| VAMatt said: With the benefit of hindsight, I don't see how anyone can vote for anything other than Halo. That's one of the most significant games ever released, in any year. Not only is it a very good game, but it has been hugely influential, spawned a franchise that was a juggernaut for a decade or so, and continues to be significant over two decades later. I could make a case for GTA III. It had significant societal impact (though I think that was mostly negative at the time), and it really put that franchise on the map. And that has gone on to become arguably the most important franchise in gaming. But, being that it wasn't the start of that franchise, and I don't think it impacted other games as much as Halo, it's pretty easy for me to put Halo above it. I don't see how any of those other games even belong in the conversation. Some of them are really good games, but they're just not even remotely close significance to Halo or GTA III. |
Well, I don't think this thread defines what constitutes 'game of the year', so my take is that everyone is free to vote however they will. I've voted for significance before, but I voted for excellence this year, because that excellence was simply so much this year.
