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2010 GR Awards: Game of the Year

Posted on Thursday, December 23 @ 15:43:09 Eastern by Blake_Morse

Out of all the note-worthy titles to grace us with their excellence this year, Red Dead Redemption definitely takes the cake. It wasn't a rootin' tootin' yee-haw cowboy romp; it was a tale of, well, redemption and a dying era in America's history as the West was slowly won over by the Industrial Revolution and cowpokes like John Marston became outdated and obsolete. Sergio Leone would've given his left nut to direct a tale this epic. The visuals were just as impressive with sunsets across the wide open plains of Mexico and bullet time-enhanced gunfights seemed straight out of the The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. This is not only the Western genre done right, but it's also proof that Rockstar is still the uncontested king of the sandbox experience. Let's see if anyone can top the epicness of Red Dead Redemption in 2011.

Runners-Up (in alphabetical order) - Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, God of War III, Halo: Reach, Mass Effect 2

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Comments

boba1701
Joined: Mar 2009

Posted: Dec 23rd, 2010 at 4:36 pm
I actually can't disagree with this pick. RDR was awesome. If it can't be ME2, then I'm glad it's this one.

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Lenin17301
Joined: Jan 2007

Posted: Dec 23rd, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Agree 100% with GR here, choices like these guarantee that this site will remain as the best gaming site for at least a decade more. With "easy" picks like Halo or GoW, they went for the truly epic game of 2010. A new franchise, an awesome storyline, and (maybe) not sequel fodder.

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LinksOcarina
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Dec 23rd, 2010 at 5:27 pm
this would be my second choice personally....but thats me.

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truncheon5000
Joined: Jul 2009

Posted: Dec 23rd, 2010 at 7:31 pm
what would be your first links?

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Dec 23rd, 2010 at 7:44 pm
@truncheon5000: Can I direct you to the forums?

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Dec 23rd, 2010 at 7:45 pm
Topping Rockstar and RDR will most likely be Rockstar and LA Noire.

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Daddio
Joined: Nov 2008

Posted: Dec 23rd, 2010 at 9:02 pm
It took me an entire day to finally click these links to see what was chosen ... AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER!! with this selection!

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Battousai8
Joined: Mar 2007

Posted: Dec 23rd, 2010 at 11:43 pm
I hope so Daniel. It looks to be that way but only playtime will tell :-)

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Dec 23rd, 2010 at 11:58 pm
@Battousai8: I didn't get excited about RDR until about a week before it landed, what with all the Rockstar Spousery....

LA Noire has been the complete opposite. Thank God Rockstar doesn't start hyping until its ready for release.

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Ivory_Soul
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Dec 24th, 2010 at 3:29 am
I chose RDR as my GotY on my site as well. Good choice. I honestly couldn't think of anything that could have topped it.

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truncheon5000
Joined: Jul 2009

Posted: Dec 24th, 2010 at 7:40 am
@danielrbischoff: Yes you can and it was actually his 5th choice, liar! :)

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Doc_Holliday
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Dec 24th, 2010 at 11:11 am
Why would ME2 be up for GOTY when NV is decidedly a better game by GR?

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Nick_Tan
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Dec 24th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
@Doc_Holiday: New Vegas was the better RPG. But Mass Effect 2 was decidedly the better game in a more general scope, especially when considering the action elements in both games

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Doc_Holliday
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Dec 26th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
@Nick_Tan: I'm sorry, but had Mass Effect 2 been up for best action game, I might agree with you. The fact is both games are considered RPGs, and if ME2 is a better game in a general scope, it's a better RPG; no two ways about it.

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Nick_Tan
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Dec 27th, 2010 at 4:36 am
@Doc_Holiday: There are many different types of RPGs, and the judging parameters change depending on the category. If the category was Best Action RPG, then I might have given Mass Effect 2 the nod. But solely on core RPG fundamentals such as dialogue, choice, and exploration, at least I felt New Vegas was more revolutionary than the others in the Best RPG category. The choice of Mass Effect 2 as the GotY reflects our belief that outside of the RPG realm, Mass Effect 2 was the better overall game. Either way, neither Mass Effect 2 or New Vegas would have won GotY over Red Dead Redemption.

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Doc_Holliday
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Dec 28th, 2010 at 12:14 am
@Nick_Tan: Fair enough, you had your criteria and stuck to it; I can respect that. Of course I was initially disconcerted because I was just so impressed with ME2. However, I've stuck around this place for so long because I respect what you guys think, so maybe I should give NV another play through.

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Posted: Dec 29th, 2010 at 2:19 am
RDR is certainly in my top 5 for the year. I consider 2010 a good year for the games I really like. What I am most thankful for is that in Canada the games have come down in price to match the US price at release. They always used to be $10 more here. The only company that continues to release games at $69.99 are EA titles, and I'm boycotting them for the most part as I don't agree with their online pass policy, plus their B-BC2
VIP pass good for opening maps that were already on the disc anyways. So for 2011 I will speak with my wallet and the first EA game I'm passing on is Dead Space 2.

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