Tell GR: Which Upcoming Games Will Be GR's 2012 Game Of The Year Nominees?

Mark of the Ninja is pretty fun. I don't like much dark and shadowy games, but it uses that design to its advantage. Love the optional objectives the most. To answer your question, however, there's too many games to be looked at first. Heath Hindman has his choice already. I'm going to see how the other games layout before I make a decision. So far, this feels like the Most Anticipated GOTY.

As great of a game as it is, giving it to Mass Effect might be a risky choice. I was a bit disappointed with the ending as well, sure, but it's still a terrific gaming experience overall. I personally wouldn't argue with this pick, but I wouldn't doubt that you would get some death threats from people given all the crap that it received after its launch.

I haven't had the pleasure of playing it yet, but I've heard some astounding things about Dishonored (likely to be my next purchase).

I can't possibly see how Assassin's Creed 3 could be a letdown at all. I already know it's going to be a great game. I can see this one being a safe bet.

All things considered though, my personal pick (as of right now, since it's the only other nominee I've played aside from Mass Effect) would still have to be Borderlands 2. Dear sweet tapdancing baby Jesus is it good.

"Dear sweet tapdancing baby Jesus..." ROTFL

Deep inside me, i kinda want Mass effect 3 to win just to shove it on whiners' faces and to bring a clear message: Endings does not define a game.
However, game wise it pales in comparison to its predecessor Mass effect 2. For that, it won't make the cut I still feel honored for it to be on the list though.

And you are right, Borderlands 2 got my vote as well!

You could do that, but that's not the message you'd send.

Well, we all know there is a good chance that whatever it is, it will piss me off

Welcome to the internet... and to GR...

Not Mass Effect... I love the series and play them often... It is not however a GOTY contender

Dishonored, ACIII, Black Ops II, Far Cry 3, XCOM.

Played the demo, loved it. But I'm broke, so I'll have to pick it up later...

As much as I want to predict it will be AC3 I think Farcry 3 is going to swoop in and snatch it.

Don't forget Guild Wars 2!

I'm stll playing games from last year, because I like them and I can't afford a $60 game until next month. Sooo, I don't have an opinion, yet.

I DO NOT see why I was thumbed down. And I'm not the only one who IMO shouldn't have been given the the negative nod of a thumbs down. OK, enough whining. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, so never mind. (But if I catch you I'm going to break your clicking finger.)

I press the thumbs with my penis

On an iPad I mean, for that to make sense

I was about to say...

OK, Chunibrow, tell me where you live so I can come and break your penis.

I wish I could say that's the first time someone's said that to me

Funny, I don't agree with even one of the games you mentioned, or any of the upcoming games. My personal list would be:
Sound Shapes
Persona 4 Arena
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Lumines: Electronic Symphony
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
Gravity Rush

And a dark(er) horse pick, God Of Blades for the iOS.

Lol Diablo 3, you came with a bang and are now forgotten. Although I still liked you. No guess for game of the year yet tho

May it ROT!
Disgrace to the diablo series... never thought I would be saying this.

Ok gang... let me be clear here. I LOVE Diablo 3. I like how smooth the animation are, how combat feels simple and rewarding, townspeople are now full of love and script rather then just a quest linked to them, the lore of sanctuary has been greatly expended and graphically, it's a beauty. I know there are some flaws in the game (like say the looting system that's being fixed patch by patch) and the DRM leaves little to forgive. But to call it a disgrace to the game community?
Well i got news for ya, there are still people playing this game, there are people who played Diablo 2 and love this game, there are people who played this game for a month but still enjoyed it.
Maybe... the game isn't trash like you say... maybe it was just had a different view of what makes a good Diablo game and that D3 was never meant for you... but for us.

I might get back into it now that you can balance the difficulty yourself. I just got tired of getting murdered on inferno. Might wait till PvP is released too.

The Walking Dead, guys!
Unless the finale blows goats (it won't), this is my personal GOTY for sure. Nothing else coming out this year can approach Telltale's brilliance.

What he said! I never felt more immerse and connected to the characters in Walking dead then any of the other nominees.

I don't really have a problem with the rest of the list even in the case of games I didn't particularly like, but GOTY candidates are games you can see winning the award for the best game released that year. With that in mind... Darksiders 2? Really? I mean I'm not saying it's a bad game but... just think about that.

Oh and for the record, I'm all about Dishonored. It may have been a little short but I felt it was exactly as long as it needed to be for the game to maintain a lemony freshness throughout. For a game I thought looked just awful before release it was definitely a surprise.

So huh... Guess indie games (beside Mark of the Ninja) got no love to be on the list? ...Cause i really love FTL. Just putting it out here...

Re6 muhaha

Fuck the haters i love RE6, and I bet most of the people thumbs downing you haven't even played it, just looked at some reviews.

Sleeping Dogs was actually a fantastic game in my opinion. Sure, I've spent almost twice as many hours on Borderlands 2, but I enjoyed my time in Hong Kong more than Pandora. I waited for the extended ending before I finished ME3 so no disappointment there, but still not the best game this year for me. I'm still waiting for my copy of Dishonored to arrive & Hitman should be great too, but so far my personal GOTY is Sleeping Dogs.

You sir are my new best friend. Goodbye Noritama

They will all get 4.5/5 scores, so it will be difficult to tell which is the best.

I'm waiting patiently for TSW fans to start storming in.

The new Spelunky is my GOTY for sure. Now just waiting for the PC version that I can properly play it.

There isn't an archived list of GRs past GOTY winners is there? I'd like to see that for curiosity's sake.

Best game overall for me is HalfLife: BlackMasa. It's still one of the best shooters and playing it reminded me how far behind series like halo and CoD are.

If I'm not allowed to go with a remake then the best game I've played this year has been Botanicula. This has to be the cutest game ever made. The visuals are breath taking from start to finish, the characters are a lot of fun. The puzzles are interesting and sometimes take a lot of thought but are never frustrating. The textless, dialogless story telling is very well executed and compelling tale. Most importantly though from start to finish I found myself always happy and always having fun. If you haven't played it play it, it will probably become a gaming highlight of the year for you too.

Mass Effect 3 damn you EA and can't deny that the single player campaign and multiplayer were well done. The 2.5 GB worth of free expansions to the multiplayer also kept me engaged for far longer than expected. So as much as I complain about having to pay for DLC making a system where the gamer gets free expansions with 6 new characters and plethra of weapons that can only be purchased via random equipment packs (gambling at it's finest) it works for both parties. We get free expansions and you get between $3-$6 on average as people purchase premium spectre packs in hopes of unlocking that oh so awesome next class. Kudos

Probably more that $3-$6 dollars depending on how bad people want a particular class or weapon. Seriously an awsome and effective spin on micro transaction formula. No you can't buy what you want but you can buy a lotto ticket that may get you what you want...Mass Effect 4 Powerball Edition

GotY = Angry Birds HD Collection. You can eat a bag of dicks if you disagree. Angry Birdzzzzzz ROXXOORRRZZZ!!!1!!1

Hard to say. My votes would go to Persona 4 Golden, Persona 4 Arena or ACIII.

lollipop chainsaw... :)