TA Forum's Pick for 2012 Game of the Year! *** LAST CHANCE TO VOTE ***

Discussion in 'General Game Discussion and Questions' started by crex, Nov 19, 2012.

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Vote for 2012 Game of the Year? (Devs dont vote for own game please)

Poll closed Jan 10, 2013.
  1. 10000000

    6.0%
  2. Bastion

    15.0%
  3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    2.2%
  4. Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour

    12.7%
  5. Punch Quest

    11.2%
  6. Ravensword: Shadowlands

    13.9%
  7. Rayman Jungle Run

    5.6%
  8. Swordigo

    9.4%
  9. Waking Mars

    3.7%
  10. Walking Dead: The Game

    13.5%
  1. crex

    crex Doctor of Game of the Week-ology

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    An easy way to figure if a game was released in 2012 or not is to search the game on Appshopper. The site will have stats about the game on the right hand side about the release date as well as sales.

    Here you go LOLavi: http://appshopper.com/games/crazy-hedgy
     
  2. undeadcow

    undeadcow Well-Known Member

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    #22 undeadcow, Nov 21, 2012
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    This year I would like to restate my request that the nomination period not stop before the end of the year (or Christmas App Store lock-down) so as to include all releases for the year and allow fair play time.
     
  3. ninjackid

    ninjackid Well-Known Member

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    I think I got my list of nominations ready!!! :D
     
  4. Darth Ronfar

    Darth Ronfar Well-Known Member

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    Front runner : Nihilumbra

    Other possibles

    Waking Mars,Incoboto,Sarurday Morning Rpg, SlingShot Racing, FieldRunners 2, KoF13- I, Lunar, Dynamite Jack, FF:D, One Epic Knight, inferno+ something from cave, something from Gameloft,something from Chillingo, Something that hasn't been realeased(hopeful starcommand)

    Other games to watch out for (aka game that could pose a high threat in the finals IMO)


    100000000(sp?)
    Twewy
    MC 4
    Bastion
    Punch Quest
     
  5. crex

    crex Doctor of Game of the Week-ology

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    If you guys are interested, here's what I have going into my personal top 10 so far:

    The Walking Dead
    Bastion
    The Devil's Attorney
    Swordigo
    NOVA 3
    Happy Street
    Angry Birds Star Wars

    That leaves me with 3 spots open for quarter 4 releases. I might even have to drop 1 or 2 from this list if they are amazing.
     
  6. Exact-Psience

    Exact-Psience Well-Known Member

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    #26 Exact-Psience, Nov 22, 2012
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    Hmm... I'm afraid my list will have at least have 4 runners. :D

    But then we can't nominate yet.

    EDIT: just read that we can discuss possible noms...

    I'll start with an IF...

    If gameloft fixes the server issues, HOC will bee a good candidate for me.
     
  7. Biggavelli

    Biggavelli Well-Known Member

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    Super Crate Box This year there has been MANY excellent games but if I had to just pick one.It came out in Jan and I still play it in Nov,that says a lot.
     
  8. Alister

    Alister Well-Known Member

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    So far I have 5 games in mind..

    1.Bastion
    2.Lilli
    3.Arc Squadron
    4.Great Big War Game
    5.Magic 2013
     
  9. TheFrost

    TheFrost Well-Known Member

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    #29 TheFrost, Nov 22, 2012
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    So many games to decide the top 10, this is hard
     
  10. Exact-Psience

    Exact-Psience Well-Known Member

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    Punch Quest
    Blood Roofs
    Polara
    Infinite Warrior
    God of Blades
    Rayman Jungle Run
    One Epic Knight
    Zombie Tsunami
    TheEndApp

    Then there's...

    Chaos Rings 2
    Drakerider
    TWEWY
    Bastion
    Inferno+
    Lili
    Mikey Shorts
    Arc Squadron
    True Skate
    The Walking Dead
    Angry Birds Star Wars
    10000000
    774 Deaths
     
  11. DawnOfPlay

    DawnOfPlay Well-Known Member

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    Developers nominations?

    Can us developers discuss possible nominations, too? (Sorry, had to ask) :D
     
  12. TheFrost

    TheFrost Well-Known Member

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    As long as you don't nominate your own games its ok... you can nominate and vote for whatever game you feel is worthy for you :)
     
  13. DawnOfPlay

    DawnOfPlay Well-Known Member

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    #33 DawnOfPlay, Nov 23, 2012
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    Challenge accepted, our team's suggestions, in no particular order:

    Outwitters
    Polymer
    Fuusio
    Slydris
    Super Hexagon
    Punch Quest
    Letterpress
    Micro Miners
    Super Crate Box
    Mikey Shorts

    EDIT: ok, phew, down to 10.
     
  14. Echoseven

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    For anyone interested in a general list of what has come out this year, here are the "coming tonight" posts for the year so far:

    Nov 20
    Nov 14
    Nov 7

    Oct 31
    Oct 24
    Oct 17
    Oct 10
    Oct 3

    Sept 26
    Sept 19
    Sept 12
    Sept 5

    Aug 29
    Aug 22
    Aug 15
    Aug 8
    Aug 1

    July 25
    July 18
    July 11
    July 4

    June 27
    June 20
    June 13
    June 6

    May 30
    May 23
    May 16
    May 9
    May 2

    Apr 25
    Apr 18
    Apr 11
    Apr 4

    Mar 28
    Mar 21
    Mar 14
    Mar 7

    Feb 29
    Feb 22
    Feb 15
    Feb 8
    Feb 1

    Jan 25
    Jan 18
    Jan 11
    Jan 4





    Here's a list of the front page's "best iOS games" monthly roundups:
    (note that not all months had one)

    October
    September
    August
    January


    Here's a compilation of the front page's review ratings, sorted chronologically:

    5 stars
    4.5 stars
    4 stars
    3.5 stars
    3 stars



    Basically with those lists (and the [thread=119439]2012 GOTW hall of fame[/thread] you should have a comprehensive list of anything worthy of note.
     
  15. DawnOfPlay

    DawnOfPlay Well-Known Member

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    Awesome! Thanks!

    Is it possible to LIKE a post!! (sorry, have facebook "background") :D
     
  16. lena

    lena Well-Known Member

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    That's incredibly useful Echoseven, thanks! Any way that post could be merged into one of the first posts?
     
  17. Exact-Psience

    Exact-Psience Well-Known Member

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    Great post E7.
     
  18. defred34

    defred34 Well-Known Member

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    #38 defred34, Nov 25, 2012
    Last edited: Nov 25, 2012
    I know it is not counted, but I just feel like posting my list now. May repost again later if I still remember.

    My top 10 (OK, only 7 so far. Might surely add a few more before the year ends - expecting MC4 and RR3 to fill those shoes).:

    - Lili
    (really amazing game. stunning visuals, amazing controls, innovative "combat". not a long campaign so can be finished in a day, which is a plus for me).
    - Polara (needless the say arguably the best platformer I've played since I was born. Uber simple controls, unparalleled level design, lots of depth, content and replayability)
    - Rayman Jungle Run (the funnest platformer. On the easy side of things, but the graphics are amazing, and getting all the Lums is no easy task).
    - Need for Speed Most Wanted (not the equivalent of its console version at all in terms of depth and content, but I tell you what, this is perfectly suited for a mobile game. Great sense of speed and glorious visuals)
    - Heroes Call (didn't start on the right note due to a delirious IAP scheme, but the devs listened and the whole game was overhauled. Great RPG stuff, and the short levels make for a perfect mobile game. Not much depth but I love it for what it is)
    - Shadowgun: DeadZone (Man, this is the best online shooting game. Hands down. Used to spend a lot of time on Nova 3 mp, but this just blows it. Top drawer visuals, mechanics and an IAP scheme that is more than fair to the non-playing player)
    - Nova 3 (I'm an FPS geek, and this is pretty good. Long campaign, great multiplayer. Not much to say, so glitches here and there, but great title all the same)

    Some disappointments (from what I expected them to be): Wild Blood, Dead Trigger

    Some that are on the sidelines (worth a shout): ME: Infiltrator, Angry Birds Star Wars (and Space), Devil's Attorney, Totem Runner, Gear Jack, Total War Battles, Splice, Skyriders, Beach Buggy Blitz, Horn, Waking Mars, Bladeslinger (*included Horn and Bladeslinger after much deliberation).

    PS: I only recently started playing games on iOS. I've got some pretty good favourites from the Android Tegra platform - Auralux (great simple RTS) and Puddle (liquid physics based puzzler).
     
  19. defred34

    defred34 Well-Known Member

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    Wow, outside of Bad Piggies (which I really didn't like), I've not played any of the rest, much less heard of most of them. What does that say about me???
     
  20. crex

    crex Doctor of Game of the Week-ology

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    Not much actually. Most of those would be considered by many of us to be "hidden gems". They aren't very well known and they appeal to a certain niche. If you are into platformers though, I'd say check out Super Crate Box and Mikey Shorts.
     

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