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Silentedge89 Since: Apr, 2012
#501: Dec 16th 2024 at 12:21:29 AM

The only conceivable rule I can think of is when the answer is so obvious that there's virtually no descension like with Baldur's Gate 3. That's the outlier.

Ego-Man25 Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#502: Dec 16th 2024 at 2:07:53 AM

Can we roll it back to the point where one of the folks at Game Science said they prepared their Game Of The Year Award speech two freaking years in advance? That feels pretty presumptuous to me.

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#503: Dec 16th 2024 at 2:36:27 AM

Yep, it sure was.

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Ego-Man25 Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#504: Dec 16th 2024 at 4:11:26 AM

Game Science can whine and moan all they want: it still doesn't change the fact that Balatro Sweep and Astro Bot Sweep were the two mounting movements the gaming community was chanting for, and that it wound up being the latter to happen (with Balatro still snagging the Indie award, because come on).

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#505: Dec 16th 2024 at 5:56:25 AM

The translation was done in Chatgpt, which makes Feng Ji seem more bitter then he really is because it doesn't understand nuance of Chinese. Feng Ji didn't say none of the other games deserve rewards over his, he's being self deprecating.

Because I honestly agree that the standards on which wins what at the awards seems to change every year for no inexplicable reason. Elden Rings DLC even being considered for GOTY is proof of that.

Edited by Demongodofchaos2 on Dec 16th 2024 at 10:02:00 AM

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#506: Dec 16th 2024 at 6:15:45 AM

Damn it, AI.

"Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try."
Ego-Man25 Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
TheLivingDrawing Lucas the Dreamer from The Town of Clayton Since: Apr, 2019 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#508: Dec 16th 2024 at 8:30:22 AM

Apparently people who speak Chinese said the translation was fairly on the mark. I actually had to look up how this game was allowed to be made since the CCP really likes to fancy itself as being every citizen's mom and bans any video games with content that might offend people over the age of 50. But apparently they're more lenient on works that promote Chinese culture.

Also someone brought up Red Dead Redemption 2 and, while it also probably shouldn't have swept the awards, is an incredible and highly impressive game thus far.

Edited by TheLivingDrawing on Dec 16th 2024 at 11:35:31 AM

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ObligatorySarcasm Since: Aug, 2016
#509: Dec 16th 2024 at 8:38:48 AM

I don't like award wins or nominations from games that literally just came out right before the Awards show. That feels like straight up advertising.

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#510: Dec 16th 2024 at 8:40:12 AM

I mean,the entire Awardshow is one giant ad,I dont't see how it makes much of a difference.

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TheLivingDrawing Lucas the Dreamer from The Town of Clayton Since: Apr, 2019 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#511: Dec 16th 2024 at 8:40:56 AM

Award shows have been cynical stealth marketing ploys since the very beginning.

Maybe Game Science freaked out at losing because Xi Jinpeng personally told them that he has their families and they better win if they ever want to see them again.

Edited by TheLivingDrawing on Dec 16th 2024 at 11:43:25 AM

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ObligatorySarcasm Since: Aug, 2016
#512: Dec 16th 2024 at 8:45:21 AM

Of course it's all ads from the word go. Just those games that came out a month prior but get a heroes welcome from the committee just feel the most blatant and obvious.

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#513: Dec 16th 2024 at 11:56:16 AM

Recency bias is a thing, sure, but imagine saying an amazing game can't win just because it came out a month ago. That even worse.

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#514: Dec 16th 2024 at 2:39:30 PM

Winning four categories out of thirty is not a sweep lol. The fact that two different games (Metahpor and Balatro) both won three categories, shows how non-dominant Astro Bot was.

Ego-Man25 Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#515: Dec 16th 2024 at 3:17:17 PM

…So if the Chinese speakers said that the translation was accurate… then yeah, preparing your speech two years in advance? Maybe not the call.

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#516: Dec 16th 2024 at 4:25:02 PM

He was saying it in a joking manner, thats what a lot of chinese speakers are saying.

Direct translation makes it seem more bitter then it is.

And writing a GOTY speech in advance only to not give one doesn't seem that uncommon to me.

Personally, the fact that that one dude talking about layoff's in the industry was actually a Tencent Hiring agent (And the fact that Geoff tried to make him seem like some small time dude who was independant) or the fact that Geoff Keighly tried to trademark the phrase Game Awards earlier in the year is far more sus to me.

That along with Elden Ring's DLC even being in the running for a GOTY award makes me side with Feng Ji on the questionable often inconsistent reasoning for why something is Nominated for or win's at Geoff's glorified commercial show.

Edited by Demongodofchaos2 on Dec 16th 2024 at 7:25:17 AM

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TheLivingDrawing Lucas the Dreamer from The Town of Clayton Since: Apr, 2019 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#517: Dec 16th 2024 at 4:37:56 PM

I've also heard that Black Myth Wukong was a little overhyped. The worst recieved game of the lot (though not by much admittedly), mostly propped up due to culture war issues, a good game but not GOTY good. Stuff like that. I have it, just have yet to play it.

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#518: Dec 16th 2024 at 5:14:55 PM

Black Myth looks great but somehow a lot of people bought the hype train so hard they thought it would be the second coming of christ.

I'm absolutely grabbing it once I have my PS 5 ready, but it's actually behind Steelrising on my soulslike to-play list.

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#519: Dec 16th 2024 at 5:21:43 PM

I wouldn't mind playing either but it's on my "wait for deep cut sale" list.

Which, by them I upgraded to an x3d chip.

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#520: Dec 16th 2024 at 5:24:30 PM

So, has there been any controversy going on in the Game Awards this year?

Edited by Rabbitearsblog on Dec 16th 2024 at 5:24:43 AM

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Silentedge89 Since: Apr, 2012
#522: Dec 16th 2024 at 11:02:03 PM

Gonna need a source verification on the that one guy being a Tencent hiring agent.

Druplesnubb Editor of Posts Since: Dec, 2013
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#523: Dec 17th 2024 at 1:36:32 AM

There was also the fact that an AI-generated trailer made by an anonymous company was allowed to be shown.

Silentedge89 Since: Apr, 2012
#524: Dec 17th 2024 at 1:47:38 AM

[up] Gets even funnier when you find out the name of the company is Super Authenti.

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