HF Game of the Year 2017 - Breath of the Wild wins!

[The Crypto Guy]

Horizon Zero Dawn

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Already said, but Breath of the Wild is far and away the only choice for me.

 

[Pilky01]

Already said, but Breath of the Wild is far and away the only choice for me.

Yeah I won't even bother nominating anything else.

Its might be my GOAT nevermind GOTY.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Game. Of. The. Year.

but that's not Zelda, Breath of the Wild


that's my vote, btw. Breath of the Wild. hands down.

 

[SniperHF]

Don't forget to renominate games even if someone already has.


NOMINATION UPDATE:

Breath of the Wild	10
Horizon Zero Dawn	5
Nier: Automata	3
Fortnite	2
Mario Odyssey	2
Persona 5	2
PUBG	2
Assassins Creed: Origins	1
Cuphead	1
Divinity: Original Sin II	1
Halo Wars 2	1
Injustice 2	1
Middle Earth: Shadow of war	1
Nioh	1
Pyre	1
Skyrim VR	1
Uncharted: Lost Legacy	1
Wolfenstein 2	1

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

I figured Zelda and Mario would be front runners at this point considering how popular they seem to be

Are these nominations ?

@SniperHF that link to the list of releases goes to 2016.

Fixed

 

[18Hossa]

Its definitely gonna be Zelda but I have to vote Horizon Zero Dawn.

 

[Frankie Spankie]

Wolfenstein 2
Nier Automata
Sonic Mania

 

[Pilky01]

My vote is definitely going to Zelda, but I wanna see Golf Story on the nom list. Its a terrific hybrid RPG/golf game.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Its definitely gonna be Zelda but I have to vote Horizon Zero Dawn.

I would argue in favor of Horizon over Zelda, for sure. I loved both, though.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

I'm playing Horizon right now and while I'm enjoying the game, it doesn't compare to Zelda. The combat is fun and varied at the start of the game, but after a certain point (maybe 10 hours in) you have already defeated most of the different robot animals and you are just looking to avoid these packs to get to the next mission. And when you are only motivated to get to the next part of the story, that is a huge flaw in the game's structure, imo.

Also, the game is the perfect example of why art direction is so much more vital than raw graphical quality. Horizon has maybe the best graphics I've ever seen on a console- those advantages just add very little to the overall experience.

 

[Commander Clueless]

Not that it will win or anything, but I think Pyre actually has two nominations.


Unless mine didn't count, in which case:


Pyre

 

[void]

Horizon.

 

[LilySmoov]

Horizon Zero Dawn
Nier:Automata
Breath of the Wild

 

[Satan]

BOTW ainec

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

 

[Dolemite]

Injustice 2 deserves a chance

The storyline is pretty awesome.

 

[KingBran]

but that's not Zelda, Breath of the Wild


that's my vote, btw. Breath of the Wild. hands down.

Really having a tough time myself deciding between Zelda and Assassins Creed... Zelda most likely will win but... I actually think I may have put more hours into Assassins Creed by now.

That being said, I'm gonna go play some Zelda. Goodnight everybody!

 

[CanadianHockey]

I'm playing Horizon right now and while I'm enjoying the game, it doesn't compare to Zelda. The combat is fun and varied at the start of the game, but after a certain point (maybe 10 hours in) you have already defeated most of the different robot animals and you are just looking to avoid these packs to get to the next mission. And when you are only motivated to get to the next part of the story, that is a huge flaw in the game's structure, imo.

Also, the game is the perfect example of why art direction is so much more vital than raw graphical quality. Horizon has maybe the best graphics I've ever seen on a console- those advantages just add very little to the overall experience.

What was wrong with Horizon's art direction?

FWIW I can definitely see myself replaying just to fight machines. Combat was fun throughout and I was regularly sidetracked fighting machines to try new strategies and collect crafting material. Bypassing fights to move the story forward was indicative to me of a compelling storyline, not flawed game structure.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

What was wrong with Horizon's art direction?

FWIW I can definitely see myself replaying just to fight machines. Combat was fun throughout and I was regularly sidetracked fighting machines to try new strategies and collect crafting material. Bypassing fights to move the story forward was indicative to me of a compelling storyline, not flawed game structure.

Nothing wrong with it at all, just that most of it isn't that noteworthy or unique.

Your last sentence reminds me of "it's not a bug, it's a feature." Stories are a bonus in a game, if they are compensating for poor gameplay it's an issue. Thankfully Horizon does have good gameplay, it just fails to consistently present varied enough situations to take advantage of those positives.

Exploring is also minimally rewarding as the map populates itself with icons as you go, which is a shame considering the size of the world. I think I would have liked Horizon more if I had played it before BOTW, but it's hard to do so afterwards and not notice it's flaws.

 

[Nickmo82]

If remastered games count, then FFXII.

If not then Persona 5 over Horizon.

 

[glasgow26]

Divinity: Original Sin 2

 

[Supermassive]

Mario: Odyssey
Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Nothing but Switch love from me.
2017: The year Nintendo picked themselves off the mat and got back into the fight.

 

[syz]

The BotW/Horizon dichotomy is gonna come down to what people value in an open world game: the open world or the game. Horizon's the better game, Zelda's the better world.

I'd rather play Nier than either of them, but c'est la vie.

 

[tacogeoff]

Horizon Zero Dawn

 

[Linkens Mastery]

NHL 18..... nah, I kid. Breath of the Wild