MULTI Game Of The Year 2018 - Summary and Website Lists

[Chandoo]

Never cared much for <insert publication name>'s opinion. This pick reassures that they should continue to be ignored.

:laugh1:

 

[Necrokiller]

Here's the current Metacritic/Necrokiller certified tally for GoTY


God of War - 15

- The Game Awards
- Trusted Reviews
- Slant Magazine
- Critical Hit
- M3
- CNET
- Dualshockers
- Jeuxvideo
- GameRevolution
- Destructoid
- God is a Geek
- Polygon
- IGN
- GamesRadar
- Metro

Red Dead Redemption 2 - 8

- Game Debate
- Guardian
- Digital Trends
- IGN Japan
- Twinfinite
- Gamespot
- Telegraph
- USgamer

For some of us keeping track of the relevant critics, and not all the randos on the interwebs, here is the updated list.

RDR2 with a huge comeback. Its a tie now.

1. Trusted Reviews
2. TGA
3. Slant
4. Critical Hit
5. M3
6. IGN Spain
7. Dual shockers
8. Jeuxvideo
9. GameRevolution
10. God is a Geek
11. Destructoid
12. Polygon
13. IGN
14. Games Radar
15. Metro Game Central
16. GameCrate
17. Video Gamer

1. Guardian
2. Game Debate
3. Digital Trends
4. IGN Japan
5. Twinfinite
6. Gamespot
7. USGamer
8. Telegraph
9. Spazio Games
10. Meristation
11. Vandal
12. Post National Arcade
13. IGN Italia
14. Areajugones
15. EDGE
16. Atomix
17. The Games Machine

1. Gamer.nl
2. VentureBeat

1. Cubed3

1. GiantBomb

1. Digital Fix

 

[CerebralTiger]

RDR2 with a huge comeback. Its a tie now.

Just noticed I made an error with one of the entries. CNET is credited on Metacritic, but since they don't assign scores, it ought to be excluded from the GoW tally.

That puts RDR2 in the lead.

Never cared much for <insert publication name>'s opinion. This pick reassures that they should continue to be ignored.

The thing with Giantbomb, though, is that they hardly review any games, so it's kind of fair for people to not care about them

 

[Necrokiller]

Just noticed I made an error with one of the entries. CNET is credited on Metacritic, but since they don't assign scores, it ought to be excluded from the GoW tally.

That puts RDR2 in the lead.

IGN Spain GoTY is God of War so back to a tie now.

The thing with Giantbomb, though, is that they hardly review any games, so it's kind of fair for people to not care about them

Not only that, but their picks are more questionable than Edge. They chose the PC version of PUBG over Zelda BotW and Horizon Zero Dawn.

Also, they included Red Dead Redemption 2 in their Top Most Disappointing Games as well.

 

[Chandoo]

Meanwhile on the full list, God of War has pulled far ahead with a bunch of wins and Spider Man is a genuine third place GoTY winner right now.


[FONT=&quot]God of War - 74[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Red Dead Redemption 2 - 57[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Marvel's Spider-Man - 8[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Celeste - 4[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Fortnite Battle Royale - 3[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Return of the Obra Dinn - 3[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 2[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Tetris Effect - 2[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Florence - 1[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Kingdom Come: Deliverance - 1[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Monster Hunter: World - 1[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]11-11: Memories Retold - 1[/FONT]

 

[Necrokiller]

Eurogamer GoTY - Tetris Effect

We could have picked one of those surviving bastions of Big Gaming, a God of War or a Red Dead, because the scale of craftsmanship they display is often extraordinary to behold, but our hearts wouldn't have been in it. These games stirred admiration in us, but not passion.

Instead, our choice for game of the year is a game to cut through all this noise and make a nonsense of all this talk. It's a game of utter purity, a contemporary take on a timeless classic, and a genuinely inspiring and uplifting experience. It doesn't care about the zeitgeist, because it is, in itself, the history and the future of video games rolled into one. It's Tetris Effect.

The other game of the year
There were only ever two games in serious consideration for our game of the year: Tetris Effect and Fortnite. But the choice between them was an agonising one. Not because the team was pretty evenly split between them (they appeared the same number of times in our personal top 5s), but because they represented such fascinatingly and utterly different things.

Fortnite is the quintessential 2018 video game, perhaps the best-run live game of all time, where the social experience and the constantly evolving metanarrative become far more important than the fairly simple, if entertaining, game itself. It hardly matters that it is a work of breathtaking corporate opportunism that was originally supposed to be something else (an unholy stew of Minecraft, DayZ and Left 4 Dead). It has already left a huge impact and there's no doubt that it will change how games are made and played in far more meaningful ways than a slew of copycats. Also: we played it together, a lot, and had a ton of fun. Epic, we salute you.

 

[SolitarySoldier]

If Fortnite was Eurogamer's second choice, then I really don't care about their opinion.

Also, what the hell is "inspiring and uplifting" about Tetris? Timeless classic, yes, historic and nostalgic, yes, perhaps innovative and immersive in this case, but idk how it could be uplifting (their write up doesn't help with that).

Anyway, choosing Tetris because "it doesn't care about the Zeitgeist" and then literally naming the most popular game as their second pick is quite ironic.

 

[Chandoo]

Are we gonna discredit Eurogamer too now, guys ?

In the overall race, God of War has now pulled ahead with a 23 point lead over RDR2.


God of War - 84
Red Dead Redemption 2 - 61
Marvel's Spider-Man - 8
Celeste - 4
Fortnite Battle Royale - 3
Return of the Obra Dinn - 3
Tetris Effect - 3
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 2
Florence - 1
Kingdom Come: Deliverance - 1
Monster Hunter: World - 1
11-11: Memories Retold - 1

 

[Necrokiller]

I don't mind Fornite being ranked high. PUBG and Fornite will undoubtedly shape the future of multiplayer games in some form. Call of Duty is more irrelevant today than it has been in several years.

The praise for Tetris has me intrigued though. I wonder if its worth it without VR.

 

[CerebralTiger]

The praise for Tetris has me intrigued though. I wonder if its worth it without VR.

Less immersive without VR, but otherwise the same. It'll also be available on Steam in around 6 months, once the timed exclusivity period with Sony is up. Was the same case with Enhance Games' last title i.e. Rez Infinite.

 

[Chandoo]

God of War has now surpassed 100 awards and joined the 100+ GoTY award club.

God of War - 102
Red Dead Redemption 2 - 71
Marvel's Spider-Man - 11
Celeste - 6
Fortnite Battle Royale - 3
Return of the Obra Dinn - 3
Tetris Effect - 3
Monster Hunter: World - 2
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 2
Florence - 1
Frostpunk - 1
Kingdom Come: Deliverance - 1
Two Point Hospital - 1
11-11: Memories Retold - 1

 

[Necrokiller]

God of War has now surpassed 100 awards and joined the 100+ GoTY award club.

Thats like every goty from the last decade and then some

The prestigious club is the 200 club. Lets see if it gets there.

 

[SolitarySoldier]

GoW and RDR2 will likely stay in a chase like that, which means neither may go up to 200.

 

[Necrokiller]

RDR2 in the lead for now.

1. Guardian
2. Game Debate
3. Digital Trends
4. IGN Japan
5. Twinfinite
6. Gamespot
7. USGamer
8. Telegraph
9. Spazio Games
10. Meristation
11. Vandal
12. Post National Arcade
13. IGN Italia
14. Areajugones
15. EDGE
16. Atomix
17. The Games Machine
18. Gamespew
19. 3DJuegos
20. EGM
21. Everyeye.it
22. LevelUp
23. 4Players.de
24. Games.cz

1. Trusted Reviews
2. TGA
3. Slant
4. Critical Hit
5. M3
6. IGN Spain
7. Dual shockers
8. Jeuxvideo
9. GameRevolution
10. God is a Geek
11. Destructoid
12. Polygon
13. IGN
14. Games Radar
15. Metro Game Central
16. GameCrate
17. Video Gamer
18. Press Start Aus
19. Stevivor
20. XGN
21. Softpedia
22. Darkstation
23. Game Rant

 

[Chandoo]

RDR2 in the lead for now.

Nah man, the same sources which gave TW3 it's 250 count say otherwise

God of War - 113
Red Dead Redemption 2 - 85

 

[Necrokiller]

Nah man, the same sources which gave TW3 it's 250 count say otherwise

Geralt's the top tier winner either way :geralt:


Don't worry, GoW will likely pull up ahead again.

 

[Chandoo]

Geralt's the top tier winner either way :geralt:


Don't worry, GoW will likely pull up ahead again.

Just pointing it out. ;p

Mass Effect 2 lost to RDR back in the day because of these accumulative results too, critics only reviews had ME2 ahead but it still 'lost'.

 

[Necrokiller]

Just pointing it out. ;p

Mass Effect 2 lost to RDR back in the day because of these accumulative results too, critics only reviews had ME2 ahead but it still 'lost'.

ME2 lost by all accounts.

Thats just a random dude who has his own set of rules running a blog for convenient compilation. Metacritic only winners just makes more sense.

 

[Chandoo]

GoTY list update

Yakuza 6 has finally won it's first GoTY. Spider Man has won a respectable 15 GoTY awards now.


[FONT=&quot]God of War - 120[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Red Dead Redemption 2 - 95[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Marvel's Spider-Man - 15[/FONT]
C[FONT=&quot]eleste - 6[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Fortnite Battle Royale - 4[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Return of the Obra Dinn - 4[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Tetris Effect - 4[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Monster Hunter: World - 3[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 3[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Astro Bot Rescue Mission - 1[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Florence - 1[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Frostpunk - 1[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Kingdom Come: Deliverance - 1[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Two Point Hospital - 1[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Yakuza 6: The Song of Life - 1[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]11-11: Memories Retold - 1[/FONT]

 

[Necrokiller]

The Japanese centric site which gave Yakuza its goty made me chuckle. Valkyria Chronicles and Megaman 11 as runner ups :tv:

Meanwhile, RDR2 is still in the lead on the real Goty list.