I think awarding this game GOTY was a pretty meta decision. We're living in a time of high social unrest, and despite globalization, we've never been so divided. I'd like to believe this choice helps sensitize people to reflect on these issues and consider how to address them with tact.
We're not divided at all, the Liberal Media wanted you to think we were divided so they could win an election. We're not divided, were together and thriving, and you my friend have been successfully brainwashed. Color of your skin doesn't matter, it's the content of your character. There are good characters and there are bad characters, which one are you?
@@KKarkatVantas I've played many old atlus games and I also think metaphor is one of the best JRPGs ever made. Who would've thought that these things are subjective?
It’s a hard year to choose just one GOTY, but this is a good one to choose. I was fascinated by how deeply and openly the game was inspired by Renaissance art and literature, from Heironymous Bosch to Thomas More. Shout outs to Like a Dragon 8, another outstanding RPG to come out this year
Not really hard. I can tell you now it's 90% going to be astrobot. Not even my type of game. Last yr was one of the hardest as we had the best yr in gaming of all time and I've been gaming since 94. Blockbuster after blockbuster
GameSpot-based AF. Not only that, but this is the only review outlet that has actually touched on why the game is so important culturally and thematically (which is crazy to me, because it's by far the game's most important aspect; I think Hashino would agree).
@TheConst4nt what about German politics? French politics? South Korea politics? Syrian politics? Unrest, division and anxiety are widespread around the world right now, not just the U.S. Don't be so reductive as to say that this game's themes only apply to Amerricans.
@@TheConst4nt Yeah, your right, the world doesn't revolve around American politics. But just like the world, the game doesn't revolve around American politics either 😬
@Guggz I don't know why you'd think that lol. The relevance and message of the game is emphasized by the endgame and epilogue of the story as much as anything else.
Honestly, the greatest game I’ve ever played after Baldur’s Gate 3. I love Persona games and I enjoy the difficulty of Shin Megami Tensei, so this game accompanied by the art, the music, the story, just all of it, is absolute peak JRPG.
Can u tell me the story is it gud? Cuz i don't prefer games that has mechanic like this but on the surface, it seems cool. But im scared tht im not going to like it.
By far the most profound, emotional & philosophical game of this year, in the top 5 games of all time. Besides the amazing & addicting gameplay. It deserves! GOTY for sure.
Never thought I'd see the day where a turn-based *JRPG* was getting GOTY wins again. Action JRPGs or Western turn-based games maybe, but these more traditional JRPGs usually do not get the same shine that others do.
Western turn based games pretty much never get that level of recognition either. Baldur's Gate 3 was pretty much a first despite Larian's previous turn-based games also being high quality.
@@shakaj1525I have a feeling they’ll give it to Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth. And although a great game, I don’t think it was better than Metaphor. Maybe on par with Wukong.
It literally takes all my favourite parts of countless Atlus games and blends them into an unforgettable experience. Then there's all the easter eggs and call backs for older Atlus fans too. I'm glad it's getting the recognition it deserves.
nice choice Metaphor: ReFantazio, Astro Bot, FF7RB These three games have been severely attacked on China's largest social networking site BILI. Every day there are new videos criticizing these three games. The video creators who once supported these three games GOTY were all attacked and their social accounts were closed. Because these three games compete with Wukong for GOTY, this is China’s super nationalism. If you understand Chinese, you will know that it is really scary.
Easily my goty but also one of the best stories I’ve ever played thru by the end it had me hopeful for a better world definitely something we need right now 🎉🎉🎉
This game really has the highest of highs out of any jrpg with the fantasy setting. Fire emblem wishes it had characters this deep. It goes against all expectations with its characters. Heismay. Is literally top 5 Altus characters for me.
Although I've enjoyed what Atlus games I've played, I was genuinely surprised on how much I enjoyed this game. The story, especially, was surprising. I didn't expect it to be as deep as it was or to like it's characters as much as I did. For me, they were a level above what I played in Persona. Well deserved GOTY.
There is no greater fiction than justice, mercy, and hope. For if you pass all of existence though the finest seive, you will not find one atom of any of these. But... it is important to believe in fiction, for how else can we turn it real? -paraphrased from The Hogfather
It’s my GOTY as well. I tried the demo and it does a great job of giving you a taste of the full experience. Highly recommend it since you can carry the demo’s progress to the full game. I spent 136 hours on my first play-through. Haven’t been this connected to a game in a while.
Just finished it yesterday, and it is amazing, their best game yet, IMO. I love the nuances which give depth to the characters, it's not all black or white, the writing is excellent, the translation and voice acting are amazing, as always (unlike the typical JRPG dialogue). Extra props for the music. It was a labor of love, and it shows! Btw, there are plenty of valiant efforts in gaming this year, we should refrain from comparing apples with oranges and having to pick one. We don't HAVE to pick. They're all beautiful in their own right.
Astro bot was a nice experience. Fun platformers, paid homage to other IPs. But surely that cannot be enough to be game of the year? It's actually so crazy that it won.
@reddevil5712 Right??? It's better than an expansion winning but, is astrobot that special for it to win against a game with incredible story telling and very fun gameplay like metaphor or a game with revolutionary graphics, good story, and fun combat like Black Myth??
Wukong is never close to GOTY, its a good action rpg game, but that's about it Metaphor should've won in my opinion, but TGA is always Biased towards sony, they robbed Red Dead Redemption back in 2018 as well
@@reddevil5712nah, it’s just pure fun and surprised and delighted me throughout. Even though my GOTY was also Metaphore, Astrobot deserves it as much as any of the nominations if not more. I’ve seen a few streamers, and many commentators, who were as surprised as you, then play it, and have so much fun they admit they finally get it. It’s also a game that can be played for all ages. Playing this again with my kids, seeing how much they enjoyed it, is a shared experience that none of the other nominations can offer. Metaphore won best RPG and other awards. It did great. Astro is a deserved winner though, and something special.
@@bigboss8647apart from all the years Sony didn’t win. They’ve only won a few. Were they only biased in the years they won? Did Nintendo bribe everyone when they won? Did they bribe all the international publications accords the world? Etc That is just a silly conspiracy theory. It’s a flawed system and some of those publications have no right to be judges, but it’s much better than the most popular one being voted for - Where obsessed always online whales, or votes for your favorite company, country etc can dominate.
Metaphor is the anniversary of game creation by Altus, inside the game has lots of other Altus game as easter game And story theme is great too, the line between fantasy and reality is interesting to discuss
WE LOVE TO SEE IT! With this, the glowing reviews on Steam, and its three Game Awards, I'm so glad Metaphor is getting the love it deserves. Maybe it's because of recent events or maybe I'm just a sucker for stories that talk about the importance of fantasy and believing in a better world (or both), but this game will stay with me for a long, long time. The story, the characters, the music, the art style, the messages and themes - Atlus absolutely knocked it out of the park here and it's easily my favorite game of the year.
Gamespot with the unexpected W. I expected Metaphor to get the nods hut not win anything due to it being a JRPG and less popular in general. Based gamespot.
I really don't understand the fuss about 'whether fiction has the power to shape reality or not.' It's such a simple question with an easy answer. What do you think of the books and movies you have been consuming since you were a kid?
Actually it doesnt really have an easy answer. And how the questions get asked within a videogame and fiction is also very important. Metaphor ReFantazio makes you actually think about how Fantasy can perhaps shape your reality. It wants to surpass Reality. It goes deeper than pretty much any fantasy videogame Ive played in my 25 years gaming.
@@David-qy7sb Ive become wiser. Ive become better and lighter as a person. It reinvigorated my love for Fantasy again because its the first fantasy game that truly made me question "Why do I play Fantasy". I always took it for granted because Fantasy games are a very popular genre. But Metaphor made me realize I shouldnt do that, and start to actually consiously appreciate the Genre and mayhap even study them to a certain extent.
Outlets need to nominate 6 titles for GOTY. So Gamespot provided 5 more names in addition to Metaphor. Its fine. Their choice of GOTY doesnt affect the game awards.
Well, if you really compare Metaphor and Astrobot side-by-side, it really doesn't make sense. Astrobot has a great gameplay, but it's really all there is to it compared to Metaphor.
I started playing this a week ago and I already got like 50h in it, and I thought space marine 2 was addicting, might have to rethink my game of the year
Played the demo and loved it. But after FF7 rebirth and LAD infinite wealth, I just don't have another 150+ hour RPG in me at the moment. Also, the reason I haven't played Persona 3.
Totally. Astro bot as good as it wasn't original enough for me.. I felt like I was playing every nintendo games rolled into one and I love my nintendo games but I also like originality. As my as love Final Fantasy games, 7 remake is still not an original story so that leaves me with metaphor which was fantastic and original
I really like Jessica's analyses and writing; they're really good, but, and I mean this in a polite way, they're not a good narrator. That made the video hard to watch, but I enjoyed reading it on the website.
I think awarding this game GOTY was a pretty meta decision. We're living in a time of high social unrest, and despite globalization, we've never been so divided. I'd like to believe this choice helps sensitize people to reflect on these issues and consider how to address them with tact.
We're not divided at all, the Liberal Media wanted you to think we were divided so they could win an election. We're not divided, were together and thriving, and you my friend have been successfully brainwashed. Color of your skin doesn't matter, it's the content of your character. There are good characters and there are bad characters, which one are you?
Yeah the game speaks VOLUMES on people need to get tf along!
The ending of the game breaks the fourth wall. Given the context of the time we live in... this is an amazing game.
Easily one of the best JRPGs ive ever played.
then youve played almost none, because old atlus is WAY better
@@KKarkatVantas There is such a thing called an opinion.
@@KKarkatVantas I've played many old atlus games and I also think metaphor is one of the best JRPGs ever made. Who would've thought that these things are subjective?
It really isn't that great.
@@KKarkatVantas Just crying out more lolol
Metaphor is my game of the year as well!
Metaphor is an example of how social commentary in video games should be done
It’s a hard year to choose just one GOTY, but this is a good one to choose.
I was fascinated by how deeply and openly the game was inspired by Renaissance art and literature, from Heironymous Bosch to Thomas More.
Shout outs to Like a Dragon 8, another outstanding RPG to come out this year
Not really hard. I can tell you now it's 90% going to be astrobot. Not even my type of game. Last yr was one of the hardest as we had the best yr in gaming of all time and I've been gaming since 94. Blockbuster after blockbuster
Well done, Atlus! Well deserved.
Definitely won't win goty at the awards. It will most likely go to astro bot even though its not my type of game
@@rayromano6249Yer a wizard, Harry.
Just started playing it but it feels like I’m replaying a childhood favorite. Stunning.
The power of Fantasy right there
GameSpot-based AF. Not only that, but this is the only review outlet that has actually touched on why the game is so important culturally and thematically (which is crazy to me, because it's by far the game's most important aspect; I think Hashino would agree).
the world doesnt revolve around american politics
@TheConst4nt what about German politics? French politics? South Korea politics? Syrian politics? Unrest, division and anxiety are widespread around the world right now, not just the U.S. Don't be so reductive as to say that this game's themes only apply to Amerricans.
@@TheConst4nt Yeah, your right, the world doesn't revolve around American politics. But just like the world, the game doesn't revolve around American politics either 😬
Like the reviewer; this user didnt finish the game.
@Guggz I don't know why you'd think that lol. The relevance and message of the game is emphasized by the endgame and epilogue of the story as much as anything else.
Honestly, the greatest game I’ve ever played after Baldur’s Gate 3. I love Persona games and I enjoy the difficulty of Shin Megami Tensei, so this game accompanied by the art, the music, the story, just all of it, is absolute peak JRPG.
Can u tell me the story is it gud? Cuz i don't prefer games that has mechanic like this but on the surface, it seems cool. But im scared tht im not going to like it.
Metaphor isn't just a game of the year, it's a game of all time. An instant classic
😂😂😂 ridiculous
By far the most profound, emotional & philosophical game of this year, in the top 5 games of all time.
Besides the amazing & addicting gameplay.
It deserves! GOTY for sure.
Never thought I'd see the day where a turn-based *JRPG* was getting GOTY wins again.
Action JRPGs or Western turn-based games maybe, but these more traditional JRPGs usually do not get the same shine that others do.
True. It will certainly be a moment if this a turned base jrpg game wins GOTY at the game awards. I hope it does
Western turn based games pretty much never get that level of recognition either. Baldur's Gate 3 was pretty much a first despite Larian's previous turn-based games also being high quality.
^Western games arent bad just because you like a japanese game. Youre spewing a tired gamer gate line
Again? when was the last time a JRPG won GOTY?
@@shakaj1525I have a feeling they’ll give it to Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth. And although a great game, I don’t think it was better than Metaphor. Maybe on par with Wukong.
Atlus never misses 🎯
Ya know if you're a fan you could at least spell it right
@@88Opportunist he missed =p
They missed with Soul Hacker 2 but other than that they always hit the bullseye.
Soul hackers tries to enter chat😂
FANTASY LIVES ON LETS GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
The True Final Fantasy 15/Final Fantasy 16.
It literally takes all my favourite parts of countless Atlus games and blends them into an unforgettable experience. Then there's all the easter eggs and call backs for older Atlus fans too. I'm glad it's getting the recognition it deserves.
I like edgy games much more, but man this game was so beautiful and enchanting.
nice choice
Metaphor: ReFantazio, Astro Bot, FF7RB
These three games have been severely attacked on China's largest social networking site BILI. Every day there are new videos criticizing these three games.
The video creators who once supported these three games GOTY were all attacked and their social accounts were closed.
Because these three games compete with Wukong for GOTY, this is China’s super nationalism. If you understand Chinese, you will know that it is really scary.
Amazing choice. Congrats to Atlus and Studio 0 for making such a wonderful game.
Easily my goty but also one of the best stories I’ve ever played thru by the end it had me hopeful for a better world definitely something we need right now 🎉🎉🎉
Metaphor giving us the coolest brown and black protagonists of a release this year too. 🎉 representation without it being obvious or forced
Who ?
@@siorai1 The last two to join your party I guess
@@fallindevast5574ya maybe, but eupha looks white to me and Basilio is a Cat person.
This game really has the highest of highs out of any jrpg with the fantasy setting. Fire emblem wishes it had characters this deep. It goes against all expectations with its characters. Heismay. Is literally top 5 Altus characters for me.
Although I've enjoyed what Atlus games I've played, I was genuinely surprised on how much I enjoyed this game. The story, especially, was surprising. I didn't expect it to be as deep as it was or to like it's characters as much as I did. For me, they were a level above what I played in Persona. Well deserved GOTY.
Fantasy settings > school settings all day, Persona is good but i like this better.
There is no greater fiction than justice, mercy, and hope. For if you pass all of existence though the finest seive, you will not find one atom of any of these. But... it is important to believe in fiction, for how else can we turn it real?
-paraphrased from The Hogfather
It’s my GOTY as well. I tried the demo and it does a great job of giving you a taste of the full experience. Highly recommend it since you can carry the demo’s progress to the full game. I spent 136 hours on my first play-through. Haven’t been this connected to a game in a while.
Just finished it yesterday, and it is amazing, their best game yet, IMO. I love the nuances which give depth to the characters, it's not all black or white, the writing is excellent, the translation and voice acting are amazing, as always (unlike the typical JRPG dialogue). Extra props for the music. It was a labor of love, and it shows!
Btw, there are plenty of valiant efforts in gaming this year, we should refrain from comparing apples with oranges and having to pick one. We don't HAVE to pick. They're all beautiful in their own right.
this game was incredible, I think i'll replay it again soon even after close to a 100 hr first playthru. So much fun.
Should've won TGA
Astro bot was a nice experience. Fun platformers, paid homage to other IPs. But surely that cannot be enough to be game of the year? It's actually so crazy that it won.
@reddevil5712 Right??? It's better than an expansion winning but, is astrobot that special for it to win against a game with incredible story telling and very fun gameplay like metaphor or a game with revolutionary graphics, good story, and fun combat like Black Myth??
Wukong is never close to GOTY, its a good action rpg game, but that's about it
Metaphor should've won in my opinion, but TGA is always Biased towards sony, they robbed Red Dead Redemption back in 2018 as well
@@reddevil5712nah, it’s just pure fun and surprised and delighted me throughout. Even though my GOTY was also Metaphore, Astrobot deserves it as much as any of the nominations if not more.
I’ve seen a few streamers, and many commentators, who were as surprised as you, then play it, and have so much fun they admit they finally get it.
It’s also a game that can be played for all ages. Playing this again with my kids, seeing how much they enjoyed it, is a shared experience that none of the other nominations can offer.
Metaphore won best RPG and other awards. It did great. Astro is a deserved winner though, and something special.
@@bigboss8647apart from all the years Sony didn’t win. They’ve only won a few. Were they only biased in the years they won? Did Nintendo bribe everyone when they won? Did they bribe all the international publications accords the world? Etc That is just a silly conspiracy theory.
It’s a flawed system and some of those publications have no right to be judges, but it’s much better than the most popular one being voted for - Where obsessed always online whales, or votes for your favorite company, country etc can dominate.
Heismay us one of my favorite written JRPG characters since Vivi from FF9
“Oh lodestar….” 🔥
Metaphor is the anniversary of game creation by Altus, inside the game has lots of other Altus game as easter game
And story theme is great too, the line between fantasy and reality is interesting to discuss
WE LOVE TO SEE IT! With this, the glowing reviews on Steam, and its three Game Awards, I'm so glad Metaphor is getting the love it deserves. Maybe it's because of recent events or maybe I'm just a sucker for stories that talk about the importance of fantasy and believing in a better world (or both), but this game will stay with me for a long, long time. The story, the characters, the music, the art style, the messages and themes - Atlus absolutely knocked it out of the park here and it's easily my favorite game of the year.
God that last scene...the handshake with the prince scene...after you finish the game you realize what it really means and it gets me so emotional
Gamespot with the unexpected W.
I expected Metaphor to get the nods hut not win anything due to it being a JRPG and less popular in general.
Based gamespot.
Thank you, Gamespot!!!
I preferred Persona 3 Reload and Ys X; but Metaphor certainly had a lot to like about it. Great choice!
I really don't understand the fuss about 'whether fiction has the power to shape reality or not.' It's such a simple question with an easy answer.
What do you think of the books and movies you have been consuming since you were a kid?
Actually it doesnt really have an easy answer. And how the questions get asked within a videogame and fiction is also very important.
Metaphor ReFantazio makes you actually think about how Fantasy can perhaps shape your reality. It wants to surpass Reality. It goes deeper than pretty much any fantasy videogame Ive played in my 25 years gaming.
@@CrystronHalq So what have you changed in real life after 25 years of gaming?
@@David-qy7sb Ive become wiser. Ive become better and lighter as a person. It reinvigorated my love for Fantasy again because its the first fantasy game that truly made me question "Why do I play Fantasy". I always took it for granted because Fantasy games are a very popular genre. But Metaphor made me realize I shouldnt do that, and start to actually consiously appreciate the Genre and mayhap even study them to a certain extent.
15 hours-in and I'm totally hooked
Well deserved. it's can change people mindset and hope for the future and their own hand can make thing better. thanks atlus
My game of the year for sure I love this game 😌 still not done with the story but I have 100+ hours so far
In my 80 hours playthrough, I couldn't put the game down. It was just so fun and the world felt so lived in
I just bought this two days ago and after just 14 hours of playing, I agree with giving it Game of Year. Excellent work Atlus!
Just 100% this last night. Great game. still liked rebirth way more.
This is the correct answer.
Very deserved. There are only two games that left me speechless at the end of them: Nier automata and Metaphor
Cool. Great choice!
Atlus is always the Chef of JRPGs
Based pick
Definately a game of the year for me
This is my game of the year, the battle theme is pure hype!
Definitely deserved.
Still haven’t finished playing it but it is definitely deserved.
Final fantasy could never. This better then final fantasy but yall aren’t grown to admit this.
So you guys just gave away who you’re going to vote for in the game awards, which I thought was against the rules????
Outlets need to nominate 6 titles for GOTY. So Gamespot provided 5 more names in addition to Metaphor. Its fine. Their choice of GOTY doesnt affect the game awards.
goty! best soundtrack too
It’s good, but Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has the best soundtrack……
And it’s not even close.
i think p3r's was better
Too bad the game awards were rigged and a complete joke. Astrobot?!? Really??
Well, if you really compare Metaphor and Astrobot side-by-side, it really doesn't make sense. Astrobot has a great gameplay, but it's really all there is to it compared to Metaphor.
It was a more of a complete package kind a thing. If metaphor had better graphics and dungeons, it would have justified GOTY to more developers.
I started playing this a week ago and I already got like 50h in it, and I thought space marine 2 was addicting, might have to rethink my game of the year
Masterpiece. Absolute masterpiece.
yup, my GOTY as well
ReFantastico! Best JRPG of the year
One of the best jrpgs of the decade.
Without any doubt the best RPG I haven't played
Played the demo and loved it. But after FF7 rebirth and LAD infinite wealth, I just don't have another 150+ hour RPG in me at the moment. Also, the reason I haven't played Persona 3.
you dont have to spend 150 hours at one go, i played like 2-5 hours a day, not even played everyday
Atlus really cooked in 2024
Totally agree with Gamespot on this! Metaphor is a masterpiece and a topical game of the year
YEEEESSSSSSSS!! Astro Bot and FF7 2 are fantastic, but Metaphor is a masterpiece!
Totally. Astro bot as good as it wasn't original enough for me.. I felt like I was playing every nintendo games rolled into one and I love my nintendo games but I also like originality. As my as love Final Fantasy games, 7 remake is still not an original story so that leaves me with metaphor which was fantastic and original
Starting it tonight
I just started this game last week and loving every part of it.
Absolutely agree,Metaphor is my goty too.
I think it's the best series atlus made but I have to hand it to astrobot this year
I have never heard of this game befoe today. How is this game of the year?
You’ve been living under a rock if you never heard of this game
Wow, if this is your game of the year, it might feel like the Red Guards are about to come after you!
Well deserved. By FAR best GOTY. Easy pick not even close.
Wouldn't say easy pick, but definitely a really good one.
It’s good, but Rebirth is better.
Mine too got 100% on steam
YES!!!! The right choice!!
Atlus, we love you!
would you say this is the culmination of all the atlus games
Good game,...but not goty! Sound track maybe!?
Red Guards: Not Black Myth: Wukong? Perish! Perish! Perish!
Great choice!
Everything changes us. It's impossible to stay the same.
Could not agree more! Such a great game! ❤
Sounds similar to Persona’s gameplay?
Well you're wrong because it's actually Shin Megami Tensei gameplay. 😂
It does have the social links and time management of persona tho.
Who edited this video 😭 I have goosebumps help 😭
The real game of the year.
Metaphor is my game of the year as well! 150hrs+ Gamespot has changed a lot in the past few years.
Yes!
Mine too!! This game has helped me aspire to be more rational and kind
I'm torn between Metaphor and FF7 Rebirth but objectively, Metaphor is the better game! Srsly robbed of GOTY!
This is why I love you Gamespot
Amazing game. Atlus knows how to make amazing RPGs
this is the year of atlus
Atlus
I really like Jessica's analyses and writing; they're really good, but, and I mean this in a polite way, they're not a good narrator. That made the video hard to watch, but I enjoyed reading it on the website.
GG ATLUS
Im loving the game right now!
Yet again, a magazine that doesn’t understand that Rebirth is better because it’s edgy to like Atlus and hate Square
Cope
The game that deserved to win the TGAs over that glorified tech demo.😒
EZ goty. Would not be shocked if they get snubbed tonight though. Too much gaming politics.
Should have given the SPOILER warning 😠
"Fascinating"