Game of the Year! Dragon Age? WTF!

[outlawauron]

mZuzek said:

outlawauron said:

mZuzek said:
To be honest I think this is more due to the whole "sexism" thing in Bayonetta than it being a Nintendo exclusive, especially how heavily involved Nintendo were at The Game Awards, even having the spotlight for the best "world premiere" at the end, after the Game of the Year award.

Dragon Age has a lot more going for it than that. It's available on more platforms, has a wider audience, and isn't Japanese.

Still, a metacritic score shouldn't be the reason a game gets GOTY. Otherwise, it's GTA5 again.

Oh no, I'm not trying to take anything away from Dragon Age, all I'm saying is that the "sexism" debacle was probably more relevant to the decision than it being a Nintendo exclusive. I can't even begin to imagine how horrifying the media would look like (I'm looking at you, Polygon) if Bayonetta 2 won the game of the year award. And I agree that Metacritic shouldn't be a reference at all.

Regardless, I agree to some extent... I mean, I just can't see Zelda Wii U winning it next year even if it is by far the best game released in 2015. Even if Uncharted 4 and others disappoint, you know. But we'll see.

Why the cynicism? Zelda is pretty much given a free pass by all gaming journalist and media.