Topic: Early GOTY contenders

@Anchorsam_9: Isn't it great?!

Dark Souls 3
Ratchet and Clank
Uncharted 4
Doom
Overwatch

I very much enjoyed Doom.. and Dark Souls 3.. and Uncharted 4. All very good and well worth playing.
But for me, Xcom 2 is the runaway winner at the moment. Loving it.

A lot of my potential GOTYs are on PS4 anyway. My main ones would be:

• Dark Souls III
• DOOM
• Ratchet & Clank

I still need to give Inside and Uncharted 4 a go, and if the port of Stardew Valley is good then that would definitely be on there. I would've put XCOM 2 on there, as it's a great game, but it runs like sh*t on PS4.

Thumper (for the intoxicating and utterly fast rhytm violence, especially in VR) and Uncharted 4 (state of the art and mindblowingly lovely).

Edit: how can I forget Rez Infinite?! AreaX FTW!✌️️ 😄✌️️

I like to pick games that pave the way in the industry and act as benchmarks. Huge uncharted fan, but 4 was just another great iteration in my book. I'd vote Overwatch.

So to wrap this thread up the forum goty will kick off In 5 weeks time running like last year but starting around the first weekend in December. Im obviously gonna wait until all the big hitters have come out. I've got a feeling unchartered 4, dark souls 3 and Doom will be there or there about regardless of what's released up until the end of the year.

I think everyone is forgetting final fantasy xv. Besides that, I think uncharted 4 and battlefield 1 have a chance. It will probably be Overwatch though, because of how many people play it. I feel that Overwatch could be the next league in esports

@Avenger1030: I haven't forgotten ff15, its why the vote will take place after its released. But will it win goty? Probably not. Overwatch is a good shout, your obviously a fan - but is it better than Rocket League? That released at retail this year......

@themcnoisy: I guess. Overwatch is better anyway though...

@themcnoisy: Regardless if Overwatch is better then Rocket League. Rocket League is ineligible because it was released in 2015.

@Avenger1030: @Tasuki: Yeah we will go with that and I was only joking. I was throwing a curve ball. Overwatch should do well.

So my picks for GOTY would be

1. Overwatch
2. CoD: Modern Warfare Remastered
3. Mafia III

@Tasuki: Hold that thought for 25 more days bro.

I bought a lot of games this year. The games I enjoyed the most were Uncharted 4, Inside and Hitman. Currently enjoying watch dogs 2. It started off ok but really clicked during the Silicon Valley Nudle mission. Seems like a game I'll enjoy more when the main story missions are done and I can just mess around. Much like in witcher 3 I tend to enjoy the side missions more than the main story.

@JeffTurboWizard: Good to hear, I'm the total opposite. I've bought less new games this year than any other due to the kids. But as you say Hitman is a must buy from all of @anchorsam_9 reviews.

Not long until the goty poll proper starts now.

@Tasuki: Interesting. I thought people were not too hot on Mafia 3 for some reason. Care to explain why you think not only it is a great game, but actually worth of GOTY?

Not that I'm questioning your taste here, but I read a lot of mediocre things about it, pace wise, the controls aren't great, etc, and was thinking about whether or not I should give it a go, maybe you could provide me with a couple great reasons to try.

@xX_RiscazZ_Xx: The pacing can be a bit slow at the beginning but once you get into it it flows really good. But the beginning is more of a tutorial anyway so it's to be expected. Control wise I didnt have any problems. The music is great, the story is great aND just the atmosphere is great all around. While most people it might not be GOTY but I haven't played UC 4 nor will I so I cant and won't compare it to that and to be honest I havent played to many games that came out this year,, but regardless Mafia III is a great game.

Dragon Quest Builders was amazing. That said, not really much else I can think of. Almost nothing else really grabbed my attention this year. Take that how you will.

Should never consider 'remasters' unless its more of a reboot like ratchet and clank but not CoD MW. Overwatch is dull as dishwater. Just finished Inside, very good game and I hated limbo too, no way GOTY though. I can't say anything has blown me away yet this year so I'd have to put forward games I haven't even played which is daft. Dark Souls III, Dishonored 2, FFXV, possibly The Last Guardian.