I Voted

[@Ark_Strike]

The fact that jury voting is 90% and public voting is 10% is both outrageous and a blessing, because the public could meme a bad game into winning but at the same time a jury is _anything_ but unbiased

[@youtubesucks1821]

You know you'd love it if Gollum won Game of the year

[@Arkhalis404]

similar problem to Eurovision im seeing a trend here

[@MrUssy101]

True but Charlie content is cringe and his hate towards Sniperwolf is giving Incel vibe.

[@sebisonic]

​@@MrUssy101bro raged his last bait

[@Uchigatana-MHFZZ]

@@MrUssy101 stay mad

[@celestial-17]

Honestly admitting your game of the year opinion is like asking to be harassed by stans

[@Shartbomb69]

@OfficerBMTthis is bros only line of dialogue💀

[@King_Natha99]

@@Shartbomb69it’s a bot

[@Lee-One]

@@King_Natha99exactly that’s why it’s his only dialogue option.

[@Lee-One]

@@ChristoferrrProductionsnah+ ratio

[@josephsykes2385]

​@OfficerBMT have you also donated half of your KZbin commission to charity ever since you started 😊

[@itsnotdiana2057]

Im so glad Charlie is finally getting involved into politics through voting. True American 🫡🦅

[@TheOneWhoKnocks969]

​@@p-__you love your farts man have seen you in other places too

[@MatheusSantos-jw8ht]

Did charlie ever voted before?

[@MrUssy101]

His content is cringe and his hate towards Sniperwolf is giving Incel vibe.

[@MatheusSantos-jw8ht]

@DontReadMyProfilePicture.233 no

[@MiguelRodriguez-d6u]

​@@MatheusSantos-jw8ht He voted last year

[@jessemach5817]

Whoever put Destiny 2 really must have have made pretty convincing stuff to get Jeff to vote it in

[@Bodacious_Crustacious]

Diablo 4 and especially Fortnite being nominated for anything is already a disgrace anyway.

[@Biggl]

@@Bodacious_Crustacious it's there because this particular awards ceremony is only for business sponsors, not vote outcomes. Blizzard paid and will probably win a category for it.

[@mildvfx]

​@@Bodacious_CrustaciousFortnite makes sense, despite me hating it. For when it came out it had some insane feats.

[@Bodacious_Crustacious]

@@mildvfx Because it makes perfect sense to award a game for it's innovation from several years ago every year. The issue is that Fortnite doesn't do anything truly innovative and even when it did try on release the ideas they brought to the table plagued the industry forever. Now every Triple A title has to have a battlepass if it's an online multiplayer game.

[@docileyoke]

​@@Bodacious_CrustaciousFortnite? Nah genshin being nominated for anything is a disgrace.

[@carthagegaming5545]

The fact that other studios said "don't judge us against BG3" means they already won.

[@Samaelx.]

No they haven't pleb

[@mac4118]

Spider-Man better

[@Jdudec367]

Nah,the games this year are really good.

[@romofin]

What studio actually said this? I see this all the time but no one has actual specifics.

[@Brekbo7826]

@@mac4118spider man isnt even out yet

[@arenkai]

What's funny is that Baldur's Gate 3, a game by an independent studio, isn't nominated for best independent game. But Dave the Diver, a game made with money from a big publisher, and thus not indie, is nominated for best independent game.

[@cirescythe]

Indeed lol. I think people think indie is a genre now rather than a studio without a big publisher above it.

[@horusreloaded6387]

If they listed indie games as self-published games, the list would be consistant of, like, 3 good games and some asset flips on steam to fill the page lmao. Almost every indie studio is working with publishers these days. There are punlishers specialized in indie games. I don't know, maybe your definitin is like "games made by studios that aren't owned by publishers but just work with them on a specific game is indie" which would be fair

[@DuckTheHeel]

Tbh, who really cares

[@angel_of_rust]

people think nowadays that indie is when it looks like it's made by tumblr dwellers it doesnt help that it's mostly true

[@Breakingfasst88]

Larian Studios has around 450 employees with 6 different locations and made a game under Wizards of the Coast, owners of Dungeons and Dragons. Baldur’s Gate is GOTY but it is by no means “indie” lol

[@erichiggins3092]

The fact that Dave the Diver is nominated for best Indie game when it isn’t even an indie game is kind of embarrassing for the Game Awards. The studio is a division of a billion dollar company, and the studio even admitted themselves that they aren’t an independent studio.

[@brad4130]

How big is that game then

[@blackwood7413]

@@brad4130 its a weird mix its counts as indie yet is division of big dolla company so it shouldnt so its weird it would need its own kinda catalogue

[@zephyreagle]

@@blackwood7413 the devs said that its not indie themselves

[@blackwood7413]

@@zephyreagle ah then nvm

[@snufftbunz]

but le pixel arte 🤪

[@crayoneater68.5]

-Directory- • *Game of The Year* : 0:11 • *Best Game Direction* : 1:47 • *Best Narrative* : 2:33 • *Best Art Direction* : 2:57 • *Best Score and Music* : 3:29 • *Best Audio Design* : 3:42 • *Best Performance* : 4:07 • *Innovation in Accessibility* : 4:52 • *Best Ongoing* : 5:21 • *Best Community Support* 6:03 • *Best Independent Game* : 7:27 • *Best Debut Indie Game* : 8:11 • *Best Mobile Game* : 8:22 • *Best Action Game* : 8:37 • *Best Action/Adventure* : 9:39 • *Best RPG* : 10:04 • *Best Fighting* : 10:55 • *Best Family* : 11:15 • *Best Sim/Strategy* : 11:36 • *Best Adaptation* : 11:59 • *Most Anticipated Game* : 12:56 • *Content Creator of the Year* : 13:47 • *Best ESports Team* : 14:06 • *Best ESports Coach* : 15:09 • *Best ESports Event* : 15:23

[@monarchyyyy]

Did Charlie skipped the Games for Impact section?

[@iGotIceInMyRice420]

@@monarchyyyyor the dlc one? Phantom liberty was an incredible dlc

[@atssaukas]

​@@iGotIceInMyRice420and the sport/racing section

[@rohangardiner]

No totk dlc😭

[@DOOMStudios]

Funniest thing about this 10th anniversary of The Game Awards is that Hogwarts Legacy was nominated as one of the most anticipated games of 2023 on last year’s Game Awards to get no nominations for a single award this year.

[@pikapowns]

I didn't play it but without a doubt it looked like the best HP game. The problem with that is the bar is buried in the floor with that standard.

[@schmushschroom3873]

Lol lets be real here, game award just basically went "I ain't touching that flame war"

[@TheErikjsm]

bad year to expect an ez win or even a nomination. too many good games out this year.

[@PuzzlePottage1390]

It was doomed to be snubbed the minute Twitter, Reddit and the media started crying about it. Although I don't think it's on the same level as games such as Baldur's Gate 3, I find it ridiculous that it wasn't nominated for anything. It at least deserved a mention in categories such as Best Art Direction thanks to the amazing work that went into bringing Hogwarts Castle to life.

[@Hifuutorian]

Which is completely deserved to be quite honest. It's an incredibly mid game riding entirely on the IP. It would have been completely forgettable if it weren't for the branding.

[@ThePantyExpert]

Actually, Ben Starr stated that his Father passed away during the recording of FF16 and the directors actually allowed him to really channel his emotions into his performance as Clive. It's really heartbreaking but also very touching, and it really does make Clive feel all the more real.

[@derekb8513]

Ben Starr is the only good part of ff16

[@Vexkion]

@@derekb8513 Cap. FF16 had a lot of good.

[@Kokong]

Hope it doesn’t become a habit

[@anusmcgee4150]

@@Vexkion Cap? There were helmets and head bands and stuff, but I didn't see any caps or hats or anything

[@Pack_Watch]

LOL

[@noamarie2072]

As a pizza tower fan i confirm that my heart is broken because the game didn't made it to the best Indie game vote

[@xedalni1272]

Yeah I saw the list in Best Indie Game and went "was that it? I thought more indies released" and then went "Wait what?!" when Pizza Tower was in the next one but not the other. Easily the best indie release this year.

[@Your_Local_Italian24]

Best score, best art direction, are also some that it should have got nominated for

[@Hifuutorian]

Dave the Diver stole it's place. It isn't even actually an indie game. It's fucked up.

[@cloudshines812]

At least it got Indie Debut. Eternights got neither and that was made by ONE DUDE

[@ButterBlaziken230]

the fact it got on there at all and is easily smashing the competition in the public voting is a blessing

[@detectiveplays]

I loved Yuris Voice Acting in Spiderman and in General. He could have gotten Voice preformance

[@dogevid]

Charlie has balls of steel for sharing his votes

[@clursunny]

Rise of Kong should’ve been nominated for Game of The Year, I am infuriated and I’m offended

[@EuphorixBeats]

@Silhou REAL

[@jctherula]

How?

[@jackalazzerking3219]

Why? Lol, cause people will whine about it if they don't pick the game they like? Bruh, gamers are the most vocal bitches on the planet, people will whine with the way I play Elden ring, no matter what you do gamers will bitch and complain, pretty sure Charlie knows that.

[@montogomery478]

I'm so glad to see HI-FI Rush make it to the nominee sections. That game deserves it's praise

[@MintBunHunter]

I somehow never heard of it

[@gotarrow8117]

​@@MintBunHunterprobably it was shadow dropped

[@Sticker_Sheetz]

I stopped playing a little bit after i beat the first boss but with this many nomminations i feel like i def need to pick it up again

[@proxywolf2006]

​@@Sticker_Sheetzamount of things you missed out on....

[@Lyazhka]

curse of releasing in the Q1

[@mj-nl8so]

As a long time destiny player it was fucking hysterical to see it as an option for best community support. If you've played you know, if you haven't there are hundreds of videos of people explaining how they couldn't care less about the community

[@doubleespresso9143]

It's even more hysterical when DAYS before the nominees were announced that Bungie had laid off their community managers

[@zacharyjones2273]

Hahahahaha

[@TheFallinhalo]

imo Destiny 2 should be completely disqaulified from the "best community support" moving forward, and replaced with Halo infinite for this year for the simple act of bungie axing the community support team, that right there is evidance enough theres no community support to be rewarded. and ya i say this as a former destiny fan, i quit the game less then a month after lightfall's release, decided to make it permanant shortly after season of the deep released with all those server issues, and so ive not played at all since march.

[@RathOfRey]

Cyberpunk was honestly the best choice there. They actually listened to peoples concerns over the game

[@anusaukko6792]

@@RathOfRey It was either No Mans Sky or Cyberpunk imo, both went from absolute dogshit to genuinely solid games and continually listened to the community's concerns and requests then did their best to fulfill the reasonable ones.

[@redZOOT-xp2zk]

Fun fact: this is the third year where a Baldur’s gate and Zelda game have come out in the same year Oot and Bg1 in 1998 Majora and Bg2 in 2000 Totk and Bg3 in 2023

[@AttentionDeficitGuy]

This also makes it the second time a Baldur's Gate sequel released in the same year as a direct Legend of Zelda sequel

[@chocolatewithnutzz]

Holy shit, you're right. I didn't even know that. Funny coincidence.

[@ColorMeDoubleZ]

And both are still top dogs

[@logicallylazy]

I remember back when I thought ToTK was gonna crush every other game in the GOTY awards when it first came out, but now that so many good games have released mid-year and later, it’s gonna be way closer than I thought.

[@AdrianHernandez-rn1sq]

Exactly. I voted for totk already, I did it yesterday, but it has some TOUGH competition like baulders gate 3 (as much as I wish totk will win I think it’s gonna be baulder)

[@logicallylazy]

@@AdrianHernandez-rn1sq agreed 🤝

[@fernandofaria2872]

I also thought TOTK would be the undisputed GOTY. And i gotta say, after playing a lot of the awesome games this year and discussing with my friends, i must admit: i was spot on. TOTK is categorically the best game this year, its also BY FAR the most innovative 🤔

[@AdrianHernandez-rn1sq]

@@fernandofaria2872 I would be extremely happy if super Mario wonder of spider man 2 won. I do think bauldes gate will win, but if totk wins I’m gonna freak out so hard.

[@iabuseartemis]

@@fernandofaria2872 TOTK is just like BOTW lol, im not trying to hate but it was not anything crazy

[@shinobiofashina2168]

Baldur's gate is to good I have 13 characters and I've found brand new secrets on each playthrough. Every playthrough has such variation depending on the tiniest of choices all the companions feel alive and the co op is hilarious and fun

[@kx7500]

Reminds me of undertale there. I gotta play that.

[@Yazi-w1f]

it’s the one game i haven’t played im interested now

[@Sextistsheep]

@@Yazi-w1fhope you enjoy!

[@geenobe9941]

If you haven't tried it yet there's also further variations if you pick origin characters. Shadowheart origin feels like an expansion to the base game.

[@jdksdj11]

@@geenobe9941 Wait there is additional content if you pick og character? I finished 1 game with custom and I'm in the middle of 2nd with a custom character. Should I starta run with og character?

[@MrKylljoy]

The thing is that, people that played BG3 only with friends and had almost no companions didn't have the chance to experience how good the voice acting was. Astarion is really far from being my favourite character but he did a career defining performance on this

[@theduck2970]

Agreed, Astarion is not the most likeable character in the game but he's the most memorable.

[@dawsensmith360]

All of them had incredible voice acting, but Asterion felt like he was really there in that time period, dude absolutely NAILED that performance ngl.

[@BooksToAshes]

Him and Amelia (the narrator) along with many other VA’s did an incredible job. I’m playing it solo and probably won’t play it with others until my second playthrough.

[@fire_tower]

​@@theduck2970He is queer coded which is very popular in the LGBT community. I think his popularity has part to do with this.

[@antworker3634]

I think most of the fan base of BG3 knows how good the VA's are. its night and day compared to other games.

[@bloodmoonangel8925]

Just as a small FYI for anyone who wants to vote, this is from the official Game Awards website: "Winners are determined by a blended vote between the voting jury (90%) and the public fan voting (10%)."

[@Paranoidisagreatsong]

Didn't ask. My content is far better and has more value than anything this youtuber has ever produced so get over it

[@Drimie]

bruv all these bots😭

[@killerbug05]

That's insanity

[@adan1221]

so basically the game awards are gonna be a joke

[@turretboi]

​@@adan1221always was

[@TaxXempt]

It has begun, Charlie is aware of Pikmin. It is inevitable.

[@RoyisticYT]

Honestly, this one choice is actually very difficult to make. The games that came out this year are just absolute pieces of art.

[@Rockysan-bs8ly]

​@OfficerBMT 🤖

[@jonathanscores6478]

Fr

[@PuzzlePottage1390]

People will argue about this game deserving to win GOTY or that game deserving to win GOTY, but what they don't realise is that caring about The Game Awards in any capacity means that you've already lost. The event is trash on principle, and people are stupid for caring. It's feeling validated because a bunch of IGN reviewers dressed up and read some milquetoast gaming opinions into a microphone. The only good part about them is the trailers, like when they used to announce new Smash characters in between awards.

[@RoyisticYT]

@@PorkSmack what kind of game do you consider not shite by your standards?

[@shearman360]

Yeah, Gollum and Rise of Kong for example

[@Bylethisop]

I'm surprised how he barely mentioned infinite wealth considering how much he gushed about Yakuza like a dragon in his moist meter of it

[@MarineAssassin7]

Yeah I know, infinite wealth is absolutely my most anticipated game next year.

[@R3TR0J4N]

Infinite wealth gotta have a beach episode 😅

[@neonishere123]

Imo its criminal how little Pizza Tower showed up on some categories. 100% my favorite indie game this year let alone the only game ive gone out of my way to listen to the soundtrack of. It's Pizza Time! was my ringtone and everything

[@FlanMcBean]

Definitely shocked Armored Core 6 didn't make it into more categories, to me it was a practically given that it'd be at least nominated for Art Direction or Audio Design - with the crack dream of Walker or Cinder getting a Best VA nomination

[@NotChris03]

even direction on how they manage to make a dead francize to come back to life

[@caralambson]

Yeah I really loved the whole game I'm sad it wasn't on here more

[@FlanMcBean]

The real sad thing is AC6 somehow had the same number of nominations as Starfield

[@Hifuutorian]

@@FlanMcBeanStarfield robbed the RPG nomination from Octopath 2.

[@Hifuutorian]

@@brunch. Art direction isn't necessarily graphics, but Alan Wake 2 definitely has it beat there regardless.

[@potheadjeebus8156]

Star Wars: outlaws being in most anticipated and Silksong not being nominated is insane

[@hectorcumba5703]

Idk I remember about it being announced and it looked just ok

[@jamesfilyawDigginGabe]

Yeah it's fucking nuts. I voted myself just yesterday, and as soon as I got to most anticipated I immediately said "where the fuck is silksong???" Would have easily had my vote

[@DrRAZI99]

Cuz silksong is not real

[@xfabkwood9321]

fucking thank you i was thinking the exact same thing

[@natebit8130]

I have no idea what Outlaws is, but I remember silksong.

[@papiray9445]

Lies of p and armored core 6 deserve more recognition !! I hope they both win something because they definitely deserve it

[@jameslkph8528]

You're safe in Compton blakie. Even whitey. Come play in the Dominican Rep. I'll show you that sweet words don't mean much.

[@jameslkph8528]

It's an ever swinging knife. Like a pendulum. Do what, thouh wilt

[@R3TR0J4N]

Underrated, even AC6 is a gameplay oriented game with the gameplay variety to create and replayability (routes & NG+) edit: was it dynamic narrative since AC6 routes has outcome and consequences?

[@urmomizhere]

Agree 100 %

[@mikaylacaldwell4452]

Lies of p was robbed from being nominated for best soundtrack

[@silentjackm.d4490]

The fact Hi-fi rush is on any of these runner-ups makes me incredibly happy it was such a good game, not anything crazy but a throwback to when companies cared

[@DomHitEmUp]

It was in best action game

[@R3TR0J4N]

It was the game that welcome 2023 by being shadow dropped in release 😂

[@conniefan123]

I really hope that Lies of P gets some awards, there is so much profoundness and passion in that game and I feel that it's underrated even with its burst of popularity

[@xaifore.]

Absolute fax brother, most impressive game of the year it's got my vote ✅️

[@uncannyvalley3190]

Lies of P is so overrated. It's good, but it's still a souls-like and it feels really uninspired

[@RandomLegoMan_]

@@uncannyvalley3190 A lot of the mechanics in the game are really innovative, probably the best souls-like games I have ever played

[@painhurtssometimes2185]

@thomasov2004 By this logic any game with any boss is just a boss simulator with different mechanics around it

[@tacklefatkids1195]

​@thomasov2004someone's bad at souls👀

[@turtrooper8310]

13:28 finally! At least Charlie remembered Silksong. In my opinion it should've definitely been there for most anticipated game.

[@Smudgy1231]

Was literally pointing at BG3 on my screen when you were about to put Lies of P as best RPG. Laughed out loud when he finally saw it.

[@lpenrike]

pro-tip: if youre not a registered critic/reviewer, your vote means next to nothing for TGA

[@martinnic8235]

What i know and heard, people votes have some weight, but officially registered critics have, of course, bigger weight in voting.

[@lpenrike]

@@martinnic8235 IIRC normal ppl votes amount for 5% of the score but dont quote me on that

[@siemabyq6703]

​@@martinnic8235casual people voice is worth 10% the rest are critics

[@WaffleOnTheRun]

tbf reviewers could be split on the vote of BG3 and ToTK and the deciding factor could be the 10% of the vote

[@antifurryfoundation55]

Do you have a source for that?

[@SwiddyDiddy]

10:06 I was so confused. I haven't played Lies Of P but the way he completely breezed over Baldur's Gate 3 confused the hell outta me lmao

[@thegalacticfederation1212]

It's a crime that Gollum and Rise of Kong isn't on that list.

[@randalazawi2461]

Dont forget forspoken I cannot believe you forgot how dare you bro your ancestors are ashamed of you

[@thegalacticfederation1212]

@@ChristoferrrProductions shut it, if it was better you wouldn't be in his comments doing this.

[@killerbean6254]

@@thegalacticfederation1212it’s a bot.

[@FatboiReborn]

@@randalazawi2461you’ve spoken forforspoken beforeforspoken was spokenforbysomeoneelse

[@lordmemester8798]

baldurs gate literally puts other triple a studios to shame

[@Arkhalis404]

Not every triple a studio like insomniac just keeps on dropping bangers with each Spider-man game

[@YTmakesDumbUpdates]

@@Arkhalis404 lost all credibitlity when u brought up spiderman🤮

[@Arkhalis404]

why the spider-man slander@@YTmakesDumbUpdates

[@monstary5840]

As good as Baldur's gate is, It's unfinished and riddled with bugs in act 3. Act 1 and 2 was good though.

[@khaalmalki4039]

@@Arkhalis404 Spider man 2 is an expansion at best of the first game except with more useless MJ filler and a more whiny Peter Parker.

[@billable1861]

3:20 Charlie: “Alan Wake 2 is unbelievably pretty” Also Charlie: *has his picture right over Alan Wake 2 as he says it smugly*

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

Having spent 2 decades trying in vain to convince my friends that the Baldur's Gate series was one of the greatest of all time, and falling on deaf ears... it's been awesome to see the love BG3 has been getting from every corner of the internet this year.

[@calculators401]

baldurs gate is shit

[@tallyholads4620]

To be fair baldurs gate 1 and 2 were also very highly praised in their own time

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

@@tallyholads4620 Yeah, but being highly praised yet never played is their curse. Back then, PC gaming was very niche compared to today. Near-perfect games got released on PC but were never heard of by console players, who were only used to Nintendo and Sega and Playstation. PC gaming was popular in nerd circles, but this was still the era where nerds were not popular, and the internet was young enough that even the most basement-y of nerds sometimes had to go to literal shops in the real world to hunt down the parts needed to build high-end gaming PCs. My 5-disc BG1 crashed our brand-new Gateway 2000 dozens of times... generic household PCs were simply not at pace with an N64 or PS2 for the average teenager to spend time gaming. Even one of the most highly praised games of all time which is from that era, Planescape: Torment (the best book I ever played), is known of by like 10% of modern gamers, most of them only through seeing it pop up on Best Games lists, and even after an enhanced edition its Steam average completion rate is hilariously low. It's sad to see. Anyways, for all their praise in antiquity, hopefully some people will give them a chance now who always heard they were good but never actually had the chance to give them a try.

[@Jordan64852]

@@tallyholads4620I think the difference is baldur gates is popular with people outside their main demographic cause how well made it is

[@Spr1ggan87]

@@tallyholads4620 This lol, BG has a 90 metacritic score and BG II has a 95 while also being regarded as one of the best RPGs ever made. The issue is that console morons think BG and BG II are Dark Alliance and Dark Alliance II.

[@ethanreyes9549]

This is easily gonna be the closest game of the year by current standards. Legit, 2023 had to have such good games to balance out all the garbage that came with it.

[@EpicGhostShadow]

​@OfficerBMTLMAO cope

[@Phil_McCrackenツ]

Yeah, we got crap games like BG3 and ToTK and absolute PEAK games like Rise of Kong and Gollum.

[@GamerZero-mn9gq]

​@@Phil_McCrackenツOut. Now.

[@NeutralGloomBot]

I don't think so at all. TOTK is going to win and its not even going to be close. The only other game that has a chance is BG3 but lets be real that game was good but way overrated by diehard CRPG fans and it launched with a ton of issues and still has a ton of issues. For a game with so many bugs to get so many 10s I just can't help but feel Larian bought a few reviews for sure.

[@countw4506]

@@NeutralGloomBot Yeah BG3 does still have a lot of bugs, but the impact it has on the industry was great, triple As literally fear Larian and have to tell the players that they shouldn’t expect the same quality as BG3 from them, even players who don’t play the genre or the game know it’s really good. Now, I didn’t play TOTK so I can’t judge which one is better, but it really seems like BG3 is going to win

[@Dino9474]

BG3 is a game that makes other game developers scared because of how good it is with no microtransactions, and no DLC. It literally stands on it’s own by developers that really do care about their audience. 100% agree with Charlie 💯

[@David-mc8in]

You make it sound like a DLC would be bad

[@noone12748]

​@@David-mc8in It would be tone deaf

[@Hawk7886]

​@@noone12748DLC isn't bad, unless it's paid DLC.

[@R3TR0J4N]

It's great cus it itself is a crpg and considered an immersive sim, even it's dynamic narrative alone offered gameplay replayability and variety. its a game that respect player's existence with how the world I affected by players choice. It's underappreciated even in Elden Ring. Edit: ain't surprize if a crpg game didn't win, seeing how niche a crpg is with how overwhelming it is for people with short attention span.

[@Samaelx.]

Still a dead game 😂

[@tani8803]

Charlie not even mentioning Infinite Wealth is a crime against humanity

[@monkeyXmonkey]

IKR!! I guess he hasn't played the Yakuza games??? He should really play them omg! Yakuza 7 was fucking fantastic!

[@DrRAZI99]

Not everyone will like your favorite game

[@noob1346]

​@@DrRAZI99it's not even out yet -_-

[@cocnut]

he has played yakuza 7@@monkeyXmonkey

[@josiahmacfarlane4344]

Neil Newbon getting ignored by Charlie is shocking. He was so incredible in BG3

[@Hifuutorian]

Yeah for real. I guess he skipped over him like he almost did BG3 too.

[@Dr_Baphomet]

Honestly I would have preferred the narrator over him, the narrator elevates the experience so much more

[@Armegis]

Clive was just that much better tbh, that scene where astarion confronts cazador has nothing on FF16's scene leading to the final battle.

[@wiZrd0ne]

@@Hifuutoriannot hard to miss that game bro

[@Hifuutorian]

@@wiZrd0ne Delulu.

[@Crybaby-Media]

I never knew Hello Kitty Island Adventure was a real thing . In the World of Warcraft episode of South Park, Butters says he plays it . That was in 2006. This game was made this year! They named it after South Park lol

[@MrHohum9]

10:25 on God I thought Charlie was just fucking around when he said Lies of P LOL.

[@killergoon2009]

Honestly, Lies of P was absolutely amazing, i love Bloodborne it’s my fav FromSoftware game and Lies of P gave me that same feeling that Bloodborne did, I wish it got more nominations but oh well

[@Shyftus]

Lets Hope it wins art direction

[@conniefan123]

@@Shyftus Yes! Not only the art literally in the game but the narrative and themes connecting humanity and art were brilliant!

[@Hellomehungry]

If you're comparing it to Bloodborne, it seems like I really need to check this game out then. Bloodborne is fucking amazing

[@rickydawg8152]

@@Hellomehungrylies of p also has better modern mechanics that make it great

[@dawsensmith360]

@@HellomehungryBloodBorne is and has been my favorite FromSoft game since it was released, try Lies of P, it is very worth it. Feels like a mix between BloodBorne atmosphere and darkness, and Sekiro parry timing, it’s super nice. And the dodge is very BloodBorneesque.

[@shearman360]

Dave the Diver isn't even an indie game and stole Pizza Tower's spot

[@Hifuutorian]

Yeah it's fucking annoying how Nexon disguised it as one. I want big companies to make some smaller games, sure. But don't cloak it as an indie game.

[@PandaMoniumHUN]

Lies of P not being in the best action game category is definitely a blunder. Being titled as an RPG and competing with Baldurs Gate is suicide.

[@Xeonerable]

I haven't played FF16, but I have played FFXIV for over a decade.... am not surprised and glad that Soken got your vote. Dude deserves all the love.

[@Armegis]

it's personally my top 1 best OSTs of all time alongside Shadow of The Colossus. and i'm kinda leaning towards FF16 more than SoTC righ now ngl.

[@deucesbye]

Ive never played XIV but the score that Masayoshi Soken put together for XVI was absolutely phenomenal. For me the one thing that Final Fantasy always nails is the score and Soken lives up to that trend. I hope when it comes out on PC you'll have the chance to enjoy it!

[@The-three-eyed-Prophet]

basicaly baldurs gate shows whats possible and starfield shows us that just trowinh moeney at a project wont make it good ...

[@rationalbanana577]

Also Charlie giving props to Vitality's RLCS team is very staisfying to hear. A top 8-12th in Vitality, coming in the very last split, winning all 3 regionals, and winning major, then winning worlds, making history being the first team in 8 years to win everything. Crazy team.

[@FacterinoCommenterino]

Today's Fact: The world's largest functioning fidget spinner was created in India in 2017, and measured over 17 feet in length.

[@bonx1955]

relatable

[@Pristhhh]

who asked

[@Temperance_XVII]

My penis is also 17 feet

[@frrad]

Today’s Fact: No one asked and no one cares

[@arikabdullah1023]

I DON'T GIVE A SHITEEEE 💥💥💥💥💥‼️🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🗣️🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️‼️‼️🔥🗣️🔥💥💥‼️🔥🗣️🔥‼️💥💥‼️🔥🗣️💥💥💥🔥🗣️‼️💥💥🔥🗣️🔥‼️💥🗣️🔥‼️‼️💥

[@gangweed9979]

The people that think Starfield deserves a nomination for game of the year are exactly what’s wrong with triple A studios, the consumption of mediocrity is why nearly everything is dog shit.

[@Cipher-13]

I like how the destiny 2 community themselves find it funny how they even considered the game as an option for that category 😂 6:13

[@divadwerdna4624]

Starfield could’ve been goty in maybe like the early 2010’s lmao

[@zhasenei]

I don't think it could have even beat Skyrim XD

[@jimmytrex0920]

The amount of games I knew and played in last years game awards is DRASTICALLY different from the games today.

[@Eternal7288]

As someone who has played all of Dredge and loved everything about it, losing Charlie's vote to a coin toss hurt.

[@lnsertCreativeNameHere]

Dave the diver was an absolutely great game though, comparing both games i say a coin toss was about right.

[@WadeSmithOfficial]

To save time, this is what Charlie voted.. Game of the year: Baldur's Gate 3 Best game direction: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Best narrative: Alan Wake 2 Best art direction: Alan Wake 2 Best score and music: Final Fantasy XVI Best audio design: Hi-Fi Rush Best performance: Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI Innovation and accessibility: Street Fighter 6 Best ongoing: Final Fantasy XIV Best community support: Final Fantasy XIV Best independent game: Dave the Diver Best debut indie game: Pizza Tower Best mobile game: Hello Kitty Island Adventure Best action game: Ghostrunner 2 Best action/adventure: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Best RPG: Baldur's Gate 3 Best fighting: Street Fighter 6 Best family: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Best sim/strategy: Pikmin 4 Best adaptation: The Last of Us Most anticipated game: Hades II Content creator of the year: Ironmouse Best esports team: Team Vitality(?) Best esports event: EVO 2023 P.S. He did cut a few so that's why some are missing.

[@orangefantaafan]

notice how spider cuck 2 isn't here 😂

[@kidsofi6057]

@@orangefantaafandoing tricks on it

[@markobucevic8991]

Highly disappointed for no armored core 6

[@DNTBLAZE]

@@orangefantaafanwhy the hate for spider-man 2 even if some of the decisions in the story wasn’t the best it was still a fun game

[@mattnic001]

It's a 16 minute video, if y'all don't have the damn patience for that, this generation is doomed

[@justincorbett3792]

Honestly Baldur's Gate 3 should win for community support. The game literally is what it is because of its community and how awesome Larian Studios is for taking the feedback and giving the people what they want and more

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

I gave it to BG3/Larian for this because I've seen them respond to fan feedback left, right, and center. They truly have earned it.

[@Tulody]

Ain't no way he voted FF16 over Hi-Fi rush for best score 💀💀💀

[@Ayeato]

Ff16 ost is fire

[@Tulody]

It's good, but Hi-Fi rushes soundtrack is just better@@Ayeato

[@Ayeato]

I mean ive never heard it so I cant talk@@Tulody

[@GreenCorgiQueen]

I voted Baldurs Gate 3 for all the things it was nominated for, absolutely incredible game

[@S2DR]

I voted for spiderman 2 i dont regret it that much

[@SaabTheFox]

Wish I could play BG3 again for the first time again, two playthroughs through now but nothing will ever beat that first time. FF16 had the best music imo

[@uLWillyG]

lol no its not

[@S2DR]

@@JuanPiece. sex

[@Armegis]

@@JuanPiece. bugs and weak narrative, along with some things not being in the game at launch (karlachs ending). everything else is great. also performance was dog shit.

[@sahaprocks7751]

Mario Wonder being a contender for GOTY makes me happy. I don’t I’ve ever seen 2D games make the cut but I’m glad this did. Voted it too. Probably won’t win but worth a shot

[@philipp_mn]

When Tears of the Kingdom released I thought its safe it will win. The competition is crazy this year.

[@SamMaki]

No reason for a shitty 30fps nintendo game to win GOTY.

[@Pitchdaburb]

Says someone who has not played it

[@SamMaki]

@@Pitchdaburb you're going to cry when BG3 wins GOTY, as it should.

[@MoxInaBox]

Im so glad people love FF16's score because they used the same producer Yoshi P and the main musical writer writes for FF14 the mmo- the team deserves so much love. Especially the music writer Masayoshi Soken, so I really hope ff16 wins because not only would that be huge for him as a composer but also after his battle with cancer as well-. Big La Hee :)

[@R3TR0J4N]

It was funny how chat reacted during the RPG category, I'd also be surprised seeing Starfield 😂

[@TheErikjsm]

i have not even played baldurs gate 3 but it seems like it deserves the big goty award.

[@friedricedonkey7209]

This year was very hard, I personally voted for TOTK because I havent fully played Baldur's Gate or Alan Wake enough to fairly vote on them. All three are masterpieces in their own write.

[@justcooler5631]

Spider man better bro

[@friedricedonkey7209]

@@justcooler5631 Its a good game but it didnt really improve on the first games the same way alan wake 2 did and TOTK and Baldurs Gate 3 did.

[@clame3065]

"maybe last year lies of P would have won game of the year" Last year: Elden Ring

[@ku0n-zo5uf]

I wonder if Jedi Survivor hadn't released with bugs, crashes and extreme performance issues, if it could have at least be nominated for goty. The game has insanely good mechanics, fun lore and it's a blast to play... When or if it works properly which is only like 5% of the time

[@3vangornichec]

It works 100% of the time for me🤷‍♂️

[@TitankroW]

I’d say the gameplay and exploration so good but that story was just terrible which idk what they expected getting the dude who wrote borderlands 3 to write it instead the person who wrote the last one

[@XenoWeeb]

3:30 is the only thing I needed to hear. FF16 was my GOTY after Titan Lost and my favourite game of all time after I finished it. I'm sad it didn't make the GOTY nominees, but nothing has it beat in Best Score 4:30 as well. Ben Starr SMASHED the competition!

[@opweirdob2151]

I'm an xbox gamer and i forgot starfield existed. Bethesda can keep that title to itself.

[@therealtrue842]

The fact that all of the GOTY nominees were fantastic goes to show how great of a year this was. There's usually always one outlier with each year (Deathloop in 2021, for example. Not a bad game, but definitely not GOTY material).

[@heribertorosajr5072]

@@casted_shadows I think the OP was specifically talking about the nominees for GOTY. Not the nominees for the other categories. D2 deserves no place in ANY category in my opinion but I don't think that's what he was referencing when he said the Nominations for GOTY were great.

[@thesonicfanboi]

​@@casted_shadowsYou know, if you read the comment you might notice it said the GOTY category? Just checking in to see if you missed that

[@R3TR0J4N]

BG3 is refreshing coming from a niche crpg genre and an immersive sim for its D&D elements yadayada dynamic writing/narrative. TOTK an amalgamation of openworld and a mix subgenre of sandbox elements.

[@brothermanbill_]

voting in this is more important than voting in politics

[@Sans_The_Skeleton]

actually true

[@UltraHydrationSupreme]

Unironically fax

[@ramblingentertained]

Hi-Fi Rush got snubbed for GOTY if I’m honest. On a less bias note: The indie category only Sea of Stars and Pizza Tower are actual indies. The rest worked with Publishers and Dave the Diver is done by an studio owned by a korean conglomerate. In the Esport coach, they put someone that called them out for not being a coach this year.

[@MercuryAlphaInc]

Honestly Astarion's VA takes it for me with the whole rant about firing a sun powered weapon at him and killing him. That entire rant is just golden.

[@Chiefofbricks]

Hifi Rush was an amazing passion project - definitely game of the year for me.

[@MasterTangerines]

Totally agree with the Halo Infinite take as well. That game has really improved and it's always been free updates.

[@MasterOfThe_Beef]

Yeah but a lot of people will never give the game a chance because of the shop

[@bl0ots]

Game of the year 2022: Elden Ring Game of the year 2023: Elden Ring DLC announcement Game of the year 2024: Elden Ring DLC Game of the year 2025: Elden Ring Memories

[@frostyjack6973]

Im going to lose my mind if elden ring DLC gets announced at game awards

[@cabbage_cat]

Starfailed getting nominated as best RPG is mind boggling

[@grannyperson]

Lowkey crazy that charlie didnt even mention yuri lowenthalls performance in spiderman 2, that was genuinely some of the best voice acting ive seen in a good minute. Same for accessibility, but i get why he didnt choose it since he didnt really care all that much. But the setting for spiderman 2 actually did go crazy.

[@Chapfish]

It’s a great performance but Starr as Clive in FF16 and Newborn as Astarion clear the rest of the competition heavily

[@Khqra]

When his whole role was to take some pills, think of dead puppies & whine & cry like a bitch the whole time about how he's inferior to MJ & Miles the guy doesn't deserve a vote..not on him as he's doing his job and reciting what the gimp writers had set out for him..but still.

[@JustanotherNPC8454]

If someone told me "WHERE" like Yuri did in this game, I would shit my pants.

[@mac9365]

Octopath 2 got snubbed so hard on best OST and RPG 😭

[@Hifuutorian]

For real what the fuck was Starfield doing in RPG over Octopath 2.

[@jackluffy7914]

I choose Totk, but I really understand why people pick baulders gate 3. I’ve never finished it the game goes really deep into so many options and choices and I love those type of games. I’ve played spiderman 2 it was fun but after the story there’s not that much stuff to do and there’s not that much side missions to keep you entertained honestly. I choose TOTK because you can spend 100 hours on it and never get bored so much stuff to do and create and explore it’s honestly amazing

[@tacituskilgore80]

I would have finished BG3 if it ran on my pc but nope. TOTK was amazing.

[@Jamesugoi]

Imagine if Moist Esports was a nominee for best esports team

[@chocolatewithnutzz]

That'd be insane!

[@just31ice67]

I'm so hoping armored core gets at least something that was the best game I've played this year

[@Hawk7886]

BG3 was the best game I've played this year, but holy shit AC6 was fantastic.

[@seger249]

BG3 is already GOTY, the others don't stand a chance.

[@BSJINTHEHOUSE420]

Geoff needs to make another game awards where it’s all of the worst games of the year. Gollum vs Rise of Kong would be more intense than best game of the year.

[@dannysmi7162]

I think Gollum is better just because of how nothing of a game Rise of Kong was.

[@dannysmi7162]

@@MamadNobari Yeah, because Kong is just a lot of empty space and you’re always doing the exact same thing. At least with Gollum there was some sort of attempt at something.

[@SirEvilestDeath]

We already know the game of the year so what’s even the point of voting? It’s Super Mario Brothers 2 baby!

[@NoInternetDinosaur]

Found the dunky fan

[@summus9215]

Haven’t played any of these, cuz i’m poor, but i’m a DND player and I can safely say that Baldur’s Gate 3 deserve the win to begin with. Add the fact that everyone loved it and made realize to the gaming community that: “yes, fantastic games still exists, and we can still push the standards” and you got a genuine win in every way Edit: now we only need the categories for: best music score for games and worst game of the year

[@shearman360]

It's telling how good the game is when a dead franchise gets its first game in years right after the DnD movie flopped and it gets considered goty

[@uLWillyG]

the game was far far from fantastic....

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@shearman360 BG wasn’t a dead franchise, it had ostensibly finished 20 years ago. This was more of a second-coming than a resurrection

[@MemeosityLearningmemeskids]

'I haven't played any of these but this is the best one'

[@NeutralGloomBot]

BG3 will not beat TOTK. It launched with a ton of issues and still has a ton of issues. Not too mention, you D&D fans overrated it to the frickin moon. its ok but not that great. Its combat is slow, dull, and unfair in favor of enemies. The dice roll mechanic is obnoxious and you lose way more than you win and here comes the reload and try again BS. The story is a convoluted mess and not that interesting. The characters are mostly annoying. The world design is just basic. The music was generic. I mean a 7 would be a fair score but for a game with so many issues to get so many 10s I feel like Larian bought a few scores there for sure. Its an ok game, but the best? Not even close. It shouldn't even win RPG of the year. That should go to FFXVI, Sea of Stars, or Star Ocean 2 R. All three were better and didn't have a metric fuck ton of issues at launch.

[@jeffphisher3801]

The fact that armored core isnt up for music or audio design is actually insane

[@monkymoment4182]

ac6 was slept on by almost everyone smh

[@NotChris03]

we are talking about people that couldn't even make it past the helicopter, Balteus, or even NG+ or NG++

[@Chibisu]

@@NotChris03 Balteus skill checked 70% of the people who bought the game

[@itsyaboiguzma]

Armored core was absolutely robbed. I get its the mech genre is still pretty "niche" but it deserved to nominated for best music bare minimum. Steel Haze Rusted Pride is phenomenal. It deserved to be nominated for best audio design but that category is pretty stacked. Alan Wake 2, Dead Space Remake, and RE 4 Remake have some godly audio design. Only category I genuinely sat there for a moment thinking about what deserved the award more.

[@ColossalDrip]

Armored core 6 wasn't really anything that special. Great story and fun game, but relatively short without the post game, customization and builds weren't balanced. It was fun for about a month, bur after NG++ and getting all the parts, not real much substance to go back. Pvp feels like elden ring, reskins of people using the same guns.

[@sohca6162]

The fact that BattleBit wasn’t considered for GOTY is an actual crime.

[@kirkshanghai]

So glad Charlie recognized FFXVI and its amazing voice acting (especially Ben Starr) as well as its music. What a phenomenal game, and honestly such a good year in general for single-player gaming. I'm happy

[@producedby3am344]

Yeah but the graphics and performance are dog shit on ps5

[@znj.u]

Idris elba in cyberpunk carried

[@Hifuutorian]

@@znj.uNeil Newbon as Astarion went hard.

[@Bruhface74]

I think the gameplay is good but the story is... well it's ...really long like they forgor that it was a game and not a movie

[@TAM_Smithy]

​@@Bruhface74Not everyone likes long stories in games, which is perfectly fine and understandable, but I definitely loved what they did with it. And I don't think length should discredit that.

[@kouyo979]

When I was voting and saw Destiny 2 as an option for best community support I instantly thought of how Charlie will react to this

[@hossrendricks1716]

I’ve never enjoyed games like baldurs gate at all, however, I’ve put so many hours in to this already. That alone says a lot. It’s getting my vote for sure. There’s so much to do in it, it’s insane.

[@madrigal924]

Dave the Diver couldn’t be less independent. MintRocket is a division of multi-billion dollar corporation Nexon, and it's not like they're trying to fool anyone, they said this themselves. Unfortunately game awards doesn't really know their stuff. They also have a coach, XTQZZZ who's asking to be removed because he didn't even coach this year lmfao.

[@Flash-FireCC]

Charlie voting for Ironmouse put a little smile on my face. She's been killing it with her content and keeps on improving non stop.

[@R3TR0J4N]

😂 ironmouse face was squish in the thumbnail how cute.

[@jacoL8]

just a quick note, the whole "other devs are afraid of BG3" was just a bad misreporting made by IGN and the others of a dev that meant well I suggest watching noodle's "Why games are too big" , he explains it really well

[@Randomness662]

I haven't even played BG3, or any of them for that matter, but I'd still vote for it as GOTY simply because of how huge and influential it was

[@minecrafter3448]

I don’t know what you mean, unless you mean that you would vote it because it’s the most popular, which would be a really stupid thing to do. It wasn’t revolutionary except in the visuals department which it excelled in. Very ambitious and faithful to dungeons and dragons, but not much more.

[@WholeHolyHole]

@@minecrafter3448 the voice acting, the animations, the reactivity, the narrative, the combat mechanics, the character builds, the absolutely insane amount of player choice and agency within the game world.. it’s much more than just ‘visuals’ 🤨

[@sithdude2436]

Same here, haven't played it yet (I will, waiting for a sale) but it's just had such an impact on the spere. I actually started looking into D&D because of how popular BG3 is, I built myself a Half-Elf Moon Druid and might use it on tabletop

[@minecrafter3448]

@@WholeHolyHole I don’t know if you can tell, but I like Minecraft quite a bit. BG3 has nothing special in the player choice department. If we’re talking player choice in story based games, it’s most definitely impressive, but breath of the wild did it before anything else and tears of the kingdom perfected it.

[@TheGreendaleHumanBeing]

@@minecrafter3448look up what bg3 is before you critique it

[@ROFLWAFFLELAWL4]

Im not even a huge CRPG guy but if BG3 doesnt take it, somethings wrong.

[@Phixcer]

its hard deciding between gollum or rise of kong is so hard im so glad they didnt put them their

[@anywaays6992]

I genuinely tried getting into Baldurs Gate 3 and the intro was hype but I feel following that the gameplay and combat is extremely tedious and the dialogue isn’t amazing either I ended up hooking up with Laezel on the first night and had to dig thru menus just to open locked doors, but everyone seems to love it so I might try it again eventually

[@thelel6591]

The dialogue is one of the best things about the game. But I agree with the combat it felt like a huge chore and I wish it was more like Divinity 2 combat.

[@nick15684]

This, it's just not very engaging for me personally. I'm definitely more biased toward action-rpgs, but even still, it just feels like you're _only_ playing it for the dialog. Choices are cool and all, but it needs more than that.

[@ColorMeDoubleZ]

Totk and BG3 are like two halves of my dream adventure/rpg game or whatever. Love all the class/ability and path choices of BG, but I'm the kind of gamer who LOVES the world sim/realtime interactions that Zelda currently has.

[@nick15684]

@@ColorMeDoubleZ I'm the same way, I feel like that's really just Elder Scrolls VI that I'm waiting for lol

[@ColorMeDoubleZ]

At the risk of sounding like another Bethesda hater i dont think they make very good rpgs or Open worlds imo. At this point they should be taking notes from Larian and the Zelda team @@nick15684

[@LavaHawk4]

I will defend Re4R till I die. A literal perfect way to remake a game by both keeping the good parts and adding new things that improve the game.

[@dannysmi7162]

Nah they didn’t include the upskirt shots. They didn’t keep every good thing.

[@emildespair2358]

Remake should not get another goty, the OG already got goty

[@Samaelx.]

Get a life 🤡

[@chaotic-doxxer]

@@dannysmi7162go outside and touch some grass if that’s your complaint

[@ColossalDrip]

Ambiance of the original was way better. They ruined the sound design

[@toolittletoolate]

what the fuck "hello kitty island adventure" has been a meme since the WoW episode of Southpark, it's what Butters is playing. After all these years it actually is a real game?