The Steam Awards 2017 Discussion

The “Suspension of Disbelief” Award - XCOM 2
"Twenty years have passed since humanity lost the war against the alien invaders" Did not happen, I know I beat XCOM: Enemy Unknown, I know it...

I hate these Awards every year with their objectives you have to do to get a badge. Valve is so f** stupid... 2 days ago they released an update for their review-system to improve the quality and now they want, that everyone writes an review just to get 25xp points. Result? "Good game", "Great game", "Nice game" .... works fine with the improvement: NOT

Bless everyone that does nominate games in the Steam Awards. They are truly very special.

The “The World Is Grim Enough Let's Just All Get Along” Award - Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
The “Choices Matter” Award - Mass Effect
The “Haunts My Dreams” Award - Pathologic Classic HD
The “Mom’s Spaghetti” Award - GoNNER
The “No Apologies” Award - Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015
The “Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of War” Award - Borderlands; The Pre-Sequel
The “Suspension of Disbelief” Award - Hatoful Boyfriend
The “Soul Of Vitruvius” Award - HuniPop
The “Defies Description” Award - Forget Me Not: My Organic Garden
The “Labor of Love” Award - Don't Starve
The “Whoooaaaaaaa, Dude! 2.0” Award - LISA
The “Even Better Than I Expected” Award - Pit People
The “Best Rerelease of Nostalgia” Award - Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

My only serious answers were for Pathologic and Mass Effect. The rest were shitposts for the badge. Sigh.

The World is Grim Enough - The Tiny Bang Story
Choose your Adventure - Late Shift
Night Torment - Crypt of the NecroDancer
Mozzafiato (Mom's Spaghetti? I think?) - Night in the Woods
No Shame - Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Cry Havoc - MechaNika
Supsension of Disbelief - Aviary Attorney
Soul of Vitruvius - Sherlock Holmes: the Devil'd Daughter
Defies Description - Rusty Lake Hotel
Labor of Love - Don't Starve Together
Wooow 2.0 - Her Story
Even Better - Epistory
'cause of Cats - Purring Quest

• The “The World Is Grim Enough Let's Just All Get Along” Award — Plantera
• The “Choices Matter” Award — Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
• The “Haunts My Dreams” Award — Stardew Valley
• The “Mom’s Spaghetti” Award — Brawlhalla
• The “No Apologies” Award — [Midas Gold] Plus(http://store.steampowered.com/app/557400)
• The “Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of War” Award — Duck Game
• The “Suspension of Disbelief” Award — Town of Salem
• The “Soul Of Vitruvius” Award — The Binding of Isaac
• The “Defies Description” Award — Mount Your Friends
• The “Labor of Love” Award — Age of Empires II HD
• The “Whoooaaaaaaa, Dude! 2.0” Award — Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
• The “Even Better Than I Expected” Award — Crawl
• The “It Came Out of Nowhere and Ate Your Brains” Award — PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

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The “The World Is Grim Enough Let's Just All Get Along” Award should go to http://store.steampowered.com/app/580200/Yonder_The_Cloud_Catcher_Chronicles/

The “The World Is Grim Enough Let's Just All Get Along” Award — Aven Colony
The “Choices Matter” Award — Witcher 3
The “Haunts My Dreams” Award — Fallout 4
The “Mom’s Spaghetti” Award — PUBG
The “No Apologies” Award — The Escapists
The “Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of War” Award — Worlds Adrift
The “Suspension of Disbelief” Award — Portal 2
The “Soul Of Vitruvius” Award — Ori and the Blind Forest
The “Defies Description” Award — Undertale
The “Labor of Love” Award — Team Fortress 2
The “Whoooaaaaaaa, Dude! 2.0” Award — Cuphead
The “Even Better Than I Expected” Award — The Escapists 2
The “Worth Going Back For” Award — Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines

I'm not sure about other categories yet, but totally going Rise of the Tomb Raider for "Soul of Vitruvius." Maxxed PureHair textures all the time! <3 Lara <3

• “The World Is Grim Enough Let's Just All Get Along”: Samorost 3
• “Choose Your Own Adventure”: Tyranny
• “Haunts My Dreams”: Resident Evil: Revelations 1
• “Mom’s Spaghetti”: Doom 4
• “No Apologies”: The Vault Cracker: The Last Safe (Also my first giveaway here. Winner still never played it.)
• “Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of War”: Serious Sam Fusion
• “Suspension of Disbelief”: Bayonetta (If your nomination is not a Japanese game, you are doing it wrong.)
• “Soul Of Vitruvius”: Silence
• “Defies Description”: To the Moon
• “Labor of Love”: Age of Empires II HD Edition
• “Whoooaaaaaaa, Dude! 2.0”: The Dream Machine
• “Even Better Than I Expected”: The Room (Runner-up: Final Fantasy XIII)
• “Seriously Needs its Sequels on PC”: Valkyria Chronicles

The “The World Is Grim Enough Let's Just All Get Along” Award --- Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
The “Choices Matter” Award --- Undertale
The “Haunts My Dreams” Award --- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The “Mom’s Spaghetti” Award --- CS : GO
The “No Apologies” Award --- Dota 2
The “Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of War” Award --- Saints Row IV
The “Suspension of Disbelief” Award --- Watch_Dogs
The “Soul Of Vitruvius” Award --- Starbound
The “Defies Description” Award --- Stardew Valley
The “Labor of Love” Award --- Warframe
The “Whoooaaaaaaa, Dude! 2.0” Award --- The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt
The “Even Better Than I Expected” Award --- Assassin's Creed® Syndicate

Honestly I never owned or played like 5 of the games that I nominated above.

My Nominations:

• The “The World Is Grim Enough Let's Just All Get Along” Award - Slime Rancher
• The “Choices Matter” Award - The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt (for GOTY Edition)
• The “Haunts My Dreams” Award - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
• The “Mom’s Spaghetti” Award - Rocket League®
• The “No Apologies” Award - Grand Theft Auto V
• The “Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of War” Award - DOOM
• The “Suspension of Disbelief” Award - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
• The “Soul Of Vitruvius” Award - Rise of the Tomb Raider™
• The “Defies Description” Award - Door Kickers
• The “Labor of Love” Award - Euro Truck Simulator 2
• The “Whoooaaaaaaa, Dude! 2.0” Award - Dishonored 2
• The “Even Better Than I Expected” Award Prey
• The “We Need Part 3 Already" Award - Half-Life 2

The descriptions do not make any sense, not original, not funny, translations to Russian are awful, I don't understand the general reason of it all, I did it for 100 exp points, is all. It won't work, because you can't get any useful information from such questions. The majority of votes will go to Skyrim and Dota 2 no matter the descriptions. And I HIGLY doubt Valve will do a multi-factor analysis on the collected data to make an interesting infographics for us. Valve did it to give at least something to the community, and they repeated the mistake they did last year. I don't like it at all, as you can see.

nothing ...

I just got an update (0 to 512 bytes...) for Bastion, Fallout 4, Mad Max and Rise of the Tomb Raider, and 67.5MB for XCOM2.
I'm not sure if the first four updates are for everyone or if I did something wrong in my DirectX files. If it's indeed for everyone, it's quite a pathetic way to say "Hey, please vote for me for the Labor of Love category".

Can't make out what they actually want with some of those categories, I think I'll just add random nonsense I played this year and be done with it ^^

The “The World Is Grim Enough Let's Just All Get Along” Award — Eventide: Slavic Fable (any Artifex Mundi game would fit here, I just chose my fave one)
The “Choices Matter” Award — Fallout: New Vegas (need i say more?)
The “Haunts My Dreams” Award — Yooka-Laylee (kept my attention non-stop for a week straight, usually games don't do that)
The “Mom’s Spaghetti” Award — Monstrum (description implied that its a game that caused you to freak-out, and this one caused me to do so to the point where my heart flutters came back)
The “No Apologies” Award — The Last Tinker: City of Colors (not perfect by any means, but my fave Steam game nonetheless)
The “Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of War” Award — Skyrim (I am always super-overpowered by level 10)
The “Suspension of Disbelief” Award — Animal Lover (so much about it makes no sense, and yet it falls into place and you just go with it)
The “Soul Of Vitruvius” Award — Cuphead (DEM VISUALS)
The “Defies Description” Award — Saints Row IV (again, need i say more?)
The “Labor of Love” Award — Subnautica (they've been at it for two years straight)
The “Whoooaaaaaaa, Dude! 2.0” Award — Narcosis (what a trip, especially that FRIGGIN ENDING)
The “Even Better Than I Expected” Award — Sonic Forces (ok i cheated, this was more for the Switch port than the PC port, but nonetheless it was a lot better than i was expected and i was expecting a suprising amount)
The “Best Ocean Game That Isn't Subnautica” Award — Aquaria (idk)

Spoiler Alert: none of these will get nominated and i will get salty.

The World Is Grim Enough Let's Just All Get Along | Gone Home

Choices Matter | Papers, Please

Haunts My Dreams | SOMA

Mom’s Spaghetti | DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition

No Apologies | Space Channel 5: Part 2

Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of War | Hotline Miami

Suspension of Disbelief | Bayonetta

Soul Of Vitruvius | The Walking Dead

Defies Description | Everything

Labor of Love | Rocket League

Whoooaaaaaaa, Dude! 2.0 | Dyad

Even Better Than I Expected | The Witness

Gravelly-voiced white male | Vanquish

• The “The World Is Grim Enough Let's Just All Get Along” Award - Everything
• The “Choices Matter” Award - Overcooked
• The “Haunts My Dreams” Award - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• The “Mom’s Spaghetti” Award - Life is Strange: Before the Storm
• The “No Apologies” Award - The Long Dark
• The “Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of War” Award - Broforce
• The “Suspension of Disbelief” Award - Party Hard
• The “Soul Of Vitruvius” Award - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
• The “Defies Description” Award - Dying Light
• The “Labor of Love” Award - Dead by Daylight
• The “Whoooaaaaaaa, Dude! 2.0” Award - Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
• The “Even Better Than I Expected” Award - DOOM
• The “Play It With Your 4 Years Old Kid Daily" Award - LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

NOT IN ORDER - Listed as I decided on what game to nominate:

“The World Is Grim Enough Let's Just All Get Along” Award
http://store.steampowered.com/app/384190/ABZU/

"Mom's Spaghetti" I gave to this one, since it's the game I get most excited about
http://store.steampowered.com/app/203160/Tomb_Raider/

"No Apologies" goes to the game that I had a ton of technical problems with (it was my computer, I think), but loved anyway:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/208650/Batman_Arkham_Knight/

The “Soul Of Vitruvius” Award:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/414340/Hellblade_Senuas_Sacrifice/

“Even Better Than I Expected” Award
http://store.steampowered.com/app/378610/Valley/

“Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of War” Award
http://store.steampowered.com/app/387290/Ori_and_the_Blind_Forest_Definitive_Edition/

The “Whoooaaaaaaa, Dude! 2.0” Award
http://store.steampowered.com/app/391220/Rise_of_the_Tomb_Raider/

“Suspension of Disbelief” Award
http://store.steampowered.com/app/251830/Stick_it_to_The_Man/

"Haunts my Dreams Award (since I can't give it to Civ II or Zoo Tycoon):
http://store.steampowered.com/app/203630/Warlock__Master_of_the_Arcane/

“Choices Matter” Award (I actually have been harassed for writing a positive review on this one!)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/536220/The_Walking_Dead_A_New_Frontier/

Write in: The "Best Start to a Franchise" Award
http://store.steampowered.com/app/35140/Batman_Arkham_Asylum_Game_of_the_Year_Edition/

last time i took some times choosing games, and finally truck simulator won 2 awards... only AAA will win again.
I took 1min of my time to choose random game to have the badge.

Bad Rats, Bad Rats everywhere :v

• The World Is Grim Enough Let's Just All Get Along — VA-11 Hall-A — Bartending Visual Novel? Yesssss.
• Choices Matter — Undertale — Would you smooch a ghost? [Heck Yeah] [♥ Heck Yeah] [Heck Yeah] [Heck Yeah]
• Haunts My Dreams — Slime Rancher —
• Mom’s Spaghetti — Titan Souls — Shadow of the Colossus style Boss Run, by way of Zelda, with just one arrow. afdsgf
• No Apologies — Half Minute Hero — It was a tie between this, Sonic Adventure DX, and KOTOR1.
• Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of War — Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — This one was very hard to pick.
• Suspension of Disbelief — NiGHTS into Dreams — Dreamlogic, man. Trippy as hell.
• Soul of Vitruvius — Bayonetta — Admittedly there are other games that do it better but what a woman.
• Defies Description — Streets of Rogue — I keep trying to. I keep failing.
• Labor of Love — Starbound — Admittedly most of it was in Early Access but its still going strong.
• Whoooaaaaaaa, Dude! 2.0 — Doki Doki Literature Club — Definitely threw me for a loop.
• Even Better than I Expected — War for the Overworld — It is Indie Dungeon Keeper.
• Write-In: Updated Ex-Freeware — Last Word — There are others but this stands out for me.