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Will this year be the year that an Xbox first party game gets a TGA Game of the Year nomination?
VolticArchangel
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I don't see Microsoft or Sony getting nominated this year. Spider-Man 2 will surely be great, late 80's meta just like the first one and MM. I'm expecting nothing mind-blowing to be a GOTY contender from it.
There's Alan Wake 2 coming later this month which I don't think will make it, while being a fantastic game and probably a currentgen visual showcase, and Super Mario Wonder, which might.
ToTK vs BG3 vs RE4R vs SF6 it is imho, and fighting games are hardly nominated, let alone win GOTY's apart from FGC sites. They'll also look over RE4R because it's a remake.
So, realistically it's only between ToTK and BG3.
There's Alan Wake 2 coming later this month which I don't think will make it, while being a fantastic game and probably a currentgen visual showcase, and Super Mario Wonder, which might.
ToTK vs BG3 vs RE4R vs SF6 it is imho, and fighting games are hardly nominated, let alone win GOTY's apart from FGC sites. They'll also look over RE4R because it's a remake.
So, realistically it's only between ToTK and BG3.
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Sleepwalker
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I would argue either Dead Space R or Jedi Survivor could sneak in, there's also super mario wonder coming out the same day as spidey.
Guerilla Munch
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didn't think I'd get to use this again
Feel Like I'm On 42
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They may get one for political reasons but they don't deserve one. Starfield and Forza are both letdowns in their own way and Hi Fi Rush is good but by no means deserves to be a game of the year contender.
This should've been the year Microsoft "is back baby" with Starfield and Forza but they managed to drop the ball yet again! Starfield- so much potential but lacking in too many important areas such as exploration and a satisfying gameplay loop compared to their own past games. Forza- fucking downgraded graphics and lacking single player content, feels unfinished and plagued by GaaS bullshit.
I'm shocked that Forza of all games didn't deliver. The racing itself feels good but the visuals don't knock my socks off and the big "rt reflections on track" are low res and barely noticeable.
I now only have 2 MS games to look forward to: Fable and Hellblade. Hate the direction this company has taken.
This should've been the year Microsoft "is back baby" with Starfield and Forza but they managed to drop the ball yet again! Starfield- so much potential but lacking in too many important areas such as exploration and a satisfying gameplay loop compared to their own past games. Forza- fucking downgraded graphics and lacking single player content, feels unfinished and plagued by GaaS bullshit.
I'm shocked that Forza of all games didn't deliver. The racing itself feels good but the visuals don't knock my socks off and the big "rt reflections on track" are low res and barely noticeable.
I now only have 2 MS games to look forward to: Fable and Hellblade. Hate the direction this company has taken.
semiconscious
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i'll never understand the tears of the kingdom hype. to me, it's fundamentally a 're-imagining' of a legit unique game experience that was released 6 years previously (& a game which i love), that comes with 2 additional areas (one of which is just relentlessly, disturbingly ugly as hell), & a construction element. it just confuses me that so many people even found this game satisfying, never mind amazing/wonderful...
on topic: i think the completely massive, out-of-the-blue, well-earned success of hogwarts legacy earns it a mention. it's the 'little game that could' underdog of the year, imo...
on topic: i think the completely massive, out-of-the-blue, well-earned success of hogwarts legacy earns it a mention. it's the 'little game that could' underdog of the year, imo...
Even Halo Inifite won some golden joystick award for game of the year, anything is possiible in this day and age and Cyberpunk won an RPG of the year award, despite all it's issues. Anything can happen and it has nothing to do with voting, more about blind popularity.
Not surprised if they gush over Starfield, but Hi-fi rush is probably the deserving one, seems like so long ago since Hi-fi rush and Hogsward were released!
Not surprised if they gush over Starfield, but Hi-fi rush is probably the deserving one, seems like so long ago since Hi-fi rush and Hogsward were released!
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El Pistolero
Banned
Something tells me that they will increase the number of nominees, just like Oscars did...This year is very competitive...
mrmustard
Banned
Why are people so obsessed with TGA? Because they make the biggest show around it? To me it's just as good or bad as any other award and there were like 600 last year:
goty.gamefa.com
Game of the Year - Award Tracker
Here you can see the awards for the best game of the year according to different media
goty.gamefa.com
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Represent.
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Yes.
digoutyoursoul
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Nothing will change with that management, years have passed and I see no evidence of substantial improvement. And the likelihood is it won’t change because a lot of people seem determined to praise that management at any opportunity. It all feels so fake.
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When i see last year nominees i don't really care.
If media want to play it safe with every console manufacturer they'll toss Starfield in there. If they are in one of their usual Nintendo euphoria they'll put Mario instead.
The rest will be Zelda, BG3, Resident Evil 4, Alan Wake 2 and probably Spiderman 2.
If media want to play it safe with every console manufacturer they'll toss Starfield in there. If they are in one of their usual Nintendo euphoria they'll put Mario instead.
The rest will be Zelda, BG3, Resident Evil 4, Alan Wake 2 and probably Spiderman 2.
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BbMajor7th
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Best shot is Hi-Fi Rush I reckon, but a lot has happened since January. Even as a left-field indie shout, it's got to beat out more recent darlings like Cocoon, Dave the Diver and Sea of Stars. Starfield, meanwhile, has to beat out about twenty games that were better reviewed and received better this year, even for a nomination - Armored Core VI, FFXVI, Jedi Survivor and Hogwarts Legacy all edged it out on aggregates and I wouldn't say any of them are in the running. Even SM2 is a long shot.
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Doctor Hades
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No.
Hi-Fi Rush was superb so could get acknowledgement, and absolutely should, but neither Starfield nor Forza Motorsport stand out as anything particularly special.
Both are fine games but Starfield is very dated in terms of game design and Forza Motorsport is just more of the same but with less content than Forza Motorsport 7. Neither game offer stand out visuals or anything innovative that would make them contenders for an award.
Hi-Fi Rush was superb so could get acknowledgement, and absolutely should, but neither Starfield nor Forza Motorsport stand out as anything particularly special.
Both are fine games but Starfield is very dated in terms of game design and Forza Motorsport is just more of the same but with less content than Forza Motorsport 7. Neither game offer stand out visuals or anything innovative that would make them contenders for an award.
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Drizzlehell
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I don't care. I just watch that shit for the cringe.
