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Video Games: Why were the GTA V stans so certain they would win GOTY?
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Why were the GTA V stans so certain they would win GOTY?
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Or The “I’m Sorry You Came Out The Same Year As GTA5″Awards
So, Grand Theft Auto V comes out tomorrow and as expected, the critical community is losing its collective mind heaping praises on it1.That’s great for Rockstar, but this article isn’t about them. This article is about some of the other games that in any other year would have been a surefire lock for a Game of the Year or two.
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Grand Theft Auto V - 128
The Critics' Picks - 95
The Readers' Picks - 33
The Last of Us - 204
The Critics' Picks - 163
The Readers' Picks - 41
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it’s a masterpiece of mature, gameplay-driven narrative, stunningly well-realised world-building, and uncompromising but intelligent systemic game design. The final product is complete, cohesive, and affecting--it's the pinnacle of intelligent, powerful, artistically-minded gaming in the triple-A sphere.
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- GamesRadar
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Not only is The Last of Us deserving of being call “Game of the Year”, but it quite possibly could be the game of a generation. The writing, the pacing, the dialogue, the world, the characters, and their relationships—everything is as perfect as it can get.
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- Game Revolution
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The Last of Us is more than the sum of its parts. It's a moment, an instant classic, and the most important video game released in 2013.
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- Yahoo
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If there's one game you should play this year, it's this.
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- MTV
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Video game storytelling was at its best through 2013, but no game told a more deeply moving story than Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us.
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- New York Daily News
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For all of Rockstar Games’ technical showboating and RAGE-engine implemented carnage, The Last of Us is a work of the finest gaming art.
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- WhatCulture
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Wow. Epic. Intimate. Insane. 5 stars. An utter masterpiece. I’m addicted, life over.
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- Guardian Liberty Voice
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It was clear upon release and even more so six months later how important of an achievement The Last of Us is for the medium. Most importantly, however, The Last of Us proved how far video games have evolved and gave hope for where the medium would go — and managed to do so on seven year old hardware.
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- HardcoreGamer
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Naughty Dog has done something rare in the medium and that is tell a mature tell in a mature way. For as raw and grotesque as it is, The Last of Us is an exercise in subtlety and subdued story-telling.
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- Destructoid
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Naughty Dog has proven itself with cartoonish action and theatrical thrill rides in the past, but it was a pleasure to watch their first effort at deeper, more meaningful work. They made an instant classic.
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- Giant Bomb
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It will remain a noteworthy accomplishment for years to come, not because any one of its accomplishments was all that remarkable on its own, but because together they made it seem possible that blockbuster games this good might one day become regular—though never ordinary—occurrences.
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- Kotaku
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Naughty Dog’s apocalyptic road trip has rightly won plaudits for its cinematic and narrative qualities, with terrific visual direction, writing and performances from its central pairing of Joel and Ellie.
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- Telegraph
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We gave it a 10. It's not flawless, by any means. But it gets so much right in ways games often get them wrong, as well as excelling in many other areas, and as such it's our game of the year.
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- VideoGamer.com
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They've worked hard to make a world that looks blandly real and as a result you feel completely grounded in it, and crafted a story that'll happily kick you in the heart multiple times. And you'll thank it for the experience. This is a masterpiece: play it as soon as possible.
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- Gamereactor UK
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The Last of Us did gunplay better than any survival horror has done in this – now coming to an end – generation.
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- DarkZero
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As you prepare to say goodbye to your old consoles, don’t miss the experience of playing The Last of Us. The game, available now on the PlayStation 3, represents the very best of what video games can be.
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- VentureBeat
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The grueling journey is at its most elegant in the end, where stealth, disgust, panic, resourcefulness and heart combine into a major, polished game that does not need you to lower your expectations.
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- Joystiq
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The Last of Us, more than any other game this year, convinced that what we did, actually mattered.
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- GameTrailers
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Naughty Dog continues to impress. After setting the bar pretty high with Uncharted 3 (getting rave reviews), they deliver once again with The Last of Us.
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- CheatCodeCentral
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It was a dark tale that showcased some of the best storytelling in the medium, with characters you believed and felt for. Easily the game of the year.
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- Toronto Star
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For a big budget game available on just one platform it was a huge risk - and it totally worked.
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- The New Zealand Herald
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We applaud Naughty Dog for its achievement, and can't wait to see what Sony's premiere studio delivers next.
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- Game Informer
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This is the final argument in the debate over video games as art. Ellie and Joel are two of the most well-rounded, human characters in modern popular fiction. The blend of quality cinematic storytelling, a compelling plot and characters, and tight control mechanics clinches The Last of Us the best game of 2013 spot, securing its place in history.
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- Amazon.com
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When it came to my pick for Game of the Year 2013, it wasn’t really a contest. The other nominees were exemplary in their own right, but the fact of the matter is The Last of Us may very well be a once-in-a-generation sort of experience, one that expertly melds together plot, gameplay, and characters into something so riveting and fun to play that it’s hard to put down. The Last of Us is a true accomplishment, one that’s emotional, well-acted, and fun to play. It somehow set the bar even higher than the Uncharted series already did, giving Naughty Dog yet another game it has to strive to beat in the future. And that’s nothing but good news for gamers.
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- IGN
BYE at you losing with more hype, 10x the budget, 10x the marketing, more sales, being on multiple platforms, and being from an established series.
Let me CACKLE at their hopes.
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GTA V did win.
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The full list of Guinness World Records now held by GTA V is as follows:
Best-selling action-adventure videogame in 24 hours
Best-selling videogame in 24 hours (selling 11.21 units)
Fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion
Fastest videogame to gross $1 billion
Highest grossing videogame in 24 hours
Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours (it managed $815.7 million)
Most viewed trailer for an action-adventure videogame
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You can't spend opinions, niece.
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Originally posted by Echelon
GTA V did win.
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You can't spend opinions, niece.
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Originally posted by Echelon
GTA V did win.
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You can't spend opinions, niece.
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It cost 250 Million to make. God knows what the marketing costs were.
Still failed to win Game of the Year just like it lost against Fallout 3 before.
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It kinda slays 
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GTA V is the game of the year in terms of raw facts; amount of copies sold, impact, and profit.
The praise of 163 neckbeard manchildren is a cute thing to have, though, don't get me wrong.
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Originally posted by Echelon
GTA V did win.
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You can't spend opinions, niece.
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Get her together.
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Because they thought hype = acclaim. Not that many games can have such a heavy cinematic aspect to the point where it seems like they're shoving it down our throats. GTA V is just too much of a carefree game for it to be "Game of the Year."
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Cackling! The denial.
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Member Since: 6/19/2012
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Originally posted by I.T.
Because they thought hype = acclaim. Not that many games can have such a heavy cinematic aspect to the point where it seems like they're shoving it down our throats. GTA V is just too much of a carefree game for it to be "Game of the Year."
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So The Last of Us is about the cinematic experience and GTA V is about fun?
Interesting.
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204 > 128
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Originally posted by Artemisia
So The Last of Us is about the cinematic experience and GTA V is about fun?
Interesting.
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Very interesting indeed. The Last of Us is able to combine both experiences, including fun, into one. Props to me for making that last line rhyme.
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It cost 250 Million to make. God knows what the marketing costs were.
Still failed to win Game of the Year just like it lost against Fallout 3 before.
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Cost 250 Million to make, yet increased Take Two's revenue, net income, and outlooks into 2014.
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Non-GAAP Net Revenue Grew to a Record $1.27 Billion
Non-GAAP Net Income Increased to a Record $2.49 Per Diluted Share
Increases Financial Outlook for Fiscal Year 2014
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Let us not forget that GTA V is also the best selling game on PS3 
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Cost 250 Million to make, yet increased Take Two's revenue, net income, and outlooks into 2014.
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Let us not forget that GTA V is also the best selling game on PS3 |
That is nice, get that MONEY. They sold more because of marketing, being established (not new IP), more hype, being on multiple platforms and their massive budget.
The hilarious thing is even with ALL that, they still lost. 
The kii is real right now.
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Journey won GOTY in 2012 and yet no one talks about it at all.
GOTY means nothing! TLOU will NEVER have the balance of perfect impact, sales and acclaim that GTAV had.
You're so obsessed, distressed and pressed with this GoTY nonsense 
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Originally posted by highwayuni
Journey won GOTY in 2012 and yet no one talks about it at all.
GOTY means nothing! TLOU will NEVER have the balance of perfect impact, sales and acclaim that GTAV had.
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Walking Dead won actually. Journey got 2nd.
And I have heard more people talk about both those games more than any other in 2012.
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Originally posted by Echelon
GTA V did win.
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You can't spend opinions, niece.
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Wait, what kind of flawless clock. 
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