Ranking EVERY GAME of the YEAR WORST To BEST

[@theycallmeGUN]

In retrospect, RDR2 not winning GOTY in 2018 is one of the biggest robberies of all time

[@TdogCute]

Not at all, played both and can confidently say that god of war is one of the best games I've ever played (top 3).

[@iamkaed1k]

@@TdogCutei didnt know an opinion could be so wrong

[@EldenRingGod69]

@@TdogCuteI think if God of War came out in any other year besides 2017 or 18 I would 100% think it deserved the GOTY, but RDR2 is just a one of a kind masterpiece. I love both tho

[@Cronus1612]

they should hv released the rdr2 in 2017 its not robbery just in 2018 , god of war also released

[@TdogCute]

@@EldenRingGod69 I just cant get around the 30 fps, jankyness of the game. Like sure its very fun to mess around in like any rockstar game but its just too janky

[@Waddles392]

Saying this as someone who absolutely loves Skyrim, and has 2000+ hours ingame, putting BG3 that far beneath it is crazy

[@marianomaza8941]

I believe it’s perfectly fine, I don’t love turn based games they are not for everyone and I still found it very good but not as good as the ones above it.

[@Crow7004]

Especially considering that TO THIS DAY Skyrim has over 10 A4 pages of game breaking bugs, let alone the minor or just annoying ones.

[@julianpermuy8191]

Yeah this dude knows nothing about videogames, but the video is cool

[@snowinouterspace1883]

People don’t prefer turn based games Skyrim has more appeal

[@otapic]

Rose tinted glasses make ppl forget Skyrim is 90% mods and the vanilla game was alright at best

[@Liquidsunn87]

As a black young man growing up on the west side of Detroit. Madden 2004 stopped alot of gang violence and murder in the city for a winter. Very important game. Definitely deserved GOTY. The game was amazing.

[@murphylittle8357]

The opposite of America, Southern, white teen, Madden 2004 helped with my depression. I may have sucked at real football but was unstoppable in Madden. Madden 2004 was the best Madden, and I may still have my copy.

[@Liquidsunn87]

@murphylittle8357 That's so dope, man. Video helped me in so many ways as well, man.

[@profbot7053]

Tbh, only the US played that game. How can it be GOTY if only the US plays it?

[@gabrielolsen2648]

@@profbot7053well it was goty so I guess there was a way

[@profbot7053]

@@gabrielolsen2648 yes, some fake bs 😂 where were the GOTY’s of that year? In the US?

[@Hanzo_1027]

RDR2 not winning GOTY in 2018 is a travesty. However, had it won, we would be saying the same for GOW. Two perfect games in my book.

[@Elpingme]

Correct

[@066kshitizvsingh4]

Perfect take. Instead of appreciating that 2018 gave us 2 near perfect games. Fans turned it into an us vs. them thing

[@YUXC88]

@@066kshitizvsingh4 yeah cause rdr2 is way better!

[@noahgibson4233]

not even though god of war is cool and all but it just doesn't have the depth that rdr2 has

[@hiddenzombie013]

​@noahgibson4233 they're both basically-perfect versions of two different types of games. If you prefer linear games, GOW gets the edge. If you prefer open-world, RDR2 gets the edge. GOW is more my style so im glad it won but they're clearly both masterpieces.

[@supersaiyanwrastler2343]

Sekiro is such a diamond in the rough. I barely know anyone else who’s played it, but everyone who has agrees its an easy top 5

[@stannisthemannis5535]

It's funny my favorite from soft games are the ones without "souls" in the title. 1. Elden Ring 2. Bloodborne 3. Sekiro All three of those are in my top 25 games of all time.

[@jamesgrillage8086]

Sekiro is hands down the best game I have ever played

[@jongual7112]

Best combat of any game ive ever played for sure

[@HarryBalzak911]

I played Sekiro and it’s not even top 10 for me

[@jamesgrillage8086]

@@HarryBalzak911 what didnt you like about it?

[@Jake-mv7kn]

Baldurs Gate is too low man. I get that this is all subjective, but no game on this list pushed the boundaries that BG3 did. A towering achievement that only elden ring could maybe hope to match.

[@TheAbsoluteEditz4]

Facts 100%

[@br-2237]

Tw3, botw, bg3, Er and totk are the best games of this last decade

[@traiasadek2920]

Agree with u

[@csquared4538]

I love bg3. I played it in prerelease, launch, and the last 3 months I've been playing everyday. Doing solo honour mode atm and excited for new subclasses coming up. It's probably in my top 3-5 games ever. All of this to say, the placement was fine. There's no way to rate games that isn't purely subjective, and he hit all of the points that makes the game great, he just didn't rate those strengths as highly as we do.

[@lazykiller3988]

and walking dead is amazing

[@dianabialaskahansen2972]

I think BG3 deserve to be higher. So many rewards and it literally shook the entire industry, causing several developers to make statements about how BG3 is the outlier, not the new standard.

[@JETSFAN2017]

To me it has to be either Baldurs Gate 3 at 1 or the Witcher 3 at 1. It honestly just depends on my mood when someone would ask me 😂

[@seth-eh4fp]

baldurs gate 3, the witcher 3, god of war 3, dark soul 3, dragon ball budokai tenkaichi 3, why are all the games titled 3 so good? but in my opinion TW3 is the best, the best game ever made by human civilization, I think TW3 wild hunt

[@noahgibson4233]

@@seth-eh4fp doom 3 haha

[@noahgibson4233]

@@JETSFAN2017 literally tho the witcher 3 is the only one that even comes close for me

[@sonakeshine]

​​@@seth-eh4fp It's important that Valve never makes Half Life 3 or Portal 3, or else that would be the game of the century

[@TBCORY]

I think people really forget just how game changing and amazing 2016 Overwatch was

[@kivori3438]

Yeah i kinda disagree rating it this low cuz it has gone downhill. In 2016 it was kinda revolutionary and deserved it, idk if more than some other nominees but it wasnt there just because

[@Reddeath5225]

At the end of the day with the competition it had there was no reasonable way to say it deserved it over something like dark souls 3

[@mazdaspeedg2380]

It’s the worst thing to ever release only because it was the start of loot boxes and maybe micro transactions but I think wow started that

[@kivori3438]

@ yeah wow started it, also do you really not remember fifa? If nothing ow showed you could do lootboxes in a good way even for people that didnt pay

[@beesechurger1]

but goty... completely not deserved

[@Frothmeister]

I've literally never heard anyone say that Skyrim is a deeper experience than Oblivion before.

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

It is a deeper experience

[@Frothmeister]

@ThwipThwipBoom nah, it takes away the majority of actual RPG elements in place of a casual friendly approach that's more accessible for a wider audience.

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

@@Frothmeister Factually incorrect

[@Frothmeister]

@@ThwipThwipBoom nah you're wrong and the amount of times you like your own comment won't change that

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

@@Frothmeister Wrong try again

[@kubasuveetzky8602]

2015 was the peak of gaming. Not only witcher but F4, MGS V, super mario maker and most of all, my beloved Bloodborne.

[@bardockshiny]

2015 and 2023 were my best years of gaming

[@anitaremenarova6662]

True, Witcher 3 and BB in the same year were insane. We also got Fallout 4, Until Dawn, Life is Strange, Dying light, Just Cause 3 and Batman Arkham knight. Don't thin there was ever a better year for gaming.

[@FakeAdirTV]

2016 was better imo but yeah 2015 was banger

[@bardockshiny]

@@FakeAdirTV no way in hell

[@PeachBootyPoppin]

2015 is one of the only years in the past 10 years or so of gaming, where I didn’t have a favorite game of mine come out at all. I’d probably have to go with Mario Maker or MKX out of the games I played.

[@spongebob_ispain6064]

im a typical fps player so i thought i woulden't like bg3, but oh my god. For me it's the best game i have ever played with no competiotion. The replayebility is amazing, the strory is amazing, every singe thing about this game is perfect for me. So it easily takes the nr1 spot for me.

[@Dalto_]

that's dope man, it really has a lot of potential to climb on my list just because it's so replayable but nice that it's your nr1!

[@Swenneh]

Yeah same man, all my life I’ve hated turn based games, I had nothing to do one Friday and saw bg3, fully set on refunding it within 2h, now hundreds of hours played and finished it 3 times, it’s high on my best games of all time

[@nurzetv8866]

Literally the only other turn based games that I played before BG3 was the Pokemon series. I was hesitant to get it and only after playing 40 hours of Starfield and being bored I finally bought and played BG3 after hearing nothing but good things. Got 10x the hours on BG3 and still haven’t gone back to Starfield😂

[@slxyerxo]

I'm a fps player and BG3 is ass, apart from the cutscenes and story everything else is just trash

[@spongebob_ispain6064]

@@slxyerxo then you can't apreciate a good game

[@anitaremenarova6662]

Telltale Walking Dead won because it was a revolutionary title, other nominations were better gameplay-wise but this was the first game that really blew up and proven games can have story as good as movies

[@tcsvideos]

first game since FF7 that had me tearing up!

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

Agreed. It's a very amazing game.

[@charlie8598]

the first? no

[@pmxpn1724]

GTA V story feels like it's made for edgy teenagers GTA IV story feels like it's made for actual adults Edit: Guys I never said GTA V has bad story or even worse than GTA IV

[@ggxsky4811]

True but Obviously they won't get it

[@vem4ikt]

Man whole gta v is just satire on the modern society and adults ofc understand this

[@BlueLightningSky]

I don't disagree but GTA also plays like it's made for edgy teenagers. And I'd rather the game play well and know how cars work than have a story that doesn't fit the game.

[@MrZackTyler]

Yep GTAIV was amazing, GTA V whilst fun don’t think it makes my top 3

[@thatguy1488]

Oh I bet 😂😂 just say you’re a virgin bro

[@strange144]

Baldurs Gate on 8 is criminal.

[@raxow-the-clown]

Not everyone's into that kinda stuff man, it would have been lower on my list.

[@samoodustani5198]

I enjoyed dos2 more and I will stand by that it was just more fun for some reason into all rpg except D&D

[@Rockingrockrock]

BG3 is a way better game than most of the games in the list only ones that can even match it are Elden Ring and BoTW

[@miltongomez5189]

It should be lower

[@Rockingrockrock]

@@miltongomez5189 you havent played the game and it shows

[@colcasey3853]

Nier automata not even being nominated in 2017 is a mystery. Sure Zelda might have deserved it but Horizon zero dawn as a nominee, please.

[@danielmcleod9249]

Neither was Yakuza 0 a game that was better than both Automata and the 2017 winner by a country mile

[@colcasey3853]

@danielmcleod9249 No it wasn't. Good game but not on Nier nor Zelda's level

[@danielmcleod9249]

@@colcasey3853 Nier isnt even Platinums best game. Bayonetta 1/2 and Vanquish being far superior to Automata, let alone Yakuza 0. Zero's minigames and side quests were more entertaining than automata. People seem to forget the mediocre crap fest the original Nier was on ps3 15 years ago.

[@jacobtridef48]

Horizon might be one of the most overrated games ever Ngl. Nier is 100x better

[@colcasey3853]

@@danielmcleod9249 Idk man, got bored pretty quick with the minigames. Can't hold a candle to automata's stoytelling and gameplay

[@Recht_voor_zijn_raap]

Overwatch winning GOTY 2016 was nothing more than a bad joke.

[@biscuitboi9478]

Yeah, but those first couple of years of OW were really great. Uncharted should’ve been GOTY but I ain’t that mad at OW

[@ramen3643]

overwatch deserved it.

[@Emra.1]

@@ramen3643Deserved nothing

[@atcera8714]

@@Emra.1 it absolutely deserved it. You're just looking at it's current state and judging based on that.

[@Recht_voor_zijn_raap]

@ramen3643 Over Uncharted 4, Civ VI, DOOM, Dishonered 2, BF1 and Dark Souls 3? Yeah not even close there m8.

[@NextGenGamerss]

Witcher 3 and BG3 are #1 and #2 depending on what you like.

[@Moogy-o3b]

I want to like BG3 so bad but I just cannot STAND turn-based combat, it bores me to death

[@hitfromcs]

​@@Moogy-o3bplay the game with friends, its more fun that way

[@HitLock69]

​@Moogy-o3b that is understandable, but considering all the shenanigans you can do during combat, I'd highly recommend giving it another shot and just try to mess around with what's more fun/funny than what works best

[@KaneThePain13]

I tried to get into BG3. I really tried. And it’s not even the turn based combat that hurt it for me. Because I like divinity and Xcom. BG3 is just way too complex and overwhelming. Especially considering it was my first time in the franchise. I honestly just got a headache while playing and just couldn’t do it.

[@chance757]

yeah definitely a subjective list. i’ve always been more into storytelling telling than big boss fights so having elden ring as #1 is WILD to me lol. bg3 is incredible but witcher 3 ftw all day!

[@hamzamohd5587]

I think Witcher 3 with all the DLC is just a little bit better than Elden Ring. It offers a much more complete package when you consider all factors such as story, gameplay, rpg elements, graphics etc. together From a visual standpoint Elden Ring is unbeatable

[@susongbrit]

Absolutely true, witcher 3 is and will always be the best game I ever played❤

[@ayushganguli137]

100% Agreed.

[@jemsityakubow5071]

Completely agree, but visual standpoint, objectively, horizon 2 forbidden west is the best game ever so far

[@Stef861]

Gameplay and rpg elements are both better in Elden ring

[@ImDareDevil41]

Both do different things at some of the highest levels in all of gaming. The Witcher 3's story, characters, world building & the actual world itself (specifically Novigrad and Toussaint) are probably the best in all of gaming. While Elden Ring has an incredibly deep combat system, the most interesting world to traverse, amazing visuals & some of the best boss fights ever. I think there isn't exactly a wrong choice between the two it just ultimately comes down to what you prefer more when playing games. I do think the Witcher 3 is better but I also think it has more flaws then Elden Ring, but the things it does well it just does too well to ignore in my mind (I'm probably more bias towards the Witcher because I played it in 2016 and I've always thought it was the best game ever so its probably hard to get something to overcome that, but recency bias could also play a part for the people that think Elden Ring is better).

[@saprogrammer2702]

"What games should win game of the year" : shows rdr2, "and what game got robbed": shows rdr2.

[@066kshitizvsingh4]

RDR2 absolutely did not get robbed. Did it deserve to win, Yes. But pretending GOW 2018 wasn't an equally deserving winner is IMO,a stupid take as well . Both were excellent in what they went out to achieve and just because you preferred RDR2 doesn't make it not winning a robbery

[@YUXC88]

@@066kshitizvsingh4 bro rdr2 is just better, like in any aspect

[@hiddenzombie013]

​@YUXC88in my opinion, the gameplay of RDR2 is way less enjoyable than GOW. Graphics, story, and music are fantastic on all three, and RDR2 does have good gameplay. But I don't agree that it's better in every way

[@066kshitizvsingh4]

@YUXC88 not for me and a lot of other people. I prefer the more story/not entirely open world experience God of War offers. I also prefer the combat, and the look as well

[@SonGokuuuuuuu]

@@hiddenzombie013literally the only thing GOW has over rdr2 is gameplay but even that that’s entirely subjective lol rdr2 still clears though

[@bananafactory4508]

Shadow of the Erdtree is my favourite game this year, if it wasn’t an expansion it would be my GotY hands down, but I do have to give props to the other original titles this year like Astro Bot

[@luke_wiertz]

I personally like sote better than the base game and feel that it’s lowkey a bigger experience. there are so many remembrances and I can probably name more dlc bosses than base game.

[@bananafactory4508]

@ the locations in the DLC look more pretty and memorable. 💅

[@TheFrostyMan21]

@@luke_wiertzbut you have to play the base game in order to enjoy it so that’s where it really shows it’s just an expansion rather than an actually game. Sun wukong should win over it

[@luke_wiertz]

@ that’s just a design choice they could’ve made different. But I think many will agree that the way it’s better to make it seamless to the base game.

[@TheFrostyMan21]

@@luke_wiertz they could have made different but what made it better is that it is a continuation of the reputation of the main game. The dlc is only as great as it is because of the game mechanics already set in stone. You are just getting more content of what you already have liked before. Thus it isn’t a game but it’s an expansion

[@random__bruh]

My List: 1. Witcher III 2. Sekiro 3. God of War 2018 (RDR II didn't lose to get this ranked 10th 💀💀) 4. Elden Ring 5. Skyrim 6. Legend of Zelda: BOTW (Never played it but heard it's praise) 7. Resident Evil 4 8. GTA IV 9. GTA San Andreas (Nostalgic Factor) 10. RDR 1 11. GTA V 12. Uncharted 2 13. Baldur's Gate III (Great Storytelling; But not my-type gameplay) 14. Bioshock (Never played it) 15. Oblivion 16. Astrobot (BMW and SOTE were way better) 17. It Takes Two 18. Walking Dead 19. TLOU Part II (First one was better) 20. Dragon Age Inquisition 21. Madden 2004 22. Overwatch

[@kalenskij5228]

I actually agree with most of your list. I just think pitting Witcher 3 over Baldur's Gate is strange for me, but huge W for Sekiro on 2nd place. No way Elden ring is better than this masterpiece

[@mops515]

Skyrim... over Baldurs Gate 3.... My mind is struggling to resolve this

[@Yuco_lt]

Skyrim is peak 🥱

[@JuanDiegoCorreaQuintero-ss1pd]

​@@Yuco_ltPeak mediocrity you mean to say. I've played mobile games with a more engaging combat system.

[@huyquang1655]

i think he is including mods 😂, because skyrim without mod is no where near top 20 lets it alone top 3, Bethesda fucking sucks

[@kubasuveetzky8602]

Balatro being nominated to GOTY and Indie Debut is just crazy. They have the debut award already in a bag, so GOTY will go to wukong. But again, Balatro is a Debut of a decade and was initially made by 1 guy. One. Single. Guy.

[@HarpoonTheWhaler]

@@kubasuveetzky8602 is Balatro fun?

[@SparkySpice0911]

@@HarpoonTheWhalerextremely fun

[@creepsus24]

​@@HarpoonTheWhaleris like gambling without money. So it's really good

[@CoffeeSipper555]

Gambling roguelike with BIG numbers, super fun and infinitely replayability.

[@creepsus24]

@CoffeeSipper555 and you don't waste money

[@theultimatep1e40]

Really great video, love the ranking, especially because i know how hard it must have been to rank anything above the 8th place, as all the games in the top 8 are basically perfect in their own genre.

[@Dalto_]

Thank you so much! It was quite challenge and did take a lot of time to figure it all out as they really all are contenders of best game ever

[@Hk-ox4bb]

“Bioshock with its deep and immersive story” Yeah, I see what you did there

[@icewyre]

Love that you included the Spike awards. It just doesn't feel right stopping at 2014

[@timotheeman]

BG3 should be in the top 3 beyond Breath of the wild and The Witcher 3, but in my opinion, it’s a bigger and better rpg than these two, and its a niche game at base which managed to conquered the world of gaming with an incredible strength like no others niche games did before. My personal top 3 would have been Elden Ring, Skyrim and BG3

[@Tyler215]

Glad this video has blown up. This content is excellent, goes into important details and history that are relevant for comparing all of these masterpieces of gaming while sharing also your own opinion on them. I was amazed you’re under 2K subs. Definitely earned one from me!

[@PawnandKing-u7i]

this is the most accurate ranking list I've seen, it would have been perfect if you'd made the witcher 3 No 1 and elden ring no 2

[@rahulsachan6818]

RDR 2 wasn't just Game of the Year for me, It was Game of the Century. Still is.

[@JBeezyForever]

My brother and I have played almost all of these games together, and he said something the other day that really resonated with me: “Baldur’s Gate 3 is everything that Skyrim thinks it is” and I can’t help but think that he’s absolutely right about that.

[@BotmanBruv]

Personally I feel like the 2018 goty isn’t an obvious win for rdr2 I really love rdr2, it has one of the best and most immersive open worlds I’ve ever played. The detail and and variety is insane. The characters a some of the best ever with all them having so much depth. But I do feel that while the plot is great about the gang struggling to stabilise and the conflict that brews, I do feel that some of the pacing at the start and around guarma isn’t the best. Same goes with how quickly the conflict at Rhodes goes. But that’s mainly due to cut content. I also think that there are a few issues with the gameplay as I feel that it can be repetitive especially with the combat. GOW for me is good because it does every aspect of the game to a great level. The story for me rivals rdr2 and the gameplay is better in my opinion but that’s because they are two very different games. GOW isn’t perfect but it does everything well. They are both different games and they each focus on something different and someone’s preferences will depend on what they look for in a game. I love both games and they have both impacted me differently and I don’t have a preference . I’m mainly just saying that it isn’t a landslide for rdr2 for me. But it comes down to what you prefer in a game.

[@HakonArnin]

THIS, but honestly it’s just like you said, gow does everything right because while rdr2 has an exceptional story and pretty objectively one of the best in gaming it just does not have good gameplay and like you said the pacing is really bad at some parts. A jack of all traits but a master of none is better then a master of one

[@blairy0877]

I loved both games too. GoW for me was easily the better game. I'm not a trophy chaser on Playstation but this game made me want to get the platinum trophy it was that good.

[@tomk8350]

You have my utmost respect for putting The Witcher 3 at 2. Most engaging characters, quests, and soundtrack.

[@FredMorgan-gb5el]

Ghost of Tsushima should have won 2020

[@justadictatorridingonanuke3714]

Nah Hades and Doom Eternal were way better

[@AlexCatable]

Indeed

[@ak1996able]

Nah ghost of Tsushima won player choice aka gamers picked that game only reason TLOU part 2 won GOTY was because it was pushing a woke agenda

[@ziadmohamed1128]

Nah, the last of us part 2 is better but ghost of tsushima is a masterpiece as well

[@anitaremenarova6662]

@@ziadmohamed1128 Both Last of Us games are overrated garbage

[@flocon2neige277]

Overwatch over DS 3 was the biggest robbery ever

[@just_lazhar]

Welp, fromsoft got compromised twice after that

[@flocon2neige277]

@@just_lazhar in fact but still i mean Bloodborne and DS3 deserved more ( Well for BB i can understand cause the Witcher is insane too )

[@PoncesPoint]

Overwatch for THAT year was game of the year. Now it’s gone stale but it was great.

[@kavid8120]

Still a fun game bro. Not every game can stay the same because it’s just not possible. Even games that have a unique system that’s played by millions like Fortnite can’t remain the same when you have Devs that are ambitious and need to try new things in order to be satisfied with their work. Yea OG players may not like it anymore but new players will and that’s what Epic cares about. Longevity

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

Nah Dark Souls 3 should've won.

[@m0ntypth0n]

Nobody's talking about the sneaky loop at 6:20 when he was talking about Deathloop. Very crafty!

[@Dalto_]

Small editing mistake that I didn't even realise until you pointed it out 😅Thanks for letting me know! (definitely intential)

[@hxrmsy]

bro wasn’t there for madden 04 to know how good that game was

Baldur's Gate 3 should not only top this list but any list ranking games, imho. Ranking it as 8 on the list feels like an insult 😅. Of course, it's all subjective, to each their own and all, but damn. 8th? It's THE greatest of all time and it just oozes quality, care, love and perfection in everything, more than anything. Personally, I'd rank all the Rockstar games low, as I've tried them all but never clicked with any of them, but knowing how well loved and objectively great and industry-changing they are, I feel like they got slots they earned. Skyrim is another fun one. It's actually kinda good not great without mods, but modded a top 10 game of all time. I preferred oblivion but Skyrim has aged better

[@UnemployedStormtrooper]

I think the main reason that BG3 is at 8 is do to its gameplay. Now im not saying that its bad, not at all. But it is definitely not for everyone.

[@SharmatLorkhan]

I agree. Dragon Age Origins and Baldur's Gate III are the GOATS 🔥🔥🔥

[@rogueisded]

The damage that current day overwatch has done to peoples’ retroactive memory of the game on launch is insane. The game was massive revolutionary, fun and charming on release, and a lot of people have forgotten how truly special it was.

[@finmason6088]

Prime overwatch was so goated

[@harrybeast58]

Was looking for this comment. There still isn’t a game that does what it does. Many have tried and none deliver.

[@slxyerxo]

What makes overwatch prime? When the gameplay still the same 🤣🤣

[@finmason6088]

@ not at all… almost every character has had major changes and the gamemodes themselves have had major changes too🤡

[@bittercad1137]

It was not better than DS3.

[@slxyerxo]

@@finmason6088 it's still a 5v5 shooter with the same game modes😂😂🤡

[@kevin_t07]

Elden Ring over The Witcher 3 is a crime in my opinion 😅 Yeah Elden Ring is gigantic but The Witcher has way more content and every single side Quest is as good as the main quest. And to think that The Witcher 3 is almost ten years old and still is one of the best games out there in graphics and gameplay just shows the longevity of that masterpiece but as I said it’s just my opinion

[@chance757]

AGREED!!

[@firstorderblade4432]

man overwatch should not have won goty. Dark souls 3 and doom 2016 are masterpieces. Same with 2020, final fantasy 7 remake or doom eternal deserved. I'd say 2017 should have been nier automata as well, which is imo the best game ever made

[@pogethedoge]

I don't think NieR deserved to win, but it absolutely should've been nominated. My second favorite game of that year, and definitely in my top 10 oat.

[@firstorderblade4432]

@ Zelda is goated but only one game can make me tear up just by hearing the music, and that’s automata. It’s just the best story and music of any online thing ever created imo

[@pogethedoge]

@@firstorderblade4432 fs, the story and music of NieR is supreme, far away better than Zelda, but in terms of just being a game, Zelda is my favorite action adventure game ever made. It's probably my favorite game ever made, actually. Also the second playthrough of NieR is pretty weak comparatively to the other two until you get to chapter 9, which drags it down a bit in my eyes. Also the final Emil quest was not fun to initiate. But the story is goated, probably my second favorite in all of gaming

[@firstorderblade4432]

@@pogethedoge I assume you did the third playthrough of automata right? And got all 5 main endings? I understand why some people might not like the second playthrough because a lot of it is repeat content, but to me I see it as just more reason to play the most enjoyable game of all time for me, so I dont mind it at all. But the entirety of route C is easily the best story content ive ever seen. Playing as A2 is absolute peak, what happens to 2b and 9s is tear inducing, and the true ending is even more so

[@justadictatorridingonanuke3714]

Personally 2016 You should also include titanfall 2 2020 Replace FF7R for Hades

[@Eldenmofo1]

Tbh I think Ghost of Tsushima should've won in 2020 not The last of us 2

[@hossx2001]

Witcher 3 will remain the greatest of all time. nothing comes close except RDR2

[@jacobfroese3485]

Astro bit got my GIRLFRIEND into playing video games. She’s never played a video game before, but would wanna hang out with me specifically to just game ☠️☠️

[@Titi-zm7gr]

Overwatch sucks but 2016-2017 overwatch was peak and totally deserved the goty. Also I wholeheartedly believe that breath of the wild is the best game ever made in the last 20 years and it's not even close

[@cricketexperience778]

Man looking back at there really hasn’t been that many bad years when it comes to game releases. I’d say almost every year has had a long list of great releases!

[@SpenceyWencey-tz7lp]

I know people hate Overwatch now , and for good reason, but in 2016 it was incredible and deserved to at least be considered for GotY. I don’t think it should have won, but saying it’s the “most absurd game to ever win GotY” because Overwatch 2, which came out 6 years after it won, is bad, doesn’t make any sense

[@hamxz2]

Completely agreed. I don't like Overwatch, and I certainly don't like Blizzard. With that said, people are forgetting how big of a wave Overwatch caused. Hell, it was even coined the "LoL-killer". BG3 being at 8 on this list is a bigger travesty than OW winning GOTY. And yes, I've played Civ 6, BF1, DS3 and DOOM.

[@nadir4562]

Good list, can't disagree much. Sekiro has the best melee combat i can thing off, but honestly i'd put witcher 3 first with all the quest details and dlc's

[@blakerogers9600]

For Madden 04 winning gane of the uear is absolutely crazy to me when Halo 2 came out that year.

[@james_wheelz]

madden 04 came out in 2003, halo 2 came out in 2004.

[@thetoastnbutterpodcast64]

And Half life 2 and GTA San Andreas

[@angryhammy2704]

Saying it takes two has a better story than The walking dead is laughable

[@CrazyClanQ]

fr

[@spacedoctor6858]

Meh its kinda true

[@iLdx25]

1) Im a souls stan, ive never played Overwatch, but that game clearly won GOTY. Literally everyone was glazing that game the entire year 2) Last of Us 2 should be last. Ghost of Tsushima shouldve won, and thats not an opinion. a literal fact. Voters literally chose Ghost to win. And got Ghost the voters choice award

[@professorsquid1104]

Hot Take: RDR2 did not deserve GOTY. The game has zero replay value and the core gameplay has not changed from GTA 3. It’s an extraordinary game with off-the-charts immersion, but it’s also tedious

[@mananalwadhi9011]

So God of War, a linear story game, has more replay value?

[@professorsquid1104]

@ Yes it does

[@TheSophisticatedAxolotl]

@@mananalwadhi9011God of war has new game plus and different armour types so yes it deserved it

[@Hakarisdomain]

Man, I just started playing the Witcher 3 about a week ago and it’s already think it’s my favourite game I’ve ever played by far, and I’m only in Velen i cant wait to keep playing this game I’m about to hop on rn actually lol I love this game

[@alfonswtykacz]

unpopular opinion but the whole hearts of stone dlc is the best thing i've ever played, i liked a few missions from rdr2 or cyberpunk more than missons from this dlc but as a whole experience it's totally peak

[@JETSFAN2017]

Enjoy your time with it and don’t miss out on Gwent! It’s my number one game other than Baldurs Gate 3

[@Hakarisdomain]

@@JETSFAN2017 I played one gwent game and lost and since then I havent played again. I did get a quest tho to play against the Baron for a special card so perhaps I’ll give it another try. And thank you!

[@Armansyazwan]

Man im so jealous of you i wish i could experience that game for the first time again 😢

[@HorizonsHideout]

@@alfonswtykacz That's a very popular opinion

[@Bagbonk]

I love Skyrim in all it's buggy Bethesda glory, but that over Baldur's Gate 3 is absolutely insane.

[@nulliningly]

From 2004 to 2013, my list would be: Half-Life 2; FEAR; Hitman Blood Money; Portal; GTA IV; AC II; Fallout New Vegas; Deus Ex Human Revolution; Dishonored; The Swapper. From 2014 to 2023: Transistor; The Witcher 3; Dishonored 2; Prey; Celeste; RE2make; Bugsnax; It Takes Two; Elden Ring; Baldur's Gate 3.

[@JackSparrow-qu2mq]

Good list overall. My top 3 would be reversed actually. Botw, Witcher and Elden. Btw, 2006 goty was twilight princess no?

[@Dalto_]

Totally valid opinion, in 2006 oblivion won

[@ForeverUnknown-qd8oe]

No way Elden Ring beat the Witcher 3, I can't be the only one who thinks this

[@justinrisen1929]

You absolutely are not alone in that thinking. Its not even close. Elden Ring is imo is one of the most overrated games ever released. Witcher 3 is a once in a lifetime experience in gaming. The story the characters and the worldbuilding is unrivaled for me. Add the excellent rpg mechanics and addicting combat and exploration and i just do not see how its even an argument.

[@susongbrit]

Witcher 3 should definitely be no 1.Elden ring doesn't come close to be honest

[@ayushganguli137]

I know, right

[@uncensoredmaverick4455]

Keep coping you insects

[@excalibro8365]

ER is literally just reskinned DS in an open word setting, with even worse bosses. A solid 7/10 that won GOTY only because the video game industry has been utter shite in recent years.

[@nguyenhuuhiep1505]

Ah yes the usual :”Let put every massive game communities against each other so I can farm views”

[@Darkslayer1993]

Witcher 3 >>>>>> Elden Ring in my honest opinion. The Witcher 3 content is too GOATED

[@Snellythedog]

Titanfall 2 or Doom 2016 not winning is still the biggest robbery in TGA history

[@drepiki9281]

Gta v did not win game of the year. The last of us part 1 won it. Also broke records for the most game of the year awards till Witcher 3 broke the record and so on.

[@benrenell3429]

i’m sorry but GTA winning over TLOU will forever be criminal to me. TLOU might be one of the best told stories across media and the gameplay was fantastic. don’t get me wrong, GTA was fun and a great game, but legitimately is like comparing a lamborghini to a lexus

[@benthehen-uy7fj]

Props for putting Elden Ring at #1. I used to hate on the game (because I was a little salty tbf), but it's so magnificent that it deserves number 1.

[@Dalto_]

Elden ring truly comes as close as you can get to perfection in my opinion

[@chambeet]

I tried playing it recently, but hadn’t the slightest clue what I was doing and got nowhere after 7 hours. One day I will try again, but I’ve decided I’m going to go through at least one Dark Souls first so I have some idea what I’m doing.

[@benthehen-uy7fj]

@@Dalto_ It still has a lot of flaws though...

[@Dalto_]

​@@benthehen-uy7fj it does but nothing beats the first playthrough

[@AlexCatable]

​@@chambeetfirst 20 hrs you don't even need to understand how scaling works because standard is the best and the damage will depend almost totally on the upgrade level. So, grab whatever garbage and weapon you like the best, finish the cave of knowledge (tutorial) to get acquainted with the basics and go out into the vast beautiful world. All you need to do is: - look around more. For any possible sites of interest and for just taking in the view - listen carefully to rare NPCs you will come across. - read items descriptions. The history of the world and much of the plot is in there

[@BrenoSpolaor]

I haven't had the opportunity to play all those games, as much as I would like too. But your video iso great! Overall I agree with most of your statements and I think you did a lot of justice to all the games mentioned and even an overview to gaming history. Amazing list and video!

[@aligaming5728]

Walking Dead is one of my fav games its story is literally on of the best iv played but the other games like dishonored and assasins creed were the more deserving ones, i agree.

[@theultimatep1e40]

honestly, the games in the top 8 are all just so incredibly good that it just comes down to personal preference at that point

[@Dalto_]

Best story telling imo but as a game I prefer the other games

[@BlueLightningSky]

4 open world games at the top 4. It show that what's best that games do is immersing you in their world.

[@enchandted-ps5226]

I think it’s unfair to compare current day overwatch to 2016 overwatch. Like 2024 overwatch is not the game that got GOTY, you shouldn’t compare that at all. You should put the game that came out into the context, otherwise it’s a terrible comparison and very unfair

[@ZerotoaMillionandOne]

We do have to go back and remember at the time. For whatever reason, I think maybe online/slower start, people were somewhat upset with the launch. And especially for Mass Effect 3 people were hating on it for the ending

[@xdlmao42]

Imma die on this hill but early overwatch is probably the best peak of a multiplayer game I’ve ever played. I think at the time it was a decent selection but probably should’ve went to Doom or Dark Souls 3

[@AlbinoGorillas]

Whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into a war with the Cabal on Mars. So let's get to taking out their command, one by one. Valus Ta'aurc. From what I can gather, he commands the Siege Dancers from an Imperial Land Tank just outside of Rubicon. He's well protected, but with the right team, we can punch through those defenses, take this beast out, and break their grip on Freehold.

[@connorseaturtle3162]

Red Dead 2 not being in the list feels wrong.

[@connorseaturtle3162]

GOT too.

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

GOW is just better than it in every single way. Simple as that.

[@RodDeWitt]

​@@ThwipThwipBoom no way you said that without trolling, you even gave you auto like 😂

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

@@RodDeWitt Quiet down fanboy

[@bittercad1137]

@@ThwipThwipBoomzip up sonys pants when you’re done down there.

[@atlusplateau]

Red Dead Redemption 2 is undeniably impressive, but God of War (2018) takes the win for being a more focused and emotional experience that redefined what a game can be. The story in God of War is unforgettable. It’s not just about epic battles-it’s about Kratos trying to be a better dad while navigating Norse mythology. The relationship between Kratos and Atreus feels real and heartfelt. While RDR2 has a sprawling story, it can drag at times, making it hard to stay hooked. When it comes to gameplay, God of War is in a league of its own. The Leviathan Axe is insanely satisfying to use, and the combat is fast, strategic, and fun. Meanwhile, RDR2 focuses a lot on realism, which is cool, but it makes the controls feel clunky and frustrating at times, its pacing can be slow, detracting from player engagement. Visually and emotionally, God of War nails it. Everything-from the graphics to the music-adds to its impact. RDR2’s open world is huge, but it can feel overwhelming and less focused. At the end of the day, God of War delivers an experience that sticks with you, making it the real Game of the Year.

[@smallbudoo]

How exactly did god of war 208 redifine what a game could be? It's a good game but the combat and difficulty levels are just trash and the story is surface level writing.

[@chambeet]

Glad to see Breath of the Wild making the list. I still prefer Ocarina of Time, but BotW has to be one of the most innovative and influential games ever.

[@paxconsciente3352]

It was just a zelda open world game dude, calm down lol

[@chambeet]

@ I think it was a lot more than just an open world game and was very influential. Like I said, not my favorite game, but I can recognize its influence.

[@DeepFriedChumChum]

Any game of the year made the list so BoTW had to make the list.

[@DeepFriedChumChum]

@@paxconsciente3352bro you clearly do not understand the influence it’s had on the perception of open world and what’s possible with it.

[@paxconsciente3352]

@DeepFriedChumChum wtf are you talking about lol, it didn't do anything new and even zelda fans dislike the game...

[@manniboi_drache1651]

3:45 I completely agree alien isolation deserved goty

[@zakbrandsinc]

You put into good perspective that Overwatch beating Doom 2016 and Uncharted 4 is ridiculously stupid

[@Nainokjell]

Nice vid man, I looked at the likes and sub count and was absolutely shocked, the quality was so high I thought you’d have wayyy more subs! Hope you keep growing (and going)!

[@Dalto_]

Thank you so much, it really means a lot! I'm trying as much as I can to make high quality videos!

[@toekneeheadless2393]

Fromsoft is one of the best game developers to ever exist. Their passion for their projects is obvious. They but Treyarch, Activision, and Bungie to shame.

[@Red-qv4nb]

Astro Bot should win this year, there has never been a platformer this good and I don’t think an RPG deserves to win again until they surpass what BG3 did

[@boutch1993]

You don't play a lot of platformers, don't you?

[@Red-qv4nb]

@ I’m a massive nintendo owner I’ve played mario galaxy, sunshine, 3D World, 64, odyssey, hollow knight, shovel Knight, cup head, most of the ratchet and clank series, DK country series, yoshis island, woolly world, lots of Kirby games, rayman legends. Basically a whole bunch of them and Astro Bot surpasses them all imo

[@cletokings4302]

I consider Astro bot more of a colectathon than a platformer and that’s why I loved it.

[@SapphicMysterie]

Literally any nintendo platformer outclasses it hard.

[@Iamspud69420]

@@SapphicMysterie I disagree

[@MyWORDisntGospel]

As I get older, and I look back on games from the past… it’s always amazing how I see a game from 15 years ago, that when I look at it now, it doesn’t look good. But I remember when it came out, I didn’t think games graphics could get any better than that at the time.

[@TheBigAngryHobo]

Saying that gta was a better goty over half life 2 was a crazy take I didn’t expect even going in expecting last of us part II to be very low. I don’t know how you can feel that way if you were to play them both today or played them back then. I have to think you didn’t. Anyways, great video!

[@mobes8876]

Top 3 placements are accurate. I’d personally put BotW as 1, but that’s just my opinion. But ER/Witcher3/BotW are truly goats

[@500本の歯を持つ恐竜を検索]

BG3 is way too low

[@theultimatep1e40]

well it IS a really niche game, but all these games are pretty much perfect in their own genre

[@Dalto_]

If you think it's higher that's dope but I think it's at a good spot and still one of the greatest games of all time

[@500本の歯を持つ恐竜を検索]

@@theultimatep1e40 skyrim and oblivion are nowhere near perfect in rpgs

[@himanshupandey8771]

​@@500本の歯を持つ恐竜を検索in my opinion 3.bg3 2.sekiro 1.elden ring

[@yavuzscakir]

As it should be

[@Mrpicklesnickle]

It Takes Two will always be special for me. Just for the fun I got to have with my wife. She never really played a game before but she loved that one.

[@RemixedYoshi]

Im more surprised elden ring dlc made it for 2024 and not ff7 rebirth

[@Guitarmonade]

Rebirth did get nominated. But the video and most of these comments really don't make note of it. It's my GOTY because I spent the most time with it and was impressed by the leaps the devs made and how the combat challenged me. But I don't consider myself to represent the gaming community at large.

[@RemixedYoshi]

@@Guitarmonade i havent played it yet waiting for it to come out on PC like remake but i heard its good but bloated.

[@Guitarmonade]

@RemixedYoshi it falls into many traps that open world games do with pacing and burnout if you feel compelled to do as much as possible once it's available. But it's really impressive considering the limitations of Remake and the combat system has a high skill ceiling. I was good enough to get the platinum, but nowhere near what others are achieving. Low market share doesn't inhibit a game from winning, but if I'm being realistic, I'm expecting a game like Wukong to have a better chance because it's highly rated and not exclusive.

[@RemixedYoshi]

@Guitarmonade i 100% remake aswell it always confused me when people said ff15 combat is better and I was like..um did we play the same game? But I'm assuming a lot of ff7 rebirth sales are people waiting on PC and people waiting for all 3 games to be out.

[@thepaintingbanjo8894]

LOL the idea of a DLC story winning a GOTY award would show how barren the year is with quality games.

[@jacobwhelan45]

Walking dead was honestly incredibly deserving of it. There were almost no problems or controversy with it at the time whereas the others were controversial. ME3 ruined the series with a bad ending, AC3 was the first AC to feel like just another AC game, and honestly, any other games around at the time like Halo 4 were just bad. I consider it to be one of the worst years of gaming imo so a small team making a beautifully crafted narrative in a game that, at the time, wasn’t over saturated in the industry and was a relatively different concept was a breath of fresh air

[@canallj3480]

The biggest robberies in the TGA for me are not related to the GOTY award, it was Bloodborne not being nominated for best OST and FUCKING HOLLOW KNIGHT not being nominated for best indie game 😂 like wtf bro

[@Legendryhorizon]

bro predicted the future 😭😭

[@Liquidsunn87]

Elden Ring introduced me to soul borne/ soul like genre. Will always love that game.

[@Thehidden0ne959]

RDR2 deserved it 100%

[@Rezz_theRealest]

as red dead redemption 2 being one of my favorite games of all time. it was not on God of wars level of anticipation that year in 2018. when we first saw Kratos return in that E3 trailer the reaction of the fans was nuts bro.. 2018 was the year of God of War as that was many and i mean many gamers child hood growing up brother.

[@Thehidden0ne959]

@@Rezz_theRealest it's game of the year, not most anticipated game of the year, as a game RDR2 is better

[@bybiskuvi]

I'm not sure :/

[@Thehidden0ne959]

@@bybiskuvi have you played it?

[@Rezz_theRealest]

@@Thehidden0ne959 if we’re going back to the year of 2018 when we had no idea who arthur morgan was… people asking why we’re not playing as john marston before the game even released, having such a late release date in the year. God of War was already known. the last time we had seen kratos was GoW3 and he had killed his father Zeus. and tried ending himself at the end of the game. God of war still has an amazing story in itself. Red dead’s story right off the bat was lack luster that year. it grew on people over time. now people are making edits of it. talking about how great the game was but going back to 2018 no one had really known how great the game was. so id say it’s really one of those. Right year wrong time for RDR2 and GOW had the right year & perfect timing giving it the win over RDR2

[@070spacecowboy]

Just swap Skyrim with Baldurs Gate 3 and then you sir won the list!

[@abdurrehman.7]

God of War Ragnarok got what its predecessor did to Red Dead Redemption 2 BTW very High Quality and Detailed Content

[@Dalto_]

I don't think it was as big of a robbery as RDR2 but ragnarok is still outstanding

[@Jadepeanut]

Man God Of War 2018 was a masterpiece and it did something impossibly rare in the industry . It reinvented a beloved franchise . R2D2 may be bigger budget more advanced and detailed but the risk which Santa Monica took with GOW is an achievement in itself. Ragnarok is a great game but GOW 2018 is almost flawless storytelling.

[@vidarye5859]

2018 is better than Elden Ring and nobody can change my mind

[@k_Shadi18]

@@vidarye5859😂😂😂

[@Niklas0369]

@@vidarye5859 Elden Ring >>>>> 2018 nobody can change my mind

[@tejassrinivas7943]

2018 was a crazy year with spiderman, gow and rdr2. Like all are goty worthy games in different years. And also dishonored 2 not even getting a mention in 2016 is a disgrace

[@simondoe2772]

Walking Dead is my favorite.

[@Ismo_23]

The fact that GHOST OF TSUSHIMA didn't win GOTY is very surprising for me.

[@abdulrahmanosama2496]

I don't know how rdr2 didn't win

[@justadictatorridingonanuke3714]

Sony bias. Same reason TLOU 2 won

[@yannispirou101]

​@@justadictatorridingonanuke3714 Ghost of Tsushima, which many people wanted it to win, was a Sony game as well

[@justadictatorridingonanuke3714]

@yannispirou101 the Sony bias between GoT and TLOU 2 cancel each other out. I'm ngl GoT also didn't deserve to win that year either

[@tomgu2285]

Because God of war is the better game?

[@leedsalex]

@@tomgu2285 it wasn't though

[@SaphirDaffy]

Putting GTA 5 and the last of us part 2 that low is a crime, they are possibly the best games I have ever played

[@ebrithil_]

It's so unfortunate that Horizon Zero Dawn didn't win a goty, because it really doesn't get the attention it deserves. Hunting different machines and adapting your arsenal to them while still not being too complicated. The story was absolutely peak, on an emotional level too. Had some really engaging side quests aswell, making it ez to lose yourself in the game for hours. Top 3 best games of all time for me :)

[@lukasevans8265]

But there's no way it could have beaten Legend Of Zelda Breath of the wild, it just couldn't and it shouldn't have. Horizon Zero Dawn is good, great even, but it feels to much like a Ubisoft open world with way too many objectives, Yellow map markers, bloated size, repeated quests and too much handholding. Every time I play it, I feel like the game is treating me like I'm a 4 year old who can't figure out anything myself. It feels like an insult.

[@slxyerxo]

The games boring, it's simple as that, I've played both the games and couldn't even complete them due to how boring it is.