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Why is Ori and the Will of the Wisps being overlooked in Nominations?
- Thread starter AppleBlade
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holding a grudge against videogames can't be a healthy thing breh
Yes, I was pointing out how one persons opinion doesn't really mean much for the purpose of this threads premise. Essentially a game that knocked it out of the park with most critics but seems to barely get mentioned end of year. Some random forumgoer going "Hollow Knight bettuh!" is about the most redundant shit possible to where it just reads like "notice me!"
Lol there isn't some conspiracy against ori going on and why it didn't get nominated. Simply a crowded year when a lot of great games came out
It is odd a game as critically well received as this is missing from so many GOTY lists. Feels like it has receieved 0 recognition.
Yeeeeees, it took a while for this to come up.
Someone almost used this argument in the last page but it wasn't much straight.
That could explain it or it could be different reviewers. Has anyone ever tried comparing multiplatform games to see if there's any differences in how they're scored across platforms? Just for fun I looked at Dragon Quest XI S because I'm playing that now and can see the Xbox version has a 90% on Metacritic, Switch version 91%, and Playstation a 93%, but that's just one random game I happen to be playing.
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I can understand it not making a game of the year list but I think soundtrack and art design is second to none. It deserves more praise.
The only thing I can think of is that it was more Ori just bigger, better and more refined (with much better combat). It's a fantastic game though and deserves its name up there.
Yeah but Animal Crossing secured the "game that brought us together during a pandemic" narrative (above every other multiplayer game that released but that's a different discussion so ... whatever lol).
This pretty much. This is arguably the biggest year in games in the last decade with the amount that came out. It's not a slight on Ori.
I mean Hades has gone basically toe to toe with TLOU2 and that is as indie as you can get for a game.
Yeah definitely robbed. Easily one of the best games of the year and absolutely blows it out of the park in many aspects. No question it should've replaced AC or FF7 on the GotY nominations at least. Both of those games have far too many flaws to be nominated imo (as someone who spent 60 hours on each and enjoyed them both).
Indie games have come a long way since 2015, it's a great game but it's not the only one. There's always that one indie game which stands out every year, and Hades has taken that spot from Ori.
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I wouldnt call Supergiant a tiny indie studios going against the big guys either
Its not like they're an one man team like the dev of Tunic
Won't deny that it's a good game, but the prevailing compliment I hear about it is how it was the right game at the (unfortunate) right time.
Why is Persona 5 Royal being overlooked? Its metacritic score is not only higher than every game you mentioned, but the highest of any game released this year.
Good questions.
Its my GOTY.
I enjoyed it more than TLOU2, Hades, Animal Crossing and Doom Eternal (didn't play Got)
Its my GOTY.
I enjoyed it more than TLOU2, Hades, Animal Crossing and Doom Eternal (didn't play Got)
Genre and platform (Xbox). It's a damn shame too, because I think it's GOTY by a mile.
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Animal Crossing was nominated and Hades even won some awards. This narrative you're pushing really doesn't mean anything. Hell, Sekiro won last year. Your logic is flawed.
I honestly think it should be celebrated to the level indies are at right now instead of looked at as being disappointed by this. Indies have come a very long way. Celeste was considered a nice surprise to show up as a TGA nominee. Now Hades is considered right up there, along with more indie games considered really good.
Genre and platform didnt hurt the first game nominations.
yeah, their next game is being published by Private Division iirc
Nintendo operates in a parallel universe. The same rules dont apply to them. Hence why they still have shitty online in 2020 and they don't get enough flak for it
Still not an indie game. Unless you think your avatar is indie series.
Have people been paying attention to GOTY lists? There have been lots of indies on them. And Ori has been on a few lists. It was top 10 for Washington Post, Time, Mashable, and a bunch of other sites. Don't let seeing Ori at number 30 or whatever on Polygon's list form an instant narrative that Ori is being snubbed by everyone. Just check the lists.
And the reason why it isn't highly nominated on other sites is the same reason TLOU 2/Hades/AC isn't winning every GOTY. People have different opinions.
And the reason why it isn't highly nominated on other sites is the same reason TLOU 2/Hades/AC isn't winning every GOTY. People have different opinions.
Isn't calling Hades an "indie darling" kind of taking away from the amount of success it has had? 8 nominations at the game awards and it's likely going to be a pretty close 2nd to TLOU2 for the overall goty. They aren't just throwing it a bone.
