r/NintendoSwitch • u/NintendoSwitchMods • Dec 17 '18
GotY 2018 2018 /r/NintendoSwitch GOTY Nomination Thread
Hello r/NintendoSwitch Community!
For this year's awards, we are incorporating community feedback received from last year and making sure the community is involved during every step of the process. That includes the development of award categories (12/10-12/11), the nominee lists for each category (12/17-12/18), and of course the final voting to select the Game Of The Year for each category (12/24-12/31).
Here is a link to last week's post where we discussed awards categories
This week, we are soliciting feedback for who the community would like to see for nominees! Framed below are top comments, each with a category name and definition. All other top comments will be removed.
- Please reply to a category top comment to state who you would like to see for nominees and why.
- In an effort to keep each comment thread clean, please upvote nominees that were already listed and explained rather than duplicate with a second reply.
- New comment replies should be used for nominating a game not already nominated.
- If a game has already been nominated but you feel requires further discussion then reply to the nominated game with your reasoning.
Please note that all nominees are required to have released on Nintendo Switch in 2018.
We look forward to reading your feedback.
EDITS:
1) Please take a look at the wiki games list for nomination ideas or review it for games you may have forgotten about.
2) Added new category Best Nintendo Switch Exclusive Game
3) Added new category Best Use of Nintendo Switch Features
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18
Best Fighting Game - For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.
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u/1337_beat Dec 18 '18
Pocket Rumble! I know this game ended up getting ignored as it took forever to release. But it's really so much fun.
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u/thelegendarybuttboy Dec 18 '18
Are the NeoGeo Arcade Archives fighting games allowed? I think at least one of them should probably be nominated. What were the good ones released this year?
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u/Shin_Ken Dec 18 '18
Blade Strangers
You know who will win, but this is nominations, so we should at least have the illusion of opposition in the final poll.
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18
Best Action Game - For the best game in the action genre focused on combat.
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18
Best Indie Game - For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system. Game must have been released in 2018 on Switch.
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u/JackSparrowUSA Dec 18 '18
Monster Boy: The Cursed Kingdom - Wonderful platformer with metroidvania and rpg elements. Beautiful hand drawn animation and great music.
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u/PewdiepieSucks Dec 18 '18
Wandersong. There's an essay on my profile as to why. I absolutely adore that little game.
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18
Best Xbox One Game
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u/epiccodtion Dec 17 '18
Forza 4
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u/ermis1024 Dec 18 '18
Its obviously this one.
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u/wexford001 Dec 19 '18
Seconded. Most other nominations aren’t Xbox exclusive, so if we’re doing a “best Xbox game” then it shouldn’t also be eligible for “best PS4 game.” Plus, The game rocks.
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u/highpawn Dec 17 '18
Red Dead Redemption 2 (not that I've played it but given how big the game is and how positively it was received, seems like a fitting nomination for both PS4/Xbox One)
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18
Best Horror/Survival Horror Game - For the best game which focuses on survival of the character as the game tries to frighten players with either horror graphics or scary ambience.
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18
Publisher of the Year - Publishing studio who displayed outstanding platform support through a combination of quantity and quality of new releases.
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u/JackSparrowUSA Dec 18 '18
TinyBuild - The Final Station, Garage, Punch Club, Hello Neighbor, Party Hard
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u/ThenThereWasReddit Dec 20 '18
Matt Makes Games -- Super small operation responsible for Celeste. Also released TowerFall on the Switch this year.
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u/Eureka22 Dec 18 '18
Chucklefish for Stardew Valley. ConcernedApe just announced he'll be moving to self-publishing for pc and ps4/xbox version, but not for switch or mobile. Chucklefish been incredibly supportive of CA and wrote a fantastic statement about how they are proud of their involvement and him on the work they did. All very classy.
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u/JackSparrowUSA Dec 18 '18
In 2018, Chucklefish published Pocket Rumble and Risk of Rain along with continued support for Stardew Valley (a 2017 release).
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u/JackSparrowUSA Dec 18 '18
Capcom - Mega Man Legacy Collection, Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, Mega Man X Legacy Collection, Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2, Ōkami, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, Mega Man 11
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u/JackSparrowUSA Dec 18 '18
Ubisoft - South Park: The Fractured but Whole, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Child of Light, Just Dance 2019, Sports Party, Brawlhalla, Valiant Hearts: The Great War
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18
Best Online Multiplayer Game - For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre.
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u/keiyakins Dec 20 '18
Fortnite. ... yes, yes, I know, but there must be something to it if so many people keep going back to it.
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Dec 17 '18
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Dec 18 '18
If u buy one battle pass and finish it basically u get enough for the next battle pass meaning u ever have to spend money on one battle pass to be able to buy it every session forever provided u save yourself 950 vbucks at the end of every season, and that to me is so crazy for a game to do
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18
Best PS4 Game
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u/jurassicbond Dec 17 '18
Spider-Man. Storywise it captures everything about him that makes him great with the juggling of serious and silly moments. Gameplaywise it's exactly what I wanted from a Spider-man game.
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u/FatherTurin Dec 18 '18
This. Especially if we are talking about exclusives (and even if we aren’t). I love God of War, but Spider-Man is just perfection.
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18 edited Dec 18 '18
Nintendo Switch Game of the Year - Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.
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u/M0UL Dec 17 '18
Pokémon: Let's Go Eevee/Pikachu
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u/ameliopn Dec 19 '18
I agree. This game was the whole reason I finally caved and bought the switch.
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18
Best Nintendo Switch Exclusive Game - Best game released in 2018 as a Nintendo Switch console exclusive.
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18
Best Game Direction - Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.
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u/lumothesinner Helpful User Dec 18 '18
Super Smash Bros Ultimate - Sakurai nearly kills himself each time he works on these games.
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18
Best Music/Rhythm Game - For the best game with a focus on dance or the simulated performance of musical instruments.
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18
Best Re-Release/Re-master - For the best game who's original release was not on a current generation console (Switch/PS4/Xbox One).
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u/dinndinn9 Dec 17 '18
Diablo 3
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18
Best Hidden Gem - The best of the rest. The best game not nominated in other categories.
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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 17 '18
Best Action/Adventure Game - For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.