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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is your 2019 TGA Game of the Year Winner
- Thread starter vestan
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Critics voted, not most people. Critics are more likely to play through the games.
Haha, no way Vin Diesel would pronounce that any other way than Sea-Keye-Row otherwiseSaw this on Reddit, god Miyazaki look so happy.
''SEC-EAR-ROW-''
For me it's a game that is objectively excellent, but punishingly difficult in a more cynical and frustrating way than any previous FromSoft game.
I've found it the gaming equivalent of trying to open a door by smashing your forehead into it over and over again. But I've been doing that for 23 hours and have kept coming back even after immense frustrations so..
I'm filing it under "gets its dues". I can't in good faith agree with any site that gives the top award to something this prohibitively difficult, but it's definitely top 5 material.
I've found it the gaming equivalent of trying to open a door by smashing your forehead into it over and over again. But I've been doing that for 23 hours and have kept coming back even after immense frustrations so..
I'm filing it under "gets its dues". I can't in good faith agree with any site that gives the top award to something this prohibitively difficult, but it's definitely top 5 material.
When it comes to sword clashing/deflection, that's an accurate representation.
That's gotta be Activision's first big GOTY in a while, right? Congrats to FromSoft obviously.
I get why they didn't win GOTY (I figure enough of the panel probably umm'd and ah'd about it being a remake) but I was so sure they were gonna win Audio Design.
I get why they didn't win GOTY (I figure enough of the panel probably umm'd and ah'd about it being a remake) but I was so sure they were gonna win Audio Design.
Sekiro is great. Up in the echelons of the best games ever made, IMO. A once-in-a-generation game and truly one of a kind.
Very pleased to see it win.
Very pleased to see it win.
Second favourite game of the year right after Disco Elysium.
Really enjoyed my time with it, well deserved!
Really enjoyed my time with it, well deserved!
Well deserved. Brilliant, brilliant game that I still haven't beaten. I'm close though! RIght at the end!
As a huge Smash and Sekiro fan, I think Sekiro is the right choice.
Smash Ultimate is great, the best Smash game since Melee, but it has flaws which are too big and embarassing to ignore. Its online modes and capabilities are incredibly bad which is absolutely disappointing because that should be top priority for a multiplayer title meant to bring people together, casually or competitive. It's a core part of the game which they failed on.
Smash Ultimate is great, the best Smash game since Melee, but it has flaws which are too big and embarassing to ignore. Its online modes and capabilities are incredibly bad which is absolutely disappointing because that should be top priority for a multiplayer title meant to bring people together, casually or competitive. It's a core part of the game which they failed on.
Thoughts and prayers sent to user chandoog. Maybe the next time he spams 75 times about how a bad game will actually win and it's going to be good because it'll "gather salt" he might be correct
Happy for Sekiro, it's good. Would have been happier if it'd been RE. Wish RE and Goose Game hadn't been completely snubbed
Happy for Sekiro, it's good. Would have been happier if it'd been RE. Wish RE and Goose Game hadn't been completely snubbed
You simply lack the right approach. With some coaching you'd do just fine. Every encounter is a puzzle that you need to spend time on to understand. those no damage runs prove it.
It did win action/adv.
I think they don't qualify it as strict action game.
Sekiro isn't froms best game but its their most perfect game if that makes any sense. You can only really tackle the game the one way, on it's own terms and play it how the game wants you to. But with that every single encounter, level design, and boss is magical and honestly I wouldn't change a thing about it.
I was actually thinking during the list of nominees, "Man, Sekiro hasn't won shit tonight..." and actually let out an exclamation of (pleasant) surprise when they announced the winner.
I'm rubbish at the game, like I am with all From games, but the award is well-deserved. I don't have to be good at a particular game to acknowledge how good it is.
I'm rubbish at the game, like I am with all From games, but the award is well-deserved. I don't have to be good at a particular game to acknowledge how good it is.
Sekiro was my distant second-favorite game this year, but it was my favorite of the nominees. Well-deserved.
This game was work - but it was so much fun too!
Getting better in this game was so rewarding when you are suddenly faced with obstacles that where a problem at the beginning of the game but now you could just advance because you learned so much.
And it's not even extra items or mechanics. A bit more live and the rest was just learning the game and it's enemies.
I'm not a huge single player gamer and I sunk over 50 hours into this game. It's a much deserved award!
Getting better in this game was so rewarding when you are suddenly faced with obstacles that where a problem at the beginning of the game but now you could just advance because you learned so much.
And it's not even extra items or mechanics. A bit more live and the rest was just learning the game and it's enemies.
I'm not a huge single player gamer and I sunk over 50 hours into this game. It's a much deserved award!
Has there ever been a study that if a game wins game of the year does it jump in sales for a month or so? Or is there no change
Huge congratulations to From and Sekiro for winning. Not my personal first choice, but then again my first choice didn't even win a single award at all. 😔
For the future, can everyone on this board finally stop pretending Death Stranding is getting massive favouritism and that it's actually being liked based on its merits?
For the future, can everyone on this board finally stop pretending Death Stranding is getting massive favouritism and that it's actually being liked based on its merits?
Sekiro is a game I never expected to win, but I'm very glad it did.
It's a fantastic game and deserves every accolade.
It's a fantastic game and deserves every accolade.
Reused bosses? Don't see a problem like many. They were tweaked enough to be engaging and it worked with the story. And the feeling you get when you can take them down the second time is great. There's game design rooted in this and not just simply cut and paste to do filler. You're missing the point here unless you appreciate games that require high skill.
Reused areas? I don't think you understand good and smart game design. See above.
Useless skills? This is dumb. Their use will vary from player to player. They give a lot so players can experience diff styles. And you can also have more variety in subsequent plays. Each skill also seem to be a bane for a boss/enemy upon closer look. For example the fan wrecks the super fast draw sword guy that can kill you in 2 sec. also great for the monk boss when he vanishes. And the spear is amazing for monkey, firecracker for Bull etc. They reuse bosses to kinda test you and give you that feeling that you've grown once you defeat them a second time. The game has the word twice in its name...
They didn't design the game to be a single play through type of game.
your qualms stem from the fact that you don't really understand what the game is about. It's not your type of game. Simple.
It won't happen my friend, but this will calm the noise for a bit.
This is amazing, well deserved. Now if only Isshin would let me kill him. This is the only From game I have yet to beat, I'm right there!.