Mozzarella
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I have a feeling Starfield will win this year.
In alternative choice i think Final Fantasy 16 or Resident Evil 4 Remake will win.
Its between those 3.
I dont know why but im almost certain Zelda TOTK will not win, and i loved the first game (BOTW)
Its not coming from a place of hatred to the game, i think it will be amazing, perhaps even better than BOTW but not as influential or important, and that will take some of the game chances of winning. The second factor is Starfield being new IP and something Xbox will be pushing forward, you have to realize Xbox have never won a GOTY since a long time, so for them this upcoming massive space RPG from Bethesda is important in establishing their value as GOTY material.
Moreover, Zelda has already won many awards last time, i think some outlets are tired of giving it awards and at this point they would rather give something else, just like Ragnarok last year, i am sure if RDR2 won 2018, GOWR chances would have been way way higher.
And one more thing is that FF16 is also looking to be something new and if it turns out to be good i dont think journalist will hesitate to shower it with awards.
Resident Evil 4 Remake will be the safe pick, in case there was a lot of controversy around the other games, awarding RE4 will be the safe choice since everyone is loving it and the series deserves another GOTY, it has been since 2005, time for another award for Capcom.
That's my reasoning, i dont know if its convincing enough for you though, but in my head it sounds logical. lol
Edit: You mentioned Baldur's Gate 3, i think it may end up being my personal GOTY or maybe truly the best game of the year, but i am very sure that it wont win GOTY, these outlets are biased towards Crpgs and PC exclusive games, they never win unless they are made by Valve.
There's zero chance Baldur's Gate 3 wins, even if its a 10/10 flawless masterpiece, go back to best RPG awards and notice how its always big mainstream open world rpg or jrpgs that gets them, those isometric "core" rpgs never earn awards nowadays, few people really play them, even fewer master them and experiment in their systems. (The only one that won some rpg awards is Disco Elysium and that game came in a year where there was no mainstream rpg competition, if it came in 2020 instead of 2019 i would have been shifted aside, probably never nominated)
In alternative choice i think Final Fantasy 16 or Resident Evil 4 Remake will win.
Its between those 3.
I dont know why but im almost certain Zelda TOTK will not win, and i loved the first game (BOTW)
Its not coming from a place of hatred to the game, i think it will be amazing, perhaps even better than BOTW but not as influential or important, and that will take some of the game chances of winning. The second factor is Starfield being new IP and something Xbox will be pushing forward, you have to realize Xbox have never won a GOTY since a long time, so for them this upcoming massive space RPG from Bethesda is important in establishing their value as GOTY material.
Moreover, Zelda has already won many awards last time, i think some outlets are tired of giving it awards and at this point they would rather give something else, just like Ragnarok last year, i am sure if RDR2 won 2018, GOWR chances would have been way way higher.
And one more thing is that FF16 is also looking to be something new and if it turns out to be good i dont think journalist will hesitate to shower it with awards.
Resident Evil 4 Remake will be the safe pick, in case there was a lot of controversy around the other games, awarding RE4 will be the safe choice since everyone is loving it and the series deserves another GOTY, it has been since 2005, time for another award for Capcom.
That's my reasoning, i dont know if its convincing enough for you though, but in my head it sounds logical. lol
Edit: You mentioned Baldur's Gate 3, i think it may end up being my personal GOTY or maybe truly the best game of the year, but i am very sure that it wont win GOTY, these outlets are biased towards Crpgs and PC exclusive games, they never win unless they are made by Valve.
There's zero chance Baldur's Gate 3 wins, even if its a 10/10 flawless masterpiece, go back to best RPG awards and notice how its always big mainstream open world rpg or jrpgs that gets them, those isometric "core" rpgs never earn awards nowadays, few people really play them, even fewer master them and experiment in their systems. (The only one that won some rpg awards is Disco Elysium and that game came in a year where there was no mainstream rpg competition, if it came in 2020 instead of 2019 i would have been shifted aside, probably never nominated)
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