• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

GAF's Best of E3 2017 Awards

sanstesy

Member
Good list. I would say TEW2 is a bit low but that is to be expected after the first game. Hope they can prove everyone wrong because the changes and improvements are sound.

Shouldn't #6 be biggest surprise? The concept leaked but we didn't really know anything about it. We also knew Bioware was making a Destiny-ish new IP.

Yeah, leaks shouldn't deter from the fact that it got officially revealed for the first time this E3 especially as it had its odds stacked against it with the Rabbids IP being attached to the game.
 

Sn4ke_911

If I ever post something in Japanese which I don't understand, please BAN me.
Ho boy Kratos that was a close 2nd place.

Overall great top 5.

Edit:
I didn't vote btw
 

ghibli99

Member
Forza at 39... and GT Sport is 9 spots below that, barely making it into the top 50. Are racing games dead, or just racing games like this?
 

Blobbers

Member
good to see DBFZ, Mario + Rabbids and Monster Hunter World in top 10

Gran Turismo keeps losing after the youtube views thread but at least it made top 50
 

benny_a

extra source of jiggaflops
Yeah, leaks shouldn't deter from the fact that it got officially revealed for the first time this E3 especially as it had its odds stacked against it with the Rabbids IP being attached to the game.
I disagree. Bloodborne didn't get it that year over Splatoon so Rabbids isn't getting it over something not before known. It would not be in the spirit of the category.
 
What I think is interesting is the following games managed to crack the top 50 despite not being in any of the conferences.

| #9 | Metroid: Samus Returns | 190 | 403 | 9 |
| #17 | Ni No Kuni II | 117 | 229 | 3 |
| #25 | Kingdom Hearts III | 58 | 129 | 7 |
| #36 | Dissidia Final Fantasy NT | 24 | 48 | 0 |
| #37 | Yakuza 6: The Song of Life | 27 | 46 | 0 |
| #40 | Sonic Mania | 18 | 31 | 0 |
| #44 | Hidden Agenda | 21 | 30 | 0 |
| #48 | Gran Turismo Sport | 17 | 29 | 0 |
| #49 | Ace Combat 7 | 13 | 25 | 1 |

Borderline:

| #24 | Splatoon 2 | 80 | 151 | 1 |
| #46 | Arms | 17 | 29 | 0 |

Splatoon 2 and ARMS are borderline because they were in Nintendo's introductory multiplayer game commercial and they plugged their tournaments, but they didn't get individual air time.
 
Honestly Spider-Man at #3 is still surprising to me, and I think I made it my #2 or something? I can't remember. A random super hero game, even by Insomniac, shouldn't chart so high. So it obviously left an impression.

#1 is fully expected. Wasn't sure where God of War would sit, but figured it would be high.

Love that Rabbids charted. First collab in a while that just feels pure right, even if it sounded really wrong at first (though the early concept art I thought looked great).
 

sanstesy

Member
I disagree. Bloodborne didn't get it that year over Splatoon so Rabbids isn't getting it over something not before known. It would not be in the spirit of the category.

I disagree with the rule fundamentally. Bloodborne should have gotten it that year as well if that was the case.
 
Looking at this list negativity truly does take over a thread lol. Would not expect Spider-Man,Monster hunter world up there with how the threads have been.
 

Creamium

shut uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup
The turnaround on M+R is great to see, it was my n°1 even. Odyssey is the deserved winner. There was a clear game of the show this year.

btw I thought there was gonna be goty-style blurb selection, I wrote all that stuff for nothing lol
 

benny_a

extra source of jiggaflops
I disagree with the rule fundamentally. Bloodborne should have gotten it that year as well if that was the case.
Fair enough, I'm just saying I will be honoring the people that proposed that award in 2014 as I want as much as consistency between the years as can reasonable be had with events that are mainly about hype.
 

Savantcore

Unconfirmed Member
Honestly Spider-Man at #3 is still surprising to me, and I think I made it my #2 or something? I can't remember. A random super hero game, even by Insomniac, shouldn't chart so high. So it obviously left an impression.

#1 is fully expected. Wasn't sure where God of War would sit, but figured it would be high.

Love that Rabbids charted. First collab in a while that just feels pure right, even if it sounded really wrong at first (though the early concept art I thought looked great).

'Random super hero game lmao. 1) It's Spiderman. 2) It's probably the dearest superhero in the history of gaming.
 
It's probably the dearest superhero in the history of gaming.
2485460-1356607325-batma.gif
 

benny_a

extra source of jiggaflops
If someone is unhappy with the image of a game they hold dear please PM me a suggestion, I'm not happy with all the images I have but wanted to avoid logos, except in situations where it's unavoidable like Metroid Prime 4.
 
Forza at 39... and GT Sport is 9 spots below that, barely making it into the top 50. Are racing games dead, or just racing games like this?

Sim racing games have never been big, unless GT was in the title. It will be interesting to see what happens but unless things go tits up, GT Sport is going to outsell the majority of those games on the list. There simply isn't much of a sim crowd on GAF, don't think it has much to do with sales.

God of War belongs high on that last, don't really give a fuck about anything else on that list besides Monster Hunter.
 
Who would have thought before E3 that Mario + Rabbids would end up so high on the list?
Mario still dominating the hype after all these years.
 

Neiteio

Member
Who would have thought before E3 that Mario + Rabbids would end up so high on the list?
Mario still dominating the hype after all these years.
Best part is Mario games deliver on the hype, too.

Odyssey has that "legend for the ages" vibe to it.

Hopefully everyone can find a Switch to play it!
 
Honestly Spider-Man at #3 is still surprising to me, and I think I made it my #2 or something? I can't remember. A random super hero game, even by Insomniac, shouldn't chart so high. So it obviously left an impression.

#1 is fully expected. Wasn't sure where God of War would sit, but figured it would be high.

Love that Rabbids charted. First collab in a while that just feels pure right, even if it sounded really wrong at first (though the early concept art I thought looked great).
Spidey has been the most popular superhero for a long time.
 

mas8705

Member
Truly this is a hell of a E3 Awards we have:
A Dragon Ball Game takes 5th
A crossover between Mario and Rabbids take 6th
and Monster Hunter World with 10th

This is so weird and awesome to look at and shows that there was still something to catch everyone off guard even though this was seen as a bit of a slower E3.

Can't say I was shocked about Mario Odyssey taking it clean though. Kudos for Nintendo for blowing away expectations once again.
 

Neiteio

Member
Still can't get over how insane October will be between Mario Odyssey, Evil Within 2 and Wolfenstein II.

Going to prioritize TEW2 (it comes out first) and then Odyssey.

And Metroid: Samus Returns is the month before!
 

timberger

Member
lmao at Metroid Prime 4 appearing on the list. That must be one sexy-ass logo.

Rest of the list seems fair enough. Surprised at how high Spidey placed considering the amount of whining and shitposting about QTEs there was. Just goes to show that the vocal minority on gaf is nothing but that I suppose.
 

mas8705

Member
| #6 | Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
| #131 | XCOM 2 - War of the Chosen

Got to love this piece of Irony. Still, like I just said, kudos to Ubisoft for being able to pull this off in the first place. Definitely can't wait for August to roll around to try this one out.
 
Well, Mario had a strong E3. Odyssey completely dominating the awards, and M+R being about a thousand times better than anyone expected. What a performance!
 
Top Bottom