May I have the envelope please…
On a more personal note, thanks to everyone who’s voiced their support for the Call Me Lameish video series. Since I signed on with this venerable troop of misfits earlier in the year, it’s made all the difference in my motivation to continue writing and producing the best content I can. See you in 2011.
-Lameish
Check in tomorrow when we reveal our winner, super-fans.
- Lameish
He hangs on for the win!
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
This really should come as no surprise. Although Riddles and I generally like the same games, it’s usually to different degrees and in different ways. But once in a rare while, we’re both hit in the same way by the same game. And since Ocarina of Time can’t win Game of the Year for 2009, we chose the title we fully agree on that is eligible.
Yup, Nathan Fucking Drake has done it again. Naughty Dog upped the ante with Among Thieves by creating the best paced, best looking, best acted game I’ve certainly ever seen. I was scared Uncharted 2 would resemble Temple of Doom and, well, completely suck, but new locales, more creative fighting arenas, and a more ambitious plot only enhanced the Uncharted experience. Uncharted can only be loved for what it is – a blockbuster, linear, action thrill-ride – and while that’s not everybody’s cup of tea, no other game in 2009 delivered such a polished, satisfying, tightly controlled experience.
While Flower is a personal favourite, and Riddles likes his Assassin’s Crap 2 stuff, there was absolutely no debate in choosing the only joint award given this week. There has never been a better reason to own a PS3.
