shenmue mugen
Member
That looks like a fine year to my eyes. Absolutely nothing to complain about.
IGN:Good lord this is the worst list of TGA's GOTY nominees ever.
Topher
Identifies as young
This year is better than that, imo
PurePlatinum
Member
Ryan is one of the biggest dumbasses in the entire industry.
Also, what would he know about GoTY lists? He runs the Xbox division of IGN.
Also, what would he know about GoTY lists? He runs the Xbox division of IGN.
kurisu_1974
Banned
So weird that people think it was a bad year. I have played games non stop and my backlog keeps growing.
Astro Bot
Like a Dragon
Final Fantasy VII
Metaphor
Unicorn Overlord
Ys X
Shin Megami Tensei V
Rise of the Ronin
Dragon's Dogma II
...and that was only on PS5. I played stuff on PC and Switch too.
It was an insanely good year.
Astro Bot
Like a Dragon
Final Fantasy VII
Metaphor
Unicorn Overlord
Ys X
Shin Megami Tensei V
Rise of the Ronin
Dragon's Dogma II
...and that was only on PS5. I played stuff on PC and Switch too.
It was an insanely good year.
Complistic
Member
So it's actually a good year then is what I'm reading.
Cert.in.Death
Member
And GOTY was It Takes Two.
No offense, but 2024 is generally stronger as a whole. But that's me.
Madflavor
Member
2024 has been a fine year for gaming. Are people thinking this because we're right off the shoulders of 2023, one of the best years in gaming ever? Did people forget how dogshit 2021 was? It's normal to see rotations of good years and bad years. Games take way longer to make now.
Astro Bot, FFVII: Rebirth, and Metaphor are amazing games that sit in the low to mids 90s on MC. Gamers loved them. They all equally deserve GOTY. What is the fucking problem here? People need to put their expectations in check.
Astro Bot, FFVII: Rebirth, and Metaphor are amazing games that sit in the low to mids 90s on MC. Gamers loved them. They all equally deserve GOTY. What is the fucking problem here? People need to put their expectations in check.
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foamdino
Member
This year has been *amazing* if you step outside the western AAA bubble that these media folks seem to live in. (and PoE2 early access is launching in like 2 weeks)
Bernardougf
Member
I guess the direct or indirect crying for Vailguard will continue untill this sites start to throw their own awards at that woke fest dogshit.
64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
I'm still hardly convinced those 2 actually enjoy or play video games. Would be better off suited in a sales talk forum than a forum for the discussion of games.
Investors have no place in gaming forums. Or IMHO, gaming altogether.
Zacfoldor
Member
Here is a proper list of bangers:
1. Erdtree
2. SH2
3. Wukong
4. Metaphor
5. Belatro
6. Astrobot
7. Rebirth
IGN is mad at 4 things:
1. No Veilguard - rare incel victory
2. Erdtree listed - our opinions are diverse
3. No SH2 - we sad!
4. Monke - we happy!
So as you can see they are actually just upset at our rare incel victory.
Honestly, how can you look at this list of games and be sad, they are great:
1. Erdtree
2. SH2
3. Wukong
4. Metaphor
5. Belatro
6. Astrobot
7. Rebirth
You probably just aren't playing the games if you think this year was shit. The list of must buy games this year is a mile long. If you complain about that list, how fucking rich are you to be buying all these games. I buy like 20-30 this year at or near full price because there were just too many day 1s. Have you not heard of Unicorn Overlord or Infinite Wealth? Sweet summer child you do not know what a shit year is.
1. Erdtree
2. SH2
3. Wukong
4. Metaphor
5. Belatro
6. Astrobot
7. Rebirth
IGN is mad at 4 things:
1. No Veilguard - rare incel victory
2. Erdtree listed - our opinions are diverse
3. No SH2 - we sad!
4. Monke - we happy!
So as you can see they are actually just upset at our rare incel victory.
Honestly, how can you look at this list of games and be sad, they are great:
1. Erdtree
2. SH2
3. Wukong
4. Metaphor
5. Belatro
6. Astrobot
7. Rebirth
You probably just aren't playing the games if you think this year was shit. The list of must buy games this year is a mile long. If you complain about that list, how fucking rich are you to be buying all these games. I buy like 20-30 this year at or near full price because there were just too many day 1s. Have you not heard of Unicorn Overlord or Infinite Wealth? Sweet summer child you do not know what a shit year is.
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Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth got absolutely fucking robbed yet again, just like LaD7 got robbed back in 2020. Both are absolutely phenomenal games and I loved them
Zacfoldor
Member
I think that without one or two big critically acclaimed tentpole titles, lots of people just don't think it is a good year.
I also think the people who think that probably play like 5-10 games a year max.
This year has a super deep bench, but few tentpoles, so you get people who don't have that core memory for this year with the 5 games they played, since one of them was not BG3, and you get the misconception, misinformation, and intentional obtuseness.
This year's library is a deep bench. It doesn't have that one banger yall need but for many of us, one huge critically acclaimed game(even BG3) does not make or break the year.
If we used your scale, we could have a super shit year with no games, then BG3 release right before awards and everybody talking about best year ever.
I was watching a youtuber give his thoughts and it struck me that even he had only played either like 1 or 0 titles in each category. So most of us are not playing the games and a deep bench doesn't matter if we are not playing the games. Only the tentpoles matter.
I also think the people who think that probably play like 5-10 games a year max.
This year has a super deep bench, but few tentpoles, so you get people who don't have that core memory for this year with the 5 games they played, since one of them was not BG3, and you get the misconception, misinformation, and intentional obtuseness.
This year's library is a deep bench. It doesn't have that one banger yall need but for many of us, one huge critically acclaimed game(even BG3) does not make or break the year.
If we used your scale, we could have a super shit year with no games, then BG3 release right before awards and everybody talking about best year ever.
I was watching a youtuber give his thoughts and it struck me that even he had only played either like 1 or 0 titles in each category. So most of us are not playing the games and a deep bench doesn't matter if we are not playing the games. Only the tentpoles matter.
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Fbh
Member
What's funny is that this is sort of indirectly shitting on IGN and how irrelevant their scores are.
They scored: Astrobot 9/10 , Metaphor 9/10, Rebirth 9/10 , Wukong 8/10, Balatro 9/10, Elden Ring DLC 10/10
What does it say about IGN and their scores when "the worst list of nominees ever" has an average IGN score of 9/10?
They scored: Astrobot 9/10 , Metaphor 9/10, Rebirth 9/10 , Wukong 8/10, Balatro 9/10, Elden Ring DLC 10/10
What does it say about IGN and their scores when "the worst list of nominees ever" has an average IGN score of 9/10?
asdasdasdbb
Member
VideoGameEnjoyer
Member
Dragon Age Inquisition won before…
Is any game on the list not better than DA:I? I say no.
Rebirth and Metaphor are fucking great. Erdtree is an all time expansion. Astro is delightful, Balatro is addicting. Wukong was the smash hit of the year.
Is any game on the list not better than DA:I? I say no.
Rebirth and Metaphor are fucking great. Erdtree is an all time expansion. Astro is delightful, Balatro is addicting. Wukong was the smash hit of the year.
Rising_Hei
Member
I disagree, but Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth is missing (I place it ahead Metaphor and Rebirth, and I LOVE those two games).
I'm happy to see RPGs are delivering.
It was an AWESOME year, probably not so much if you aren't into RPGs, though.
I'm happy to see RPGs are delivering.
It was an AWESOME year, probably not so much if you aren't into RPGs, though.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
My only upset is Like a dragon infinite wealth. For me, it's the best game of the year. By quite a stretch too.
bender
What time is it?
Even though LAD is a spinoff series, Yakuza fatigue will naturally hurt its' chances.
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Yeah. Every year there are a handful of titles released in November and December. It's 2024 awards. They should include games released in those months. This year they will be omitting Dragon Age and Indiana Jones. DA did get a nomination for some small award but I don't think it was eligible for the main awards.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
bender
What time is it?
This makes me sad. A great game should be in the running. You are right though.
I love, love, love the series, but truth be told, I'm burnt out as well. I have a few Yakuza titles in my backlog (IW, Ishinn, Man Who Erased His Name, Lost Judgment) and every time I go to start one I think to myself, "well, Pirate Yakuza is right around the corner so I should just wait to play that." And with the frequency of releases, it's a never ending cycle.
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
I agree with all of that except Balatro. That is a GREAT game. Played that more than any other game including Like A Dragon, Wu Kong, FF7,Metaphor and Astrobot
SlicedBread3
Member
It's either that, or knowing how much of an Xbox fanboy Ryan is, he's trying to set up the narrative in case Astro Bot wins.
"Yeah it won, but it was an easy year" etc etc.
Feel Like I'm On 42
Member
I feel bad for anyone convinced this was a bad year. The only thing truly bad was thr technical state of many games. In the 4th full year of the generation we should've got hardware defining current gen games, instead we got games like Rise of the Ronin, a Sony published ps5 exclusive that can't even run in Graphics mode at a solid framerate on the ps5 pro.
YeulEmeralda
Linux User
Unfortunately I don't think AA games will ever be elected GOTY. That's not how this circus works.
Few good games and exclusives, but still this year was save by exclusives and console exclusives of Sony like for example Stellar blade, FF7 rebirth, Astrobot, SH2 remake, HD 2, and Rise of Ronin. For third part multiplatform its Wukong, Metaphor, and I hope Stalker 2 will be a good game.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Dude, you work for IGN and shill for your favorite toys. You are the worst of the worst.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.001
Poor years often have the best the following years and yeah I wouldn't nominate any game for game of the year 2024 especially after I loved 2023 (Jedi survivor, TOTK, Spider-Man 2).
Fess
Member
It's a PR event and publishers want a sales boost for the holidays.
TropicanaTwista
Member
I keep seeing people talk about how this was a down year, yet I think it blows 2023 out the water. I really can't recall an lull this year. Been great release after great release pretty much all year.
Majima Everywhere System
Member
The kid is bad because people have bad taste. The year was pretty good in my opinion
TropicanaTwista
Member
Jesus. Didn't remember this really at all but did remember 21 was a weaker year. But how in the fuck did returnal not make it that year?Y'all keep forgetting how dogshit 2021 was
That year genuinely struggled with proper GOTY candidates, while this year some nominees could even be replaced with games like Silent Hill 2, Stellar Blade, Zelda, Helldivers 2, Space Marines 2, Infinite Wealth, Dragon's Dogma 2, etc.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Because 2 games from the same pub is a no no in their arbitrary rules. Which is why Helldivers 2 was snubbed with more noms than a DLC.
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ap_puff
Banned
I think it's more because Helldivers 2 had a lot of controversy and wild swings in public opinion (which are still ongoing) due to missteps by the studio. I think it probably deserves a nom more than wukong, but I can understand the snub.
TropicanaTwista
Member
Still doesn't make sense though. Both horizon and GoW were nominated in 2022.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
It had 5 nominations along with Silent Hill 2. Both are not there.
I stand corrected then.
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Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Blasphemy that Banishers isnt nominated at all. One of the best I played all year, and it was a shit weak year for me personally. Bounced off of nearly all of the heavy hitters aside from Silent Hill 2.
FeastYoEyes
Member
I agree with what others are saying is it's not the games this year but the nominees chosen. A lot of the actual bangers this year were sleeper indie hits and not in the AAA-sphere. There have been better years though.