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Cant believe people think Hogwarts Legacy is GOTY material
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rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Of course Hogwarts. It's fully featured, finished game which does precisely what it was meant to do.
BacklashWave534
Member
Oh please... FF16 was average at best. BG3 was the underdog that ended up being incredible.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
If someone comes out and says Barbie is GOTY over Oppenheimer, you would have people calling that idiot an idiot.
MonkeyClaw36
Banned
It is one of my GOTY's so fuck you for not understanding different opinions.
It had 0 mtx, no GaaS shit and it was a dedicated SP game. It's not for you, fine. But dont go around talking about a "standard" when you miss the point by a mile.
It's like you are screaming STOP HAVING FUN AND AN OPINION!!!!!
It doesnt work that way. Logoff, delete your cookies and live in your own bubble. OR accept the fact that not everyone is like you (thank fucking god Im not THAT shortsighted).
Now fuck off.
BacklashWave534
Member
I really enjoyed my time with Hogwarts Legacy. It would be a contender for sure. BG3 is really good as well. Not my favority style of RPG but it's still an incredible game. I would probably say Alan Wake 2 for me. Story was insane and rarley do i ever get the itch for a new game plus but i can't wait to return to that one. All subjective though. We all know that TOTK will win the stupid award so it really doesn't matter.
Topher
Identifies as young
ftfy
StereoVsn
Member
It could have been nominated in say Art or Sound design or another visual category. I agree that the game doesn’t meet overall GOTY standards but nomination in a category or two should have happened.
StereoVsn
Member
Well you see, apparently only “T” matters in LGBT… and of course anyone actually campaigning for women’s rights is automatically a TERF.
I mean it did get nominated for a Grammy. So yea maybe a sound design nomination would be appropriate.
StereoVsn
Member
Personally I think visual design should have gotten a nomination. Hogwarts was amazingly well done.
Morrie’s wig shop
Member
It’s just another human’s opinion and that person takes a shit just like you do.
Harry Potter is popular my man, there’s over 8 billion people on this planet and the majority wants to be apart of something that large groups of people are into known as a herd.
It’s comforting to a large amount of the population on this planet to be apart of something that most of the population is into regardless of the quality…..
It’s called POP culture
Just put sales and award threads on ignore, it leaves more room on the front page for other news threads about gaming..
Harry Potter is popular my man, there’s over 8 billion people on this planet and the majority wants to be apart of something that large groups of people are into known as a herd.
It’s comforting to a large amount of the population on this planet to be apart of something that most of the population is into regardless of the quality…..
It’s called POP culture
Just put sales and award threads on ignore, it leaves more room on the front page for other news threads about gaming..
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Oh don't get me wrong, Barbie is not my MoTY, Hogwarts is not my GoTY but those 2 specific examples are media with mass appeal so I'm not surprised at all if they're GoTY/MoTY for other people.
mrmustard
Banned
I don't think in a year with Zelda and BG3 any people thought Hogwarts Legacy (or Starfield) has any chance of winning (most) GOTY. Some people just think the other nominations are no better than their choice..
Besides that i tell you what i always tell in those threads: The Game Awards are way overrated. There were around 600 GOTY awards in 2022 and i'm pretty damn sure Hogwarts Legacy, Starfield, Spiderman, Streetfighter 6, Diablo and many more will win some of them this year.
Besides that i tell you what i always tell in those threads: The Game Awards are way overrated. There were around 600 GOTY awards in 2022 and i'm pretty damn sure Hogwarts Legacy, Starfield, Spiderman, Streetfighter 6, Diablo and many more will win some of them this year.
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Banjo64
cumsessed
These acronyms are getting out of hand. Someone will be a TODGER soon enough.Well you see, apparently only “T” matters in LGBT… and of course anyone actually campaigning for women’s rights is automatically a TERF.
xellos2099alpha
Member
Spiderman no way home and GOTG3 were quite good.
Dr. Wilkinson
Gold Member
Hogwarts Legacy needed to be made so they could see what the audience is for a giant high quality AAA single-player Harry Potter game. It has good points and low points. Hogwarts castle is extremely well-made. Open world needs work, as do side quests and filing in the world with more interesting things to see and do.
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Putonahappyface
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Topher
Identifies as young
Hogwarts isn't my GOTY either, but I had a blast playing the game. Same for Starfield. Same for Spider-man. I can see plenty of reasons for those games to be part of the GOTY conversation. Others will disagree and that's fine. The problem is when we start saying an opinion is no longer "valid" because it doesn't meet some mythical "standard" as if any of the GOTY conversation is based on objective facts. It just isn't.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
This year I think we have about 12-13 GOTY nominee level games, and no, none of them are Starfield.
The 6 nominees, plus FFXVI, SF6, AC6, Hogwarts, sea of stars, dead space, etc
The 6 nominees, plus FFXVI, SF6, AC6, Hogwarts, sea of stars, dead space, etc
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Sleepwalker
Member
The game is boring as fuck but if people like it then good on them. Opinions and all.
soulbait
Member
What this game did best, and a lot better than previous license based games, is it allow you to really experience the world the license came from. It did a great job of letting your imagination run wild as if if you were really in the Wizarding World. The game excelled at this, IMO. If you had an reference to the original material before you played, you felt right at home and it felt "right" in many ways.
However, even if you were not a massive fan of Harry Potter, I think the world building of this game was so good, that it could make people more interested in it. It was basically a digital theme park of the Wizarding World. It was great.
I believe this should be taken into consideration for GOTY. It allows you to escape into a wonderful fun world and places those who are fans into a world allowing them to play out what they have had in their heads.
What does hurt the game is some of its flaws and some of the open world filler you get. Also, knowing that the story will not impact the world overall, due to knowing what happens years later, does not help it.
What I do think they did great was the wand combat. I thought it was not going to be fun at all. And while it was not perfect, it was executed way better than I thought.
What is really going against the game is this year was stacked with great games. The politics around the game does not help, and made it easier to nominate other games because this year had so many good games. If it was another year, with fewer games, then I would say politics played too much of a role in not nominating the game. I also think the timing of when the game came out plays into this as well. It was released early in the year, where other games have had time to steal the mind share. Game comes out in 2022, would have been nominated IMO. However, 2023 is just a stacked amount of games.
However, even if you were not a massive fan of Harry Potter, I think the world building of this game was so good, that it could make people more interested in it. It was basically a digital theme park of the Wizarding World. It was great.
I believe this should be taken into consideration for GOTY. It allows you to escape into a wonderful fun world and places those who are fans into a world allowing them to play out what they have had in their heads.
What does hurt the game is some of its flaws and some of the open world filler you get. Also, knowing that the story will not impact the world overall, due to knowing what happens years later, does not help it.
What I do think they did great was the wand combat. I thought it was not going to be fun at all. And while it was not perfect, it was executed way better than I thought.
What is really going against the game is this year was stacked with great games. The politics around the game does not help, and made it easier to nominate other games because this year had so many good games. If it was another year, with fewer games, then I would say politics played too much of a role in not nominating the game. I also think the timing of when the game came out plays into this as well. It was released early in the year, where other games have had time to steal the mind share. Game comes out in 2022, would have been nominated IMO. However, 2023 is just a stacked amount of games.
samoilaaa
Member
hogwarts legacy sucks so grab by nuts and lick them until ur tongue goes sour
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Well, yeah - they’re both movies.
IFireflyl
Gold Member
FlyyGOD
Member
Yet Spiderman 2 is game of the year material?
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
It's better than Starfield.
MiguelItUp
Member
I mean, some people, sure. I think the majority were just baffled (but not really) about it not being nominated for anything. Because even if it's not your cup of tea, it's definitely a game that was made by a passionate team and studio as it shows in so many ways. It's also the most immersive Harry Potter universe game that exists, so I'm sure a lot of people love it for that reason alone.
Dr. Wilkinson
Gold Member
"no one else is allowed to like something I don't like, so I must comment on everything I hate and never let anything go. No one can enjoy anything without my approval."
Just grow up
GymWolf
Gold Member
Like i said in another topic, an incredible love letter to harry potter in videogame form, but just a decent open world game with a lot of noticeable flaws.
A good 7\10 in a scale where scores for good game don't start at 8,5.
People are just happy to have a good harry potter game and it's even more impressive because it was the studio first big game.
Maybe if it was a very dry year i could understand a sympathy nomination, but in 2023? It's impossible, not impossiblé.
A good 7\10 in a scale where scores for good game don't start at 8,5.
People are just happy to have a good harry potter game and it's even more impressive because it was the studio first big game.
Maybe if it was a very dry year i could understand a sympathy nomination, but in 2023? It's impossible, not impossiblé.
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Dr. Wilkinson
Gold Member
It's a Harry Potter lover's dream game. That's who it's made for. For that group of people, it is everything they've ever wanted and it was reasonably well-made, regardless of the open-world aspects being very lackluster.
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Putonahappyface
Gold Member
Dr. Wilkinson
Gold Member
100% spot on
Morrie’s wig shop
Member
It’s secretly yours isnt it
existensmaximum
Member
Well it's easily the best game I've played this year so I guess people have different opinions or whatever?
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
I just started playing Hogwarts. Got it for $30. I'm liking it so far and its the first Harry Potter thing I've ever experienced.
Lupin25
Member
That’s the consensus. Tons of people love the game.
This year was too stacked for me to consider Hogwarts GOTY, but it should’ve been nominated for something (art design, sound design, etc.)
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Lokaum D+
Member
For a moment i thought you were talking about TotK
Morrie’s wig shop
Member
See,I’ve never played a Harry Potter game….ever. I’ve maybe watched the 1st movie and possibly bits and pieces of different films but just not sure which ones they were.
I just never had a care about the lore and story of what was going on.
Im almost positive my age had a lot to do with it, I was 23 when the 1st film came out and always thought it was more for the women and children lol
Besides I was preoccupied with Fellowship coming out a month after the 1st Harry movie.
But this game has been intriguing me for a better part the year and I might actually sit down with it..
GymWolf
Gold Member
manfestival
Member
Here is the thing. It is not GOTY material. Just for the fact that it is based on harry potter universe.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Yea, similar situation. I was too old for the movies from the start. I played the time trial on PS+ Premium before deciding to get it at $30.
So you can do that or use someone else's time trial connecting to their PS5 if you don't have/want premium. I just happened to stack premium with the ps now card thing during the conversion.
It feels like someone is bleeding cause of mentioning the "lifeless Bethesda npc characters", it's like you closing the door for new comers, there's still tons who what to play these games and feel offended by these comments.
Morrie’s wig shop
Member
Yeah, I’m gonna have to check it out then.