TRTSM Game of the Year 2011 voting

[KingPK]

So, who's up for some GOTY voting? Instead of doing a whole bunch of categories, let's just stick to a simple top 10 list where the top game on your list gets 10 points, #2 gets 9 and so on. I'll tabulate the ballots and list the final top 10 by points earned on New Year's Eve. Tiebreaker goes to which game gets more #1 votes.

The ballot:

1. (10 points)
2. (9 points)
3. (8 points)
4. (7 points)
5. (6 points)
6. (5 points)
7. (4 points)
8. (3 points)
9. (2 points)
10. (1 point)

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

Can I give Arkham City all 55 points?

 

[Mik]

The ballot:

1. Skyrim (10 points)
2. Dark Souls (9 points)
3. Batman Arkham City (8 points)
4. Dragon Age 2(7 points)
5. NCAA Football 2012 (6 points)
6. LA Noire (5 points)
7. Bastion (4 points)


Looks like I only played 7 new games this year, so that's how I rank them.

 

[KingPK]

BTW, if you can't come up with 10, just fill as many spots as you can. 5 or more is preferable.

 

[Vitamin X]

I'm expecting KingPK to give all of his votes to Saints Row after how many times he kept saying GAME OF THE YEAR GAME OF THE YEAR in that thread

 

[bps21]

I'll fill mine out after work. I put a lot of thought into what I thought the GOTY was. It was between Skyrim and Batman. I made a pros and cons list in my head!

 

[Smues]

I'll have to think on my full top 10, but #1 and #2 are no brainers, Portal 2 and Skyrim.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

I don't know why I'm such a contrarian about it but I can't myself worked up over a "kill a rat kill a rat kill a rat get some gold by a better knife kill a bigger rat kill a bigger rat kill a bigger rat get some gold buy a short sowrd kill a spider kill a spider..." game in 2011.

I may also be describing Baldur's Gate games and not giving Skyrim a fair shake.

 

[Smues]

I killed a dragon in Skyrim before I ever killed a rat.

 

[Mik]

I don't know why I'm such a contrarian about it but I can't myself worked up over a "kill a rat kill a rat kill a rat get some gold by a better knife kill a bigger rat kill a bigger rat kill a bigger rat get some gold buy a short sowrd kill a spider kill a spider..." game in 2011.

I may also be describing Baldur's Gate games and not giving Skyrim a fair shake.

Swing and a miss!

 

[muzzington]

You're describing most MMO's out there not something like Swagrim.

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

I don't know why I'm such a contrarian about it but I can't myself worked up over a "kill a rat kill a rat kill a rat get some gold by a better knife kill a bigger rat kill a bigger rat kill a bigger rat get some gold buy a short sowrd kill a spider kill a spider..." game in 2011.

I may also be describing Baldur's Gate games and not giving Skyrim a fair shake.

Umm. Did you actually play Skyrim?

 

[Smues]

Can I give Arkham City all 55 points?

I don't know why I'm such a contrarian about it but I can't myself worked up over a "kill a rat kill a rat kill a rat get some gold by a better knife kill a bigger rat kill a bigger rat kill a bigger rat get some gold buy a short sowrd kill a spider kill a spider..." game in 2011.

I may also be describing Baldur's Gate games and not giving Skyrim a fair shake.

If Skyrim was just Batman killing rats you'd vote it #1.

 

[bps21]

I would vote that #1

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

I don't know why I'm such a contrarian about it but I can't myself worked up over a "kill a rat kill a rat kill a rat get some gold by a better knife kill a bigger rat kill a bigger rat kill a bigger rat get some gold buy a short sowrd kill a spider kill a spider..." game in 2011.

I may also be describing Baldur's Gate games and not giving Skyrim a fair shake.

Umm. Did you actually play Skyrim?

I made it very clear I did not and was actually confusing it with another series of games. I want to play it.

 

[fazzle]

I'm gonna make a list, but I haven't played ANY of the big contenders from this year, so I'm probably gonna fuck up the averages.

 

[Edwin]

1. Skyrim
2. Skyrim
3. Skyrim
4. Skyrim
5. Skyrim
6. Portal 2
7. Dragon Age 2
8. Gears 3
9. Ratman: Hittin' Rats
10. Sesame Street Dickfuck or whatever where you're Cookie Monster

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

Skyrim's been more of a time obliterator, but I think I was more entertained by Portal 2.

 

[KingPK]

Shaping up my list still, but I'll be accepting ballots until midnight on Friday.

 

[Baby Shoes]

I've been waiting to vote until I get a chance to try to squeeze in a couple of the big titles I haven't gotten to yet, but I'm thinking I'll be throwing in a vote Friday not completing that goal.

 

[Smues]

1. Portal 2
2. Skyrim
3. Super Mario 3D Land
4. Pilotwings 3D
5. Mortal Kombat 9
6. Dragon Age II
7. Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars 3D
8. Mario Kart 7
9. Sonic Generations
10. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D

 

[bps21]

I settled on Batman followed by Skyrim followed by Portal 2 followed by Mortal Kombat. Then I gave up. A winner is Batman.

 

[Baby Shoes]

Sent my ballot in. Everyone can probably blame me for a bunch of games no one cares about getting votes. Tried to remember games I played this year. Haven't even touched Skyrim or Saints Row due to my habit of catching up on older co-op games with friends this year or playing games that are much quicker to complete.

 

[fazzle]

I got some of the "big" titles for Christmas, but I won't get a chance to play them until next week at the earliest, so, here's my list for 2011 (and might just be the only 2011 titles I remember playing)

1: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
2: NBA 2k12
3: The Binding of Isaac
4: Mortal Kombat
5: Professor Layton and the Last Spectre
6: LA Noire
7: Jamestown
8: Rusty Hearts
9: This playthrough of Portal 2 I watched online
10: ............

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Only played three games that came out this year...

1. Portal 2
2. Modern Warfare 3
3. Mortal Kombat

...yeah, not a big gaming year for me at all.

 

[blade2kxx]

1. Portal 2
2. Batman: Arkham City
3. Saints Row The Third
4. Uncharted 3
5. inFamous 2
6. Assassin's Creed Revelations
7. The Binding of Issac
8. The 3rd Birthday
9. Back to the Future: The Game
10 . Mortal Kombat 9

 

[KingPK]

My list:

1. Portal 2
2. Saint's Row The Third
3. Skyrim
4. L.A. Noire
5. Bastion
6. You Don't Know Jack
7. Batman Arkham City
8. Driver: San Francisco
9. Renegade Ops
10. WWE All-Stars

 

[Mazto]

My List-

1- Skyrim
2- Saints Row The Third
3- LA Noire
4- Dragon Age II
5- NCAA 12

 

[treble]

1 Skyward Sword
2 Arkham City
3 Super Mario 3D Land
4 Battlefield 3
5 Mario Kart 7
6 Tiger Woods 12
7 LA Noire
8 Marvel vs. Capcom 3
9 Tetris Axis
10 Pilotwings Resort

Not sure if Ocarina of Time 3D counts, but it would be on there somewhere. Just picked up Sonic Generations the other day, and haven't gotten a chance to play it yet. Haven't gotten to Portal 2 yet, either.

 

[KingPK]

I've tabulated the results and here are TRTSM's Top 10 Games of 2011:

10. NCAA Football 12 (12 points)

9. Gears of War 3 (15 points)

8. Super Mario 3D Land (23 points)

7. Saint's Row The Third (26 points)

6. L.A. Noire (29 points)

5. Mortal Kombat (30 points)

4. Dragon Age II (32 points)

3. Batman Arkham City (49 points) (1 1st place vote)

2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (57 points) (4 1st place votes)

1. Portal 2 (71 points) (6 1st place votes)