Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name] to games • 8 months agoEvery review was along the lines of ‘good first hour, the rest was bland and boring’. Not really GOTY material.imagemessage-square238 fedilinkarrow-up1211
arrow-up1211imageEvery review was along the lines of ‘good first hour, the rest was bland and boring’. Not really GOTY material.Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name] to games • 8 months agomessage-square238 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareWheaties [comrade/them]hexbear44·8 months agoOuter Wilds never got a game award. I mean, I had to go look it up just now just in case, because the game awards are about as on my radar as the ocars. link
minus-squareWheaties [comrade/them]hexbear34·8 months agoalso, in 2020, they had a VR/AR category for Alyx, and then never had the category again. VR's killer app killed it. link
minus-squarealcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]hexbear3·edit-28 months agoThey'd have to make it a lifetime award, good VR games take at least a year to get polished/shine though all the garbage VR apps. According to steam charts, only like 2 of the top 100 VR games by current player count came out in 2023; a VR Tarkov clone and Gorilla Tag. link
minus-squareiheartneopets@lemm.eehexbear10·8 months agoDidn't it win a BAFTA? Or was it just nominated? That counts more than a game award, imo linkfedilink
Outer Wilds never got a game award. I mean, I had to go look it up just now just in case, because the game awards are about as on my radar as the ocars.
also, in 2020, they had a VR/AR category for Alyx, and then never had the category again.
VR's killer app killed it.
They'd have to make it a lifetime award, good VR games take at least a year to get polished/shine though all the garbage VR apps.
According to steam charts, only like 2 of the top 100 VR games by current player count came out in 2023; a VR Tarkov clone and Gorilla Tag.
Didn't it win a BAFTA? Or was it just nominated? That counts more than a game award, imo
oh, it did! good for them