PSU - time to vote for best games of 2011!

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Originally Posted by ERC1980

For me:

Game of the Year: Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception. Just when you thought Naughty Dog couldn't possibly raise a higher bar of standards that they previously set with UC2, they prove once again with UC3 that they are THE premiere PS3 development studio.

PS3 Exclusive: What else but Uncharted 3!

Action Adventure: Uncharted 3 (Infamous 2 deserves an honorable mention. a marvelous sequel that improves on every aspect of the original. User Generated Content FTW!)

Role Playing Game: Not my genre, but i'll pick Deus Ex

Racing: Motorstorm apocalypse

Sports: MLB 2011: The Show

Shooter: Resistance 3 (Best FPS single player campaign of the year by a country mile)

Puzzle/Platform: Little Big Planet 2

PSP: Patapon 3 (have a love/hate relationship with that game)

PSN Game: Pixeljunk Shooter 2 (Absolutely love the game soundtrack. Infamous: Festival of Blood is a close 2nd. That is how you do dlc)

Best Fighter: Mortal Kombat

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Glad someone else gave The Show some love. Best sport franchise out imo.

Game of the Year:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

PlayStation 3 Exclusive:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Action/Adventure Game:
inFamous 2

Role-Playing Game:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Racing Game:
Dirt 3

Sports:
NBA 2K12

Shooter:
Battlefield 3

Puzzle/Platform Game:
LittleBigPlanet 2

PSP Game:
Final Fantasy IV Complete

PSN Game:
PixelJunk Shooter 2

Game of the Year:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

PlayStation 3 Exclusive:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Action/Adventure Game:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Role-Playing Game:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Racing Game:
Need for Speed: The Run

Sports Game:
Madden NFL 12

Shooter:
Battlefield 3

Puzzle/Platform Game:
Portal 2

PSP Game:
Final Fantasy IV Complete

PSN Game:
NBA Jam: On Fire Edition

Here are my votes;

Game of the Year:
Dark Souls

PlayStation 3 Exclusive:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Action/Adventure Game:
Dead Space 2

Role-Playing Game:
Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Racing Game:
MotorStorm Apocalypse

Sports Game:
NHL 12

Shooter:
Battlefield 3

Puzzle/Platform Game:
Portal 2

PSP Game:
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

PSN Game:
Limbo

Game of the Year:

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

PlayStation 3 Exclusive:

LittleBigPlanet 2

Action/Adventure Game:

L.A. Noire

b]Role-Playing Game:[/b]

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Shooter:

Battlefield 3

Why is Dark Souls not up for best RPG?

Game of the Year: Dark Souls

PlayStation 3 Exclusive: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Action/Adventure Game: Dead Space 2

Role-Playing Game: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Racing Game: Need for Speed: The Run

Sports Game: FIFA 12

Shooter: Battlefield 3

PSN Game: PixelJunk Shooter 2

Here are my choices, and I'd even argue that Catherine deserves a spot on GOTY nomination

Game of the Year:
Dark Souls

PlayStation 3 Exclusive:
LittleBigPlanet 2

Action/Adventure Game:
Dead Space 2

Role-Playing Game:
DARK SOULS?

Racing Game:
F1 2011

Sports Game:
MLB 11: The Show

Shooter:
Resistance 3

Puzzle/Platform Game:
Catherine

PSP Game: (This is pretty sad...)
Persona 2

PSN Game: (Really? No Outland?)
Limbo

Game of the Year:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

PlayStation 3 Exclusive:
Killzone 3

Action/Adventure Game:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Role-Playing Game:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Racing Game:
MotorStorm Apocalypse

Sports Game:
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012

Shooter:
Battlefield 3

Puzzle/Platform Game:
Limbo

PSP Game:
None

PSN Game:
Limbo

GOTY - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
PS3 Exclusive - LittleBigPlanet2
Action/Adventure Game - Batman: Arkham City
Role-Playing Game - Mass Erect II
Racist Game - Motorstorm Apocalypse
Sports Game - Fifi 12
Shooter - Battlefield 3
Puzzle/Platform Game - Limbo
PSP Game - Final Fantasy IV Complete
PSN Game - inFamous: Festival of Blood

Don't like putting a game in more than one catagory really, so I didn't.

Here goes :p ...

Game of the year:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Ps3 Exclusive:
Uncharted 3: Drak's Deception

Action/Adventure Game:
Uncharted 3: Drak's Deception

Role-Playing Game:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Racing Game:
Dirt 3

Shooter:
Battlefield 3

Puzzle/Platform Game:
Portal 2

Indeed it has been a good year for gaming...

Game of the Year:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

PlayStation 3 Exclusive:
inFamous 2

Action/Adventure Game:
Dead Space 2

Role-Playing Game:
Mass Effect 2

Racing Game:
Need for Speed: The Run

Sports Game:
FIFA 12

Shooter:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Puzzle/Platform Game:
Portal 2

PSP Game:
The 3rd Birthday

PSN Game:
inFamous: Festival of Blood

Game of the Year:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

PlayStation 3 Exclusive:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Action/Adventure Game:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception


Role-Playing Game:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


Racing Game:
Need for Speed: The Run

Sports Game:
MLB 11: The Show

Shooter:
Rage

Puzzle/Platform Game:
LittleBigPlanet 2


PSP Game:
Final Fantasy IV Complete


PSN Game:
PixelJunk Shooter 2

It was really hard for me to chose between Skyrim and Dark Souls.

Game of the Year:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


PlayStation 3 Exclusive:

Killzone 3


Action/Adventure Game:

Dead Space 2


Role-Playing Game:

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


Racing Game:

Dirt 3


Sports Game:

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012


Shooter:
Killzone 3


Puzzle/Platform Game:

Limbo


PSN Game:
Limbo

I've gotten word that some of you want to add categories. Feel free to add anything you want, like Best Fighter, and we'll definitely consider it in our final roundup. If you guys already voted and want to add, feel free to do so. Thanks for helping us out, and keep voting. Looks like it's a close competition this year!

Game of the Year:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

PlayStation 3 Exclusive:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Action/Adventure Game:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Role-Playing Game:
Mass Effect 2

Racing Game:
Need for Speed: The Run

Sports Game:
FIFA 12

Shooter:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Puzzle/Platform Game:
LittleBigPlanet 2

PSP Game:
Final Fantasy IV Complete

PSN Game:
inFamous: Festival of Blood

Game of the Year:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


PlayStation 3 Exclusive:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception


Action/Adventure Game:
Batman: Arkham City


Role-Playing Game:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


Racing Game:
Dirt 3


Sports Game:
NHL 12


Shooter:
Battlefield 3


Puzzle/Platform Game:
Portal 2


PSP Game:
Final Fantasy IV Complete


PSN Game:
Limbo

I skipped Sports and Racing as I never played any nominees.

Game of the Year:

Portal 2 - The game made me feel like the stupidest person then the smartest person in the world all within a span of 20 secs.


PlayStation 3 Exclusive:

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception - I cream of the crop for PS3.


Action/Adventure Game:

Batman: Arkham City - Such a welcome change from your 3rd person/first person shooters.


Role-Playing Game:

Final Fantasy IV Complete - Classic some say traditional RPG experience. Hours of gameplay either on the go or in bed. ;)


Shooter:
Battlefield 3 - The battlefield series truly keeps me up all night. The SP was crap in BF3 but the online keeps me coming back.


Puzzle/Platform Game:

Portal 2 - The game made me feel like the stupidest person then the smartest person in the world all within a span of 20 secs.

PSP Game:

Final Fantasy IV Complete - Classic some say traditional RPG experience. Hours of gameplay either on the go or in bed. ;)


PSN Game:

Limbo - Older game now but still worth a playthough.

Game of the Year:
Dark Souls

PlayStation 3 Exclusive:
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Action/Adventure Game:
Batman: Arkham City

Role-Playing Game:
Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Racing Game:
Dirt 3

Sports Game:
MLB 11: The Show

Shooter:
Killzone 3

Puzzle/Platform Game:
LittleBigPlanet 2

PSP Game:
Final Fantasy IV Complete

PSN Game:
Limbo

Edit: And since there were so many fighting games released this year:

Best Fighting Game:
Mortal Kombat

Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword.
Playstaton 3 Exclusive: UC3
Action/adventure Game: Batman Arkham City
Role-Playing Game: Skyrim
Racing: MotorStorm Apocalypse
Sports: NBA 2k12
Shooter: Resistance 3
Puzzle: LittleBigPlanet 2
PSP: Final Fantasy IV Complete
PSN: InFamous: Festival of Blood.

Game of the Year: Battlefield 3

PS3 Exclusive: Uncharted 3

Action / Adventure: Uncharted 3

RPG: Deus Ex

Racing: Motorstorm Apocalypse

Shooter: Battlefield 3

Puzzle: Portal 2

Game of the Year:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


PlayStation 3 Exclusive:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Action/Adventure Game:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Role-Playing Game:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Racing Game:
Dirt 3


Sports Game:
FIFA 12


Shooter:
Resistance 3


Puzzle/Platform Game:
Portal 2

PSP Game:
The 3rd Birthday

PSN Game:
Limbo

Game of the Year:
I'm not voting for any of those since Deus Ex was not included in GOTY.

PlayStation 3 Exclusive:
Resistance 3

Action/Adventure Game:
Batman Arkham City

Role-Playing Game:
Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Racing Game:
Not voting for this since Gran Turismo 5 should clearly be in there, it still counts as a 2011 game since spec 2.0

Sports Game:
Fifa 12

Shooter:
Battlefield 3

Puzzle/Platform Game:
Portal 2

PSN Game:
NBA: On Fire Edition

Best Fighter:
Mortal Kombat>

Game of the Year: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
PlayStation 3 Exclusive: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Action/Adventure Game: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Role-Playing Game: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Racing Game:
Sports Game:
Shooter: Battlefield 3
Puzzle/Platform Game: Catherine
PSP Game: Persona 2
PSN Game: Limbo

Dark Souls and Skyrim are really a tie for me. Very different games, but both extremely rewarding to play... but if I have to pick one I guess it has to be Skyrim by the thinnest of margins.

@Scarl - I absolutely love your Avatar. Carl FTW! sorry... little interjection there :)

Game of the Year:Batman: Arkham City (should have been Skyrim, but the bugs!!! Gotta voice my disgust somehow)

PlayStation 3 Exclusive:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (This was an easy 1)

Action/Adventure Game:
Batman: Arkham City (Again Easy choice)

Role-Playing Game:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Were some of the other in the category really RPGs?)

Racing Game:
Dirt 3 (Tough year for racers in general)

Sports Game:
NBA 2K12 (depends on which sport you like best)

Shooter:
Resistance 3 (SP made this the best of the series, too bad the sales didn't reflect this. MP clearly drives sales in this genre)

Puzzle/Platform Game:
Portal 2 (Again easy choice)

PSP Game:
Patapon 3 (what else came out for the PSP this year again?)

PSN Game:
Limbo (very original and artistic)