so this is it huh?
>>695161237Gay nigga gaming is here to stay. Deal wit it or peel wit it.
Pretty good year all things considered
>>695161237SOTE shouldn't be there. It's not a game.
>>695161237Yep. Decent line-up. Loved Wukong. SOTE was fun. Astro looks like a nice casual game, might pick it up on sale. Not interested in the others but I've heard good things from the people that enjoy those types of games.
those are all good games but having dlc for gory is silly as it should be it's own category
>>6951612372 GOTYs
>>695161237[Sad News] Nintendo didn't make any games good enough to be nominated for GOTY.
>>695161406>best ongoing>final fantasy xivreally? after fucking yawntrail?
good year with all these games I likedPrince of Persia: The Lost CrownLike a Dragon: Infinite WealthTekken 8Granblue Fantasy: RelinkPersona 3 ReloadHelldivers IITomb Raider I–III RemasteredBalatroPacific DriveFF7 RebirthUnicorn OverlordDragon's Dogma 2Rise of the RoninStellar BladeFront Mission 2 RemakeAnimal WellNine SolsShadow of the ErdtreeBlack Myth WukongVisions of ManaAstro BotSpace Marine 2Lollipop Chainsaw RepopUFO 50Silent Hill 2 RemakeMetaphor ReFantazioDragonball Sparking Zero
>>695161237I've played and beaten Wukong, SoE and Metaphor, i've played a shit ton of Balatro too. These are all really good picks even if I disagree with DLCs being on this list.I'm really pissed off about the tiny selection in the indie category though. Theres a bunch of great indies that aren't there.
it was a good year for idortsnintendo was weak though
>>695161237This is the first year since 2015 where I played and enjoyed all the games nominated for GOTY so that counts for something
Yep now buy your ps5 pro so you can experience your second wukong playthrough!!
Other than a dlc being included, I'm fine with this lineup.
>>695161629But I already played it 11 timesAlso, I really liked it but if there's one definite negative, the PS5 optimization is actually dogshit. It runs fine on PC but the PS5 must be like 45fps at the best of times and has frame drops while using performance mode.
>>695161481Considering the alternatives? Yeah FF14 still probably deserves the win>Destiny 2lollmaorofl>Diablo 4LOL>FortniteArguable, I can't lie>Helldivers 2Its not a vote for "most poorly handled video game" so no
>>695161237Balatro? More like BASATO
Astrobot is probably winning. Though Balatro would be a nice surprise.
>>695161237>Game of the Year>literal DLC
>>695161536good list
>>695162035China already paid for Wukong to win.Palword isn't there because Geoff is scared of Nintendo.
>>695161582There's only so many spots unfortunately. The only game I've seen a few people mention got snubbed there is Nine Sols
>>695162507This. It's also why Nine Sols was not nominated in a single category, the CCP would rather bomb the place than let Taiwan win anything.
>>695161237Balatro the only good one
>>695161237That's a sad fucking lineup
>>695162569>There's only so many spots unfortunatelyYeah if only there were other categories we could remove and have some more interesting indie categories...
>>695161406the elden ring DLC was incredibly mid, sad to say it's probably the best overall effort from a company this year but it's not great.
Stopped caring about these around 2008.
>>695161237At least the censored trash Stellar Blade's not on there. Yes shills, I know it's nominated for other shit it won't win. No need to damage control.
>>695163426
>>695161237>Astro Slop>Literal DLCShould've just thrown Unicorn in there and made it a choice between five
nine sols not being nominated for indie of the year is a literal crime. not only is it the indie goty, it's the goty period. metaphor is a close second, but I want wukong to win to cause journo meltdowns. wukong was great too though so it's not like it's not deserving at all>>695163426riveting tale, faggot. glad you found time between dilation sessions to make this post.
>>695163052"Sports/Racing" is a retarded category that always gets overrun by annual sequel slop. They should split it up and just find a bunch of cool-looking indie racers to fill the racing category with.
>>695161237>>695161406>such a terrible year for gaming that actual GOTY is probably BG3 againgrim
>>6951637982024 was kino, tastelet faggot westoid slop consumer
>>695163526>>695163639Works every time.
>>695163426Based. They really need to stop propping this game up like some masterclass in gaming after they gave trannies an inch. The 24/7 shilling isn't working.
7 Rebirth sweep
>>695163426>>695164253man /v/ will go to any length to hate on snoy games jej
>>695161237This year was ass hopefully the crash can accelerate I only cared about UO and Metaphor this year
>>695161237
>>695161237If there was any justice in this world, rebirth should win
>>695161237Stalker 2 is unironically real goty(except for dogshit optimisation)
>>695164834bumping thread
>>695167293is it? i've been seeing it get a lot of shit.
Metaphor Sweep
>>695161237>no palworldUnironically better than everything on that list except for monke game
>>695161237Cloud Jr. sweep
>>695161237Wukong is only up there because china. That game does not deserve to be a GOTY contender lol.
>>695163052What the fuck was hellblade 2 even impacting, it's just a fantasy game, the schizo angle is so downplayed it may as well not exist.>but it's all in her headwe never see anything outside of her head, for us it's just a generic fantasy world
>>695161237/v/ already chose its candidate.
>>695161237It is laughable that Balatro, Ching Chong Monke Slop and Elden Ring DLC were nominated for GOTY. Geoff has lost his marbles.Anyway, Rebirth has been nominated, which is the only true GOTY, so I can live with it.
>>695168419i found that game to be so disappointing especially after the opera housei don't understand why people like it so much
>>695168626Correct, and then your bots chose someone else
>>695168626hi again schizobot>>695168796shit was hilariousbarry never fails to make me laugh
>>695168548I think it does
>>695168796>>695168854>B-BOT B-BOT
>>695169124You're free to think what you want. Unfortunately it suffers from "Pretty visuals, but shallow gameplay". I'm too old to be impressed with graphics alone.
>>695169165don't you have any other images instead of spamming the same one 1000 times?
>>695169217I thought the gameplay was great.
>>695169217how is the gameplay shallow?wukong and stellar blade had great combat.
>>695169283I know he's got more than one he spams.
>>695169328Hitting the same 3 hit combo over and over for hours on end and throwing in a spell when it's off cooldown doesn't really make gameplay interesting.
>XV-kun trying desperately to pit 7Rebirth against Metaphor despite most people liking both games
>>695169392I thought the counter system was a really neat way to still have the cooler, more flashy bosses like Elden Ring without overbearing the player or turning it into dodge spam gameplay.
>>695169461>Larry hallucinates Barry for no reason at allLarry are you okare you okare you ok Larry
>>695169392I've not played Wukong, that sounds just like XVI gameplay (I like XVI, it's cool)
>>695169392fair enough
>>695169553Who the fuck is Larry you actual schizo?
>>695169604a voice in his head
If you don't have Luke Roberts as best performance then no one will be able to take your tastes seriously.
>>695169553>Larry are you ok>are you ok>are you ok Larryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl9ZMfj6aE
>>695169604larry is the schizo Barry created
>>695169283>>695169378>Only OP
>>695169739?
>>695169714lol
>>695169604The man who brings up Barry for no reason at all.That man is you
>>695169671>man waking up voicehe isn't impressive at all
>>695169845
>>695169604>Who the fuck is Larry?>post 1
>>695169847the other choices aren't great either so it's a category I skippedaerith's va being nominated instead of barret's or even cloud's is a joke
>>695168789Its Persona in a different setting with slightly more engaging combat.Persona's system is almost foolproof at this point that its going to result in a good game no matter what they do
>>695169604>post 2
>>695168789I dont know either. It has the same problems as persona. i think people just like turn based systems that they overrate everything they play
>>695169930Do you like not having self-awareness? You started calling out namefags first
>>695169604>Post 3
>>695161406>best audio design Rebirth>loses OST still to MetaphorIf anything something like Hellblade should take audio design and Rebirth is obviously winning OST.
>>695169604>Post 4
You know, the amount of time between a lot of those posts doesn't help your case.
>>695170091Where?
>>695169604>Post 5
>>695170151>Hellblade should take audio designWhy? Because a bad actress was constantly whispering in your ear?
>>695169936>>695170008>>695170115>>695170206>>695170248>>695170290jesus does this dude have a life outside 4chins?
>>695168796That's embarassing
>>695169604>Post 6
>>695168626Why does /v/ hate Astro Bot?A lot of salt come Dec 12 when it wins
Larry is just the latest in the Barry saga btw.
>>695169604>Post 7
what the fuck happened to this thread
>>695169604>Post 8
>>695161237Retarded line up, but the obvious GOTY has been nominated as well, so who cares.
>>695170572Every thread where Rebirth is involved inevitably ends up like this, actually impossible to talk about the game.
>>695161237I've only played FF7 Rebirth and the Elden Ring dlc from those games. I'm waiting for Astro bot to get added to PS Plus next year as I don't really feel like paying 70 Euro for it. I'm not really into card games so no interest in Baltaro. I tried the demo for Metaphor but I just found it kinda cringe and boring. Wukong maybe I'll play it over Christmas.
>>695169604>>695169936>>695170008>>695170115>>695170206>>695170290>>695170405>>695170483>>695170627I think this is good enough, probably will enlight you about the schizoid. There is enough proof that the guy is not just a boogeyman like Barry, but an exceptional autist on /v/.
>>695161582I'm surprised UFO 50 wasn't picked as thats a way more interesting indie game than Balatro
>>695170826>There is enough proof that the guy is not just a boogeyman like BarrySo you're saying Barry, or an autist that shitposts about XVI and Rebirth religiously doesn't exist?
>>695170826Also his last spam >>695169016You probably have seen it already.
As much as I want Rebirth to win goty I really dont think it will. I'm sure its either going to be Astro bot or Metaphor that wins.
>>695169461I dont like FF15 or Metaphor desu but I loved FF7 Rebirth.
>>695170940Anyone call write redditbirth anytime because it's an easy copypasta to replicate, but my pics showed the same writting convention between them.
>>695161237So those are >ps5 exclusive shit>mobile game>chink shit>shit dlc>shit chapter 2>jrpg shitWhat a shit show
>>695171079can*
is that card game worth trying at all if I don't actually give a shit about poker? I'm not really into gambling.
>>695171079Yes, but there are weeks in between some of those posts, surely they would coincide at the same time if it was just one autist?
JIMBO WAKE THE FUCK UP BARRY'S HERE
>>695171317Jimbo already declared that gotys don't matter since rebirth got 7 nominations
Rebirth wont win. The media have made it obvious they will vote for Metaphor due to them liking the leftist politics in the game.
>>695169461Do you really think it's weird at all that some people disliked one and liked the other when one is an Arpg and the other turn based?
metaphor, balatro, and astrobot are all bangers
IAMLARRY
>>695171247The autist is lurking /v/ for months like you, Walter. You probably have years of experience here and /ffg/ and I like our banters. I have no ressentment about you, because you at least put some effort into your shitposting. Also I'm just calling you Walter because you like to post the dog. Larry is just schizophrenia incarnate and I'm kind of tired to see his rants.
>>695169604Some random boogeyman that people assign posts they disagree with to. Basically a clone of what Barry is today , but Barry was a single person at one point in time
>>695171189Do you like or seek any casual mobile like game to fill your time sometimes? If yes, then go for it. You don't need to know poker to understand it.
>>695171189Never played it but I heard the dude who made it had no idea how to play poker, so that shouldn't matter much. Give it a try if you're interested
>>695170826This is a meta shitpost right? Accusing others of being a schizo while engaging in schizo behavior. If not then you faggots really do all deserve each other.
>>695171635I'm flattered, I hate the samefagging autists. I don't think they sleep. Like 6 hours a day tops.
HEY GEOFF. IF FF7 REBIRTH WINS GOTY PLS PLAY THIS MUSIC WHEN THE DEVS ARE WALKING UP TO THE STAGE.https://youtu.be/zotSRTNyB8A
>>6951612372024 has been a really pathetic year for games, Jesus Christ. I don't think I've played a single game that released this year. The fact that they changed the rules of the GOTY award just so they can give it to an expansion to the latest rollslop really indicates how empty this year was.
>>695161406>ffxiv>after yawntranny expaclol, lmao
>>695163579UO is too hetero.
>>695161237>not a shitendo in sightI'm glad they're dying
>>695171520NTA, but I don't think he's saying you can't like one and not the other. I think he's saying that both of them are good rpgs, and the average person isn't going to be a fanatic about one and despise the other, at least to the extent you see on /v/, that most of the rivalry between them is shitposts and schizos trying to start a war
>>695172071Which nominee should win in its place?
>total shitpost armageddon if card game or dlc wins. This board will be on total lockdown if shit hits the fan.
Balatro? LmaoThey couldn't have just put Helldivers there instead even though it probably wouldn't win.
>>695161237DLC and remakes shouldn't qualify but again these are just another fake meaningless award show that is judged by no meaningful metric, not score, sales, playerbase, vote, just pure shilling. It's a miracle that a game like Balatro is even on there. >"but but but there is public voting!"yeah and its counted as 90% Jury votes and 10% public votes meaning that public votes are useless and just serve to placate the masses into thinking this shit isn't just a work like every other awards show.
>>695171360If it wins GOTY he'll have another years long meltie over it, then it'll suddenly matter.
>>695172468I'd argue the dlc would be the best case scenario for /v/ since people generally like ER and it's just a boring choice for GOTY. FF, Metaphor, or Astrobot would be shitpost central since those games have actual schizos attached to them
>>695172507It’s pretty much a tradition to have one indie game for GOTY nominees. And guess what, stray was GOTY in this shitshow
>>695172468I want the DLC to win because absolutely nobody wants it. The card game might receive disdain here but got plenty of people to defend it on twitter or reddit. If I want chaos, I want it to be everywhere.
>>695172656/v/ absolutely loathes ER that it made them turn against Fromsoft. When is the last time you saw a positive ER thread without shitflinging and calling it slop in 100 different ways?
>>695171520i'm saying XV-kun does this all the timehe even shit up Tekken threads laughing at the Noctis inclusion
>>695172468>>695172656>>695172902>>695172819Ladies, PLEASE! We all know Wukong winning will cause an even bigger shitstorm than an indieshit card game. This board's compromised by CCP shills enough as it is with all the gachaslop.
>>695173041WuKong would be funnier since it will trigger those webm /pol/ schizos.
Whoever wins best game direction is guaranteed to loseI expect most judges will pick between Metaphor, Erdtree, and Astrobot
>>695172902I remember ER getting a hugely positive reception when it first launched, of course there were some contrarians but that happens with every new game. I haven't been on /v/ for a while though, is the ER hate insurgence something new, because then I probably missed it
>SOTE>Something like only 50% of ER players on all platforms actually have the achievements required to even play the DLC>These people's vote somehow count as much as yours do for a GAME of the year awarei want it to win purely for the shitshow
>>695172507Isn’t HD2 published by Playstation?
>>695173153It picked up very quickly once the threads started to die down. It was 24/7 hate threads from there throughout since the honeymoon phase worn off.
>>695173136I could see Astro winning game direction here, but I think the reliance on IPs will hurt it in GOTY votes
>>695173136Astrobot should win that solely because of that time stop power up, is there any other game with an ability like that that was fun as fuck
>>695173136>exact same nominees at game of the year
Only Metaphor and FFVII Rebirth would save this from becoming another shit show like TLOU2.
>>695173136I feel like this category is a cop out to just let them pick 2 games for goty. They can pick 1 here and then a different game for the goty category.
>>695161237Wukong and Erdtree should have been excused, now the bottled chink game is obviously going to win for optics. I wanted a legit fight between Rebirth and Metaphor
>>695173259There are just some faggots on this board that can never be happy I swear. They wait for a game's discussion to die down just so they can seethe about it
>>695173136>hated Remake>took a chance with Rebirth and loved itThis is why I'd give it to Rebirth.Naoki Hamaguchi did an amazing job.
I want FF7 rebirth to win as the devs seem very passionate and excited about part 3 despite the poor sales of Rebirth.
>>695173925>that galiant beast bossfight11/10
>>695161237as long as metroonphor and fromslop don't win I'm happy
>>695174103pure fucking kino
>>695171984>HEY GEOFF. WHEN FF7 REBIRTH WINS GOTY PLS PLAY THIS MUSIC WHEN THE DEVS ARE WALKING UP TO THE STAGE.That would be absolutely epic! :D
>>695174103https://youtu.be/VvYXFXzetGc
>>695173671same lol
>>695172468That will happen but because there's no quality shitposting potential that isn't forced, it will be boring as fuck, that's why I am more interested in cheering for other games to make people sethee. Wukong can trigger pol schizos, SotE fromsoft haters, ff or metaphor, jrpg autism rivalry and even fucking astrobot can revive sonyfags. What in specific an indie card game can trigger of passionate autism genuinely here? Nothing. It will be like it takes two that will be just used to laugh over the other nominees and generate no memorable lasting shiposting like it was with bg3 or botw.
>>695174415>when the strings hit
>>695174415
>>695173925maybe they would have had good sales if they didn't lock it onto a shit overpriced console
>>695174415Tell me about the 9 minutes
>>695174415I love that Vincent is still a bit of a goof. They nailed him. Matt Mercer did an amazing job too.
>>695161237>so this is it huh?Your vote only counts for 15% of the pick. """""Professional""""" video game reviewers get to decide what's GOTY. Letting you pick is just advertisement to get people talking and interacting. By """"""Voting"""""" you are more invested in the results so you will be more likely to watch that trash.
>>695174668>15%try 10%
>>695174668I only watch with friends for something to do while having a few drinks. Hope for good trailers and cringe and then come shitpost on /v/ when the winner is announced.
>>695174415wait can u wear beach wear anywhere in NG+?
>>695174668>>695174691Do you want CODfags and Rollsloppers to sweep everything? Are any of you even old enough to remember the Spike VGAs?
>>695174772yes
>>695174806sweep what? your vote doesn't matter outside of player choice.
If Balatro got nominated, so should Queen's Blood.
>>695174668You’re too smart for /v/ get out of here
>>695171828>I'm flattered, I hate the samefagging autists. I don't think they sleep. Like 6 hours a day tops.Imagine wasting your life away with shitposting about Rebirth for 18 hours a day, in an attempt to shape general consensus, but Rebirth sweeps the awards shows anyway. ^^Barry and turn-nigga Jimbo are probably on suicide watch by now.
>>695174865look at this lad's thighs
IT'S OVER
>>695174806CoD never won a single award in its entire lifetime.
those banchodes betar releese ff72rebirth on pc
>>695161237>>695174893>BalatroBalatro looks like some shit that my mom would play. Sure, it is probably a good card game, but why the fuck was a fucking card game even nominated for GOTY? Are they going to nominate Candy Crush for GOTY next year as well?Gets some fucking standards, Geoff.
There's no reason to seethe over something like video games. Just laugh and grow fat.
>>695175141>he hasn't played balatroyou wouldn't get it
>>695175141>>695172715Read before you shitpost
>>695175141I think you'll find Geoff laughed and was like "hey I didn't vote for this shit" when he got to the bit at the end when he said the nominees for goty.
>>695175141Balatro is really good, and was made by one guy.
>>695174772Yep. Did my Hard mode playthrough with Cloud in the Cockobo beachwear, Yuffie in the Bikini, Aerith and Tifa in the Shinra Grunt uniforms and Cait in his Loveless get-up. Funnily enough with the latter is the game will flip-flop between that and his usual attire during certain parts of Chapter 11 and I have no idea why.
>>695161237Supporting wu long is like supporting chinks to make more games.
>giving a shit about The Game AwardsI will continue shouting into the void to stop giving this trash attention. That being said it's insane that Helldivers 2 wasn't nominated, that shit was everywhere for like 2 months. The only new games I played this year was Uni2 and that didn't get nominated in the fighting game category. And like 2 hours of Tekken 8 at a friend's house.
>>695174103>>695174415>Almost certainly getting DoC content in Part 3 given Nero and Weiss appear in the Yuffie DLC in Part 1Does dampen my hopes for it a bit.
>tfw /v/ has been dealing with Barry/XV-kun for eons now>this, XV and so on literally would have never happened if it wasn't for Lightning and her trilogy eternally poisoning the entire series and even other series because the director of the trilogy tried to push his waifu into fucking EVERYTHING in the entire company to try and force her as the face of a series that has essentially been an anthology series until thenUntil the heat death of the universe, I will eternally blame Lightning and the FF13 trilogy for all the cancer that had infested Squeenix and later /v/ ever since then.
Vote for Pekora
>>695175349>Yuffie in the Bikini
>>695175505as long as they're relegated to DLC
>>695175505Fuck, forgot the linkhttps://youtu.be/-GO8rbhrmvA?si=jGYtraMfH1FeyiqA
>>695172071The only other thing that can win that category is fortnite
>>695175505>Does dampen my hopes for it a bit.Why? Nero and Weiss were great boss fights. With great music.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjZIR8rIwhw
>>695172715No it's not, the last time an indie game got nominated for goty was 4 years ago. Stray wasn't an indie game.
>>695174473It's kind of insane that out of wukong, SotE and balatro winning, the card game getting it would be the most boring scenario for shitposting. It says a lot about /v, lol
I loved SotE, but putting an expansion up for GOTY is kinda unfair.
>>695168565yeah I played the first one and really regretted it.>we talked to REAL schizos to get authentic mentally ill dialogue>it's just her whispering contradictory shit in her own earand the game itself is trash too. really is the epitome of self congratulatory woke slop
zased
https://youtu.be/_iUw_dqBcQ0>No Roche in part 3Probably the best new character from the remake
>>695176501u never know manhojo is a freak
UFO50 is GOTY and it's not even closeshame about normalfags and their tendency to get filtered
>>695176439Craig is such a cringelord. Nobody gives a shit about his literal who awards.
my only issue with the remake games is I don't find Sephiroth threatening at allhe just comes off as really gay for Cloud
>>695176561I only found out this game even existed in a thread here yesterday. Will get it if it gets price cut in steam christmas sales.
walking out of the inn and seeing Kalm for the first time then seeing the open-world shortly afterwards was the best experience of the year for mei dunno i'm a sucker for this shit
>>695176626He's only pretending to be gay to fuck with Cloud's head.
>>695176787>ifunny.co
>>695161237Reminder that IGN owns/operates more than half of the websites that were chosen as judges this year, and that Sony has been one of IGN and TGA's top investors for years now.
>>695175060Wrong.
>>695176846
>>695161237Is Shadow of the Erdtree worth paying $53 Canadian rubles plus13% sales tax for?
Sony are trying to push Astro Bot SO hard, desperately trying to get people to forget about Concord.
https://youtu.be/RqJce34dLN8
>>695176956yeah i got 80 hours out of italso same for metahporrebirth got me 150
>>695176956No. Wait for a deep sale.
>>695161237>gay retard awards>expects the awards to not be gay and retarded?????
>>695176959I have no problem with Astro Bot or anything. But it did seem to get shilled very hard by the games journalists.
>>695177097don't get me wrong, it's fun but not GOTY materialit just seems like sony are desperate to have it hailed as GOTY
i am going to be pissed if balatro wins, that shit is not the best deckbuilder out there and coasts purely on tickling the gambling dopamine receptors. even if its actually not poker
>>695177285>i am going to be pissed if balatro winsI hope it wins just because of that.
No Ubisoft towers in part 3 of FF7 Remake due to the towers only being in places that were part of the republic of Junon.
>>695177285At least it's because you genuinely dislike the game for valid reasons.
>>695177372the ubisoft towers in rebirth are so overhated, they are not that numerous, the boring ass qte for scanning lifestream minerals was way worse
>>695177412i dont even dislike it, i just don't think its goty worthynow if we could go back in time and nominate slay the spire instead
>>695177285Balatro might definitely be not the best deckbuilder out there but it's the most accessible. That's part of why it got popular in first place.
GOTY should have been>Metaphor>Astro bot>Rogue Trader (since it came out after GOTY 2023)>Helldivers 2>Wukong>BalastroAnd then create a new category for "best remake" and another for "best DLC" and stick the remakes and DLCs there.I'm not even hating on FF7, SH2 or SOTE but for fucks sake it's absolutely daft they got nominated. It's daft when Blood and Wine got it and it's daft now. And at least B&W deserved the nomination it DID get.
>>695161237so basically>paid to be here>funny pick that won't win>actual winner>paid to be here>paid to be here>paid to be here
>>695177001Best escort quest of all time.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NokAnG_nrqw
>>695177372>>695177473I agree with anon, Rebirth's open world shit isn't bad at all, monsters and protorelic quests are great, because of MAI and Gilgamesh, summon shrine lore tidbits I like, the lifestream pools didn't need to be a QTE, kill all Mooglets though.
>>695177601there absolutely needs to be a best dlc thing. Its crazy Geoff didnt add that several years ago.
Doesn't a game need to at least have a little bit of something in each category for it to be considered GOTY material? What does Balatro have other than being a card game for streamers to play while they're talking about their day?Does it even have a story, interesting visuals, characters, or music?
>>695177372you faggots said the time jannies were gone after 1 and they just doubled downnow that the reviews for rebirth are good theres gonna be multiple flavors of ubishit in 3
>>695177667ExactlySOTE 100% deserves best DLC that's for sure. I'd even be willing to let it be nominated to best RPG since again, that's been a thing that happened before.But GOTY is daft.Though I will say, ER winning GOTY twice would be hilarious.
how is that chinese tech demo dark souls clone getting nominations for anything
>>695161237We already know the winner's going to be the Elden Ring DLC, else it wouldn't have even been up there as a contender to begin with.
>>695177747geoff wants to break his viewership record every year, no better way than adding a few million chinese viewers by sneaking wukong innot that its going to win
>>695177693They cant have the Ubisoft towers in part 3 as they established in rebirth they were only built in places that were formerly part of the republic of Junon. We visited everyplace in Rebirth that was part of that Republic.
>>695177668Anon, I don't think you get it. It's not that balatro is a bad game (which is different of being goty worthy, I know), it's that there was no better notable option this year. It's that simple.
>BING BING WAHOO, but SnoyNo way this is winning, even with all the paid reviews and marketing shills, nobody actually played this shit. Luck Be a Landlord: Poker Edition has a higher chance of winning.
>>695163195>the elden ring DLC was incredibly midI found it a bit underwhelming considering it took over 2 years to release but imo the DLC was better than the base game; far less bloat and a far better overworld.
>>695161237Balatro shouldn't be there SOTE shouldn't be thereStellar blade should be there P3 reload should be there Dragon ball sparking zero should be there
>>695161593Nintendo is clearly preparing for their upcoming console. If the OoT remake rumors are true, that's going to win GOTY no matter what. If not that, then their next mainline Mario.
>>695177849>no better notable optionHelldivers, Space Marine, Stellar Blade, Tekken, Sparking Zero, Unicorn Overlord, Silent Hill 2There were a ton of other contenders that could have gone in. Those are off the top of my head. Not even saying they're better than Balatro but they are a more complete game to deserve GOTY
>>695177902>Nintendo is clearly preparing for their upcoming consoleoh yeah true
>>695177902>OOT Remake beats GTA6 in 2025 Geoff Awards
>>695178006i thought oot already got a remake
>>695170902>I'm surprised UFO 50 wasn't picked as thats a way more interesting indie game than BalatroBut that would require the judges to actually play videogames.
>>695178006GTA6 will sweep whatever year it releases regardless of its qualityIt would have to go full Veilguard to not sweep.
>>695177902their big ass mario game is going to have to compete against gta 6 for goty
>>695177820so theyll come up with some new reason to add moreits not like they were in the original
It's actually insane how Helldivers 2 isn't there considering it was huge for like a 4th of the year.
>>695178006Meh, we're more likely to get the remake in 2026+ IMO. Unless if they've been secretly working on it all this time and ToTK was just a sideline DLC for their B-team.I forgot about GTA6 though. Yeah, no way in hell Nintendo's winning GoTY for 2025 then. They'll probably make up for it winning a ton of other categories though.
>>695178061doesnt help ufo 50 is literally only on pc at the moment
>>695161237What the FUCK is Balatro?
>>695178006>GTA6>2025good one
>>695178184it's basically an insanely addictive rougelike poker game made by one dude in canadia
>>695161424What was there to love about Wukong? Also how are you going to love Wukong over SOTE?
>>695178036The 3ds game was a remaster and Nintendo called it as such. It's the exact same game code with the same bugs, even.
>>695178110Because it fucking crashed & burned within a 6-month period.
A lot of good games released this year, just not games on that list. Unicorn Overlord deserves to be a GOTY nominee.
>>695178110The devs blew all their goodwill away throughout the rest of the year. If they didn't do that it definitely would be up there.
>>695178279That's better than most of those games on that list that became irrelevant after 2 weeks.
Betting on card game and dlc for maximum seethe profits.
Couldn't care less about a single nomination
>>695177693>and they just doubled downWhispers were only present in like two story chapters.
>>695178365Agreed but its decline was so bad that it permanently killed the game for good in most players' eyes. The forced PS account bullshit cemented its death.
>>695178334Agreed, this was a pretty damn good year for indies.
>>695161424so because you liked a shitty game and thought another one was "fun" you think it's a decent lineup? how have your standards fallen so low?
>>695178384haha ebin funny face pfp xDDDDkill yourself
This year was kinda lameI think FF7 is more likely but It'd be funny seeing how pissy people get if a DLC beats their favorite.I'm suprised no Palworld in anything, I wasn't expecting goty but I think it would've made sense in multiplayer category. Not that I'm super into it or anything but it was "the" game for the first chunk of the year. I'm guessing the legal drama may have been a factor.
>>695178384Certainly the most different weird voting I have seen here. Specially in best game direction.Balatro is definitely winning in indie category but this is the first time I see someone that didn't vote for it even there.
>>695178556kek
>>695178570>This year was kinda lamethis year was awesomesee >>695161536>inb4 hurr they're all shit
I fucking hate whenever they just stack a bunch of categories with the same nominees. What's even the point?
>>695178570>I'm suprised no Palworld in anything,I'm not. As other anons already said, Geoff's terrified at pissing off Nintendo.
>>695178556jealous you weren't funny enough to have the same idea
poor stellar blade
>>695178879nigga u wish you were the potion seller
>>695178657No, a couple of them where good, but the number of games I was into this year was lower than is typical.Also that list doesn't even have the best game of the year.
WuKong will win and the /pol/schizos will come out from the woodwork once again.
>>695178984>where good
>>695179049Oh yeah that was a dumb typogood catch!
Astrobot will win as all the rpg votes will be split between metaphor and elden ring dlc and ff7 rebirth and wukong and nobody will seriously vote for a card game. So there you go. Astro bot will win by default really as the rpg vote is split between 4 games. And yes I know technically the monkey game is more of an action game but its still kinda an rpg.
>>695161237Is Metaphor: Refantazio really that good
>>695161406>Pretty good year
>>695179252I have a feeling it's going to go to Wukong due to fear from a Chinese doxxing backlash.
>FF7Rb won most anticipated game last year>nominated to heaps of categories and GOTYhope it wins so barry necks himself
You are going to vote for Fallout as best adaptation right?
Also>SOTE gets the nomination>Phantom Liberty last year was as good if not better than at least half the nominees and didn't get itFucking Spiderman 2, Alan Wake 2 and Mario were not better than Phantom Liberty by any fucking metric. That genuinely pisses me off worse than the fact SOTE's in
Metaphor is the safest choice.
>>695179692PL didn't feel like a complete game and ended in some cliff hanger shit. Spiderman 2 and Mario Wonder were far more entertaining.
>>695179737nah that's Astroturf Bot
>>695179828Genuinely acquire taste anon.The fucking opening section of PL is better than anything in the entirety of SM2
>>695163639>I want wukong to win to cause journo meltdownsmy brother in christ who do you think decides the game of the year
>>695170151>Rebirth is obviously winning OSTRebirth's new tracks suck, and I'd honestly give this to Stellar Blade.
>>695178570Palworld is early access so it's ineligible. Otherwise it'd be a clean sweep.We might be in an insane timeline where it fully releases next year and competes against gta6 and Prime 4
>>695179538Probably.Arcane S2 is severely fucked thanks to terrible pacing.
>>695179975>Palworld is early access so it's ineligible.That's actually not true at all, Early access are eligible just like remakes and Expansions are. They always counted.
>>695161237How many of these can I pirate? Just Balatro?
>>695179975Honestly I have a feeling Pocketpair's full-on remaking Palworld with an AA or even AAA budget. The lack of news on any potential content updates & their recent partnership with Sony speaks for itself.
>>695176698Bud, the amount of games on it is undoubtedly worth it. The game could be legitimately 100 dollars and it still would be worth it several times over.
>>695179975Palworld isn't there because Geoff doesn't want to piss off Nintendo
>>695179272Funny how this is never a question when we talk about Rebirth, even with the bunch of shills we have here.
>>695180751FF7 is an established brand
>>695178261It has way better combat IMO and the bosses are better and far more numerous. It also has a better story and characters IMO. Better music too. Really the only thing kinda meh about Wukong is its level design, but I think SOTE was kinda not great either, with only Belurat and Shadow Keep being good and lots of bad areas like the almost totally empty Abyssal Woods and Cerulean Coast.
Balatro is honestly pretty fun. pirated it and been playing it for days. was thinking of buying it for the balance patches but it looks like the paid version has all of these cross game tie ins and that shit is usually annoying.
>>695170826>boogeyman like Barryokay now I doubt "larry" actually exists because barry is a shitposter with a literal decade of archived posts on /v/
>>695180751Because everyone knows FF7R is trash. Now answer the fucking question you faggot. Is ReFantazio good or not
>>695178543Wukong's not shitty and all I want out of games is fun. Compared to the last 4 years I genuinely like this line up the most
Why did they announce the nominees before the qualification deadline?
>>695181073>I doubt Larry exists>after the massives proofs ITT>meanwhile the faggot post one screenshot with each one having different semantics and writing conventions, clearly made by different peoplelmao
>>695181073>he's been doing this for a decade
>>695182125that means stalker was allowed to be voted for and it got zero nominees lol.
xv-kun is sperging out here too >>695178335
>>695161406>wuthering waves
>>695161407>It's not a full new gameFTFY
>>695161237Astrobot sales flopped and literally no one is talking about monke anymore
>>695182125why does this shit no take play closer to the end of the year?
>>695184185>no one is talking about monke anymoreit's nice to see journos seething again at least
>>695161237What a fucking weak year
>>695185142nah it was great
>Atlus thriving>Square Enix flopping
>>695185228lol
>>695185535see>>695161536plenty of good games this yeari'm sorry you're either poor or jaded or heaven forbid both
>Astro bot gets best family game>Rebirth gets best music>Metaphor gets best art and/or narrative>Wukong gets best action game>Balatro gets best indie>Elden Ring gets best RPGat least every game is gonna get at least one award this year unlike last year's Spooder-Man lmao
>>695185535hating everything isn't a personality
>>695169217It’s fun and has soul. https://youtu.be/q78olH7pfiU?si=JrVjMvEQwK4LcGFq
>>695185790I could see Wukong losing action to Stellar Blade or Space Marine
>>695185313>Metaphor had a bigger impact than Sonicholy shit
>>695179272Its an 8.5/10, journos only played the first 10 hours and assume its message is racism bad and gave it 10/10’s. Theres a section where its clearly cut content and theres PS1 tier textures in some spots.
>>695161237I will laugh so fucking hard if ER wins again, but it's probably going to be Metaphor.
>>695162045TotK paved the way for it.
>>695179272yeah but it goes to shit towards the end
>>695180547Genuine question but a) who is Geoff and b) why are they scared of Nintendo?
>>695161237What will be the reaction when Shadow of the Erdtree sweeps?
>>695188952>who is Geoff
>>6951703131 in 3 Xitter users are bots. Why do you think there are no bots here?
>>695161237Is it bad that I’m in my 30’s and the only game that interests me there is Astro Bot?I’m tempted to get it on sale over Black Friday.
The best games from this year I played were Infinite Wealth and Shadow Generations.
Predict the "oh yeah and one more thing" trailer at the end for this year.
>>695189681Death Stranding 2 release date trailer with same-day launch on PC.
>>695189423I’ve never watched any of the game awards. I’ve only ever seen the nominee and winner lists and that’s as far as my knowledge of it goes.
>>695189654>The miniature schnauzer in pic looks exactly like my one that died before my 26th and his 20th a few years agoIn a similar boat. Will be 30 next year and the only new games I’ve bought and played were FF7 Remake Part 2 (Rebirth is such a stupid name), Space Marine 2 and AstroBot. All were fun, but I have a backlog of other games I want to get to and a bunch of older games I’ve been replaying and enjoying.
I just can't respect anyone that still plays games like metaphor. This 4 niggas in a row shit is just fucking lame and archaic now considering how insane and dynamic other genres combat evolved. Turn based is only good anymore if there's is a high level of movement and positioning on a battle map accompanying the menu navigating.
>>695171360 that outfit is so gay lol
Will only be turning in for the game reveals... and the Muppet cameos.
>>695190089ok zoomer
>>695189950he's been around in the industry for decades zoomiethis is my personal favorite momenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTNkoDzP1hI
Journos and fatlus will make sure Meta/pol/ to win
>>695185142It's definitely the year of anticipated games that didn't live up to the hype, even if most of them still turned out okay.
>>695161237>no veilguardBUT SISTERS!? IT WAS POPULAR!? OUR HECKIN' PRONOUNS!? OUR HECKIN' NON-BINARIES!? OUR HECKIN' SURGERY SCARS!? HOWWWW!? HOW COULD IT HAPPEN TO US!? NOOOOOOOOFIRST CONCORD!? AND NOW THIS!? NOOOOOOO
>>695161237Stellar Blade got screwed
>>695193518At least it got nominated for something. Not like some other game.
>>695161406Eh last year had a far better line-up of games, but this year was decent
>>695185142This year was the best if you like JRPGs
>>695174581Not only that but they made the DLC for the first game PS5 only back when literally no one could get a fucking PS5 because of scalpers. I just played Unicorn Overlord instead and never touched Rebirth.
>>695175141>Ask someone with this sort of opinion what should get GOTY instead>It's an MMOevery time, mmo cows should be sectioned off from society
My game of the year is Unicorn Overlord and if you care about the game journo circlejerk awards you're as gay and retarded as the game journos
>>695193565some things*
>>695161237How much seethe would be generated if Balatro won?
>>695161237Nintendo bros what the fuck
>>695194042Unicorn overlord has a chance to win one nomination this year. I was shocked to actually see it appear there.
Despite its flaws FF7R is stiil the most fun I've had with a agme this year
>>695161406>not skipping game for impactFag.
>>695194959yeah i got like 150 hours out of it
>>695190089Dude, you just dislike the turn based genre, it's not for you, which doesn't mean it sucks.
Say what you will - I think vidya has had a great year so far.
>>695195909yes indeedgreat woke bombs tooconcord is the biggest bomb ever
>>695161237Astro Bot and Balatro are actually good desu.
>>695198040they're all good
>>695161406>Pretty good year all things consideredFag
>>695161237All those games and dlc are shit, utter state of gaming in current year+9
>>695185142For AAA, yes.There were some solid indie games released this year though.
>>695198314hating everything isn't an identity
>>695161536based. feels good not being a jaded contrarian.
>>695189681Some generic AAA shooter nobody gives a fuck about.
>>695189681gtavi trailer considering R* is now on their boardif they decide to release it seperate from the show then a teaser for FFIX remake because I reckon that's coming out as one game before the third part of the FF7 remake trilogy
>>695198365And liking slop isn't an identity. Not a single one of those games are good.
>>695198581lol ok tryhard
>>695198581>do I fit in yet guuse
>>695172401Fortnite.
>>695161481behead all who insult xiv
>>695195909Literally the only people who think it was bad year only play western AAA shit
>>695198950thancred is a lucky man
Why isn't Palworld nominated for anything?
>>695161406>Pretty good yearno idea where you see THAT
>>695182125shut it down
>>695199474>>695198365
>>695169604A mentally ill SE shill. He spams rebirth waifu threads every day and is super against metaphor right now. You can easly spot his posts since he spams the same pics constantly
>>695199761>+1 tolerancelmao
>>695161818Imagine a world where Sony saw a game within arms reach of a million concurrent players at peak hours and actually shepherded it, gave it resources, and paid the Swedes to work instead of going on vacation 7 months a year.Fucking hate every last snoy corpodrone
>>695161237i dont understand. balatro is literally just a vanilla card game. i dont even like vampire survivors and would prefer it over this. something like slay the spire is an actual video game. its like putting poker stars vr on there
>>695199951they got shit for not nominating indie games like pizza tower last year
>>695199761Hi Barry, Larry here. I have a new pic for you.By the way, how are you coping? :3
>>695199761>somebody likes something that I hate and I shitpost about all day>this means that person in mentally illNice try.
>Skald isnt nominated for Best RPGShit show. As always. Ditched Clash Artifacts of Chaos last year, ignored Legend of Grimrock 2 in 2014. Even the winners themselves admit that it's a popularity contest and nothing else unlike movie fests for example.That's like giving out Oscars to capeshit. It's basically MTV awards of the gaming world.
>>695161406>Best debut indie game>Best indie gameThis shit was always trash for retards
>>695200431>Coping with the fact that retards play an ffvii mod of devil may cryIdk, hasn't really crossed my mind, I'm usually too busy playing games that don't suck.
>>695161818>>Fortnite>Arguable, I can't lieNah, not this year. Fortnite was kind of a fucking unmitigated disaster of a new dev lead in charge trying to get his footing and completely tripping all over himself in the process, with garbage meta, a de-emphasis of the very main game mode that makes Fortnite what it is, and so many weird, inane, retarded little decision it's hard to put it all to text on short notice. It didn't collapse like Destiny or shit itself like Diablo and Helldivers, but FF14 even with Dawntrail was "stable" versus the absolute mess that FN Chapter 5 was.
>>695200697>I'm usually too busy playing games that don't suck.Lies. There are barely any turn-slop games being released, that you could play. That is why you shitpost on /v/ all day.
>>695161237Putting a dlc up for goty is just embarassing. "Oh we know you like Elden Ring, look look, we like Elden Ring too!" I'd have more respect for them if they put troonguard there.
>>695201078>I'd have more respect for them if they put troonguard there.I wholly agree.
>>695161237Only Astro Bot, Rebirth and Metaphor deserve to be on this list.
>>695201458wukong n stellar blade do too imo
india shoud make indies
>>695161237Astrobot is GOTY, as fan votes don't count I trust journalists to do the right thing
>>695202403Both 7's
>>695202529sure thing IGN
I voted for Indika for games for impact because it's the only one not about tranny shit
ff7 sweep
>>695161237taxi go vroomWukongaint nobody going back and playing those other games and literal fucking DLC a year from now
>>695176501>RocheI predicted he was gonna ask cloud to kill him in battle since it was gonna be revealed he was dying of degradation and i wasnt so far offstill, im predicting hojo is turning him into Ghirofelgo
>>695203568Where would he be swinging around though, we don't ever really return to the mansion I think
>not in RebirthONE FUCKING JOB
>>695161406solid list
>>695161536You played all that huh?I played UFO 50 which makes the year a success as far as I'm concerned. Meant to get into Unicorn Overlord as well but got distracted by other games in the Switch emulator.
>>695203995he was, but not in that waystill, i hope hes shows up like that in part 3
>>695201078>>695201458Rebirth is fucking DLC
>>695179538fallout sucked assgoggins and her would the only good parts
>>695204293It's a sequel, not an add-on. You don't need to own Remake to play it. SOTE being nominated is like the Yuffie DLC episode being nominated.
>>695161237>so this is it huh?enjoy your gameawards slop, eat it up!
>>695204156>he was, but not in that way?
>>695204293your brain is DLC but it's only cosmetic lmao
>>695204708This was heavy tankin japanese it was called heavy tankin spanish it was called triceratanque (meaning triceratank)
>>695169604just some virgin neckbeard who desperately wants attention. He will make fun of his own miserable life to get it too.
>>695204798well that's disappointing
>>695204798>Left Unique Design, Memorable original>RightSome none descriptive fantasy rhinoEven while looking at the right, I cannot describe it as anything other than a rhino but fantasy like. Left, is a fucking humanoid triceratops on a tank. Bitchin'
>>695205040>left old good>right new bad
Im mostly watching the VGA's for announcements anyway.
>>695161237Looks fine to me.
>>695205082yes in this instance that's correct
Game of the year was Granblue Fantasy Relink followed by Palworld. Shit year but better than last.I don't know why you give this garbage shill event any attention.
>>695205487>I don't know why you give this garbage shill event any attention.Because it's usually one of the bigger gaming events where they show off new games? I don't know if the general public truly care about the awards themselves, probably mostly the actual companies who can get more eyes on their game if they win.
>>695163195I'd say it's better than the base game: better overworld, better mini-dungeons, comparable mega-dungeons, better bosses on average, more fun weapons.They even solved two big flaws of the base game: weapon upgrades (you ended up using just a few weapons throughout the entire adventure, because you didn't have enough smithing stones to upgrade everything. In the DLC the Skadu blessings upgrade your character so you are free to swap weapons whenever you want) and NPC locations (NPCs are always located near Miquella's crosses, so it's almost impossible to miss them. In the base game they would fuck off to Narnia randomly, you had to scour the entire map to find them again).But once again they made a massive map and not enough content, some zones were completely empty even. The only legitimate downgrade was the story, the Miquella storyline was so fucking bad.
>>695161237>woke shit>broke shit>based>woke shit>woke shit>woke shitAmazong
I missed the whole ordeal was busy irlcan I get tl;dr on how a fucking dlc is in goty nomination?
>>695204756fucking brutal
>>695162035>Though Balatro would be a nice surprise.Contrarians are cheering for this cheap ass indie game? holy shit what brainrot does to people (cough i mean retards)
>>695189681Zelda oot remake
>>695169936>>695170008>>695170115>>695170206>>695170290>>695170405>>695170483>>695170627>>695170826Get a life
>>695204756actually laughed irl desu.
>>695207147that would be cool if it is official art
>>695161237I can't wai for 2025 to announce a game's season pass as GOTY nomination
>>695161626Fucking normies, get off my board
>>695207147imagine pretending some slop JRPG for "modern audiences" is actually contending for GOTY with the most overrated JRPG's objectively better remakeI am not a fan of FF7, or it's remakes, but if Metaphor somehow beats it for more awards, or even the actualy game of the year award, I will lose every last shred of faith in the authenticity of these awards.I know the awards have been lowkey advertisements and downright rigged, but still
>>695207781nobody asked
>>695207781its just a fun clash pic, tranny
>>695207852nah, it's not fun, it's comparable to drawing some art where Elden Ring is competing with VeilguardIt's inconcievable to pit them as 'equals'
>>695207852cloud couldn't handle those
Reminder Astrobot will win due to all the rpg votes being split too much between wukong, elden ring, ff7 and metaphor.
>>695207916Wow you sure sound like some fucking shill
>>695171747Lol, when will they add the category?
>>695207962Neither tifa, they can learn together how to handle the udders
>>695208081for Elden Ring?it's an objective fact that it is the more well-received game than VeilguardIn fact, it's so distinctively better and more loved that I'd question the motives of anyone saying Veilguard is equal.just like Veilguard, Metaphor has been shilled by journos incessantly, where as Souls franchise climbed up from the dirt completely organically, way after it was released
I didn't know half of this fucking games or people
>>695161536based videogame enjoyer
>>695208760>giving the Veilgaurd an award
>>695208760>best narrative>a fucking remake>best ongoing>Diablo IV
>>695161237>No Space Marine 2Why? It's not the best game on the planet, but it's better than most of the shit we got this yearAnd it sure is better than Astro Bot or fucking Persona
>>695171138they can't nominate something that isn't AAA or mainstream for GOTY... millions would lose their jobs and lives
>>695163052Impact of fucking what?Like really; is ‘impact’ just judged by ‘inclusion’ or whatever rainbowfags/turbolibbies care about?
