RPG Awards 2008 - Prestigious Codex Edition

[Ogg]

The worst example of that I've seen recently is when people say, "Can you borrow me a pencil?"

Also, "I could care less".

Time for me to indulge myself with the only poemI know by heart:

a sensible fellow

when I fart
my cat could care
less.

 

[Applegate's Breasts]

I hate this "lose" vs. "loose" shit. You looser. LOL. You loose, bitch!!!

Kids these daze...

 

[Crispy]

It's vs. its.

It's is it is.

Its tits are the shits.

See?

 

[Edward_R_Murrow]

You loose, bitch!!!

If you take the comma out it makes sense...

 

[Spectacle]

To try and get the thread back on topic..

Best RPG of 2008: Mount & Blade
Best Visuals: King's Bounty
Best Sound: Mount & Blade
Honorable Mention: SoZ

Bestest RPG Evar: Ultima VII
Second bestest: BGII
Third bestest: Planescape Torment
Honorable mention: Fallout, Morrowind, Ultima Underworld

 

[Barrow_Bug]

Okay, here we go.

RPGs released in 2008 -
Game of the Year: Mass Effect
Best Visuals: Fallout 3
Best Sound: Mass Effect
Honorable Mention: The Witcher, Fable 2(Ugh), Fallout 3

RPGs of all time -
Best RPG ever: Deus Ex (?)
Runner Up: Vampire: Bloodlines
Third Place: KOTOR
Honorable Mention: Fallout 1 and 2, DX: Invisible War, Jade Empire

 

[mountain hare]

I haven't played any RPG's from 2008, so:

RPGs of all time -
Best RPG ever: Baldur's Gate II
Runner Up: Exile 2
Third Place: Vampire: Masquerade Bloodlines
Honorable Mention: Planescape: Torment, Deus Ex, Ultima VII, Fallout 1, KOTOR 1 + 2, Geneforge 1 and 2, Exile 3, System Shock 2, Nethergate

 

[Rondel.]

RPGs released in 2008 -
Game of the Year: --
Best Visuals: --
Best Sound: The Witcher
Honorable Mention: Fallout 3, Mass Effect

RPGs of all time -
Best RPG ever: Planescape Torment
Runner Up: Fallout 1 & 2
Third Place: Arcanum
Honorable Mention: Gothic 1 & 2, Baldur's Gate 1 & 2, Diablo

 

[Bluebottle]

Jaime's thread is better anyway.

You're such a killjoy.

I do my best.

On topic, the most annoying grammar mistakes are:
could've
would've
should've

I had a high school English teacher once who pretty much pounded the hatred for those three into my mind.

To try to get this thread back on topic again, what exactly is technically wrong with those three?

Also, is anyone anal enough to get annoyed by people not putting the apostrophe in 'plane?

 

[PorkaMorka]

How people have the nerve to call Volourn and myself morons, when you make a list of 'RPGs' like this, I simply cannot understand.

Be more specific with your complaint.

According to the common usage of the term "RPG" those games are all classified as "RPGs". I thought about excluding tactical rpgs from my list, but then I realized I'd be leaving out all the best games. And besides, redefining words that are currently in common usage leads to confusion, rather than facilitating communication.

And those games are pretty much all regarded as having great gameplay by most people who like that sort of gameplay. And I'm the kind of person who prefers gameplay where you get to think a little over dialog where you just read some (usually bad) fiction and then guess which answer will provide the most goodies.

 

[Fat Dragon]

Jaime's thread is better anyway.

You're such a killjoy.

I do my best.

On topic, the most annoying grammar mistakes are:
could've
would've
should've

I had a high school English teacher once who pretty much pounded the hatred for those three into my mind.

To try to get this thread back on topic again, what exactly is technically wrong with those three??

They're not real words. They're incorrect. Correct use would be should have, could have, would have.

 

[Ghoulem]

The language is evolving, whether you like it or not. Saying the same thing with less letters could be seen as a development for the better as long as it does not ruin the semantics of the already established word. After all, it would save ink, paper and time.

 

[Zero Credibility]

RPGs released in 2008 -

Didn't play any yet.

RPGs of all time -
Best RPG ever: Torment
Runner Up: Bloodlines
Third Place: Fallout 2
Honorable Mention: MotB, Arcanum, Baldur's Gate 1 & 2, Deus Ex

 

[racofer]

After all, it would save ink, paper and time.

Strange, last time I heard those words was when computers started taking office space, and the outcome was a thousand times the opposite. Damn I hate remembering things.

 

[Cogar]

2008: None, although I will likely get around to purchasing Fallout 3 when they release a GOTY edition in 2009 or 2010. Can I vote for it then?

Best RPG of all time: Two Worlds (so sue me)
2nd: Morrowind
3rd: Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines (If the last quarter of the game wasn’t a first person shooter, it would have made 2nd place.)
Honorable mention: The usual suspects (Arcanum, etc.), plus Jade Empire.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

Jaime's thread is better anyway.

You're such a killjoy.

I do my best.

On topic, the most annoying grammar mistakes are:
could've
would've
should've

I had a high school English teacher once who pretty much pounded the hatred for those three into my mind.

To try to get this thread back on topic again, what exactly is technically wrong with those three??

They're not real words. They're incorrect. Correct use would be should have, could have, would have.

The correct use would in fact be could have, would have, should have, you fat, illiterate reptile.

 

[Ghoulem]

Strange, last time I heard those words was when computers started taking office space, and the outcome was a thousand times the opposite. Damn I hate remembering things.

Just because someone invented an accessible way to write things down doesn't mean that simplifying the language will have the same result.

 

[Bluebottle]

Jaime's thread is better anyway.

You're such a killjoy.

I do my best.

On topic, the most annoying grammar mistakes are:
could've
would've
should've

I had a high school English teacher once who pretty much pounded the hatred for those three into my mind.

To try to get this thread back on topic again, what exactly is technically wrong with those three??

They're not real words. They're incorrect. Correct use would be should have, could have, would have.

So they're not so much incorrect, as simply not accepted. I thought there might be some technicality in the use of the apostrophe that made them unacceptable contractions. I was never really taught grammar at school (thanks British comprehensive education. Comprehensive it most certainly was not).

 

[protobob]

This was an odd year for me, I mostly played either console games, old pc games or indie games.

RPGs released in 2008 -
Game of the Year: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup 0.4.3
Best Visuals: Castle Crashers (hey, it has three stats)
Best Sound: Castle Crashers
Honorable Mention: Fallout 3, Eschalon Book 1

For RPGs of all time, the sections are as follows:

RPGs of all time -
Best RPG ever: Fallout
Runner Up: Planescape: Torment
Third Place: VtM: Bloodlines
Honorable Mention: Temple of Elemental Evil, Fallout 2, Gothic 1, Deus Ex, Diablo 2

 

[janjetina]

RPGs released in 2008:
I'll reserve my judgement until I finish Storm of Zehir and play some other games I intend to play.

Best RPGs of all time:

1. Planescape: Torment
Superb story, NPCs, character interaction, dialogues and atmosphere. The game itself is a huge character generator, building (or rather, discovering) your character both literally and figuratively. It is great example of integrating the story and the game mechanics (gaining experience = remembering). Planescape: Torment was a game that made me care about the characters. In one moment you are laughing at Morte's jokes and in another moment you're contemplating the meaning of life and the planes. Game world and characters really became alive in PS:T.

2. Fallout
If I wanted to define a computer role-playing game in one word, I would say Fallout. All essential RPG elements are implemented in this game, and they are implemented very well. For me, Fallout is a standard according to which I measure other computer RPGs. Unfortunately, almost no game has reached that standard. A game with Fallout's design elements with additional depth in story, dialogues and character interaction (e.g. like in MOTB) is something that game developers should strive to achieve. I think that I'm going to replay it as soon as I finish SoZ.

3. Fallout 2
Fallout 2 expands on Fallout's design, with the same strong points like the character / skill system implementation, combat, quest design and character interaction, adds a small but significant interface improvement (pushing the characters out of the way), there is significant additional content - there are more areas to explore and problems to solve than in Fallout. However, Fallout 2 has deviated from the setting more than a bit (e.g. New reno, which is incidentally the best part of the game), making the game rather inconsistent compared to Fallout. Also, the Enclave / the President / Frank Horrigan can't compare to the Master. With all its shortcomings, only two games better than Fallout 2 have been made so far.

Nearly made the cut (in no particular order):

Arcanum - it has almost all strong points of Fallout, except for combat, which was horrible enough to keep it out of top 3.

Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer - Story, dialogues, characters and their interaction are not quite as good as in PS:T, but are the next best thing. I loved the Spirit Eater feature and how that essential story element was implemented in game mechanics. Choices and consequences are there as well and the Influence system is a great feature, which needs further improvement (it has been improved with respect to KOTOR 2). However, NWN 2 combat leaves a lot to be desired and thanks to it MOTB stays out of top 3.

Honorable mention: KOTOR 2 (with TSLRP), Vampire: Bloodlines, Baldur's Gate 2, Ultima 7

 

[ushdugery]

I only bought motb and bloodlines this year....

RPGs I bought in 2008 -
Game of the Year: Bloodlines
Best Visuals: Motb
Best Sound: Bloodlines
Honorable Mention: Motb

RPGs of all time -
Best RPG ever: Bloodlines
Runner Up: fallout 1
Third Place: Motb
Honorable Mention: Arcanum, ToEE, Witcher, Fallout 2, SS 2
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[MLMarkland]

RPGs released in 2008 -
Game of the Year: Fallout 3
Best Visuals: Fallout 3
Best Sound: NWN2: Storm of Zehir (Rogue Dao dudes did some of the music - go Kevin Chow)
Honorable Mention(s): NWN2: Storm of Zehir

RPGs of all time -
Best RPG ever: Fallout 1
Runner Up: Baldur's Gate II+ToB
Third Place: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Honorable Mention(s): Planescape:Torment; NWN2 MotB; Fallout 2; Baldur's Gate; I would probably put Arcanum: Of Steamworks And Magick Obscura in this list but I never played it

 

[Cogar]

. . . .I would probably put Arcanum: Of Steamworks And Magick Obscura in this list but I never played it

Ah, then you have your work cut out for you. (And remember to use Drog's patch.)

 

[Barrow_Bug]

RPGs released in 2008 -
Game of the Year: Fallout 3
Best Visuals: Fallout 3
Best Sound: NWN2: Storm of Zehir (Rogue Dao dudes did some of the music - go Kevin Chow)
Honorable Mention(s): NWN2: Storm of Zehir

RPGs of all time -
Best RPG ever: Fallout 1
Runner Up: Baldur's Gate II+ToB
Third Place: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Honorable Mention(s): Planescape:Torment; NWN2 MotB; Fallout 2; Baldur's Gate; I would probably put Arcanum: Of Steamworks And Magick Obscura in this list but I never played it

Wow, Fallout 3, huh? What do you think about the writing and general characters overall? Considering the fantastic work Obsidian does with Characterizations and plot lines, how do you think it fares?

 

[Beans00]

I only bought motb and bloodlines this year....

RPGs I bought in 2008 -
Game of the Year: Bloodlines
Best Visuals: Motb
Best Sound: Bloodlines
Honorable Mention: Motb

RPGs of all time -
Best RPG ever: Bloodlines
Runner Up: fallout 1
Third Place: Motb
Honorable Mention: Arcanum, ToEE, Witcher, Fallout 2, SS 2
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motb sucks