First of all; I'd like to thank the developers who made this all possible, without you...there wouldn't
be any
BOTB! And without any further "messing around"; here is the
Winner of the VBOTB: 2009
Red Shift - Defy
UPDATE (3/2010):
Congratulations to
Defy, he is the next in line to receive the VBOTB. Unfortunately; it came to my attention that
TheK has given a copy, of his purchased copy, of Project Blue to another member...who in turn passed it around. Our policy on Piracy is strict....DON'T DO IT! To read more on this unfortunate incident,
click here.
The following is a breakdown of the results; Judge's Results, followed by the Community Vote.
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Judgment
The Warehouse -
Puppy of Kosh =
131 pts.
Automatic Update -
Wehtam =
150 pts.
Pioneering -
Chidem =
189 pts.
Canalyst -
Sector 49 Studios =
188 pts.
Red Shift -
Blazer X =
189 pts.
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As you can see;
Pioneering,
Canalyst and
Red Shift were extremely tight.
Automatic Update suffered from the very reason for it's being: making a game with stock media. Making a good game with only stock media is no small feat, and not many can do it.
Wehtam does it, and does it well! If not for the custom categories, he may have pulled off a win. Maybe next year!
The Warehouse was an excellent shooter, but lacked some of the originality present in the 3 titles mentioned above. But overall, it was a good solid shooter...and took the
top place in the Community Vote!
I'd also like to note that although
Pioneering did not do very well in the community vote; it was geared at a little bit different audience/player (with it's historical leanings). It also held the highest score in the
Originality category!
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Here is a graphic of the Poll (
Community Vote) results:
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Final Tally
The Warehouse -
Puppy of Kosh =
166.5 pts.
Automatic Update -
Wehtam =
170.3 pts.
Pioneering -
Chidem =
191.3 pts.
Canalyst -
Sector 49 Studios =
211.8 pts.
Red Shift -
Blazer X =
207 pts.
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With about a
5 point lead,
Canalyst beats out
Red Shift for the Title of
Very Best of the Best: 2009! The community vote made
all the difference in this case!
Thanks again for all who voted, and all those who showed support; and a big thanks to
TGC for supplying the generous prize of a
$250 Voucher and 4,000 Store points!
With all the Mods available, and the new shader system from Bond1; I expect 2010 to be a very exciting year for the Best of the Best...as well as the
Very Best of the Best: 2010!
-Keith
