The rules and the preferences of the judges or what has not won before makes Game of the Year look kinda like shit. Like indie games and fps games without narrative have no chance?
the public vote only counts for 10% of the final vote
This is bullshit. This year has proven better than any other that there is a wide discrepancy between what gamers vs “critics” think is good.
That 10% is only there so that you can participate and feel involved; awards are mostly money schemes and industry people patting each other on the back.
It’s a popularity contest in either case, so the winners will hardly change.
I vote for Concord. I didn’t buy it, I didn’t play it. But seeing Sony fail so spectacularly was massively entertaining. GOTY material indeed.
What are people’s thoughts on Wukong? I ended up getting it since the reviews seemed very good and unfortunately I dont think it is a very good game. Looks great, flashy first few chapters, but SUPER klunky. Camera makes elden ring’s seem good, terrain navigation is atrocious, and the story is so disjointed that I quickly lost interest in trying to track it (though as a fromsoft fan I shouldnt really be able to complain about story stuff). I have it at about a 6/10.
I haven’t played it simply because of all of the right wing culture war noise surrounding it. No hate to anyone legitimately enjoying it, more power to you, but if there is discussion about game mechanics or lore or technical achievements the game brings, it’s overwhelmingly obscured by Gamers™ lauding its lack of diversity.
It’s the Wish.com version of Dark Souls
What input did you play on? The camera was fine for me on mouse and keyboard, which is funny because From games are usually pretty bad on m&k. Terrain navigation was at its worst when invisible walls were plentiful, but overall, I didn’t struggle with navigation. Also, as someone who is mildly familiar with JTTW, the story was a bit confusing but followable.
UPCOMING
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Go home Polygon, you’re drunk.
If you were to judge based on this list, this would be a poor year for video games
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- Astro Bot
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Animal Well
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Dark horses
Dragon’s Dogma 2
Helldivers 2
Balatro
The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered
Hades 2
Upcoming
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Metaphor: ReFantazio
The Plucky Squire
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
Silent Hill 2 and Metal Gear Solid Delta
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Why isn’t Echoes of Wisdom in the “upcoming” category? It doesn’t release until the end of the month.
Because game awards are a marketing gimmick
