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Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Epic High Five posted:

OOOOOOOHHHHH, ELDEN RING

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Ineffiable
Feb 16, 2008

Some say that his politics are terrifying, and that he once punched a horse to the ground...


We'll see Elden ring make a push for top 5 in 2024 with shadows of the erdtree!

fridge corn
Apr 2, 2003

NO MERCY, ONLY PAIN :black101:
Oohhhhhhh

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Elden Ring got so many points last year I'm actually kinda surprised that it didn't just automatically appear in the Top 10 for this year too!

Aipsh
Feb 17, 2006


GLUPP SHITTO FAN CLUB PRESIDENT
Haven’t even heard of a quarter of these games. The gently caress is an Elden ring

Ineffiable
Feb 16, 2008

Some say that his politics are terrifying, and that he once punched a horse to the ground...


Jerusalem posted:

Elden Ring got so many points last year I'm actually kinda surprised that it didn't just automatically appear in the Top 10 for this year too!

Elden ring had most of last year since it released in late Feb and it hasn't had too many significant sales (going to 40-50% off at most) so it's not picking up a lot of stragglers for 2023.

Bet on the expansion though.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Ineffiable posted:

Elden ring had most of last year since it released in late Feb and it hasn't had too many significant sales (going to 40-50% off at most) so it's not picking up a lot of stragglers for 2023.

Bet on the expansion though.

No I mean that it's 2022 points were so high they somehow spilled over through 2023 while Veeg was powerless to stop them!

VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003

bewilderment posted:

It asks you - how do you feel about being told what to do? About other people? About death? About change? About breakups?

instantrunoffvote posted:

I really appreciated a game that did a thing without trying to draw it out or make more of it than there needed to be

grapplejack posted:

They give you so, so many choices and all of them do something different and thanks to the way the story is structured you're able to just do tons of things and affect the story in fun ways that really feels great. After a full game playthrough I haven't even seen 1/4 of the different versions of it, so there is a LOT there.



22. Slay the Princess (Black Tabby Games) (2023)
92 points. Voted for 14 times. Appeared #1 once. Average of 6.6

No spires here. Or are there???

VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003
Yeah last year Elden Ring won by nearly 1000 points. It was an utter juggernaut.

Ineffiable
Feb 16, 2008

Some say that his politics are terrifying, and that he once punched a horse to the ground...


STP is probably one of the biggest surprise breakout hits I've seen this year.

Ibblebibble
Nov 12, 2013

It feels like all the stuff on my list either didn't make top 60 or are in the upper third of it.

Rosalind
Apr 30, 2013

When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change.

If you enjoy Slay the Princess, check out Scarlet Hollow!

It's a more conventional story but still absolutely brilliant like STP.

VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003

bowmore posted:

"a delirious, oil-painted tragicomedy". One of the greatest games ever made.

Darke GBF posted:

would stand out no matter what, because everything about the story and the characters is so full of soul, and a spark that game writing just doesn’t typically have.

susan b buffering posted:

I haven't stopped thinking about this game since I finished it in September. This game made made me think and feel things I didn't think a game could, and was relatable to me in ways I wish it wasn't.



21. Disco Elysium (ZA/UM) (2019)
101 Points. Voted for 13 times. Appeared #1 three times. Average of 7.7
Down by 4 places.

2019 GOTY Winner.



Five years and still cooking! And every single year it has featured it has had over 100 points! I really do need to get around to this unstoppably loved game.

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

Stop playing Disco Elysium! It's growing too powerful!

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Regy Rusty posted:

Stop playing Disco Elysium! It's growing too powerful!

You know what? I'm finally gonna play it this year and vote it even harder

Jossar
Apr 2, 2018

Current status: Angry about subs :argh:

Regy Rusty posted:

Stop playing Disco Elysium! It's growing too powerful!

What are you, a cop?

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Kim is the best partner a guy could ever be foisted on :shobon:

Aipsh
Feb 17, 2006


GLUPP SHITTO FAN CLUB PRESIDENT

Ineffiable posted:

Elden ring had most of last year since it released in late Feb and it hasn't had too many significant sales (going to 40-50% off at most) so it's not picking up a lot of stragglers for 2023.

Bet on the expansion though.

Oh yeah lmao Elden ring GOTY 2022/24

Darke GBF
Dec 30, 2006

The cold never bothered me anyway~
it was so loving good

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
veeg’s Disco Elysium playthrough is gonna be glorious to behold

fridge corn
Apr 2, 2003

NO MERCY, ONLY PAIN :black101:

Regy Rusty posted:

Stop playing Disco Elysium!

That's not very disco of you, fam

Epic High Five
Jun 5, 2004



You're going to hear this about 90% of the games on this list Veeg but you really do need to fast track Disco to the top of the backlog

Issaries
Sep 15, 2008

"At the end of the day
We are all human beings
My father once told me that
The world has no borders"

Infinitum posted:

You know what? I'm finally gonna play it this year and vote it even harder

I might as well. I have it on my Steam Deck. All I need is a long trip to bust it out...

Nail Rat
Dec 29, 2000

You maniacs! You blew it up! God damn you! God damn you all to hell!!
Disco Elysium would have had more points if I hadn't decided not to count replays this year!

Fifteen of Many
Feb 23, 2006
One of my friends just beat Disco this morning and is gushing to me as I type this over chat. I should play it!

Lisztless
Jun 25, 2005

E-flat affect

Disco Elysium the goat

VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003

objective action posted:

perhaps the single most charming game ever made. The characters are all wonderfully nuanced despite very little explicit dialogue ever being involved. The animations alone do such an amazing job of conveying personality.

Palmtree Panic posted:

From the script, locations, & enemy design this game just oozes joy.

buddychrist10 posted:

That being said, it is a gorgeous remake and the changes that were made are good. It has also helped bring a terrific game to a lot of people who have never played it before so that gives it the spot here.


20. Super Mario RPG (ArtePiazza) (2023)
102 Points. Voted for 22 times. Average of 4.6



You can make it happen.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Top 20 time :kiddo::coffee:

Ineffiable
Feb 16, 2008

Some say that his politics are terrifying, and that he once punched a horse to the ground...


But geno is in smash




As a mii costume

Fifteen of Many
Feb 23, 2006

Ineffiable posted:

But geno is in smash




As a mii costume

:mods:

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


https://i.imgur.com/41Au2HM.mp4

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?


Lookit him go! :3:

Epic High Five
Jun 5, 2004



Wahoo!

Heavy Metal
Sep 1, 2014

America's $1 Funnyman

Do the Mario!

Shneak
Mar 6, 2015

A sad Professor Plum
sitting on a toilet.
Disco Elysium you will always be famous!

VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003
40 Games down!

That last twenty for those who want another brief recap are as follows:

39. Strangers of Paradise
38. Persona 5 Royal
37. Void Stranger
36. Dead Space Remake
35. Casette Beasts
34. Xenoblade Chronicles 3/Future Redeemed
33. Final Fantasy VII remake
32. Dave the Diver
31. Pokemon Scarlet/Violet
30. Pikmin 4
29. My Time At Sandrock
28. Diablo IV
27. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
26. Talos Principle II
25. Marvel's Midnight Suns
24. Against the Storm
23. Elden Ring
22. Slay the Princess
21. Disco Elysium
20. Super Mario RPG Remake

So far, lots of great things, but still a few big names to appear!
Where will they be? Can Disco Elysium be stopped?? What predictions do you have?

fridge corn
Apr 2, 2003

NO MERCY, ONLY PAIN :black101:
It's getting real now

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Fingers crossed hoping Spider-man 2 cracks the Top 5!

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

Still got 6 of my games left for top 20 even if my Number 1 fell far too soon

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fridge corn
Apr 2, 2003

NO MERCY, ONLY PAIN :black101:

Regy Rusty posted:

Still got 6 of my games left for top 20 even if my Number 1 fell far too soon

I've got three games left. Feelin proper nervous!

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