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What do we think the 6 Nominees for GOTY will be at The Game Awards this year?

DeoGame

DeoGame

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Dec 11, 2018
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I'm personally thinking:

1. The Last of Us Part II

2. Cyperpunk 2077 (if it makes the cutoff, 2021 otherwise)

3. Ghost of Tsushima

4. Animal Crossing: New Horizons

5. Ori and the Will of the Wisps

6. FFVII Remake

Alternates: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Nioh 2, Demon's Souls, Spider-Man: Miles Morales,

Edit (with alternatives I shamefully forgot): Half Life Alyx, Hades (like Celeste in 2018), Doom Eternal (forgot that was this year and not last November like originally planned. 2020's weird).

Winner: I'm thinking Cyberpunk will take it if it lives up to the hype/makes the cut-off, if not, TLOU2 with Animal Crossing as an alternate.
 
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PhazonBlazer

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Oct 25, 2017
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The Last Of Us Part 2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Cyberpunk 2077
Ghost of Tsushima
Animal Crossing New Horizons
Half Life Alyx
 
Menx64

Menx64

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Oct 30, 2017
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The real winner should be Animal Crossing. All of the games mentioned by the OP are (Probably be) great, but animal crossing if the GOTW at the right time.
 
NotLiquid

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Animal Crossing, Cyberpunk 2077, TLOU2, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Half-Life Alyx, Hades
 
CloseTalker

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Oct 25, 2017
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Guaranteed:
TOLU2
Cyberpunk
FFVIIR
Half-Life: Alyx (Geoff has a personal attachment to this game, it won't be overlooked)

Maybe:
Tsushima
Animal Crossing
Hades

Long Shot:
Ori
Wasteland
Flight Simulator
 
SubTXT

SubTXT

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Jul 24, 2020
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Seeing the games listed. What a great year for gaming despite all that's happened...
 
Jogi

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Outside of your list, Hades and Alyx should certainly be there. I think TLoU2 will take it, but 2077 has a chance even with its transphobic & crunch bullshit.
 
Canucked

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Oct 25, 2017
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I don't think FFVII Remake will make the cut.

I can see:
Animal Crossing
Hades
Half Life Alyx
Fall Guys
TLOU Part 2
Cyber Punk
 
purseowner

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Oct 25, 2017
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Keighley's running the show, so I'd like to think Alyx will get in the GOTY noms somehow.

(Yes I know that's not how it works, before anyone says that)
 
Eamon

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1. The Last of Us: Part 2
2. Animal Crossing
3. Final Fantasy 7 Remake
4. Doom Eternal
5. Ghosts of Tsushima
6. Cyberpunk 2077
 
Legacy

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Oct 25, 2017
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It's officially a joke if Hades isn't in there.

Cyberpunk 2077
Animal Crossing
Hades
Ghosts of Tsushima
FF7:R
Half Life Alyx
 
BringBackSonics

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Oct 27, 2017
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Hades, Animal Crossing, Last of Us, Cyberpunk, Ghost of Tsushima, MS: Flight Simulator.

Winner:Animal Crossing. It got the added importance of being the so called 'game of the pandemic' It's reach outside of gaming was huge
 
get2sammyb

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Oct 27, 2017
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I think it'll be:
  • The Last of Us 2
  • Ghost of Tsushima
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons
  • Half-Life Alyx
  • Hades
  • Final Fantasy VII: Remake
 
Goldenroad

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I think you nailed it OP. Maybe replace Ghost of Tsushima with Hades though. I feel like the hype and buzz around GoT has died down a lot, and buzz around Hades is still going strong.

Alyx appeals to such a niche market (Index owners basically), that even though it's a great game (I'm sure), like Beat Saber in 2018, it's one of those "if a tree falls in a forest" type situations. I think if everyone who played it, universally agreed, that it is bar none, game of the year, that maybe it would make it on this list, but listening to some hardcore VR evangelicals like Gerstmann being pretty "meh" on it, tells me that it's not going to be in this overall Game Awards GOTY conversation this year.
 
Archduke Kong

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Feb 2, 2019
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It's interesting seeing the debate over what games go on it, but there is no version of the actual list that won't have Animal Crossing on it.
 
YaBish

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JuniperAndSage said:
I'd be willing to bet that Hades gets nominated.
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DragonSpear2462 said:
Aside from what you've listed, I would add Hades.
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Soma said:
Hades gotta be up there not just for the indie category but for GOTY full stop
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Y'all know what's up. Hades coming for those awards.

On topic, I think it's crazy PS has 5 "exclusive" titles that are possible contenders for GotY. Between TLOU PII, FF7R, Ghost, Demon's Souls, and Miles Morales... that's nuts.

Here's the list of nominees that I think will happen:

1. The Last of Us Part II

2. Cyperpunk 2077 (I have a sneaking suspicion this will launch buggy and not review as well as suspected though)

3. Spider-Man: Miles Morales

4. Animal Crossing: New Horizons

5. Hades

6. FFVII Remake
 

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perhaps something worth looking at, these are the best-reviewed [new] games released in 2020 so far according to opencritic.

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NickatNite

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Personally would switch Ghost of Tsushima for MS Flight Simulator.
I like Ghost, and I plan on finishing the side content on the PS5. But Flight Simulator was a new and more exciting experience for me.
 
Dedazen

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The Last Of Us Part 2
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Cyberpunk 2077
 
RadzPrower

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My list is:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The Origami King
Hades

There are other games I enjoyed as much as these, but even then I wouldn't consider them for game of the year.
 
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DeoGame

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NickatNite said:
Personally would switch Ghost of Tsushima for MS Flight Simulator.
I like Ghost, and I plan on finishing the side content on the PS5. But Flight Simulator was a new and more exciting experience for me.
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I adore Flight Sim with all my heart. I made sure my laptop could run it when it came time to replace, but I could see it being too niche. Would love to be proven wrong though, it's one of the finest technical achievements ever, a fantastic sim and a great game to boot.
 
RedHeat

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Oct 25, 2017
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  1. TLOU2
  2. Animal Crossing
  3. Ghost of Tshushima
  4. FF7 Remake
  5. Doom Eternal
  6. Ori 2
Indie darling: Hades

Cyberpunk 2077 won't make it.

Wildcard: Demon's Souls Remake
 
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