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[cormack12]

Source: https://archive.is/dYr7T

Dragon Age: The Veilguard, a game engineered to succeed at The Game Awards, did not

The Game Awards' voting jury snubbed BioWare's latest game in a series of key categories where it would have been expected to compete. It secured just one nomination, for Innovation in Accessibility, which is decided by a specialist jury.

This is a surprise; as a narrative-led blockbuster in a famous series with slick production values, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is exactly the kind of game that tends to do well at The Game Awards. Its predecessor, Dragon Age: Inquisition, won Game of the Year in TGA's inaugural year, 2014.

Granted, the reception to The Veilguard has been mixed — and with its Metacritic rating settling at 82, a nomination for Game of the Year seemed beyond its reach (even though that is one point higher than Black Myth: Wukong, which did make the cut).

In the end, though, there's not much in this set of nominees to ruffle any feathers — outside of BioWare's offices, that is.

 

[MayauMiao]

Remember, Polygon gave a walking simulator Gone Home a 10/10.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Remember, Polygon gave a walking simulator Gonr Home a 10/10.

But......I liked Gone Home, It was my very first ever Walking Sim.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

It should be in place of Wukong.

 

[GrayDock]

 

[bender]

But......I liked Gone Home, It was my very first ever Walking Sim.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Helldivers 2 is the legitimate GotY.

The Game Awards are not relevant after I have ruled.

 

[Pagusas]

Hows it a snub if its deserved? The games not even in the same class as the GOTY nominees.

 

[onQ123]

The bigger news story for me is that Polygon is still around.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Dragon Age got snubbed from the games for impact for the trans lecturing, and top surgery scars.

SH2, Stellar Blade and Space Marine 2 got snubbed from GOTY noms.

 

[FunkMiller]

'Snub' ...for a 7/10 game.

 

[bitbydeath]

That's not how you spell Stellar Blade.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

They should have said silent hill 2 if they had any sense.

 

[bender]

That's not how you spell Stellar Blade.

Let me try.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Wasn't Polygon the ones saying "watching a video game stream is like playing it"?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Dragon Age: The Veilguard, a game engineered to succeed at The Game Awards, did not

Que bueno

 

[bitbydeath]

Let me try.

 

[Raven117]

It wasn't snubbed. It just wasn't good.

And deep down, inspite of some of those reviews from the bigger outlets, they knew it too.

(Im not talking about the "woke" stuff. In the end, the game is mid and they know it).

 

[Pejo]

Hopefully Keighley does a Bharv in the middle of the show to demonstrate his empathy to Bioware and the devs.

 

[xenosys]

If it were any good, it probably would have been nominated.

There were half a dozen games that missed out that were critically more acclaimed than Trans Age : The Veilguard.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Snubbing is RDR2 losing to GOW 2018 for GOTY. This? This is justice.

 

[lmimmfn]

Maybe if it wasn't shit.....but "game" "journalists"

 

[Pagusas]

Snubbing is RDR2 losing to GOW 2018 for GOTY. This? This is justice.

1000% agreed.

 

[mckmas8808]

Remember, Polygon gave a walking simulator Gone Home a 10/10.

It was also a VERY GREAT game, so what's your point?

Snubbing is RDR2 losing to GOW 2018 for GOTY. This? This is justice.

NO! That's just called losing to another great game. Learn the difference.

 

[T4keD0wN]

Lmao Veilguard, ive finished that game, it shouldnt be getting even the one nomination that it has. It has the exact same accessibility options as an average Ubisoft game, thats not worthy of the so called innovation award

But they are right that there was one big snub now that DLCs and even updates are eligible, if the awards had any credibity then the nominations and winners would look something like this:

 

[MayauMiao]

It was also a VERY GREAT game, so what's your point?

Describe to me what made it "a VERY GREAT game" in your own words.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

It was also a VERY GREAT game, so what's your point?



NO! That's just called losing to another great game. Learn the difference.

Are you a dad? Dads tend to prefer GOW 2018 over RDR2. It's the best Greek God Daddy simulator on the market.

 

[mckmas8808]

Describe to me what made it a VERY GREAT game in your own words?

Why? You have over 100 reviews that would explain that to you in detail. I loved both games, but for different reasons. I personally would have picked RDR2 over GOW 2018, but that doesn't mean RDR2 was snubbed.

Are you a dad? Dads tend to prefer GOW 2018 over RDR2. It's the best Greek God Daddy simulator on the market.

LOL! Yes I am a dad. But I don't think that's why I loved the game.

 

[LordCBH]

It being a dogshit game means it wasn't snubbed. Polygon employs a bunch of retarded brainlets that can barely string together coherent thoughts.

 

[Plague Doctor]

Remember, Polygon gave a walking simulator Gone Home a 10/10.

That game is honestly the singular reason I don't believe professional critics/reviewers. Some heavily insinuated it was a horror game.

Fuck spoilers, you should know this eyes wide open if you never played it. There is nothing horror in that fucking game. Like I don't mean that it wasn't that scary. I mean flat out... any supernatural or horror elements is a red herring. There is none. I won't say anything else about the plot except for that if you still want to play the game after knowing that. But I red more than one review that teased a horror game and it was just a.. idk, mundane drama story about family bullshit.

 

[SHAKEZ]

A snub so big that the only people talking about it are journos...

 

[bender]

Are you a dad? Dads tend to prefer GOW 2018 over RDR2. It's the best Greek God Daddy simulator on the market.

I guess that explains why I preferred RDR2.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Dragon Age got snubbed from the games for impact for the trans lecturing, and top surgery scars.

SH2, Stellar Blade and Space Marine 2 got snubbed from GOTY noms.

Actually Stellar Blade got snubbed from games for impact for pushing against the agenda dragon age pushes.

 

[MayauMiao]

Why? You have over 100 reviews that would explain that to you in detail.

I played it, finished it, and felt dumbfounded why it got 10/10 in the first place.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Why? You have over 100 reviews that would explain that to you in detail. I loved both games, but for different reasons. I personally would have picked RDR2 over GOW 2018, but that doesn't mean RDR2 was snubbed.



LOL! Yes I am a dad. But I don't think that's why I loved the game.

Lol, that's funny. I don't mean to be derogatory or anything. I really liked GOW, but much prefer RDR2.

I've had this theory for a while that GOW is a power fantasy for dads and might've given it a boost to the 30-/40-something critics whose votes hold weight in TGA, and I'm always looking for data points.

 

[mckmas8808]

Lol, that's funny. I don't mean to be derogatory or anything. I really liked GOW, but much prefer RDR2.

I've had this theory for a while that GOW is a power fantasy for dads and might've given it a boost to the 30-/40-something critics whose votes hold weight in TGA, and I'm always looking for data points.

Well..........I was 35 when the game released.

 

[XXL]

The bigger news story for me is that Polygon is still around.

 

[MayauMiao]

That game is honestly the singular reason I don't believe professional critics/reviewers. Some heavily insinuated it was a horror game.

Fuck spoilers, you should know this eyes wide open if you never played it. There is nothing horror in that fucking game. Like I don't mean that it wasn't that scary. I mean flat out... any supernatural or horror elements is a red herring. There is none. I won't say anything else about the plot except for that. But I red more than one review that teased a horror game and it was just a.. idk, mundane drama story about family bullshit.

We might as well watch it on Youtube. 0 replay value.

 

[bender]

I'll take how to turn being the roommate of a laid off gaming personality into a career in games media for 1,000, Alex.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Time to trigger echochamber gaf. Veilguard is better than all Geoff's GOTY nominations this year with the exception of Rebirth since I havent played it yet. My GOTY tho is SH2 remake so far, but I'm still debating whether remakes should count or not, Like a Dragon IW would be second best. Hopefully Stalker 2 delivers.

 

[XXL]

I'll take how to turn being the roommate of a laid off gaming personality into a career in games media for 1,000, Alex.

I'm glad some knew who this is. Lol.

 

[bender]

Time to trigger echochamber gaf. Veilguard is better than all Geoff's GOTY nominations this year with the exception of Rebirth since I havent played it yet. My GOTY tho is SH2 remake so far, but I'm still debating whether remakes should count or not, Like a Dragon IW would be second best. Hopefully Stalker 2 delivers.

Balatro is better better than the bloated Silent Hill 2 remake which we've all experienced its' strongest aspect decades ago.

 

[TexMex]

Source: https://archive.is/dYr7T

This is a surprise

To who?

 

[Fake]

When you think Polygon can go down enough.

 

[simpatico]

Is this the Jerry West of the Alienware logo?

 

[XXL]

Time to trigger echochamber gaf. Veilguard is better than all Geoff's GOTY nominations this year with the exception of Rebirth since I havent played it yet. My GOTY tho is SH2 remake so far, but I'm still debating whether remakes should count or not, Like a Dragon IW would be second best. Hopefully Stalker 2 delivers.

Balatro is better better than the bloated Silent Hill 2 remake which we've all experienced its' strongest aspect decades ago.

Astro Bot and Final Fantasy Rebirth are better than all of them.

 

[bender]

Astro Bot and Final Fantasy Rebirth are better than all of them.

 

[DaleinCalgary]

I'm glad some knew who this is. Lol.

Arthur Gies?

It is! I remember him being a jackass guest at the end of the 1up days. Shane should have kicked him in the balls.

 

[lughnasadh123]

It's not the TGA without someone somewhere being upset that something is being snubbed.

Let's ask the 1000xResist fans what it really feels like to feel snubbed.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]