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Adam vs. Kevin Over Game of the Year

Posted by Ty Colfax - Friday, December 12, 2008 5:50 PM

UPDATED: See the video from the show below...

If you've been paying attention, you'd notice a bit of a feud brewing between Attack of the Show's Kevin Pereira and X-Play's Adam Sessler over X-Play's pick for Game of the Year. Well, they've both agreed to a live debate on the Friday edition of AOTS.

Kevin contends that something more along the lines of Left 4 Dead or Fallout 3 should take home the crown for 2008, but Adam is more a fan of the nuanced, lengthier gameplay of Fable II. And so, the two duke it out oratorially, and luckily settle the dispute like gentlemen.

Here now is the debate as it was broadcast live:



Hit the jump for the trashtalk videos that got it all started.

Here's Kevin's initial callout:

 


And here is Adam's response:




Comment(s)

Posted by Smartguy81 - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:22 PM

Will this re-air? I have to eat free chips and salsa as well as drink many fishbowl margaritas tonight.

Posted by Blackkro - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:25 PM

Kevin also said Little Big Planet, dont be dis'n PS3 games!

Posted by kidinredhat - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:25 PM

go Kevin!!!!

Posted by aLx194 - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:26 PM

Cant wait till tonight :) :)

Posted by Blackkro - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:26 PM

If ya ask me, Metal Gear Solid 4:GOTP should be game of the year!

Posted by aady - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:27 PM

This should be fun

Posted by Open_at_the_close - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:30 PM

This is gonna be hilarious to watch!

Posted by SkinnyJr - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:32 PM

well Fable 2 shouldnt have won, but left 4 dead shouldnt either. It had great gameplay but no story...I still think MGS4 should take it but I'll settle with fallout 3

Posted by targetenemy - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:34 PM

i hope they settle this over a dance off

or sumo

Posted by CapoNyCPR80 - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:35 PM

Its any Exclusive Ps3 games running for Game of the Year?
MGS4 thats it?
Whaaoo
we got Fable 2 GOW2 LfD

sorry Ps3 Fans just watch movies on ur BlueRay player
and come play whit us Jump in

Posted by Spartan148 - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:38 PM

This will be hilarious. GOW2 for game of the year.

Posted by kjc74 - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:43 PM

This is hilarious. There used to be a lot more of this back-and-forth between shows on the network, pre-G4 era, and I loved it.

Posted by targetenemy - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:44 PM

cod4 goty

its occupied nearly my year and anybody that owns a ps3 360 even pc

i dont think it was a nominie for last years


either gow2 or r2 should be game of the year

even kevin said mg4 was a good movie

but you cant realy say that adam is more in favor of the 360, he recomended resistance 2 in the holiday special.

Posted by uptowngfx - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:45 PM

hey skinny its 4 campaigns and they all have stories...

yeah it should of been mgs - i mean super long cut scenes that are half of the game pt4 - lmao u wish....

left 4 dead is a bad ass game... not very lengthy but great none the less... LBP?....please don't even throw that in the category get real....

Posted by Lanthros - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:46 PM

while Im inclined to agree Fable 2 should in no way be game of the year at least Adam did use some fairly solid reasoning to his decision. That being said too Im getting really sick of these children claiming games such as Left 4 Dead etc.. as 360 exclusives because THEY ARENT. If it comes out on PC too it isnt exclusive period. Especialy with the likes of L4D since valve was originaly and still mainly a PC development company. Also PC developers, GIVE US LINUX COMPATABILITY NOW NO MORE MONOPOLY SUPPORT.

Posted by ThataUFO - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:47 PM

Im going to guess that Alison Haislip will look like a deer caught in the headlights during this. Nice gal, just don't think she has the chops to keep up with these two.

Posted by SkinnyJr - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:49 PM

@uptowngfx
...um, I didnt mention LBP...that was kevin- yell at him. MGS4 had it all- it took the night in awards in case you didnt notice- Gameplay, story, graphics. It all kicked ass. If you played it and beat it, youd understand...
Left 4 dead was great- im not arguing. It was alot of fun but the 4 campaign 'stories' werent really stories, they were new levels- different 'scenes' in a movie.
I also dont see why long cutscenes are bad?

Posted by kikook - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:50 PM

Kevin will never win, even if he has a valid point. Sessler is better at arguing when he is being serious, he's done his job longer than Kevin, and he has more of a education than Kevin (College and Gaming Evaluation). All that will show Adam's dominance over Kevin.

Posted by vaheegn - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:50 PM

A review is an opinion. How can you say that someone's opinion is wrong? It just doesn't make any sense. Sessler's decision was made upon a group discussion where the people agreed that Fable 2 is GOTY. Even though I don't care what game gets GOTY, I have played 6 games that I think are all "Games" Of The Year.

Posted by uptowngfx - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:51 PM

R2 is ok the online is not that great as you ps3 fanboys swear it is....but it is definitely improved i'll give you that and i know i bought it....... gears 2 is awesome cant get enough choppin/divin/headsplattering/ blood n gore on the screen....bad ass game....COD WAW is bad ass too and COD4 too. Fable 2 is a dope game bought it and beat it but after that didn't really have much to do...

Posted by GreenQuadrant - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:51 PM

I agree with Kevin, it does seem ridiculous that Fable 2 got GOTY. I totally thought Fallout 3 would easily win. I mean, I'm not saying Fable 2 is bad, it's a very good game but not GOTY good...

Posted by kikook - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:52 PM

See this is why Adam will win. YOU ARE CHOOSING GAMES THAT REVIEWERS TELL YOU ARE GOOD, AND NOT WHAT YOU TRULY BELIEVE. So Fallout 3 might be a great game, but too many Fable 2, LBP and others are waaaaaay funner. And that is all a game should be fun, not graphically better.

Posted by SkinnyJr - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:54 PM

@kikook
'way funner'? lol

Posted by Rogue09 - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:55 PM

Fable 2 has "lengthy gameplay"? You can burn through the game quick and it has virtually NO replay value.

Compared to the vastness of Fallout 3, the story of MGS4, the graphics of GoW2, or the fun of Little Big Planet, Fable 2 falls dissapointingly short. I would have been glad if Fable 2 were good enough for game of the year, because I was really looking forward to it. But I'll say again, that any game with a multiplayer camera as bad as Fable 2's doesn't even deserve a nomination.

Posted by deleted_C5D520CC-2763-488A-91B4-3FF204FC5AB4 - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:57 PM

LoL

Posted by Rogue09 - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:59 PM

What does a college education have to do on whether a game deserve GOTY or not? If Adam was in a debate club, that might be something, but all the FACTS prove that Adam is wrong on this. I havn't talked to anyone who even agrees that Fable 2 should win GOTY. Adam make simplistic points and all too often gets too angry to see the forest through the trees on arguments. He's in for a bad night.

Posted by uptowngfx - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:59 PM

ps skinny no one likes long cut scenes...people want to play.... cutscenes are cool just not long ones... if i wanted a movie i'd buy one or go the theatre...to me thats the one flaw in the game other than that its great and i bought the game dude. and the 4 campaigns all have a goal to play... sounds like a movie(aka yeah u know those things with PLOTS aka stories to tell)to me...but then again l4d does a movie type scenario where you play the movie not watch it...see the difference????

Posted by kyle2dotcom - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:01 PM

I think that little big planet should have been nominated. Maybe even should have won. It appears to me they were just looking for more intense big budget games. Thats the only reasonable explanation for Resistance 2 being picked over LBP. The fact that Resistance 2 made that list and not LBP may be more of an issue then Fable 2 being game of the year.

anyway,

Does anyone else feel like they just picked the hardcore big budget games? Adam says Fable 2 was very accessible to new gamers, but i feel LBP does that better. It's a simple platforming game for casual players then a hardcore creation tool for core gamers. I just don't understand. Based on Adam's explication for Fable 2 winning i think little Big Planet should have won.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ADAM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? THANKS.

Posted by DatNasty1216 - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:01 PM

MGS4 shoulda won

Posted by kyle2dotcom - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:03 PM

P.S.

G4 please post with online tonight because i have work and really want to watch this, but can't at 7.

Posted by Smartguy81 - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:06 PM

@Rogue09
I poured over 30 hours into Fable2. Try doing all of the quests and exploring in the game instead of rushing through the story. Fallout3 can be beaten in a short amount of time as well form what I have heard. I also think Fallout3 sucked. I loved Daggerfall, Morrowwind, and Oblivion...but Bethesda made a subpar product this time.

Fallout3 does not deserve GoTY

Posted by Syzgu - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:07 PM

Gears of War 2 should win just because of horde mode.

Posted by TylerColfax - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:08 PM

i'll be posting the video from the show as an update to this blog post, so check back around 8:30 eastern to see the showdown. i think these two are actually a little pissed off so this could be really sweet.

Posted by bleahy - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:09 PM

It will be posted online after it happens, but you should watch it live! Who know's what will happen?!

Posted by Lanthros - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:10 PM

about long cut scenes, at least they give some validation to production costs as well as the retail costs. These days with the average game containing only about 6-8 hours of gameplay youve gotta get something in return. A game as short as these having only 4-5 minute or two cutscenes in it is beaten far too fast. Give me more for my money.

Posted by SkinnyJr - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:10 PM

@uptowngfx
so four campaigns...four objectives....four scenes...thats quite the story.
I loved playing it but 'shoot the zombies, get to the safe room' in four separate areas is not a story. MGS4 was an experience.

Posted by felixtheswordsman - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:18 PM

The thing about Game of the Year that I don't think people are understanding is that the Game of the Year isn't supposed to be the best single experience in any one category, it's the best game that many different types of players can agree on. Not Best Shooter, not Best RPG, but the best game that any person who plays games can enjoy.

Posted by deline - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:18 PM

After the Fight AOTS VS X-PLAY One Will Stand, One Will Fall. Then the 3rd God of War of the ps3 will come out and say the winer is [insert name here].
Any way God Of War 3 will win next years Game Of The Year 2009.

Posted by grunto - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:19 PM

@Ty Colfax, or Bleahy, or any1 else.
I have heard rumors of Ted Price being on X-Play tonight. If this is true please let me know. I dont get X-play here at my school, so I will ask one of my friends back home to record it for me if its true. Or you guys will hopefully put up a video of it. Either way will sum1 please tell me if Ted Price will be on, and if so, if you guys will upload a video of it???

Posted by dookieblaster - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:20 PM

This will appear on the next "BEEF" dvd!!!

Posted by staychisel (BANNED) - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:21 PM

i was definitely rooting for gears2 as i'm sure alot were but fable ii is very deserving. just because it's not a futuristic shooter with online multiplayer matches doesn't mean it shouldn't win.

Posted by staychisel (BANNED) - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:22 PM

and anyone who thought LBP would win is drinking the kool-aid

Posted by grunto - Friday, December 12, 2008 1:23 PM

On topic: I have the greatest respect for Adam. Been wtching him since "Extended Play" back when it was Tech TV. But I have to agree with Kevin on this issue. Fable did not deserve GOTY, nor does L4D(multiplayer is fun, but game just felt shallow). Howeer, I would be willing to setlle for Fallout 3. But if Adams biggest arguement is the originality, freshness, and the new experiences that Fable 2 brought to the table, why the hell wasnt LBP nominated? To me, thats the most orignal game to date aside from Mirrors Edge.

Posted by BigDogW - Friday, December 12, 2008 2:03 PM

i got money one the little one he looks like he can bite and is quick

Posted by Korwyn - Friday, December 12, 2008 2:15 PM

wow they sure do know how to enhance the rating. well yahhh!! I'm not gonna miss it either!!!

Go Kevin!!

Fall Out 3 or Left 4 Dead I don't care just not Fable II.

Posted by lilme3333 - Friday, December 12, 2008 2:18 PM

I'm starting to wonder if Adam has a soul or not
if he does i don't think it'll be there much longer.

Posted by Spike31589 - Friday, December 12, 2008 2:18 PM

lets settle this the G4 way no holds wiffle bat fight club to the end or until one wusses out

Posted by themexicanguy - Friday, December 12, 2008 2:18 PM

DUDE no competion ...the sessler number 1

Posted by HeroBeGone - Friday, December 12, 2008 2:20 PM

Ohhhhh Shanp! this could get messy!

Posted by SkinnyJr - Friday, December 12, 2008 2:21 PM

Whoa Adam! Inarticulate 12 year olds? Thats some way to talk about your fans. You made a decision and expect us to respect it? done. I respect your opinion, but I do disagree with you- respect that opinion. Im insulted. Consider this a message from articulate 20 year old 'fan'- Annunciate your words a little better and don't expect us to play nice when your being a jackass. Fable 2? sure why not? I disagree. Don't insult a fan, it doesn't help. I hope kevin puts you in your place and its hard for you sit down after he breaks his foot off in your ass.

Posted by tronJA307020 - Friday, December 12, 2008 2:22 PM

I don't really agree with fable 2 or fall out3 but If I really had to pick one I would say....
Little big planet, I have never played it but I plan too. it looks fun.

Posted by gravy666 - Friday, December 12, 2008 2:28 PM

I love two of the things Adam said:

2)I'll be the guy who's right.
1)It's on. It's on like F-ing Donkey Kong.

Posted by bumblegas - Friday, December 12, 2008 2:42 PM

ill say it again: fallout 3 suxs.

Posted by Vesipham - Friday, December 12, 2008 2:52 PM

Adam will rip Kevin's arms off.

BTW, for those people who are interested in Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII...BRAND SPANKING NEW TRAILERS were released!

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v 16902105DR7q4CJ3

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v 16902157Qf69KgJS

Posted by X02 - Friday, December 12, 2008 2:55 PM

Agree wholeheartedly with vaheegn - you can't judge an opinion as right.

But additionally, I don't think the issue is whether the Fable II game is game of the year but rather whether or not the auxiliary aspects that results from the nature of the game - i.e. it being a stepping-stone game, or the differences experiences from everyone that played it - should make it game of the year.

For the sake of argument, let's say that Fable II isn't GOTY material. Even if it doesn't win in any given category like story or soundtrack or compete comparatively in graphics or action, what I think Adam is arguing is that it, given the game's manner, it is pushing the evolution of what video games are. And IMO forward progression is something that should always be striven toward.

Look Gears 2, Resistance 2 both good games but what did they do to advance the world of gaming as an medium, as an industry, as a whole?

Posted by damoose - Friday, December 12, 2008 2:59 PM

has one of the few with all 3 systems I have to say I don't agree with this choice. I have played all these games and the only logic I can come to is that R2 great game I love it Gears of War 2 I love it. But I would have been upset had one of these won both have humongous followings and don't do much that is original. Most of what you can do in Fable 2 is all from the first game the plot the bad guy did something to you in you're child hood and you're out for revenge wow never heard that before. In my mind the choice should be between games MGS4 and LBP sure people complain about the cut scenes being so long but that's what makes the game so epic. They took the time to tell the story and really get you into the game and who the characters are. LBP was the most original thing I have played all year its amazing fun and just so simple to play. The level editor is amazing the sky really does become the limit if anything one of these 2 should have won game of the year

Posted by ctlaltdel - Friday, December 12, 2008 3:06 PM

Friday! Friday! Friday!

Be there tonight on Attack of the Show at 7pm Eastern as The Sess takes on Pwner Pereira!!! Its $10.00 a seat but you'll only need THE EDGE!!!!

Posted by hamsterkiller - Friday, December 12, 2008 3:29 PM

Hey felixthesword man i completely agree with you on your idea of game of the year. Game of the year material is a game that everyone can agree is the most fun to play.
And im sure thats the reason adam and the rest of x-play chose fable 2 over the rest of the other awesome games that were nominated.
By the way adam will probably put kevin in tears by the end of the show tonight

Posted by hamsterkiller - Friday, December 12, 2008 3:35 PM

Hey felixthesword man i completely agree with you on your idea of game of the year. Game of the year material is a game that everyone can agree is the most fun to play.
And im sure thats the reason adam and the rest of x-play chose fable 2 over the rest of the other awesome games that were nominated.
By the way adam will probably put kevin in tears by the end of the show tonight

Posted by Chococat777 - Friday, December 12, 2008 3:53 PM

Go Adam! Adam is gonna kick Kevin's whiny butt all over the debate. I mean, how are you going talk down to a UCLA graduate in a debate?! Seriously, it's pretty much overkill just initiating the challenge.

Posted by galvan - Friday, December 12, 2008 4:27 PM

kevin needs to go back to super cuts and get his money back cuz they funked his hair up.....


sessler will win hands down.....kevin thats why your on attack of the show and not
x-play.............rofl

he must have bin high off of some bomb cron...lol

he gets on my nerves he trys to hard to be funny....ive stoped watchin aatack of the show cuz hes so anoying....lol


sessler will over whelm him.....

Posted by galvan - Friday, December 12, 2008 4:30 PM

"i'll be the guy thats right"....rofl

on like donkey kong......

Posted by SuperGodzilla7 - Friday, December 12, 2008 4:37 PM

the fight will be just like King Kong vs. Godzilla, two mighty titans enter in the fight of the century, only one will win.

Posted by Al_Coholic - Friday, December 12, 2008 4:54 PM

It was an alright debate, but it cerntainly wasn't "on like f#%king Donkey Kong."

Posted by damoose - Friday, December 12, 2008 5:06 PM

has one of the few with all 3 systems I have to say I don't agree with this choice. I have played all these games and the only logic I can come to is that R2 great game I love it Gears of War 2 I love it. But I would have been upset had one of these won both have humongous followings and don't do much that is original. Most of what you can do in Fable 2 is all from the first game the plot the bad guy did something to you in you're child hood and you're out for revenge wow never heard that before. In my mind the choice should be between games MGS4 and LBP sure people complain about the cut scenes being so long but that's what makes the game so epic. They took the time to tell the story and really get you into the game and who the characters are. LBP was the most original thing I have played all year its amazing fun and just so simple to play. The level editor is amazing the sky really does become the limit if anything one of these 2 should have won game of the year

Posted by N2NOther - Friday, December 12, 2008 6:14 PM

Kevin made proper fun of Fable 2. It was shallow, especially compared to Fallout 3. Personally I would give Game of the Year to GTA IV or Metal Gear Solid 4. Certainly not Fable 2.

Posted by deleted_5047763F-E7FA-4C3D-81BD-683DED8602A8 - Friday, December 12, 2008 6:17 PM

FALLOUT 3 GAME of the year

Posted by TurnBackThePendulum - Friday, December 12, 2008 6:39 PM

Were was Super Smash Bros. Brawl?

Posted by whatchel - Friday, December 12, 2008 6:40 PM

"Were was Super Smash Bros. Brawl?"

BWAHAHAHAHAA Surely you jest.


FALLOUT 3 GOTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Shadow_B_jamin - Friday, December 12, 2008 6:40 PM

I though AOTS was live?

Posted by I_RRODed_AGAIN - Friday, December 12, 2008 6:40 PM

Naw, Too Human, Banjo, or Kingdom Under Fire should have won. Those are some of da 360 bes.................(RRoD)

Posted by headshot234 - Friday, December 12, 2008 6:55 PM

Go Kevin. I think Fable 2 was last on the list of nominees for game of the year for me. I played it, beat it, did some side quests and got bored of it. But fallout i beat that game 7 times. Let me repeat "7 times!!!!" This is why attack of the show is awesome and Sessler is an idiot.

Posted by achillez77 - Friday, December 12, 2008 7:07 PM

Dude, G4 you rock! Thanx for posting this because stupid Insight Cable removed G4 from its lineup last week, preventing me from watching it, and even though I'm not a 12-yr-old, I really wanted to see Adam smack Kevin down, lol. I look forward to playing both Fable 2 and Fallout 3 many more times in the future.

Posted by achillez77 - Friday, December 12, 2008 7:23 PM

You're a cool, witty guy Kevin, and I like you, but us old guys gotta stick together, lol.

Posted by Mouth_of_Sauron - Friday, December 12, 2008 7:55 PM

As I expected it was just a clarification on why Xplay picked it. I love Kevin but I hardly would clal that a fight. Even though I agree Fallout should have won GotY. Any of the 7 I wouldn't have had a problem with.

Posted by kyle2dotcom - Friday, December 12, 2008 7:57 PM

I still think based on sesslers argument little big planet should have won. It wasn't even up for game of the year.

and just so adam knows i'm not a 12 year old. I'm 21.

And i would also like to see Adam tell us why LBP was not one of the 7 games for game of the year. Resistance 2? Simply out of the desire to understand more i have to know.

Posted by tanker58p - Friday, December 12, 2008 7:59 PM

haha good ending

Posted by kikook - Friday, December 12, 2008 8:05 PM

@CapoNyCPR80
OMG YOU HAVE GOW2, LFD, and Fable 2 going for GOTY.

And the Ps3 only has MGS4?

See this is why fanboys are just kids.

The Ps3 had, MGS4, LBP, and Resistance 2...OMG WE HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT. I guess we will have fun watching our Blu-ray movies, which you don't have the luxery. After we are done with playing our more solid exclusives.

Posted by gamerdude32 - Friday, December 12, 2008 8:13 PM

And Gt, ratchet and clank, socom 6.
Fanboys ftl.
The 360 and ps3 are both great consoles.
Just stfu and don't trash either one.
Btw lbp or fable 2 should win.

Posted by iTsMaSoN51 - Friday, December 12, 2008 8:38 PM

@kikook
Hells yeah!

Also, why are 360 fanboys hating on LBP when they probably havent even played it before?

And "the ps3 has no good games" comeback
x-bots use has to DIE A TERRIBLE DEATH.

Posted by TurnBackThePendulum - Friday, December 12, 2008 9:13 PM

@whatchel

Have you played it? And I didn't mean game of the year It should of won something.

Posted by dougdangger (BANNED) - Friday, December 12, 2008 9:46 PM

sock puppets suck


COD4 is the clear GOTY.

Posted by MindCarrot - Friday, December 12, 2008 9:49 PM

screw that! guns of the patriots was fuggin EPIC!

Posted by Thundercracker - Friday, December 12, 2008 9:51 PM

who are you people??

Posted by Raarzipan - Friday, December 12, 2008 9:59 PM

I am sorry but Adam is so wrong it is terrible. I am not being a fan child at all, I own both consoles, fable 2 really is just fable 1.5, the graphics aren't way better the story is alright but short, I own every building in game, am max stats and such and the game got old fast.

I logged over 50 hours on Fallout 3 with ease, played it for weeks. Beat fable 2 in 2 days and got all of that.

Personally I think Fable 2 shouldn't even be in the running. Fable 2 did not revolutionize game play at all. It was fable 1 with slight modifications.

Fallout 3, Resistance 2, Gears of War 2, Little Big Planet, Lich King, Dead Space etc. Plenty of huge games this year.

Posted by bipolar93 - Friday, December 12, 2008 10:20 PM

Excuse me for a second, but I believe this is game of the year. Not game of the last 3 months, but game of the YEAR. The year started in January. Where's the love for GTA IV? If we are talking about vastness of the game and replay value, nothing even comes close. I spent 60 hours beating it once (not because I suck), and I'm playing it again. GTA IV is a classic and one of the best games ever made, let alone the best game made this year.

Posted by DS_Lightning21 - Friday, December 12, 2008 10:40 PM

10 years from now, no one's going to remember Fable 2. In fact, I think people will remember Wii Fit more than any of these other games nominated for Game of the Year.

The game industry's changing, and the people who picked these nominees simply don't want to admit that new genres of games are becoming more interesting than the typical "hardcore" games that are simply recycled versions of genres we've played in the past 20 years.

Posted by piglet102970 - Friday, December 12, 2008 10:48 PM

I was acually kinda hoping Spore or Assassins Creed would at least make a list or two, Assassins Creed wasn't really out that long last year before the competition started, plus with the directors cut there was more to do. And Maplestory still shoulda won MMO of the year.

Posted by piglet102970 - Friday, December 12, 2008 10:53 PM

@ DS_Lightning21

Pardon my French, but go jump in a well you crazy Nitendo lovin' hippie. Casual games will NEVER, I repeat, NEVER replace harcore games. What the Wii has done to gaming makes me want to burn the console its that bad. I even own one and I can tell you nohing sucsk more. Not every person on the dang planet wants to go cook with Mama or dive in an ocean you can't even go mroe than 30 feet in (no killer fish or the bends either). Any hardcore game could kick a Nitendo game any day of the week.

Posted by anth920 - Friday, December 12, 2008 10:57 PM

I honestly don't know why everyone is arguing. We should happy that there are so many good games. The last two or three years have been the best for video games in history. I no longer have to settle. There are so many great games that I never feel like I mad a bad decision.

Posted by ObSoL33tSNiiPer - Saturday, December 13, 2008 12:03 AM

game of the year should only have been between:

1) Fable 2
2) Metal Gear Solid 4
3) GTA 4
4) Little Big Planet
5) Gears of War 2 --- wasn't as great as it should've been but knowing G4 loves Gears, it could win.

Posted by thesilentmole - Saturday, December 13, 2008 12:11 AM

Fallout 3 is not game of the year material. That game is so clunky. The combat is janky, at best, it's not as good as most Shooters or RPG's. And the technical flaws are ridiculously overwhelming; I've crashed twice and gotten glitched and couldn't move twice. The story isn't nearly as good, either. The main story is so bland in Fallout 3, and even most of the side stories aren't nearly grand either.

Posted by TurnBackThePendulum - Saturday, December 13, 2008 12:27 AM

@piglet102970

Look who's talking, Nintendo Is the longest video game manufacture, And there franchises are some of the best out there. The way you sound is if Xbox or PS2 was you first console.

Though your no perplexes me? What was your first system.
---------------------------- -------------------


NES-Casual SNES-Hardcore N64-Casual NGC-Hardcore Wii- Casual ????-Hardcore

If the pattern is right the next gen Nintendo should be hardcore. Usually Every other gen they try to reinvent the industry and get an audience in to gaming the other gen improves the hardware and has sequels. Now it could be wrong but for the NES they tried to get people to play video games after the the video game chash, Then the N64 had 3d graphics and Wii is motion control. The Snes and NGC seem to have better graphics and is a little more for the hardcore then casual?

Posted by o0_Vertigo_0o - Saturday, December 13, 2008 3:29 AM

hmm Adam makes a valid argument I think I might actually buy the game now

P.S
are you guys really fighting about if Hardcore games are not good anymore when this has been one of the best years for hardcore games and one of the worst for casual games [not by sales just quality and quantity] ?

Posted by avenx333 - Saturday, December 13, 2008 7:35 AM

idk if ny of u guys noticed this, but last year bioshock won game of the year, but cod 4 won best shooter, so its not like fable ii being game of the year but not best rpg is nything new

Posted by galvan - Saturday, December 13, 2008 7:53 AM

@o0_Vertigo_0o
you sir have a valid point


its all about hardcore/insane....lol

dam cant wait for 09.....10

Posted by CaptainCondom - Saturday, December 13, 2008 8:01 AM

CapoNyCPR80
Its any Exclusive Ps3 games running for Game of the Year?
MGS4 thats it?
Whaaoo
we got Fable 2 GOW2 LfD

sorry Ps3 Fans just watch movies on ur BlueRay player
and come play whit us Jump in

MGS4 LittleBigPlanet, and Resistance 2 where Game of the Year PS3 exclusive contenders. Not just MGS4. PLAYB3YOND X-BOT, PLAYB3YOND.

Posted by barneyslug - Saturday, December 13, 2008 8:26 AM

Thanks to Adam and Kevin for the calm, normal discussion. I was hoping that the fanboys might learn something but I see thats a waste of time. Fanboys just want to argue for the sake of arguing and it makes them look pretty sad.

Posted by VellaTheMack365 - Saturday, December 13, 2008 9:06 AM

I think should have won was Fallout 3. Fable 2 was an great game but it was to short the ending sucked and it leaves you feeling like you could have done more or you missed something where fallout took me days to complete and it was allot more fun and when you’ve reached the end of fallout 3 you fell like you have won like your actions really are going to change the wasteland where in fable it felt like I was just going to be a popped zit on albions puberty stricken face.

What makes a game the game of the year is dimension and a gamer’s personal satisfaction a game that changes the gamer’s life and is burned into their brain so badly they want a sequel and Fallout 3 gave me 3rd degree while Fable 2 just stung a little. I’ll take blowing the head off a super mutant brute with my scoped 44 that just violated me with a mini gun then fighting a rock troll with my master katana and master repeater waiting for his nipples to appear any day.

Posted by sps73 - Saturday, December 13, 2008 9:59 AM

I am an xbox owner and have not played fable 2, but i will say that even though i have not played it, there is no way it could be GOTY!

I'm sure that MGS4, GTA4, and Gears2 are better games than fable2, even though i'm sure fable2 is fun and has some really cool features, it is just not as high caliber as the three games i have mentioned previously!

Posted by sps73 - Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:01 AM

As far as fallout3 goes, i was loving the game for most of the main story but towards the end i just started getting bored with it! What a dissapointment! Because i was really siked for that game thinking it would be good for 130+ hrs. like oblivion, but i am simply just bored with it and no matter how hard i try to bring myself to pick it up and play i just have no motivation to do so, and i can't quite put my finger on as to why this is, i think it's because it is too repetative and does not have the variety that Oblivion seemed to have more of as far as visuals, items, and missions.

Anyone have an opinion on what it is that Fallout 3 lacks compared to Oblivion? I would sure appreciate some feedback guys!

Posted by partyboy8967 - Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:09 AM

Hey all you guys that keep saying cod4 should have got game of the year that game came out in 2007 not 2008

Posted by sps73 - Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:16 AM

As far as fallout3 goes, i was loving the game for most of the main story but towards the end i just started getting bored with it! What a dissapointment! Because i was really siked for that game thinking it would be good for 130+ hrs. like oblivion, but i am simply just bored with it and no matter how hard i try to bring myself to pick it up and play i just have no motivation to do so, and i can't quite put my finger on as to why this is, i think it's because it is too repetative and does not have the variety that Oblivion seemed to have more of as far as visuals, items, and missions.

Anyone have an opinion on what it is that Fallout 3 lacks compared to Oblivion? I would sure appreciate some feedback guys!

Posted by Secondtooth - Saturday, December 13, 2008 12:45 PM

Fable 2 is a joke..The game of the year battle is between MGS4 and Fallout 3..These games are in a whole noughter league heads above the rest of the pack.

Posted by StrongestSaiyan - Saturday, December 13, 2008 12:45 PM

I would still give the title to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. I've never enjoyed a game so much and felt so invested in my life.

Posted by capthavic - Saturday, December 13, 2008 12:51 PM

Fable 2 should never have been game of the year. There a tons more deserving games.

Posted by 1nitial_D - Saturday, December 13, 2008 1:27 PM

They both fail because MGS4 did not win GOTY.

This game was head and shoulders above the other games. The game change the world of gaming and people's lives. It change my life when it comes to story,plot,character,Easter eggs and art direction and how to be a great director

Posted by drunken0taku - Saturday, December 13, 2008 1:58 PM

Fallout 3 is GotY. Failble 2?????? PUHLEAZE! I would have settled for MGS4, but FAILBLE 2????

Posted by Thundercracker - Saturday, December 13, 2008 2:11 PM

someone should ask that d bag who is the best in the world at donkey kong, i forget his name. But as he often reminds us, he pisses excellence....surely he would know what game of the year is (definitively)

Posted by MrOtter88 - Saturday, December 13, 2008 2:36 PM

I don't understand how every bad game point Kevin brought up was batted down by Adam as something that was agreeably bad but did not make this game of the year. And kevin let that slide. Well Adam explain it. What did make this GOTY?I liked it ok but I can honestly say there are three or four games in front of it that stand a better chance of making it.And I realise this is my opinion and Im entitled to it. I guess I would like to be proven wrong. It takes away from the whole integrity of the channel. And from two people I reasonably respect and follow, even outside of the G4 format but in other broadcast interviews. And thunder I think your lookin for billy mitchell

Posted by LOAGEEKS (BANNED) - Saturday, December 13, 2008 2:41 PM

This video proves, and 99% of gamers agree that Adam is DEAD WRONG. Even Kevin who doesn't consider himself a hard core gamer destroyed Adam in this discussion.

It reminds me how Adam was hyping "To Human", other critics hated it and gamers agreed the game was weak, did not deserve the hype. But Adam wanted to prove he was holyer than all and say he's better than other critics, basically saying he is never wrong, for the simple fact it was his opinion.

Well everyone has an opinion, that also means if you were wrong you can go back and say 'my previous opinion was wrong' cause I reanalyzed it. I guess Adam is above that.

That is why Kevin severly PWND him.

Posted by piglet102970 - Saturday, December 13, 2008 3:15 PM

My first systems were the PS and N64

Posted by onion926 - Saturday, December 13, 2008 3:18 PM

It's not just Adam's decision as he has specified numerously. It was just a common concensus of everyone that works at X-Play. He said there were alot of arguments and debates over it.

Plus he didn't just agree with reviews because Fallout 3 and Resistance 2 got better reviews. So...your face

Posted by piglet102970 - Saturday, December 13, 2008 3:22 PM

Also, I grew up playing games like Donkey Kong 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time, Digimon World 1 and 2, Frogger, Pacman, Crash Bandicoot, and other games like that. I even had a GameBoy (can't remember if I had origional or not, but I had the Color and the origional Donkey Kong game).

Posted by piglet102970 - Saturday, December 13, 2008 3:24 PM

Also, I grew up playing games like Donkey Kong 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time, Digimon World 1 and 2, Frogger, Pacman, Crash Bandicoot, and other games like that. I even had a GameBoy (can't remember if I had origional or not, but I had the Color and the origional Donkey Kong game).

Posted by karrotts - Saturday, December 13, 2008 3:45 PM

Awesome debate. I could tell they were both pretty pissed about the others decisions. I don't care who won GOTY, there were too many great games.

Posted by i_3at_ur_kat - Saturday, December 13, 2008 3:48 PM

@SkinnyJr
if only the rest of the G4 community could be like you.
Whats so bad about long cutscenes? they are all good, explain the story, and i was so hooked into it was so interesting and had beautiful graphics u where just hooked.

I personally think Left 4 Dead is overrated but its my opinion.
MGS4 really deserved GOTY because it has perfect story, graphics, gamplay, and the online play is fantastic because its brains and not run& gun

Posted by karrotts - Saturday, December 13, 2008 3:49 PM

Awesome debate. I could tell they were both pretty pissed about the others decisions. I don't care who won GOTY, there were too many great games.

Posted by pogmothone - Saturday, December 13, 2008 4:15 PM

i dont know if anyone pointed out that COD4 came out last year...

Posted by Senynith - Saturday, December 13, 2008 5:35 PM

Ha ha! Personally, I don't care about the GOTY (I haven't played any of the games), but Sessler holds a good argument. At least, he's good at debating.

Posted by geoeye - Saturday, December 13, 2008 6:07 PM

Adam wins! hell the dance was enough to win me over

Posted by greeknerd - Saturday, December 13, 2008 6:40 PM

Why Fable 2?

Oh well, they're entitled to their own opinion but I think Fable 2 shouldn't have been on that list (Little Big Planet should have).

My picks

1 Gears of War 2
2 Metal Gear Solid 4
3 Fall Out 3
4 GTA4
5 Little Big Planet
6 Left 4 Dead
7 Resistance 2
8 Fable 2

Posted by dantekratos300 - Saturday, December 13, 2008 6:48 PM

MGS 4 or LittleBigPlanet or Gears 2 could have GOTY.

Posted by o_NIGHT_TRAIN_o - Saturday, December 13, 2008 8:15 PM

MGS4 should have won and for best writing. Like how does it win 4 awards and doesn't get GOTY i am calling shenanigans on x-play

Posted by miseria227 - Saturday, December 13, 2008 8:27 PM

Honestly, the only games that were up for GOTY that I've played were Fable II and GTA IV. I enjoyed Fable more. In my experience, GTA was more glitchy (froze my XBox at least 5 times) and totally unoriginal. All they did was change the city it was in and the characters involved. It's the same game as the other GTAs, just with different packaging.
Fable II, however, while also a sequel, was a vast improvement over its predecessor, instead of the same game with a slight face lift. While the main plot line is, admittedly, linear and predictable, there are hours of side quests and I'm sure the future will see plenty of DLC to boost replay value.
I can't say from experience whether or not Fable is better than GOW or MGS or FO3, etc., but it's a damn sight better than GTA4. GTA is fun if you just wanna drive around a shoot things, but Fable is a better game with more depth.
Just my opinion.

Posted by MegaMark26 - Saturday, December 13, 2008 9:32 PM

all the smacktalk leading up to this pathetic showdown debate was a waste of time. it was more like kevin and adam smacking each other with gloves and kissing and making up in the end.

fable 2 just has more depth to it despite how short it is. if i had to pick game of the year it would have to be fallout 3 or MGS4. mostly due to it is beyond excellent in various degrees, from the graphics, to the story and most especially that you'd want to play it over and over again. GTA 4 is a good contender i must admit but mostly due to that its incredible way of making the city feel alive despite its not like that in other ways. multiplayer is lacking and i wouldn't want to play it again. the story is awesome but why would anyone want to play it over and over again?

Posted by Saiyan_Yugi - Sunday, December 14, 2008 12:09 PM

Kevin called out Adam, and Adam responded. But I am afraid that Kevin wins this day. Sure, you have to judge Fable by the sum of its parts, but if its parts can't even land it a victory in it's own category (or for that matter any other category) it does not deserve to win GOTY. Seriously, if it's not the best game of it's genre, then how can it even be the GOTY? That's logic.

Posted by koolkid75 - Sunday, December 14, 2008 12:22 PM

how can Fable 2 win game of the year it was ok but come on there was way better game than fable like resistance 2 gears of war 2 and i think Metal gear 4 should have won i believe it was better than fable Xplay u screwed this one up

Posted by drieva - Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:29 PM

@CapoNyCPR80

Forgot Resistance 2, besides L4D pales in comparison to LBP. So can it moron.


Anyway where did Sessler make a point all he did was agree to what Kevin said but made it neutral he said nothing to state his case.

Posted by pogmothone - Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:48 PM

he basically said that fable 2 = no glitches threw the entire game
the others = glitches threwout the game

Posted by joeyg143 - Sunday, December 14, 2008 6:45 PM

I hated Fallout 3. After renting that load of &*^%, I deleted all saved info from my hard drive. I think Metal Gear Solid 4 should have won. It was an enticing experience, to say the least.

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Posted by ghost120XH - Sunday, December 14, 2008 8:53 PM

Mgs4=Goty
mgs4 should have won,because I'm tired of mgs4 getting the highest scores everywhere but never gets game of the year.Also can anyone tell me who won goty last year?

Posted by pogmothone - Sunday, December 14, 2008 9:06 PM

game of the year last year was halo 3 (not sure if it was G4's though. but it was someones)
should have been COD4

Posted by Thundercracker - Sunday, December 14, 2008 11:49 PM

@joey

should allocate some of your s.p.e.c.i.a.l. skill to strength maybe.....or just dont pick up every bent tin can you run across

@otter

yeah thats him. That guy is fantastic

Posted by ObSoL33tSNiiPer - Monday, December 15, 2008 12:03 AM

I can't believe I am saying this but...Gears of War 2 online sucks. I love the game itself but the main reason why I am selling the game while I get my money's worth is because of the CRAPPY SERVER SIDE HOST!!! which means that the server is the 1 person hosting. If they had client side host then the MP would be near lagless like COD4 and Halo

I am still a Xbox 360 fanboy but seriously, Gears of War 2 is NOT game of the year because of the crappy online play.

Posted by Shienberg - Monday, December 15, 2008 2:04 AM

I gotta say.... I dig the Sess. Been watching him for years. usually agree with him. But you really screwed the pooch on this one Adam. I have enjoyed many of this years great games. Gears 2, MGS 4, Soul Cali, LBP. All Amazing. But nothing this year has been nearly as immersive, engrossing, or bloodily entertaining as fallout 3. Sorry Adam. Kevin wins!

Posted by Shienberg - Monday, December 15, 2008 2:33 AM

I gotta say.... I dig the Sess. Been watching him for years. usually agree with him. But you really screwed the pooch on this one Adam. I have enjoyed many of this years great games. Gears 2, MGS 4, Soul Cali, LBP. All Amazing. But nothing this year has been nearly as immersive, engrossing, or bloodily entertaining as fallout 3. Sorry Adam. Kevin wins!

Posted by atari05 - Monday, December 15, 2008 9:43 AM

uptowngfx

As someone who is a fan of RPGs and story driven games, I like long cuts scenes, that's where the mystery unfolds. So excuse us fans of storyline for not enjoying the usual and overdone total blood and guts game that is is GOW1.5

Posted by Tmidiman - Monday, December 15, 2008 10:32 AM

Sorry but MGS4 should not even be mentioned here. Movie of the year, debatable. Game of the year, no.

I don't care for shooters. That being said I've only played GTA IV and Fable 2. GTA was good, but I was wishing for it to end. I'm enjoying Fable 2 a bt more. I remember people saying that they wished they could buy property with the money they had. Now that you can in Fable 2 I guess no one wants that now.

Gamers are a funny bunch.

Posted by jgibson75 - Monday, December 15, 2008 10:47 AM

Here is the thing to me. There is not one definative GotY award. There are many, and that is a good thing, as there are so many different individuals with different tastes. And when it is boiled down to it, which game I like better than another is purely based on my personal tastes as a gamer. GotY for X-Play was a process, it was decided on not by one man, or two, but a whole group who reasoned it out together. When the dust settled, that group decided on Fable 2. But just a week later, you had the Spike Video Game Awards 2008, and the GotY winnner there was GTA4. I promise you that in the pages of all the gaming magazines and sites we will see other games claim this prize.But I have to admit, as a fan of the game, I was happy to see it get at least a share of the giant GotY pie.

Posted by Tmidiman - Monday, December 15, 2008 10:59 AM

Sorry but MGS4 should not even be mentioned here. Movie of the year, debatable. Game of the year, no.

I don't care for shooters. That being said I've only played GTA IV and Fable 2. GTA was good, but I was wishing for it to end. I'm enjoying Fable 2 a bt more. I remember people saying that they wished they could buy property with the money they had. Now that you can in Fable 2 I guess no one wants that now.

Gamers are a funny bunch.

Posted by revenger2 - Tuesday, December 16, 2008 2:15 PM

Fable 2 is one of the most ridiculus games out there, you have to be blind to see that Fallout 3 Resistance 2 is way better than Fable 2. Adam said " The are new innovations to Fable 2" wrong because everything that was in Fable is in fable 2 and every other game and you know why Fable 2 won Game of tghe year because everyone who decided was an Xbox 360 fan they didnt get people who didnt have a sysytem and never heard of Xbox 360 or Ps3 or Wii it was an unfair vote everyone knows it

Posted by coltonlikesG4 - Monday, February 9, 2009 9:27 AM

Fable 2 was a alround great game!!!!! if you like crappy games. and revenger2' i feel your pain i really do. oo well, lets watch munn jump in a big pie again!!

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