Wait, you forgot to mention Balatro when you were talking about this year's GOTY contenders. It really stands out to me because it is one of the only games nominated for Game of the Year that doesn't have any narrative elements at all, and is there solely on the strength of its deceptively simple yet adictive game loop. It is cool to see a game devoid of all the bells and whistles that we kinda expect of modern video games competing for the top spot against juggernauts with budgets millions of times its size. That said, Metaphor Refantazio is my actual game of the year pick. As a big JRPG fan, it is very exciting to see two nominated this year, and Metaphor in particular delivers just about everything I want from a game like this. All the while expanding on ideas and mechanics of past ATLUS games in ways that are simultaneously familiar yet refreshingly new. Though, it is worth mentioning I was still playing rounds of Balatro between long play sessions of Metaphor.
Balatro amazing on every platform. I am curious about Metaphor. I may give that a try when it goes on sale. I am new to RPGs. Mt favorite was Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth this year.
@@judojon2216 you are very well spoken and truthful. This was a very interesting year for GOTY. Balatro is a GOATed indie game but Metaphor is my GOTY even if Astrobot (deservedly) won.
@@judojon2216 never played Balatro. Isn't that just a card game? Never liked those games. Even in fnv, I only played caravan for the money. Is it that good?
@@zecharius It's a roguelike card game/deck building game, vaguely based on poker, which the dev doesn't even like. I started playing because so many people were and the hype was so popular for it. My SO did the same. We still play it a lot. It's great. Much like the dev, we also do not play poker nor have any poker interest. If you like any card games (including mtg, or "normal" card games) give it a go. It took like 3-5 runs before I really got into it. I still unlock new card possibilities for future runs which makes new runs fun and interesting. I think I only had 2 successful runs.
The link between Dark Souls and mental health doesn't surprise me. I played Bloodborne in 2016 in the lead up to my final high school exams. I was beyond stressed over them, but picked up Bloodborne on a whim. Struggling with but EVENTUALLY overcoming such a hard game was really rewarding, and showed me that I could overcome any challenge. The exams turned out to be waaaay easier than Bloodborne lmao.
Same here! Not with exams but with other life stuff. I legitimately got stuck on Capra Demon for a good couple days. Fought him probably 40 plus times (first time strength build with a Zweihander), those stupid dogs were the biggest issue. I have a special place in my heart for games that don't have difficulty settings. That being said, I also respect those who game on "Normal" or "Easy."
@SpongeDidTheMath there's a special place in hell for those dogs fr. Oddly enough I play everything on Normal or Easy but for Souls I lock in I guess 😂
I agree fr when I try to play now it's just sweats playing with one hand which I get is a part of multi-player games evolving but those days were something else
Fun fact: Dragon age may feel like BG3, because Bioware made the first two Baldur's Gate games in the series. They switched to dragon age, and the series laid dormant until Larian picked it up and did BG3!
The "Bioware formula" of a narrative RPG with romanceable companions each having their own quest lines all surrounding a complex and reactive world has been around since Baldur's Gate released in 1998. I think it's more that Larian wanted BG3 to be that narrative, reactive, and character-driven style of RPG moreso than it being a Baldur's Gate game. For example, Divinity Original Sin 2 by Larian before they made BG3 has a lot of that same feel.
unpopular opinion maybe, but for me personally a dlc winning game of the year would be ridiculous but so will be a remake. i am sorry, but all they had to do was to enhanced it. i am an old lady, played and love the silent hill series but game of the year should be reserve for new games. i am no dev, programmer, story teller or game designer but i think it would be a a shame to undermined the work of people who actually brings something new to the table period.
@ no no they did far more than busy enhancement. They changed things added new endings and secrets and made the town far more explorable. Made enemy ai totally beer and more frightening They’ve done a hell of a job and didn’t get the respect they deserve because nobody thought bloober would make a good game but it’s fantastic
I'm sorry 😭 it's just not my thing but I respect it. Many of my friends love those games but I just can't be bothered (I'm too busy grinding the new Helldivers 2 update 😅)
@@SpongeDidTheMath you reeeally should give final fantasy and Metaphor a chance. Final fantasy is one of The mpst iconic franchises in gaming history, and It has so, so, much to offer. Im a FIFA player as you mentioned hahaha. But final fantasy is incredible, you should definetly give It a shot. As for Metaphor, its from The creators of Persona, and persona is absolutely fantastic, that says It all.
@@mrkrono bro , if o say to you that in my country , before ff7 remake, just a few people knew it this series? Even now almost no one talk about the old ff here
@@Phoenix11720 If you're being sarcastic you got me because the guy is talking about units sold, if Minecraft sold 300 million, how did Black Ops 6 sell 500?
The last of us 2 left me with emotions that still haven't left me, even if my my hate for abby is strong, it still made me feel something intensely and i believe that was the intention. Its the same as metal gear solid 2, everyone hated that game when it released because you play as raiden, now its a classic
@@mango3468 it is how we talking about games when underdog of the decade almost won? You know how balatro was made? A guy who wanted to play with his friends. SOLO DEV sold 250k IN A DAY
Events like Game of the Year are my favorite. I sometimes get caught up in the endless complaining of TH-camrs and streamers, and forget that there are amazing games out there made by passionate developers. Events like The Game Awards remind me of that. I don’t even need my pick to win-I just love the celebration of the hobby. Now, I just need to focus on that and stop letting others' opinions sway me. 😅 Great video, by the way! First time watching, and I genuinely enjoyed it.
I'm more of a souls guy, but I really respect TLOU2 in alot of ways. You can literally forget about the story th e characters and just focus on the technical and gameplay aspects and its a masterpiece. Even down to the controls. Like I thought call of duty had good analog aiming mechanics. Now, I appreciate how dark and brutal the story is, but I get the push back. I just don't think all that is a big deal because of how impressive the gameplay and technical aspects of the game is. That said. Baldurs gate 3 is even MORE IMPRESSIVE. THE AMOUNT OF CHOICE IN GAMEPLAY IS RIDICULOUS. It's like turn based deus ex. Just wanted to highlight those two games. Elden ring and sekiro obviously rule.
@@mehdigeek It's really not as complex or as morally conflicting as you think it is, despite trying to be. I still enjoyed the game for the most part, and do respect it for being bold
It Takes Two 100% deserved that game of the year. Im not sure how much of the game you played but it just gets better and better the more you play it. Like you'll think "wow how are they gonna outdo this world" and then they do it. & Not to mention the devs are absolutely amazing, there's SO much love and detail put into that game, one of my all time faves. It deserved all the love it got
@@nit0134 it is so overrated it’s painful. I played it through with my gf and it’s just not good imo. There are very good ideas in it and the gameplay is sometimes creative, same with the enviroments but most of the time it’s just repetitive, the story is boring and literally doesn’t make any sense, the dialog is abysmal even tough these things are supposed to be strong points in a game about what divorce does to a family. The whole game is just random ideas that don’t make any sense, also i would rather cut my own ears off than having to listen to the fucking book again
@ yep and that’s just for regular game if you want full 100% meaning all characters at 255 it’s about 400-450 hours and I did it once on an old account
@@ZelBellz I still need to pick the og Hyrule Warrior, fun fact is that I have all three platforms it was released, but never got any version, but I have Age of Calamity, love that game
TLOU 2 played by my younger self thought it was awful and unnecessary, but growing up made me realize how human the game is on a level never done before . DEFINITELY worth game of the year , any year !
As someone who has been a Dragon Age fan since 2015, I want to give a bit of a heads up for Veilguard-- it looks pretty but it lacks the depth, conflict and good writing that the previous Dragon Age games had. It's basically an action adventure game masquerading as an RPG/Dragon Age game-- previous choices from other games do not import to Veilguard (save for 3 from DAI), the approval/disapproval system only adds XP to the companions, the combat is more fast paced with limited pausing and little strategy and the writing is incredibly "evil vs good", weirdly modern and soft. It's a shame because Origins, 2 and Inquisition are such solid games in their own ways, but Veilguard fell flat for a looot of people. If you want to play a goody two shoes character in a game with action gameplay and you don't care much for the deep lore, it'll be fun. Otherwise... yeah, needless to say myself and many others are disappointed. And no, it definitely would not have deserved GOTY, and I'm not surprised it only got one nomination. Anyways, sorry for the tirade but wanted to give a disclaimer to any new Dragon Age fans such as yourself ! Feel free to ask questions if you have any. (Also, just discovered you; great video, immediate subscription!!)
I disagree, the game's writing isn't bad, but it is clearly rushed because of the development hell and consant cycling of writers for the game. The highs are higher than the lows are low, so at worst I'd say it feels a little stilted in the beginning and gets better once the writers don't have to do any more exposition. The idea that Veilguard doesn't have "deep lore" is silly when it's probably the deepest in the lore the series has gotten. It just doesn't worry about Southern Thedas, because you aren't there. Dragon age has also always been evil vs. good, you can never be a villain in the Dragon Age games. Sure you can be a dick, or do some very questionable things, but at the end of it all you are still the hero who saves the world. Each game has a reason for why you can be an asshole though, but Veilguard doesn't have a justifiable reason Rook could be like that. If Rook is an asshole, no one would follow them. Also talking about the combat is silly, Action RPGs aren't anything new, and most people do in fact prefer them to real time with pause. Especially comsole players.
@@jossebrodeur6033 couldn’t have said it better myself. The Core of Dragon Age has always been good vs evil. There is no morally gray. You’re a hero saving the world bringing your friends along the way 😂 As far as combat, i prefer it better with the new style (I’ve been a fan for over 15 years) I enjoyed the story. I don’t think it was as good as the previous, but it still is really good imo even tho it did feel rushed. Yea and idk why DA fans are complaining about the Lore when this game has a WHOLE lot of Lore.
The dragon age games have gotten increasingly worse over the years with every installment being less fun than the previous. Sad to say that the franchise is most definitely dead
Unfortunately yes Smash Bros Ultimate should have won It was the most impactful game in 2019, everybody was talking about Sekiro was well crafted, but didn't have as much impact in the industry as Smash Bros Ultiamte or the later Fromsoftware game, Elden Ring
I think story wise RDR2 is better (and that’s saying a lot) but as a complete package GOW 2018 is a bit more airtight than RDR2. RDR2 is way too long, the sidequests can get a bit restrained and tedious, and the combat really drags by the end. All that said, it’s still the best story told in video games, but I see why GOW won.
@@dashman8499 I can see what you mean, but RDR2 is not only the best story told game, it is also the best open world - single player game. As well as the npc dialogues and honor system where it affects your ending. Everything you do in Red Dead Impact what the ending becomes and what your fate is, the same cannot be told for GOW. I would also argue that Arthur Morgan is the better main character, and that Red Dead has more impactful side characters than GOW. When you, collect all of that together. I think that RDR2 was indeed robbed.
@@danbanan6322 In my opinion from an open world single player experience, Elden Ring beats it in every regard, except story. The honor system felt half baked outside of the ending. GOW has alot of great side quests that deepen Kratos and Atreus' relationship, for me, the side quests are alot more fruitful in that game. Arthur Morgan is my favorite video game character of all time. I do prefer RDR2's cjharcters overall, but GOW works better as a complete picture. If I take a step back, I have less issues with GOW than RDR2, even if I love both. I'll be more willing to play GOW again, but I'll be more willing to watch cutscenes from RDR2.
@@jordanhall6921 right! And every game but elden ring "this isn't usually my type of game" bro apparently just started playing games last year and only elden ring
I finished watching this video after he said DAI is deeper RPG than Dark Souls and then said it has simpler system and less choice and implied it makes it better RPG because you can focus on gameplay 😂 i am not watching futher. Jesus People like him are the reason why we get shit like veilguard these days .
Playing Elden Ring for the first time in 2022 was a stellar experience for me, It was my first soulsborne and I loved it, nothing I have played has ever come close to the experience I felt back then, maybe Death Stranding, but that doesn't really count, does it?
@ you must be pretty unhappy in life, there is a reason the game is so loved and praised by many. You also probably used summons cause you suck at souls games.
@Digger-Nick i played elden ring for the first time this year and I strongly disagree with this. Almost every inch of the map has something to fight, collect, or explore. There are lots of reasons to re-tread old areas. Hidden secrets. Side quests which feel worth your time because they unlock useful weapons or abilities instead of just useless collectibles like a lot of other games. My biggest fear coming into it was that I'd be put off by the difficulty but honestly, once I overcame my initial frustration with it, it became super addictive. This is definitely a minority opinion.
@@Digger-Nick Also your argument about the map being ''lifeless'' makes no sense, since the game is set in a post apocalyptic world, it's meant to be like that, if you want a lively open world play the witcher 3. Plus the game does a good job of rewarding exploration and makes the game very exciting on a first playthrough.
I found out about it back in 2021 and instantly fell in love with it, rn I'm replaying it + it sometimes gets some absolutely amazing offers like the whole game + all the dlcs for 10$
Ohhh that makes sense. I did do some 3rd person fighting and thought it was cool but it felt like the game wanted me to coordinate larger "battles" more with the top down strategy. Either way, super fun game
Yeah, overwatch was truly one of THE multiplayer games. Then they did what they did with Overwatch 2. Even when the gameplay isn’t that bad today, they ruined every system and buried themselves.
The golden joystick been doing this for 43 years, if you could do it for the 43 winners In case of the TGA i would play the nominees as well just in case to see if the controversies of 2020 and 2018 was awaranted (my 2018 GOTY is absolutely Celeste)
Oh you like games? Name every GOtY ev- oh. Nah seriously mate, loved this video and your best work yet, really loved the OW segment, especially as ive been having the same realizations playing Marvel Rivals. I think you will find great success in this format, and it really suits you! Keep up the inspiring work man!
Say whatever you want, but I love The Last of Us 2, Baldur's Gate 3, It Takes Two, Inquisition, Skyrim and The Witcher 3 to this day. And Baldur's Gate 3, The Last of Us 2 and Skyrim are my favorites. TGA biggest mistake was not giving the GOTY to Red Dead 2, which is a game THOUSAND TIMES better than GOW.
@@Calebe_Sagaz red dead is awesome in its own right and so is gpd of war. But red dead is just an old western styled open world game w barely any story telling and average open world gameplay. Yes its immersive but compared to GOW, it beats it in almost every category except for true open world. Thats it. Red Dead is overhyped, as most old styled games are.
Title: “Playing every game of the year EVER” 3 seconds into video: “I’ll only be trying the ones from the past 10 years even though it’s existed way longer than that”
Games have not gotten way too stale over the years. They put Shadow of the Erdtree there cause one of the hosts hates Konami and refuse to acknowledge Silent Hill 2. That is one of if not the best remake I've played in my life. It was definitely snubbed and would love for you to cover snubbed GOTY contenders.
Genuinely thought about this as a video. I think it would be interesting to show the "second place" winners/overlooked titles. I might have to do that!
@@TheYodelingViking so you’d rather have a remake, than a dlc that has more content than that entire game, and all of that is NEW content and not remade? But you’re worried about how that content is delivered rather than the content itself? Make it make sense
@@tehCostHD its still a dlc, doesnt matter if it has 1 million hours of content, you still need to buy the base game in order to access it. its still an expansion
@@tehCostHD nah, it's still an expansion that you can't access right away, you have to play the base game. And yeah it does matter if it's a full game or a downloadable content
i dont get why people are mad about it, i mean yeah its a DLC but it has so much new content that its basically a new game (im not biased at all) (i definitely am)
@@brendanc887 yeah maybe it has enough content that it could stand on its own as a game. But it isn’t. It’s not a game. You have to buy and play an entire game and play more than half of it to access this dlc. It’s not a game. DLCs can be nominated for best ongoing game. It makes no sense that shadow of the erdtree can be nominated for goty.
Shadow of the Erdtree for the win! Please note that despite the narrative that "gamers" are against the DLC's nomination in the 2024 TGA, it is now in the final 5 of the Voter's Choice category. This shows that both the critics who nominate for GOTY and the public who vote for Voter's Choice agree that the DLC is GOTY quality.
@@HollowKnight21 people just vote for whatever they’ve played. The reason games like geshin are there is because they’re free which means lots of people have played it. Not many people have played all of the nominated games. They just vote for the one they played. Since so many people bought welding ring, it’s natural that those people also bought and played the dlc, not due to how good it is but because they’re free which had already completed the base game. Since eldin ring came out 2 years ago, more people would have purchased it.
@@HollowKnight21 players choice is different, you see Genshin Impact got to the top 5 as well and that game released in 2020, it's an award where the people choose their favorite piece of gaming media. However the GOTY is for GAMES that released this year, not for a expansion of an already existing game, you don't see that many people complain that SOET got nominated for the other categories, it's only the GOTY, because it's not a game
Astro Bot absolutely deserved GOTY. After the last few years being a copy paste of big budget AAA mature titles, it’s a breath of fresh air that reminds you what games should be. Fantastic design and gameplay, beautiful graphics and settings, and just plain fun. This is the type of game that if it would’ve came out 20-30 years ago when we were all kids, we’d be calling it a pioneer for gaming and one of the greatest games of all time. It’s that good, to me.
17:20 Nope! The awards show **NEW** unique creations from that year. Dlc's usually have the same gameplay, combat system already thought out. It's much harder to create and entire new game than a new dlc for a pre-existing game.
@@spartan_a1176 yeah,tbh it was a hard competition. I want rdr2 to win given the amount of details and narrative the games have to offer, people even still find new things these days in rdr2 but gow is a good game too
Nope mate as much as I loved that game. God of war is a masterpiece and it will never be touched games like that are God like. As much as rd2 is a 10/10 God of war is miles ahead
Just found your channel... Good job TH-cam algorithm, you got a sub. I just wanted to comment with hindsight it makes sense how much these games in the 20 teens deserved the Game of the Year award. Nearly all of them are absolutely timeless and feel they could out today practically unchanged and would be a hit. I'm sure with more time the same will be true about the 20s games. Now, pass me the Bengay.
bro i watched your video with no stops and after it was finished i zoomed out to give it a like and see how many MILLIONS subs you have but i was shocked because of how good video was, but keep it up bro u will definitely make it!! good luck!
Good video man! I was thinking our tastes were identical until you said Metaphor wasnt for you haha its my personal GOTY (but Im big into JRPGs) Subbed and looking forward to more stuff from you my guy!
This is the first video I've seen from you, and it's fantastic! The only thing I’d mention is that the music was a bit distracting at times, but overall, it was an amazing video. Keep up the great work!
I had tried a few souls games before elden ring but never could get into them. I didnt like having to grind the same area over and over when i was too underleveled. Elden ring was the first fame ive ever played to NG+ 9 (i think 7 is thr max but i beat it 8 times on my ps4 and then bought it again and beat it on ps5 to prepare for the dlc). It blew my mind how amazing that game was I loved it so much that now im a huge solsborne/ soulslike fanboy. Lies of p, lords of the fallen, demon souls, etc. i try to play souls games whenever i get the chance and all because of elden ring. The open world mechanic is perfect for a souls game. If something is tok hard then id just go try to find new weapons, armor, spells, etc. somewhere else or just find a new place to grind. Its wild that the game made me love the genre so much that i dont mind grinding the same enemies over and over in other souls games now (the exact reason i was initially turned off from them). Once i got a taste of what it feels like tk overcome an area or a boss in souls games, i was hooked. It deserves game of the decade imho (this is coming from someone whos favorite game series is zelda anf still thinks elden ring blows breath and tears out of the water... Although those are a close second.... Kinda ironic considering i believe zelda heavily inspired dark souls) Ok enough of my elden ring rant. Lets finish watching the video now lol
genuinely felt like i was listening a live reading of a chatgpt script - don't take this negatively, just would be nice to sprinkle in more of your personality
It's pretty clear he didn't finish most of the games, if any. Botw for example was all footage from like the first hour of the game with no personal thoughts on anything.
I'm a fan of this idea, DLC or "best expansion of the year" would be perfect! If that were the case, then yes, Shadow of the Erdtree would slaughter any competition
@@TheMarmboy I never played any CRPG, Baldur's Gate or D&D before playing Baldur's Gate 3, but it ended up being my favorite game ever, of all time. Unfortunately, it's kinda niche, it won't be everyone's cup of tea, but I think it's worth giving it a try if you find it on sale at least
Sekiro :'( That was my first souls game, my older sister gifted it to me, I was about to return the game because I found the very first section extremely difficult, but I pushed thru it because it was a gift from my sister. Then I got platinum, and I continued with other souls game becoming one of my favorite type of game.
The “split” opinion TLOU 2 are mostly in bad faith. I would take their opinion with a grain of salt. They tend to be bigoted views or people just upset their gaming dad got golfed
Oh boy, this video was so refreshing to watch! Just a good balanced narrative to keep you focused on it, while not trying to keep you in for an hour long experience. Very nice, hope to see this channel grow!
TH-cam algorithm brings me here. I've surprised as a Souls fan seems like the JRPGs like FF7 and Metaphor isnt your cup of tea. Mine is the exact opposite, I am a big fan of JRPGs, I just couldn't get into the grey, dark and drab settings of the souls games and the muted main protagonist, IMO the only time a muted protagonist is done well is in Bioshock 1 as they build it into the main plot twist. Love Sekiro though, and that isn't a silent protagonist
Veilguard is good if you take it for what it is and ignore the Origins glazers. It's by far not a perfect game, and it does have cracks to it, but it's not "The worst of the franchise that's going to kill BioWare" (that's not how subsidiaries work). It's actually really fun gameplay wise, some of the dialogue is cheesy (it's BioWare, cheesy dialogue is part of the deal), and the friggin hair physics man, those are just *chef's kiss*. It's also the most stable of the Dragon Age games. I only crashed once and it was a cache overload because I was playing it all day so it wasn't a fault of the game it was my B.
If you like souls games I would highly recommend lies of p. It’s brutal but hands down one of the best souls likes I have ever played. The story, bosses, fight mechanics, weapons, all were done to perfection.
I remember playing Breath of the WIld, it was my first Zelda, but also the first time I was old enough to understand what I was playing, and oh my god, to this day, it is the only game I can think of that gave me chills and butterflies while playing it, and when I look back. Which is why to me it'll always be superior to TotK imo. I'm still endlessly searching for another game that will give me that sensation again.
I feel so sorry for young people who weren't around in the early 00s, because they don't know what the gaming industry can be. Yes it was a fraction the size it was today, but it made the juggernaut companies now run by spreadsheets and stock value what they are today because AAA ment throwing everything at the games to make the best game possible, and with the money you got from that game you made the next one, doing it all over again. Unfortunately, what you need to spend to go from an 8/10 to a 10/10 game you aren't guaranteed to make back, and that's something shareholders don't like, so publicly traded companies no longer try.
I think DLC as GOTY is fine for older games that have been around for a long time. For example, MMORPG expansions are vastly different. So if FFXIV shadowbringers won for example. I would be okay with it as a separate entity than FFXIV.
Wait, you forgot to mention Balatro when you were talking about this year's GOTY contenders. It really stands out to me because it is one of the only games nominated for Game of the Year that doesn't have any narrative elements at all, and is there solely on the strength of its deceptively simple yet adictive game loop. It is cool to see a game devoid of all the bells and whistles that we kinda expect of modern video games competing for the top spot against juggernauts with budgets millions of times its size.
That said, Metaphor Refantazio is my actual game of the year pick. As a big JRPG fan, it is very exciting to see two nominated this year, and Metaphor in particular delivers just about everything I want from a game like this. All the while expanding on ideas and mechanics of past ATLUS games in ways that are simultaneously familiar yet refreshingly new. Though, it is worth mentioning I was still playing rounds of Balatro between long play sessions of Metaphor.
You're absolutely right. I completely forgot about Balatro! That's my bad. I loved your write-up of it so much that this comment is getting pinned :)
Balatro amazing on every platform.
I am curious about Metaphor. I may give that a try when it goes on sale. I am new to RPGs. Mt favorite was Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth this year.
@@judojon2216 you are very well spoken and truthful. This was a very interesting year for GOTY. Balatro is a GOATed indie game but Metaphor is my GOTY even if Astrobot (deservedly) won.
@@judojon2216 never played Balatro. Isn't that just a card game? Never liked those games. Even in fnv, I only played caravan for the money. Is it that good?
@@zecharius It's a roguelike card game/deck building game, vaguely based on poker, which the dev doesn't even like.
I started playing because so many people were and the hype was so popular for it. My SO did the same. We still play it a lot. It's great. Much like the dev, we also do not play poker nor have any poker interest.
If you like any card games (including mtg, or "normal" card games) give it a go. It took like 3-5 runs before I really got into it.
I still unlock new card possibilities for future runs which makes new runs fun and interesting. I think I only had 2 successful runs.
The link between Dark Souls and mental health doesn't surprise me. I played Bloodborne in 2016 in the lead up to my final high school exams. I was beyond stressed over them, but picked up Bloodborne on a whim. Struggling with but EVENTUALLY overcoming such a hard game was really rewarding, and showed me that I could overcome any challenge. The exams turned out to be waaaay easier than Bloodborne lmao.
Same here! Not with exams but with other life stuff. I legitimately got stuck on Capra Demon for a good couple days. Fought him probably 40 plus times (first time strength build with a Zweihander), those stupid dogs were the biggest issue. I have a special place in my heart for games that don't have difficulty settings. That being said, I also respect those who game on "Normal" or "Easy."
@SpongeDidTheMath there's a special place in hell for those dogs fr. Oddly enough I play everything on Normal or Easy but for Souls I lock in I guess 😂
Overwatch from 2016-2018 was something else. I’ll never forget those days
Still not worth GOTY, but it was good days when Overwatch was still goated
@@zelviceeek6798 it was worth it
uncharted 4 robbed
I agree fr when I try to play now it's just sweats playing with one hand which I get is a part of multi-player games evolving but those days were something else
Still to this day its the best experience I have had gaming ever.
The fact it’s been proven that the souls games can better your mental health is one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard in my life.
Dying over and over in Elden Ring and Bloodborne negatively affected my mental health.
@@JGuy97 Skill issue tbh
@@ConManIRL Probably. Didn’t make the experience any more enjoyable, though.
@@ConManIRL oh yeah the "get gud" fans from soulslike games are the fucking worst
@kenjiikuta never take them seriously. But sometimes getting good is actually the solution
Fun fact, that card game in the Witcher 3 is called Gwent and there's a standalone online tcg game of it. Very fun game
Couldn't remember the name for the life of me lol thank you
There's a real-world version of it too
@@Orchaotic dude. Thank you so much for this. I’ve always wished there was a standalone game and just assumed it didn’t exist.
@@Lexi-M Yeah no problem! it's a great game, glad I could help
Everyone knows about gwent
Fun fact: Dragon age may feel like BG3, because Bioware made the first two Baldur's Gate games in the series. They switched to dragon age, and the series laid dormant until Larian picked it up and did BG3!
The "Bioware formula" of a narrative RPG with romanceable companions each having their own quest lines all surrounding a complex and reactive world has been around since Baldur's Gate released in 1998.
I think it's more that Larian wanted BG3 to be that narrative, reactive, and character-driven style of RPG moreso than it being a Baldur's Gate game.
For example, Divinity Original Sin 2 by Larian before they made BG3 has a lot of that same feel.
Those aren’t “studies” about dark souls’s relationship with mental health. They’re just analyses from journalists. Big difference!
@@MacMarco-op6vc nah I'm sure some hospital spend some money on studies 😂
Fk the studies
Shits are fun thats all that matters
Imo the dlc shouldn’t have been a GOTY nominee , it should’ve been Silent Hill 2 remake
Either the Silent Hill 2 remake or the Persona 3 remake. Both were deserving of a GOTY nomination imo
Absofrigginlutely!! They were robbed!!!
@@DapperIndividual silent hill is not that good
unpopular opinion maybe, but for me personally a dlc winning game of the year would be ridiculous but so will be a remake. i am sorry, but all they had to do was to enhanced it. i am an old lady, played and love the silent hill series but game of the year should be reserve for new games. i am no dev, programmer, story teller or game designer but i think it would be a a shame to undermined the work of people who actually brings something new to the table period.
@ no no they did far more than busy enhancement. They changed things added new endings and secrets and made the town far more explorable. Made enemy ai totally beer and more frightening They’ve done a hell of a job and didn’t get the respect they deserve because nobody thought bloober would make a good game but it’s fantastic
This was a terrific video but hearing Final Fantasy called "niche" made me weep a little
I'm sorry 😭 it's just not my thing but I respect it. Many of my friends love those games but I just can't be bothered (I'm too busy grinding the new Helldivers 2 update 😅)
@@SpongeDidTheMath you reeeally should give final fantasy and Metaphor a chance. Final fantasy is one of The mpst iconic franchises in gaming history, and It has so, so, much to offer. Im a FIFA player as you mentioned hahaha. But final fantasy is incredible, you should definetly give It a shot. As for Metaphor, its from The creators of Persona, and persona is absolutely fantastic, that says It all.
@@SpongeDidTheMath wdym niche? final fantasy has sold 200 million units and earned $25 billion in the past almost 40 years 💀
@@mrkrono bro , if o say to you that in my country , before ff7 remake, just a few people knew it this series? Even now almost no one talk about the old ff here
@@Phoenix11720 If you're being sarcastic you got me because the guy is talking about units sold, if Minecraft sold 300 million, how did Black Ops 6 sell 500?
Crazy for me how some kids said BG3 didn’t deserve the title over Spiderman
The last of us 2 left me with emotions that still haven't left me, even if my my hate for abby is strong, it still made me feel something intensely and i believe that was the intention.
Its the same as metal gear solid 2, everyone hated that game when it released because you play as raiden, now its a classic
the intention of the game was to make you not hate abby by the time you completed it.
@aaronroach8218 I'm not sure it was, I think it was to empathise with them both, I disliked them both but understood their actions
@@aaronroach8218 not really
@@BlackParade01 So we played as Abby for like 45% of the game for what then? The point of the entire game is forgiveness
@aaronroach8218 you can "forgive" someone and still hate them.
Also, I don't think it's forgiveness. It's about breaking the cycle of violence.
“If that’s your schtick, I get it, it’s just not for me.”
Me every time a souls game comes up.
"every game of the year ever". 10 games.
@@magic3383 Geoff's VGA event is 10 years old.
You literally listed every nomination for this year's GOTY but not Balatro
@@bigTy to me that makes his whole video invalid opinion trash done waste my time
@@losromos2205 its not that deep
@@mango3468 it is how we talking about games when underdog of the decade almost won? You know how balatro was made? A guy who wanted to play with his friends. SOLO DEV sold 250k IN A DAY
@@mango3468 first week*
@@losromos2205 No way in hell a card game almost won GOTY lmfao
Events like Game of the Year are my favorite.
I sometimes get caught up in the endless complaining of TH-camrs and streamers, and forget that there are amazing games out there made by passionate developers. Events like The Game Awards remind me of that.
I don’t even need my pick to win-I just love the celebration of the hobby. Now, I just need to focus on that and stop letting others' opinions sway me. 😅
Great video, by the way! First time watching, and I genuinely enjoyed it.
I'm more of a souls guy, but I really respect TLOU2 in alot of ways.
You can literally forget about the story th e characters and just focus on the technical and gameplay aspects and its a masterpiece. Even down to the controls. Like I thought call of duty had good analog aiming mechanics.
Now, I appreciate how dark and brutal the story is, but I get the push back. I just don't think all that is a big deal because of how impressive the gameplay and technical aspects of the game is.
That said. Baldurs gate 3 is even MORE IMPRESSIVE. THE AMOUNT OF CHOICE IN GAMEPLAY IS RIDICULOUS. It's like turn based deus ex.
Just wanted to highlight those two games. Elden ring and sekiro obviously rule.
BASED
but the story is fantastic
@@mehdigeek The story is quite shallow but the gameplay and visuals are top notch
@@Pelayum shallow? you gotta be joking
@@mehdigeek It's really not as complex or as morally conflicting as you think it is, despite trying to be.
I still enjoyed the game for the most part, and do respect it for being bold
It Takes Two 100% deserved that game of the year. Im not sure how much of the game you played but it just gets better and better the more you play it. Like you'll think "wow how are they gonna outdo this world" and then they do it.
& Not to mention the devs are absolutely amazing, there's SO much love and detail put into that game, one of my all time faves. It deserved all the love it got
@@nit0134 it is so overrated it’s painful. I played it through with my gf and it’s just not good imo. There are very good ideas in it and the gameplay is sometimes creative, same with the enviroments but most of the time it’s just repetitive, the story is boring and literally doesn’t make any sense, the dialog is abysmal even tough these things are supposed to be strong points in a game about what divorce does to a family. The whole game is just random ideas that don’t make any sense, also i would rather cut my own ears off than having to listen to the fucking book again
BOTW 193 hours
Hyrule Warriors: Hold my beer
361 hours!?!
@ yep and that’s just for regular game if you want full 100% meaning all characters at 255 it’s about 400-450 hours and I did it once on an old account
400-450 is absolutely nuts. I've put that much into Warframe but at least that's online! 🤣
@@ZelBellz I still need to pick the og Hyrule Warrior, fun fact is that I have all three platforms it was released, but never got any version, but I have Age of Calamity, love that game
TLOU 2 played by my younger self thought it was awful and unnecessary, but growing up made me realize how human the game is on a level never done before . DEFINITELY worth game of the year , any year !
Glad to see you love dragon age inquisition. It gets too much hate from players who havent even played it
8:56 it’s actually 2019 not 2018
As someone who has been a Dragon Age fan since 2015, I want to give a bit of a heads up for Veilguard-- it looks pretty but it lacks the depth, conflict and good writing that the previous Dragon Age games had.
It's basically an action adventure game masquerading as an RPG/Dragon Age game-- previous choices from other games do not import to Veilguard (save for 3 from DAI), the approval/disapproval system only adds XP to the companions, the combat is more fast paced with limited pausing and little strategy and the writing is incredibly "evil vs good", weirdly modern and soft. It's a shame because Origins, 2 and Inquisition are such solid games in their own ways, but Veilguard fell flat for a looot of people.
If you want to play a goody two shoes character in a game with action gameplay and you don't care much for the deep lore, it'll be fun. Otherwise... yeah, needless to say myself and many others are disappointed. And no, it definitely would not have deserved GOTY, and I'm not surprised it only got one nomination.
Anyways, sorry for the tirade but wanted to give a disclaimer to any new Dragon Age fans such as yourself ! Feel free to ask questions if you have any. (Also, just discovered you; great video, immediate subscription!!)
@@chapus2009 looks pretty but lacks depth is the perfect description for DAV. fun enough to play through but ultimately such a let down for the series
@@Abigaildru Absolutely ! It's still fun to play but a lot of the writing just lands flat for me.
I disagree, the game's writing isn't bad, but it is clearly rushed because of the development hell and consant cycling of writers for the game. The highs are higher than the lows are low, so at worst I'd say it feels a little stilted in the beginning and gets better once the writers don't have to do any more exposition.
The idea that Veilguard doesn't have "deep lore" is silly when it's probably the deepest in the lore the series has gotten. It just doesn't worry about Southern Thedas, because you aren't there.
Dragon age has also always been evil vs. good, you can never be a villain in the Dragon Age games. Sure you can be a dick, or do some very questionable things, but at the end of it all you are still the hero who saves the world. Each game has a reason for why you can be an asshole though, but Veilguard doesn't have a justifiable reason Rook could be like that. If Rook is an asshole, no one would follow them.
Also talking about the combat is silly, Action RPGs aren't anything new, and most people do in fact prefer them to real time with pause. Especially comsole players.
@@jossebrodeur6033 couldn’t have said it better myself. The Core of Dragon Age has always been good vs evil. There is no morally gray. You’re a hero saving the world bringing your friends along the way 😂 As far as combat, i prefer it better with the new style (I’ve been a fan for over 15 years) I enjoyed the story. I don’t think it was as good as the previous, but it still is really good imo even tho it did feel rushed. Yea and idk why DA fans are complaining about the Lore when this game has a WHOLE lot of Lore.
The dragon age games have gotten increasingly worse over the years with every installment being less fun than the previous. Sad to say that the franchise is most definitely dead
I have a feeling you didnt even get 40% through each game on the list
@crazyguywatchnu yeah I felt the same way, seemed kinda surface level analysis
Great video. Just one thing...wasn't Sekiro GOTY 2019?
I thought this comment was meant to troll and then I checked my own work 🤦🏻♂️ oops
@@SpongeDidTheMath Lol. Once again great video :D havent seen stuff this entertaining in a while.
Unfortunately yes
Smash Bros Ultimate should have won
It was the most impactful game in 2019, everybody was talking about
Sekiro was well crafted, but didn't have as much impact in the industry as Smash Bros Ultiamte or the later Fromsoftware game, Elden Ring
@@ZFCaio Thats respectable.
Personally though, i feel like Sekiro was better than Elden Ring.
@@ZFCaio 😂😂😂
also to capitalize EVERY and EVER in the title and start with 2014 is wack
Red Dead Redemption 2 got robbed. We all know it, don't deny it. But God of War is still a Masterpiece.
Debatable. Both are amazing. I go back to both equally.
I think story wise RDR2 is better (and that’s saying a lot) but as a complete package GOW 2018 is a bit more airtight than RDR2. RDR2 is way too long, the sidequests can get a bit restrained and tedious, and the combat really drags by the end.
All that said, it’s still the best story told in video games, but I see why GOW won.
@@dashman8499 I can see what you mean, but RDR2 is not only the best story told game, it is also the best open world - single player game. As well as the npc dialogues and honor system where it affects your ending. Everything you do in Red Dead Impact what the ending becomes and what your fate is, the same cannot be told for GOW. I would also argue that Arthur Morgan is the better main character, and that Red Dead has more impactful side characters than GOW. When you, collect all of that together. I think that RDR2 was indeed robbed.
@@joshnizzle Your opinion is valid, but I just can't see both games being equally as good
@@danbanan6322 In my opinion from an open world single player experience, Elden Ring beats it in every regard, except story. The honor system felt half baked outside of the ending. GOW has alot of great side quests that deepen Kratos and Atreus' relationship, for me, the side quests are alot more fruitful in that game. Arthur Morgan is my favorite video game character of all time. I do prefer RDR2's cjharcters overall, but GOW works better as a complete picture. If I take a step back, I have less issues with GOW than RDR2, even if I love both. I'll be more willing to play GOW again, but I'll be more willing to watch cutscenes from RDR2.
I-I’m blown away this video has so many likes. He barely has anything to say when he is done being on a tangent. Wild
@@jordanhall6921 right! And every game but elden ring "this isn't usually my type of game" bro apparently just started playing games last year and only elden ring
Yes thank you, this vid is so boring
As soon as this moron said 'only starting from 2014' I skipped straight up. Every goty ever means EVERY GOTY EVER!
I finished watching this video after he said DAI is deeper RPG than Dark Souls and then said it has simpler system and less choice and implied it makes it better RPG because you can focus on gameplay 😂 i am not watching futher. Jesus People like him are the reason why we get shit like veilguard these days .
so much fromsoft fanboying too ngl
Playing Elden Ring for the first time in 2022 was a stellar experience for me, It was my first soulsborne and I loved it, nothing I have played has ever come close to the experience I felt back then, maybe Death Stranding, but that doesn't really count, does it?
Stellar how? The game is completely barren and lifeless.
Souls style gameplay makes for terrible open world experiences
@ you must be pretty unhappy in life, there is a reason the game is so loved and praised by many. You also probably used summons cause you suck at souls games.
@Digger-Nick i played elden ring for the first time this year and I strongly disagree with this. Almost every inch of the map has something to fight, collect, or explore. There are lots of reasons to re-tread old areas. Hidden secrets. Side quests which feel worth your time because they unlock useful weapons or abilities instead of just useless collectibles like a lot of other games.
My biggest fear coming into it was that I'd be put off by the difficulty but honestly, once I overcame my initial frustration with it, it became super addictive.
This is definitely a minority opinion.
@@Digger-Nick Also your argument about the map being ''lifeless'' makes no sense, since the game is set in a post apocalyptic world, it's meant to be like that, if you want a lively open world play the witcher 3. Plus the game does a good job of rewarding exploration and makes the game very exciting on a first playthrough.
@@bouttacrashout Yet the Fallout games are even more "post apocalyptic". You're making excuses for them putting no effort into the game.
Me remembering the red ring of death whilst simultaneously actually having back pain
i don't think ive ever seen gameplay of dragon age before now, but your presentation of it makes me want to try it 🤔
I found out about it back in 2021 and instantly fell in love with it, rn I'm replaying it + it sometimes gets some absolutely amazing offers like the whole game + all the dlcs for 10$
For DRAGON AGE INQUISITION you don’t always have to fight too down you can fight over the shoulder like a regular 3rd person open world
Ohhh that makes sense. I did do some 3rd person fighting and thought it was cool but it felt like the game wanted me to coordinate larger "battles" more with the top down strategy. Either way, super fun game
Yeah, overwatch was truly one of THE multiplayer games. Then they did what they did with Overwatch 2. Even when the gameplay isn’t that bad today, they ruined every system and buried themselves.
One step closer to playing every game ever
Good to see you in the comments section again, Nerd! Been a minute
The golden joystick been doing this for 43 years, if you could do it for the 43 winners
In case of the TGA i would play the nominees as well just in case to see if the controversies of 2020 and 2018 was awaranted (my 2018 GOTY is absolutely Celeste)
@@petwisk2012 the golden joysticks goty in 2018 and 2019 were Fortnite and untitled goose game lol
Oh you like games? Name every GOtY ev- oh. Nah seriously mate, loved this video and your best work yet, really loved the OW segment, especially as ive been having the same realizations playing Marvel Rivals. I think you will find great success in this format, and it really suits you! Keep up the inspiring work man!
It's always good to see you in my comment section bro!! You've been A1 some day 1 homie. Hope you're well ❤️
The gall of this man to capitalize the words "every" and "ever" on the title of this video.
@@Tattbook and then immediately says “oh yeah btw I’m actually starting at 2014”
Wait Ghost of Tsushima never won?!?
@@Powaup my reaction on RDR2 should have won
Say whatever you want, but I love The Last of Us 2, Baldur's Gate 3, It Takes Two, Inquisition, Skyrim and The Witcher 3 to this day. And Baldur's Gate 3, The Last of Us 2 and Skyrim are my favorites. TGA biggest mistake was not giving the GOTY to Red Dead 2, which is a game THOUSAND TIMES better than GOW.
Naa RDR2 is better than TLOU2 lol
I think that all those games are on another level, i can't choose!
Nope. Biggest mistake easily was giving it to that awful TLOU2
@Shane3125 cringe
@@Calebe_Sagaz red dead is awesome in its own right and so is gpd of war. But red dead is just an old western styled open world game w barely any story telling and average open world gameplay. Yes its immersive but compared to GOW, it beats it in almost every category except for true open world. Thats it. Red Dead is overhyped, as most old styled games are.
Every GOTY E V E R "yeah no actually just the modern ones since 2014" lmfao
Title: “Playing every game of the year EVER” 3 seconds into video: “I’ll only be trying the ones from the past 10 years even though it’s existed way longer than that”
Games have not gotten way too stale over the years. They put Shadow of the Erdtree there cause one of the hosts hates Konami and refuse to acknowledge Silent Hill 2. That is one of if not the best remake I've played in my life. It was definitely snubbed and would love for you to cover snubbed GOTY contenders.
Genuinely thought about this as a video. I think it would be interesting to show the "second place" winners/overlooked titles. I might have to do that!
@@TheYodelingViking so you’d rather have a remake, than a dlc that has more content than that entire game, and all of that is NEW content and not remade? But you’re worried about how that content is delivered rather than the content itself? Make it make sense
@@tehCostHD its still a dlc, doesnt matter if it has 1 million hours of content, you still need to buy the base game in order to access it. its still an expansion
@ and it’s still new content that released this year. The award judges the content, not the way that it’s distributed.
@@tehCostHD nah, it's still an expansion that you can't access right away, you have to play the base game. And yeah it does matter if it's a full game or a downloadable content
Inquisition is fun, but you should go back and play origins if you havent. Origins is absolutely amazing.
What do you guys think of DLCs being allowed to "compete" in this year's Game Awards?
i dont get why people are mad about it, i mean yeah its a DLC but it has so much new content that its basically a new game (im not biased at all) (i definitely am)
@@brendanc887 yeah maybe it has enough content that it could stand on its own as a game. But it isn’t. It’s not a game. You have to buy and play an entire game and play more than half of it to access this dlc. It’s not a game. DLCs can be nominated for best ongoing game. It makes no sense that shadow of the erdtree can be nominated for goty.
Shadow of the Erdtree for the win! Please note that despite the narrative that "gamers" are against the DLC's nomination in the 2024 TGA, it is now in the final 5 of the Voter's Choice category. This shows that both the critics who nominate for GOTY and the public who vote for Voter's Choice agree that the DLC is GOTY quality.
@@HollowKnight21 people just vote for whatever they’ve played. The reason games like geshin are there is because they’re free which means lots of people have played it. Not many people have played all of the nominated games. They just vote for the one they played. Since so many people bought welding ring, it’s natural that those people also bought and played the dlc, not due to how good it is but because they’re free which had already completed the base game. Since eldin ring came out 2 years ago, more people would have purchased it.
@@HollowKnight21 players choice is different, you see Genshin Impact got to the top 5 as well and that game released in 2020, it's an award where the people choose their favorite piece of gaming media. However the GOTY is for GAMES that released this year, not for a expansion of an already existing game, you don't see that many people complain that SOET got nominated for the other categories, it's only the GOTY, because it's not a game
I honestly don’t believe that Astrobot should’ve won GOTY, and by no means am I saying it’s a bad game
I think astrobot or Metaphor Refantasio should've won
@@Spider_InAHat ok that’s cool and it’s your opinion too✅✅✅
I loved how my good pal Sly Cooper got mentioned as a banger. Still waiting on anything related to that. What a game.
Astro Bot absolutely deserved GOTY. After the last few years being a copy paste of big budget AAA mature titles, it’s a breath of fresh air that reminds you what games should be. Fantastic design and gameplay, beautiful graphics and settings, and just plain fun. This is the type of game that if it would’ve came out 20-30 years ago when we were all kids, we’d be calling it a pioneer for gaming and one of the greatest games of all time. It’s that good, to me.
“Modern game awards” sounds so funny
I couldn't think of any better way to describe it since Geoff is the face of the Game Awards as of 2014 lol
this video is so funny in what I can assume is an unintentional way lmao
Now you should play every game of the year nomination🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
17:20 Nope! The awards show **NEW** unique creations from that year. Dlc's usually have the same gameplay, combat system already thought out. It's much harder to create and entire new game than a new dlc for a pre-existing game.
Entertaining video, but in most of these it just sounds like you're playing videogames for the first time 😂
I thought 2018 was gonna be rdr2
GOW was equally good to bro lol
@@spartan_a1176 yeah,tbh it was a hard competition. I want rdr2 to win given the amount of details and narrative the games have to offer, people even still find new things these days in rdr2 but gow is a good game too
GOTY 2018 should have been RDR2. I played both games and GOW isn't as good as RDR2... except maybe the combat.
This dude is the most casual gamer I've ever seen
He's a soul-like gamer, so he's definitely not casual. It looks like he just doesn't play story-driven games, which are usually what win GOTY.
Could be worse, the true casuals are the people calling for smash bros to win
Rdr2 should’ve won game of the year.
@@zygoteguns9821 nope, not at all
@@zygoteguns9821 nah
true
Nope mate as much as I loved that game. God of war is a masterpiece and it will never be touched games like that are God like. As much as rd2 is a 10/10 God of war is miles ahead
@ miles ahead? What drugs you on boy.
Just found your channel... Good job TH-cam algorithm, you got a sub.
I just wanted to comment with hindsight it makes sense how much these games in the 20 teens deserved the Game of the Year award. Nearly all of them are absolutely timeless and feel they could out today practically unchanged and would be a hit.
I'm sure with more time the same will be true about the 20s games.
Now, pass me the Bengay.
bro i watched your video with no stops and after it was finished i zoomed out to give it a like and see how many MILLIONS subs you have but i was shocked because of how good video was, but keep it up bro u will definitely make it!! good luck!
"he played every game of the year"
Fallout 4: am I a joke to you?
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@@jed4276 fallout 4 didn’t win though? Witcher 3 did.
@wisteriaotaku then why would it have a game of the year edition?
@@jed4276 cause it was nominated for goty?
@@jed4276 it probably won a different goty, just not the one for The Game Awards
Good video man! I was thinking our tastes were identical until you said Metaphor wasnt for you haha its my personal GOTY (but Im big into JRPGs)
Subbed and looking forward to more stuff from you my guy!
Always good to see a different opinion presented so politely. Appreciate it dude! There's more where that came from ;)
This is the first video I've seen from you, and it's fantastic! The only thing I’d mention is that the music was a bit distracting at times, but overall, it was an amazing video. Keep up the great work!
Thank you for the kind words! I'll keep that in mind with the music. I had trouble figuring out if it was too loud or soft with my headphones on 😂🥲
I had tried a few souls games before elden ring but never could get into them. I didnt like having to grind the same area over and over when i was too underleveled. Elden ring was the first fame ive ever played to NG+ 9 (i think 7 is thr max but i beat it 8 times on my ps4 and then bought it again and beat it on ps5 to prepare for the dlc). It blew my mind how amazing that game was
I loved it so much that now im a huge solsborne/ soulslike fanboy. Lies of p, lords of the fallen, demon souls, etc. i try to play souls games whenever i get the chance and all because of elden ring. The open world mechanic is perfect for a souls game. If something is tok hard then id just go try to find new weapons, armor, spells, etc. somewhere else or just find a new place to grind. Its wild that the game made me love the genre so much that i dont mind grinding the same enemies over and over in other souls games now (the exact reason i was initially turned off from them).
Once i got a taste of what it feels like tk overcome an area or a boss in souls games, i was hooked. It deserves game of the decade imho (this is coming from someone whos favorite game series is zelda anf still thinks elden ring blows breath and tears out of the water... Although those are a close second.... Kinda ironic considering i believe zelda heavily inspired dark souls)
Ok enough of my elden ring rant. Lets finish watching the video now lol
hey! i forgot if persona 5 won goty, but even as a zelda lover, i have to say that its my favorite game of all time
You were right about Astro Bot 👀
genuinely felt like i was listening a live reading of a chatgpt script - don't take this negatively, just would be nice to sprinkle in more of your personality
@@alex-jq5dd some people are just chill, this is nice to watch while high
It's pretty clear he didn't finish most of the games, if any. Botw for example was all footage from like the first hour of the game with no personal thoughts on anything.
Sounds like your next video should be playing every Zelda game.
My wish is that the Elden Ring DLC becomes the set standard, as much as I know it won’t. Maybe make a DLC of the year award, it deserves it
I'm a fan of this idea, DLC or "best expansion of the year" would be perfect! If that were the case, then yes, Shadow of the Erdtree would slaughter any competition
BG3 no doubt. It keep me playing since release til now.
@@heartlessface is it that good I’m thinking bout getting it
@@TheMarmboy it's depending to your taste more I think, it's maybe the best all times to me & might not to you but it's a great game.
@@TheMarmboy I never played any CRPG, Baldur's Gate or D&D before playing Baldur's Gate 3, but it ended up being my favorite game ever, of all time. Unfortunately, it's kinda niche, it won't be everyone's cup of tea, but I think it's worth giving it a try if you find it on sale at least
The saying goes "in Souls you level up your character, but in Sekiro you level up yourself."
Great video! Im a final fantasy/JRPG fan who also loves COD, FIFA, and all other genres of games. We are out there 😂
Sekiro :'( That was my first souls game, my older sister gifted it to me, I was about to return the game because I found the very first section extremely difficult, but I pushed thru it because it was a gift from my sister. Then I got platinum, and I continued with other souls game becoming one of my favorite type of game.
Astro Bot deserved it
@@thefallenvalley4340 nah
The transitions into the next games introductions are awesome! Haha
“Been in production before some of you guys were born” 😢thank you for making me feel old now
“My first Zelda” “RPG’s I’ve played are Skyrim and dark souls 3” even Batman couldn’t get this embarrassing information out of me 💀💀💀
How is that embarrassing 😂
@Traumvita bro what?
@@YesNo-yl6ws Not a "pro gamer" ig
The “split” opinion TLOU 2 are mostly in bad faith. I would take their opinion with a grain of salt. They tend to be bigoted views or people just upset their gaming dad got golfed
Oh boy, this video was so refreshing to watch!
Just a good balanced narrative to keep you focused on it, while not trying to keep you in for an hour long experience.
Very nice, hope to see this channel grow!
I still think totk should have won goty (I’m my opinion)
Haring you mispronounce half of the names in these games is my favorite part
Banger video to watch with my morning coffee 🔥
TH-cam algorithm brings me here. I've surprised as a Souls fan seems like the JRPGs like FF7 and Metaphor isnt your cup of tea.
Mine is the exact opposite, I am a big fan of JRPGs, I just couldn't get into the grey, dark and drab settings of the souls games and the muted main protagonist, IMO the only time a muted protagonist is done well is in Bioshock 1 as they build it into the main plot twist.
Love Sekiro though, and that isn't a silent protagonist
"Does your back hurt?" *proceeds to crack my entire spine* "maybe"
I'd be interested to know what game you felt should have won the award in 2020 since you felt TLoU2 was the wrong choice.
Liked, subscribed. I’ll def be perusing your catalogue
5:16 literally the best transition ever
I'll be the devils advocate, i love elden ring, but bloodborne has my heart
Ah, yes. A proper masochist at heart. I can respect that. I also love ER for a number of reasons but DS1 will always be my true love
18k VIEWS!? that's it? This is a genuinely good video
"I played like 5 gotys and said I played all of them"
You should play all the God of War games. They are all really good.
There is absolutely no way you played the entire Witcher 3 and that’s all you had to say.
I finally just bought balders gate 3 and im loving it so far
God of War was great, but Red Dead Redemption 2 is my favorite game of all time
Veilguard is good if you take it for what it is and ignore the Origins glazers. It's by far not a perfect game, and it does have cracks to it, but it's not "The worst of the franchise that's going to kill BioWare" (that's not how subsidiaries work). It's actually really fun gameplay wise, some of the dialogue is cheesy (it's BioWare, cheesy dialogue is part of the deal), and the friggin hair physics man, those are just *chef's kiss*. It's also the most stable of the Dragon Age games. I only crashed once and it was a cache overload because I was playing it all day so it wasn't a fault of the game it was my B.
If you like souls games I would highly recommend lies of p. It’s brutal but hands down one of the best souls likes I have ever played. The story, bosses, fight mechanics, weapons, all were done to perfection.
i just hate why Black Mith Wukong and Astro bot release at the same year, because both of this game deserve to get GOTY
To be honest, if any other game released in 2021, it would've won GOTY!
I’m still pissed that last of us 2 beat Ghost of Tsushima
@@FreakiestLad same. Ghost of Tsushima is like mixing RDR2 with the assassin's creed we always wanted
@@FreakiestLad Ghost is boring af, super repetitive as well💀
@@obadiahstane2057last of us is woke bullshit, id vote anything above that trash
Fun fact: the last time a game rated E10+ won was 2017.
An E rated game has never won.
I remember playing Breath of the WIld, it was my first Zelda, but also the first time I was old enough to understand what I was playing, and oh my god, to this day, it is the only game I can think of that gave me chills and butterflies while playing it, and when I look back. Which is why to me it'll always be superior to TotK imo. I'm still endlessly searching for another game that will give me that sensation again.
I feel so sorry for young people who weren't around in the early 00s, because they don't know what the gaming industry can be. Yes it was a fraction the size it was today, but it made the juggernaut companies now run by spreadsheets and stock value what they are today because AAA ment throwing everything at the games to make the best game possible, and with the money you got from that game you made the next one, doing it all over again. Unfortunately, what you need to spend to go from an 8/10 to a 10/10 game you aren't guaranteed to make back, and that's something shareholders don't like, so publicly traded companies no longer try.
Returnal was insane, rogue like shooter. Only gave I've ever got platinum. So underrated most have never played it.
Worth a try if you get a chance.
I think DLC as GOTY is fine for older games that have been around for a long time. For example, MMORPG expansions are vastly different. So if FFXIV shadowbringers won for example. I would be okay with it as a separate entity than FFXIV.