IGN:Good lord this is the worst list of TGA's GOTY nominees ever.
owandeseis
Member
When Path of Exile 2 early access, with just half of the campaign available (same goes for classes and ascendancies) is more exciting than the whole GOTY list.. well ye.
Not a terrible year, could even argue it was good, but there's nothing we'll remember and talk about in a year, that's true.
Not a terrible year, could even argue it was good, but there's nothing we'll remember and talk about in a year, that's true.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
People keep complaining about 2024 but imo it got a shitton of quality releases.
coachmcguirk91
Member
Good year for smaller AAA games and new studios. Extraordinarily bad year in gaming for big AAA games. Outlaws and Veilguard were massively dissapointing. There are like 10 huge games coming out next year comparably
Monster Hunter
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Assassins Creed
Doom
Fable
Death Stranding 2
Ghost of Yotei
GTA 6
Mafia 4
Bioshock 4
Marathon
And that is only what has been announced. Why couldn't some of that shit come out this year, damn
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Have a look at this:
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Dragon's Dogma 2
Tekken 8
Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Persona 3 Reload
Helldivers II
Earth Defense Force 6
Balatro
Pacific Drive
FF7 Rebirth
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Unicorn Overlord
Rise of the Ronin
Stellar Blade
FF7: Rebirth
Nine Sols
Selaco
Manor Lords
ER: Shadow of the Erdtree
Black Myth Wukong
Space Marine 2
Visions of Mana
Astro Bot
UFO 50
Ys X: Nordics
Silent Hill 2 Remake
Metaphor ReFantazio
Dragonball Sparking Zero
Metro VR
Dragon's Dogma 2
Tekken 8
Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Persona 3 Reload
Helldivers II
Earth Defense Force 6
Balatro
Pacific Drive
FF7 Rebirth
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Unicorn Overlord
Rise of the Ronin
Stellar Blade
FF7: Rebirth
Nine Sols
Selaco
Manor Lords
ER: Shadow of the Erdtree
Black Myth Wukong
Space Marine 2
Visions of Mana
Astro Bot
UFO 50
Ys X: Nordics
Silent Hill 2 Remake
Metaphor ReFantazio
Dragonball Sparking Zero
Metro VR
All released in 2024, there are probably more I'm forgetting about. If this is a shit year then I wish we had more of those.
Cert.in.Death
Member
It's not 2012 or 2021 levels of bad.
I'd go as far to argue that 2014 was worse still.
I'd go as far to argue that 2014 was worse still.
Unknown Soldier
Member
If you only play Western AAA games it was a shit year
In which case you should probably re-examine your life decisions
In which case you should probably re-examine your life decisions
Little Mac
Member
ProtoByte
Weeb Underling
We could get into the specifics, but at the bottom line is that none of those games inspire enthusiasm around gaming, which is at an all time low right now. The results speak for themselves. The vast majority of that list lost a nomination to DLC. DLC that wasn't groundbreaking.
Judge Magister
Member
Nobody can convince me Stellar Blade is not the GOTY by the way.
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vaibhavpisal
Member
They should have gone full indie / Obscure games.
Trying to pick AAA when Sony didn't release any proved to be challenging.
Trying to pick AAA when Sony didn't release any proved to be challenging.
Morrie’s wig shop
Banned
Maybe the game awards should be in January.
Why is it not in January?
I've watched maybe a total of 45 minutes of the game awards over the past 10 years and not sure about the bureaucracy of it.
Why is it not in January?
I've watched maybe a total of 45 minutes of the game awards over the past 10 years and not sure about the bureaucracy of it.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
What? I saw lots of conversation going around some of the games I posted. Don't know what you mean sorry.
For the love of God and everything above, who gives a shit about GOTY nominations? Is that your measurement of a game's qualities?
2024 saw a lot of quality game releases that were very fun to play, and imo that's all that matters.
Gilgalaad
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killatopak
Member
Nobody can convince me Stellar Blade is not the GOTY by the way.
ProtoByte
Weeb Underling
So the majority of the market had a shit year. That re-examination might just mean people stop bothering all together beyond playing more Fortnite.
What do you think people buy 500-700 dollar consoles for? 2D platformers and visual novels?
Like which ones? FF7R underperformed. Dragon's Dogma 2 disappointed. Stellar Blade is irrelevant outside of the flash in the pan culture war debate around it. Topped out a 1 million sold, and no one talks about it. Rise of the Ronin is Koei Tecmo slop and has the scores to prove it. Silent Hill 2 is a paint by the numbers remake. Not bad in itself, but it's the fact that it overshadowed the new releases so handily despite not being that remarkable.
No. But be honest, when it's this bad, it does indicate a larger problem. When not even the journalists can pretend to be pleased with the year's output, you have problems.
Shifty1897
Member
2024 was an amazing year for JRPG fans, better luck next year for everyone else.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
FF7R underperformed: who cares if it is fun to play?
Dragon's Dogma 2 disappointed: true, but still was fun to play imo.
Stellar Blade is irrelevant: ok but was it fun to play?
And the same with the rest.
It's fine we disagree, I think it's just that we have a different idea for a "good year" is. For me, as a user, a good year means getting a lot of releases that are fun to play. And I got them for sure.
Imo journalists opinion shouldn't matter at all.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
This, as someone who is fan of JRPG and overall fan of Japanese games, this year absolutely amazing.
His similar to Men_in_Boxes, he doesn't care about if game is fun or not he mostly care about "market" behind the games.
RJMacready73
Simps for Amouranth
Nobody can convince me Stellar Blade is not the GOTY by the way.
lol does that Stellar blade game do that when the player tries to move the camera into compromising positions? if so that's well funny
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Might be part of the Nier dlc? In that game 2B did the same.
Must be because there are many screenshots of Eve's ass from much closer.
ProtoByte
Weeb Underling
Danjin, you're just salty that I was right about FF16, and that I didn't prostrate at the alter of Metaphor. Come off it, it's embarrassing.
Robb
Gold Member
Huh? Astrobot, Metaphor, and Balatro all seem like fantastic candidates to me. And given their stupid rules FF and Elden Ring does as well.
The only strange nomination is Black Myth of Wukong. All others have amazing review averages of 90+.
I'm sure there's been way worse years.
The only strange nomination is Black Myth of Wukong. All others have amazing review averages of 90+.
I'm sure there's been way worse years.
StereoVsn
Gold Member
Infinite Wealth and Unicorn Overlord were great as well.
And we got solid remakes in DQIII 2D-HD, P3R and SMT V Vengeance (not really a remake but hard to classify).
CosmicComet
Member
This was not a shit year for games. It was an excellent one.
But that list is certainly shit.
Edit: I'll give mine, and no an expansion pack doesn't count for me.
Wukong
Silent Hill 2
Dragon's Dogma 2
Visions of Mana
Tekken 8
Helldivers 2
But that list is certainly shit.
Edit: I'll give mine, and no an expansion pack doesn't count for me.
Wukong
Silent Hill 2
Dragon's Dogma 2
Visions of Mana
Tekken 8
Helldivers 2
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Boss Mog
Member
I'll tell you what it is: The delusions of an Xbox fanboy.
Boss Mog
Member
Not sure which of those won but It Takes Two is a phenomenal game. Definitely the best out of that lot.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.
wipeout364
Member
Would be better if the awards were in January/February but then it would not have the Christmas impact ion sales which is why I assume they are when they are.
Polygonal_Sprite
Gold Member
Could easily be my game of the year!
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
I must be living in some parallel timeline cause this year has gotten plenty of great games and if anything my backlog keeps increasing.
Either IGN only pays attention to GTA-level releases or something has to be up. Or my tastes are just all over the place maybe.
That said...he IS right...the GOTY nominations ARE weird. But not because the year got less titles to choose from. The fact they feel the need to include a Sony DLC for Elden Ring (
) says it all to me.
Either IGN only pays attention to GTA-level releases or something has to be up. Or my tastes are just all over the place maybe.
That said...he IS right...the GOTY nominations ARE weird. But not because the year got less titles to choose from. The fact they feel the need to include a Sony DLC for Elden Ring (
) says it all to me.
Camreezie
Member
It has not been a bad year at all. The games they chose for the category are questionable.
I'd have had:
Astrobot
Metaphor Refantazio
Final Fantasy Rebirth
Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth (Balatro)
Silent Hill 2 (Wu Kong)
Helldivers 2 (Fucking dlc)
Seems like they scrambled to try and get some western representation into the categories and also this must be in December to try and pump some last minute christmas sales hence 'having a cutoff for release dates'
I'd have had:
Astrobot
Metaphor Refantazio
Final Fantasy Rebirth
Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth (Balatro)
Silent Hill 2 (Wu Kong)
Helldivers 2 (Fucking dlc)
Seems like they scrambled to try and get some western representation into the categories and also this must be in December to try and pump some last minute christmas sales hence 'having a cutoff for release dates'
diffusionx
Gold Member
I know he's an Xbox shill, but he's right. Horrible list.
This is what makes it a horrible list. Plenty of good games have come out, but it is not reflected in the list.
This is what makes it a horrible list. Plenty of good games have come out, but it is not reflected in the list.
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Topher
Identifies as young
Of course, he doesn't say what would have been a better list.
It is all about personal preferences. I look at that list and I also see a pretty kickass year. Others, not so much.
It is all about personal preferences. I look at that list and I also see a pretty kickass year. Others, not so much.
touchfuzzy
Gold Member
It's kind of a pointless thing to say without offering up your alternatives. Unless your argument is just "2024 bad!" — which is dumb and wrong.
midnightAI
Member
Hah, talking like flight sim 2024, indy and stalker 2 (that one at a push, maybe) would be in the running
I do think either Stellar Blade or Helldivers 2 should have been in there instead of DLC though
I do think either Stellar Blade or Helldivers 2 should have been in there instead of DLC though
lughnasadh123
Member
Yeah, sure, personal opinions and all, but it's more than a little funny that this is from the guy that works at the outlet that gave most of these games a 9. Best year ever? On a score level no, but bad enough to post a complaint? No fucking way.
Borowski_1
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