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The Game Awards 2024: Astro Bot and Final Fantasy lead nominations


The 3D platformer and role-playing game get seven nods each at the "Oscars of Gaming".

Created by a solo developer known only as LocalThunk, card game Balatro - which takes its name from the Latin for jester or buffoon - is one of the year's biggest success stories. The second part of a trilogy remaking original PlayStation game Final Fantasy VII, Rebirth turned everything up to 11 with masses of side content and mini-games to keep fans busy. Swapping the Persona series' anime-inspired high school setting for a Medieval fantasy world, Metaphor: ReFantazio was praised for its storytelling and its handling of weighty topics such as racism and politics.

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