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Game Awards
« on: December 12, 2019, 06:38:22 PM »
The Game Awards will be presented tonight.  It is not too late to vote for your favorite video game of the year

https://thegameawards.com/
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Re: Game Awards
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2019, 06:58:26 PM »
I've been voting every day for two weeks for my absolute favourite game this year, Disco Elysium. I really hope it wins something, preferably Best Narrative.
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Re: Game Awards
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2019, 03:42:17 AM »
Disco Elysium won Best Narrative

Also won Best RPG, and Best Indie Game
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Re: Game Awards
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2019, 08:21:52 AM »
I stayed up to watch the whole thing in the hopes that there would be something to do with Elden Ring. It was, like staying up to watch Bethesda at E3, a mistake. I was pretty bored with the whole thing and now I have to finish an essay all sleep-deprived. I mean, they showed a trailer for FFVIIR, which was nice, but that's a game I'm getting anyway.

Still, it's nice to see Fromsoft get the recognition they deserve, even if Sekiro isn't really my thing and I probably won't get it. They should have won Game of the Year back when Bloodborne came out.
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Re: Game Awards
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2019, 09:16:52 AM »
Quote from: hexa on December 13, 2019, 03:42:17 AM
Disco Elysium won Best Narrative

Also won Best RPG, and Best Indie Game

AND the three other categories it was in: Best RPG, Best Independent Game, and Fresh Indie Game! I'm so happy, I definitely needed some good news. It's good to see such a deep and narrative-driven game winning awards!
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Re: Game Awards
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2019, 10:14:27 AM »
I take it you would recommend the game?
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Re: Game Awards
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2019, 12:57:18 PM »
Yes, very much. But be prepared: it's very focused on the narrative and has a novel's worth of reading. The game mechanics are almost entirely based on the dialogue system (which includes your inner dialogue).

That being said, it's bloody amazing and I can't recommend it enough. Beautiful, haunting, otherworldly. Well-written. I can't praise it enough.
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Re: Game Awards
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2019, 10:26:31 PM »
Sounds good but too intense for me atm. i have games I am playing and am back on long hours in the new year.
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Re: Game Awards
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Re: Game Awards
« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2020, 08:43:30 AM »
I normally don't engage much with these things but I find myself having to vote again, this time for Hades, which although very different from Disco Elysium in many ways, is an absolutely amazing production from start to finish.
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Re: Game Awards
« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2020, 09:20:52 AM »
I really love Final Fantasy VII Remake but I have to say I'm surprised it was nominated for best narrative. 17/18ths of the game's story is fantastic, but that ending is just bizarre. I think Hades is the safe bet for that one. I haven't played it but everyone seems to love it.

I think Ghost of Tsushima will win Game of the Year. I don't see Last of Us 2 doing too well. It proved pretty divisive and Naught Dog's style isn't very 'video-gamey' for want of a better term. It has a good chance of best performance with two nominees though. I would like FFVIIR to win, but it's up against Ghost of Tsushima and Hades, so I won't hold my breath.
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Re: Game Awards
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2020, 03:07:40 AM »
Well, I was way off. I had no idea that the judges adored Last of Us 2 so much. Honestly, that was really boring to watch. Definitely not worth staying up for. Still, it's nice to know that Disco Elysium is getting a physical release on the PS5.
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Re: Game Awards
« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2020, 02:26:54 AM »
I think Gundum sums it up well enough.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjzxQ9janqE
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