SchollA from Console ControllUs pronounced control-us writes:
Spike VGA 10 just passed and year after year Us gamers love to see the top games get honored, especially for ‘Game of the Year’. But if you noticed; what’s glaringly missing from this particular category are sports titles which had me thinking…”Does a sport title ever have a chance to win ‘Game of the Year?” Hmmmm….
Every year, The Game Awards come around, give out awards for achievements in the industry, reveal new games and drop exciting trailers and parade around celebrities. Unfortunately, all of these aspects of The Game Awards are necessary for its survival. They can’t just be any one of those things, but they also can’t be everything to everyone.
SchollA from Console ControllUs - where the console controls us writes:
As the anticipation and rumblings of the existence and development of Uncharted 4 get bigger and bigger — I myself can’t wait to see how the new Uncharted runs on the PS4 with all that alleged power and more importantly Naughty Dog’s brain behind it I have a hunch on when we’ll actually see this game for the first time.
Although not confirmed these 3 clues might give us some insight.
Here's your 4th reason. To help speed up the production of UnCharted 4.
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Why be so negative ;)
because the article is pointless and nothing has been announced officially yet.
Its just a clickbait article
@Regis yeah it's pretty much inevitable it's only a question of when it will get announced.
SchollA from Console ControllUs pronounced control-us writes:
Spike VGA 10, the Networks 10th anniversary is around the corner and this year for the first time that I could remember there’s no standout title and essentially no clear cut nominees. Is this indicative of a ‘down’ year? Let’s dig in shall we!
No stand out title? Journey? The Walking Dead? A game doesn't need to be triple-A and have a super long campaign to be considered good. What's wrong with some of you people. Most of the people complaining are mad because downloadable titles are beating out some of the bigger games like Halo 4. Last time I checked, Journey and The Walking Dead were both critically appraised more than Halo 4 was.
yeah, some people are gonna be soooo butthurt. I went into the VGAs expecting disappointment, but they weren't so bad this year. Even Samuel L. Jackson's preening was amusing at times.
Yeah, the VGAs are always good. Or at least they've been for a few years. Yet so many people complain. I mean, if you can announce Skyrim one year and the Last of Us the next year, you have put up some good shows. No matter how bad the rest is.
Just goes to show not enough people have bothered to play The Walking Dead or Journey.
To many people have this strange pre concieved notion that downloadable =5 hours of medicore blah.
If they were actually open minded they would discovered some of the best gaming experiences of this generation....and games that actually MOVE you and MAKE YOU FEEL GENUINE emotion.
People, if you haven't played Journey, or the walking dead. For the love of god do it. The walking dead is like what, 20$ for 5 episdoes, and each episode goes 3-5 hours (depeneding on your pace)..while journey is a game that really shouldn't be judged by time at all
Regardless, enough of my rambling. Pick up these 2 gems. PLEEASE GAMERS. Support companies that actually try to PUSH this industry forward, rather than catering to the COD Dudebro needs.
If you would've read on I said it would be cool to see a downloadable game of quality beat a Triple A game of quality. But overall this year the quality may have been down.
And when I say standout I don't mean the games not good It's just a reflection of it not being heralded by the game journalists or the gaming community.
No one was thinking TWD or Journey would be a nominee let alone a winner heck probably even you, you might of said once it got nominated "good choice" but going in I don't know if anyone would of argued if it didn't get nominated. It was more of a surprise than anything.
Walking Dead, Journey and Mass Effect were all standout titles this year. I don't know what the author of this article is smoking.
"[Walking Dead:] No Time Left ventures into masterpiece territory" -Gametrailers
"Insert whatever cliché you like; The Walking Dead: The Game Episode 5 is phenomenal" -IGN
"Walking Dead isn't just Game of the Year material, it's one of those touchstone games that will continue to be referenced years from now." -Armchair Empire
"The Walking Dead: The Game won't just go down as one of the best examples of gaming as a storytelling medium, it isn't just one of the best licensed games ever made, and it won't just be known as one of the best games of 2012 (if not the best" -Strategy Informer
The game was heralded by game journalists and the community alike, and a lot of people were expecting it to be nominated. It's not just a standout title this year, it's a standout title in the past few years of gaming.
Well, A LOT of stuff got delayed. So we had a slower holiday than most years, but this is gonna be the BEST SPRING EVER.
Fight Night Champion was probably the best sports game ever created, but it didn't get a lot of recognition.
Won't happen unless it's completely revolutionary and life-like. Even then I still don't really see it happening. Fighting games, Racing games, and Sports games are the least likely genres to win.
Interesting article but I must agree that no sports game will ever be a game of the year contender. Developers can only push sports games so far when they have a general formula to work with. Sure updating player rosters and changing certain gameplay mechanics are great, but in the end that game will still feel like the same game that came out a year ago.
I'll also add that there are far more interesting genres to tackle and thus at the end of the day both consumers and the industry as a whole will always give those awards to the the AAA and/or Indie game developers instead.
Yes. Call of Duty has won it a few times.
No, there just is not enough variety within sports games.