Will Smash get nominated for GOTY? I feel like it deserves a nomination but will be forgotten like Xenoblade 2 was because it released in December.
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The Game Awards 2019 Nominees Announced Live Tuesday 11/19 (9 PST/12 EST)
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It'll definitely at least get nominations for Best Family, Best Fighting, and Best Multiplayer. Best Family is pretty much the "Best Nintendo game" award anyway, Best Multiplayer is pretty much a given (even though it won't win because it isn't a shooter and the online is shit), and Best Fighting, there was pretty much only MK11, DOA6, and SamSho released this year so it'll probably get a nod for that reason alone.
I had hoped on Jedi fall order but man...it's no goty, so janky
Sekiro [ even though I'll never beat this :( ]or Re2 ( yeah yeah it's a remake ) indeed are the only true goty
The 5 contender my guess : sekiro ( won't win cause most review outlets probably never will get 1/3 of the way through ), Re2Make, outer worlds ( also janky but people wanted this after all the other dissappointing WRPG this gen ) , disco elesiyum And death stranding ( also mixed but some outlets just love it also it's Kojima ..)
Sekiro [ even though I'll never beat this :( ]or Re2 ( yeah yeah it's a remake ) indeed are the only true goty
The 5 contender my guess : sekiro ( won't win cause most review outlets probably never will get 1/3 of the way through ), Re2Make, outer worlds ( also janky but people wanted this after all the other dissappointing WRPG this gen ) , disco elesiyum And death stranding ( also mixed but some outlets just love it also it's Kojima ..)
Im not expecting any major announcements, i imagine most big non nintendo reveals are being held until the new consoles are officially unveiled.
I'd substitute Control with Outer Worlds and that would look pretty dang reasonable. I say Outer Worlds Over Control because financially it was a bigger success. Although we'll see what they nominate tomorrow. Not too certain Fire Emblem gets nominated either (as much as I'd like to see it on the list). Wonder if they'll stick to 6 nominations like they did last year and if that last one could be Control, Outer Wilds, Disco Elysium or something else?
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I'm really not getting any Fire Emblem vibes for GOTY - it's a niche franchise and a niche genre. It'll definitely get a best RPG nomination, but I don't see it beating way more mainstream RPGs like Outer Worlds or even Kingdom Hearts 3.
I'd love to be proven wrong, but these awards have shown in the past that unless Nintendo releases a game that absolutely requires recognition (like BOTW), then they will not receive any recognition.
For fun I'll throw in some predictions for some of the other categories that'll they present this year besides GOTY. Here we go:
Best Independent Game:
Best Independent Game:
- Baba is You (or Slay the Spire-one of these two will get nominated)
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
- Disco Elysium
- Outer Wilds
- Untitled Goose Game
- Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled
- FIFA 20
- GRID
- PES 2020
- NBA 2K20 (Feels like every year this category has a FIFA, PES and an NBA 2K game nominated)
- *Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown (OK this is wishful thinking, but I think it deserves the nomination)
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
- Death Stranding
- Fire Emblem 3 Houses
- Kingdom Hearts 3
- Outer Wilds
I felt that way about Celeste last year (my GOTY of 2018). I thought "Man it would be cool if Celeste got a GOTY nomination, but if they had to pick an indie Dead Cells seems more likely as that seems more popular." Then Celeste managed to get a GOTY nomination. Celeste managed to sell half a million copies by the end of 2018. FE has sold over 2.29 million this year. Granted I don't want to say it's a lock for it to get a nomination, but I think it's chances are better than what I thought Celeste's chances were in 2018.
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Is it today or tomorrow. In different time zone here.
Edit : Oh Nominees are going to be announced on Dec 12th. Shit read wrong.
Edit : Oh Nominees are going to be announced on Dec 12th. Shit read wrong.
No, they're getting announced tomorrow (24 hours from now) -- the 12th is the day the game awards airs
Very curious what games will be in the goty category.
My guesses...
Resident Evil 2 Remake
Devil May Cry V
Sekiro
Maybe Gears 5, maybe Death Stranding?
My guesses...
Resident Evil 2 Remake
Devil May Cry V
Sekiro
Maybe Gears 5, maybe Death Stranding?
Dj Hero, GTA, Guitar Hero and Rock Band have game awards trophies for best soundtrack
...but that was when it had both best soundtrack and best original soundtrack categories =/
I can't believe I fucking forgot Kingdom Hearts 3 came out this year.
It's bound to be a nominee for something
It's bound to be a nominee for something
I just want one Fallen Order win and I'm happy
And I hope Days Gone wins something as well to make the haters mad
Both damn good games I only played alil of Jedi I gotta get it myself
regardless of the Game Awards, Fallen Order wins in the "most derivative game of 2019" category
I suspect the GOTY nominee list to be something like:
Apex Legends
Death Stranding
Devil May Cry 5
Disco Elysium
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Outer Wilds
Resident Evil 2 Remake
Also possible to be added Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Sekiro as suspect Disco Elysium will be skipped.
Apex Legends
Death Stranding
Devil May Cry 5
Disco Elysium
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Outer Wilds
Resident Evil 2 Remake
Also possible to be added Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Sekiro as suspect Disco Elysium will be skipped.
This will be interesting. Imo not a single game this year deserves to be GOTY. They were all subpar in a way and remakes and expansions shouldn't be eligible. Guess it should default to Smash Ultimate.
I agree. I absolutely feel Smash deserves the nomination. I just get the feeling Smash fans lose sight of reality, which is not everyone likes fighting games. Hell, most people don't looking at overal sales of fighting games. I mean i consider Football Manager basicly the best game every year, but ofcourse i'm not going to fight for it winning GOTY, cause even though it's the very best in it's genre, not everyone likes the genre. I trully believe Smash is the best fighting game ever made, but sadly fighting games are not mainstream enough to win these types of awards. If any fighting game could, it would be smash, but i'd be surprised if it happends. Especially in a year with tough competition.
I am with you in regards to remakes/remasters and expansions but even though the year might be low for you one of those games still can be considered "The Best"of all of them.
Smash deserves a nomination. Aside from that I don't expect any Nintendo games to be in the "GOTY" category. Only Fire Emblem Three Houses has a slight chance.
You have room for one more. They usually nominate 6 games, probably Fire Emblem or Luigi's.
GOTY nominees predication:
(God what a timeline if DMC5 does get nominated)
- Super Smash Brothers Ultimate
- Resident Evil 2
- Sekiro Shadows Die Twice
- Death Stranding
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- Devil May Cry 5
(God what a timeline if DMC5 does get nominated)
I dont think any of the big games deserved GOTY. A few 8/10s, but nothing truly great.
Now if we can open the floor up to, say, Disco Elysium or Sayonara Wild Hearts, then we'll be talking.
Cant see Smash winning. Most of the journalist ignored it as a goty pick last year. It will probably be nominated tho
I have to agree with you. I honestly don't think I will even take part in the Resetera GOTY vote this year, because of all the games I played this year I don't think any is actually GOTY material and something that I'd firmly stand behind.
I still remember people last year saying 2018 was such a mediocre year and this year will be so much better. Crazy talk imo, with huge games like God of War, Red Dead 2 or Smash. This year has no games on that level.
What a joke this post is when everyone is supposed to like what they like.
Who's talking about liking stuff? DE has higher scores than DS on almost every website, at least the big ones.
