Game Awards 2024 Nominees Reaction & Predictions

[@jackinthebox1993]

Remakes, remasters, an expansions should literally have their own category

[@aghazi94]

Man, you're way too invested in this

[@derekj7468]

hope astro bot wins at least one category

[@Realunmaker]

I would honestly watch the totally tubular jonathan awards bro, one of my favorite things about the last months of the year (and the first month of a new year), is seeing the rankings and awards of my favorite content creators, compare notes, celebrate what's good in gaming. I'm new to the channel so maybe that's something you actually already do, I don't know, but I wanted to sugest it anyways.

[@Makwood99]

People who say shadow of the erdtree should be there, so you will be okay if the witcher 3 or skyrim drop a new dlc and it win as a GOTY? Exactly

[@dirtsquids9854]

Wait but yes we would be okay with that, if it were good enough to be a contender.. Weird thinking we wouldn’t be down.

[@Makwood99]

@ it’s a dlc man, how you treat it like new game ? 🫠

[@gl7973uh]

@@dirtsquids9854who’s we

[@DarrenLucas-up6ki]

Who tf said that?

[@enginerunsable]

Who are these people? Most people are whining about it and is against it.

[@bunionl382]

Is Shadow of the Erdtree the best game this year? Yes I think so. Should it have been nominated? Absolutely not.

[@JoeRogansMom]

I really don't understand this line of thinking. If it had been called Elden Ring 2: Shadow of the Erdtree, no one would bat an eye.

[@dirtsquids9854]

Good insight, Joe Rogan’s mom.

[@DarrenLucas-up6ki]

@@JoeRogansMom it’s not ant it’s not near this size of the first game

[@VyrisShorts]

@@JoeRogansMom I completely agree. Instead of making it a full game they decided to do players a favor and make it DLC.

[@JoeRogansMom]

@@DarrenLucas-up6ki size is irrelevant in this discussion. Shadow of the Erdtree is like 4 times the size of Astro Bot so by that logic, Astro Bot is also disqualified. I have yet to hear a good argument why it shouldn’t qualify. It has new weapons, new bosses, new areas, even new mechanics that weren’t in the base game. It’s brand new content, and a wholly new experience.

[@2Spaced]

Black Myth Wukong was so amazing. I hope it wins game of the year.

[@jackinthebox1993]

I am sorry but we can't let Shadow of the erdtree win GOTY. It literally shouldn't have even been nominated. I don't care if it's the greatest gaming experience since elden ring, it's still an expansion. It shouldn't have even been qualified

[@enginerunsable]

It won't win.

[@platinumbeast1078]

No silent of hill 2 that’s insane in my opinion 💀

[@cursman1289]

It’s a remake and don’t come back with the ‘well ff7 rebirth is as well’ but if you’ve played it you’ll see why it’s not just a typical remake

[@platinumbeast1078]

@ I mean I could say the same for re4 remake then 🤣

[@cursman1289]

@@platinumbeast1078tbh I don’t think it should have been nominated last year, should have been like armoured core 6 or Jedi survivor or something

[@JDVBB8]

I don’t think remakes of old game should be nominated. SH2, FF7R, RE4 etc.

[@platinumbeast1078]

@@cursman1289 what?! no way re4 is a lot better then both those games.

[@expertmania-h6n]

super mario galaxy 2 is the best game from 2024 Such a masterpiece

[@cursman1289]

@@expertmania-h6n can’t wait for galaxy 3

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

I think you are onto something

[@invisibleloveone]

I feel like that is an Astrobot joke, but Mario Galaxy 2 already exists. Astro bot truly scratched that Galaxy itch. Too bad super Sony fan boys think it's a child's game. Some of the challenge levels are controller breakers for sure.

[@cursman1289]

@ it is not

[@seditionthroughscorns]

Despite the controversies around the nominations, I think 2024's been a underwhelming year with many studios being closed, massive layoffs and the gaming releases wasn't as accessible or innovative to sone degree compared to last year which 2023 felt like the year of 2004 for video games. Aside from that, the games I truly enjoyed this year was Tekken 8, ASTRO BOT, Persona 3 Reload, Dragon's Dogma 2, Animal Well and Stellar Blade. Personally however, Stellar Blade is likely my #1 game of 2024 mainly due to the fact I'm a sucker for the art direction, soundtrack, visuals, gameplay and the environments are truly stunning made by a small studio. Looking forward to more games in 2025!

[@hammieli1875]

Eastern developers are up this year. Not a single western AAA studio worth discussing this year. Your favourites are all Eastern plus indies.

[@windy3935]

That's completely irrelevant, and this type of thing happens every year now. Regardless of industry; this isn't just a gaming thing. This has been a stellar year, one of the best in gaming.

[@ilm91]

Persona 3 Reload was robbed

[@domymbd]

not when Metaphor is there instead

[@ilm91]

@@domymbd Persona 3 Reload ≠ Metaphor

[@ForTheViolence]

@@ilm91Let’s be real here, you can’t nominate both of those. And one is better than the other. I love persona 3 and the remake but metaphor is on another level.

[@Jakco808]

Indika is extremely underrated. I hope it wins

[@Immortalgoofy]

Agree with you on the DLC take. If Erdtree was nominated Phantom Liberty should have too..

[@pumpkinflop5014]

Phantom liberty is kind of a bad example bc how stacked 2023 was. Witcher 3 blood and wine (2016) is a better one.

[@Immortalgoofy]

@ fair

[@Ashton_Cats]

Phantom liberty is good, but i don't think it's as good as sote. It also came out in 2023 which was the most stacked year in a while.

[@michaelmacorso4479]

Xenoblade 3 future redeemed should of got nominated last year. What a expansion pass it was. 30 hours n feel like a new game. In my opinion it was better than the main xenoblade 3 game

[@Blastermaster113]

I think astrobot wins. Here in germany literally everyone says that

[@rawaali8451]

I am in Germany and most are saying ff7reb what are you on about?

[@unholymayhem]

Voting for Totally Tubular Jonathan

[@stupid3814]

You gotta finish Metaphor, your prediction will change then 🗿

[@arkgaharandan5881]

apparently stellar blade is not enough of a new idea to be goty but dlcs and final fantasy 7 part 2 isnt.

[@enginerunsable]

Stellar Blade is just good, it wins culture war points so people put it higher than it really should be

[@eriponchi]

Having my game of the year not nominated in anything is somehow very liberating. Other than Shadow of the Erdtree, I will be happy to any other games winning. Was also really happy that Unicorn Overlord got some recognition. Other than that, Granblue Fantasy Relink and Romancing Saga 2 Revenge of the Seven (my own game of the year) were the outstanding games that made my year.

[@ShiroiKatana]

At least dragon age only got one nomination for "accessibility". No game of the year, no rpg of the year, no best performance.

[@Bdannn1]

Preach

[@truthseeker9833]

K

[@enginerunsable]

All of your whining works 💪🏾

[@BRockandriffs]

This is such a depressing way to engage with media. I haven’t even tried it but why can’t you just celebrate the wins of the stuff you like or wish the stuff you like got nominated instead of celebrating the downfall of games you didn’t like?

[@ChamVayne]

should win woke game of the year

[@michaelmacorso4479]

Yongyea should of been nominated for performance, he did such a great job with kiryu in like a dragon infinite wealth.

[@Ghosthitman387]

Metaphor ReFantazio has good music but not enough of it. FFVII Rebirth’s has 4x the music and many more bangers

[@babaduk7679]

Despite that and how much I enjoyed ffvii rebirth and can't wait for the third part, metaphor refantazio is still my favourite game this year, whichever game wins goty, I personally won't mind Hope you have a good day/evening

[@michaelmacorso4479]

Like a dragon infinite wealth had a great soundtrack to

[@Magnumscrotus]

If balatrio is nominated its a shame inscryption wasnt nominated when it came out. No shade balatrio, but in terms of card games inscryption was incredible and totally game of the year worthy

[@tigergolfman6695]

idk if i should laugh or cry at the fact that LAD Infinite Wealth got the same amount of nominations as Star Wars Outlaws

[@NinjaGeek]

Clearly NOBODY does their research here because GOTY should absolutely go to Skull and Bones 💯 Such an amazing game and it’s so good that I buy every copy I see while I’m out at Walmart. I have 137 copies of Skull and Bones right now and I’m not stopping anytime soon 😈 Ok no but seriously: Totally Tubular FTW on the Content Creator category!!!

[@rickharrison1737]

Timeout. Did I just here you say that you don’t want Luke Roberts to win because the character that he played wasn’t a good guy? Do you know how many anti-heroes or outright villains have had their respective actors/actresses win awards? What does the writing of a character have to do with the quality of performance of the person playing them?

[@Raeker]

it was pretty obviously a joke lol

[@saurabhtantry5550]

The Game Awards should distinguish between standalone games and DLCs by creating separate categories for GOTY and DLC/Expansion of the Year. DLCs like Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, which bring standalone-level innovation, could still qualify for GOTY if they meet a higher threshold for independence. Conversely, DLCs like Shadow of the Erdtree, while significant and transformative, are better suited for DLC/Expansion of the Year as they primarily expand the base game. This approach ensures fairness while celebrating all types of gaming content.

[@paulodelima5705]

Standalone-level innovation? No and your exemple has no innovation.

[@saurabhtantry5550]

@@paulodelima5705 "Standalone-level innovation" doesn't necessarily mean inventing entirely new mechanics-it refers to a DLC delivering a self-contained experience with enough depth, narrative, and content to rival a standalone game. For example, Blood Dragon from Far Cry 3 offers a distinct tone, setting, and story, making it feel more independent from its base game. The idea is to recognise DLCs that push the boundaries of expansions, creating experiences that could stand on their own. What’s your view on this kind of distinction?

[@paulodelima5705]

@@saurabhtantry5550 No, it does not. It means how original and distinct the content is. The DLC is conected to the base game incluiding the vilans.

[@troywallace7011]

Dude completely forgot about the borderlands movie, as did the rest of the world.

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

@@troywallace7011 you know you got me there

[@takosu3021]

Although it wasn’t nominated, I have high hopes for STALKER 2

[@JackTheBunny]

JONATHAN FOR CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR 2024 🎮🦈

[@kingvalor8265]

If a dlc is the best game then that shows that gaming is trash as of late. Make some better games people. So I don’t have to see 1000 videos of people crying over this topic

[@enginerunsable]

Oh get over yourselves, gaming discourse has been thrash or late 🙄 and nauseating. Ok DLC got nominated boo hoo, let's move on.

[@saybi8348]

Concord not being a goty nominee is the worst thing

[@unholymayhem]

No Silent Hill 2 or Zelda for Game of The Year is wild

[@michaelchapman454]

I so desperately wanted Dragons Dogma 2 to be good enough to be a contender but unfortunately it is just the first game but new.

[@lanceknightmare]

If you loved Dragons Dogma I highly recommend Divinity 2 The Dragon Knight Saga for the Xbox 360. It is a solid game made by Atlus. The game is a completely different gaming genre compared to other Divinity games in the series.

[@dennisdavidov782]

It is made by Larian, not sure what Atlus has to do with this. ​@@lanceknightmare

[@lanceknightmare]

@@dennisdavidov782 Larian Studus, Focus Home Interactive, and Atlus. Those three are printed on the front cover of the game I have in my hand.

[@cletokings4302]

I played almost all the nominated games for GOTY and I think FF7R is going to take it. It is my favorite for the first third of the game but then it felt like a chore to complete it. My GOTY would be SH2, I don’t get why SOTE got nominated but SH2 didint.

[@majestic_settee7]

I have a strong feeling that Astro or MONKE are gonna win GOTY, I'll be happy with either. And Remakes and expansions should really have their own categories. Not remasters, we literally need to stop with the remasters, like fu king Horizon and TLOU 2, its beacoming a joke now. Also kinda sad how this year again no Xbox Exclusives made it to the GOTY category

[@Bonxhub]

I wish you had put a little text on all the games you were flashing to know what games they were

[@michaelmacorso4479]

I hope balatro does a clean swept.

[@michaelmacorso4479]

How you forgot about arcane for best video game adaption. That show is so damn good

[@-Down-D-Stairs-]

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is easily my GOTY

[@Blastermaster113]

Bought the original instead after playing rebirth to chapter 10 and when there was no ending in sight

[@Fluffychoupikkos]

Goody, quite a few awesome games this year. I havent played a lot of them personally but quite suprisingly my favourite 2 games were FF7 rebirth and Visions of Mana both made by Square Enix wtf! ❤🇺🇸

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

both great games! Visions is actually quite good!

[@sasoripunpun2273]

why do his clips not fit what he’s talking about? astrobot is playing the entire time he’s talking about rpgs…

[@Raeker]

jonathan hasn't been watching arcane these last few weeks and it shows

[@michaelmacorso4479]

Yea for him to not even mention the show was crazy. Man can't wait till Saturday. Such a beautiful emotional show.

[@ForTheViolence]

Metaphor refantazio is my goty.

[@attilab317]

„I don’t want to see James actor win because what happens in the game“…????? WTF weird take is that 😂

[@RichBurrell]

If Astro Bot doesn’t win GOTY - it will be utter madness.

[@Oshikno-oo5hp]

The best game of the year is chess and tetris

[@CarlosDiaz-fs6cv]

Absolutely, fuq balatro.

[@michaelmacorso4479]

Why like a dragon infinite wealth didn't get more love n game of the year nomination is beyond me.

[@deadundead4810]

Persona 3 reloaded

[@Bdannn1]

James Sunderland goat performance

[@ineedabettername3190]

4:00 didn’t win anything but Inscryption is an amazing card game for reason I can’t say without spoiling it

[@collinhalverson4681]

You don't want to see an actor win because of the character they portray in the context of the game? Jonathan, I love you, but come on, dude...

[@Merty1388]

I don't think BO6 has that good audio design, footsteps are barely audible even without ninja perk. This is especially an issue in Warzone but also in MP as well. I wish we also got an FPS or even shooter category, no idea why game awards doesn't have one when it's one of the oldest genres in 3D gaming. I also wish game awards had a ''flop of the year'' category since it became more and more common in recent years for high budget games to fail.

[@Moziilla.Firefox]

No Stalker 2 nomination sad 🥲

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

well mr Mozilla the game isnt out yet

[@octavious2882]

Silent hill audio isn’t reused and it must be win

[@DemonZell16]

Except for Metaphor everything else is horrible on the nominee list

[@gilbertoarellano8525]

Stellar blade > Black Myth Wukong.

[@zooka0619]

exactly

[@cletokings4302]

The level design in BMW is just terrible. Even the combat is better in SB.

[@FRCB]

What’s the name of the game at 28:34?

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

fnaf into the pitt

[@eIijahhhhh]

so it's just random people picking the nominees?

[@Grigorii-j7z]

You sound like game journalist.

[@CarlosDiaz-fs6cv]

I treid balatro, and got hella bored. Im not a poker guy.

[@invisibleloveone]

I can see that it's not for everyone. For a former poker player or math/statistics person, Balatro is like crack. It's so fun. Also, the game gets updated at no additional cost or real money involved.

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

I wish persona 3 was nominated so that is a disappointment

[@DarrenLucas-up6ki]

DLC is not a game the fact the game awards are going with it tells you just quit it’s a waste of time.

[@bobbypaycheque]

What a joke the Game Awards are.

[@A-Dubs398]

whats the game at 24:57?

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

Granblue fantasy relink

[@Damian-qs7pg]

Game at 2:00 ?

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

Victory heat rally

[@OGFlexer]

gotta give Arcane its flowers man its such a well made show

[@windy3935]

The fact that a single person still watches/supports his show is idiotic. It's been a few years since the event's bias and nonsense has been utterly obvious. The the "rumor" about no Stellar Blade was true. Not even surprised. Again, the show's true colors has been made more apparent over the years. Dice Summit is better.

[@Gravitei]

it got nominated for two awards???

[@windy3935]

@@Gravitei *1 (that matters). Man knew he'd get backlash if he left it all he categories, so he forcibly gave it something to not look as totally biased as he actually is. And with my original point I was referring to GOTY, which that game is worthy of.

[@Gravitei]

@@windy3935 you moved the goalposts like crazy dude. these awards are decided by a committee, not geoff himself. it seems you already have some fictional narrative you've convinced yourself of so there's genuinely no point in arguing, wish u luck 🙏

[@windy3935]

​@@Gravitei Your response is extremely ironic. The only person doing anything "crazy" is you. You made a ridiculous exaggeration/false claim, and not a single percentage of it is true. You never knew what I was talking about, because I never specified what initially, which is the/your problem. You then proceeded to call a correction (of your mistake) "moving the goalpost" because you can't accept your own comment being ignorant and because I willingly choose to respond to your assumption of what you think I meant. Clearly I have to repeat myself: my og point was talking about the *GOTY category,* not just any category in the event. Just to be kind though, I'll give you the action game nomination as that category is actually decently important, but this still doesn't even slightly affect the main point still stands. Lastly, im well aware of how TGA works or how we're told it works, but you're the one with your own fictional narrative if you seriously think the guy has no influence and control whatsoever. That's straight up naive, stupid, and ignorant to think. To have that extremely narrow-minded mindset as an adult is wild. You're one of those people who mindlessly believe whatever corporations, authors, and PR statements tell you. "If an official rep says or if it comes from their employer, it must always be true!" It's just funny you focus on the committee aspect as if they can't be influenced/manipulated by Geoff. Play less games and get more attuned with reality and the business world.

[@Ashton_Cats]

​@windy3935 I like how you try to come up with some conspiracy instead of the truth which is that stellar blade is a great game, but like it's not even close to any of the other nominees

[@pookiegrindtime9708]

Elden ring and its shadow of the erdtree DLC is once in a generation game. It deserves the top spot

[@joshalan5125]

Hot take: I really wish they would just get rid of Games for Impact. Gaming is all about fun and escapism. I play games for entertainment, not to get preached at.

[@dannybruce4513]

I’m hoping either Rebirth, Astro Bot, or BM Wukong wins goty in that order

[@rawaali8451]

Rebirth has more new original tracks than Metaphor’s library. What are you on about? 😂 rebrith will run away with soundtrack

[@ADa89mixus]

Stellar blade music is ass imo.

[@mr.40-15]

Elden ring dlc 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@princessnana108]

I'm sad that Stellar Blade didn't get nominated for GOTY and persona 3 Reload got snubbed but glad Metaphor ReFantazio got chosen. Such a fantastic game 👏 🎮