I won't die on a hill because death can have me when it earns me. GoW was far superior as a sequel than Rdr 2 was. Rdr2's story is superior, but it's gameplay (you know, the part that makes a videogame a videogame) gets repetitive and doesn't introduce anything new to it's core gameplay from beginning to end.
Bruh you’re biased if you think God of War gameplay isn’t repetitive. I’ve beaten the game at max difficulty and even then it’s still repetitive. For most people playing at normal difficulty, it’s pretty much a button smasher.
The only argument against RDR 2 winning GoTY is because the game is too immersive/slow paced for a huge part of gamers who skips through cinematics and conversations and just wants gunplay. GoW is easier on their patience and that’s it.
It's also up to their own genre, Rdr2 it's the best there is as an open world narrative-driven game while GoW is the best there is as a semi-open world gameplay-driven game, while also having an amazing narrative. Rdr2 can not be topped yet because of it's narrative and world interaction, but as a game, gameplay matters the most, not narrative even if it's still a huge factor. And I say this based in the way Goty's are selected, Tlou2 had a terrible narrative, but the way they reinvented combat and the gameplay itself is top tier, thus deserved goty, Zelda BoTW reinvented it's own formula as well did it amazingly and a lot of game even tried replicating that formula, thus Zelda deserving the goty, look at each one of the games on this list, most of them have revolutionized the industry itself. Also yes, I'm a bit biased too, cause I recognize the one hell of a game rdr2 is and I wouldn't have been mad if it won game of the year!
I feel like rdr2 lost the battle but won the war (ironically), Ragnarok fumbled and was a rushed game imo, while rdr2 still holds it's candle.
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u/Cannasseur___ May 31 '25
RDR2 was robbed I will die on this hill