB BlancMichael de PlaterNathan HendricksonStarsIke AmadiVictoria AtkinRobin Atkin DownesThe sequel to the critically acclaimed Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014) features an original story with the return of Talion and Celebrimbor, who must go behind enemy lines to forge an army and turn all of Mordor against the Dark Lord Sauron.Good candidates:
Batman: Enemy Within
InJustice 2
(Good Year) - DirectorNeil DruckmannBruce StraleyStarsNolan NorthTroy BakerRichard McGonagleThrown back into the dangerous underworld he'd tried to leave behind, Nathan Drake must decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save the ones he loves.Good candidates:
Batman (Telltale Series)
Dishonored 2
(Good Year) - DirectorKonrad TomaszkiewiczStarsDoug CockleDenise GoughJo WyattThe monster slayer Geralt of Rivia must find his adoptive daughter who is being pursued by the Wild Hunt, and prevent the White Frost from bringing about the end of the world.Good candidates:
Batman: Arkham Knight
Bloodborne
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
(Great Year)
If only Uncharted 4 had been released this year, it would have been 2011 rematch. It would have been epic. And it would have been top 3. - DirectorNick HermanJason LatinoDennis LenartStarsAdam HarringtonErin YvetteChuck KourouklisAs Bigby Wolf, the big bad wolf in human form, you will discover that the brutal, bloody murder of a Fable is just a taste of things to come when another dead Fable is found which starts the hunt for a serial killer.I count this as 2014 game, since 4/5 of the game came 2014 and only 1/5 2013
Good candidates:
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Shovel Knight
InFamous: Second Son
Dragon Age: Inquisition
(Great Year)
Difficult pick
Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix is strong contender but like so many others, it is remake and part of collection. - DirectorNeil DruckmannBruce StraleyStarsTroy BakerAshley JohnsonHana HayesIn a hostile, post-pandemic world, Joel and Ellie, brought together by desperate circumstances, must rely on each other to survive a brutal journey across what remains of the United States.Good candidates:
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Batman: Arkham Origins
Wolf Among Us got only 1 episode and Kingdom Hearts 1,5 is collection. But both would be real contenders, but... rules.
(Good Year) - DirectorEiichiro SasakiMasanori KobayashiKen OharaStarsMatthew MercerRoger Craig SmithTroy BakerThe war on bio-terrorism continues as Chris Redfield, Leon Kennedy, and other famous Resident Evil stalwarts battle a seemingly familiar adversary.Good candidates:
Dragon's Dogma
Dishonored
Walking Dead
Mass Effect 3- With better ending, it probably would have won.
(Great Year)
Devil May Cry 3 from Devil May Cry collection would be real challenger, but it is part of collection and it is mainly HD remake of the original (2005). - DirectorSefton HillStarsKevin ConroyMark HamillDavid KayeWhen part of Gotham is turned into a private reserve for criminals known as Arkham City, all hell is sure to break loose, and the Dark Knight is the only one who can stop it.Good candidates:
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Witcher 2: Assassin of the Kings
(Great Year)
Very Difficult Pick - DirectorDavid CageStarsPascal LangdaleJacqui AinsleyJudi BeecherAs a child goes missing, his father tirelessly works to rescue him, while a journalist, an FBI agent, and a private detective try to identify his kidnapper known only as the "Origami Killer".Good candidates:
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
Mass Effect 2
Darksiders
Red Dead Redemption- Better ending might have been that little extra.
(Good Year)
Difficult Pick
Sly trilogy has few very good contenders, if remakes/collection would count. - DirectorAmy HennigBruce StraleyStarsNolan NorthEmily RoseClaudia BlackAfter being tracked down by Harry Flynn, Nathan Drake goes on a quest for Marco Polo's lost fleet. However when things take an unexpected turn for the worst, Drake must rely on those closest to him in order to find the Cintomani Stone.Good candidates:
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Ratchet & Clank: Crack in Time
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Dragon Age: Origins- Real challenger. With better combat, it would have won.
(Great Year)
Very difficult pick - DirectorJean-Marie NazaretStarsElijah WoodChristina RicciWayne BradyAfter three years of being imprisoned in a crystal, Spyro and Cynder set out to travel through Dragon City, the Burned Lands and the Floating Islands to stop the evil forces of darkness and confront the Dark Master Malefor.Good candidates:
Soul Calibur IV
Spider Man: Web of Shadows
Dissidia: Final Fantasy - DirectorYosuke HayashiStarsJustin GrossTara StrongJanice KawayeThe game follows Ryu Hayabusa, a master ninja, in his quest to recover a stolen sword and avenge the slaughter of his clan by the Vigor Empire.Good candidates:
Uncharterd: Drake's Fortune
Mass Effect
Overlord
BUZZ: Monsrer Rumble
(Good Year)
Difficult pick - StarsAl PacinoSteven BauerRobert LoggiaScarface the game begins during the final scene of the film, with the mansion of Tony Montana under attack from assassins sent by Alejandro Sosa. When Tony survives, his quest to kill Sosa begins.Good candidates:
Godfather
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Legend of Spyro: New Beginning
(Good Year) - DirectorTetsuya NomuraStarsHaley Joel OsmentDavid GallagherHayden PanettiereSora and friends face mysterious new enemies as they continue their journey to save all worlds, and find Riku and King Mickey.Good candidates:
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Resident Evil 4
Devil May Cry 3
Soul Calibur III
(Great Year)
Very difficult pick- One of the best years in gaming.
- DirectorNate FoxStarsKevin MillerMatt OlsenChris MurphyTwo years after defeating Clockwerk, Sly Cooper and his band of thieves must recover and destroy all of the stolen Clockwerk parts from a sinister organization before their old nemesis can return from the dead.Good candidates:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Battle Nexus
Lord of the Rings: Third Age
Punisher
(Great Year)
Difficult Pick - DirectorPerelandra BeedlesThemed after 1950's Science-Fiction films, "War of The Monsters" is a 3-D fighting game set after an alien invasion, where the volatile fuel from the saucers awaken and mutate several creatures who set off to fight each other for supremacy of the earth.Good candidates:
Max Payne 2: Fall of Max Payne
Jak II: Renegade
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
(Good Year) - DirectorTetsuya NomuraStarsMiyu IrinoMamoru MiyanoRisa UchidaWhen his world is destroyed and his friends mysteriously disappear, a young boy named Sora is thrust into a quest to find his missing friends and prevent the armies of darkness from destroying many other worlds.Good candidates:
BloodRayne
Soul Calibur II
Sly Raccoon
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
(Good Year) - DirectorHideki KamiyaStarsDrew CoombsKenji HataHironobu HagiharaAfter losing his brother and mother to demon lord Mundus, demon hunter Dante and his new friend Trish embark on a quest to confront Lord Mundus.Good candidates:
Max Payne
Jak & Daxter
(Good Year) - StarsTom KennyAndré SogliuzzoGregg BergerAfter 150 dragon eggs are stolen by an evil sorceress and her army of Rhynocs, Spyro embarks on an adventure to rescue the eggs.
Good candidates:
Deus Ex
Spider-Man
There is no doubt with this one since Spyro 3 is borderline perfect game.
(Good Year) - DirectorYoshinori KitaseA group of students at a military academy rescue a mysterious girl, who some say is the sorceress who wants to govern the universe.Good candidates:
CTR - Crash Team Racing
Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer
Tai-Fu: Wrath of Tiger
Soul Calibur
(Great Year)
Difficult Pick