Oh cool, my Stellar Blade pick made the cut lol, thanks!
Honestly, was hard to choose. Played Infinite Wealth, P3 Reload (which was a new experience for me as I never played the OG), Rebirth, SB, Astro Bot, and Metaphor... So there were lots of great games to pick from. If Metaphor came out sooner, it may have been my pick, but I feel like I submitted this before I got through it all.
Anyways, great seeing what everyone else thought! May have to add some of these to my list.
Happy for Astro Bot. Wasn't my personal pick for GotY (between Metaphor, SB, and Infinite Wealth), but definitely a fun experience. Wish it was a bit longer and had some more replay value, but overall a solid choice that most people, regardless of their personal choice, can agree was a fun game... Which is what gaming should be about at the end of the day.
I don't mind a challenging platinum, but Rebirth was just tedious and annoying. Granted it's a fine line between the two and what one person finds challenging, another might find tedious lol... So, I was happy to end my time with Rebirth when I did. Props to those who stuck with it to the end.
Plus, I refuse to go on a date with anyone other than Tifa, so one of the trophies is impossible to do.
@Oram77 agreed, I'd honestly be most disappointed if Astro or Rebirth win here. I can't really think any memorable tracks in Astro (not to say it didn't have any, but they just didn't really stand out in my mind) and Rebirth is mostly just remixes of the OG or Remake, which again... Nothing wrong with that, but to win over a completely new original sound track would be sad.
I enjoyed Astro Bot and Rebirth, but my personal favorites are Infinite Wealth, Metaphor, and Stellar Blade. Plus the all have great sound tracks! Rebirth was great and all, but the last couple of chapters really went off the cliff... Still haven't brought myself to getting the platinum.
Astro Bot was also fun, but I was pretty much done with it after 20 hours. It was a great 20h experience for sure, but I didn't have any real reason to go back like other platformers.
I love Jin, but I'm also excited for the new region and lead character. At the very least, I hope there are some references to him or better yet, a mythic tale based on him to unlock an ability.
Looking forward to it. I felt really cool slinging spells and juggling dark wizards lol. I really hope at some point we get to visit other wizarding schools.
It was between Infinite Wealth and Stellar Blade for top spot, then Rebirth and P3 Reload battling it out for 3rd and 4th. I never finished Nier and couldn't really get into it, so I didn't even mind the story of Stellar Blade, but the combat kept me coming back. I took frequent breaks from Rebirth just to play the boss rush mode and work on the platinum.
Don't get me wrong, Rebirth was good and had a lot of the things I felt were missing from FF16, but then went overboard with them. I had much more fun with IW's side content than Rebirth (even the Segway handled better in IW!). And the last two chapters of Rebirth were a mess. Combat wise, they built off a great system in Remake, but some of the combat simulations and boss battles were just SO tedious. And as much as it seems like I'm hating on the game, I really did enjoy about 85% of it. I think I just had sky high expectations because everyone was giving it universal praise, while the other 3 I had more modest expectations.
Comments 10
Re: Game of the Year: Push Square Readers Write About Their Favourite PS5 Games of 2024
Oh cool, my Stellar Blade pick made the cut lol, thanks!
Honestly, was hard to choose. Played Infinite Wealth, P3 Reload (which was a new experience for me as I never played the OG), Rebirth, SB, Astro Bot, and Metaphor... So there were lots of great games to pick from. If Metaphor came out sooner, it may have been my pick, but I feel like I submitted this before I got through it all.
Anyways, great seeing what everyone else thought! May have to add some of these to my list.
Re: Random: PS5, PS4 Shovelware Isn't Even Trying to Hide Its Plagiarism Anymore
Knock off Joel living the simple life I was hoping authentic Joel would be.
Re: Astro Bot Dev Pays Tribute to Nintendo As PS5 Exclusive Wins Game of the Year
Happy for Astro Bot. Wasn't my personal pick for GotY (between Metaphor, SB, and Infinite Wealth), but definitely a fun experience. Wish it was a bit longer and had some more replay value, but overall a solid choice that most people, regardless of their personal choice, can agree was a fun game... Which is what gaming should be about at the end of the day.
Re: Rumour: PlayStation Event Could Be Incoming, Sony's Very Busy 'Behind the Scenes'
@Mikey856 released in reverse order naturally
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Sequel's Platinum Trophy Won't Make You Want to Jump into a Mako Reactor
I don't mind a challenging platinum, but Rebirth was just tedious and annoying. Granted it's a fine line between the two and what one person finds challenging, another might find tedious lol... So, I was happy to end my time with Rebirth when I did. Props to those who stuck with it to the end.
Plus, I refuse to go on a date with anyone other than Tifa, so one of the trophies is impossible to do.
Re: All The Game Awards 2024 Nominees Revealed, Astro Bot Up for 7 Awards
@Oram77 agreed, I'd honestly be most disappointed if Astro or Rebirth win here. I can't really think any memorable tracks in Astro (not to say it didn't have any, but they just didn't really stand out in my mind) and Rebirth is mostly just remixes of the OG or Remake, which again... Nothing wrong with that, but to win over a completely new original sound track would be sad.
Re: All The Game Awards 2024 Nominees Revealed, Astro Bot Up for 7 Awards
I enjoyed Astro Bot and Rebirth, but my personal favorites are Infinite Wealth, Metaphor, and Stellar Blade. Plus the all have great sound tracks! Rebirth was great and all, but the last couple of chapters really went off the cliff... Still haven't brought myself to getting the platinum.
Astro Bot was also fun, but I was pretty much done with it after 20 hours. It was a great 20h experience for sure, but I didn't have any real reason to go back like other platformers.
Re: Don't Give Up on Jin Just Yet, More Ghost of Tsushima Spin-Offs Planned
I love Jin, but I'm also excited for the new region and lead character. At the very least, I hope there are some references to him or better yet, a mythic tale based on him to unlock an ability.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy 2 One of Publisher's 'Biggest Priorities' for the Future
Looking forward to it. I felt really cool slinging spells and juggling dark wizards lol. I really hope at some point we get to visit other wizarding schools.
Re: Feature: The 10 Best PS5 Games of 2024 So Far
It was between Infinite Wealth and Stellar Blade for top spot, then Rebirth and P3 Reload battling it out for 3rd and 4th. I never finished Nier and couldn't really get into it, so I didn't even mind the story of Stellar Blade, but the combat kept me coming back. I took frequent breaks from Rebirth just to play the boss rush mode and work on the platinum.
Don't get me wrong, Rebirth was good and had a lot of the things I felt were missing from FF16, but then went overboard with them. I had much more fun with IW's side content than Rebirth (even the Segway handled better in IW!). And the last two chapters of Rebirth were a mess. Combat wise, they built off a great system in Remake, but some of the combat simulations and boss battles were just SO tedious. And as much as it seems like I'm hating on the game, I really did enjoy about 85% of it. I think I just had sky high expectations because everyone was giving it universal praise, while the other 3 I had more modest expectations.