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[Sylverstone14]

The nominees were:

Assassin's Creed IV
BioShock Infinite
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Dota 2
Gone Home
Grand Theft Auto V
Path of Exile
Super Mario 3D World
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
The Last of Us



And the winner is...

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

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[Thoraxes]

Legit surprised.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Wow.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

I need to actually open this game and play it.

I'm really surprised.

 

[WrenchNinja]

That's a good choice. I love that game.

 

[July]

Looks like they've been reading that NeoGAF thread LOL I love them now

 

[Zushin]

Lol @ the likes/dislike ratio on that video. Dat salt.

 

[HYDE]

Wow...its okay!

 

[Papercuts]

Wow, a site that remembered handhelds exist during the goty process. That's nice to see.

 

[Loxley]

Well I'll be Rogered with a stiff wire brush...

 

[Danielsan]

What! ? Did not expect that. Great game. Not GOTY material, but fantastic none the less.

 

[Cloudy]

TLoU robbed! : p

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

What! ? Did not expect that. Great game. Not GOTY material, but fantastic none the less.

why isn't it GotY material? just curious.

 

[Glass Rebel]

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[Kandrick]

The comments on that video. Some people are really pissed that The Last of Us or GTAV didn't win.

 

[Nibel]

Fantastic game, and very brave of Gamespot to do that

2013 was a great year

 

[Gormless Noodle]

Didn't see that coming, especially from Gamespot, but they are 100% correct as far as I'm concerned and I've played a lot of games across all consoles, but that game is just pure magic.

 

[Kumo]

I can respect that choice. Definitely one of the best games of 2013.

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

Wasn't there a topic on here asking why handheld games are never considered for GOTY?

Mothafuckin prophetic shit goin on

 

[2San]

why isn't it GotY material? just curious.

It doesn't have long cutscenes breaking up the action.

 

[Unstable]

Those comments are super salty. I also really need to get a 3DS.

 

[Moff]

its my choice as well, best zelda in at least 10 years for most who played it.
personally, its easily in the top 3 zeldas, and I dont rank those

well done gamespot

 

[tolkir]

8.8 redeemed?

 

[Sylverstone14]

Wasn't there a topic on here asking why handheld games are never considered for GOTY?

Literally said the same thing on Twitter not too long ago.

 

[Alfredo]

It's a good game. I'm not surprised.

Edit: Man, people are crazy cynical!

 

[TemplaerDude]

Stoked to pick this up.

 

[NEO0MJ]

Wow, I did not expect GS to give a portable GOTY, I thought this was one of those shoe-in TLOU/GTAV sites. Good on them for nominating Tearaway, too.

 

[1.21Gigawatts]

Thats a surprise. I like surprises.

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TheLastOfUs, GTA V and Tearaway are higher on my personal list, though.

 

[MYE]

Really surprised!

And look at those deslikes by the teen cinematic-AAA-gaem-with-guns gobbling crowd.
And some here even argue that portable games don't win because they don't deserve it lol. Clearly these GOTY lists are almost always pandering to the myopic tastes of your average vidjagamer.

 

[Magicpaint]

I don't think Zelda deserves it, personally, but I'm a huge Zelda fan and can be very critical of the games. But it's definitely a pleasant surprise to see a handheld game win one of these for once.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Color me surprised!
It is an awesome game though.

 

[LudwigB]

Wow, wasnt expecting that. Great choice.

 

[Madouu]

Great choice. Hats off

 

[Zerojul]

Bold move. Nice to see handehelds getting some love.

 

[SmokyDave]

Good on 'em for nominating two handheld games and ultimately choosing one of 'em.

I haven't played it yet myself, but it's top of my list to pick up once my backlog clears a bit.

 

[firehawk12]

This is like when they gave Demon's Souls GOTY. lol

 

[Haunted]

Haven't played it, but principally speaking, good on Gamespot for not going with the safe choice and picking a Japanese handheld game because they think it's the best game of the year.

Not giving a fuck about the community's wishes (wankers probably would've selected GTA or some shit) - clearly Giantbomb's good influence at work.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

This is like when they gave Demon's Souls GOTY. lol

so good.

 

[Diprosalic]

expected SM3DW after the replies but Zelda is just as good.

 

[Dang0]

I gotta admit it was super ballsy of Gamespot to give it to a

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handheld nintendo game.

I don't know whether or not TLOU deserves it more (since I haven't played it yet), but I can really respect them for picking a controversial choice.

I can't wait for the next feedbackula though

 

[Morfeo]

Nice to see a handheld, Nintendo-exclusive, gameplay-focused game win for once. Refreshing, even though I personally think the game is a bit overrated.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

Well, I'm just glad handheld games are getting some love, I dislike the the silly idea that console games need to be the ones winning GotY awards.

 

[Pisuke1983]

My personal favorite this year. Good choice.

 

[pelican]

Bloody ridiculous. (imo)

/pours salt.

 

[Rozart]

Woa. Did not expect that. Haven't gotten the chance to play the game yet but I'm definitely picking it up soon. Have heard nothing but great things about it.

 

[Ryu bogard]

Great choice. Just finished it definitely one of the best games of the year.

 

[Jenoss]

Great choice finally handheld games are getting some love, and importance.

 

[Mafro]

Good choice, it's probably my GOTY so far as well but I've yet to play 3D World.

Love the angry bros in the comments section of the article.

 

[reptilescorpio]

That is a fucking good list of games right there.

 

[Ysiadmihi]

Well that's pretty cool actually. Not just because ALBW is also my GOTY but very few sites are going to pick something on a handheld.