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[Par Score]

Boy, those lists just go to show what a garbo E3 this was.

Every category runs middling-to-trash, with the odd sprinkling of greatness.

 

[adamsapple]

Mordor nominated lol that game looks like dog shit.

It looks 'been there done that' but certainly not dog shit.

 

[Van Bur3n]

Why there are even awards for this is simply beyond me.

 

[The Technomancer]

Why there are even awards for this is simply beyond me.

Trade show awards are common in every single industry. Just makes people working on the games feel good

 

[ookami]

I'm just gonna go ahead and say it's pretty dumb that they're limiting awards only to games that were playable. They should change the criteria to games that actually showed game play footage over just a title or cg. Anthem should easily be on the list. We were shown a lot of game-play footage. Otherwise, I hope Odyssey wins it. Looked great.

Yeah sure. So that we get awards winning games with broken gameplay ?
I find it fair that they're targeting playable games. They can still make trailer awards nomination categories which would fit for your need.

 

[mclem]

Please note: To be eligible for nomination, games be available to voting publications for at least 5 minutes of hands-on time at E3. The following annnounced games were not made playable to Game Critics Awards voting publications at E3 and were therefore disqualified from award consideration:
...
Cuphead (Studio MDHR);

Did Cuphead really not bring a playable build to E3? That seems remarkable.

Edit: Just seen Geoff's comment. 'kay, then. Still seems odd to me, but fair enough!

 

[FTF]

Gotta be playable for at least 5 mins.

I was about to riot too.

Ah ok, was wondering why no SM or GoW.

 

[Timeaisis]

Shadow of War has the most nominations. What a world we live in.

 

[mclem]

The handheld nominees are BS. Why is Odyssey not there too?
Is this panel of people now defining a console and it's role?

Were all the stations set up in console format? I guess that's a reason to say that you hadn't been able to play 'the handheld version'.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Shadow of War has the most nominations. What a world we live in.

Huber from EasyAllies is going to lose his shit. What he described from the demo he played was a complete clusterfuck. And what made it seem like he was telling the truth is that they had footage of the game rolling at the time he was giving his impressions and it matched what he was saying.

 

[sora87]

Surprised by all the Assassin's Creed love. The rest is fine I guess..

Shows what a boring show it was this year.

Definitely surprised by the AC love, game looks dull as dish water.

 

[The Technomancer]

Best of Show

- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft Milan/Ubisoft)


Best Original Game

- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft Milan/Ubisoft)


Best Console Game

- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft Milan/Ubisoft)

Who the fuck saw this coming?

 

[Wollan]

Question: Is 5min playable a new requirement?
I know playable has been a requirement for a while (like: touch these buttons to see it be interactive) but 5mins?

A good thing. Too many premature announcements.

 

[Exploratory]

Anyone else surprised by the lack of Dragon Ball FighterZ love? Friend who went to E3 who's not even a fighting game fan said it was easily his best of show. Media seems to feel very differently.

 

[mclem]

Would need public & downloadable demos for that.

EverOasis to sweep the board!

(Except for a few people insisting on voting for the story portion of MvC:I)

 

[chrisPjelly]

I kind of want Mario x Rabbids to win, just to see the resulting shitshow that will follow

 

[Zedark]

Were all the stations set up in console format? I guess that's a reason to say that you hadn't been able to play 'the handheld version'.

Actually, I heard that there were in fact handheld SMO stations, but no one went there for some idd reason, since apparently there was hardly a line for those when there were hours long lines for the docked SMO.

 

[killatopak]

Sad Spiderman didn't make the cut considering they showed gameplay.

 

[sinonobu]

Were all the stations set up in console format? I guess that's a reason to say that you hadn't been able to play 'the handheld version'.

No. It was playable in both handheld & docked format

 

[geoffmk]

Question: Is 5min playable a new requirement?
I know playable has been a requirement for a while but 5mins?

A good thing. Too many premature announcements.

We've had the 5 minute rule for 2 or 3 years. For a decade+ before that, judges needed to be able to go "hands on," but we didn't specify a length of time. In extreme cases this led to a developer literally handing the controller to a judge for 5 seconds to "prove" the game was real.

I don't think anyone times out the five minutes. Really it just means the jury needs a chance to play the actual game and its systems.

 

[The Hermit]

My friend who loves DBZ is going fucking nuts.

I think I would react the same if it was Saint Seiya.

 

[BY2K]

I just noticed that in the anime version, Goku's hair goes Super Saiyan 2 hairstyle before going Super Saiyan 1.

 

[Raptor]

HELL YES MIDDLE EARTH!!!

Go Talion go!!

 

[Omadahl]

No Wargroove in the PC category? This is a joke list.

 

[SwordStruck]

Personally though Assassin's Creed looked pretty bad, so surprised to see that get nominated. Good to see Odyssey and Mario+Rabbids, those looked great.

 

[demosthenes]

Best QTE nonsense?

I need these drive by posts to stop.

 

[Pachimari]

Personally though Assassin's Creed looked pretty bad, so surprised to see that get nominated. Good to see Odyssey and Mario+Rabbids, those looked great.

It looked bad during the press conference but looked damn awesome from gameplay videos afterwards.

 

[Soul of the Beast]

Too much Western picks in my opinion. So much interesting Japanese game ignored.

 

[ToonLink]

Pleasantly surprised at all of the nominations Mario + Rabbids got.

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

cant get enough of how good this game looks

 

[DataGhost]

Mario + Rabbids making headlines. It was a huge surprise for a lot of people

 

[MetatronM]

Genuinely surprised Shadow of War is nominated for Best of Show and not Dragonball FighterZ.

 

[jmizzal]

The handheld nominees are BS. Why is Odyssey not there too?
Is this panel of people now defining a console and it's role?

You make a good point considering they put Hidden Agenda there lol

 

[DecoReturns]

It's Rabbid season

 

[DrArchon]

Best Action Game Nominees
-FPS
-FPS
-FPS
-FPS
-FPS

Jesus, why not just call the category "Best First Person Shooter Nominees"?

 

[seady]

Mario+ Rabbids getting a bunch of nominations make me happy. Hope if turn out to be a 9+ (score) game.

 

[timberger]

Oh dear... that Mordor game looks every bit as boring as the first one, but it's featuring prominently here. Then again, so is Assassin's Creed. Must have been slim pickings this year.

Also, that "original game" list is kind of lol-worthy.

 

[boiled goose]

If only the NeoGAF E3 awards nominations applied the same rules.

Neogaf voters didn't play games anyways.
Playable game won.
Why does it matter?

 

[Aters]

Mordor nominated lol that game looks like dog shit.

Yep. Looks like a slap in the face to LotR fans. Funny orc bro?

 

[SafeinSound]

Every single nomination is boring. Not saying I won't play some of those games but man it just goes to show how everything was so samey this e3.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Mario + Rabbids respect! I think they've nailed it.

dontcryubisoftman

 

[Lifeline]

Best QTE nonsense?

Looking forward to these driveby posts for the next year.

 

[WaterAstro]

A lot of good games not entered, so this award has no meaning.

 

[Xbro]

A lot of good games not entered, so this award has no meaning.

Games had to be playable for at least 5 minutes by the voting publications for it to be eligible for awards.

.

 

[KodaRuss]

Mario is going to clean house on this. Wolfenstein should win best console game.

Really excited for those two plus Mario + Rabbits looks like its going to be a lot of fun.

 

[Bits N Pieces]

A lot of good games not entered, so this award has no meaning.

Bloodborne was robbed?

 

[Chezzymann]

Kind of strange they aren't counting switch as a handheld because it comes with a TV out dock in the box.

 

[Galactic Specter]

Dragon Ball Fighter Z should've been nominated for game of the show IMO

 

[UberTag]

Huber from EasyAllies is going to lose his shit. What he described from the demo he played was a complete clusterfuck. And what made it seem like he was telling the truth is that they had footage of the game rolling at the time he was giving his impressions and it matched what he was saying.

Let's not get too worked up even if Shadow of War wins some of these. These awards lost all meaning the year Evolve landed a veritable clean sweep.

Dragon Ball Fighter Z should've been nominated for game of the show IMO

Stick a well known IP on the Guilty Gear engine and everyone goes apeshit.
Makes me even more upset people turned a blind eye to the Xrd releases but at least Arc System Works will get some recognition now.

Kind of strange they aren't counting switch as a handheld because it comes with a TV out dock in the box.

Nintendo doesn't seem to even want to count Switch as a handheld so they're pretty much respecting the maker's wishes on this one.

 

[Kicko]

I'm stunned Splatoon 2 wasn't nominated for best multiplayer game. I think it had a fantastic showing, beginning with the excellent invitational tournament on the first day of the show.

It would easily take my vote in that category.