Sunburned Albino Roasts and Votes for The 2024 Game Awards Nominees

[@marcelinonavedobenitez5117]

The only reason im excited for the Game Awards is for this video.

[@cmwaves]

Putting Metaphor over Rebirth for best score is insane work.

[@michaelgarner4423]

Listen to the Battle theme of Metaphor You will literally change your mind Could Rebitrh still win? Maybe

[@cmwaves]

@ I did. Rebirths battle them is better.

[@christaggart5687]

@@michaelgarner4423metaphors battle theme is indeed a banger. Rebirths whole soundtrack is full of bangers. Best game soundtrack I’ve heard

[@michaelgarner4423]

@@christaggart5687 that’s why it won’t surprise me if it wins instead of Metaphor Although some will be upset (Albino maybe being one of them) But what songs from rebirth specifically are bangers?

[@writer_man5318]

@@michaelgarner4423 I mean for starters, Stamp's theme. All like four versions of it. Gongaga's area theme is fantastic (it's almost like listening to a track from the Lion King). Kotch and Scotch's rap is hilariously fantastic. No Promises to Keep is up there with Eyes On Me, Melodies of Life, and Suteki Da Ne. There's the song that plays when you enter Gold Saucer that has Yuffie dancing. The chocobo race theme songs (especially bringing back the Crazy Chocobo theme).

[@ChiefPlentyCoops-bp4cz]

R.I.P. Best Esports Coach

[@jameslough6329]

You can complain about DLC being nominated all you want but you need to remember that the Witcher 3 DLC beat Dark Souls 3 at the game awards for best RPG back in 2016. This is simply FromSoft’s revenge…

[@TheLastGame666]

Yeah, the shit was already fucked ever since, you can't blame SoTE over this.

[@AceZeroBalance]

I love how in Best RPG, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth has a colon in it, but in every other category it’s nominated in, that colon isn’t there.

[@oodigie687]

I agree DLC shouldn’t be in GOTY but it’s fair game for every other category. Literally happened with Blood and Wine, as well as Phantom Liberty last year.

[@michaelgarner4423]

Agreed

[@michaelgarner4423]

8:12 I have good news for you Albino

[@The1WithoutFear]

Changes I'd make to the Game Awards to make them better: 1. Any studio that fires/cuts more than 20 jobs in a year, or is being investigated for "crunch"/abuses/wage theft, is automatically disqualified from nomination in any category. 2. Remove the Best Ongoing Game category. If your game has a dedicated player base that plays it longer than a year, good for you, but that doesn't mean you deserve a reward for it. 3. Remove the Games For Impact category - it needlessly measures "who catered to the alphabet soup community more," and vaguely says it's "pro-social" instead of being honest and saying "pro-minority." I'm genuinely shocked that the atrocity of Dustborn didn't grace the GFI category this year. 4. Perhaps obvious, but DLC does NOT get nominated in any category outside of a newly introduced Best BLC category, and /maybe/ a technical award or two (Best Score, or Best Multiplayer if we're generously calling a multi-player expansion a "new game"). 5. Concuring with Albino's past two years on this same point: the actors and actresses nominated in the Best Performance category need their character's names and/or portraits with their headshot. 6. Continuing on the Best Performance train - Best Performance is now split into two categories: Best Motion Capture Performance & Best Vocal Performance. It is been consistently shown that the voting jury of the Game Awards cannot be trusted to award an all-time great vocal performance over a mediocre -to'-decent motion-captured one (yes, I'm still sour about Lady Dimitrescu winning, and yes, I'm pissed that neither Aegis nor Takaya's voice actors from P3 Reload are nominated this year). 7. The Best Sports/Racing category expands its definition to include non-realistic depictions of real sports/athletics, so as to include games like Dodgeball Academy, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, etc. 8. A simple quality-of-life change for the Best Score/Music category - have the nominees choose 1 or 2 soundtrack selections they'd like to put forward as samples of their work for audiences who haven't played their games yet to hear. 9. The Esports categories get announced and awarded the night before the live broadcast, so that the show overall can be shorter, or kept at the same length but afford more time for the speeches from other winners. 10. Every member of the voting jury, prior to being eligible to nominate any game in any category, must demonstrate their integrity by showing their gamercard/console profile to prove that they actually played 75% or more of the games they are nominating. 11. Introduce a self-reflective category of personal growth - the Oops, We Got It Wrong Award. How this would work is that audiences (NOT the jury panel of journalists & developers) would log into their Game Awards account, go to this new category, and there would be two drop-down bars and a blank space. Drop-down bar 1: Pick a year (minimum of five years back, so 2019 would the most recent in this example), drop-down bar 2: Pick a category (Best Narrative, GOTY, Best Performance, etc), and in the blank space, fill in the game that you think should've won that category in that year. Then, the most consistently-given answer gets awarded during the show as the "game that should've won ____ in 20__." It gives audiences the chance to show the Game Awards where journalists most regularly get it wrong, so that they can hopefully become better with what they nominate the next year. 12. Finally, perhaps my most contestable pair of changes - Remakes/Remasters of older games are disqualified from Best Narrative, UNLESS the developers can show a measure of 10-20% changes in dialogue and scenes that change the story of the original in a significant way. Otherwise, you're just giving the award to a 10-20+ year old game for writing a great story and getting blessed with a technical upgrade. 13. In tandem with #12, Remakes/Remasters are automatically disqualified from Game of the Year. Being completely honest: I hate that the Resident Evil remakes and Silent Hill 2 remake qualify as "new games," when they're not new games - they're glorified ports, given a new coat of paint and some technical improvements.

[@The1WithoutFear]

With all that said, here is what I would nominate for each category if I were a voting member of the jury panel. The titles that are in bold are the games that would have my vote (similar to how Wikipedia formats awards lists). In reverse order (much like how Albino and Brownman go through their ballots): All the Esports categories and Content Creator of the Year - no nominations, no votes. Most Anticipated Game - *Persona 6,* Ghost of Yotei, GTA VI, Metronid Prime 4, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Beat Adaptation - *ARK: The Animated Series,* Arcane, Sakuna: Of Rice & Ruin, Tom Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, & Knuckles Best Multiplayer - Keep nominees as is. I vote for *Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.* Best Sports/Racing - No nominees, no vote. Best Sim/Strategy - *Unicorn Overlord,* Frostpunk 2, CAPES, Manor Lords, & 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Best Family Game - *Astro Bot,* Super Mario Party Jamboree, The Plucky Squire, Another Crab's Treasure, & Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble Best Fighting Game - *Tekken 8,* Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, Under Night In-Birth II: Sys-Celes, & Die By The Blade Best RPG - *Metaphor: Refantazio,* Unicorn Overlord, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, The Thaumaturge, & Arco Best Action/Adventure Game - *Astro Bot,* Pepper Grinder, Creatures of Ava, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, & Stellar Blade. Best Action Game - Keep nominees as is, and my vote goes to *Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.* Best VR/AR Game - No nominees, no vote. Best Mobile Game: *Balatro,* The Ramp, Yes Your Grace, Wuthering Waves, & SaGA: Emerald Beyond Best Debut Indie Game - Keep the nominees as is, and my vote goes to *Balatro.* Best Indie Game - *UFO 50,* Balatro, Indika, Open Roads, Blockbuster Inc, & Vood Stranger. Best Remake/Remastered Game - *Until Dawn Remake,* Persona 3 Reload, Silent Hill 2, & Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth. . Best Community Support - Keep the nominees as is, and my vote goes to *Baldur's Gate 3.* Best Ongoing Game and Games for Impact don't exist at my Game Awards, so we're skipping both. Innovation in Accessibility - *Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,* Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (I begrudgingly hate to admit), Persona 3 Reload, Frostpunk 2, & Metaphor: Refantazio. Best Performance (Voice-Over) - *Dawn M. Bennett (Aigis, Persona 3: Reload),* Daman Mills (Takaya, Persona 3: Reload), Maciej Nawrocki (Wiktor, The Thaumaturge), Anastasia Dyachuk (Indika, Indika), & Bill Millsap (Josef, Unicorn Overlord). Best Performance (Motion Capture) - *Melina Jeurgens (Senua, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II),* Humberly Gonzalez (Kat Vess, Star Wars: Outlaws), Yin Kai (Sun Wukong, Black Myth: Wukong), & Kazukiro Nakaya (Ichiban Kasuga, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth). Best Audio Design - *Silent Hill 2 Remake,* Sylvio: Black Waters, Persona 3 Reload, Astro Bot, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, & Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Best Score/Music - *Metaphor: Refantazio,* Persona 3: Reload, Unicorn Overlord, The Rise of the Golden Idol, Tales of Kenzara: Zau, & Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Best Art Direction - *The Rise of the Golden Idol,* Metaphor: Refantazio, Creatures of Ava, Frostpunk 2, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, & Children od the Sun. Best Narrative - *Metaphor: Refantazio,* Tales of Kenzara" Zau, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Indika, Thank Goodness You're Here!, & The Rise of the Golden Idol. Best Game Direction - *Sylvio: Black Waters,* Balatro, Astro Bot, Indika, Metaphor: Refantazio, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, & Black Myth: Wukong Best DLC/Expansion - *Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree,* Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis, Destiny 2: The Final Shape, Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred, & Final Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide Game of the Year: *Metaphor: Refantazio,* Astro Bot, Black Myth: Wukong, Indika, Balatro, Frostpunk 2, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Unicorn Overlord, & Sylvio: Black Waters.

[@Mo_Mudabber]

Crazy takes

[@dynastyzero2636]

i just blatantly disagree with quite a few of these. and just cause i want to say so your 13th take i cant ever agree with, its a game that was still released that year and if it is in fact better who the fuck are you to argue. re2 3 and 4 remakes are amazing games and im glad than the people that made them are getting recognized for it even if they dont win. if they were bad games THEY WOULDNT BE HERE. on top of all this a remake has never won game of the year.

[@Trickyman477]

Dude... You should be the one running the show. Not that Geoff guy😂

[@The1WithoutFear]

​@@Mo_MudabberIt would be helpful if you said which takes you specifically find "crazy" (if any, as I suspect you're just being contrarian). Otherwise, I'll go on thinking that my takes are pretty sound.

[@vynatheros5234]

6:45 so real for that

[@GreatBertBerserk]

So where the Arkham knight ranking?

[@MrJambola123]

Metaphor has about 10 standout tracks in the first 8 hours most games get 1 or 2 through a whole game

[@Mo_Mudabber]

No it dosent

[@michaelgarner4423]

Boy can’t wait for some of Albino’s reactions for some theses winners lol And see what new game reveals he deems a L

[@Marnige]

I wish BMW win because I want more unique games made with passion. And I feel chinese studios should actually invest more into triple A titles because we more fresh titles.

[@michaelgarner4423]

Any game winning over dlc is a better ending honestly

[@LuciaGehenna]

Real glad to be hearing Misty Er'A in a lot of these videos. I have no idea what an er'a is or how you're supposed to pronounce that, but boy is it Lies of P's best track.

[@KevinKennedy-r7n]

Really wish nine sols got an mention. Amazing game

[@polrock1747]

its criminal it didn't get one

[@somethingthatisntcringe757]

Most people have no idea what that is unfortunately

[@dylangarza1237]

I’m more excited to watch this roast than the awards themselves this year.

[@nothinghere7694]

you singing the metaphor battle theme made me laugh hard man, it is an awesome OST though. hope metaphor wins some awards to motivate Atlus to make more games like it.

[@thegamewin100]

I’m going with Astro bot I had way too much fun with that game

[@hypnopanda1929]

I still think there needs to be a negative category, like Worst Game or something that highlights shitty game development tactics like over working/crunch. I know its supposed to be a celebration of gaming, but dog shit games and bad business practice should be highlighted as well.

[@Brelicity]

God I've been waiting for this video.

[@michaelgarner4423]

It’s fine if a DLC is nominated and won other categories just not goty I’m with Albino on this

[@michaelgarner4423]

Another Crab’s Treasure was snubbed btw

[@LMFAO_FAN_2004]

havent watched your content in years. glad to see you’re still rocking.

[@GothaBillsAndDeath]

18:08: I too nominated Starfield for best art direction because you could contain 1k sandwiches on the screen at the sametime, each with their own physics & collision models. Quantity is a quality of it's own, said some russian guy. I really like coming onto channels like these just to hear some of the most batshit insane opinions I've ever heard in my entire life.

[@michaelgarner4423]

Him explaining on Art Direction is exactly what the category is about, which perfectly explains why Astro bot could win it But I personally voted on Wukong but Astrobot is a close second

[@michaelgarner4423]

Death Stranding 2 is a goty nominee 2025 by principal regardless of how much Kojima is laughed on But we all know MID theft auto 6 is winning this category And probably every award in the 2025 game awards because of favoritism lol

[@johnockershausen3951]

Seeing this video makes me wonder if Albino ever voted in the 4Chan VGAs that /v/ does every year. Bet it'd be interesting to see his tastes clash with theirs.

[@CaptnFlame]

7:39 absolutely based take about the Elden ring dlc. glad you can recognize an amazing rpg like Metaphor🎉.

[@michaelgarner4423]

Albino is right Any category with “Game” in it a dlc shouldn’t win Any other category without that word in it it’s fine Regardless of how good the DLC is

[@Ringoroadagain6]

The complaints about Shadow of the erdtree are absurd. Fromsoft could have just slapped the name elden Ring 2 on it, sold it for 70$, and no one would have complained about it getting nominated

[@SunburnedAlbino]

This cope is absurd. Imagine Elden Ring 2 being half the size and half the bosses are just NPC's lol, nobody would nominate that for shit

[@michaelgarner4423]

Why do I get the feeling this is also a Totk slander? Because people legit call Totk a 70 dlc which it’s clearly not

[@Ringoroadagain6]

@SunburnedAlbino it's literally the complete opposite. They would have even more reason to nominate it without fearing backlash.

[@michaelgarner4423]

@@Ringoroadagain6 he’s not wrong on the fact that it’s not a game, it’s a part, a add on, DownLoadable Content It being nominated for “Game of the year” is absurd, especially actual games Regardless of quality I beat if god of war ragnarok: Valhalla was nominated people would be on the agreement too But because it’s Elden Ring people don’t care about the facts

[@Ringoroadagain6]

@michaelgarner4423 Valhalla is a 10-15 hours DLC. Shadow of the erdtree is 35-40 hours add with 4 full legacy dungeons, it takes almost the same time to beat a whole playthrough of bloodborne.

[@lexlayton7966]

My favorite SA tradition

[@TheSpongyMallard]

I don’t know, Astro Bot’s art style and direction looks super generic.

[@michaelgarner4423]

Oh your serious?

[@TheSpongyMallard]

@@michaelgarner4423 Yes. Also, Albino's reasoning on why it is the best doesn't make sense when all he talked about how well the game played or the quality of the textures. Art direction and style is much much more than just raw pixel quality.

[@michaelgarner4423]

@@TheSpongyMallard that’s a shame because that’s definitely not the case at all

[@TheSpongyMallard]

@@michaelgarner4423 To me eyes, it looks generic.

[@michaelgarner4423]

⁠@@TheSpongyMallardthat’s exactly what art direction means Astrobot has incredible colors, fantastic expressions on it’s characters But personally my pick is Black Myth: Wukong but Astrobot is my second choice

[@CaptScapegoat]

Someone made a good argument case to me. Would Shadow of the Erdtree be valid in these awards if it was a standalone expansion instead of an endgame expansion? In all honesty, Yes. I think it would. It's more to Elden Ring than what Tears of the Kingdom was to Breath of the Wild. I agree. Having DLC as GOTY is questionable. But that's all valid points imo.

[@michaelgarner4423]

Standalone expansion? Like miles morales to marvel’s spider man? Totk is definitely a bigger game then botw ever was btw Same can be said spider man 2 to the first one

[@Flutterdark_]

games for impact is so wierd a category cause that "pro social message" bit eliminates alot of shit tbh i think this is here to eliminate all the top games that already have an impact from turning it into a second goty fight. cause if a game is goty it must have left an impact. on the topic of leaving an impact *reaches back into older game bin* corpse party exists. kingdom hearts days exists with everything revolving around xion. stuff like that leaves an impact but not the kind journos want so thats why this category is so wierd and always feels like they pull games out of an abyss noone ventured into.

[@yungbillcosbii2689]

Its funny how social activists in gaming ruin things on purpose and on accident, they ruin a game like dragon age or likely gta6 on purpose and theyll ruin goty on accident by trying rally against wukong so hard that it ends up winning in protest when its really runner up to metaphor and its not even close

[@michaelgarner4423]

I personally think they don’t know that their involvement ruins games I think they do not comprehend that If GTA 6 gets woke that will definitely change the majority of the hype for the game ( and hopefully make actual great games get awards instead)

[@PixelsandPrescriptions]

This was very funny. Watched it on the bus on my way home and belly laughed in public at least 5 times. Peak Albino 😂

[@joeliemckinley6716]

@Sunburned. Albino. In terms of best esports athlete, I think it’s weird that you opt not to cast a vote; Faker has been the best League of Legends player in the world since the inception of his career over 10 years ago. He’s won 5 world championships and led his team to back-to-back world titles in 2015-2016 and in 2023-2024. He’s also the first and only player to be inducted into the league hall of fame. I know you don’t follow league but I’m guessing you know that Faker is widely regarded as the g.o.a.t of all esports (given his impact on the e-sports community as a whole). I think it’s cool to acknowledge the best in the world at what they do, and Faker is far and away the best. Do you refrain from voting based on the principle that you don’t play the game so you shouldn’t vote for the candidate?

[@christaggart5687]

I still wish you would play Rebirth and then do a waifu ranking. I’m gonna keep putting it out there

[@splintercell320]

Shocked you haven’t played Rebirth. It’s my GotY, but Metaphor is a close second. I think all of us can agree though if Shadow of the Edtree wins ANY awards, that would be an insult to gaming.

[@MrShisuto]

I'm actually hoping for Astro Bot to win. I know realistically that won't happen, but it would be so hilarious to me if it did.

[@pforgottonsoul]

i mean i'm hoping it wins because that would mean we could get quality platformers again.

[@michaelgarner4423]

Astrobot deserves goty more then It Takes Two ( a game that in a way seems similar to Astrobot but Astrobot does 10X better ) And if Astrobot or Wukong wins it goes to show to Sony that its gamers would rather see games like it rather then KTJL or Concord Or maybe not who knows

[@SkullKnightmare775]

Really disappointed Nine Sol's wasn't included in Best Indie Game. SOTET was great but has no business being GOTY. I guess we should brace ourselves in the future when Borderlands DLC and Call Of Duty DLC win future GOTY awards.

[@yungbillcosbii2689]

Balatro at least deserves direction. Im never late for anything, when Balatro released on switch I was late coming back to work from break probably 70% of the time for over 2 weeks

[@michaelgarner4423]

Balatro might win the indle categories and maybe mobile game but that’s probably it I find Balatro a interesting choice reminds back in 2014 they nominated Hearthstone but I’m assuming Balatro is like 10 times better I personally would have pick something else but it’s a better pick then f…ing DLC

[@risky5940]

20:20 Oh so it's astro bot

[@thegamewin100]

I hope so

[@DChrysikopoulos]

A pity you didn''t play Space Marine II!

[@Flutterdark_]

how in the fuck did ff7 rebirth get into best narrative with an ending so confusing NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED like holy shit how the f did it get in there with that multiverse ending bullcrap they pull out of their ass in chapter 14.

[@B33TUS]

My biggest takeaway from this video is that I need to pull my wallet out of my ass already and finally play Astro Bot and Metaphor. Got it!

[@splintercell320]

Metaphor is absolutely fantastic. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is my GotY, but Metaphor was a close second.

[@Splunkmastah]

Yeah it's fucking wild that Shadow is on here as its own game. It's great, but it's a DLC.

[@somethingthatisntcringe757]

It's the same length, if not slightly longer, than sonic generations. It runs on a different engine and has a completely new story, gameplay and levels. By all means, it's a new game that they shoved a remaster next to.

[@michaelgarner4423]

@@somethingthatisntcringe757I think they were talking about Elden Ring’s DLC Which shouldn’t be goty

[@somethingthatisntcringe757]

@@michaelgarner4423 Nvm I’m slow

[@Flutterdark_]

as much as i overlal want metaphor to win awards it aint winning shit cause jurnos put it together with one other game in each category that they like more. heck they CHANGED THE FUCKING RULES to allow erdtree to be in goty so its winning goty. why else change the rules

[@michaelgarner4423]

They might’ve put it there for that but it probably won’t win anything If anything it might win Players voice award

[@Flutterdark_]

erdtree also shouldnt be in ANY NON DLC CATEGORY given the fact that not only do you need to own elden ring, but you CANNOT ACCESS ANY OF ERDTREE without actually being really far in elden ring proper. xc2 torna, xc3 future redeemed and heck episode aigis all handle this better cause you can start them FROM THE TITLE SCREEN without needing to play the base game first heck xc2's torna the golden country HAS A PHYSICAL STANDALONE RELEASE and ye thtese journos think erdtree deserves any non dlc award. erdtree is a good dlc, but its dlc i wouldnt give any non dlc category to anything else i mentioned either because all dlc benefits from the game that it comes from. alot.

[@michaelgarner4423]

I think any category with the word game in it, It shouldn’t be nominated for But art direction is fine

[@Flutterdark_]

@@michaelgarner4423 yeah art direction is fine but outside of that yeah shoudlnt be anywhere. but it si and it will win goty cause why change the rules otherwise

[@DuncanMaisonneuve-kk3vf]

My cat is attacking your mouse.

[@ronniefazzio6979]

9:10 I respectfully disagree. Prince of Persia the Lost Crown is still an excellent game despite the strange choice to having a limited number of memory shards.

[@michaelgarner4423]

I think that was his point but still says it unfortunately still made by Ubisoft

[@ronniefazzio6979]

@@michaelgarner4423That’s not the impression I got. It sounded like he was saying that the game as it is isn’t worth a nomination over the choice to limit the memory shards alone. I don’t think it’s fair to overlook the rest of a quality game over such a small nitpick. Also out of the countless chests in the game only 5 of them contain Memory Shards. The fact that it’s made by Ubisoft is inconsequential in my opinion.

[@michaelgarner4423]

@@ronniefazzio6979 honestly isn’t the first time I heard him not like a game because of a nitpick( BOTW, TOTK, Witcher 3 to name some) but I think the game looks ok Ubisoft just has that bad of reputation of these recent years

[@ronniefazzio6979]

@@michaelgarner4423 That makes a lot of sense then. This is the first time I've seen one of his videos. I really enjoyed my time with POP Lost Crown and would definitely recommend it since it's always on sale. I'm hoping it wins best action/adventure so it might get more people to check it out. The game from it's reveal had to fight an uphill battle and Ubisoft does make it pretty easy to not like them.

[@dasavagecabbage9483]

Multiversus was good af before they delisted it

[@michaelgarner4423]

Idk if it deserved to win best fighting game back in 2022

[@pissant42]

Anyone that votes for DLC to be GOTY is objectively cooked. Thank you for calling this nonsense out

[@michaelgarner4423]

It’s not that the dlc isn’t bad It’s because the fact that it is a dlc

[@bobo7918]

SOTE FOR GOTY

[@oshenone6947]

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[@michaelgarner4423]

I said It Takes Two is the worst goty winner ever but if SOTET wins i will change my mind in protest

[@B33TUS]

That was a great game though! What do you mean?! Played it with my best friend when it came and it was, without a doubt, some of the most fun I've EVER had with a game.

[@michaelgarner4423]

@@B33TUS compared to what was nominated for goty that year it shouldn’t have won Now I will change my mind if a DLC wins goty this year in protest

[@B33TUS]

@michaelgarner4423 I was cool with it winning that year. Deathloop was overrated, Village was good but not great, Psychnonauts 2 was pretty good but kinda niche, Metroit Dread was just a Metroid game, and R&C was visually and technically impressive but not special otherwise.

[@michaelgarner4423]

@@B33TUS I think Rift Apart, Village, and Dread were better games even was deathloop but deathloop didn’t need to win anymore awards I was also wished Rift Apart at least won something like Art direction Village won best performance but you don’t count that Now Astrobot ( what I considered to be similar to It Takes Two) won goty I say it deserves it because it’s better And Dread won best Action/Adventure which I agree with

[@B33TUS]

@michaelgarner4423 We all have different tastes, and that's all good. I just appreciate you have a respectful disagreement with me, as opposed to the unreal toxicity I see in a lot of places. We can DEFINITELY agree that ER: SotE should not even be nominated in or winning the GOTY category though

[@michaelgarner4423]

My Picks Best Esports Game: League Of Legends Most Anticipated: Monster Hunter Wilds Best Adaption: Fallout Best Multiplayer: Helldivers 2 Best Sports/Racing Game: WWE 2K24 Best Sim/Strategy: Age Of Mythology: Retold Best Family: The Legend Of Zelda: Echos Of Wisdom Best Fighting: Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Best RPG: Dragon’s Dogma 2 Best Action/Adventure: Astrobot Best Action Game: Black Myth: Wukong Best VR/AR: Batman: Arkham Shadows Best Moblie Game: Zenless Zone Zero Best Deubt Indie Game: Animal Well Best Independent Game: Balatro Best Community Support: Helldivers 2 Best Ongoing Game: Helldivers 2 Games For Impact: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Innovation And Accessibility: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Best Performance: Luke Roberts Best Audio Design: Astrobot Best Score And Music: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Best Art Direction: Black Myth: Wukong Best Narrative: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Best Game Direction: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Game Of The Year: Black Myth: Wukong

[@newfacepaula]

bruh Silent Hill 2 over the DLC for GOTY award?! like huh?! this is peak...

[@michaelgarner4423]

I’m with Albino SH 2 definitely deserved a goty nominee over a dlc lol

[@swaggedoutkilla]

😂

[@KeyToAeris2024]

Infinite Wealth honestly deserves the best RPG category. The way it handles its job system is probably one of the best I’ve seen

[@michaelgarner4423]

I think that’s fine, I personally not the biggest fan on turn based combat My pick is DD2

[@eldonlawd1792]

sote is totally gonna get GOTY and it is an amazing dlc but not a game

[@michaell7778]

Say what you want, Shadow of the Erdtree deserves the title. Takes just as long as some of the other games without all of the extra bullshit that most AAA games use to pad things out. It's a weak field this year but SotE wins pretty handily in my book.

[@somethingthatisntcringe757]

Just say you haven't played any on the list besides Elden Ring bro its ok

[@shutid987]

There's no reason NOT to have a best DLC / best early access category TBH. Also best Ongoing/Community Support should just be the same category and e-sports and content creators need their own ceremonies.

[@Kevin-bh3dl]

Sote’s quality dwarfs the entire landscape of nominees in terms of quality…but it’s dlc. The albino rant if it does win would be funny ngl

[@michaelgarner4423]

It still a leg compared to a whole game I mean it’s fine if it won other categories but not goty or any category with “game” in it

[@Catwomans_Belt]

8:11 i felt this in my fucking soul. i have been waiting years for metaphor. if it loses to a FULL game that doesn't include cards, i'm cool. but if it loses to a ctrl+alt+v with no start screen i'm gonna be a bit tilted lol