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Been hyped for this game since the first reveal trailer years ago. Now I feel like I need to wait at least a year but most likely next gen.

I'll buy it once I know how long the story is. I have a feeling it will be a rather short experience...

The fact that powerpyx has listed they will release a platinum walkthrough on April 7th says it all (they usually release walkthroughs on day of release).
They already made a guide for Starfield when it first came out though so i wonder if any of the trophies are different from the original achievement.

The convluted menus and and user interferance made me cancel my preorder after playing the demo. Any chance you actually get used to it after playing for a while Shogun? I loved everything else in the demo but that one annoyance was too big for my liking.

Doesn't matter to me when they (xbox or ps) release their next consoles. I'm not buying anything next gen until they got like 5 pure exclusives I feel is must play. I got a Switch 2 when they had 3 exclusives I wanted but I could have easily waited one more year when I think about it.

Combat is weak but can be skipped entirely (this does void a bunch of trophies). However, everything, and I do mean everything else about this game is a 10/10 in my humble opinion. Definetly worth a playthrough!!

Unless Last Round includes all DLC's and works cross platform and with the og version it makes more sense to wait for the next installment tbh.

To answer you question Sammy. We be broke. Lol.

I'm fine with this. Push it to 2030 even.

If GoY is in fourth, and DS2 and E33 is yet to come. Whats the last game in the top 3?

My guess is SHf.

Death Stranding 2 is my number one in this category and its not even close. The Nirvana episodes alone are such a spectacle.

Finally someone got the number one spot right.

1. Death Stranding 2
2. Clair Obscure
3. Ghost of Yotei
4. Avowed
5. Split Fiction

Pushsquare just loves to throw shade at Geoff.

@LordVile CJ is a quote machine. Whole ad could have been just him. Lol.

Stellar Blade is the true GOTY. I knew it would be your number one Sammy. Happy New Year!

Lake House was crazy good. Currently playing Control AWE dlc again now and the little tid bits Remedy drops in it about Lake House is so awesome now that I've played it.

I was certain Sammy was gonna lobby this game into the top three. This is my GOTY right here.

I thought the reason it was painted as a sales flop was that SE themselves said it didn't meet expectations and had a weaker start than FF 16? Or am I tripping?

@KingPev Haha. Glad Im not the only one. Every gaming session feels like cardio.

This weekend I'm playing DQ11 on the Switch and Indiana Jones on Series X. I've put STALKER 2 on hold for now. Its a great game but its really testing my patience at times and I'm not really in the mood for that. On PS5 I'm currently not playing anything but I am considering Rebirth, Infinite Wealth or Silent Hill 2. I might pick up one of them before the sale ends.

As for next year, there's currently 31 games I'm looking forward too. If 1/3 of them actually releases I'll be more than happy with 2025.

I gotta go with Dragon Age Veilguard. Never got bored with it. Game respected my time. And the main story was very intriguing with a superb 3rd act.

@Balaam_ Your reasoning is sound. Personally I dont think I will play it until they patch in an auto-complete feature for the minigames (that still unlocks trophies). I looked at all of them and they all seem silly and not fun. Except for the card game but I'm not sure.

Its funny Liam. I usually dont agree with you on anything but your top 5 is super solid and very similar to mine. Merry Xmas!

This game was a lot of fun!

Ay. My thoughts on Stellar Blade was featured. Nice! Merry Christmas everybody.

I got a nice trifecta going with Stalker 2 and Indiana Jones on Xbox and DQ11 on Switch. My PS5 is MIA for now. Have a good weekend!

My plan is to jump between Indiana Jones, Stalker 2 and DQ11. I like having three games to jump between.

If its next gen I hope they only focus on next gen.

@Deadhunter I would send an email. In some countries there are laws that if you bought something and it goes on sale a couple days later you get the difference back.

A lot of great games on sale but the ones Im interested in didnt go down that much. Might get one of them though...

@themightyant I think the awards being rushed should be moved to a longr preshow and during the mainshow they could do a reel of which games won what earlier tonight.

My GOTY keeps on giving. Love to see it!

Xbox: Jumping between Indiana Jones and STALKER 2.
Switch: DQ11
PS5: Playing the Christmas level in Astro Bot.

@twitchy_emu92 why not play as Ciri. Find a random npc she can hook up with and pretend you are the npc?

@JohntheRaptor I just find it to be petty.

I think the game looks awesome but late 2025 can quickly turn into 2026 so Im keeping calm.

@Weebleman I did the same. Best way to watch tbh.

I wish all the awards Geoff just list up would be moved to the preshow so the winners could give speeches.
During the mainshow Geoff could instead do a round up with all the winners from the preshow (or make a montage).
Other than that, Im pretty happy with the format this year.

People been begging ND forever for a new IP and when they show one off people complain about product placement...

Stellar Blade is my GOTY. Hope it wins some of the awards its nominated to.

Finally worked! Now I only need Nintendo to release their wrap up and I got my wrap up trinity.

Snoop is performing! Nice to see an actual celebrity who does play games (even if he only play sport games).

As others has said, it should just be on the app like Spotify does it. Makes everything easier.

Next year Xbox numbers will be way up since everything is an Xbox now.

@Nepp67 how can you message yourself on playstation??

@Ainu20 I'm an xbox owner and found your joke hilarious. Wanted to write something back about everybody breaking up now that Indy is out and its actually good. Anyways. Carry on.

Love the choice of picture for this article.

I dont need to get excited, I already am excited. Its my favourite award show of the year. I just hope they let winners give speeches and spend less time on Hollywood crap.

@HappyGamerGirl Thats funny. Took them 5-6hrs to realize it wasnt working right.