Highest on Metacritic vs. Game with most GOTY awards

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StuOhQ said:

GOTY awards go to multiplats for the same reason that mainstream titles generally win the Oscar. Awards are only partially about the quality of the work. They are also indicative of each publication's audience. Gaming publications are a business.

How many people will keep reading if the GOTY each 365 is a game they haven't played (and can't because it's exclusive to a console they don't own)?

"Dragon Age: Inquisition" is a perfect example. It was one of the best games that most of the gaming world had access to - and a bestseller. Those two qualifications weigh just as heavily into GOTY lists as quality.

You also have to consider that many GOTY awards are given out by publications that follow one platform alone. Those games on many platforms are obviously going to get more overall awards.

3 titles were full exclusive, 4 titles were console exclusive (available on PC), and 6 were multi-platform. Multi-plats may have the biggest share of GOTY's but with 3 full exclusives and 4 console exclusives, multi-plats are outnumbered 7-6. More than half this list is either console exclusive or full exclusive so I think it may have to do with the influence of the game on the industry as well as how likable the game is.