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[akachan ningen]

oh this is that song that my teacher listens to every day in class

 

[lt519]

Very strong final half of the show. Thanks Geoff, cut out some of the trailers of the games we know next year and focus on more awards and stories.

 

[MattyG]

Let the hyperbole commence.

I'm sorry, but that was some fucking Vectrex shit man, honestly.

 

[grandjedi6]

My mind is blown by Koji Kondo playing piano for an Imagine Dragons song

 

[Neiteio]

Koji Kondo x Imagine Dragons

who would've thought?

I dig it.

 

[NotLiquid]

Why wasn't the Zelda gameplay direct feed though? C'mon Ninty, you know better.

Probably wasn't particularly presentable. It's clear this was just a "taster" and more about showing the world and traversal. It's probably why there's not much "in" it either.

 

[OléGunner]

Night y'all! Whoooooo

 

[daveo42]

Odd to see Koji playing with Imagine Dragons. Like this shouldn't actually be happening in this world, this plane of existence.

WOOOOOOOOO!

 

[soultron]

Eh it was beyond a longshot.

Dragon Age was the safest bet. It's open world, western, and the SJW would be pleased.

Hah. Nice try, buddy. Have some more salt.

 

[zma1013]

Zelda world so big, they put in autopilot so they could talk about their other games while demoing it.

 

[wmlk]

Man I'm a diehard Nintendo and Zelda fan, but that footage was really disappointing. Sure it's huge but so barren! Horses looked great though.

Why did it never show us it fullscreen? We know how to play these games, show us the game!

Poetic justice after all these CG trailers.

A human being playing a video game.

 

[SMgamer83]

Sigh

 

[ironcreed]

More good than bad for sure. Geoff has the right approach, even if it was a bit long.

 

[One-Shot]

OK show, good final number. Too bad about Dragon Age. I'm not knocking its obvious quality, but talk about a safe choice for GOTY.

It's about the best game, not the riskiest or safest choice.

 

[Effect]

Great ending to this show!

 

[RedAssedApe]

Densely wooded forest. Not really :/

Also. At least they didn't play that welcome to the new age song haha this was tastefully understated

 

[Jonnax]

Playing your song with Koji Kondo must be pretty damn awesome.

 

[Niks]

A lot to fix and polish but this was a good start for the videogames awards.

Good job Geoff!

 

[McLovin]

Horse head and hair got some jank to it. It looks a little rough but im glad they showed off something. That massive map alone kind of sold me on it.

 

[diablos991]

Good show!

I was entertained for the whole time. Especially impressive knowing it was personally funded.

 

[Ithil]

First of all, that was probably the worst display of a game I've ever seen. It's my least favorite Zelda game at this point.

Secondly, this song is the new Zelda theme? This game is going to suck so bad.

Nintendo has lost it, truly.

What the hell is this post?

 

[TheSlySoul]

So what was the thing EA was hyping up?

Battlefield coming March 17 I guess.

 

[Brannon]

For Geoff's first solo effort at an awards show without the Spike fuckery, it was pretty damn good. Hiccups abound, but I wouldn't be averse to another show next year, especially if it is of the quality shown in the second half.

Just make it shorter!

 

[TheJerit]

haters can hate.

this has all been quite fantastic aside from the very dry and uninspired host.

Oh c'mon, Geoff wasn't even close to being the problem. For the first year, it was solid. Get a better production crew next year and we got a stew goin'...

 

[Easy_D]

I just realised. GEOFF. IS. WHOO-GUY.'

Edit: THEORY DEBUNKED.

 

[ahdurian]

Lol Twitch:

"name of song?"

"darude sandstorm"

haha.

should be Gerudo Sandstorm

 

[SatoAilDarko]

My favorite part of the Zelda showing were all the White horses running along with Epona at the end. Love the animation.

I doubt they would want to show off any NPC's yet.

I'm very interested in the combat. The attack off horse looked nice but I wish the ground combat would evolve.

 

[Atomic Airplanes]

WOOOOOO000000oo0!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hades Hotgun]

More hyped for Star Fox TBH

But Koji Kondo & Imagine Dragons, who expected this?

Best part of the show for me.

 

[Conceited]

6/10 no megaton

 

[Admiral Woofington]

lol at the hate for the dragon age win.

The game had me obsessed with it for 80 hours, and was a return to form for Bioware's DA team after Dragon Age II. If your game didn't win that's a shame but don't downplay how this game was a shining beacon amongst a craptacular year of gaming.

 

[sdornan]

I don't really like Imagine Dragons but that wasn't bad.

 

[Nathan_Drake]

We all have to buy the limited edition PS4 after the keynote tomorrow. Time for bed now. Intl Econ final in the morning. ugh

it has been fun!

Night Gaf

 

[LycanXIII]

Should have brought Lindsey Stirling back out for that too.

 

[Papercuts]

I want to be able to give geoff proper feedback of how bad this whole thing was.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

What have you been drinking? It looks gorgeous.

It really doesn't but we all have opinions.

 

[PhantomHound]

Geoff looks like he was crying

 

[renegade_dewitt]

Emotions man! This is what an award show needed! Humanity! Nothing fake about it! Pure authentic!

 

[Toad.T]

There was an honest effort to improve over previous years, but it still feels too much like a mini conference instead of an award show. What was revealed was fine and all, but it felt as it all needed a speck of polish.

7/10. Good start, but needs improvement.

 

[Salsa]

So you didn't play The Legend of Zelda. Or Zelda II. Or Ocarina of Time. Or Wind Waker. Or Phantom Hourglass. Or Twilight Princess. Or Skyward Sword.

im making a joke

 

[jwhit28]

I really wish developers would stop with these gyro/motion controls in games ... they never work properly and they're just not an enjoyable part of the experience ...

Edit: I will admit, though, that spray painting in Infamous was OK ...

They really helped my sister in Wind Waker. she just can't aim with right stick well. Especially while moving.

 

[Effnine]

Yeah man, those Windwaker HD gyro controls were awful!

Oh wait.

I'm talking about the majority of games that try to use the gimmick ... not the one or two titles that actually can get it right ...

 

[BMO = GOAT]

Well back to the PSX thread.

 

[massoluk]

2nd half was great.
Great job, Keighley, so much feel in this show. Much much better. Very few cringeworthy moment. 8/10

/clap.

If you have given more time to awards instead of giving them backstage, the show would have been 9/10.

 

[danielcw]

I look forward to the five-hour GameXplain analysis of the Zelda footage

You should write for Eurogamer

 

[EmptySpace]

seriously got some shadow of the colossus flashback with that zelda bit.

 

[quesalupa]

Five million times better than VGX.

Agreed

 

[Pattycakes]

You did good, Geoff. You did good.

 

[Tregard]

GAF you're actually breaking me right now.

This has been head and shoulders above any VGA or VGX, with some genuinely major reveals, and yet there is so much negative feedback. Hopefully people will feel better about it in a few days.

Geoff, you did great, hopefully you refine the formula by next year and the next Game Awards are even more special.

 

[Leafhopper]

Gamers are funny

"Wont be happy unless the Nintendo reveal is something major"

-shows new Zelda footage, confirms 2015 release date, and mentions Star Fox also.

"Game looks bad, not good enough."

Ok then.

I dunno I liked it I had an audible "Holy Fuck" even from off screen gameplay.