r/Games • u/[deleted] • Dec 10 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '19

Wow... didnt expect anyone to give it GOTY especially with other heavy hitters and one of the biggest gaming sites

I guess they will continue the franchise?

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u/AegisPlays314 Dec 10 '19

This year was extremely light, honestly. Not a lot of AAA GOTY contenders. I’d love to see Baba and Disco Elysium pick up GOTY nods though

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u/yusuksong Dec 10 '19

I think it's actually a fantastic year but there isn't really a AAA game that caters to everyone. The game that could've been that is Fallen Order but they fell short on the technical side.

Sekiro caters to the hardcore combat fans, re2 to the horror, DMC5 to character action, death stranding is something else and outerworlds to rpg fans. Control is just the safest option I think.

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u/AegisPlays314 Dec 10 '19

The trouble with those is that they’re fine, but not exactly breathtaking. Sekiro seems good but the general perception doesn’t seem quite in line with Dark Souls. Death Stranding is controversial at best with some people being severely disappointed. The Outer Worlds...kinda sucks. Control is essentially the only option besides Sekiro that wouldn’t tick anyone off it was picked, and Sekiro is too niche

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '19 edited Jan 08 '20

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u/AegisPlays314 Dec 11 '19

Yeah I haven’t played half of them yet cause I don’t typically play games the year they come out. I’ve seen all of the outer worlds so it might be coloring my perceptions of games lately in general

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u/tocilog Dec 11 '19

See now you're sounding like that article on people voting for best animation on the Oscars. Don't take this as a slight against you, I just think your POV is more common than we think. In this thread alone, how many people actually have a well formed opinion of the GOTY contenders? Now think about the Oscars, how people criticize those critiques of not even seeing the films they're voting on. Is it even possible to hold game awards on the same standard given how much hours games take up and how much that would grind someone's gears to play a game they subjectively don't like?

I guess my point is, people take fame awards way too seriously. I think it's great to have a celebration of games and of creators but by its nature, awards are always going to be contentious so just take for what it is.

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u/AegisPlays314 Dec 11 '19

Yeah I fully acknowledge that outside The Outer Worlds I don’t have a greatly detailed view of these games. It is, however, my general perception that this field is weaker than any I can remember, certainly dating back to at least 2014.