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[TheDarkPhantom]

One thing I'll add, they should reconsider not limiting the nominees to 6, max of 8 makes more sense. The Academy Awards have a guaranteed 10 nominees every year though from 2009-2020 they used a sliding scale of 5-10 nominees per year. Spilt/Fiction absolutely deserves to be nominated, their logic was probably that Joseph Fares has already been nominated multiple times (and won!) so they can leave him off this year.

 

[Rockondevil]

I want KCD2 to win because it's what I'm into but Expedition 33 should get it.

Both are amazing at what they do.

 

[IFireflyl]

Clair Obscur barf. Turn based rpgs fucking suck…no thanks. Might as well play a board game yawn

 

[Arsic]

Geoff spent 0 dollars on website infrastructure. Fucking rapid fire 404s non stop every attempt to vote for any category.

I give up. Only did a third of the categories. Can't be bothered with this shit.

 

[Jaybe]

Donkey Kong Banaza is my vote. Pure gameplay fun.

 

[Arsic]

Just realized Troy bakers nomination is for Indy and not Higgs lmao.

Charlie cox gonna win by a landslide now. Likely has still never played the game to this day.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

Personally, would give it to farthest frontier or anno 117 or maybe aviassembly.

 

[skit_data]

Death Stranding 2 is my personal GOTY, but I think Expedition 33 is the most worthy winner at TGAs.

I'd be shocked if anything but E33 wins TGAs GOTY award.

 

[ByWatterson]

E3(3) is back, baby.

Also Silksong is shit and shouldn't be on this list and that's a fact.

 

[yogaflame]

May I ask, is it just fan vote? Or with critics and media vote? If both how many percentage is it divided?

 

[Memati187]

Best RPG since Witcher 3

Ex33 is 8/10 in my book

This gif is so manipulative, I almost didn't vote for E33 because of these milkers.

 

[SlimySnake]

Geoff spent 0 dollars on website infrastructure. Fucking rapid fire 404s non stop every attempt to vote for any category.

I give up. Only did a third of the categories. Can't be bothered with this shit.

it wasnt supposed to go live until tomorrow. the leak forced them to reveal the nominations early. it makes sense why they are having issues.

 

[SlimySnake]

Just realized Troy bakers nomination is for Indy and not Higgs lmao.

He was amazing in DS2 and deserving of an award, not just a nomination, but they are idiots who keep forcing both Male and Female actors to compete with each other instead of giving them separate categories to avoid fuck ups like this.

Even Lea Seydoux was snubbed. Like wtf, she was fucking amazing. Her facial expressions alone deserve a nomination. Both her and Troy Baker carried the DS2 story while Sam just stood there like a silent protagonist 99% of the time.

I would have separate categories and nominate a lot more actors.

Male
Troy Baker - DS2
Troy Baker - Indy
Charlie Cox - Exp 33
Ben Star - Exp 33
Henry - KCD2 Or Luca in DS2.

Five nominations.

Female
Jennifer English - Exp 33
Lea Seydox - DS2
Konatso Kato - SHF
Erika Ishin - Ghosts of Yotei Both Actresses in Split Fiction deserve a nom over her. Thats five nominations.

I think it's a disservice to all these actors and actresses to fight over one award. Especially in a year with this much competition. Big fuck up by Geoff.

 

[0neAnd0nly]

After Concord got shafted in 2024, I can't take these awards seriously.

 

[PlayStaytion]

Death Stranding 2 is the clear chaos pick.

It would lead to riots from the Clair Obscur fans, embolden the Kojima / Keighley romance, and lead to the humiliation of the Game Awards. It's the only choice.

Yup, Kojima is the bad guy here according to Geoff Keighleys plot.

 

[The_hunter]

7 people voted hades 2, F.

 

[Tobimacoss]

Obviously going to be Clair Obscur. But I didn't know K KeplerL2 had his own publishing company.

 

[SlimySnake]

It's Expedition 33 and its not even close.

It's the game that redefined an entire genre. And it did so by exposing all those old devs who continue making top town isometric turn based games that look like PS2 titles. It showed devs like Larian that you can have movie quality cinematics, acting, and cinematography for an RPG like this. It showed Square Enix that turned based RPGs can be fun, and thrilling, and deep without needing to be realtime.

It showed ND, SSM, GG, and Insomniac that you can have likeable characters do unlikeable things, and still not lose your audience. That you dont need to make every female lead a bitch or every male lead a wimp to add drama and layers to a character.

And above all, it showed every single studio that a team of 33 devs can make a generation defining game with all the fancy graphics, and production values. an industry that gate keeps new devs instead of welcoming the new generation with open arms. Here you have 30 devs straight out of college, their first job in the industry, a music composer who was found on soundcloud, all produced a title that puts every other game released this year to shame. Oh and they sold it at the price of just $45.

It is a big fuck you to everyone in the industry. It shows that the new generation of developers, gen z or young millenials are not going to let this industry die like the old Gen X and older Millenials have allowed it to.

 

[Cakeboxer]

Personal pick: KCD 2
Obvios winner: E33

 

[Denton]

This gif is so manipulative, I almost didn't vote for E33 because of these milkers.

You can see them in all their glory if you play your cards right with her.
E33 has nothing on this, sorry. And I am not talking just about the milkers either.

 

[DenchDeckard]

KCD2.

It feels like the best representation of where that genre is headed.

I'm gonna pick this up over the holidays as I'm hearing such good things.

I don't need to play the first one do I?

Due to this. It's expedition 33 all day for me and it should run away with it imo

 

[geary]

I'm gonna pick this up over the holidays as I'm hearing such good things.

I don't need to play the first one do I?

Due to this. It's expedition 33 all day for me and it should run away with it imo

Would recommend playing the first, bit janky, but good. The second one starts 2 weeks after the ending of the first game and continues the story.
If you dont want, there's an official recap video done by Warhorse (15-20 min) and the game has also a good way to introduce you to the key story elements from the first game in the tutorial.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Would recommend playing the first, bit janky, but good. The second one starts 2 weeks after the ending of the first game and continue the story.
If you dont want, there's a official recap video done by Warhorse (15-20 min) and the game has also a good way to introduce you the key story elements from the first game in the tutorial.

I own number one so I might as well give it a go. Never got around to it.

 

[WX3]

I went with Expedition 33 for the GOTY, but I really enjoyed my time with Death Stranding 2 and Kingdom Come 2. The other nominees I have never played and probably won't because they just don't suit me. But I know anyone on this list has been praised and I wouldn't really be upset if any of them won. I just know what each did or didn't do for me.

 

[GymWolf]

Hades 2 i guess.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

It's Expedition 33 and its not even close.

It's the game that redefined an entire genre. And it did so by exposing all those old devs who continue making top town isometric turn based games that look like PS2 titles. It showed devs like Larian that you can have movie quality cinematics, acting, and cinematography for an RPG like this. It showed Square Enix that turned based RPGs can be fun, and thrilling, and deep without needing to be realtime.

It showed ND, SSM, GG, and Insomniac that you can have likeable characters do unlikeable things, and still not lose your audience. That you dont need to make every female lead a bitch or every male lead a wimp to add drama and layers to a character.

And above all, it showed every single studio that a team of 33 devs can make a generation defining game with all the fancy graphics, and production values. an industry that gate keeps new devs instead of welcoming the new generation with open arms. Here you have 30 devs straight out of college, their first job in the industry, a music composer who was found on soundcloud, all produced a title that puts every other game released this year to shame. Oh and they sold it at the price of just $45.

It is a big fuck you to everyone in the industry. It shows that the new generation of developers, gen z or young millenials are not going to let this industry die like the old Gen X and older Millenials have allowed it to.

Just quoting for emphasis, I couldn't put it any better.

 

[Exede]

I... just played CO: Expedition 33 from the ones nominated. But man was it a great game.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Absolutely stellar year. Any of these 6 can win (except DK) and it'd be justified.

For me, I'll pick Expedition 33.

 

[mcjmetroid]

Obviously you haven't played DS2 or DKB yet.

No, but I also don't think either will win.

Like I said

 

[dispensergoinup]

Picked E33, though I haven't played much.

But solely because a friend of mine who doesn't typically commit to games is on her 2nd playthrough and to me that speaks volumes.

 

[mayham2199]

I own number one so I might as well give it a go. Never got around to it.

Yea you kind of have to play #1. #2 starts right after the events in #1. Personally I think it's damn near just as good as #2 honestly so that a lone is good enough reason to play it. Only on PC though. Its runs and looks like shit on consoles. PC it still looks really good.

 

[BossLackey]

E33

But, had I not been distracted and actually finished KCD2, I could easily have seen it being that.

 

[Hero_Select]

Not Death Stranding 2, the fact that this delivery walking simulator with absolutely nonsensical and terrible writing gets a nomination is still baffling to me. Kojima can't write characters for shit.

Fragile is called Fragile because she's Fragile
Heartman has heart problems
Deadman is a.. dead man

Ok. Lol.