My GOTY is going to be either Final Fantasy VII Rebirth or Astrobot. I haven’t decided yet.
However, I’d love to shout out a game that would make my top 10 but I haven’t seen brought up yet. Big City, Little Kitty. It’s a simple, short 3D platformer/collect-a-thon and it is SO cute. The gameplay and design is nothing too special but the art style and cat theme had me smiling the entire time.
thank you, I was just joking about my own game of the year list having any sort of cultural significance, I know this place is super down for 1000xResist (wish the rest of these “official” award outlets were just a little more down for it, ifyouknowwhutimean)
I just started chanting slitter-HEAD, slitter-HEAD, slitter-HEAD like I was at a powerful pro baseball game
I really like this list and you also bring up Fantasian! It’s out here early December and I’m really looking forward to it. Diorama as pre-rendered backgrounds is a super cool concept.
It would be a lot of work but seeing something similar with survival horror would be rad.
Is the search function of this thread broken or something because apparently no one has mentioned the true 2024 GOTY?
I kid, but Foamstars is probably my second most played and second favorite game of the year even though (or perhaps because) it’s so deeply flawed. Here is my top 10:
10. Tales of Kenzera: Zau
9. Echoes of Wisdom
8. Grimstone (UFO 50)
7. Botany Manor
6. Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble
5. Ys X: Nordics
4. Persona 3 Reload
3. Animal Well
2. FOAMSTARS
1. Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
It always seems arbitrary to do this since 3 of my favorite games I played this year (Forspoken, Before the Green Moon, and KOF XIII Global Match) would have easily made my top 5 of 2023 but I didn’t get to them until this calendar year. The same will happen next year. There are a lot of games I haven’t touched and know would probably make the top 10, but I don’t feel a big reason to play because I’ve already played them if you know what I mean:
I am downloading 1000xResist so maybe that will sneak in before the year is done. Other original games I hope to try before the year is out (unfortunately PC only making it harder for me to get to):
I totally forgot that I also played Ufouria 2 this year. I think Frank said it was good but unmemorable which is pretty much how I feel about it. Maybe I’ll give it another spin soon.
Given the rest of the thread I feel like I need to try Nine Sols and 1000xResist. I hadn’t paid much attention to them to want to try them.
Outside of that, I’d like to eventually get around to Slitterhead, Metaphor, Sonic X Shadow, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest 3, Fantasian, Natsu-mon, Digital Eclipse’s Tetris and Jeff Minter packages and Indika.
Sometimes I’ll sit with my partner and play through narrative heavy games like point & click adventures or Until Dawn-likes, think Indika would be a good fit for that?
Pretty sure the only game released this year that I’ve played is Sky Reservoirs: Reconnoiterer. It’s pretty good, so that makes it my GOTY.
If we were doing best game we played this year, probably Tunic or Obra Dinn or MUSHA.
Yes with the proviso that it’s a straight-ahead narrative with only a few puzzles and none of that Telltale or Until Dawn plot twists and QTEs. I like that about it but just an FYI. Whole game is probably under 5 hrs
GOTY is Indika for me for sure. It has the Bresson vibes. It’s visually cold and severe. Sheesh it’s fun hanging out in that game. I’ve played through it a few times now, and I think about it a lot.
And just cause I want to mention more 2024 games, here’s my top 3 hype trailers that aren’t Indika:
Sorry We’re Closed - This one just came out. It’s a hot one. Reminds me of silent hill and killer 7 with neighborhood rpg elements.
Felvidek - Short, 3 hour RPG Maker game with a cool look and is pretty funny.
Meifumado - This game released unfinished as a 2 hour demo. Apparently, they hired a company to handle their kickstarter because they couldn’t use it in Belarus, and they haven’t seen the money which sucks. Hype ahh trailer tho
Thank you, I had meant to play this and forgot
Indika is also on PS5 and Xbox!
… Wait, this wasn’t an elaborate bit?
You have such a generous spirit, @Tradegood.
It’s been a wacky year for me — I haven’t had a lot of time or energy to dig into heftier games, so things trended toward smaller bites and Nintendo Baby territory, BUT don’t revoke my IC member card just yet (please!!)! Here’s a few of the games I have played (some of which I have loved).
G’s of my Y, 2024.
After a belabored name change back in March, I fell back in love with AC. This time around I dug into more of the online elements — hanging out with friends while catching up over video chat and taking little island tours with a group is a lot of fun (just wish the connection / loading times weren’t so clunky — One of my hopes for Switch 2)
I know the game has shifted from its life-sim roots into a more creative / decorating and online hangouts realm, but I really enjoy these directions too. Plus, it’s still nice to pop-in and decompress for a bit just walking around your island. I love the vacation home designer DLC so much.
aka: Vampire Saviors 2: Lord of Vampire Saviors 2: Lord of…
March was also when I finally learned that fighting game is something so great. I tuned up my fight stick and settled into this pretty regularly every evening for a couple weeks. Slowly, combos started etching themselves into my motor cortex and I began to see the light.
I explored everything on the Capcom Fighting Collection as well as SF3, but this game in particular, I just loved. Am I good? No. but I loved the horror theme, soundtrack, bizarre character designs, goofy sense of humor, and incredibly cartoony animations.
Plus, this newfound appreciation led to some wonderful memories hanging out with @tradegood playing Guilty Gear and Street Fighter together late into the evening. <3
Picked this up after @TracyDMcGrath 's recomendation. In a similar vein to cracking the seal on the fighter genre, this was such a great introduction to Shmups — Felt like the perfect length, jumping over bullets feels great, the switching mechanic between two characters is really satisfying, and I was able to do a 1CC after a little less than a week. Really manageable difficulty curve.
Such an ideal hangout. Distinct sense of humor . The music rules. Thoroughly enjoyed my time with this one. I want more breezy adventure games in an 8/16-bit RPG style!
This might be the game that has stuck with me the most since finishing in July. The open-ended nature and lack of explanation around many mechanics or even your purpose led to a lot of room for me to invest my personal meaning into it. I loved running through those rainy streets and slowly learning about my neighbors and their lives.
This might be my GOTY. I haven’t felt so engrossed in a game’s world since Rain World. I want to write up more thoughts in the Games We’re Currently Playing thread.
Other Highlights:
• Super Monkeyball Banana Rumble — Couch coop w/ @Tradegood !
• Super Mario Maker 2 — Online coop w/ @connrrr & @Funbil !
• Popeye Saves the Earth - Pinball!
• Legend of GoodGary: Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask - Familiar comfort food.
• Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Dialogue is boring and endless for the most part, but adorable world to hang out in and explore for a bit. Character designs are wonderful.
• Coffee Talk — I really like the world they outline beyond the rain streaked windows of your urban coffee shop.
• Resident Evil 3 (PS1) - Good time. The Mr. X mechanic became more of a headache than anything.
• Dishonored 2 - Loved it, but the fidelity and production was a little too effective, and I eventually chickened out.
• Death Stranding - Never quite settled into the pacing.
Foamstars is probably better than ffxvi!
Splatoon is pretty good, so it makes sense a Splatoon rip-off would also be good.
great post @safety_lite
@Gaagaagiins the people are crying out for their succor (a non time sensitive goty thread)
It is great you have games that bring you all joy but I have been earning in my crypto web 3 mmorpg
We had this one last year which is what I had in mind but hell who am I to say
