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[StereoVsn]

Of course.

It may not be a GOTY but it is still a great game and especially so if you are an Indy fan.

Personally I enjoyed it quite a bit and was pleasantly surprised. To be fair I expected it to be more of Veilguard or Avowed level game and instead got a very competently done and fun game with right Indy vibes.

 

[Topher]

Because it's not GotY material.

Welcome back bro

 

[vaibhavpisal]

It's not the first time I see someone saying it's kinda like an imm-sim. Honestly, if that's the case, lots of props to MS for allowing it.

Its adjacent.

Its basically IM Sim changed a bit to be more appealing to a wider audience.

I would have preferred if it was fully simulation based.

As is, its a mashup of different genres, best way to play it depends on player. I enjoyed it like a Skyrim lite, exploring with reckless abandon.

 

[DEAD ORIGINAL]

Actually forgot this came to PS5 must be crap.

 

[SlimySnake]

Because the game was mid as fuck.

Because the game was first person.

Because the game was made by Machine Games who are a mid developer.

 

[BigLee74]

Was a really good game, and probably worthy of a nomination or two. Won't win a thing though.

Definitely appeals more to the age group that grew up with Indy - makes it easier to gloss over the obvious flaws.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Am I missing something?

Don't see many outlets writing their nominations yet, the one that we did get so far does have it in the GoTY noms.

Event  Thread 'Golden Joystick Awards - Ultimate Game of the Year Nominees'

Nov 3, 2025

Golden Joystick Awards 2025: Vote for Your Ultimate Game of the Year!

Only YOU can decide the winner from our list of nominees

www.gamesradar.com

• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Death Stranding 2
• Ghost of Yotei
• Clair Obscur Expedition 33
• Kingdom Come Deliverance II
• Blue Prince
• Split Fiction
• Hades II
• Hollow Knight Silksong
• Peak
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Silent Hill f

• LectureMaster
• Replies: 54
• Forum: Gaming Discussion

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It's in the nominee list, but it's not in the discussion as per the OP

 

[adamsapple]

It's in the nominee list, but it's not in the discussion as per the OP

 

[RetroGamingUK]

 

[Durin]

It largely is the release date where it has the opposite of recency bias, and I think the game isn't what people wanted from the IP, even if it was good.

People really did I think want the Uncharted third-person cinematic experience, even with how stale as fuck that formula is in Uncharted itself.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Because the game was mid as fuck.

Because the game was first person.

Because the game was made by Machine Games who are a mid developer.

Are you high? MG made the Wolfenstein games and they are great (at least the 1st one and the DLC stand-alone game, and the sequel).

 

[Chuck Berry]

After how it was especially treated at the Game Awards last year, with Ford showing up all that that bs, it really is simply a 2024 game. It's just a shame it came out so late in the year. It was in a weird spot.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Indiana jones deserves game of the year, being more of a "challenge" doesn't mean your game is better.

Yes it does especially if it's a well designed challenge. A game needs to have some challenge, some kind of difficulty curve to be great. Donkey Kong Bonanza- could've been a good game if there was any challenge whatsoever but there wasn't. Who does this appeal to? What's the point of even having enemies at a certain point. Kids? When I was a kid games were harder than today- perhaps too hard but at least most games had a challenge, something to overcome and get better at.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Its an Xbox studio and we hate that.....

Jesus Christ. Control your tears for the 4 trillion dollar company.

On the subject I found it kind of boring. Tried it for an hour then uninstalled it.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

Indy game is easily a top 5 story of any game I have ever played. It legit felt like you were playing a Hollywood blockbuster movie. Up there with Uncharted 4 with providing top tier cinematics, graphics, world design, and voice acting. The gameplay was good, not great, but definitely one of my favorite experiences of this generation

I say this as someone who strongly believes the vast majority of AAA games have stories that are terribly written and are of poor quality. Indy game was on par with the quality of writing of the original trilogy

 

[Mr Moose]

It's a great game. Playing it right now. Has an 90 on MC.

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90

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81

 

[Lightbreak]

Because is not that good

 

[Kvally]

Based on 7 Critic Reviews

90

 

[UltimaKilo]

Absolutely loved the game. Should it be in the convo? Yes. However, it is not GOTY. Expedition 33 takes that by a mile.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Why do people care about the Dorito Pope Awards?

 

[simpatico]

Game made me dislike Indy as an IP. What a boring slog. Why even get such an action oriented license if you're going to make such a depressed game out of it. I hope the guys at Machine Games are OK. You coulda had bi-planes and motorcycle jumps and revolvers shooting dynamite out of the air. But nah, lets root through this alter boy's shoe box and look for some text documents. THAT, is next gen.

 

[bender]

The game is mediocre outside of the presentation.

 

[Orbital2060]

Wasnt it on goty lists last year? Was on mine - Black Ops 6 and Indy on top.