I'm just saying 2015 didn't have 2 widely well received games like 2013 had.
None of them is on the same level as GTA5, it was a huge consensus, just like TLOU.
It's among the best games of all time, so totally deserved. Congrats CDPR.
Why are people, again, bringing up BB in this thread? It's not even remotely comparable.
I think you mean Bloodbored.
I think people are simply more inclined to give the new dog its bone. Dark Souls had its day and Bloodborne isn't enough of an iteration/evolution, as good as it is. It didn't excite on the same level. At least for me.
I'm trying to understand what you mean tho.
MGSV, Bloodborne, Tomb Raider, Fallout 4, Arkham Knight, Syndicate? To my knowledge it had 3, maybe 4.
I mean, that's obviously impressive, but isn't that mostly because of the ever-growing cottage industry of gaming awards? The next really well-received will probably break the record for the same reason.
I'm confused.
what kind of awards are these?
This is not a completely sound comparison. Competition from other games released in the same year could be completely different.
Note: I'm not trying to take anything away from The Witcher. I love the game as you can see from my avatar, but TLoU had a far bigger competitor in GTAV (160 awards) than anything released last year.
I officially give out the following three awards:
* The Last Of Us - Best use of a car crash in a non car racing game.
* The Last Of Us - Most underrated award, for having less awards than TW3
* The Last Of Us - All these awards are complete bullshit award, for having the most awards that are completely made up bullshit, because several dubious outlets give awards like "Best of E3" to like 20 games and ever single on of them gets counted by publishers. Case in point https://www.origin.com/en-au/store/...arfare/pc-download/base-game/standard-edition which lists PvZ as "10 awards, including best of E3!" which was made by this site in Russia, with 10 other games.
The last award might need a snappier title. I would nickname it the "bullshittery".
So, sorry TW3, second place again. Your move.
The Last of Us is underrated? haha alright then. Good one.
Congrats on being the most mainstream appealing game of the year 2015.
For example, 2 years ago Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age Inquisition were the most mainstream appealing games, and that's pretty cool. And then you have Skyrim in 2011.
I think it's awesome that a wide audience got to experience these games that appeal to a wide audience and so I'd like to once again give props to The Witcher 3, Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age Inquisition and Skyrim for being Western RPGs that appeal to a wide audience and getting all these mainstream awards from the mainstream.
It would still most probably win but yea, it wouldn't be such a huge consenses, the competition was great, but not as great.Deserved, but let's face it if MGSV, FO4 and Batman weren't huge disappointment it wouldn't have got probably half of them.
Deserved, but let's face it if MGSV, FO4 and Batman weren't huge disappointment it wouldn't have got probably half of them.
Congrats on being the most mainstream appealing game of the year 2015.
For example, 2 years ago Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age Inquisition were the most mainstream appealing games, and that's pretty cool. And then you have Skyrim in 2011.
I think it's awesome that a wide audience got to experience these games that appeal to a wide audience and so I'd like to once again give props to The Witcher 3, Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age Inquisition and Skyrim for being Western RPGs that appeal to a wide audience and getting all these mainstream awards from the mainstream.
It would still most probably win but yea, it wouldn't be such a huge consenses, the competition was great, but not as great.
So you are saying if other games were much better, it wouldn't have won as many awards.
I would say you are correct, but Dragon Age Inquisitions.
Congrats on being the most mainstream appealing game of the year 2015.
For example, 2 years ago Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age Inquisition were the most mainstream appealing games, and that's pretty cool. And then you have Skyrim in 2011.
I think it's awesome that a wide audience got to experience these games that appeal to a wide audience and so I'd like to once again give props to The Witcher 3, Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age Inquisition and Skyrim for being Western RPGs that appeal to a wide audience and getting all these mainstream awards from the mainstream.
Congrats on being the most mainstream appealing game of the year 2015.
For example, 2 years ago Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age Inquisition were the most mainstream appealing games, and that's pretty cool. And then you have Skyrim in 2011.
I think it's awesome that a wide audience got to experience these games that appeal to a wide audience and so I'd like to once again give props to The Witcher 3, Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age Inquisition and Skyrim for being Western RPGs that appeal to a wide audience and getting all these mainstream awards from the mainstream.
Congrats on being the most mainstream appealing game of the year 2015.
For example, 2 years ago Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age Inquisition were the most mainstream appealing games, and that's pretty cool. And then you have Skyrim in 2011.
I think it's awesome that a wide audience got to experience these games that appeal to a wide audience and so I'd like to once again give props to The Witcher 3, Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age Inquisition and Skyrim for being Western RPGs that appeal to a wide audience and getting all these mainstream awards from the mainstream.
Agreed it probably would have won, but not as much awards
literally all AAA huge game beside Witcher 3 were huge disappointments to their fans and media.
and Undertale and BB a4ren't mainstream enough to compete.
Congrats on being the most mainstream appealing game of the year 2015.
For example, 2 years ago Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age Inquisition were the most mainstream appealing games, and that's pretty cool. And then you have Skyrim in 2011.
I think it's awesome that a wide audience got to experience these games that appeal to a wide audience and so I'd like to once again give props to The Witcher 3, Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age Inquisition and Skyrim for being Western RPGs that appeal to a wide audience and getting all these mainstream awards from the mainstream.
Nope. There were less than 20 reviews that went up when the game launched, if I remember correctly. Most sites actually waited days to finish the incredibly long game to publish reviews. And it still won considerably more awards than previous MGS games. Can you name any notable websites and critics that started to bash the game post release? Cause I haven't seen this happen personally.Well MGS5 did well critically, but it was reviewed mostly under Konami's event, most of the critics didn't even know there is no act 3 and a true ending and that the story is that poor, only after they realized it they began bashing it and express their disappointment.
But that's just a case of a poor journalism more than anything, and the fan base was obviously very disappointed.
TW3 is the only game which had a big consenses among media and the fans alike, besides BB, that's true.
As someone who didn't like the gameplay of any of the Witcher games, is there a way to enjoy the story in its most complete form without having to deal with the gameplay?
Half tempted to cheat engine my way through the three games.
Lmao dude, just because something is mainstream doesn't mean it can't be awesome and critically acclaimed.
Look at Mad Max for Hollywood last year.
Nope. There were less than 20 reviews that went up when the game launched, if I remember correctly. Most sites actually waited days to finish the incredibly long game to publish reviews. And it still won considerably more awards than previous MGS games. Can you name any notable websites and critics that started to bash the game post release? Cause I haven't seen this happen personally.
That's true, BB couldn't win no matter what, don't forget that there are tons of non gaming outlets who give their awards, these guys really played mostly mainstream stuff.Mad Max should have won way more awards (and film criticism is more mature than games criticism in general), but look at it the other way round: an awesome game that isn't mainstream will never win many awards. Sure, there are exceptions like Sterling giving it to Undertale, but I bet tons of these media don't even know that game, let alone played it.
What this is in the end is mainstream media praising mainstreams games. That doesn't mean mainstream games can't be good, but it does mean that more niche games, being indie, Japanese or both, never stand a chance.
Wut?What ?! Its amazing to see fantasy RPG winning so many awards
Lmao dude, just because something is mainstream doesn't mean it can't be awesome and critically acclaimed.
Look at Mad Max for Hollywood last year.
The amount of meltdown salt in your post gave me a good chuckle though, so thanks!
Mad Max should have won way more awards (and film criticism is more mature than games criticism in general), but look at it the other way round: an awesome game that isn't mainstream will never win many awards. Sure, there are exceptions like Sterling giving it to Undertale, but I bet tons of these media don't even know that game, let alone played it.
What this is in the end is mainstream media praising mainstreams games. That doesn't mean mainstream games can't be good, but it does mean that more niche games, being indie, Japanese or both, never stand a chance.
Call of Duty? FIFA? Assassin's Creed? GTA? Most didn't know or played any of the Witcher games or know the series before this one.
The majority of 80+ reviews definitely did not go up immediately. And again, it did better at end of the year awards than previous games which is a bit more substantial than podcasts and 'not changing scores to avoid embarrassment'.Hmm I remember only very few decided not to review it based on that event, the majority of the sites had their review at launch based on the event.
I'm talking more about podcasts and stuff, obviously most reviewers didn't change their score after completing the game, it would have seem even more embarrssing than giving it a score without finishing it based on a revirew event in the first place.
Mad Max should have won way more awards (and film criticism is more mature than games criticism in general), but look at it the other way round: an awesome game that isn't mainstream will never win many awards. Sure, there are exceptions like Sterling giving it to Undertale, but I bet tons of these media don't even know that game, let alone played it.
What this is in the end is mainstream media praising mainstreams games. That doesn't mean mainstream games can't be good, but it does mean that more niche games, being indie, Japanese or both, never stand a chance.