Ranking EVERY Game of The Year WORST TO BEST (Top 11 GOTYs)

[@jalenallen4942]

I will always remember that first play through of Elden Ring. It truly was special. I felt like a kid again playing that. Those experiences are rare man

[@radiocontrole]

I felt the same with BG3. Those games are special

[@shockgames02]

You might feel a little similar when the DLC came out

[@ramen3643]

​@@shockgames02yeah.......when it comes out...... we unfortunately didn't get a trailer for it at TGA......it'll probably come out in the summer.....

[@shockgames02]

@@ramen3643 I’m tired of waiting. I kinda wish they hadn’t revealed the DLC so early coz then I wouldn’t feel like this

[@ramen3643]

@@shockgames02 nah, I'm definitely glad they revealed it, if they didn't reveal it then I would assume they weren't making a DLC, which would make feel really dissapointed because of how good a DLC for elden ring would be. I remember not knowing if there would even be a DLC and feeling so hopeless, I just wanted closure for whether we would get one or not. it'll come when it's ready.

[@drphilsranch6782]

The fact that Fromsoftware has made two game of the years back to back shows just how good of a company they are. Edit: Just want to clarify since a lot of people seem confused, when I said “back to back” I meant that they made two games back to back that won game of the year, not that they won game of the year two years in a row.

[@ValkplaysPC]

Back to back? Sekiro and elden ring?

[@triccshot406]

​@@ValkplaysPCyep

[@Ash456-gm8sy]

@@ValkplaysPCyh

[@ValkplaysPC]

@@Ash456-gm8sy yh?

[@soethurain]

​@@ValkplaysPCyes and "yeah"

[@matheusorth5365]

I still can't believe Red Dead Redemption 2 didn't win.

[@ziadmurad4074]

For real. Still my favorite game of all time

[@some._earth]

Cause it was more of an interactive movie than a game

[@ziadmurad4074]

@@some._earth Now someone here clearly didn't play it

[@some._earth]

@@ziadmurad4074 I did, finished the platinum. The most boring platinum of all time. Great writing and voice acting but for a game it was utter absolute trash

[@ziadmurad4074]

@@some._earth I doubt you really platinumed it, but good for you

[@deepanshupanwar501]

Till this day no other game has come close to the sword combat like Sekiro. It was an amazing game. Loved it.

[@firenze6478]

Agreed. Sekiro changed my standards. That said, it took my third playthrough for it to click so that I could truly appreciate this masterpiece

[@itsrxvenge8284]

Completely agree, second favorite combat system in a souls like game

[@dungao3941]

Sekiro's combat style is unique.

[@Mohgenstein]

That’s because sekiro only has one weapon, zero varsity.

[@itsrxvenge8284]

@@Mohgenstein yeah only thing I didn't really like about sekiro

[@frewtlewps1152]

I haven’t played Baldur’s Gate 3, but hearing reviewers talk about what it accomplished makes me believe it deserves GOTY 2023. Developing a game where even the most specific decisions can affect the story in significant ways is incredible. Baldur’s Gate 3 is the only cRPG that has become mainstream, and no other game this year has accomplished this type of feat.

[@PCGAMING12545]

But spiderman 2 better than baldurs gate 3 😊😊❤❤..

[@heman2379]

@@PCGAMING12545it’s not lmao

[@voncroii]

​@@PCGAMING12545💀💀💀

[@SeelsOfElation]

@@PCGAMING12545💀

[@solid_2077]

​@@PCGAMING12545💀

[@Neockoen]

Baldurs Gate 3, The Witcher 3 and Elden Ring all had that special feel to them. You could feel they were the most impactful games of their time when they came out. I love all three of them and I would have a hard time ranking them 1-3. I have never played Breath Of The Wild but I’m sure I would have loved that game as well.

[@shaokhan4421]

I didn’t like blood borne. Would I like Elden ring?

[@slite3276]

@@shaokhan4421did u like the dark souls games? Me personally, i dident like demon souls/dark souls 1-2.. i did enjoy dark souls 3 and really liked elden ring.. but i loved blood Bourne. Imo if u liked dark souls 3, then take that game and make it in a full open world

[@Evilj82]

@@shaokhan4421hard to say. I loved Bloodborne but didn’t like Elden Ring. I haven’t tried Sekiro.

[@majesthijmenii1976]

Bro you're talking like these games are ancient while Baldurs Gate 3 literally came out THIS YEAR😭😭

[@Darkprosper]

@@shaokhan4421 Bloodborne is quite different from Elden Ring actually. Elden Ring is much more like the Dark Souls trilogy, especially Dark Souls 3. It's a slower game for the most part, and its open world nature means that you won't ever get in a position where you are stuck against a boss and your only option is to try again and again. It also has a good bit more build variety. On the other hand, Bloodborne is a better paced experience (the price of open world), it rewards aggressive play styles more, and well, it's a completely different setting.

[@movcn2]

played 100s of hours of witcher 3. and it still amazes me how masterpiece storytelling and character design that game has.

[@SolareofAstora]

Ima start a new playthrough and bang my way through tameria with updated graphics😂

[@trevorveillette8415]

Witcher 3 is a weird mix of very unfun and tedious but also very interesting. The combat is achingly terrible. One of the most frustrating combat systems I've played with. Can't block monsters so you must always dodge them. Group fight happens and they just all rush you, so to avoid getting your health completely ravaged you end up having to hit 1 attack then dodge. Basically you're playing dark souls combat but in a game not built for dark souls combat. The only exception is if you have freeze bombs or can whirl for a bit. The soft lock on tracking is annoying since it prevents Geralt from doing other things during combat. The list of combat issues can go on and on but ill jump to other points. Roach, enough said. Fuck that asshole horse. Immersion, I don't feel like a witcher. The gameplay isn't set up in a way where I can be methodical and planning for an encounter except for the extremely obvious ones where Geralt blurts it out loud "an ekimara, a higher vampire" so slap on vampire oil and check the bestiary for other weaknesses. It's just dull. Quests. This game has mostly meh quests, a small amount of bad ones, and a few good quests sprinkled in. Basically any quest revolving around an important female character/love interests are always well done. Hearts of stone as well as blood and wine immediately show that they have improved quest writing, some maim quests are interesting but the main story feels horribly dragged on and boring until the final bits. My last issue is geralt. Completely boring character due to his lack of expression and emotion. The entire game they say witchers are stripped of emotion but that's a lie considering we meet plenty of other witchers in the game that are 10x as expressive as Geralt. And there's no genius character writing reason for his lack of emotion or expression like there is for a character like 2B from NieR:Automata. He feels dull for the sake of dull. All that said I still haven't put the game down because I find the game interesting. It's good at leading me on with small interesting bits here and there. Mostly for its quests. You just never know when you might stumble onto a good quest. Also it helps a ton that I'm playing this game with a rtx 4090 and 13900k. If this game wasn't so pretty thanks to Ray tracing and 4k then I might have dropped it at some point. I played this game when it came out on ps4 and just had to replay it on a high end PC once I got it and I never got to try the dlc before. I think the witcher 3s quality of content is similar to a souls game. All the best stuff is in the dlc, some good stuff here and there in the base game. Solid base, great expansion on that base. I mostly just wish the combat and Roach were fixed, and that it felt more inmersive for being a witcher. It's a very not fun but very interesting game. It's gonna be odd saying when I complete it that I never had fun playing it but I did enjoy my time with it. I also don't hold this against CD projekt red. I played cyberpunk 2077 and even before the all the updates and fixes 2077 was a much better game for role playing and immersion. Quests are amazing too and V isn't a bore. Now after the updates and dlc it's combat is one of the best in all of rpg's and first person games, and the world is disgustingly pretty to look at with pathtracing. Oh and vehicles don't handle like Roach so that makes me very very very happy. Fuck Roach.

[@SolareofAstora]

@@trevorveillette8415 dude nobodys reading all that

[@august18016]

@inDotas what? witcher 3 combat is very in depth if you do it right. Obviously if you spam light attack and dodge its not, but there is so much depth to it.

[@ZachofPotatoes732]

@@trevorveillette8415Geralt is actually probably my favorite character of all games. Dude he literally says it in game “minimum expression equals maximum effect” honestly a lot of actors are just over emotional for the sake of it but if you prefer that.. Main story absolutely needed no improvement just as almost every side quest peaked your interest especially monster contracts. Gameplay also great I thought it was realistic. People don’t attack you in turns like movies, they do rush you. You really had to change your tactics on humans vs monsters. Fighting wolves was tedious however and roach wasn’t the best companion lol I think you played a different game

[@Mesterlock]

Even though it's not a relatively mainstream genre, Baldur's gate 3 managed to get millions of people on board, and it won 2023's GOTY and 5 other awards, well deserved.

[@alvinhvh2546]

Not well deserved looks like a 2012 game

[@emilianocastillejos1330]

@@alvinhvh2546and yet it still won GOTY 🥱

[@TheMetalheadWeeb]

@@alvinhvh2546which game are you coping would actually win GOTY?

[@Childofbhaal]

The sad part is though it was an attempt at mainstream. BG3 is way too extra. The start of BG2 was you locked in a cell and some dude comes in and talks to you and you get out and go explore. BG3 starts immediately with a dramatic cutscene where there’s a ship flying and dragons everywhere and explosions. It was an attempt to be a AAA mega big title and I feel that. I don’t like it

[@bravobird9435]

​@@alvinhvh2546link me to a 2012 game that looks as good as bg3

[@AGENTRITEN]

Ghost of tsushima not getting game of the year over TLOU2 just blew me away!

[@boilingman972]

Tlou2>>>

[@morgan700]

TLOU 2 is way better

[@AGENTRITEN]

@morgan700 lol how?

[@morgan700]

@@AGENTRITEN TLOU has a better gameplay, better voice acting, better details... I won't talk about the story, because it's very subjective, but for me it was very good and better than Ghost of Tsushima

[@xxconnanxx5009]

@@morgan700Bro said better gameplay

[@OmegaSai]

Red Dead Redemption 2 and Ghost of Tsushima were my games of the year. Imo RDR2 is the greatest video game of all time for SO many reasons. Great list man, would love to see you make a list of games YOU vote for Game of the Year every year!

[@sidneyshaw9205]

Who cares what you think??

[@OmegaSai]

you do, thanks for your time :)@@sidneyshaw9205

[@justsomerandomguy992]

@@sidneyshaw9205Don’t be like that man, that’s disrespectful

[@sidneyshaw9205]

@@justsomerandomguy992 Am I supposed to care?

[@justsomerandomguy992]

@@sidneyshaw9205 ok tough guy, whatever you want

[@d00p58]

i’m a zelda fan so i’m totk til i die but i have huge respect for bg3 and how much praise it has gotten since it seemingly came out of nowhere

[@pogethedoge]

Me too little bro. Me too

[@k--music]

Yeah both were great. Idk about coming out of nowhere though, it was in EA for several years and had a lot of hype from ppl who felt BioWare was losing their touch / wanted a good classic rpg experience again

[@user-wj4yv7bx8b]

The minus from totk is just the story for me

[@Cikar12]

try baldur gate 3 bro

[@ihatepie5937]

​@@user-wj4yv7bx8btrue

[@arijnr5124]

Witcher 3 , Baldur's gate 3 and Elden ring are the giants in the room for me , they all redefined and raised the bar of the gaming genre extremely high for their time , Witcher for its adventure, Elden Ring for its world and Baldurs gate for its player freedom.

[@silveriofavela2880]

Elden ring for me was..meh for me. Witcher 3 took over my life

[@nerdtom4513]

@@silveriofavela2880 Not really I liked ER more than TW3 but I am also halfway through TW3 so I can't say that ER is actually better but imo it is.

[@n1troz_]

Should I play Witcher 2 before 3

[@rupseykhadka3850]

@@n1troz_ nah just get into witcher 3. Too good to miss out

[@nitprb1648]

@@silveriofavela2880screw u , loser

[@Planterobeets]

I was hoping for Lies Of P to at least get nominated what they did as their first attempt at a soulslike is insane, but at least they got 2 nominations Best Art Direction and best RPG

[@xlgapelsin6173]

Lies is basically a copy of Bloodborne thats why and the gameplay is hella clunky

[@Planterobeets]

@@xlgapelsin6173 in the search bar type “Lies Of P Critique by Joseph Anderson”. That’s all i have to say about your objectively wrong opinion.

[@velhokala8456]

​@@xlgapelsin6173it really isn't if you treat it as it's own thing. It's super fun to play when you both parry and dodge

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

And it won neither…

[@abady195]

It's an amazing game, I'm so sad it wasn't nominated. It deserves more love 😢

[@martinblake2278]

Nearing 2000 plus hours in Elden Ring. Nowadays, I only spent like 10 to 30 hours on a game, Elden Ring transported me back to my high school days when I have no other worries but just study, go out, and play games.

[@pepsiman4418]

This time is awful. Are you saying it’s going to get worse???

[@jorgiebutt]

I am 49 and this is still my life. substitute study with work.

[@gamersinger5118]

@@pepsiman4418 lol. Heard that. I grew tired of Elden Ring right after finishing it. New Game + didn't do anything to really help it's longevity for me.

[@monke8949]

@@gamersinger5118 they meant high school is awful, not Elden Ring.

[@RobMedellin]

2k hours?! Wow!!

[@Dracoboss98]

Baldur’s Gate and Elden Ring both managed to reel millions of people into a genre they didn’t even like on the first place, which is no small feat.

[@HitmanSkunk]

And made tons of Sony boys mad

[@Mohgenstein]

@@HitmanSkunkwhich is funny because the Sony fanboys actually thought Spidermid 2 had a chance of winning against even Alan Wake or Tears 😂

[@CheeseburgerEnjoyer]

@@MohgensteinSpider-Man 2 was good for a game, and I’ve played it. However, you’re absolutely right it’s mid when it comes to gameplay.

[@derbart1191]

Monster Hunter World did the same in 2018 but couldnt win against GOW

[@dudeunkown]

The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt ,The Last Of Us and GTA 4 were special experiences for me. I can never forget the way I was sucked into the worlds they had.

[@GigaChad-s]

Hope you mean the first last of us cause "part 2" is ass and anyone that doesn't agree is mentally challenged.

[@just_some_greek_dude]

I tried the last of us when it was on ps plus and I got bored by halfway through the game

[@theeddieshow1339]

@@just_some_greek_dude you might be too shallow for deep games

[@Altairix1]

@@theeddieshow1339 Maybe it’s just not his thing.

[@johnjim1250]

@@theeddieshow1339I mean I love Last of Us, but let’s not pretend it’s so ”deep”

[@faiyazbinzaman5648]

Jonathan: Witcher 3 is a very good, masterpiece at the topmost level Also Jonathan : Its on my top 20

[@kobi-wanaenobi7080]

yea wth lol

[@SeelsOfElation]

Top 20 of all time is still a masterpiece of the top most level. Top 20 of every game he’s ever played is crazy praise

[@twinlyplays]

My top 10 are all "one of the best games of all time" and I imagine he's played a lot more than me lol

[@forwardmoving8252]

You realize hundreds of thousands of games have been released over the years right?

[@faiyazbinzaman5648]

@@SeelsOfElation i think the top 20 represents, top 20 games which are supposedly better than the last 10 games of top 30. so, in this case, if it is top 20 it means most probably its Ranking is 16-20. otherwise he would have said top 15 or top 10, or top 5.

[@TheBLT883]

the witcher 3 was amazing and just has a special place in my heart. Even 8 years later i still consider it my favorite game of all time.

[@ODean97]

Same here 🙌

[@sammyflinders]

When you can't decide what way to pronounce Sekiro so you just pronounce it multiple different ways to equally satisfy/annoy people.

[@beohyl]

seh-KEE-rōh

[@JayfroC]

Out of the ones I played, it goes: 1. The Witcher 3 2. Sekiro 3. Baldur's Gate 3 4. Elden Ring 5. God of War (2018)

[@varshasoneji3134]

Factual

[@ДенисИванов-э9у]

I think The Witcher is a bit overrated with all the open-world bullshit, but if you ignore all that and just play for story and characters - it is amazing. BG3 is still raw as hell, it never even topped DOS2, we wait for Defenitive Edition. Sekiro and Elden Ring is niche, but it is frickin gold, i played through Sekiro as my first 'hard' game, there is nothing done wrong in it

[@varshasoneji3134]

@@ДенисИванов-э9у what do you mean by "open-world bullshit", it has a decent open world with enough to do. Plus it's mostly underrated, no one even recognizes the game nowadays.

[@ДенисИванов-э9у]

@@varshasoneji3134 The problem is - open world is a scam to bait you into playhours, and while it does feel good to explore a bit, some parts of the game just feel like they have been copypasted to break the 100-hour full complete timemark

[@varshasoneji3134]

@@ДенисИванов-э9у Not all, and not most do that. Witcher 3, rdr2, and elden ring really don’t scam you into play hours. It’s your choice to explore.

[@braedenhunter6501]

Baldur’s Gate 3 being so committed to DnD mechanics is what CEMENTed it as game of the year, as well as one of the greatest games of the decade so far.

[@JohnSmith-rr3jt]

Hard no. A "player-driven story" where none of your choices matter and have no impact on the plot. A story with no real ending, literally being worse than the ME3 endings lol. Non-functional multiplayer at launch. The hardest difficult being stupidly easy. 100's of game-breaking bugs, and 1000's of other bugs that noticeably affect gameplay. 1/3 of the game being so poorly optimised it was borderline unplayable for nearly a month after launch. And MONUMENTAL amounts of falsely advertised content that was not in the game at all... It genuinely didn't deserve to win GotY for all of the reasons above, but then again neither did any of the other nominees. BG3 won solely of people's hatred of AAA devs and this being a victory out of spite against them. Take BG3 and say it was developed by EA or Activision, and everyone would have shat on it until it died for every reason I listed and more.

[@schnauzer2432]

​@@JohnSmith-rr3jt The first statement is just a flat-out lie, especially with the addition of the epilogue. I nor any of my friends have ever heard of the multiplayer being non-functional at launch it worked fine and I never saw a single streamer having trouble with it. Most people complain about the game being too hard maybe you are just good at the game or just dont spec into the illithid skill tree because it trivializes the game (and there is honor mode now). yes there were a shit ton of bugs but mostly on console I only ever encountered one bug and it was in act 3 if slight frame dips are one of your reasons for it not being goty just stfu at that point plus optimization is a lot better now. And I dont know about any false advertising from larian could you provide some examples?

[@lawless7512]

​@@JohnSmith-rr3jt"none of the choices matter" Oh so mutiple of your friends dying don't matter, or for once actually being evil Makes you evil don't matter. Okay cool, and so far no bugs for me, and multiplayer works fine Cope harder

[@diorsse]

@@JohnSmith-rr3jt bro onto nothing 💀

[@H41030v3rki110ny0u]

@@JohnSmith-rr3jt you have to be trolling.. "literally being worse than the ME3 endings" .... bruh, you have to be trolling... ME3 was a disaster, and I still head-canon that the indoctrination theory is the "real" ME3 ending.

[@cadearcher2258]

I’ve got 243 hrs in Elden Ring and I can definitely say it’s absolutely still interesting and engaging after this long

[@davidborned]

It was the first fromsoft game where I lost interest before finishing my first playthrough. Much of it had to do with all the filler, but also the annoying route they took with the boss design.

[@Z3d195]

@@davidbornedbosses are good what are you on about? Regurgitating the same outdated opinion from 2 years ago, just get good

[@davidborned]

@@Z3d195 wdym, the author of this thread is the one who regurgitated his same outdated opinion from 2 years ago, saying it’s still interesting and engaging, when most fans disagree. The bosses were not fun, they were frustrating to fight against and the speed of the player’s combat was too slow and the speed of bosses were too fast. The Dark Souls gameplay held back the Elden Ring IP to be it’s own thing.

[@kmoom10]

@@davidborned”most fans disagree” *best selling fromsoft game ever*

[@davidborned]

@@kmoom10 Best selling because of marketing and hype*. So by your logic, Fallout 4 is considered the best game in the Fallout series by fans because it’s the best selling Fallout game… Fallout 4 and Elden Ring sold most because of hype, it has nothing to do with the game’s actual quality.

[@redfish1943]

I love bloodborne, even it didn't win GOTY, but I think this game is truly a masterpiece. I love the combat, atmosphere, even questlines. All of these blend so well.

[@War-child_]

I love that TLOU2 won game of the year, developers should take creative risks, and the fact that the gaming community reacted like spoiled brats over a freaking game made naughty dogs win even more satisfying

[@mrperfectcookie]

Fr

[@LoadedFPS]

I think what's been most impressive to me about Baldur's Gate 3 is the dedication from Larian Studios post-launch. They've gone beyond simple supporting the game and fixing glitches/bugs. They've added huge portions of story and dialogue to the game and have had very clear communication with their community. It's such a breath of fresh air in modern gaming.

[@Childofbhaal]

Shouldn’t they already have that ready at launch? The game was in beta for like 3 years they had enough time

[@bravobird9435]

​@@Childofbhaal7 days to die has been in alpha for way longer

[@alien_cult]

@@Childofbhaal Early Access was only the first portion of the game. A lot of the feedback has been regarding Act 2 and 3, especially the very end. Their receptiveness to community critique and turnaround time has been great. You can tell they genuinely care about their game and making it the best possible experience for everyone playing

[@LoadedFPS]

@@Childofbhaal One could argue that but the portions missing didn’t make the game feel empty or broken; everything added was complimentary. If the game was just unfinished on release then I’d wholeheartedly agree. If you feel that they should’ve gotten that info during the beta, keep in mind that the audience you reach in beta or play testing is far smaller than on final release.

[@Childofbhaal]

@@LoadedFPS I haven’t gotten to act 3 yet I just started playing in act 1 but I’ve heard that a lot of Act 3 was unfinished on launch and entire quest lines were basically erased. It’s nice that they they’re making quality of life improvements but that sucks if it was true on launch

[@plague223]

2018 was such a great year for gaming, you got spiderman,gow 2018,rdr2, smash bros ultimate, and forza 4 just to name a few bangers.

[@joethegoat7731]

Don’t forget a way out

[@YesNo-yl6ws]

Overrated year honestly, 2017 and 2019 were both better

[@joethegoat7731]

@@YesNo-yl6ws 2017 yes, 2019 was very mid

[@YesNo-yl6ws]

@@joethegoat7731 Sekiro, Devil May Cry 5, Outer Wilds, Control, Mortal Kombat 11, RE2 Remake, A Plague Tale Innocence, Disco Elysium, Jedi Fallen Order, Metro Exodus, Borderlands 3, Need for Speed Heat, Modern Warfare Reboot, Death Stranding, The Outer Worlds, Days Gone, Remnant From The Ashes, Ace Combat 7…

[@joethegoat7731]

@@YesNo-yl6ws half of those are trash, the other half aren’t even goty level

[@arianall]

Elden ring and Baldurs gate 3 are amazing, they were truly magnificent and im glad they came out in different years, i wouldn’t be able to vote or play both and get bored the year after

[@tusharsharma7711]

I completed witcher 3 today. Of all the games i've ever played it sure has made a place in my favourites,just loved it. its fking great

[@samuelleask1132]

One of the best games ever made

[@louisbrown4620]

I’m sorry for the depression that you’re now going through.

[@SkiHigh]

​@@louisbrown4620 It has a good ending though bro?

[@ume-f5j]

the depression is due to the fact that no game they'll play will compare to witcher 3, so its all downhill from here@@SkiHigh

[@doomzy8510]

@@SkiHigh Depends, it has multiple endings. I think almost everyone had the good ending on their first playthrough tho, a lot of people replay it to get an alternate ending. In my eyes when you finished blood and wine, that was the real ending but B&W has multiple endings too. It's just the moment when geralt brakes the fourth wall and talks to the player that hit me the most.

[@antoniopedrobittenco]

Doing a GOTY ranking was an excelent idea. It would be ambicious, but very interesting to do a ranking including ALL the games that won GOTY(especially including the ones from the 80's).

[@SWOTHDRA]

Cant, there were multiple outlets doing their own goty awards each year (ign, gamespot, gametrailers). Altough thw most acurate in the early 2000's was the awards from gametrailers. Anddd our good friend geoff keighly worked there. So that evolved into the gane awards. But somebody def needs to make a list of the best games from each year since the 80's. Also, I think 2 games or even 3 games can be goty at the same time, why does it have to be one? God of war 2018 is not better then red dead. The last of us is not better then gta5.

[@felipeneto659]

​@@SWOTHDRA I think the problem with 2 or more GOTYs is that it really lowers the power of being a GOTY, like, if every year we had 2 or 3 GOTYs it would not have the same effect as being the one and truly GOTY! Right? Sometimes it feels unfair to reward only one game in a year where theres 5 potential winners but yeah

[@xsovereign6]

I’ll always stand by saying Ghost of Tsushima deserved GoTY more than TLoU2. It was a masterpiece start to finish

[@xya770]

True, honestly felt at one point, it was up there with tw3. Another game, rdr2 deserved over GoW18.

[@bapob]

its basically assasins creed japan like im sorry but everything beyond the main story is just ubisoft level filler stuff, that being said the story and combat are absolutely phenomenal, as well as the visuals and music.

[@brrrkic]

definitely not bro

[@Leonardo_Chiti]

You clearly haven't played tlou 2. You can like or not like the story (I personally loved it), but let's be honest, the gameplay, graphics, animations and details are just on another level.

[@Hagl0rd23]

@@Leonardo_ChitiNone of that matters if you don’t want to play it because you hate the story.

[@yoshikagekira1942]

The witcher 3 was the only game that made me cry with joy during the credits, in addition to being the only game where I played for more than 200 hours even after completing all the achievements,Honestly, tlou, red dead 2, cyberpunk 2077, sekiro, hollow knight and someother games I played were really wonderful, but nothing comes close to the experience I had playing witcher 3

[@randomfellow1483]

Rdr2 and ghost of tsushima truly deserved GOTY in their respective years.

[@JJ-mq3bj]

No

[@alexcrock7942]

Hell nah rd2 good history but the open world is so boringgg

[@justsomerandomguy992]

@@alexcrock7942I find that it’s the best open world game honestly, there’s so many things that happen and cool side activities

[@nfdhje38743m]

​@@alexcrock7942i found the spacing of easter eggs and stuff to do perfect. it was just a pain to navigate. i would latch onto how you have absolutely no impact on the stories' outcome, even though it's told with great pacing and depth.

[@giullianobuonopane6923]

Tlou 2 >

[@KyreeseAlford1999]

Here’s my ranking of The Game Awards GOTY winners but split into two categories: Not going to play anytime soon: 10. The Last Of Us Part Two 9. Overwatch 8. It Takes Two 7. God of War (2018) Going to be playing anytime soon: 6. Seiko 5. Dragon Age: Inquisition 4. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3. Elden Ring 2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 1. Baldur’s Gate’s 3 It in the same order as before but games mentioned in the are split up into two categories!

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

Thank you!

[@haidora9321]

i think nothing will ever beat my sekiro session. i played that game for 33 hours straight with no stop and stopped because i had to go to work the next day... otherwise i would have probaply played even longer. shit was wild.

[@firenze6478]

My favorite combat to this day.

[@haidora9321]

@@firenze6478 yeah im doing another playthrough right now too. gameplay is just too good and feels so rewarding

[@stonebrick1562]

God of war games have been amongst my favorite gaming experiences of all time, so hearing that you helped develop both of the newer titles makes me feel I owe you and everyone else involved a massive thank you. Oh also, cement

[@artorias7933]

Agree dude. I got the Plat on both. But i just want more. Maybe a little less of Atreus 😂🤣

[@denberzfan5759]

playstation fan boy LOL elden ring and sekiro destroy it

[@artorias7933]

@@denberzfan5759 Stfu go play Fortnight. Elden ring is far from better game then ANY god of war. Sekiro is better then Elden ring so yeah. You suck

[@KaliU-ix2kf]

1+2 Best of Best

[@plague223]

Rdr2 deserved it more

[@realzekrom2668]

18:29 Story: The main quest of rescuing Ciri could be seen as a missed opportunity for an open world game. Wow, Geralt, look at this expansive and breathtaking map... BUT HURRY, THEY ARE ABOUT TO KILL HER! But take it easy... why not take a break and play some cards? Why not visit the tavern, share stories, and enjoy the world around you? - BUT HURRY, THEY ARE ABOUT TO KILL HER! Protagonist: Geralt is portrayed as an exceptionally skilled and cool character. Geralt is cool... I wonder if maybe a bit too much. It's common in most role-playing or open world games to start as a nobody and gradually become someone, building and defining your character along the way. This can be a highly satisfying experience. When you envision how you will design and develop your character, and finally witness their full growth, it feels amazing. It reflects all the hours and effort you've invested in the game. However, in The Witcher 3, you begin as Geralt at level 1 with 5 spells and 2 swords, and after countless hours, you end up as Geralt at level 35 with 5 spells and 2 swords. The only difference is that, mysteriously, the first feels ineffective and unable to face any challenges, despite being Geralt of Rivia, the legendary witcher with years of experience. For instance, I can easily defeat a griffin without any issues, but then I enter an area where I supposedly shouldn't be, and a dwarf bandit kills me. At a certain point, you question whether the leveling system was necessary in this game, if it was included simply because other games have it, if it truly aligns with what a witcher is supposed to do and if perhaps they should have focused on depth in other aspects of the game instead. Inventory and Rewards: I'll be clear: On which planet, in which corner of the known universe, is the inventory system in this game considered acceptable? How many crafting materials does Geralt carry? I often find myself not knowing what half of the items I take are for. Does the game genuinely expect me to have the energy to read and learn the purpose of each item? Instead of being a game with 5 significant options, it presents us 100, and in the end, I find myself performing the same actions in every battle. As for the open world... Rather than exploring by gazing at the horizon, I'm constantly guided by a minimap with markers indicating where to go.

[@pascalt4372]

What a great reminder of how many amazing games over the last ten years I have yet to play! (And I've played quite a few already, and still so many more...) Also really love you included some of the other nominated contenders for each year during the countdown - even more stuff I have to catch up on some day soon!

[@marklo6283]

Playing Elden Ring for the first time was like I just came home from elementary school, it was a moment I will never forget 😢

[@DragonNinja_32]

My ranking of GOTY: 1. Elden Ring 2. The Legend of Zelda:Breath of the Wild 3. The Witcher III:Wild Hunt 4. Baldur's Gate III 5. God of War IV 6. Sekiro:Shadows Die Twise 7. Dragon Age:Inquisition 8. It Takes Two 9. Overwatch 10. The Last of Us Part 2 My personal GOTY picks: 2014 - Dark Souls II 2015 - Bloodborne 2016 - Uncharted 4:A Thief's End 2017 - The Legend of Zelda:Breath of the Wild 2018 - God of War IV 2019 - Resident Evil 2 Remake 2020 - Ghost of Tsushima 2021 - Deathloop 2022 - Elden Ring 2023 - The Legend of Zelda:Tears of the Kingdom

[@Sanger--07]

W list

[@smallbudoo]

bloodborne should never be over witcher 3 as much as the game is incredible

[@collinhalverson4681]

Ayyy, this was a great video! Greatly enjoyed hearing your takes on all the GOTYs!

[@AJ71373]

Zelda botw and totk are my favorite games of all time

[@alexeysuldin9243]

When you mentioned that the game with the most hype gets the rewards that is so true and it makes me happy to see that there are people out there that can see through the hype and advertisements.Great video Keep up the good job

[@Da_W1ck]

GOTY rank for me: 1- Baldur's Gate 3 2- The Witcher 3 3- Elden Ring The rest I don't really know. These 3 games, I can replay them multiple times and enjoy them all day long. I would legit spent an entire day playing them. BG3 was exceptional since I immediately jump in for another new run after I beat the 1st run just because I wanna create another character also kinda doubting when people were saying it will be a very different experience each time, like there's no way. But man oh man, am I glad I was wrong(disclaimer: I'm a fan of CRPG, so I'm sure I got a little bit biased there). Elden Ring I played 3 times on different build, but the 1st playthrough was just phenomenal personally. The Witcher 3, is just crazy, I lost count how many time I played that game and it's a long game too. Sekiro, Zelda and Dragon Age Inquisitor, I tried to play twice but I never finish the 2nd run. The rest, I don't know why actually they didn't really grab me, but my guess is, I think maybe because they're just too linear to me. Don't get me wrong, they're still good games, but just simply not for me personally also some of them I kinda think the other nominees should win instead, so.. there's that. But yeah, it is what it is, I just moves on.

[@ATB3FLOR]

It takes 2 absolutely deserved it! Such a great game. Didnt expect that...

[@H4GRlD]

I bought BG3 at release, played like 5h in total and I'm so happy to be one of the people supporting Larian. These games and companies are so rare nowadays, I really think we have to support them. Witcher 3 was the last RPG that got me hooked, it was during covid lockdown and oh boy it was a blast. I also bought Elden Ring, but I just couldn't get myself to play it yet. I guess I'll eventually start playing both ER and BG3 and will have a great time.

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

XenoBlade Chronicles 3 is My GOTY for 2022 and it’s in my Top 10 VideoGames of All Time and XenoBlade Chronicles is my 3rd Favorite VideoGame Series of All Time

[@firenze6478]

The 1rst xenoblade may still be my favorite jrpg ever. 3 was a lot better than 2 but it seriously let me doen with its one note villains and “it was all just a dream and nothing you did mattered.” Ending.

[@Apac1226]

Ghost of Tsushima should win every award it's nominated for. Innovative combat, mind blowing graphics and scenery with an amazing story that's being adapted to film. It's the best game of that year and to me it's clear cut

[@joopp17]

Tbf, everything you said pretty much applies to TLOU2 as well: "Innovative combat, mind-blowing graphics and scenery with a critically acclaimed story, that's being adapted to a TV-series"

[@justsomerandomguy992]

@@thundercake123.They’re completely different games lol and this game is one of the rare games that you know the developers put their heart in it. The gameplay is totally different except maybe the stealth.

[@kencer8320]

⁠@@justsomerandomguy992besides the stances how is the combat totally different? The only thing the game does very well is the graphics and atmosphere beyond that everything else is mid

[@justsomerandomguy992]

@@kencer8320 Yeah umm maybe replay the shadow of mordor game and tell me if those shadow strikes and wraith powers were in ghost of Tsushima because bro you’re just wasting my time by saying random bullshit. Just because games are similar doesn’t make them boring, maybe you’re just tired of the genre but that’s on you for playing too much of the same thing. It’s like saying souls like games are bad because there’s too much of them, doesn’t make any sense

[@kencer8320]

@@justsomerandomguy992 the only thing that makes no sense is your dumb ass comment addressing things I never even said. No one talking about powers I’m talking about the combat system itself that has been copied for the past 15 years lol

[@valkeitos]

To be honest, having played It Takes Two with my girlfriend, it makes it a really different and better experience. It makes the game more relatable and as such, more enjoyable.

[@WerewolfLPSoldier]

I am not playing It Takes Two until I get a girlfriend. I just believe that it playing the game that way would be a better experience.

[@valkeitos]

@@WerewolfLPSoldier yeah, i honestly didn't bat an eye to it until my girlfriend suggested we play it. Once we started it honestly felt like movie based games on the PS2 with modern graphics and a very good and interesting story.

[@interlude3481]

The Witcher 3 is my top 1 here, it's more than just a game ❤️

[@andrerocha3998]

i dont understand the hype around witcher 3... im i the only one that thinks is a bit boring

[@interlude3481]

@@andrerocha3998 It's not my problem or the problem of other millions of players who love this game, tell me what your favorite game is then. And tell me if you have completed this game and that you have formed an opinion about it, then I will ask you a few things to verify whether you have completed it

[@andrerocha3998]

@@interlude3481 dude relax i dint talk bad about the game. No i havent finished i have instaled on pc but got a bit bored of playing it, im like lvl 14. I dont have a "Favorite Game", i have diffrent games that i like. Dark souls, Devils mays crys, God of war, Last of us Part 1(2 sucks), ff7 remake, Metal gear solids franchise. Im not very inn to rpgs because after awhile they become a bit bored. What i didnt like most about witcher was the fucking oils and potions you have to gather igredients or buy. i did like the red baron quest was nice, i think that probably the combat should be better

[@interlude3481]

@@andrerocha3998 I love TLOU too, even have a tattoo like Ellie :) for me Soulslikes (except Bloodborne) are boring and are a bit like boss fight simulators, And every time I feel like I'm playing the same game sometimes in a different setting. It's a pity that you didn't finish the whole game to understand phenomen, relationship between Geralt and Ciri resembles that of Ellie and Joel. I just think that's it's not fair that you write something like "Huhh? The Witcher? I don't understand how people can like this game, it's boring" If you want to understand the phenomenon of this game you need to play more because this game is huge and has wonderful stories, characters and great world. And I think many players just like me loved exploring, upgrading oils, finding upgrades for potions etc. This is the essence of RPG You'll find similar mechanics in many other RPG games. Besides, it's completely optional no one is forcing you to do it. I absolutely disagree that RPG games are boring, This is a popular and beloved game genre, and to this day many games draw on elements from RPGs such as TLOU, GOW + Dark souls and other from software games are pure RPGs. However, I think that the combat system is a personal preference, The Witcher 3 has a more simplified combat system like in Dark Souls (rolls, light dodges, light blows, strong blows, magic signs) In my opinion it's really okay in such a huge world. Although the game is from 2015 and it is known that some time has passed since the premiere so some elements may have aged a bit. But also this game has elements that created new paths in the industry and will never get old. The Witcher has always had a great story and side stories that are better than main story of many other games, characters, one of the most real, brutal and dark fantasy world without any political correctness.This game was fresh because it didn't tell another cliched story about saving the world and being the only hope in it. You are just a simple witcher in a huge world and you solving your problems, It's more a personal story, a bit like in TLOU or GOW. I could go on and on about why this game is so great, but I recommend just typing "The Witcher 3" on yt and you will find many videos titled "Why The Witcher is the best/my favorite game ever" etc. People will tell you why and give you reasons. Sorry for such a long comment

[@andrerocha3998]

@@interlude3481 No problem, but you see the dillema gere like i Said Witcher was a bit Boring, you Said souls game are Boring and both games probably are the most loved from last 12 years. So no worry there are games for everyone, and about last of us.. part 2 sucks

[@bradkurk]

Dragon Age Inquisition is such a nostalgic game for me and is one of my best all time games and I wouldnt be suprised if Dragon Age Dreadwolf get goty for probably 2025

[@mooddood4570]

😢we are losing it bro

[@bradkurk]

I tried playing it but the graphics are too old for me lol @SoftwareEngineerAI

[@alexchaser320]

@SoftwareEngineerAInope not even close dragon age inquisition is factually the best of the 3 so far

[@alexchaser320]

FAXXX BEST DRAGON AGE GAME SO FAR CANT WAIT FOR DRAGON AGE 4 and 5 same for dragons dogma 2 coming next year

[@k--music]

Eh idk, after what Witcher 3 and baldurs gate 3 have done for rpgs since, what dragon’s dogma 2 will probably do for ai party action combat, and seeing what BioWare’s fallen to recently then I’m just hoping it’s a good game at all, but I don’t think it has hope for goty (especially competing against gta 6)

[@blayedd_]

1. Breath of the Wild 2. Elden Ring 3. God of War 4. The Witcher 3 5. The Last of Us Part II 6. Sekiro 7. Baldur’s Gate 3 8. It Takes Two 9. Dragon Age Inquisition 10. Overwatch

[@nyykyn]

This year gas definitely cemented itself as one of the greatest in gaming history

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

I have big respect they let It Takes Two win GOTY, because the developers behind it are not a AAA studio by any means

[@sants182]

man, TLOU2 is just the best story game I've ever played. No other game have made me feel so worried about their characters.

[@hailey8941]

Funnily enough this was the first time I didn’t give af about a single character. Crazy because even the side characters were so well done in part 1 that I truly cared about them.

[@dimvots6729]

Super Mario has better story and side char then TLOU2 . I hope you specially like the 2 Pregrent girls that put their childern on the line with no regret. Best role models ever.

[@sants182]

@@dimvots6729 that just shows you, that their ideals don't need to be like yours. And that they make mistakes, cause they are humans. The writers made Eli take a lot of decisions that I disapproved deeply. But I buy it, because of the events of the story, the construction they had with her, and with the fact, that she or anyone else there is hero, just humans, moved by fear and desires. I was amazed by how the game forces and makes me feel empathy for Aby.

[@sants182]

@@hailey8941 well, I don't get it :/

[@snefff6560]

​@@sants182I am not sure at what time you played tlou2, I played it on release and I don't think I have ever seen a video game receive as much backlash as that game did in my life, and with good reason. I'll be honest, you brushing off the fact that one of the many terrible writing decisions in the story, that being about the pregnant women, can be forgiven bc people make mistakes. I'm sorry but that sounds like coping. No mother is ever going to put her child in danger ESPECIALLY when the stakes are that high in the apocalypse. But I'll tell you why they wrote it this way, it's so people like you can have sympathy for Abby when Ellie inevitably does what she sets out to do. The only thing I enjoyed about tlou2 was the gameplay, but most fans were not there for the gameplay, they were there to see the relationships that were established in tlou1 be built on, not have them completely torn apart to and I quote Neil '' subvert expectations ''. I could genuinely debunk pretty much everything you like about the story and how it was terrible writing. The story is so incredibly predicting, and look I understand that in this day and age we have come to lower our expectations, but for the fans that played the original game on the ps3 it was soulcrushing to watch Naughty dog essentially treat the sequel like the writers of game of thrones did with their last 2 seasons.

[@davidkrivanka]

Witcher 3 is my favorite single player game of all time. Playing it now on best graphics with the music, the ambience.. its just breathtaking

[@sherbert1321]

It's rare nowadays that I find a game that captures my attention for so long. Baldur's Gate 3 is one of those games. Absolutely phenomenal and came out at the perfect time for me personally because of how much D&D has consumed my mind as of late. D&D fans are eating good with Legends of Vox Machina, the D&D movie, and now Baldur's Gate.

[@alexanderchilton911]

Great video and list, mate! BG3 is truly something new and special, although the gameplay of Tears of The Kingdom to me is clearly much more engaging mechanically, I can't help but fall in love woth the world, RP aspects and characters of BG3.

[@ДенисИванов-э9у]

BG3 really needs some polishing with Defenitive Edition, still, Larians genius finally gets appreciated 6 years after it manifested as DOS2. Thats how you make all-time videogames

[@BeanSandwiches]

​@@ДенисИванов-э9уI think the way they did it is similar to how dwarf fortress reached mainstream. More up to standard graphics and easier controls are a big win for casuals. If you know the rest of your game is good, no matter the genre- these are a good way to win over casual players.

[@ammarabbas5153]

Difference betwee BG3 and ToTK is that ToTK actually feels like a game while BG3 doesn't

[@DonovanGG__]

@@ammarabbas5153cry about it lol

[@Pacifica909]

I just played the Witcher 3 this year i can't believe i missed it when it originally came out. It's amazing. The updated graphics are some of the best I've ever played.

[@Floaydi]

If i could have the possibility to drink two potions from a big range of "forget this game and re-discover it" i'd drink botw and elden ring.

[@mukzz3381]

Red dead 2 and god of war is probably the hardest decision in game of the year history. 2 of the best games we have ever seen

[@diegofrgc]

The Witcher 3 and Last of Us 2 are the best videogame experiences I have ever had, by far.

[@poppyharlow4448]

The fact that Sekiro was just a side project to keep us degens distracted while they made elden ring, and it still won game of the year is fuckin hilarious

[@maudwelshpot1026]

Thank you for mentioning The Stick of Truth! That game certainly touched me deeply... and thoroughly

[@Mulukkis]

I'm currently doing my 2nd playthrough of Witcher 3. Doing all the expansions too. It's phenomenal.

[@cak17]

The GOTY for 2023. It’s probably going to be either Spider-Man or resident evil

[@lazerboi6607]

you don’t know that Baldur gate won right? like a month ago😂

[@cak17]

@@lazerboi6607 you don’t know I was joking right?

[@lazerboi6607]

@@cak17 my bad my bad

[@Drakholm]

I'm not sure I could put Elden Ring above The Witcher 3. But outside of that this list is pretty damn solid. There were probably several 2nd or even 3rd place finishers that could dethrone a few of these but overall I think you ranked em well. I'd put The Witcher 3 at the top though. (BG3 potentially top overall, it will absolutely win this year)

[@Manul23392]

Yeah Witcher 3 is number 1.

[@Mannistheorion]

Love Elden Ring so much, but the Lore is reaaaaally underrated since it's that FromSoftware's cryptic style of storytelling. But once you tried researching and puzzling everything together, boy oh boy what a treat! EDIT: Baldur's Gate 3 is GOTY, deserves the awards coz man I've played it as long as how much time I've played in Elden Ring. Astarion's VA, Neil also received an award which is super cool!

[@Digger-Nick]

"Cryptic" lol. You mean extremely lazy?

[@larb6314]

I liked the stuff with frenzy flame and Malenia, but otherwise I don’t think the story made much sense. I think people read into it too much, if you remember DS3 that game was kind of incoherent because they switched around the bosses during development (Gundyr was originally the king and the pontiff was the final boss, for example), and changed some important story beats. I think maybe Elden ring was similar as it went through many changes during development.

[@nnatz03]

Cryptic = non existent

[@shadysorkin9214]

@@Digger-Nick They wrote all the lore and it's in the game im not sure how thats lazy. I prefer having to learn about it myself rather than having it shoved in my face with cinematics every 3 minutes. People calling dark souls style story telling 'lazy' make no sense.

[@sebbepvp1207]

@@shadysorkin9214 this comment of yours makes no fucking sense

[@jaykelz1528]

Will always believe God of War 4’s premier is the best game award show moment, probably ever. With the orchestra playing and everything

[@dennis_duran]

Red Dead 2 got so robbed imo. God of War is good but I don’t know that there’s any comparing the stories.

[@chrisnicolella1641]

I will at Sekiro frequently drops to $25 on steam and I personally bought it for $10 on the PlayStation store. Always worth checking the price history charts on a game before buying

[@mott1992]

Shoutout to the OG's who were with FromSoftware playing Armored Core on PS1, followed them through Demon's Souls all the way to Elden Ring and finally get to see their fav dev get the most overdue recognition they deserve TWICE in a span a few years.

[@mukeshsaxena5603]

Red dead redemption 2 got snubbed

[@Vladejr]

I love Dragon Age so much. Unfortunately, it hasn't aged well. I tried playing it recently, but it's not that fun to play anymore compared to other games I have, so I gave up after almost 30 hours of playing. Luckily it's in my memory as a game that was excellent at the time I played.

[@thomasnielsen5580]

How can it be great if you can't replay it? I can still play Tetris even if it's 30 years old.

[@gakkari9668]

22:20 "Whether it was hour 2 or hour 200, okay maybe not 200" bro I have 600+ hrs on Elden Ring

[@M4ttNet]

Dragon age Inquisition is so underrated in hindsight. It really was a fantastic game (with a couple minor flaws that were easy to ignore or avoid if you know about them) with some of the best companion characters in any RPG ever (Dorian especially).

[@vererertert]

Unfortunately, the game was developed as an MMORPG, and only at the last moment they decided to remake it into a single-player RPG - it had a huge impact on it, and this led to the creation of the worst RPG in the history of the Bioware with huge problems built into the gameplay itself. If you completely ignore the entire world of the game and follow only the main storyline, then it’s somewhere around 7 out of 10, but if you try to complete the game completely, then it’s 3 out of 10 and spits in the face of the fans of the series

[@uszer22]

Mordor was such a good game, the nemesis system could have been the future of gaming. in my opinion, shadow of mordor should have won 2014 GOTY award just because this inovative aspect

[@randomishrandom]

2019 Game Awards not having Disco Elysium and Outer Wilds as GOTY nominees is a travesty

[@allanmathewborja1198]

Still awed by the fact that It takes 2 beat all of it's competition that year. I also believe Ghost of Tsushima shoul've won GOTY 2020.

[@xsovereign6]

Ghost is such a masterpiece. Story, gameplay, worldbuilding, graphics all 10/10

[@kencer8320]

Eh besides graphics and atmosphere ghost was very mid and copied a lot of other games when it came to gameplay

[@allanmathewborja1198]

@@kencer8320 now that you mentioned it, you're right. And TLOU2 gave us a memorable storyline.

[@jaredulloa7861]

@@allanmathewborja1198it's memorable but not exactly for the right reasons

[@BDRmongoose]

Half-Life: Alyx is my GOTY 2020

[@sklls6718]

I don't know about the unreplayability because I've played god of war at least 7 times and around 4 times with red dead redemption 2 so for me both of them are extremely replayable. RDR2 is a bit more difficult because of how long the story is but they're both replayable.

[@Nye209]

having GOW 2018 at 6 is funny when you realise it's not even the best game that year

[@PrismaX2]

It takes two is one of the best games ive ever played and its the best coop game ive ever played its incredible. The attention to detail and level design is absolutley breath taking

[@DG-gx8pn]

Zelda Windwaker, BotW, Tlou1&2 are all my top 4 games ever. But Baldur’s Gate 3… getting that feeling of pure wonder is an amazing thing.

[@DarthNox66]

Good list but I would change TLoU with GoT and Witcher 3

[@DG-gx8pn]

@@DarthNox66 That’s completely fair. I’ve yet to play the Witcher 3 but I’ll get to it eventually

[@DarthNox66]

@@DG-gx8pn Better read books first, you will understand more in story but either way, great experience

[@t01mas]

15:30 "extremely unreplayable", me on my third replay of the rdr2 story, I just can't enjoy any other game as much, but I know what you mean, great video man

[@Fluffychoupikkos]

Here's my list 9. Overwatch 8. Dragon Age Inquisition 7. It Takes Two 6. Sekiro 5. The Last of Us 2 3. Elden Ring 2. God of War 1. Breath of the Wild I really love Nintendo so that's it. Good staff

[@ItsameAlex]

No number 4?

[@Fluffychoupikkos]

Lol I don't know maybe Skyrim ?

[@mp7vidz-700]

Elden ring changed my taste in video games

[@Facuzor]

"I may look like Squall, but I'm actually John!"

[@ice_siberia1546]

I play tlou 2 before 1 and I loved it going in kinda blind. I played tlou 1 afterwards and I still really like tlou 2, even though it has problems

[@andrerocha3998]

why play 2 before 1?

[@ice_siberia1546]

@@andrerocha3998 didn't have a console when 1 came out. Gf got me part two as a gift. 🤷‍♂️

[@evansinclair1999]

That’s a Very rare opinion of that game lol I loved that game always felt alone in that opinion

[@Hard2hit94]

That’s the most retarded thing you could ever do 😂😂

[@hailey8941]

I loved the first one, but the second one is the biggest disappointment I’ve ever had with a game. There were lots of problems that ND refused to acknowledge and their behavior was atrocious at certain times.

[@mahmoudbenssalah7795]

Buldar's gate being your top 1 of all the past 10 years is wild bro 😂

[@TheGreendaleHumanBeing]

It’s really not

[@Spatulacactus]

@@TheGreendaleHumanBeingBaldurs gayt 3 sucks compared to literally any other goty. You’re tastes are bad and you need to spend more time with buddies.

[@TheGreendaleHumanBeing]

@@Spatulacactus sorry to hear that. If you would like, you may write a formal complaint with our public support team! Your feedback is important to us.

[@usergk71]

@@TheGreendaleHumanBeing💀

[@mush3733]

he is like saying that he is surprised to see every game on the list to get the game of the year award

[@itszaque]

Your order is very similar to mine, though Elden Ring and BotW take my 1 and 2 spot. Witcher 3 and Bg3 follow those up, and the rest is exactly as you laid it out.

[@neo7655]

Yea thats how mine would be too although i would place sekiro and it takes two before those two

[@lyricholmes1827]

CEMENT. Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt is my favourite game. I have over 500 hours on Steam. Incredible quests, incredible music and very satisfying combat. I’ve got plenty enjoyment from every playthrough. The only bad thing I can say about Witcher 3 is Eredin wasn’t a very compelling villian. And we don’t learn enough about the Wild Hunt considering it’s the game’s namesake. But the DLC’s more than make up for that, with Gaunter O’Dimm and Detlaff being phenomenal game antagonists. Toussaint itself took my breath away. BOTW is also a great game. It’s definitely not perfect. It’s lacking in story, and the bosses in the Divine Beasts weren’t great in my opinion. The combat was good, but I think using the same design for each Divine Beast was a bad decision. And the final battle against Calamity Ganon was very underwhelming. But I still love BOTW, and I could spend days getting lost in Hyrule. TOTK also has its problems, but it did improve on BOTW and I had great time diving into the world again and exploring the two new maps. Especially the Depths. And story was definitely much, much better than BOTW. But if Baldur’s Gate 3 wins GOTY I think it’ll be well-deserved. I’ve heard great things, and I don’t doubt I’ll pick it up at some point and fall in love.

[@SolareofAstora]

I always get to the battle at kaer mohren and then quit. How close is that to the end

[@lyricholmes1827]

@@SolareofAstora The Battle at Kaer Morhen is around half-way, if not 2/3 of the way through the main quest. After the Battle you’re hit with a bunch of Ciri related choices which will determine the main ending of the game. If you just want to know what happens I’d recommend Neon Knight’s video “Witcher 3 - Every Choice GERALT Would Make” as it gives a run-down on the entire story with context. After the main game you can head into the Hearts of Stone DLC (which is around 10-20 hours) and then the Blood and Wine DLC (around 30-50 hours.) Hope that helps! ❤️

[@SolareofAstora]

@@lyricholmes1827 definently thanks! No i dont want to know the ending. I will just have to replay. I take it dlc is great?

[@lyricholmes1827]

@@SolareofAstora the DLC’s are incredible and I can’t recommend them enough! Hearts of Stone is shorter, and takes place in Velen and Novigrad. But it’s suppose to be played first. Whilst Blood and Wine takes place entirely in Toussaint (which is a new map, separate from the main game.) It’s based on France and Italy in design, and has a lot of new side quests and stuff to explore.

[@Monyato]

For me the biggest robbery in history was overwatch beating dark souls 3 in 2016 and i say this as someone who has been playing overwatch since 2016, overwatch was kind of the first of its kind so yes it was a really good game, but dark souls 3 is incomparable to it.

[@WakingTheDemon04]

Ghost of Tsushima should have made GOTY 2020.

[@firenze6478]

Pretty much everyone agrees, but neil turned his game into a support me or your an ist so corporate caved to win som DEI points.

[@TheGreendaleHumanBeing]

The polished assassin’s creed has nothing on last of us

[@dagetheevil1]

​TLOU2 isn't even better than Hades, Doom, Animal Crossing or FF7 Remake 💀​@@TheGreendaleHumanBeing

[@zachattack4666]

Botw is one of my all time favorites

[@edwardpetterson3321]

Red dead redemption 2 is the real GOTY of 2018

[@davidborned]

Well there’s only 9 so far… This is my list: Surprisingly not a lot of FromSoftware games has won the GOTY award, Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 would be over Sekiro for me if they had won. 1. Breath of the Wild 2. Sekiro 3. Witcher 3 4. God of War 5. Overwatch 6. It Takes Two 7. Elden Ring 8. Dragon Age 9. The Last of Us 2 My list if my favorite game each year won: 1. Bloodborne - 2015 2. Breath of the Wild - 2017 3. Dark Souls 3 - 2016 4. Red Dead Redemption 2 - 2018 5. Sekiro - 2019 6. Hades - 2020 7. Little Nightmares 2 - 2021 8. Mario Kart 8 - 2014 9. Elden Ring (only game I played from that year) - 2022

[@ItsameAlex]

why do you like botw more than witcher 3

[@Force-Multiplier]

since The Game Awards didn't invented Goty here are mine along the years some years were heavily contested i'll mark those with a * other years i choose without even doubting so ill leave them regularly 1991 FF IV 1992 Shin Megami Tensei * 1993 Mortal Kombat II 1994 Killer Instinct 1995 Chrono Trigger 1996 Resident Evil * 1997 FF VII * 1998 Metal Gear Solid 1999 Shenmue 2000 Perfect Dark * 2001 Final Fantasy X 2002 GTA Vice City * 2003 Star Wars Kotor * 2004 Prince of Persia II Warrior Within * 2005 God of War * 2006 TES Oblivion * 2007 The Witcher * 2008 Metal Gear Solid IV 2009 Uncharted II * 2010 God of War III 2011 Dark Souls * 2012 Dragon's Dogma * 2013 The Last of Us 2014 Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor * 2015 The Witcher III 2016 The Witcher III Blood and Wine * (lol not kidding after thinking about it this DLC is my actual choice haha) 2017 Persona V * 2018 God of War 2018 * (Monster Hunter World made me doubt) 2019 Sekiro Shadows Die Twice * 2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake * (Ghost of Tsushima came really close) 2021 Tales of Arise * 2022 God of War Ragnarok 2023 *Im Wearing It*

[@DAKreates]

Returnal😢

[@Force-Multiplier]

@@DAKreates haven't played it bro

[@DAKreates]

@@Force-Multiplier i highly recommend it. I usually like souls games but returnal my favorite game of all time

[@AlexCatable]

Bruh

[@Force-Multiplier]

@@AlexCatable wut you don't like it? haha that's ok so long as you like your own list mate 🤜🤛

[@LAVALIER]

I can't understand why bd3 is even in top tier? But.GOTY????? How this warcraft+lineage+divinity+better graphics could become a goty?

[@belizukia]

I’m gonna set it in cement, Baldur’s Gate 3 is absolutely taking the cake and this was absolutely the best year in gaming history

[@loganacosta-s6v]

no it wasnt lol, mid gate 3 is so bad

[@Ar17778]

Apart from bg3 what else released this year?😭😭 dead year

[@grezzo2]

​@@Ar17778man Zelda, super Mario Bros wonder, Alan wake wtf

[@adityadebbarma9586]

We have Re4 remake and Spiderman 2. Baldur game not gonna win

[@pawenowakowski1630]

​​@@adityadebbarma9586 If you add them together, they are still worse than Baldur lol

[@blucosmic7751]

I'm an old N64 zelda fan. Majoras mask and Ocarina of time were my favorite games back then but I can't stand BOTW 1 or 2. Not of a fan of the direction they went but I understand. Wish they went back to a more dark theme and cool dungeons.

[@firenze6478]

Your not alone brother. I just wish that the botw fanbase weren’t so toxic. I hate it when they claim that this is the first ‘true’ zelda since zelda nes(they clearly haven’t played it.) or claim the old formula was killing the franchise. ( it was literally beloved and selling better than mario at the time.) Don’t get me wrong, every fanbase has its stinkers, but botw stinkers are as bad as sony elitists

[@blucosmic7751]

@firenze6478 I agree man the fan base is very immature and delusional. I still play the old zelda games on my steamdeck and recently been playing twilight princess. The games are little outdated but they have so much more soul and intrigue to me. I've also been playing alot of fromsoftware games as they remind me of how zeldas used to be and could've been, instead of these bloated and repetitive open worlds. Glad Tears of the kingdom and spider man 2 didn't get GOTY cause frankly I'm sick and tired of the same old garbage

[@firenze6478]

@@blucosmic7751 amen to that. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend god of war 2018. It has a lot of puzzle elements like zelda and dark soul’s like interconnected map. Though it’s more on the metroid prime side than anything

[@blucosmic7751]

@firenze6478 word I'll definitely check it out! Seen it on steam but havent given it a chance yet. take care man 🤝

[@brunolr3698]

TOTK is the best game ever made imo