2010 Otto Awards: It is time for nominating

[Oobgarm]

After a 1-year hiatus, it has become that time again. I am going to take nominations for a week's time in order to get data for polls. I will take the top 10 nominees from each category. In the event of a tie, the earlier nominated title gets the spot. This only goes for games released in the year of our Lord 2010. Here are this year's categories:

GOTY (all platforms)
Best Wii Title
Best 360 Title
Best PS3 Title
Best PSP Title
Best DS Title
Best Action Title (FPS, Hack & Slash, Beat Em Up, Fighters and similar)
Best Adventure Title (any action-based title that allows freedom rather than point-to-point)
Best Sports Title
Best Racing Title
Best RPG (turn-based or realtime)
Best Downloadable Title (all platforms)
Biggest Surprise (game titles only please)
Biggest Disappointment (again, game titles only)
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title
Best Graphics (all platforms)
Best Sound & Music (all platforms)

BONUS CATEGORIES:

Best Type of Bacon (Crispy or Chewy)
2010 Punch in the Face (Perkar or GrandAmChandler or Carey85)

Nominate away. Feel free to leave categories blank if you haven't played anything or have no interest in that type of game.

[Oobgarm]

GOTY (all platforms) Super Meat Boy
Best Wii Title Donkey Kong Country Returns
Best 360 Title Super Meat Boy
Best PS3 Title Gran Turismo 5
Best PSP Title Patchwork Heroes
Best DS Title Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Best Action Title Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Best Sports Title NCAA Football 11
Best Racing Title Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Best Downloadable Title (all platforms) Super Meat Boy
Biggest Surprise (game titles only please) Super Meat Boy
Biggest Disappointment (again, game titles only) Call of Duty: Black Ops
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title Super Meat Boy
Best Graphics (all platforms) Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Best Sound & Music (all platforms) Super Meat Boy

(I loved Super Meat Boy much, much more than I expected to)

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

GOTY (all platforms): Bayonetta
Best Wii Title: Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom Ultimate All Stars
Best 360 Title: Limbo
Best PS3 Title: God of War III
Best PSP Title: God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Best DS Title: Scribblenauts 2
Best Action Title (FPS, Hack & Slash, Beat Em Up, Fighters and similar): Bayonetta
Best Adventure Title (any action-based title that allows freedom rather than point-to-point): Red Dead Redemption
Best Sports Title: WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2011
Best Racing Title: Mod Nation Racers
Best Downloadable Title (all platforms): Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World The Videogame
Biggest Surprise (game titles only please): Dante's Inferno
Biggest Disappointment (again, game titles only): MAG
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title: Mod Nation Racers
Best Graphics (all platforms): God of War III
Best Sound & Music (all platforms): Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World The Videogame

[portnoyd]

I removed all the categories I can't even put a response down for. Not that my game playing was that limited, but most titles that would fit the category are from 2009. Backlog, woo.

GOTY (all platforms): Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Wii Title: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best 360 Title: Alan Wake
Best PS3 Title: Heavy Rain
Best DS Title: Ivy The Kiwi
Best Action Title: Dead Rising 2
Best Adventure Title: Bioshock 2
Best Sports Title:
Best Racing Title:
Best RPG:
Best Downloadable Title:
Biggest Surprise: Heavy Rain
Biggest Disappointment: FF13, FF14, 3D Dot Heroes
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title: Heavy Rain
Best Graphics (all platforms): Heavy Rain
Best Sound & Music: God of War III

[Queen Of The Felines]

Deadly Premonition for everything.

[robotriot]

I tried not naming a game twice, except for GOTY of course. I haven't played that many new games this year, I probably missed out on a lot of good ones.

GOTY (all platforms) Mass Effect 2
Best Wii Title: Endless Ocean 2
Best 360 Title: Fable III
Best PS3 Title: Heavy Rain
Best DS Title: Infinite Space
Best Action Title: Red Dead Redemption
Best Adventure Title: Heavy Rain
Best Sports Title: NBA Jam
Best Racing Title: Gran Turismo 5
Best RPG: Mass Effect 2
Best Downloadable Title: Limbo
Biggest Surprise: Apache Air Assault
Biggest Disappointment: Alan Wake
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title: Darkstar One
Best Graphics: Castlevania: Lords of Shadows
Best Sound & Music: Bit. Trip Runner

[Nebagram]

GOTY (all platforms) Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Wii Title Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best 360 Title Crackdown 2
Best PS3 Title Heavy Rain
Best PSP Title MGS Peace Walker not much competition in this one
Best DS Title DQ IX
Best Action Title (FPS, Hack & Slash, Beat Em Up, Fighters and similar) God of War 3
Best Adventure Title (any action-based title that allows freedom rather than point-to-point) Fallout New Vegas
Best Sports Title N/A
Best Racing Title ModNation
Best RPG (turn-based or realtime) Fallout New Vegas
Best Downloadable Title (all platforms) Pac Man CE DX
Biggest Surprise (game titles only please) Just Cause 2
Biggest Disappointment (again, game titles only) FFXIII
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title Half-Minute Hero
Best Graphics (all platforms) Heavy Rain
Best Sound & Music (all platforms)

Couple of tricky choices in there but for me SMG was unquestionably game of the year. And when I say 'tricky choices' I mean 'gash competition'. Or to put it another way, second on my 'top racing game' for the year would've been Sonic & Sega All Star Racing. Or Super Mario Kart on VC if I were allowed it.

[InsaneDavid]

Didn't play too many "current" releases this year, so lots of blanks for me.

GOTY: N/A
Best Wii Title: N/A
Best 360 Title: N/A
Best PS3 Title: 3D Dot Game Heroes
Best PSP Title: N/A
Best DS Title: Dragon Quest IX
Best Action Title: N/A
Best Adventure Title: 3D Dot Game Heroes
Best Sports Title: N/A
Best Racing Title: Need For Speed Hot Pursuit
Best RPG: Dragon Quest IX
Best Downloadable Title:
Biggest Surprise: Rockband 3
Biggest Disappointment: Super Mario All Stars 25th Anniversary
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title: 3D Dot Game Heroes
Best Graphics: N/A
Best Sound & Music: Super Mario Galaxy 2

[kupomogli]

GOTY Yakuza 3
Best Wii Title n/a
Best 360 Title Red Dead Redemption
Best PS3 Title Yakuza 3
Best PSP Title Ys Oath in Felghana
Best DS Title n/a - Dragon Quest 9 was the only one I've played this year and I was disappointed in it. Lost DS charger afterwards. Haven't played anything since on DS since. Would have liked to play SMT Strange Journey and Lufia but didn't get to either.
Best Action Title Yakuza 3
Best Adventure Title Red Dead Redemption
Best Sports Title n/a
Best Racing Title Split/Second
Best RPG Ys Oath in Felghana
Best Downloadable Title Dead Nation
Biggest Surprise Dante's Inferno
Biggest Disappointment Final Fantasy 13
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title Vanquish
Best Graphics Yakuza 3
Best Sound & Music GTA Episodes From Liberty City

BONUS CATEGORIES:

Best Type of Bacon (Crispy or Chewy) Crispy

*edit*

I forgot about FF13. That's one of the worst RPGs I've ever played, so easily the biggest disappointment this year. I would rather play Eternal Eyes than FF13.

Changed best graphics to Yakuza 3. God of War 3 was a mistake. While God of War has high quality textures, the graphics aren't varied and most of every area is extremely repetitive. Yakuza 3 has slightly worse but still high quality textures yet the areas are all unique and extremely detailed.

Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title Half-Minute Hero

Half Minute Hero came out last year. Amazing game though and definitely definitely is the most overlooked that year.

[Robust]

GOTY Bayonetta
Best Wii Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best 360 Title Bayonetta
Best PS3 Title Bayonetta
Best PSP Title Valkyria Chronicles II
Best DS Title Ivy the Kiwi
Best Action Title Bayonetta
Best Adventure Title
Best Sports Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
Best Racing Title Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Best RPG
Best Downloadable Title
Biggest Surprise
Biggest Disappointment
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title Vanquish
Best Graphics Vanquish
Best Sound & Music
BONUS CATEGORIES:

Best Type of Bacon
2010 Punch in the Face

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

GOTY (all platforms) Heavy Rain
Best Wii Title Epic Mickey
Best 360 Title Final Fantasy 13
Best PS3 Title Heavy Rain
Best PSP Title Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep
Best DS Title Dragon Quest 9
Best RPG (turn-based or realtime) Shin Megami Tensei STrange Journey

[kupomogli]

Best DS Title Dragon Quest 9
Best RPG (turn-based or realtime) Shin Megami Tensei STrange Journey

I don't get this.

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

I don't get this.

While I thought DQ 9 was the best game for the DS I prefered SMT's story over it

[ubersaurus]

GOTY (all platforms) Mass Effect 2
Best Wii Title Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Ultimate All Stars
Best 360 Title Mass Effect 2
Best DS Title Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini Land Mayhem
Best Action Title (FPS, Hack & Slash, Beat Em Up, Fighters and similar) Halo Reach
Best Adventure Title: Dead Rising 2
Best RPG (turn-based or realtime) Mass Effect 2
Best Downloadable Title (all platforms) Super Meat Boy
Biggest Surprise (game titles only please) Death Smiles
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title Death Smiles
Best Graphics (all platforms) Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Best Sound & Music (all platforms) Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

[Kyle15]

GOTY: N/A
Best Wii Title: Sin and Punishment: Successor of The Stars
Best 360 Title: LIMBO
Best PS3 Title: BlazBlue Continuum Shift
Best PSP Title: N/A
Best DS Title: Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Best Action Title: Bayonetta
Best Adventure Title: Heavy Rain (Does this count? It was an adventure to me!)
Best Sports Title: N/A
Best Racing Title: N/A
Best RPG: Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Best Downloadable Title: LIMBO
Biggest Surprise: Deadly Premonition
Biggest Disappointment: N/A
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title: Deathsmiles
Best Graphics: BlazBlue Continuum Shift
Best Sound & Music: Heavy Rain

Bacon: CRISPY

[G-Boobie]

GOTY (all platforms): Mass Effect 2
Best Wii Title" Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom Ultimate All Stars
Best 360 Title: Halo: Reach
Best PS3 Title: Heavy Rain
Best PSP Title:
Best DS Title:
Best Action Title: Bayonetta
Best Adventure Title: Assassins Creed: Brotherhood
Best Sports Title: NBA Jam
Best Racing Title:
Best RPG (turn-based or realtime): Mass Effect 2
Best Downloadable Title (all platforms): Super Meat Boy
Biggest Surprise (game titles only please): Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Biggest Disappointment (again, game titles only): Fallout: New Vegas
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title: Deadly Premonition
Best Graphics (all platforms): Stalker: Call of Pripyat
Best Sound & Music (all platforms): Super Meat Boy

Bacon: CRISPY.

[Lady Jaye]

GOTY Mass Effect 2
Best 360 Mass Effect 2
Best DS Dragon Quest 9
Best Action Title (FPS, Hack & Slash, Beat Em Up, Fighters and similar) Mass Effect 2
Best RPG (turn-based or realtime) Dragon Quest 9
Best Downloadable Title (all platforms) Mega Man 10
Biggest Disappointment (again, game titles only) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

BONUS CATEGORIES:

Best Type of Bacon: Chewy
2010 Punch in the Face: Perkar (sorry, Chris and Carey!)

[GrandAmChandler]

GOTY (all platforms): Halo Reach
Best Wii Title: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Best 360 Title: Halo Reach
Best PS3 Title: God of War III
Best PSP Title: God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta
Best DS Title: Picross 3D
Best Action Title (FPS, Hack & Slash, Beat Em Up, Fighters and similar): Halo Reach
Best Adventure Title (any action-based title that allows freedom rather than point-to-point) 3D Dot Game Heroes
Best Sports Title: NBA JAM
Best Racing Title: Mod Nation Racers
Best RPG (turn-based or realtime): Dragon Quest XI
Best Downloadable Title (all platforms): Super Meat Boy
Biggest Surprise (game titles only please): Super Meat Boy
Biggest Disappointment (again, game titles only): Final Fantasy XIII
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title: Picross 3D
Best Graphics (all platforms): Kirby's Epic Yarn
Best Sound & Music (all platforms): Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

BONUS CATEGORIES:

Best Type of Bacon (Crispy or Chewy): CRISPY, but not burnt.
2010 Punch in the Face (Perkar or GrandAmChandler or Carey85) Definitely Carey85.

[frogofdeath]

GOTY (all platforms) Picross 3D
Best Wii Title Goldeneye 007
Best 360 Title Red Dead Redemption
Best DS Title Picross 3D
Best Adventure Title (any action-based title that allows freedom rather than point-to-point) Red Dead Redemption
Biggest Surprise (game titles only please) Goldeneye 007
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title Picross 3D

BONUS CATEGORIES:

Best Type of Bacon Crispy, almost burnt

[Voliko]

GOTY (all platforms) - Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Wii - Title Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best 360 - Title Mass Effect 2
Best PS3 - Title God of War III
Best DS - Title Dragon Quest IX
Best Adventure Title - Red Dead Redemption
Best Sports Title - NBA Jam
Best RPG - Dragon Quest IX
Biggest Disappointment - Final Fantasy XIII
Most Overlooked/Under Appreciated Title - NIER
Best Sound/Music - NIER

Bacon - Always TENDER