It was alright, probably deserves GOTY but this year has been very weak for games overall.

I loved it. It is my personal GOTY.

I am one of those few people who care about the story in GTA games

I love Rockstar storytelling and the quality of their writing.

Sure, there are mistakes and flaws, but of all the companies out there, only a few can match their quality.

Hated it. Rockstar San Diego gets way to much credit for basically creating the same games, with the some of the worst mission structure and gameplay mechanics, but because they pay for some top notch voice actors and they like to play on every teenage boys power fantasy, they always end up on the winning end.

It was pretty good. A little better then gta4. Not as good as Fallout nv even with all the bugs.

I would have given Fallout NV a 9 if it hadn't crashed 10 times, next to deadlocking the main quest having to revert back several hours to an old save.

Exploring in RDR wasn't rewarding at all, just stick to the missions and you'll get everywhere. At least it ran smoothly, was pretty to look at, had great music, and the story presentation was decent. Gameplay and flow of the story were lacking. (But that's a problem with all open world games, pretty much booting you out after every mission then pretending they haven't seen you in ages when you start the next mission 5 seconds later)

RDR did one thing really well, the horse animations. Riding a horse in AC brotherhood just looks akward now.

Yeah I loved that game. Story and gameplay were both in tune. Only flaw were some glitches now and then but that's really just nitpicking.

Heavy Rain and Final Fantasy XIII were love it or hate it, God of War 3 was inferior to God of War 2, Assassins Creed Brotherhood was inferior to Assassins Creed 2, Black Ops was inferior to Modern Warfare 2, Gran Turismo 5 and Golden Eye were a disappointment, Super Mario galaxy 2 and Donkey Kong Country Returns are more of the same.

Its been a crap year.

I agree with you.  I think it's been a pretty good year actually, Mass Effect 2 and RDR alone made it a worth while year.  I also thought another set of games offered a good time (FFXIII, GoW3 Heavy rain, etc.)

I think people are just elevating their requirements for good games.  It's like that elitism people generate with all things they have a lot of exposure to, such as wine, beer, and food.  If it's not as good as something extravagant/amazing they've had in the past (which of course, is all relative), it must be crap.

I think video games deserver a little shades of grey between these blacks and whites.  Good games, shouldn't be demoted to 'crap' for being just good instead of great.

Only thing I outright hated in it is the euphoria-engine controls. It's really hard to walk through a door at times. xD

I liked the game overall but I wouldn't give it GOTY-award

rdr is good but its not my personel game of the year