09-16-2016, 09:46 PM
Undertale doesn't belong in video game award ceremonies. As it doesn't run off of gameplay but story. I like it, but it just doesn't belong in places where gameplay, that thing that refers to you know, games, is supposed to take precedence. THere are story games and there are gameplay games. The gameplay should never just be a tacked on thing. I unfortunately cannot say that undertale's gameplay is anything but tacked on. It is simply another method with which to unfold the story and nothing more. Not something you'd really like to spend your time doing. Good examples of great gameplay where the story is epic(or hilariously epic) but not forced to the forefront are electronic superjoy, shadow of the colossus, and funnily enough; the Halo series, RAGE, Half Life(series), and the original Doom.
If people like their labels so much, why haven't they realized that there are huge splits in what a game is attempting to do. Story games deserve their own separate thing so they don't keep covering up or being covered up by games of entirely different styles. I enjoy a good interactive novela as much as the next guy, but when I see "video game awards" I don't think "someone wrote some really meaningful text" I think "Holy shit THAT GAMEPLAY."
It is harmful to both sides.
If people like their labels so much, why haven't they realized that there are huge splits in what a game is attempting to do. Story games deserve their own separate thing so they don't keep covering up or being covered up by games of entirely different styles. I enjoy a good interactive novela as much as the next guy, but when I see "video game awards" I don't think "someone wrote some really meaningful text" I think "Holy shit THAT GAMEPLAY."
It is harmful to both sides.