Just because we can.

Without further ado, here are the GosuGamers writing team’s picks for the 2024 Game of the Year.

The combat system is extremely fluid, and in many ways better than Remakes.

While honouring the original story, Rebirth goes in unexpected directions that provoke speculation and discussion.

Sometimes, one may even outright argue that it takes liberties with the original game.

Metaphor Re:Fantazio is Atluss love letter to the JRPG genre.

The combat provided a fresh new experience that should appeal to both Persona and Shin Megami Tensei fans.

However, that doesnt mean Metaphor cant uplift you.

Balatro doesnt have AAA graphics that cost millions of dollars for their photorealism.

So, what it is it about Balatro that makes it my pick for Game of The Year?

It simply offered something much more important to me: good ol fashioned addictive fun.

The game is simple: you are given a deck and make poker hands with it.

Accumulate enough chips, and you will pass Blinds.

If you cant complete a Blind, the game ends, and you start over.

So, what makes Balatro addicting?

Allow me to introduce you to the Joker, the ultimate Dopamine releaser.

Nothings more satisfying than seeing the number of chips go up and up.

There are hundreds of the latter, so thats a task in itself.

This is one of them.

Team Asobi has a strong sense of what makes the platforming genre work.

Yet Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ), a free-to-play action RPG has me hooked.

The games fast-paced combat is its crown jewel.

Outside the Hollows, New Eridu offers a nostalgic vibe with 90s and early 2000s aesthetics.

What is so different about Pocket?

Feeling curious, I pre-registered for the game, and got it downloaded onto my phone on October 30.

The UI of the game is also simple and clean, and quite the step up from Live.