My Game of the Year Votes

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[@iraqifoodcart8447]

That part where Kratos said "I do not need a snack" was funnier than it had any right to be

[@shashwatsharma2596]

"I don't see you as a man who fears death." "Death can have me when it earns me"

[@Maximus20778]

All I see is bots in the chat💀

[@cakedon]

"It's Kratosing time" and then he Kratosed all over the place

[@gorstav5010]

I thought the part when he said "No" was comical haha

[@colinbosman2099]

I’ve literally been joking about that with my brother for weeks now.

[@WawkaNaPisjune]

I don't care

[@jakestewart7362]

😢

[@Jacob-gx7xc]

Neck beard momment

[@mikefrr1]

bruh

[@arandomcactus.]

Who asked?

[@_kupo]

I do

[@N_Wah_]

When kratos said "So what am I supposed to be? Some kind of- god of war or something?" Really made me cheer outloud.

[@Josh-sj9ig]

Why does everyone do this structure of comment? Its a bit boring now... Unoriginal?

[@YXIGXOA]

@@Josh-sj9ig and complaining about one sure isn't either, get better soon.

[@yokaigypsy]

@@Josh-sj9ig Because they're losers and have no life. There only purpose in life is to annoy people.

[@Naijaaboy]

@@Josh-sj9ig Sir you are in a youtube comment section there is no such thing as original

[@PidgeonPummeller]

I love the part when says its war time and then he ragnoroks all over the place

[@laughingyeen2332]

Everyone remembers "Death can have me when it earns me", and rightfully so... But who here remembers this gem: "KRATOS! YOU'RE ON FIRE!!!" "It will pass."

[@leleep_]

No man, "Kratos you are covered in bifrost" Was better

[@NoN-et9zl]

"You feckless ballbag" will always be my favorite growing up with a Scottish da, I've grown to love ballbag as an insult.

[@crysalistwo189]

“You’re on fire, but you already knew that.”

[@Pimperson]

its even better when kratos says "im fine it will pass, stay focused"

[@keythekidd]

How about “OOOH, There’s frost in me neck stump”

[@vertaqua7645]

They’re just gonna leave a chair up for Christopher Judge so he doesn’t have to walk so far to get his awards

[@tylerklein1586]

@Patrick39 🗑️

[@tylerklein1586]

@@Kaski88 🚮

[@Star-wb2ov]

like 7 bots in 20 minutes, i wonder if anyone falls for them

[@artificialdeath5744]

I don’t understand this comment, is this supposed to be funny?

[@Star-wb2ov]

You must be fun at parties

[@adirajp]

"this is the biggest divide since my left and right buttcheek" is the greatest charlie line ever

[@SuperGabber5000]

How do i always read comments like this when theyre saying it

[@bcfix625]

elden ring music was god tier imo, but i understand why people would overlook it because its hard to pay attention to the music when ur trying ur best to roll out of waterfowl dance

[@DioBrando-kr8cw]

Bro fckn sonic and genshin are getting the most votes at the moment like wtf

[@jellyfish641]

I think the issue with Elden Ring in that regard is how the music and score is only there when you are fighting a boss. The OSTs are absolutely fantastic, I have listened to the Godskin Theme a billion times, but they are essentially narrowed down to just being "boss music". The scores in Ragnarok however range from subtle to grand and accompany you throughout the entire game. From the very first moment to the last you have audio that perfectly fits to the scene. Combine that with the beautiful environmetal sounds of the game and I believe that GoW's sound design is way superior.

[@MONKEYDC0C0]

@@msmplays8541 ok.

[@davidjr3658]

@@DioBrando-kr8cw Genshit Midpact has been bribing fans to rig the votes for free in game items, so Sonic fans have been fighting back.

[@DioBrando-kr8cw]

@@davidjr3658 I’m glad sonic community tried, but imo the sonic game hella mid. No offense to those who like it. Genshit Midpact should be disqualified for that doing those reward tbh.

[@DawnSRC]

Thanks for mentioning the Sonic Frontiers OST being missing. Actually such a shame, it's definitely one of the best Sonic Soundtracks ever and thats saying something considering the series.

[@janetwalter2006]

Fr bro I died when I saw Sonic Frontiers wasn’t there…

[@luketzenx2]

*I'M BETTER THAN CHARLIE, MY CONTENT IS BETTER!*

[@leacwm]

I swear the game wasn't out

[@TheBoringLlama]

Subway surfers theme slaps too it should be there

[@lambasted6886]

@@leacwm It came out the day before God of War though.

[@federic06g67]

Can we all just agree that Christopher Judge already won the voice acting award?

[@GregorioStyreco]

YOU MEANT TEAL'C. HIS NAME IS TEAL'C... hehe.

[@sentientmustache8360]

@@GregorioStyreco HIS NAME IS KRATOS OF SPARTA

[@snubcaboose132]

I think Sunny did a great job as well, like I’m surprised how good he did!

[@gioret998]

AMICIA DE RUNE FEARS NOTHING!!!

[@moroseloki1912]

Who?

[@BATTOUSAIBEATS]

No Mans Sky community support is on another level. They deserve it for sure. Surprised Charlie hasn’t heard about that

[@mincho0616]

Still FF14 is quite good and consistent with the support (even amazing) and updates (though it's not fair bcs as an mmo they are just having consistent updates no matter whay). I will be happy seeing both of them winning.

[@sebastianberganza3387]

maybe just maybe he has a different opinion than u 😳

[@specinix7547]

no mans sky is all around a good game too (vr player for it)

[@sergeantsainsburys9181]

If no mans sky basically now has everything they promised at launch they just need to remind people they exist

[@Velio88]

He watched a whole video on it so im sure he’s well aware

[@SalTeaYT]

Honestly as a Xenoblade fan the real win isnt the chance of winning I know its literally impossible what I am happy for is that sweet rendition of the main theme we are gonna get

[@filthydirector]

The fact it was nominated and recognized should already be a massive W for us

[@SalTeaYT]

@@filthydirector INDEED

[@melkorstormcrown6939]

Its a bloody boring game wouldn’t play it if someone paid me

[@XenogearsPS]

@@melkorstormcrown6939 cool.

[@toooydoeur]

@@melkorstormcrown6939 clown

[@sane7527]

Charlie gives game of the year to Elden Ring and then gives every other award to Ragnarok lol

[@chrisperez3614]

It’s to placate the “core gamers” aka the fucking losers. And this is coming from someone who owns and enjoys Elden Ring.

[@neon420xd]

right? I don't get people who vote like this lol

[@lovacid4615]

well it logical: GOW game direction is phenomenal, it's like you watching a movie, in the elden ring you kinda creating your own Score/music between these two is depends on ur own preferences, i voted for ER simply because main theme music used to be final boss music is OP decision Best actor, well no explanation needed Best action: GOW wins because you know it was best action game fr Best RP: ER wins because you know it was best role play game fr

[@jerzyfice1426]

@@mana256k3 bro u gotta chill 💀its legit a good game by definition; soundtrack, acting, art style, gameplay, game time etc etc only a few picks here and there lmao. Considering your calling it God of War 2 when its the 5th one imma take your opinion for granted lmao

[@jerzyfice1426]

@@mana256k3 all I was saying is it isn’t a shit game lol the team and publisher put a lot of work and took the community into an insane amount of consideration. Not a lot of teams have that amount of love and effort anymore.

[@iraqifoodcart8447]

7:41 I was wondering why For Honor wasn't available for this category, but then Charlie said "Updates the community actually wants" and then it made sense.

[@ryankmanpbb5248]

apex is even worse than for honor in that regard, I can’t stand either game

[@noobatron2663]

Lake of Kalandra *cough*

[@jackpowrie3]

For Honour is a top tier community /s

[@squiggles9612]

Ubi takes one step forwards and 2 leaps backwards with every update

[@admiralkaede]

It has gotten so hard to ignore the bots they take up such a massive fat section of the comment section it's horrible somebody I don't care who needs to deal with these maybe one day we'll have a Batman like vigilante that goes around finds these people and breaks all of their PCS or whatever prevents them from ever spamming again a hero the world needs the scam Hunter because the government ain't doing anything about it and neither are these platforms

[@SharkyShocker]

What I find so interesting is that for a lot of people. Elden Ring was their game of the year, yet in every other category GoW Ragnarok took the cake. To me, that tells me this. Making the best possible game isn't about Game Direction, Narrative, Art Direction, Music, or Audio Design. It's about creating the most memorable experience possible. These things matter, of course, but they're not everything. We don't want an elevator, we want stairs.

[@YourMom-dd3jo]

Elden Rings replay value is also at a level that hasn't been touched since the Skyrim and the mid-2000s Bethesda days. Like skyrim, it'll probably grow new fans and be played for DECADES after launch. Very very few games have that kind of power.

[@takebacktheholyland9306]

And there's also the fact that GOW 2018 also had the same thing happened to it with every category being in R2D2 but the Goty

[@dericd]

Well said

[@dogdjinn]

lol this is too good for a youtube comment, this would pop off as a video premise

[@SillyRiz]

It's funny, I consider Ragnarok to be my favourite game of all time now that I've completed it, but i still want elden ring to with GOTY, i just don't have a reasoning for it, i just 'feel' like elden ring deserves it

[@dylanc5773]

Edgerunners vs Arcane was for sure the hardest pick this year for me.

[@DaSourOrange]

For me I picked Arcane. I liked Edgerunners but I loved Arcane

[@justoneguy2487]

My brain is telling me Arcane but my heart is telling me Edgerunners.

[@adlannizar60]

nah, without question for sure its edgerunners. don't get me wrong, i like arcane. but some of the character feels off to me. like jayce out of nowhere having sex. by the way, i never play league but i do watch highlights for champs. and when jayce since i dont know his ability and all showed up in show i expect something. but not sex for sure.

[@justoneguy2487]

@@adlannizar60 seems like a shit criticism for Arcane but sure.

[@adlannizar60]

@@justoneguy2487 probably. But meh, just my 2 cents.

[@Mario-SunshineGalaxy64]

Accessibility goes to The Quarry, the game can literally play itself.

[@YXIGXOA]

then whats the point in playing the premium for a game if ur just gonna watch it, can you not get the same experience from a yt video?

[@kraventm]

@@YXIGXOA bruh, its option. imagine you are paralysed or smth, just tell someone to pick the personality traits of the chars to best suit your experience and you got the game played the way you wanna see it.

[@YXIGXOA]

@@kraventm i get that its an option man but im just saying to save a few bucks just find a video with no commentary then boom 60 dollars saved.

[@chrisperez3614]

@@YXIGXOA are you disabled? If not stfu lol

[@YXIGXOA]

@@chrisperez3614 as a matter of fact I am actually. so I shall not stfu as you have requested. It was also a harmless question get out of here with your high and mighty tone.

[@snipzfn_]

"I'll just play it safe and chose Genshin" had me dying

[@Rein143-]

They didn't even include COD mobile there 💀

[@thattimeigotreincarnatedas]

@@Rein143- Cuz it's not even that great

[@aljous2269]

@@Rein143- it's not good anymore

[@CurseOxuin]

for real tho Apex mobile is pretty good for a mobile game standard, played it a couple's time and i had a blast with it.

[@msyahdiar]

@@Rein143- COD mobile : invasion of bots

[@kesler4245]

agreed on Kratos' character, its very easy to illicit an emotional response by killing off characters or destroying things the audience likes, but to have the entire experience so wrought with emotion without having to rely on shock value and while instilling meaningful messages in the player, is something to behold.

[@quantummidget]

Yeah, while I find his 2016 characterization more intriguing to watch, Ragnarok's Kratos is 100% a natural evolution and still really good.

[@Samconery]

Exactly what I have been saying. People think its brave or hard to do "kill the character with the questionable past violently". I believe its way too easy. Instead they went the "redemption by doing something equally as good" part, which is harder and takes lot of set pieces to fall accurately in the character development. That is brave.

[@itsinstinct_6756]

Yeah to be honest most people who argue that they ruined his character don’t really have a very good point to make lol.

[@mkwpaul]

Kratos was a deep character from the very start. Ever since the remake people pretend like the original kratos was this mindless murder machine and his games were nothing but gore and violence, when in fact they told a deep and rich story about regret and self-loathing. People disregarding that to praise the newer games is disgusting.

[@jacobnorris8256]

@@mkwpaul Well to be fair most of Kratos' character comes from the spinoff games, which most people haven't played.

[@assassinfan1000]

Edgerunners vs arcane is a tough call. Edgerunners made me want to play cyberpunk again, but arcane hooked me in without making me feel the need to play league at all

[@nchicken_4815]

I watched both, and they both are amazing. Arcane takes the cake though because it got me addicted not only when watching it, but a year later still waiting for season 2. Edgerunners got me addicted, but faded after a while

[@Koriiii]

@@nchicken_4815 Probably because the story ended. but I think the Edgerunners story was miles ahead of Arcane. But Arcane had a higher budget and work put into it.

[@Nano20710]

Edgerunners made me cry while Arcane didn't (still peak though). Edgerunners wins.

[@13_faces]

Edgerunners is a far better video game adaptation and also a far better show than that woke BS arcane

[@likability6288]

Cuphead

[@OergenSchmoergen]

I like that whenever one of the options was Ragnarok, it was usually in the middle where your eyes would be drawn to it, almost like they knew what everyone would pick for most of em.

[@martinlervik265]

It is in alphabetical order

[@OergenSchmoergen]

@@martinlervik265 ye, I just thought it was ironic that despite that fact, it still happened to be center frame for most of the categories

[@ARTSONICFAN990]

I'm with Charlie on one thing: GOW Ragnarok did not ruined Kratos's character... On the contrary, they perfected it in an emotional level... Especially when he narrates the events from previous games.

[@thespoon1193]

@@yeaman9844*page

[@luca5280]

He's human so it's normal for having change over the years he's been thru in his words "be better"

[@slite3276]

The story and what they did with kratos was perfect… but i wouldant mind to think about how fast the game(s) in norse mythology would have been with gow3 kratos steam rolling all 9 realms

[@bigpoppa3999]

Anybody that said that is a damn idiot.

[@TheBlueMan117]

Bro I loved ragnorok, I’ve never played gow or any ps games but I watched all the cutscenes.

[@gpthegoat3845]

4:22 Charlie woke up and spoke facts Frontiers soundtrack is one of the best if not the best in the entire series

[@gamer_thinks]

I know right! It makes me so happy. God of war Ragnarock came out after sonic frontiers yet they added that but not sonic frontiers.

[@stormprojection]

unleashed >>

[@KCtheMC]

I have to play it now cause maybe it’s nostalgia but I highly doubt it’s topping SA2

[@Slappaccino]

Sonic 2 / 3 soundtracks are unmatched. Hydrocity Zone 1 and Chemical Plant are too good.

[@UnrealHighlights]

@@KCtheMC trust me. 'Find Your Flame' alone tops SA2

[@um001]

I think the actress who plays Amecia in both Plague Tale games is actually really slept on tbh.

[@Santanazation]

Just coment on how people should play this series... I prefer this over GOW

[@diegolara6652]

I loved it when Kratos said "yes it is me, the God of War" and godded on everyone

[@bigcrispyy]

I loved when Kratos said is God of Worbinn time

[@nawt9529]

let this meme die its not even funny anymore

[@bigcrispyy]

@@nawt9529 its dead meeming time

[@ranchslayer522]

it's a crime for Jerma to not be nominated as best streamer of the year

[@Jayesbe]

so true

[@fishguts4378]

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[@urbainleverrier1]

u gotta understand man they can't just nominate murderers

[@isaac7074]

Ishowspeed

[@Jade-ux1kd]

I mean they can’t really put vtubers which jerma is because as we all know he’s not real

[@asaknight321]

Arcane and edgerunners being against eachother is like Captain America against Iron Man. You cant go wrong either way

[@amandarecurdez2205]

Did yall even watch the movie because that is not true at all

[@asaknight321]

what is up with these comments?

[@mr.dirtydan3338]

I never watched and won't watch either, but I have heard amazing things.

[@mobyhuge4346]

fr man its an even harder dilemma than Ragnarok vs Elden Ring for GOTY

[@camino_]

yea personally i’d go edgerunners but they’re both amazing

[@specter65810]

Definitely laughed audibly when Charlie said “this is the biggest divide since my left and right butt cheek!”

[@shotgunrunner5131]

It feels like Christopher Judge put his heart and soul into Kratos. The acting in Ragnarok was amazing

[@MachClip]

(I dont know the actors name) Atreus actor also, he is underrated thats why i voted him

[@alexanderregnar1841]

Kratos’ transformation throughout the series and the first canon smile was so beautiful. I agree with Charlie

[@Kjf365]

He did smile one single time in one of the prequel games. (If not GOW3, I can't quite remember) He was experiencing an illusion of having his wife and daughter back and he was tucking her into bed. He knew it was an illusion the whole time but didn't care.

[@Crusher888]

@@Kjf365 Yes, God of war Ascension. And Kratos was never a “dumb caveman” wtf is he talking about

[@Crusher888]

@@Padlock_Steve Yeah same, and noone even dares to call him out his sheep followers worship him like a god its so cringe

[@daani1733]

@@Crusher888 He said 1 through 3 which is true. He was just overcome with anger not thinking logically, so yeah, caveman indeed.

[@Crusher888]

@@daani1733 So Doom Slayer and Azura are dumb cavemen too ? That logic literally makes no sense. And no dumb caveman could solve those puzzles from gow 1-3 (Which obv the players solves but tehnically its Kratos)

[@benstanfill363]

I think kratos was done phenomenal. He's an old man reflecting on his past, weary from countless years of battle, trying to live the life he's wanted. He's had to slowly learn to open himself up to love and caring about others, but it was done without turning him into a wimp. He is strong, he is stoic, but he is willing to open himself up. When he tells the story to atreus in late game, I literally started to cry. Hearing him tell the story and realizing that the story was his life and how exhausted he was. I think he was done absolutely amazing.

[@RySoRy]

The very first scene with Kratos is him attempting suicide. He always been emotional lol

[@matthewvink4065]

I feel like its rare to have an actually good role model whose masculine but also not toxic and actively working on themselves where men can look up to so I really appreciate that direction rather than the lift big rock kill big badguy like in the older games

[@tyr7876]

@LakehuntistCool😎 Except your a bot, Bots ain't better than U'mies.

[@CurseOxuin]

He's amazing but his character arc isn't finished unless he comeback to Greece and fix what he already destroyed imo, because no matter how wiser he had become in norse realm in the end he is still running away from his responsibility in Greece.

[@tyr7876]

@@CurseOxuin there isn't enough of Greece to fix. it's entirely flooded, filled with Souls, constantly covered in cataclysmic storms and tornados the size of mountains, and nothing can grow there. if any people survived the initial destruction they've long since died.

[@moonrabbit2334]

Best audio in Elden ring for me is when I dodge Godfrey's colossal axe and it hits the ground. It's just so satisfying for me when he isn't whooping my ass

[@narutolikestoes9028]

Spongbob has better soundtracks lol

[@moonrabbit2334]

@@narutolikestoes9028 Ok? I wasn't even talking about soundtrack Don't be sprinkling salt here

[@thimotheopeterlini]

@@narutolikestoes9028 who asked ? Lols

[@narutolikestoes9028]

@@thimotheopeterlini ur mom

[@anukthotawatta982]

@@narutolikestoes9028 r/young people on youtube

[@gusonian8637]

God of War wins in every measurable aspect except world, but Elden Ring is just a stroke of sheer genius and that wins GOTY for me.

[@rynetroast2731]

They didn’t ruin Kratos, they made his character have enough depth that I could dive into the deep end of that shit and be 1% of the way to the bottom

[@key0777]

I mean he already had plenty of depth tho.

[@Nicky2414]

@@Kaski88 Your sub count says otherwise, sh#$head.

[@faridrv3889]

Went from angry dumbass to sad dumbass ... wow much deptg

[@AirCatcher]

@@key0777 why would that stop them from making it even more deep

[@bevanmcnicholl2525]

@SG cry

[@TKinfinity01]

I grew up watching Stargate SG-1. It fills my heart with so much joy that Christopher Judge is getting the recognition he deserves. He is just awesome!!!

[@joshf9074]

Somehow I didn’t know this was the same person. Amazing

[@xynged]

highlight of the show has always been Teal'c responding deadpan serious to Jack O'Neill's Earthisms

[@TKinfinity01]

@@xynged For sure. They really came into their own as awesome characters.

[@tuckhoichan6638]

Charlie, it is mainly the toxic parts of the genshin community, or really any game community that will attack you for not voting their game. If you like a certain mobile game and want to vote for it, more power to you. Most of the genshin reddit seems pretty chill with whoever you are voting for.

[@zaikentoramako3187]

Facts here

[@imuttx]

genshin just sucks though

[@tuckhoichan6638]

@@imuttx In your opinion

[@thefilipinogamertfg]

@@imuttx Oh no, Retard alert Twittard alert

[@99toyotacorolla]

@@imuttx i used to think that way until I tried it. Almost two years later, I'm still playing it

[@marellus6769]

Imo scorn had a very unique way of getting around enemies, literally most if not all of the time you could just avoid the enemies by not attacking them, just be patient and they'll go somewhere else and despawn by going through a tunnel of flesh of sorts

[@D0S81]

I dont think kratos is as 1 dimensional in the old games as people remember. most just remember the hack slash, kill shit side. and they forget the reasons behind why he did it. he killed his family in a blood rage, and then ended up wanting revenge. but he was also having nightmares from killing the and felt rightfully awful about what he did, and athena was like ''do this and you will be absolved'' etc. theres a lot more to Kratos in the first three games than people remember i think. but i also agree they bought it out more in the newer ones.

[@PurpleG07]

Character motivation is not what entirely makes up a character, take the motivation away and how do you describe Kratos himself in the games? Then describe new Kratos, then Compare them, you’ll see a huge difference, I truly believe old Kratos was just a one dimensional angry guy who killed for nothing but revenge

[@emorynguyen1583]

Yeah, he was never one dimensional he was always fighting for his family and when hearing Kratos say he loves his brother in Ragnarok really cemented that. There were times when he fell and did some bad things but that was to show how much of his humanity had been taken from him from anger. He killed all the gods but the pain of losing his family still remained. The new Kratos shows the same intense love for his new family

[@zecikk_5651]

Yeah... In the first games he was already a deep character but now he is a multidimensional gigachad monster

[@Odinsday]

@@PurpleG07 But it wasn't just about revenge for Kratos. He had endless nights where he would think about the moment he murdered his wife and daughter, again, and again and sought any means of getting rid of his torment. If it was just about revenge, he would have be happy at stopping with murdering Ares for what he did, but when he finds out that even after killing a god, he will not be rid of his nightmares, he decides to take his own life because his pain is far too great to bear. Not to mention the self hatred he has permeates every aspect of his life as god of war from then on. He hated himself more than he could ever hate Zeus or the other gods. That is why after his siege of the pantheon, he attempted to kill himself again as a means of a final, proper atonement for the injustices he carried out against the people of Greece, and especially for what he did to his family. To say he is one dimensional is such a blatant disregard of the effort the people at Santa Monica put into this franchise.

[@AkiraIsMissing]

I think he's one dimensional in the fact that his entire existence revolved around revenge, in the new god of war, with the birth of his new son, his life so much more meaning. He's a lot more sympathetic to those around him, and he actively tries to instill good in the world

[@theta614]

Arcane vs Edgerunners was honestly such a hard choice for best adaptation this year

[@mint5438]

It really is, But edgerunners was something else.

[@madxus5955]

fk this fake ass bot i give you a reply you deserve I love both series, the story and the character done so perfect, i vote both of them, idc either arcane or edgerunner both deserve to win, maybe make both of them win the award idk

[@freedomameer]

those bots are literally minions 🗿

[@thelowpro6908]

I think Arcane was better. Edgerunners was good but nothing to spectacular.

[@hideonbush5537]

Edge runner is really good but arcane is close to a perfect adaptation, while edge runner had some clear problems, despite being good overall

[@tryctan2399]

9:34 no man's sky easily wins the vote for me without even thinking about it what they did with the game is just amazing and the work they put to make it good is actually insane

[@kuhaku9635]

if you see the history of ff14,i bet it's equal or probably even better than no man's sky,the story of their rise from the fall was fantastic

[@berryamv2296]

Yeah I voted nms

[@OergenSchmoergen]

The problem with no man's sky for me, especially now, is that bethesda's version of it is already scheduled for release, and since it's gonna be basically the same thing, just hopefully finished by the deadline... No Man's Sky had it's time, and they missed the mark, not sayin' it wasn't an amazing game way ahead of it's time, but it shouldn't even be in the runnings, regardless of how supportive it's community is.

[@igg12]

@@OergenSchmoergen so starfield already got released and I hope you are enjoying it. Cause for me it's a $70 of hot garbage

[@OergenSchmoergen]

@@igg12 didn't buy it so I couldn't tell ya lmao

[@mr.malfunction]

Someone let charlie know that until november 29th, sonic fans are voting for sonic frontiers to be nominated for best ost in the steam award since it didnt get nominated here. His support would be great

[@janpawedwa4590]

I love how there is a remake in "pushing games forward" category

[@coltonwilkie241]

And it's not even a remake it's a glorified graphics overhaul

[@NoName......]

It's an accessibility category

[@RainytheNB]

@@Kaski88I don't get what the point of these bots are... they don't even post anything

[@tumultuousv]

@@coltonwilkie241 uh

[@Stulele]

The puppy's ball scene was so funny to me. The exchanges between Kratos, Freya, and Brok were just perfect.

[@SUPERMAN90744]

I yelled at my scream “A WHAT?!” But had to chuckle because the game got me lol

[@admiralkaede]

Dude you have like seven different bots all commenting under your post that is absolutely insane

[@seaweedbanana4663]

It's really such an amazing thing to see the two GOATs of two biggest esports became this sort of antagonist 2022 is such a year for gamers

[@esacrewol]

You have got to play Tunic. Looks like a Zelda clone on the surface but it's in a league of its own, easily one of my favorite games of all time.

[@trickyy5738]

Best community support is almost 500% gonna be No Mans Sky. Those devs are probably the most transparent with their community and it shows with how many good updates and promises they are still developing

[@revemb4653]

@LakehuntistCool😎 good for you pal, you want a medal?

[@bootlegpennywise1991]

@@revemb4653 he's basically giving himself a medal

[@MothFable]

they will never lose that award at this rate

[@Pegarexucorn]

they better cause destiny and ESPECIALLY Respawn does not deserve it. Especially Respawn. >:(

[@Pegarexucorn]

plus their twitch drops are actually good unlike most games

[@coltonwilkie241]

Jerma should've been nominated for best content creator.

[@oNextq]

Why was Kai not on there I don’t even watch his streams and vids but he exploded this yr top of twitch all over yt seems off

[@HiLo_NotTheAlbum]

Hes not real, wake up

[@jellydamgood]

@@HiLo_NotTheAlbum and thank the stars he isn't.

[@HiLo_NotTheAlbum]

@@jellydamgood i just lost THE GAME

[@ezekiel440]

who tf is jerma

[@RichigoSensei]

"Death can have me when it earns me" was quote of the game for me

[@luckyasmr1374]

Regardless of which is your favorite, you deny that this has been a killer year for your gaming.

[@agustiomaitimu144]

no i dont

[@ojsimpsonsleftnut]

How do you vote?

[@Elektrokardiogramm]

@@ojsimpsonsleftnut You could try going to the URL in the video

[@ojsimpsonsleftnut]

@@Elektrokardiogramm i found it but thanks

[@Stavvy0]

I think one of the most clever things they did to show that Kratos isn't dumb is the riddle topic in GoWR. He gets riddles, he just finds no enjoyment in them. It was a great little piece.

[@Boost400]

Wtf are you saying🤣like how mimir makes fun of him by being dumb half the game while in greece he was solving impossible puzzles and being the greatest spartan general

[@lejenddairy]

Kratos is very clever. In 2018 he immediately improvised a plan to get to a chisel tip that was under an unbelievable amount of ice that even Mimir didn’t see a way through. He’s a quick thinker and a great strategist given that he was a Spartan general.

[@musclecarenjoyer]

@@lejenddairy yeah I feel like people don’t understand that and he wasn’t a full rage and hate beast in Greece dude showed humanity kindness many times if they played the spin-offs like I did they’d know that shit I’m tired of people calling the old kratos a rage baby because that’s false they completely ruined him in this new game though 100% he’s to much of a fucking marshmallow and the only people saying he’s better now as a character are fucking soyboys like penguin0

[@ikoedgod]

on the topic of the character of Kratos, there was a really good quote from the director i believe that said "kratos is teaching atreus to be a god and in turn atreus is sort of teaching kratos how to be human."

[@merp7174]

im so happy that he brought up sonic frontiers music, i take that as an absolute win.

[@TheTimbs_]

I love how Charlie doesn’t give gowr goty but gives gowr almost every other reward.

[@shorddy1668]

His reasoning for it confuses me as well

[@isaacmendes1926]

It's funny because GOW2018 lost almost every category to rdr2 except for direction and goty 🤣

[@tristanhale8558]

Cause Elden ring is overall better but god of war has a great story and direction

[@Novafan]

because the other rewards are not overall game of the year they are completely different ideas

[@kinglamont9993]

@goggles789 bro did u listen to video? That’s cap, he called gow perfect and overall cleaner, it’s just there hasn’t been a game like ER in a while and done to near perfect. Gow is better on paper it’s just er has everyone’s hearts.

[@derpdude32]

Kratos saying "I... wanted to see the wolves again." Is what locked my vote lol

[@mrbooboohead157]

Weed pipe dialogue for me

[@datboigotee5504]

Did Charlie not Play GoW ascension? Ragnorok was not the first game to have Kratos have a real smile. In the scene where Kratos sees his daughter, while an illusion, he does indeed smile.

[@thogurus192]

“Xenoblade 3 has a very enthusiastic community on Twitter- Very much so doesn’t like Dunkey” Understatement of the century LMAO

[@eleanorSLM]

Amicia’s voice actor was really one of the highlights of Plague Tale Requiem for me, I really think she should be up there for best voice actor

[@hushravelle]

oh yeah absolutely

[@Rai97]

Would you recommend the game? I don't know much about it but I love immersive single player games and haven't played one in some time. But the theme and design in the game looks really good so I'm interested!

[@lum1notryc828]

@@Rai97 play the first one first, they're both on gamepass :)

[@estebandelafp]

@@lum1notryc828 not anymore, sadly, they removed innocence from game pass a while ago

[@blindfire3167]

The entire game sounded to static/robotic/inhuman to me. Like the Last of Us and God of War both sound like people actually speaking to each other while A Plague Tale voice acting sounds like kids struggling to read what's on a script. Amicia wasn't terrible like Hugo and the annoying alchemist who over explained literally every gameplay tool given, but no one in the game really sounded particularly well (possibly playing in French would have made it better? But I'm guessing it's similar to Metro where it doesn't sound good no matter what language you play in lol).

[@KostaDa]

Elden Ring's art direction is on another level. I can't even think of another game that kept having such breathtaking imagery throughout its entire runtime

[@zedjoestar3551]

Every other Fromsoftware games

[@capu_1084]

Should be “best soundtrack” also imho

[@RiamK]

most be on pc only, on ps5 is was pretty bad

[@KostaDa]

@@RiamK not talking about graphics or performance, it's about art direction, meaning world design, enemy design etc

[@bullseyebulldog8001]

Valheim?

[@dravenripley9468]

Imma be mad if A Plague Tale doesn't get at least one reward. Also the soundtrack and sound design is hella slept on.

[@13_faces]

It should easily win soundtrack and it should win narrative too but unfortunately only overhyped popular titles will win most

[@ABlandName]

@@13_faces I don't know man, elden ring's soundtrack was pure heat

[@common_undead]

Honestly tho, Plague's Tale, Horizon and Sifu should have all won something

[@CoXiinh4]

God of war really took every reward that a plague tale could won because of it's fan base unfortunately.

[@user-zw7qe1ex3c]

@@13_faces gow has best narrative

[@cathal3506]

cod proximity chat for audio takes the bag

[@HypnoHeart101]

I can already tell, the orchestra for this year is going to SLAP SO HARD…

[@mishfishy7645]

I’m getting chills just thinking about it

[@marktime7692]

ITS GONNA BE SO GOOD!

[@shr33d3r56]

NIHIIIIIL!!!!

[@fatmax2spew140]

The orchestras are always the best parts of the game awards for me

[@mistywww3199]

if they don't play the elden ring main theme i will be pissed

[@_-ghost-__4999]

It’s insane how Coryxkenshin wasn’t put for best content creator, dude is a legend

[@GameHead-04]

I think all of those people are twitch streamers, so it might be Twitch content creators

[@jetstreamsam56]

@@GameHead-04 pfp sauce?

[@GameHead-04]

@@jetstreamsam56 Aw hell naw. And even if I did know the sauce (Yeero) I wouldn’t give it to you

[@coltonwilkie241]

@toybonniefan 46 I like your profile picture, mind if I send it to my grandmother? It looks very cool!

[@GameHead-04]

@@coltonwilkie241 Sure!

[@TaskForce_911]

He hyped up Sifu everytime but didn't vote for em a single time 😂

[@vgaportauthority9932]

When Christopher Judge popped up I just had to laugh, cause there couldn't be more of a lock in. Jaffa, KREE!

[@matsurithetrueaegis6024]

Xenoblade 3 getting nominated is huge for a JRPG. Now we can also hear it in the Orchustra which is all I wanted, it won’t win but the music will slap.

[@aylinilya.]

Yea i cannot wait for the weight of life to play with all the other nominees

[@tritonerbui7724]

@@aylinilya. Yeah i was thinking it has to be weight of life or the offseer theme.

[@beta9640]

This new bot is already annoying af. Reporting them doesn't even work nor does it permanently remove them from your feed. Is there a block feature I am missing here or do I just have to stick with all this?

[@darcidious99]

I'd love for them to pull the choir out and blow everyone's faces out of their asses with the moebius battle theme, but I'm sure they'll probably choose the generic battle theme instead (which is A-ok, the soundtrack is fantastic). Just need sena's VA there to randomly shout "YIPPIE"

[@docplays6508]

I know. I absolutely love Xenoblade 3

[@sator_project]

When Charlie's talking about game direction, I suspect he's thinking more about cinematic direction. To me, that more falls under 'Best Narrative'. The way I see it, game directions is more, 'how do the mechanics, encounter, and level design execute the directors vision for a game'. Graphics, music, and cinematic story telling are also part of a games direction, in the same way a sound track is a huge part of a movie. But even if cinematics make up half a game, evaluating game direction on just that, misses the other half of the game. It's kind of like confusion the screenwriter for the director.

[@the_inquisitive_inquisitor]

I think I agree, "Game Direction" seems like it should be the _overall_ *direction* of the game. Cinematic direction would certainly be a big part of that, but hardly the only factor.

[@alessm2206]

Charlie didn't explain much for his game direction choice. But while he was choosing, he was giving his opinion on Kratos' character development.

[@shade0636]

"Game direction" such a vague and meaningless metric. Every design choice about a game contributes to the direction of that game.

[@luketzenx2]

*I'M BETTER THAN CHARLIE, MY CONTENT IS BETTER!*

[@Paroxysm_1]

Elden ring had a bigger impact on gaming and me personally then GoW will ever have. The first time entering the map and discovering just how big the game is without a walk through was the most memorable experience in my life. Discovering and learning a bosses movesets or trying out interesting and unique weapons was just amazing. You can have your opinions but nitpicking everything about a game to prove your point just infuriates.

[@makxspeed]

The only problem with elden ring is its shitty fucking bosses

[@Paroxysm_1]

@@makxspeed Nah disagree some bosses like Malekith is peak boss battle and others are just optional

[@makxspeed]

@@Paroxysm_1 malekith really isnt peak boss battle. I remember seeing the trailer way back expecting him to be the gael of elden ring and what a disappointment he turned out to be

[@Paroxysm_1]

@@makxspeed Opinion rejected.

[@hamburgerham6197]

Opinion rejected

[@talonhowe8131]

It's really just cool to see Xenoblade get nominated for things, especially since it'll get to go in the medley. Shame so many people disregard it on sight because of Dunkey and "anime bad"

[@seth8580]

Idk I just find anime kind of hard to look at and listen to so yeah anime bad imo

[@JustWin4Head]

Eh I played xenoblade 3 and beat all of the superbosses and I didn't really think the game was good. The gameplay was pretty shallow where you just spam cancel fusion arts and mobius swap cancel arts into chain attack to win. The consul villains had weak character development with the exception of N. I didnt like how the main cast all had the same backstory and setting as child soldiers and losing friend to a tragedy. It felt like the main cast were all the same person with different voices. The story felt like a generic anime story especially the long cutscene at chapter 5. The exploration becames very exhausting during the giant sea area and felt like a giant time waster. Overall, I think the game falls short to the 1st xenoblade and the xenosaga games.

[@trainerwolfofhoenn]

yeah. unfortunately thats just how its gonna be. because dunkeys awful community is what it is, and will spread whatever about anyone who gives him pushback, while also attacking random people for games dunkey gives bad reviews to. and charlie being a part of his community just spreads that info they spread because he likes the guy. so that aint gonna help its chances.

[@aidanbelford7439]

@@trainerwolfofhoenn I’ll defend dunk. The guy gives his reviews straight up. They’re opinion pieces, along with any other person’s review. He doesn’t agree with everyone all the time, I (and clearly many more people) enjoy that. I want honest reviews. Not some bullshit that’s been spewed and repeated already.

[@TheFlamingMajin]

@@JustWin4Head I agree that it's hard to top Xenoblade 1, but Xenoblade 3 was still an absolutely fantastic game, at least in the strict gameplay department. I think it has the most intuitive, streamlined and satisfying combat in the series, as a matter of fact. Xenoblade 1's combat fell short due to distinct lack of customization and variety; there were only a handful of arts you could choose from to swap in and out, this being painfully evident with Shulk. To me it felt pretty monotonous around getting to Eirytha Sea and I found myself resisting the urge to turn casual mode on just to get through the combat slog a little quicker. Xenoblade 2 had the right idea in the customization department, but introduced a plethora of new mechanics and things to keep track of that just ended up becoming tedious, like - satisfying though it was to actually do - breaking orbs in chain attacks, and maintaining blade affinity. Xenoblade 3 had both customization in the form of the amazing class system as well as the secondary arts, not to mention the fact that you can switch to literally any party member during combat to reposition or do things that YOU want them to do. It's an incredible example of player agency. On top of the combat though, the hero quests were super fun and interesting, they brought back the gems from Xenoblade 1 and improved it exponentially, and they kept the compact accessory system from Xenoblade 2 while also sacking the pouch items that was annoying to keep maintained at times. So, from a video game standpoint, I definitely think Xenoblade 3 is the best. That being said... the story is a bit of a different story. While I don't think it was bad by any means, both Xenoblade 1 and 2 has better and more satisfying stories. It was still definitely good though and here's a prompt to think about if you were let down by Z and Moebius as a whole: Moebius is a part of everyone. Including the player. It's a little cliche to think about, but say, during the ending, you felt any degree of sadness or regret that the party was being split up and Aionios was about to be erased, that would mean that you yourself were starting to become Moebius; not wanting for all of that to have been erased - for all the time you and the characters spent together to effectively be undone. I think there was some very interesting philosophy at play there and it's unfortunate that you really have to think about it to really appreciate it, since most people probably didn't even understand what Moebius was to begin with due to the vagueness of the game's articulation at many points. And yeah, I do also agree that I didn't get as attached to the characters this time around, but I still thought they were all fantastic, and the reason they are similar in nature is because... well, pretty much everyone on Aionios is. Everybody has been a victim of subjugation and oppression by Moebius for literally a century, being controlled and played with for literal entertainment. Everyone has seen shit and gone through shit, and the nature of the world means that everyone has probably lost people they cared about too. I don't think it's a lack of creativity necessarily, I think you just have to look at it as if that makes the most sense and is to be expected. Which to you might be a let down, but if you set your expectations, you won't be AS let down. But anyway, another reason is that *because* they all have these things in common, they are pushing towards a common goal, which is to set the world to rights and give everyone the freedom to choose what they actually want to do with their life - their REAL life. A rather common narrative in many stories about oppression, yet still a powerful one, which both Xenoblade 1 and 2 happen to sport as well, though maybe Xenoblade 2 to a lesser extent. Still, I do think Xenoblade 3 was one of the better games of this year, but I certainly don't think it beats Elden Ring by any stretch of the imagination. Now, this is a long as shit post. Why did I write it? I don't know. Will anyone at all even read it? Probably fucking not. I'm just incredibly bored and wanted to actually voice my thoughts on the game after having been sitting on it for a few months now and having an actual discussion with varying thoughts is nice sometimes. As such, your own thoughts are still very valid, and I certainly do understand why you might not like it as much, but I believe there are definitely strengths to be had in Xenoblade 3.

[@nazomius7033]

I played Forbidden West, and I plan to play Elden Ring soon, but man, I feel bad for the developers of Horizon who released their game at the wrong times… twice..

[@jimbo2947]

If they released it late-may early june they would've had a SIZEABLE chunk of time between two games. Such a disappointment for them I imagine.

[@jayadevs281]

When Elden ring release date was postponed to closer to HFW. The Dev's should've saw the writing on the wall and ran.

[@jasonburrell4903]

In what world would fucking horizon deserve goty . Not even close to elden ring and gow . Just because it looks great?

[@DrakeRing]

@@jasonburrell4903 nobody claimed that though

[@emberpowertcg7692]

pretty sure theres a good video explaining why the devs released it when they did

[@tritonerbui7724]

I love seeing every youtuber go to the fighting game category and immediately ask why Sifu is there lol

[@sage798]

Rightfully so

[@bloodren0374]

God of War: Ragnarok has accessibility features outside of NPCs telling you what to do within one minute of observing that a puzzle exists. For example, "High Contrast Mode" assists people with photosensitivity and low-vision, it has great subtitling, and an assist mode for seeing navigation points easier, like the fixtures you need to fling yourself with by using the blades of chaos. Accessibility isn't just for people who don't solve a puzzle in three minutes.

[@phantomslay5612]

So happy to see Xenoblade 3 at least getting a nomination. Hopefully it convinces more people to play the game.

[@farrel_ra]

was it good?

[@phantomslay5612]

@@farrel_ra Yes!!!

[@WolfshotPlayz]

​@@farrel_ra AbsoFUCKINGlutely!

[@koboldbiopellet]

I vote Elden Ring for art direction because of the boss designs and epic drip. Scorn is very good choice too.

[@despacitodaniel801]

Scorn is unique as shit like damn. I'm gonna remember that game forever

[@thecatcher3583]

Neon white is criminally underrated, its so much fun just going fast and it's my personal game of the year and I wish more people played it

[@drupins9511]

Only downside is the dialogue and story are painful to put up with to get to the rest of the actual gameplay

[@levil_up]

One of my fave indies in a while. The music is amazing too. Im sad it wasnt nominated for best soundtrack

[@C1yde902]

Based Yanfei enjoyer

[@gude5269]

yeah the dialogue was cringe af

[@vycr_stis]

the soundtrack is amazing also yanfei :)

[@wigglyplays5958]

evil west had really good sound and auido design, everything felt super punchy and the atmosphere and local design was heightened by the sounds and surroundings, god

[@w_out7631]

This is gonna be an Elden Ring v God of War deathmatch.

[@Tortilla_Pizzeria_Pixels]

I genuinely find it baffling by how Sonic Frontiers wasn’t in “best score and music”… It at least should’ve been nominated. That shit slaps hard.

[@HairyJuan]

They ought to put Pokemon Scarlet and Violet in last minute for best score and music

[@silentlore2458]

Because they hate Japanese games getting recognition. Xenoblade being there was a one in a million even though it deserves to win

[@justchrisgaming173]

@silentlore Xenoblade deserve to win over god of war and Elden ring ??

[@autisticbluesloth5244]

@@silentlore2458 you def liked ur own comment

[@z-chan946]

@@silentlore2458 you are capping SO F. U. C. K. I. N. G. HARD

[@monkey.d.gojira]

Plague tale's ending was phenomenol, never has such an experience pierced my heart

[@th0mas_papill0n3]

Ageeed (I never played that game)

[@McStick7]

watch grave of the fireflies

[@Auoric]

I fucking bawled in that ending

[@thebeast5215]

Haven't played yet. I'm going to see about that.

[@the_inquisitive_inquisitor]

Honestly I haven't even heard of that game before now.

[@askingANGELS]

Edgerunners v Arcane holy shit dude

[@Test_Tube_Boi]

2:12 i had no clue this man smiles and im actually upset it got spoiled :(

[@ManiacalAge]

Can we take a second to appreciate that RL was able to get Charlie to overcome his fear of flying, across the ocean no less, for the first time in 5 years

[@the_inquisitive_inquisitor]

I used to love going on airplanes when I was younger, but I like it less and less every time I fly.

[@ManiacalAge]

@@the_inquisitive_inquisitor I can relate flew alot in college, thought it was so cool, not anymore..

[@camasdfghjk]

@@luketzenx2 You've commented more times than you have subscribers

[@LegendofAquilo]

Huh? Pretty sure that flight made it worse dude. There was crazy air turbulence and that kinda freaked him out. Also a reason he wasn't feeling like meeting anyone there.

[@razmalakataznia7969]

YES LET'S APPRECIATE THE EFOORT

[@pedrovilar6123]

1:35 YES, THANK YOU. Jesus the brainrot of some people. His character is straight up the best part of the game. Guy has like 10 years of therapy worth of knowlege and emotional maturity and people complain hes not some empty shell for a game about killing gods

[@AnimatorDemon]

He wasn't an empty shell in the previous games tho, his character always had depth. The new god of war is just following the trend of stoic, emotionally distant but deep down a good guy, dad archetype that was popularised by the last of us.

[@gracecalis5421]

@@AnimatorDemon That's such a cap. As someone who has played all the games and loved them, Kratos in the older games, especially the sequels, was just a giant ball of rage. Yes there are a FEW scenes where he isn't a maniac, but it's just him just barely holding in his rage. He was pretty one-dimensional.

[@freshnesbro3792]

@@AnimatorDemon Yeah, also he was a toxic masculine man, don't be like that, Revenge Bad, same shit as Tlou2 story, but what do you expect from Soyny. The will always put men down. This game got so much praise and the story was so fucking cringe in some parts, and forgettable.

[@blendersplendor]

@@AnimatorDemon It wouldn't make sense though. I like old kratos but having him be more emotionally stable makes sense as he ages. It's also a nice change of pace for the series and lets kratos do more self reflection.

[@sebastianriz4703]

@@gracecalis5421 Now thats cap. Kratos may have acted as a one dimensional charecter but he never was. His rage took over his entire personality and you see glimpses of his true personality throughout all the games. Its just that gods kept fucking him over and keeping his rage burning. I doubt you actually cared for the stories.

[@kingkb54]

Personally when it came to like best game for newcomers I went to the Quarry because you don't need to really understand game mechanics other than react to things and look at your options and you play the game there is no technically bad choice since it's a choice base game I feel like those who vote last of us are already Last of Us fans who get another person who hasn't played last of us to play that game and God of War is literally a sequel so I don't know why it's in that category cuz I watch berleezy and he proves what I think about Ragnarok and that is simply you will get lost on references if you did not play the game completely

[@alexwe1549]

Elden ring boss themes go hard

[@josa5988]

Karl Jacobs as a nominee for content creator of the year is CRAAAZZZY 💀

[@high-piepvp4501]

😂

[@nordman7487]

Are you serious right neow💀

[@juanchomabini4372]

Fr it should've been Ryan trahan tbh

[@yashkapoor5805]

So is Ludwig or QT. I mean you need to stream games for atleast 5% of your time to be considered right?

[@mastereduimusic]

@@yashkapoor5805 do you need to stream to be considered? That’s… dumb.

[@Morkins324]

The amazing thing about Horizon's release timing is that this is the second time that they have managed to do that in a two game series. Horizon: Zero Dawn -> Breath of the Wild: 3 Days Horizon: Forbidden West -> Elden Ring: 7 Days

[@Pegarexucorn]

this isn't a titanfall 2 situation. Those games just sucked

[@danielandrews3154]

@@Pegarexucorn agreed horizon is such a generic boring ass open world game

[@triplebog]

TUNIC should have been nominated for best soundtrack. It was like classic golden era nintendo platformer music, but every track was the banging water level tune.

[@wonkatar2813]

cod had subtlety when it came to certain sounds and music cues. The sounds of the water, weapons, vehicles, and rain can be so good.

[@kaikai5963]

i was so surprised at the best adaptation section. Arcane and edgerunners were my favourite shows and easily a top 5 of all time, man what a hard choice. i agree with arcane tho, that art direction and bts was crazy seeing it being made

[@Oneironautic]

I think edgerunners deserved it due to the fact it managed to bring old players back and bring in new people to the game. I preferred arcane as a series but this year I'd give it to cyberpunk

[@Cauffee]

edgerunners hit me way harder than arcane ever could and i've never played either game. there is absolutely no way arcane could come anywhere close to the perfection that studio trigger brought down from the heavens

[@user-sm3kh2bp2h]

@@Oneironautic Agree. Not only did it revive a dying game, but it was an incredible ride. It accomplished a lot in 10 episodes that anime that run for so long can't even do properly.

[@kaikai5963]

@@Oneironautic I as a league player (ye bruh ik) find so many new league players who started playing because of Arcane. So the argument works for both games and the show

[@mikerotch2066]

@@kaikai5963 I think it moreso applies to edgerunners since league is already a popular game where the complaints ive only ever seen (With my limited exposure to league) was the player base and I think the balance. While for cyberpunk its release was completely shat on by the developers and community. And while both games got blessed by the release of the show/anime, I say cyberpunk got the bigger boost considering where it was at before.

[@bronzedelta3444]

While I know it won’t win I’m more than happy seeing Xenoblade 3 being put up at all for game of the year, and hope that it will come out on top for best soundtrack.

[@justmiyalmao]

i hope it wins anything bro

[@kretisme]

It deserves to win something especially considering what they maneged to do with the limitations of the switch hardware

[@ultimatedumbass4640]

Facts

[@wmv8996]

As far as narrative goes I think Ragnarok is like being taken on an interactive tour. While Elden Ring is like being an archeologist. They're just different.

[@MrTmm97]

A Plague Tale Requiem is being really overlooked due to being released so close to Ragnarok (similar to Forbidden West and Elden Ring). I’ve completed 100% all 4 of them and a lot of awards going to Ragnarok I feel Requiem should seriously be in contention for…. Especially best Sound Design/OST. Like you said it’s hard to go against Christopher Judge (esp as a Stargate fan)…but Amicia from Requiem hands down is the next best for me. I almost wish it came out a different year because I feel like it really deserved many of these awards. If it was marketed a lot more so as many people played it as Ragnarok I think there would be a ton of serious debate in regards to its contention for the awards. Has anyone else played it through fully and feel similar to me?

[@Tam3603]

I’m glad we can all agree that Sonic Frontiers not being nominated for best OST was the biggest snub this year

[@markofthewolvessucks8930]

Exactly

[@death2able]

This is game award and thats not even a game but a trash though.

[@markofthewolvessucks8930]

@@death2able sir even penguinz0 said the game looks good lol.

[@nemi9217]

@@death2able you’re spewing this stuff like in the most confident tone, but it’s clear that you have no clue about what you’re saying

[@taigaaisaka6305]

Nah. Some of you will probably get mad, but I don't think Sonic, or any games for that matter, deserves to be nominated for best OST just because of 3 good songs.

[@VarticTube]

My only reason for giving my vote to Edgerunners over Arcane is that it made me play Cyberpunk again, the game and the adaptation are made for each other while Arcane is a phenomenal story on it's own, but League has a totally different feel, it's like it's not even in the same francize.

[@Wazkyy]

You should be thankful Arcane didn't make you want to play League 😂

[@relaxedberserker4156]

Into the radius deserved VR goty

[@virgurilla4084]

This year's league final was absolutely insane. Best esport by far.

[@yes_lad]

dude, varus pickrate went up astronomically because of 1 SINGLE ARROW. it's fucking bananas

[@theD1929]

It is

[@johnic1641]

Never forgetting the Cologne CS final this year, an absolute banger of a match it has everything.

[@baduploadschedule1015]

Huh, I had Elden Ring winning art direction by a landslide and still believe so Some of the landscapes entering regions such as Liurnia of the Lakes from Stormveil, all of Farum Azula, etc. looks like actual paintings and in many ways makes up for and even exceeds the ok graphics, Scorn was unique and great for sure though and if it wins I could see that

[@oSamiSrzo]

christopher judge's acting in SG1 was quite intimidating.. I never thought of him as a sweet man after that xD

[@mecasunny]

I love him on stargate, first he's really intimidating but then he becomes a sweetheart. The last episode of the 10th season is simple amazing, he's like the ultimate best companion and the friend everyone wish to have.

[@dianexylene]

As someone with limited time, a sucker for visuals and only watch from gameplays my favorites this year are plauge tale and stray

[@kitzi4470]

I think ragnorock is the on for me. As Charlie said it was an overall cleaner experience and was far more enjoyable than that of elden ring.

[@forlorn9134]

It's criminal that he didn't consider or even look at No Man's Sky for community support. Just the sheer amount of free content with every update is insane. I think it's leagues above the other nominees in this aspect.

[@ayomri1914]

Yeah they litterally launched the game years ago but believed so much in their concept that they were willing to keep going instead of just folding. I am biased though because I rembered buying the game "used" after i passed my freshmen year of highschool for like 17 euro's 5 years ago and am still playing that sucker on my PS5 today.

[@cpmc5400]

@@ayomri1914 They've lost all good will for me with that launch they had

[@Seniorjohnson]

their launch state was criminal, whether you like it or not that launch leaves a taste of shit in people's mouths when they think of the game.

[@usernameinvalid8]

@@cpmc5400 same. After that launch the game shouldn't be nominated or win anything. Shouldn't be rewarding it for fixing the false promises they claimed in the first place

[@OneOfTheLoveless]

To be fair when you start at 0 and add 100 then you did add more than games that start at 90 and add 10..