BAFTA game nominations revealed Comments by Robert Purchese
COD4, Fable II, GTAIV, LBP top the bill.
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andywilkie35
10/02/09 @ 11:57
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no matter what people think of it, how Prince of Persia isn't nominated for the artistic award yet CoD4 has been is fucking bizarre
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JohnnyWashnGo
10/02/09 @ 12:11
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Yeah the list is missing some very important and oft overlooked titles, as gallow mentioned, Valkyria Chronicles is one that springs to mind.
And Metal Gear 4 should have more representation in their, as should Prince of Persia. Story and character should have had MGS in for sure. Good to see Dead Space in there tho. Possible my second favourite game of the year. |
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Britesparc
10/02/09 @ 12:22
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If SMG is elligable, why not Orange Box? Portal is better than every single game up there (that I've played, at least, but I'd wager it's better than the ones I've not played too)
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they need a best downloadable game award
As long as it specified small downloadable games, or else we'd just see big games available through Steam like GTAIV, or Burnout Paradise on the PSN etc on the list too, as if they need more categories to be elegible for :)
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I hope Super Mario Galaxy wins everything it's up for, but I concur with X201... No SMG in the original score category is just plain incorrect when you consider Assasin's Creed is in there.
I also hope Professor Layton get's the handheld one... We can pretty much write off the public voted award as a gimme for Wrath of the Lich King, which really shouldn't be there at all as it's an expansion and not a full game. It'd be like GTA4 DLC being up for nomination 3 years down the line. Braid and/or World of Goo really should've been in there too - preferably over GTA4 and Mario Kart Wii in the gameplay category. As much as I loooveee Mario Kart Wii, in terms of gameplay there was no 'wow' factor like there was with WoG and Braid. Same goes for GTA4 which game me the exact polar opposite feeling to 'wow'. Otherwise I think those are pretty solid lists. Despite what I might personally think of MGS4 and LBP. |
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chessboxer
10/02/09 @ 12:38
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Am I the only one who thought COD4 was very meh?
After playing UT2004 and CS:S, COD4 multiplayer was underwhelming (good single player story but it only lasted 4 hours on normal), and in terms of a console shooter, I prefer Bad Company for multiplayer. Even MGO provided me with more entertainment. |
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I like GTA 4. I like its narrative. I like the nihilist character. I think it's mature gaming even it it was stripped down of sex & violence.
I can understand, however, why so much verbosity towards not liking it (in some circles they call it "hate"). It's due to its sucess, mostly.
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HiddenAway
10/02/09 @ 12:53
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I just looked it up and Call of Duty 4 is a 2007 game - with the exception of the Mac version which was released in 2008 :p.
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OldRavenNL
10/02/09 @ 13:12
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Wow this list really is a joke.
I mean in use of audio they should at least mention Bad company. Their audio simply blows COD off the map. Good to see Dead space in there.. one of the best games last years. |
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UKGN_Zoidberg
10/02/09 @ 13:16
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The handheld category is indeed a tough one - because they forgot to nominate LocoRoco 2, which is easily the best handheld game of the year!
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kinky_mong
10/02/09 @ 13:20
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"no matter what people think of it, how Prince of Persia isn't nominated for the artistic award yet CoD4 has been is fucking bizarre"
Even worse Dead Space is in there!! I didn't realise an abundance of brown and grey corridors and abominations for enemies was considered artistic. I'm praying SMG or Left 4 Dead win something but it's inevitable that CoD4 and GTA4 will clear up. |
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When I saw a BAFTA award icon on Star Wars: KotOR's case, I thought to myself "Hmm, maybe this is actually a reliable and prestigious title like with films". KotOR undoubtedly was an example of excellent gaming design, after all. However, once I saw that a BAFTA could go to a game like Gears of War I laughed, like I laugh at all the imbeciles writing reviews on this website, along with IGN, Gamespot and whatever else thinks they know what good games are.
So yes, lol at BAFTAs, they mean, quite literally, shit, to the knowledgeable gamer. |
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robson_wii
10/02/09 @ 14:10
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Why isn't Golden Balls in there? Don't they have a "worst game ever" category?
No Brawl in multi player either! Criminal... |
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retr0gamer
10/02/09 @ 14:19
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No Valkyria Chronicles and the inclusion of games that are over 2 years old at this stage? What the hell is up with that?
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bioshock won best game last year,
The entry period for games this year is a bit wierd because they have shifted the awards to make them after xmas - which make sense as most games are released at the xmas period so cod4 is nominated because it was released in the entry window which must of started around nov 2007 and finished end dec 2008 |
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Markusdragon
10/02/09 @ 14:34
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I was about to write what Paulf said. He's completely right on every account.
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And Metal Gear 4 should have more representation in their, as should Prince of Persia. Story and character should have had MGS in for sure.
i hate to say it, but metal gears' story is average at best and should not be nominated for any prize whatsoever. the game's die-hard fans always seem to insist that MGS's storyline is great, but the rest of the world (including me) is always surprised at how people perceive stories about the clone of super soldier x and his strange friends and enemies with random names as good. edit: why prince of persia didn't make it for art I don't get either. that was the one thing done right about that game
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AceRadd, So then the question is does that warrant an original music nomination when more note worthy candidates could have been considered.
paulf, If that is true what good would CoD4 getting an award now serve? The more I look at these nominations the more I question.
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Agent_Llama
10/02/09 @ 15:18
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As far as I know, it is up to the individual games developers to submit their games to BAFTA for consideration for nomination. If your favourite game is not there it is not the fault of BAFTA, it is down to the individual companies involved.
Er, surely it's BAFTA's fault if it's submitted for consideration and subsequently not nominated. /pedant mode off. (It's been a bad day)
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well the point of these awards is to recognise excellence - cod4 is an excellent game it was released within the timeframe for this years awards rather than last years so why shouldn't it be up for an award -
Like I said before this year is a bit funny because the window is longer than it would normally be, however not as strange as last year where a few games where nominated that hadn't been released (but that's the reason the awards have moved). Of course companies often use awards to plug their products (to increase sales) but in cod4 case it's not really neccesary |
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call of duty 4 was released november 2007 for xmas 2007 period and so should not be on the 2008 list whats going ON ???
(lbp was released oct/november 2008 for xmas 2008 period by way of comparison) are we comparing like with like here - or what arbitrary rules are being used. I live in GB, my PAL copy of COD4 was dispatched by Amazon on 8th November 2007 I think this completely calls into question the running of these awards at a fundamental level |
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