Is that a spirograph?
-
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.
GDC 2015: Game Developer Choice Award Nominees Revealed.
- Thread starter BY2K
- Start date
Is that a spirograph?
Also WHY THE HELL didn't Danganronpa get nominated for narritive of the year or even mentioned (fucking Haifu Boyfriend even got an honorable mention)!?
Damn these people. Damn them all. IT SHOULD be nominated for GOTY but I would have settled for best narrative at least but no...
PHILISTINES I TELL YA! ALL OF THEM! ;(
Damn these people. Damn them all. IT SHOULD be nominated for GOTY but I would have settled for best narrative at least but no...
PHILISTINES I TELL YA! ALL OF THEM! ;(
ArkkAngel007
Member
Good thing the award is due to that innovative mechanic and not on the whole game. I would like to see arguments for the other nominees in regards to innovation, especially since I'm personally unfamiliar with a couple of them.
Monument Valley probably deserves to be on that final list less than Shadow of Mordor does, since it's basically a much more visually interesting take on Echochrome's perspective puzzle solving. I figure it's more because of how well it's used from a storytelling standpoint, but it's not exactly a groundbreaking game for 2014.
One is on pc. One is on vita. So yes.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Vita means life :/
FlashbladeGAF
Member
I vote for Destiny GOTY.
MisterGrey3000
Member
Yeah.
I kind of expected that...tbhq, at this point in the industry's history Nintendo-like games (Rayman, Donkey Kong, etc.) are the animation of the video game industry...they'll get token mentions at best even if they're Super Mario Galaxy-quality games.
Otakumegane
Member
Hmm these seem pretty standard.
Wait....
No DKC for best soundtrack? Whut?
Wait....
No DKC for best soundtrack? Whut?
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
Note, there is no best soundtrack award. The audio award is based on music & sound effect quality but also on how well the game uses the audio to further the game's overall goals & whether the game does anything innovative with the audio or audio tech. Just having an entertaining soundtrack doesn't guarantee a nomination.
Let's not pretend that a game being on the PC is an automatic guarantee of heightened exposure. There are significantly less posts for all the threads surrounding Hatoful Boyfriend on this forum than even a spoiler thread for either of the DR titles, and we're supposed to be the hardcore gamers.
Cool to see D4 get an honorable mention, can't get enough of that main theme
Sad to see Mario Kart 8 and Tropical Freeze not get nominated for best audio
Sad to see Mario Kart 8 and Tropical Freeze not get nominated for best audio
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
I'm guessing most people didn't give Driveclub a second chance after the disastrous launch.
As far as DS2 goes, the only categories it would be eligible in are GotY and design which both seem unlikely seeing as how many people felt it was a weaker game than DS1.
It's also popular on forums like Gamefaqs too. Even Tumbler too for what that's worth. XD
But it also shouldn't matter how niche it is damn it! The Golden Globes have freaking BoyHood nominated for best motion picture in drama and I have yet to meet a single soul who has even heard of that movie.
Pure Philistines I tell you.
The Sarcastic Dude
Banned
Surprised to see Destiny over DA:I.
Would be cool to see Bayonetta 2 take GOTY.
Would be cool to see Bayonetta 2 take GOTY.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
Seriously. What the fuck? Not even mentioned for best audio. I just don't get it.
Revolutionary
Member
Alien has to at least win Best Audio.
a GOTY would be cool too
a GOTY would be cool too
Heart of Black
Member
Almost nothing I nominated is on there. Except Bayonetta 2.
Canis lupus
Member
Destiny a mediocre game at best, only gets in these lists because of the name and marketing dollars behind it. I've not seen another game that scored 75 on aggregate and thus not even close to being at the top, getting to be on goty lists and among the highest scoring games, surely it must be the first time.
Yes, even game developers themselves are persuaded by money and clout and there is literally no other reason theyd nominate Destiny for best Audio or Techhnology.
I totally agree that its a weird pick for Game of the Year, but I also think its weird you think developers themselves arent allowed to like it or are somehow bias.
finalflame
Banned
Man, I really hope my work can send me to GDC this year. It's just down the street, and my position is marginally related to games. Come through, powers that be.
Dragon Age doesn't deserve it but Smash? Why the hell not Smash!?
Hero Prinny
Member
only list destiny should be one is most disappointing. can't believe destiny got in over any of those honorable mentions. they're all better than destiny in every single way possible.
SmackAttack
Member
Yacht Club for Best Debut. Fantastic first game. Alien: Isolation should win something, likely audio.
Seriously, this is just stupid. The game deserves it.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
Yeah.
I kind of expected that...tbhq, at this point in the industry's history Nintendo-like games (Rayman, Donkey Kong, etc.) are the animation of the video game industry...they'll get token mentions at best even if they're Super Mario Galaxy-quality games.
In the case of Donkey Kong, they should have gotten a best design nomination. In terms of pure game design chops, not many are better than Retro, and the shitloads of fantastic levels in Tropical Freeze show that It really is shocking to me how it didn't even get an honorable mention.
The sound effects are stellar, and in a series like DKC the soundtrack has always been very important. It's why DKCR is considered a great game and Tropical Freeze is considered a GOAT platformer. It was a snub, plain and simple.
MisterGrey3000
Member
Agreed.
While I've argued for why I don't think DKCTF's level design quite reaches the heights of something like SMG1-2 and SM3DW, it's still top notch and I'm also quite surprised that it wasn't nominated.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
iD Tech 5? Best tech? Hahaha.
I'm very surprised and happy to see Alien Isolation up for vote as GOTY, although personally I have to hand it to Bayonetta 2 above and beyond the competition
I'm very surprised and happy to see Alien Isolation up for vote as GOTY, although personally I have to hand it to Bayonetta 2 above and beyond the competition
shacklesmcgee
Member
Is Mordor really that good of a game? It looks like a reskin of Assassins Creed
BaronMonstro
Member
What are some of these nominations even...
I mean I'm all about everyone being entitled to their own opinions and all, but what the deuce is with Shadow of Mordor being nominated for best narrative? It's a fun game but the game's narrative is the very definition of a weak story used to contextualize gameplay mechanics.
I mean I'm all about everyone being entitled to their own opinions and all, but what the deuce is with Shadow of Mordor being nominated for best narrative? It's a fun game but the game's narrative is the very definition of a weak story used to contextualize gameplay mechanics.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Movie industry is very different, a move doesn't have to be the most well known film ever to be nominated for best motion picture, especially if we're talking about a film that's as good as Boyhood. That movie is fucking amazing.It's also popular on forums like Gamefaqs too. Even Tumbler too for what that's worth. XD
But it also shouldn't matter how niche it is damn it! The Golden Globes have freaking BoyHood nominated for best motion picture in drama and I have yet to meet a single soul who has even heard of that movie.
Pure Philistines I tell you.
So disappointing.
Resident4t.
Member
Destiny winning goty would be hilarious because of the reactions, but Alien Isolation is incredible and the best thing on that list. That Shadow of Mordor crap is probably going to win, though.
zero shift
Banned
Shadow of Mordor is just so mediocre. Outside of the Nemesis system, there is nothing unique or enjoyable about it.
PhoenixDawn
Member
It never ceases to disappoint me every time Donkey Kong gets snubbed for best soundtrack/audio. Not even an honorable mention is completely unbelievable, imo.
LMAO seriously, Destiny is not technically impressive. Even Watch_Dogs has more going on than that game.
Edit: They also nominated Wolfenstein TNO for best tech?! This shit is laughable as hell, an idTech 5 game getting nominated for tech....
Aren't gdc rewards voted for by developers? Don't think all of them are hard-core folks.
nimbusstev
Neo Member
Whoa, whoa... neither The Wolf Among Us nor Walking Dead Season 2 got nominated for best narrative... and yet a single episode of Tales from the Borderlands got an honorable mention!? That is downright trifling.
Phrozenflame500
Member
Mordor seems to be the safe pick this year for awards alongside the surprisingly absent Dragon Age, but lol at those narrative/innovation nominations.
Still crossing my fingers for Bayo 2 winning despite the odds being against it.
Still crossing my fingers for Bayo 2 winning despite the odds being against it.