Tekken 8 reviewed pretty well but both casual and hardcore players have kinda soured on it for various reasons. Not sure whether games media have a finger on that pulse though
Also, its a fighting game and they are the horror movies of the video game medium. They almost never get serious award nominations and when they do its almost always accompanied by is it really a <GENRE>? like Smash Bros or Silence of the Lambs. Not many other ways you can compare those two haha.
As long as FF7Rebirth or Metaphor wins, that's all that matters.I very much doubt either of them will!
Hades 2 (not sure if they'll go for an early access game)I think it's up to the devs if they want to push it this year or not. Personally I think they're likely to have a better shot next year, can't see it winning this time.
Not sure Silent Hill 2 has a shot considering the TGA's antipathy for Konami ever since the Kojima split.
Heck, maybe even Black Ops 6 has a shot given it's the best reviewed Call of Duty since Modern Warfare 3.
man i dont wanna watch this for 3 hours just to see ff7 rebirth win goty
Best Indie predix:
Animal Well
Balatro
Palworld
UFO 50
Neva
The Plucky Squire
(Maybe Lorelei and the Laser Eyes instead of one of the latter bunch)
Hm, I wonder who's likely for Best Performance? They didn't go for the FF7 crew last time around, maybe one of the Yakuza guys can do it though. Perhaps the Hellblade actress. Feel like I'm missing someone obvious.
its been a decade though and lets be honest: Konami has basically done nothing between then and now so its more just a industry thingDelta's the same kind of remake as Demon's Souls, so I'm a bit skeptical on how well that one will do.
if Delta somehow gets shadow dropped I would probably have to consider seeing it for the sixth spot
If Luke Roberts doesnt win Best Performance (or Best Performance - Lead!) for playing James in Silent Hill 2 then what are we even doing here. I was watching one of the endings and genuinely thinking I think this is the best acting Ive ever seen in a game. I couldnt even tell you the last time I thought that.You're correct but horror traditionally struggles at media award shows because much of the voterbase is literally too scared to watch/play it.
You're correct but horror traditionally struggles at media award shows because much of the voterbase is literally too scared to watch/play it.Lady Dimitescu's VA won the category a few years ago >_>
At the risk of sounding elitist, RE doesn't count. It's really not that scary, with a much stronger focus on action than fear. I think SH2 Remake managed to bring in more casuals than most horror games, but there's still a large number of people who would never touch it (or try it and then drop off, which is what the Steam achievements indicate) because it's very spooky.
I was unaware SH2's VA is supposed to be great, that's good to know.
I actually forgot about Alan Wake 2. Haven't played it yet, is it legit a scary game?
I'd be happy to be wrong about SH2, hope it gets some nods at the awards.
yeah, its not campy as the original if thats what you are thinking.JRPG LFF is also why I think Astro Bot is the big favorite to win it all. Was just too good of a year for the genre.
the other thing it has in its favor is its length: I can see it going in over 3 80+ hour JRPGs
I'm guessing:
FF7
Metaphor
Balatro
Astro Bot
Silent Hill 2
Wukong
This is assuming DLC is off the table (ie SotET)
Since the deadline for games releasing is November 17, it looks like all the major contenders are out/reviewed by now (Flight Simulator, Stalker 2, and Indiana Jones are all after this).
Polygon have an article with predictions:The one quibble I have with their article is that they say multiplayer games never get nominated or win, ignoring that Overwatch did, in fact, get nominated and win. It may have been a while ago, but it's not like there's been many of these shows. Helldivers 2 is a really hard one to figure out, because its critical reception isn't quite universal enough (I think it has an 84 metacritic which is a bit low but not unheard of for a TGA nom), but it also just seems like it makes sense for it to be here. I kinda suspect it gets the nod over SH2 or Veilguard, not sure which - I'm not really sure how critical acclaim has shaken out for either game just yet.
https://www.polygon.com/awards/450195/game-of-the-year-game-awards-frontrunners
Currently saying Astro Bot, Metaphor ReFantazio, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Silent Hill 2 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Polygon have an article with predictions:
https://www.polygon.com/awards/450195/game-of-the-year-game-awards-frontrunners
Currently saying Astro Bot, Metaphor ReFantazio, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Silent Hill 2 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Having looked at Veilguard's reviews again, I sort of suspect it's going to go the way of Starfield here, even though this is a less stacked year overall. I think its reception is just too mixed and they'll go with something that has proven to have more universal appeal even though it also had kind of 'eh' reviews, like Helldivers.
Despite being lower rated, I think Dragon Age is more beloved by major critics than Starfield was.Starfield has an 83 on metacritic. Veilguard has 84.
Starfield has an 83 on metacritic. Veilguard has 84.Dragon Age Inquisition only has 75% positive reviews on Steam, haha.
The Dragon Age subreddit went from being very hopeful/positive about Veilguard to voicing big complaints in like a day, so I don't think the long-term fan reception is going to be great for this one. It won't be nearly as negative as Starfield or early Cyberpunk, but yeah. Steam reviews are at 77% positive, for whatever that's worth.
Dragon Age Inquisition only has 75% positive reviews on Steam, haha.