XBLA Awards: Braid can't rewind loss to Castle Crashers

High Dynamic Range lighting's been common in games for years now...

@ mongoos32:

Braid was quite innovative. Unlike other games featuring temporal distortion, Braid didn't treat the player's power over time as a resource. In addition, Braid didn't simply feature a rewind mechanic. The later worlds open up a surprising level of control over time. Yes, the game features "good puzzles," and it is a puzzle game at heart, but it is far more innovative than any other game that was released on XBLA over the past year.

Castle Crashers deserves one award, and it's the award for "Most Broken Game at Launch." Portal: Still Alive deserves the award for "Best Standalone Version of a Game that was Originally Part of the Orange Box," and nothing more. I also balk at the assertion that SSF2THDR is deserving of the "Best Graphics" award, when Bionic Commando: Rearmed looked so awesome.

Super Street Fight II Turbo HD Remix (and BREATH) got best graphics?

W - T - F?

I was actually annoyed how fucking lazy they were. Redrawing the sprites is all well and good, but a few more frames of animation wouldn't have hurt.

I find the lack of Mega Man 9 disturbing. Sure it was miles better on Wii with the superior d-pad, doesn't mean it didn't deserve it.

As it stands, I did vote CC in GOTY because while Braid was truly original, CC was just pure bliss.

i feel bad for braid. castle crashers? best coop game? dont get me wrong i like the game and i have it... but it was BROKEN for sooo long i forgot about it.

portal shouldnt have been on the list as it was originally a part of a disc based game.

wow best co-op? i bought CC to play online with a buddy but couldn't play it for 6months WTF!

Braid should had won best single player. I love Portal, but it was originally had on disc. I don't like the idea that it was ported to online and takes the crown away from an original online game like Braid.

Oh well, atleast John didn't go away empty handed.

I'm one of those who voted for Castle Crashers. I guess I was also one of the lucky ones to be able to play the game online on a regular basis with relative success.

Castle Crasher, in my mind, had it all. Simple but fun gameplay. Coop play (I finished the game countless times with different characters with my friends over XBL). The artistic design was also great. It easily ranked as my most played XBLA title to date. Even my best friend, who sworn to never buy a 360, went and bought one ONLY for Castle Crashers. That's just how great the game is.