(Your) GOTY 2004

[ChryZ]

Not much explaining required, here we go.

Mine are:

GameCube - Pikmin2
PlayStation2 - GTA San Andreas

Runner ups:

BurnOut3, MGS3, Ratchet & Clank3: Up Your Arsenal, Jak3

Biggest bummer: no Katamari Damacy for Europe :evil:

[Goldni]

Gamecube: Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
runner up: Paper Mario Thousand Year Door


Xbox: Splinter Cell 2 PT
runnerup: Halo 2
Handheld: Super Mario 64 DS
runner up : Mario & Luigi Super Star Saga


Overall: Metroid Prime 2 Echoes

[Farid]

Here we go:

Game of the year: MGS3

PS2 GOTY: MGS3
Runner-ups: Gradius V, Star Ocean 3, R&C3

Xbox GOTY: Rallisport Challenge 2
Runner-ups: Ninja Gaiden, CoR, Outrun 2

GC GOTY: Pikmin 2
Runner-ups: Paper Mario 2

GBA GOTY: Metroid Zero

[Goldni]

Oh man I totally forgot Metroid Zero Mission..that was a great game. I'll put it tied for my runner up spot for handheld.

[Bohdy]

GOTY: Ninja Gaiden. It really was the finest gaming experience of the year and one of the best ever. IMHO its neck and neck with Metroid Prime (1) at the crest of gen.

[zurich]

Urgh, that's tough!!

GOTY - Gundam v. Zeta Gundam (JPN) - look past all the other duds of licensed Gundam games - this is the latest of the Capcom-developed games and is pure and absolute twitch-reflex bliss, both single player AND multiplayer (both co-op and versus). The addition of ZZ suits is a bonus too :)

PS2 - Gundam v. Zeta Gundam (JPN)
Runner up: Metal Gear Solid 3

Xbox - Ninja Gaiden
Runner up: Halo 2

Honorable mention goes to Space Channel 5 Pt 2 for PS2 (which was translated into english by Agetc this year) and Zeta Gundam: AEUG vs Titans (which came out in Japan in Dec '03).

[j^aws]

PS2

1. GTA:SA
2. Gradius V
3. Star Ocean 3

GC

1. MP 2
2. Paper Mario 2
3. Tales of Symphonia

XB

1. Ninja Gaiden
2. Halo 2
3. Outrun 2

GBA

1. Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
2. Metroid Zero
3. Golden Sun 2

[Phil]

Hmm.. this is going to be really difficult for me. Games that I played this year include...

- Final Fantasy X-2 (~120 hours)
- Final Fantasy IX (~80 hours)
- Gran Turismo 4: Prologue (~60 hours)
- Jak 3 (not completed)
- Burnout 3 (~40 hours, not completed)

well... technically, Final Fantasy IX isn't a 2004 title and yet it was simply THE experience for me this year. :oops:

Strictly on 2004 titles... my GOTY2004 is:

- Final Fantasy X-2

Runnerup:
- Gran Turismo 4: Prologue

[Johnny Awesome]

PC:

1. Rise of Nations (my only PC game this year)

Xbox:

1. Halo 2
2. Ninja Gaiden
3. Rallisport Challenge 2
4. Splinter Cell: PT
5. Fable

[marconelly!]

GOTY:
MGS3

Notable mentions:
Katamari Damacy
Half Life 2
Gradius V
Burnout 3

There's more, and I haven't extensively played many games that could make it to my list if I did.

[Freak'n Big Panda]

Katamari Damacy or Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne are tied for my GOTY. Both very unique and very well done IMO.

[Joshua Luna]

My personal GotY:

Half-Life 2

Honorable mentions:

MP 2
MGS3
Halo 2
Rome Total War
WoW

And a lot of games, that any other year, would have been in the race (FarCry, Pikmin 2, Sim2, UT2004, Pirates, and a lot more). Just a great great great year for gamers.

[Urian]

Absolut game of the year.

Half-Life 2.

PC.
Half-Life 2

PS2
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.

GCN
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Xbox
Halo 2

[Blade]

GCN: Can't say. Haven't delved into MP2 enough yet.

Xbox: Ninja Gaiden is a front-line contender.. but I can't forget SC:PT, Fable, or Halo 2.

PS2: Don't own it.

GBA: Hmm. Superstar Saga and Metroid:ZM are great, I know that much.

DS: SM64DS.

[Laa-Yosh]

Thief 3 was released this year, right? I guess it's on par with HL2 for me...

[Deepak]

:D

Wow, new forum look is great!

BTW, my list all IMO (and among games that I played)....

GOTY: METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER (Probably best game of this generation)

Runner ups: Killzone, BO3, AC5, Sly2:BoT, R&C:UYA, Jak3, Pro Evo Soccor 4, Sp.Cell:PT, Onimusha 3 etc

Most Overrated GOY: GTA:SA

Most Underrated GOY: Killzone

Most Overlooked GOY: Sly2

Most Dissapointing GOY: Silent Hill 4

Best Soundtrack: MGS3

Best Sound Effects: Killzone

[Almasy]

Ok, here goes:

PS2 GOTY: METAL GEAR SOLID 3 : SNAKE EATER

Runner up: Winning Eleven 7, Onimusha 3, Jak 3

GCN GOTY: METAL GEAR SOLID 2: THE TWIN SNAKES

In case you didn´t notice, I´m a Konami fan. :)