Comics have come to the PSP, and Greg is not too excited about the high price of old issues. The Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker demo is now available, and the US release includes an extra mission over the Japanese release. The Gran Turismo 5 demo is due for a January release, but don’t expect any retail releases this week or next.
Since it is the last real show of the year, the guys take this chance to reflect on their 2009 predictions from early in the year. It looks like Greg will come out on top, but almost everyone hit only 1 of their 3 predictions. Greg is playing Assassin’s Creed 2, and while he is enjoying it, he has some serious issues with it. January through March of 2010 are packed with releases, but the rest of the year is still a big question mark that has the guys curious.
Covered games and topics: Comics, MGS Peace Walker demo, no new releases, GT5 demo and physics, 2009 prediction results, Greg’s Assassin’s Creed 2 rant, 2010 games
Chris, Greg and Ryan are joined by freelancer extraordinaire Sam Bishop for another episode of Podcast Beyond. Today, the Podcast Beyond Crew returns to its original PlayStation Predictions to see who made the most accurate estimates for the year. Also, an old tradition returns in full force to end this year’s Beyond legacy, which will return again in January.
Runtime – 50:34
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I never hear the songs at the end but I agree with Greg's thoughts on GOTY. Demon's Souls deserves a mention though!
I really really liked KZ 2 and Assasin's Creed 2 but Uncharted 2 is my GOTY, so many 2s!
That's actually an interesting choice. I'm assuming you've played Uncharted 2? Maybe that's a wrong assumption to make. I really enjoyed Assassin's Creed II, but I just felt that it was flawed in so many ways that made the experience uncomfortable for me. Controlling was a chore, for example. I definitely didn't enjoy it as much as Uncharted 2, but that's the thing about game of the year, isn't it? It's the game you enjoy most; it's such a personal choice. Sure, technically, I think we can all agree that Uncharted 2 is the best game this year by a long shot, but as I said, I almost chose Killzone 2, a game that I don't think will be chosen by many.
Uncharted 2 is the best game this year, Dragon Age is the game I enjoyed the most this year.
The question I pose to you is why would you distinguish what game was the "best of the year" and the one you enjoyed most? For me, fun is very much the prime factor in distinguishing which games rank at the top, so some of the driving reasons why I chose AC2 was simply because I had a ton of fun with it consistently for a pretty long time.
Personally I'm not a fan of all the game of the year stuff going around at the moment. For me I've played so many amazing games this year I just wouldn't feel right arbitrarily choosing just one.
When it comes to games to the fickle nature of it all tends to mean alot of games that came out at the start or middle of the year get forgotten about which I think makes most of these discussions pretty flawed.
Thanks for not forcing me to say it. KZ2 is a solid game, but there are just too many drawbacks that I couldn't even consider it. I honestly think that a game like Modern Warfare 2 can edge out Killzone for the simple fact that it controls much more tightly and it doesn't waste its time with anachronistic boss battles.