So.... Just got past the elephant torture scene... Just not sure what the point of that was except to show that the parents are horrible people which... That was already obvious at this point?
The parents are just these really generic but also really hateable losers who now seem like psychopaths and also genuinely very stupid (the tears theory... was not very smart).
We seem to be getting into weird anti-divorce messaging about why these two terrible people should stay together for their child (who has received no character development).
The game's sense of humor is mostly about extreme violence towards very cute things and when that happens to the player, it's very funny and when it happens to an NPC it's... just the most edgelordy garbage possible.
The amount of inventive mechanics and how well done they are is just fantastic so I perfectly understand this winning GotY but like... This storytelling is pure dogshit.
For reference, here is the list of consensus GotY winners
2021: It Takes Two
2020: The Last of Us Part 2
2019: Death Stranding/Resident Evil 2 Remake
2018: God of War
2017: Breath of the Wild
2016: Uncharted 4
2015: Witcher 3
2014: Dragon Age Inqusition
2013: The Last of Us
2012: Telltale's The Walking Dead
2011: Skyrim
2010: Red Dead Redemption
2009: Uncharted 2
2008: Fallout 3
2007: Bioshock
2006: Oblivion
2005: Resident Evil 4
2004: Half Life 2
2003: KOTOR
The parents are just these really generic but also really hateable losers who now seem like psychopaths and also genuinely very stupid (the tears theory... was not very smart).
We seem to be getting into weird anti-divorce messaging about why these two terrible people should stay together for their child (who has received no character development).
The game's sense of humor is mostly about extreme violence towards very cute things and when that happens to the player, it's very funny and when it happens to an NPC it's... just the most edgelordy garbage possible.
The amount of inventive mechanics and how well done they are is just fantastic so I perfectly understand this winning GotY but like... This storytelling is pure dogshit.
For reference, here is the list of consensus GotY winners
2021: It Takes Two
2020: The Last of Us Part 2
2019: Death Stranding/Resident Evil 2 Remake
2018: God of War
2017: Breath of the Wild
2016: Uncharted 4
2015: Witcher 3
2014: Dragon Age Inqusition
2013: The Last of Us
2012: Telltale's The Walking Dead
2011: Skyrim
2010: Red Dead Redemption
2009: Uncharted 2
2008: Fallout 3
2007: Bioshock
2006: Oblivion
2005: Resident Evil 4
2004: Half Life 2
2003: KOTOR
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