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God of War wins TGA's Game of the Year award!
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It's honestly pathetic. People on this forum are constantly (rightfully) going on about how important it is to value the devs' work, but when it comes to award season, it seems that half the forum turns into rabid fanboys that only care about putting games that aren't their favorites down.
Even in this thread -- RDR 2 is honestly being talked about more than GOW. And the funny thing is that there were a bunch of other GOTY contenders too. It's just so hilariously childish.
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Yup - it's a handy little site! Not sure who put it together, but it's very thorough and kept well up to date.
On balance I think I liked RDR2 more (it certainly took over my life) but GoW was excellent too and it's a deserved win.
Cory said all the games in the nominations are masterpieces, that's the first thing he said when he got on the stage. That's the kind of guy he is.
Also holy shit this was an actual serious post and not meme bait.
I'm typically accepting of anybody's opinion on this stuff, but you lost me here man. What a ridiculous thing to say.
New standard in terrible control and on-rail mission design?
New standard in how to make the mission fail when players are not doing 100% what you wanted?
What am I reading...
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Both games were amazing. Though graphics on God of War are pretty shiet at some places(water and some models-textures) though it had really great moments, blades were amazing reveal and i loved ending.
RDR2 story was also amazing but i think its little paced off towards end.Prologue sections were too long
RDR2 story was also amazing but i think its little paced off towards end.Prologue sections were too long
Ahh the never ending anti Sony tinfoil hat crusade. The irony is that BotW won last year (beating out HZD), and Overwatch the year before (beating out UC4). But who needs logic and reason eh?
Wow with all the shit ppl were talking about RDR2 sweeping who would have thought? Goes to show sometimes things to play out like ppl think. I know ppl were saying that bcus TGA tends to be a popularity contest instead of other things but hey looky here. Epic game and well deserved.
As much as you disagree, RDR2 is the new standard of video games, nothing beats it in scale, content, attention to details, animations, va performance, writing, dialogue, narrative, world building, interaction, art design, easter eggs/secret, atmosphere etc...
it's not a perfect game whatsoever, its gunplay is really mediocre and its gameplay can feel clunky at times ( didn't have any problem with that, feels like any rockstar game ) RDR2 is a game we'll talks about in the next five or ten years.
Zelda BOTW won GOTY over Horizon Zero Dawn last year but I guess that doesn't fit your narrative.
I agree, RDR2 is impressive, but so is God of War.
God of War had most of what you listed plus good gameplay, and that's why It beat RDR2.
The introduction of Kratos and Atreus into the world of Midgard and fulfilling their first task was completely enough. It shouldn't be more.
I'll say this, while I loved both games, there was no moment with Arthur (or even John) in RDR2 that felt equivalent to getting the Blades back in GoW.
The built-up, the tension, the memories of past games and what those meant in the context of the story, the sheer hype of seeing them again followed by the look of regret and sorrow on Kratos's face, the surprising control of his emotions & demons with the admition of what he is and what he must to do save his own son and finally...finally the release as soon as you get to control Kratos again. That whole sequence was brilliant.
The only similar-ish things to that in RDR2 would be the way Arthur got tuberculosis and how he had to deal with it (in particular with the family of the man who "gave" him TB) or perhaps the way we slowly see the gang descend into madness thanks to Dutch & Micah. Even the more positive beats of the game, with John's quest to become a proper family man and get his own ranch don't quite reach the same notes that GoW did. And that's saying something.
The built-up, the tension, the memories of past games and what those meant in the context of the story, the sheer hype of seeing them again followed by the look of regret and sorrow on Kratos's face, the surprising control of his emotions & demons with the admition of what he is and what he must to do save his own son and finally...finally the release as soon as you get to control Kratos again. That whole sequence was brilliant.
The only similar-ish things to that in RDR2 would be the way Arthur got tuberculosis and how he had to deal with it (in particular with the family of the man who "gave" him TB) or perhaps the way we slowly see the gang descend into madness thanks to Dutch & Micah. Even the more positive beats of the game, with John's quest to become a proper family man and get his own ranch don't quite reach the same notes that GoW did. And that's saying something.
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And in the end God of War beat it because it's the better game with better gameplay. It's a game people will talk about in the next five to ten years. Truly a masterpiece.
How many GOTY does team Sony have won over the years: UC2, Journey, TLOU, Bloodborne, now this, with TLOU2 in the pipeline.
Why does Sony keep making GOTY bait games?!
Gonna be playing GoW later this month in 4K HDR, I doubt it's gonna top RDR2 for me, that game is once in a generation type of game in like every aspect of a videogame, hell all the forest-y type of games shown at TGA didn't do nothing for me after spending so much time in RDR2 forests.
Why does Sony keep making GOTY bait games?!
Gonna be playing GoW later this month in 4K HDR, I doubt it's gonna top RDR2 for me, that game is once in a generation type of game in like every aspect of a videogame, hell all the forest-y type of games shown at TGA didn't do nothing for me after spending so much time in RDR2 forests.
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It's easy. Sony creates amazing games. And in the end, they're getting a lot of awards. Happens with great games.
Omg. Congrats to one of my fav games this gen, and probably ever.
Came for the salty takes, not disappointed.
Lmao!Ahh the never ending anti Sony tinfoil hat crusade. The irony is that BotW won last year (beating out HZD), and Overwatch the year before (beating out UC4). But who needs logic and reason eh?
Came for the salty takes, not disappointed.
dude, RDR 2 is barely 2 months old, posting open spoilers about it in a thread that's not even about RDR 2 is a bit careless, no?
Don't expect it. I would bet everything on RDR2. Said that I'm glad a game so focused on sp campaign got it.
Is it? Considering how much it sold, I feel like it shouldn't really be a problem after 2 months... But alright, I'll *spoiler* it up I guess.
congrats, it was my pick to win goty. i was getting worried once i saw rdr2 winning all the awards.
The world AI and underlying systems in RDR2 were superbly impressive, but the pacing and structure of the narrative took a poor turn about 3/4 through the game and I feel the story really suffered until end/epilogue.
GoW however, punched my soul. So powerful and concise, with incredible pacing. It genuinely changed my life and my relationship with my son. And on a technical level the HDR 4K I felt was better implemented and more graphically impressive from a texture, animation (with all the inverse kinematics with fighting system, lip sync and eyes (facial animation) etc. It just felt tighter with a huge emphasis on cinematic lighting that spilled out perfectly in every scene.
GoW is 1st for me, RDR2 2nd, and prob Spider-Man my 3rd but I need to play more Monster Hunter and a few other titles to know for sure (i loved octopath and still need to finish that even).
GoW however, punched my soul. So powerful and concise, with incredible pacing. It genuinely changed my life and my relationship with my son. And on a technical level the HDR 4K I felt was better implemented and more graphically impressive from a texture, animation (with all the inverse kinematics with fighting system, lip sync and eyes (facial animation) etc. It just felt tighter with a huge emphasis on cinematic lighting that spilled out perfectly in every scene.
GoW is 1st for me, RDR2 2nd, and prob Spider-Man my 3rd but I need to play more Monster Hunter and a few other titles to know for sure (i loved octopath and still need to finish that even).
so instead of replying in a polite way and adding to the conversation, you reply like this? C'mon,, Ralsie.
That's awesome. I have my issues with the game and it's not my personal GOTY, but it's cool to see such a gamey ass game winning.
The level design alone makes it deserve the title, Lake of Nine is fantastic.
The level design alone makes it deserve the title, Lake of Nine is fantastic.
If "transcendent verisimilitude" isn't the OT title for next RDR2 thread, the OP will be doing it wrong.
Good for GoW, such a great game with amazing pacing, combat and Boi. Plus, how many World Seprents does RDR have? I haven't played it but I am guessing none!
Good for GoW, such a great game with amazing pacing, combat and Boi. Plus, how many World Seprents does RDR have? I haven't played it but I am guessing none!
Disagree with every aspect except for scale and content. As a game though, gameplay is the glue that binds it all together and there is where it falters.
How is it going to be the new standard when there is literally no other developer that has the time, resources or money like Rockstar? It's not even possible for anyone else to really match the amount of unique animations/attention to detail because they likely brute forced it to an extent through sheer development time and money. I fail to see how they set a new bar for art design, world building or writing though - there's games like TW3 with as good or better writing/world building and the art direction in most AC games is the strongest in the industry. Is the voice acting clearly way better than Naughty Dog's? I don't think so either.
Clearly?
Red Dead wish it felt as good as GOW in the gameplay department.
Well earned! Congrats to the team. Phenomenal game.
I would've picked RDR2, but GoW is equally deserving of that title. I'm growing older and I feel that both those franchises and developers have grown with me, and that is reflected in the DNA of both games. I'm very grateful. What a year it's been.
I would've picked RDR2, but GoW is equally deserving of that title. I'm growing older and I feel that both those franchises and developers have grown with me, and that is reflected in the DNA of both games. I'm very grateful. What a year it's been.
Comparing the complete package and looking into each part making the games individually God of War simply delivered the bigger one.
RDR2 won the Awards for some Individual Aspects which it deserved even though i still think Chris Judge should have won his personal one too alone for the "Read it Boi" moment on Stage.
But a huge part of a Game is Gameplay and here RDR2 shit the bed with its slow clunky gameplay and how annoying it simply got over the whole game.
God of War had tight fluid combat Gameplay and you could interact and pick things up faster than Snail that tries to find its perfect placement to execute the action you want your Character to do.
It also delivered a better Progression System making it worth to explore especially on higher difficulties to make you stronger while RDR2 even though packed technically with things to distract you had literally nothing that matters going on besides its Story Missions.
Story Missions which were 99/100 times > Ride with your comrade in unnecessary slow pace to your destination > Shoot a couple Guys > Flee on a fixed path > earn 2$ and repeat the whole thing for how many hours it takes you to finish the game all for "THE PLAN"
RDR2 won the Awards for some Individual Aspects which it deserved even though i still think Chris Judge should have won his personal one too alone for the "Read it Boi" moment on Stage.
But a huge part of a Game is Gameplay and here RDR2 shit the bed with its slow clunky gameplay and how annoying it simply got over the whole game.
God of War had tight fluid combat Gameplay and you could interact and pick things up faster than Snail that tries to find its perfect placement to execute the action you want your Character to do.
It also delivered a better Progression System making it worth to explore especially on higher difficulties to make you stronger while RDR2 even though packed technically with things to distract you had literally nothing that matters going on besides its Story Missions.
Story Missions which were 99/100 times > Ride with your comrade in unnecessary slow pace to your destination > Shoot a couple Guys > Flee on a fixed path > earn 2$ and repeat the whole thing for how many hours it takes you to finish the game all for "THE PLAN"
Can't be more linear than RDR2's missions.
Same, I want to love RDR2 since RDR1 is my favorite open world game of last gen but it just doesn't play very well, it's just not fun to control Arthur, like at all.
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