July 29, 200520 yr http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/07/28/news_6129907.html http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/8843/Halo-2-...me-of-the-Year/ Obsidian Entertainment's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords went up against Bioware "Your total disregard for the law and human decency both disgusts me and touches my heart. Bless you, sir." "Soilent Green is people. This guy's just a homeless heroin junkie who got in a internet caf
July 29, 200520 yr Congratulations Obsidian! It even beat out Jade Empire? Wow. The KotOR legacy lives on!
July 29, 200520 yr Congrats to Obsidian. Now get cracking on Project New Jersey so you can give us something to talk about on here. "Console exclusive is such a harsh word." - Darque"Console exclusive is two words Darque." - Nartwak (in response to Darque's observation)
July 29, 200520 yr BOOOOOO!!! It only won because of its predecessor!! BOOOOO!!!! At least the KOTOR legacy survives. And I guess the devs need an ego-booster, anyway.
July 29, 200520 yr TSL deserves to win. Although I'm surprised Bioware didn't win... "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
July 29, 200520 yr Author TSL deserves to win. Although I'm surprised Bioware didn't win... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Jade Empire wasn't that good. The biggest problem was that it was way too short. There are several others like lack of weapons, side quests, magic powers, long load times, lack of variety of enemies, lack of customization, everything was too simple, also I felt like the game was geared too much toward the masses... "Your total disregard for the law and human decency both disgusts me and touches my heart. Bless you, sir." "Soilent Green is people. This guy's just a homeless heroin junkie who got in a internet caf
July 29, 200520 yr Hope this is enough stimulation to convince them to make KotOR III the best of the K saga!! :D And get that beauty for doin' it!!!
July 29, 200520 yr Volourn's going to cry when he sees this. No R00fles for him this time. " "Console exclusive is such a harsh word." - Darque"Console exclusive is two words Darque." - Nartwak (in response to Darque's observation)
July 29, 200520 yr Isn't this their first award? As opposed to nomination, I mean. Congratulations, Obsidian! Now you can call it "The Award-Winning Knights of the Old Republic 2". The subtitle of the General Discussion forum is "Discuss the sequel to the award-winning Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic here!", and now they can change that to "Discuss the award-winning sequel to Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic here!" "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
July 29, 200520 yr TSL deserves to win. Although I'm surprised Bioware didn't win... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Jade Empire wasn't that good. The biggest problem was that it was way too short. There are several others like lack of weapons, side quests, magic powers, long load times, lack of variety of enemies, lack of customization, everything was too simple, also I felt like the game was geared too much toward the masses... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, Jade Empire is too short. Yes, there is a lack of all the things you've listed. And most certainly, Bioware did target this game for a more broad, mass market appeal. However, its execution was near flawless. It's easily the most polished, and bug-free rpg in recent memory. Most importanly, JE is a fun, fun game to play with an original and unique setting. It's got great characters, fantastic artwork, a more than serviceable plotline, and outstanding roleplaying elements. So I disagree, JE is an exellent game. That said, I would vote for K2 as rpg of the year, warts et al. "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
July 29, 200520 yr While I'm happy for Obsidian, I'm sort of disappointed that they could win for an unfinished game... I mean, what signal does that send to the rest of the industry - it's okay to release horribly cut and unfinished games because they'll sell and get awards anyway? Visit my KotOR blog at Deadly Forums.
July 29, 200520 yr While I'm happy for Obsidian, I'm sort of disappointed that they could win for an unfinished game... I mean, what signal does that send to the rest of the industry - it's okay to release horribly cut and unfinished games because they'll sell and get awards anyway? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This isn't great, I agree. On balance, however, I prefer that Obsidian win awards, gain reputation points, and stay in business, thus ensuring the survival of a developer that is capable of producing great RPGs. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
July 29, 200520 yr Honestly, given how buggy Bloodlines was, and how short Jade Empire was, I didn't see a truly excellent RPG all around. All were flawed in some fashion.
July 29, 200520 yr What RPG was more deserving, honestly? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, good point... I confess that I don't know the others, but then what does that tell us of the industry standard... Visit my KotOR blog at Deadly Forums.
July 29, 200520 yr What RPG was more deserving, honestly? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, good point... I confess that I don't know the others, but then what does that tell us of the industry standard... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They should be "rasing the bar" every year not lowering it Lancer
July 29, 200520 yr If Bloodlines had been an option, I probably would have voted for it. It's hard for any game set in the Star Wars universe to feel original, even if it is, whereas I was completely new to the Vampires setting and the game was just so refreshingly different. It's a shame Troika folded. I wonder what happened to its employees? Hey, maybe they went to programming school. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
July 29, 200520 yr Yep, too bad how the RPG-way is going 3/5 titles you can vote for are totally unknown to me, and the other 2 had flaws... But we must admit that dispite the cutting/pasting/torturing of Kotor2 it did had good gameplay, and showed that it was made with alot of skill, thus Obsidian did deserve to win it... If it was only because of the lack of competition Anyway, as it seems, it can only go better now with OE's games, so let's wait for NWN and PNJ, and see how the do it, and maybe raise the markets standerd if succesfull...
July 29, 200520 yr Good for Obsidian. War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is StrengthBaldur's Gate moddingTeamBGBaldur's Gate modder/community leaderBaldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition beta testerBaldur's Gate 2 - Enhanced Edition beta tester Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition beta tester
July 29, 200520 yr If Bloodlines had been an option, I probably would have voted for it. It's hard for any game set in the Star Wars universe to feel original, even if it is, whereas I was completely new to the Vampires setting and the game was just so refreshingly different. It's a shame Troika folded. I wonder what happened to its employees? Hey, maybe they went to programming school. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I believe Vampire:Bloodlines already won RPG of the Year for 2004. Didn't it? Lancer
July 29, 200520 yr Highly unlikely that it can win Game of the Year Awards before Half-Life 2, since they weren't allowed to release the game before Half-Life 2 (giving Bloodlines additional time for bugfixing and such, which they probably didn't use)
July 29, 200520 yr I believe Vampire:Bloodlines already won RPG of the Year for 2004. Didn't it? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm sure you're right. Thinking about it, I have had it for a while. It shows that 'Game of the Year' is as much about the quality of the field as of the winner. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
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