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[GHG]

IGN be like:

 

[Paracelsus]

Modern awards in general are not worth *. Imagine if someone were to watch movies based on the oscars or rottentomatoes, good god.

 

[pr0cs]

As shallow and stupid as calling it a walking simulator? :O

I call a spade a spade.
If that's your bag don't let me deter you

 

[DeepEnigma]

I can only laugh at this point.

 

[mckmas8808]

Modern awards in general are not worth *. Imagine if someone were to watch movies based on the oscars or rottentomatoes, good god.

The sarcasm is strong here lol.

 

[Terenty]

i can't believe i'm defending IGN here but i do agree that nobody would care about this game if it didn't have Kojimbo's name plastered over it.

I dont get this braindead reasoning, would you help me please?

If Sekiro didn't have Miyazaki name would anybody give a shit about it?

 

[tkscz]

I forgot about Death Stranding and thought this was about the Nintendo DS and was confused for a second.

 

[YukiOnna]

Why do people get so upset over this game

 

[Deleted member 17706]

That is pretty pathetic on IGN's part. Why bother even holding a user poll at all if you're just going to disregard user votes?

Came to post this... I don't really give a damn about IGN's awards or reviews, but what is the point of having user votes if you're going to rig it? Unless they had evidence that Death Stranding was getting a bunch of illegitimate spam/bot votes...

 

[it_wasn't_me]

In this industry i think it becomes problematic when a game like Death Stranding attempts something rather unique in the and is reviewed inaccurately by reviewers. Then remove it from GOTY polls.

Can you be more pathetic, IGN??

 

[Phase]

Why do people get so upset over this game

"You can't like what I don't like!" Differing opinions aren't respected anymore. It seems a natural side effect of the disappearance of nuance.

 

[anthraticus]

Don't know why anyone cares at all about this stuff....awards, ect...

Only thing that matters is your own opinions on the games.

 

[nowhat]

I should clarify that IGN does not pay mods there. I'm a "senior" mod there and we don't "work" for IGN. We volunteer our time to mod the place.

This will be a fun discussion...

So has/will there be an internal discussion on this? Because this looks really bad on behalf of IGN, whether it was a decision from above or just a rogue mod.

 

[Roni]

The screenshot gave me a good laugh, if they indeed pulled the poll that's even better!

 

[ethomaz]

They added the award to Death Stranding...

 

[mckmas8808]

"You can't like what I don't like!" Differing opinions aren't respected anymore. It seems a natural side effect of the disappearance of nuance.

Welcome to the Social media age, where being so connected makes us think we "MUST" all agree on every issue. We can't handle different opinions anymore.

So has/will there be an internal discussion on this? Because this looks really bad on behalf of IGN, whether it was a decision from above or just a rogue mod.

There will have to be.

 

[Thabass]

Never heard of a forum mod being a paid position.

So has/will there be an internal discussion on this? Because this looks really bad on behalf of IGN, whether it was a decision from above or just a rogue mod.

It's being discussed. That's about as much as I can say.

 

[Jayjayhd34]

The funny thing here is that his hatred of DS has probably cost him his job.

 

[DetectiveBananas]

Then you have not played the game obviously so you have no idea what you're saying because you are saying the exact same thing all the people who disliked the game before it even came out, and then even more said on its launch day. It's the same knee jerk mindless thoughtless remark they all made also.

And if you did actually play it yourself then you didn't play it very much because at chapter 3 the game really opens up and so does its world.

I'm playing it and rather enjoy its oddness. Nice to see a aaa game be different instead bland and generic. It's not perfect but it's way better than most of the big budget games this year.

I’m glad you’re enjoying the game. It does seem different from most other games. I don’t take video game awards seriously so I try to make light of the whole situation. Having seen people get frustrated dropping their packages playing this game was quite comical in itself. Hence the movie reference. . Happy Holidays, Good Sir!

 

[Digity]

The funny thing here is that his hatred of DS has probably cost him his job.

Moderating is not a job lol.

 

[Clear]

Why do people get so upset over this game

Fear of the new and different.

Quite honestly I think a lot of people never really get past the thing they once liked so much, to the extent they lavish praise on later entries in series even when they evidently have issues. RE2R is a good game, but GOTY good? Really?

 

[EverydayBeast]

I think who the developer plays an important role, and I also think Mods lock in on stupid posts all the time.

 

[Jayjayhd34]

Moderating is not a job lol.

Who in the right mind would do anything for IGN for free.

 

[ChadDaddyWarden]

After IGN gave Last Jedi a 9.7/10 I stopped taking their reviews of anything seriously. In fact, if they dislike something that means there's a good chance that it's actually really good.

 

[imsosleepy]

After IGN gave Last Jedi a 9.7/10 I stopped taking their reviews of anything seriously. In fact, if they dislike something that means there's a good chance that it's actually really good.

haha yea that 9.7 really was a bit to much....

Its a shame they are the biggest game media site. Their reviews get millions of views unfortunately

 

[MiguelItUp]

I dont get this braindead reasoning, would you help me please?

If Sekiro didn't have Miyazaki name would anybody give a shit about it?

Eh, I guess some people that can't accept the fact that individual opinions exist, not some bizarre hive-mind opinion.

Exactly. If Sekiro wasn't Miyazaki and essentially a Souls mod, no one would've cared like they did, lol.

 

[Barakov]

Ha. I bet there's more than a few people that just voted for Death Stranding to make people who don't like it mad.

 

[Enjay]

Proof that kojima fans really are the worst fanboys right here.

 

[Shizumapower]

I disagree completely. I think the opposite is happening. If this was a game by anyone else, it would be getting showered with awards for innovation and production value. The game is utterly amazing.

Would be getting priased as the 'next Kojima'.

 

[TLZ]

This is unreal. They can't do that.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

this is pathetic LOL glad i don't read IGN

 

[Vawn]

Proof that kojima fans really are the worst fanboys right here.

More like Kojima haters are the most insecure people.

 

[Otterz4Life]

Who could have seen this coming?

/s

 

[Digity]

Who in the right mind would do anything for IGN for free.

Moderators.

 

[Three]

We had the same salty crap (from users) when MGS4 won gafs GOTY. GAF held a revote and it still won.

 

[Grinchy]

So, if a bunch of random users banded together to vote any other game instead, would they have taken the poll down?

The answer to that tells you whether IGN cares about the accuracy of some stupid poll or if this is specifically about Death Stranding. I know where my assumption lies.

 

[Evilms]

nothing better than the delicious tears of IGN

 

[Tipton32]

Played and finished it. It’s not the worst game by any means but it does get stale after a while. I truly don’t understand what makes the gameplay loop fun after the first few times, and even then it wasn’t like I was having a blast. If Death Stranding did anything for me, it set a precedence for how much tedium players are willing to take in their games. So ideally I’d hope people will have the same leniency with other games going forward now.

 

[Psykodad]

Played and finished it. It’s not the worst game by any means but it does get stale after a while. I truly don’t understand what makes the gameplay loop fun after the first few times, and even then it wasn’t like I was having a blast. If Death Stranding did anything for me, it set a precedence for how much tedium players are willing to take in their games. So ideally I’d hope people will have the same leniency with other games going forward now.

That's exactly how I feel about any GTA.

Opinions.

 

[Afro Republican]

I mean it's not a good game and there are better games, but the mods should have known based on recent weeks that people would troll the poll, now he's done another unintelligent thing to make his mistake become even worse. He will be removed shortly for his incompetence.

Then we will laugh.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

So if IGN doesn't want DS to win, which game are they hoping wins?

 

[hybrid_birth]

IGN

Imbeciles
Going
Nuts

 

[nkarafo]

I don't care about the game but IGN is dog shit.

 

[DeepEnigma]

That's exactly how I feel about any GTA.

Opinions.

I am in this boat. I want to like GTA, I just can’t get into it. I have never finished one due to this.

On the other hand, I really like RDR and RDR2, as well as DS.

 

[fatty]

I forgot about Death Stranding and thought this was about the Nintendo DS and was confused for a second.

You’re not the only one!

 

[Halo is Back]

This game would never be as popular or successful if Kojima’s name wasn’t plastered all over it. But I have long since taken IGN seriously so this doesn’t affect me. If people want to play a boring 40 hours walking simulator then who am I to judge

 

[Neff]

"Stop voting for Death Stranding because I don't like it"

Interesting poll

i do agree that nobody would care about this game if it didn't have Kojimbo's name plastered over it.

Kojima's signature is all over it. Without that signature, there'd be almost no game left.

If this game came out of the blue from a no-name developer/publisher, people would be saying Kojima made it on the sly. It'd be Joakim Mogren all over again.

 

[off duty ninja]

Get fucked ign.

Kojima is best jima

You just need an high IQ to understand the stranding genre

What about Iwo? Won't somebody think of little IWO?

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

That's soooo modern journalism. There is a correct choice, and it falls on the wise, all-knowing gatekeeper journalist to guide the lowly masses to the right "truth."

You could switch a modern gaming journalist and a modern news journalist and there would be no noticeable difference, in terms of gaming ability and in terms of shaping the information they share towards a desired outcome.

 

[tassletine]

Kojima is trolling hard with this game. When I play it I think of the rocks like cars, I may as well be dodging traffic in GTA. It feels the same. The controls and the gameplay are exceptional. The way the game opens up, constantly throwing new puzzles, things to do at you. It’s a driving game, shoot em up, parkour / mountain climbing / biking /snowboarding / inventory management horror sci-fi comedy. Play it so many ways.

That he wrapped it all up in such a dull premise makes me giggle. Doubly so when I realise that a lot of people can’t get past the superficial aspect. There are flaws — far too many button presses and crappy dialogue, but there‘s more than enough to do if you put your mind to it and don’t just blindly play through.

However, if you were a reviewer and had to play this at speed it could soon become a mess. Without some forward planning, the game could easily wear you down, especially if you had a deadline to meet. I cant stop playing it and I almost didn’t buy the thing because of the IGN review (which clearly shows what a fool the reviewer is being) It’s game of the year material. That IGN had an article about how the game gets good after you beat it, shows they weren’t playing it properly during the review.