Despite having the bottom Metacritic rating of any of the nominees it’s Black Myth: Wukong which has gained out towards Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Helldivers 2.
As the 12 months involves a detailed, we start to enter awards season and one of many first massive occasions, and definitely the longest operating, is the Golden Joystick Awards. This 12 months’s the forty second incarnation of one of many few award ceremonies that’s voted on nearly solely by most of the people.
That’s thrown up an sudden winner this 12 months, with Black Myth: Wukong being named Ultimate Game of the Year, regardless of having the bottom Metacritic rating of all 12 nominees, at simply 81. That means it beat different rather more extremely rated titles, akin to Astro Bot, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and Animal Well.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is one other scorching contender however that did at the least stroll away with 4 separate awards, for Best Storytelling, Best Soundtrack, Best Supporting Performer (Briana White as Aerith), and Best Lead Performer (Cody Christian as Cloud).
Helldivers 2 additionally gained 4 awards, for Best Multiplayer Game, Best Game Trailer, Console Game of the Year, and the Critics’ Choice Award.
Over 12 million public votes had been apparently concerned, throughout 21 totally different classes, with solely three determined by critics: Critics’ Choice, Breakthrough Award, and Streamers’ Choice.
Astro Bot gained two separate awards, for Best Audio Design and Studio of the 12 months for Team ASOBI. Balatro additionally received the double, with Best Indie Game and Breakthrough Award.
The most needed recreation of the 12 months, for 2025, was, unsurprisingly GTA 6, which appears nearly sure to win the identical accolade at each different award ceremony this season
The awards had been hosted in London by voice actor Ben Starr, greatest referred to as Clive in Final Fantasy 16. The nominations concerned over 125 video games, builders, codecs, and TV exhibits throughout 21 classes.
Golden Joysticks 2024 award winners
• Best Visual Design – Black Myth: Wukong
• Best Multiplayer Game – Helldivers 2
• Best Audio Design – Astro Bot
• Best Game Expansion – Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
• Best Indie Game Self Published – Another Crab’s Treasure
• Best Indie Game – Balatro
• Studio of the Year – Team ASOBI
• Best Soundtrack – Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Best Game Trailer – Helldivers 2
• Best Early Access Game – Lethal Company
• Still Playing – Mobile – Honkai: Star Rail
• Still Playing – Consoles & PC – Minecraft
• Streamers’ Choice Award – Chained Together
• Breakthrough Award – Balatro
• Best Gaming Hardware – Steam Deck OLED
• Best Game Adaptation – Fallout
• Best Supporting Performer – Briana White
• Best Lead Performer – Cody Christian
• PC Game of the Year – Satisfactory
• Console Game of the Year – Helldivers 2
• Critics’ Choice Award – Helldivers 2
• Most Wanted Game – Grand Theft Auto 6
• Ultimate Game of the Year – Black Myth: Wukong
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