Evening Reading

by Xav de Matos, Oct 14, 2010 5:00pm PDT

Oh, hey. Yeah, this "Evening Reading" thing isn't my usual gig, but I thought I'd jump in and see what's what. Garnett is out for the podcast. Brian is out sick. I'm going a little out of my mind. So, it's a good time to get a conversation going.

I've recently started buying pieces of my "gaming rig of the future." The rig itself being built in the future, not necessarily from the future. Although, that would be awesome. But it'll get really old when the computer disappears into another time every time I type the numbers "88." Oh, and by the way, "Go Leafs Go!"

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I know it's mid-October but what's your Game of the Year so far?

Oct 14, 2010 6:34pm PDT

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I know it's mid-October but what's your Game of the Year so far? : niceguynick
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- Probably Reach or Starcraft. : HockeyJohnston
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  Mass Effect 2! I don't see anything else coming out this year that could top it, too. : King Kavik
  - ME2 was great, but then so was Red Dead Redemption...oooh : niceguynick
  - Another vote for ME2. : chadg033
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  Enslaved : mwasher
  - A very good game -- I'm enjoying it now. : Dolemite
- I need to play through FO: NV first. : Thresher
- RDR , but I have yet to play ME2... : Metatron85
- Fallout new Vegas : Strid3rtheGreat
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  Sadly, Starcraft 2.... I havent had a lot of time to play new games though. Most of my PC time is spent w... : stygian_whisper
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    SC2 for multi, ... ... I can't remember the best single player that I"ve played this year.. I get my year... : Demius
    - I really enjoyed the SC2 single player, and since I didnt play Mass Effect 2, or anyother crazy awesome s... : stygian_whisper
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  Minecraft Nothing else comes close : watcherxp
  - You know it! : Fenring42
  - Prosit! : uebersoldat
  - minecraft, then red dead, then me2. : slickdoody
  - Can Minecraft really count yet. It's not even really released yet since it's still alpha. : theBorgie
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  Mass Effect 2, but I've only played 3 games this year. (Splinter Cell: Conviction and BioShock 2 being th... : K1Bond007
  - The disparity in quality must be mind-blowing. I envy you : shirif
- RDR or god of war 3 : gmd
- Halo:Reach. RDR trails behind, then ME2. What an awesome year for games :D : Dave-A
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  mass effect 2. also the best video game ive ever played : mr.sleepy
  - really? i thought it was alright. not as good as the first i felt. my game of the year would have to b... : spaceless
- Reach : Evil Benius
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  Mass Effect 2 by far. BY FAR : shirif
  - This. Only game this year I've wanted to replay (and have replayed... Twice!). : Ormsbee
- Honestly, Starcraft 2. : The Grolar Bear
- Minecraft : riptyde
- Playing ME2 right now and it's completely sheleved all other games for the time being.... But I am so ... : braaains
- Mass Effect 2 with Battlefield Bad Company right behind. : kershner25
- I can't decide. So much good shit. RDR, God of War 3, Mass Effect 2, Alan Wake, Halo Reach - it's been fa... : -JLN-
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  Bayonetta. Seriously. : kallanta
  - Oh man, I forgot that was this year! Definitely a candidate, such an awesome game. : -JLN-
  - I can agree with this. : smackpiece
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    =\ so wish i could finish this game. i suck so bad at it! WHY. : dopeman
    - just lower the difficulty if you have to - the ending and last boss fight are just TREMENDOUS : Borzoi
  - This is my pick. Though I haven't bought anything else released this year. : SigmaDraconis
- So far this year has kind of been a dud for me. My only new game purchase this year (not counting games b... : steauengeglase
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (I even loved the single player campaign) : mrwolf710
- Mass Effect 2!!! : Mmmmmoo
- Mass Effect 2 by far. : Sumantro
- Mass Effect 2!!! : greenbergMD
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  Minecraft if I'm being honest. FFXIII if we're only talking about commercially released games. : Vincent Grayson
  - i had to force myself to beat ffxiii, the whole game felt so closed in to me. why the hell did they get r... : spaceless
  - That game had a lot of good buried under a foot-thick layer of bullshit. I enjoyed it overall, but I wou... : kallanta
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  star trek online : CoRDS
  - @_____@ : thewindcriesmary
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  Prrrrobably Mass Effect 2.
  
  Reach is a contender. If I were more into multiplayer with random Internet dudes these days, it would take the cake.
  
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  Prrrrobably Mass Effect 2. Reach is a contender. If I were more into multiplayer with random Internet... : Johnny Law
- Mass Effect 2 : returnofthepanda
- Reach until new Vegas comes out : Omning
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  It's between Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, ME2, and RDR for me. : pyide
  - Possibly Civilization V if they patch it up nicely. I'm still leaning towards The Devil's Playhouse t... : pyide
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  ME2, with Reach and Assassin's Creed II being close seconds. : coldfusioncs
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    well AC2 was 2009 so that solves that problem. : waxthirteen
    - Oh shit, yes it was! Wow, I'm all kinds of confused apparently. :P : coldfusioncs
- Roy Halladay's no-hitter in the postseason, and maybe the 49ers-Saints MNF game. : Juno
- Mass Effect 2 without a shadow of doubt : CecilPhilpot
- Heavy Rain or Rock Band 3. : Deathlove
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  Mass Effect 2 or Red Dead Redemption, basically a tossup for me. : dirge23
  - Same. Both were pretty amazing. : beanman101283
- MP: Bad Company 2 SP: God of War 3 I think, but Reach's SP was pretty great too. Haven't played Mas... : Begawkiness
- Red Dead Redemption : serenj
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 : shackwack
- Starcraft 2. I haven't played too many new games this year due to unemployment though. : OmegaRed59
- I'd say Civ5 if it was more stable and bug-free at release, but I have to say Mass Effect 2. Atmosphere, ... : Nitrium
- Definitely between Bayonetta and God of War 3 for me. : choppp
- Mass Effect 2 : Thomas Hace
- Starcraft 2 even though I suck at it : .Jayson
- i have to go with Mass effect 2 for the sheer impact it had on me. even now, just recollecting on it give... : theWhite
- Minecraft, despite some recent disappointments. : Visceral Monkey
- Mount & Blade Warband : retardhumper
- Cause and Effect 2. : thecatinthehat
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  I thought ME2 was one of the more overrated games I've ever played. Can't think of anything I enjoyed abo... : DarthStank
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    Yep you`re homo. : ToiletBomber
    - oh look guys, it's one of them! : moshman
  - You're absolutely right : Wisp!
  - Second'd. They really dumbed down ME2. For me, the best was Battlefield: Bad Company 2. A terrific mu... : progressor
- Well I'm not playing all brand new games this year, so my list would be potentially a bit weird but proba... : wytefang
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  Starcraft 2 : NexusOne
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    Hellz no : ToiletBomber
    - "Hellz" yes noobie : moshman
- Limbo. : funnynamehere
- Sombreros - http://www.sniperdiplomat.com/?p=8 : peetabix01
- Mass Effect 2 by a mile. : adsriordan
- Mass Effect 2 : melkore
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  There's no way I can fucking decide off the top of my head. Holy shit @ the quality level of games this ... : sevogajre
  - Minecraft, Split/Second, RDR : nodebug
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  league of legends : sanewave
  - Didn't come out this year. : Wisp!
- Heavy Rain, SCII. i didnt play Red Dead RedDemption! : radula
- Starcraft 2 : Wisp!
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  SC2 - but for watching, not playing. : surround
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    Drop7 on my iPod got the most of my time. : lpearl
    - Heroes of Newerth. I also think its interesting that noone has mentioned Civ 5. Not all that surprising ... : Nullzero
- Top 3 Contenders: RDR, Mass Effect 2, STALKER: Call of Pripyat...was that this year? It should win any... : Gojirah
- I'm kinda surprised I'm saying this, but Minecraft. Might be my goty for next year when it gets a "real"... : CaptainSurly
- Red Dead Redemption : eonix
- probably Mass Effect 2. it strangely would have been borderlands, since i had so much unexpected fun pla... : dopeman
- Starcraft 2 but only for the MP and SP - the SP alone doesn't stand up to Warcraft 3. : abrasion
- toss up between Mass Effect 2 and Red Dead Redemption. Both noticeably raised the bar in their respective... : MikkleThePickle
- Mass Effect 2, though Limbo would get a nod. : Omega Blue
- I'd say RDR. ME2 is a contender, but even though RDR is a western remake of GTA, it is still more innova... : IHATEDUST
- bad companyy 2 pc i suppose : feek
- Minecraft for its sheer potential. RDR was hell a fun too. I don't think I've been into SP things as much... : BBIJ
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  Choice paralysis. So many great games. : pigvomit
  - indeed this has been a great year for games : MikkleThePickle
- Attack of the Movies 3D : te[R]ror
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  TEAM FORTRESS 2 : mikecyb
  - HAT HATRESS HATWO : pyide
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  I'm gonna agree with Kallanta up there w/ Bayonetta, at least until Majin and Vanquish are out. : Borzoi
  - With Lost Planet 2 as my current runner up (co-op is fucking fun) until I actually buy and play Sin & Pun... : Borzoi
- StarCraft 2, with Alan Wake as a follow-up. My disappointment of the year was Mass Effect 2 :[ : razorblade79
- Tough call. Probably Red Dead Redemption with ME2 and Minecraft close behind. Alan Wake deserves an honor... : BlackCat9
- Minecraft, Civ V, Bayonetta : herradura99
- Mass Effect 2 : Maarten Goldstein
- Star2 for me : noven
- Mass Effect 2 by a long way - best game of this console generation for me. : peanut-
- GOD OF WAR 3. : kaijuseijin
- Pretty much RDR and Minecraft. : Lukiopimp
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  Mafia 2 : hanged_man
  - and BC2 : hanged_man
- Did Batman AA come out this year? If so that....at least for enjoyment. : gustjar
- Minecraft : vx2o
- Mass Effect 2 fo sho : nomaad
- Bayonetta : My Documents
- So far: Mass Effect 2 By end of the year: WoW: Cataclysm : SilverSnake
- After 70ish hours I'd go with Mass Effect 2 as far as story is concerned But I've spent more than four ti... : Cliffzorz
- ME2 // But definitely DA:O for the rpg of the year cat : Gapyro
- StarCraft 2. It's been a long time since a game hooked me in such a way and provided me with so many hun... : valael
- Amnesia, or Metro 2033 : Milleh
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  ME2, with RDR a very very close 2nd. If RDR was out on the PC I'd probably put it ahead of ME2, but the ... : dmaownsyou
  - yeah I feel the same about ME2 and RDR. : moe6
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  Bioshock 2, Minecraft, Mass Effect 2, and Alpha Protocol are the 4 I would pick from but I'm not really s... : baron calamity
  - alpha protocol would be the one. search your heart baron -- you know it to be true. : jujubeads
- vvvvvvv. It came at a time when I was getting quite tired of the big releases and wondering if I really s... : gingerninja
- Starcraft 2 by far. : razlebol
- Mass Effect 2 by a long way : Inadrys
- Mass Effect 2 : freakynipples69
- Limbo has to up there with the best, no doubt. : niceguynick
- Mass Effect 2 : armybob
- Monday Night Combat. I have by far had so much fun with this game, but New Vegas comes out in 4 DAYS! : Nerdsbeware
- Mass Effect 2. And it pleases me enough Shackers have long memories unlike most award shows. It's stil... : node
- Mass Effect 2 : theBorgie
- SC:Conviction or DR2 : thejm4n
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  Mass Effect 2 : Mmmmmoo
  - oh wait. I just replied to a near month old post. :[ : Mmmmmoo

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