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So does anyone watching the Game Awards even care who wins what award?
- Thread starter Uzumaki Goku
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I don't really care about any awards ceremonies event the supposedly 'prestigious' ones like the oscars. Like most things in gaming i'm a little embarrassed to even be associated with the game awards.
I personally don't but it's nice that the developers get some recognition I guess. Though, the ones who accept the awards should be the devs that put in all that shitty crunch time instead of the "faces" of the particular game/company who made the game.
It's not going to make or break my day, but I do have preferences for which games win each categories. And I really enjoy seeing the excitement of the award winners because it IS very meaningful for them. You work hard on something for 3+ years straight and then tell me that these are just imaginary awards. (What even constitutes a non-imaginary award?)
I might of watched them a little bit a few years ago? Maybe clips, I don't know. Don't give a shit at all.
It's great for peoples work to be recognized, but gaming is just a dumpster fire of assholes so I don't take it any more seriously than I play to occupy my time.
Which to be fair is the same way I feel about any awards.
It's great for peoples work to be recognized, but gaming is just a dumpster fire of assholes so I don't take it any more seriously than I play to occupy my time.
Which to be fair is the same way I feel about any awards.
Nope. As an event it loads itself with ads and sponsorships and celebrities from other mediums and new game reveals, and a bunch of awards have been relegated to off screen or pre show in the past.
It's an awards show that claims it wants to be the gaming Oscars but it's not even the MTV movie awards. They never hype it as a true celebration of the medium they hype it as a mini E3/ concert.
I appreciate the effort Geoff puts in and people enjoy it but if the show itself doesn't respect the awards why should anyone else.
It's light entertainment nothing more.
It's an awards show that claims it wants to be the gaming Oscars but it's not even the MTV movie awards. They never hype it as a true celebration of the medium they hype it as a mini E3/ concert.
I appreciate the effort Geoff puts in and people enjoy it but if the show itself doesn't respect the awards why should anyone else.
It's light entertainment nothing more.
They do this because they have to.
The Oscars or the Grammys don't need reveals to get people to watch because there is inherent star power with actors, directors and musicians that game directors and performers will never be able to match, given that most of the work is done behind the scenes. And yet despite that all of those other award shows still have musical performances to help get people to watch. And they're on traditional media so they DO actually have ads, just not in the awards show itself lol. And even the Oscars is struggling with viewership iirc.
Like this is fairly straightforward lol.
No not really but I would still watch even if there was no premiers or news about new games. Supporting the industry you love is important and all nominees have hundreds of people affected by the games development so being recognized is important even as just a nominee.
I enjoy seeing devs being really excited they won an award, especially indie devs. A lot of indie devs look like they are getting a lot of validation and recognition they might not have seen before.
Man, people are just pre-salting themselves huh.
I'll be happy if that niche game I like gets some recognition, it's a long shot but it would do wonders for 13 Sentinels if it wins best narrative over TLOU2.
Similarly if Persona 5 Royal wins best RPG over FF7R that would make my night.
I'll be happy if that niche game I like gets some recognition, it's a long shot but it would do wonders for 13 Sentinels if it wins best narrative over TLOU2.
Similarly if Persona 5 Royal wins best RPG over FF7R that would make my night.
This year, I know that The Last of Us 2 will win game of the year and at least a couple other awards, and it's all pretty much just the same handful of games nominated for everything this year so it just doesn't feel as exciting.
Pretty much only watching because I have not much better to do and for the hype of the reveals
Pretty much only watching because I have not much better to do and for the hype of the reveals
That's true, and I say that about those mediums as well. I do think games have even more that separates them though. I can't think of a good movie analog to describe how such different games as Tetris Effect: Connected and The Last of Us II could both contend for GOTY with different people.
i care especially if my favorite and non favourite game wins GOTY and i decided to work on the day as TGA airtime is very early morning
i really dun expect any sudden surprises as certain IPs are celebrating their anniversary in 2021 and predicting that my non favourite game will win many awards
i really dun expect any sudden surprises as certain IPs are celebrating their anniversary in 2021 and predicting that my non favourite game will win many awards
I don't care for awards shows in particular, but I do like when hard work is recognized and celebrated.
I'm not a fan of the "but this is the BEST" sort of competitive mentality, as there are so many talented studios out there, doing some incredible work, and many of them go unsung. I guess, ultimately, I'd love to see the enthusiast crowd of gaming broaden their scope beyond the latest "mega-blockbusters," and shine more light on the lesser known titles that are no less fantastic and worth your time (like The Pathless, or The Last Campfire, for example; two beautiful games that aren't exactly going to blow people away visually; although they are quite visually beautiful; but are quality games that should have a lot more buzz and interest than they do, even on enthusiast game forums.
My opinions on awards shows are that it's more about the celebrity presence and ceremony than it really is about the games. This coming from a guy that actually covered the VGAs a few years back, and it was interesting to see the other journalists blowing a gasket when Kim Kardashian, or Neil Patrick Harris walked by, while I was like, "Holy shit, it's Wil Wright! Can I ask you a few questions?!" and, "Ted Price and Hideo Kojima!" A few of the journalists next to me were even like, "Who was that? Nevermind, it's the American Rejects!" It was a little disheartening, to be honest, and kind of soured me on the whole idea of the VGAs for a bit.
At least, from what little I've seen, Geoff Keighly (not sure if I spelled his name right), seems to genuinely love gaming, so there's that, at least!
I'm not a fan of the "but this is the BEST" sort of competitive mentality, as there are so many talented studios out there, doing some incredible work, and many of them go unsung. I guess, ultimately, I'd love to see the enthusiast crowd of gaming broaden their scope beyond the latest "mega-blockbusters," and shine more light on the lesser known titles that are no less fantastic and worth your time (like The Pathless, or The Last Campfire, for example; two beautiful games that aren't exactly going to blow people away visually; although they are quite visually beautiful; but are quality games that should have a lot more buzz and interest than they do, even on enthusiast game forums.
My opinions on awards shows are that it's more about the celebrity presence and ceremony than it really is about the games. This coming from a guy that actually covered the VGAs a few years back, and it was interesting to see the other journalists blowing a gasket when Kim Kardashian, or Neil Patrick Harris walked by, while I was like, "Holy shit, it's Wil Wright! Can I ask you a few questions?!" and, "Ted Price and Hideo Kojima!" A few of the journalists next to me were even like, "Who was that? Nevermind, it's the American Rejects!" It was a little disheartening, to be honest, and kind of soured me on the whole idea of the VGAs for a bit.
At least, from what little I've seen, Geoff Keighly (not sure if I spelled his name right), seems to genuinely love gaming, so there's that, at least!
Not so much, pretty much an afterthought for me. While I do really appreciate all the hard work that goes in to this event each year, I really tune in for the announcements.
I was happy to see Devil May Cry 5 win an award.
Other than that, I don't see why it should really matter?
My only interest is in seeing new games and playing new games.
Other than that, I don't see why it should really matter?
My only interest is in seeing new games and playing new games.
The voting committee or whatever group that decides the games has proven themselves to be incredibly inept, there were problems for years but xenoblade 2 not even being nominated for best soundtrack was the straw that broke the camel's back. I always mainly viewed TGA as a game reveal event with awards on the side, now I only treat it as E3 2.0.
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Not really. Like it's cool that devs get recognized for their hard work like that, but it doesn't mean anything to me, nor is it all that interesting to watch outside of the premieres.
Entertainment award shows started out as private events, they're industry events that usually only really are of interest to those in the industry. Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, Grammys only work because they're entertainment and people love celebrity and the pageantry, but even that is waning a ton. Without the trailers and reveals no one would really care about the TGAs, which is fine that they use them. I'm sure plenty enjoy the publicity and recognition even if most people really aren't invested or there for that aspect.
Entertainment award shows started out as private events, they're industry events that usually only really are of interest to those in the industry. Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, Grammys only work because they're entertainment and people love celebrity and the pageantry, but even that is waning a ton. Without the trailers and reveals no one would really care about the TGAs, which is fine that they use them. I'm sure plenty enjoy the publicity and recognition even if most people really aren't invested or there for that aspect.
I do like seeing the results for some of the awards I guess. I mean I really liked it when all the people from God of War went up on stage, because you know Rockstar probably wouldn't have done that (or I guess anybody this year lol 😢).
It's usually the smaller indie-awards when they actually go on stage that I like seeing the winner, I guess.
I think most of all I like the musical performances aside from the "hot new trailers."
Mick Gordon's performance when he played some Quake 2 music and the Red Dead Redemption musical performance stick out. There was another one that I remember thinking was great, but it's not coming to mind right now.
It's usually the smaller indie-awards when they actually go on stage that I like seeing the winner, I guess.
I think most of all I like the musical performances aside from the "hot new trailers."
Mick Gordon's performance when he played some Quake 2 music and the Red Dead Redemption musical performance stick out. There was another one that I remember thinking was great, but it's not coming to mind right now.
I don't even care about the show in general I wait for the next day or whatever for the trailers.
Lmao.
Video game awards have got to be some of the most meaningless awards ever...
Game of the Year gets awarded to like, 30 games by 700 different outlets and every part of the industry treats every single one of them the exact same way, with the exact same weight/prestige....
Video game awards have got to be some of the most meaningless awards ever...
Game of the Year gets awarded to like, 30 games by 700 different outlets and every part of the industry treats every single one of them the exact same way, with the exact same weight/prestige....
Loads of nominated games are exclusives to platforms I don't own, so *shrug*. I don't feel qualified to have any opinion on them, so I tend to ignore their existance.
When some games that I happened to play get a shoutout (like Ori 2, or Raji), that's nice, I guess.
When some games that I happened to play get a shoutout (like Ori 2, or Raji), that's nice, I guess.
