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[DenchDeckard]

Balatro!

 

[CashPrizes]

Haven't played Astrobot. But would rather it not win because I would rather Ghost of Yutei or new Naughty Dog game win in the future, and that is less likely if Sony has won a ton of GOTY in the past.

Voted for Metaphor, which I also haven't played but seems great, waiting on a Royal edition.

I have played Balatro, I really hope it does not win.

 

[xenosys]

My heart says FFVII Rebirth, but the head says Astro Bot.

I have a strong suspicion, Shadow of the Erdtree is going to get shunned for the main award. Of the 10 or so publications so far on the panel that have declared their GOTY, Astro Bot has 4 votes, Rebirth and Balatro have 2 each, Wukong and Metaphor have 1 each. Surprisingly, Shadow of the Erdtree has 0.

- Astro Bot gets the main award and 1/2 others
- Black Myth picks up Best Action game
- FFVII Rebirth will definitely get the Best OST/Score. Maybe Best VA and Game Direction.
- Metaphor will win Best Narrative
- Balatro will pick up ALL the Indie Awards
- Shadow of the Erdtree MIGHT win Best RPG or Art Direction, but that's it.

I don't think one game will dominate.

 

[NeverYouMind]

I hate Astrobot and don't care about the rest. I have no horse in this race.

 

[xenosys]

Top games of the year 2024 [In Progress] - Game of the Year

2024

goty.gamefa.com

Deffo won’t be Rebirth at this rate.

Remove the Reader’s Awards from Wukong and Astro has a solid lead. I’d rather something else win but Astro is my bet.

Most of those publications aren't on the TGA panel.

 

[Three]

My bet is ErdTree. a) It's multiplatform so they don't piss off their viewership who would likely be complaining otherwise. b) they changed the rules about DLC specifically for it.

 

[DeepSpace5D]

There’s a reason why they suddenly allowed DLC to get the nomination. Erdtree takes it this year.

 

[Jakk]

I voted Astro Bot, but given the fact they have changed the rules to make DLC eligible, it might be Erdtree. By the way, I think it's incredibly stupid, DLC/expansions should have their own category.

 

[Elios83]

FF7 Rebirth deserves to win, Astrobot close second.
Metaphor is great, I'm playing it right now but it's essentially a reskinned Persona and a PS3 generation game.
Wukong is also great but it's essentially a souls-like with a beautiful setting.

But clearly there is a reason they changed the rules to allow the Elden Ring DLC to compete for GOTY....this stuff is all marketing already decided.

 

[DelireMan7]

What "game" will win ? I think Shadow of the Erdtree but I don't think it deserves it. First because it's a DLC and second because it's not at GOTY level.

 

[EMR]

 

[Roberts]

Probably the least interesting list of nominees in a long time, so I don't really care. I would totally have a laugh if Balatro wins but I know it won't happen.

 

[Cakeboxer]

i hope Elden Ring for the drama.

 

[Branded]

Elden Ring 2 announcement?

 

[Nankatsu]

Either Rebirth or Astro bot.

If it ends up being Metaphor I'll laugh.

 

[Portugeezer]

Ain't played any of them, FF7R seems the safe option, people who haven't played it can appreciate its magnitude so they'll vote for it.

real life is slapping me hard this year.

Literally just gonna lay back and watch folks predict.

You clapping cheeks?

 

[Just_one]

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth or Astrobot.

Having a DLC as a nominee is just wrong, stupid and dumb

 

[kaizenkko]

Wrong thread.

 

[SF Kosmo]

Metaphor feels like the front runner to me. FF7 and Astro Bot wouldn't shock me, but Metaphor feels more in line with what I think the jury will pick.

 

[Mozzarella]

Astro Bot - 50% chance
Metaphor - 30% chance
Rebirth - 15% chance
Black Myth Wukong - 5% chance
Elden Ring DLC - 0% chance
Balatro - 0% chance

 

[SNPlayen]

Astro Bot - 50% chance
Metaphor - 30% chance
Rebirth - 15% chance
Black Myth Wukong - 5% chance
Elden Ring DLC - 0% chance
Balatro - 0% chance

I’m predicting Balatro. I can see a bunch of pretentious game journalist dweebs picking it

 

[mdkirby]

I expect it’ll be rebirth, it 100% doesn’t deserve it tho.

Wukong or erdtree would be deserving. My wife loved astrobot, and great tho it is, it’s not game of the year worthy imo.

 

[AV]

Funny that only 5.7% of us think Balatro has the best shot. People really aren't thinking about how much that game took over the entire conversation back in February, available on all platforms for like $15. I loved Astro more, but Balatro is easily the game most deserving of the 2024 title given how broad its reach was.

 

[Tokio Blues]

Hey guys, how much time left? does anybody know?

 

[Evil Calvin]

DLC will not win.

It will likely be Astrobot or Metaphor.

The Chinese bots can't alter this GOTY vote. So it won't win.

Balatro SHOULD win (one I had most fun with and have and played all of these)

 

[Garnox]

I play pretty casually, so I've only played one game on that list so my vote goes to it by default. Rebirth.

I enjoyed it though and feel it is worthy being considered for GOTY IMO.

 

[LectureMaster]

Young people play only crap these days. Me (42) and my ４１ year old friend love Metaphor. I don’t really think the combat system is suited for younger people, they hate turn based.

But even if I loved Metaphor, I have to give it to Rebirth, followed by Astro Bot. Actually 3 of tge only 4 games I played this year. The other would be Silent Hill 2 Remake. With 2 children and your limited times, you get only to play the really great games.

I was poking fun at my man Topher. Absolutely agree with you!

 

[Saber]

I'm honestly rooting for Wukong. The amount of hate and disdain game industry has for them was sad.
But even if it doesn't win, I would be still happy if is either Metaphor or Astro. Both are solid choices.

 

[phant0m]

Anyone that thinks anything but Astro Bot winning (whether you agree or not) is high as a kite

 

[Melfice7]

Astro Bot: a platformer not from nintendo

Balatro: mobile game

Wukong: not woke

Erdtree: DLC

Rebirth: Remake

Metaphor: winner by default

 

[BbMajor7th]

Was rebirth actually good? I want a non-fan’s opinion. FF fans are too biased.

As an FFVII-branded theme park filled with amusements and mascots, it's great; as a video game, it's a bloated, meandering turd cluttered with cringy dialogue, open-world busywork and repetitive, lackluster quest design; as a consumer product, it's as breathtakingly cynical and safe as any such project could be, taking absolutely no risks, neither iterating on the source material nor innovating on its incredibly tired formula - as empty and bloodless a piece of merchandising as a Marvel-branded lunchbox.

 

[Camreezie]

In order of preference
1. Metaphor Refantazio( havent played but seems the most like a full package and the only real complaint anyone seems to have is the Persona similarities/'reskinning')
2. Astro Bot ( played it and its great but 'playstation bias' and its quite short for a GOTY contender)
3. Balatro ( havent played but im sure it would get knocked for being a 'indie card game')
4. Wu Kong ( saw some controversy about the devs and the chinese gov incentivising sales or something?)
5. Final Fantasy Rebirth (part 2 of a remake ...)
6. Shadow of the Erdtree ( cant even play this without the base game)

 

[Kacho]

As an FFVII-branded theme park filled with amusements and mascots, it's great; as a video game, it's a bloated, meandering turd cluttered with cringy dialogue, open-world busywork and repetitive, lackluster quest design; as a consumer product, it's as breathtaking cynical and safe as any such project could be, taking absolutely no risks, neither iterating on the source material nor innovating on it's incredibly tired formula - as empty and bloodless a piece of merchandising as a Marvel-branded lunchbox.

 

[sainraja]

I would like to see Astrobot win GOTY because it was a pleasant surprise and I really enjoyed it, a lot more than I initially thought I would. It is also the first game that I got a platinum trophy for... for most games, even my most favorite ones, I never bothered or it required playing them at the highest difficulty and I just couldn't manage it (lol). Really enjoyed Astrobot and made it me go through the tougher levels...uff still can't believe I finished those.

It already is among my favorites now but would be good to see a game like this win so we get more.

 

[GateofD]

i really wanna see Black Myth win to encourage more countries stepping into the market bringing their own culture, but I know it won't because china = bad