I remember not voting since it seemed like too much work since I wasn't sure I could think of 10 games I really enjoyed this year but seeing this list makes me kinda want to try. I would've placed Celeste and SSBU at the top for sure.
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As brought up several times though that logic doesn't even make sense if Pokemon was eligible. The description in the OP even says it was a remake!
I reckon substantial remakes should be eligible. Of course what constitutes substantial is debatable.
Maybe we should call games like Pokemon Leggo and REmake 2 "reimaginings"?
Maybe we should call games like Pokemon Leggo and REmake 2 "reimaginings"?
Yep, I'm deep in the ERA hivemind by looks of it.
Good list and what a great year for (PS4) games!
Good list and what a great year for (PS4) games!
Even then wouldn't Shadow of the Colossus and Kiwami 2 be eligible?
I'm not even talking about threads here. Listening to various podcasts talk about Detroit's story was fantastic. Game Informer and Giant Bomb did a great job of pointing out the ham fisted ways the game compared these robots fighting for their rights to the U.S civil rights movement of the 60's. Sitting in the back of the bus, etc.
I've never heard of Frostpunk but I enjoyed This War of Mine and want to try it. Thanks for the hot tip guys!
Also I forgot to vote shame on me but I would've went with God of War anyway.
Also I forgot to vote shame on me but I would've went with God of War anyway.
Not sure what you mean. It's just meant to represent what share of votes that years 1st place game captured. What's unfair about it?
I don't feel qualified to comment on either. Isn't SotC mostly a graphics update? Kiwami 2 seems to me, yeah.
I think it's a mischaraterisation to say that scene is ham fisted, but I suppose that's down to subjectivity. It's a bit on the nose, sure, but it's realistic and completely fleeting. A 5-10 second snippet out of a 10 hour game, that not only makes sense within the context of the narrative and premise (why on Earth would humans grant machines the same rights and access?) but is barely emphasised at all, infact some people missed the point and reference of it altogether, hence I'd argue its a bit unfair to refer to it as "ham fisted". Here's the scene in question incase you've not actually ever seen it yourself. I personally think it's relatively tastefully done.
The context was that "God of War beat Breath of the Wild." I assumed this meant that one had a more positive showing than the other. They're both only in comparison to their field, though. The percent of the vote taken by the game coming in first says as much about the rest of the field as it does about the game coming in first itself. It makes for a strange comparison except to say that "this year had more/less of a clear standout favourite."
If you don't like the results then vote next year!
I... actually really agree with everything here!
although Hollow Knight as best remake doesn't sit well with me, the rest is perfect!
although Hollow Knight as best remake doesn't sit well with me, the rest is perfect!
- holy shit Sony won best publisher by more than double the points of #2 (Nintendo)
- lmao at the best Xbox Games list
- although I don't like Fortnite and I definitely like Far Cry 5 even less, I think Fortnite should've won best Shooter
- Spiderman beat Red Dead Redemption 2! what an absolute twist!
Great list. Only one I disagree with is how Far Cry 5 won best shooter. It was okay. Fortnite deserves a lot of love, though.
why the salt? every vote counts, what did you vote for? why do you feel it was pointless?
wonder if there's a large drop off of voting cause there's simply less folks that use the site regularly?
anyway good list. Kinda wanted Hollow Knight to chart higher. that was my personal goty. And uhhh, I guess I should play Detroit?
anyway good list. Kinda wanted Hollow Knight to chart higher. that was my personal goty. And uhhh, I guess I should play Detroit?
That's exactly what it's saying though. It's in no way meant to say that GoW is better than BotW.
Thanks OP and all the supporting members!
Yeah, GoW is also my favorite game of the year. Nice to see that Astro Bot is in the Top 10. Tetris Effect in the Top 20 is great! Only game I'm really missing in the Top 20 is Vampyr. But overall a good and diverse list.
Yeah, GoW is also my favorite game of the year. Nice to see that Astro Bot is in the Top 10. Tetris Effect in the Top 20 is great! Only game I'm really missing in the Top 20 is Vampyr. But overall a good and diverse list.
Yeah except you still seem to be missing the context of the posts I was replying to, which DOES seem to use it to draw a more direct comparison:
Interesting that participation has fallen of a cliff from last year. I have to admit that personally, it has not been the greatest of years for video games tbqh, and it seems I'm not alone with that sentiment.
Good job on compiling the list, and good job everybody who cast their ballot. It's always interesting to read up on other people's experiences.
Good job on compiling the list, and good job everybody who cast their ballot. It's always interesting to read up on other people's experiences.
Fantastic list. Really pleased with many of the rankings. Detroit's placing surprised me a little. I actually expected it to be slightly higher.
Yes. Yes, you should. It's exceptional. :)
Indeed. Sony had more points than the next three publishers combined. :)
Yes. Yes, you should. It's exceptional. :)
Indeed. Sony had more points than the next three publishers combined. :)
I guess, but I'm actually surprised that GoW had more of a share of the vote as well. Again, not a commentary on the games themselves (as you and I both agree) but surprising nonetheless
Do we still get those lovely little bonus features any more where we can see who had similar affinity with our own lists and the ten recommended titles we didn't vote for? always dug that extra content.
Though seeing how it's not been mentioned, I figure the new polling system doesn't work for it.
Though seeing how it's not been mentioned, I figure the new polling system doesn't work for it.
As every year thanks everyone that is running GOTY
I didn't vote as I didn't have time to play much the past 4 months so I missed too many games.
Also, the rule to not includes remake/ports has been there for quite some time. Maybe it's a bit mislabeled this year, but you can just see that as best games that didn't see their first realease this year (it's just a long category's title).
The only thing that can be seen as weird is the pokemon games as they seem like remakes, I didn't play them but it seems something like a kiwami remake.
We can still have a discussion to know if we should change that and if we should include games from previous years that got a port/remake/reimagining.
Personnaly I would be okay to include games with a significant change in gameplay/system and not just a graphical overall.
For example :
include pokemon and kiwami as they change the game significantly
don't include SotC, Spyro, as they are just a new coat of paint
don't include Hollow Night, Yakuza 0 or Nier automata as they were first released in 2017 with a port to new platform in 2018
But not including any of them is also ok to me because I understand that "significant change" is just not precised enough and can lead to significant headaches for the people running this poll.
Like : is a new playable character significant enough (DKTF)? A new perspective (GTA V)? A new combat system, new substories, new sidequests (kiwami 2)?
I didn't vote as I didn't have time to play much the past 4 months so I missed too many games.
Also, the rule to not includes remake/ports has been there for quite some time. Maybe it's a bit mislabeled this year, but you can just see that as best games that didn't see their first realease this year (it's just a long category's title).
The only thing that can be seen as weird is the pokemon games as they seem like remakes, I didn't play them but it seems something like a kiwami remake.
We can still have a discussion to know if we should change that and if we should include games from previous years that got a port/remake/reimagining.
Personnaly I would be okay to include games with a significant change in gameplay/system and not just a graphical overall.
For example :
include pokemon and kiwami as they change the game significantly
don't include SotC, Spyro, as they are just a new coat of paint
don't include Hollow Night, Yakuza 0 or Nier automata as they were first released in 2017 with a port to new platform in 2018
But not including any of them is also ok to me because I understand that "significant change" is just not precised enough and can lead to significant headaches for the people running this poll.
Like : is a new playable character significant enough (DKTF)? A new perspective (GTA V)? A new combat system, new substories, new sidequests (kiwami 2)?
How does that make it insubstantial? Like it isn't some PC game on high or something, it is a ground up remake.
That's a HUGE drop in participants. O_O
Regardless, excellent job on the thread. This takes a SHITLOAD of work.
Regardless, excellent job on the thread. This takes a SHITLOAD of work.
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That's how voting works. I'd be willing to bet you'll get a similar response from most other communities. RDR2 just wasn't as fun to play according to the community.
RDR 2 is 1st or 2nd in most community votes.
GOTYpicks has reader picks tracked too:
https://gotypicks.blogspot.com/
Congrats to all the winners. Sony really had a good year, and so did we all. Top 3 games are all fantastic.
No one who doesn't have very narrow and specific taste would call a year with God of War, Spider-Man, Smash, Astro Bot, Tetris, Dragon Quest, Odyssey, etc. a "weak year for games." It will go down as one of the best years this decade.
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