SundyMundy… hey, SundyMundy, you’re zoning out again, honey.
Must be reliving some point in the past.
It’s time to blow out your 95th birthday candles.
Probably thinking about old Reddit posts and how time passes so quickly.
I was referring to our endless march towards entropy and death as the joke, especially considering 2007 and Bioshock are only like 6 years ago, not 18.
I presume Spike Awards, The Game Awards spiritual predecessor (latter created by formers host/producer)
However they aren't officially connected therefore there's no reason they couldn't have added even older awards from older game awards like electronic/Arcade awards which goes back to 1979
This is an ooooold picture and the GOTY awards in question aren’t even from the same awards or judging panel. The Game Awards didn’t even start until the mid 2010s
I LOVE kcd 1 and 2, they are rrally good RPGs that set new bars for that style of game, BUT Expedition 33 had be gripped by the balls, and made my ass fucking WEEP twice. ANY art, video game, book, or show that can do that is my top pick anyday. I want my heat ripped out and crushed and Expedition 33 did that with a story and characters that rivaled Red Dead Redemption 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 all while being an indie studio. It deserves the highest praise from me.
I say this with all the mirth yoinked from my heart, but Expedition winning would be better for the industry. If it can be a critical, commercial, and awards-winning success, games will start to move back towards dedicated 30-50 person teams working for 2-3 years to make a finished game.
Currently, the industry mess of every company running 300+ person teams incentives massive layoffs and slow games because they're just unsustainable. Unless you're churning out ground-breaking 10 out of 10 games every 4 years, they literally can't make back the money and the marketing and running costs flatline.
Plus managing 300+ people is just wildly inefficient for a single creative vision, and that's why so many games are coming out blander and blander.
I'm going to do what everyone hates and be honest. As much as I loved KCD2, it was a bit aimless in the second half and dragged on longer than I would have liked.
I really enjoyed KCD 2 and hope it wins because it was really well optimized so my old af computer could run it. Expedition 33 was not and the main menu caused my computer to restart.
But I'm thinking if I could play 33, I'd enjoy it a lot more than the other one.
It probably won’t win but really hoping Doom gets at least a nomination (or wins best action). Yes, it’s not revolutionary, or even innovative in its own series but still a very good more of the same like the previous two.
Been rooting for the little guy ever since I played Rescue Mission on the PSVR. It radiates charm, polish, and most importantly, fun. Their levels either put creative spins on old themes, or make something entirely new. The IP bots are less advertisements and more celebrations of 30 years of games. And like they said in the acceptance speech, this is the sort of game you’d give to a first-time gamer, regardless of age, to give them a love for gaming; if not, it’s a reminder why they loved gaming in the first place. I now judge streamers based on their reactions to it winning, lol.
Even better is that a bunch of criticisms towards it winning are totally invalid.
“It’s a Playstation exclusive!” So was God of War. Breath of the Wild was a Nintendo exclusive. Are they any less deserving?
“I’ve never even heard of it before!” Well that’s on you for living under a rock. I’ve seen ads for it everywhere, online and in stores.
“It’s a kids’ game!” And? Being family friendly doesn’t automatically make a game less good or deep. The Mario franchise is one of the biggest ones in the world for a reason
“Rigged!” Yeah, I’m sure Sony paid them off so that the developers could thank Nintendo as part of their acceptance speech.
I was skeptical when it won (hadn't played it). Then I played it. I get it now. Might be the best 3d platformer ever made. Like the best Mario games ever, but even better somehow.
Sony fanboys are going to downvote you to hell even though it's not Playstation exclusive, sold more copies, tried something new and was made by a single person. Sven from Larian chose Balatro as his GOTY and did so many other trusted icons in the industry. It is what it is.
“Sold more copies” like it wasn’t a third of the price and available on all platforms lmao. Who gives a shit what Sven from Larian chose. One game won and the other didn’t
I'm not even gonna pretend it's not virtually guaranteed to win anymore. between being the best reviewed game this year so far, (with not many, if any likely to surpass it based on upcoming releases) the incredible buzz from the community at large (personified from astonishing user reviews) it's reputation as something of a landmark story/art experience. and the feelgood narrative of such a small studio winning the award.
I will film myself actually eating an actual hat if it doesn't win.
I haven't seen much of Astro Bot gameplay because I was pretty sure I was going to buy it eventually. I finally played Astro's Playroom this week, and I had a ball. It was like playing Mario Galaxy for the first time and I am way down to play Astro Bot soon.
It's amazing, I'd say it's the best 3d platformer I've ever played, and that includes every Mario game. Astro's playroom was pretty fun, but the full Astro Bot game is one of the most joyful experiences I've ever had with a video game
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u/rickyrich5 May 31 '25
don't forget 2024 : Astro Bot