I started BG1 and 2 shortly before finding this channel. It really opened up my horizons in terms of new games and styles of play. My wallet isn't your biggest fan but its been worth it.
my only problem with it, the number of skills and talents when leveling up is .. overwhelming ... like you have to spend a lot of time just reading and trying to piece together a good synergy between your talents, and your party ... it's too much! It's a great game though ... I believe the devs could've reduced and reworked the number of talents and skill available for better experience
Unicorn Overlord is easily the best TRPG this year (at least for me) I know you play exclusively on PC But if you have access to a Nintendo switch or a PS5 i very strongly recommend you give it a shot
I'm a diehard TRPG fan, with Ogre Battle 64 being my bread and butter, and I hated Unicorn Overlord. Why? The combat preview... It's an awesome game, great mechanics, amazing artwork, everything seems perfect. But then they give you an omnipotent combat preview and you will literally never lose a battle for the entire game even on the hardest difficulty. Sigh. If I could just turn it off Unicorn Overlord might become the best game in the genre. But instead its a zero-challenge slog where you're just going through the motions and not thinking about anything. It was impossible to have fun. Forgive my ranting-- I REALLY wanted to like it. Biggest disappointment in years for me.
@NothingCoherent I agree, that was my only criticism of the game! It would be much better if there was some "randomness" or unpredictability! I still could live with it and it was not a deal breaker for me
@@NothingCoherent A simple solution would be to require you to battle a unit 1 time as a sort of scouting or learning mechanic then they can give you a battle preview for that specific unit. Have this apply to every unit and it would have went a long way.
I sat down to play Indiana Jones this weekend, fully expecting to be bored in a couple hours..and ended up staying up until about 3am last night needing to collect everything I could in the Vatican. Between the stable game experience and the feeling of playing a legitimate Indiana Jones movie..this game surprised me beyond what I could have thought possible
@kewa_design as far as combat goes it's fantastic. As far as the atmosphere goes it's clearly aimed at a younger teenage audience. I don't mind it but some people seem to hate it because of that.
I couldnt put the veilguard down once I had started it. On my 2nd playthru - as a father, I cant just play all day, but it kept my attention and was a blast.
I just want to add that Deus Ex human revolution and mankind divided are 2 of my all time favorite gaming experiences. I need to play Indiana when it's released on ps5 later.
Love that you are introducing your son to something you love. My son is 15 now and has pretty balanced life with school, a gf, travel and HS hockey but he still loves his gaming. I also at 48 still game and will never stop
Thank you for all of the videos this year! I enjoyed Veilguard a lot as well. I will be back next year to continue asking you to play Crosscode. Please play Crosscode. Thank you!
I'm typically a year behind and haven't played anything from this year but my favorite game I played this year is Dredge, I only got it a week ago and I have already got both endings and am working on 100% it's hooked me more than anything else I played this year.
I always enjoy hearing your thoughts and perspective, but my favorite part of this particular video is hearing you talk about sharing a gaming experience with your son. I have three kids, the youngest is now a senior in high school, and some of my favorite memories involve introducing them to gaming (or other geek interests).
Just wanted to give what's becoming the annual thanks for the recommendations. Really, you've turned me on to Owlcat Games and they've quickly become one of my favorite gaming devs. Keep up with burning the midnight oil!
I mostly chipped away at my backlog so some of my favorites this year were: Dark Souls 3, Lies of P, X-COM: Enemy Uknown, Children of Morta, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Dodgeball Academia, and Fallout: New Vegas. Gonna try to finish up Divinity: Original Sin 2 before New Year's, I beat the first at like 4am on Jan 1st lol.
I really thought my game of the year was over, easily astrobot getting the award. However this weekend Indiana Jones is feeling like it might take astrobat's place as my game of the year.
If you've got a 12 or under kid, Sand Land is a good bet. I had a blast with my son and passed it on to my nephew who is currently engrossed in the game.
enshrouded update frequency really makes me hopeful for its future , they had some good ideas and i think they will be one of the best in the co op survival genre , games like valheim and project zomboid are great in their own ways but they take so long to make any simple changes , but Vintage story and enshrouded developers are the best ones at releasing large chunks of content at a good frequency in the survival genre , they made their own engine with some really cool tech no one else has
I notice you don't have a metroidvania category, Nine Sols is a game that released back in May, which whilst doing very well I personally didn't see a lot of mainstream coverage of. Highly recommend it and would like to see a review if you think its your cup of tea
I love the category you made for your son lol that's adorable. I can't get my son to play anything besides Bugsnax so that's my winner for the category despite it being a 2020 game
The only awards i needed to see. I didnt play to many new games this year so ill just go with Metaphor Refantazio as my favorite. Anothers Crab Treasure i played because of your review and the story really hits a high note towards the end. I was completely sold on Kril when he gives his big speech. My favorite part was when i got to the final boss and had enough with the second phase and shot him. I felt i had a very satisfying experience
I dont think i played a single new game this year, the closest was BG3 that i pocked up in the spring. That being said, i just picked up this gane you may not have heard of called Pathfinder Wotr. I just completed act 1. Bg3 and Wotr do really good jobs of encapsulating what i love and what iritates me about those games as a long time ttrpg player. Thanks for the rec. Lol
Sandland getting your son's attention is a testament to Toriyama's art style/work just attracting teenagers and kids easily! Kudos to you and here's to one more year of watching you review games!
Ngl i see people who enjoyed Astrobot liking Indiana Jones its Astrobot with a lot more freedom and aimed for avid gamers in mind. i appreciate Astrobot similar to It Take Two.
I don’t think Indy will be nominated for next year since it’s so stacked. Unless there are crazy high profile failures it feels unlikely. It’s a really fun game though and one that team should be really proud of.
@@tenbeat Games late in the previous or earlier in the year usually get screwed in award shows due to regency bias. A game has to pretty much dominate people's minds the whole year to get recognition.
I myself have taken a break after my second playthrough of Veilguard to jump into Indiana Jones and even though it’s really early, it’s been a lot of fun!
Lovely to see Another's Crab Treasure mentioned here. It actually may be my own GOTY, story hit more strings than anything else, soundtrack was a banger, and hey, I actually used the gun on the very end boss even if I didn't on the ones before him as it felt thematic as hell.
If Indie came out a month or two earlier I think it would have been a lot more people's GoTY as well! Great video - I am going to have to try Another Crabs Treasure now
I just finished my play-through of Indiana Jones and man. It’s hands down the best game I played all year. Hope it sells well because it seriously deserves it.
Veilguard!? I kid. Thanks for the video. Bit impressed by Indiana Jones. Nothing comes to mind for me this year aside from Metaphor, but then again, I am biased. Your Son's GOTY is a quality metric. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.
Out of curiosity looked through the list of games released in 2024, the only games released this year that I actually played: V Rising, to play with friends in coop, was fun few weeks. Wuthering Waves, F2P so tried it out, quit after couple weeks. Zenless Zone Zero, F2P so tried it out, actually still playing. Dungeons of Hinterberg, gamepass (got couple free months) and randomly tried, was ok. Flintlock, gamepass, bounced off fast. Mostly played older games, so if I had to pick a GotY, by process of elimination it would have to be either V Rising or ZZZ. Considering I wouldn't even have played V Rising if I didn't play it with friends, I guess I have to give 2024 GotY to ZZZ, as crazy as it is. Playing games 1+ years behind is just so much better experience, cheaper, feature complete and fixed games.
So glad that you stay true to yourself and be honest about what you like in the many game reviews you made 😊 you will always have much respect. your kid(s) are lucky to have such a great role model in this aspect. they would take from you learning to form their own opinion from their own experience and not becoming a faker or having a sheep mentality only saying whatever the herd says.
Interested list indeed, thank you for different type of content on this channel. My game of the year is SH2R, but I definitely enjoyed some other titles like BMW, Ys, LAD, UO, ELSoTE, and even games that I had not opportunity to play before like Marvel's MS, damn this game was surprisingly fun. Oh yeah and PoE2 delivered it as well.
This channel and the previous retrospective reviews on Dragon Age titles let me enjoy Veilguard a lot more (that and it’s an available for a low entry price on the EA pro pass). It is nothing like Origins, but neither was DA2 or DA:I. In comparison to DA:I, the gameplay no longer feels trapped between a wannabe CRPG lite and an action game, it’s now more a Mass Effect action system and works decently well with gear/skill tree modifiers. It skips a lot of the pain and is a more modern DA:I experience. I can’t say much on the story/overall world, as I felt it was most compelling and mysterious in DAO and by DA:I was just heroes saving the world, and Veilguard is more of that aspect too, but for where the direction the series has gone it feels like a more streamlined DA:I. As for losing the series as a successor to the great CRPGs, with games like BG3 there is no longer a vacuum that the franchise needs to fill. They’ve decided against it for 3 titles and it’s time to let go and enjoy the other great CRPGs.
Situation around veilguard still confuse me. My YT feed was bombarded with vidoes threating VG like it was crime against humanity ( Asomongold and Angry Joe for example ). But steam reviewies are generaly positive, and daily player count is still substantial.
@@ComissarYarrick I 100% can see why there is some criticism. Even though I loved the game in the end I too didn´t like certain aspects that much, but people were massively overreacting. I saw video titles like "Veilguard is rotten to its core" " the biggest flop in gaming history" I mean cmon.... xD
@@martinpavlak7052 Some criticism is 100% perfectly understandable. Even in games that I love to death there are some places, mechanics, characters or locations I can point out and say "this should be done so much better". But for VG people seems to overwhelmingly either be in "I like it but not love it" and "I bloody hate it" camps. And I'm not helped by the fact I didn't (yet, they all are on my to play list for a looooooong time 😅) play any of the Dragon Age games, and don't get any of lore-related terminology both side throw around :P .
My top 5 would be Space Marine 2 Inkulinati Indiana Jones Still Wakes the Deep Dungeons of Hinterguard Mentions would be the Rogue Trader and Wasteland 3 DLC I played this year. As well as Fallout London and A Storywealth for Fallout 4 and Lorerim for Skyrim.
Wonderful work as always, Mort, really appreciate your unique approach to GOTY with highlighting different genres. Amazing GOTY pick, too, I've loved what I've played thus far.
For me, using the gun in Another Crab's Treasure is less "rage winning" and more "I want to experience this game without putting in the time and energy to win the tougher fights". I've got a day job and am a filthy casual so I am happy for this option. Maybe someday I'll go back and try those tough fights again.
I love Souls games! But I'm a weirdo who finds the boss battles the least enjoyable parts of Souls games. I love the difficulty, I love the dungeons, the puzzles, the exploration. I don't mind dying over and over. But when I see a fog wall, I usually sigh. I can beat the bosses, but some just become tedious. I get the "dopamine rush after trying a dozen times!" thing, but I also have limited time to play games and sometimes I don't want to re-try the same fight 10 times. It takes the air out of the experience for me. I still think the From Souls games are some of the best ever made, but many of the boss battles I just find tiring and tedious.
I'd never played a Soul-like, got my ass handed to me in Jedi: Fallen Order on Jedi Master🙄Does that even count. But if I can be a crab with a gun, sound awesome!😁
Honestly I find smashing my head against bosses till I have the patterns down and can beat them to be one of the most rewarding experiences in gaming ever. I mean that goes for all boss types of each genre but a souls like really feels like you earned the ability to kick the bosses ass
Thanks as Always! Metal Slug Tactics😀I didn't see that coming. TBW was the first tactical game I've ever played and it's one of my favorites of 2024. I still have the Metal Slug demo, I'll check it out right now! I am tempted to pick-up Crab's Treasure - you have heaped such praise on it AND I can use a gun. Here everyone; have a can of worms to open: Exactly how does one find an entry point to the Warhammer (video game) Universe? Specifically on the RPG, RTS, non-hack-and-slash side of things?
DLCs should be eligible. By far my GOTY wouldve been shadow of the Erdtree and Void Shadows probably the runner-up. I am having a blast with Indy so far though
I almost did not want to click on this video because I thought "here we go, another Baldur's Gates 3 glorification, like it has not been done to death" and I was genuinely surprised that you did not mention BG3 once only for my dumb brain to figuring out later that BG3 had been alread released in 2023.... Nonetheless, overall interesting choices.
The number of different personal lists of people's GOTY in the comments just goes to show that game awards will never make everyone happy and people will always hate when they don't agree
8:23 that's exactly what I commented on gameranx review when they said the AI was good and bad. "That sounds like how they act in the movies" and irl too. Not everyone's great at their job, or cares.
My favorite Indie game of the year and actually my favorite game of the year outright was UFO 50. I'm glad it got nominated for Indie game of the year at the game awards but I can't help but feel that the game deserved more attention than it got.
Space Marine 2 is very high on my list mostly because I was expecting it to be just like all of the other AAA games and be a broken mess. Personally Zephon and Helldivers 2 are at the top for me.
Path of Exile 2 is the only release game I got to this year, but I'd give my vote to The Banner Saga for being my game of the year! Look forward to playing these down the road~
You having a "my son's pick" is awesome! I've never even seen the Metal Slug tactics game, gotta give it a run after what you showed! Lastly i hate vailguard with a passion, but i hope you know that we don't blame you for giving your honest opinion and hold no grudge
I really adored the Prince of Persia Metroidvania. It's one of the best in that genre. (It's just priced too high for its competition) I'd also laud (out of the games I played that came out this year) Pacific Drive, FF7 Rebirth, Crypt Custodian, Pepper Grinder, (came out this year on PSN), Let's Revolution! and Rebel Transmute.
I'm a BIG fan of 40k, i have an arm dedicated to our Lord of Change, and I love RPG's.. I should be crucified for not having played or purchased Rogue Trader, by now.
"Hit the dislike button, I get paid for that too" lol what a wrap up!
It's not quite as funny as YourCalvinist's, "If you don't, hit the dislike button....twice." But it's close.
Iconic
😅
But...what if I hit neither Mort!? ;-p
@@Nostromo2144u still watched the video which is more important
More interested in your choices than the actual award show haha
Preview of the year awards was good previews which is all it’s for
There have been game of the year awards from multiple outlets for decades
I started BG1 and 2 shortly before finding this channel. It really opened up my horizons in terms of new games and styles of play. My wallet isn't your biggest fan but its been worth it.
I’m hooked on Rogue Trader rn. Can’t wait to play the DLC! Thanks for putting the game on my radar.
Void shadows is pretty much one of the best DLCs that Owlcat has released recently
my only problem with it, the number of skills and talents when leveling up is .. overwhelming ... like you have to spend a lot of time just reading and trying to piece together a good synergy between your talents, and your party ... it's too much! It's a great game though ... I believe the devs could've reduced and reworked the number of talents and skill available for better experience
Unicorn Overlord is easily the best TRPG this year (at least for me)
I know you play exclusively on PC
But if you have access to a Nintendo switch or a PS5 i very strongly recommend you give it a shot
I'm a diehard TRPG fan, with Ogre Battle 64 being my bread and butter, and I hated Unicorn Overlord. Why? The combat preview...
It's an awesome game, great mechanics, amazing artwork, everything seems perfect. But then they give you an omnipotent combat preview and you will literally never lose a battle for the entire game even on the hardest difficulty. Sigh. If I could just turn it off Unicorn Overlord might become the best game in the genre. But instead its a zero-challenge slog where you're just going through the motions and not thinking about anything. It was impossible to have fun.
Forgive my ranting-- I REALLY wanted to like it. Biggest disappointment in years for me.
@NothingCoherent I agree, that was my only criticism of the game! It would be much better if there was some "randomness" or unpredictability!
I still could live with it and it was not a deal breaker for me
@@NothingCoherent A simple solution would be to require you to battle a unit 1 time as a sort of scouting or learning mechanic then they can give you a battle preview for that specific unit. Have this apply to every unit and it would have went a long way.
My favorite by far was Tactical Breach Wizards
I sat down to play Indiana Jones this weekend, fully expecting to be bored in a couple hours..and ended up staying up until about 3am last night needing to collect everything I could in the Vatican. Between the stable game experience and the feeling of playing a legitimate Indiana Jones movie..this game surprised me beyond what I could have thought possible
I am stoked to play this!
i have the same expectation! but folks like you are giving me courage.
Indie saved you from alot of headaches.
People still are going to complain because veilguard was his second favorite game this year
dragon age got robbed, more than I expected honestly. Such a great game it's a shame
@@kewa_design it's a good game but not really a masterpiece. It's also drastically different from the rest of the DA games
@@gpolenik especially that makes it much better :D as a DA fan i honestly think DATV is close to be the best of the series, with some flaws
@kewa_design as far as combat goes it's fantastic. As far as the atmosphere goes it's clearly aimed at a younger teenage audience. I don't mind it but some people seem to hate it because of that.
Nine sols and satisfactory were some of my "obscure" favorites this year for sure. Metaphor and wu kong were phenomenal as well
I couldnt put the veilguard down once I had started it. On my 2nd playthru - as a father, I cant just play all day, but it kept my attention and was a blast.
I just want to add that Deus Ex human revolution and mankind divided are 2 of my all time favorite gaming experiences. I need to play Indiana when it's released on ps5 later.
I totally didn't see Indiana Jones coming as your GOTY. Nicely done!
"He chose wisely"
YOU 100% OVER 50 GAMES AND ARE A FATHER?! Morty you are a god amongst men, just want you to know you are doing great and we love you.
Not just a dad, he's the kind of dad I dreamed I had.
Why not, he makes more money than most of people on earth
In fairness they weren't all 100%s
@@BigdaddyDalaodie350k channel makes good money?
@@batuhanbuyukyazc3933Yes. More than your average 9-5 atleast
Metaphor is 100% my game of the year. The gameplay + music + the voice acting was on another level
Love that you are introducing your son to something you love. My son is 15 now and has pretty balanced life with school, a gf, travel and HS hockey but he still loves his gaming. I also at 48 still game and will never stop
No muppet cameos, you need to up the production of your game awards.
I think for TRPG it’s unicorn overlord . The depth, unique real time/ turn based and the art style puts it on another level.
Thank you for all of the videos this year! I enjoyed Veilguard a lot as well. I will be back next year to continue asking you to play Crosscode. Please play Crosscode. Thank you!
I'm typically a year behind and haven't played anything from this year but my favorite game I played this year is Dredge, I only got it a week ago and I have already got both endings and am working on 100% it's hooked me more than anything else I played this year.
My picks:
Space Marine 2
Silent Hill 2 Remake
Pacific Drive
Bloomtown: A Different Story
Helldivers 2
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Havent heard of deep rock survivor so away i go
Silent hill 2 felt like a slog.
A lot of folks lack emotional regulation, they came here to get angry at a potential Veilguard pick.
Smh
I always enjoy hearing your thoughts and perspective, but my favorite part of this particular video is hearing you talk about sharing a gaming experience with your son. I have three kids, the youngest is now a senior in high school, and some of my favorite memories involve introducing them to gaming (or other geek interests).
Indie was really surprisingly fantastic
Just wanted to give what's becoming the annual thanks for the recommendations. Really, you've turned me on to Owlcat Games and they've quickly become one of my favorite gaming devs. Keep up with burning the midnight oil!
Really cool to see your son's favorite listed as well.
I mostly chipped away at my backlog so some of my favorites this year were: Dark Souls 3, Lies of P, X-COM: Enemy Uknown, Children of Morta, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Dodgeball Academia, and Fallout: New Vegas.
Gonna try to finish up Divinity: Original Sin 2 before New Year's, I beat the first at like 4am on Jan 1st lol.
Becoming one of my favourite channels on UA-cam!
I really thought my game of the year was over, easily astrobot getting the award. However this weekend Indiana Jones is feeling like it might take astrobat's place as my game of the year.
If you've got a 12 or under kid, Sand Land is a good bet. I had a blast with my son and passed it on to my nephew who is currently engrossed in the game.
My number one for 2024 is Enshrouded. Spent quite a bit of time with BG3 and Demeo also.
Just started enshrouded recently, tons of fun exploring
enshrouded update frequency really makes me hopeful for its future , they had some good ideas and i think they will be one of the best in the co op survival genre , games like valheim and project zomboid are great in their own ways but they take so long to make any simple changes , but Vintage story and enshrouded developers are the best ones at releasing large chunks of content at a good frequency in the survival genre , they made their own engine with some really cool tech no one else has
You're right. Indiana Jones is an incredible amount of fun. I really hope it sells well.
Great list, for me it was:
Stalker 2
Metaphor Refantazio
Indiana Jones
Prince of persia lost crown
I notice you don't have a metroidvania category, Nine Sols is a game that released back in May, which whilst doing very well I personally didn't see a lot of mainstream coverage of.
Highly recommend it and would like to see a review if you think its your cup of tea
I love the category you made for your son lol that's adorable. I can't get my son to play anything besides Bugsnax so that's my winner for the category despite it being a 2020 game
Now that I think about it my kid did 100% Astro Bot, but then it was immediately back to Bugsnax lol
Yesh Indiana Jones is my GOTY as well. Was not expcting that.
The only awards i needed to see. I didnt play to many new games this year so ill just go with Metaphor Refantazio as my favorite. Anothers Crab Treasure i played because of your review and the story really hits a high note towards the end. I was completely sold on Kril when he gives his big speech. My favorite part was when i got to the final boss and had enough with the second phase and shot him. I felt i had a very satisfying experience
I dont think i played a single new game this year, the closest was BG3 that i pocked up in the spring.
That being said, i just picked up this gane you may not have heard of called Pathfinder Wotr. I just completed act 1. Bg3 and Wotr do really good jobs of encapsulating what i love and what iritates me about those games as a long time ttrpg player.
Thanks for the rec. Lol
Sandland getting your son's attention is a testament to Toriyama's art style/work just attracting teenagers and kids easily!
Kudos to you and here's to one more year of watching you review games!
Ngl i see people who enjoyed Astrobot liking Indiana Jones its Astrobot with a lot more freedom and aimed for avid gamers in mind. i appreciate Astrobot similar to It Take Two.
It's a shame Indiana Jones came out so late in the year and thus lost out on nominations. Genuinely an incredible game
It will be nominated for next year, it just missed the deadline for 2024.
I don’t think Indy will be nominated for next year since it’s so stacked. Unless there are crazy high profile failures it feels unlikely. It’s a really fun game though and one that team should be really proud of.
I hate how early the deadline is for The Game Awards, they should have it in February or March like all the big name award shows
Next year is so stacked it will sadly be forgotten
@@tenbeat Games late in the previous or earlier in the year usually get screwed in award shows due to regency bias. A game has to pretty much dominate people's minds the whole year to get recognition.
I myself have taken a break after my second playthrough of Veilguard to jump into Indiana Jones and even though it’s really early, it’s been a lot of fun!
Lovely to see Another's Crab Treasure mentioned here. It actually may be my own GOTY, story hit more strings than anything else, soundtrack was a banger, and hey, I actually used the gun on the very end boss even if I didn't on the ones before him as it felt thematic as hell.
Wow! Ok I may have to get Indiana Jones TGC!
Game is great
If Indie came out a month or two earlier I think it would have been a lot more people's GoTY as well! Great video - I am going to have to try Another Crabs Treasure now
I just finished my play-through of Indiana Jones and man. It’s hands down the best game I played all year. Hope it sells well because it seriously deserves it.
Good on you for tripling down on your love for Veilguard.
Really sweet to hear a father share his passion.
Veilguard!? I kid. Thanks for the video. Bit impressed by Indiana Jones. Nothing comes to mind for me this year aside from Metaphor, but then again, I am biased. Your Son's GOTY is a quality metric. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.
Out of curiosity looked through the list of games released in 2024, the only games released this year that I actually played:
V Rising, to play with friends in coop, was fun few weeks.
Wuthering Waves, F2P so tried it out, quit after couple weeks.
Zenless Zone Zero, F2P so tried it out, actually still playing.
Dungeons of Hinterberg, gamepass (got couple free months) and randomly tried, was ok.
Flintlock, gamepass, bounced off fast.
Mostly played older games, so if I had to pick a GotY, by process of elimination it would have to be either V Rising or ZZZ. Considering I wouldn't even have played V Rising if I didn't play it with friends, I guess I have to give 2024 GotY to ZZZ, as crazy as it is.
Playing games 1+ years behind is just so much better experience, cheaper, feature complete and fixed games.
So glad that you stay true to yourself and be honest about what you like in the many game reviews you made 😊 you will always have much respect. your kid(s) are lucky to have such a great role model in this aspect. they would take from you learning to form their own opinion from their own experience and not becoming a faker or having a sheep mentality only saying whatever the herd says.
Have a great Xmas mate !! 😊
The Indy game is an immersive sim! What a surprise! It’s actually good haha
My personal indie game of the year and also game of the year is Fallen Leaf, a great mix of Super Mario World, Megaman and some RPG elements
Mine was Helldivers II for sure, and I don't normally like shooter games anymore.
Wow those blackmyth clips are amazing looking
Interested list indeed, thank you for different type of content on this channel. My game of the year is SH2R, but I definitely enjoyed some other titles like BMW, Ys, LAD, UO, ELSoTE, and even games that I had not opportunity to play before like Marvel's MS, damn this game was surprisingly fun. Oh yeah and PoE2 delivered it as well.
As a huge Dragon Age fan I was veeery skeptical about Veilgurad. I gave it a chance because of your review. NO regrets
This channel and the previous retrospective reviews on Dragon Age titles let me enjoy Veilguard a lot more (that and it’s an available for a low entry price on the EA pro pass).
It is nothing like Origins, but neither was DA2 or DA:I. In comparison to DA:I, the gameplay no longer feels trapped between a wannabe CRPG lite and an action game, it’s now more a Mass Effect action system and works decently well with gear/skill tree modifiers. It skips a lot of the pain and is a more modern DA:I experience.
I can’t say much on the story/overall world, as I felt it was most compelling and mysterious in DAO and by DA:I was just heroes saving the world, and Veilguard is more of that aspect too, but for where the direction the series has gone it feels like a more streamlined DA:I. As for losing the series as a successor to the great CRPGs, with games like BG3 there is no longer a vacuum that the franchise needs to fill. They’ve decided against it for 3 titles and it’s time to let go and enjoy the other great CRPGs.
Situation around veilguard still confuse me. My YT feed was bombarded with vidoes threating VG like it was crime against humanity ( Asomongold and Angry Joe for example ). But steam reviewies are generaly positive, and daily player count is still substantial.
@@ComissarYarrick I 100% can see why there is some criticism. Even though I loved the game in the end I too didn´t like certain aspects that much, but people were massively overreacting. I saw video titles like "Veilguard is rotten to its core" " the biggest flop in gaming history" I mean cmon.... xD
@@martinpavlak7052 Some criticism is 100% perfectly understandable. Even in games that I love to death there are some places, mechanics, characters or locations I can point out and say "this should be done so much better". But for VG people seems to overwhelmingly either be in "I like it but not love it" and "I bloody hate it" camps. And I'm not helped by the fact I didn't (yet, they all are on my to play list for a looooooong time 😅) play any of the Dragon Age games, and don't get any of lore-related terminology both side throw around :P .
Completely agreed on Indiana Jones as goty. What an incredible game.
Indy as GOTY? hmm, I didn't expect that but cool list anyway
I thought people didn't consider Black Myth Wukong to be a "Souls-like?"
Every time I called it that, I was promptly corrected 😅
Its definitely a souls-like to anyone with eyes
For TRPGs you should really try Unicorn Overlord
I was gonna say the same thing but I think it might be ps5 only
Probably won't, because he only does PC.
@@R3GARnator everyone with a kid has a switch. He can play it on that.
@@Duckman8213 Even if he did play it it would not make the list - he strives to keep the channel PC content only, so there would be no content on it.
My top 5 would be
Space Marine 2
Inkulinati
Indiana Jones
Still Wakes the Deep
Dungeons of Hinterguard
Mentions would be the Rogue Trader and Wasteland 3 DLC I played this year. As well as Fallout London and A Storywealth for Fallout 4 and Lorerim for Skyrim.
Wonderful work as always, Mort, really appreciate your unique approach to GOTY with highlighting different genres. Amazing GOTY pick, too, I've loved what I've played thus far.
For me personally:
Pacific Drive
SKALD: against the black priory
Shadows of Doubt 1.0
Witchfire
The Thaumaturge
Even though your choices differ from mine, I thank you for your video and opinion! :)
For me, using the gun in Another Crab's Treasure is less "rage winning" and more "I want to experience this game without putting in the time and energy to win the tougher fights". I've got a day job and am a filthy casual so I am happy for this option. Maybe someday I'll go back and try those tough fights again.
I love Souls games! But I'm a weirdo who finds the boss battles the least enjoyable parts of Souls games. I love the difficulty, I love the dungeons, the puzzles, the exploration. I don't mind dying over and over. But when I see a fog wall, I usually sigh. I can beat the bosses, but some just become tedious. I get the "dopamine rush after trying a dozen times!" thing, but I also have limited time to play games and sometimes I don't want to re-try the same fight 10 times. It takes the air out of the experience for me. I still think the From Souls games are some of the best ever made, but many of the boss battles I just find tiring and tedious.
I'd never played a Soul-like, got my ass handed to me in Jedi: Fallen Order on Jedi Master🙄Does that even count. But if I can be a crab with a gun, sound awesome!😁
Honestly I find smashing my head against bosses till I have the patterns down and can beat them to be one of the most rewarding experiences in gaming ever. I mean that goes for all boss types of each genre but a souls like really feels like you earned the ability to kick the bosses ass
When you were revealing best indie game I was thinking you might say Indiana Jones as a joke.
Thanks as Always! Metal Slug Tactics😀I didn't see that coming. TBW was the first tactical game I've ever played and it's one of my favorites of 2024. I still have the Metal Slug demo, I'll check it out right now! I am tempted to pick-up Crab's Treasure - you have heaped such praise on it AND I can use a gun. Here everyone; have a can of worms to open: Exactly how does one find an entry point to the Warhammer (video game) Universe? Specifically on the RPG, RTS, non-hack-and-slash side of things?
My GOTY Silent Hill 2 remake. The game that's not a remake I would say none of them blew me away.
DLCs should be eligible. By far my GOTY wouldve been shadow of the Erdtree and Void Shadows probably the runner-up. I am having a blast with Indy so far though
Honestly best award show this week. Now all this needs is a three-minute speech from Swen and it’s perfect.
Thanks for this. It's a welcome alternative over a recent awards show. All the best!
Nine Sols was my game of the year
For me in no particular order
-Helldivers 2
-black myth wukong
-shadow of the erdtree
-stalker 2
-Path of Exile 2
The great circle won best game but not best indie game?
I almost did not want to click on this video because I thought "here we go, another Baldur's Gates 3 glorification, like it has not been done to death" and I was genuinely surprised that you did not mention BG3 once only for my dumb brain to figuring out later that BG3 had been alread released in 2023....
Nonetheless, overall interesting choices.
The number of different personal lists of people's GOTY in the comments just goes to show that game awards will never make everyone happy and people will always hate when they don't agree
With a 10 minute video, Mort has officially dedicated as much time to game awards as TGA did.
8:23 that's exactly what I commented on gameranx review when they said the AI was good and bad. "That sounds like how they act in the movies" and irl too. Not everyone's great at their job, or cares.
My favorite Indie game of the year and actually my favorite game of the year outright was UFO 50. I'm glad it got nominated for Indie game of the year at the game awards but I can't help but feel that the game deserved more attention than it got.
That one is probably going to stick around longer than a lot of games
Space Marine 2 is very high on my list mostly because I was expecting it to be just like all of the other AAA games and be a broken mess.
Personally Zephon and Helldivers 2 are at the top for me.
Wukong is my GOTY
Nine Sols would be my favorite indie
Path of Exile 2 is the only release game I got to this year, but I'd give my vote to The Banner Saga for being my game of the year!
Look forward to playing these down the road~
Ah, the only awards that matter
Your son has good tastes ! Sandland was great, it kinda flew under the radar, but it is a pretty good experience overall. Absolutely recommand it !
I love how much you love another crabs treasure! Any chance you get to talk about it it seems you take advantage of
Nine Souls really blew me away. If you like Hollow Knight, go for it.
It's not even close - the great circle is the best game this year.
Agreed that Great Circle has been a pleasant surprise. Def one of my favorites along with Balatro and some sports games.
Pacific Drive was my sleeper hit, but Metaphor Re Fantasio is my GotY
I get the sense that a lot of people expected Metaphor to win goty at the awards instead of Astrobot
@@sodapopinksi667 They won 3 other, also quite big, categories so I'm fine with that.
You having a "my son's pick" is awesome! I've never even seen the Metal Slug tactics game, gotta give it a run after what you showed!
Lastly i hate vailguard with a passion, but i hope you know that we don't blame you for giving your honest opinion and hold no grudge
FF7 Rebirth, Space marines 2, Silent Hill 2, Contra Operation Galuga and Slitterhead. My personal favorites
Love the videos as always Mort! Looking forward to the full ranking! :)
Great picks! Loved the GOTY choice!
I guess I will have to play Rogue Trader at some point then.
Much love and here's to another year of wandering in wisdom
I started Pathfinder Kingmaker. Im tired of it staring me in my Unfinished Steam pile. Enjoying it on Easy mode lol
My goty is between FF16 and Banishers ghosts of new eden, 2 surprisingly similar titles.
I really adored the Prince of Persia Metroidvania. It's one of the best in that genre. (It's just priced too high for its competition)
I'd also laud (out of the games I played that came out this year) Pacific Drive, FF7 Rebirth, Crypt Custodian, Pepper Grinder, (came out this year on PSN), Let's Revolution! and Rebel Transmute.
I'm a BIG fan of 40k, i have an arm dedicated to our Lord of Change, and I love RPG's.. I should be crucified for not having played or purchased Rogue Trader, by now.
Thank you for the great job thos year. Happy holidays
The Planet Crafter is my personal GOTY this year. What an amazing experience.