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sc94597 on 24 March 2015
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TheGoldenBoy said:
sc94597 said:

Obviously this isn't comparable. Bayonetta wasn't chosen because how small its fanbase is and review sites wouldn't get the same number of hits. The Legend of Zelda is not Bayonetta though. 

In 2011 Skyward Sword got something like 5 GOTY Awards and Dark Souls got one. 2011 was a three way split between Skyward Sword, Portal 2, and Skyrim. And Skyward Sword is generally considered one of the worst 3D Zeldas. A new revitalization to the series, like the upcoming Wii U game, definitely will be getting a lot of the awards. 

I don't disagree that Zelda might win the most GOTY, but you said Bloodborne needed to be higher on metacritic for it to win some. I was arguing that point, not Zelda's validity as a GOTY candidate.

Yes, it makes sense that if review sites rate one title higher than another, then they will likely choose it for GOTY. Not to say that Bloodborne won't get a sizable portion of the awards, just that if it is in the low 90's on average and Zelda U is in the mid 90's like its predecessors, it makes sense to expect GOTY awards to reflect the review scores (considering that both games are exclusives.) Bayonetta 2 did not get GOTY, because it is a niche game, and the reviews targetted its audience (even then there were two awards given to it.)  It lost to multiplats that more people got to play (DA:I and Shadows of Mordor.) The  GOTY needs to be popular and also have good reviews so that the critics can get more hits. Furthermore, being a late release, Zelda U will still be on the minds of the critics. My post was mostly a response to the multiple posts in here along the lines of, "Bloodborne will be GOTY" or "GOTY!!" in response to the 93 average review score. I personally believe that if Bloodborne were in the mid-90's it would put up a better fight against Zelda U when the critics go back to look at their review scores and tally up GOTY for consistency. 

Personally, I think GOTY is a silly concept.