BenJepheneT
Light Up Gold - Parquet Courts
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alright so let's get the bullshit out of the way and state the obvious.
Devil May Cry isn't on this list. Fire Emblem isn't on this list.
Resident Evil 2 is a remake. Other than gameplay overhaul and sparklier graphics, it's nothing new. Paper-thin narrative, robotic characters and nothing new to the table than something from the past with a new coat of paint.
Sorry for fans but Smash just... why? Compared to the last game it's just new and improved mechanics with more sparkles. More characters and... that's it. It's a fun, amazing and top-notch fan service but that's it. For people who aren't fans of Nintendo, the gameplay variety can only take one so far.
Though I'm willing to overlook if it wins GOTY, for the sole inclusion for Donkey Kong. I can't play for shit and Kong's "fuck off" button is amazing, though I can't say more than that.
What the fuck is Control anyway.
The Outer World's is Bethesda but without Bethesda. It's amazing, sure, but it's New Vegas with a fresher coat of paint and more substance. Nothing new to the table.
Death Stranding is my personal GOTY, after Need for Speed Heat. But at the end of the day, as VideoGameDunkey stated, "they built the climbing mechanics based of the mechanic in Skyrim where you can scale a horse on the side of a mountain". The signature Kojima's genius of narrative connection with the gameplay sucked me in like none other, but I can't say the same for others.
This is more on the issue of objectivity. I like Death Stranding because I enjoyed what I got and am a massive masochist. But it is a game which requires players to sit down for it, and the last time I checked, games were supposed to serve you, not the other way around.
Sekiro is the only thing I see winning, because for the genre it dominates, it brings new things to the table, along with gameplay mechanics never before seen in a hack and slash. Interchangable side weapons, new parrying systems, a guy on a fucking horse AND
A GRAPPLING HOOK.
A MOTHERFUCKING GRAPPLING HOOK.
But Arkham Asylum had that, and Uncharted 4 made it better, so no matter how good the grappling hook is, I can't give it a GOTY for that.
2019 isn't a great year for games. Last year saw Celeste, a new Shovel Knight expansion, God of War, Red Dead 2 and Forza Horizon 4. This year was fan-service all year round. It a fun game for you, but not for the other guy.
idk man these are all my subjective views. I might get a couple of mad gamers telling me why Smash deserves GOTY or how Resi 2 isn't JUST a remake (by all means, it isn't just a remake, but it isn't a whole new game either). But my view won't change, and it's not changing anything either.
Though I'd be really happy to see Sekiro win the award. If not that, then Death Stranding. At least amongst the Kojima Dick Sucking allegations, I can be happy knowing my GOTY got SOME recognition.
Also Need for Speed Heat is amazing. It should win Sports Game of the Year and if you don't agree I curse your femur to be porcelain
(I got better pics but SHF can only take 2 MB curse this tight pussy of an upload limit)