Quid Squid Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Can't believe it beat out so many AAA titles, but it was so well deserved. Can't wait for season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagane Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I usually don't post negative comments about games, but this was very unexpected to me. O_o I don't see what people see in this "game", but whatever: I'm somewhat satisfied that it beat the said AAA titles. Congrats The Walking Dead, maybe someday I'll get the boredom to play through the first episode completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyger7 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 So a game with downloadable episodes won. If Walking Dead was not a show, would it have got the same recognition? No probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagane Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 So a game with downloadable episodes won. If Walking Dead was not a show, would it have got the same recognition? No probably not. "Interactive Visual Novel" is a better term, it's not much of a game. But yes, I completely agree that without the comics and show (which are both great, in their media standards) it wouldn't have gotten the recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBuzz7S Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 So a game with downloadable episodes won. If Walking Dead was not a show, would it have got the same recognition? No probably not. Definitely not, but it won, so who cares? They deserved it and have made the point-and-click type games something to be remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quid Squid Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 So a game with downloadable episodes won. If Walking Dead was not a show, would it have got the same recognition? No probably not. maybe, but related to the show or not, it was a great game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyger7 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Did you guys also enjoy Jurassic Park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Montymort Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 So a game with downloadable episodes won. If Walking Dead was not a show, would it have got the same recognition? No probably not. No, but it also wouldn't have been made in the first place. Regardless, the games moved away from the comics it was based on and created it's own identity very quickly. Regardless of the shows success, which undoubtedly was not just the reason it sold so well, but also as I said the reason it was made in the first place, it should be looked at as the first game did well because of the show, if the first episode had been bad, the rest wouldn't have sold as well as they did, and also wouldn't have become as loved as it has been, and in turn would never have been nominated for Game of the Year. Telltale did an amazing job with this game, and it completely deserves the award. In fact I'd go as far as to say it's the only game released this year that deserved to even be nominated for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quid Squid Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Did you guys also enjoy Jurassic Park? JP could have been better. it was more about the quicktime events than it was about your choices and the characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindicator51 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I was quite surprised that it won ''Downloadable'' game of the year. I was thinking Journey would get it. Anyways, too bad one of the games nominated didn't win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artphobia Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) Not to mention... Best Downloadable Game Best Performance by a Human Female Best Adapted Video Game Studio of the Year http://www.spike.com/events/video-game-awards-2012-nominees/voting/game-of-the-year Guess you can just look at it this way... despite the usual stigma of being a LP, based off a movie/tv show/etc, it out ranked many IP. Edited December 8, 2012 by artphobia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOOKH8R Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Did you guys also enjoy Jurassic Park? Not as much because the story wasn't as compelling. Also, the moral choices weren't present. Back to the Future on PS3 was also fun, but not great. I don't watch the Walking Dead and have never read the comics. However, I adored the game. I want to go back through and chose everything completely differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kingslayer Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Although I like the game and was very touched with the story it didn't stay with me as a WOW Game Of The Year experience. Still it's nice to see a small game/studio getting some much deserved recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyger7 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I put the retail disc in my gamefly. I imagine that all 5 downloadable episodes are on it? Hopefully. I will give it a try before I bash it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Scyther Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I'm very happy and surprised to see The Walking Dead win GOTY. The Walking Dead left more of an impact on me than any other game I played this year. I think people saying it wouldn't have won if it weren't for the popularity of the show aren't giving the game enough credit. I know plenty of people who don't watch the show or read the comics but they adored the game. Telltale created an amazing experience here. As for me, I watch the show (I'm not much of a comic reader) and The Walking Dead: The Game triumphs over the show in every conceivable way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flibbity Floid Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I usually don't post negative comments about games, but this was very unexpected to me. O_o I don't see what people see in this "game", but whatever: I'm somewhat satisfied that it beat the said AAA titles. Congrats The Walking Dead, maybe someday I'll get the boredom to play through the first episode completely. This was my notion. It's a very good interactive cinematic with gameplay elements but it didn't deserve GOTY. It really did nothing new or innovative and I feel the franchise tie-in is what sold it as a winner. I look at it as The Walking Dead in general was recognized for decent story-telling elements. Not a "Game of the Year". For at least the first 2 eps, there wasn't really much involved to make me want to care about the characters. Secondly, the voice acting isn't great by any means. I found the Jurassic Park game to be a wonderful piece of entertainment. But given that there are a wider variety of choices, I'll probably play this once more. A GOTY winner should evoke the want to play multiple times. I feel it riding on an episodic run isn't giving it "replay value" but just stringing it along for that purpose. Matters not to me regardless. Halo 4, Assassin's Creed and Darksiders 2 were my heavy hitters and they impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyger7 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Came back to update that I did finally play all Episodes. I can see this getting game of the year for story and how things went down by what you chose. Very good game, I really enjoyed it a LOT more than I thought I would. It took me until Chapter 2 to really start liking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lee Chop Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I played through the first three episodes and it was pretty cool. But it was only cool because I was into the show at the time. If you are of a fan of the show and dont get bored easily then give it a try. If not,then dont bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOOM RAIN Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Crysis 3 Tomb Raide Dead Space 3 Gears of War: Judgment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja Eagle Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Crysis 3 Tomb Raide Dead Space 3 Gears of War: Judgment Those are contenders for GoTY 2013. The Walking Dead was released in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOOM RAIN Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Those are contenders for GoTY 2013. The Walking Dead was released in 2012. Yep. my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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