20 Best Video Games Of 2024

[@wolfbrigade8042]

No way did they compare Star Wars Outlaws to RDR2...

[@MarcoBarko99]

@@wolfbrigade8042 you must be a black and white thinker that ignores the gray.

[@DoctorCarth]

That makes me a sad panda

[@gfear24]

Consider the person offering that take. Scott is a undisputed king of ridiculous takes.

[@vintageoriginallegit]

It’s better considering gameplay is better and doesn’t move at a snails pace so no one finishes it

[@Bobdabwuilder]

@@vintageoriginallegitgameplay? man even the gameplay made me want to slam my head into my desk

[@HermanFalckHow]

Star Wars Outlaws being on anyones best of the year list is pretty wild.

[@sidneysimons2738]

KZbinr: “Comment and tell me what I got wrong below!” Comments section: “DAV and SWO were wrong” Triggered comments sections: “Stop giving the criticism he literally asked for!”

[@MarcoBarko99]

@@sidneysimons2738 in the video he also said that people in the comments are often immature and incapable of seeing eye to eye

[@MarcoBarko99]

@sidneysimons2738 also that "tell me what I got wrong" was obviously smothered and heavy sarcasm considering subjective taste can't be right or wrong

[@n1lknarf]

Having star wars outlaws in the thumbnail next to "best games of the year" is either peak delusion or peak rage bait

[@stitchfan08]

Silent hill 2 remake is my game of the year

[@CINEMARTYR]

Still Wakes The Deep is a really great little game.

[@SaintMarianne]

This comment section really hates it when people like the things they don’t lol

[@OversoulGaming]

Yep. It's called narcissism. Way too common on the internet. It's because media literacy and Nuance are dead. Everyone thinks we should be robots that like and dislike the exact same things and if you don't fall in line with that then you're just wrong

[@colonelcrackerz2320]

⁠@@OversoulGaming thats not what narcissism is. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a diagnosable mental health condition in the DSM. People being entitled selfish keyboard warriors are not the same thing. Thats like saying you’ve got OCD because you like turning the TV volume up by round numbers

[@MarcoBarko99]

​​@colonelcrackerz2320 this is a pedantic argument. Hiding narcissism behind the guise of a disorder is just making excuses and enabling that behavior. Narcissism isn't exclusively tied to a personality disorder either. Some people just choose to be that way. Narcissism is an adjective that describes a behavior

[@captbuckyohare5585]

This comment section really hates when influential channels tell people somethings good and they should spend 70 to 100 quid of their money on it when that thing is at best a buggy mediocre mess.

[@kylerayner9167]

Exactly.

[@retcon1991]

I actually feel for people so consumed by 'politics' that decent gaming experiences are completely destroyed for them. Veilguard is no masterpiece, in my opinion, but there's some good stuff in there.

[@MarcoBarko99]

It has mostly positive reviews on Steam so the people who don't like it are actually in the minority. They use Metacritic as a measurement but Metacritic isn't valid because they let people who haven't played the game post review bombs with no substance

[@JPabloRL]

“Some” “good” stuff. The 1st and 3rd were amazing. The politics didn’t help.

[@cameronb7161]

Nah, Veilguard is trash bro.

[@halfricansaint7727]

I completely agree. I hate the inability for people to have an actual opinion about something. Everything is either “a masterpiece” or “trash” (see above). If they disagree at all with some things, it’s irreconcilable for them.

[@darkshaman98]

People aren't used to games that aren't made for them, DAV was made for the LGBTQ community obviously if people have aversions they aren't going to like the game

[@mrcat3493]

No mention of “Thank Goodness You’re Here” is criminal.

[@ZK9931]

indiana jones and the great circle Is the best game i have played this year cannot say how much i miss this kind of games❤

[@TheGonemaDD]

Yeah, it's an amazing game!

[@disneyngooglesuckatvideogames]

Lol

[@troyhampton9516]

Scott, I really appreciate everything you do. I just don't think you can say that the sunset in Starwars is the best use of ray tracing when they didn't even use it for their own trailer releasing ray tracing. Please get someone on the team who is up to date with tech because I think it would be a great addition to the team and offer some differing opinions to yourself and Josh. Much love.

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

*RDR2 sold 64m, Star Wars outlaws, at best sold 2m...... How anyone can compare the two is just wild!!*

[@HermanFalckHow]

RDR2 is very obviously the main source of inspiration the Outlaws team used. They didn't hit it at all, but it is clearly what they attempted.

[@CommanderLost]

​@@HermanFalckHowcuckoo cuckoo

[@MisterJayRod91]

No UFO 50? I hope it comes to consoles soon so more people can check it out.

[@DarthPhillius]

Technically is if you have a retro handheld with port master 😉 but aye absolute master class that collection.

[@offlnegamer]

Are these ranked? Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth at 10 is WILD

[@Kaifighter]

Yakuza will always deserve better than the western award world is willing to give it

[@maurice963]

No matter the awards, it will always be very loved here

[@idakev]

Yakuza doesn't tend to get awards because it's basically an annualised franchise.

[@Kaifighter]

@idakev is quality and enjoyment not the primary importance?

[@mattiasolsson1523]

You put a COD game above Final fantasy 7 Rebirth, that’s a big crime in video game.

[@ledumpsterfire6474]

I'm really not enjoying Rebirth as much as I thought I would. I'm not sure what the hype is from. It's Final Fantasy but Ubisoftified, which the original Remake deftly avoided being.

[@milosgagic5689]

A lot of people dont care for final fantasy games

[@chriscrossx3701]

Why am I'm not surprised that there's always that one person who feels the need to reply to any comment that they disagree with.😅

[@Ha44a]

And? 😂

[@captbuckyohare5585]

Is this your first comments section?

[@VinSmokey-nz5px]

Don't have to look hard to tell who you're talking about

[@Oroku_Sensei]

Nope. Wrong.

[@darthconquerus]

Because it’s an internet comment section?

[@Solid--Snake]

imagine being angry at people's opinions LMAO the brain of gamers nowdays are absolutely melted

[@Localnonplayercharacter]

Still Wakes The Deep was my favorite experience of 2024. Sat my controller down and just sat in awe when I was done. Similar experience to Soma.

[@caseyimiller]

I’ve gotten Black Myth Wukong, LoZ Echoes of Wisdom and ER SotE expansion. I think the last thing I want to pick up from this year is Stellar Blade

[@aaronjjohnson13]

I'm sad not to see satisfactory on this list

[@ledumpsterfire6474]

These are console boys. I guarantee once Satisfactory hits major consoles (which they officially announced shortly after 1.0) it'll get its time in the spotlight .

[@MisterJayRod91]

@@ledumpsterfire6474 Yep, that's why they didn't mention UFO 50.

[@JorgePerez-xm2bf]

editor dan deserves a raise

[@Uhcip]

When DLC is as big or bigger than expansions like Starcraft Broodwar that are more like sequels they should count. The only difference is how the content is delivered, like Mario Galaxy 2 was basically more Mario Galaxy but it was a 60 dollar new game. Remakes like Silent Hill 2 are also valid. Personally resonated most with Nine sols, Neva and Thank Goodness You're Here I guess which all had a bunch of distinct 2d art.

[@tyleroutland435]

I thought Stellar Blade was decent

[@WesMordine]

Decent? 😮

[@sinswhisper9588]

the way i choose to interpret the hate for SW:O and DA:V is like when your favorite youtuber/streamer makes a sudden and jarring adaptive dive and shifts their content into a different direction (yes they still have a core of people who are there for the creator and will stick around whatever happens) but mostly that specific streamer/youtuber who is KNOWN for a specific type/brand of content will lose a lot of the fanbase because they no longer showcase the content those people come to see -- or the creator shifts they way they choose to focus on that type of content in a way that is too jarring and possibly unacceptable to certain members of said fanbase

[@Kaifighter]

For me it's as simple as 'social media says I should hate this game for xyz, social media definitely isn't loud minorities' Scott made it perfectly clear he was surprised by SW:O after playing it. And that he agreed DA:V was a bad dragon age game because of terrible writing but a good RPG because gameplay which honestly is the perfect way to describe it

[@buddabudda]

​@Kaifighter They made DA into a character action game. Calling it better is extremely subjective, and clearly something that didn't gel with the larger fanbase.

[@connorr47]

Putting outlaws ahead of of SH2 remake should be a crime

[@PhilthyHorseRacing]

Dear editor Dan, leave your blurbs up a bit longer so I don't have to go .25x to have enough time to read them👍

[@dandykuma]

20:00 stopped watching here, I know opinions are subjective but praising outlaws and veilguards combat??? Yeah, nah! I won’t be taking game recommendations from this list.

[@chris-zd9sr]

Black ops6????? Ight now i know i cant take this too seriously

[@MarcoBarko99]

As someone who has always hated call of duty, I tried Black Ops 6 campaign because it was free on Game Pass and I was genuinely surprised how much I liked it. And you should never take other people's subjective taste seriously anyways. That's why it's subjective. You should always try things and formulate your own opinion instead

[@chris-zd9sr]

@MarcoBarko99 campaign was decent but I think everyone looks more towards multiplayer and zombies and idk about everyone else but it's overrated imo

[@devinreed21]

I agree with Infinite Wealth being the best game of the year. It’s my pick too. It’s just so fun!

[@sidneysimons2738]

It’s weird that half the Veilguard section was complaints… but it’s #7?

[@WrathOfGrapesN7]

And the other half was people supporting it. That's how opinions work, some people like it, some people don't.

[@TheTenshi777]

No chapters or timestamps?😔

[@VictorRobotov00]

So you’re telling me a JRPG can revolve around characters that aren’t underage Japanese schoolgirls?

[@KegOfMeat]

Bit disappointed Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster didn’t get a spot on the list at all.

[@marinkovich87]

Star Wars? Are you for real???

[@milkmanchannel1]

Justice for Pacific Drive

[@chrismassey7783]

Thanks again Scott Tailford for my opinions are the only thing that matters (sigh)

[@JonFuguE]

"...and Bioware remember what their strengths have always been..." is such a good line, Scott had to say it twice 😂

[@Skystriker24]

That man at the end ain’t fooling anyone.

[@hareth3911]

prince of ethiopia :the lost simba

[@cppblank]

I had tons of confidence in Bloober Team.

[@cppblank]

At least the DLC didn't win anything at all.

[@soukai]

Star wars outlaws was so bad they ditched the stealth mechanics completely.

[@EDEN-xj3qm]

What are star wars outlaws and veilguard doing here?

[@OversoulGaming]

Because taste is subjective and there's no list of rules saying they can't be there. Everyone is entitled to their own personal favorites. To think other people shouldn't like something just because you didn't is narcissism

[@EDEN-xj3qm]

@OversoulGaming they put out their opinion in the internet I can critique it. Those two are terrible games and when I see a gaming centered channel I can call it out and you can disagree with my opinion as you with mine

[@OversoulGaming]

​@@EDEN-xj3qmand I can critique your critique. It goes both ways

[@OversoulGaming]

​ all I'm saying is that taste is subjective so when you leave comments like you did you are basically gatekeeping and telling them that they have to follow a list of arbitrary rules that you made up like basically "how dare you like something I don't like". Which is very toddler Behavior

[@iceybundles]

@@OversoulGamingif you can critique his critique then you just proved the point of his second comment 🤓

[@VinSmokey-nz5px]

Veilguard being that high is ridiculous.

[@JorgePerez-xm2bf]

bruh u lost me when u compared outlaws to the goat ME2, a lot of games do the whole gathering up a rag tag team but dont u dare put those two games in the same sentence

[@gibbongood3281]

Mass Effect is in a league of it's own.

[@gonzotrongonsalez7654]

I’m very happy Black Myth made it onto the list. They never talked about this game until the week it released. And they kinda just slacked it off. I’m biased tho I’ve been with this game since that first trailer that came out in 2018. And I’m very pleased on how it came out. So I’m actually very pleased he put it on the list.

[@Skeksis-skeksil]

I'm an alcoholic, and yet I look after my controllers better than Dan. I'm still on my first PS5, Series X and Switch controllers, all still working great 👍

[@ledumpsterfire6474]

I'm pretty gentle on controllers and one of my PS5 controllers has had stick drift and d-pad issues. Took it all apart and unfortunately was unsuccessful at fixing it, so I took Reddit's advice and dropped it from about 4 feet up. Worked a charm, no issues since.

[@bobbiscub]

You probably don't play nearly as much as they do though. That really affects the longevity of a controller.

[@Kaifighter]

I've lost 2 ps5 controllers to stick drift or triggers breaking and have yet to lose an Xbox controller since the 360 era of junk quality. Haven't lost a switch joycon to wear yet either and I've definitely put more hours into them than either my Xbx or ps5 controllers just because of release time

[@damiandekker474]

You guys didn't play Animal Well, huh?

[@Macintosh1001]

Veilguard and Outlaws? Bruh...

[@OversoulGaming]

Yeah it's almost like taste is subjective or something and different people like different stuff. Crazy how that works. Crazy how we're not all robots that think exactly the same. I genuinely enjoyed both of those games too. I also enjoyed astrobot, metaphor, final fantasy, Silent Hill, etcetera. Crazy how that works. Crazy how I don't have to choose between the most popular and least popular games. I can genuinely enjoy both. Crazy

[@EDEN-xj3qm]

@@OversoulGaming will you really comment under every person who will say something negative about those games? It seems that you are more upset at people who dislike these games than they are at their placement in the video. It seems like, what you call it, a narcissistic and childish behavior.

[@MarcoBarko99]

​@@EDEN-xj3qmno I agree with him. People are trying to gatekeep the list by saying certain games don't belong on it and that's not how subjective taste works. The fan base is being Toxic by making up arbitrary rules. The world would be a better place if we all learned to accept different people's taste and not judge them for it

[@sidneysimons2738]

@@MarcoBarko99 so in a channel that invites its users to “comment below”, everyone is required to agree? Poster literally just said “bruh?” So comment, but don’t disagree, got it.

[@OffTopic-8]

​@@OversoulGamingImagine getting triggered by someone saying "bruh"

[@YoungAce904]

I know it pained Scott to his core to have to put FF 7 Rebirth on here

[@yucel8769]

lol veilguard and outlaws

[@MarcoBarko99]

LOL taste is subjective

[@marinkovich87]

@@MarcoBarko99 I agree with you that the taste is subjective, especially when poor taste is evident here from a plane.

[@MarcoBarko99]

@@marinkovich87 there is no such thing as good or poor taste because subjectivity cannot be right or wrong the only thing that matters is that you personally enjoy it people being mad about the games that what culture decided to put on their list is parasocial entitlement

[@arkaraung4756]

lol, loling at someone's opinion.

[@mg3929]

Scott, if I can provide some (unsolicited) feedback. As someone who has taught for 10 years, is an actor, and has coached people for years on presentation and delivery techniques, please try and vary your vocal delivery style. I promise it will help you a lot and make your videos more engaging. I think you're getting very tied into this stereotypical news reporter style, which works for the news because they typically don't speak for more than 20 seconds at a time. If you watch back your video, you'll notice the vocal inflections at the ends of your sentences are identical throughout and it makes for a very repetitive and irritating listening experience. We call it a 3, 1, 2 structure. You start the end of the sentence high, then hit a lower register, and then land in the middle or your regular speaking tone. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it through more than 10 minutes before I had to turn it off. I hope you take this as constructive, as I don't want it to come across as negative. It's my profession, so I'm hoping you'll take it as helpful.

[@VictorRobotov00]

I’m right there with ya, Scott. On the “Soul Reaver” remasters. Yay!

[@ralphgnl3232]

I literally expect sparking zero to be here

[@khrisbreezy3628]

Personal GotY is Helldivers 2, I just haven't played enough other contenders so that's on me, but I'm doing Indy tonight so we'll see how that does!

[@Tsunder623]

Black ops 6 above FF& Rebirth???? allllllrighty then....

[@monkofbob]

Dan! Haven’t seen you in so long!

[@cppblank]

I wonder if that was a missed edit at the end of the Dragon Age point or if Scott is losing his mind.

[@BookBurrow]

As soon as this video was over I went straight to the comments section, hoping that there would be some fragile babies entertainingly whining about Veilguard and Outlaws. I was not disappointed.

[@cameronb7161]

Are you people smoking crack?! Star Wars Outlaws and Dragon Age the Veilguard on the best games of the year?! I really hope you guys are just trolling.

[@mattreynolds7729]

Jules, you know lapel mics exist right? You don't need a giant box attached to your t-shirt.

[@cppblank]

I have every Xbox, PS and Nintendo ever, along with a Genesis, and the only console I have every had a controller go bad (excluding if there was an accident) for is the Series X and it has happened twice.

[@vruxdrossgaming]

System Shock Remake released last year, not this year.

[@OversoulGaming]

Only on pc. It didn't hit consoles until this year

[@vruxdrossgaming]

@OversoulGaming It's still a game from last year.

[@jakegrimmer1861]

​@@OversoulGamingOK? It still mean it was released last year...🤦‍♂️

[@MarcoBarko99]

​@@vruxdrossgamingand they acknowledge that in the video. Or do your ears not work?

[@vruxdrossgaming]

@MarcoBarko99 Either way it doesn't belong on a 2024 GOTY list.

[@Sammyuio]

What is this 2024 way of thinking. Not everything is subjective. You used to be able to count on games media to tell you if certain things about a game were objectively bad.... Veilguards characters and script is a perfect example!!

[@animegamergeek1427]

People can't take someone having a different opinion than theirs 😂 I knew Veilguard was gonna get people crying

[@tyleroutland435]

I love Star Wars Outlaws it got unnecessary hate

[@gunslinger2566]

No, it didn't. Those graphics sucked and the AI was dogshit.

[@tyleroutland435]

@gunslinger2566 and you are wrong

[@captbuckyohare5585]

It got exactly the right amount of criticism.

[@tyleroutland435]

@captbuckyohare5585 you are 100 percent wrong

[@anthonysmurthwaite6258]

I kinda liked it but it had tons of issues

[@flazdacalm3436]

I’m just sad that Echos of Wisdom was left out T_T

[@tyleroutland435]

I thought call of duty black ops 6s first half of the campaign was amazing but the second half was horrible

[@Vantage01]

Veilguard writing was a$$. That secret ending reveal was so lazy and cretinous.

[@JasonStiles2875]

Yeah, the whole "it was us all along." gives a real evil-twirling mustache vibe🙄

[@MarcoBarko99]

Cretentious? That's not a word

[@Vantage01]

@@MarcoBarko99 You're right, "Cretentious" is not a word.😅

[@MarcoBarko99]

@@Vantage01 I knew what you meant I was just being facetious. All that aside though isn't the secret ending supposed to set up the next games villain?

[@Vantage01]

@@MarcoBarko99 Not at the expense of poor writing cliches. Having a mysterious figure, supposedly puppeteering every event that happened, come out of the blue with no build-up or indication, other than just to promote a new villain is both cheap and lazy.

[@purplearmy.]

PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO OF HOW MUCH YOU LOVE DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD

[@timthomas598]

I agree with some of the games on here.

[@Alexpowkn]

How are you breaking controllers? I still have my original switch controllers from Christ sake!

[@buddabudda]

To those mad about DAV and SWO being on here - ... well, you're not wrong, but remember that the channel giving them those honors can't break 100k views on a best/worst of 2024 video. Let them have their silly takes, they don't matter.

[@damiandekker474]

Animal Well is the best game I've played this year, and I'm up to number 3 and still haven't seen it. Number 1?!...

[@damiandekker474]

Damn...

[@jwhitely7]

Squirrel with a gun was better than half of the games that came out this year but to be fair it was a lot of fun

[@cppblank]

Eve isn't over sexualized.

[@jaredjefferson2785]

Josh has Outlaws on the Most Disappointing list lol

[@beak3331]

Infinite wealth should be disqualified for selling new game plus separately

[@matthewkingery472]

I don't know anything about Veilguard or Outlaws, and I'll never play them, but I enjoy seeing the comments from you all claiming that they shouldn't be on this list without giving any reasons why. 😁

[@unsatisfiedfans7422]

How much they paid you guys to promote Star Wars Outlaw and Veilguard as "best games of 2024" ??

[@RafaelWingnux]

Veilguard ❤️❤️❤️.

[@cppblank]

Still Wakes the Deep and Firewatch? Those games are so far apart and both had minimal comparisons to work.

[@HolyHadou]

Not to be that guy but kinda confused that Star Wars Outlaws and Dragon Age The Veilguard got as high as they did and beat out who they did. Like wow...?

[@JorgePerez-xm2bf]

ngl ur not my favorite on what culture but u are the best on the channel when it comes to video games despite how my opinions can differ

[@bristobalpy]

Star wars outlaws in this list? What?

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

im looking forward to Kingmakers!!

[@seanbyrne2179]

Star Wars Outlaws...😂😂

[@blvd6969]

Failguard over FF7? CoD higher than Wukong? You guys have LESS than zero credibility left. Unfollowing.

[@kylerayner9167]

Same here, Bye UK Losers.

[@kylerayner9167]

Exactly.

[@PinwheelArts]

lmao no you won't

[@kylerayner9167]

@@PinwheelArts most would sheep.

[@manyamon2723]

I know they entitled to their opinions but in terms of the lack of gameplay knowledge, understanding and research This is worst top gaming list I've seen in years 😂

[@Thekhajjah]

This felt like 15 mediocre games and five good ones. Should have just made the list smaller and more honest

[@maxreinsch4856]

Ff7 Remake ending where the original ended.... what?

[@danielbebb7450]

You put dragon age above FF7 rebirth are you guys high...............outlaws close to RDR2 jesus you guys are on crack

[@xashfordx]

The only game on this list I found decent was Silent Hill 2

[@cppblank]

Being proud of a first microtransaction is not a good thing.

[@cppblank]

I wouldn't call this video last minute.

[@seanmcquade8610]

Veilguard being that high is ridiculous. The writing is beyond bad, especially with that ending. Trying to tie all the events from the previous games with the "it was us all along" cliche is just lazy.

[@ultima7865]

Where is your source claiming devs said they don’t have the story outlined for the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy? Are you literally lying? Seems so.

[@alexanderjames938]

This video is full of really good production value

[@megaodamassa]

Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth pra mim também foi o melhor jogo do ano. Mas Astrobot ou Metaphor Rephantazio tivesse ganhado, também estaria bem entregue o título GOTY.