Awards for 2010

Well, I'm a bit late to the ball in this regard, but its time for my personal awards for 2010! It was a busy year, full of plenty of great, and not so great material. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to play EVERYTHING from the last year (alas!), so if I leave out something criminal (coughHeavy Raincough) you should forgive me. So without further ado, lets get started.

Best new character: John Marston (Red Dead Redemption, May 2010)
Runner-ups:
Monkey (Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, October 2010)
Alan Wake (Alan Wake, May 2010)
Bayonetta (Bayonetta, January 2010)

Best Supporting Character: Barry Wheeler (Alan Wake, May 2010)
Runner-ups:
The Illusive Man (Mass Effect 2, January, 2010)
Stephen Heck (Alpha Protocol, June, 2010)
Yes Man (Fallout New Vegas, October 2010)

Most Surprising Success: Alpha Protocol ( June, 2010)
Runner-ups:
Bayonetta (January, 2010)
Super Meat Boy (October, 2010)
Split/Second Velocity (May, 2010)

Biggest Disappointment: Mafia II (August, 2010)
Runner-ups:
Crackdown 2 (July, 2010)
Lost Planet 2 (October, 2010)
X-Men XBLA (December, 2010)

Best Story: Red Dead Redemption (May, 2010)
Runner-ups:
Mass Effect 2 (January, 2010)
Dragon Age: Origins (March, 2010)
Metro 2033 (March, 2010)

Best Indie Game: MineCraft (June, 2010)
Runner-ups:
Limbo (July, 2010)
Super Meat Boy (October, 2010)
Amnesia: The Dark Decent (September, 2010)

Game of the Year: Red Dead Redemption (May, 2010)
Runner-up:
MineCraft (June, 2010)