God of War wins TGA's Game of the Year award!
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God damn it's as if Red Dead 2 poured sugar in ya'll's gas tanks.
God of War won; it's a great game. Congratulations!
I swear the backlash Red Dead is getting makes me like the game even more. Like it's my own little black sheep that only myself understands in a way that most wouldn't. Certainly not amongst the outlets I've been following.
But alas it's God of War's spotlight and it deserves as much as RDR2 did; although I personally believe RDR2 is significantly better.
God of War won; it's a great game. Congratulations!
I swear the backlash Red Dead is getting makes me like the game even more. Like it's my own little black sheep that only myself understands in a way that most wouldn't. Certainly not amongst the outlets I've been following.
But alas it's God of War's spotlight and it deserves as much as RDR2 did; although I personally believe RDR2 is significantly better.
I was the biggest Red Dead Redemption 1 fanboy but GOW truly deserves it this time. It's the perfect combination of gameplay, animation and story. Everything was so tight, the pacing is tight, the exploration is tight and the control is tight as fuck. You always feel like you're in control during gameplay, never once the game force you to do something against your will. I am talking about you, MICAH.
RDR2 is technically impressive, but it feels very loose and clumsy, the mission design is just plain terrible and on-rail, sniping missions in which you can't even move your position or un-scope your fucking rifle, your entire controller becomes just one analog stick and one trigger. What is this? 2008?
Let's not talk about the terrible combat, playing with free aim literally made me question my ability to aim with a controller to a point that I have to start up Battlefield 4 and fucking head shot everyone with my .44 Magnum to feel normal again.
RDR2 is technically impressive, but it feels very loose and clumsy, the mission design is just plain terrible and on-rail, sniping missions in which you can't even move your position or un-scope your fucking rifle, your entire controller becomes just one analog stick and one trigger. What is this? 2008?
Let's not talk about the terrible combat, playing with free aim literally made me question my ability to aim with a controller to a point that I have to start up Battlefield 4 and fucking head shot everyone with my .44 Magnum to feel normal again.
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I am so happy this one. Gameplay over narrative any day every day. It was my GOTY and it truly gives the awards a lot more credibility in my eyes that they didn't go for something recent because of recency bias.
Also I'm never listening to "insiders" or media outlets ever again for predictions. Lads don't have a clue.
Also I'm never listening to "insiders" or media outlets ever again for predictions. Lads don't have a clue.
Red Dead 2 is still my personal pick, but I had thought that the awards would have just gone with the safe choice (Only in the sense Rockstar is a huge name). I have to say that I do not question the integrity of the show; and that's something that I can't always say about award shows so bravo for the show in general.
Congrats to Santa Monica! And congrats to Rockstar for getting Best Narrative; as I think most people who are on the fence about RDRII's gameplay can agree the story is masterfully spun.
Congrats to Santa Monica! And congrats to Rockstar for getting Best Narrative; as I think most people who are on the fence about RDRII's gameplay can agree the story is masterfully spun.
While it wasn't technically TGA at the time, I felt like The Walking Dead winning in 2012 did that a lot more for me personally.
That being said, I still see the most prestigious game award ceremony as The GDC Awards.
That being said, I still see the most prestigious game award ceremony as The GDC Awards.
I had only played this and most of Spider-Man, so it was my personal front runner. Regardless of whether or not RDR2 overtakes it when I get around to it, it was a well deserved win. Can't be happier for Barlog and the rest of Santa Monica Studios for getting the recognition they deserve.
Speaking of recognition, I'm going to touch on Barlog's earlier recognition for David Jaffe since many were upset in the live thread. The man is highly disagreeable and likely holds some abhorrent social views given what he supports and how he carries himself, but he does deserve the thanks in regards to kicking off the God of War franchise. Without him, this game wouldn't have happened. That said, the credit ends there.
Speaking of recognition, I'm going to touch on Barlog's earlier recognition for David Jaffe since many were upset in the live thread. The man is highly disagreeable and likely holds some abhorrent social views given what he supports and how he carries himself, but he does deserve the thanks in regards to kicking off the God of War franchise. Without him, this game wouldn't have happened. That said, the credit ends there.
Now that I think about it, God of War really is my game of the year as well. I was compelled to play through and finish GoW during its first week, whereas RDR2 felt more like a chore at times. Controls are still kind of a pain even after a lot of tweaking, while GoW plays like a dream. Snappy and responsive controls win the day.
Oh and God of War didn't have any obvious money-grubbing online mode either. Fuck GTA Online and the precedent it set for Rockstar's multiplayer going forward.
Oh and God of War didn't have any obvious money-grubbing online mode either. Fuck GTA Online and the precedent it set for Rockstar's multiplayer going forward.
Not gonna pretend to be in the know of its merits or not: I haven't played God Of War, but then again neither RDR2 or Spider-Man, so I won't judge this award. It's just a tad disappointing almost every award was given to games that could be predicted to be getting tons of awards well before release, with very few surprise hits to get recognition except for specific categories. RDR2 winning a billion awards in particular seems to be a far cry from when this show decided that a Telltale game (back then a small indie project basically) was worthy of winning the GOTY. But eh, not complaining about the pick per se, game looks gorgeous and I'll be playing it for sure once my backlog gives me a little room to breathe :P
