Golden Joystick awards 2024

[cruel]

Categories and nominations revealed:

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/golden-joystick-awards-2024-shortlist-categories-revealed-vote-now/

Voting closes Nov 1, awards on Nov 21. This wasn't a happy year, it looks like FF7 Rebirth will win without any serious competition.


Some of the Lead Performer / Supporting Performer nominations are pretty funny:

Best Lead Performer

• Cody Christian as Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Kaiji Tang as Ichiban Kasuga in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Humberly Gonzalez as Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws
• Luke Roberts as James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2
• Melina Juergens as Senua in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
• Sonequa Martin-Green as Alvilda in Asgard’s Wrath 2

Best Supporting Performer

• Abbi Greenland & Helen Goalen as The Furies in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
• Briana White as Aerith Gainsborough in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Dawn M. Bennett as Aigis in Persona 3 Reload
• Debra Wilson as Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad
• Matt Berry as Herbert in Thank Goodness You’re Here!
• Neve McIntosh as Suze in Still Wakes the Deep

Full list below:

Best Storytelling

• 1000xResist
• Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
• Tactical Breach Wizards

Best Multiplayer Game

• Abiotic Factor
• EA Sports College Football 25
• Helldivers 2
• Sons Of The Forest
• Tekken 8
• The Finals

Best Visual Design

• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Harold Halibut
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Best Indie Game

• Animal Well
• Arco
• Balatro
• Beyond Galaxyland
• Conscript
• Indika
• Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
• Thank Goodness You’re Here!
• The Plucky Squire
• Ultros

Best Indie Game - Self Published

• Arctic Eggs
• Another Crab’s Treasure
• Crow Country
• Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
• I Am Your Beast
• Little Kitty, Big City
• Riven
• Tactical Breach Wizards
• Tiny Glade
• UFO 50

Still Playing Award - PC and Console

• Apex Legends
• Counter-Strike 2
• EA Sports FC
• Dota 2
• Fortnite
• GTA Online
• Minecraft
• Naraka: Bladepoint
• Roblox
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
• Valorant
• Warframe

Still Playing Award - Mobile

• Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
• Free Fire
• Honkai: Star Rail
• Roblox
• Marvel Snap
• Monopoly Go!
• Mini Motorways
• PUBG: Battlegrounds
• Squad Busters
• Star Wars: Hunters
• Subway Surfers
• The Sims Mobile

Studio of the Year

• 11 Bit Studios
• Arrowhead Game Studios
• Capcom
• Digital Eclipse
• Team ASOBI
• Visual Concepts

Best Game Expansion

• Alan Wake 2 Expansion Pass
• Destiny 2: The Final Shape
• Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
• God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
• World of Warcraft: The War Within

Best Audio Design

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Robobeat
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Still Wakes the Deep

Best Soundtrack

• A Highland Song
• Astro Bot
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Hauntii
• Silent Hill 2
• Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Best Lead Performer

• Cody Christian as Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Kaiji Tang as Ichiban Kasuga in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Humberly Gonzalez as Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws
• Luke Roberts as James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2
• Melina Juergens as Senua in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
• Sonequa Martin-Green as Alvilda in Asgard’s Wrath 2

Best Supporting Performer

• Abbi Greenland & Helen Goalen as The Furies in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
• Briana White as Aerith Gainsborough in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Dawn M. Bennett as Aigis in Persona 3 Reload
• Debra Wilson as Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad
• Matt Berry as Herbert in Thank Goodness You’re Here!
• Neve McIntosh as Suze in Still Wakes the Deep

PC Game of the Year

• Animal Well
• Balatro
• Frostpunk 2
• Satisfactory
• Tactical Breach Wizards
• UFO 50

Console Game of the Year

• Astro Bot
• Dragon’s Dogma 2
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Helldivers 2
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Best Early Access Game

• Enshrouded
• Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
• Hades 2
• Manor Lords
• Lethal Company
• Palworld

Best Gaming Hardware

• Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024)
• Backbone One (2nd Gen)
• LG UltraGear 32GS95UE
• Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super
• Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra
• Steam Deck OLED

Best Game Trailer

• Caravan Sandwitch - Launch Trailer
• Death Stranding 2 On The Beach - State of Play Announce Trailer
• Helldivers 2 - “The Fight for Freedom Begins” Launch Trailer
• Kingmakers - Official Announcement Trailer
• Sid Meier’s Civilization VII - Narrator Reveal Trailer
• The Plucky Squire - Launch Trailer

Most Wanted Game

• Atomfall
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows
• Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Deadlock
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• Doom: The Dark Ages
• Exodus
• Fable
• Ghost of Yotei
• Grand Theft Auto VI
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Light No Fire
• Mafia: The Old Country
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• Skate.
• Slay the Spire 2
• South of Midnight

 

[Fedora Master]

Okay Infinitron.
Go away now.

 

[toro]

That list is pure

 

[Dark Souls II]

Just zogslop for docile goycattle. Who cares?

 

[Necrensha]

WHERE is the ''Best flop award''?!

 

[Unkillable Cat]

I'm surprised that titles like Tactical Breach Wizards and UFO 50 got nods.

UFO 50 has barely been out for a couple of weeks, and people are still delving through it.

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

Well atleast they nominated Dragon's Dogma 2 for GOTY. They got that part right.

 

[Kev Inkline]

Best Gaming Hardware

• Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024)
• Backbone One (2nd Gen)
• LG UltraGear 32GS95UE
• Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super
• Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra
• Steam Deck OLED

How are the nominees in this category supposed to compete against each other? (Well this applies to the most of the other entries as well, but this one is particularly puzzling).

 

[Fargus]

The winner is

Arctic Eggs

Hands down. In every category. The rest should fuck off and die.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Great... I thought this was about the newest and best gamepads, controllers, and devices that came out for gaming this year.

Meh!

 

[cruel]

Final list of 2024 GotY nominees revealed:

1. Satisfactory
2. Astro Bot
3. Silent Hill 2 Remake
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
5. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
6. Dragon Age: The Veilguard
7. Metaphor: ReFantazio
8. Animal Well
9. Balatro
10. Tekken 8
11. Helldivers 2
12. Black Myth: Wukong

Dragon's Dogma 2 dropped and replaced with Dragon Age, lol

 

[Ivan]

Final list of 2024 GotY nominees revealed:

1. Satisfactory
2. Astro Bot
3. Silent Hill 2 Remake
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
5. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
6. Dragon Age: The Veilguard
7. Metaphor: ReFantazio
8. Animal Well
9. Balatro
10. Tekken 8
11. Helldivers 2
12. Black Myth: Wukong

Dragon's Dogma 2 dropped and replaced with Dragon Age, lol

we need to hear what SDG has to say about this travesty!
H. P. Lovecraft's Cat

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

Final list of 2024 GotY nominees revealed:

1. Satisfactory
2. Astro Bot
3. Silent Hill 2 Remake
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
5. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
6. Dragon Age: The Veilguard
7. Metaphor: ReFantazio
8. Animal Well
9. Balatro
10. Tekken 8
11. Helldivers 2
12. Black Myth: Wukong

Dragon's Dogma 2 dropped and replaced with Dragon Age, lol

we need to hear what SDG has to say about this travesty!
H. P. Lovecraft's Cat

I don't really care. Even if DD2 didn't get left out in favor of the faggot game and won the whole thing I would have just gave a thumbs up and forgot about them. Looking at their other nominations makes it obvious how sketchy they are. One right wouldn't have made them right.

 

[Konjad]

who cares about turdstick awards.

only rpgcodex RPG of the Year award matters.

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

who cares about turdstick awards.

only rpgcodex RPG of the Year award matters.

Seriously, what other game competes with this? Not trying to take anything away from DD2's inevitable victory, it's outstanding, but this has been an extra shit year for RPGs. Feels like a blowout victory, kind of like Trump's victory.

 

[Prince Ketchup]

Final list of 2024 GotY nominees revealed:

1. Satisfactory
2. Astro Bot
3. Silent Hill 2 Remake
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
5. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
6. Dragon Age: The Veilguard
7. Metaphor: ReFantazio
8. Animal Well
9. Balatro
10. Tekken 8
11. Helldivers 2
12. Black Myth: Wukong

Dragon's Dogma 2 dropped and replaced with Dragon Age, lol

Ayo, where's Stellar Blade? Wasn't that game as hyped as Black Myth Wukong?

 

[Necrensha]

Ayo, where's Stellar Blade? Wasn't that game as hyped as Black Myth Wukong?

Coomers are too shameful to be acknowledged.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Butt da jiggle physics technology tis mesmerizing no?

 

[rumSaint]

Butt da jiggle physics technology tis mesmerizing no?

No, surgical scars technology is more important. Chud.

 

[NecroLord]

Game award shows have always been trash.
Imagine putting a bunch of nerds in a large room and expect serious entertainment...
You get only autism and cringe instead.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

HOLY FUCK!

A disembodied horse head!

I guess I'l have to make jello to watch some jiggling.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

who cares about turdstick awards.

only rpgcodex RPG of the Year award matters.

Seriously, what other game competes with this? Not trying to take anything away from DD2's inevitable victory, it's outstanding, but this has been an extra shit year for RPGs. Feels like a blowout victory, kind of like Trump's victory.

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

It's neck and neck between DD2 and Stellar Blade so this awards show means nothing to me. I'm sure it wont mean anything to anyone in a year or two if they keep making nominations based on their insane ideology LOL.

For me it seems like a pretty lousy slow year and I played more stuff than I usually do in my late stage alcoholism. DD2 and Stellar Blade are the cream of the crop 100% and are neck & neck. Other nominees would be Space Marine 2, RE4make, Zelda: EoW, Elden Ring SotE, and even BLOPS 6 because it's honestly p fun.

But DD2 and Stellar Butt are the only two that flirt with greatness imo.

 

[Grauken]

Half of the games I never even heard about, lots of console stuff, almost no RPGs, it's a joke list

 

[NecroLord]

Half of the games I never even heard about, lots of console stuff, almost no RPGs, it's a joke list

Endless console slop.