| hashedgist | Film of the Year |
|---|---|
| Blu3Flame | Moon |
| corpsicle | District 9 |
| Cyhwuhx | District 9 |
| FunkyDad | Moon |
| Kenshi | Moon |
| Meh | Never Surrender |
| Pandy | Inglorious Basterds |
| Pikkewyn | The Hurt Locker |
| Schnibble | Let The Right One In |
| unspec | Up |
| vame | Drag Me To Hell |
| Victoria | District 9 |
| Wickedkit | Up |
The Kenshi Institute’s Year End awards 2009:
The votes are in:
| Gamer | Game of the Year | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| amanset | Shadow Complex | Xbox 360 |
| Blueflame | Resident Evil 5 | Xbox 360 |
| Cazchan | Street Fighter IV | Xbox 360 |
| corps | Uncharted 2 | Playstation 3 |
| Crhis | Uncharted 2 | Playstation 3 |
| franki | Assassins Creed 2 | Xbox 360 |
| FunkyDad | Uncharted 2 | Playstation 3 |
| Kenshi | Batman: Arkham Asylum | Xbox 360 |
| Kit | Dragons Age Origins | Xbox 360 |
| M-P | Modern Warfare 2 | Xbox 360 |
| Meh | Batman: Arkham Asylum | Xbox 360 |
| Pandy | Wolfenstein 3D | iPhone |
| Pikkewyn | Uncharted 2 | Playstation 3 |
| Pow | Shadow Complex | Xbox 360 |
| qazimod | Persona 4 | Playstation 2 |
| Rayn | Rock Band Internet Edition | Cuckoo 365 |
| Schnibble | Borderlands | Xbox 360 |
| Shimmyhill | Battlefield 1943 | Xbox 360 |
| spanx | Uncharted 2 | Playstation 3 |
| The G | Assassins Creed 2 | Xbox 360 |
| unspec | Uncharted 2 | Playstation 3 |
| vame | Batman: Arkham Asylum | Xbox 360 |
| Van | Modern Warfare 2 | Xbox 360 |
| Victoria | Prototype | Xbox 360 |
| Platform | Number of GOTY votes |
|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | 15 |
| Playstation 3 | 6 |
| Cuckoo 365 | 1 |
| Playstation 2 | 1 |
| iPhone | 1 |
That pretty much sums up my attitude in 2008. Somewhere along the line I decided I was stuck in a situation I can't control and effectively gave up. I decided I was tired and better off just eating cake and feeling sorry for myself. That is the raw and unpleasant truth of my psyche profile in 2008. I don't have any illusions that I will leap out of bed in 2009 and roll into some kind of super energized montage training sequence. I will however ensure I go on a well deserved vacation and take the time to recharge. And then start some hard work.
It wasn't all bad of course. Professionally I kicked ass in 2008. Did some good work and made a decent amount of money (and hoarded it away). I even enjoyed a lot of it.
2009 is going to have to be about focus. And focus is very hard indeed.
The Kenshi Institute’s Year End awards 2008:
Games of the Year, hashedge style:
| Gamer | Game of the Year | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| corps | Fallout 3 | PC |
| Cyhwuhx | Chrono Trigger | Nintendo DS |
| dekay | Fallout 3 | Xbox 360 |
| franki | Grand Theft Auto 4 | Xbox 360 |
| Kenshi | Fable 2 | Xbox 360 |
| Kit | Saints Row 2 | Xbox 360 |
| Meh | Saints Row 2 | Xbox 360 |
| Milky | The World Ends With You | Nintendo DS |
| Pow | Rock Band | Xbox 360 |
| qazimod | Rock Band 2 | Xbox 360 |
| Rayn | Fallout 3 | PC |
| Schnibble | Armored Core: For Answer | Xbox 360 |
| Shimmyhill | Rock Band | Xbox 360 |
| sild | Wii Tennis | Nintendo Wii |
| Spanx | Little Big Planet | PlayStation 3 |
| The-G | Fallout 3 | PC |
| unspec | Fallout 3 | Xbox 360 |
| Van | N+ | Xbox 360 |
| Platform | Number of GOTY votes |
|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | 11 |
| PC | 3 |
| Nintendo DS | 2 |
| PlayStation 3 | 1 |
| Nintendo Wii | 1 |
More games joined the FAIL list. The full FAIL list is now:
It's pretty lame that just a month or so ago there seemed to be so many GOOD games to buy this year. Fortunately for my wallet, a lot of developers seem to have experienced EPIC FAIL in delivering their visions satisfactorily.
Completed this last night and have generally loved it throughout. Stuff like the golden breadcrumb trail and the ability to teleport to quest locations are simple yet genius additions to the game that make it a lot more accessible. I dont like RPG games and havent played Fable 1, but Fable 2 is just accessible and mostly grind free. The game world is atmospheric and manages to do the medieval rpg scenario in a unique and colourful way. I liked that the combat was nice and simple. Being able to easily switch between sword fighting, guns and spells in mid-fight was pretty cool (a a little bit clumsy on the spells though).
The ending is a bit unsatisfying. I'm not sure if this is because you can go back to the game world and keep playing, or whether the choices you have to make at the end seem massively contrived and 'too big' as it were. I didnt mind the way the last couple of boss encounters were handled though (I've read how some people hated this, but I thought it was fine).
A few of the characters were great, Reaver and Hammer in particular. I only opened one Demon Door, and the 'level' behind it just oozed atmosphere - great stuff. I wish they had concentrated on more stuff like this, versus the town economies and jobs.
Anyway, I have been pretty surprised just how much I've enjoyed this game. Not really my kind of game at all, and here I am considering playing through it again with a new character or just playing on with my character and unlocking all the demon doors and finding and killing those damned gargoyles. Roll on Fable 3.Games I was looking forward to and considering buying, but have decided have FAILED:
Star Wars: Force Unleashed. Mixed reviews means even I am not enough of a star wars whore for this.
Little Big Planet. Played the beta version and was distinctly unimpressed. Yeah the visuals are slick. Started faffing around with the level editor stuff, but got bored. When I go to play a game, I want to be playing a game. Not designing levels.
GOW2. Another one bites the dust. Apart from mulitplayer I was never a big fan of the first GOW. And multiplayer isnt enough to make me buy the sequel when there are loads of other good games coming out.
