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They wanted MGS4 to win, simply because they believed it was a better game. Everyone has a right to their opinion. However, it is my opinion that a lot of the MGS4 love stems from the fact that MGS4, besides being a AAA game, is the PS3's current sole justification for existance to most of the hardcore/casual audience worldwide, and thus must remain in general opinion, as one of the best games of all time.

However, if it isn't even the best game this year(which it isn't, having played several equal, and at least 1 better game this year), what does that say about the price of the Playstation 3, and those who have purchased it?

PS3 fans don't really like multiplats, you see. Most multiplats end up being worse on the PS3, or at least they have so far, and Sony fans have grown resentful. Multiplats are also not exclusives, and thus traitoress. Compound that with the amount of overhype Sony fans pile on upcoming Sony titles and you'll see their mindset. A Sony fan's "upcoming games I want" list will almost always be comprised of 50 - 100 percent PS3 exclusives(despite exclusives making up less than 10 percent of overall released games on the console).  They aren't making that list for themselves, but for others to see, in order to sell the PS3. To a greater extent, pervious exclusives, like FFXIII are now a target of hate and ridicule from the same fans that once held its existance beyond the highest esteem they have for even the console itself.

The worst part is, they don't even realize they are doing it. Few do, when dealing with cognitive dissonance. It creates fierce brand loyalty, and that loyalty expands by the dollar, and can lead to inferiority complex in a worse case scenerio. It is also why we are all so sensative to videogame reviews. We don't care about the game, or our enjoyment with it. We only care how others percieve the game.

MGS4 is a great game. It had an emotional narrative. Thus it is, and shall always be remembered fondly by those it touched. However, if you put me on an island with one game, that game has to be Fallout 3. The "game" part of that game, the production values, and the experience itself,(not to mention the depth) far outweigh MGS4's narrative advantage. It's just a larger, better game in most ways, and it didn't need the power of the Cell or BR to achieve it.

That's the obvious answer that everyone else is afraid to touch.

@Zen

Why does everything turn into a debate about the ulterior motives of fans?

Here's a theory I have about you. You believe your opinion to be so infallible that when a large enough group disagrees with it you assume they have some inherent bias because you can't possibly explain it to yourself any other way.

I think that MGS4 should have won because I believe it is the better game. To me Fallout 3 doesn't even make it into the 9's range as far as score.

Carl2291 said: @ snake... your logic is once again flawed as i am never ever wrong. tbh... im just amazing @ kantor - "Wii team: I think- 360 team: Go away." <<< epic

i am convinced

Oh.

@Infamous

And? Do you have something beyond opinion to present for why Fallout 3 should be the winner?

Not sure about the part concerning Zen.  I don't recall any of his posts. But I agree with the bold.

I think it's ridiculous that they gave "Best Graphics TECHNOLOGY" to MGS4 over Crysis. I mean that's fucking ridiculous. You could claim art style, art direction anything as being better in MGS4 but when it is specifically call graphics Technology and they give it to a game who's graphics are technically FAR below Crysis that's just ridiculous.

@Vagabond
Did PC win anything? It may be that they just ignore it for one reason or another