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IGN's Game of the Year nominees
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do they have some weired rules for remakes and games which released 2019 in japan?
Maybe, but probably not. Mind you, Demon's Souls Remake came out this year so it wouldn't apply to that.
Not AAA / 3D enough to make the first cut.
Not beloved enough to make the 2D / low poly cut.
yes, but it is a remake.
and the other came out in 2019 original.
It's all personal opinions obviously so really they can nominate what they want with little need to justify it. Just like you. I do think when publications choose to nominate a game like Cyberpunk considering what has happened, it does say something about the hobby. In the same way that Green Book winning Best Picture says something about Hollywood.
Agreed. The way cdpr has avoided a way bigger shitstorm is incredible. I wonder how would things be if cyberpunk was a ubisoft, bethesda or EA game...
Well to start with the original game was the whole story not just the midgar part.
The original had a much more enjoyable combat system to me. Maybe the story and characters just worked better to me as more abstracted/manga-type designs too, because in FF7R it feels almost like the same anime tropes are just plastered onto more realistic-looking characters.
Green Book builds a feel-good comedy atop an artifact of shameful segregation. Yikes.
The movie is named after guides published for black travelers in segregated America. But its spin is all Hollywood.
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any list that has 2077 for goty is a joke.
Based on past precedent, if it was a Bethesda game it would probably win a shitton of goty awards. Even fallout 4 that wasn't that good still won quite a few, more than bloodborne.
Yeah the game is not worthy of GOTY even without the bugs and transphobia. The game systems are a mess.
I was sure that gaming sites were going to feel obligated to nominate Cyberpunk, no matter what. It's gonna be a TGA nominee, and Gamers(tm) might even end up back in love with CDPR by the end of 2021 because "they fixed the game, what amazing support".
It is amazing how IGN manages to even turn a simple "best of the year" list into a fucking joke xD
Was DQXI on their year end list back in 2018 despite releasing in Japan in 2017? Persona 5 in 2017 despite releasing in Japan in 2016? Yakuza 0? Lots of games release much later in the west and it's never been a disqualifier.
Aside from the ridiculous inclusion of Cyberpunk, this is straight up just a list of the most popular games of the year. Might as well copy and paste the NPDs.
It's a pretty standard, uninteresting list of hyped up AAA games which is a shame, but what can ya do.
I definitely think Will of the Wisps deserves to be on there (though not necessarily as the winner). Even though I know it's a sensational game that I had a great time with, for some reason it didn't leave a lasting impression on me like Blind Forest did, and I'm not very good at putting into words why that is 🤷‍♂️
I definitely think Will of the Wisps deserves to be on there (though not necessarily as the winner). Even though I know it's a sensational game that I had a great time with, for some reason it didn't leave a lasting impression on me like Blind Forest did, and I'm not very good at putting into words why that is 🤷‍♂️
A lot of people still don't realize GOTY lists generally only get interesting way down the list, there's no point arguing over the top spots because everyone into games enough to hang out here has/should have played those games already and they're already universally known as good. Treat it as a way to discover a game you missed instead of using it to validate your opinions.
IGN tries to be the broadest mainstream tentpole type site, so yeah that's not terribly surprising.
IGN tries to be the broadest mainstream tentpole type site, so yeah that's not terribly surprising.
Another snub for Demon's Souls yet a broken piece of shit like Cyberpunk makes the list. Pathetic.
Game is soo underrated
On another note,
2077 over ori though? Cmon IGN!! Baffling
Trying to think of a bigger snub than Ori is getting this year and I can't. (also Fighting Herds deserved a mention instead of One Punch Man for fighting games...). Game industry as a whole is such a joke in every sense.
It's a 1:1 remake, yes, but it's an incredible game and deserves all the praise it's getting.
Never said it didn't, but game of the year awards should be new games lol
Unless the people picking the games felt differently. These awards will never be objective and there is no "right" choice.
My rankings are probably:
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Cyberpunk 2077 (PC version only)
Hades
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Animal Crossing New Horizons
Ghost of Tsushima
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Half-Life Alyx
The Last of Us Part 2
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Nioh 2 is my actual GOTY though.
No CK3 on here feels like the biggest snub, given the 10 they gave it.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Cyberpunk 2077 (PC version only)
Hades
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Animal Crossing New Horizons
Ghost of Tsushima
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Half-Life Alyx
The Last of Us Part 2
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Nioh 2 is my actual GOTY though.
No CK3 on here feels like the biggest snub, given the 10 they gave it.
There are not 10 better games than the PC version of Cyberpunk, and that's what matters.
These posts nail it. 13 Sentinels wins the FranktheRabbit GOTY, which is undeniably the most prestigious and sought after of all GOTY awards. Yakuza: Like a Dragon (and Hades) would be my runner ups. Phenomenal games.
