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[cormack12]

Welcome to the 2024 NeoGAF Game of the Year results thread. There were a total of 24 categories, and this year we tried a two round system, making the final votes more focused. As the process changed this year's results will feature the top 3 winners only

Without further ado:

Spoiler: Game of the Year

Adventure

Action

RPG

Platformer

Shooter

Sports

Fighting

Indie

Multiplayer

Remake

Visuals

Sound

UI

Voice

Boxart

Characters

Value

Underrated

Difficult

Should have been on Gamepass

Respects your time

Deserves a sequel

Bought but didn't play

Best first hour

Big thanks to Palliasso and Topher - a lot of work behind the scenes and time needed at short notice Thanks to everyone for voting twice and not suffering with vote fatigue. Congratulations to all the winners - and the runners-up! Did your favorite game win? What got shafted? Did the process work okay for everyone, or should we do something different next year? Any categories we missed? Let us know in this thread.

 

[Labadal]

That's an okay list in my opinion.

Edit: Can't judge the indie section, didn't play any of those.

 

[GHG]

Indiana Jones came second overall and won adventure GOTY?

SonyGAF slacking.

 

[cormack12]

I need to fix the image on value sorry. Too many images lol

 

[DenchDeckard]

Awesome list to be honest. What a year!

I think my only disagreement is astro bot getting best visuals. Gg Sony gaf on getting that over the line.

Can't wait for stellar blade on pc.

 

[Certinty]

The correct winner I say. Astro Bot the best game of the generation so far.

 

[GrayDock]

That said, pretty good year overall.

 

[yogaflame]

Nice results. I was really waiting for the Gaf awards. It is a true gamer and fan vote. The peoples champ award compared to Dice and The Game awards. Im happy for Stellar blade got its deserve respect. I hope shift up is aware of neogaf awards.

 

[Sentenza]

Bleak.

 

[Hookshot]

I didn’t vote so I can safely laugh at peoples lame choices.

what were you thinking

 

[pudel]

Sony had a good year 2024...it seems.

Still think 2024 was rather mid all together.

 

[Little Mac]

Good job Gaf.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Astro Bot
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Stellar Blade
Silent Hill 2

Yeah a pretty solid year

 

[Robb]

Game of the Year: Astro Bot

Well done Gaf.

 

[SJRB]

Where did Stellar Blade end on the GOTY list?

 

[drganon]

Astro bot stays winning.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Concord got a win too

 

[Fake]

Fuck, LEGO Horizon couldn't even win the "Should have been on Gamepass" award. Hermen you are useless.

 

[Borowski_1]

Reminder that having huge tits and ass doesn't make it a good character

Good to see Indy, Astro Bot, PoP, and Silent Hill 2 getting the love they deserve

 

[xrnzaaas]

Yakuza got robbed, same with Silent Hill in the audio category.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Some great results all around! Thanks to everyone who helped with GAF's GOTY 2024.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

Astro Bot makes me not take this seriously.

 

[rofif]

Stellar blade got robbed

 

[Cakeboxer]

Astro Bot winning visuals over Hellblade 2? Well yeah. Otherwise not too bad.

 

[Mr Moose]

Nice. Though that should've been on GP award... lol.

 

[adamsapple]

SonyGAF slacking.

 

[Mithos]

Haven't played a single one of those games.

 

[N0S]

Halo Infinite for 2025!

 

[Saber]

Concord won! After all the hate it finally won an award, I'm emotionally impressed to the point of almost crying. Almost.

 

[Illyria]

While Metaphor was my rpg of the year, Rebirth outside of the ending was perfect to me. Both exemplify my ideal RPG.

 

[Fbh]

Nice, congrats to Astrobot.
Haven't played it yet but at least my personal goty (Rebirth) is in the top 3 too.

Also nice seeing Unicorn Overlord at least get a nod in the underrated category. It was my runner up after Rebirth

 

[Horseganador]

Almost all of the winning titles are on PS5 (Astrobot, FF7Rebirth, Wukong, Helldivers2, Stellar Blade, Silent Hill 2 etc...) not bad for its "worst" generation xDD.

 

[GHG]

As it should be.

 

[yamaci17]

decent results, I voted indiana jones for GOTY but can't complain, didn't play astro bot but I'm sure they're equally deserving

 

[MiguelItUp]

Stellar Blade for characters? I've never heard anyone praise their characters aside from the main character and what clothes she's wearing, lmao.

 

[Topher]

Nice job cormack12 ! Happy to see Astro Bot win. I voted for Metaphor, but both are deserving, imo.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

I voted for Prince of Persia and all it got was mention in underrated category.

Disappointed.

 

[Topher]

 

[Draugoth]

Astro Bot over motherfucking Hellblade 2? A game borderline photorealistic? Lmao.

Bruh, both Balatro and Rebirth offer+ 100 hours of playtime.

Stellar Blade.. Underrated?

Fully agreed

Astro Bot, over a open world Stellar Blade 2? Bruh no way.

 

[cormack12]

Astro Bot over motherfucking Hellblade 2? A game borderline photorealistic? Lmao.

Bruh, both Balatro and Rebirth offer+ 100 hours of playtime.

Stellar Blade.. Underrated?

Fully agreed

Astro Bot, over a open world Stellar Blade 2? Bruh no way.

 

[Fake]

Good results overall. LEGO Horizon should be at gamepass.

 

[Topher]

Let me add those to the tears from our previous year's GOTY results....

 

[Topher]

Stellar Blade for characters? I've never heard anyone praise their characters aside from the main character and what clothes she's wearing, lmao.

 

[adamsapple]

Stellar Blade for characters? I've never heard anyone praise their characters aside from the main character and what clothes she's wearing, lmao.

Why do you think it won?

Horny GAF came in full force, no pun intended.

 

[T4keD0wN]

Why does it feel like Astro Bot, Indiana Jones and FF7 Rebirth make up 75% of all entries? lmao, did gaf only play 3 games?

 

[Effigenius]

Astrobot came in 2nd for best first hour? Shit that’s all I’ve played so far and I keep thinking with all these awards it must get way better, lol.

 

[Sebastian1295]

Metaphor not even top 3 for GOTY???? Come on gaf. And unicorn overload not winning at least one award is a crime.

 

[LordNerevar76]

Metaphor not even top 3 for GOTY???? Come on gaf. And unicorn overload not winning at least one award is a crime.

At least it got on the underrated podium.

 

[Mozzarella]

Metaphor deserved 2nd place over Indiana Jones™

Also Visuals Stellar Blade? didn't play it but i expected Elden Ring DLC and Wukong to be there since their visuals are top notch.

 

[Yoshi97]

despite my reservations about the opinions on this site sometimes, this list very much aligns with my own.