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Year 7. Let's go!

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PS...the prize for 1st place is $100 this year because @Shane12m graciously offered to add his winnings from this year to the 2024 pot to up the ante.

Sounds fun!

Done and done! I left off 2 that I wasn’t sure about even coming out in 2024, those being Avowed and Vampires the Masquerade Bloodlines 2 but watch 2024 will be the year that Vampires decides to release. 😑

TalonJedi87 wrote:

I left Vampires off too for the same reason!

Haha nice! Oh and I left off Hollow Knight Silk Song but is that even gonna be a full game of DLC?

Thanks, I'll submit as soon as I've done my research... I did well in the beginning but I want to try to space out enough to do better this year.

@Heavyd814life
I have a couple of questions before I submit my list. Where do we stand on Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong and Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door? I'm seeing more places refer to them as remasters than remakes, so they wouldn't count, right? I also am leaning more towards the remaster side, I think Switch's last hurrah were TotK, Pikmin 4 and SMB Wonder and from now everything else will be something they can just make a quick buck off of until the next console. But I just want to be sure before I officially exclude them.

Submitted. 10 picks of Erdtree DLC!

Edit: And already over thinking my picks.

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

Yeah, Nintendo games can be tough sometimes because they are so inconsistent with the way they title their projects. The wiki pages I've checked have both Mario vs Donkey Kong and Paper Mario as remakes and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD as a remaster so I think we should just go with that

Archer wrote:

Lol just shoot me a pm if you want to make any changes. Still plenty of time to reconsider. I can send you your list and you just let me know what you want to swap in.

Looking up multiple YouTubers' "2024 games I'm looking forward to" videos, it seems like 2023 is going to be a tough act to follow. There's only a few games (announced so far) I'd be excited about. I'm going to take a few risks on my list instead of just playing it safe. I put 4 or 5 games that I'd be surprised if they appear on anyone else's list. I might end up regretting that, but oh well.

Lol i don't even know of 10 games coming in 2024 yet. But i'll be in thanks

Super nice of @Shane12m.

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

That sounds like almost my entire list. I think I have one, maybe two games other people will pick

Count me in! I’ll submit my list by the deadline.

2024 seems like we'll have more varied lists this time. A lot of questionable release dates. I'm planning to join but need to do more research

I'm in, but I'm going to wait to submit my list. 2024 looks like a very uncertain year.

I just put what I know for sure is coming out in 2024 for like 75% of my list whether they do good or not. I rather take the risk of potentially lower scores vs no scores at all if a game that doesn’t have a firm release date or window ends up not coming out next year.

Submitted my list. Round 5! A bit more confident in my list this year than previous couple. First time I'm not putting Silksong on there.

zidimo wrote:

Silksong releasing 2024 confirmed

Is Silksong DLC tho or a full game?

I'm reading Silksong is its own game... a sequel.

Oh yeah Silksong is definitely a sequel. It has been on people's lists for 3 years now. I'm just not brave enough to put it on mine.

Dang now I kinda wanna redo my list and add it but it’s ok I’ll wing it with what I have and curse myself out later when Silksong launches in April 2024 with a 93 meta score from 38 critics.

I don't know if i've ever finished a year with 10 games actually counted lol

Shoot for the moon! (one of these years, it'll work )

Heavyd814life wrote:


I'm in but I'll be sending a list in January.

sefjwm wrote:

lmao with my luck, that'll be the case. Release date is still "TBA" on wikipedia and Steam, so I'm just gonna assume that game isn't real until it actually comes out in 3024.

I'm waiting for all the 'Upcoming in 2024' articles that most press websites have before submitting my picks. I can't even think of 5 games i'm excited for after this amazing year.

tag so i can come back with my list.

I forget how we handle early access. Even if there are reviews we don't count it until it fully releases right? I want to put The Day Before on my list.

sefjwm wrote:

Best business model in the world.
1. Work on a game for 6 years with unpaid interns.
2. Release it to early access.
3. Four days later close down the company and shut the servers off for the game, prompting steam to remove it.
4. Profit???

Saw this wonder reddit post about it today as well:

Submitted!

@Heavyd814life We're in!

I submitted my answers, @Heavyd814life Could u double check my answers? I'm not sure if one or two of the Nintendo titles count

SilverOwl wrote:

You're good!

Okay, got my list in. This was tough

I think two of my games will not make it this year, but my alternatives should review well enough. Taking a BIG risk on my first alternate, but I think its going to review really well despite the internet hate. (I also think it could bomb hard haha)

Shane12m wrote:

Yup big risk with that first alt lol. But you never know!

Heavyd814life wrote:

If I'm understanding this, we can pick Paper Mario and Mario vs DK and we can't pick Luigi's Mansion 2, right?

bonham2 wrote:

Yup, that's correct!

Happy New Year, you beautiful people! Just a quick reminder that signups close in 2 weeks. Plenty of time, but I wanted to send out a quick reminder. Also if you've already submitted your list and would like to make changes before the deadline, just shoot me a PM and I can make those changes for you.

Submitted my list.

Got my list down to 20 or so games, just need to make the final cuts.

I'm going to have to pass this round. Too much going on with work and studying for more certifications.

I'll watch the topic again, but I'm just too lazy to put in effort to make a list.

Another Code: Recollection includes the Trace Memory sequel that never got a release in North America on the Wii. Would this count as eligible?

sailorneorune wrote:

I wondered that as well, but ultimately just decided not to put it on my list. (Btw, after playing the demo it appears that Recollection will simply have you play them in order like one game. I didn't even see a greyed out selection for the sequel.)

I tried something different this time and guessed a game not announced. (A new 3D Mario.) I think my alternates were safe enough guesses.

I submitted my list...this year is very hard. Question though, what is the take on Last of Us 2 Remastered? Is that acceptable? I'm guessing no.

I submitted mine.

New Star Wars Outlaws game already looking like it's going to slip heh. "Late 2024" release window.

BloodPuppetX wrote:

Yeah, it's being considered a remake because apparently they've made a bunch of changes to it (adding voice acting, new scenes etc) so yeah it's eligible.

bonham2 wrote:

Nah. It's a remaster so it doesn't qualify.

sefjwm wrote:

Watch it slip 2024 completely. Glad I removed this one from my list last minute too.

sefjwm wrote:

Damn! This was one of the easier years for me. I didn't really overthink it and I had my list done in less than an hour. I went back and forth between 2 games for my final pick, though. Decided in the end to go with the game I think reviewers will like instead of the game I'm personally way more interested in.

TalonJedi87 wrote:

It looks so awesome, but it's Ubisoft. I just don't trust them.

Heavyd814life wrote:

It's mostly because I like to have weird and lesser known picks in there but don't want to completely hamstring my list. Also can't decide if this is the year I add Silksong lol

Heavyd814life wrote:

Agreed. I’m sure it’ll be somewhat fun but littered with a bajillion check boxes in a sandbox with MTX galore.

List submitted.

Submitted but there were like 10 more games I wanted to put in the 9-12 spots xD Also, just couldn't put Silksong on the list this year, but I do got a spicy one.

I'll post my whole list once we start.

Final week to submit entries, guys.

@EB @HybridCRoW @SwiftJAB @Cevil @Scott @Metsfan718 @Best1989 @3hitcombo @Jbjz

Heavyd814life wrote:


Appreciate the reminder!

yes! Just got back from vacation. will get that in at some point soon!

aaaand done!

I was going to edit my list again this year. As I've done every year after submitting. But then decided I wont this year. I'll just live and die by early selections. It'll be more fun that way. I think I should be fine and end up with 10 rated picks. Even though a couple of them are dicey.

If Prince of Persia reviews well can I change one of my picks to it?

sefjwm wrote:

The deadline is January 14th so yes! lol

I'm hoping that game does review well. It looks pretty good, but it was downvoted to hell and back when they originally uploaded the reveal trailer.

The new PoP is on my list too. I have a good feeling about this one.

Wow, didn't realize the embargo for this one lifted so early. Looks like reviews drop tomorrow. An early embargo like this is typically a good sign, but nothing about the footage I saw wowed me so I left it off my list.

EDIT: It's on 7 of the 23 lists so far so looking forward to seeing how it reviews.

Yeah I left it off my list because I didn’t really look into it much. Didn’t know it was the same team that made Raymon legends. Looks cool. I’m thinking it could score high 80s

Yeah same. I’m hoping the new PoP lands in mid to high 80’s.

Thanks for the reminder, my list has been submitted.

PoP sitting comfortably at an 87 with 20 reviews so far on MC!

I think at this point if you haven't chosen it for your list, it should be off limits for revisions adding it.

benstylus wrote:

Oh yeah definitely, but I think everyone knows that. @mattyg00013 submitted his list last night so 8 people have it on their lists. Great start for sure!

One would hope xD

I was waffling on it and another game that did make the list. Kicking myself now as mid 80s is strong in most years.

I'm actually surprised at that score.

I have it on my list and yeah, 87 is way better than I expected the new PoP to land in at. I was anticipating high 70's-80. I mean I'm happy to see a return to form for the series indeed. It's been a damn long time coming. I just hope that Ubi sees how hungry folks are for traditional action/adventure games without needing a massive open world sandbox complete with live service elements galore and continues to keep games like this coming our way.

Archer wrote:

I'm less surprised (though still a bit). Looking at the trailers it seems to play a lot like those indie games that everyone loves so much. To see that gameplay with Ubi production values is pretty cool. I was expecting 80ish but no more than 85

Hey guys, remember that we are using OpenCritic this year. So PoP is currently at 86 from 79 reviews. Definitely didn’t see this coming, either. It wasn’t even on my radar when I was putting my list together.

https://opencritic.com/game/15867/prince-of-persia...