Most Anticipated Game of 2024 - Article

by Miles Gregory , posted on 24 January 2024 / 9,453 Views

With amazing remakes of classic games, genre-defining titles, hotly anticipated sequels, and huge expansions to existing games, 2023 really spoiled gamers. Following up such a fantastic year would never be easy, and there are a lot of mysteries on the horizon. Will Nintendo release its follow up to the Switch? What are Sony’s studios working on? Will we begin to see the fruits of Microsoft's new acquisitions?

Though these burning questions are currently unanswered, we still have some fantastic games on the horizon to look forward to. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will continue the saga of Cloud Strife in Square Enix’s reimagining of what's considered to be one of the best RPGs ever made. The sequel to Capcom's cult classic Dragon's Dogma is on the horizon, as is Nintendo's remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, an entry that many consider to be the pinnacle of Mario RPGs. Fans of metroidvanias are eagerly anticipating the sequel to Hollow Knight in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Lastly, there's Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, the follow-up to Ninja Theory’s remarkable indie experience that was one-part graphical showpiece, two parts intimations of the effects of abuse and the complexity of mental health. There can be only one winner, though, so who will it be?

The Shortlist:

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Dragon’s Dogma II

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

Runner Up:

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

When Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice arrived on PS4 late 2017 many were blown away. Though that first game was self-published with a very modest budget, it still looked incredible and rivalled even the best AAA experiences from a graphical and narrative standpoint. Now that Ninja Theory is owned by Microsoft, budget is practically a non-issue, which means we'll get to witness Ninja Theory’s graphical and storytelling prowess unfettered. Though not much has been shown from a gameplay standpoint, what we’ve seen leaves little doubt that this is justifiably one of the most anticipated releases of 2024.

The Winner:

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

The sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake, Rebirth seeks to tell the story of Cloud and the rest of Team Avalanche post-Midgar. Given the changes its prequel made, as well as what we’ve already seen, Rebirth promises to not just be a retelling of the same narrative with better visuals, but rather a complete reimagining of the Final Fantasy VII experience. With lessons learned from Final Fantasy VII Remake, the benefits of more powerful hardware, and the potential of more open environments, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth looks to be even bigger & better than its predecessor. All of that and more makes it VGChartz's Most Anticipated Game of 2024.

17 Comments

2zosteven (on 24 January 2024)

ff7 rebirth for sure on this list. is this all 2024 has to offer?

axumblade 2zosteven (on 24 January 2024)

Keep in mind, most of the games that have won this year weren't in this category last year (Hi-Fi Rush, Alan Wake II, Baldur’s Gate 3, Mario Wonder).

G2ThaUNiT axumblade (on 24 January 2024)

And I imagine Indiana Jones isn't on this list because the last thing any of us expected was it would end up being a 2024 title lol

halil23 (on 26 January 2024)

For me it
1.Fantasy VII Rebirth
2.Dragon dogma 2
3.Paper Mario
Can't believe that boring basic walking game made the list let alone runner up! So lame

AddRat (on 25 January 2024)

Dragon's Dogma 2 and Rise of the Ronin. These 2 teams make the best action combat systems and both of them seem like polished projects, DD2 moreso.

LivncA_Dis3 (on 24 January 2024)

Lotsa games not being confirmed for 2024 makes 2024 a very mysterious year hopefully we get massive surprises

Zkuq (on 24 January 2024)

No surprises here. The results were clear after seeing the candidates.

00Xander00 (on 19 February 2024)

Cavern of Dreams looks really good. It's a game that not many people know about yet. it's an 3D indie game with deliberate N64 graphics. It's a blatant spiritual successor to Banjo Kazooie. The music, platforming, level design is so Banjo Kazooie and nostalgic. I hope it gets a physical release.

Shadow1980 (on 25 January 2024)

FF7 Rebirth is so far the only announced game coming out this year I'd consider a must-buy. After that, I'm just waiting to see what launch window games the Switch 2 will be getting once it gets officially announced.

Shikamo (on 24 January 2024)

I just want Persona 3 Reload, Metaphor: ReFantazio and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

xMetroid (on 24 January 2024)

I'm honestly surprised by the votes. Not that the games didn't deserve, cause they did deserve their positions. But with this site being highly Nintendo centric, i feel like maybe it started balancing down a bit. Since TTYD is a highly anticipated game and didn't make it.