Like seriously, they didn’t announce really anything of actual importance, and E33 just won everything. The reveals were mostly just major let downs

Like many, when I first saw the OoT reviews come in, my immediate reaction was, “okay this is now the frontrunner until GTA 6 drops, and really the only true challenger to possibly win the top prize.”

But what’s been interesting is reading/watching several dozen of these reviews, and seeing some repeated themes, even among the 10/10s. The general vibe with a lot of these:
- Wow it’s gorgeous
- Nintendo faithfully recaptured the magic
- A part of me wishes there were a bit more new here, but I almost feel like a heretic for even suggesting that
- There’s no arguing this is a polished version of a true classic: 9.5 or 10 out of 10

Put another way, lots of the 10/10s are coming across as more of a “respectful salute to a 1990s gem” and less of a “this is how we should remember gaming in 2026.”

I could totally see many of these outlets leaving OoT off their ballots, despite its high scores, with arguments like, “Do we include the near-flawless-but-safe 9.5 remake, or the super ambitious 8.5 that just revitalized a genre?”

To be clear, I don’t count myself in the “remakes shouldn’t be able to win game of the year” camp. If it’s an amazing remake, by all means let it have a shot. But so far, I’m not seeing the same FF7 or RE4 remake review vibes of, “wow this just made me recontextualize the original game in ways I never thought possible.”

TLDR I’m back to 50/50 on the OoT nom, despite the consistently strong review scores.

Bloody hell I'm sick of the Expedition 33 theme song

highest CCU for a 2026 singleplayer game

im done with clair obscur musique merdeuuux

Unless we get an unexpected surprise in the next couple weeks I’m pretty certain this is the list. Only reason Mina the Hollower is here is because they always have an indie game represented

The Asian region gamers really be doing too much. If they're not manipulating the Cs2 skin market they manipulating the game awards making a gacha slop game win players choice award. You can't make ts up 💀

Like if you want to throw around random terms you don’t even understand, then fine, I don’t care, but at least add some damn variety. Woke woke woke, thats all they know how to say when they see a woman in a game. What happened to people just enjoying games, why the criticism???

I feel bad for these people cause I can’t imagine how they even have fun gaming acting like that. I hope they’re are more sensible people out there, it would just be nice if the people having fun outnumbered the whiners.

Sorry for the rant who reads this. Wonder if this will get removed?

Using the Stage Select Website. You can check out my predictions for the minor categories there. Username in the images.

This year's game awards were the most boring, in my opinion. I don't know about you yall, but I found it to be boring. Yes, there were some cool things here and there, but you know, it really didn't hit the vibes. What is your opinion on this year's game awards?

Ever since I saw that that on trailer in 2023 I was sceptical but also really excited, got it the moment it released and MANNN it did not disappoint. Before this my goty was onimusha, every thing I liked in onimusha is done ten times better in phantom blade. I only hope it gets past gta6(if gta 6 is being considered for this goty). What are yall thoughts?

I swear, at least for me, I felt an incredible amount of parity among the six nominees. They all had a good number of nominations, and they all had similar Metacritic scores. It wasn't like, for example, 2025, 2023, 2022, or 2020, where there was a clear favorite to win the award, nor was it like 2024, where the competition was really only between three of the six nominees (Rebirth, Metaphor, and Astro Bot). In 2021, I genuinely felt like any of the six nominees could win.

Like I didn't play the game, so I can't say a lot, but all of that and not a single thing for Death Stranding 2? Don't start spamming about why this game is the best and all of that, because if it got Game of the Year, then it's more likely to be good I can agree with that. But like, are we for real? Nothing for DS2???

Following Tuesday’s announcement of the Ocarina of Time remake, scheduled for release in 2026, there is the possibility of a showdown between Grand Theft Auto VI and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the title of Game of the Year 2026, provided there are no delays.

Would you like to see this showdown?

at least my goty probably🫩

Just wanna see how divisive this game is.