Come anticipato, The Game Awards ha ufficializzato le proprie nomination per l’anno 2024, selezionate da una giuria mondiale composta da oltre 130 tra testate giornalistiche ed influencer.
A dominare nel numero di nomination sono rispettivamente ASTRO BOT e Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, ciascuno con sette candidature. Sony Interactive Entertainment agguanta il primato del publisher con il maggior numero di nomination (ben 16) grazie al suo portfolio esteso. Seguono Square Enix ed Xbox Game Studios con 12 nominations a testa, dunque da SEGA con 11.
Particolare interesse per i titoli che hanno correranno per l’ambito premio di Gioco dell’Anno. Sono rientrati infatti nella rosa finale i già citati ASTRO BOT e Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, assieme a Metaphor: ReFantazio, Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree e Balatro. Specialmente questi ultimi due stanno destando scalpore, per motivi diametrali. Da un lato, Shadow of the Erdtree è riuscito ad ottenere uno spazio tra le nomination grazie ad una controversa modifica al regolamento che ha permesso anche ai DLC di essere candidabili. Dall’altro lato, Balatro rappresenta la “quota indie” a sorpresa, grazie ad uno dei migliori titoli dell’anno sviluppato da uno sviluppatore solitario.
Qui di seguito trovate le nostre opinioni sui titoli che si contenderanno l’onoreficenza più alta del 2024:
- Recensione Astro Bot, un platform in 3D a dir poco spaziale
- Recensione Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, la rinascita del capolavoro Square Enix
- Recensione Metaphor: ReFantazio, il nuovo capolavoro fantasy dai creatori di Persona
- Recensione Black Myth: Wukong, un titolo ambizioso dal forte sapore spiritico
- Recensione Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, la chiusura perfetta per la più potente opera di FromSoftware
- Balatro: quando il gioco d’azzardo diventa cult
Vi ricordiamo che gli utenti possono votare in tutte le categorie attraverso il sito ufficiale, nonché tramite Discord. Le votazioni termineranno il prossimo 11 Dicembre alle ore 03:00 nostrane.
Game of the Year
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Best Game Direction
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Best Narrative
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
Best Art Direction
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
- Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)
Best Score and Music
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
- Stellar Blade (SHIFT UP / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Audio Design
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Activision)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
Best Performance
- Briana White (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
- Hannah Telle (Life is Strange: Double Exposure)
- Humberly Gonzalez (Star Wars Outlaws)
- Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2)
- Melina Juergens (Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)
Innovation in Accessibility
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Activision)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare / Electronic Arts)
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Monptellier / Ubisoft)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)
Games for Impact
- Closer the Distance (Osmotic Studios / Skybound Games)
- INDIKA (Odd Meter / 11 bit studios)
- Neva (Nomada Studios / Devolver Digital)
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games / Square Enix)
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
- Tales of Kenzera: ZAU (Surgent Studios / Electronic Arts)
Best Ongoing Game
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape (Bungie)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Best Independent Game
- Animal Well (Shared Memory / BIGMODE)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive)
- Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)
- UFO 50 (Mossmouth)
Best Debut Indie Game
- Animal Well (Shared Memory / BIGMODE)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Manor Lords (Slavic Magic / Hooded Horse)
- Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios / Kepler Interactive)
- The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures / Devolver Digital)
Best Mobile Game
- AFK Journey (FARLIGHT / Lilith Games)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (DeNA / Creatures / The Pokemon Company)
- Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)
- Zenless Zone Zero (miHoYo)
Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
- Arizona Sunshine Remake (Vertigo Games)
- Asgard’s Wrath II (Sanzaru Games / Oculus Studios)
- Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj / Oculus Studios)
- Metal: Hellsinger VR (Lab 42 / The Outsiders / Funcom)
- Metro Awakening (Vertigo Games)
Best Action Game
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Activision)
- Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Stellar Blade (SHIFT UP / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment)
Best Action / Adventure
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Nintendo)
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Monptellier / Ubisoft)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)
Best Role-Playing
- Dragon’s Dogma II (Capcom)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Best Fighting
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO (Spike Chunsoft / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Arc System Works / Cygames)
- Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Capcom)
- MultiVersus (Player First Games / Warner Bros. Games)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Best Family
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo / Nintendo)
- The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures / Devolver Digital)
- Princess Peach: Showtime! (Good-Feel / Nintendo)
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube / Nintendo)
Best Simulation / Strategy
- Age of Mythology: Retold (World’s Edge / Forgotten Empires / Xbox Game Studios)
- Frostpunk 2 (11 bit studios)
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom)
- Manor Lords (Slavic Magic / Hooded Horse)
- Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware / ATLUS)
Best Sports / Racing
- F1 24 (Codemasters / Electronic Arts)
- EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver / EA Romania / Electronic Arts)
- NBA 2K25 (Visual Concepts / 2K)
- TopSpin 2K25 (Hangar 13 / 2K)
- WWE 2K24 (Visual Concepts / 2K)
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Activision)
- Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintend0)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment)
Best Adaptation
- Arcane (Riot / Fortiche / Netflix)
- Fallout (Bethesdas Softworks / Kitler Films / Amazon MGM Studios)
- Knuckles (SEGA / Paramount)
- Like a Dragon: Yakuza (SEGA / Amazon MGM Studios)
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Crystal Dynamics / Legendary / Netflix)
Most Anticipated Game
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Retro Studios / Nintendo)
- Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)
Content Creator of the Year
- CaseOh
- Illojuan
- Techno Gamers
- TypicalGamer
- Usada Pekora
Best eSports Game
- Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
- Dota 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Moonton)
- VALORANT (Riot Games)
Best eSports Athlete
- 33 (Neta Shapira)
- Aleksib (Aleksi Virolainen)
- Chovy (Jeong Ji-hoon)
- Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok)
- ZyWoO (Mathieu Herbaut)
- ZmjjKk (Zheng Yongkang)
Best eSports Team
- Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- Navi (Counter-Strike 2)
- T1 (League of Legends)
- Team Liquid (Dota 2)
