The Best Game of 2024

The time is here to announce IGN's Game of the Year for 2024. This year saw strong nominees across a variety of different genres and platforms. Whether it's hits like Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Silent Hill 2, and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom to indies like Animal Well, Balatro, and Rise of the Golden Idol
There were some new names that delivered big surprises this year too like Black Myth: Wukong, Infinity Nikki, Helldivers 2, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and Astro Bot. But from the nominees came one winner so check out the video to see IGN's Best Game of 2024.

[KaeKalaeleo]

You can hype up Veilguard all you want, but calling it "the best a BioWare game has ever played" seriously makes me question how many BioWare games you’ve actually touched. As a die-hard fan of the studio, I felt ticked off by that line.

Polished gameplay doesn’t automatically mean best. Sure, Veilguard runs smooth and look clean, but Origins, janky combat and all, still felt better. It had weight, it had soul.

You need to be careful, especially in Game of the Year articles, with sweeping statements like "the best ever played." Even if it’s a staff favorite, that kind of claim feels less like informed critique and more like favoritism and it diminishes the game you crown as Game of the Year and tarnishes the honor that title should carry.

[teamam]

Hey IGN, you missed Concord, Dustborn, and Suicide Squad.

[merrickc]

Seriously Vailguard's ranked higher than Wukong?

Vailguard has likeable characters and witty dialog?

[unsatisfiedfans]

How can Veilguard made into the list...?

[arghpee]

No Stellar Blade or Space Marine 2 is criminal

[HappyChap]

Black Myth Wulomg not even being a candidate is certainly a choice.

[damagus]

10:41 I've got to be kidding me, did you actually put this crap in the top and praising bioware for it? :)) Another great IGN video :)) y'all a joke...

[KennySVirgo]

You lost me at BMWK being an honorable mention

[bellidrael]

'Witty Dialogue"

The Dialogue: "Once I was able to be honest with myself, it was a relief to figure out I was trans."

Also Actual Serious Dialogue:

"So What do Y'all Do?"

"Right now? We're trying to take down Evil God Monsters and their Blighted Dragons. The Gods are using the Blight to force the Dragons to attack people."

"That's messed up, somebody needs to stop them!"

[StringKiller]

The fact that Veilguard is even on this list is proof that gaming journalism is in absolute decline. It's disrespectful to human intelligence.

[richardthompson]

You know its rigged when Veilguard gets a nomination and Space Marine doesn't get an honourable mention

[Masterk]

No Black Myth Wukong in the Running
No Stellar Blade even in the Honourable Mentions
Yet DragonAge: Veilguard some how made it's way here.

[joshnizzle]

Did they just say that the dialogue in Veilgaurd was witty? I had a decent time with it but the dialogue was god awful

[datboiashy]

IGN, Yall forgot to Add "Sponsored By EA" in the desc so imma have to report this video for misinformation. Make sure to properly site your sponsors before making a ""definitive"" list like this

[kennyful]

Videos like these are exactly why IGN isn't taken seriously anymore.

[NS-RPG]

DA: The Veilguard might be the worst gameplay from Bioware.

[Curriuss]

I have to give IGN one thing, they have balls to keep the comment section open

[SwordANDbored]

Veilguard in the list means your goty is worthless - and I say that as the biggest DA fan

[TheManofThings]

There are many ways you can describe DA: Veilguard. "Witty dialogue" is one way that should be legally outlawed.

[NowAndToEternity]

are we ignoring the IGN nominated DA Veilguard for GOTY?