Newtype-001
Member
Ah shitposting my bad.
Overwatch wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2016
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Ah shitposting my bad.
Fox_Mulder
Rockefellers. Skull and Bones. Microsoft. Al Qaeda. A Cabal of Bankers. The melting point of steel. What do these things have in common? Wake up sheeple, the landfill wasn't even REAL!
Overwatch is over-rated
GrandHarrier
Member
Are you really shit talking the Extra Credit guys? They're objectively amazing.
Acquiescence
Member
Congrats, it's a marvelous game. I don't think it's the best game of the year, but deserved nonetheless.
RocknRola
Member
That has been the case for me with TF2. I just got it recently (on BF actually) and I've loved every momento of it (both campaign and MP). It took me a while to "get it" on the MP side, but once I got a decent hold of the mechanics I started enjoying it immensely. No idea if come January I'll still feel the same, but right now I'm having loads of fun with it.
Overwatch is not an arena shooter..
And it's a vastly different game than Unreal tournament, apples and oranges.
twdnewh_k
Member
Many good choices and nominations this year, but Overwatch absolutely deserves it. It is so well polished and fun to play with lots of originality. In my opinion it was a no brainer, no other game I played stood a chance. Much like how W3 last year was the clear winner.
I understand how others can have different Goty but I cannot understand how anyone would be angry about this.
It was the right choice, no doubt.
I understand how others can have different Goty but I cannot understand how anyone would be angry about this.
It was the right choice, no doubt.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
Had it for two weeks and got bored shitless with it.
Honestly don't understand the love for Overwatch but hey ho, opinions and all that!
Honestly don't understand the love for Overwatch but hey ho, opinions and all that!
The problem isn't which is a better game. We can do this all day. Everyone likes different games for different reasons.
The reason that I think Overwatch won, and many others didn't is because if in 5 years you look back at 2016, Overwatch dominated mind share, news cycles, launch numbers, critical and commercial success, everything.
The days leading to and after launch are the most active days ive seen in communities like NeoGAF and Reddit. All podcasts could talk about that week was Overwatch. Everyone from Mark McDonald and JJ Epperson at 8-4 play or Vinny or Brad at Giantbomb, or their cousins or kids were playing overwatch. It was as if the world had come to a consensus that life is going to stop and all of us are going to play this one game, even if it's for a week. And no one had a bad thing to say about it. Some said it wasn't their cup of tea but there wasn't anything particular it did wrong. A common theme was how much fun they are having playing a competitive genre like shooters again which they find intimidating
Like many others, I fell out of overwatch a month or two after launch. But did we play hundreds or hours of BioShock back in the day? Did everyone revisit Uncharted 2 weeks after finishing it? No. And you shouldn't need to.
Overwatch lasting value or lack thereof is a sign of its success as a competitive multiplayer game. It can not nail that and still be GOTY. Had Doom, Titanfall 2 or others came out in a vacuum, any of them could have won. But they cannibalized each other's accomplishments. Even on gaf people were arguing on which ones a better shooter - tf2 or doom?
But overwatch in its niche remained largely uncontested, hence I can see why it was easy for a bunch of people to come to a consensus on its quality. It might not be the best game of the year, but seeing how 2017 is going to bring the new age of hero shooters, in quake champions and lawbreakers, it might be the most important. And sometimes that's enough to win GOTY
TLDR: Sometimes the game that had the most people talking for the longest is the most important game of the year, and wins GOTY for those reasons
The reason that I think Overwatch won, and many others didn't is because if in 5 years you look back at 2016, Overwatch dominated mind share, news cycles, launch numbers, critical and commercial success, everything.
The days leading to and after launch are the most active days ive seen in communities like NeoGAF and Reddit. All podcasts could talk about that week was Overwatch. Everyone from Mark McDonald and JJ Epperson at 8-4 play or Vinny or Brad at Giantbomb, or their cousins or kids were playing overwatch. It was as if the world had come to a consensus that life is going to stop and all of us are going to play this one game, even if it's for a week. And no one had a bad thing to say about it. Some said it wasn't their cup of tea but there wasn't anything particular it did wrong. A common theme was how much fun they are having playing a competitive genre like shooters again which they find intimidating
Like many others, I fell out of overwatch a month or two after launch. But did we play hundreds or hours of BioShock back in the day? Did everyone revisit Uncharted 2 weeks after finishing it? No. And you shouldn't need to.
Overwatch lasting value or lack thereof is a sign of its success as a competitive multiplayer game. It can not nail that and still be GOTY. Had Doom, Titanfall 2 or others came out in a vacuum, any of them could have won. But they cannibalized each other's accomplishments. Even on gaf people were arguing on which ones a better shooter - tf2 or doom?
But overwatch in its niche remained largely uncontested, hence I can see why it was easy for a bunch of people to come to a consensus on its quality. It might not be the best game of the year, but seeing how 2017 is going to bring the new age of hero shooters, in quake champions and lawbreakers, it might be the most important. And sometimes that's enough to win GOTY
TLDR: Sometimes the game that had the most people talking for the longest is the most important game of the year, and wins GOTY for those reasons
Nope, this is NeoGaf. And today it's been incredibly salty and negative.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Your post is the proof you have not played Overwatch.
same.. I still have the game installed on both my PS4's... but I never play it.
The thing is .. I might not like it.. but when I see my 19 year old Son in Law come over and play it, I get why people like the game.. once you are good at the game, and know how to play it.. it really looks fun. So I understand why people are glad this game won..
Im_So_Pringles
Member
Dude, as much as I love Unreal Tournament, you can't fucking compare it to Overwatch. They are two completely different playing shooters.
I love seeing all this salt. It's glorious. Overwatch is amazing and totally deserves this award.
dispensergoinup
Member
Well deserved, OW brought back a bunch of my friends into playing together in a game where we can pick it up and have fun at all levels of skill.
The newest arcade additions got a few more to come join as well. Kudos to the team.
The newest arcade additions got a few more to come join as well. Kudos to the team.
The design of Overwatch started out good and thus far has gotten better with every patch. Every character is viable and different, the maps range from ok to great, and the level artwork is beautiful. My only complaint is some of the character designs, but I feel that way about all blizzard games. Even the way they handle updates is fantastic, with the devs say what they updated, why, and how they hope it will change gameplay.
Just a ludicrously polished piece of design that I nearly passed up playing because I thought it was a TF2 knockoff.
Just a ludicrously polished piece of design that I nearly passed up playing because I thought it was a TF2 knockoff.
OmegaTreeFish
Banned
Well if I didnt have close to 200 hours in team fortress 2 I would still be playing it. But I personally got bored after about 15 hours or something because of this. Once I was over the characters and moves the core gameplay felt so similar I kinda lost interest.
But I can still see how amazingly well made it is. For anyone new to this type of shooter its the best in class and while its not my GOTY I can see why it will win at least a few.
Overwatch won for what it isn't as much as for what it is. The game itself is half of why it won, or why it is deserving. There's more to it than just the core gameplay. It's very difficult to birth a new, fresh franchise in an over-saturated shooter market, much less one that is as well received as what OW has enjoyed. To do it with a flawless launch and a business model that's very friendly towards the player compared to the industry norms is just icing on the cake. It will be around in some form years from now, and probably birthed an entire sub-genre of shooters imitating it.
Congrats to Blizzard.
Congrats to Blizzard.
But Doom is a worse Shadow Warrior 2DOOM deserved it imW is TF2 rip off minus the skill. Might as well give it to Clash Royale.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
Can't be upset about it. Unfortunately I can't stand it anymore due to solo queue nightmare.
I learned my lesson on solo queue today. Never. Again.
PackAPunchedMick
Member
Multiplayer only with a huge micro-transactions incentive wins Game of the year.
#GamingIsOfficiallyDead
#GamingIsOfficiallyDead
DOOM deserved it im
lol lack of skill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VShuf4AqWQ
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Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth
You have literally no idea what you're talking about.
UC4 is very different, Uncharted games were always fun to replay (especially 2), but 4 was such a slog to get through after the first playthrough, very long walking sections, extremely tedious platforming (instead of the 2-3 minutes fun platforming in the previous games).
What pisses me off about it the most is that it's one of the best TPS games ever mechanically (if not the best, then definitely second best behind MGS5), but the game has barely any TPS combat, and when there is any, the encounter lasts no more than 5 minutes.
Not to mention the writing in the game was a hot mess, it was very fanfiction-y, you could tell from the very first chapter that the game had a different writer, the characters lost all their charm, and the new character (Sam, Nate's brother) is one of the worst characters in the series.
The one saving grace is that the main villain Rafe is the franchise's best villain, and even that I'd attribute to the voice actor and not the writing itself.
I don't know why people are saying it's a vendetta against PS4, I spend 95% of my gaming time on either my PS4 or my Samsung Galaxy, there is no vendetta here, it's just that UC4 is extremely disappointing.
RocknRola
Member
What is solo queue might I ask?
Have a read at the comments here:
http://n4g.com/news/1989824/overwat...r-at-the-game-awards-full-winners-list-inside
Its painful.
Let me sum it up:
"UNCHARTED GOT ROBBED"
"OverHype!"
"MP Only game wins??!"
http://n4g.com/news/1989824/overwat...r-at-the-game-awards-full-winners-list-inside
Its painful.
Let me sum it up:
"UNCHARTED GOT ROBBED"
"OverHype!"
"MP Only game wins??!"
In Service
Member
Overwatch is the game that I've spent most time with in the past 12 months so a worthy winner for me.
I love the trailers that accompany the game too. Nice work.
Loads of other good games this year I thought too.
I love the trailers that accompany the game too. Nice work.
Loads of other good games this year I thought too.
Stilton Disco
Member
It's not my cup of tea by any stretch of the imagination, but it's definitely a well deserved winner.
Not Uncharted 4.
Playing by yourself as opposed to in a party.
going in by yourself you generally dont coordinate well with others or the others don't coordinate will with you.
This is a team game first and foremost and it is much better when you play it with a group of friends.
I see you've met chinner.
OmegaTreeFish
Banned
Playing with randoms and no known team mates.
Its basically a nightmare with people dicking around, not playing the objectve etc. As someone who has really only played solo queue online for years I am kind of used to the BS but if you are used to playing with a team its a complete nightmare.
While I agree with this, Overwatch is offensive as well, it's one of the worst cases of cultural appropriation I have ever seen in the past few years (in entertainment at least).
What does that mean?