| foodfather said: I dont think I've ever seen a GOTY list where the top 3 is so on point. Very good to see such great and underrated games like Shadow Of Mordor and Alien Isolation getting GOTY noms/wins. |
How exactly were they underrated? For the most part people have been gushing about both games since they launched. Especially as there is a surprise factor for both, being that rthere is finally, after a loing hiatus, a LOTR game that is actually good, and that after Colonial Marines Isolation was met with much trepidation before it launched.
What is interesting is that all 3 games came from a base of low expectations. Dragon Age 2 is a much maligned (unfairly IMO) game, and as mentioned Colonial Marines tainted people's minds for Isolation, and the only decent LOTR games in recent years have been ones with Lego in the title. So at least it's good to see each game being judged on its own merits rather than being haunted by the legacy of their names. Of course one might argue that low expectations leading to games which are actually good potentially inflates the early regard for the games and hindsight a year or so down the track might lead people to conclude that actually those weren't the best games of 2014 despite initial reactions.
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