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Yeah I think Alan Wake II is the thing that knocks RE4 out. RE4 feels like a terrific execution of the currently accepted model of survival horror/action game, while Alan Wake II feels like the next step forward for the genre. Im not done with it yet but if not for Tears of the Kingdom it would probably be my game of the year.

At this point it would be more surprising if FFXVI or Starfield got on so theyre not really snubs. They do both have a path: FFXVI might get enough nominations in other categories (RPG, Performance, Music, Art Direction) that outlets go I guess FFXVI was pretty good and stick it on their lists. Starfield could take the less well reviewed but more populist slot that Assassins Creed Odyssey, The Outer Worlds, Ghost of Tsushima, Resident Evil Village and arguably Stray took. But really this year is just too stacked.