30th hmv GamesMaster Golden Joystick Awards winners

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Words: GamesRadar Staff on October 26, 2012

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BladedFalcon - October 26, 2012 8:24 a.m.

Yet another reminder why I can't really take awards based on people's votes seriously, they're glorified popularity contests.
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zombi3grim - October 26, 2012 8:40 a.m.

Gaming isnt like movies or music, where "good" is subjective. There are very clearly defined aspects when it comes to making a game "good." All the games that won these awards are "good" with their mechanics. Now, you may not LIKE the genre or type of game. But its not bad at all. More often then not, popular games are good games....yes, even the "hated" CoD.
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Fraught - October 27, 2012 3:09 a.m.

Uhh, yes, gaming IS like movies and music, where good is subjective. The characters and the story and its pacing, the environments and production quality are subjective. Just like how it's subjective how much you mind certain "bad" game mechanics. Just like how it's subjective how much you enjoy a certain type of gameplay (like a shooter, first or third-person, a strategy game, real-time or turn-based and so on and so on). And if you mean that a game is "bad with their mechanics" (whatever that means), then there are probably people who enjoy that too.
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zombi3grim - October 27, 2012 6:36 a.m.

Uhhh, no, gaming is NOT like movies and music. Movies and music are not interactive. Its soley based upon the creators vision. So you might LIKE what the creator made and you might not. Story is the only subjective thing about video games, because even with the illusion of choice, its the only non interactive part of the game. You play what the writers intended. Tolerating bad game mechanics is not subjective. Their still bad, whether you can deal with them or not. I also already elaborated on the specific game genre. Just because its an FPS and you dont like FPS, doesnt mean its a bad game. What I mean about a game being bad with its mechanics is very simple. Poor platforming segments, bad graphics, balancing that doesnt work, enemies that all look the same, no level variety, the same pacing throughought the game. THOSE are bad mechanics, and the games that sell millions of copies do not have those. Period. That is something factual that you can observe within the game, not an opinion. That is why its different then movies or music. Someone might interpret a movie character or his lines different then someone else. There is no difference in interpreting if a game uses the same level template 15 times....
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ParagonT - October 27, 2012 8:26 a.m.

"What I mean about a game being bad with its mechanics is very simple. Poor platforming segments, bad graphics, balancing that doesnt work, enemies that all look the same, no level variety, the same pacing throughought the game. THOSE are bad mechanics, and the games that sell millions of copies do not have those. Period. That is something factual that you can observe within the game, not an opinion." What would you think of Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., and those games? They were great at the time, but unless you believe that gaming standards change with time, I would politely disagree. But then if standards do change in time, who's to say which one is the right standard to follow?
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BottleBank - October 27, 2012 10:31 a.m.

I love the fact Skyrim still got voted Game of the Year despite being buggy. Speaks volumes as to how good the actual game is. I'm glad it won. However, I might not have been so pleased if i'd bought it on PS3.
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Thedigitalg - October 27, 2012 11:36 a.m.

Weird, the only ones I agree with are Civ V and Arkham City. Also, Day9 should win YouTube gamer every single year!
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zombi3grim - October 27, 2012 11:45 a.m.

Here he goes people! Bait the monkey with a poo stick and he'll follow! Bet 20 poo sticks he'll reply to this.
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zombi3grim - October 27, 2012 11:48 a.m.

Gaming standards do change with time. The people who say which is the right standard to follow are people with common sense. Story and characters are subjective. But you evolve with the technology when it comes to level design and basic core mechanics such as gameplay and repetivness.
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ParagonT - October 27, 2012 noon

Common sense or sound judgement I don't think is a viable way to decide which standard is correct. Common sense is how we make sound and practical judgments for our well-being day to day and is an expression, but here we are playing video games which are not practical or good (productive) for us as in comparison to a multitude of other things we could be doing. So how can we as humans use common sense when it really doesn't exist? But its true that we may evolve with the standards of gaming when generally spread across the board, we all personally make our own choice of where and what the standard is if we even have thought about it at all.
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DonaBrown22 - October 27, 2012 1:37 p.m.

I'm making $86 an hour working from home. I was shocked when my neighbour told me she was averaging $95 but I see how it works now. I feel so much freedom now that I'm my own boss. This is what I do, http://Max14.com
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marley-booth - October 27, 2012 7:03 p.m.

ummm.. seriously fifa 12 over nba 2k12? and what a memorable gaming moment climbing a mountain the only thing i agree on here is forza 4 being the best racer
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brickman409 - October 28, 2012 11:30 a.m.

... but COD is an MMO
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KnowYourPokemon - October 28, 2012 6:28 p.m.

Oh please tell me you're joking and don't actually think this is true...
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