PUBG is nominated but no Nioh or Nier?? smells like bloodborne all over again
With my taste, I don't see how BotW and Mario can be in contention; games with flat characters, little to no voiceacting, afterthought stories (that have been repeatedly done in titles from the same series at that), graphics that aren't technically proficient, recycled enemies, and average-at-best writing don't provide motivation to explore their worlds, and that's too many areas for a title to be lacking to win GOTY.
Considering how many people seem to spend over 100 hours on BOTW, I don't think there is motivation to explore.
With my taste, I don't see how BotW and Mario can be in contention; games with flat characters, little to no voiceacting, afterthought stories (that have been repeatedly done in titles from the same series at that), graphics that aren't technically proficient, recycled enemies, and average-at-best writing don't provide motivation to explore their worlds, and that's too many areas for a title to be lacking to win GOTY.
Do they deserve a GOTY contender status? I don't know
It not just about limited exploration, in horizon there is actually nothing to explore. Also Horizon's graphics looks better on the surface but there is less going on in actual open world part of it compare to BotW. I finally able experience BotW after getting Switch and in my opinion Horizon's open world compare to BotW is absolute trash.Horizon is one of the most overrated games I have ever played. Looks good, plays well, but the exploration is incredibly limiting after playing something like BotW: cant even climb a fucking rock pile let alone a mountain in the distance. Had enough fun to get the platinum, but sold it promptly afterwards.
It's between zelda and mario for me. Probably Zelda.
But really guys, Horizon doesnt even begin to compare to BOTW. not in the same league, at all.
I don't even know why arms is on the list.People better vote Tekken 7 as fighting game of the year. Shame of you if you think injustass or arms as a proper fighting game.
Did you even play them?
It's not this thread only. Just engage with the people who aren't acting crazy. 😛This thread is toxic, wow.
Dont care for all the games but they were the right choices. I dont know about beta games though....
It's not this thread only. Just engage with the people who aren't acting crazy. 😛
Also, is horizon really that good? Haven't even tried it because I absolutely detest offcentered cameras.
Zelda's a solid game, a popular game, but it's not Game of the Year material to me. It's Nintendo's first 3D open world action/RPG and has a lot of room for improvement. I haven't touched Odyssey, but if it's as good as most of the reviews claim then it easily trumps Zelda in this year's list just by virtue of introducing a new mechanic to the series that makes it feel fresh.
My vote would go to Horizon for giving us a technically impressive showpiece with a strong female lead and an original story. It's far more challenging to deliver a strong, original IP than it is the umpteenth entry in a long running franchise and Sony delivered.
Never heard PUBG, sorry if this trigger fanboy
Yup those crazys get banned sooner or later.
Ok, caught up. Man that one guy just couldn't handle people not liking Horizon huh?
Anyways, pretty good list of great games. I kinda want PUBG to win so I can watch yall melt down though. Would at least lead to one really hilarious thread.
Yep, just like the one guy who oddly kept trying to be your friend. He probably won't like that you chose PUBG as your GOTY, though, lol.
I find this a very odd comment.
If you were arguing for a movie nomination I can completely understand your point... but both Mario and BotW are two of the finest games this year.
EDIT: Seen another comment above about it. Its all about the graphics/voice acting/story etc... if this was a category for Best Graphics, then yes, out of the games above, Horizon is the winner. But its not... its GOTY... which game was the best to play...
It seems silly to claim that a game can lose on story, graphics, characters, writing, combat, enemy design, voice acting, sound, animation, microtransactions (Horizon has none, while you need ridiculously expensive Amiibo toys to see everything in BotW), and performance (fps steadiness), but should still be considered GotY because you can climb vertical surfaces with nothing to hold on to, pull a paraglider out of your butt in mid air, and collect hundreds of trinkets that literally reward you with a piece of poop.
Both games obviously include characters, they include non-interactive cutscenes for relaying story, they include writing, and they include voice acting; you're trying to give them a pass because they don't do a great job at any of these things, but the fact remains that they try to include them.
That's just not correct, the site says that GotY means "Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields," not "which game was the best to play." Story, voice acting, writing, characters and technical graphics all fall under "creative and technical fields" so they need to be included in the criteria; again, you're trying to use your own definition because Nintendo is far behind the industry in these areas. Even still, Horizon has better combat since the weapons don't constantly break, and more unique enemy design too.
It seems silly to claim that a game can lose on story, graphics, characters, writing, combat, enemy design, voice acting, sound, animation, microtransactions (Horizon has none, while you need ridiculously expensive Amiibo toys to see everything in BotW), and performance (fps steadiness), but should still be considered GotY because you can climb vertical surfaces with nothing to hold on to, pull a paraglider out of your butt in mid air, and collect hundreds of trinkets that literally reward you with a piece of poop.
Woah! So Mario trumps Zelda for introducing new mechanics to make it feel fresh? Zelda didnt do anything new or different for the series to make It feel fresh, no?
Id also tend to agree with your point about new IP, but as Ive alluded to, BotW brings so many new mechanics and a completely new structure compared to the other titles in the series, Id argue that its harder to reinvent such an iconic series in the way that they did.