While most punters seem surprisingly pleased with Geoff Keighley's latest instalment of The Game Awards (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's robbery aside), it appears at least one executive took home sour grapes in place of a hoped-for statue. Game Science CEO and Black Myth: Wukong producer Feng Ji went on an impressive, extended scree on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, declaring, "I came [to The Game Awards] for nothing", as well as taking umbrage with the allegedly wishy-washy criteria for how Game of the Year is selected.
The exact tone of the seven-paragraph rant can be difficult to parse at times, occasionally invoking poetry and literature, and the current economic state of China (as well as being machine-translated and edited for clarity, thanks TheGamer). Still, some quotes are quite stark, and we can't imagine the general intent is lost. It's worth remembering that Wukong was nominated for five awards and ultimately won Player's Choice and Best Action Game, which is more recognition than most games receive.
Ji expressed confusion at TGA's selection process for the Game of the Year category and regrets not having a chance to speak onstage, claiming to have written his victory speech two years ago. Invoking the power of the Player's Choice award, Ji said: "I have also seen strong dissatisfaction, unwillingness, and unhappiness in the comments of many players—most of them expressed in a humorous and deconstructive way, which is hilarious."
Ji says that Wukong's undeniable commercial success was all part of the plan, the inevitable result of the studio's culture: "Some people say that a team that has achieved such results with its first stand-alone game is a small probability, an accident, and it is difficult to copy in the future. I want to say that this is not an accident. It is the inevitable result of a collision between Chinese culture, Chinese talents, China's business environment, China's game industry and the vast number of players worldwide. It's not a bet; it's a ride."
Former IGN and Sony Santa Monica writer Alanah Pearce alleges that at least one Game Science developer could be seen weeping from her seat in the front row of the Game Awards audience. This act is fine in and of itself; we're allowed as many crying breaks as we like here at Push Square, and Keighley himself was clearly overcome with masculine emotion on the main stage while introducing an Okami sequel trailer. Still, it suggests that perhaps the developers had their expectations set a hair too high, and it detracts from the spirit of good sportsmanship and camaraderie these events are supposed to engender.
What do you think? Was Black Myth: Wukong robbed of its rightful Game of the Year award by Team Asobi and Astro Bot? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source weibo.com, via thegamer.com, videogameschronicle.com]
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Did they cry over a dumb award? Isn't the praise and love by the fans who have played their game enough for them?
Their game sold like hotcakes. What more could they want?
Christ they are a sore loser. They still won two major awards on their first ever non-mobile game but acting like they got nothing. I have had people tell me to get wukong but after this I don’t think I will support them if this is how the CEO behaves when they don’t win every award possible.
Feng Ji certainly comes across as quite arrogant. He wrote a victory speech two years ago? The game was a critical and commercial success, as was Astro Bot. Just take the L gracefully and move on. It's not like this is the only GOTY award out there.
Ha. I've played Indiana Jones and Astro Bot among many other great games this year. Lorelai and the Laser Eyes is easily my game of the year. I doubt their developer is sulking and neither am I. These folks need to chill out.
Remember those spoiled kids from school who were never told no? The same ones who could never process maturely when stuff didn't go their way?
That's what this sounds like. (Assuming nothing is lost in translation of course.)
Yo I hope there got some stuff lost in translation. Otherwise that is pretty irritating.
In the words of the great Roy Keane “what a big baby, get on with it……………baby!”
Consoles, while inferior to PC technically, still have more clout in the public opinion. The PS5 version of Wukong was okay but not great. When I play it I can see the potential, but it’s not a “wow” game. The PS5 Astro Bot plays and looks fantastic. So I can’t help but think that if the PS5 version of Wukong was better, they probably would have had a better chance at winning.
The poor person running their PR must be having a fit of their own right now.
Oh, goodness. They won best action game, beating out some stiff competition. They also sold 10 million copies with their first ever console release (if I’m not mistaken). Moreover, they were even nominated for GOTY which is high praise alone. They have done nothing but win since its release (commercially and critically), so this is kind of sad to see. Oh, well. I loved the game and will double dip when it comes to Xbox.
My dudes your game was fortunate to be nominated for goty, your 81% metacritic score is a historic low for being in that category. Stellar Blade has that same 81% (and much higher user score) and that couldn't win a cup of coffee.
How ungrateful that you went home with two awards and that was still a waste of your time when any other company would have been filled with joy just being invited there 😐
They were upset Astro Bot had the clearly superior monkey.
The Game Awards winners are decided by 90% of panelists who are "professional" critics so their choice of GOTY should be irrelevant anyway since it's literally a handful of people choosing.
Black Myth did win player's voice which is voted solely by the audience and it also won GOTY at the Golden Joystick Awards which again was decided by the audience. Everything else is irrelevant.
Combined with its massive financial success, breaking records on Steam as the most played single player game by concurrent player count and strong positive player feedback, that's really what matters for a game. It's literally more successful than Astro Bot so it's silly that they're crying. You'd think to the industry that the literal game of the year is the best selling one.
So people shouldn't be taking these ceremonies so seriously in the first place.
@Juanalf Wukong has a higher player review score on Steam. It also won the player's voice so that speaks to its popularity over both Stellar Blade and Astro Bot. Stellar Blade didn't even sell as much. Metacritic means nothing and hasn't for ages.
I think people do need to be wary of machine-translation in terms of implying meaning and intent. Sometimes it's spot on, othertimes, it can get it horribly wrong.
Having said that, I think it's important to understand how different the work culture can be in China, and how there can be disconnects in terms of understanding and expectation (especially on how processes work). And to be fair, Keighley's processes have often been less than understandable - even to Westerners.
I also think we need to understand who he was communicating to (and for what reason). The game carried a lot of importance in China, being on the leading edge of an anticipated gaming wave. I think that put a lot of pressure on the company/devs - and this might be an indicator of that pressure.
Edit - oh... forgot the most important thing.... despite all the differences and pressure on you... people nominated for GOTY and winner of several major awards, should really stop acting like spoilt children. It's just not a good look.
I wouldnt even include BMW in a top 10 as it cant manage a decent 60fps mode - that level of bad decision making (ie picking the engine in question, and related technical design, when your dev team are incapable of getting a fast paced action adventure to a decent looking 60fps using it) just does not deserve it.
Wukong was a good but not great game boosted by the cultural pride of the Chinese gamer. And they should be proud, and the game should have been and rightfully was recognized. But to act as if it's some 10/10 masterpiece deserving of GOTY is an absolute joke.
I mean it got an 81 for PC on Metacritic and a 76 for PS5. I havent played the game, but that doesnt look like its GOTY material. Now i know a Metacritic score doesnt tell the full story, but that 81 score is an average from 93 critics. I mean, it tells something, right?
Astro Bot has universal acclaim with a 94 score and a 9.2 user score. Doesnt even seem like its in the same ballpark.
Havent played Wukong, so i can only base it on critics and users score.
Man, that is some extreme salt. There's so many games released in a year and only a small handful get nominated at the Game Awards, and even less winning a single award.
This is just my two cents, of course, but the game didn’t even deserve nomination. It’s a good game, but the narrative is disjointed unless you’ve done the reading. No game should require homework to make sense if it’s in that category. Sure, most in China would know the story, but globally, not so much. It’d be like if we, in the West, made a game based off Beowulf, but skipped most of the narration for combat sections linked by brief exposition tone pieces. It’s works for gameplay, sure, but games require more now. Astro Bot had a more coherent story as basic as it was, strangely enough, and it was aiming for Mario-esque simplicity.
Additionally, the game does have technical issues on PlayStation. As pretty as the game can be and as fluid as the gameplay is, it certainly feels like a game meant to show off the promise of a fledgling studio rather than a magnum opus. I wouldn’t put in my top 10, not sure if I’d put it in my top 20, though I’d think about it. It’s a really impressive 7/10 tier game and many critics feel the same. TGA GotY is a critic’s choice to some degree. Astro Bot won their hearts and minds. Plain and simple. Astro’s a pure game, a celebration, nothing to be upset about losing to. I’ve seen some argue it’s not a Baldur’s Gate or Elden Ring, but ask the kids in 20 years what this game means to them, and we may be saying something different. I know my son thinks it’s the greatest game ever made. I disagree, but I’m happy for him and happy for Team Asobi. (Astro Bot is #3 on my personal list for 2024 too, fyi)
Maybe the word "pathetic" is too harsh but that's certainly what comes to mind when hearing that they cried for not winning enough awards. Sheesh.
@RBMango and you win the comments award this year 👏🏻🎤🍃
Guys it's okay for men to cry. That is Game Science's message to men, about masculinity. If your feelings are hurt because things don't go your way, or you don't get the biggest trophy when you really, really wanted it? A real man's man would cry about it. Ask Game Science.
Crybabies. As if anyone actually cares about the game awards.
Literally no class. Keep that stuff in-house if that’s how you feel. This only invites lunatics to give Astrobot’s devs hell. Totally not what the gaming space should be. They won the popular vote and should’ve been happy with that
I've reached out to ThiGames for their comment, they make those trash 'jump' easy platinum games, to get their opinion. As they also make games, I would assume they also think they're entitled to win Game of the Year, regardless of the quality of their competition.
I'll let y'all know if/when they reply.
It's ok to cry but that post ... yikes. It's like the guy knows whenever Sony wins there is drama so he can put gasoline to the fire.
I read the post and the guy asks "What's the criteria" and it's pretty simple, the criteria is whatever the committee wants, they are guys with their own criteria and make an almost arbitrary decision because more than one game deserves it. That's why people shouldn't take it that seriously.
Do they want for the fans to pick the winner? Those awards already exist, they are the joystick awards and if I remember correctly Wukong won, isn't that enough? the love from the fans isn't enough and he really needs to win the one that comes with the flashy lights and the Hollywood stars? That's kind of sad.
Do they want the games to be evaluated as a package and from the point of view of people who can understand the work behind the games? Those also exist and are the Developers Choice Awards next year but I wouldn't write another acceptance speech because Astro is this year's example of big companies having success with small games in an industry that has been bleeding for years thanks to the waste of too much money in gigantic projects that don't work. The committee of developers who most likely know someone who has been affected by lay offs are going to take everything that Astro means and make it a serious contender for their Game of the Year.
They should just accept the success and move on in life.
The sheer arrogance is laughable.
Quite frankly it should never have been even nominated in the first place. Fun fact its the lowest scoring game ever to get a GOTY nod at the Game Award and i expect it only got a nod to appease China. Its a good game sure but the PS5 version including the Pro version are a mess and as action games go its pretty bog standard. So happy Astro Bot kicked its arse.
@TruestoryYep It only reviewed so well from players and sold so well because of China. Remove them from the equation and it actually wouldn't have sold so well, i also suspect western players wouldn't have let the pretty mid PS5 version stand as well. Metacritic does matter it actually matters a lot its why Bethesda famously tied bonuses to a 85% or over and a lot of people will buy a game based on the MC score. As for Black Myth yeah its MC was about right, its a 8/10 on the lower side and if not for China it would have just been remembered as another good game that released in 2024.
Oh look the sexists are crying. Piss off.
Ji doesn’t hide his feelings: It’s about the pride of China, which is in its self-conception the centre and leading power in the world; in the imperial period, China saw itself as the single valid power in the world. So being beaten by a game from Japan, which China sees as one of its main rivals on eye level, caused by North American influence, is a great shame. I expect to see more of these cultural conflicts in the near future.
Man sound like a sore loser lol
What a bunch of bellends , they where beaten by the better game end of,i had a go of the demo of wukong ,it was ok , astrobot level it was not.
That has to be translated poorly. But if it's not... to think I was actually really excited to play this back when it was vaporware
But apart from the fact that the final product just doesn't look as interesting as it did before release, all the noise surrounding the game also managed to turn me off from ever playing it. And that usually never gets to me. It didn't for stellar blade. This statement just cemented it further
Unless i can get it for like 10 bucks lol
Really, China made a strong showing in TGA this year. But I guess there's no arguing with mindlessly ardent Chinese nationalism.
This reminds me of when Disney cried that Avengers Endgame got no major noms and when Black Panther got noms but lost everything. You won in the Commercial side with your first game, be ***** happy.
In a year where games only a few games are massive and most complete failures, You Dominated!!!
Playstation's Instagram is being spammed by salty BMW fans. It is honestly pathetic.
Games are for everyone and Astrobot did just that. There is a barrier for entry that puts a lot of people off modern gaming. So many mums and dads are bonding with their kids playing Astrobot together.
Wow that's pretty childish to say the least. I understand being disappointed you didn't win something but there is no need to be salty about it.
Plus Wukong walked away with two awards themselves. Stellar Blade, which was in my opinion the second best game I played all year, got nothing. Many nominated great games walked away with nothing and did they cry foul play? No. Grow up.
Bruh, your game sold 18 million copies + won 2 categories. You should be proud that your game sold well, got positive receptions, and even nominated for GotY. Instead, you're ranting how you should won the award. That's just disrespect towards Astro Bot / Team Asobi 🤦♂️
But again, this online rant gave more spotlight for Astro Bot. More people will try Astro Bot to see if the game really good and deserve to win GotY. So, i guess thanks BMW devs for the indirect marketing 😆
No. I'm sorry, but no. The game is fine, but is rather unspectacular for the most part. The linear segments between bosses are honestly so boring. It's a fine game, but people need to stop hyping it like it's the second coming of Elden Ring.
That ok. I was tearing up that Astro won. It was an important message for the industry especially after Sven's speech.
Video game community meet the CCP.
“It's worth remembering that Wukong was nominated for five awards and ultimately won Player's Choice and Best Action Game, which is more recognition than most games receive.”
Game Science CEO, "I came [to The Game Awards] for nothing"
The way the CEO talk, he acts like they didn’t win anything at all 🙄
“Ji expressed confusion at TGA's selection process for the Game of the Year category and regrets not having a chance to speak onstage, claiming to have written his victory speech two years ago.”
Sounds like he was wayyyyyy too high in the sky if he actually did write his victory speech two years ago 😳
Black Myth Wukong is a good game, especially considering it’s their first game they ever made, but that CEO just sounds bitter and ungrateful 😒
I love wukong. I thought it was a brilliant first game for game science and despite its flaws it shows there is more to come from them. However when I read things like this it just makes me shake my head and wonder why they have to go and ruin it. Why not be happy with what you've achieved despite all the crap that was levelled at them from some rather salacious and dubious journos (epic fail people.) I didn't expect wukong to win but personally it is one of my favorite games of the year. Such a shame this guy has to get all salty.
Lol, it's like a 7/10 boss rush game that struggled to run properly.
Sheesh, I kinda hope something of this was lost in translation, considering this is machine-translated, because if not then this is one of the most drama queen-ish rants I ever heard from a gaming dev. I really understand being disappointed when you lose at something major but this man is going too far.
I played BMW and while not my cup of tea (far as action RPGs goes) it really is a good game and as others before me have pointed out it managed to, among other achievements, win several other awards. If Feng Ji wanted people to see him and the Game Science company in a mature and positive light after this loss then he really blew it with this act.
And frankly the part about having already written his victory speech two years ago alone really says something...🤦♂️
What an absolute loser 😂
I can guarantee that anyone who was nominated and didn't win felt disappointed. So I can understand how they feel, especially after the game being in development for a long time. But saying it out loud is probably not the way to go.
That said, based on the quotes in this article, I don't think they ever mentioned Astro Bot by name or claimed that it didn't deserve the award. Wish you guys would stop using so clickbaity titles.
@MrPeanutbutterz except its not a boss rush game at all.
@KoopaTheGamer welcome to pushsquare..
Nah bro. It belonged to SH2 who got gyped on every category it was nominated for.
I came for nothing what a nonsense your were selected with a tons of fantastic games and that should be a price in itself.
Poor form. I loved Wukong, but Astro deserved it. Not a good look.
When I picked up my Physicals of RE 2/3/7 on PS5 from the store on the weekend I eyed Black Myth Wukong and talked with the manager about it, expressed how I was actually interested now that it has a Physical Release and was considering buying it on the spot.
Glad I didn't, after this I won't be buying it out of spite (not like I want to give my money knowingly to China and the CCP anyway 🖕)
I think if the CEO of Game Science thinks its game deserves the GOTY honour over Astro Bot, then that's precisely the kind of attitude that'll entice the crybaby antics of the Wukong fanbase. Believe if the game you make yes, but being smug and disrespectful will only make you come across like a sore loser.
I love wukong, it's a fantastic title and worthy of praise. But this is pathetic and makes me want to distance myself as far from the title as possible. Pathetic losers.
The fault lies in their own expectations.
Not like they didn't have Mario as an example for so many years.
Never underestimate family games, bub!
Not when it comes to appreciation and awards.
They have a good habit of swiping awards from epic AAA games when you least expect it.
Well, they should have made a new game not just another souls like and maybe they would have. Like the crazy people expecting a DLC to win the award ....
So I’m other words, company didn’t win award, throws a fit. Remind me again how this is news? To me personally this just should that this company shouldn’t be worthy of anyone’s time if the CEO throws a fit like this for not winning some award that means nothing.
I'mma say this... Wu kong to me is my GOTY BUT I'm not upset over Astro winning the game deserved it I can't hate
Boo hoo.
That's one way to lose any good will
“we're allowed as many crying breaks as we like here at Push Square”
You guys need a hug! 🤣🤣🤣
Black Myth Wukong is a good game, but GOTY? No.
Common consensus is the bits between the bosses are not that great, whereas Astro Bot is pure joy start to finish. Objectively it's no contest which game is a more complete package. Whether you prefer BMW or Astro is subjective.
Like @Cloud39472 I think BMW was fortunate to even be nominated.
I have played and enjoy both, as well as many others that didn't get the award. Why do people take personally something that is completely arbitrary like an award? Players like your game. Players have bought your game. Don't act like you're the only developer that's put hard work and planning into the release of your game.
Black Myth: Wukong is an 82 on OpenCritic which i believe makes it the lowest rated game in history to even be nominated for the Game Awards GOTY. To go from that to the full on entitlement of believing you 100% deserved it is pretty wild.
He sounds so entitled
Cope and seethe Astro is a better game and no game deserved to win GOTY more than Astro in my opinion I'm still pleasantly surprised they made the right choice.
They should be grateful to even get nominated, a 76 rated metacritic game doesn't usually get that far. Astro Bot was one of the highest rated games of the year and was pure fun to play, not just some other mediocre Souls game that the market is packed with right now.
"今年入围的游戏都很出色,可我真没搞明白这次年度游戏的评选标准是啥,我特么白来了!"
literally means -
Games all round are quite astonishing this year, but I really can't quite figure out what this year's goty selecting standard was, I bloody came for nothing!"
Somewhere in there he also mentioned that in general, many will only see results and then speak of the results. What I understand is he believes of their results with good confidence thus prepared the speech years prior, but alas disappointed that he couldn't share them.
Not really their fault if they're came what they aim for and everyone else telling them better than nothing only AFTER knowing the results.
For all we know the game was probably in good shape at that point in time otherwise it's hard to think to make a speech based only on a vertical slice.
The rest is neutral stance of calming/comfort the believers crowd and just instilling positive confidence and self-respect into everyone inclusive.
P/S:
From TGA's f.a.q. -
"voting jury (90%) and public fan voting (10%)"
Staggering amount of the former comes from the west, find out in there yourselves.
P/P/S:
Hopefully waiting for BM:W to go on sale during Chinese New Year🤞
And Game Science was never invited to the game awards ever again...
To the writer of this article it would be nice if you posted Feng Ji's whole message, I actually liked the last part that says:
"Finally, I hope the story of Black Myth can give some courage to those still lost and wandering in the dark and allow them to see a glimmer of light, so they can move forward with a calm heart.
I hope everyone continues to carry confidence and ambition, stays brave, honest, and kind, works diligently on every small task, and calmly accepts uncertain results—continuing on the journey until the very end of life.
As Hemingway said: “The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.”
Depending on how this was all framed... and articles posted only highlighting the first message of them being 'bitter', it could paint the director in different ways.
@Coolmusic I think there is , most of the articles being posted now only highlight the 'bitter part' and won't even mention the rest of Feng's message.
https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackMythWukong/comments/1he1ccq/game_science_ceo_feng_ji_just_posted_a_blog_10/?rdt=61611
Just started Wukong this weekend, and having lots of fun. But I think I will plan to have less fun next time because of this man’s tears.😭
@ear_wig I'd say read his whole message, the way the media framed it made the director sound whiny and brattish.. https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackMythWukong/comments/1he1ccq/game_science_ceo_feng_ji_just_posted_a_blog_10/?rdt=61611
The final part of his message is actually nice.
So the incel-king went on a rant about how his game, made by a studio known to be full of mysoginist idiots, which only scored a metacritic of 81% didn't win GOTY? Pathetic, as expected.
@Strikke Yeah, it feels like Push Square really wanted to paint them as the bad guy. I get it, controversy attracts clicks, but I feel like this is way too common on this site which is kind of a risky thing to do since that's the easiest way to lose the trust of the readers.
Anyway, I do think Astro Bot deserves the GOTY. But even then, I think Feng Ji's response was quite reasonable as long as you actually try and understand what they mean, and don't just let video game sites paint the picture for you.
Well this attitude is probably an outcome of the old (now abolished) one child rule that China had for so many year, producing at least 1 if not 2 generations of highly spoilt 'little emperors' who were showered with everything they wanted from their lovingly proud parents. To grow up that way means a lack of understanding to not get your way, hence the remarks we see here.
Secondly, Chinese schools offer a degree of indoctrination to their country and leaders that in the West is unimaginable. 'Xi Jinping Thought' is taught from primary school level. This has bred a collective known as 'Little Pinks' who voraciously defend China online and any slur or defeatist mention (such as Wukong not winning GOTY) is dealt with in a trolling frenzy that can be read about on the other related story here.
The Game Awards is not the Academy Awards, the Nobel Award or even the Golden Globes. It's one journalist's show. A successful endeavor for sure, but it's nothing official, no matter what Geoff wants. Every single gaming publication puts out their own annual GotY list. There is rarely any conformity. I have never understood why this show is taken so seriously. As an Awards presentation it is easily the worst paced and presented. It's just a loooooooong series of ads.
I take it there’ll be no Wukong cameo in the next Astro game then?
@Xbox_Dashboard It's not just one journalist's show, it's a vote decided by a large, international panel that contains most of the noteworthy gaming publications. It's about as close to an aggregate global vote as you can get, which is why it's widely recognised as the biggest award show in the industry.
Tdlr, these "awards" and even the oscars are fixed, it's not about earning anything it's about media coverage and what sells most of all, it makes all of these award shows pointless to watch apart from the reveals which I think most people tune into to see and even then you can view that stuff online anyway 🥱🥱
I'm tired of people in my personal life hating on Astro Bot because it won. They think it's a kiddie game and that it didn't deserve to win against so called mature games. Grow up people. I'm sick of the kiddy label for all ages games.
@KoopaTheGamer Yes. However it is just sad that almost all media just ran with like the first part of his message and interpreted it as 'bitter'... and they never even bothered to post the rest.
Black myth wukong is a excellent good game.but the extremely popularity of astrobot stand tall.word up son
Yucks. While i love the games (Black Myth) nothing is mind blowing compared to astro bot.
And sore towards why im not win, is childish. GS already sold the games for like a million copies and love by millions people. Accept the lose and chill out. It’s just an award. At least you win few categories
I'm glad to hear that the humble platformer is doing some humbling
Astro bot deserved it end of discussion.
I watched a video of the game last night it is clear astro bot deserved everything it earned.
I'll say it once and I'll say it again not everyone is a fan of souls game but everyone can easily get behind a platformer.
Stellar Blade is a better game than BMW, and even that didn’t deserve full GotY honors. Astrobot won because it deserved the win.
How very Chinese of them. They should just be happy everyone loved their game, myself included.
Good, keep crying.
I agree with everything Feng Ji said to be honest, to me 'Game Of The Year' award means absolutely nothing, because of the way it's selected.
Probably there was some other motivation for getting the award other than recognition, some kind of monetary bonus or social status credits with the government or something..
Well, I love most games, but the fact I have a couple of astrobot controllers, the astrobot game, and even my kids have been drawn into the history of playstation through astrobot, and I as of yet don't own BMW and haven't played it yet is a measure of just how popular astrobot, it's previous games, and the iconography it depicts is..
"The Wukong team were crying when they did not win"
That is unfortunate however making assumptions that you are going to win when up against a family friendly platformer for the masses is a bit of a stretch.
Superb game yes, having a little cry about losing is something 6 year olds do and goes to show they expected to win. Biggest mistake.
@Meowmixes98 don't let it get to you dude. People hating on a family friendly game would benefit from some self reflection. People that are too ignorant to accept perfectly valid reasoning are probably not worth associating with. Keep well 🙏
Well it is China so a no GoTY win could mean a visit from the secret police.
Also what the hell is masculine emotion lol
@RBMango
People who say Astro Bot didn't deserve to be GOTY, due to not selling as many copies as Wukong and others on the list, don't seem to realise, that huge sales numbers, doesn't make a game better. If it did, then mainstream trash, like Call of Duty would win every year. 😂
If they really wrote an acceptance speech two years ago, they only have themselves to blame. Expect disappointment. Be humble.
Congrats to Sony, and to the developers of Black Myth:Wukong for their successful game. May their 2025 DLC win them GOTY...
@nessisonett took me way too long to read a comment that mentions this. Well done sir!
The fact that Wukong even got a GOTY nomination at all still confounds me. Let alone the idea of it actually winning. This may be a hot take but I think going forward only games that score an 80 on metacrtitic or higher can be eligible for game of the year. It shouldn't matter how many people voted for it if its a 79 or below. Its been proven time and time again that there are far too many people with horrendus taste for pure democracy alone to be the be-all and end-all
@Airsqueeble to be honest that's part of the reason they should not win. They are not just game makers they are developers and they failed to develop a good game across platforms they sold it on.
@Savage_Joe Let me explain as it is beyond you. It is partly because of word of mouth effect, Wukong games sold decently in the West (also because this game has been hyped for years) But without Chinese players buying 10 million in a week or rating overwhelmingly positive on steam and put in on the top chart and subsequently in the news, I doubt it will be sold that well in the West. Yes these days words of mouth and viral phenomenon are way stronger- look at palworld, helldiver's 2 and even hawk tuah.
Wow, so pathetic. They need to get over it.
If we're going to cry who should have won game of the year. Then imma say Like a Dragon should have won game of the year. I haven't played wu kong or astro bot.
I think there's a mistranslation and misunderstanding. I read what he said.
I'd already lost respect for them after all the sexism. This is just embarrassing for everyone.
The BMW team is definitely full of twisted people.
Erm Black Myth wasn’t going to beat Astro Bot which is literally a homage to PS as it’s jam packed full of PS references and PS IP’s from PS One onwards.
Didn’t see any game beating it for GOTY to be honest as much as I loved Rebirth and Sonic Generations remaster they weren’t beating Astro Bot
In all the games nominated, it deserved it the less. It was full of glitches and the performance was terrible. To be honest, the story and gameplay are good, but inferior to the other nominees as well.
Sales doesn't mean you win. That guy is a pathetic loser.
Even that Elden Ring DLC deserved it better and as a DLC, it shouldn't even be eligible.
wukong has a 81 metacritic score while the other candidates for game of the year all have a metacritic score in the 90's the fact that wukong was even nominated for game of the year is very suspicious to say the least.. fact is they did not even deserve to be even nominated let alone win game of the year!
Wukong reviews were pretty bad, especially on the technical side with all the upscaling resolution artifacts that plagued the game. Without Chinese people supporting the game, it would have been forgotten and not even nominated for the awards. Time for arrogant China to learn humility.
Awesome to see a studio take pride in their work, culture and what they achieved in Wukong. Does it deserve Game of the year. For many, yes… but so do many of the nominees.
It was decided by a large panel of industry reps and as good as their game may have been, there were others that were better or resonated more with the panel. Personally FF7 Rebirth was easily the top game for me but they can’t all win.
Game Science should be proud of what they achieved and strive to do even better next round.
Of course you all immediately jump to assume that she's not either maliciously lying or just ignorantly mistaken. There's been no proof towards her claims and actually more proof on the opposite.
@WhteTrash
There's one!!!
A 'little pink'!
I'm afraid you gave yourself away with your poor English by mentioning 'Western Medias'.
As is known, Chinese doesn't have plural forms and such a lot of native Mandarin speakers have trouble when putting these ideas down in English.
Wow what a loser
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