From a valuation perspective, they find virtually no competition.
As the end of 2024 slowly but surely approaches, discussions are slowly starting to take place on the titles that could do well in the polls for the best game of this period. A good indicator in this regard are leading aggregators such as Metacritic and OpenCritic, which illustrate very well previous dominance of games from Japan.
In the ranking of the highest rated games of 2024 on both mentioned servers, games from developers and publishers from the land of the rising sun currently occupy the first four places. In particular, these are games Astro Bot, Metaphor: ReFantasio, Elden Ring: Shadow of Airdtree And Rebirth of Final Fantasy VIIwhose average rating ranges from 92 to 94%.
Just for fun, here are the names from four different Japanese publishers (Sony, Sega, Bandai Namco and Square Enix). Looking at the remaining games this year, one wonders whether the next two months will change anything about the timing of Japanese games.
Of the possible contenders, projects created with the support of Microsoft are primarily taken into account, such as STALKER 2: The Heart of Chernobyl, Indiana Jones and the Big Circle or Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. But he does not hide his ambitions. new part of the Dragon Age series with the subtitle “Guardian of the Veil”.
Source :Indian TV