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From Software is the DiCaprio of the GOTY
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I don't think any of those games deserved to win game if the year personally. They are good games, but they weren't the best in those years.
I highly doubt that. If be willing to bet most of the people that voted for TW3 would have voted for Bloodborne over Fallout.
Not in terms of overall GotY awards
On forums like here? Absolutely. Elsewhere, plenty of their contemporaries are discussed as, if not more, often and held in just as high as a regard
I also don't see Sekiro winning the goty. Like From's previous games, it will get some nominations and awards, but ultimately won't be voted the goty. We're almost midway in the year, but I think re2 will be the primary contender for many. However, I'm not sure if horror games usually win goty
If you step out of the isolated Era bubble, I think you'll find that isn't the case. As much as I love From titles, I find some of the other games on the list more enjoyable (and more replayable), and going by sales and other public voting at the majority of outlets, it seems most gamers did too.
Yes, at 44 he practically looks ancient...
It's almost like they don't use a ton of makeup in movies or anything, and what you see on the screen or magazine covers is exactly how they normally look in everyday life. At worst, he's slowly turning into Jack Nicholson.
Skyrim beat Dark Souls and The Witcher 3 beating Bloodborne, two games with bottom tier game play.. Clearly they must be going off those games having way more dialogue, because game play, graphics and aesthetics are not even close.
They're not Blockbuster enough. Once from is given $100 Million, 100 more employees, and 6 years to make a big open world game with le pretty graphics then they'll win a "consensus" GOTY.
I mean..even the dlc of Witcher 3 beat Dark Souls 3 in 2016 in best rpg category. I doubt FROM is ever going to get it unless no other 'huge' title comes out that year.
Not that it matters, their games are literally the reason I play video games right now lol. I treat every game as your normal dinner and whenever a FROM game comes out that's like a dessert to me.
Not that it matters, their games are literally the reason I play video games right now lol. I treat every game as your normal dinner and whenever a FROM game comes out that's like a dessert to me.
Aesthetic I can give you since that's subjective (but is also the reason why I wouldn't go around acting like it's a fact). But graphics? Taking into account how well a game runs (I do), graphics are not From's specialty.
Nothing against From Software but the adulation around here rises to the level of parody. I guess it's an article of faith that there couldn't just be a better game in any given year than whatever From Software put out.
I have all of the games. Skyrim is the ugliest of the group by a landslide. Witcher 3 looks great on the PS4 but I prefer Blooborne's visuals. So I should correct my stance, visuals are close for Witcher 3 and Blooborne, just very different styles. Gameplay I stand by that The Witcher 3 and Skyrim are not close at all to how good Dark Souls and Bloodborne feel. Now if you want to go with dialogue and side quests then the opposite is true.
Well a good portion of folks can't play their games. The games you listed were hugely popular and far more accessible
Darksouls 1/3 and Bloodborne are GOAT but to be GOTY you need to be a game for everyone. Fromsoft doesnt make games for everyone.
I agree that their games were far far better (even DkS II) that the games that won the GOTY the respective years, but I also think that if I search for every year's release list I'll find most of the years some game that I liked more than FROM's game.
I'm probably in the minority but DMC5 might be my fav so far over Sekiro. It's a tough choice though because both are awesome.
funny they (aka FROM's games) don't get nominated. Bloodborne was so great it was probably my personal favorite.
funny they (aka FROM's games) don't get nominated. Bloodborne was so great it was probably my personal favorite.
Its a tepid cinematic corridor shooter
It has a wider appeal than a semi-hard rpg
I am a HUGE fan of the Soul series and Bloodborne. I think Dark Souls 2 was horrible, the only good thing about it was PvP otherwise it was a disappointment for me and a downgrade.
Dark Souls 3 and Bloodbrone are the best in the series. Sekiro is very good too, but I do not like the whole East Asian setting is not really for me, still a great game nonetheless imo. We gave Sekiro a 10/10. Bloodborne and Super Mario Galaxy are my GOTGs lol the 2 polar opposites.
Dark Souls 3 and Bloodbrone are the best in the series. Sekiro is very good too, but I do not like the whole East Asian setting is not really for me, still a great game nonetheless imo. We gave Sekiro a 10/10. Bloodborne and Super Mario Galaxy are my GOTGs lol the 2 polar opposites.
Corridor shooter and Uncharted 4 don't really mix lol. Some of the combat arenas are arguably among the largest, most open, layered and complex in the genre.
Demon's Souls is a great game, but no chance against Uncharted 2 one of the greatest of all time.
Dark Souls is much better than Skyrim, but I do not know if it's the best in the same year as Batman Arkham City, Portal 2 and Uncharted 3.
I did not play Dragon Age Inquisition, but Dark Souls 2 is weak, even though 2014 has been a weak year, it still does not deserve any GOTY awards.
Bloodborne is one of the best games of the generation, but The Witcher 3 deserved it, it's on the same level and I remember having liked it more in 2015, but I never played it again, while Bloodborne has grown in me over the years and especially after platinum . My GOTY 2015 was Metal Gear Solid V, but all very close.
Dark Souls 3 I played for the first time last year, just like whole trilogy, I really liked it, probably my favorite, but Uncharted 4 is undoubtedly the GOTY.
I'm playing Sekiro, enjoying it a lot, but so far I don't hold a candle for Bloodborne. Resident Evil 2 for now is the best game of the year for me without doubts, I also doubt that Sekiro is GOTY even if The Last of Us Part 2 is not released.
Dark Souls is much better than Skyrim, but I do not know if it's the best in the same year as Batman Arkham City, Portal 2 and Uncharted 3.
I did not play Dragon Age Inquisition, but Dark Souls 2 is weak, even though 2014 has been a weak year, it still does not deserve any GOTY awards.
Bloodborne is one of the best games of the generation, but The Witcher 3 deserved it, it's on the same level and I remember having liked it more in 2015, but I never played it again, while Bloodborne has grown in me over the years and especially after platinum . My GOTY 2015 was Metal Gear Solid V, but all very close.
Dark Souls 3 I played for the first time last year, just like whole trilogy, I really liked it, probably my favorite, but Uncharted 4 is undoubtedly the GOTY.
I'm playing Sekiro, enjoying it a lot, but so far I don't hold a candle for Bloodborne. Resident Evil 2 for now is the best game of the year for me without doubts, I also doubt that Sekiro is GOTY even if The Last of Us Part 2 is not released.
so is Rockstar the Clint Eastwood of gaming then?
themes are generally focused on masculinity, maybe even right wingish, but people still love and admire their work. Same as Eastwood?
themes are generally focused on masculinity, maybe even right wingish, but people still love and admire their work. Same as Eastwood?
Damn,I was aware that Bloodborne was robbed,but looking at that list I see Dark Souls was too,lol.
Considering the only game there that I didn't like more than FROMs offering was Dragon Age, many people obviously feel the same. I've never really felt their games were that enjoyable anyway so there you go....
I certainly don't think DS2 is a bad game but it is the only Souls where I started to get some real fatigue by the end. It also probably led to why Bloodborne was so incredible to me because it felt so refreshing and cohesive. Sekiro is a bit all over the place for me
And why do we give a shit about these "GOTY" winners again? I see that Inquisition won and fucking lmao.
It seems like you need extreme mass appeal to win, and no thanks, none of those winners seem that interesting or great to me.
It seems like you need extreme mass appeal to win, and no thanks, none of those winners seem that interesting or great to me.
I'm actually stunned. I think their games are among the best of all time, not just in a given year or generation. I'm amazed they haven't picked up even 1 award, for Dark Souls or Bloodborne. Dragon Age winning makes me want to puke.
That was Nintendo's year. Mario Kart 8 was clearly the best game of 2014. The Wii U was hilariously snubbed.
Era's bizarre hard-on for From Software will literally never cease to amaze me, and I say that as someone who loves Bloodborne.
No, every single time, they were beaten by more deserving games that managed to speak to and be resonant to a lot more people, regardless of your personal perceptions of their quality, I think the only exception is maybe Dark Souls 3.
Uncharted 2 deserved to beat Demon's Souls
Skyrim deserved to beat Dark Souls
Dragon Age Inquisition I'm not too hot on, but it's clear it caught the zeitgeist of its year like Dark Souls 2 did not
The Witcher 3 absolutely deserved to have beaten Bloodborne, much as I adore Bloodborne, and think it runs circles around The Witcher 3.
Uncharted 2 and Skyrim started legitimate paradigm shifts in the industry. Uncharted 2 started the walk towards cinematic interactivity that we still see to this day. Skyrim started the present day shift to open world gaming, and has been cited by developers as storied as Square Enix, Capcom, Kojima, CD Projekt RED, BioWare, and fucking Nintendo, who never acknowledge external influences, as an influence on their games. The Witcher 3 is one of the most lauded games of all time, and the modern day Final Fantasy 7, even if I think Bloodborne is a better designed game, TW3 very clearly struck a chord with more people.
A lot of From fans need to get over themselves in all their bullshit elitism. No, you don't know better than anyone else, and the people who voted for Skyrim or The Witcher 3's opinions are every bit as valid as yours are, except theirs are backed by sheer numbers, which clearly bothers you all which is probably what leads to this necessity for validation for From games, and your love for them.
From games are amazing. It's okay if they don't win awards, they're still great.
No, every single time, they were beaten by more deserving games that managed to speak to and be resonant to a lot more people, regardless of your personal perceptions of their quality, I think the only exception is maybe Dark Souls 3.
Uncharted 2 deserved to beat Demon's Souls
Skyrim deserved to beat Dark Souls
Dragon Age Inquisition I'm not too hot on, but it's clear it caught the zeitgeist of its year like Dark Souls 2 did not
The Witcher 3 absolutely deserved to have beaten Bloodborne, much as I adore Bloodborne, and think it runs circles around The Witcher 3.
Uncharted 2 and Skyrim started legitimate paradigm shifts in the industry. Uncharted 2 started the walk towards cinematic interactivity that we still see to this day. Skyrim started the present day shift to open world gaming, and has been cited by developers as storied as Square Enix, Capcom, Kojima, CD Projekt RED, BioWare, and fucking Nintendo, who never acknowledge external influences, as an influence on their games. The Witcher 3 is one of the most lauded games of all time, and the modern day Final Fantasy 7, even if I think Bloodborne is a better designed game, TW3 very clearly struck a chord with more people.
A lot of From fans need to get over themselves in all their bullshit elitism. No, you don't know better than anyone else, and the people who voted for Skyrim or The Witcher 3's opinions are every bit as valid as yours are, except theirs are backed by sheer numbers, which clearly bothers you all which is probably what leads to this necessity for validation for From games, and your love for them.
From games are amazing. It's okay if they don't win awards, they're still great.
