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The Game Awards 2019 released its nominee for Game of the Year 2019 , and the most surprising pick isSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate , a title of respect that many see to be the peak experience within the franchise but not one that was on people ’s radar the same way that bet on likeControlandDeath Strandingwere . The Game Awards is the Geoff Keighley - hosted end of year gala affair for the video game industry that is watch by devotee as the definitive self-assurance in laurels shows for play , and as a result , its Game of the Year nominations each year tend to give a passel of free weight in the community .
Smash Bros. Ultimatehas been a huge success for Nintendo , and was released so late last yr that it has eligibility for this year ’s beat of award . With that much breathing way and aDLC machine that perpetually churn outsome of the most hype announcements of the year , Smash Bros. Ultimatehas stay one of 2019 ’s most visible successes at every turn . Still , it ’s not exactly the traditional sort of experience many would associate with a Game of the Year award , unremarkably appropriate for games that flex unbelievable graphical prowess fuse with story - telling and dynamical gameplay . Stacking the deck further againstSmash Bros. Ultimateis the fact its a fighting biz , a category that seldom wow outside of awards for its own writing style .
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That ’s changing this year on The Game Awards 2019 Game of the Year ballot , as the show ’s officialTwitterrevealed 2019 ’s nominee to the seismic disturbance of many . While it was obvious titles likeControlandDeath Strandingwere always sound to be present on the leaning , the recent gain ofThe Outer Worlds- Obsidian ’s latest RPG try thatFalloutfans and more have adore - and the comportment ofSmash Bros. Ultimateare the two adult talking point . Joining those four games are the stellarResident Evil 2remake from Capcom andSekiro : Shadows Die Twice , a game that ’s for the most part fly under the radar since its first few month of freeing but nevertheless impacted gaming in a big manner early in 2019 .
Of all those games , though , the biggest surprise remainsSmash Bros. Ultimate , not because it is miss in timbre , but because it would be an unprecedented win if it manages to take home the award for Game of the Year . Since the award show ’s inception in its current form in 2014 , there hasneverbeen afighting game even nominated for Game of the Year , much less in telephone circuit to pull ahead it . With logical fan booking , an incredible base intersection , and DLC that improves the plot each time anewSmash Bros. Ultimatecharacteris liberate , now might be the time for the genre - and Nintendo , who get ahead big two years ago withBreath of the Wild- to step back into the glare .
Of course , there are some serious contenders , andControlandDeath Strandingare both more " traditional " choices for a Game of the Year trophy . With that said , though , theSmashcommunity is one of the braggart and most passionatein play , and consumers can calculate they ’ll be make their voices as tawdry as possible in the build - up to the decision for what statute title takes dwelling Game of the Year 2019 at The Game Awards in under a month .
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origin : The Game Awards / Twitter
