Years is halfway over. Who are the contenders for GOTY 2026?
>>740942205007 First LightRE9PragmataMewgenicsNioh 3Pokopia
There hasn't been a single stand out GOTY candidate this year so GTA6 is gonna sweep (assuming its actually coming out)
>>740942205HIGHGUARD!!
>>740942205Marathon
>>740942205GTA6 will win. Zelda probably won't be considered for this year if it releases in December
>>740942205I don't think a single game came out this year.
>>740942205I'd days RE Requiem is the front runner right now. Based reviews and relevancy.
>>740942205Ocarina of Time will win
>>740942205Any mediocre slop that appeal to every braindead person
Never played any of those games, never will.
Who gives a shit?
>>740942205>2024: AstrobotMetaphor and Rebirth were robbed. Who the fuck cares about Astrobot anymore? I feel like it only won because people wanted to shit on Sony for their movie game direction
>tlou won goty over eternalactually mad, how do we get rid of storyniggers
>>740945289I still remember the cringe as fuck speech before announcing the winner when they basically said "games should be fun!", like astrobot was the only fun game and the other were movies.
>>740942205>2021>some co-op friendslop shitMother of fuck how BAD was 2021 for this shit to get GOTY? holy shit
>>740944981>giving GOTY to a remake >a second remake at that I don't think Geoff has stooped that low yet
cairn numba one
My guess for the 6 games that will be nominated:Resident Evil 9GTA6007 First LightOcarina of Time Remake (if it comes out in time)WolverineRandom Indie game (Mixtape probably I dunno)Pragmata should be in the list but I know the media will ignore it come GOTY season. Also Diana's voice actress should get best voice acting but she wont and it will go to some stupid shit like someone from GTA.
GTA6 if it comes out, otherwise RE9
>>740947942Agreed provided the indie game ends up being Mewgenics
>>740945093Damn youre so heckin cool
Will the media give a bunch of random awards to Mixtape to own the chuds? Like giving it best soundtrack and story or something?
>>740942712This, ive unironically regretted buying every other game this year, but Marathon.>Crimson DesertAi slop>007Good, but not $70 good.>RE9Same fucking game every year>pragmataAlso good, but not $70 good
>>740942205Crimson Desert - GookBiohazard Requiem - JapPragmata - Jap+GookPhantom Blade Zero - ChinkGTA 6 - Hamburger
>>740947942>Also Diana's voice actress should get best voice actingKYS dubtard
>>740948485does the game need to be made on the fkn moon to make you happy?
>Grand Theft Auto 6>Ocarina of Time Remake (or Star Fox or Pokopia or FE, it doesn't matter, they'd all be slate filler)>Resident Evil 9>Crimson Desert>Mina the Hollower>whichever of 007 or Wolverine ends up with the higher MetacriticWinner is GTA6 on hype alone
>>740942205Last of trans got the goty? Really?
>>740948865It's merely informational, I like those games.
>Kojima cucked thrice in a rowDefinitely not OD
>>740942205crimson desert
>>740948610Sorry I don't like anime weeb shit so I dont play games in Japanese. "but pragmata is anime". No it isnt. Anime weeb shit is stuff like Persona and Fire Emblem.
>>740949009ftfy
>>740946125It's not a second remake. OOT3D was a REMASTER, not a remake.>inb4 pic related
>>740949131
I genuinely don't believe a single game this year so far deserves GOTY. it's all dogshit
can we keep burgerstan away from the title?
>>740949009based
Theres no point talking about GOTY this year as everyone knows GTA6 will sweep.
>>740942205Wow, 2024 and 2021 must have been barren if that's what won GOTY.
>>740949319You mean Crimson Desert.
As long as I dont have to see sweeps like E33 I'm good. It'll most likely be a capcom game.
>>740942205>Severe lack of MinaYou're delusional if you don't think it's getting nominated for GOTY at the very least.It won't win, but it'll be there.
>>740949409I dont personally give a shit about either game. I'm talking about what the media will give goty to. the media dont like Crimson Desert.
>2006-2015, Golden Era>2016-2019, Slop Rises>2020-2025, Slop Empire>2026-?, Slop Counter Culture
>>740942205There has been nothing but shit games this year.
>>740949494Speaking of delusional, the token indie game this year will be Mewgenics, you might as well accept it now instead of coping later
>>740948973oh! thank you for the lesson teacher!
>>740949436You will see sweep. GTA6 will sweep. Its so obvious. You have to always remember that a bunch of the places that vote for the game awards are mega normie outlets that barely even give a shit about video games like NPR. They will always vote for the le big huge game that has all the hype.
>>740949319GTA might not even qualify this year
>>740949614>You have to always remember that a bunch of the places that vote for the game awards are mega normie outlets that barely even give a shit about video games like NPR.I guess they know whats best, i guess...
>>740949614im gonna play retards advocate here but why is everyone hyped for gta 6? are they excited for the story, the online, new mechanics? or is it just a game people can latch on to in order to feel apart of something bigger
>>740942205Was 2024 really that bad for gaming?
>>740949839I'm not hyped for it. I'm talking about how the big normie outlets are hyped for it. Its just how it is. GTA is just like FIFA and Madden.
>>740949901No, they're just racist.
>>740949839>why is everyone hyped for gta 6?The most expensive game ever made and is a cultural touchstone.
>>740950112the mind of normalfags is just fascinating
>>740949968thats just sad. what would it take for it to not be the winner? probably really bad performance and optimisation on anything weaker than a high-end pc or ps5 pro. thats its achilles heel
Mixtape will win GOTYGeoff already bought the award again this year
>>740950212I'm not. Far from it. Its the reality of things because, lets face it: there's a fuckton of what you perceive as "normal" people.
>>740950112cultural touchstone = game where you can bludgeon innocent people to death and revel in depravity. got it
>>740942205DuskbloodsNothing thats come out so far is worth mentioning
>>740950438It depends how you wannna play it. I certainly wouldn't do that nowadays. Maybe if I was a 26 year old playing GTA 3 again...
GTA6. The VGAs is gonna make a deadline exception for it because they know that having it there around the time of its launch will catapult their views to see if it wins or not. If Geoff moves GTA6 nomination to 2027 it’ll be the dumbest move imaginable
>>740942205i really thought because of sony shilling saros would be a contender, but did anyone even fucking play it?but based on what i'm seeing i think forza 6 will win goty
>>740949839The game is designed for the low-life village idiots of the world. Everyone I know that played GTA5 frequently in high school were known "Einsteins" who bombed school and droned out after graduation. > Drive in cars they would never be able to afford> Dick around with 0 consequences > Le realism
>>740942205RE9Forza Horizon 6WolverineMina the HollowerGTA VIOOT RemakeOOT beating GTA VI would be mad funnyfor the amount of seething.
>>740950865I hope it does.
5 years later I finally played It Takes Two, and holy crap it's bad.Psychonauts 2 wasn't as good as the first, but it was much better than this slop.
>>740950865a remake is never winning. i hope tendies are not stupid enough to not know that
>>740950865They would execute Keighly live on stage for letting a lazy remake take the GOTY
It's gonna be a battle between GTA6 and Ocarina of Time remake. But out of all the games that have come out, I think the 007 First Light game is really good. It's "cinematic gaming" but still really enjoyable. I thought RE9 was just okay, more nostalgia then anything else. Pragmata I found a vastly inferior TLOU1 clone. Crimson Desert was a mashup of every popular game in a dead open world.
deltarune will win it
>>740950865I would love to see this happen and see the entire Global South on social media go feral.
>>740942205>played 8/10 of these games (watched last of us 2 since its a movie game)>only enjoyed zelda and overwatch
>>740942205If GTA6 comes out it will win by default.
>>740942938Lol. People still think GTA is coming out this year
>>740942205GTA6 will win if it doesn't get delayed again.Probably RE9 if not.
>>740942205E33 > BG3 > Elden Ring > Sekiro > Witcher 3 >> It Takes Two >>> everything else >>> TLOU22026 idk, I liked Terra Invicta and Cairn, but neither of them have any chance of winning Dorito Pope's awards
>>740952931>E33 > BG3 > Elden RingFound the Redditor. In no reality will E33 or BG3 be considered more legendary games than Elden Ring.
>>740942205My persona GotY is Mewgenics but I doubt it'll be in the running for most other people.Odds are GTA6 is gonna win GotY in most places anyway.
>>740953127Yes because they aren't normalfag slop
>>740953286They are worse, they're western reddit slop.
>>740942205If GOTY were to happen now 007 is the clear cut winner, best graphics, sound, acting with solid AAA gameplay.maybe the internet would meme Crimson Desert into all the fan votes awards but it's buzz has fallen off with all the constant updates.
>>740953127People will forget ER the moment the next fromslop comes around.
>>740953217Mewgenics can win best indie, no way it's getting GOTY nomination tho
Pokémon PokopiaResident Evil Requiem007 First LightSarosPragmataGTA 6think gta 6 will kinda just win by existing and coming out late enough to keep in people's mind
>>740953329It failed to get better user and critical reception over Resident Evil Requiem. It also was outsold by it. So wrong.
>>740953324Reddit adores Elden slop though, and From makes their games directly for the western audience rather than Japan first then localized for the west
>>740953329kek
There's no obvious winner like last year, so except if some unexpected gem comes out (like E33) GTA6 will probably get it. Everything mentioned ITT is okayish but not groundbreaking.
>>740953568>From makes their games directly for the western audienceThe Duskbloods being published by Nintendo for the SW2 says differently.
>>740953741Non sequitur
>>740953719There's a lot of bangers coming out in September, October and November. E33 wouldn't have won if it came out this year.
>>740942205Bloodborne should have won GOTY for 2015. Dark Souls 3 for 2016 and Armored Core for 2023.
>>740953828>There's a lot of bangers coming out in September, October and NovemberCan't judge games that didn't come out yet, including GTA>E33 wouldn't have won if it came out this year.So far? yes it would have.
>>740953828Dude, e33 annihilated the competition including a bunch of journo darlings.It had the narrative in its favor.
>>740942205lol how did god of war win? it was so boring that I only made it a couple hours before uninstall
>>740954239>Dark Souls 3 for 2016No, lmao. Dark Souls 3 doesn't deserve GotY in the slightest.
>>740954239>trying to compete against bg3 or w3Oh you.
>>740942205You guys think Gears of War E Day or Metro 2039 could get nominated for anything? Those games looks litty, my personal hyped games
>>740954792Maybe. Gonna be tough to beat OoT Remake and GTAVI. Also, before you say a Remake can't win, RE4 Remake was nominated in 2023. It deserved to be as well.
>>740953127Elden Ring is great, but I just can't help but think of it as an inferior version of Dark Souls 1 and Bloodborne.
>>740955308Nominated is one thing, winning is another
>>740955485RE4 is a top 30 highest rated Steam game of all time. It's only aged better with time. It would have won in 2023 if Reddit Gate 3 wasn't a thing.
>>740955826>if [superior game that isn't just a demake] wasn't a thing
>>740954792I like how E-Day looks but I don't like the shoehorned in ugly women that will clearly detract from how good the story could have been. I do like that they changed up the combat a bit this time while still mostly keeping things the same. Its been 5 games of the same exactly gameplay more a less so it is nice to see the characters able to climb up small heights, jump across holes, and even slide. Huge missed opportunity though to make another all bro team again. They could have had it so that it was Tai and Kim but nope, they have to force ugly bull dykes on us.
>>740942205>GotYAccording to who?Anyways GotY this year is Pragmata and its not very close
>>740955909It took them 4 years to make RE4 Remake. Diminishing it because its a "remake" is slimy. Also, Capcom has pumped out 5 games since then. Larian can't into self efficiency.
>>740949131ASPECTO RAIDOU
>>740950865Has a racing game ever been nominated for goty?
tendies gonna seethe when gta6 wins goty pver Zelda or of zelda wins goty over gta then everyone else gonna seethe. Either way its funny for me as a neutral.
>>740942205Year is halfway over on July 1st. Only 5.4 months into 2026 right nowGood games are always backloaded into the September-December part of the year so discussing GOTY in June is pretty pointless. GOTY 2026 hasn't came out yet
>>740942378>PokopiaThe game everyone already forgot?
>>740949585The poopoo cat murder game isn't going to get a lick of acknowledgement from Geoff, especially not over wholesome chungus rodent game by the darling Shovel Knight devs
>>740959301As far as I can tell, only once, and it happened while it was still the Spike VGAs; Burnout 3, in 2004.
>>740942205Western game studios really do get their dicks sucked constantly. With this in mind the winner will be gta 6.
>>740942205
>>740949072Get real, this year has been so unusually stacked with insanely good games that it won't even make the nomination board.
>>740942205i need astro bot 2 and a new ratchet and clank game already
>>740963560like what? maybe resident evil
>>740965680Even for the first half year, had no chance of winning. Only nominations were guaranteed. With the second half after all these banger shows, it won't even get a single nomination.
>>740942205>TLoU2
>>740942205For me it's Mewgenics and it's not close.>actually unique and new concept for a game, light cat breeding/house management sim to set up for roguelite turnbased tactics RPG runs. sounds weird but becomes extremely cool once you see the depth to multiclassing>genuinely fun to play from start to finish>fuckloads of content>consistent sense of discovery because you're absolutely constantly seeing new enemies, new items, new abilities, new disorders, even well over 100 hours in>got nearly 200 hours of playtime already, will return to play more even before DLC comes>great OST that has the songs in my head months later>manages to have strong strategy gameplay with abundant choices, without being too nerdy about it>story is fine at worst and never gets in the way>humor is hit or miss but had some great hits for me>released as a full title, not some early access slop where "the full game will be out in a few years">literally never ran into a serious bug or issue while playing>it's possible to break runs and the game in general, but if you're not googling how to cheese shit you'll probably find things generally well balancedThere are great games now and then, but Mewgenics is a very easy GOTY for me unless something genuinely capable of being Game Of The Decade shows up in 2026.
>>740967068I'm not usually into reaction videos, but watching people react to that win is the funniest shit. I don't think I've seen a single one where they're happy about it.
>>740949697you're insane if you think Geoff is going to skip over GTA6 for his show. Most aren't gonna watch it if this happens since it's the biggest game of the year
>>740955357Elden Ring had a minor issue with repeat content if you scoured the entire map, but if you look at just the unique content it's basically still bigger than all 3 Dark Souls games combined even before DLC, which itself was bigger than Dark Souls. I like the originals too, but when I take the rose tinted glasses off it's easy for me to admit that mechanically, visually, story-wise, Elden Ring is the best of them.
>>740960476>The poopoo cat murder game isn't going to get a lick of acknowledgement from Geoffhe literally already called it out as a great title from this year in the summer games fest
>>740955826it's not about what sold the most or what has the highest metacritic score. It's the most successful title that can be jerked off as "video games are art". A remake is probably never going to achieve GOTY because it makes the show look bad
>>740942205Nioh 3
>Likely nomineesGTA6OoTRRE9Wolverine007 First LightObligatory indie pick: Mewgenics, Mina The Hollower, or Esoteric EbbOutside chance but possible: Pokopia, Pragmata, Forza Horizon 6, Saros, Campaign Evolved, Control 2, Onimusha>What should winDenshattack, Pragmata, Avatar Legends, maybe Star Fox if they do a good job with it since SF64 is one of the best games ever made already. Maybe Stupid Never Dies or Ace Combat 8 depending on how they turn out.
>RDR2 lost to Goy of War>GTA6 will lose to either RE9 or something else asian
>>740967724You assume it's going to be on Geoff when I was implying even a week's delay on Rockstar's part would disqualify it
>>740968206>maybe Star Fox if they do a good job with it since SF64 is one of the best games ever made alreadyI always do a double take at this, as someone that grew up with SF64. Great game, sure, but one of the best ever made? It's got good content but an extremely small amount of it, with little variety. Have you played Kid Icarus Uprising? Being chained to the 3DS sucks for it, but it's what I would actually point to as a "one of the best games" in the SF64 space. It has more and frankly higher quality Star Fox content than SF64 does, and that's only a small part of the game.
The media only give goty to last of us 2 to own the chuds. Was there ever any other goty win where the gamers very clearly did not agree with the media?
pokopia sweep
>>740968603What about it actually makes it special? It looks like a dime a dozen management/builder game with a pokemon skin to me, and it makes me feel like maybe I'm missing something about it when people keep acting like it's amazing.
>>740968682it's a nice cozy game I also support what ever would cause the most amount off seething
>>740968847go for Mewgenics thenit has a lot of controversial figures like Chris Chan as voice actors, and literally Hitler shows up a few times to fight your cats, in general it's a game that feels made to piss people off
>>740968439I love Uprising. I think its ground combat stages are better overall, though I do think the presentation of the rail shooter stages are top-notch albeit mostly pretty standard. SF64's stages are more engaging and the branching paths add a lot to it; each playthrough is something you could reasonably complete in 1 or 2 sittings whereas KIU is a wild ride where you chip away at it over time and mess with new weapons and skills; it's arcadey in mechanics but not structure. Uprising had the better multiplayer though. They're both among the best games Nintendo ever put out.
>>740946125He's given a Madden game GOTY before
>not sure if my 2027 goty will be a Resident Evil Remake or a Final Fantasy 7 RemakeAlmost all of my goty from recent years have been Resident Evil games or the previous parts of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake.
>>740968925>I think its ground combat stages are better overallagreed there, that's what makes me think it's peak. >SF64's stages are more engaging and the branching paths add a lot to itWhen I was younger I loved the branching paths, but as I got older it sort of just made me annoyed that halfway through a run you can miss the thing you were supposed to do and now you're not on the path you wanted for that run. Maybe that's just cynical though.>each playthrough is something you could reasonably complete in 1 or 2 sittings whereas KIU is a wild ride where you chip away at it over time and mess with new weapons and skills; it's arcadey in mechanics but not structureI get where you mean there, but I always put that in KIU's favor. If I want a 1 or 2 sitting game I just play the Medusa arc (up to ch9 iirc) again. The variety in weapons and skills, and the difficulty slider, probably make it less arcadey but it makes me enjoy picking it back up to play a bit again more.>Uprising had the better multiplayer though.Hell yeah, glad to see that get recognition. I still play against bots now and then in multiplayer, such a shame the servers are dead. I don't care for remakes in general, but if anything gets me to buy a Switch 2 instantly it would be KIU on a console with dual sticks and another console cycle's worth of that multiplayer.
Mewgenics deserves it (so far), but it could never get it. Between all the 'controversy' and just the fact that its poopoo fetus game, it has no chance.At the very least it should get a soundtrack award (but it won't).
>>740942205>astrobot>baldurs gate>gow>overwatch>the witcher 3
>>740969789I feel like if any indie dev could get people to admit he's good, it'd be mcmillen because of his past successes, but yeah they're never going to let actual art with a non-conformist vision win an award over some bullshit "whoa it's so artistic because the graphics are pretty and the characters stare off into the distance" game.
>>740969919>doesn't include TLoU2
>>740969919BG3 is actually goodW3 is inferior to W1, but it's not a bad game
>>740942459This. If GTA manages to come out 2026 is locked. Otherwise it's an indie year.
