It doesnt matter how big it is, it is a DLC. You need the main game to play it. Game of the year should be a whole, independent entity that can be played on its own.
Yeah, I totally agree with this. If it was red dead redemption undead nightmare or Dying Light: The Following (can't remember if you have to play Dying Lights base game to play The Following), then yes then they can qualify for the game awards
1:03:59 it’s so wholesome to hear Rob talk about his daughter. To me, that kind of joy is part of what gaming is about at its core. I hope I can have a kids someday and take joy in watching my kids experience art too. Thanks for sharing Playstation Access team. I don’t even own a PlayStation I just like the channel.
I love Dave and it makes me laugh that his job is to be involved in games and he’s so relatable bc he also hadn’t played 85% of the games being talked about
I got my son into the souls games when he was around 10, he's 13 now and we went through an elden ring romp as well as the dlc. I'm proud to say he's surpassed expectations, i completed it in ng+3 and he is on +5 now ^^ we're excited for nightreign.
Mine was metaphor. It was a game that almost no one was talking about and it just blew everyone out of the water. I was on the verge of tears multiple times. The graphics, the story, the character writing. It’s one of those perfect games to me.
My nephew and me were playing Astrobot and when we saved the Solid Snake bot he said “look it’s the guy from Smash Bros.!” I just laughed, cause that’s how he is always gonna know Snake
My Game of the year was Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth The others on my list were Astro Bot Persona 3 Reloaded Trails Through Daybreak Metaphor: ReFantazio Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D remake
Enjoying your enthusiasm, but it would've been nice to see a few clips of the games as you announce them, so those of us less in the know can get a better idea of what you're talking about!
@@CraigSteelyard You have to agree that rebirth's soundtrack is superior. Over 400 tracks that are all really solid. You don't see that a lot. Like some games only have 30 songs and like 5 of them are pretty good. For rebirth its almost all of them. And another thing is how many genres of music they put in the game. Its insane how they touched every genre. But hey you could like stellar blade soundtrack more. Its just opinions. And we know the real reason why ff7 rebirth won best music. BOW WOW WOW!
@Sonicsemie I have no problems with the Rebirth soundtrack. It's really solid all around. Just like the FF7 Remake before it. I just ever so slightly prefer the Stellar Blade one.
I remember when my daughter was about seven playing Halo coach co-op with her and her (older) sister. She was so skilled we had no chance. Now that she is an adult she tells me that I should stop playing video games and is always suggesting other thing I could do instead. THIS is your future, Rob.
ASTRO BOT! Indeed well deserved as such an omage and celebration of playstation as a game that can connect to anymore and inspire anyone's young one, including mine. Congratulations to the Access Community choice and the actual Video Game Awards choice. Well earned Team Asobi!
Dave... I have bought Balatro based on your recommendation. I really hope it's good... especially with Robs video of the impossible trophy that is on it. It has a platinum difficulty of 8/10, so I'm already upset. 😂 I am excited about the physical edition having actual cards in it, though. 😁
My personal favourites this year were: Metaphor Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Persona 3 Reload Honourable mentions, Crow Country, Romancing Saga 2 remake, Emio The Smiling Man, Silent Hill 2 Remake
50:48 Rob, i have never played the og ff7 but even for me remake and rebirth are amongst a handfull of greatest games of all time. They are just that good.
Astro Bot deserves the win. What a fantastic game! Also, I’d love to see a return of the “Your New Favorite Game” series where Rosie introduces Dave to one of the Yakuza/Like a Dragon games.
I didn't realise how much I would miss the Christmas Maze 😭 It's like an advent calendar of gaming joy! I'm going to rewatch the old series. (Edit: if it's replaced this year with a Skyrim challenge, my Christmas would be (re)made!)
Unfortunately they already stated it's not going to be called reunion due to crisis core being called that, personally I think they dropped the ball with that, it would have been an amazing name. Really curious to see what name they use though.
1. FF7 Rebirth 2. Silent Hill 2 The only two games that truly moved me this year. Rebirth is now my favourite game of all time and silent hill 2 is comfortably in my top 5.
Stellar Blade is my GOTY with Astro Bot coming at #2 and Neva coming at #3. Metaphor Refantazio would be up there, probably even my GOTY but I have yet to play it.
My daughter is 6 and we have played so much AstroBot together. Genuinely my favourite game for years and years due to having that time together, laughing, passing the controller. She went from barely knowing what to do, to completely understanding the game inside out. Truly an amazing game.
Now that FFVII Remake and Rebirth are available on PC, I might download them onto my laptop and just have fun having Cloud and the girls running around in their swimsuits without worrying about trophies. ^_^
Silent Hill 2 remake is my personal goty. Played the original in 2001, and have since been a huge Silent Hill fan. That being said, I'll be playing Astrobot this christmas.
58:50 the shadow blood queen was amazing fun and really challenging but then they had to go too far again and make the ultimate queens blood Challenge that was almost impossible so i did it with a guide. FF7 rebirth does this a lot unfortunately.
Hearing Rob talk about how his daughter has fallen in love with Astro Bot relal brings home the game director's speech at The Game Awards, where he mentioned the responsibility over the fact it may be a kids first game. I'm sure he would be proud.
I though Rebirth was good, not great. I didn't really appreciate the changes they made and there was far too much bloated, unnecessary content included. I still enjoyed my time with it in the end, but it's not a patch on the original imho. Forcing me to endure a 2-hour long segment where I HAVE to play as Cait Sith is just bad. Shame Dave the Diver didn't get any love - thought it was a real gem.
Unicorn Overlord would be top 5 if people actually played it. They should have just called it Final Fantasy Overlord, so it would get the attention it deserved.
Balatro, it's great on mobile honestly. I played a bunch on PC, then when the mobile port released I started playing it on the commute, and it's great for that.
The Silent Hill 2 remake actually made me break one of my long-standing rules of not having a remake or remaster as my GOTY because I like giving OG games, especially new IPs a chance to also show off the talent of their devs. It was a good 20 years streak but this year my GOTY is Silent Hill 2 just because the dev team really did a beautiful job at bringing back a classic game to a modern audience without losing any of the elements of what made the OG a classic. The tank controls may be gone, but it's still as terrifyingly beautiful in its own twisted ways as it was all those years ago. Ensuring that for me, I will continue to see that town in my restless dreams
I don’t know if this is going to be the last episode of the year but I just want to say Thank You to all the team of PS Access for all the content and the hours of entertainment. I love hearing you talk everything Playstation. Happy Holidays!!!!
For me Astro Bot transcends gaming. Watching my 8 year old daughter beat every level and collect every bot. Seeing the wonder and joy and sense of achievement etched on her little face is an utterly unique and indescribably special feeling as far as video games go. Having been a gamer since the late eighties I have had many great gaming moments....but nothing comes close to this..... Although she is still working on the Great Master Challenge.
Yay Dragons Dogma! To be fair, I didn't play half of the games mentioned here. I almost didn't play Dragons Dogma but thanks to the videos on the channel I gave it a go and I loved it! I'm excited to be getting the Game of the Year, Astro Bot for Christmas too!
Dave "I'm down to be king."
Community "dave you are already king."
It doesnt matter how big it is, it is a DLC. You need the main game to play it. Game of the year should be a whole, independent entity that can be played on its own.
I 💯 agree. Thankfully it didn’t win anything.
DLC of the year! ‘pathetic’ *in Rob’s voice* 😂
So true. The content can’t even be accessed until you’re at least 50 hours into the base game. How could that possibly be GAME of the year??
i'm a big fromsoft fan and that nomination pissed me off 😂 i'm glad it didn't win anything.
Yeah, I totally agree with this. If it was red dead redemption undead nightmare or Dying Light: The Following (can't remember if you have to play Dying Lights base game to play The Following), then yes then they can qualify for the game awards
I wanna see a let's play of Dave and Rob playing Yakuza with Rosie locked away. Metal Gear Stupid style
Yes!
1:03:59 it’s so wholesome to hear Rob talk about his daughter. To me, that kind of joy is part of what gaming is about at its core. I hope I can have a kids someday and take joy in watching my kids experience art too. Thanks for sharing Playstation Access team.
I don’t even own a PlayStation I just like the channel.
I love Dave and it makes me laugh that his job is to be involved in games and he’s so relatable bc he also hadn’t played 85% of the games being talked about
I got my son into the souls games when he was around 10, he's 13 now and we went through an elden ring romp as well as the dlc. I'm proud to say he's surpassed expectations, i completed it in ng+3 and he is on +5 now ^^ we're excited for nightreign.
How have i only discovered this channel now, you are all awesome!
Best podcast but guys, it would be amazzzing if you allowed chapter select on these vids ✌🏻
Mine was metaphor.
It was a game that almost no one was talking about and it just blew everyone out of the water.
I was on the verge of tears multiple times. The graphics, the story, the character writing.
It’s one of those perfect games to me.
For a split second I thought you all had bicycles leaning next to you… then realised they’re mics
I haven’t played a lot from this year but I’m glad I played and platted Astro Bot. So much joy and grinning.
My nephew and me were playing Astrobot and when we saved the Solid Snake bot he said “look it’s the guy from Smash Bros.!” I just laughed, cause that’s how he is always gonna know Snake
My Game of the year was Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
The others on my list were
Astro Bot
Persona 3 Reloaded
Trails Through Daybreak
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D remake
Enjoying your enthusiasm, but it would've been nice to see a few clips of the games as you announce them, so those of us less in the know can get a better idea of what you're talking about!
I agree
1.stellar blade
2. Wukon
3. Shadow of the earth tree
My top 3 of this year
There basically the same game. Wukon I really don't understand why people think it's good. Hey we all enjoy different thing's.
@chriscollins550 yes i really like soulslike games 😅
@@JayceeVoZuri I don't like soulslike
Per the backlog, my GOTY is Sekiro 😅
Metaphor really is that good. Rob is right.
Stellar Blade is my GOTY followed closely by Astro Bot 🔥
My personal and deserving GOTY ten months straight, FF7 Rebirth, no disrespect to Astro Bot but Rebirth filled the boxes
As it should be. My favorite game of all time. It got snubbed pretty badly.
@@Sonicsemie it should of won the GOTY award, not the award for best sound/music. I personally liked the soundtrack more for Stellar Blade.
I still voted Astro Bot but FF7 Rebirth was great. I can respect your opinion.
@@CraigSteelyard You have to agree that rebirth's soundtrack is superior. Over 400 tracks that are all really solid. You don't see that a lot. Like some games only have 30 songs and like 5 of them are pretty good. For rebirth its almost all of them. And another thing is how many genres of music they put in the game. Its insane how they touched every genre. But hey you could like stellar blade soundtrack more. Its just opinions. And we know the real reason why ff7 rebirth won best music. BOW WOW WOW!
@Sonicsemie I have no problems with the Rebirth soundtrack. It's really solid all around. Just like the FF7 Remake before it. I just ever so slightly prefer the Stellar Blade one.
Dave “We need some music” without hesitation “ DUR DUR, DUR DUR DUR DURRR, DUR DUR DUR DURRR” 😂
I remember when my daughter was about seven playing Halo coach co-op with her and her (older) sister. She was so skilled we had no chance. Now that she is an adult she tells me that I should stop playing video games and is always suggesting other thing I could do instead. THIS is your future, Rob.
My personal top 3 games for the year are Stellar Blade then Black Myth Wukong then Astro Bot!
Same!
ASTRO BOT! Indeed well deserved as such an omage and celebration of playstation as a game that can connect to anymore and inspire anyone's young one, including mine. Congratulations to the Access Community choice and the actual Video Game Awards choice. Well earned Team Asobi!
The level of joy I experienced playing Astro Bot is something I haven’t felt in a very long time while playing a video game.
Dave... I have bought Balatro based on your recommendation. I really hope it's good... especially with Robs video of the impossible trophy that is on it. It has a platinum difficulty of 8/10, so I'm already upset. 😂 I am excited about the physical edition having actual cards in it, though. 😁
Really hope you enjoy it!!
My personal favourites this year were:
Metaphor
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Persona 3 Reload
Honourable mentions, Crow Country, Romancing Saga 2 remake, Emio The Smiling Man, Silent Hill 2 Remake
Rosie's Like a Dragon excitement is exactly what RGG deserves. That studio and series are so good
This really threw me out, I’m used to podcasts being on Saturday 😂😂
Appreciating the niche 'pick of the pops' reference from Dave, there.
50:48 Rob, i have never played the og ff7 but even for me remake and rebirth are amongst a handfull of greatest games of all time. They are just that good.
My game of the year is Stellar blade love this PS5 game
As someone's who's platinum'd the whole yakuza/like a dragon series, go Rosie go 👑
you know how to play mahjong?! HOW
My game of the year so far is rise of the ronin
So far? It's going to be a tight squeeze to fit in another banger now.
My top 5 this year:
5. Indiana jones the great circle
4. Prince of persia the lost crown
3. Balatro
2. Rebirth
1. Astro bot
Balatro is latin for where the heck did those 4 hours go
Astro Bot deserves the win. What a fantastic game! Also, I’d love to see a return of the “Your New Favorite Game” series where Rosie introduces Dave to one of the Yakuza/Like a Dragon games.
I didn't realise how much I would miss the Christmas Maze 😭 It's like an advent calendar of gaming joy! I'm going to rewatch the old series. (Edit: if it's replaced this year with a Skyrim challenge, my Christmas would be (re)made!)
I love that Rosy is as much a Bloodborne fan as I am cuz as soon as Rob said Kos or Kose, in my head I said the same thing lmao
Final Fantasy VII Reunion I think it's gonna be called.....I loved stellar blade, astro bot & black myth wukong mostly this year 😁
Reunion is used for crisis core
Unfortunately they already stated it's not going to be called reunion due to crisis core being called that, personally I think they dropped the ball with that, it would have been an amazing name. Really curious to see what name they use though.
@@Solestro they could be fibbing?
8:31 🎼 If you liiike.. a lot of Jokers in your card game, join our club.
look at these bunch of corporate clowns thinking a DLC deserves to be called game of the year
You’d rather have a 10 hour game over an expansion that offers 100 hours of content?
Also, stop insulting people who have different opinions than you.
1. FF7 Rebirth
2. Silent Hill 2
The only two games that truly moved me this year. Rebirth is now my favourite game of all time and silent hill 2 is comfortably in my top 5.
Astro bot?
Stellar Blade is my GOTY with Astro Bot coming at #2 and Neva coming at #3. Metaphor Refantazio would be up there, probably even my GOTY but I have yet to play it.
My daughter is 6 and we have played so much AstroBot together. Genuinely my favourite game for years and years due to having that time together, laughing, passing the controller. She went from barely knowing what to do, to completely understanding the game inside out. Truly an amazing game.
Rob, Dave, are they the official PlayStation Access podcast trousers? If so, why isn't Rosie wearing hers. 😂
It's criminal to have no mention of Stellar Blade or Black Myth Wukong
I would have switched the top two, but overall, solid list!❤
DLCs shouldn’t count. It’s silly. I don’t care how long it is. You need the base game to play it. So that disqualifies it immediately
Now that FFVII Remake and Rebirth are available on PC, I might download them onto my laptop and just have fun having Cloud and the girls running around in their swimsuits without worrying about trophies. ^_^
Silent Hill 2 remake is my personal goty. Played the original in 2001, and have since been a huge Silent Hill fan. That being said, I'll be playing Astrobot this christmas.
So many amazing titles, so many adventures. ☺️
58:50 the shadow blood queen was amazing fun and really challenging but then they had to go too far again and make the ultimate queens blood Challenge that was almost impossible so i did it with a guide. FF7 rebirth does this a lot unfortunately.
Hearing Rob talk about how his daughter has fallen in love with Astro Bot relal brings home the game director's speech at The Game Awards, where he mentioned the responsibility over the fact it may be a kids first game. I'm sure he would be proud.
Awesome, positive vibe chat. Can't wait to give Astrobot a try
I though Rebirth was good, not great. I didn't really appreciate the changes they made and there was far too much bloated, unnecessary content included. I still enjoyed my time with it in the end, but it's not a patch on the original imho. Forcing me to endure a 2-hour long segment where I HAVE to play as Cait Sith is just bad.
Shame Dave the Diver didn't get any love - thought it was a real gem.
Dave, my dude, start with Judgment
Understood!
Loved Shadow of the Erdtree but it shouldn't have been nominated.
Unicorn Overlord would be top 5 if people actually played it. They should have just called it Final Fantasy Overlord, so it would get the attention it deserved.
Rosie will destroy the final boss of shadow of the eared tree
And Astro Bot
What was the name of that poker game that sounds interesting
Balatro
It's £10 on mobile
Balatro, it's great on mobile honestly. I played a bunch on PC, then when the mobile port released I started playing it on the commute, and it's great for that.
Man I just want another judgemental game..Great pod guys
Stellar Blade is my GOTY. No contest.
If it doesn't have a single player campaign the majority of gamers wont be interested, that's why helldivers 2 isn't that popular
my Goty was astro bot, but has since changed to indiana jones.
The Silent Hill 2 remake actually made me break one of my long-standing rules of not having a remake or remaster as my GOTY because I like giving OG games, especially new IPs a chance to also show off the talent of their devs. It was a good 20 years streak but this year my GOTY is Silent Hill 2 just because the dev team really did a beautiful job at bringing back a classic game to a modern audience without losing any of the elements of what made the OG a classic. The tank controls may be gone, but it's still as terrifyingly beautiful in its own twisted ways as it was all those years ago. Ensuring that for me, I will continue to see that town in my restless dreams
Game of the year? For me is kingdom come deliverance... because I played in 2024... Sorry.
And Astro Bot of course
I don’t know if this is going to be the last episode of the year but I just want to say Thank You to all the team of PS Access for all the content and the hours of entertainment. I love hearing you talk everything Playstation.
Happy Holidays!!!!
Tried Balatro but it bored me to tears 😢 😅
letsggoooo rebirth, metaphor and astro bot
Balatro I couldn't get into. I just couldn't finish the demo, so I still don't understand the love for that game.
Big numbers and card combos, it’s that simple.
I can’t seem to find the demo on the store, did you find it recently or has it been taken off?
@@RD_Clarke it’s a free trial on ps plus
@@RD_Clarke it’s a free trial on ps plus
I dont even remember wich game i voted for 😂
For me Astro Bot transcends gaming. Watching my 8 year old daughter beat every level and collect every bot. Seeing the wonder and joy and sense of achievement etched on her little face is an utterly unique and indescribably special feeling as far as video games go. Having been a gamer since the late eighties I have had many great gaming moments....but nothing comes close to this..... Although she is still working on the Great Master Challenge.
GOTY for me was EASILY Astro Bot, followed by FFVII Rebirth. Also really enjoyed Tekken 8
Yay Dragons Dogma!
To be fair, I didn't play half of the games mentioned here. I almost didn't play Dragons Dogma but thanks to the videos on the channel I gave it a go and I loved it!
I'm excited to be getting the Game of the Year, Astro Bot for Christmas too!
Is there no Maze this year 😢
Nope =(
Sorry had to pause the video when Balatro was mentioned to go play Balatro
GOTY!!!!
I love that google is trying to translate this.
Is there no xmas maze this year?
No, they're doing something different this year.
the only game ive played of this year is tekken lol
Ratchet and clank rife apart silent hill 2 remake life is strange double exposure
I believe Rift Apart was 2021, great game though
silent hill 2 remake definitely needed more recognition
Too bad astro bot isn't in VR, I bought that thing for nothing
Rebirth, Astrobot, Silent Hill, Helldivers…
What a year.
My personal Game(s) of 2024 is (either) Astro Bot (or) Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds came out in 2019
@Plat_Matt But I didn't play it until this year (2024) so it can still count
Can't see the free hour that Dave mentions for Balatro in the store? Anyone else?
Where the crystal maze this year guys 😩
Does playstation access have a discord server?
Rob's daughter is already a better gammer thin Rob LOL
Aah would want a timestamp on this please
My personal GOTY has to be Final Fantasy VII Rebirth with Metaphor ReFantazio close behind
Astro isn’t just game of year, it’s a strong contenter for game of the generation. Haven’t had that much fun playing a game in years
You should make videos of rob playing daves card came and dave playing like a dragon under rosies direction.
Does anyone know why there's no Christmas maze this year?
Ff7 rebirth goty
I really need to play astro Bot. I loved the playroom, but my time this year was just filled with 50-plus hour rpgs 😅
Balatro has a DLC video with a Ben Starr in it and you find out how it's pronounced there.
165 hours into ff7 rebirth and I do not want it to end💌
Unfortunately Rosie you won’t be able to experience the true legend of the final SOTE boss because they nerfed him 🥲 still an amazing battle though 💜
My list :
1. SH2 R
2. Shadow of the elder tree
3. Astrobot
4. FF7 rebirth
5. Stellar Blade
6. Black Myth
Pod release early on RUclips?