GH GOTY Winners!

WhO_KnOwS · Jan 17, 2008, 03:26 PM

The results of our two Game of the Year 2007 polls are in. In what has to be the most intense battle for your favor two games came out as winners.

GH GOTY Winner: The Witcher
GH GOTY Runner-up: Crysis

Readers GOTY Winner: Crysis
Readers GOTY Runner-up: The Witcher

But these two titles are not the only winners today. Quite the contrary - a total of 11 lucky people chosen randomly from those who submitted a nomination for a Readers GOTY candidate will be recieving prizes in the form of great games:

Sega Rally Revo - BlueMak
The Golden Compass - mizzer
Assassin's Creed - Brutality
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter - Neshi
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Mousey
World in Conflict - Just Learnin'
Timeshift - snake
Tabula Rasa - MIG-31, revenger222 and Erroneus (signed copy)
Mass Effect Limited Edition - Vikingod

All the winners will be contacted by PM. Congratulations and enjoy your prizes!

Lowfat · Jan 17, 2008, 03:41 PM

I like seeing almost all the winners are regulars. Congrats!

mike2h · Jan 17, 2008, 03:45 PM

grats to all!!!!! & thx again to dh for another great giveaway!

**Mousey** · Jan 17, 2008, 03:48 PM

Oh sweet

Thanks!

Oh btw what format are the games on?

Neshi · Jan 17, 2008, 03:51 PM

that's a nice surprise! not familiar with the ghost recon series, but that'll change i guess

congrats to all other winners!

and thanks DH for another great giveaway

Tril · Jan 17, 2008, 03:51 PM

Congratulation to the winners.

I bought Crysis and The Witcher during the boxing day sales but I haven't had the time to try them yet. I guess I'll have to find some time to try them out since they ranked so good.

**temeteus82** · Jan 17, 2008, 03:58 PM

Congratulations to you all

OmegaRED · Jan 17, 2008, 04:03 PM

Congrats Winners!

I might just have to check out this Witcher game if it's that good.

**MIG-31** · Jan 17, 2008, 04:09 PM

I nearly collapsed with shock.......My first ever compo win on the Driverheaven forums... (BTW PM Sent)

It's a good reminder why i love this forum..

Many thanks to all and the admins here hip hip...

I also offer my congrats to the other winners

well deserved.

**Mousey** · Jan 17, 2008, 04:37 PM

What format are the games on? I don't have a 360 y'see :/

calidan · Jan 17, 2008, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmegaRED

Congrats Winners!

I might just have to check out this Witcher game if it's that good.

Try the demo before you buy it. I didn't think it was that good. Character control and fighting needs improvement.

Zelig · Jan 17, 2008, 04:51 PM

I've actually bought The Witcher as well, I think it's my only non-expansion game purchase from 2007... now I just have to find the time to play it.

**MIG-31** · Jan 17, 2008, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmegaRED

Congrats Winners!

I might just have to check out this Witcher game if it's that good.

Try the demo before you buy it..for me the demo was quite poor and so dull it was removed from my pc within 3 minuites....but thats not to say you will think the same.

Again only going by the demo the controls was extremely sluggish...It may be different for you.

BlueMak · Jan 17, 2008, 05:07 PM

Congratulations to all!
This made my week!
vroom, vrooooooooooooommmmmm!

Lowfat · Jan 17, 2008, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmegaRED

Congrats Winners!

I might just have to check out this Witcher game if it's that good.

I bought it yesterday because of how it rated...so far I am not impressed

Tipstaff · Jan 17, 2008, 06:12 PM

Congrats to all the winners!

calidan · Jan 17, 2008, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lowfat

I bought it yesterday because of how it rated...so far I am not impressed

Maybe if Omega likes it you can sell it to him for a discount.

Oh, did anyone else notice how much The Witcher won by. Only one vote. It was like that when I last voted too.

Shaga · Jan 17, 2008, 07:56 PM

Congratulations!

But the real winner is The Witcher. I've been playing 33 hours of it already this week. It's just pure art.

It's one of the best games of 2k< so far.

slugbug · Jan 17, 2008, 08:04 PM

Congrats to all the winners.

Dyre Straits · Jan 18, 2008, 02:01 AM

The Witcher has a really good story and there are some new and innovative features added to give it its own flavor. However, as I've mentioned previously, the game has just too many bugs to get my own personal vote for GOTY.

But, there is now a patch released (Be sure to get it fully updated!) that is supposed to address some of the problems.

Also, just a bit of a hint and advice: Do NOT get in any big hurry and try to race through the game! Rather, concentrate on Leveling up the character and getting some good gear and armor. Also, pay close attention to the alchemy portion of the game. Geralt needs to be able to make excellent potions for some of the more difficult battles ahead.

The game caused me enough frustration due to the character falling through the stairs, getting pushed through the walls/doors and not being able to fight that I would have pulled my hair out if I had enough left to pull out.

I'd have also loved some more variety in the character models. Oblivion/Morrowind pretty much spoiled me, I think.

Anyway, the game has a lot of potential and to those who are just starting, Good Luck! I hope your experience is more enjoyable that what mine was.

Just Learnin' · Jan 18, 2008, 02:33 AM

Woot! Thanks for the game, simply awesome, a pick me up for sure.

snake · Jan 18, 2008, 02:37 AM

Yeah baby, my first prize from a DH contest

Thx all and happy new year !

Mr cairo · Jan 18, 2008, 04:14 AM

Congrats to all winners ..... is Witcher really that good the RPG element keeps putting me off ?

Erroneus · Jan 18, 2008, 07:36 AM

\o/ What a nice suprise, Tabula Rasa looks like a great game

Thanks yet again DH :P

Neshi · Jan 18, 2008, 01:34 PM

I have to ditto dyre straits. I thought the witcher was some kind of a dissapointment. I mean, the gameplay and such was great. great story.
Just the loading times are too long for me. getting in houses or new 'territories' took ages.

Brutality · Jan 18, 2008, 01:48 PM

Woot

I won but I don't have X360. So now I can just stare at the game and dream about playing. Sweet...

Gratz to everyone who won

Al_Vampyre · Jan 18, 2008, 02:07 PM

Mmm...I really should try out the Witcher, not got round to it yet because I remeber how many hours of my life were sucked into Oblivion!

Lowfat · Jan 18, 2008, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neshi

I have to ditto dyre straits. I thought the witcher was some kind of a dissapointment. I mean, the gameplay and such was great. great story.
Just the loading times are too long for me. getting in houses or new 'territories' took ages.

Load times don't seem all that horrible. I find the combat/gameplay/inventory awful. And the voice acting......

At least for the english versions.

For those people thinking about getting the damn, definitely try the demo before you buy... Definitely not for everyone.

**MIG-31** · Jan 24, 2008, 10:37 AM

I don't want to sound impatient in any way..I'm just curious to know the answer to a couple of questions.About Tabula Rasa.

A) Who is the person signing my copy.

B) Who is posting it DH or direct from the makers ( i presume the later).

C) And where it's being from and what may be a expected delivery time...

Thanks again to DH

OmegaRED · Jan 24, 2008, 03:39 PM

How did The Witcher get so many votes when so many people were disappointed by it? The Anandtech article says the 1.2 patch fixed a lot of stuff so I guess I'll wait until the next patch is out (and I have more free time) before trying it out. Not gonna bother with the demo as it wouldn't benefit from the fixes.

Jan 17, 2008, 03:26 PM	#1
WhO_KnOwS The Knows Mister Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Slovenia, Europe Posts: 415 Rep Power: 41	GH GOTY Winners! The results of our two Game of the Year 2007 polls are in. In what has to be the most intense battle for your favor two games came out as winners. GH GOTY Winner: The Witcher GH GOTY Runner-up: Crysis Readers GOTY Winner: Crysis Readers GOTY Runner-up: The Witcher But these two titles are not the only winners today. Quite the contrary - a total of 11 lucky people chosen randomly from those who submitted a nomination for a Readers GOTY candidate will be recieving prizes in the form of great games: Sega Rally Revo - BlueMak The Golden Compass - mizzer Assassin's Creed - Brutality Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter - Neshi Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Mousey World in Conflict - Just Learnin' Timeshift - snake Tabula Rasa - MIG-31, revenger222 and Erroneus (signed copy) Mass Effect Limited Edition - Vikingod All the winners will be contacted by PM. Congratulations and enjoy your prizes!

Jan 17, 2008, 03:41 PM	#2
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Jan 17, 2008, 03:45 PM	#3
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,489 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	grats to all!!!!! & thx again to dh for another great giveaway! __________________

Jan 17, 2008, 03:48 PM	#4
Mousey Bang. Bang. Bang. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 5,315 Rep Power: 104 System Specs	Oh sweet Thanks! Oh btw what format are the games on? __________________ Visit hardWIRED Free Lockerz invites! PM Me with your email! Who we are, is but a stepping stone to what we can become.

Jan 17, 2008, 03:51 PM	#5
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: at home Posts: 1,821 Rep Power: 54 System Specs	that's a nice surprise! not familiar with the ghost recon series, but that'll change i guess congrats to all other winners! and thanks DH for another great giveaway __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? The only guarantee in life is failure, to achieve success you have to take risks.

Jan 17, 2008, 03:51 PM	#6
Tril S-3D enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,557 Rep Power: 39 System Specs	Congratulation to the winners. I bought Crysis and The Witcher during the boxing day sales but I haven't had the time to try them yet. I guess I'll have to find some time to try them out since they ranked so good.

Jan 17, 2008, 04:03 PM	#8
OmegaRED In Fedor We Trust Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 4,738 Rep Power: 82 System Specs	Congrats Winners! I might just have to check out this Witcher game if it's that good. __________________

Jan 17, 2008, 04:09 PM	#9
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,243 Rep Power: 180 System Specs	I nearly collapsed with shock.......My first ever compo win on the Driverheaven forums... (BTW PM Sent) It's a good reminder why i love this forum.. Many thanks to all and the admins here hip hip... I also offer my congrats to the other winners well deserved. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Jan 17, 2008, 04:37 PM	#10
Mousey Bang. Bang. Bang. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 5,315 Rep Power: 104 System Specs	What format are the games on? I don't have a 360 y'see :/ __________________ Visit hardWIRED Free Lockerz invites! PM Me with your email! Who we are, is but a stepping stone to what we can become.

Jan 17, 2008, 04:51 PM	#12
Zelig DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,159 Rep Power: 53 System Specs	I've actually bought The Witcher as well, I think it's my only non-expansion game purchase from 2007... now I just have to find the time to play it. __________________ --

Jan 17, 2008, 05:07 PM	#14
BlueMak DH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 7,985 Rep Power: 114 System Specs	Congratulations to all! This made my week! vroom, vrooooooooooooommmmmm! __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jan 17, 2008, 06:12 PM	#16
Tipstaff DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Toronto Posts: 5,515 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Congrats to all the winners! __________________ >><<

Jan 17, 2008, 07:56 PM	#18
Shaga Cyber Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nordic Region Posts: 320 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Congratulations! But the real winner is The Witcher. I've been playing 33 hours of it already this week. It's just pure art. It's one of the best games of 2k< so far. __________________ Server: Currently Offline

Jan 17, 2008, 08:04 PM	#19
slugbug Going Broke Saving Money Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 334 Rep Power: 45 System Specs	Congrats to all the winners.

Jan 18, 2008, 02:33 AM	#21
Just Learnin' DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 1,392 Rep Power: 35 System Specs	Woot! Thanks for the game, simply awesome, a pick me up for sure. __________________ Mentally confused and prone to wandering.....

Jan 18, 2008, 02:37 AM	#22
snake DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: France Posts: 415 Rep Power: 45 System Specs	Yeah baby, my first prize from a DH contest Thx all and happy new year ! __________________ Q6700@3.6Ghz-StrikerExtreme-4ghz OCZPC8500-SLIGeforce8800GT Barton 2600+@2.16 (188x11.5) # GeForce 6800 GT@Ultra 1.5Go PC3200 #Asus A7N8X Deluxe Bios 1008 19209 3DMark06/ 57736 3DMark01/163152 Aquamark3

Jan 18, 2008, 04:14 AM	#23
Mr cairo White Swan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Slightly to the left Posts: 1,344 Rep Power: 52 System Specs	Congrats to all winners ..... is Witcher really that good the RPG element keeps putting me off ? __________________ homepage

Jan 18, 2008, 07:36 AM	#24
Erroneus Loving my Windows 7 Ent. Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 12,910 Rep Power: 75 System Specs	\o/ What a nice suprise, Tabula Rasa looks like a great game Thanks yet again DH :P __________________

Jan 18, 2008, 01:34 PM	#25
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: at home Posts: 1,821 Rep Power: 54 System Specs	I have to ditto dyre straits. I thought the witcher was some kind of a dissapointment. I mean, the gameplay and such was great. great story. Just the loading times are too long for me. getting in houses or new 'territories' took ages. __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? The only guarantee in life is failure, to achieve success you have to take risks.

Jan 18, 2008, 01:48 PM	#26
Brutality DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Estonia Posts: 887 Rep Power: 25	Woot I won but I don't have X360. So now I can just stare at the game and dream about playing. Sweet... Gratz to everyone who won

Jan 18, 2008, 02:07 PM	#27
Al_Vampyre DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,511 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	Mmm...I really should try out the Witcher, not got round to it yet because I remeber how many hours of my life were sucked into Oblivion! __________________ "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad" - Brian O'Driscoll - Ireland Rugby Team 2009 Grand Slam winning Captain.

Jan 24, 2008, 10:37 AM	#29
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,243 Rep Power: 180 System Specs	I don't want to sound impatient in any way..I'm just curious to know the answer to a couple of questions.About Tabula Rasa. A) Who is the person signing my copy. B) Who is posting it DH or direct from the makers ( i presume the later). C) And where it's being from and what may be a expected delivery time... Thanks again to DH __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Jan 24, 2008, 03:39 PM	#30
OmegaRED In Fedor We Trust Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 4,738 Rep Power: 82 System Specs	How did The Witcher get so many votes when so many people were disappointed by it? The Anandtech article says the 1.2 patch fixed a lot of stuff so I guess I'll wait until the next patch is out (and I have more free time) before trying it out. Not gonna bother with the demo as it wouldn't benefit from the fixes. __________________

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