The 2007 GWJ Community Game of the Year Awards!

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Alrighty guys time for another round of GOTY voting fun.

The rules are simple, vote for your top 10 favorite games this year, in order, and each vote is given a score. So the number one game you voted for gets 10 points, the number 2 gets 9 and so forth down the list. You can vote for less then 10 games, but not more.

Anything goes, if it released this year, go ahead and vote for it, regardless of territory. About the only thing I'd not want to see would be Wii VC ROM dumps.

Also, it appears most people prefer to look at The Orange Box as 3 separate games, so if you vote for that, pick the individual components, not the package as a whole.

For reference, here is last years vote.

So it'll start with my top 10 and I'll update in your guys votes a couple times a day. I'll let it run for a week or shorter if the votes are all cast before then.

Votes as of 11:20pm, Jan 4, Poster: warriorjames )

Portal 933
Bioshock 766
Team Fortress II 647
Mass Effect 393
Rock Band 357
Call of Duty IV 348
WoW: Burning Crusade 247
Super Mario Galaxy 231
Half Life 2: Episode II 229
Crackdown 167
Halo III 165
Civ 4: Beyond the Sword 158
The Witcher 140
Guitar Hero II 125
Peggle 115
Forza Motorsport II 112
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 113
Puzzle Quest 96
Assassin's Creed 91
World in Conflict 85
Lord of the Rings Online 82
Crysis 73
CoH: Opposing Fronts 62
Settlers of Catan 47
Guitar Hero III 53
God of War II 51
LoZ: The Phantom Hourglass 41
Dwarf Fortress 30
Command & Conquer III 29
Overlord 27
Hellgate London 27
Mount & Blade 25
Europa Universalis III 25
Jeanne d'Arc 24
Shadowrun 23
Persona III 23
NWN2: Mask of the Betrayer 23
Project Gotham Racing IV 22
Carcassonne 22
The Darkness 22
Sam & Max S1 21
Metroid Prime III 21
ET: Quake Wars 18
All Pro Football 2K8 17
TW: Medieval 2 Kingdoms 16
Supreme Commander 16
DiRT 15
Uncharted Drake's Fortune 15
Tomb Raider Anniversary 13
NHL '08 11
Ghost Recon: AW II 10
Metal Slug Anthology 10
Odin Sphere 10
Resident Evil 4 Waggle 10
BF2: Forgotten Hope II 9
Hotel Dusk 8
Pac-Man CE 8
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne 8
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves 7
Ratchet & Clank Future: TOD 7
Mario Strikers Charged 7
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 7
Unreal Tournament III 7
Tetris:No blood left in this stone 7
Lego Star Wars Complete 6
Picross 6
Aquaria 6
Jewel Quest 6
Ace Combat VI 6
Lost Planet 6
GW: Eye of the North 6
Blue Dragon 6
Disgaea PSP 6
Super Paper Mario 5
Brain Age II 5
Trackmania United 5
Armageddon Empires 5
College Hoops 2K8 5
Echalon Book 1 5
Conan 4
Depth of Peril 4
Heavenly Sword 4
Switchball 4
Desktop Tower Defense 4
Pokemon Whatever 4
Guitar Hero II 80's Boogaloo 4
Super Stardust HD 3
Etrian Odyssey 3
Battlestations Midway 3
Democracy II 3
Eternal Sonata 3
GC2: Dark Avatar 2
Call of Juarez 2
Rayman Raving Rabbits 2
Ageod's Napoleon's"… what? 2
Madden '08 1
Zack & Wiki 1
Fire Pro Wrestling 1

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Fixed :p

The Witcher
Portal
Team Fortress 2
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Crysis
Bioshock
Mount & Blade
Call of Duty 4
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

I had a hard time filling out the bottom half of the list, though the games are good, for one reason or another I didn't really think they were Game of the Year material. But I'm rather picky, at least, that is the polite way to put it.

1) Team Fortress 2
2) BioShock
3) Portal
4) World in Conflict
5) Half-Life 2: Episode Two
6) Call of Duty IV: Modern Warfare
7) Forza Motorsport 2
8) Supreme Commander
9) Mass Effect
10) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

The honorable mentions:
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Jeanne d'Arc
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Sam & Max: Season 1
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
The Witcher
Halo 3
Super Mario Galaxy
Crackdown
Rock Band
Warhawk
Sid Meier's Pirates! (PSP)
Peggle Deluxe
Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike
Crysis
The Darkness

Wow. It really hurts not being able to vote for some of those. The damn Orange Box monopolizing 3 spots doesn't help.

And since this thread will get linked to next year, I am predicting that Left 4 Dead and SOCOM will sit atop my list in 2008. Let's see if it comes true.

Eh, I just have these:

1. Team Fortress 2 (Or the Orange Box, whatever)
2. Mario Galaxy

Portal
Call of Duty 4
Crackdown
Assassin's Creed
Sam & Max Season 1
Guitar Hero 3
Mass Effect
Mount & Blade
Mario Galaxy
Forza 2

Portal (PC)
Call of Duty 4 (360)
Bioshock (360)
Puzzle Quest (DS)
Assassin's Creed (360)

Crysis
Portal
Half-Life: Episode 2
Team Fortress II
Super Mario Galaxy
The Witcher
World in Conflict
STALKER
Eternal Sonata
Picross DS

1) Bioshock
2) Portal
3) Mass Effect
4) Settlers of Catan (XBLA)
5) Peggle
6) Overlord
7) Team Fortress 2
8) The Darkness
9) Tomb Raider: Anniversary
10) Halo3

Unfortunately, my gaming budget was rather restricted this year (kids are expensive!) so I haven't had a chance to play COD4 or Forza2 yet. Looking back on this past year for me, I'm very thankful to have Catan & Peggle around to get my gaming fix in when my son is rampaging around the living room.

1) Call of Duty 4
2) Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
3) Portal
4) Forza Motorsport 2
5) Project Gotham Racing 4
6) Crysis
7) World in Conflict
8) Supreme Commander
9) Command & Conquer 3
10) Crackdown

1) Rock Band
2) Call of Duty 4
3) Bioshock
4) Mass Effect
5) Crackdown
6) Portal
7) Team Fortress 2
8) Puzzle Quest
9) Forza 2
10) Guitar Hero 2 (360)

So it'll start with my top 10 and I'll update in your guys votes a couple times a day. I'll let it run for a week or shorter if the votes are all cast before then.

Keep it going to next Friday or so, and I'll be sure to pimp this on the podcast that goes live this Tuesday night.

Certis wrote:
So it'll start with my top 10 and I'll update in your guys votes a couple times a day. I'll let it run for a week or shorter if the votes are all cast before then.

Keep it going to next Friday or so, and I'll be sure to pimp this on the podcast that goes live this Tuesday night.

Sure thing.

1) Portal
2) Puzzle Quest
3) World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
4) Peggle

Due to #3, I didn't play many new games this year, so that's the best I can do.

Portal
Team Fortress 2
Command & Conquer 3
Peggle
Metroid Prime 3
Rock Band
Super Mario Galaxy

Need more Polaks on this forum to put The Witcher in its rightful place. If you have been wondering why The Witcher has been winning so many RPG Reader's Choice awards, despite how quiet the English release was, the Polish gaming vote is the answer.

You've got 2 entries for GH3 in your tally:

Sinatar wrote:

Guitar Hero III 5
Supreme Commander 6
Project Gotham Racing IV 6
Metroid Prime 3 6
The Darkness 3
Eternal Sonata 2
Tomb Raider Anniversary 2
Uncharted Drake's Fortune 1
Picross 1
Halo III 1
Guitar Hero III 1

Here's my list. It's a bit short because I've been playing quite a few 2006 games for the first time this year.

1. Portal
2. Rock Band
3. Team Fortress II
4. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
5. Bioshock
6. World in Conflict
7. Half Life 2: Episode II

1) BioShock
2) Odin Sphere
3) Portal
4) Rock Band
5) TF2
6) Burning Crusade
7) Puzzle Quest
8) Peggle
9) Halo 3
10) Eternal Sonata

Quintin_Stone wrote:

You've got 2 entries for GH3 in your tally:

Sinatar wrote:

Guitar Hero III 5
Supreme Commander 6
Project Gotham Racing IV 6
Metroid Prime 3 6
The Darkness 3
Eternal Sonata 2
Tomb Raider Anniversary 2
Uncharted Drake's Fortune 1
Picross 1
Halo III 1
Guitar Hero III 1

Second one was supposed to say GH2, thanks for catching that.

1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Bioshock
3. Lord of the Rings Online
4. Metroid Prime 3
5. Half-life 2 Episode 2
6. Portal
7. Mass Effect
8. Blue Dragon
9. Super Paper Mario
10. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hour Glass

1. Mass Effect
2. Crackdown
3. Portal
4. BioShock
5. Forza Motorsport 2
6. Project Gotham Racing 4
7. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
8. Uncharted Drake's Fortune
9. The Darkness
10. Assassin's Creed

1) Portal
2) Bioshock
3) Team Fortress 2
4) Crackdown
5) Mass Effect
6) Half Life : Ep 2
7) Forza 2
8) Rock Band
9) Call of Duty 4
10) Odin Sphere

1. Mass Effect
2. Rock Band
3. Crackdown
4. Portal
5. All Pro Football 2k8
6. Carcassonne
7. Settlers of Catan
8. Jeanne d'Arc

1.Portal
2.Forza Motorsport II
3.Bioshock
4.Mass Effect
5.Call of Duty 4
6.Team Fortress 2
7.Crysis
8.Mario Galaxy
9.S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
10.Jeanne D'arc

Looks like there may be a lot more agreement in this year's batch of lists.

1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Bioshock
3. Call of Duty 4
4. Team Fortress 2
5. Portal
6. Guitar Hero 2 (360)
7. The Witcher
8. Puzzle Quest
9. Guitar Hero 3
10. Rock Band

1. Rock Band (360)
2. Team Fortress 2 (PC)
3. Portal (PC)
4. BioShock (360)
5. Mario Galaxy (Wii)
6. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360)
7. World In Conflict (PC)
8. Overlord (360)
9. Forza Motorsport 2 (360)
10. The Witcher (PC)

Honorable Mentions (No Order:)
1. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
2. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
3. Command & Conquer 3 (PC)
4. Crysis
5. Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (PC)
6. War Front - Turning Point (PC)
7. Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (PC)

Portal
Rock Band
Team Fortress 2
Guitar Hero 2
Bioshock
Call of Duty 4
God of War 2
Crackdown
Peggle
Overlord

Some things are worth mentioning:

I judge my games, by how much time, I spent playing them. If they are good enough to have me waste hours at a time, and keep me coming back then they're probably on the list. With that in mind, GH2 should have been #1 on the list, but the ones above it are sure to keep me busy far longer than even GH2 did (that and Portal is wins by default).

World in Conflict: probably GOTY, but too much stuff for me to chew on before I even consider trying it.
Halo 3: was fun, but I actually think 2 was a better game. It's collecting dust somewhere and is close of being put up for sale.

Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword
Portal
Team Fortress 2
Mount and Blade
HalfLife 2 Episode 2
Lord of the Rings Online
Guitar Hero 2

I strongly suspect Bioshock would have made the list, but I still have yet to actually pick it up.

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