Hot Coldman
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It's pretty clearly a category for games with progressive themes. Like, it's in the title.
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It's pretty clearly a category for games with progressive themes. Like, it's in the title.
Vire
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Why is this a bad thing? We should reward studios who push the boundaries?
OverBlood 3
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Vote for Greg Gerstmann and his wacky youtube channel.
molnizzle
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Yup. Left Behind's nomination is due to the narrative.
evilromero
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Is Pikmin 3 a 2014 game? Man, cause it's been eating up all my gaming time these past few weeks. I guess I missed the boat on that one so I'll have to go with Mario Kart 8. It's just too fucking beautiful.
2013
Vire
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You clearly haven't played it then..
I won't spoil it, but the narrative is probably the most progressive thing in video games in the past decade.
2013.
Damerman
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i sincerely hope you reconsider the necessity of ur post regarding DAI then... unbelievable. Like someone else said, Dragon Age Inquisition is the front runner. Also, I haven't played Bayonetta 2, but i think it deserves to win based on the overwhelming consensus that it is excellently crafted fun. I plan on buying a wiiu just for that
and smash and MK8.
Pikmin 3 came out July last year.
Mauricio_Magus
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CaptainLoveline
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Gonna predict these awards... let's see how many I'll guess correct
I know what happens, but I still don't understand the category.
It's about thematic changes in video games, then? Because Mountain is there just chilling being a mountain simulator.
I'm all for awarding games for pushing thematic boundaries, but we already have a category for that, it's called best Narrative.
Again, don't understand the category at all.
Hot Coldman
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Just want to say, I am so fucking jealous of your tag.
Palette Swap
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I don't think it's that but even if it was, I can't exactly see why that would be problematic. It's not like it would take anything away.
molnizzle
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You can have it. -_-
What progressive themes does Mountain have?
Spinosaurus
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Tropical Freeze not getting nominated in the Best Soundtrack category really sticks out for me. :/
Yeah, sorry, I didn't only mean mechanically.
MK8 is under racing in the OP? Captain Toad isn't even out and clearly wouldn't win any of these.
evilromero
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I haven't played a lot of PS3 games this year so I'm just going to go with Tropical Freeze and MK8, though I'm getting Smash U and Hyrule Warriors soon.
Hot Coldman
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I have no idea because I haven't played it.
It's there. Look closely.
It's for games that do and say new things or do old things in a new or refined way.
Yep, my mistake. Edited my post. I presume Captain Toad would be eligible though as it comes out in a couple weeks.
molnizzle
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Just remember that progressive isn't for specifically for social issues or gameplay innovation. It's for both.
Vire
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It's about pushing the boundaries in games... period. Be it through a mechanical change, or a thematic change.
Just simply, anything that is perceived as progressing the medium or trying something new. We should applaud studios for thinking outside the box instead of shoveling down the same cookie cutter shit in the AAA space we've been getting this entire year.
I think the nominees for it are pretty perfect actually and I love the idea of the award.
Combining areas is pretty common in the awards. They having Racing/Sports, Audio Design/Soundtracks, and Online Experience is pretty largely encompassing in general too.
Vire
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In one sense I agree, but considering Troy Baker would just win for the next 10 years. It'd be kinda boring.
Hot Coldman
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OK, that explains what I know of Mountain. I was just going by Left Behind's... thing (seriously, can we just talk openly about this? It's hardly a spoiler, but I don't want a billion bores jumping down my throat), and the two war games that don't have you sniping Nazis in the groin.
I like that it's an award. Best Narrative is a thing that seems, but highlighting games that attempt to diversify both mechanically and thematically is a good thing too, I feel.
My mistake. Thank you.
neogaffer1
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GOTY candidates are interesting. Expected more AAA annualized franchises.
Titanfall, didn't play any, Forza Horizon 2, didn't play any, didn't play any, Shadow of Mordor, Wolfenstein, MCC, didn't play any, Kevin Spacey, Destiny, Wolfenstein, Monolith, Monument Valley, Monument Valley, didn't play any, Shadow of Mordor
When I noticed it was combined I thought about it for a while and thought this didn't really make a difference.
When we look at the times in which The Oscars were created for example, there was going to be a gigantic inset bias against women, but I don't think that really holds true in 2014 for video games outside of the fact that there just aren't a ton of female lead characters compared to the number of men. It's still very plausible one could win though, given that most of the best received story games tend to have strong female characters.
Like if this was done for last year's I'd still expect the performance for Joel, Ellie, Booker, and Elizabeth to all show up in the top 5.
Not having a best platformer is fairly criminal since it is a long standing genre.
I kind of wish though that puzzle games were broken down into 2 categories. I see puzzle games that lack repeatability like the ones found in adventure games as different beasts from those where the game can be vary through play session in infinite ways. By creating that second distinction I argue that procedurally generated games like Spelunky or No Man's Sky in the future could be included in this category.
disappeared
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Dark Souls II should not be on the GotY list. Normally I don't give a shit about these voting things, but DSII was a straight-to-DVD sequel in every sense of the term. Not phoned-in by any means, but a massive drop in quality from the original.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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I hope Wolfenstein wins for best narrative.
Best story-driven shooter since Bioshock, or maybe even Half-Life 2.
Best story-driven shooter since Bioshock, or maybe even Half-Life 2.
brandonh83
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Shadow of Mordor was too derivative of Assassin's Creed for me to keep playing, personally. It just stuck out to me too much; it was beyond being a "clone" and just more of a deliberate rip-off. The nemesis system was pretty cool, but I didn't feel like I was playing something new or interesting. It hasn't been a sterling year for games, but I feel like it's one of those games that got stuck on the list because it's a popular "new gen" game.
Still, not a bad list by any means, and we're always going to have personal disagreements with "official" lists/nominations.
Still, not a bad list by any means, and we're always going to have personal disagreements with "official" lists/nominations.
The Xtortionist
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Reviewers loved it. 91 metacritic, tied with Bayonetta 2. It's what I'd put my money on to win. Dat multiplat appeal is too strong.
Where the motherfucking fuck is Tropical Freeze.
Spinosaurus
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To be fair, the only big retail platformers out this year are DKCTF and LBP3. Though you could factor in several indies like Shovel Knight.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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No Wolfenstein or Tropical Freeze for Best Soundtrack, either? Hmm.
It'd be pretty interesting if Bayonetta 2 won Game of The Year.
With the exception of the infrequent Mario game, it's not often that a game with such sheer joyful energy to it is able to stand on the pedestal above the rest. Usually you have a pretty good idea what to "expect" going into the GOTY season - big budget/cinematic/realistic/gritty aesthetic etc games that are tailored for the mass-experience. Bayonetta 2 in contrast is a game that focused it's meticulous design on encouraging the player just being able to have some absolutely crazy fun with memorable larger-than-life characters and a story that's just there to swing you into even crazier game play scenarios.
With the exception of the infrequent Mario game, it's not often that a game with such sheer joyful energy to it is able to stand on the pedestal above the rest. Usually you have a pretty good idea what to "expect" going into the GOTY season - big budget/cinematic/realistic/gritty aesthetic etc games that are tailored for the mass-experience. Bayonetta 2 in contrast is a game that focused it's meticulous design on encouraging the player just being able to have some absolutely crazy fun with memorable larger-than-life characters and a story that's just there to swing you into even crazier game play scenarios.
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