Game of the Year - what's yours?

**frogbeastegg** · 01-05-2005, 14:15

I'm determined to finish Prime 1 before I start Prime 2; I got all the way up to phazon mines last year and then I had to stop playing for weeks for some reason or other. When I could play again I was in the hardest part of the game with only forgotten skills; I just couldn't pick it back up. I just got the boost ball in my replay and so far I'm making rapid progress, even if I do only do about 30 minutes a day. I want to savour the Prime 2 experience, and I feel sure I will enjoy it more if I play it right after finishing Prime 1.

Louis, Vampire is definitely worth a look, if only to see if you like RPG type games. It's one of the strongest in that genre in years. The quest and CTD bugs have been fixed in a patch, and the performance issues should be fixed in a second (I hope). The game is playable even if it does get a bit jerky in some places.

**The Tuffen** · 01-05-2005, 14:32

Vampire would get my vote. Although it does have a few bugs i found it to be a great game.

runners up are: MOH:Pacific Assault, GTA San Andreas, RTW, Pirates, and HL2

**ShadesPanther** · 01-05-2005, 17:22

I would say Half life 2 tied with GTA: San Andreas. RTW comes 2nd.

**The Blind King of Bohemia** · 01-05-2005, 17:28

Pro evo 4, then Grand theft auto san andreas then Rome.

I also really loved freedom fighters on the gamecube and star wars battlefront, two good games, especially with your mates around.

**King Edward** · 01-05-2005, 17:48

I know its not a 2004 game but the one i have spent the most playing is Final Fantasy X must be my favorite game so far ever. Its been a barron year for PC games if you ask me, mothing has really jumped out at me as WOW great game. I guess the most hours spent in front of my PC have been on MTW :VI, and Championship/Football manager games.

Am Currently spending Hours on my PS2 with X-men: Legends

**jeffreyLebowski** · 01-05-2005, 19:55

my picks are going to come out of nowhere:

PC: Call of Duty: United Offensive. My favorite FPS of all time. They took an already amazing game (CoD) and improved upon it in every way imaginable. The scope of the included conflicts are huge, from storming entire towns with several squads and armor support to defending the line from a Russian trench. The battles in UO make CoD's battles seem more like skirmishes. You truly feel like part of a combat unit in this one, your AI teammates are far more useful, and the enemy AI is brutal. The increase in difficulty from the original is most welcome, and really wratchets up the intesnsity when you're ambushed and looking for cover from the MG42 rounds spraying by your head. Good stuff.

PS2: Metal Gear Solid 3. If only George Lucas could write prequels like this. What can I say? The plot is awesome, wrapping up, filling in, and explaining any question you might have had from the first 2. It also features the best chase scene in a video game ever, and maybe of any movie ever. The gameplay is finally at the forefront, with barely any codec speeches. This MGS is more of a game, than a movie, unlike the last one. That's not to say the story has been downplayed... In fact, this is the best and most effective plot of all the MGS games. The story unfolds in expertly directed cutscenes that rival a hollywood production. The score is amazing and the voicework is excellent. The final conflict of the game (you'll know when you get there, trust me) is one of the most cinematically gorgeous scenes I've ever seen... ever... in movies or games.

**Nelson** · 01-05-2005, 21:01

For me, it's Rome: Total War hands down even before the patch.

I'm lucky in that my interests span several genres. I thought 2004 was a banner year for the PC.

UT2004 and HL2 are excellent. The latest Call of Duty is a blast. Doom3 is fine. Pacific Fighters continues Oleg Maddox's domination of the flight sim genre. Pirates! is captivating and Riddick EfBB is surprisingly good. BfME is a fun RTS.