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Beat Lies of P last night, the first souls like I have ever beaten! I’ve tried Bloodborne, Sekiro, Demon Souls and Mortal Shell in the past but gave up with all of them pretty early on! 
 
I persevered with this game as I loved the setting and the idea for the story, and I’m glad I did as I ended up loving it! 
 
I thought the combat was fantastic and particularly liked the mechanic where successfully parrying could break the enemy weapon! However, I found the Legion arm to be mostly useless, and felt like using any larger weapons put you at a massive disadvantage which meant I didn’t experiment with weapons as much as I would have liked! 
 
The visuals and audio design were great though and the story was interesting and more “in your face” than the other souls games, but I would still have liked the story to take more of a central part of the game. 
 
Overall, really enjoyed the game and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys souls games. I gave it a score of 8.4 on my instagram where I usually post my reviews! I enjoyed it so much that I’m actually considering going back and trying Bloodborne or Demon Souls again?! 
 
Anyone else beaten this that thinks I’m crazy or think it deserves more than 8.4?

Thank you all for your nominations, this process is now officially closed! 
 
If you didn’t get a chance to nominate, hopefully your favourite games have already been nominated! 
 
I will post the official voting poll in the coming days, however a few stats for you: 
- Games officially nominated - 22 (too many for the poll!!) 
- Games nominated more than once - 5
- Most nominations - 3 (3 games had 3 nominations!) 
 
Keep an eye out for the poll! 

Thank you all for your nominations, this process is now officially closed! 
 
If you didn’t get a chance to nominate, hopefully your favourite games have already been nominated! 
 
I will post the official voting poll in the coming days, however a few stats for you: 
- Games officially nominated - 22 (too many for the poll!!) 
- Games nominated more than once - 5
- Most nominations - 3 (3 games had 3 nominations!) 
 
Keep an eye out for the poll! 

Thank you all for your nominations, this process is now officially closed! 
 
If you didn’t get a chance to nominate, hopefully your favourite games have already been nominated! 
 
I will post the official voting poll in the coming days, however a few stats for you: 
- Games officially nominated - 22 (too many for the poll!!) 
- Games nominated more than once - 5
- Most nominations - 3 (3 games had 3 nominations!) 
 
Keep an eye out for the poll! 

I never bothered trying Elden Ring or the Dark Souls games as I typically don’t enjoy these type of games! Don’t want to waste my money, however with Lies of P I was able to play it through Game Pass! 
 
I did try Wo Long through Game pass but couldn’t get past the first boss 🤣 
 
The thing I liked about Lies of P was the Specter mechanic. Being able to take on the boss battles with some help was a godsend and there’s no way I would have beat the game without it! 
 
I will definitely consider going back to Bloodborne though as I was always interested in the atmosphere and setting!

I never bothered trying Elden Ring or the Dark Souls games as I typically don’t enjoy these type of games! Don’t want to waste my money, however with Lies of P I was able to play it through Game Pass! 
 
I did try Wo Long through Game pass but couldn’t get past the first boss 🤣 
 
The thing I liked about Lies of P was the Specter mechanic. Being able to take on the boss battles with some help was a godsend and there’s no way I would have beat the game without it! 
 
I will definitely consider going back to Bloodborne though as I was always interested in the atmosphere and setting!

Well done for completing it @WelchyTV 😄. My son still hasn't started it, not sure why as he seemed to get into Lords of the Fallen more first and now hes moved on to his PSVR again for abit. I'm sure once he starts it, as he enjous these games, he'll probably say its up there. I think most people still see Bloodborne up there as the one to challenge this title score wise...its making me thing 2024 I should go back and try and finish a souls like game like that!

Spider-Man 2
Diablo IV
Teardown
Hogwarts Legacy
Final Fantasy XVI
 
I don't know if Teardown was out on PC last year or not but I only played about 5 new games 😂 
 

I dont think I payed 5 new games this year😂 and the ones I did play wouldn’t make the list except for Spider-Man 2

I really find this hard from my angle as I'm in the boat where Phil is on games released not in this year. I've also been more interested in others thoughts than my own as it dictates what I buy next.
 
Having said all this, one game i played stood out from all the rest, so much so it was my 3rd highest played game this year - Hogwarts Legacy. Superb game, loved everything about it. Gameplay is super sharp and so enjoyable. My list is probably the below:
 
Hogwarts Legacy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Diablo 4 Street Fighter 6 Payday 3

Yes a decent month to start 2024! 
 
I loved A Plague Tale Réquiem! Nobody saves the world was decent but have never tried Evil West! 
 
Hopefully the rest of 2024 will have lineups like this … 🤣

Thanks for the nominations so far everyone! 
 
We have a good selection of games already, but I will leave the nomination process open until the 28th to give a few more days for people to nominate if they would like to! 
 
Have a fantastic Christmas for all those who celebrate! 

Yes a decent month to start 2024! 
 
I loved A Plague Tale Réquiem! Nobody saves the world was decent but have never tried Evil West! 
 
Hopefully the rest of 2024 will have lineups like this … 🤣

Beat Lies of P last night, the first souls like I have ever beaten! I’ve tried Bloodborne, Sekiro, Demon Souls and Mortal Shell in the past but gave up with all of them pretty early on! 
 
I persevered with this game as I loved the setting and the idea for the story, and I’m glad I did as I ended up loving it! 
 
I thought the combat was fantastic and particularly liked the mechanic where successfully parrying could break the enemy weapon! However, I found the Legion arm to be mostly useless, and felt like using any larger weapons put you at a massive disadvantage which meant I didn’t experiment with weapons as much as I would have liked! 
 
The visuals and audio design were great though and the story was interesting and more “in your face” than the other souls games, but I would still have liked the story to take more of a central part of the game. 
 
Overall, really enjoyed the game and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys souls games. I gave it a score of 8.4 on my instagram where I usually post my reviews! I enjoyed it so much that I’m actually considering going back and trying Bloodborne or Demon Souls again?! 
 
Anyone else beaten this that thinks I’m crazy or think it deserves more than 8.4?

Thanks for the nominations so far everyone! 
 
We have a good selection of games already, but I will leave the nomination process open until the 28th to give a few more days for people to nominate if they would like to! 
 
Have a fantastic Christmas for all those who celebrate! 

If you read the previous Game of the Year topic, you’ll know I’ve been planning this for a week or so! It’s time to start the process and determine the nominees! 
 
Everyone, please respond in this topic with the 5 games you want to nominate for Game of the Year! The only rule is that the game must have originally released in the year 2023 (e.g. if the game released on another console in 2022, but came to your console in 2023, this would not be eligible).
 
I will ‘Stop the count’ on Christmas Day. I will then open a poll after the Christmas break (hopefully the 29th/30th) with all the nominated games. We have a maximum entry of 20 games, so the games with the least amount of nominations will have to miss out if we have more than 20 nominated! So be sure to nominate the our favourite games even if you’ve seen someone else nominate it! 
 
I will post more about the poll voting process when that time is nearer, but for now reply to this post with your 5 nominations (or less if you haven’t played 5 games worthy of nomination!!)
 
If you can share this with as many different members as possible to make this is varied as a true representation of the Forever Gaming community! 
 
I will start the process with my 5 nominations in no particular order:
 
- Lies of P
- Spider-Man 2
- Star Wars Jedi Survivor 
- Sea of Stars
- Starfield
 
(A lot of ‘stars’ this year …)

Beat Lies of P last night, the first souls like I have ever beaten! I’ve tried Bloodborne, Sekiro, Demon Souls and Mortal Shell in the past but gave up with all of them pretty early on! 
 
I persevered with this game as I loved the setting and the idea for the story, and I’m glad I did as I ended up loving it! 
 
I thought the combat was fantastic and particularly liked the mechanic where successfully parrying could break the enemy weapon! However, I found the Legion arm to be mostly useless, and felt like using any larger weapons put you at a massive disadvantage which meant I didn’t experiment with weapons as much as I would have liked! 
 
The visuals and audio design were great though and the story was interesting and more “in your face” than the other souls games, but I would still have liked the story to take more of a central part of the game. 
 
Overall, really enjoyed the game and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys souls games. I gave it a score of 8.4 on my instagram where I usually post my reviews! I enjoyed it so much that I’m actually considering going back and trying Bloodborne or Demon Souls again?! 
 
Anyone else beaten this that thinks I’m crazy or think it deserves more than 8.4?

Yes a decent month to start 2024! 
 
I loved A Plague Tale Réquiem! Nobody saves the world was decent but have never tried Evil West! 
 
Hopefully the rest of 2024 will have lineups like this … 🤣

Beat Lies of P last night, the first souls like I have ever beaten! I’ve tried Bloodborne, Sekiro, Demon Souls and Mortal Shell in the past but gave up with all of them pretty early on! 
 
I persevered with this game as I loved the setting and the idea for the story, and I’m glad I did as I ended up loving it! 
 
I thought the combat was fantastic and particularly liked the mechanic where successfully parrying could break the enemy weapon! However, I found the Legion arm to be mostly useless, and felt like using any larger weapons put you at a massive disadvantage which meant I didn’t experiment with weapons as much as I would have liked! 
 
The visuals and audio design were great though and the story was interesting and more “in your face” than the other souls games, but I would still have liked the story to take more of a central part of the game. 
 
Overall, really enjoyed the game and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys souls games. I gave it a score of 8.4 on my instagram where I usually post my reviews! I enjoyed it so much that I’m actually considering going back and trying Bloodborne or Demon Souls again?! 
 
Anyone else beaten this that thinks I’m crazy or think it deserves more than 8.4?

Fellow Gooner here, hopefully going back to the top of the table tomorrow night! 
 
Welcome to FG, im still relatively new here too and everyone has been very welcoming! I’m a console player so doubt we will get to play together much but im sure we will interact on here! 

Ok month for January.  Evil West was crap IMO, but the other games are decent.
 

Thanks for the nominations so far everyone! 
 
We have a good selection of games already, but I will leave the nomination process open until the 28th to give a few more days for people to nominate if they would like to! 
 
Have a fantastic Christmas for all those who celebrate! 

Thanks for the nominations so far everyone! 
 
We have a good selection of games already, but I will leave the nomination process open until the 28th to give a few more days for people to nominate if they would like to! 
 
Have a fantastic Christmas for all those who celebrate! 

Thanks for the nominations so far everyone! 
 
We have a good selection of games already, but I will leave the nomination process open until the 28th to give a few more days for people to nominate if they would like to! 
 
Have a fantastic Christmas for all those who celebrate! 

I realised looking at this topic, much of my list of games I've enjoyed most this year weren't released this year. But I'll do an honest top 5 even if my games don't make the final poll.
 
1. Zero Sievert 
2. Elden Ring
3. Escape From Tarkov
4. Cyberpunk 2077
5. Warhammer 40k Boltgun