NY Times gives Game of the Year honors to GTA IV

[wraggster]

The New York Times gaming correspondent Seth Schiesel recently defied the mold for year-in-review video game wrap-ups -- rather than handing out commonplace awards such as "Best Action Game" or "Best Indie Game Fueled by Dew", his honorable mentions were awarded based on "Best Zombies" (Left 4 Dead, natch) and the fairly inflammatory "Best Explanation of Why Nintendo Hardly Needs Big Games Anymore" (the Wii).

However, at the bottom of his list of odds-and-ends, Schiesel follows the example of Time Magazine and the VGAs, ultimately choosing Grand Theft Auto IV as his Game of the Year. Schiesel was swooned by Rockstar's crime drama due to its mature writing, which makes GTA IV "one of the few games that even [tries] to take on the real world in any adult way." Obviously, he's never heard of a little game called 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/21/ny...ors-to-gta-iv/

[Hypershell]

"one of the few games that even [tries] to take on the real world in any adult way."

Seems I'm the first here who is bored enough to dignify such a ludicrous "observation" with a response... One more piece of proof that writing, as "grown up and mature" as it's supposed to be, is by no means immune to brand-name hype.

[maxipower90]

things such as these is why i dont read previews and reviews i go by my own judgement because either the game is overratted GTA4 or full of fanboys Final Fantasy.

i advise others to do the same