Summary
- Balatro, an indie game, was nominated for Game of the Year ahead of big titles and has surprised many players.
- Players who initially criticized Balatro quickly changed their minds after trying the game.
- Balatro incorporates poker and roguelike gameplay, receiving high ratings and positive reviews.
Earlier this week, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Game Awards revealed its 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Game of the Year nominees. Five behemoths made the list in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Black Myth: Wukong, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Metaphor: ReFantazio, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Astro Bot, and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Alongside those five, an indie game developed by a single human, Balatro, also got the nod.
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Its nomination raised some eyebrows in the gaming community, mainly by those who had never played the game. However, determined to see why it received its accolades, do♒zens of players jumped in, with many of them surprised by just how good the game actually is.
"Balatro, I Was Unfamiliar With Your Game"
There's a reason Balatro was nominated ahead of games like 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dragons Dogma 2, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Stellar Blade— it's phenomenal, and itsꦕ detractors ܫare now figuring that out.
Since its nomination, multiple ﷺsocial media posts have appeared, often with the authors' tails between their legs.
Upon seeing its nomination, Twitter user posted the words "Balatro instead of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Silent Hill 2, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Persona 3 Reload or Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth" alongside a meme that said, "This S**t is so a**." Less than 48 hours later, Mora shared a screenshot of themselves clocking five hours on LocalThunk's poker-themed, deck-building roguelike, with a GIF of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Miles Morales saying, "I made a mistake."
This tweet was part of a common theme.
was another player who was quick to admit they were wrong. Initially, Orozco shared on Twitter that they were "scoffing at Balatro being a GOTY nominee," but t♚hey had eventually "sunk 6 hours into it." Orozco's tweet was another accompanied by a meme, this time with Shaquille O'Neal saying, "I owe you an apology. I wasn't really familiar with your game."
While not as much of a hater as the other two, sh🔜ared their experience, saying, "I decided to check out Balatro as it was the only Game of the Year nominee I'd not played yet. Holy macaroni, this little poker roguelike is more dangerous than drugs. My prꦐoductivity has been destroyed today."
The number of players who completed a 180 on the game after trying it out is living proof that you should never judge a book by its cover. And if Balatro scoo🧜ps the top prize, I don't think🅠 anybody could be disappointed.
Balatro takes the classic card game of poker and adds roguel𝓡ike gameplay, using Joker cards with various abilitꦆies to build your deck and attempt to defeat pesky blinds.
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
