| firebush03 said: Seeing how 2021 through 2024 has had an “unprecedented†winner (It Takes Two - 2021; an indie platformer) (Elden Ring - 2022; JRPG) (Baldur’s Gate 3 - 2023; it was going up against an equally acclaimed, open-world experience, Tears of the Kingdom) (Astro Bot - 2024; simple 3D platformer), I think it’s fair to say that we need to drop this notion of “this type of game likely will not win GotY.†From what I can gather, it is almost always the game with the highest OC/MC score that wins the overall award. |
It Takes Two winning several years ago was genuinely groundbreaking for sure! While I don't see open world RPGs and first-party sequels winning as equally lacking for precedent, your point is taken: creativity has been rewarded at these ceremonies this decade. I'm just saying it would take more broad-mindedness than we have yet seen for Silksong to actually win Game of the Year. Not ruling it out as a possiblity!
