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[Draugoth]

Elden Ring has won the Ultimate Game of the Year Award at this year's Golden Joysticks - and, let's face it, are you surprised?

2022 has essentially been dominated by FromSoftware's latest title, with Elden Ring taking the studio's challenging gameplay formula to an open-world setting for the first time.

This is Elden Ring's fourth award win of the evening at this year's Golden Joystick Awards, with the title also taking home the gongs for Best Visual Design, Best Multiplayer Game, and Critics' Choice.

The full list of nominees for this year's Ultimate Game of the Year award was as follows:

• Elden Ring (Winner)
• Gran Turismo 7
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Immortality
• Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
• God of War: Ragnarok
• Return to Monkey Island
• Teardown
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3
• Bayonetta 3
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Neon White

In our Elden Ring review from Joel Franey, we could believe how much it was " both a refinement and evolution of the Dark Souls formula, presenting an expansive world that's as hostile as it is inviting", before admitting that "suffering has never been as much fun".

"When Elden Ring hits the rails, the momentum carries it forward and refuses to slow down. My peaks of rage at being stomped on by towering titans never stopped being fun despite that, with that very particular form of masochistic joy you get from wrestling with FromSoftware games. It might not be as groundbreaking as its inspirations, but taken on its own terms, Elden Ring might be the best of its brethren - and that's something I'm still struggling to believe has actually happened."

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[feynoob]

 

[TonyK]

Well deserved

 

[tommib]

It begins…

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Was there really any competition?

 

[GHG]

Hope you avatar cucks are ready. I'm walking away victorious once again.

Hasan is eternal.

 

[tommib]

 

[MiguelItUp]

The first one! Let's go! I still can't believe the year started THAT hard with Elden Ring, lol.

 

[PuffyCan]

More vote than GOW and HFW combined? Impressed

 

[tommib]

Elden Ring takes:

Best Studio
Best Visual Design
Best Multiplayer
Critic’s Choice
Game of the Year

 

[DenchDeckard]

It begins. Nothing is on its level or its calibre.

Gonna be a clean sweep I imagine.

 

[Fbh]

Well deserved win of course.

Horizon and God of War were the runner ups for overall GOTY but Stray is the playstation game of the year?
How does that work?

 

[Fake]

More...

 

[mansoor1980]

 

[tommib]

Well deserved win of course.



Horizon and God of War were the runner ups for overall GOTY but Stray is the playstation game of the year?
How does that work?

Stray was not a sequel and original?

Of course GT7 should’ve won.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Horizon and God of War were the runner ups for overall GOTY but Stray is the playstation game of the year?
How does that work?

ikr......makes zero sense.

 

[Captain Toad]

Perfect top 3 and in the right order.

 

[Clear]

What the fuck is an "Ultimate game of the year"?

Giving an award such a bombastically silly name doesn't really add credibility imho!

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Stray was not a sequel and original?

So to qualify for GOTY it can't be a sequel and must be original?

 

[SLB1904]

Elden ring best multiplayer?

 

[tommib]

So to qualify for GOTY you can't be a sequel and must be original?

I’m not saying that but can understand the reasoning.

 

[tommib]

Elden ring best multiplayer?

Better than the dozens of F2P lookalikes.

GT7 should’ve won of course.

 

[Bartski]

best storytelling - horizon forbidden west

 

[tommib]

best storytelling - horizon forbidden west

I cringed as well.

 

[adamsapple]

The first of many, no doubt.

 

[SLB1904]

Better that than the dozens of F2P lookalikes.

GT7 should’ve won of course.

That and cod or fifa or something like that should have won. I didn't even know there was multiplayer in elden ring.

 

[tommib]

That and cod or fifa or something like that should have won. I didn't even know there was multiplayer in elden ring.

You beat Malenia solo?

Respect.

 

[SLB1904]

You beat Malenia solo?

Respect.

Lmfao i wasn't consider the co op stupid me.

But yeah that's not enough to be consider the best multiplayer game. Come on

 

[Aenima]

That and cod or fifa or something like that should have won. I didn't even know there was multiplayer in elden ring.

Elden Ring has co-op and the worst PVP ever in a souls game. If this is the best MP game then im sorry for the MP bros that had to deal with something worst this year.

 

[gaming_again]

GOW fanbois BTFO

 

[R6Rider]

You beat Malenia solo?

Respect.

Honestly find her much easier solo for most builds.

 

[8BiTw0LF]

 

[Bartski]

That and cod or fifa or something like that should have won. I didn't even know there was multiplayer in elden ring.

yeah this is totally ridiculous. And Stray best PS game over Ragnarok.

 

[tommib]

Lmfao i wasn't consider the co op stupid me.

But yeah that's not enough to be consider the best multiplayer game. Come on

It’s not only co-op. It’s invasions, signs, accords… I don’t know why that’s a less of a multiplayer experience. Specially with 17 million players. The charm of Souls the experience is also the multiplayer.

 

[semiconscious]

if forbidden west

Spoiler

'attack of the elderly expats from sirius!'

actually was the best story-telling of 2022, then we are all already dead...

 

[R6Rider]

Honestly Sniper Elite 5 should have won best multiplayer. Had full on campaign co-op. squad based wave modes, regular TDM modes, and of course invasions.

I need to get back into it soon.

 

[ZehDon]

Deserved. I hope Elden Ring cleans up; it's easily one the best games I've ever played.

Also: lol at Horizon winning best storytelling. A legitimate WTF.

 

[SLB1904]

It’s not only co-op. It’s invasions, signs, accords… I don’t know why that’s a less of a multiplayer experience. Specially with 17 million players. The charm of Souls the experience is also the multiplayer.

Exactly. It's charming. But it isn't a robust mp like cod, fifa gt7 etc where is the part of the game.
You can play enjoy elden ring even without mp. But those games are part of it. And they do well mp wise. I'm just saying. I just think is a weird choice when loads of games are more mp focus than it

 

[remember_spinal]

Well deserved,

Stray being the best playstation game is hilarious. This just tells me its gonna clean up at The Game Awards lol

 

[Saber]

Totally deserved. Good to know the appreciation of a good art.

 

[SLB1904]

if forbidden west

Spoiler

'attack of the elderly expats from sirius!'

actually was the best story-telling of 2022, then we are all already dead...

Why did you put that in spoilers?
That doesn't mean anything without context...

 

[Codes 208]

You beat Malenia solo?

Respect.

Dont people just use the mimic? (Before it got heavily nerfed)

 

[Hugare]

Best storytelling to Forbidden West

 

[Banjo64]

That and cod or fifa or something like that should have won. I didn't even know there was multiplayer in elden ring.

Have you ever played an online game of FIFA in your life?

 

[Topher]

Yeah, I don't get how God of War: R gets second place in GOTY (which I do not have a problem with) and loses to Stray at the same time.

 

[Represent.]

Irrelevant list after seeing Elden Ring win best fucking multiplayer game, and Stray win best PlayStation game. Lmao. Way to destroy any credibility. Just a bunch of positive review bombs.

And horizon better story than Ragnarok?

Joke list and one that’s hard to take seriously

 

[[Sigma]]

You wanna say Elden Ring is game of the year. Yeah, id agree but some of the these other choices are highly questionable. We're not sending our best voters.

 

[Mozzarella]

Elden Ring? More like Elden Sweep

 

[TintoConCasera]

Stray

Fucking lol, what a joke.

 

[semiconscious]

Why did you put that in spoilers?
That doesn't mean anything without context...

well, it's a capsule summary of the plot, & i'd rather people who haven't played the game yet experience it themselves, i guess...