Nominations for Icon-era game awards!

Bryank75

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Please post your suggestions below for any categories. Reasoning also welcome.

We will then have a vote when lists are finalized.

GOTY
Action game of the year
Family game of the year
Sports game of the year
Studio of the year
Best audio
Best game direction
Best game design
Best expansion or dlc
Indie game of the year
Best story
Best gameplay
Best GAAS/ live service

Are my suggestions... We can expand or shorten the list as appropriate.

The game must have released this year.
 

Yurinka

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Please post your suggestions below for any categories. Reasoning also welcome.

We will then have a vote when lists are finalized.

GOTY
Action game of the year
Family game of the year
Sports game of the year
Studio of the year
Best audio
Best game direction
Best game design
Best expansion or dlc
Indie game of the year
Best story
Best gameplay
Best GAAS/ live service

Are my suggestions... We can expand or shorten the list as appropriate.

The game must have released this year.
I'd add a "best remaster/remake" award. So no need to include dlcs/expansions/remasters in the GOTY list, which would be only for new games released this year.

Regarding genres, I'd split 'action' in two:
shooter game of the year and fighting game of the year

I'd also add a few genres more:
RPG of the year
 

quest4441

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Best Shitposter of the Year - We need to acknowledge Humor
Best AI Bot/ Chat Bot of the Year - I am sure we will get the most traction for this category both in terms of nominees and discussions around the award.
Best Doomer of The Year - Do I even need to explain
Bomb of The Year - Many games to choose from
 
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Bryank75

Bryank75

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I'd add a "best remaster/remake" award. So no need to include dlcs/expansions/remasters in the GOTY list, which would be only for new games released this year.

Regarding genres, I'd split 'action' in two:
shooter game of the year and fighting game of the year

I'd also add a few genres more:
RPG of the year
Best Shitposter of the Year - We need to acknowledge Humor
Best AI Bot/ Chat Bot of the Year - I am sure we will get the most traction for this category both in terms of nominees and discussions around the award.
Best Doomer of The Year - Do I even need to explain
Bomb of The Year - Many games to choose from
Some great ideas guys....

Keep the coming.

We also need lists of games for each category, whenever people have time...
 
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Gediminas

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Some great ideas guys....

Keep the coming.

We also need lists of games for each category, whenever people have time...
how about : make a thread for each category with 10+ games, people have to choose 5 games which will then enters the competition for the best?
 
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Yurinka

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Best Shitposter of the Year - We need to acknowledge Humor
Best AI Bot/ Chat Bot of the Year - I am sure we will get the most traction for this category both in terms of nominees and discussions around the award.
Best Doomer of The Year - Do I even need to explain
Bomb of The Year - Many games to choose from
I'd avoid these insulting categories and related debates, I think attacking other users must stop.

Bullying is not humor.

how about : make a thread for each category with 10+ games, people have to choose 5 games which will then enters the competition for the best?
The idea of first voting out of a long (way more than 10) list the 5 nominees of each category, and later a second voting with only the 5 finalists sounds great.

I think the main issue would be the first lists, because many people will think that this or that game is missing there.
 

toucandela

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couple of quick thoughts

Most Innovative Gameplay - stolen from Steam, nice idea, but how the fuck did Starfield win it last year?
Best Cozy Game - for chill stuff, minimal challenge, creative games etc
 
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quest4441

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I'd avoid these insulting categories and related debates, I think attacking other users must stop.

Bullying is not humor.
Best AI Bot/ Chat Bot of the Year

Bold of you to assume you will win this category :ROFLMAO: 🤭
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Orangee

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Best Shitposter of the Year - We need to acknowledge Humor
Best AI Bot/ Chat Bot of the Year - I am sure we will get the most traction for this category both in terms of nominees and discussions around the award.
Best Doomer of The Year - Do I even need to explain
Bomb of The Year - Many games to choose from
How much time do we have before the nominees? I'll have to trash stellar slop a little bit more and hopefully get nominated for any of those.
 

Yurinka

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Best AI Bot/ Chat Bot of the Year

Bold of you to assume you will win this category :ROFLMAO: 🤭
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You deserve to receive as 'award' the Ban of the Year, but not sure if I'd give it to you or if I'd prefer to give it to the moron troll who constantly keeps abusing the laugh emoji on my posts.

P.S.: Here we have it
 
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Vertigo

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Flop of the Year should be something for sure. Do it!

Nominations:

Concord
Dragon Age
Star Wars Outlaws


It’s clearly concord but it’s truly a historic release.
 
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quest4441

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I'm ok with humor, but I'm not ok with retarded trolls constantly insulting and attacking me because that is not humor.

If something, you are the ones who have to live a llitle and be respectful with other people, specially those who disagree with you.
Bruh I hardly reply to you and even barely read your essays. I just find it funny that you post 4000 word replies
 
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I'm ok with humor, but I'm not ok with retarded trolls constantly insulting and attacking me because that is not humor.

If something, you are the ones who have to live a llitle and be respectful with other people, specially those who disagree with you.
You're a blast at parties, aren't ya?

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Bryank75

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Has anybody already suggested things like Sound Design/Musical Score or Art Direction?

I'm thinking about games which shine in those categories, or perhaps something like Best Performance.
I did have best audio but not the others.

They could certainly fit in depending on the nominees
 

Gediminas

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I did have best audio but not the others.

They could certainly fit in depending on the nominees
Personally, i would remove GOTY nomination whatsoever. Usually, that award is contradictory to other awards.

The best way, to split Goty award is to :

PC game of the year
Nintendo game of the year
Playstation game of the year
Xbox game of the year
 
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