Out of those only Half Life Alyx is really good. The rest are mediocre.
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The Last of Us 2 wins Game of the year at Golden Joystick Awards and Hades wins Critics Choice Awards (Other Winners Inside)
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Out of those only Half Life Alyx is really good. The rest are mediocre.
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By whose standards are these "mediocre"?
That is objectively wrong. Crusader Kings 3 and Hades are masterpieces that push their respective genres to new heights.
I think the game can be played with only audio, as an accessibility feature for blind people.
So yeah, it's deserved.
Among Us wouldn't be eligible for any awards this year anyways.
Hm, that's really weird to be applying those awards retroactively. Has that been done before?
Well it could maybe be those categories having different rules since multiplayer and mobile are more ongoing. Not sure.
AC is easily a good enough game to be in the conversation this year and reviews have shown that, and yeah of course everyone's opinion in it will be different it's kind of weird seeing you act as the arbiter of game quality when it's been a very well received game in general, especially when you talk about games nominated for awards needing to be looked at critically to be deserving, as if AC *wasn't* very well received critically...
Anyway, all games have flaws as I said before and I personally think AC deserves any nominations it receives but I feel like some publications and awards shows will do what they tend to and, despite overwhelmingly positive critical reviews, will end up ignoring games in some genres and just end up rewarding the most action-y games for GotY. Doesn't mean those games are bad of course, but it's a very narrow view to have.
What does colour have to do with anything? TLOU2 certainly doesn't target 15-30 males (of any colour) with its cast of characters. Hence the pathetic backlash from certain segments.
Honestly TGA isn't a serious affair by any stretch. They're constantly ignoring some strong names in favor of others among the nominees and changing and bending the rules they've set themselves. It's just a popularity contest and something for the pubs to put on the cover of their games.
It depends what you mean by "memorable." Obviously both will be remembered for different things.
If you're talking about overall impact on the industry I think BotW will still take it. That game was so important for Nintendo, it singlehandedly jump started the switch by proving its concept and being an amazing game in its own right, while changing gaming's most acclaimed series after THIRTY years.... and going on to becoming the most successful in that series.
TLOU2 was an improvement of what Sony's been doing, while BotW felt like the start of a new and revived Nintendo
15-30 white males were pissed off by the game more than any demographic, lol.
Don't forget massive budget, time and developing on a single closed platform. And of course blood, sweat and tears that encapsulates NDs crunch philosophy
PC, the most vibrant and diverse gaming platform in existence, couldn't do better than a year old port of a PlayStation game. Based.
I think these awards were 100% fan vote and a majority of people do not care.
I wonder if you'll say the same thing, word for word, when your darling CDPR wins next year ... 🤔
Would be weird if i said that for cdpr , right? They are not making for a single closed platform
The average gamer has literally no clue how games are made, and probably hasn't even heard the word crunch.
That will surely teach them (and other studios) to fix their toxic culture. Ugh.Every Golden Joystick Award 2020 winner
- Studio of the Year - Naughty Dog
Every winner at the Golden Joystick Awards 2020
See who won what during this year's showwww.gamesradar.com
I doubt the entire studio is relaxing, but OK.
I don't typically get to take the rest of the year off after I hand in a project.
I haven't played TLOU2 or even know much about it because the first game just wasnt my style, but the award is probably well deserved. That said I dont think that Naughty Dog deserved to win studio of the year with all of the crunch problems and their history with racism. Really hoping CDPR doesnt win that award next year, but who knows at this point.
So, I decided to finally pull the trigger on publishing this after the game won game of the year. I've been chiseling away at this article for the last 5 months or so and finally got it to a place I'm happy with.
When The Wolves Won't Stop Howling At Night- The Last of Us Part II, A Study In Violence and Sectarian Revenge
Started out as a simple analysis of the game through the lens of contemporary revenge cinema but ballooned into a deep dive of the game, core influences of the series, setbacks of nonlinear storytelling in an inherently linear medium...etc.
Not sure how many people will read it, but I appreciate if anyone takes the time to.
I'm kind of ready to finally be done with the game after finishing this but the awards are well deserved. Even though I haven't played Ghost of Tsushima, I wouldn't have been mad if it took away best visual design either.
When The Wolves Won't Stop Howling At Night- The Last of Us Part II, A Study In Violence and Sectarian Revenge
Started out as a simple analysis of the game through the lens of contemporary revenge cinema but ballooned into a deep dive of the game, core influences of the series, setbacks of nonlinear storytelling in an inherently linear medium...etc.
Not sure how many people will read it, but I appreciate if anyone takes the time to.
I'm kind of ready to finally be done with the game after finishing this but the awards are well deserved. Even though I haven't played Ghost of Tsushima, I wouldn't have been mad if it took away best visual design either.
Agreed, and Genshin was totally robbed for best mobile game. :/