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Nightmare Asylum Awards 2011
Topic Started: Feb 4 2011, 02:39 PM (1,401 Views)
andaryu
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Due to the failure of the previous contest, I've been thinking of a simple yet fun contest we could do where everyone on the site could participate. After reading January's Nintendo Power, I got the perfect idea.

Let's hold the first NA Awards 2011 contest. The rules will be simple and once we get things underway you may actually learn a thing or two about another member's personal favorite game. This is also a great chance to discuss that game amongst everyone, and there's no time limit so members can get to the topics when they have the chance.

Rules:
-Try to nominate new games only from this generation (PC, 360, Wii, PS3, DS, PSP)
-Can Nominate as many games as you want.
-Can Nominate the same game as much as you want.

Prizes:
-Best Game will be featured in it’s own banner/theme for the site.

If anyone has any better Rules/Prizes idea please share! Anything to make it more enjoyable. Here are the categories.

Categories___________________________________________________

Best Game (Game of the Generation)
Best Downloadable Game
Best Graphics
Best Music (Best Original Score)
Best Adventure Game
Best Voice Acting / Sound Effects
Best Shooter
Best Music / Rhythm Game
Best RPG
Best Strategy Game
Best Sports Game
Best Action Game
Best Platformer
Best Puzzle Game
Best Multiplayer Game
Best New Character
Best Story
Best New Idea
Best Retro Revival
Best Indie Game

Nominations__________________________________________________
Last Updated: 3/31/11

Best Game (Game of the Generation)
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
- Final Fantasy Dissidia
- The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks
- StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
- Starcraft: Brood War
- Team Fortress 2

Best Downloadable Game
☆WINNER☆ - Mega Man 9 & 10
- Minecraft
- VVVVVV
- Braid
- Flower
- Castle Crashers
- Castlevania Harmony of Despair
- Trine

Best Graphics
☆WINNER☆ - Crysis
- Resident Evil 5
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Final Fantasy Dissidia

Best Music (Best Original Score)
☆WINNER☆ - Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Final Fantasy The 4 Heroes of Light
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
- Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
- Mega Man 9
- Eternal Sonata

Best Adventure Game
☆WINNER☆ - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- Eternal Sonata
- The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
- 3D Dot Game Heroes

Best Voice Acting / Sound Effects
☆WINNER☆ - Final Fantasy Dissidia
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Blue Dragon
- Final Fantasy XIII

Best Shooter
☆WINNER☆ - Counter-Strike: Source
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Ikaruga
- Team Fortress 2
- Vanquish

Best Music / Rhythm Game
- Chime
- AudioSurf
- Guitar Hero

Best RPG Game
☆WINNER☆ - Final Fantasy XIII
- Z.H.P
- SMT: Strange Journey
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Final Fantasy The 4 Heroes of Light
- Blue Dragon
- Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
- Eternal Sonata
- Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver

Best Strategy Game
☆WINNER☆ - StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
- Starcraft Brood War
-Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions

Best Sports Game
- Gran Turismo 5
- Mario Kart Wii
- Mario Sports Mix

Best Action Game
- Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
- Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
- Mass Effect 2
- Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

Best Platformer
☆WINNER☆ - Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Super Meat Boy
- Mirror's Edge
- Kirby’s Epic Yarn
- Mega Man 10
- Donkey Kong Country Returns

Best Puzzle Game
- Braid
- 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
- Puzzle Quest

Best Multiplayer Game
- Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
- Starcraft II
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
- Final Fantasy Dissidia
- Super Smash Brothers Brawl
- Mario Kart Wii
- Spiral Knights
- Team Fortress 2

Best New Character
- Dr. Fetus (Super Meat Boy)
- Benny (Fallout: New Vegas)
- Aqua (Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep)
- Ventus (Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep)
- Cosmos (Final Fantasy Dissidia)
- Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII)
- Jiro (Blue Dragon)

Best Story
- Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
- Kingdom Hearts Re: coded
- Blue Dragon
- Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Best New Idea
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- 3D Dot Game Heroes
- Scribblenauts
- Demon's Souls

Best Retro Revival
- Final Fantasy The Four Heroes of Light
- Mega Man 9
- Mega Man 10
- New Super Mario Brothers Wii
- Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
- Donkey Kong Country Returns

Any additional categories would be great, but let's not go overboard. I'm also gonna work on some graphics for the contest.

Post your nominations if your interested!
Edited by andaryu, Mar 31 2011, 07:15 PM.
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Zidane
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I edited my post and split up Best RPG and Best Strategy.
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Polantaris
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Die pig!
If you want an invite I can send you one Andaryu. It's basically what Slash said, it's pretty fun. It's a newer game that's still in essentially an Alpha/Beta phase, so it's not too popular yet, but when you can get a group together it's loads of fun.

As for Trine, I got it during that Steam Summer sale. I would say that the PC version is the best one to get simply because the Wizard has to draw shapes to create objects for you to use, and it's much easier and faster with a Mouse, but that's just my opinion. I'm sure it would work equally well on the PS3, but I never tried it on the PS3 so I can't say for certain.

It's basically a Platformer/Puzzle/RPG combo. You explore caverns and what not in a (from what I've played) linear path. There's hidden secrets all over the place, but the actual direction you go in game seems to be one way. At any point you can switch between three different characters; The Warrior, Rouge, and Wizard. The Warrior is basically your combat character. He has a sword and shield, and all he's there for is combat. He can block objects with his shield (You direct where he shields so you can block falling rocks and what not too). The Rogue has a grappling hook you can use to swing around the areas, and her weapon is a Bow. The Wizard is basically only puzzle solving. He creates objects to help you solve puzzles throughout areas. You CAN use his objects to crush enemies but it's often too slow to be effective.

Overall, I really like the game, just got too lazy to really finish it. I should sometime. It's a nice mix of all 3 elements and makes a superb game, in my opinion. The Puzzles are built so that if you're REALLY creative, you can create some weird ass crap to get past them, it's not one of those "only one solution" deals. Anything is fair game, which adds some fun to the whole idea. The combat is mostly a click mash, but sometimes the enemies have shields or are on high platforms so you have to think out your strategy instead of mashing buttons, and there are bosses that take more than just mashing your button.
Edited by Polantaris, Feb 7 2011, 07:01 AM.
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andaryu
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Wow Trine looks amazing! I just watched a bunch of videos are reading your intriguing post, Polan. It's looks like it plays similar to Castlevania even... I want to get this on the PSN but before I drop the money for it let me ask you a few questions.

1: Is it multiplayer? I know you have the PC version but it totally looks the type of game you can play with other people online. If not, can you switch between the characters easily?

2: Is there a lot of emphasis on the combat? I like a mixture of combat and puzzle solving. From the videos, it looked like there is more puzzle solving. Not a bad thing, but I'd like to know just how far the combat goes before I get it.
Edited by andaryu, Feb 7 2011, 11:39 AM.
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Polantaris
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1) I believe it has Local Multiplayer, but I don't remember off hand. I can check up later.
2) It's kinda a mix of both. Some puzzles have enemies in them, other parts are just traveling around with some enemies to kill, no real puzzles. It's really a decent mix of both.
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Sounds great! I'm totally gonna check it out soon, thanks for info about it Polan. This contest is sure to bring up even more great games that people could have missed.

I'll look into Spiral Knights some more too.
Edited by andaryu, Feb 7 2011, 10:17 PM.
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andaryu
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We already have a lot of nominations, should we get the voting underway? We have at least 3 nominations for each category (except Music and Sports) and most of the active members have already posted so I think it's time.

If anyone else has any more nominations (*cough* STORM! *cough*) please do so today and we can get started on this tomorrow! :grin:

I'll go ahead and nominate Mario Sports Mix for Best Sports category. I just got it yesterday but I've been playing it nonstop and it's a great Sports game with tons of awesome crossovers with Nintendo and Square Enix.
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Die pig!
Add AudioSurf for the Music area, and probably just Guitar Hero if you want it to have 3.
Edited by Polantaris, Feb 9 2011, 07:54 PM.
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andaryu
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I added those nominations Polan. Is everybody ready to begin the voting?

Slash: Could you unpin the two topics in this category and pin this one instead?
Edited by andaryu, Feb 10 2011, 04:02 PM.
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Zidane
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I did the unpin/pinning.
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Storm
Kachou on!
Best Game (Game of the Generation) - Team Fortress 2
Best Downloadable Game - Mega Man 10
Best Graphics - Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Unique art style > realism any day)
Best Music (Best Original Score) - Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Adventure Game - Zelda Twilight Princess
Best Voice Acting / Sound Effects - None
Best Shooter - Team Fortress 2
Best Music / Rhythm Game - None
Best RPG Game - Pokemon HeartGold
Best Strategy Game - None
Best Sports Game - None
Best Action Game - Team Fortress 2? Never really understood what an action game is specifically
Best Platformer - Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Puzzle Game - None
Best Multiplayer Game - Team Fortress 2 >_>
Best New Character - None
Best Story - None
Best New Idea - None
Best Retro Revival - Donkey Kong Country Returns
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