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[FoxMcChief]

Was there a doubt? lol

 

[Saber]

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Meanwhile toxic ER fans be like “GOWR is shit!!! Fuck you!!!”

Or are they just something else in disguise

 

[Valedix]

From someone who doesn't even like or play souls games, the voice acting, graphics, music, environments for this game are simply amazing and the cultural impact of the game was something special.

 

[Fake]

That was @Ass of Can Whooping after losing a bet.

@Ass of Can Whooping is famouns now. Thats why he keep saying BBOOOY. All make sense now.

 

[nial]

best GOTY show purely because of this.

 

[Tallahassee]

 

[SlimySnake]

This is the worst take I’ve ever heard

HFW’s biggest issues is it’s amazing to look at, but otherwise completely uninteresting open world

I dont even think HFW shouldve been nominated for GOTY, but at least the game kept me going. ER just bored me to death just like BOTW.

These games are leaving the game design that made them so popular chasing Ass Creed and Far Cry formula and while others might love it, id rather have those hand crafted dungeons back.

 

[itsjustJEFF]

Congratulations to Elden Ring! GOWR was my personal GOTY, but I can also see why ER would be it... I also really like ER!

I'm surprised Fares did remove that dumb ass himself or stop that idiot. Like WTF was that dummy even saying?!?!

 

[Stuart360]

Meanwhile toxic ER fans be like “GOWR is shit!!! Fuck you!!!”

Or are they just something else in disguise

You really are coming accross butthurt and upset James. GOW picked up a few awards tonight man, your game did good.

 

[Andrew Evenstar]

ain't no competition out here for the GOAT.

 

[Arsic]

I missed the end. Did he roughly translate to saying “I may not make another game”. During his speech that’s what it sounded like ? At least not direct anymore bangers ?

Also, did some ass clown take the mic from him at the end and get cut off ? Lmao.

 

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]

Didn't Ragnarok end up winning the most awards?

They had best Performer, best Audio design, best score/music, best action/adventure, best narrative and best innovation in accessibility

Which you think then they would take home the goty but meh

 

[tommib]

Justice has been served.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Honestly felt a level above anything i have played in 2 or 3 years. Glad it won.

Agreed. It was SO early in the year too. 200+ hours in the game, and nothing else even came close this year. Won by a landslide for me in a variety of ways.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

You really are coming accross butthurt and upset James. GOW picked up a few awards tonight man, your game did good.

If you ain’t one of the toxic ER fanatics my comment doesn’t apply to you

Not butthurt at all, can easily see why ER wins it

 

[Stuart360]

If you ain’t one of the toxic ER fanatics my comment doesn’t apply to you

Not butthurt at all, can easily see why ER wins it

Well you're accusing Eldern Ring fans of being undercover Xbox fanboys. I mean i'm sure there are a lot of Xbox fanboys that love Eldern Ring, as there will be a lot of Sony fanboys that love Eldern Ring, a lot of them probably love it way more than GOW too.

 

[Stuart360]

Agreed. It was SO early in the year too. 200+ hours in the game, and nothing else even came close this year. Won by a landslide for me in a variety of ways.

The world design is just second to none. I remember being like 80+ hours into the game, then finding these massive underground sections, huge city's glowing from lava, etc.
The game really is hand crafted to perfection.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Well you're accusing Eldern Ring fans of being undercover Xbox fanboys. I mean i'm sure there are a lot of Xbox fanboys that love Eldern Ring, as there will be a lot of Sony fanboys that love Eldern Ring, a lot of them probably love it way more than GOW too.

Some clearly are lol, the hate and garbage thrown at GoW by a small minority of fanatical folks is a bit much tho.

 

[BaneIsPain]

Clinton is the dlc

 

[Jennings]

Guess I won't be changing my avatar.

 

[Mozzarella]

Deserved, congrats to Elden Ring, already knew it would win.
Now im going to sleep its morning here, freaking TGA and their time.

 

[MiguelItUp]

The world design is just second to none. I remember being like 80+ hours into the game, then finding these massive underground sections, huge city's glowing from lava, etc.
The game really is hand crafted to perfection.

Ditto! It felt like the first game in a LONG while that kept surprising me with how much content there was. When I thought I saw it all, I hadn't, and there was so much more. It was so refreshing.

 

[ntropy]

ER haters rn

 

[remember_spinal]

Well deserved

 

[Vick]

Im glad it won over GOW,

This.
Hopefully it leads to SSM never ever trying again shit like Atreus sections, inspires them to make most of their next game like the Crater, and forces them to get rid of most of their writers.. even after winning undeservedly Best Narrative.

but neither game deserved it. ER gave me massive DS2 vibes. I love souls games because of their metroidvania game design where exploring every inch felt rewarding. ER just gave me stuff i didnt need. its too big for its own good. the castle i explored felt like a massive drop in quality from Bloodborne and DS3.

I dont mind ubisoft open world games, but i dont go out giving them gotys either. HFW was a better open world game than ER. This is BOTW all over again. Gone are the carefully crafted dungeons and levels, and random far cry style outposts are in. yay?

Well.. I agree. Metroidvania > Open World.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[sendit]

God of War:R director screwed up by placing way points on a map.

 

[SLB1904]

Just a reminder Sony owns 14% of this award.

Congrats jimbo

 

[gow3isben]

NOOOOOOOOO

Ragnarok was robbed.

 

[Barakov]

Well deserved. It's one of the few games this year that came out and actually delivered.

 

[Moonjt9]

Game of the Generation. What an achievement in gaming. Well deserved and so happy for Miyakazi and the rest of the team who made Elden Ring. Truly remarkable experience!

 

[LectureMaster]

 

[Trogdor1123]

And yet still no sale on ps5 lol

 

[LectureMaster]

RDR2: Ragnarok, you know, we really are the last of us.

 

[ProtoByte]

Didn't Ragnarok end up winning the most awards?

They had best Performer, best Audio design, best score/music, best action/adventure, best narrative and best innovation in accessibility

I think it should've won Best Direction. Elden Ring is deficient in too many areas for it to have best direction. You can explain away GoTY with subjective feelings that can't be quantified, but the direction award clearly goes to Eric Williams.

Forbidden West deserved audio design.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Nothing else came close this year. Easy win.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Congrats. Well deserved. Now maybe we'll see less Kratos avatars for a while. LOL

 

[Graciaus]

I don't know how anyone thought it wasn't going to win.

 

[F0rneus]

Was there a doubt? lol

Well, if we look closely at the metrics and all other data available for analysis, it was quite possible that...


No. No there was no doubt. At all.

 

[bender]

After It Takes Two won last year, anything is possible.

 

[Robb]

As expected. Congrats to From.

 

[DavidGzz]

Not gonna lie, they really had me with each award GoW recieved. Has that happened before in these award shows? to get almost every other category you are in, but lose the last one?

One is a game ass game where you create your own character, forge your own path, choose your own weapons, and ultimately create your own experience, another is a fun ride that is meticulously crafted. GAME of the year should have gone to the former, and it did.

 

[ZehDon]

It was never in doubt.

 

[EDMIX]

Considering they gave Fortnite GOTY.....this checks out lol

 

[demonstr8]

Noice

 

[sendit]

They couldve beaten ER with a better finale. Maybe if they didnt try to subvert our expectations and added Miljnor and made it next gen only pushing boundries instead of constant walking segments, it might have actually won GOTY.

Graphics don't win GOTY. Check 'It Takes Two" from last year.

 

[Kagero]

Every moment in Elden Ring was a “WOW”moment. No surprise here.

 

[GenericUser]

Elden Ring is definitely not for me, but I think it deserves the award. A lot of people really enjoyed it and it is a proper, complete single player game without predatory DLC tactics. That alone is an achievement nowadays.

 

[sendit]

Every moment in Elden Ring was a “WOW”moment. No surprise here.

The first time I started the game on the PC and realized it didn't have Ultra Wide support in 2022 was a "WOW" moment for me.