Cliffy B: BioShock is my game of the year

by Justin McElroy on Sep 17th 2007 1:15PM

You know why people like Cliffy B? No, it's not just the stylish locks and game design skills (though that's part of it, make no mistake). It's his honesty. It's the forthrightness, for example, to call BioShock his Game of the Year in September of a year when he is releasing a game of his own. That's the kind of guy we look up to.

The man behind Gears of War gives a frank, funny take on the game (which was made with Epic's technology) over at his blog. Although he's dumping heaps of praise on the game, Cliffy's also honest enough to admit there are some things he doesn't like, including forcing his enemies to be covered in bees. We're still curious about the GOTY distinction though. Either he's as honest as we think, "Except for My Game" was implied in the award title or, maybe, it's just a subtle hint that Unreal Tournament 3 really, really isn't guaranteed to come out in November.

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Tags: bioshock, cliffyb, gearsofwar, unrealtournament3

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Duh! 2K is an Unreal Engine 3 licensee. Or maybe it's a jab at Silicon Knights, who knows?

he looks like heather from silent hill 3

That article had me rolling! Cliffy B. just went up a notch in my book for that. Be warned it had a lot of spoilers especially at the end, but if you haven't played Bioshock would you kindly go ahead and do so!

i c wut u did thar

*starts playing bioshock again*

UT, whilst one of the best multiplayer games out there, doesn't seem like it'll ever be GOTY quality.

I've logged zillions of hours between UT, UT2003 and UT2004, but more or less it has no better of a chance than Battlefield 2142, Warhawk, or any of the other futuristic MP centric titles.

On the flipside, Bioshock is a single player only title, so should it win ? :P

What is your icon a picture of? Where do I go to see it enlarged?

"Unreal Tournament 3 really, really isn't guaranteed to come out in November".

That's the ticket.

Bioshock is also my Goty for 2007 at least until Halo 3 or CoD4 have anything to say about it.

cod4 is pretty damn fun

Is it an act of is Cliffy really as stupid as he sounds?

For someone who made a decent game his review of Bioshock sounds like nothing more than the rantings of a 7 year old. I certainly expect more of an artists perspective on the game in his review and instead got the kind of review you can expect from any user comment on joystiq.

Oh well.

Some of us here on joystiq are professional artists too you know. ;)

Wow really? So am I.

Damn...that's one hell of an overbite.

Cliffy B, don't you have a dental plan?

he spent all of his money on goofy hair dos and pirate earings.

Don't forget the eye patch for night vision.

DENTAL PLAN!
Lisa needs braces.

SEAN FTW!

So, am I the only one that never reads Cliffy B's blog? Its so Tiger Beat like. (I am betting there is one Joystiq blogger with CB's hair in a bottle)

Anyway, shooting bees is cool - people freak ouot when they get stung and you can smack the crap outta them. I liked the effect.

id rather the game have a hound that you could release. A hound with bees in its mouth.

Damn, you're right - that would have been much better. Also, I have yet to see a game that better calls for a shark with lazers...except for Ecco the Dolphin maybe.

Whoa whoa whoa whoa there!

People LIKE Cliffy B?

More than Jafee.

Well...that's not exactly saying much, is it?

Hitler is more well liked than Jafee!

I like both Cliffy and Jafee. I like devs who feel free to speak their minds. Even if I don't always agree, I have to read far more idiotic comments by a vast number of people here on Joystiq.

Unknot those panties, Vidikron! It was just a joke!

LOL... I'm not upset at anyone and I wasn't even referring to you. I'm just saying I like both of them. Ijust find it amusing that we get a lot of people on here who will say they hate Jafee or Cliffy because they are always talking, yet many of the same people feel free to make hordes of fanboy comments on Joystiq all day.

he looks like Beck

i was just about to say that. beck is much cooler though.

I like Beck. I like Beck more than Cake, even.

He's going the distance.
He's going for speeeed.
She's all alone (ALL ALONE), all alone in a time of need.

Dont you ever say that about poor beck again and sean thats a cake song.

I know it's a Cake song Mr. T3H WICKERMAN.

Cliffy hasn't played Mass Effect yet. (smirk)

Obsessing are we?

Very much so, yes. Wouldn't you?

http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/09/17/mass-effect-introducing-ms-shepard-also-developer-walkthrough/

Wow dude, wouldn't I? Well, out here in the sticks we dont got no computer game playin machine jiggamathingies, so I dunno if I would be - I is too busy watching the cows to ask pa to sell grandpappy's car for one.

Yeah, dude, most of us here have 360's - and no, I am not obsessing on it.

[Sorry to folks for double posting - you know, the comment system screwed me on the initial go!]

Man, if they don't announce a PC port by the time 65 nm 360s come out, I'll have to take the plunge.

Ouch, I'd almost rather no port than a Vista-only port. Eventually some game is gonna force me to switch, though. Perhaps Halo 3 =P

Would you kindly stop inserting "would you kindly" in the body of a sentence.

Anyone else find this dude annoying?

Yes

Cliffy B is a punkass scalliwag chump with bad hair. He should go make a Jazz Jackrabbit sequel and have Tommy Tallarico score it, and then they can simultaneously climb up each other's vaginas.

"TWO LEGS GOOD EIGHT LEGS BAD!"

An Animal Farm Reference? Maybe CliffyB is intelligent after all...

"Is called a zoo,unless is a farm"

That picture was taken either at an EB Games or Gamestop. My question is it at the EB Games at Cary Town Center Mall in Cary, NC or at the Gamestop or EB Games a few miles from it? Both are only a scant few miles from Epic Games.

Declaring a game of the year before the year is out is ridiculous.

Too bad Metroid Prime 3 is far superior to Bioshock.

Yeah, I said it. Now to those who disagree with me - how many of you have actually played Metroid Prime 3?

they are all to busy playing bioshock

I've played both and BioShock is better. I couldn't stop playing BioShock. I really like MP3 too, but it's taking quite a bit longer to finish. Not because it's a massively bigger game, but simply because I don't feel the same drive to finish it. I haven't touched it in 3 or 4 days now. It's a good game though, I plan to start back on it this week.. probably tonight.

I agree with vidikron,Bioshock is just better.

Glad to see a metroid supporter but IMO I feel Metroid and The darkness are in a level little lower than Bioshock in which both are awesome but not quite for a GOTY yet both are outstanding for different reasons.

For example Metroid controls are awesome,in fact I couldn't help to think how awesome those controls would be in Halo 3.

The Darkness has this impressive art design and a badass story.

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