F@%K THE GAME AWARDS 2018

[Octopus Prime]

And were also getting Mortal Kombat 11, just at the very moment I started fondly remembering MKX.

[BEAT]

Persona makes me so gogdam mad.

[Adrenaline]

Originally Posted by Oathbreaker

Have ANY of their fan-voted trending gamer/content creator things ever resulted in someone who wasn't a massive pile of trash?

I don't remember Greg Miller doing anything too terrible?

Originally Posted by Vaeran

Apparently the Russo brothers will be on hand, presumably to present the trailer for the Avengers Project game and Avengers 4, making all my dreams come true

Or, as it turns out, make a snap joke and show us nothing.

Originally Posted by Issun

I guess I shouldn't be surprised they picked God of War over RDR2, but I had hoped they might make the right choice.

Laughing at the idea that RDR2 is better than GoW

Originally Posted by Super Megaman X

It may be (I haven't played it yet) but it's odd that RDR2 kicked it's ass in every category that the two faced off in, and then GOW wins GOTY. WTF?!

GoW beat RDR2 in game direction and action game.

[Violentvixen]

Originally Posted by Becksworth

Okay, this looks pretty cool.

Dang! That looks like a game that I would be really bad at but would love to watch someone else play.

Originally Posted by rogue

Hilarious to me is that the voice actor for the Persona 5 MC is also the Smash announcer

This blows my mind. I loved that trailer for him. Seeing the spirits of the Nintendo characters drawn in that style was so freaking cool.

[Vaeran]

Originally Posted by Adrenaline

Or, as it turns out, make a snap joke and show us nothing.

I was so disappointed that they had nothing to show that I got up and went to the kitchen to make my lunch for today, and missed the Joker reveal trailer, haha. (I caught it on Youtube after.)

[WisteriaHysteria]

I’m just here for Dragon Age 4

[R.R. Bigman]

I would have preferred some Tokyo Mirage Sessions representation.


TBH, I didn’t think Persona 5 performed all that well. It certainly didn’t have the impact P4 did.

[chud_666]

Originally Posted by Octopus Prime

And were also getting Mortal Kombat 11, just at the very moment I started fondly remembering MKX.

very excited.

[Super Megaman X]

Originally Posted by Adrenaline

GoW beat RDR2 in game direction and action game.

That's true, but they squared off in like...6 categories? And that's the only one GOW won. Also, just to clairify: I have no horse in this race, I've not played either game. I'm more just musing on the seemingly backwards logic that is the Game Awards.

[Reinforcements]

The only other nominee for GOTY I wouldn't have wildly disagreed with is Spider-Man, so that's cool.

More importantly, SonicFox winning esports player is extremely rad.

[ThricebornPhoenix]

Originally Posted by Pajaro Pete

Obsidian really gunning for Fallout and ME Andromeda with The Outer Worlds

[Anticipation 70] I sure hope they can pull this off.

[Adrenaline]

Originally Posted by Super Megaman X

That's true, but they squared off in like...6 categories? And that's the only one GOW won. Also, just to clairify: I have no horse in this race, I've not played either game. I'm more just musing on the seemingly backwards logic that is the Game Awards.

God of War beat Red Dead head to head for best direction and best action game. It lost for best music, sound design, story, and performance. Doesn't seem like a very surprising final outcome.

[Becksworth]

Originally Posted by Super Megaman X

That's true, but they squared off in like...6 categories? And that's the only one GOW won. Also, just to clairify: I have no horse in this race, I've not played either game. I'm more just musing on the seemingly backwards logic that is the Game Awards.

Part the voting involves fan votes online, so that can throw in some unpredictability to the proceedings. That said if there some inside dealing going on to appease the egos of major publisher execs I wouldn’t be surprised either. I could have sworn Warframe was nominated for best ongoing game again this year, but it was absent from the final list, and in my head I’m wondering if Activision didn’t like the Destiny/Warframe comparisons.