Torillian said:
sundin13 said:
@Torillian: I personally believe that a 60$ game that only lasts 7hours is ridiculous :P Especially if that game is then nominated for GOTY awards. Essentially it all boils down to what I said earlier, is this the best the video game world has to offer? No, there are bigger, better, bolder, prettier, artsier etc games that have been released this year.
Also, length isn't a scale where it is longer=better. Its more like a bar. If a game surpasses a certain length then it can be seen as having enough heft to it to be considered a full game. Journey is an idea that was prettily executed and well choreographed but it isn't a grand orchestra of magnificent video game design. Its just not enough for me to consider it a full game and not enough for me to even consider it as being the best game of the year. |
I can't agree, all that should matter is what the panell loved the most this year. And since their cutoff point for the length required to enjoy a game seems to be less than yours Journey will be nominated for this and other awards. Just seems like an intractable disagreement at this point, but I think you'll have to get used to games you don't consider as full games being given awards, because that's the way things are going, and thank god for it.
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nonono! Its not simply about enjoying the game, Im sure Journey is plenty enjoyable. But its not the best the industry has to offer. Like I said earlier, do you see short films judged alongside feature films? no, because that just doesnt make sense. Like Jay said, they just don't sit on equal ground.
Journey can continue to be considered a good game, maybe even best downloadable game of the year, but GOTY? no...
This is going nowhere though so if there is nothing else to add to this argument, I am fine with a stalemate :P
