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iiicon
11/13/18 12:27:29 PM
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https://thegameawards.com/awards/

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The GOTY nominees are:
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- Celeste
- God of War
- Monster Hunter World
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Spider-Man
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scarletspeed7
11/13/18 12:28:16 PM
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Wow, good on ACO for cribbing a spot there.
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UberPyro64
11/13/18 12:33:15 PM
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Basically what I and others were predicting plus Assassin's Creed.

Good list, all worthy nominees. Wish Dragon Quest XI could be there as well but I wasn't expecting it so whatever.
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charmander6000
11/13/18 12:39:38 PM
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How do they treat late releases like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? Was this the site that nominated PUBG during the 2017 GotY without it being released?
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LapisLazuli
11/13/18 12:40:48 PM
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How the fuck did I forget Dragon Quest? That should absolutely be on here.

This year though, not the best.
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iiicon
11/13/18 12:41:43 PM
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Did I make this topic so I wouldn't spam discord with a long list message? Maybe. Anyway, here's my picks:

GOTY: Celeste
Best Ongoing Game: Overwatch
Best Game Direction: The only game I've played here is No Way Out and that game is not good.
Best Narrative: how is detroit on here come on
Best Art Direction: Obra Dinn I guess?
Best Music: Celeste. But Tetris Effect was robbed because it just came out.
Best Audio Design: Forza I guess?
Best Performance: I haven't played any of these! Jeez.
Games for Impact (what a dumb award!): Celeste. I need to play The Missing, though.
Best Indie Game: Celeste
Best Mobile Game: Florence
Best VR Game: wait Tetris is on here but not music what's going on guys
Best Action Game: Destiny 2: Forsaken
Best Action/Adventure Game: I haven't played any of these!
Best RPG: Monster Hunter World
Best Fighting Game: Street Fighter V
Best Family Game: I mean the answer is Overcooked 2 but DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME WITH YOUR FAMILY you will hate them after
Best Strategy Game: Into the Breach
Best Multiplayer Game: Monster Hunter World
Best Debut Indie Game: Florence
Best eSports Person: SonicFox

why is the last award 'best moment from the 2017 show and why is one of the nominees just an award
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heroicmario
11/13/18 12:42:49 PM
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Hey, Celeste! No way it wins, but it should from that list.
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iiicon
11/13/18 12:47:04 PM
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charmander6000 posted...
How do they treat late releases like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? Was this the site that nominated PUBG during the 2017 GotY without it being released?

It depends on the game. Games have to be out, or at least have been sent to reviewers, by like mid-to-late October to qualify. PUBG last year was feature complete so it was eligible. Judges wouldn't have played Smash by the time nominations closed this year so it's not on the list.

LapisLazuli posted...
This year though, not the best.

I think this year has been fantastic, but God of War, Spider-Man, and Red Dead crowding every category makes this year look a little dull if you're not interested in those games. (I'm only kinda interested in Spider-Man)
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HeroDelTiempo17
11/13/18 12:51:12 PM
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Haven't played all of these but Bryan Dechart definitely deserves the performance award. Conner is the best part of Detroit by far.
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XIII_rocks
11/13/18 12:54:33 PM
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GoW and Spiderman in every category

GoW gonna take it home?
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iiicon
11/13/18 12:55:26 PM
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XIII_rocks posted...
GoW and Spiderman in every category

GoW gonna take it home?

Red Dead is freshest on the judges' minds so I'm leaning that.
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heroicmario
11/13/18 12:55:59 PM
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Oh man, Yokus Island Express made it into a category. I almost want to register to give it a vote.
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Nanis23
11/13/18 1:01:05 PM
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>Celeste

All of my YES
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hombad46
11/13/18 1:01:50 PM
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GotY: Spider-Man
Best Ongoing Game: Overwatch
Best Narrative: Spider-Man, though I have half a mind to troll vote Detroit
Best Art Direction: Octopath Traveler
Best Score/Music: Octopath Traveler (First category I've played more than one game in)
Best Audio Design: Spider-Man
Best Performance: Actually unironically voting Bryan Dechart as Connor since Spidey is going to get plenty of votes anyway and I like both.
Games for Impact: Deltarune lol Skipped
Best Independent Game: see above
Best Mobile Game: Donut County. Never even heard of it before now but I like donuts.
Best Action/Adventure Game: Spider-Man
Best RPG: Octopath Traveler
Best Debut Indie Game: Donut County
lol esports
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iiicon
11/13/18 1:02:59 PM
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heroicmario posted...
Oh man, Yokus Island Express made it into a category. I almost want to register to give it a vote.

This is on a list with like 20 other indie games from this year I need to play.

hombad46 posted...
Best Mobile Game: Donut County. Never even heard of it before now but I like donuts.

It's kind of like Katamari Damacy. It's pretty neat.
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heroicmario
11/13/18 1:07:29 PM
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My Switch has become overrun with amazing indie games. My last few game purchases have been Hollow Knight, Chasm, Yokus Island Express, The Messenger, and just last night, Iconoclasts (which is incredible, by the way). Thats where most of my year of gaming has been.
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iiicon
11/13/18 1:10:50 PM
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Iconoclasts is so good! It kinda got overlooked because it came out in January when all attention was on either Monster Hunter or Celeste. The boss fights in Iconoclasts are so much fun.
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Lightning Strikes
11/13/18 1:17:02 PM
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Hell yeah Celeste.

I am by no means an esportsman, but if OG doesn't win best esports team that's a robbery.

But mainly hell yeah Celeste.
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ChaosTonyV4
11/13/18 1:25:24 PM
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It's weird, all but AC on that list are legitimately great games, but for some reason when I look at that list, I feel like it was a weak year?
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PumpkinCoach
11/13/18 1:32:18 PM
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this is the year where i played 200 hours of slay the spire and not much else, though there's plenty i wanted to play.
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heroicmario
11/13/18 1:32:36 PM
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iiicon posted...
Iconoclasts is so good! It kinda got overlooked because it came out in January when all attention was on either Monster Hunter or Celeste. The boss fights in Iconoclasts are so much fun.

I thought it came out this year, but I wasnt totally sure after seeing it miss every indie-related category here. I am smitten with the wrenchwhat a great gameplay tool! If it were me, Iconoclasts would be everywhere; Best Art Direction, Id go all in, haha.
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WazzupGenius00
11/13/18 2:46:32 PM
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As much as SonicFox should probably win, Ive been rooting for Tokido for almost ten years now

No moment has ever topped him winning a match with a Raging Demon and running in front of the projector screen so that the Heaven kanji was projected onto his back
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LapisLazuli
11/13/18 2:48:00 PM
#23:


Finally went through the whole thing. Lol that entire last chunk of categories. Esports coach, Jesus christ.

For me personally this year has been pretty weak other than a select few games. On the AAA front especially.
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Bartzyx
11/13/18 3:50:13 PM
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iiicon posted...
Best Game Direction: The only game I've played here is No Way Out and that game is not good.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/572010/No_Way_Out/

Yeah this game does look pretty bad
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Johnbobb
11/13/18 5:02:45 PM
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oh shit, loving those game of the year picks. Definitely didn't expect to see Assassin's Creed there

Bartzyx posted...
iiicon posted...
Best Game Direction: The only game I've played here is No Way Out and that game is not good.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/572010/No_Way_Out/

Yeah this game does look pretty bad

I played it. It's actually really good imo. Was a great co-op experience
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Johnbobb
11/13/18 5:03:39 PM
#27:


also I guess Smash just missed the deadline; I was fulling expecting that to be a major competitor this year
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Johnbobb
11/13/18 5:30:18 PM
#28:


man the site is terrible. Voting is a pain in the ass

GOTY: God of War
Best Ongoing Game: Overwatch (No Man's Sky getting nominated? damn)
Best Game Direction: God of War
Best Narrative: Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 (which unfortunately doesn't stand a chance)
Best Art Direction: Return of the Obra Dinn
Best Music: God of War
Best Audio Design: God of War. It's like the same small handful of games for every award
Best Performance: Christopher Judge
Games for Impact: Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 (I need to play the rest though)
Best Indie Game: Return of the Obra Dinn
Best Mobile Game: Donut County (even if I cheated by playing it on PS4)
Best VR Game: n/a
Best Action Game: Far Cry 5
Best Action/Adventure Game: God of War
Best RPG: wait AC: Odyssey isn't here? but it was made specifically as an RPG. Ni No Kuni I guess
Best Fighting Game: Soul Calibur VI
Best Family Game: Super Mario Party (weak year for Nintendo, huh)
Best Strategy Game: n/a
Best Sports/Racing Game: Mario Tennis Aces I guess
Best Multiplayer Game: Destiny 2: Forsaken is the only I've played
Best Debut Indie Game: Donut County

goddamn, this is the year of the Action/Adventure and I'm loving it
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Shadow Dino
11/13/18 7:00:57 PM
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Best Performance is stacked as hell.
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paperwarior
11/13/18 7:06:45 PM
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Guess I should play Celeste. I'd probably vote for God of War in almost every category it's in. And that site keeps freezing up for me too.
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Jakyl25
11/13/18 7:10:47 PM
#31:


Fun Fact: the reigning Game of the Year is a Wii U game
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Xiahou Shake
11/13/18 7:36:34 PM
#32:


I definitely agree that these noms make the year feel like a slow one. Last year had way more diversity in pretty much every category, and I'm honestly not coming up with too many snubs for this year that should have been here. This isn't all inclusive of course but it did make me reflect and realize there wasn't too much to be excited about this year, especially in comparison to 2017. (But last year was one of the best in gaming period so that'd be hard to top!)
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INTERWEBUSER
11/14/18 3:47:09 AM
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Johnbobb posted...
also I guess Smash just missed the deadline; I was fulling expecting that to be a major competitor this year

LOL
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firefdr
11/14/18 4:04:51 AM
#34:


everyone should play Celeste
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BSkullX
11/14/18 10:23:15 AM
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Best Action Game: Mega Man 11.
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Johnbobb
11/14/18 10:24:33 AM
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I still really need to play Celeste as well
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