~TSTRM Video Game Awards 2010~ (Nominations!)

[Kageho]

Well, its that time of year that we all get merry, jolly and feel good about the year that has passed and look forward to the year in the future. With that said, we're going to celebrate the year of 2010 in gaming with our own awards!

I know what you are about to say, "but Mistleflik, the year isn't over yet." Don't worry, we won't do voting until January 1st. But I felt the need for setting up the awards first.

Now then, the categories that I figure we should have!

Best Game of 2010
Best DS Game of 2010
Best PSP Game of 2010
Best PS3 Game of 2010
Best Xbox 360 Game of 2010
Best Wii Game of 2010
Best Game Play of 2010
Best Graphics of 2010
Best Mechanics of 2010
Best Sound of 2010
Best Sound Track of 2010
Best Single Track of 2010
Best Visuals of 2010
Best Hero of 2010
Best Heroine of 2010
Best Villain of 2010
Best Villainess of 2010
Best Supporting Character of 2010
Best Cast of 2010
Best Action/Adventure Game of 2010
Best First Person Shooter of 2010
Best Music/Rhythm Game of 2010
Best Role Playing Game of 2010
Best Sports Game of 2010
Best Strategy Game of 2010
Best Trailer of 2010
Worst Game of 2010

If you guys can think of anything to add, then do so. Also, I was thinking that for voting we should let everyone vote on 3 games, and the top 3 games from those votes that get tallied then go on to try for the crown, because not everyone's going to have the same ideas about games, so we'll end up with a really diverse amount of votes.

You'll probably wonder why I have categories that sort of go together and you might even feel redundant, but I'll explain. Game Play and Mechanics mean two entirely different things. Game Play is the whole of the game and its play. How it handles, etc. Mechanics refers to the little trick that makes a game different, like Bayonetta's Hair Combat and stuff like that. The "gimmick", if you will.

Visuals and graphics also mean two separate things. Visuals is how visually appealing a game is. Do all the visuals work together? Do you feel that you can buy into what you are seeing as it is. Graphics just mean how pretty the game the looks, regardless of if the visuals don't work together at all.

Best sound is the sound as a whole. So from the whoosing of the wind, to the song of someone's death, to the annoying voice acting that is like nails on a chalk board. Best sound track is well, just how the music is in the game. Would you want to listen to it outside of the game? And single track is the best single track of any game that you've heard. BTW, all music/rhythm games would be eliminated from these categories.
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The Rules For Nominations

Each poster will have a total of 3 nominations for a selection of games that they think fit these categories. These nominations will be tallied and on December 31st, the Top 3 nominations in each category will then face off for the right to be crowned the winner of that category. Now while a poster has 3 nominations, that does not mean that he needs to use all 3. If you've only played one game in that specific category, then by all means, only put up one vote.

Any games released from Christmas of last year till this year Christmas Eve are able to be used. So go freaking nuts. Again, nominations end on December 30. The real voting between your chosen 3 in each category will begin on December 31st.

 

[bps21]

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I'm pretty torn on what my favorite game of the year was. It's probably between Red Dead Redemption and Mass Effect 2 for me. Maybe even Limbo is in the conversation but it would lose out because of how many hours I sank in to the other 2.

The only thing I know for sure is that Dance Central is far and away the best music/rhythm game for me this year.

 

[fazzle]

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I'd like to nominate a category for Best Game Room release of 2010

Spoiler

Nothing wins

 

[bps21]

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pfft...Blades of Steel

 

[Thoth]

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Detana TwinBee. I also just got back into Game Room.

 

[KingPK]

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Nothing has beat Mass Effect 2 for my GOTY. A few games came close, but that will be #1 on my list this year. I'll have a hell of a time sorting through the rest for a top 10, though.

 

[Baby Shoes]

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I've been so backed up on my games. I'm hoping to start catching up in the next couple weeks, so hopefully I can do some decent responses by the time this opens up.

 

[fazzle]

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I've probably played (to any real length, at least) only about 10 games that came out this year.

Either that or my memory just makes me think any game older than a few months is way too fucking old to have come out in 2010.

 

[Kageho]

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Probably that fazzle. Hell, I still think Bayonetta was from last year.

 

[fazzle]

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Either way, I know our video game awards will be better than that show on Spike, simply because we don't have Dane Cook.

 

[KingPK]

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Thanks to Gamefly and all the sales over the past month, I've played more of the big 2010 releases than I really want to admit to. I think we should add a Most Disappointing or an outright Worst Game category, because there was some crap released.

 

[Kageho]

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Now that I'm not as sick as I have been the past two days, I updated it. I added worst game because GK PK is right. And I also added Best Trailer, because you gotta admit, trailers get us all hyped up on the games.

 

[Kageho]

Alright, nomination time folks! You've got 3 nominations in each category to make, and nominations will end at the end of December 30th 12pm EST. On December 31st, we'll begin the voting of the top 3 nominations in each category for the right to win that category and crown our 2010 year awards! Nominations will be posted in this thread.

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Fail Flik Is Fail. I forgot my list.

Best Game of 2010
God Of War III (PS3)
Mass Effect II (Xbox 360)
Dragon Quest IX (DS) <- you read this right

Best DS Game of 2010
Dragon Quest IX
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Shantae: Risky's Revenge

Best PSP Game of 2010
Persona 3 Portable
Ys Seven
God of War: Ghost of Sparta

Best PS3 Game of 2010
Bayonetta
God of War III
Castlevania: Lord of Shadows

Best Xbox 360 Game of 2010
Mass Effect 2
Bayonetta
Castlevania: Lord of Shadows

Best Wii Game of 2010
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Donkey Kong Returns
Kirby's Epic Yarn

Best Game Play of 2010
God of War III (PS3)
Ys Seven (PSP)
Dragon Quest IX (DS)

Best Graphics of 2010
God of War III (PS3)
Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Persona 3 Portable (PSP)
*Remember this is not about how visually stunning this is, but how well it suits the game

Best Mechanics of 2010
Bayonetta (PS3/Xbox 360)
Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Castlevania: Lord of Shadows (PS3/Xbox 360)

Best Sound of 2010
Bayonetta (PS3/Xbox 360)
Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
God of War III (PS3)
*again this category is the whole package, meaning firing of guns, and how swords clash, the voice acting. Its everything else WITH it. Usually the games with the best sound tracks actually aren't the best sounding games overall.

Best Sound Track of 2010
Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
Ys Seven (PSP)
*case in point

Best Single Track of 2010
Dragon Quest IX (DS) - Journey to the Starry Sky ~ Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) - Throwback Galaxy
Ys Seven (PSP) - Place Where Souls Return
*my favorites

Best Visuals of 2010
Bayonetta (PS3/Xbox 360)
Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
God of War III (PS3)

Best Hero of 2010
Dragon Quest IX (DS) - Hero/Heroine
Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360) - Commander Shepard
God of War III (PS3) - Kratos

Best Heroine of 2010
Bayonetta (PS3/Xbox 360) - Bayonetta
Ys Seven (PSP) - Aisha
Persona 3 Portable - Minako Arisato (Heroine)


Best Villain of 2010
God of War III (PS3) - Zues
Persona 3 Portable (PSP) -

Spoiler

Shuji Ikutsuki

Agarest War (PS3/Xbox 360) -

Spoiler

Chaos

Best Villainess of 2010
Persona 3 Portable (PSP) - Chidori Yoshino
Ys Seven (PSP) -

Spoiler

Tia

Agarest War (PS3/Xbox 360) -

Spoiler

Nemesis

Best Supporting Character of 2010
Dragon Quest IX (DS) - Stella
Persona 3 Portable (PSP) - Igor
Agarest War (PS3/Xbox 360) - Dyshana

Best Cast of 2010
Persona 3 Portable (PSP)
Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
Dragon Quest IX (DS)

Best Action/Adventure Game of 2010
Castlevania: Lord of Shadows (PS3/Xbox 360)
Bayonetta (PS3/Xbox 360)
God of War III (PS3)

Best First Person Shooter Game of 2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS3/Xbox 360)
* yeah, that's all I've played of this genre

Best Music/Rhythm Game of 2010
Rock Band 3 (PS3/Xbox 360/Wii)
*again, all I've played

Best Role Playing Game of 2010
Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Persona 3 Portable (PSP)

Best Sports Game of 2010
NBA2K11 (PS3/Xbox 360)
NCAA 11 (PS3/Xbox 360)
FIFA 11 (PS3/Xbox 360)

Best Strategy Game of 2010
Star Craft II (PS3/Xbox 360)
*again, all I've played

Best Trailer of 2010
Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
God of War III (PS3/Xbox 360)
Bayonetta (PS3/Xbox 360)

Worst Game of 2010
Final Fantasy XIII (PS3/Xbox 360)
Final Fantasy XIV (PC)
*that's all I'm adding, its either of these

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

Worst game, FF13? Are you kidding? It wasn't the best entry in the series, but it wasn't terrible, much less a worst game of the year contender either.

 

[Kageho]

I'm basing my nominations on what I've managed to play. Out of all the games I've played, those two are the worst. Is there probably some others that are worse than that? Probably, but those two are the ones that I'd say are Worst Game of the Year.