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We've run a GOTY award for the last two years and this year will be no different! I am requesting feedback!
The page is currently open, with the categories adjusted from last year: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/goty.php
If you have a suggestion for a category, please let me know, but I don't want too many more as I think we already have a good selection going from feedback last year.
There is a test game in the first category, feel free to make sure it works for you. This would be a good time to check. It works fine for me, but I remember a few people stating last year it required multiple tries (if you want to test, bring up your browsers debugging window and watch the console for any errors if voting didn't work).
How it will work
It will open for game submissions in early January, then it will close for a few days while we remove any duplicates that snuck in, or games in the wrong category (which we will request help with).
Then once that is done, it will open for a weeks worth of voting and I will present the results once it's finished.
Each category you have already voted in, will have a little tick besides the name.Once you vote, your vote in that category is final. Will look at re-voting if you click a wrong one.
You can see last year's results in this article. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
The page is currently open, with the categories adjusted from last year: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/goty.php
If you have a suggestion for a category, please let me know, but I don't want too many more as I think we already have a good selection going from feedback last year.
There is a test game in the first category, feel free to make sure it works for you. This would be a good time to check. It works fine for me, but I remember a few people stating last year it required multiple tries (if you want to test, bring up your browsers debugging window and watch the console for any errors if voting didn't work).
How it will work
It will open for game submissions in early January, then it will close for a few days while we remove any duplicates that snuck in, or games in the wrong category (which we will request help with).
Then once that is done, it will open for a weeks worth of voting and I will present the results once it's finished.
Each category you have already voted in, will have a little tick besides the name.
You can see last year's results in this article. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Will it be possible to change one's votes after clicking?
Right now it is not possible to undo the test vote once clicked. (If you happen to click the at the wrong title or some such)
Last edited by Donkey on 27 November 2016 at 9:37 pm UTC
Right now it is not possible to undo the test vote once clicked. (If you happen to click the at the wrong title or some such)
Last edited by Donkey on 27 November 2016 at 9:37 pm UTC
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Some ideas here. As with any other idea of my own, I don't "demand" them to be present, I simply consider they might have some potential:
- "Biggest Surprise" (An unexpected game that blew your mind)
- "Best sequel/prequel/spin off"
- "Best multiplayer game/Best game to livestream"
- Something like "Game with the most responsive developers"... after all, one of the biggest issues in our community is the deficient communication or outright broken promises.
- "Biggest Surprise" (An unexpected game that blew your mind)
- "Best sequel/prequel/spin off"
- "Best multiplayer game/Best game to livestream"
- Something like "Game with the most responsive developers"... after all, one of the biggest issues in our community is the deficient communication or outright broken promises.
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I thought the steam categories were kind of different. And I picked up a plan to vote a certain Valve game as "most in need of a sequel" ;-)
These categories are more conventional. But for some (like best porter) you know up front what the result is going to be.
These categories are more conventional. But for some (like best porter) you know up front what the result is going to be.
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Seems to work fine for me. We're talking about games that were released in 2016 on Linux, even if they were released in a previous year on Windows, right? So, for example, Mad Max (Released for Windows 2015, Linux 2016) would be eligible, right?
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Seems to work fine for me. We're talking about games that were released in 2016 on Linux, even if they were released in a previous year on Windows, right? So, for example, Mad Max (Released for Windows 2015, Linux 2016) would be eligible, right?Of course, this is a Linux GOTY.
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Apart from Tyranny I can't think of a single outstanding Linux game being released in 2016, but that's probably only because 2015 was such a good year.
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wintermute Nov 28, 2016
For episodic games will they be eligible if the last episode released in 2016 or the first episode?
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I vote for rust!
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how about a couple of new categories like Most Original or Most Replay Value?
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I sure hope "Overlord" and "Tyranny" gets nominated.OR ELSE u will face Doom.
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buenaventura Nov 28, 2016
Hum, I can't see any games to vote for, in any category? I tried Firefox and Chrome :/ I want to vote Quadrilateral Cowboy for best story, I wish other story driven games would be as confident and subtle as that. Also, the port is very good, even on my old hardware.
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Hum, I can't see any games to vote for, in any category? I tried Firefox and Chrome :/ I want to vote Quadrilateral Cowboy for best story, I wish other story driven games would be as confident and subtle as that. Also, the port is very good, even on my old hardware.If I got it right, actual nominations will be open in January, and this is just to test the server. I don't have any game listed either.
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buenaventura Nov 28, 2016
Oh, I see, that's fine then! :D
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Apart from Tyranny I can't think of a single outstanding Linux game being released in 2016
Deus Ex? X-com 2? Rocket League? Life Is Strange?
Granted 2015 were great, but come on man...!
Last edited by Beamboom on 28 November 2016 at 1:38 pm UTC
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Deus Ex?
Both the original and HR were better than MD. And HR wasn't exactly an impressive game either.
X-com 2?
Okay, that so 2 good games, although the randomness of everything doesn't do it any favours.
Rocket League?
Combining the worst aspects of driving games and football games doesn't make for a game that's interesting, appealing, or fun.
Life Is Strange?
Rocks fall, everyone dies: the game? I can't imagine anyone being much of a fan of any game that just invalidates all your choices like that (even The Walking Dead didn't go that far).
Granted 2015 were great, but come on man...!
Exactly my point. Granted, 2016 isn't over yet, but so far it's not really living up to its predecessor.
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Exactly my point. Granted, 2016 isn't over yet, but so far it's not really living up to its predecessor.
No that was not exactly what I perceived as your point at all. And even when you have some subjective objections on the listed titles and thus will not rate them "outstanding" in your book, they are all major releases and of high quality and importance. They have all collected rock solid reviews, are widely known with a huge fanbase. Just like some of the titles of 2015. Important to the platform, and obvious in a GOTY context.
And I could keep going, too. The Warhammer titles for example. Or Stellaris. Major releases, high quality productions. When I think about it, 2015 wasn't that much better. So to be unable to list any other titles than Tyranny as candidates for a GOTY this year... Well, yeah. That is kinda odd.
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Joeyboots80 Nov 28, 2016
@tmtvl
Your gaming standards bro. They are quite quite lofty indeed. Sheesh. :p
Last edited by Joeyboots80 on 28 November 2016 at 5:05 pm UTC
Your gaming standards bro. They are quite quite lofty indeed. Sheesh. :p
Last edited by Joeyboots80 on 28 November 2016 at 5:05 pm UTC
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Joeyboots80 Nov 28, 2016
[quote=Beamboom]
I'm with Beamboom. It was a better year than 2015, if only by a bit, and a great year for Linux gaming regardless. Gradual improvement is still improvement my friends. I too think it's odd that anyone would say that Tyranny, a game that has only been out for like two weeks, though certainly a great game, is the only good Linux title released this year. What an insult to the studios who worked hard to port their titles to or include a Linux build of their games for the Linux gaming community to enjoy.
This is not the way to encourage other developers to include Linux as a platform for their games. They see such cherry-picking, such vitriol thrown at already existing Linux titles by ungrateful/entitled gamers on a platform that barely holds on to 2% of the desktop market and I am sure some of them say "Screw that, I'm not even going there" and release on Win/Mac only, ignore the Linux build request threads on steam and call it a day.
We should try to be a bit more optimistic imo, look how far we've come. If you'd have told me I'd be playing AAA games in the near future with Steam on my Linux box 5-6 years ago, I would have paused the PS3 game I was playing, called the authorities, and I would have had you committed.
Things will only get better from here. Here's to the future.
And I could keep going, too. The Warhammer titles for example. Or Stellaris. Major releases, high quality productions. When I think about it, 2015 wasn't that much better. So to be unable to list any other titles than Tyranny as candidates for a GOTY this year... Well, yeah. That is kinda odd.
I'm with Beamboom. It was a better year than 2015, if only by a bit, and a great year for Linux gaming regardless. Gradual improvement is still improvement my friends. I too think it's odd that anyone would say that Tyranny, a game that has only been out for like two weeks, though certainly a great game, is the only good Linux title released this year. What an insult to the studios who worked hard to port their titles to or include a Linux build of their games for the Linux gaming community to enjoy.
This is not the way to encourage other developers to include Linux as a platform for their games. They see such cherry-picking, such vitriol thrown at already existing Linux titles by ungrateful/entitled gamers on a platform that barely holds on to 2% of the desktop market and I am sure some of them say "Screw that, I'm not even going there" and release on Win/Mac only, ignore the Linux build request threads on steam and call it a day.
We should try to be a bit more optimistic imo, look how far we've come. If you'd have told me I'd be playing AAA games in the near future with Steam on my Linux box 5-6 years ago, I would have paused the PS3 game I was playing, called the authorities, and I would have had you committed.
Things will only get better from here. Here's to the future.
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I sometimes feel like I don't belong here. Did you really, guys, play that many of this year's releases to the point you're comfortable with judging them? My backlog is like... 1998. Literally. I'll start Baldur's Gate somewhere in December.
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MintedGamer Nov 28, 2016
Apart from Tyranny I can't think of a single outstanding Linux game being released in 2016, but that's probably only because 2015 was such a good year.
I think its been the best year ever for Linux games. There have been more games, of a higher quality released than ever before. I don't even have any urge to resurrect a Windows partition to play games any more as I have so many great games to play. My Steam library is 13 years old, yet in the last year is now over 50% Linux games. As well as quality we've had quantity this year.
Tyranny, Total War Warhammer, XCom 2, Tomb Raider, Stellaris, Stardew Valley, Starbound, Worms WMD, Deus Ex, Hearts of Iron 4, Nelly Cootalot, Candle, Company of Heroes, its been fun to play Dawn of War 2 again and I've got my fingers crossed for DOW3 on Linux, Darkest Dungeon, Life is Strange, Rocket League, ARK, Salt and Sanctuary, Black Mesa, Day of the Tentacle remastered, etc.
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