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[Wunray]

Yeah BG3 has this, as much as I like Zelda it's not better than what BG3 offers, and that's one hell of an achievement.

 

[skit_data]

I mean it's nominated largely by the same journalists that gave Starfiled a (deservedly) mediocre score and Mario Wonder a (deservedly) great score so not sure what the surprise is. There's probably 5-10 games that would still be nominated after Mario Wonder but before Starfield if we're being honest.

Yeah, in that way it of course makes sense but I still thought there might be some politics behind the scenes for the sake of maximum engagement. Having one game from each platform holder would probably produce that effect.

But anyway I think the nominations are fair and good, I personally think BG3 will sweep most categories and rightly so.

 

[Danjin44]

Yeah, that's quite a snub... they did the same with Xenoblade 3 last year.

It’s fucking popularity contest, I bet most the judges didn’t bother play Octopath 2.

Octopath 2 soundtrack godtier, same level as NieR, I dont know how it got ignored.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I'm surprised Lies of P wasn't nominated more, especially for the music. Of the games I played this year, I felt like it was easily the most memorable. Oh well, I do hope they win at least one category, if they won both where they were nominated that'd be awesome.

I haven't even played BG3 and I hope it wins everywhere else, especially GOTY.

 

[Roberts]

Do you have a music or theme to reccomend to us? A few posters have said the same and I am curious of what I have missed as I have yet to play the game.

Punished Miku should be your guide for this. Posted a lot of links on Starfield OT. (edit: Ha, he already did that!)

I love all the bombastic, epic stuff, but it really shines at more subtle moments and echoing (without ripping-off) motives familiar to us from many sci-fi movies like Blade Runner, for example. Also, the way these 6 notes from the main theme sneaked into many others was sublime - it plays when you level up so I heard it more than 50 times and it never got old.

 

[LordCBH]

Destiny 2 being nominated for Best Community Support is the funniest goddamn thing I’ve ever seen. Especially since they fired almost their entire community support staff lol

 

[MMaRsu]

None of those games deserve nomination. FFXVI might win Best Soundtrack, and SFVI will definitely win Best Fighting game.



It's not a trash list. You're delusional if you think Starfield deserved to be on that list. Maybe if it were a less crowded year, but as it is, Starfield doesn't deserve to sniff the asshole of most of those games on that list.

Lmao whatever dude, thats like your opinion. Game rated highly across the board and sold millions.

 

[MMaRsu]

Destiny 2 being nominated for Best Community Support is the funniest goddamn thing I’ve ever seen. Especially since they fired almost their entire community support staff lol

Thats why these awards are just trash

I feel like its just corporate dicksucking

 

[MMaRsu]

Imagine buying half of the game industry and still not having a goty nominee. Ooof

Hi-Fi Rush is a great game and I'd nominate that. Ofcourse it would have no chance against TOTK or Spiderman 2

 

[Dry_Kill_Logic_87]

2D Mario on the GOTY list. did Nintendo reinvent jumping or what

 

[MMaRsu]

Imagine buying half of the game industry and still not having a goty nominee. Ooof

Theres def an anti Xbox bias.

I mean come on, putting Cyberpunk on their ongoing games nominees, while Halo doesnt get put on there?

Isnt Halo an actual liveservice game, and Cyberpunk just got a patch + DLC?

And I loved Cyberpunk, and didnt really care for Halo myself.

 

[Dazraell]

Hi-Fi Rush is a great game and I'd nominate that. Ofcourse it would have no chance against TOTK or Spiderman 2

I was just sarcastic. Hi-Fi Rush looks really solid. I also loved Pentiment, was even hoping that it will have Best Art Direction nomination as I believe it missed the cutoff point last year

 

[Denton]

This is what I expected:

Zelda
Mario
BG3
AW2
Spidey 2
Starfield

Well, I guess Bethesda's free GOTY presence is officially gone now when they put Remake ahead of their latest.
I just hope BG3 will win this over god damn Zelda: Copypaste of the Kingdom

 

[Little Mac]

I’m shocked FFXVI wasn’t nominated for best action game.

 

[Luigi Mario]

There was little chance it was getting a GOTY nomination, but I still would have rather seen Street Fighter 6 take the spot of RE4R. Hopefully it is going to win the “Best Fighting” category.
Also, Octopath Traveler II should have been considered for its phenomenal soundtrack.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Theres def an anti Xbox bias.

I mean come on, putting Cyberpunk on their ongoing games nominees, while Halo doesnt get put on there?

Isnt Halo an actual liveservice game, and Cyberpunk just got a patch + DLC?

And I loved Cyberpunk, and didnt really care for Halo myself.

Or maybe the game just isn't as good nor as popular as those on the list.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

I voted for Mario Wonder for GotY, but it's certainly NOT my game of the Year. Armored Core was.

Zelda was great but the more I played it the more I disliked it. The finale was pretty lame.

And while I loved Baldurs Gate, it was too much of a glitchfest for it to deserve GotY. It is one of the most technically unsound games I've ever played, and I wished I had waited a year for them to fix it before I had played. It is fundamentally a fantastic game from a design standpoint, but I'm execution it was very frustrating. I loved it in spite of it. I did vote for it in its other categories though.

 

[MMaRsu]

Or maybe the game just isn't as good nor as popular as those on the list.

I don't play Halo, but from what I've heard the game has greatly improved since launch, with more added modes, listening to the community etc.

And you know, its an actual ongoing game?

Cyberpunk isnt an 'ongoing game' for doing patches + DLC. LMAO

 

[DeepEnigma]

I don't play Halo, but from what I've heard the game has greatly improved since launch, with more added modes, listening to the community etc.

And you know, its an actual ongoing game?

Cyberpunk isnt an 'ongoing game' for doing patches + DLC. LMAO

Ok.

 

[Snowdonhoffen]

Theres def an anti Xbox bias.

I mean come on, putting Cyberpunk on their ongoing games nominees, while Halo doesnt get put on there?

Isnt Halo an actual liveservice game, and Cyberpunk just got a patch + DLC?

And I loved Cyberpunk, and didnt really care for Halo myself.

I'm not surprised about Halo not being there, I'm surprised about Warzone.

 

[MMaRsu]

Ok.

 

[Luigi Mario]

I’m shocked FFXVI wasn’t nominated for best action game of the year.

Pretty bold of them to nominate FFXVI in the “Best RPG” category.

 

[MMaRsu]

I'm not surprised about Halo not being there, I'm surprised about Warzone.

Also a game more deserving of the spot than Cyberpunk

 

[rodrigolfp]

Best Ongoing Game
Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)

What???

 

[Danjin44]

Best Ongoing Game
Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)

What???

Thats so stupid, it wasn't ongoing, they released broken game and they just try to fix it. I dont care how much they fixed the game, they shouldn't be award for releasing absolutely broken game then later on fix it.

So its okay to release busted game full price but as long as they fix it later on? No, that practice shouldn't be be encouraged.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

*searches for some form of The Last of Us, Part I on nominees*

*sees best adaptation category*

HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

 

[Stafford]

So where is Hogwarts Legacy? It's as if the game doesn't even exist. Bruh?

 

[SEGAvangelist]

So where is Hogwarts Legacy? It's as if the game doesn't even exist. Bruh?

We all know why.

 

[mrmustard]

Theres def an anti Xbox bias.

I mean come on, putting Cyberpunk on their ongoing games nominees, while Halo doesnt get put on there?

Isnt Halo an actual liveservice game, and Cyberpunk just got a patch + DLC?

And I loved Cyberpunk, and didnt really care for Halo myself.

LMAO, what the hell is Cyberpunk doing there? And sorry, i think Sea of Thieves, No Man Sky or WOW deserve the spot Cyberpunk blocks rather than Halo.

 

[Stafford]

We all know why.

Absolutely fucking disgusting.

Someone should ask Geoff wtf happened there, problem is....nobody from the media has the balls to do that.

 

[Damigos]

I don't think Starfield will make it.

-Baldurs Gate 3
-Zelda TotK
-Spider-Man 2
-SMB Wonder
-Alan Wake 2
-Street Fighter 6

Starfield doesnt deserve to make it unfortunately. So many better games this year, those you said plus another 10 at least

 

[Little Chicken]

Best Ongoing Game
Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)

uuuuuh what? "PATCH UNTIL ITS FINISHED THREE YEARS LATER" is not an "ongoing/GaaS game".

Stupid inclusion.

Best Art Direction
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

Gross.

Starfield should've been nominated instead of this.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Best Ongoing Game
Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)

What???

I bet it'll win it too

 

[[Sigma]]

I want to make damn sure somehow Street Fighter 6 wins both best fighting game and best multiplayer game lol. The game of the year nominations are what I expected basically.

 

[Draugoth]

Meanwhile, the purple forum is banning people that are mentioning Starfield and Hogwarts lol

 

[Pelta88]

Meanwhile, the purple forum is banning people that are mentioning Starfield and Hogwarts lol

Really?

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Where's Starfield?

.....

Meanwhile, the purple forum is banning people that are mentioning Starfield and Hogwarts lol

Typical of the mods there.

 

[BennyBlanco]

BG3 is the easiest GOTY choice in a while.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Meanwhile, the purple forum is banning people that are mentioning Starfield and Hogwarts lol

What is their problem with StarField?

 

[GHG]

What is their problem with StarField?

If you speak ill of anything associated with Xbox the ambassador mods are coming to get you.

You need to be woke but at the same time also be a mega-corp bootlicker there.

Make it make sense.

 

[Dazraell]

Theres def an anti Xbox bias.

I mean come on, putting Cyberpunk on their ongoing games nominees, while Halo doesnt get put on there?

Isnt Halo an actual liveservice game, and Cyberpunk just got a patch + DLC?

And I loved Cyberpunk, and didnt really care for Halo myself.

I personally think "Best DLC / Expansion" category would be much more suiting as a category for Cyberpunk. Plus there were some strong DLC / Expansions this year, so quite a few titles to pick like Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed, Horizon Forbidden West - Burning Shores, RE4: Separate Ways, etc

 

[Topher]

Theres def an anti Xbox bias.

This again?

 

[MMaRsu]

LMAO, what the hell is Cyberpunk doing there? And sorry, i think Sea of Thieves, No Man Sky or WOW deserve the spot Cyberpunk blocks rather than Halo.

Any of those would be better. Valorant even.

Also no Music or Art direction nominees for Starfield are really retarded.

 

[Roberts]

Obviously I didn’t expect to see them there, but I kind of wished Grounded and Sea of Thieves were nominated for ongoing. Both have been pretty much perfect for a while now and the added content made them even better.

 

[Mitsurugi Reiji]

It’s fucking popularity contest, I bet most the judges didn’t bother play Octopath 2.

Octopath 2 soundtrack godtier, same level as NieR, I dont know how it got ignored.

Thats a high praise. Is it really close to NieR soundtrack?

 

[Punished Miku]

Thats a high praise. Is it really close to NieR soundtrack?

No. But it's good.

 

[Danjin44]

Thats a high praise. Is it really close to NieR soundtrack?

Fuuuuk yeah it really is in my opinion, it got robbed...why? because it not popular enough.

 

[Topher]

LMAO, what the hell is Cyberpunk doing there?

Why wouldn't Cyberpunk be there? They revamped the gameplay and added DLC nearly three years after release. That sounds exactly like an "ongoing" effort. And since it is the VGA who decide what games fit each criteria, it seems they agree.

 

[Mitsurugi Reiji]

No. But it's good.

Fuuuuk yeah it really is in my opinion, it got robbed...why? because it not popular enough.

Got it. Thanks. I was thinking of playing a turn based JRPG for a while. Might give this a shot. Is playing Octopath Traveller 1 elevates the experience of the sequel?

 

[Bartski]

Just realized there were no nominees for Diablo 4