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UberPyro64
03/30/20 7:15:08 PM
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Which will be GOTY?










Vote "Other" in the comments.

I think these will probably be the top 10 of the year:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Baldur's Gate III
Cyberpunk 2077
Doom Eternal
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Half-Life: Alyx
Hollow Knight: Silksong
The Last of Us Part II
Ori and the Will of the Wisps

*I don't believe Elden Ring and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 will release in 2020.
*I don't have faith in Microsoft to pull off Halo Infinite.
*I need to see the new rumored Paper Mario before I commit to it possibly being a GOTY contender.

What do you guys think?

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Underleveled
03/30/20 7:20:50 PM
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On GameFAQs? It will be FF7R, no question.

RE2 won it here as a remake, although if I'm not mistaken, Three Houses topped it most elsewhere.

Elsewhere it might be a little bit of a question mark but given everything I think FF7R still takes it most places. Animal Crossing's saving grace is that it's THE game to play right now when gamers have infinite time to play. TLOU2 stands a chance, and I could see BG3 or Cyberpunk pulling out a win or two.

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colliding
03/30/20 7:25:26 PM
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depends on what actually comes out this year

assuming cyberpunk releases, I'd say it. I believe TLOU2 will be delayed and I don't think Ghost of Tsushima will end up being all that great.
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MetalmindStats
03/30/20 7:25:52 PM
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I would guess it'll be between Cyberpunk 2077 and The Last of Us Part II in mainstream Western circles, and between Final Fantasy VII Remake and The Last of Us Part II on GameFAQs. I figured you were asking about the mainstream, though, since most of these games pretty blatantly lack much of a chance on GameFAQs.

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Johnbobb
03/30/20 7:31:25 PM
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No Dreams? I know it's kind of a niche concept but it's gotten acclaim across the board

I really don't want to see a remake sweep the awards

Animal Crossing I think will get hit pretty hard over time as more and more people realize all the local multiplayer issues. Metacritic user reviews for it have tanked horribly, with a 5.5 user score against the 91 critic score, with almost all the negative reviews being about how terrible it is for families sharing a system

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03/30/20 7:32:10 PM
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Devil may cry 5

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UberPyro64
03/30/20 7:35:36 PM
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Johnbobb posted...
No Dreams? I know it's kind of a niche concept but it's gotten acclaim across the board

I really don't want to see a remake sweep the awards

Animal Crossing I think will get hit pretty hard over time as more and more people realize all the local multiplayer issues. Metacritic user reviews for it have tanked horribly, with a 5.5 user score against the 91 critic score, with almost all the negative reviews being about how terrible it is for families sharing a system

Dreams just missed the boat. Mostly because of the kind of game it is and just that there were ten other games that were more prominent. AC is also not a game typically GOTY nominated (unless it's a top 10 like my list is), but with how popular AC is, and the fact that it'll have DLC throughout the year to keep it in peoples minds (and likely fix most issues people have), I think it'll stick.

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MechanicalWall
03/30/20 8:12:01 PM
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If we're going by what will accumulate the most awards according to this site: https://gotypicks.blogspot.com/2019/10/2019-game-of-year.html?m=1

It's almost certainly going to come down to TLOU2 vs Cyberpunk. They just have that mainstream profile, and both of their predecessors came out on top in their respective years.

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Yuri_LowelI
03/30/20 9:21:50 PM
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Underleveled posted...
On GameFAQs? It will be FF7R, no question.

RE2 won it here as a remake, although if I'm not mistaken, Three Houses topped it most elsewhere.

Elsewhere it might be a little bit of a question mark but given everything I think FF7R still takes it most places. Animal Crossing's saving grace is that it's THE game to play right now when gamers have infinite time to play. TLOU2 stands a chance, and I could see BG3 or Cyberpunk pulling out a win or two.

THree houses topped it where?

https://gotypicks.blogspot.com/2019/10/2019-game-of-year.html

RE2 came 2nd..technically 1st if you only include critics

Death STranding had a ton of biased European support like most Sony games do because thats all they cover in most european countries.

FE did well though. TH won more GOTY awards than every other FE game combined.


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ShortReplies
03/30/20 9:29:27 PM
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Between
Half Life Alyx and Cyberpunk 2077.
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Mac Arrowny
03/30/20 9:30:47 PM
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MetalmindStats posted...
I would guess it'll be between Cyberpunk 2077 and The Last of Us Part II in mainstream Western circles, and between Final Fantasy VII Remake and The Last of Us Part II on GameFAQs. I figured you were asking about the mainstream, though, since most of these games pretty blatantly lack much of a chance on GameFAQs.


Really? You think TLoU2 will do better than Cyberpunk here? Do you think TLoU1 is stronger than Witcher 3, too?
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MetalmindStats
03/30/20 10:05:23 PM
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Mac Arrowny posted...
Really? You think TLoU2 will do better than Cyberpunk here? Do you think TLoU1 is stronger than Witcher 3, too?
No, it's just that Cyberpunk is still an original IP, even with CD Projekt Red's admittedly sizeable cachet, and I can't think of the last time an original IP won GotY on GameFAQs. The Last of Us Part II, in contrast, is the sequel to a beloved game that would have won 2013's GotY 1-on-1 against Link Between Worlds.

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Yuri_LowelI
03/30/20 10:14:59 PM
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MetalmindStats posted...
No, it's just that Cyberpunk is still an original IP, even with CD Projekt Red's admittedly sizeable cachet, and I can't think of the last time an original IP won GotY on GameFAQs. The Last of Us Part II, in contrast, is the sequel to a beloved game that would have won 2013's GotY 1-on-1 against Link Between Worlds.

It depends on how good these games are at the end of the day. It doesn't matter if its a new IP or not

God of War scored a huge % on Smash despite noone giving two shits about God of war on this site. And it was a reboot as well.

If Cyberpunk lives up to the hype and is this incredible game people love and TLOU2 is not as good as the first and is disappointing...Cyberpunk will comfortably destroy TLOU2 in a poll. New IP is irrelevant. Its from CDProjektred.

People said the same thing back in 2010 when ME2 came out in Janaury and blew people away...."theres no way ME2 beats FF13 on this site no way too many FF fans". Fast forward 9 months and ME2 and FF13 weren't even on the same Level.

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scaryice
03/30/20 10:21:00 PM
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MetalmindStats posted...
No, it's just that Cyberpunk is still an original IP, even with CD Projekt Red's admittedly sizeable cachet, and I can't think of the last time an original IP won GotY on GameFAQs.

It's literally never happened:

1999 Final Fantasy VIII
2000 (none)
2001 Final Fantasy X
2002 Metroid Prime
2003 Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2005 Resident Evil 4
2006 Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2007 Super Mario Galaxy
2008 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2010 Mass Effect 2
2011 Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2012 Borderlands 2
2013 Legend of Zelda: ALBW
2014 Super Smash Bros. 4
2015 Witcher 3
2016 Final Fantasy XV
2017 Legend of Zelda: BOTW
2018 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2019 Resident Evil 2

The only original IPs to even be runners up in all these years are Xenoblade Chronicles and The Last of Us.

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MetalmindStats
03/30/20 10:31:49 PM
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Yuri_LowelI posted...
If Cyberpunk lives up to the hype and is this incredible game people love and TLOU2 is not as good as the first and is disappointing...Cyberpunk will comfortably destroy TLOU2 in a poll.
Well sure, but that's quite an assumption. If both games are great, and each live up to their hype, I would certainly be confident in taking The Last of Us to prevail in a GotY setting.

Also, God of War and Mass Effect 2 are irrelevant examples, because neither were original IPs, and each had their fair share of fans from previous installments who were automatically down for the new installment.

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Yuri_LowelI
03/30/20 11:26:37 PM
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scaryice posted...
It's literally never happened:

1999 Final Fantasy VIII
2000 (none)
2001 Final Fantasy X
2002 Metroid Prime
2003 Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2005 Resident Evil 4
2006 Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2007 Super Mario Galaxy
2008 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2010 Mass Effect 2
2011 Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2012 Borderlands 2
2013 Legend of Zelda: ALBW
2014 Super Smash Bros. 4
2015 Witcher 3
2016 Final Fantasy XV
2017 Legend of Zelda: BOTW
2018 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2019 Resident Evil 2

The only original IPs to even be runners up in all these years are Xenoblade Chronicles and The Last of Us.

But what about situations where the series weren't all that popular?

Call of Duty
Mass Effect
Borderlands
Witcher

TLOU was also very unlucky it didn't win GOTY.

my point is i guess...if Cyberpunk is amazing. it has a shot.

FF7R is the one game people are going to vote for a lot. If that ends up being disaapointing...who knows

Kingdom Hearts 3 was supposed to win GOTY last year. Look what happened.

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Yuri_LowelI
03/30/20 11:27:44 PM
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MetalmindStats posted...
Well sure, but that's quite an assumption. If both games are great, and each live up to their hype, I would certainly be confident in taking The Last of Us to prevail in a GotY setting.

Also, God of War and Mass Effect 2 are irrelevant examples, because neither were original IPs, and each had their fair share of fans from previous installments who were automatically down for the new installment.

But Cyberpunk has its fair share of fans. You're assuming new IP's have no fans. Thats not true

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MechanicalWall
03/30/20 11:39:27 PM
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Cyberpunk is gonna be riding on all the goodwill that Witcher 3 and CDPR have built up over the past 5 years. They might be the single most respected company right now, noting 'respect' doesn't 100% correlate with 'beloved'. Nintendo is still probably more beloved, but have pulled quite a few dick moves over the past whatever.

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LadyVyxx
03/30/20 11:48:17 PM
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Last of us II will win it
Hollow Knight Silksong will deserve it

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Yuri_LowelI
03/31/20 12:22:07 AM
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LadyVyxx posted...
Last of us II will win it
Hollow Knight Silksong will deserve it

if HKSS is as good as Ori 2 id be amazed.

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UF8
03/31/20 12:28:19 AM
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the answer is obvious
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UF8
03/31/20 12:29:04 AM
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Snake5555555555
03/31/20 12:33:03 AM
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Resident Evil 3

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UberPyro64
03/31/20 12:39:32 AM
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Snake5555555555 posted...
Resident Evil 3

The funny thing is, I made the poll because RE3 Remake didn't review as highly as I thought it would. Which means I was finally able to narrow this down to a top ten. Thus, being able to make it a poll on this site.

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Paratroopa1
03/31/20 12:43:20 AM
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I'll take a random guess on "something we aren't talking about yet"
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MetalmindStats
03/31/20 12:49:16 AM
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Yuri_LowelI posted...
You're assuming new IP's have no fans. Thats not true
When did I ever say or imply that? What I am saying is that new IPs certainly don't have as many fans on GameFAQs as established properties. In general, I would guess the GameFAQs GotY hierarchy is something like this, assuming each example game is equally well-received:

Sequel to a major established IP (ex. The Last of Us Part II) > Sequel to an established IP (ex. Doom Eternal) > Original IP from a brand-name developer (ex. Cyberpunk 2077) > Original IP (ex. Ghost of Tsushima)

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UberPyro64
03/31/20 2:02:31 PM
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Bump.

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UberPyro64
04/01/20 12:15:50 AM
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Bump.

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ninkendo
04/01/20 12:18:54 AM
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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

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UberPyro64
04/04/20 1:13:13 PM
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Bump.

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