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Paratroopa1 posted...

I know we kinda razz on the TGA for being the dumb schlock entertainment awards show that it is, but I'm a firm believer that this sort of thing really does matter to the industry and I think it's good discussion fodder to have landed on an awards show that we consider to be like, canonical in the sort of way the oscars are - a similarly dumb schlock entertainment awards show. I'm glad we have it. Honestly, it's about as close to consensus GOTY choices as we're going to get - I think they do better than the oscars do at this.

Gaming is an interesting industry in that the critics and casuals are in agreement more often than not. With movies, Marvel Movie #82 can be adored by audiences, make a trillion dollars, and not come anywhere close to a spot on the Oscars list. Gaming does have some examples of that (see: all the popular mobile garbage) but there's overall a larger overlap in popularity and critical respect. Many things that sell well are beloved by reviewers.

With that in mind, I'd say TGA are actually a pretty good representation of what 'gamers' as a whole feel. It isn't perfect, but no award show is going to be perfect. That's not even possible unless literally everyone is in agreement on a subject.