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OXCGN’s Game Of The Year Awards 2011: Did the VGAs get it wrong?

December 12, 2011 in Top List comments 32

OXCGN compares its own 2011 Game Of The Year Awards with those of the "puerile" VGAs and has a few distinct differences and some different categories. They also have a poll and competition for readers.

For many of us the VGAs were a bit underwhelming.

We had new announcements in the form of new ‘post-apocaliptic’ zombie survival type games (sigh), and new footage of some upcoming games that look either very promising (Bioshock Infinite, Hitman Absolution) or incredibly silly (Metal Gear Rising: Revengance, or as I call it: Devil May Rise: Cryvengance).
Then we had the idiocy that made our gaming industry look even more puerile with ‘tea bagging’ those whose speech went a little long and bad jokes.

Anyway, for the last week or so we at OXCGN have been nominating and tallying our own Game Of The Year Awards for 2011.

Without any more rambling, here are OXCGN’s Game Of The Year Awards for 2011.
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  • 0
    Super Squall Dec 13, 11
    Only good thing about that show was the mass effect 3 game-play trailer.
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    DC Sniper Dec 13, 11
    I really don't see why these smaller, less-known groups/sites/etc make their own Goty awards. Vindication?
  • 2
    Gameroz Dec 13, 11
    What are GOTY reserved for commercially owned sites? Do they really represent gamers?
    • 1
      ShadowGuard Dec 13, 11
      I actually agree with this statement quite a bit. Dont feel like going on a rant, but I do agree that VGA didnt really represent gamers. Though all the trailers were wanted.
  • 0
    cbakehorn Dec 13, 11
    @DC Sniper - why bother coming to GameGrep if you don't want to support these "smaller, less-known groups/sites/etc"?
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    DC Sniper Dec 16, 11
    Because I like having news sources that are related to gaming. The articles on Neoseeker barely cover all of it. However, hosting your own VGAs when you don't really have popularity or credibility for some sort of vindication/backlash at who won at the Spike VGAs is silly.

    They could go with a voting system, but 4chan would quickly ruin that.
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      Drogo Baggins Dec 16, 11
      No award show truly represents the entire community of people who are fans of the things receiving the awards.

      I really think it just boils down to advertisement and appreciation more than the award givers asking, "who do you think should win?", and I think it would be hard to make any more of an award show than that.

      I see nothing wrong with things like this though. It makes a few developers feel good, advertises gaming in a (generally) positive manner, and perhaps above all else it's completely harmless. Developers receiving awards from "smaller, less-known groups/sites/etc" doesn't do anything but help the business of gaming or, at the very least, it certainly doesn't hurt anything from what I can tell.

      It may dilute the importance of an award, and I get that, but I honestly don't find game awards to be all that important to gamers to begin with. It's more for the developers than anyone else, and I really don't think receiving more and more awards every year from several sites is going to bother them.

      Even if a voting system were used in the attempt to make awards more meaningful, it would just end up as a popularity/trolling contest and we'd see Gears of War winning RPG of the year or some bullshit like that.

      All in all, these guys work really hard to make games and they deserve some appreciation. I see no reason to hinder that.

      Though, I will say that I'm not sure how I feel about this article degrading the Spike VGA's. I don't see what makes these awards more important to be honest. If that's what you have a problem with, then I fully agree.
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    Shinobi_razor Dec 16, 11
    if nothing else it helps promote good games that deserve credit and fame, like Skyrim, Portal 2, Batman and the other games up for big awards like GOTY and Best 360/PS3 Game, etc. for example all future copies of Skyrim can have "GOTY 2011 winner" printed on them which looks good on the shelf for anyone in the future who's considering buying it, same with games that won lesser awards.
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    DC Sniper Dec 16, 11
    Err, when has that actually happened? The only time you actually see things like that are scores from game magazines (and that's only when the score is high, go figure). I've never seen a game say it was the winner of the Spike VGAs, much less any VGAs. Though I recall one instance, I do not remember what game.
    • 0
      Shinobi_razor Dec 16, 11
      it may not say "Spike VGA winner" but it still counts and the publisher can and will put it on the box.
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    DC Sniper Dec 18, 11
    quote
    Err, when has that actually happened?
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      Shinobi_razor Dec 19, 11
      for example Oblivion won the year it came out and after that the cases said "GOTY 200X".
  • 0
    cbakehorn Dec 18, 11
    So, DC Sniper, I still can't see your point beyond "any site that isn't IGN or Gamespot should stop posting their opinions". Sorry if I'm seriously misunderstanding you, but that appears to be the case.
  • 0
    DC Sniper Dec 19, 11
    When did I say that? Go ahead and inform me where I said that?
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    cbakehorn Dec 19, 11
    "I really don't see why these smaller, less-known groups/sites/etc make their own Goty awards."

    There.
  • 0
    DC Sniper Dec 20, 11
    That's not "any site that isn't X or X should stop posting their opinions". It isn't even the same thing, both word and meaning wise. Good going.
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    cbakehorn Dec 20, 11
    I just don't see why you'd be confused about why a smaller site would post their own Game of the Year articles. I think it makes perfect sense why they'd do it - not as some way to get vindictive with the VGAs or bigger sites, but because they've got an opinion that is just as valid.
  • 0
    DC Sniper Dec 21, 11
    Wondering about something doesn't mean I said another thing.
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    ShadowGuard Dec 21, 11
    DC, you lost this argument, smaller/lesser known websites have every right to post such things. In fact, I trust them more than the bigger sites most of the time. If this were the Occupy movement, you just supported the 1% with too much money...
  • 0
    DC Sniper Dec 21, 11
    I haven't been arguing anything, when did I argue? I pointed out people's flawed assumptions that were thrown about wildly. It takes two to argue and all you and the other fellow did was try to incite such an argument.

    You can't lose what you never took part in, mong.
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    ShadowGuard Dec 22, 11
    you thinking you did not argue when every other post on this post is in your name, and your original post was what sparked the whole debate/argument is a bit silly. Yes, this is an argument/debate in which you are a part of. I dont even know what "mong" means.
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    DC Sniper Dec 23, 11
    People tried to argue, yes, and I pointed out many of their incorrect assumptions. I wasn't arguing because every other post is in my name, that's just replying.

    I suggest you Google mong and what arguing means, since you clearly do not know either of those.
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    ShadowGuard Dec 25, 11
    lol, replying to someone who has different opinions than you. THAT IS ARGUING/DEBATING. Now, you are arguing over whether you are arguing or not, look up the definition of ironic, this applies to our current situation. It baffles me that you dont think this is arguing all because I said you lost the argument, so instead of debating whether you lost the argument, you simply deny being in an argument in the first place. That takes defense mechanisms to a whole new level and one of my major's was psychology... lol. Ill have to email one of my old professors to see what category he would put this under.

    nah, I only have time for real-life words, not internet-lingo. But knowing you, I am sure it was a misguided insult of some kind.
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    DC Sniper Dec 25, 11
    Clearly your major must have been Psychology, because your English skills are sorely lacking.
    • 2
      ShadowGuard Dec 28, 11
      clearly you admit your defeat yet again by changing the subject. This is the internet, not really worth my time to proofread.
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        DC Sniper Jan 1, 12
        A wonderful display of your immature arrogance, my friend.
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          ShadowGuard Jan 2, 12
          if that makes you happy. I may not proofread on the internet, but you dont know what an argument or debate is.
  • 0
    DC Sniper Jan 5, 12
    Your reasoning says that you have time to fruitlessly argue to boost your ego, but not to proofread so you don't seem like an idiot teenager who is typing because he's too lazy to proofread? Lol.
    • 0
      Shinobi_razor Jan 5, 12
      look who's fruitlessly arguing to boost his ego.
    • 0
      ShadowGuard Jan 6, 12
      lol, I just thought it was HILARIOUS that instead of defending your stance, you did something I have never seen before: "I wasnt even arguing in the first place." Even though you clearly were. As a police officer, I hear excuses every day, but this is one I have not heard before...
  • 1
    websod Jan 7, 12
    Well guys this post was made to create conflict and this type of talk.. so mission accomplished. we have now heard both your views and lets just move on.
    your all grown up adults lets end this and act like it. post is 25days old thanks to both sides for posting there views but lets move on! there's lots more here at GameGrep we can debate about
    • 0
      ShadowGuard Jan 8, 12
      debate... we are not debating! We are merely typing words that happen to form sentences that happen to oppose the other's viewpoints!

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