Industry the Game Awards 2024

[dimmerwit]

Just caught up with the announcements. It was a decent show, although I don't know what the holy shit announcements were.

The Witcher 4 will be good but I personally just don't get too excited about CGI trailers, even as the text implies a future Nvidia GPU could render this in realtime.

Elden Ring Nightreign looked hot even as I don't have much interest in the genre.

Nice to see the return of Turok, Okami, Ominusha and Fumito Ueda games, and the cat simulation genre staying as healthy as ever.

I'm standing by my criticism of The Outer Worlds, but there's a lot of potential there for the sequel. The more it makes me forget Starfield, the merrier.

Game of Thrones: Kingsroad is my most anticipated game of 2015 2025. Did they fall out of a time warp? Still, if it catches the vibe of those Lord of the Rings games then who cares?

Borderlands 4 continues to exist.

Will Mafia The Old Country be the game that gets me into that series? It's basically #1 in the list of game series that I should enjoy but don't. As much as I don't care for the CG trailers as per above I think the return to Sicily looks interesting.

You may as well inject Intergalactic into my veins. The fact that she's flying a Porsche is beautifully ridiculous.

 

[Smacktard]

Game of Thrones: Kingsroad is my most anticipated game of 2015 2025. Did they fall out of a time warp? Still, if it catches the vibe of those Lord of the Rings games then who cares?

The same people that made GunZ: The Duel, btw.

...but now they only make mobile games...

 

[Fire Queen]

The same people that made GunZ: The Duel, btw.

...but now they only make mobile games...

hit ‘em with the ol khaleesi kstyle

 

[dimmerwit]

The same people that made GunZ: The Duel, btw.

...but now they only make mobile games...

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

I'm really excited about the new Naughty Dog IP. They've been on fire with everything related to TLOU, and even if the game does not reach the same heights, their constant attention to detail means that it should be very fun to play. I don't think this will be a Starfield situation.

Agreed, it gave me the recent Guardians of the Galaxy game vibes, (which was a great game) but I am hoping Naughty Dog has tricks up their sleeves to make it fun. I don't question their ability to make it dramatic and memorable.

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

Split Fiction looks great! Played It Takes Two with my middle child and we loved it!

Yeah, this is the one I'm most excited for in 2025 specifically. My 11 year old has gotten into games recently and now is able to manipulate the controller in a way that playing games that require skill is a thing. She is going to love this one, and I can't wait to play it.

 

[rktaker]

upon rewatching I definitely need to see more from Borderlands 4. like it doesn’t look awful but idk I’m not necessarily excited for it either.

and I just don’t have the nostalgia that other people have for ninja gaiden or virtua fighter or Turok or Okami

 

[Spiner202]

Just caught up with the announcements. It was a decent show, although I don't know what the holy shit announcements were.

I think the problem with phrasing it the way that he did is that we already knew The Witcher 4 was coming and we already knew Naughty Dog had a new IP coming (I am assuming those were the big ones). We didn't know they'd be revealed at this show though.

 

[Fire Queen]

the thing that excites me for virtua fighter is that rgg studio (yakuza) is working on it and they clearly have so much love for it given that the only virtua fighter i've played has been via the arcades in yakuza games. they will do it and do it right and i will absolutely want to check it out

 

[MC74]

So looking forward to Okami. I'm so happy I could cry tears of joy.

 

[Smacktard]

So looking forward to Okami. I'm so happy I could cry tears of joy.

Same! I remember the idea of a sequel was floated a few years ago, and I've been anticipating it ever since, hoping it hadn't fallen into development hell.

 

[canadaguy]

I've not read the rest of thread but glad to hear Astrobot won goty. Very well deserved.

 

[Jawneh]

Oh yeah! I forgot that they also announced a new Yakuza game IP that looks like Yakuza. I dont hate it.

Reiterating all the love for Balatro. Between it and Metaphor, they both swept the most awards at three each. Astro Boy though won the big one did only snag two total.

I might look at Borderlands 4. Out of all the BL games, I think I played 3 the least. Not that it was bad, just that interest dropped for ye old bulletsponge game.

What else... Witcher was big, but I never finished 3 or anything so meh. Okami isn't my cup of tea, but I can feel the hype. Onimusha might be fun. Oh, the Naughty Dog game looks interesting.

I do want to mention the show itself. It was pretty darn good and enjoyable when you weren't watching Fortnite ads or ads for merge games. Imagine Muppets stealing the show with the best jokes over all the monologues.

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

I decided to watch the awards show instead of Thursday night football this time, which was a great choice because the game sucked, and the show was better than I expected. Lots of cool new game announcements that I was not expecting.

 

[VashTheStampede]

and we already knew Naughty Dog had a new IP coming

I had totally forgotten about this so it was a wonderful surprise for me.

Oh yeah! I forgot that they also announced a new Yakuza game IP that looks like Yakuza. I dont hate it.

Finally another RGG protagonist that isn't afraid of dropping bodies.

 

[Jawneh]

Finally another RGG protagonist that isn't afraid of dropping bodies.

I'm interested to see how far removed from Yakuza it will be story telling wise. Mechanically it looked basically the same in the trailer. That's not necessarily bad, but also could have something... new? Other than bashing and slicing heads. But who knows. We got time in between now and release.

 

[Spiner202]

I had totally forgotten about this so it was a wonderful surprise for me.

Definitely. Gaming is one of the strangest hobbies because everyone has a backlog a mile long, yet is starved for new games somehow. I try (and fail) to not spend too much time thinking about what every studio is doing and when stuff is coming out because it's very likely that the two bigger announcements aren't coming in 2025 anyways, and yet there will still be tons of cool stuff to play next year.

But that said, once in a while, someone on Reddit summarizes what each studio is doing, and I like to read it out of curiosity.

 

[TD]

Nightreign is Elden Ring Turbo, a condensed three-player roguelike with a lil' dash of Monster Hunter to it

...fascinating.

Elden Ring: Nightreign hands-on: 6 hours with FromSoftware's wild new co-op roguelike action RPG remix

We played the new Elden Ring spin-off and talked with FromSoftware about what to expect from the 2025 game.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[VashTheStampede]

...fascinating.

Elden Ring: Nightreign hands-on: 6 hours with FromSoftware's wild new co-op roguelike action RPG remix

We played the new Elden Ring spin-off and talked with FromSoftware about what to expect from the 2025 game.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[dimmerwit]

That just sounds great to me.

 

[TD]

I'm not going to say I'm pumped about it, but I will approach with cautious expectations.

 

[VashTheStampede]

Seems like it could be really cool for a lot of people but my interest is fading rapidly.

 

[TD]

Honestly if it was just a re-release of Elden Ring with seamless co-op, I would have been way more interested.

 

[canadaguy]

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This sounds like they just took every thing from every other game and added it to theirs.

 

[VashTheStampede]

This sounds like they just took every thing from every other game and added it to theirs.

Put Goro Majima in and I'm there

 

[canadaguy]

 

[Rachel]

lmao "Limveld"

 

[Smacktard]

This sounds like they just took every thing from every other game and added it to theirs.

Yep, exactly. I'm so tired of roguelite everything. It feels like such a cheap way to pad out a game's length.

But then, I love everything FromSoft craps out, so I'll probably enjoy this too. But like Vash said, interest fading rapidly.

 

[Local Hero]

I would hate to have a game that changes daily. I might know be and to play games one day a week. Although I'm not the target audience, I suppose

 

[TD]

If you had told me at this time yesterday that a new ER game would be announced and it wouldn't even be in my top 3 announcements, I'd have been shocked.

Witcher 4, Shadow Labyrinth, and Split Fiction are all on my "must try" list though.

 

[VashTheStampede]

My top 3 would be

Witcher 4
Project Century
Intergalactic

Might see about hunting down a copy of Okami HD after seeing some of y'all so excited for a sequel

 

[Local Hero]

The new Fumito Ueda game is the only thing that interests me.

 

[canadaguy]

My top 3 would be

Witcher 4
Project Century
Intergalactic

Might see about hunting down a copy of Okami HD after seeing some of y'all so excited for a sequel

Intergalatic calling out to me.


I've read Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are doing the score, so that should BANG.

And the Sony sound system, Adidas shoes, and Porsche SPACESHIP popped me.

 

[Smacktard]

Might see about hunting down a copy of Okami HD after seeing some of y'all so excited for a sequel

YES DO IT.

Also, power through the first three hours. It starts off weird and confusing and alien, which can be a bit off-putting, because it's unlike any other game, but by the time you get to the forest, you should be getting the hang of what's going on.

My top 3 are:
Okami 2, Split Fiction, Intergalactic

 

[canadaguy]

Do you think they will include Beastie Boys Intergalactic on the soundtrack for Intergalactic, or is that too on the nose?


Because I would love to be kickin it in my Porsche spaceship to some Beastie Boys

 

[VashTheStampede]

They were going to put Intergalactic on the soundtrack but someone on the music team switched it at the last minute for a different song.

It was Sabotage.

 

[Quagmire]

Intergalactic looks interesting, hopefully it's more The Last of Us than it is Uncharted in terms of characters as I was not a fan of Uncharted characters other than Sully

 

[Quagmire]

Just realized Intergalactic is ps5 only, hope it gets a pc port one day

 

[VashTheStampede]

Just realized Intergalactic is ps5 only, hope it gets a pc port one day

It 100% will, the industry cannot support first party exclusivity anymore.

 

[Smacktard]

It 100% will, the industry cannot support first party exclusivity anymore.

I often wonder whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for gamers. It seems like a good thing, but part of me feels like I'm not seeing the full picture.

 

[Quagmire]

I often wonder whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for gamers. It seems like a good thing, but part of me feels like I'm not seeing the full picture.

Exclusives? Without question a bad thing for gamers

 

[Smacktard]

Exclusives? Without question a bad thing for gamers

Mostly, yeah, but exclusives do mean gaming experiences custom-tailored to the hardware in question, so the end result usually means better performance, and occasionally unique mechanics. I don't know if that's a strong enough argument in favor of exclusives, but Elder Scrolls games focussing more on console audiences led to their casualization in some ways.

 

[Quagmire]

Mostly, yeah, but exclusives do mean gaming experiences custom-tailored to the hardware in question, so the end result usually means better performance, and occasionally unique mechanics.

I think we're past that mostly, most hardware is very similar in terms of what it can do. Motion controls are gone for the most part.

I don't know if that's a strong enough argument in favor of exclusives, but Elder Scrolls games focussing more on console audiences led to their casualization in some ways.

Maybe a little bit, I think Oblivion was still a lot of fun, the leveling and scaling was an issue, but they are definitely going for the casual crowd to increase sales, but no reason Fallout 4 had to be that dumbed down for consoles, they went more action and less rpg because that is what is popular no matter the system. It isnt that console cant handle it, just want more mass appeal, which may be what you mean and not so much the hardware, which if so fair.

 

[VashTheStampede]

Exclusives? Without question a bad thing for gamers

Wait maybe i misunderstood you here, i got the impression you were saying that LOSING exclusives would be bad.

 

[Quagmire]

Wait maybe i misunderstood you here, i got the impression you were saying that LOSING exclusives would be bad.

No, saying having exclusives is bad

 

[Jawneh]

Would losing exclusives mean that all the console companies will stop subsidizing their console prices as there's less "incentives" to buy it now?

Would that bring an era of $600+ basic console pricing?

 

[Smacktard]

Am I alone in thinking that we don't need a PS6 or whatever for at least another 10 years?

 

[Local Hero]

Am I alone in thinking that we don't need a PS6 or whatever for at least another 10 years?

I still only have a PS3 so I definitely don't lol

 

[shortkut]

I still only have a PS3 so I definitely don't lol

I still have a psone

 

[TD]

Am I alone in thinking that we don't need a PS6 or whatever for at least another 10 years?

We didn't even need the PS5 Pro, won't stop them from rushing out the PS6 before it's needed.

Game devs are only just now getting a handle on the PS5.