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Looking Back, Xbox Has Had Some Strange GOTY Omissions Over The Years [PureXbox]
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Punished Miku
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So what is so bad about it that it's an embarrassment? I was expecting it to play pretty well at least since it looks like it plays so similarly to Insomniac's 90+ rated open world game in 2023. I'm sure Spider Man has more cinematic moments, and the web swinging is cool. I just was curious why Sunset Overdrive is a laughing stock.
Looks pretty similar. Maybe a bit more player input required. The web swinging is cooler looking and feels good but is kinda easy.
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Bumblebeetuna
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Since when do so many people care about these awards? All we heard when Starfield won the Golden Joystick or whatever is that TGA are bought and paid for PR stunts.
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Topher
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The game received no mention at all and that is the real travesty about the game awards. It was obviously black-balled out of cowardice and fear. That's more noteworthy than a very small minority of Xbox fans who just like to cry loudly.
GHG
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Everything.
miklonus
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I'll take your word for it. I haven't played it, but people gave it constant praise, on top of it constantly being in top 10 and top 20 selling lists. It just felt weird for it to not be in ANY category. I'm on record as having really liked RE4 remake, but even I am surprised that RE4 is on there.
graywolf323
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eh? Xbox tax was trending on Twitter, the users are just as badSince when do so many people care about these awards? All we heard when Starfield won the Golden Joystick or whatever is that TGA are bought and paid for PR stunts.
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meanwhile you have people like Jez actually coming off reasonable due to this
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SEGAvangelist
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Controls aren't like Spider-man so I can't really say it's a similar game. Sunset Overdrive was Insomniac's first open world game, though, and it was a great first attempt with better side quests than the games that have followed it.
Mownoc
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Bizarre article.
The example they give of Gears 3 being snubbed over Arkham City and Uncharted 3 being strange just doesn't make sense
Both Arkham City and Uncharted 3 were reviewed better and had a higher metascore than gears 3 so why should it be odd they were nominated over it for an award from critics.
The example they give of Gears 3 being snubbed over Arkham City and Uncharted 3 being strange just doesn't make sense
Both Arkham City and Uncharted 3 were reviewed better and had a higher metascore than gears 3 so why should it be odd they were nominated over it for an award from critics.
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Punished Miku
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Interesting. I'll have to try it out soon. Just watching it, it looks super similar in traversal at least. But yeah, different controller layout can change things for sure.
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Buggy Loop
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Had to look 12 freaking years back to find a pretty big omission? Really?
Pretty telling on the past decade on Microsoft side for GOTY material.
Pretty telling on the past decade on Microsoft side for GOTY material.
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Oddvintagechap
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Sunset Overdrive and Ori and the Blind Forest Classics?
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It's not really a different controller layout. The traversal is all about grinding and air-dashing. Think Jet Set Radio but add bar swings, air dashes, and ground pounds that throw you up even higher into the air. The basic idea is to keep stringing all those traversal elements into combos in order to do more damage. It's a very fun gameplay loop that is probably a bit more intense than Spider-man (not criticizing Spider-man here... Insomniac nailed the controls).
I think so. Those are 2 of my fav games. Ori and the Blind Forest would have been a GotY contender if it released a few years later as a Switch exclusive, IMO. It's a fantastic game. I think the sequel is weaker, unfortunately, but it's still a good game with a satisfying conclusion.
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soulbait
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If this year was not stacked with so many great games, then I think Starfield would have been nominated. However, you cannot nominate all the games and there were a ton of great games this year.
I still think Starfield is a great game and I have put more hours in it than any other game this year (still have not played BG3). However, I also know that other games out there this year have been amazine.
I still think Starfield is a great game and I have put more hours in it than any other game this year (still have not played BG3). However, I also know that other games out there this year have been amazine.
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DeepEnigma
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Not a big IP. And it's also why Spiderman 2 got better scores than 1. Because the massive success of 1 happened in between.
I think they don't take the right approach and that's why it sounds like conspiracy theories. Big IPs get big ratings, it's some kind of circular logic.
This is also why all things considered Halo Infinite was not destroyed by media outlets. Because it's Halo and it still means something.
H-I-M
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And that's why Microsoft can keep on buying studios, they still won't deliver good games.
graywolf323
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how was Ori snubbed? it lost that year to Rocket League for best Indie and these were the nominees for GOTY
The Game Awards 2015 - Wikipedia
I mean I could see an argument for it over Mario Maker but indie like titles always have a hard time getting recognition for overall GOTY
skit_data
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I agree, Hogwarts Legacy was surprisingly well made for a license game and the developers love for the source material shines through.
But as a game it didn't manage to keep my attention. The loot system, the wierd character progession pace and having to transmog everything each new item (i.e the ones you pick up better alternatives to every 5 mins) to not look like a complete incohesive mess made me fall off completely. I still have it installed but I'm starting to question wheter I'll actually finish it.
It is indeed not more than "pretty good for what it is". Not a GOTY. Possibly in art direction because that part is on point.
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Kilau
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Fallout 4 is garbage through and through so Ori could have that spot.how was Ori snubbed? it lost that year to Rocket League for best Indie and these were the nominees for GOTY
The Game Awards 2015 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
I mean I could see an argument for it over Mario Maker but indie like titles always have a hard time getting recognition for overall GOTY
graywolf323
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perhaps but even on here Fallout 4 finished higher than Ori
NeoGAF Games of the Year 2015 Awards
OVERALL ◆ GENRE ◆ PLATFORM ◆ BONUS ◆ CENSUS ◆ FULL DATA Notes Thanks to everyone for voting and commenting, and the mods for their support. 2015's voting thread Previous awards threads: 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004...
SEGAvangelist
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I never understood Uncharted 3's high score. It would be fun to see some polls taken now for previous years. I could be wrong, but most discourse I've seen on Uncharted 3 seems to show that it ended up being a disappointment.
Here now you know why those 2 games might have been nominated over Gears 3. This is a terrible example.
After Uncharted 2 yes a little, but it's the same for Gears 3.
SEGAvangelist
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Nothing about Ori feels indie to me. The production values are very impressive. That's what is so special about it. It would be like calling Super Mario Bros. Wonder an indie game.how was Ori snubbed? it lost that year to Rocket League for best Indie and these were the nominees for GOTY
The Game Awards 2015 - Wikipedia
I mean I could see an argument for it over Mario Maker but indie like titles always have a hard time getting recognition for overall GOTY
Life is Strange at #5. Wow.perhaps but even on here Fallout 4 finished higher than Ori
NeoGAF Games of the Year 2015 Awards
OVERALL ◆ GENRE ◆ PLATFORM ◆ BONUS ◆ CENSUS ◆ FULL DATA Notes Thanks to everyone for voting and commenting, and the mods for their support. 2015's voting thread Previous awards threads: 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004...www.neogaf.com
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Spitfire098
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Xbox users:Since when do so many people care about these awards? All we heard when Starfield won the Golden Joystick or whatever is that TGA are bought and paid for PR stunts.
Websites looking for clicks and warriors for other platforms:
Xbox users not giving a shit:
Punished Miku
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I think that was the last year I actually looked at the VGAs as something serious.
(it was the first year of the VGA)
SEGAvangelist
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The show is still bad, but it was epic bad the first few years. I still can't believe the creator of this crap stole E3.
Little Chicken
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Gears of War 3 was better than Uncharted 3. Uncharted 3 is the worst game in that series.
Pedro Motta
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ahahah are you serious?
SEGAvangelist
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Maybe around here it's more popular? Uncharted 3 has been dumped on for a long time, from what I've seen.
Topher
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That's simply because it wasn't as good as Uncharted 2. It was still a kick ass game. You didn't like it and that's fine, but that's just you. Completely understandable that an Xbox fan would like Gears better, primarily because Gears and Halo are often cited as the basis for many being Xbox fans. For PlayStation fans, Uncharted is rated just as highly. Just preferences my man.
nosoynadie22
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The only thing Microsoft has to do is buy the winners, it already has Bethesda which has the goty 2007, 2011 and 2016, the next step is to buy Rockstar to beat Sony and Nintendo as the best video game developer! Cheer up!
SEGAvangelist
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I actually like Uncharted 1 and 2 better than any of the Gears games.
Topher
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SEGAvangelist
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They should just buy the TGAs.
azertydu91
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But I thought that you were the xbot for liking Starfield?Fair enough. So you ain't an "xbot" after all.
Don't worry I don't think anybody that read you here can think that but damn some people went crazy in that thread.
SEGAvangelist
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Oh no, I'm pretty much an Xbot, but I blame Sony for driving me into it by killing SEGA.Fair enough. So you ain't an "xbot" after all.
Yes, I'm fully aware that SEGA killed themselves (even though Sony didn't help by buying off a lot of the industry through gaming deals in the PSX era). 17-year-old me will always blame Sony. It's just in my heart.
nosoynadie22
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If Microsoft buys TGAs then Sony will redirect attention to other awards shows, if Microsoft buys Rockstar and Nintendo will be able to boast more than 5,000 game of the year awards among hundreds of awards.
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