r/videogames • u/SeemoxHi • 6h ago
Discussion / Question What is your game of the year ?
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u/warriorsam9 6h ago
Control resonant right now I think but it's really hard to chose. What a year!
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u/Sumit-Nagar 1h ago
True I also liked it. I don't know how to describe it but all other games kinda play or feel similar in some way but I found control resonant different in a good way.
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u/Alucard-VS-Artorias 5h ago edited 1h ago
Lets see this year we have:
- Nioh 3
- Pragmata
- Resident Evil: Requiem
- Crimson Desert
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- Mortal Shell II
- 007 First Light
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
- Star Wars Zero Company
- The Blood of Dawnwalker
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced
- Halo: Campaign Evolved
- The Sinking City 2
- Control Resonance
- Slient Hill: Townfall
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered
- The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
- Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
- Gears of War: E-Day
- Order of the Sinking Star
- Star Wars: Galactic Racer
- Silver Pines
- Valor Mortis
- Warhammer 40K: Boltgun II
- Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
An we still have a few months of the year left for titles such as:
- Final Fantasy: Resonance
- Phantom Blade Zero
- Grand Theft Auto VI
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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Oh man, its gonna be super difficult to choose a favorite here...
[Post Edit: This list is of the titles I'm interested in]
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u/InternaI_Cobbler 5h ago
Blood of Dawnwalker for me right now. But what a phenomenal year it has been. Hard to pick.
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u/Alternative_Owl7786 6h ago
So far onimusha. Gotta wait to see how phantom blade zero turns out since it'll be my last purchase for the year
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u/No-Task-2776 6h ago
Re9 for sure
But guys do you think gta 6 will be in goty too or its late?
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u/CoffeeCaptain91 6h ago
Way too late
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u/MessAccomplished2200 4h ago
Definitely not too late. This isn’t the first time this has happened where a game released close to the window but still ended up nominated and won. For example, dragon age inquisition released Nov. 18th and won game of the year. God of war ragnarok released Nov 9th and was nominated. For a game as massive as GTA 6, they are almost certainly willing to bend the rules if they must to fit it into this year’s nominations. The cutoff last year was November 21st, so they just sneak into this year’s window based on history.
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u/freshairequalsducks 6h ago
Ace Combat 8 for sure
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u/platypus_boi 5h ago
Do I need a special joystick for ace combat or can I just use a regular controller?
I’ve heard this game has surprising depth but I’ve never looked into it more.
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u/HelloMyNameIsLeah 5h ago
Star Wars Galactic Racer. Game totally shocked me with how much fun it is.
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u/Dull-Investigator722 6h ago
007 First Light
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u/UdrienLoera 5h ago
I’m just starting this one, on mission 2 but having a hard time getting into it. Is it worth pushing through? Does it “click” eventually?
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u/Dull-Investigator722 5h ago
The beginning is a bit of a tutorial, the game really starts once you get to the Hotel in slovekia. Although, the Night Club mission is pretty fun too
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u/ancientsniper8 5h ago
The gameplay never clicked for me, but the story was pretty good. For reference, I love Hitman and Uncharted, so idrk what my problem was. Just didn't feel great to play imo.
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u/SWkilljoy 5h ago
No. I love the movies so I couldn't help myself. It's just a really bad Hitman game.
That's it.
It's a painfully linear hitman game where every actual game mechanic is mid at best. Except the story i guess, story is decent.
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u/HighKingOfGondor 6h ago
The Blood of Dawnwalker by a fair amount. We'll see if it can hold off GTA6 and Control 2 when I play them later this year
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u/theroyalblacksmith 5h ago edited 2h ago
Control Resonant. Wasn't a huge fan of the first game but cant put this one down. Already on ng+
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u/3rdItemOnList 6h ago
Lego Batman legacy of the dark knight. I'm gitty playing this game.
Also Star fox was pretty legit.
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u/Alikib89 6h ago
Pokémon: Pokopia.
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u/Expensive_Luck4194 6h ago
pokopia keeps showing up in these threads, might have to give it a go
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u/Ok_Maize_655 6h ago
Was shocked with how much I enjoyed the new gears of war
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u/Welkin_Gunther_07 6h ago
Same. Now, I did expect to like it, but I didn't expect to love the hell out of it. So damn good!
Now, if you don't mind, I'm already gonna go and slice apart from grubs.
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u/MakaveliTheDon22 6h ago
Blood of Dawnwalker is amazing, definitely has its flaws but I've really enjoyed everything I've played through so far.
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u/AfterGlow882 4h ago
So far, of the games I’ve played, it’s RE9: Requiem.
I’ve played First Light and really liked it, but the post story content is lackluster and the final boss really wasn’t great.
I’ve played Crimson Desert for a bit. The lackluster narrative combined with utterly shit controls made me refund it.
Code Vein 2 was also a refund for me. Just wasn’t giving me the vibes I had in the first game and I found myself mildly bored.
Replaced and Well Dweller are FANTASTIC indie games I’d recommend checking out if you’re unfamiliar. Not as big a hit for me as RE9 but still absolutely worth looking into.
I’ve been enjoying NTE but no Gatcha really deserves to be GOTY in my opinion. It’s fun, but not anyone’s showstopper worthy of recommendation.
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u/Physziks 4h ago
Ive been seriously considering well dweller, glad to hear it's great! Is it a challenging game? I know most of his games aren't, but crypt custodian had some difficulty options, and I fuckin love that game. So im hoping well dweller does as well. And it's not super easy. Only reason i waited to get it, is it's between that and the new castlevania, I was just waiting for it to release, and see what the general consensus is on it. And make my decision then.
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u/TomatilloZesty7 4h ago
Well said on First Light 👏🏻
I'm a huge sucker for bond films/games - really enjoyed the training montage and beginnings, but some of the later story felt rushed.
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u/StefanMorse 6h ago
Control Resonant has been my prediction and now my official game of the year for most of the year, if I had to rank it would be.
Control Resonant
RE Requiem
Onimusha
Pragmata
The Blood Of Dawnwalker
Crimson Desert
007 First Light
Haven't played Forza Horizon, I personally don't find those types of games to be my thing.
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u/National-Garbage505 6h ago
Re9 for me. I have never been so locked into a game for its entire runtime. 10/10 experience.
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u/NovocaineAU 5h ago
Weirdly enough it’s gonna be Tomadachi Life.
My wife and I spent tons of time playing together and made the most cracked town with all our friends. I don’t think I’ve laughed as much playing a game as it ever. But I wish it had more to do
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u/kabooozie 3h ago
Crimson desert, but slime ranchers 2 is a close second. I haven’t had a chance to play the others (too busy playing crimson desert). They are all on the backlog though
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u/Lord_Calden 6h ago
control resonant at the moment. although phantom blade zero could end up taking it, at least gameplay wise. not entirely sure I'm entirely qualified to speak on this matter however, since it's the only game ive played that released this year. it was a fucking amazing game tho
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u/Jamebo_Smash 3h ago
Fire Emblem, Fortunes Weave. It's the most ambitious game Ive ever played. For better or worse.
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u/krugzzz 3h ago
Bruh I’m still on my first route part 1 and I’ve clocked over 30 hours 😭 never beating this shit
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u/TheGoodIdiot 6h ago
Pragmata for me but I think Onimusha and Galactic Racer are right there. Doom the dark ages dlc might be if it was a full game.
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u/KingDrace 6h ago
Even though Dark Arisen is DLC for Dragons Dogma 2 I say it's my game of the year. Although just going on new game release then Pragmata, although Control Resonant is up there to. Castlevania Belmonts Curse may take the cake for me though. Been waiting a long time for a new one.
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u/CommunicationLow8189 5h ago
Really tough choice between First Light and Control Resonant for me. Both feel like big steps forward for their respective studios.
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u/gyerardos 3h ago
Why nobody talks about Gears of war? Because haven't played or it's not that good? This a genuine question
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u/Sumit-Nagar 2h ago
I downloaded it on launch day but never got time to boot it. I will be playing the heck of it this weekend
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u/D4RKxV0ID 1h ago
I hope you have a blast! It's a great game. Just finished it on Insane with 3 of my childhood friends and it was a good time.
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u/croquemadamn 47m ago
Its my GoTY so far. The spectacle is off the charts especially a couple of acts in
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u/ancient-drake 3h ago
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u/bighomiej376 2h ago
For real, silver pines is so good
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u/CountStark 2h ago
Thanks for highlighting the title of the game. It looks cool. Will check it out..
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u/Mangertron 2h ago
I've only payed First Light so I don't have a horse in this race. But damn is first light a good game.
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u/Wdemon85 2h ago
Crimson Desert for me, the effort by the devs was bar none. Such a great game
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u/randomguy7384 5h ago
its between Control Resonant and Onimusha. Onimusha is the first action/souls lite (i know its not a souls like ) game i played and beat so it has a special place for me but i think control edges it out slightly
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u/Then_Bug_1358 5h ago
How does Control R compare to the original? I've just finished a replay of the original and I love that games shooting physics and weird story!
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u/OlorynEx 6h ago
So many amazing games out this year, but Pokémon: Pokopia crept up on me and was the only one that had me main-lining it for like 100+ hours straight from start to finish and beyond with minimal breaks. I haven't been able to make that kind of time for a game in such a short period in like 10 years, but I made it work because I was completely addicted. Extra points for emotionally hitting me in the gut more often than I thought it had any right to. Spectacular game.
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u/roman4ick 5h ago
For me,requiem. Look,i know other games from this top are good.But when ill try it,i dont like it very much and drop,refund it.So yes,requiem.
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u/FaresCroteau 5h ago
Out of the games mentioned RE9
Out of the games I played this year Alan Wake 2
Out of all the games that came out this year/are coming out The Legend Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time Remake
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u/Important_Gur_5113 5h ago
Ainda não joguei RE9, nem o do vampiro, estou interessado em ambos. Dropei 007, mas guardei o save pra outro momento. Claramente é um jogo feito com carinho e respeito ao personagem. Não me fisgou, infelizmente. Agora estou jogando Control 2 e está sendo bem divertido. Não sei ao certo se é melhor ou pior que o original, mas acho que vai depender do final, espero não me decepcionar. Depois dele vou jogar Crimson Desert.
Enfim, no momento o meu goty (por unanimidade kkk) é o Control.
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u/lm_goat48 5h ago
Think I’m gonna have to wait for Zelda and GTA to come out before I can answer that
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u/One_Scientist_984 5h ago
I have only played First Light so far but I hope for Control Resonant to blow me away (physical edition in transit right now). Pragmata, Crimson Desert, and Resident Evil Requiem are sitting on my shelf right now, waiting for a calm minute to dive into them.
It’s a good year with some worthy contenders.
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u/VerifiedLucidState 5h ago
I kept typing a comment and deleting it because there are so many good options to choose from.
For me it's probably ZCOM or Galactic Racer
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u/Mysterious_Loner97 5h ago
I never play brand new games, but I would hope Controller Resonate makes waves while I wait to buy it on sale
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u/BlackBox115 4h ago
Among the ones I've played, Pragmata. But I still have several games to catch up on, so many interesting titles came out this year!
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u/Miquellanier 6h ago
For now, I have two games as G.o.t.y for this year: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave and Gears of War: E Day.
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u/Revolver_Ethan 5h ago
This is my top 10 as of right now. Still need to play Ace Combat 8, Star Wars Galactic Racer, GTAVI and Stage Tour. I think that’s all that’s left this year that I want to try.
- Vampire Crawlers
- Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
- Cairn
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
- Pragmata
- Saros
- Onimusha
- Marathon
Resident Evil Requiem
Control Resonant
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u/Darkhawk2099 6h ago
hot take but Townfall was much scarier than Requiem. tbh one of my favourite Silent Hills to date.
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u/Tacosauce_96 6h ago
Rn it’s E-Day, but I still have OoT and GTA 6 to play next month. So I’ll see then how I feel.
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u/tallwhiteninja 6h ago
If we're going by Game Award timing rules, Octopath Traveler 0.
If we're going strictly by calendar year, probably Mina the Hollower.
Looking forward to the new Castlevania, Final Fantasy Resonance, and the OoT remake.
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u/BobaHutt__ 5h ago
Blood of Dawnwalker by default. Its the only major release of the year that I bought. Great game too! Need to finish it though
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u/mucus-fettuccine 5h ago
#1 is Mio and #2 is Demon Tides, and they are far ahead of anything else this year.
#3 is Mina the Hollower.
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u/ChimkinNubbitz 5h ago
I have played the most new games this year I can remember in a long time. In order from decent to best (remasters not included): Invincible VS, MLB The Show 26, Wolverine, Saros, 007 First Light, Mortal Shell 2, Control Resonant.
Witcher 3 remastered is great and I’m feeling the same joy playing as 2015.
GTA VI is preordered.
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u/WhispyFLX 5h ago
Cairn.
My honest take: It's a game where everyone doesn't expect much - it's nowhere popular genre, or bombastic on title screens.
At core, it's a niche game, which I decided to gift my curiosity time - because - I don't want to get locked only in mainstream stuff (there's a lot of niche but gold to be discovered).
That being said - currently, it's one of best indie I've experienced in many many years.
Completed it 2x on normal, 3x on free solo/permadeath
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u/TightValue315 4h ago
Haven't played a new release this year yet but it'll definitely either be ocarina of time or GTA 6 for me
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u/MessAccomplished2200 4h ago
My top 3 in order are RE9, control resonant, and Cairn.
But, I think by the end of the year, my list will look like phantom blade 0, gta 6, and RE9
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u/False_Adhesiveness40 3h ago
Saros for now but I think Phantom Blade 0 will change that.
Would have been No Rest for the Wicked if not for the delay.
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u/cho7777 6h ago
Onimusha not being on the list is a crime!