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[Strimei]

Worst speech. How can a fucking competitive multiplayer game have a message? Embarrassing.

It has a backstory, it has quite a diverse cast of characters, there's some sort of plot (to my understanding).

But I suppose you can just handwave it all away as a "fucking competitive multiplayer game".

 

[Lima]

#NotMyGOTY

 

[Baleoce]

It was all worth it for ME:A.

Looks incredible.

Yup, glad I stayed up just for that.

 

[deoee]

 

[Ostinatto]

Persona 5 will get better metacritic scores than Zelda and Mass Effect.

 

[Cipherr]

Blizzard stays winning. Very impressive.

 

[Vire]

Overwatch is the most fun game I've played this year. I'm good with the choice.

 

[Cess007]

FfXV came out 48 hours before the broadcast. How could it even be nominated?

Maybe don't put the deadline for your Game of the Year nominations one month before the year is actually over?

 

[Basketball]

Too many

#GamerMoments4Me

 

[SmackAttack]

Happy for Overwatch. Guess it's time to go do my placements.

 

[Wanderer5]

Damn congrats Overwatch! Totally deserves it.

 

[d00d3n]

The only upside here is that a map pack from 1993 was denied a ridiculous unjust award.

 

[NullPointer]

Next year - put all the award winners on stage, show some more gameplay and ditch some musical acts.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

You guys are going to murder me, but I thought the musical acts were the best parts. The announcements weren't that great, and the awards were "eh" as usual.

 

[TWrecks310]

So unlocking stuff with in-game currency you don't have to pay real money or are microtransactions now?

You could always use in-game currency to buy stuff

 

[JigglesBunny]

No MvC4, no new Batman, two Telltale announcements, no awards for Titanfall 2 and Bosman was on advertisement duty.

See ya next year, TGAs.

 

[OdysseusVA]

Memes and GOTY! STAY WINNING

 

[Ivory Samoan]

how did other humans and turians and stuff get ahead of the andromeda crew

the whole "you are a plan B to keep a small fragment of humanity alive" seems kind of weird if you just keep running into milky way sentient life everywhere in a new galaxy

The Nexus - It left quite a bit before the ARK ships.

also,

Frakking 10/10 gameplay presentation..... Based BioWare is back, let's go!

 

[Venfayth]

I really don't play shooters anymore, I haven't since Halo 3, but Overwatch hooked me and got a solid 80 hours out of me. I would have picked something different personally but great job Blizzard.

 

[KarmaCow]

Worst speech. How can a fucking competitive multiplayer game have a message? Embarrassing.

Don't worry Blizzard knew people like you exist and put out very heavy handed trailers to spell it out clearly to appeal to the people who just want cutscenes.

 

[BY2K]

No MvC4, no new Batman, two Telltale announcements, no awards for Titanfall 2 and Bosman was on advertisement duty.

See ya next year, TGAs.

MvC4 is supposed to be at PSX...

 

[Guess Who]

So unlocking stuff with in-game currency you don't have to pay real money or are microtransactions now?

You realize basically every microtransaction-driven mobile and/or free-to-play game does this, right? It's like, the defining way this stuff works in most games these days. You can technically earn in-game currency to buy stuff but it's enough of a grind that people are motivated to just buy it for cash instead.

 

[phant0m]

GOTY is correct, but DOOM is the runner-up.

Can we talk about how half the theater was empty? Is that typical for TGA?

 

[Psychoward]

LMAO at the people acting like story heavy games don't normally totally fucking dominate these things.

Seriously, the reason DOOM and Overwatch are getting so much praise these days is that they don't focus on cinematic modern-game design bullshit, hell DOOM even makes fun of it. There's a time and a place for it but come on.

 

[MUnited83]

Worst speech. How can a fucking competitive multiplayer game have a message? Embarrassing.

The same way a single player game can have a message.

 

[disappeared]

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[Cleve]

Shit, totally forgot about this. When do rebroadcasts go up?

 

[Lionel Richie]

I don't think Firewatch fans are the ones pitching salt.

Playdead fans are also very calm.

 

[MrCunningham]

Like, holy shit, Kyle Bosman, what happened to you? Are you SURE you don't want in on the Easy Allies Patreon if you need money that bad?

The Budlight Bishop has gottta eat too.

 

[SomeOneInaHat]

So unlocking stuff with in-game currency you don't have to pay real money or are microtransactions now?

Not to mention you can listen to them without buying them

 

[VendettaRed07]

You guys are going to murder me, but I thought the musical acts were the best parts.

 

[Kinsei]

Congrats to Overwatch. It's not my personal GOTY (The microtransactions disqualify it) but it's a damn good game.

No MvC4, no new Batman, two Telltale announcements, no awards for Titanfall 2 and Bosman was on advertisement duty.

See ya next year, TGAs.

Who thought MvC4 would be announced here. That's totes going to be at the PSX keynote or the Capcom Cup.

 

[CertifiedFP]

Maybe don't put the deadline for your Game of the Year nominations one month before the year is actually over?

Yeah honestly I think February of the following year is the best time for the awards and such. Last year is still fresh but it gives time for the Honeymoon Period of games to wear off so they can be looked at under a more critical lens.

 

[RevolverRoden]

Dont even have overwatch, but I'm glad it won instead of the usual generic Cinematic Experience (TM) game.

 

[Mass Effect]

It was worth it for Andromeda and watching [some of] Gaming-side GAF make fools of themselves, especially over the musical performances.

Also, I liked how the Action nominees were nothing but shooters and the GOTY nominees only had one non-shooter.

These games awards were... less good than last year I feel. Some of the world premieres were great, but MY GOD the corporate whoring.

Like, holy shit, Kyle Bosman, what happened to you? Are you SURE you don't want in on the Easy Allies Patreon if you need money that bad?

Wait, Bosman does take ANY of the Allies Patreon money? Why?

 

[Turkoop]

Firewatch also deserved at least one award.

 

[Xamdou]

Overwatch with Game of the year 2016! Well deserved and Kudos to the Blizzard team for a fun and fantastic game!

 

[Hierophant]

overwatch is literally going to go on for years and will undoubtedly be hailed as a classic, get your head outta your ass

 

[firebricks3]

For a gaming show 3 years in that was pleasantly watchable.

 

[Amauri14]

#NotMyGOTY

Fucking Lol'd

 

[Catvoca]

You guys are going to murder me, but I thought the musical acts were the best parts. The announcements weren't that great, and the awards were "eh" as usual.

I think I enjoyed Black Beatles more than any other part of the show

 

[sora87]

Next year - put all the award winners on stage, show some more gameplay and ditch some musical acts.

Yeah, they've gotta start actually treating it first and foremost like an award show cause it's like 70% cringe as it is.

 

[Chille]

The same way a single player game can have a message.

so your saying overwatch has a storyline that keeps you playing through the game?

 

[TWrecks310]

Wait, did we know a Damian Wayne Batman game was being made?

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/804540348169064450

 

[FLAguy954]

Wow my feed cut off abruptly.

I know right, I weirdly happened after the GOTY announcement.

 

[NullPointer]

Also, I liked how the Action nominees were nothing but shooters and the GOTY nominees only had one non-shooter.

Yeah, kinda left the whole "breadth of genres" remark feeling rather flat. Inside was the only one to buck the trend.

 

[Gorillaz]

There is an argument that can be made regarding if Overwatch was even the best MP shooter to come out this year to begin with but regardless it has been a favorite of mine easily.

 

[Plum]

so your saying overwatch has an over arching storyline that keeps you playing through the game?

How is having that a requirement for a game to have a message?

 

[Head.spawn]

Dear Sony, put the digital version of Uncharted 4 on sale, you bastards, that shit was at TGA, throw me a bone here.

Thanks,
-h

 

[Fix The Scientist]

What is the appeal of Keighley? Everything i see him on has this same cringey/try-hard/shilly vibe, it infects nearly every moment. I thought this show was a new low.