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Fredrik

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Oct 27, 2017
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So like the electoral college?
No idea :p

But unless I'm over-thinking this it's easy math really:

If 50% PS4 only owners gives GoW 5 points (#1 spot) they can still give RDR2 4,3,2 or 1 point.
Plus we have the other 50% that can give it 5 point.
That's lots of potential points.

But a XB1 only owner that gives RDR2 5 points won't give GoW a single point. No 4,3,2 or 1 points there.
That's lots of potentially missed points.

There is of course the possibility that PS4 only owners gives GoW 5 points and RDR2 0 points, but I see that like a small percentage, definitely less that the Xbox only owners that gives GoW 0 points since they can't even play the game :P

If everyone who votes are multi-console owners it'll be fair though but that's not likely.
 
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N.47H.4N

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Gamepod.hu reader's choice game of the year - God of War
https://m.gamepod.hu/hir/a_god_of_war_lett_a_2018-as_ev_jateka_szerintetek.html

Allgamers game of the year - God of War
https://allgamers.com/article/6912/allgamers-2018-game-of-the-year-1-god-of-war

Newsbytes game of the year - God of War
https://www.newsbytesapp.com/timeli...id-you-play-the-best-games-of-2018/amp/google

Kakuchopurei game of the year - Spiderman
https://kakuchopurei.com/2019/01/04/kakuchopureis-best-of-2018-awards-all-of-them/amp/

Gamematters game of the year - Monster Hunter World
https://gamermatters.com/gm-goty-2018-goty

Metacritic reader's choice game of the year - God of War
https://www.metacritic.com/feature/users-pick-the-best-of-2018
 
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nDesh

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Oct 27, 2017
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Anybody know how they're counting the votes to go around a market share advantage? BOTW won last year but I don't know how, shouldn't a PS4 game by default get more user votes just from having an enormous market share?
Same thing this year. GoW is only on PS4 but RDR2 is on both PS4 and XB1 and it's not unlikely that lots of XB1 gamers think that RDR2 is the best game on the console. Edit: On the other hand, for PS4 gamers GoW might be the choice instead.
Bah, I don't know, am I over-thinking things? :s
You're ignoring fanboynism, many console users will lend to the exclusive of their preferred console, this is and undeniable reality, we have years and years of console warring and controversies that prove this.
In the end this is what balances the extra popularity of multiplatforms.
 

Mercenary09

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Fredrik

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You're ignoring fanboynism, many console users will lend to the exclusive of their preferred console, this is and undeniable reality, we have years and years of console warring and controversies that prove this.
In the end this is what balances the extra popularity of multiplatforms.
That only works out well for the dominating console, like PS4 with 90 (?) million consoles sold.

What balance it out for Xbox One?
With that thinking there is zero chance that an Xbox One game will ever win GOTY no matter how awesome it is since there will always be more fanboys balancing it out on PS4 than Xbox One. No? It'll just be a PS4 game or a multiplat until next gen starts and it all resets.

Maybe that's Microsoft's masterplan with Play Anywhere, if they can't build a market share big enough to compete with Xbox, lets move it to PC as well!

:P
 

N.47H.4N

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Oct 27, 2017
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Eclypsia game of the year - Detroit Become Human
https://www.eclypsia.com/fr/video-g...e-2018-et-flop-de-la-redaction-eclypsia-28363

Jesuisungameur game of the year - Detroit Become Human
https://jesuisungameur.com/2018/12/26/jsug-awards-meilleurs-jeux-video-2018/

Gameplay.cafe game of the year - God of War
https://gameplay.cafe/rubriche/speciale/i-giochi-dellanno-2018-secondo-gameplay-cafe/amp/

M2gaming.ca game of the year - God of War
http://m2gaming.ca/video/top-5-meilleurs-jeux-et-jeu-de-lannee-2018

Another Noob reader's choice game of the year - God of War
https://anothernoob.com/ganador-juego-ano-2018-god-of-war/

SAGamer reader's choice game of the year - God of War
https://sagamer.co.za/2019/01/07/2018-game-of-the-year-as-voted-by-you

Gamer Professionals game of the year - God of War
https://www.gamerpros.co/our-game-of-the-year-for-2018/
PS: I don't know why Gamerpros.co wasn't included,it is in previous years as Gamer Professionals, at 2016
>>>>>>>>>>>Gamer Professionals (US) : DOOM<<<<<<<<<<<
 
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Ezio2048

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Servbot24

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Oct 25, 2017
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Most contentious GOTY debates
Witcher 3 vs Bloodborne
The Last of Us vs GTAV
God of War vs Red Dead 2
Mass Effect 2 vs Red Dead
others?
 

SlayerSaint

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Jan 6, 2019
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Witcher 3 vs bloodborne is literally the least contentious ever. Wither 3 has won almost 10 times more goty than bloodborne.

And is the most rewarded game ever. Like you said, literally the least contentious there is on every place but Era.

To stay on topic, as for this one, I expect God of War to end up winning by around this ~30 margin it's been at for a while. So it would definitely be top 5.
 

Ezio2048

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And is the most rewarded game ever. Like you said, literally the least contentious there is on every place but Era.

To stay on topic, as for this one, I expect God of War to end up winning by around this ~30 margin it's been at for a while. So it would definitely be top 5.
The gap would have been smaller if people were not just looking for god of war goty but every goty. Or if red dead had as much supporters as gow in this thread.
 

Mercenary09

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Oct 27, 2017
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The gap would have been smaller if people were not just looking for god of war goty but every goty. Or if red dead had as much supporters as gow in this thread.
Dude seriously stop this narrative. The person who runs that site has done this for 15+ years. The gap has nothing to do with what people are posting in this thread.

You're coming across as whining that sites giving GOTY to RDR2 that you're posting aren't being counted as much. Do you realize the amount of sites that have been posted here that gave GOW GOTY that weren't counted either? It's been a lot as well. I think you are way too personally invested in this.
 
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modiz

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Oct 8, 2018
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The gap would have been smaller if people were not just looking for god of war goty but every goty. Or if red dead had as much supporters as gow in this thread.
So... can we please stop this stupid thing. You are clearly derailing the thread because you are somehow blaming users here because someone on gotypicks found more sites choosing god of war than red dead redemption. A mod has already told you to stop because this is not what this thread was about. If this upsets you so much, make another goty blog yourself.
 

Ezio2048

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So... can we please stop this stupid thing. You are clearly derailing the thread because you are somehow blaming users here because someone on gotypicks found more sites choosing god of war than red dead redemption. A mod has already told you to stop because this is not what this thread was about. If this upsets you so much, make another goty blog yourself.
I am derailing the thread?? People are constantly posting how gow is leading and how much is the gap and i post one thing in this conversation and you all can't take that. Just great.
 

modiz

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I am derailing the thread?? People are constantly posting how gow is leading and how much is the gap and i post one thing in this conversation and you all can't take that. Just great.
I am sorry but that previous post is very clearly thread derail. People posting the gap or current situation is not thread derail as it informs other users of situation. However, repeatedly saying that you think era is somehow manipulating the one who runs gotypicks (that person was doing this for like 15 year so come on) is not helping the discussion. As i said, if you dislike how that person is choosing which website counts you can always make your own goty blog.
 

Saint-14

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I am derailing the thread?? People are constantly posting how gow is leading and how much is the gap and i post one thing in this conversation and you all can't take that. Just great.
Well, you're claiming RDR2 would have won more awards if people posted more about it here, you realize the blog have been doing this long before this place and it doesn't rely on us right?
 

Ezio2048

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Well, you're claiming RDR2 would have won more awards if people posted more about it here, you realize the blog have been doing this long before this place and it doesn't rely on us right?
I am sorry. I was not blaming Era. It's obviously started for helping finding out goty picks. I just meant it would have been good for red dead if it had more people searching for it. I know that in the end it doesn't matter much as the blog has been doing it for 15 years(i have been following it for like 10 years) but maybe more people could have helped in finding it much easier. Anyway let's not discuss this more.
 

Deleted member 15311

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Sometimes i don't understand the bannings. The guy calls out an hypocrite and gets banned, that's just weird. This whole crap of goty talk could be avoided if everything counted and not only some venues, without any sort of explanation of the whole process.
 

HussiZooT

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While it's nice to see GOW and RDR2 battling it out on top, with GOW clearly the winner, I'm more than happy that my boy, Spidey, has gotten 15 till now.

Go get em tiger!
 

janusff

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Oct 25, 2017
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AC Odyssey got one Angie22 !!

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SlayerSaint

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I'm debating getting it myself, the only AC game I've ever liked was Black Flag but I really liked it and consider it in my top 10 games of the gen. The main reason I liked Black Flag was the non-AC parts where I just got to be a pirate, and I've heard they've changed up the AC formula a lot with the past couple of entries so I'm interested again.
 

Arion

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Hey! gotypicks blogger guy! since you are reading this thread, I just want to say, cheers for your archival efforts.
 

janusff

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I'm debating getting it myself, the only AC game I've ever liked was Black Flag but I really liked it and consider it in my top 10 games of the gen. The main reason I liked Black Flag was the non-AC parts where I just got to be a pirate, and I've heard they've changed up the AC formula a lot with the past couple of entries so I'm interested again.
for what it's worth i loved black flag but didn't care for Origins. But I really dug Odyssey. More because of the world they created though. The ship stuff really isn't a focus with Odyssey as it was with Black Flag.
 

Mercenary09

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User Banned (5 days): History of hostility towards other members and system warring; previous infractions