Sacred Symbols+, Episode 348 | Perusing the 2023 Game Awards' Nominees List
Added 2023-11-18 17:00:07 +0000 UTCIt's getting late in the calendar year, which means an increasingly-relevant tradition is primed to take place: Geoff Keighley's annual Game Awards (which we once knew as the VGAs back when). The show itself doesn't take place until early December; thus, we thought we'd take some time to prepare ourselves for some potential outcomes, mixing through some (but not all) of the categories in order to pass judgment. Sacred Symbols' audience knows that the three of us don't really care about The Game Awards, apart from the various announcements that come between the winners being announced. But it's still a cultural event worth taking note of... even if we're concerned that some judges don't know the definitions of words like "independent" and "adventure game." C'est la vie.
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Remasters and reboot and remakes all start with the letter R but are very different
Dustin
2023-11-25 07:12:47 +0000 UTCThe battle theme in FFVI is probably my favorite battle theme in any game
Brannon H
2023-11-25 04:32:04 +0000 UTCI still find it weird how people view Tears of the Kingdom for the Game Awards now. It improves on Breath of the Wild in every aspect and was the most adored games for months this year. Breath of the Wild was recently awarded the greatest game of all time in an industry wide poll at the beginning of the year. It kinda shows how much recency bias affects people when voting for award shows. I hope it gets the recognition it deserves. The crowning achievement in the best year for gaming.
Brannon H
2023-11-25 04:30:46 +0000 UTCI get that action-adventure is a lame term that, like RPGs, encompasses many types of games. But I don't think it's that hard to define for anyone who's a fan of this medium. Adventure games are puzzle games, action adventure games are action games with puzzles. Uncharted, Lego games, Zelda games, resident evil are all action-adventure games.
Cornelius
2023-11-24 14:49:18 +0000 UTCDead Space just has a more bad ass attitude and self awareness. Resident evil 2 was the pinnacle remake and there’s nothing wrong with the rest. Dead Space also has the benefit of a phoenix type story. The company was shut down and it’s back!
Nicholas Renaud
2023-11-22 23:24:20 +0000 UTCI don't agree with RE4 as a GOTY nominee. It's a fantastic game, but I think that remasters/reboots are so common now (and not stopping anytime soon) that we should just have a "Best Re-Imagining" category.
Kevin Cooper
2023-11-22 15:34:26 +0000 UTC"What's wrong with fire and oil?!" Chris is really a 90 year old man like Colin, I'm pretty sure that's why they vibe so hard.
Devon McCarty
2023-11-21 21:36:43 +0000 UTCIs RE4Remake really more liked than the Deadspace Remake? I love the RE4Remake, but the Deadspace Remake is just so much better imo. It grabbed on and held onto me. Re4Remake for some reason took me longer to finish. I was with Deadspace right from the start. Weird
ChristianLikeTheReligion
2023-11-21 14:18:10 +0000 UTCI was surprised to hear that comment too. I figure most LSM patrons stick to the end.
NeO JD
2023-11-21 02:22:51 +0000 UTCI asked in the main show’s thread if Chris had played Ghostrunner 2 - I guess I got my answer. The game is soooo good! Excited to hear Chris’s thoughts once he gets to play it
Ross Stoddart
2023-11-20 13:01:30 +0000 UTCIce storm of 98, I was 11 and remember the power being out for about a week also.
Mike Maurice
2023-11-20 12:41:02 +0000 UTCWasn’t FF 14 a letdown originally as well though?
Zack E
2023-11-20 08:50:24 +0000 UTCVideo game remakes should be eligible for awards much the same as film remakes. Is The Thing a lesser movie because it had the bones an older film to work from? How many people think of the pre-Clooney Ocean’s Eleven? Remakes are a new piece of art made by a new team of artists, and should be treated accordingly. A shot-for-shot remake like Shadow of the Colossus is different, of course, but the point still stands. Remakes are often their own thing.
Zackery Parkerson
2023-11-19 21:10:57 +0000 UTCThe first two minutes of this played at half speed are hilarious
MJ SKA BOI
2023-11-19 02:12:30 +0000 UTCJust watch TLOU2 being nominated GOTY next year lol.
Kasual7
2023-11-18 23:19:11 +0000 UTCI made it to that part of the episode.
Lunar Tear
2023-11-18 22:08:37 +0000 UTCThe best thing about Starfield is the ability to roleplay in it, but that’s about the only category I would go to bat for if it weren’t for BG3.
Noah Friscopp
2023-11-18 19:21:49 +0000 UTCFucking THANK YOU Dustin; CD Project should not be getting credit for cleaning up the shit off the carpet that they themselves left there. That was a great analogy
Zac
2023-11-18 19:15:26 +0000 UTCIn what way is ff16 an rpg? The game is most similar to devil may cry , are we saying dmc is an rpg now? Horizon zero dawn is more of an rpg than ff16.
Branden
2023-11-18 19:10:04 +0000 UTCRemakes should have their own category
Kate
2023-11-18 18:30:11 +0000 UTCChris's point on HiFi Rush having to win best score, just because of the nature of the game, is very flawed. By that reasoning Metal Hellsinger would have won last year. FF16 should be winning that award Best audio design is a better fit if HiFi Rush is gonna win something like that
Deemac
2023-11-18 18:23:26 +0000 UTCYes! Excited to listen to this one 💙
Luis G
2023-11-18 17:38:44 +0000 UTCLies of P is my GOTY. Holy shit it is so good.
Michael
2023-11-18 17:23:19 +0000 UTCWith as stacked as this year is, there was no way to make everyone happy. That being said, I have a really hard time putting Wonder and RE4 Remake over a number of other games I feel are more deserving But, hey, just my opinion
Zeke the Plumber
2023-11-18 17:10:05 +0000 UTC
