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[hepfom]

no hogwarts, a game everybody and there mom played, sold like crazy and is constantly in the top 10 everywhere.

Fucking joke of a award.

If that's the criteria, where's Genchin Impact?

 

[Northeastmonk]

Would you kindly?

A lot of the categories towards the end don’t interest me at all. I’d vote for Mickey Mouse if I could.

 

[azertydu91]

The spin in this thread is unreal.

Pre release narrative: Starfield is GOTY and potentially GOTG
Post Release Narrative: We never said that!

Believe me it is not worse than the "it was not hyped",worse again it was mostly posted by the people who hyped it.

 

[MMaRsu]

JFC Spider-Man actually got nominated? Really?

Baldur’s Gate’s got this in the sack. Between BG3 and a Nintendo game that according to many already won in 2017, it’s a done deal.

Its the hottest new release, and pretty much the only PS exclusive that mattered this year.

So ofcourse you'll see that get a nominee.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

About right. Would switch Mario for Jedi Survivor though.

Jedi Survivor loses out due to the performance issues on console and PC. That needs to be a consideration.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

No filler/subpar games got nominated NICE.

 

[64bitmodels]

Jedi Survivor loses out due to the performance issues on console and PC. That needs to be a consideration.

TOTK also had major performance issues, same for Alan Wake 2.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

How is MK1 a nominee for best fighting game? The game is unfinished, no crossplay, online is hit or miss.....i could go on and on....

SF6 owns it hands down.

 

[twilo99]

I really hope Cocoon wins!

BG3 should take the cream tho

 

[Punished Miku]

TOTK also had major performance issues, same for Alan Wake 2.

TOTK is a performance miracle that they will use in programming college courses to explain to young people what optimization is and how to do it nearly flawlessly.

 

[Heisenberg007]

By the way, I just realized that even Hi-Fi Rush didn't get nominated either.

That means there is no Xbox game on the list. I was of the belief (and on the record) saying that they will nominate at least one Xbox game, kind of like a participation trophy, but it will be Hi-Fi Rush, not Starfield.

They didn't nominate any Xbox game in the end.

And as of today, only 2 of these 6 games are playable on Xbox.

 

[rofif]

Each game prior in the franchise is a unique RPG. It’s the genre of the series. So failing to make anything RPG there matter in an installment is a fail.

Otherwise, the next FF game could be a basketball game by your argument.

FF VII Remake actually had leveling, weapons, customization, etc. matter, so it works as a RPG.

Well technically there is grear, leveling and skills in ff16, so it's not like it's no rpg at all.
Action rpg ?

 

[Buggy Loop]

BG3 should also win the soundtrack

Imagine starting this at the show



Raphael's final act is so good

Or fighting a boss with this



Or these songs, they fit the game so well



If you spend an hour in the character creation ..



But if game awards play a song for the winner, I can't imagine this not being played

 

[Danjin44]

Yeah, they hate Armored Core 6

Yeah he kind of does.

 

[jshackles]

That RPG category is a disgrace, considering so many great RPGs released in 2023.

Star Ocean 2 Remake
Atelier Ryza 3
Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed
Octopath Traveler II
Trails to Azure
Trails Into Reverie
Mario RPG Remake
The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails
Front Mission 2 Remake
Trinity Trigger
Atelier Marie Remake
Rhapsody Marl Kingdom Chronicles
Baten Kaitos I & 2 Remaster
Dragon Quest The Adventures of Dai
Silent Hope
Dragon Quest Monsters 3

Even if remakes and remasters aren't allowed, there's still enough here that is better than their selections.

 

[Doom85]

Well technically there is grear, leveling and skills in ff16, so it's not like it's no rpg at all.
Action rpg ?

And none of it makes a lick of a difference.

-gear upgrades are minor and offer no additional skills or passive buffs. Also you’re restricted to the same sword move set and nothing else
-leveling, LOL. Even less impactful
-skills are mostly interchangeable, especially with no elemental weaknesses/resistances. The game being quite easy only makes it worse

FF XVI is as much a RPG as Resident Evil 6 is a horror game.

 

[Doom85]

Yeah he kind of does.

Oh, well then, maybe you have a point-

Hang on, 4?

Let me check…

Armored Core 4 Reviews

Armored Core 4 reinvigorates the brand by offering an all-new storyline, new environments, and online capability. The 10th anniversary of the acclaimed franchise is punctuated with a leap to next-generation platforms. Multiplayer functionality allows up to eight players to battle online. Join...

www.metacritic.com

(turns back slowly to Danjin)

 

[Muffdraul]

Who tf is paying you guys to lie and say you think Baldur's Gate is good?!

TotK ftw!!!

 

[Wastelander92]

Also Star Wars Outlaws and Cities Skylines II in most anticipated category but not Dragon Dogma's 2 lol.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Its the hottest new release, and pretty much the only PS exclusive that mattered this year.

So of course you'll see that get a nominee.

It’s sad that that‘s enough for a nominee.
What does SM2 do that innovates the medium, or even stands out?
If Mario shouldn’t have been there, SM2 shouldn’t be there by the same metric.
The bias and politics on display are crystal clear, on every front.

 

[Danjin44]

Oh, well then, maybe you have a point-

Hang on, 4?

Let me check…

Armored Core 4 Reviews

Armored Core 4 reinvigorates the brand by offering an all-new storyline, new environments, and online capability. The 10th anniversary of the acclaimed franchise is punctuated with a leap to next-generation platforms. Multiplayer functionality allows up to eight players to battle online. Join...

www.metacritic.com

(turns back slowly to Danjin)

Look at name who reviewed Armored Core, Japanese mecha were never going to be popular in west...

Armored Core got shit back then same reason as God Hand got shit on.

 

[Solidus_T]

Armored Core 6 got robbed, and I will never forgive the Dorito pope!

Armored Core 6 did get a nomination for best action game though. I voted for it.

 

[Luigi Mario]

Each game prior in the franchise is a unique RPG. It’s the genre of the series. So failing to make anything RPG there matter in an installment is a fail.

Otherwise, the next FF game could be a basketball game by your argument.

FF VII Remake actually had leveling, weapons, customization, etc. matter, so it works as a RPG.

The lack of RPG elements was always a concern, remember this:

They never addressed this question any further and by the time final previews went live, it was clear why that was the case.

 

[Doom85]

Look at name who reviewed Armored Core, Japanese mecha were never going to be popular in west...

Armored Core got shit back then same reason as God Hand got shit on.

I see the name, I also see that plenty of others, including non-critics, were not big on Armored Core 4. Regardless, Geoff gave the final big spotlight of last year to Armored Core 6. Don’t be mad at him that 2023 was stacked and AC 6 just couldn’t make the cut.

 

[Danjin44]

I see the name, I also see that plenty of others, including non-critics, were not big on Armored Core 4. Regardless, Geoff gave the final big spotlight of last year to Armored Core 6. Don’t be mad at him that 2023 was stacked and AC 6 just couldn’t make the cut.

Armored Core 4 was one of AC games Miyazaki himself directed and it was really good too but unfortunately AC games (most JP mecha games) just never popular in west.

 

[Doom85]

Armored Core 4 was one of AC games Miyazaki himself directed and it was really good too but unfortunately AC games (most JP mecha games) just never popular in west.

Actually, AC 4 is the lowest rated main AC game aside from the first in terms of Famitsu, so nope, Japanese critics weren’t as big on it either.

It was Miyazaki’s directorial debut. Not all directors get off to an amazing start.

 

[Danjin44]

Actually, AC 4 is the lowest rated main AC game aside from the first in terms of Famitsu, so nope, Japanese critics weren’t as big on it either.

It was Miyazaki’s directorial debut. Not all directors get off to an amazing start.

And God Hand also got really low review score on Famitsu.....your point? Are really judge game quality based scores?

 

[Chuck Berry]

What does SM2 do that innovates the medium, or even stands out?

Well, playing as a deaf girl vandalizing walls with graffiti and setting up prom dates dates for gay people is pretty wall breaking if you ask me.

 

[graywolf323]

the amount of gaslighting from fanboys on here is getting nauseating

 

[salva]

Hope Alan Wake grabs it, but it'll definitely be BG3.

 

[skit_data]

the amount of gaslighting from fanboys on here is getting nauseating

Gaslighting to some extent involves leaving the "target" questioning themselves but here's its pretty much laid out in black and white so it's more akin to some lunatic screaming word salad in public and people passing by going

 

[Doom85]

And God Hand also got really low review score on Famitsu.....your point? Are really judge game quality based scores?

If you don’t care about reviews, why are you concerned about it winning awards? It’s more or less the same thing.

The FACT is Geoff and his team highlighted the game as the closing trailer, which means it’s the most fresh in people’s memories as the show ends, last year. That happened, you cannot deny it. Don’t get mad at them just because virtually everyone agrees 2023 was stacked and not everyone is as obsessed with Armored Core as you. No one is saying AC 6 is bad, but you honestly can’t believe many people might genuinely think a bunch of other games are better?

It‘s just unfair to be automatically dismissive of other’s opinions as some anti-mech bias, especially as the sales thread showed AC 6 sold quite well.

 

[manfestival]

Starfield is still a better game than Bloodborne

 

[Danjin44]

If you don’t care about reviews, why are you concerned about it winning awards? It’s more or less the same thing.

The FACT is Geoff and his team highlighted the game as the closing trailer, which means it’s the most fresh in people’s memories as the show ends, last year. That happened, you cannot deny it. Don’t get mad at them just because virtually everyone agrees 2023 was stacked and not everyone is as obsessed with Armored Core as you. No one is saying AC 6 is bad, but you honestly can’t believe many people might genuinely think a bunch of other games are better?

It‘s just unfair to be automatically dismissive of other’s opinions as some anti-mech bias, especially as the sales thread showed AC 6 sold quite well.

It just not AC6, Octopath 2 not getting nominated for best soundtrack is fucking baffling to me.....like I said this mostly popularity contest.

 

[R6Rider]

Starfield is still a better game than Bloodborne

 

[Doom85]

It just not AC6, Octopath 2 not getting nominated for best soundtrack is fucking baffling to me.....like I said this mostly popularity contest.

I mean, BG 3 and Alan Wake 2 have excellent OSTs. One of the very few things I can praise FF XVI for is its OST. And I haven’t played Hi Fi Rush but I would assume its OST has to slap.

Again, it’s a stacked year.

 

[DragoonKain]

Haven't played BG3, but I'm not really big on CRPGs, though I'll play it eventually just to see what it's all about. Loved Zelda and RE4. Both are in my top 5 GOTY, but were slightly edged out in terms of what were my favorites.

 

[Ronin_7]

Starfield is still a better game than Bloodborne

Leave drugs mate.

 

[Setzer]

Baldur's Gate 3 winning this easily but there are some questionable omissions not on this list including Street Fighter 6 and Hogwart's Legacy. I understand maybe Hogwarts not being nominated for GOTY but to not even be nominated for best RPG is pretty funny. Shows these clowns intentionally left it off this list because it's Harry Potter and its ties to J.K. Rowling.

 

[Banjo64]

Starfield is still a better game than Bloodborne

 

[tomato shrub]

It’s sad that that‘s enough for a nominee.
What does SM2 do that innovates the medium, or even stands out?
If Mario shouldn’t have been there, SM2 shouldn’t be there by the same metric.
The bias and politics on display are crystal clear, on every front.

Yeah, imo both SM and Mario benefit way too much from their brand alone. Very solid games, but Mario is just a slightly lamer version of what Rayman Origins/Legends did 10 years ago and SM is just a polished run of the mill open world game. Would these games still be nominated with less known characters? Doubt it /shrug

 

[manfestival]

Leave drugs mate.

 

[Edmund]

What an awesome thread. Are we just posting games individually that didn't get nominated?

Did Geoff hurt your feelings?

 

[Edmund]

Exactly. My boy gaslighting others into believing nobody hyped Starfield, while he forgets he was posting this a few months before Starfield's release:

This is so embarrassing lmao

Gavon West

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

Spencer literally said Starfield could be an 11/10 game and it still wouldn't out-console Sony. But it has garnered a record in subscription services upon release in Gamepass. It did break records for Bethesda Studios. It did hit 6 million players in its first 48 hours upon release. And it also was the highest selling game in September and #7 in most sold in 2023 (thats up against other high profile titan games from this year) - not to mention 11+ million players thusfar. It may not be nominated for GoTY on the game awards but it will garner other GoTY awards from other outlets.

Frankly speaking, I'm right. You're wrong. It is what it is...

 

[adamsapple]

My heart says RE4 or AW2

But my brain knows it's Zelda or BG3 to a lesser extent.

 

[64bitmodels]

Well, playing as a deaf girl vandalizing walls with graffiti and setting up prom dates dates for gay people is pretty wall breaking if you ask me.

damn it's crazy how the only thing you can do in spiderman 2 is play as a deaf girl. It's crazy how there's no such thing as a venom suit or miles morales or even peter parker, the entire game is just woke deaf girl. I feel scammed.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

Ummmm......maybe I'm missing your point? " One of the most important RPG's ever made." "Spencer wants Starfield to be bigger than Skyrim" "Microsoft bought Bethesda to stop Starfield from becoming a Playstation exclusive" etc.... I dont get where he's saying its supposed to save Xbox here, broski...

Again, Starfield is a HUGE success. Its like a lot of you kats live in some alternate reality, and because you FEEL LIKE Starfield was a failure, it is. Bizarre behavior.......Hate to break it to you my dude, but F your feelings (no offense). its still selling and still being talked about MONTHS after its initial release. Thats pretty unprecedented when most games are only talked about for a week. The numbers dont lie. And frankly, for it to be a brand new IP, no attached lore or community, and to see the numbers and success its had all ready is a pretty clear message.

 

[Goalus]

damn it's crazy how the only thing you can do in spiderman 2 is play as a deaf girl. It's crazy how there's no such thing as a venom suit or miles morales or even peter parker, the entire game is just woke deaf girl. I feel scammed.

It has spandex costumes.

 

[Snowdonhoffen]

damn it's crazy how the only thing you can do in spiderman 2 is play as a deaf girl. It's crazy how there's no such thing as a venom suit or miles morales or even peter parker, the entire game is just woke deaf girl. I feel scammed.

Crazy how non-story related side missions cause so much drama lol