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twesterm on 08 November 2007
sinha said:
twesterm said:
sinha said:
The only question is does the Orange Box get evaluated as a package or each game separately. By itself Portal may be too small to be in the running, but with HL2E2 and TF2, the Orange Box may be third or fourth.

The Orange Box is a package, you can buy all three game seperately on Steam.


But you can't buy all three separately on the 360 (or the PS3 whenever that EA port comes out). Personally I think it should be treated like one game. The fact that the single player and multiplayer are so very different should be rewarded not punished. What if the single and multiplayer for Halo 3 and CoD 4 were sold separately on Steam?


 It's the PS3's own limitation that stops the games from being downloadable and Valve's (wise) decision to not just sell the games separately in physical boxes.  If you buy the Starcraft: Battlechest you don't count that as several games, you count that as the games and its expansions.  If you buy the Guitar Hero version that has I, II, and 80's edition doesn't mean it's one game, it's just a package.

T he Orange Box is a wonderful package but it is not a game.



 

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Frasman on 08 November 2007

Here's some EGM info to add to your chart...Sorry no link.

1998 - Loz: Ocarina of Time (n64)
1999 - Soul Calibur (dreamcast)
2000 - Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 (ps1)
2001 - Halo (x-box)
2002 - Metroid Prime (gamecube)
2003 - Prince of Persia:Sands of Time ( ps2/x-box/gamecube)
2004 - Halo 2 (x-box)
2005 - Resident Evil 4 (gamecube)
2006 - Loz Twlight Princess (gamecube/wii)



Onimusha12 on 08 November 2007

Thanks for the contribution Frasman, anyone else who can help out its much appreciated.



masschamber on 08 November 2007

some older egm's
1991- sonic the hedgehog,
1993- Samurai Shodown



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kopboi on 08 November 2007

i dont know what i do know is it not going to be a ps3 game. smg halo 3 or mass effect it out of them



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shams on 08 November 2007
Lost tears of Kain said:
im guessing bioshock mass halo 3 or SMG

Shams once again, with so few reviews you know we dont know where SMG will end up

Not really the thread to discuss this, but...

GameRankings - the first 10 media scores. Average: 96.5%. 1 x 90%, 2nd lowest is a 95%.

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages4/915692.asp

...

The thing that sticks out, is the sites that usually BAG Wii games like nothing else - are giving it excellent scores. And quite a few pro-Wii sites haven't reviewed it yet (I count at least 10).

Ultimately it may come down to EDGE. Gave Bioshock an 8, and Metroid a 7. I really do think they will give Galaxy a 10 - and that will just about seal its position in the all-time top #10.

That said - I agree with you. Its still early, and it only takes a couple of crap reviews to drop the average like nothing else. I wonder what will happen if someone gives it a ... 4/10? 

 



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senseinobaka on 08 November 2007

It's a bloodbath between Mass Effect and Galaxy. The winner will be the one that can slowly crawl away to receive the crown.

This of course is true for all sites except IGN, IGN will realize that it's a match between SMG and Mass Effect. They dont want a Nintendo game to win, and they dont want to offend so many of their readers by appointing SMG's nemesis. So they will vote for a game that is in the same genre as the nintendo game, but inferior, and a game that is not on Xbox 360. In other words Ratchet and Clank will be IGN's Goty.



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Sqrl on 08 November 2007

I'm sure many people will disagree with this but thats fine it is my opinion after all.

I think SMG deserves it more than Mass Effect or Bioshock for being the only game that really stands out amongst the major competitors. I mean lets looks at this list of major competitors...

Halo 3 - Shooter
Uncharted - Shooter/Adventure
CoD4 - Shooter
Assassin's Creed - RPG/Adventure
UT3 - Shooter
Portal - Shooter
TF2 - Shooter
Bioshock - Shooter
Mass Effect - Shooter/RPG
Super Mario Galaxy - Platformer

Just the fact that it is something that is so different from everything else out right now is reason enough for it to get consideration. But pile on some of the most technically and aesthetic impressive graphics available on the Wii, Gameplay that has had people aged 30+ getting giddy, one of the best soundtracks this year (GH3/Rock Band excluded), a complete facelift to a genre that some argue was dying out, and top it all off with the fact that ANYONE can play and anyone can enjoy it and I honestly think you have something that is at the core of what gaming is. And that something is fun, enjoyable, and brings people together and SMG does it best out of the group.

I love my shooters, and I love RPGs and games like GH3 etc...but I really think the way SMG not only sets itself apart but excels while doing it makes it a clear and easy choice for me.
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gamingdevil on 08 November 2007
shams said:
Lost tears of Kain said:
im guessing bioshock mass halo 3 or SMG

Shams once again, with so few reviews you know we dont know where SMG will end up

The thing that sticks out, is the sites that usually BAG Wii games like nothing else - are giving it excellent scores. And quite a few pro-Wii sites haven't reviewed it yet (I count at least 10). 


 Exactly. And that 96.5% doesn't include GameTrailers's 98% score, so it will go even higher.




sinha on 08 November 2007
Sqrl said:


I think SMG deserves it more than Mass Effect or Bioshock for being the only game that really stands out amongst the major competitors. I mean lets looks at this list of major competitors...

Halo 3 - FPS
Uncharted - Adventure/TPS

CoD4 - FPS
Assassin's Creed - RPG/Adventure
UT3 - FPS
Portal - "FPS"
TF2 - FPS
Bioshock - FPS
Mass Effect - RPG/TPS
Super Mario Galaxy - Platformer
Ratchet & Clank - Platformer


Fixed.

Where did you get the incorrect idea that Assassin's Creed is an RPG?  Just so there would be another RPG on your list besides Mass Effect?



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