Bafta Video Game Awards

[Xander45]

Best Handheld Category, and the only ones out of the nominees i'd played were Scribblenaughts and Professor Layton.

Cut The Rope wins, it did look like it would be addictive and interesting.

 

[Silva]

Completely agree. No need for that sort of award. What were they flash games ?

Pretty much yeah, they're the sort of games you'd expect a geeky 15 year old to make in his spare time..

 

[Xander45]

Here comes the Game award, COD boys at the ready.

 

[Xander45]

The Game game award goes to Call of Duty Black Ops, i shall die of no surprise. Fair play to it though, the numbers they just dished out are mighty impressive.

 

[Rahul]

GAME award ( Voted by the public) : Winner is Call of Duty Black Ops

Not the main award though.

 

[Silva]

600 Millions hours of game time, that's ridiculous.

 

[Xander45]

Original Music award next, i think Alan Wake should get it.

 

[Rahul]

Original Music Genre: Winner is Heavy Rain

 

[Xander45]

Heavy Rain wins it, can't complain with that it would have been my second choice behind Alan Wake.

 

[Xander45]

Strategy game, i can't think of one off the top of my head i've played this year.

EDIT: Ok Fallout New Vegas is somehow nominated.

 

[Rahul]

I'm suprised Football Manager 2011 wasn't in the Strategy category.

Although it is included in the Sports category.

winner is Civilization V

 

[Olly Gunnar Solskjær]

It makes me sad that there's no platformer category.

 

[Xander45]

Honestly i'm not sure how Fallout was nominated for Strategy, and why Fifa manager was and not Football manager.

 

[Xander45]

Check out the poor Jeff Goldblum lookalike.

 

[Rahul]

Right Artistic Achievement now. Big One.

* Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood

* Call of Duty: Black Ops

* God of War III

* Heavy Rain

* LIMBO

* Mass Effect 2

Winner is GOD OF WAR III

Developers look genuinely chuffed, one of the looks like Kratos

 

[Xander45]

Some very good looking games, God of War is a very worthy winner. The scenes and deaths in it are absolutely insanely good.

 

[Xander45]

Did that Twang game have a Fart Em Up mode or is my brain fried?

 

[Xander45]

Gameplay award goes to Super Mario Galaxy 2.

A nice tidbit they just said, it was originally meant to just be some additional levels for the first game but they came up with so many levels that they created an entirely new game.

 

[Rahul]

WHAT !? Best Gameplay : Super Mario Galaxy 2

Beats Heavy Rain, God of War III, Mass Effect 2 amongst names.

 

[Rahul]

Sports Category up next

 

[Xander45]

WHAT !? Best Gameplay : Super Mario Galaxy 2

Beats Heavy Rain, God of War III, Mass Effect 2 amongst names.

Did you play SMG? It's fantastically done and not really a surprise to me that's it won. Anyone can pick it up, play it and have fun.

 

[Rahul]

Ridiculous F1 2010 wins best Sports Genre !?

 

[Leg-End]

Erm F1 2010 wasn't that good once you got past the eye candy, certainly not good enough to beat the likes of GT5.

 

[Rahul]

Did you play SMG? It's fantastically done and not really a surprise to me that's it won. Anyone can pick it up, play it and have fun.

Seriously ? I've always thought Mario games were very simplistic. Might need to try it out though. I haven't played a Mario game in yonks. But F1 2010 !?

 

[Xander45]

Seriously ? I've always thought Mario games were very simplistic. Might need to try it out though. I haven't played a Mario game in yonks. But F1 2010 !?

It is still pretty simplistic but that's it's appeal, there's nothing too taxing but enough to keep you on your toes and catch you out. Some of the levels are fantastic fun, and you can't beat a good platformer. The other games you need some time to get to grips with the controls and with Mario a 5 year old or an 80 year old could get the hang of it within minutes.

The MP one goes to COD easily.

 

[WeasteDevil]

Erm F1 2010 wasn't that good once you got past the eye candy, certainly not good enough to beat the likes of GT5.

GT5 isn't a sports game though.

 

[Leg-End]

GT5 isn't a sports game though.

Well it was in the category.

 

[Rahul]

Need 4 Speed: Hot Pursuit wins best Multiplayer.

I've heard good things about this game. Not suprised.

 

[WeasteDevil]

Well it was in the category.

Well, it shouldn't have been. I know where you are coming from, but it's not connected to any sports franchise at all. It should be in a simulation category if they have one. If that was the case, then yes, it should beat F1 2010 hands down.

 

[Xander45]

Need 4 Speed: Hot Pursuit wins best Multiplayer.

I've heard good things about this game. Not suprised.

That surprised me, but then again i hadn't really heard anything about the game.

 

[Rahul]

Story Genre Nominees:



* Alan Wake

* BioShock 2

* Call of Duty: Black Ops

* Fallout: New Vegas

* Heavy Rain

* Mass Effect 2

 

[Leg-End]

Well, it shouldn't have been. I know where you are coming from, but it's not connected to any sports franchise at all. It should be in a simulation category if they have one. If that was the case, then yes, it should beat F1 2010 hands down.

Not sure why they don't have a racing category tbh, how can you compare football games to racing games? Pointless.

 

[WeasteDevil]

Story Genre Nominees:

* Call of Duty: Black Ops

 

[Leg-End]

Heavy Rain or Alan Wake surely.

 

[Rahul]

That surprised me, but then again i hadn't really heard anything about the game.

Tons of options and different scenarios with very little lag for an EA game. Its quite impressive.

 

[Xander45]

Surprised Red Dead isn't nominated for the Story one.

 

[Rahul]

Heavy Rain wins Story

 

[Xander45]

The only thing with Heavy Rain is the plotholes in it. Why did he randomly black out and wake up with Origami models in his hands? Why Damnit!

 

[The Flying Potato]

Shame, thought Alan Wake would get that one

 

[WeasteDevil]

very little lag for an EA game. Its quite impressive.

Well, they did give it to their very best studio. Of the EA studios, only really DICE can hold their heads up with Criterion.