The Game Awards 2020 nominees announced

The Game Awards today revealed the full lineup of nominees for its show in December.

[Ezio2048]

So Half Life Alyx gets nominated for all major categories but not GOTY. Just because it's a VR game. Such nonsense.

[shabz666]

I still haven’t played this because my 1060 would melt. But If they ever plan to release it out of vr. Can the game hold its quality?

Does it loose it’s shine when not in vr? If the answer to last question is yes then it’s probably why it’s on the goty vr list and not on the goty list.

[bouzebbal]

I'm glad Tsushima and FF7R are nominated everywhere

[Sonic-and-Crash]

Vote for Ghost of Tsushima ! Probably the most memorable and sweet overall experience from all them

[Spenok]

There's already a mod out that let's you play non-VR.

[Petebloodyonion]

Rule #1 for GOTY if you're not available on one the big console then you're not a game
thus explaining why Mobile, Handheld, and VR are never considered for a GOTY.

[-Foxtrot]

Which is odd because there's 6 categories for E-Sports shit

I mean best E-Sports player...best team...best COACH, REALLY?

[Petebloodyonion]

@Foxtrot
And in the 5 past years how many of these games made the GOTY list? or won the precious GOTY award?

[neutralgamer1992]

Yeah it's hard to be GOTY when you aren't on consoles for right or wrong them are the rules it seems

[TheColbertinator]

It is because of VR that it wasn't nominated. They want gamers to play it? Release a non-VR version.

Would work for me since my eyes detest VR

[-Foxtrot]

Yeah I had my issues with Half Life Alyx here and there BUT it deserved a spot as GOTY contender

[TheEroica]

A game involving a nerd headset can never win goty. It can also never win you a girlfriend.

[alextdarling]

Ive got a good feeling about Ghosts of Tsushima for GOTY.

Ori is my pick for winning art direction.

[Ezio2048]

If you know anything about TGA, you will not count on GoT to win GOTY. It is not happening whether you like it or not. They are just going to give it to TLou2.

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

TLOU2 deserves to win.

[roadkillers]

... Didn't Shadows Die Twice win last year? That totally gives GoT a chance you narf.

[Ezio2048]

@roadkillers, what are you talking about? Sekiro was one of the highest rated games of last year. GoT is nowhere near that. As much fan love as it has got, it still doesn't change the fact that winners are chosen by critics. The same critics that have given it 83 where all the other nominees are over/near 90.

[roadkillers]

Alright, that checks out. You need to state why next time.

[warriorcase]

"They"
The nominees are picked by industry press then are open to the public for voting. So 'they' would be us, the customers.

Go vote for what you want to win
https://thegameawards.com/n...

[potatoseal]

You obvoisuly know nothing about the game awards.

[CaptainHenry916]

What about Demon souls. It came out this year

[EmperorDalek]

I assume it doesn't qualify for most of the awards, as it's essentially the same as it was in 2009. I assume it could be nominated for best graphics or sound though.

[Hellcat2020]

Valhalla is in there so Demons Souls should be there as well since it's only 2 day release date difference
Also Miles Morales is nominated as well

[-Foxtrot]

I wish but it probably won't happen

It deserves it though.

[RaidenBlack]

Could've nominated Half Life Alyx for GOTY too.

[notachance]

is hades that good?
that one went under my radar

it's nice seeing 13 sentinels nominated for narrative, best damn story in 2020 by far if you can stomach the visual novel style

[Scissorman82]

It really is.

[P_Bomb]

13 sentinels deserves narrative. George Kamitani spins so many plates that not only don’t drop, but aren’t even plates by the end of it. There is no spoon!

I’d replace TLOU2’s art direction with 13 sentinels’ hand drawn sci-fi, or Dreams’ hybrid buffet.

[Petebloodyonion]

Hades is really that good :)
I was actually pleasantly surprised that they nominated it.
But seeing the game as a best indie game nominated pretty much spell it that it won't win GOTY but will win the indie game category.

[Relientk77]

I would love to see The Last of Us Part 2 win GOTY. The reactions from haters would be hilarious.

[RazzerRedux]

TLOU 2 Nominations:

Game of the Year
Best Game Direction
Best Narrative
Best Art Direction
Best Score and Music
Best Audio Design
Best Performance (actresses for both Ellie and Abby)
Innovation in Accessibility
Best Action/Adventure

All well deserved.

[TripleAAARating]

"All Well deserved" There isn't a better statement, it's one of the greatest games in the history of mankind.

[Sm311M3Fart]

Where is: The Biggest Disappointment?

[shabz666]

Honesty deserves every one of those categories. But I would give best score to ori.

[ClayRules2012]

All well deserved indeed! Phenomenal game and masterpiece!

[Rocosaurus]

Worst characters (except Lev and Yara)

[RazzerRedux]

@ClayRules2012

Agree 100% Great story. Great characters. Brilliant in just about every way. I'd say it ran a little long, but the overall package was one of the best games I've ever played.

[-Foxtrot]

@TripleAAARating

These kind of comments are like you're in a cult, so over the top

[ClayRules2012]

💯 truth! I wanna hear a violin play as they just go blank faced. The Haters - 😬😬😬
28561;😬😡㊄ 4;😢😢😢&# 128557;😭😭ԅ 57;

US who loved the game🍿😁😊 ;🧐 (zooming in to see if they’re crying) yep those are tears of sadness over.a game they hated winning...😂😂&# 128514;🤣🤣ԍ 15;🤪🤪🤪 Buddy, I want Part 2 to win now!

[ClayRules2012]

Absolutely agree on all that. And on the running a little long, but I also was exhausted mentally and physically (as I was with the first game) although nowhere near like I was with the first, because this sequel was 10x more brutal oh gosh was it. So glad we got our moneys worth and enjoyed the vision and total package on offer.

[TripleAAARating]

@Foxtrot 😆 didn't expect anything less in with your response... the facts are undeniable there isn't a game in History with the level of attention to detail, butter smooth transitional animations in character movement and overall graphical fidelity that comes close to TLOU part 2...
The narrative is subjective and divisive, but what many don't understand is that this is EXACTLY what the writers intended. So for people like you who spew Hatred because you dislike and disagree with one aspect of the game's narrative and completely ignore everything else it does at a Pristine level, I'm afraid is shallow minded.

[DuckOnQuack35]

Lmao well deserved my ass. I was so excited for Tlou 2 but i hated it and ended up not even finishing it. Didn't even come close to the first.

[Atticus_finch]

The meltdown would be pretty fun to watch.

[ClayRules2012]

I’d grab my 🍿 and drinks just for that.

[ClayRules2012]

The reactions would be hilarious, no doubt! Especially in a compilation video of all the haters watching it be announced. All the shock, disbelief and anger. Yes, in the year 2020, TLoU Part 2, did in fact WIN GOTY!

Love that game!

[-Foxtrot]

"All the shock, disbelief and anger"

Dragon Age Inquisition didn't deserve it in 2014 and Overwatch didn't deserve it in 2016 and still in 2020, despite them winning, I still don't agree with it so.

Hell I even thought Horizon Zero Dawn, Super Mario Odyssey or Persona 5 deserved it over Breath of the Wild

[RazzerRedux]

@ClayRules2012

lol....would love to see it. No one gets triggered more than TLOU 2 haters.

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

Your likes and dislikes have completely flipped within an extremely short timeframe because someone used spam bots again. This is the second time in 2 days that this has happened when someone praised TLOU2. Whoever is doing this is a loser.

[Stanjara]

I hate the game and direction, pacing, characters and all, and I'm not a bot.
Fuck this game.
Graphical lv is ridiculously good, and atmosphere and music.
But my God the wokness in this is on the same lv.

[Vithar]

all these games are lucky Cyberpunk got delayed LOL

[ClayRules2012]

LOL. Cyberpunk isn’t even out yet, and no reviews have gone out. I certainly hope it meets your expectations (as well as many others) who since the beginning have believed for some reason that it’ll be this second coming of video games, which I personally don’t see. I don’t believe it’ll be a bad game, by any means. I am excited for it. Loved TW3 and trust CDPR to do a great game. However, the expectations of some of you fans seem to have hype levels that are stratospheric and beyond, it’s shocking and scary kinda lol.

Here’s hoping it genuinely delivers something fantastic overall tho!

[neutralgamer1992]

ClayRules2012

We won't get non-biased reviews until 2 to 3 weeks after the game because so many of these media members have bought into the hype who will review the game so expect a lot of 10's than slowly as people start to play and have an actual conversation the game may not meet the awarded scores

[Hellcat2020]

Looking at that Xbox gameplay yesterday doesn't look all that great anymore.
It's obviously made for PC and new gen
It would have definitely not taken GOTY away from any of these

[JimBeans]

That's the worst list of GOTY contenders I've seen in many years.

[TheColbertinator]

So many games delayed to 2021 also.

[DuckOnQuack35]

Amen to that

[trippyaaron]

Dreams was only nominated for best VR? That's criminal it's not even nominated for art direction, family, or community support.

[P_Bomb]

Community support is a surprise since Dreams is literally community-as-a-service. No community, no Dreams.

[GoodGuy09]

We all know lou2 will win. Personally ghost is my goty.

[monkey602]

Tsushima was my personal game of the year also but I see the Last of Us 2 cleaning house. And thats okay, the game was great and it was a showcase in absolutely all the categories it was nominated in. Probably deserves the win anyway.

It won't take the enjoyment I had with any of the other nominees away

[monkey602]

Wow the good news just keeps coming in for Alannah Pearce !

[Sayai jin]

Sony flexing it's muscle.

[FunAndGun]

TLOU2 should win GOTY!

[Petebloodyonion]

There's been several quality games in 2020 but Ill be honest that I'm a bit tired of the usual tropes and politics of the game award ceremony.
Like honestly every year is the same with titles filling the usual spots.
- We have the reserved Nintendo slot game because Nintendo must have a game on the list.
- The indy game that will win the indy category and is allowed to have a 5 min glory with the big boys but have 0 chance of winning the GOTY.
- The Ubisoft/Bethesda game that is just nominated for the sake of having them in the list but have 0.000000000% chance of winning despite how they perfected their respective genre.
- The most anticipated game from the start of the year.
- The remaster/remake of the year
- And the safe bet (a game with 0 controversy around it that surprised ppl this year or was less anticipated)

Now of course, games around sports (despite now having open world/ RPG story and everything like a single player game) are not allowed on this list.
Games made for handheld and VR are also exclude from this list.
Games from Blacksheep publishers (publisher that we love to hate) are also exclude from list unless making an exclusive game for Sony or Nintendo
(Sega, THQ, EA, Activision, Take 2 and Microsoft)

As for the winner it's easy to find out
If the most anticipated game is the same as the Nintendo game then it's the Nintendo game.
If the most anticipated game is a safe bet (no controversy) then it's the most anticipated game
If not it's the safe bet.

So 99.999999% that you're winner this year will be Ghost of Tsushima (It's a great game).

[Stanjara]

Sadly, media didn't give the praise.

[ajax17]

so would cyberpunk 2077 be nominated for 2021 awards?

[nommers]

Comon FF7R, get those awards!

[-Foxtrot]

Come of Ghost of Tsushima

GOTY, Narrative, Game Direction please

[Nuvem]

No FF14 nomination for best ongoing game? Ok...

[Jaces]

Little odd Ghosts wasn't nominated for music/score, thought it some pretty pretty powerful scores in there.

[RgR]

Ghosts or FF7 for me from that list...although im sure it would be demon souls remake otherwise.

Certainly hope TLOU2 doesnt make GOTY.
Regardless if you liked it or not. It was extremely divisive and they attacked the fans that didnt like the direction. Dont think anyone who attacks their fanbase should win GOTY. They defintely should take many other cateogries though. Especially the best performances and accessibility. Art direction as well.

[Elda]

TLOU2,Ghost Of Tsushima & FFVII:R will be taking most awards.

[Pickledpepper]

TLOU II should not be on that list, the first game was brilliant story telling and attention to detail with really nice little touches, 1 that's really stood out for me was right at the beginning when Joel's daughter wakes and looks for him, stumbling because she was still tired.
TLOU II was one of the worst games I've played, bad story, boring and really drawn out with to many pointless flash backs.
I've put that one in the same pile as other bad games, the trash.

[Stanjara]

Totally agreed, but we should be silenced a respectful for the 10/10 media critic accolades, suck the male titi and clap for the GOTY award.

[TheReflectedGod]

No demon souls? They snuck in miles morales...

[Noz]

Its interesting to see that sony has the best titles without a question, so if you want to play the best games you have to own a playstation, thats a fact!

[fonduktoe]

What? No Godfall for goty!?