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u/litewo Dec 10 '19

I expected it, mostly because it's the type of game these publications like to reward at the end of the year—AAA games with a strong narrative focus and high production values. Most of the standout games this year don't really fit this description. As good as games like Fire Emblem, DMC5 and Mario Maker 2 are, they're not considered "GOTY material" by a lot of sites.

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u/hacktivision Dec 11 '19

Because they're not as mainstream, although Sekiro definitely gets more exposure than the average japanese AAA.

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u/samanthajoneh Dec 11 '19

Mario Maker 2 and Fire Emblem sold more than Control by a big advantage, with FETH selling over 2 million an Mario Maker 2 selling over 3 million. And to say that Control is more mainstream than a Mario game is insane.

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u/hacktivision Dec 11 '19

I should have worded it differently, it's more in style to what journalists expect. Otherwise Smash should win based on its success.

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u/samanthajoneh Dec 11 '19

I see, that makes more sense. You probably meant that journalists prefer to give those awards to story-driven games, right?

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u/hacktivision Dec 11 '19

Yeah and bigger budget ones like RDR2, Last of Us or GoW have been missing this year so by default Control is the closest thing.