shio said:
I assume when you say GOTY you mean it's Overall (all platforms). I haven't played Vesperia so I don't know how good it is, but it really has a VERY tough competition, perhaps the toughest in years. Here's the candidates:
Fable 2 - If it keeps (most of) what is promised, Fable 2 will be a serious contender for RPGOTY of 2008. The problem is the chances of being as good as Molineux leads us to believe isn't very high.
Fallout 3 - Brand name alone will make a huge amount of hype that could help the game's aknowledgement. I don't have faith in Fallout 3, since many of what has been shown (and NOT shown) makes me doubt greatly of it's quality. However, Oblivion fans will flock, FPS fans will flock, some Fallout fans will flock towards Fallout 3... you can't deny the powerfull pull this game has.
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning - Will likely win ALL Massive-Multiplayer and MMORPG awards. Question is, will it be enough to win a handful of "Best RPG" awards? The stigma of not bundling MMORPGs with the RPG genre still exists within the media and gaming community. Either way, this game reeks of potential and quality (can it become another WoW?).
Those were the 3 big ones. There are other RPGs, outsiders, that aren't as likely to be great but still have potential. There's also a couple of RPG re-runs of last year (Mass Effect, The Witcher):
Persona 4 - Meh, nothing to see here. Persona 3 was decent but not sensational, and I doubt this will be any different. Being on a Last gen console, unfortunately, won't help it much in reception and comparison.
The Witcher Enhanced Edition - My favorite RPG of 2007, and appreciated by many (it seems it won more "Best RPG of 2008" awards than Mass Effect), will make a return with more quests, improved writing and voice-over, 100 new animations, improved visuals and several fixes and tweaks. I doubt it will win many awards, but it will certainly be awesome!
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel - Action-RPG fun, can be a decent experience. If it has Diablo quality, I can see it get unconditional love from Hack 'n Slash fans.
The Agency - This free MMORPG for PC/PS3 has the potential to cause a thunder in that side of the MMO market, forcing other foreign (chinese/korean) developers to up the quality of their shitty free MMOs.
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