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Game of the Year: Who Really Cares?

October 19, 2009 in Blog comments 10

RatedG4Gamer has posted up an interesting article, submitted by one of its readers. It's asking the question "do people really care about Game of the Year awards?"

"It's closer to that time of the year when the likes of IGN, Gamespot and Gametrailers all announce their picks for Game of the Year. But really, think about it, what makes Game of the Year so important? Is it the prestige given to the games that are nominated? Or is it just a time for fanboys to jump into the comments sections of articles and post their thoughts about the games nominated and either agree or disagree with the final choice of game that ends up holding this so called important title?
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  • 0
    Akira_EX Oct 19, 09
    This is correct.

    Sometimes, people just need to loosen up and realize that its all just games. and we should just have fun playing.
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    Dine_Agoti Oct 19, 09
    It doesn't really matter, true. But it's interesting to talk about. This year in particular, too; look at all of the incredible games out already, and the many that are just around the corner. I'll be interested in seeing which ones get the title, but deep down I think we all know that it's going to be MW2.

    Anyway, you can apply the "Who cares?" mentality to practically anything relating to the opinion of others: metacritic scores, reviews, top ten lists, etc. GoTY nominations and predictions are just another topic starter, the way I see it.
  • 1
    Ammy and Issun Oct 19, 09
    I care because most of the GotY Editions come with extra stuff
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    RaidenXS Oct 19, 09
    a GoTY award pressures other developers to strive for making a better product. i say GoTY is a necessary check
    • 0
      BANDITO ATTACK Oct 19, 09
      and sales figures pressure them to make a safe generic product... which overrides everything.
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        RaidenXS Oct 19, 09
        but when a game strives for excellence they tend to get good sales (ie MGS4, UC2)
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    King X2 Oct 19, 09
    I could really care less which games win best game of the year or even worst game of the year. It's amusing to watch tons of people get pissed about the spots their favorite games reached on the list, but nothing much more than that for me. Many people forget that it's just a video game.
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    RabidChinaGirl Oct 19, 09
    Pfft, GotY is totally necessary. The fanboy shit-storm each year is too good to miss. Remember when Grand Theft Auto 4 won? Yeah, that was pretty damn awesome.
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    Twin_Master Oct 20, 09
    I don't really care about these awards either. I guess these guys know what they're talking about.
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    Dark Brotherhood Oct 20, 09
    I'd say it's just so that pplz can relax and think out there thoughts of the game.

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