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Resident Crybaby
Honestly there's too many categories for me, so I just voted for GOTY.
Alan Wake II.
Alan Wake II.
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NeoGAF GOTY 2023 |OT| Voting thread
- Thread starter cormack12
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FluffShake
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I'm doing my part!
Topher
Gold Member
R6Rider
Gold Member
It's already out on PSVR2.
Topher
Gold Member
Ah...ok
Topher
Gold Member
These have been added
VideoGameEnjoyer
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VideoGameEnjoyer
Member
Also, not sure if it would actually be eligible, I don't see a DLC category, but God of War Valhalla would be my best value pick if it was.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Voted. BG3 will walk this, as it should. Voted for Hi-Fi Rush for 6 categories including most underrated, as it's the 2nd best game of the year and y'all sleeping.
Figured out my top 11 today, 11 because those last 4 are almost interchangeable. Most of the list is, really, but there's levels to it. Ted Talk incoming.
Hi-Fi Rush is an all-round incredible package; super tight rhythm gameplay, great art, great style, great world and characters, Game Pass or less than full price at RRP for a very replayable title. Just an absolutely homerun that more people should play.
Hogwarts and Zelda are the next bracket for me; one is a largely serviceable game in a wizard's skin that they totally nailed across the board, the other is a version 1.5 of a 5 year old game with a beautifully realised core building mechanic that transforms the whole thing.
Cyberpunk's DLC is some of the best stuff that game has to offer and is almost worth calling a game in its own right. The 2.0 experience doesn't entirely make the game worth revisiting, but is an obvious step-up.
Pizza Tower is my other indie darling of the year, and is not only a tribute to Warioland, but surpasses every Warioland game in a cracked-out-of-its-skull MS Paint experience.
Spider-Man 2 is more of the same, but the same is very very good. Super Mario Wonder is the best 2D Mario since World, it's just that that doesn't do as much for me as it does others. Alan Wake 2 is brilliant in some ways but the actual game part leaves much to be desired, and RE4 is a great "sidegrade" to one of the all-timers.
All-in-all a very strong year for bigger games, feels like 2024 is gearing up to be anothe indie year as 2022 largely was - a couple of huge hitters, and then a bunch of really neat, creative stuff.
Figured out my top 11 today, 11 because those last 4 are almost interchangeable. Most of the list is, really, but there's levels to it. Ted Talk incoming.
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Dave the Diver
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty
- Pizza Tower
- Spider-Man 2
- Super Mario Wonder
- Alan Wake 2
- Resident Evil 4
Hi-Fi Rush is an all-round incredible package; super tight rhythm gameplay, great art, great style, great world and characters, Game Pass or less than full price at RRP for a very replayable title. Just an absolutely homerun that more people should play.
Hogwarts and Zelda are the next bracket for me; one is a largely serviceable game in a wizard's skin that they totally nailed across the board, the other is a version 1.5 of a 5 year old game with a beautifully realised core building mechanic that transforms the whole thing.
Cyberpunk's DLC is some of the best stuff that game has to offer and is almost worth calling a game in its own right. The 2.0 experience doesn't entirely make the game worth revisiting, but is an obvious step-up.
Pizza Tower is my other indie darling of the year, and is not only a tribute to Warioland, but surpasses every Warioland game in a cracked-out-of-its-skull MS Paint experience.
Spider-Man 2 is more of the same, but the same is very very good. Super Mario Wonder is the best 2D Mario since World, it's just that that doesn't do as much for me as it does others. Alan Wake 2 is brilliant in some ways but the actual game part leaves much to be desired, and RE4 is a great "sidegrade" to one of the all-timers.
All-in-all a very strong year for bigger games, feels like 2024 is gearing up to be anothe indie year as 2022 largely was - a couple of huge hitters, and then a bunch of really neat, creative stuff.
VideoGameEnjoyer
Member
| Game of the Year | Baldur's Gate 3 |
| Best Action Game | Resident Evil 4 |
| Best Adventure Game | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |
| Best RPG | Baldur's Gate 3 |
| Best Platformer | Super Mario Bros. Wonder |
| Best Shooter | Metroid Prime Remastered |
| Best Sports Game | Click to Vote |
| Best Fighting Game | Click to Vote |
| Best Indie Game | Against the Storm |
| Best Multiplayer Game | Super Mario Bros. Wonder |
| Best Remake or Remaster | Metroid Prime Remastered |
| Best Visual Style | Super Mario Bros. Wonder |
| Best Soundtrack | Super Mario Bros. Wonder |
| Best UI or HUD design | Against the Storm |
| Best Voice Acting | Baldur's Gate 3 |
| Best Box Art | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |
| Best character design | Baldur's Gate 3 |
| Best Overall Value | Against the Storm |
| Most Underrated Game | Against the Storm |
| Most Difficult Game | Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon |
| 'It should have been on Gamepass' | Final Fantasy XVI |
| Game that respects your time | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 |
| Game that deserves a sequel | Click to Vote |
| Game I bought, but didn't play | Final Fantasy XVI |
| Best first hour of gameplay | Resident Evil 4 |
Didn't play as much new stuff as I thought, had trouble with some of the categories, and just had nothing for others.
BG3 is my runaway GOTY winner. Against the Storm was a latecomer out of nowhere that has been delightful. TOTK, Mario, RE4, Prime Remastered, Spidey round out the other best games I played this year.
VideoGameEnjoyer
Member
Much appreciated and very timely btw.
Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
Ah man, I gotta check these out. They all look cool.
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Wanted to vote Lethal Company for a couple but I can't find it.
| Game of the Year | Octopath Traveler II |
| Best Action Game | Star Ocean: The Second Story R |
| Best Adventure Game | Like a Dragon: Ishin! |
| Best RPG | Octopath Traveler II |
| Best Platformer | Super Mario Bros. Wonder |
| Best Shooter | System Shock |
| Best Sports Game | Football Manager 2024 |
| Best Fighting Game | Street Fighter 6 |
| Best Indie Game | Caves of Lore |
| Best Multiplayer Game | Baldur's Gate 3 |
| Best Remake or Remaster | Star Ocean: The Second Story R |
| Best Visual Style | Octopath Traveler II |
| Best Soundtrack | Octopath Traveler II |
| Best UI or HUD design | Baldur's Gate 3 |
| Best Voice Acting | Jagged Alliance 3 |
| Best Box Art | Octopath Traveler II |
| Best character design | Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name |
| Best Overall Value | Football Manager 2024 |
| Most Underrated Game | Jagged Alliance 3 |
| Most Difficult Game | Jagged Alliance 3 |
| 'It should have been on Gamepass' | The Lord of the Rings: Gollum |
| Game that respects your time | Jagged Alliance 3 |
| Game that deserves a sequel | Jagged Alliance 3 |
| Game I bought, but didn't play | Persona 5 Tactica |
| Best first hour of gameplay | Baldur's Gate 3 |
Reizo Ryuu
Gold Member
What I've got so far:
Ribi
Member
| Game of the Year | Baldur's Gate 3 |
| Best Action Game | Remnant 2 |
| Best Adventure Game | Hogwarts Legacy |
| Best RPG | Baldur's Gate 3 |
| Best Platformer | Pizza Tower |
| Best Shooter | Trepang2 |
| Best Sports Game | Super Mega Baseball 4 |
| Best Fighting Game | Street Fighter 6 |
| Best Indie Game | Lethal Company |
| Best Multiplayer Game | The Finals |
| Best Remake or Remaster | Resident Evil 4 |
| Best Visual Style | Atomic Heart |
| Best Soundtrack | Atomic Heart |
| Best UI or HUD design | Dead Space |
| Best Voice Acting | Alan Wake II |
| Best Box Art | Hogwarts Legacy |
| Best character design | Atomic Heart |
| Best Overall Value | Vampire Survivors |
| Most Underrated Game | Lords of the Fallen |
| Most Difficult Game | Counter-Strike 2 |
| 'It should have been on Gamepass' | Baldur's Gate 3 |
| Game that respects your time | Hi-Fi Rush |
| Game that deserves a sequel | Biomutant |
| Game I bought, but didn't play | Bomb Rush Cyberfunk |
| Best first hour of gameplay | Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty |
the only list that matters.
Also for everyone who didn't put Trepang2 as best shooter, why did you forget it exists?
And apparently Vampires survivors qualifies still? So all of you who hyped it up last year will surely vote for it RIGHT?
I didn't know where to put avatar as visually and graphically it deserves a spot but AH style is better
Finally, did Ready or Not make the cut off date?
cormack12
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MarkMe2525
Member
Can we get a Best VR game category?
Pimpollo818
Member
I've only played one of those and it was shit.
+1 Blood West
+1 Blood West
Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
Is there any way to get a shortlist of games per category? I’ve got a shit memory, and I forgot which games I even played this year. Plus I don’t always know if a game qualifies for a category. (Is Dave the Diver an indie game? It’s by a small studio owned by a huge publisher. Is Metroid Prime a shooter? Are shmups?)
Anyway, huge thanks to
cormack12
and
Topher
for putting this together. 
Anyway, huge thanks to
cormack12
and
Topher
for putting this together.
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Punished Miku
Gold Member
Watch out with that 1st hour of gameplay choice. Some angry dude is making a list.To whom it may concern (subject to change):
Still bummed about no "Strategy Game" category.
Mitsurugi Reiji
Member
Great job putting it together!
spons
Gold Member
| Game of the Year | Pikmin 4 |
| Best Action Game | Dead Space |
| Best RPG | Starfield |
| Best Platformer | Jusant |
| Best Sports Game | Football Manager 2024 |
| Best Indie Game | Jusant |
| Best Multiplayer Game | Diablo IV |
| Best Remake or Remaster | Dead Space |
| Best Visual Style | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |
| Best UI or HUD design | Dead Space |
| Most Underrated Game | Pikmin 4 |
Mitsurugi Reiji
Member
I didnt put AC6 in Best Shooter category. What have I done?Best shooter category is hilarious this year. People putting AC6 in there cuz no shooters worth a shit came out let’s be honest.
I put lies of p and ff16 in more spots than I thought.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
apocaliptic
Member
Easy, Zelda
Topher
Gold Member
Is there any way to get a shortlist of games per category? I’ve got a shit memory, and I forgot which games I even played this year. Plus I don’t always know if a game qualifies for a category. (Is Dave the Diver an indie game? It’s by a small studio owned by a huge publisher. Is Metroid Prime a shooter? Are shmups?)
Anyway, huge thanks to
Unfortunately, right now we don't have games limited to any categories so you are free to choose any game for any category. Not ideal, obviously, but we are using wikipedia as our source of games for 2023 as we don't have the manpower/time to curate a list of games for each category. So use your best judgement.
Here is the list of games we are pulling from, broken down by quarters.
2023 in video games - Wikipedia
2023 in video games - Wikipedia
2023 in video games - Wikipedia
2023 in video games - Wikipedia
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Hudo
Member
Sounds spicy. What's the story?
Regginator
Member
Man, making this list made me realize I've yet to play so many 2023 games. So many games, so little time (and money). Most of the usual GOTY candidates I haven't even played yet (aside from TOTK and Mario Wonder), so I have a lot of empty slots.
I did play the Dead Space remake, which I really loved. A shame it didn't seem to be featured in many GOTY lists.
Anyway, without further ado:
I did play the Dead Space remake, which I really loved. A shame it didn't seem to be featured in many GOTY lists.
Anyway, without further ado:
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| Best first hour of gameplay | Dead Space |
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
How is Fortnite not an option? Still the best multiplayer game out there.
tommib
Member
Lovely list.
KungFucius
King Snowflake
Not sure it is fair to vote. I haven't yet played BG3 and have little interest in some of the other top games. Zelda is my top game then maybe Mario, AW2, SM2, and Hogwarts.
FFXVI, Diablo 4 and Starfield all felt like a waste of time to me.
FFXVI, Diablo 4 and Starfield all felt like a waste of time to me.
Topher
Gold Member
Pretty sure very few have played all games. People play based on their interests and so they will more than likely vote that way as well. For you, it sounds like Zelda is GOTY, AW2 or SM2 is adventure or action, Howgarts is RPG. See nothing wrong with those selections myself.
Topher
Gold Member
To whom it may concern:
an updated list. And most likely final. I don't buy games and not play them, so that will remain empty, I'm afraid.
Still bummed about no "best strategy game" category, tho.
I'll try to remember that for next year.
XXL
Member
Topher
Gold Member
To whom it may concern:
an updated list. And most likely final. I don't buy games and not play them, so that will remain empty, I'm afraid.
Still bummed about no "best strategy game" category, tho.
I've made a note in my code for next year....
MarkMe2525
Member
It won't be pretty either.I've made a note in my code for next year....
Topher
Gold Member
MarkMe2525
Member
Hudo
Member
I do hope that I'll be putting Homeworld 3 in that category for next year!I've made a note in my code for next year....
