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Let's see what our little community thinks is this years best game. Meo|Cat came with a pretty cool idea, so let's see how it works out, okay?

So we will be dividing the voting in categories, but there is a little twist. See each category will account for a certain amount off points. In the end all points are added up and the game with the most points wins.

GotY will be awarded 5 points, the major categories will be awarded 3 points each, and the "in-depth" categories will be awarded one point each. Let's give an example:

Overall (5 points each)
My Personal GotY would be: Virtue's Last Reward. = 5 points

Major (3 points each)
Best Gameplay: Dishonored. = 3 points
Best Presentation: Borderlands 2. = 3 points
Best Story: Virtue's Last Reward. = 3 points

In-depth (1 point each)
Best Character: Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2) = 1 point
Best Moment: (Kid Icarus) = 1 point
Best Innovation: Some Indie game = 1 points
Best Level/Locale: Dunwall (Dishonored) = 1 points
Best Bonus: (Borderlands 2) = 1 point

That would give:
Virtue's Last Reward: 5+3 = 8 points
Borderlands 2: 3+1+1 = 5 points
Dishonored: 3+1 = 4 points
Kid Icarus: 1 point
Some Indie game: 1 point

Someone else votes:

Overall (5 points each)
GotY: Kid Icarus: Uprising (5 points)

Major (3 points each)
Best Gameplay: Dishonored. = 3 points
Best Presentation: Kid Icarus = 3 points
Best Story: The walking dead = 3 points

In-depth (1 point each)
Best Character: Some The walking dead guy = 1 point
Best Moment: (The Walking Dead) = 1 point
Best innovation: Some Indie game = 1 point
Best Level/Locale: Dunwall (Dishonored) = 1 point
Best “Bonus”: The Tension in ZombiU (ZombiU) = 1 point

His points will be as followed:
Kid Icarus: 5+3 = 8 points
Dishonored: 3+1 = 4 points
The walking dead: 3+1+1 = 5 points
Some indie game: 1 point
ZombiU: 1 point

In total each game would now have
Kid Icarus: 8+1 = 9 points
Virtue’s Last Reward: 8+0 = 8 points
Dishonored: 4+4 = 8 points
The Walking Dead: 5+0 = 5 points
Borderlands 2: 5+0 = 5 points
Some indie game: 1+1 = 2 points
ZombiU: 1+0 = 1 point

Kid Icarus would in this situation win GotY

So what categories can I vote for you may wonder? Well here they are:

Disclaimer, if one of your picks is a spoiler, please tag it!

Overall (5 points each)
GotY (5)

Major Categories (3 points each):
Best Gameplay (3)
Best Presentation (3)
Best Story (3)

In-Depth Categories (1 point each)
Best Moment (1)
Best Character (1)
Best Level/Locale(1)
Best Innovation (1)
Best Bonus (1)

Bonus is a bit of a special case. It’s essentialy the wildcard. Just put whatever funny, cool or neat thing you can come up with there.

Have fun voting and try to mix it up a little bit!

Voting ends: January 13th

None of this is really final yet.

Overall (5 points)

• GOTY - Nintendo Land

Major (3 points)

• Best Gameplay - Nintendo Land
• Best Presentation - Kid Icarus: Uprising
• Best Story - Pokémon Black Version 2/Pokémon White Version 2

Minor (1 point)

• Best Moment - Style Savvy: Trendsetters - Winning the International Contest for the first time.
• Best Character - Little Inferno - Sugar Plums
• Best Level/Locale - New Super Mario Bros. 2 - World 2-2
• Best Innovation - Nintendo Land - Miiverse
• Best Bonus - Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy - Rhythmtastic fun

Point totals:
Nintendo Land - 9 Points
Kid Icarus: Uprising - 3 Points
Pokémon Black Version 2/Pokémon White Version 2 - 3 Points
Little Inferno - 1 Point
New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 1 Point
Style Savvy: Trendsetters - 1 Point
Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy - 1 Point

Overall

GotY: Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

Major

Best Gameplay: Dishonored
Best Story: Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Best Presentation: Borderlands 2

In-depth

Best Moment: (Borderlands 2)
Best Character: Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
Best Level/Locale: (Dishonored)
Best Innovation: Asymettric gameplay (Nintendoland)
Best Bonus: Jill's sweet ass (Resident evil: revelaitons)

Total Points:
Virtue's Last Reward: 8 points
Borderlands 2: 5 points
Dishonored: 4 points
Resident Evil Revelaitons: 1 point
Nintendoland: 1 point

Overall GOTY: Fallblox/Crashmo

Best Bonus: soundtrack of Kid Icarus Uprising.

GOTY vote: Funky Barn or XCOM (whichever is more credible, I haven't played either)

Most anticipated game for Rise: Phantom Pain.

Game of the generation: Xenoblade. Xenoblade. Xenoblade.

Interesting. I'll be voting but I'll have to put in a bit of thought for this

Overall (5 points)
GOTY - Dark Souls PC (Durante's DSFix version)

Major (3 points)
Best Gameplay - Dark Souls
Best Presentation - Mass Effect 3
Best Story - The Walking Dead

Minor (1 point)
Best Moment - Mass Effect 3
Best Character - Mass Effect 3 - Mordin Solus
Best Level/Locale - Dark Souls Dark Root Basin
Best Innovation - Nintendo Land - Miiverse
Best Bonus - Resident Evil 6 - Leon's Thumbs up motion


Point totals:
Dark Souls- 9 Points
Mass Effect 3 - 5 Points
The Walking Dead - 3 Points
Nintendo Land - 1 Point
Resident Evil 6 - 1 Point

Overall
FTL

Major
Best Gameplay: FTL
Best Presentation: FTL
Best Story: Kid Icarus

In-depth
Best Character: Kid Icarus
Best Moment: Kid Icarus. Too many awesome moments to be specific.
Best Innovation: FTL
Best Level/Locale: Kid Icarus, Space Pirates 'nough said.
Best Bonus: Kid Icarus, weapons fusing.

FTL: 5+3+3+1 = 12
Kid Icarus: 3+1+1+1+1 = 7

I was honestly going to put up Metal Gear Solid 3D in there somewhere since I am a sucker for it, but since its initially a 2004 game, I thought it was better to let point go for originalities this year.

Overall (5 points)

• GotY - Kid Icarus: Uprising

Major (3 points)

• Best Gameplay - Kid Icarus: Uprising
• Best Presentation - Paper Mario: Sticker Star
• Best Story - Halo 4

Minor (1 point)

• Best Moment - Kid Icarus: Uprising -
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  Hades reveal
• Best Character - Kid Icarus: Uprising - Pyrrhon
• Best Level/Locale - New Super Mario Bros. U - Soda Jungle-4: Painted Swampland
• Best Innovation - Nintendo Land - Miiverse
• Best Bonus - Challenge Mode - New Super Mario Bros. U

Point totals:
Kid Icarus: Uprising - 10
Halo 4 - 3
Paper Mario: Sticker Star - 3
New Super Mario Bros. U - 2
Nintendo Land - 1

Overall (5 points):

Game of the Year: Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy

Major Categories (3 points):

Best Gameplay: Gravity Rush
Best Presentation: Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy
Best Story: Kid Icarus: Uprising

In-Depth Categories (1 point):

Best Moment: Final Fantasy XIII-2
Best Character: The Last Story: Syrenne
Best Level/Locale: Zombi U
Best Innovation: Nintendo Land: Multiplayer
Best Bonus: The Last Story: Really just the atmosphere between your party.

Total points:

Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy - 8 points
Gravity Rush - 3 points
Kid Icarus Uprising - 3 points
The Last Story - 2 points
Final Fantasy XIII-2 - 1 point
Zombi U - 1 point
Nintendo Land - 1 point

Overall (5 points each)
My Personal GotY would be: The Walking Dead. = 5 points

Major (3 points each)
Best Gameplay: Hotline Miami. = 3 points
Best Presentation: Alan Wake (PC). = 3 points
Best Story: The Walking Dead. = 3 points

In-depth (1 point each)
Best Character: Clem (The Walking Dead)

Results:

1) Kid Icarus: Uprising - 27
2) Nintendoland - 13
3) The Walking Dead - 12
FTL - 12
5) Xenoblade - 11
6) Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy - 9
Dark Souls - 9
8) Virtue’s Last Reward - 8
9) Borderlands 2 - 5
Mass Effect 3 - 5
Fallblox/Crashmo - 5
12) Dishonored - 4
13) Pokemon B&W 2 - 3
Halo 4 - 3
Paper Mario: Sticker Star - 3
Gravity Rush - 3
Alan Wake(PC) - 3
Hotline Miami - 3
19) New Super Mario Bros U - 2
The Last Story - 2
21) Style Savvy: Trendsetters - 1
Little Inferno - 1
New Super Mario Bros 2 - 1
Resident evil: Revelaitons - 1
Resident Evil 6 - 1
Final Fantasy XIII-2 - 1
ZombiU - 1
Crimson Shroud - 1

GOTY - XENO-fucking-BLADE

Best Story - Xenoblade
Gameplay - Xenoblade
Presentation - KI

Best E-shop game - Crimson Shroud