Hmmm. Perhaps I didn't make my point clearly enough.
I'm not sure I agree that story is important when deciding on a GOTY, simply because having a good story is not necessary to making a good game. Not to say that a good story doesn't add a lot, mind you, but rather that it's still just one part of the game.
Anyway, it's a useful example: it's important to you. And as I've already said, I thought that the story was tedious and full of clichés. After 10 hours or so, I was already getting a bit bored. Hence my comment that arguing over GOTYs is pointless, since everyone has their own opinion, and that opinion is almost entirely subjective. See?
Heh, I didn't think Fallout 3 had a particularly good story, actually (I think Fallout 2's was better, and certainly more coherent). Fallout 3's story was just okay. On the other hand, I absolutely adored the setting. And innovative gameplay? Hardly. It was an interesting RPG system (done before, however - and arguably better - in two previous Fallout titles, and Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader, as well as the very similar system used in Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura) mashed up with a (let's admit it) kinda horrible FPS.Interestingly, you cite fallout 3 as one of your most enjoyable games. F3 happened to win a number of GOTY awards, yet sold fewer units in it's first two months than MW2 sold in a week. Now was it awarded the GOTY because it sold a lot, or because it provided an engrossing storyline along with innovative gameplay?
Oh the irony![]()
Fallout 3 won a lot of GOTYs because a lot of people in positions to award GOTYs really liked it. The reasons those people liked it are likely to diverge here and there too.
This is an argument? I thought it was just an interesting discussion. :/Anyway, over arguing about it.
That's a fair observation. Although I'm not sure it's been as much of a bomb on PC in America / Europe as it has in South Africa and Australia, where inadequate broadband services have made playing MW2 a chore. Yes, I know IW's forums are stuffed with people complaining - but then, so are Valve's, Bioware's, and pretty much any other developer you can name. People complain about everything. ;P




