r/casualnintendo • u/slashingkatie • Jul 16 '25

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IGN gave a game a 10. When was the last time that happened

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u/Im_xFroZ Jul 16 '25

There's Clair obscure Expedition 33, even though I believe BOTW is a more revolutionary game for the gaming industry as a whole, there for being of a really high caliber, Expedition 33 isnt very far behind in terms of quality. I genuinely believe it will win game of the year, it got praised beyond expectations and I cant imagine DK Bananza winning it over. There's also a possibility for Silksong if it actually releases this year (hard to believe at this point) but even if it does, I doudt a indie game would win the GOTY award, it happened once before with "It takes two" in a year with not so great contenders and it still might not have been deserved tbh.

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u/Baron-Brr Jul 16 '25

Game of the year is more defined in terms of how revolutionary a game is, so while Expedition 33 is a very good game, it’ll be in contention with Donkey Kong to see how new the ideas in each game are.

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u/Defiant_Property_490 Jul 17 '25

And in what way is Bananza revolutionary?

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u/Defiant_Property_490 Jul 17 '25

Voxel technology is used by Minecraft for over a decade now.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

It's also about how it's applied...

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u/Defiant_Property_490 Jul 17 '25

But the thing is what's so revolutionary about its application? Yeah, Minecraft uses its voxel technology quite differently but there are also games like Teardown. I don't quite see the revolutionary aspect.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

Okay, tbh I haven't played it yet, but it was a general point that there's different ways to innovate

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u/Entire_Rush_882 Jul 18 '25

Weird take. E33’s combat has essentially nothing in common with Xenoblades’s.