This almost brings tears!! Congrats to the team, they really deserve it.
I hope that this gives the game a little push so more people get to experience it.
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Control wins IGN's Game of the Year
- Thread starter Soulnado
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I hope that this gives the game a little push so more people get to experience it.
Yeah, the compulsive need to kneecap titles that take top honors just because it wasn't your personal choice is f'ing embarrassing.
I mean, kinda entertaining...but mostly embarrassing.
Happy for my boy Sam Lake and the Remedy folks. Now make Alan Wake 2 ya cowards.
Nice. Great game. Jedi Fallen order ended up being my Goty but this is great for them. Well-deserved.
It was my favourite game of 2019 too. Hopefully this helps boost sales, because it sucks to see an amazing game not selling as well as it deserves.
Yeah the first big patch solved the major issues, namely the horrific frame drops and the level with the intense lighting bug. It still chugs occasionally during super heavy fights, but there's so much shit going on at those moments that it doesn't really bother you.
Not even in my top 10 of the year but congrats to Remedy and fans of the game. I know alot of people loved it. Hopefully this leads to more stuff in the very near future from them!
Yep. I feel like Control is the sleeper hit/dark horse that's going to be picking up a lot more GOTY picks than most people expect. I feel like it's going to be in the running for Giant Bomb's GOTY too.
Man this is so weird- where was this praise for Control from critics and media during it's launch period lol?
I feel that in the podcasts I listen - Giant Bomb, Waypoint, GameSpot, Game Informer, there were a lot of praise. I bet that it will be Giant Bomb's GOTY too and high chances in GameSpot
I'm glad Control won, but on a side note it's kind of dumb that IGN is doing their GOTY with 3 weeks left to go in the year. I can't imagine their entire staff is completely 100% caught up and played everything they wanted to play.
Here's few
"Great performances, strong action, and a solid sense of design all come together to make Control one of my favorite games so far in 2019. Control feels like Remedy finally making all of its different interests play well together, better than they've ever done it before."
"A hallmark of excellence." "Control is a weird, enigmatic, perplexing masterpiece. "
"Control is one of 2019's best, hands down. Less experimental than Alan Wake or Quantum Break, Control nevertheless manages to combine the best aspects of Remedy's past successes into something that feels fresh and inspired, and plays better without sacrificing story depth. "
"Its Oldest House is a brutalist masterpiece, and the characters inhabiting it are just as unforgettable. All told, it's going to be one of the most memorable games of the year."
To be honest, they probably aren't in three weeks either. I also doubt most journos (IGN or not) have yet played Disco Elysium, even though it clearly is one of the most impressive and innovative games for the year (also the best reviewed game of the year, except for RDR2 port and Final Fantasy expansion). We can see the lack of attention for it from the number of reviews alone, it only has 56 reviews in metacritic. While another game that's also on single platform Fire Emblem, rocks over 100 reviews. This is just how it goes, nothing we can do about it sadly. All people just don't have the time (or interest) to play every great game coming out.
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Fully deserved! Even though I played it on a base PS4 and the framerate chugs at times, still easily in the top end of my GOTY list. It feels so good to play.
yeah def gonna pick this up. just got a bunch of games im in the middle of but it looks soooo good
Glad to see this. The game didn't click for me, like AT ALL, but can't deny the passion everyone seems to have for it.
Well deserved! Best shooter/superhero game of the year, with the most interesting world and relevant surrealism.
It is just a staggering technical achievement. Definitely the most impressive game I've played this year
Ashtray Maze for the win! Crazy upset. Good for Remedy! My personal GOTY was Sekiro however I enjoyed the heck out of Control.
Very fucking dope. Feels like this game didn't really get the recognition it deserved when it dropped.
Have they patched out all the technical problems? Listening to the Spawncast for example made it seems like Control on consoles was a absolute mess
I'm surprised by this announcement--not because of the quality of the game, but because Control felt like such a weird and unique thing that I just assumed it would fail to stick for a lot of people. Congrats to Remedy, Control is indeed quite an achievement.
While I did like the game I don't see it as a GOTY contender and do think it will be forgotten by the end of the gen. Combat is very cool and interesting but story was meh and the game lacked soul. It's still a solid 8/10. And the ashtray maze is in fact the best gaming moment of the year for me
I'm in the same boat with Control and Outer Wilds. Baba and Sekiro are also serious contenders for me.
I played it on the pro and whilst I did have some fps drops in the bigger areas with all the particles flying, I didn't run into any bugs or technical issues.
I haven't played it yet, but congrats to Remedy.
2019 wasn't the best of years but still had a few gems in it.
2019 wasn't the best of years but still had a few gems in it.
Lol How may times is Death Stranding mentioned in this thread about CONTROL wining game of the year? All these backhanded complements. Control is dope too. It is my style of game.