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Should Among Us be considered for GOTY?
- Thread starter DNAbro
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At The Game Awards, the only thing I can see Among Us get nominations for is probably best ongoing game. If it gets any other nominations, then I'll say that these awards are 100% rigged.
And even if it did come out this year, Among Us is essentially a retheme of Mafia/Werewolf with a slightly different cutesy yet dark theme and the addition of tasks/removal of day/night cycle, and while those changes are excellent ways to spice up the traditional social deduction genre, I wouldn't call it super revolutionary. (and if you would argue that it is revolutionary since it brought a version of Mafia/Werewolf to the mainstream gaming public, Town of Salem did it first.)
It would be nice to see Among Us get GOTY nominations since it's clear the team deserves recognition for their efforts, but I'd rather they don't break too many of their own rules just to generate publicity. (The fact that it seems they are extending the deadline for submissions to accommodate Cyberpunk 2077 already has me a bit worried.)
Last year, the GOTY nominees were Control, Death Stranding, Sekiro, RE2Remake, Smash Ultimate, and The Outer Worlds. The year before that in 2018, we had MH: World, God of War, Spiderman PS4, Celeste, RDR2, and Assassin's Creed Odyssey up for the award. Outside of Assasin's Creed Odyssey and maybe RE2Remake (since it is a remake after all), I doubt that you would think that the majority of these games are not GOTY worthy.
The problem that I see with that, is that the games that usually would fall under this are arguably so big, that they would win the award multiple times. Notice that Fortnite has swept the Best Ongoing Game category each time it was nominated. Imagine if Fortnite could be up for GOTY every year. Imagine if GTA 5 could get nominated for GOTY each year. I find it a bit ridiculous, especially since it would overshadow those new releases that are coming out each year.
Animal Crossing and TLOU2 will definitely get nominations. Considering the blowback some aspects of TLOU2 got, I honestly have doubts it will win. I see TLOU2 in the same spot as Death Stranding/RDR2. It's going to get the most nominations and may sweep in some of the earlier categories, but will miss out on taking home the big prize. Right now, the only thing that will decide what games will show up in nominations and which will take home the prize is the eligibility deadline and when the cutoff is. (Cyberpunk and the first wave of Next-Gen games coming in may shake things up a bit)
And even if it did come out this year, Among Us is essentially a retheme of Mafia/Werewolf with a slightly different cutesy yet dark theme and the addition of tasks/removal of day/night cycle, and while those changes are excellent ways to spice up the traditional social deduction genre, I wouldn't call it super revolutionary. (and if you would argue that it is revolutionary since it brought a version of Mafia/Werewolf to the mainstream gaming public, Town of Salem did it first.)
It would be nice to see Among Us get GOTY nominations since it's clear the team deserves recognition for their efforts, but I'd rather they don't break too many of their own rules just to generate publicity. (The fact that it seems they are extending the deadline for submissions to accommodate Cyberpunk 2077 already has me a bit worried.)
Last year, the GOTY nominees were Control, Death Stranding, Sekiro, RE2Remake, Smash Ultimate, and The Outer Worlds. The year before that in 2018, we had MH: World, God of War, Spiderman PS4, Celeste, RDR2, and Assassin's Creed Odyssey up for the award. Outside of Assasin's Creed Odyssey and maybe RE2Remake (since it is a remake after all), I doubt that you would think that the majority of these games are not GOTY worthy.
The problem that I see with that, is that the games that usually would fall under this are arguably so big, that they would win the award multiple times. Notice that Fortnite has swept the Best Ongoing Game category each time it was nominated. Imagine if Fortnite could be up for GOTY every year. Imagine if GTA 5 could get nominated for GOTY each year. I find it a bit ridiculous, especially since it would overshadow those new releases that are coming out each year.
Animal Crossing and TLOU2 will definitely get nominations. Considering the blowback some aspects of TLOU2 got, I honestly have doubts it will win. I see TLOU2 in the same spot as Death Stranding/RDR2. It's going to get the most nominations and may sweep in some of the earlier categories, but will miss out on taking home the big prize. Right now, the only thing that will decide what games will show up in nominations and which will take home the prize is the eligibility deadline and when the cutoff is. (Cyberpunk and the first wave of Next-Gen games coming in may shake things up a bit)
lots of predicatble binary yes or no answers in here as expected
gaming is changing... destiny 2 is not a 2017 game... sea of thieves is not a 2017 game... ff14 is not a 2010 game... no mans sky is not a 2016 game
there is an argument that games which evolve, if warranted, should be recognised at certain points for their excellence
gaming is changing... destiny 2 is not a 2017 game... sea of thieves is not a 2017 game... ff14 is not a 2010 game... no mans sky is not a 2016 game
there is an argument that games which evolve, if warranted, should be recognised at certain points for their excellence
I'd say definitely. While it came out 2 years ago, it's not until now that it's become a huge phenomenon. So in a way it came onto its own this year.
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Noted games that came into the conversation for the first time 2020. Yes of course.
just had a look, you're right
nominees for 2020
apex legends
destiny 2
fortnite
ff14
rainbow six
my overall query has been answered
It does seem a little harsh considering I imagine most of its reviews (if it has been reviewed) will be from this year, but nah, I wouldn't have it for "official" GOTY lists, but instead "best ongoing game". The less traditional awards like GB guest lists, sure why not.
This. I think that is fair enough considering the main rule for GOTY is that it had to have released this year, which is not the case for among us. If it did release this year, then it being a goty runner would be totally valid.
Yes, its one of the most fun I had in a game in years. I think that while it doesn't have high budget productions it hits the fun aspect better than most games this year. It shouldn't win but off originality and fun it should be.
Its not that rare that a game blows up way after its first release, just look at the likes of Minecraft, Factorio or Hollow Knight. You could even make the same argument for Fortnite. Left 4 Dead 2 just got a brand new campaign yesterday and the game is from 2009. Should it also be a GOTY contender if it blows up? No. Good thing is that we have the seperate category "best ongoing games" for games that fail to meet the GOTY requirements.
Btw Mario 64 is actually somewhat a valid 2020 contender while Among Us isn't.
Best update? Goty usually is for NEW games, not games that have been out for years that got a lot of attention due to an update or some how catching interest of streamers.
Everyone will have moved on to the next flash in the pan streamer game well before game awards are being voted on anyways...
Well, yeah, absolutely. Hades is gonna be on a lot of GOTY lists and people have been playing it heavily since, like, 2018. Hollow Knight released on PC the year before it released on Switch, but the latter blew it up enough to generate a bunch of GOTY talk.
GOTY discussion doesn't benefit at all from unnecessary rigidity. Among Us blew up this year in a way that 100% resembles the creation of a launch window zeitgeist, it's one of the defining games of 2020, and the amount of fun people are having with it as a mostly new discovery means it would be counterproductive to disqualify it on a technicality.
GOTY discussion doesn't benefit at all from unnecessary rigidity. Among Us blew up this year in a way that 100% resembles the creation of a launch window zeitgeist, it's one of the defining games of 2020, and the amount of fun people are having with it as a mostly new discovery means it would be counterproductive to disqualify it on a technicality.
Yeah, but that Game Awards show tells a ton of advertising.
I'd consider it for my personal list. Almost none of us even knew about it until recently. Such is the fate of many good indie games.
Not sure why some silly multiplayer game should win GOTY instead of TLOU2, a game that's a masterpiece in many ways. Some people call TLOU2 a safe choice, but it took more risks than most games this year, it being AAA doesn't change that.
It didn't just increase in popularity it went from 50 people playing it to over 100 million.
Lol yea, it can't be both a safe choice, but then also not likely to win because of being controversial. One or the other.
Fortnite blew up in 2018 and was basically a nothing game before PUBG exploded BR as a genre.
All other games should just pack up and go home? What the fuck is this shit?
that's why i typed out quite a detailed post to suggest alternatives
No, but it also shouldn't be considered "safe". If it is so safe, then why do people also say that it's "too controversial" to win?
Game of the year is for the best games of the year, not the most popular. Even with that, Among Us isn't a 2020 game, so its time to be considered for Game of the year has come and gone.
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I absolutely voted for Hollow Knight the year it came out for Switch and I still think it was dumb that Era didn't consider it officially allowed on the GOTY list.
Where the fuck did I say that? i just don't think Among Us should even be in this conversation. Some people love to throw around GOTY for every game that's currently popular.
I personally just don't have an issue with that. If other games want to beat them, they should have to beat them. I just don't really put any stock in someone winning GOTY and saying "we had the best game of X" when we all know there were games that were excluded. For films it makes more sense because those don't receive updates (for the most part). The film you get is the film you get.
If they want to attach the year to the game, then I think that would be a fine clarification. GOTY nominees in 2020 include Fortnite 2020, TLOU2, Animal Crossing, Among Us 2020, etc...
I would say yes because I care more about the impact that game had in the year it is nominated for than the year it released. For most games, they make the most impact in the year of their release, but cases like this are incredibly rare, which is why I believe we should celebrate them all the more.
