The Game Awards: discover the 6 games nominated for GOTY 2024 and where to play them

The Game Awards revealed, this Monday (18), the six nominees for the Game of the Year award, which is the most prestigious among the more than twenty categories that make up the award. The list is made up of predictable names that marked 2024, such as Astro Bot e Final Fantasy VII Rebirthbut also took the public by surprise with the nomination of the equally competent Balatro — which is considered more niche.

While the awards season encourages many heated discussions, it also arouses the public’s interest in getting to know and trying out the games that were considered by the jury — of which the Voxel is also part of it. Check out details of the six games nominated for the 2024 GOTY and where to play them below.

ASTRO BOT (Team Asobi/SIE)

Astro Bot is a sequence of Astro’s Playroomwhich is already pre-installed on the PlayStation 5 and to this day is considered one of the best titles on the Sony console. Now a complete grand adventure, it is a charming 3D platform game that catches the eye with its design decisions and sets players up to find the crew’s robots who are lost across the galaxies — among which there are homages to characters who made their mark on consoles. of the brand.

The game is the best-rated release of the year on Metacritic, the main rating aggregator for specialized media, e is available to purchase exclusively on PS5. It’s also worth noting that it makes excellent use of the DualSense controller’s features, adding a lot of value to the experience.

Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)

Described as a poker roguelite, Balatro was one of the big surprises of 2024. Developed by just one person, the game features classic poker rules, but which are quickly subverted by modifiers and multipliers, represented by joker cards, which guarantee benefits and make the game extremely addictive.

At the moment, Balatro is available for purchase at PC (Steam), PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and even devices Android e iOS.

Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)

Inspired by Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese mythology, Black Myth: Wukong is described as an action RPG in which players take control of a Fated warrior on a mission to recover mystical artifacts, known as the Great Sage’s Six Senses, that bring together Su Wukong’s special powers.

Praised for its visuals and challenging combat, Black Myth: Wukong was also involved in controversies due to sexist and misogynistic statements from the studio’s foundersas reported by IGN in 2023. The game is available for purchase on PS5 e PC (Steam).

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)

Shadow of the Erdtree is the long-awaited expansion of Elden Ringwhich was named Game of the Year by The Game Awards in 2022. The content is dense enough to be considered a new game, with new areas, weapons and challenging enemies, and takes players to the Kingdom of Shadows to follow in Miquella’s footsteps and discover Marika’s hidden past.

The DLC requires the base game to function and is available for purchase on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One e Xbox Series S/Xin addition to sharing the highest score of the year on Metacritc with Astro Bot. However, his nomination raised discussions about whether it is acceptable for additional content to compete for the main prize, taking the place away from another potential competitor.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second game in a trilogy that seeks to reimagine the 1997 Square Enix classic. To portray the moment when the world opened up to the player in the original title, Rebirth brings an engaging and rewarding open world, in addition to delivering a refined real-time combat system that deepens the relationships between team members.

The game is currently only available for PS5but it may just be a matter of time before it reaches other platforms.

Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/Atlus/SEGA)

Produced by the gold team of Persona, Metaphor: ReFantasia is a stylish RPG that mixes turn-based combat and real-time action. The story takes place in a fantasy world in which “electoral magic” is underway to define the next monarch, after the mysterious murder of the former king. Therefore, the player must travel across the United Kingdom of Euchronia and expand his support network.

Metaphor: Reimagining is available for PC (Steam) e consoles PlayStation e Xbox.

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