Shadowyeclipse wrote:Please don't hate me for this, but I honestly don't think Katawa Shoujo would get game of the year, nor does it need it. It certainly deserves praise, yes, but there are a lot, lot more able-bodied contenders that would better suited to taking a title like that.
Why would Katawa Shoujo be nominated for GOTY over other really fantastic games, anyway? The main selling point would be the story and the "feels", and that's not a lot to go on for the "Game" title.
Why should we hate you?
...when we can despise, loathe, and abhor you?
well, jokes aside I agree though. KS, however, rightfully earns the 'Feels of the Year' for its melodramatic and touching story that sits right in between fiction and reality. Good show!
They say they hate Shizune? What is this? BLASPHEMY!
SHII-HAEL! Shizune>Rin>Emi>Hanako>Lilly "A writer is a light that reveals the world of his story from darkness. Shapes it from nothingness. If the writer stops, the world dies with it." - Alan Wake
Yes, I write stories. Currently working on: The Haunting: A Love Story
I guess you're right. After all, you don't play Katawa Shoujo. It plays you, or rather with your emotions.
The fancy term for KS is "interactive fiction". Right up there with Facade, text adventure 'games', and CYOA books. And yes, it absolutely plays you.
<KeiichiO>: "I wonder what Misha's WAHAHA's sound like with a cock stuffed down her throat..." <Ascension>: "I laughed, cried, vomited in my mouth a little, and even had time for marshmallows afterwards. Well played, Xanatos. Well played." <KeiichiO>: "That's a beautiful response to chocolate."
All right, Hisao, that's it, you need to leave. We'll be fine, you just have to go.
Exactly!
<KeiichiO>: "I wonder what Misha's WAHAHA's sound like with a cock stuffed down her throat..." <Ascension>: "I laughed, cried, vomited in my mouth a little, and even had time for marshmallows afterwards. Well played, Xanatos. Well played." <KeiichiO>: "That's a beautiful response to chocolate."
Pyramid Head wrote:I don't consider it to be a game. Which is good, i'd hate to have to choose between Katawa Shoujo, Spec Ops, and XCOM.
I actually heard Spec Ops was supposed to be utterly kickass. Is that true?
Imho though, The Walking Dead is GOTY for me.
Its a great game, not gameplay wise since its just another cover based shooter, but the history and the total deconstruction of the usual war game narrative is awesome.
Don't just eat that hamburger, eat the HELL out of it!
Frankly, I love KS, but I couldn't in all honesty give it game of the year. In the gameplay section it's horribly lacking and it isn't what I'd call "fun," but it would be clean up in the storyline and best characters categories. It's a strong contender for best soundtrack as well.
Don't ask me what game I would give game of the year too. I'd have to think about it a bit more.
When the war, has been won
And our march home begins
What awaits has not yet been revealed
What was won? what was lost?
Will our deeds be remembered?
Are they written on stone or in sand?
Yellow 13 wrote:KS, Spec Ops the Line and Blops 2 for GOTY
Blops 2 had a shot at GOTY every other year that that same game came out under a different title.
Spec Ops, maybe. It's a pretty good game.
I'd cast my lot in with The Walking Dead but it, like Katawa Shoujo, is less a game and more interactive fiction. Still, it's the only one in the history of gaming that managed to make people give a shit about the kid as opposed to immediately trying to get it killed so...Hell, GOTY worthy in my book.
<KeiichiO>: "I wonder what Misha's WAHAHA's sound like with a cock stuffed down her throat..." <Ascension>: "I laughed, cried, vomited in my mouth a little, and even had time for marshmallows afterwards. Well played, Xanatos. Well played." <KeiichiO>: "That's a beautiful response to chocolate."
Yellow 13 wrote:KS, Spec Ops the Line and Blops 2 for GOTY
Blops 2 had a shot at GOTY every other year that that same game came out under a different title.
Spec Ops, maybe. It's a pretty good game.
I'd cast my lot in with The Walking Dead but it, like Katawa Shoujo, is less a game and more interactive fiction. Still, it's the only one in the history of gaming that managed to make people give a shit about the kid as opposed to immediately trying to get it killed so...Hell, GOTY worthy in my book.
Same here.
Clementine is in my top 5 favorite characters of all time list.
Oh god, that ending was great. I cried like a little bitch.
Emibro, [Hanabro],[Lilly Lover], Rin Kin, Feminist, Two-timer
Currently: None.
To do list: Clannad, Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate
Finished: Toradora, Katawa Shoujo, Analogue: A hate story, Narcissu.
