Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty is an incredible expansion which adds a wealth of content to an already all-star RPG. Here's why it's my GOTY.
TechRaptor writes, "We're talking about our favorite games of 2023, and in this list, Don Parsons shares his favorite games from small games you never heard of to one of the best games ever!"
VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "Whether in the form of free DLC (hello God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla) or long-awaited semi-sequels, expansions have blossomed into their own thing across every genre. A commercial & creative necessity for MMOs way back when is now a commonality everywhere. And there's great incentive behind it too; generally speaking, who wouldn't want to have the gameplay skeleton of their favorite titles utilized to explore new storylines and locations? In 2023, this comes with a cost for last-gen-only gamers in the form of Horizon Forbidden West and Cyberpunk 2077. Despite both titles having 8th-gen versions at their respective launches, Guerrilla Games and CD Projekt RED decided to forego the technologically-constraining PS4 and/or Xbox One consoles to fully realize their creative visions.
While that doesn't tell the full story of these four finalists, it's an intriguing factoid that marks 2023 as a turning point in cementing future titles or DLCs for only this current generation... and maybe Switch."
Good year for DLC. I’m at the last boss in Burning Shores and just wrapped the tower party subterfuge in Phantom Liberty. Chef’s kiss.
Even though it was a remake, Separate Ways was a great slice of DLC for me.
The RE4VR update also phenomenal.
The New York Videogame Critics Circle has announced the yearly New York Game Awards nominations. Baldur's Gate 3 leads the pack with six, while Alan Wake II and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty both got five nominations.
I tend to also place it as my goty even if it's technically an expansion I still got 20 hours of fun with it getting all the endings and side quests not 100 percent but up there.
I'd call it
1 cp phantom liberty
2 re 8 vr
3 Mario wonder
4 totk
5 gt 7 vr
6 re 4 VR
7 Spiderman 2
Yup , if not for Alan Wake II it would be mine as well!
I still haven’t played any of this game yet but looking forward to eventually getting it. Glad that they continued to make improvements on it.
Phantom Liberty is not a game. It's DLC. That's like saying Blood and Wine for Witcher 3 is game of the year. Both great expansions but that is all they are.
I love the game even at launch but no.