God of War Is Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2018

The ceremony of The Game Awards 2018 has just wrapped up in Los Angeles, and all the winners who have brought home the coveted statues are here.

[LOGICWINS]

Well deserved! Kudos to Geoff for an awesome show!

[salmonade]

He'll bathe in Mountain Dew and lay down to rest upon a bed of Doritos. Lets be honest, the Game Awards are ALWAYS crap, and always boring ASF. Congrats to God Of War, they deserved to win.

[darthv72]

Yes... its an epic game that deserves to win.

[Brave_Losers_Unite]

God of War fans
https://tenor.com/view/god-...
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/H...

Red Dead Redemption fans (Some of them)
http://joyreactor.com/post/...

[blackblades]

Getting old bro, hell its already bro comeback with something new.

[bouzebbal]

God of War is insane!!!

[Chexs1990]

I was pretty entertained though. It was a solid show this year :)

[Sharky231]

Besides all the crappy reveals... they actually had a show I could take serious this year.

[Eonjay]

Seeing all those folks on stage you could tell that they earned this through sheer hard work. Nothing beats talent and determination. Hold the salt.

[PapaBop]

"Nothing beats talent and determination"

EA : Hold my beer

Jokes aside though, I'm glad it won. I was worried RDR 2 would just sweep the awards but GoW definitely deserved it's success, it's arguably GOAT of the generation.

[PhantomS42]

It was a shitty show as usual. Overhyped again. GOW rightful won it's deserved the award but for all his "world-changing announcements" there were 3 in total that was exciting.

[Brave_Losers_Unite]

What do you expect from dorito man? He is a walking hype

[PhantomS42]

@Brave_Losers_Unite

I expect nothing but overhype and him pretending he is some sort of gaming icon when he is a terrible personality with a over massive ego. I've been saying it for a while that this show was going to be dull and lackluster.

[neutralgamer1992]

Phantom

The outer worlds alone was worth it but I didn't watch the whole thing

[DevilOgreFish]

agreed, the awards was the only thing holding the show together. a massive letdown with the vibe for additional content. a game trailer was shown twice if i remember correctly. very little input from japan. they're usually the best with trailers.

[dumahim]

I'm shocked, SHOCKED I say, that there was no hint of Kojima or a Death Stranding trailer.

[blackblades]

After all these years you should know better.

[Critic4l_Strik3]

yeah. Only thing i was looking forward to was the GOTY.

[rainslacker]

Well deserved

Just surprised it won.

Was the show actually good this year?

[Chexs1990]

It was pretty great :)
Some people on here are just complaining because they thought they would be watching an E3 stream, and not an award show

[Rude-ro]

The live performance of rdd2 music was really good.
The show still feels stiff.
The reveals were meh.
Pacing was still rough...
But I fell it was the best one yet to date.
The music performances were far better to me

[imtiyaz6]

The show sucked but I am very happy for SSM.

[Muzikguy]

I just bought this game on Black Friday. Can’t wait to start it, but I think I’ll be playing DQXI first.

[Veneno]

Good choice. The game is pretty good but what kills it is Atreus. He is a poorly designed character that makes you want to cringe. And also the enemy variety is as bad as BOTW.

[UCForce]

@Venono Atreus is poorly designed character ? I don’t think so. And no, God of War isn’t that close Zelda Breath of The Wild.

[ShadowWolf712]

@Veneo ???

Atreus and watching him/the bond between them change and grow is one of the best things about that game.

[Veneno]

I agree that the story elements involving their bonding could have been something exceptional and some parts truly were. The reason Atreus boils my blood is that he is distinctly anachronistic when put against all of the other story elements in the game. He looks and acts nothing like Kratos. He also behaves like some sort of spoiled suburban kid constantly throwing tantrums.

There are also not enough main characters in the game. The weight of the plot isn't felt as much when it affects only 2 characters. It's obvious that they tried to do another Last of Us type of story invloving an odessy of a father and son. But TLOU had so many supporting cast with real consequences that affected the main characters, the story, and the world within the game. You need to have strong supporting characters because , well , someone needs to die. Kratos and Atreus do not experience loss of any kind. Yes they did lose the mother but she has no presence in this game worth caring about and that loss happens before the game starts. Had they shown the loss of the mother as a character in the game it would have had more of an impact. Overall there's just so much exposition that the story feels cheap. Show, don't tell is the golden rule.

I could go on but this post is long enough.

[trooper_]

Whoooo!

I agree- well deserved!

[Spenok]

I was actually surprised it wasn't a total shit show as usual, though he did hype it up more than it deserved.

As for God of War, it totally deserved it. I'm inclined to agree with this.

http://coin-drop.com/god-of...

[gravedigger]

As it should.

[Gr8saiyaman88]

"No fair! Screw you Geoff for the lame show!"

-alternate timeline where RDR2 wins

[remixx116]

You are a walking bowl of cringey salt

[SwampthingsSon]

Kudos to Kratos!

[IamTylerDurden1]

God of War is Game of Gen, well deserved. Cory learned so much while he was away and it showed in the depth and storytelling in GoW. The franchise always had great combat and visuals, but now it is the total package. The incredible narrative setup combined with the power of the PS5 should usher in an incredible next installment. It's truly exciting to know such quality is on the way. Horizon sequel, God of War sequel, TLoU 2. These are incredibly high brow, A1 quality adult oriented games that only sony can deliver.

[DrumBeat]

Congrats to the team at SSM. Even though God of War wasn't my favorite game this year, I believe it deserves the honor. Very well crafted game. Very solidly structured with excellent combat. The visuals were also top notch. Best particle effects I've ever seen.

[wesleyleblanc]

Absolutely the right choice

[NecrumOddBoy]

I was worried they'd just hand it to RDR2 like they've done all night but Kratos prevailed! Well deserved!

[Eonjay]

Krakos is a god killer after all.

[Nitrowolf2]

Which is so odd at the same time given how many awards rdr2 won, this announcement left me really surprised and glad

[Eonjay]

Actually Nitro

They both won several awards. I think they both won 3 each

[blackblades]

Well they won 3 awards, but yeah we were like RD2 gonna take it all back on gematsu.

[hulk_bash1987]

Incredibly well deserved. GOW is a masterpiece in every sense of the word.

[porkChop]

It was a well deserved win. Each of the nominees was a masterpiece in its own right, and all the devs should feel proud. For me it was between God of War and RDR2. I think both deserved it, and I'm really glad one of them took home the win. 2018 was a really great year for games, so let's hope 2019 will be even better.

[CaptainOmega]

BOY!!!!

[rainslacker]

Guess GOW decided to be better instead of being sorry.

[derek]

I see what you did there hahaha!!!

[robtion]

Nice!

And it managed it without endless dlc, microtransactions, lootboxes etc. Makes the victory even sweeter. Bring on the Sequel.

[remixx116]

A lesson for devs to learn from...but they wont

[DrumBeat]

It came down to BOY vs BOAH. In the end, BOY won. Contrats to BOY.

[NarutoFox]

Congratulations to Sony and Sony Santa Monica!

[CaptainOmega]

you mean Santa Monica Studios?

[BehindTheRows]

SONY Santa Monica. Yes.

[CaptainOmega]

Oh whatever. Naruto’s original comment was ‘Contratulations to Sony”.
Sony Santa Monica won the award.

[BehindTheRows]

Errr...that would still be Sony. Santa Monica isn't Naughty Dog, where they were purchased. They are built from the ground up, within Sony. And, even if they were purchased, they'd still be a subsidiary of SIE.

His statement was correct.

[CaptainOmega]

Technically.. sure. But it’s SSM that put their blood sweat and tears into the game. Sony just greenlit it. Contratulating SONY for winning GOTY is misplaced and Naruto knew that.

[BehindTheRows]

Nah, you're just making a big deal out of nothing.

[NarutoFox]

@Bearded

Really? What's the big deal? Sony Santa Monica is still part of Sony 🤷🏻‍♂️

[CaptainOmega]

If it’s not a big deal why did you edit your comment?

[Mainman187]

Congrats Sony!

[Mr_Writer85]

And where did Santa Monica get the funds to make, market and release the game from?

[StormSnooper]

You guys are arguing over semantics in case you haven’t noticed yet, lol just hug it out. It’s the same thing, Sony is SSM, SSM is Sony, there.

[BehindTheRows]

@StormSnooper: There is actually only one who argued semantics. Everyone else agreed that it's the same thing.

[CaptainOmega]

@Behind

I know people have their positivity Goggles on bc God of War won GOTY, but congratulating Sony before the studio that made the game is short sighted. Fox wouldn't have edited it if it's actually the same thing.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Sony Santa Monica is Sony, hence the name. SSM is a home grown first party studio. Congratulations to Sony and all the talent in Santa Monica. Cory Barlog deserves all the accolades he is receiving, Sony is blessed to have this creative genius back, and i truly believe that this game is just the appetizer. This was simply a setup for the next game. Get ready for Ragnarok.

[BehindTheRows]

No matter how many mountains you scream that from, your original reply to him won't be any less pointless. You made a big deal over nothing. It is what it is.

[BehindTheRows]

It wasn't a big deal at all. Nothing wrong with your original statement. It just, for some odd reason, ruffled a few feathers. :)

[Veneno]

YOU'RE ALL PATHETIC NOW MOVE ON!!!!!

[BehindTheRows]

If you have to call people names, then your statement is peppered with irony.

[derek]

Yes well deserved

[AspiringProGenji]

Only a Sony studio can beat Rockstar

- Ancient Chinese proverb

[ClayRules2012]

Haha, yes. Sony Santa Monica deserved that award.

I’m surprised so many thought God of War didn’t stand a chance. I mean, I get it (as I’ve said before) Rockstar are masters of their craft & when their games come out “Watch Out, EVERYONE” but God of War is such a masterpiece/masterclass of a game, that I believed them winning was possible. The acclaim & praise/love that was clearly poured into this game didn’t go unnoticed, and the love from people all over the world raving about it just proves (at least in this case, as you put it) “Only a Sony studio can beat Rockstar”

Congratulations to Sony Santa Monica! So well deserved.

[blackblades]

I started thinking that when RD2 was winning a few earlier on.

[cell989]

Dude good point

[jelloaceomega]

lol good point, last rockstar game wss GTA V on 2013, and Last of Us 2 won The Game Awards on 2013.

[Babadook7]

Last of Us did dominate in the overall GOTY in 2013. But not at the VGA's. This was the first time VGA's gave Sony a win.

[pody]

They got that one completely wrong. It's even more obvious now in hindsight.

[StormSnooper]

Lol 😂 ancient Chinese proverb.. made my day.

[KickSpinFilter]

It's more likely a Japanese proverb.

[KickSpinFilter]

Japanese proverb more likely

[BehindTheRows]

BOOM!

[Gamist2dot0]

The orchestra team did a really great performance of all the nominees. But I have to say that I got the chills when tI heard the God of War theme and then when they announced GOW as the winner, man, that felt sooooo goood!

[Platformgamer]

i fucking flip out of joy when they say god of war, i was ready to be disappointed by RDR2 winning, thank god the best game actually win goty :)

[StormLegend]

Congrats to GOW And Sony.

[PaleMoonDeath]

Can't argue with that, the journey is still fresh in my mind. Fantastic show!

[Kyizen]

Nice!

[ECHOINFINITY]

Absolutely well deserved!

[BlaqMagiq1]

Deserves it over any other game. Congrats Sony Santa Monica.

[proudly_X]

Well deserved

[CaptainOmega]

The show was surprisingly decent.

[Double_O_Revan]

I was actually impressed by all the reveals. Some will complain most were indies, but I thought most of them actually looked interesting and there are many I want to play.

[salmonade]

God Of War deserved to win. The other games that were nominated were all masterpieces too in their own way.

[blackblades]

They should have a award for 2nd place and 3rd imo.

[mkis007]

No. Just being nominated is that award. Participation trophies are stupid.

[Mr_Commander]

Masterpiece.

[Moe-Gunz]

God of War was my game of the year but I felt they was going to give it to RDR2. When it was announced as GoW I yelled out not going to lie.

[ClayRules2012]

So glad God of War won. Love RDR2 (finished it & loved it) but God of War was without a doubt the best game of 2018 “in my opinion” I was constantly engrossed in the world & Kratos & Atreus were such interesting & well developed characters. And man was the Axe throwing so much fun lol.

[ps3vita4life]

Congrats and well deserved. GOW was an incredible reinvention of an already great franchise while RDR2 imo was more of the same.

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

To be fair to RDR2, it certainly makes some bold choices and has raised the bar for open world games. That's kind of crazy when you consider the fact that most Ubisoft open world games don't even feel half as alive as GTA4 (2008).

GOW was a radical reinvention though. I agree that it deserved GOTY. It was so damn good.

[UCForce]

HELL YES !

[TheGoodestBoi]

Eff yeah so glad it won!

[BushLitter]

Back in 2010 God of War 3 lost out to Red Dead 1. Nice win this time around

[ClayRules2012]

It was that throwing axe...that sealed the deal lol. Joking aside, I didn’t even realize until you pointed it out, that yeah, they both released in 2010. I do believe (had SSM not changed up God of War’s formula) Red Dead Redemption 2 would’ve walked away with the win. That new fresh start to the franchise not only showcased SSM at their best “in my opinion” but fans earned their trust and was willing to support them. The folks at SSM delivered a masterpiece of a game & fans are so proud of them & just love the game.

[blackblades]

Whoa didnt know that, history lesson folks.

[outsider1624]

Congratulations Cory. Well deserved.

[OG_TK_Cole]

God Of War winning was wonderful and well deserved. I still think Red Dead Redemption 2 was the better game by a slight margin, but I knew in my heart of hearts God Of War was going to win Game Of The Year. Lets be honest, a lot of people did not enjoy the pacing of RDR2, nor did they like the controls. Me personally I loved the pacing of the game, and I didnt have any issues with the controls. This years nominations were pretty spot on, and I think we have had some really great game this year.

[Mr_Commander]

no it is not. God Of War is full packed, practically a flawless game, that's why it won. RDR 2 is good, but had to many missteps.

[OG_TK_Cole]

Did you read what I said??? I didnt say anything wrong about God Of War. Please re-read what I said. Sheesh some of you guys cant read for nothing.

[andibandit]

@TheGamingEffect

He must've been replyig to a different thread.

[rainslacker]

GOW certainly was my GOTY, but I had serious doubts it would beat RDR2. Not because I felt that RDR2 had an unfair media bias, but because it released more recently, and is still kind of the flavor of the month.

[ClayRules2012]

I have to disagree. I respect your opinion, but God of War (on all fronts) was the better game “in my opinion” What made RDR2 the better game in your opinion? Just genuinely curious.

I do believe RDR2’s Rockstar’s best game/open world game to date “in my opinion” it still misses a few marks, which hurt the experience “in my opinion” Where’s God of War (similar to The Last of Us, for me) while not perfect, since no game is, was darn near flawless.

[mkis007]

To me the forced riding to where you wanted to go and the control delay both contributed to letting GOW slip above it. The pacing and controls of GOW were on lock. Both masterclass games in their own right though.

[agent13]

I can't believe god of war really won I thought rdr2 will win but deep in my heart i wanted gow to win, because gow kinda revived story driven single player games and it was absolutely the best game i experienced in 2018 sure rdr2 has a lot of innovations and it's really a great game but God of War won the goty award and cory barlog and his amazing team well deserved it.

[lociefer]

BOI was that award deserved, it was a rreeaalllyy tough call tho between gow spider man and rdr2, the 3 games are amazing but gow edged the other 2 a little

[Sevir]

The GOTY. Well deserved. I'm also pretty damn excited to see Sony have so many nominees... Spider-Man, Detroit, Moss, Astrobot! That's fantastic.

[Why o why]

You've gotta be in it to win it. . . .Sony uses games like shotgun ammo. . . .everything gets hit

[outsider1624]

So who won what? I missed out on all other awards. I was just in time to see the last award.

[Abriael]

The list is in the article.

[outsider1624]

Thanks bro.

[OneEyedSteve]

I literally jumped up with hands in the air, game is a masterpiece. And when he said read it Boy! Awesome.

[Sevir]

Wasn't a bad show at all

[Immorals]

I really enjoyed it, apart from all the esports and mobile crap.

Christolph Waltz making a kb&m joke was gold.

[pody]

That was hilarious, and the delivery was spot on.

[Blu3_Berry]

BOY! WE DID IT!!!

Seriously, they deserved GOTY as it is truly amazing how they completely revamped God of War while still making it feel the older games and made it into an incredible adventure. It is not an easy feat to pull that off and I'm so glad they won GOTY. They absolutely earned it 100%.

Not gonna lie, I was a little worried that Red Dead 2 might have gotten since I personally feel it's overrated /overhyped (not saying it's a bad game by any means) but I feel like from all the comments, reviews and stuff I read, alot of people had issues with Red Dead 2 compared to God of War. Plus, maybe I am being biased but I just feel that God of War has a ton more imagination and a far more interesting world and storyline then Red Dead 2.

[Traecy]

I totally agree.

[Traecy]

I was overjoyed to see God of War win GOTY & not RDR2 knowing it just came out.

[UCForce]

Yeah, I was freaking happy about it.

[Good-Smurf]

I was sit down and ready to admit that RDR2 will take it and I was wrong!
It's God of War that I voted for and BOI was I estatic about it I actually screamed when they announced the name and I'm a real quiet guy lol.

[Brave_Losers_Unite]

The BEST GAME on the BEST CONSOLE

[Platformgamer]

finally is the best game to win goty and not the most popular, thank god!!!
well deserved, at the start of the VGA i was afraid that RDR2 would stole all the awards without merit, thank god again GOW won best direction and best action adventure game too <3
also, sonicfox was awesome ahahaha furry squad!
also also, CTR remake and devil may cry 5 demo <3 i'm glad to have an xbox one S alongside my ps4, cannot wait to try it :D

[Vandamme21]

Well deserved...congratulations Cory Balrog

[Miacosa]

So glad that they got it right.

[thatguyhayat]

When he said *boy read it* that was the highlight of the show 😂😂

[WalkerFTW]

Hopefully they make a Dad of the year edition

[akurtz]

Well deserved. Masterpiece. Brilliant. Amazing. Ground breaking. Boy.

[Hardiman]

Yes! Well deserved and truly a masterpiece!

[ChasingTheSun]

Exclusives matter!!

[ChasingTheSun]

To add, red dead cant hold a candle to god of war graphically. Ill give red dead 2 props on its lighting engine but thats all.

[Brave_Losers_Unite]

God of War wouldn't be as good if it were multiplatform. Exclusives DO matter.

[Majin-vegeta]

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/C...

[ChasingTheSun]

Love your avatar!

[TheColbertinator]

God of War wasn't my favorite game but it was a quality release this year. The graphics in particular were very impressive.

[Ricegum]

Of course it wasnt your favourite game, it's not on your Xbox.

[Traecy]

Yep.

[TheColbertinator]

Or on my PC or Switch but its a good game to watch on Twitch.

[mkis007]

That rhymed.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Yeah we figured that considering it’s not on Xbox

[Kribwalker]

I thought Shadow of the Colossus was the better PS4 game this year, But i’m enjoying RDR2 better then both of those once it got going.

congrats GOW on the win

[SethBrundlefly]

Go away.

[SirenAries]

Much deserved. if red dead won I was going to be pissed. It's a great game but nowhere near as polished as God of war.

[victorMaje]

God of War made my jaw drop one more time!
So well deserved, congrats Sony Santa Monica!

[Darkborn]

It's the game that deserved it for sure, but I'm really surprised it won especially with RDR 2 sweeping all the first few awards.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Rdr 2 didn’t sweep all the other awards though it got beat out by gow for best action/adventure and best game direction. I had a real good feeling it was going to win goty when it won the best action/adventure award

[Darkborn]

I said in the beginning. It did win like 3 awards almost back to back.

[TGGJustin]

RDR2 only won best story and some best audio awards. None of those signal that you were the best game. God of War won the important ones like Best Game Direction (This is key) and Best Action Adventure.

[Darkborn]

Actually, they won best narrative, best performance, best soundtrack, and best audio design. So 4 awards, not 2. All I was saying is the first 4 awards that were given out, 3 of them were for red dead redemption 2. At that point I figured it would win almost all of them.

[TGGJustin]

@Darkborn You didn't read what I said. I said it won best story and some best audio awards. I didn't say 2 awards. Best Soundtrack, best audio, and best performance are all pretty much tied to the sound of the game. No offense but just because you sweep categories related to sound doesn't mean you're going to win overall game.

There is a lot more to a game than story and audio categories. God of War won Best Direction which is basically seen as the award that encompasses all areas of a game as the direction of the game was the best in unifying all areas of it. Once GOW beat RDR2 for that and Best Action/Adventure I knew it had a real shot. The game that wins best direction usually gets GOTY. They kind of go hand in hand.

[bluefox755]

Very well deserved, it's definitely my goty.

[MasterCornholio]

Congratulations Sony and Sony Santa Monica for delivering such a great game.

[Matrix6]

Woo hoo! In GoW we trust!

[P_Bomb]

A bit surprised given VGA’s track record. Great game. Just never been a fan of the show. Is it still half concert?

[Majin-vegeta]

Well deserved

[Skankinruby]

Felt it was so close to a three-way tie with GOW, RDR 2, and spiderman. Congrats to SSM well deserved.

[Kribwalker]

probably not a three way tie, as spider-man didn’t win any awards, while GOW and RDR2 both won multiple awards. I’d say a 2 way tie yes, but not a 3 way tie

[Smokehouse]

It was the only choice imo. I watched it just for the reveals but it ended up being a pretty good award show. It’s the best Keighley has ever done in my opinion.

The mk 11 announcement was good enough for me. A few more months! I’m hyped for January 17th too.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Yeah that was such a nice surprise and I’m hyped as hell for it and the same goes for obsidians new game which looks amazing

[Inzo]

Excellent, well deserved. Its strange to think that I had strong reservations about the direction this game was going and turned out to be one of my favourite games ever. Well done to Corey, his team and Sony.

[InTheZoneAC]

Damn, was hoping it was Battlefield 5 (actual name might be frowned upon), Super Mario Bros 3, or Death Stranding since you know some awards are allowed to be old games so why not include future games?

[Ethereal]

So glad this took the cake. Totally deserving. RDR2 is mindblowing by every measure of the word but this team took a huge risk and it paid off big time.

[Immorals]

RDR2 had that award until they released the online with P2W shit. Congratulations SSM

[TGGJustin]

These were voted on long before the online hit don't kid yourself. The gameplay of RDR2 is what cost it this award. It still controls like a game from a decade ago which doesn't hold up anymore. A huge detailed world doesn't win you GOTY awards.

[Vizigoth04]

I definitely agree with God of War as the winner for Game of the Year. Although I feel like Spider-Man deserved something. And Detroit.

[cell989]

Justice served, no multi plat bias.

[the worst]

BEST GAME CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY SPIDER-MAN THAT'S IT.

[zodiac909]

SO WELL Deserved, Take that EA and ANY other company that says "Single Player is dead"

[V3geta]

Congradulations to everyone who worked on this game. Although I and many thought RDR2 would get this, GOW is just as deserving for such an award.

[ninsigma]

Wow I'm very surprised. Thought it would be rdr2. Well deserved though, it was a great game and my personal favorite for the year.

[xRacer74x]

Its in my backlog of games to play.

[stonecold3]

Congratulations god of war deserve the goty I was waiting until that announcement was called and god of war won I was so happy

[jagermaster619]

Never played it, but good for them have mostly heard good things!

[FyBy]

Wow, I thought it will be definitely RDR2. But its great satisfaction for SSM and GOW, because GOW is really gorgeous! What evidence you want than GOW is only game my girlfriend plays. Not Witcher, not RDR, not Zelda or other (from my point of view) masterpieces. Only GOW. So theres maybe even more than I can appreciate in the game.

[Hedstrom]

Amazing game!

[gangsta_red]

God of War was an excellent game, I'm glad Santa Monica went in the direction they did with the game instead of making it another hack n slash arcade type of the previous three.

Them taking a chance with such an established IP really paid off in the end.

Congrats to the Sony and the SM team.

[jagermaster619]

Haha seems like fanboys hate you even when you say good things, it's kinda like racism. They hate only because the color of your console or the knowledge in your head. #somepeopleskids

[gangsta_red]

Wisdom! I like the way you put that.

[PCgamer98]

Read it BOI!

[Gazondaily]

Well deserved. Excellent title for sure

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

Hell yeah!

[stormhawk]

Congrats to them, great game

[KINGS47]

great day for single player gaming

[AK91]

Congratulations Santa Monica Studios

[covcha]

Yesss!!!

[RabbitFly]

Rdr 2 is amazing and I doubt there will be a game that can hold my attention for this amount of time again, at least in a while.

Still my personal Game of the Year is God of War. It is the most cohesive and polished experience i think we have seen yet. And it is, in my opinion, an experience that not only defines this generation, but arguebly what will be or needs to be strived for in the generation to come.

Well deserved Sony Santa Monica and well deserved Cory. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with next.

[mkis007]

I can't believe they pulled it off!

[TheGamez100]

Huge suprise, well dam deserved. Was hoping itd be this game and damn....

[Razzer]

I'm shocked. Was absolutely GOTY to me, but I thought the RDR2 hype train would win out this late in the year. Pleasantly surprised!

[garos82]

Red Dead got robbed

[mkis007]

In what way? God of War had more votes.

[Ben Dover]

Look at those tears everyone!

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

How? It won the wards it deserved..GOW was the better GAME, better gameplay and it's not even close.

[Thundercat77]

Congratulations to SSM and the nominees. God of War is a masterpiece and its team deserves that recognition.

We also have to recognize Playstation first party and second party studios. It was impressive to see so many Playstation exclusive games nominated.

GOTY 2019 is going to be The Last of Us 2.

[garos82]

My top 3 in order

1: Red Dead Redemption 2
2: Monster Hunter World
3: God of War

i havent played spiderman, celeste or assasins creed odysee but i intend to

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

Something, Something RDR will dominate...some of you never learn.Well deserved

[Einhander1971]

Deserved so glad Red dead didn’t get it.

[Indigon]

This made me happy. So deserved.

[Neonridr]

well deserved indeed. Truly the best game of 2018.

[KickSpinFilter]

Ya that seems about right this year.
"Boy! I it's time to Game+!"

[Ninver]

Damn I'm still yet to grab a copy of GOW. Congrats to Santa Monica and the good folks at Sony on this monumental win. GOW has solidified its place in the remarkable history of video games. Here's to all the runner ups and future prodigies 🍺

[Relientk77]

Good so glad this won GOTY. What a masterpiece

[fluxmulder]

Pretty much a coin toss, could have gone either way IMO. Nice to see Santa Monica winning it, congrats. And R* has won this like 4 times in the past, let someone else have it.

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

I disagree..RDR has great Attention to detail, but the gameplay is rote and below average..GOW is the total package, it's combat is god tier.

[BLUEKNIFE]

God of War is a game that you will always remember, because it touches your soul. RDR2 is just an amazing technical achievement

[Minute Man 721]

Great game, but my score would be a 8 because the main story is too short

[James Vanderbeek]

yeah but the side quest almost feel like the main story and you want to complete everything in this game cause its all so good. the Valkyries alone are tough to beat.

[Minute Man 721]

did most of the side quest, got one more left obtaining the mist echoes so I can open them realm tears. Don't get me started on them damn Valkyries even the easiest one is hard as hell. I love the game but it leaves you wanting more

[war boy]

I’m just glad Astrobot got a award

[thornh]

When you are up against games like Spiderman, Red Dead Redemption 2 and AC and you win, you know your team has made an incredible game.

I've been playing games for a loooong time and from the epic reveal at E3 2016 to the final credits and the New Game+ DLC this game has been one of my favorite experiences. I truly hope most of this team can stick together and finish out the saga of Dad and Boy.

My only disappointment is that GoW did not win for best musical score! Don't understand that one.

[microgenius]

Well deserved

[FernDiggidy]

rEd DEad iS gONNa wIN GoTY

[BadElf]

Amazing game. Terrible show though...way bnb too much politics

[James Vanderbeek]

My game of this generation. I was walking around for months saying BOYYY... and just wanted to play this game 24/7.

https://youtu.be/hHWRikDNkh...

[yomfweeee]

I couldn't make it to the end of the show with RDR2 winning everything, so it was quite a surprise to see it didn't win this one. I've still yet to figure out why it was so highly rated. Best narrative for example. I just started Chapter 4 in St. Denis. So far the story has been shit. We did something bad, let's move 2 miles and they're never find us. They found us again, let's move 2 miles again. Maybe it picks up for the 2nd half, but I just can't get hooked into it.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Oh no it doesn’t pick up its pacing problems just become more pronounced in chapter 5 and 6. Half of Chapter 5 is so ridiculous and feels so out of place it’s not even funny and chapter 6 is nothing but dragging feet till the last like 2 or 3 missions and don’t even get me started on the epilogue that is way too long for it’s own good

[Rikimaru1977]

Well deserved

[The7Reaper]

I'm surprised how good the game awards were this year, God of War deserved that GOTY and seeing Mortal Kombat 11 be revealed was awesome. Only thing missing was Spider-Man getting some recognition.

[optimus]

no wonder the show couldn't get any tv distribution, the thing ran for close to 4 Hours!😵... overall it was well put together i'd say. not a lot of celebrity presenters making dumb jibber-jabber. having industry big wigs there gave it a level of prestige that was lacking in previous years.

[Vetalka83]

yes,yes,yes,because its epic!!!!

[mandingo]

Red dead won

[UCForce]

It didn’t win. God of War did. That’s how is it.

[mandingo]

In my heart

[mkis007]

Fallout 76 won

[pody]

We were all winners with that game.

[mandingo]

Fallout ftw!

[Mr Marvel]

Easily GOTY imo.
Congratulations Santa Monica Studios.

[jjb1981]

Just curious...What did everyone else vote for as Game of the Year? I voted for Spider-man because that's the game I spent the most time with. I couldn't give an honest opinion on God of War or Red Dead 2 because I yet to put 10 hours in either.

[IamTylerDurden1]

God of War is the best looking game this gen and imo it has arguably the best combat i have ever seen in a game of its ilk. Jeremy Davies was truly brilliant as "The Stranger" and the storytelling was excellent. A true masterpiece.

[pody]

I'm glad someone recognized how excellent he was in that role. Truly one of the many highlights of the game!

[mandingo]

I think red dead is better graphically then gow. THOught hzd was too

[Fraggle1987]

Well deserved. Easily the game of the year.

[Orionsangel]

Kratos: I need you to buy a piñata and a cookie puss cake from carvel. We're going to celebrate boy.

[-volt-]

I dont think it deserves it but whatever

[UCForce]

Everyone think it does deserve for reinvented the franchise.