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No!!! Worst mainline RE ever. Fucking sad.Village catching up to It Takes Two
No!!! Worst mainline RE ever. Fucking sad.
Why is ratchet and Clank even on here? The Sony bias runs deep.
Knack 2 that is.Relax, we all know Knack is the true winner here.
Why is Halo or Psychonauts 2 on here? The Xbox bias runs deepWhy is ratchet and Clank even on here? The Sony bias runs deep.
If you actually go to most of those sites listed you'll find it in their top 10/15/20 games of the year. Just no one has gave it GOTY yet.Going by that list, Hitman 3 seems completely forgotten.
Horizon 5 receiving this much praise is laughable when 3 is still by far the best game in the franchise. Disgusting how robbed that game was.
The IP has grown a lot in popularity since then which help it pop up in the discussion, but FH5 is also the better game imo, especially for consoles where FH3 was 30fps. The DLC was magical on FH3 though. I hope we’ll see something cool for FH5 as well.Horizon 5 receiving this much praise is laughable when 3 is still by far the best game in the franchise. Disgusting how robbed that game was.
I really thought Ratchet would do better, it’s on my top 3.Wow Xbox has defeated PlayStation in GOTYs for the first time in how many years?
Must be 2010 when mass effect 2 launched. Iirc, rdr and ME2 split the goty awards that year.Wow Xbox has defeated PlayStation in GOTYs for the first time in how many years?
You mean this year, it’s 2022 nowI think next year starfield is going to clean up. Bethesda games win goty awards like naughty dog games. Fallout 3 and Skyrim cleaned up in their years and even fallout 4 landed behind Witcher 3 despite not being received as well.
I don’t see horizon, botw 2 and gow beating out a next Gen only Bethesda game. They are going to feel too similar while starfield will feel next Gen, innovative, fresh and unique in ways those games simply won’t.
Assuming Starfield will clean up after Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 begun Bethesda's decline is shortsighted. God of War 2018 is one of the MOST awarded games of all time, higher than any Bethesda game. Horizon Forbidden West also looks like a HUGE improvement over the first. Bethesda has to prove they can put out a really good game that isn't buggy and dated before they get the automatic assumption that their new game will dominate awards. People don't look at them like they did back when Skyrim released. They aren't as tolerant with their technical issues anymore.Must be 2010 when mass effect 2 launched. Iirc, rdr and ME2 split the goty awards that year.
I think next year starfield is going to clean up. Bethesda games win goty awards like naughty dog games. Fallout 3 and Skyrim cleaned up in their years and even fallout 4 landed behind Witcher 3 despite not being received as well.
I don’t see horizon, botw 2 and gow beating out a next Gen only Bethesda game. They are going to feel too similar while starfield will feel next Gen, innovative, fresh and unique in ways those games simply won’t.
For me, this was the first year i didn’t pick a Sony game as my goty or runner up to goty since 2014. I hope this first year is an aberration just like 2014 and Sony makes a big comeback soon just like they did from 2015-2020. I love their games and this year felt incomplete without a big AAA goty contender from them. Shame horizon got delayed because it would’ve easily cleaned up this year.
Sony's IPs won't cannibalize each other any more than they did any other year. Spider-Man was really good but it didn't stop God of War from cleaning up. Same goes for 2020 when TLOU2 and Ghost of Tsushima were the top 2 winners. It could very well be God of War and Horizon dominating againYou mean this year, it’s 2022 now
But honestly, don’t bet on it. Sony will have three huge IPs releasing on PS4+PS5 in 2022, they’ll get a ton of votes. I’m extremely hyped for Starfield but Bethesda needs to deliver on all fronts after all the hype. Won’t be easy. However, Sony’s IPs could end up canibalizing on each other.
Have you played Silent Hill 2? I would say the way the narrative is fragmented and even the themes of regret and desperation are very similar to Silent Hill 2. It’s an arcade game at the end but the narrative sections do emphasise the whole anxiety inducing gameplay. If you like David Lynch, you’ll love what they’re going for with Returnal.tommib I'm going to buy Returnal but before I do that, without spoiling, does the game have a good story or is it only praised due to its gameplay? I obviously couldnt read anything online cuz well, spoilers, but I'd like your thoughts since you keep praising it. I dont feel like playing anything else and I'm just tired of waiting for a sale so I'm just going to yolo it but I would prefer a game with some quality writing, cuz it's been a while.
Have you played Silent Hill 2? I would say the way the narrative is fragmented and even the themes of regret and desperation are very similar to Silent Hill 2. It’s an arcade game at the end but the narrative sections do emphasise the whole anxiety inducing gameplay. If you like David Lynch, you’ll love what they’re going for with Returnal.
No, it’s not like Hades. It’s much more abstract and will leave you with a lot of questions. It’s a super metaphysical story. If you like answers and everything nicely wrapped by the end of a game, you’ll hate Returnal. But if you like to dream a bit about all the symbolism then you’ll like it. At some point in the game the narrative just kind of disappears and you’re just shooting like the biggest bad ass in the world. Don’t forget that at heart it’s an 1 coin arcade game.Is it kinda like Hades where the more you die the more you learn? Can you miss important story stuff?
No, it’s not like Hades. It’s much more abstract and will leave you with a lot of questions. It’s a super metaphysical story. If you like answers and everything nicely wrapped by the end of a game, you’ll hate Returnal. But if you like to dream a bit about all the symbolism then you’ll like it. At some point in the game the narrative just kind of disappears and you’re just shooting like the biggest bad ass in the world. Don’t forget that at heart it’s an 1 coin arcade game.
We will see. I think having a new IP with fresh new ideas will prevail over two last gen sequels. This reminds me of back when GOW2 launched in march 2007 on the PS2 to critical acclaim. Everyone loved it until Bioshock and Mass Effect came out and then no one ever talked about GOW2 again. Neither game was perfect, and ME was really buggy and I distinctly recall it running at 15 fps in the Frozen world, but people are willing to let bugs and other issues slide for new games.Assuming Starfield will clean up after Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 begun Bethesda's decline is shortsighted. God of War 2018 is one of the MOST awarded games of all time, higher than any Bethesda game. Horizon Forbidden West also looks like a HUGE improvement over the first. Bethesda has to prove they can put out a really good game that isn't buggy and dated before they get the automatic assumption that their new game will dominate awards. People don't look at them like they did back when Skyrim released. They aren't as tolerant with their technical issues anymore.
We will see. I think having a new IP with fresh new ideas will prevail over two last gen sequels. This reminds me of back when GOW2 launched in march 2007 on the PS2 to critical acclaim. Everyone loved it until Bioshock and Mass Effect came out and then no one ever talked about GOW2 again. Neither game was perfect, and ME was really buggy and I distinctly recall it running at 15 fps in the Frozen world, but people are willing to let bugs and other issues slide for new games.
Big releases always nibble on each other, easily seen in the past, you either have something huge scooping up almost everything, like TLOUP2 or TW3, or you get a more even split like we see here. And with Playstation having multiple huge and hyped releases this year the fans might have a hard time choosing the GOTY (which is nice ”problem” lol)Sony's IPs won't cannibalize each other any more than they did any other year. Spider-Man was really good but it didn't stop God of War from cleaning up. Same goes for 2020 when TLOU2 and Ghost of Tsushima were the top 2 winners. It could very well be God of War and Horizon dominating again
I expected Deathloop to win more from the media but I'm not shocked at all that it's lacking player's choice picks. The praise for that game mainly came from media. Player's weren't near as high on it. Dishonored was a better game from Arkane.Metroid Dread is almost overtaking Deathloop
- It Takes Two- 60
- Media Outlets: 49 | Readers' Choice: 11
- Resident Evil Village- 46
- Media Outlets: 24 | Readers' Choice: 22
- Forza Horizon 5- 33
- Media Outlets: 22 | Readers' Choice: 11
- Deathloop - 27
- Media Outlets: 25 | Readers' Choice: 2
- Metroid Dread - 26
- Media Outlets: 25 | Readers' Choice: 1
- Halo Infinite - 22
- Media Outlets: 17 | Readers' Choice: 5
- Returnal - 16
- Media Outlets: 15 | Readers' Choice: 1
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - 15
- Media Outlets: 14 | Readers' Choice: 1
- Psychonauts 2 - 12
- Media Outlets: 12 | Readers' Choice: 0
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - 10
- Media Outlets: 8 | Readers' Choice: 2
Skyrim won a higher percentage of it's years awards then God of War in it's year (GOW had stronger competition though), total number of awards is inconsistent between years based on how many outlets give out awards as well as how many are technically counted by the trackers. Though I do agree that Starfield cleaning up is unlikely given the possible competition, it is third most likely to win GOTY after BOTW2 and GOW Ragnarok, maybe even fourth after Elden Ring (though FromSoft has historically not been favored vs Bethesda given FO4 got more awards than Bloodborne).Assuming Starfield will clean up after Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 begun Bethesda's decline is shortsighted. God of War 2018 is one of the MOST awarded games of all time, higher than any Bethesda game. Horizon Forbidden West also looks like a HUGE improvement over the first. Bethesda has to prove they can put out a really good game that isn't buggy and dated before they get the automatic assumption that their new game will dominate awards. People don't look at them like they did back when Skyrim released. They aren't as tolerant with their technical issues anymore.
I remember reading this same thing about TLOU2. That it's a sequel and unless it changes things up drastically it won't be as loved. It didn't change much up and then went on to win more GOTY awards than any other game ever has. It isn't even close either.I do think that unless GoW and Horizon have some major innovations going on, they will be considered too derivative to ultimately win. But we haven't even seen gameplay from some of the major contenders so I think it's absolutely up for grabs. Who would have guessed that an indie roguelite would beat out Cyberpunk and FFVII in 2020?
I still think all the cross gen games are going to steal votes from each other while Starfield will win the most awards. Nintendo sites will give it to BOTW2, Sony sites will give it to either Horizon or GOW2 while Starfield will get all the MS centric site GOTYs plus all the awards from PC centric sites and critics who dont want to give GOTY awards to the sequels they already gave GOTY to a few years ago.Skyrim won a higher percentage of it's years awards then God of War in it's year (GOW had stronger competition though), total number of awards is inconsistent between years based on how many outlets give out awards as well as how many are technically counted by the trackers. Though I do agree that Starfield cleaning up is unlikely given the possible competition, it is third most likely to win GOTY after BOTW2 and GOW Ragnarok, maybe even fourth after Elden Ring (though FromSoft has historically not been favored vs Bethesda given FO4 got more awards than Bloodborne).
LOVE Love seeing it get the spotlight. I was blown away by the game every time i played it. I couldnt believe how varied and ingenious each level was designed. It is a true masterpiece.Glad to see It Takes Two with a comfortable lead. I was hoping for it or Psychonauts 2 to win overall GOTY, both really creative games that deserve such spotlight.
Last of us 2 did change up a lot though?I remember reading this same thing about TLOU2. That it's a sequel and unless it changes things up drastically it won't be as loved. It didn't change much up and then went on to win more GOTY awards than any other game ever has. It isn't even close either.
Not really it didn't. The gameplay is smoother sure and it had some more open areas but for the most part it still played like the first one. Same goes for Uncharted 4 which also won far more GOTY awards in 2016 than any other game despite being on its fourth entry. God of War just has to have another exceptional story to go along with some refinements to the gameplay and it won't have much of a problem scoring just as high and winning as many awards as the last one did. Lets not forget that they aren't competing against Rockstar this year which is probably the toughest other developer to compete against due to their games always scoring like 96+. Bethesda isn't near as loved as when Skyrim released. The tolerance for buggy, janky games from them isn't there anymore.Last of us 2 did change up a lot though?