19th November 2020, 1:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 19th November 2020, 1:27 PM by David. Edited 2 times in total.)
The nominees for The Game Awards have been revealed and the show will be on December 10th, 2020. The nominees for Game of the Year are:
- Doom Eternal
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- The Last of Us Part II
Here's a link: https://thegameawards.com/nominees
What game do you think will win? And what game do you want to win? There are of course a bunch of other categories but I don't want to clog this thread up so I'm just putting the GOTY nominees in this post, feel free to discuss any of the other categories though.
Personally I want FF7 Remake to win, I think Square Enix did an amazing job balancing nostalgia and bringing the game to a modern time with the satisfying combat, gorgeous graphics (textures issues aside ha), excellent updated soundtrack, as well as some new story additions. There are some valid criticisms, especially the ending which I too had a big problem with upon first completing it, but after realizing what they're overall going for I now find it quite interesting and am excited for the next entries. Overall it's a spectacular game, but I am biased as I'm a huge FF7 fan and am deeply invested in the story.
As for who I think will win, I do think FF7 Remake stands a good chance, but I really wouldn't be surprised if The Last of Us Part II wins as I believe critics have the majority of the say in who wins GOTY for this event. I did very much enjoy Last of Us 2 but I did have a problem with the second half of the game as I found it quite unnecessary and think it could've been completely fine with some cutscenes instead (and maybe a few brief gameplay flashbacks) as I already got the point of what they were going for much earlier so it just felt like it dragged on. There are some other story criticisms I have but I don't want to get into any spoilers. As for gameplay I would agree it's not very deep but I did enjoy it, although it is a bit shallow for the 25 or so hours length the game is. That said, the game is polarizing so I could also easily see it not winning. I don't think Animal Crossing or Doom Eternal have a chance at winning, which leaves Hades and Ghost of Tsushima. I haven't played Ghost of Tsushima or Hades but they are serious contenders, but I'll predict Ghost of Tsushima won't win. Going off what YongYea said and looking at the shear number of reviews Hades has a very good chance of winning but I don't think it'll edge out FF7 Remake or Last of Us II. So with all that I'll go ahead and predict FF7 Remake will win, I'm not completely confident in that answer and bias might be influencing that decision a little bit but breaking down all the options I think it makes the most sense.
(pls don't think I'm hating on any of these games, I'm actually really looking forward to playing Ghost of Tsushima and trying Hades but just don't think they'll win, and while Animal Crossing: New Horizons has done very well I just don't see it winning GOTY either as those kinds of games just don't seem to win GOTY. Doom Eternal looks great but I don't think there's enough overall excitement for it)
- Doom Eternal
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- The Last of Us Part II
Here's a link: https://thegameawards.com/nominees
What game do you think will win? And what game do you want to win? There are of course a bunch of other categories but I don't want to clog this thread up so I'm just putting the GOTY nominees in this post, feel free to discuss any of the other categories though.
Personally I want FF7 Remake to win, I think Square Enix did an amazing job balancing nostalgia and bringing the game to a modern time with the satisfying combat, gorgeous graphics (textures issues aside ha), excellent updated soundtrack, as well as some new story additions. There are some valid criticisms, especially the ending which I too had a big problem with upon first completing it, but after realizing what they're overall going for I now find it quite interesting and am excited for the next entries. Overall it's a spectacular game, but I am biased as I'm a huge FF7 fan and am deeply invested in the story.
As for who I think will win, I do think FF7 Remake stands a good chance, but I really wouldn't be surprised if The Last of Us Part II wins as I believe critics have the majority of the say in who wins GOTY for this event. I did very much enjoy Last of Us 2 but I did have a problem with the second half of the game as I found it quite unnecessary and think it could've been completely fine with some cutscenes instead (and maybe a few brief gameplay flashbacks) as I already got the point of what they were going for much earlier so it just felt like it dragged on. There are some other story criticisms I have but I don't want to get into any spoilers. As for gameplay I would agree it's not very deep but I did enjoy it, although it is a bit shallow for the 25 or so hours length the game is. That said, the game is polarizing so I could also easily see it not winning. I don't think Animal Crossing or Doom Eternal have a chance at winning, which leaves Hades and Ghost of Tsushima. I haven't played Ghost of Tsushima or Hades but they are serious contenders, but I'll predict Ghost of Tsushima won't win. Going off what YongYea said and looking at the shear number of reviews Hades has a very good chance of winning but I don't think it'll edge out FF7 Remake or Last of Us II. So with all that I'll go ahead and predict FF7 Remake will win, I'm not completely confident in that answer and bias might be influencing that decision a little bit but breaking down all the options I think it makes the most sense.
(pls don't think I'm hating on any of these games, I'm actually really looking forward to playing Ghost of Tsushima and trying Hades but just don't think they'll win, and while Animal Crossing: New Horizons has done very well I just don't see it winning GOTY either as those kinds of games just don't seem to win GOTY. Doom Eternal looks great but I don't think there's enough overall excitement for it)
