Sometimes I prefer not to see the other enemies so I guide myself by the type of enemy attack and if there is an arrow. Sometimes when you can see all of them you don't really see regular attacks that doesn't have the circles on them.

To me, gaming nominations for a pristine ceremony, such as TGA since it touts itself to be the video game version of the Oscars, is take into account everything a game has to offer, including the game as an artform. Best Picture nominees are supposed to encapsulate film as a form of art. Very rarely does a high budget movie ever have a Best Picture nomination. It happens more often now than it used to, but still rare. GoW: Ragnarok would be to me what The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was at the Oscars. A high budget film that took everything that made movies fun to watch, yet still be a piece of art. And it swept all 11 Oscar nominations it had that year.

If just those kinds of games get nominated though, why bother having other genre of games if those aren't just as viable to be considered for GOTY? Inside was just as simplistic in design and gameplay as Pentiment, yet it received a GOTY nomination in 2016 as it was a very powerful and moving game, but lost to Overwatch, a multiplayer only hero shooter. If the entire presentation of the game is a work of art, it should be considered for GOTY. I don't like to discredit a game if it doesn't match a very specific type of standard.

The problem with the the art narrative is that art is subjective. Modern art is considered trash by most people but some rich dude pays a million for a giant bannana. And thats the problem these small indy games have. Some people will swear by it but the majority will think its bad. I honestly dont think a game should be nominate for goty because some elite game journous think its great and we are to dumb and I unculture to really apreciate what they see. Now a game like ragnarok appeals to everyone and theres nothing subjective about why its good.

This is a hot take and just untrue. We have tons of indies that sells millions of copies, just because they are low budget doesn't mean they can't be appreciated by many people. It takes two sold 7 million copies, this is blockbuster level of sales

What about Among us? Minecraft? There are so many successful indie games, why can't be they be nominated for AOTY?

Also, there is no need to feel alienated or uncultured just because you don't see the beauty in a specific piece of art form, as appreciating art is subjective and sometimes we need to be touched by some sensibilities that for a couple of reasons we are unaware of.

Indeed if anyone feel dumb just because they disagree with critics choice then, perhaps, they're dumb indeed, just not for the reason they think they are. 

Yes, the side characters do spoil puzzles in the beginning but I noticed about mid way in the game, they hardly say anything. Late game they say nothing. When all is said and done, the puzzles just like the first game are more to break up the action then anything to write home about. If anything, I am happy they say something because for me, I get tired of pixel hunting instead just want to move the story or action instead of spending time with simple puzzle mechanics. Probably next GOD, they will have a toggle that will allow you to shut them off.

I dint say a game needs to sell a lot. We definetly have garbage like. Cod and fifa selling tons and we can all agree they are not considered contenders in the hall of fame. I A said a game its touted as excellent or something by a small group but the larger group does not feel the same. 

Never said i feel dumb. I said reviewers and even people here feel like if people dont see their gem then its because your less. Theese smaller games tend to be apreciated by a niche most of the time. And if your not into that niche to begin with you will never apreciate that game. 

Atreus and Mimir spoiling puzzles does get on my nerves here too and it's weirdly inconsistent. Sometimes you walk in a room and they can't wait to tell you what to do before you've had time to pan the camera across the room or other times they actually let you try a times before telling you "Hey stupid, do this". I would love an option to turn those hints off as well. 

Dear God, yes. I’m kind of baffled by this glaring issue. I want to figure puzzles out myself in games, and I get no satisfaction from looking up the solution. But there have been several times where not 10 seconds after I’m given the puzzle, they give me the answer. Then, there was another moment where the solution was not very straightforward, so a hint would’ve actually made sense, yet Atreus and Mimir were dead silent.

That being said, most things are definitely positive. Im very partial to the axe, but I’m being slowly drawn to the blades. They’re badass. Launching someone in the air, then impaling them with the blades, Scorpion-style, and then slamming them back to the ground, is a hell of a feeling. 

Dear God, yes. I’m kind of baffled by this glaring issue. I want to figure puzzles out myself in games, and I get no satisfaction from looking up the solution. But there have been several times where not 10 seconds after I’m given the puzzle, they give me the answer. Then, there was another moment where the solution was not very straightforward, so a hint would’ve actually made sense, yet Atreus and Mimir were dead silent.

That being said, most things are definitely positive. Im very partial to the axe, but I’m being slowly drawn to the blades. They’re badass. Launching someone in the air, then impaling them with the blades, Scorpion-style, and then slamming them back to the ground, is a hell of a feeling.