Mass Effect (not BioShock) earns NY Times' GOTY

Mass Effect or Bioshock are definitely my two picks

What a day to finally celebrate this victory, now I have a true reason for beating Mass Effect early not to mention. That now I can finally score it with Ashley without that rat keeping an eye on us... Happy Holiday

Yeah I don't think he will get in the way of us again +8 Renegade.

Well Deserved

again, NY times is not a credible gaming outlet... Just like Time magazine... NY Times is news for dummies with their big letters and dumbed down picture graphs lol...

Maybe the NY times didnt enjoy the "Go and get me tha-ooowwww too late dead. But go through my stuff you find the item you need to get to that locked area". I know I did.

Yeah, Mass Effect definitely deserved GOTY.

It's tough to pick a GOTY, and best of all time, etc, from a personal perspective.

If you are talking about how much time I will spend playing it, how long it will keep me interested, then Mass Effect is right up there with Oblivion as best games of all time.

If you are picking based on, what was totally different than anyone else was doing, and was great at what it intended to be, then I go towards Bioshock. Bioshock was a great story, and it flowed well, which is good and bad. I prefer my games open ended, so in the end, I would have to pick Mass Effect as GOTY, as much as I loved Bioshock.

Last but not least, Halo 3 is fantastic for what it is. The story is good, not told as well as Bioshock or Mass Effect, but the story is good. The multiplayer is the best on Xbox 360 IMHO, and for that, I give it a strong nod.

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA!

SCREW MASS EFFECT BORING LONG TALKER!!!! GO BIOSHOCK!!!!!!

I found ME disappointing, but it's still a decent game. I can't complain about people liking it more lol.

I am glad to see Mass Effect get game of the year awards from somebody.

I am also personally not the least bit interested in BioShock... I thought the demo sucked.

i actually liked the bioshock demo. bought the game, halfway through it got somewhat boring. the plasmids i got lost there wow factor, there were 2 puzzles that really seemed to use them but after that it was just a straight shooter. and that final boss?

yet to play ME. COD4 is much better multiplayer than Halo3 sorry. In the run button alone it beats it. The exp. system and the ability to call in air strikes only add to this.

I think the only credible way to give out a game of the year award is to just give up and call it a tie. Pick your two favorites and just apologize for being a critical wuss. And then give tons of props to all your honorable mentions. Any other approach and you're just looking to start a fight. My GOTY: Halo 3 and Mass Effect with mad props to Orange Box, Virtua Fighter 5 and PuzzleQuest.

Bioshock is boring, combat gets dull and watching a cinematic conversation to learn things is far more entertaining then standing still listening to an audio diary.

Oh look, I have an opinion too! I better be careful with having one of those. lulz

I can't be one to say GOTY due to my restrictions to tehe Xbox platforms. But Xbox GOTY for me is either Halo 3 or Mass Effect, since these have entertained me the most. Why would I care if something is different or unique if I still prefer a good ole generic sci-fi?

Just finished beating this game on insanity and it was great, after the first time I beat it I was a little let down but after getting all the achievements I have a much greater respect for this game. Small problems it has but, I can deal with them easly. Heres to hoping an expansion comes soon and that the wait for two is less than 2 years.

In my opinion, Mass Effect deserves GOTY WAY more than Bioshock. Bioshock was extremely overrated, mainly because of the miniscule amount of hype it got compared to Halo 3 and Mass Effect. I thought Mass Effect would be one of the best games ever, and while I can't say it is, I was still happy with it. I thought Bioshock would be boring, and i don't feel I was off by much.

Why Bioshock gets the attention it does, I have no idea. It hasn't deserved it.