Resident Evil 4-R Still best game of 2023?

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#1 Ghosts4ever
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Hello

So friends, half of 2023 have passed and no game is actually better than this game right there.

It is not only the best Remake of all time but also one of the best TPS game and best game of 2023. also surprise because I found original overrated.

despite playing plenty of 2023 game. Hogwart (trash), TLOU PC(shitty movie game with excellent gameplay), Atomic Heart (great but not masterpiece), System Shock (Its Good but its not SS2).

This game is better than any game released 2023 so far.

of course STALKER 2 have chance to be better, or Alan wake 2 ( sadly it looks like it also ruined unless they focus more on Alan). or I really hope Starfield have chance to be GOTY if it has same promise they show.

so friends, is this really best of 2023 so far? lets discuss

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#2  Edited By uninspiredcup
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Zelda won before this game was even announced.

A sad fact of reality, Zelda will always win. Always.

Nothing can beat it.

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I would say The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom myself but both are 10/10 masterpiece games in my opinion.

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#4 Chutebox  Online
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Loved RE4R, but no. Not even close. Zelda is top dog.

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#5 Mozelleple112
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@uninspiredcup: We all know had Zelda: TOTK released in 2022 the Game of the Year would go to... Elden Ring.

Also, if Elden Ring had released in 2023, the game of the year would go to... Elden Ring.

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#6  Edited By uninspiredcup
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@Mozelleple112 said:

@uninspiredcup: We all know had Zelda: TOTK released in 2022 the Game of the Year would go to... Elden Ring.

Also, if Elden Ring had released in 2023, the game of the year would go to... Elden Ring.

I agree. Extreme mega bias for Zelda from the media.

Saying anything bad against it turns you into the gaming Salman Rushdie.

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Nah Zelda way ahead of it.

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#8 Mozelleple112
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Yes ghost, you are actually fully correct in your assessment.

RE4 remake is the GOTY of 2023 so far. Zelda: TOTK can get second place.

Those two are head and shoulders above any else released in 2023 and I find it highly unlikely anything will come close to their quality.

FXVI could go either way, Starfield is going to flop and Spiderman 2 lol won't be GOTY material.

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It is to me, but by the end of the game, my score downgraded from 10/10 to a 9/10.

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@hardwenzen said:

It is to me, but by the end of the game, my score downgraded from 10/10 to a 9/10.

It depend.

If STALKER 2 is released this year. than that will be for me. if Alan wake 2 deliver because im disappointed by not promoting Alan as playable character. so it remain in tack.

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#11 hardwenzen
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@ghosts4ever said:
@hardwenzen said:

It is to me, but by the end of the game, my score downgraded from 10/10 to a 9/10.

It depend.

If STALKER 2 is released this year. than that will be for me. if Alan wake 2 deliver because im disappointed by not promoting Alan as playable character. so it remain in tack.

Stalker2 is SOOOOOOOOOOOO releasing this year that they had zero presence during the biggest MS show in like 5 years. Stop dreaming, we won't see that game before late 2025.

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@hardwenzen said:
@ghosts4ever said:
@hardwenzen said:

It is to me, but by the end of the game, my score downgraded from 10/10 to a 9/10.

It depend.

If STALKER 2 is released this year. than that will be for me. if Alan wake 2 deliver because im disappointed by not promoting Alan as playable character. so it remain in tack.

Stalker2 is SOOOOOOOOOOOO releasing this year that they had zero presence during the biggest MS show in like 5 years. Stop dreaming, we won't see that game before late 2025.

STALKER games always released in broken state. modders and patches fix it.

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#13  Edited By hardwenzen
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@ghosts4ever said:
@hardwenzen said:
@ghosts4ever said:
@hardwenzen said:

It is to me, but by the end of the game, my score downgraded from 10/10 to a 9/10.

It depend.

If STALKER 2 is released this year. than that will be for me. if Alan wake 2 deliver because im disappointed by not promoting Alan as playable character. so it remain in tack.

Stalker2 is SOOOOOOOOOOOO releasing this year that they had zero presence during the biggest MS show in like 5 years. Stop dreaming, we won't see that game before late 2025.

STALKER games always released in broken state. modders and patches fix it.

Nothing to do with what i said, and you can't say "they always release" when we haven't seen any release in over 10 years. What you should be saying is that this IP is in a permanent development hell.

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#14 Ghosts4ever
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@hardwenzen said:
@ghosts4ever said:
@hardwenzen said:
@ghosts4ever said:
@hardwenzen said:

It is to me, but by the end of the game, my score downgraded from 10/10 to a 9/10.

It depend.

If STALKER 2 is released this year. than that will be for me. if Alan wake 2 deliver because im disappointed by not promoting Alan as playable character. so it remain in tack.

Stalker2 is SOOOOOOOOOOOO releasing this year that they had zero presence during the biggest MS show in like 5 years. Stop dreaming, we won't see that game before late 2025.

STALKER games always released in broken state. modders and patches fix it.

Nothing to do with what i said, and you can't say "they always release" when we haven't seen any release in over 10 years. What you should be saying is that this IP is in a permanent development hell.

yes. STALKER 1 was in development hell and development restart many times. it was called oblivion lost at one point. even had driving segments.

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#15 hardwenzen
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@ghosts4ever said:
@hardwenzen said:
@ghosts4ever said:
@hardwenzen said:
@ghosts4ever said:

It depend.

If STALKER 2 is released this year. than that will be for me. if Alan wake 2 deliver because im disappointed by not promoting Alan as playable character. so it remain in tack.

Stalker2 is SOOOOOOOOOOOO releasing this year that they had zero presence during the biggest MS show in like 5 years. Stop dreaming, we won't see that game before late 2025.

STALKER games always released in broken state. modders and patches fix it.

Nothing to do with what i said, and you can't say "they always release" when we haven't seen any release in over 10 years. What you should be saying is that this IP is in a permanent development hell.

yes. STALKER 1 was in development hell and development restart many times. it was called oblivion lost at one point. even had driving segments.

So in other words, stop dreaming about stalker2 coming out in 2023. You won't see it before late 2025 or 2026.

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#16 PCLover1980
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Nope. That title belongs to TOTK. You're free to have your opinion tho.

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#17  Edited By lamprey263
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I still haven't played it, refused to given the shit state they released the Xbox version under. They still have for no reason the deadzones set to 25%. If I do play it, I'll wait for a sale, a substantial one.

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God no... Like others have said, TotK trounces RE4.

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#19 ConanTheStoner  Online
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RE4R was good. I might feel differently about it if it weren't a retread.

TotK is just one of the most consistently impressive games I've ever played. That and SF6 are leading the year for me, so far ahead of everything else I've played. Wish these two didn't release back to back, turned me into an irresponsible bum lol.

Been a damn good year so far and we're only half way through it.

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#20 blamix
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More likely TotK. But FF16 and Spiderman 2 are still coming out this year. Also why do we allow Karen's to make threads? xD

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#21 ___gamemaster__
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Totk will get majority of goty awards for sure. Its just that good. Would be interesting in a year if ER and totk release on the same year, who will get more awards?

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Other than Starfield I don't see anything coming close to TotK.

If the question is if your favourite game of the year is your favourite game of the year, yeah probably. I've heard Stalker will have no female characters. So it might be a strong candidate too, because we all know a woman's place is either on the kitchen or in the bedroom.

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#23 hardwenzen
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@___gamemaster__ said:

Totk will get majority of goty awards for sure. Its just that good. Would be interesting in a year if ER and totk release on the same year, who will get more awards?

That would've been interesting for sure. ER was like a mega event similar to when Halo 2 and Halo 3 launched. Its something we don't see these days (covid certainly helped). And people kept talking about that thing for months after launch. All i am seeing from totk is funky shorts of people building a bunch of crap that instal kill everything. Not seeing the impact botw had.

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Haven't played it and have no desire to play it, so not for me it isn't.

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#25 blaznwiipspman1
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@ghosts4ever: actually I find it funny how you played hogwarts and call it trash. Why would you even play the game in the first place?? You are a crazy fps lover.

Your take on tlou being a shitty movie game with excellent gameplay is another crap take, since the game is overall a masterpiece.

Also re4r is a great game no doubt, but so was the original 🤡. I don't even understand how you can say re4r is goty but trash the original. That is one of your dumbest takes to date, since the gameplay mechanics, story and pacing are almost identical. The one small difference is that re4r might be more horror than the original, but thats about it.

I like how you left out cp. What is your take on that game?

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#26 ConanTheStoner  Online
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@ghosts4ever said:

TLOU shitty movie game

@Mozelleple112 said:

Yes ghost, you are actually fully correct in your assessment.

Damn Moz, you really turned around on that opinion.

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^ don't see conan troll so obviously that often🤣

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@blaznwiipspman1: The problem with ghost is that he's well known for being a pirate, so he doesn't even support the gaming industry, thus any of his opinions are irrelevant.

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@last_lap said:

@blaznwiipspman1: The problem with ghost is that he's well known for being a pirate, so he doesn't even support the gaming industry, thus any of his opinions are irrelevant.

This just makes him better. He's not a chump.

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#30 Last_Lap
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@uninspiredcup said:
@last_lap said:

@blaznwiipspman1: The problem with ghost is that he's well known for being a pirate, so he doesn't even support the gaming industry, thus any of his opinions are irrelevant.

This just makes him better. He's not a chump.

Stealing a game from someone who worked hard on it and then going online to talk shit about it, yeah doesn't make you better, it makes you a thief, plain & simple.

Such a bad take cup, you should know better regardless that you and ghost are besties 🤦‍♂️

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#31  Edited By uninspiredcup
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@last_lap said:
@uninspiredcup said:
@last_lap said:

@blaznwiipspman1: The problem with ghost is that he's well known for being a pirate, so he doesn't even support the gaming industry, thus any of his opinions are irrelevant.

This just makes him better. He's not a chump.

Stealing a game from someone who worked hard on it and then going online to talk shit about it, yeah doesn't make you better, it makes you a thief, plain & simple.

uninspiredcup

> Buys RE8 at full price

Broken for a month, is shit

> Buys SF6 at full price

Still can't play 2 weeks on, broken.

Ghost (s)

> Only plays 3-4 games

> Doesn't pay for anything

> No problems

> Always happy

We can only hope to be as smart as this fellow.

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#32 Last_Lap
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@uninspiredcup said:
@last_lap said:
@uninspiredcup said:
@last_lap said:

@blaznwiipspman1: The problem with ghost is that he's well known for being a pirate, so he doesn't even support the gaming industry, thus any of his opinions are irrelevant.

This just makes him better. He's not a chump.

Stealing a game from someone who worked hard on it and then going online to talk shit about it, yeah doesn't make you better, it makes you a thief, plain & simple.

uninspiredcup

> Buys RE8 at full price

Broken for a month, is shit

> Buys SF6 at full price

Still can't play 2 weeks on, broken.

Ghost (s)

> Only plays 3-4 games

> Doesn't pay for anything

> No problems

> Always happy

We can only hope to be as smart as this fellow.

Goes from a bad take to an even worse one. Correct me if i'm wrong but don't you have the right to ask for a refund? we have that option here in Australia if games are broken at launch.

Also if ghost is so "smart" then why don't you follow the route he's taken?

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#33 uninspiredcup
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@last_lap said:

Goes from a bad take to an even worse one. Correct me if i'm wrong but don't you have the right to ask for a refund? we have that option here in Australia if games are broken at launch.

Also if ghost is so "smart" then why don't you follow the route he's taken?

That's a good idea.

Thanks.

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#34 Djoffer123
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You are such a tool, calling atomic hearth great( lol it was terrible) and after hyping AW2 forever you learn they have a black female lead and you just give up on it🙄🙄🙄

And no goty imo goes to D4, but that being said I haven’t played Zelda yet which seems to be a superior game!

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@djoffer123 said:

You are such a tool, calling atomic hearth great( lol it was terrible) and after hyping AW2 forever you learn they have a black female lead and you just give up on it🙄🙄🙄

And no goty imo goes to D4, but that being said I haven’t played Zelda yet which seems to be a superior game!

not gave up Alan wake 2. it remain on tack because I want Alan wake 2 to play with Alan wake.

LOL atomic heart is terrible. its one of the most unique game release in years.

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#36  Edited By Last_Lap
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@uninspiredcup said:
@last_lap said:

Goes from a bad take to an even worse one. Correct me if i'm wrong but don't you have the right to ask for a refund? we have that option here in Australia if games are broken at launch.

Also if ghost is so "smart" then why don't you follow the route he's taken?

That's a good idea.

Thanks.

I agree, getting a refund is smart idea you're welcome.

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#37  Edited By deactivated-6717e99227ada
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@uninspiredcup: If gamers like Ghost bought their games you would double or even triple you gaming related erections. Just think about it. You're basically victim of his criminal activities.

Edit: Maybe not, every single character would be a badass dude.

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#38  Edited By BIOKILLER123
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@ghosts4ever: Most likely not since Zelda TOTK was released (I haven't played it yet). RES4R It's my personal favourite. Also, FF16 is a contender too but, it's not for me as I don't like the direction FF has been for many years. I'm longer a big fan.

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It never was, only the best game of 2023 can offer you this:

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#40  Edited By Mozelleple112
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@ConanTheStoner:

Lol.

I read the title and not much else :p

I stand corrected.

Ghost is partially correct in his assessment of 2023.

And if we're going to count TLOU PC then that makes TLOU PC GOTY 2023.

GOTY 2013 - TLOU

GOTY 2014 - TLOU remastered

GOTY 2020 - TLOU2

GOTY 2022 - TLOU1

GOTY 2023 - TLOU1PC


that must be a record.

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#41 SOedipus
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Harry Potter

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#42 Planeforger
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RE4R was good, but I'm not sure it'll even be nominated for a GOTY award this year.

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#43 simple-facts
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All games are just pretender's to Starfields throne

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#44  Edited By deactivated-6717e99227ada
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It's going to be between Zelda and Starfield.

TotK, while incredible, has a strong foundation in BotW. Starfield on the other hand might mark the return of Bethesda as a top tier developer, with a brand new IP and on a scale that even for their standards is impressive. Of course it can be a colossal **** up too, we never know.

We also have Diablo which is not my cup of tea but seems to be doing great.

But wait, no! It's the rereremilking of TLoU on PC that will be crowned GOTY 2023! 😄

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#45 Miquella
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TOTK

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#46 Sagemode87
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Never understood the consensus that Zelda is the best thing since sliced bread. Elden Ring and the Souls games does it better for me. In an honest world, BOTW and TOTK are 8/10 games. Just my opinion.

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#47 uninspiredcup
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@Sagemode87 said:

In an honest world, BOTW and TOTK are 8/10 games. Just my opinion.

Why?

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#48 Pedro
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The best game of the year always boils down to the individual gamer.🤷🏽‍♂️

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#49 Planeforger
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Speaking of GOTY awards, I'd say Baldurs Gate 3 has a pretty good shot at being the best RPG of the year.

Larian's last game got 10/10 everywhere, and this one is significantly more ambitious. If they pull it off, I don't see anything else this year topping it.

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#50 Sagemode87
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@uninspiredcup: the exploration is very hollow for me, not enough going on. Think the combat could be way better but I feel the series gets a pass simply for it being the series it is. Under a different name, I'm sure more would be called out. BOTW getting a pass with it's weapons breaking all the time tells me all I need to know in terms of the mental gymnastics people will go through to give it anything but acclaim.