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[Exentryk]

Excited to hear that Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom has won the award for Best Role Playing Game at Gamescom 2017! Congratulations!

Nominations were:

Best Role Playing Game
* Assassin's Creed Origins, Ubisoft
* Detroit: Become Human, Sony
* Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Koch Media
* Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, Bandai Namco
* South Park: DIE REKTAKULÄRE ZERREISSPROBE, Ubisoft

Via Official Facebook post

 

[Doosi]

what were the candidates?

 

[sinonobu]

Wasn't there a thread about Gamescom award winners already?

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Nice.

 

[MomoQca]

So I guess Xenoblade 2 didn't count because it wasn't playable?

 

[SigSig]

Elex got robbed.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Nominations were:

Hardly a tough field lol.

Hope it's a hell of a lot better then the first one.

 

[NSESN]

Wasn't there a thread about Gamescom award winners already?

Yep, the one about Mario winning best of the show.

 

[Exentryk]

what were the candidates?

Added to OP.

Wasn't there a thread about Gamescom award winners already?

Was there? Not sure. Is there a specific one for RPG?

 

[FelipeMGM]

Nominations were:
Best Role Playing Game
* Detroit: Become Human, Sony

huh, thats a first

 

[epmode]

Divinity: Original Sin 2 wasn't even nominated?

 

[GhostTrick]

South Park: DIE REKTAKULÄRE ZERREISSPROBE

 

[Admiral Woofington]

This is where id put my thoughts on ni no Kuni 2 after I played it.


IF I HAAAAAAD OOOONEEEE

 

[Van Bur3n]

Detroit: Become Human, Sony

What the hell is a RPG anymore.

But yeah, I suppose it's no surprise it won considering what it was competing with.

 

[Sentenza]

Divinity: Original Sin 2 wasn't even nominated?

I was going to ask this myself.
Weird.
I know Larian was there and it seems unlikely that most of the titles in that list were judged more promising.

 

[Keinning]

i mean, judging by the list its the only rpg on it

 

[Zakkath]

That list sounds bullshit. Paid award ?

 

[Zap Rowsdower]

AC and Detroit aren't even RPGs though...

 

[shingi70]

AC and Detroit aren't even RPGs though...

I'd consider Orgins an open world RPG now.


Detroit shouldn't be on the list.

 

[MetalliCabombination]

That list sounds bullshit. Paid award ?

yeah just like mario,

no way either games are just that good.

 

[Dnetwork7]

Nice! Got the CE preordered!

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

 

[Kenzodielocke]

AC and Detroit aren't even RPGs though...

AC: O is being pitched as one.

 

[oti]

It's the worst German translation I've ever seen and hence the best German translation I've ever seen.

The German title is magnificent.

 

[Linkura]

So I guess Xenoblade 2 didn't count because it wasn't playable?

I would fucking hope so.

It's the worst German translation I've ever seen and hence the best German translation I've ever seen.

The German title is magnificent.

Translation for us non-German-speaking plebs?

 

[Jaded Alyx]

No Xenoblade Chronicles 2?

 

[Defuser]

Looking at the winners for each category...Monster Hunter : World got robbed.

 

[Dark_castle]

I would fucking hope so.



Translation for us non-German-speaking plebs?

Fractured Butthole I think

 

[Exentryk]

 

[FinalAres]

So I guess Xenoblade 2 didn't count because it didn't look any good ?

Ftfy.

 

[GhostWriter24]

Assassin's Creed? :lol

 

[fabricated backlash]

Fractured Butthole I think

Nö it's a play on words rektakulär is a mix of rectal and spectacular, and Zerreißprobe means breaking test.

 

[Forward]

Ni No Kuni 1 was duller than the dullest dulling powder. It was a moderately pretty Pokedex hunt, but that was the extent of its charm. Is this one going to be any better, story and gameplay-wise?

 

[Aters]

Seeing that nomination list I'm not surprised lol

 

[Sentenza]

Ni No Kuni 1 was duller than the dullest dulling powder. It was a moderately pretty Pokedex hunt, but that was the extent of its charm. Is this one going to be any better, story and gameplay-wise?

The combat system is supposed to be completely different.
If actually any better is anyone's guess.

 

[MomoQca]

Ftfy.

That's a real classy move. I didn't attack any game, so why did you feel it was necessary to do so?

 

[texhnolyze]

Congrats, but where are Divinity and YSVIII?

Assassin's Creed? :lol

Well, it is an RPG now. Detroid being nominated is more bizarre.

 

[Marcel]

AC: O is being pitched as one.

I can pitch myself as the Queen of England as I wear a tiara bought from the costume store but it doesn't make it true.

 

[Neoleo2143]

Ni No Kuni 1 was duller than the dullest dulling powder. It was a moderately pretty Pokedex hunt, but that was the extent of its charm. Is this one going to be any better, story and gameplay-wise?

The actual gameplay is much more action oriented and it looks alright, not really amazing currently. No idea about the story but Evan and Co. seem cool.

 

[Anoxida]

So I guess Xenoblade 2 didn't count because it wasn't playable?

3 months out and it's still not playable right?


I expect delay any week now.

 

[texhnolyze]

I can pitch myself as the Queen of England as I wear a tiara bought from the costume store but it doesn't make it true.

Have you seen even one footage of it?

It's as RPG as you call Horizon Zero Dawn an RPG.