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DC Murderverse posted:It’s absolutely insane that at the beginning of the generation Nintendo released a new Zelda game that remains a high point of open world gaming that people have taken inspiration from every year since. then at the very end of the generation they did it again, in a different way but somehow using the map/controls/engine/world from the first
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Regy Rusty posted:yeah i was hooping and hollering throughout Realizing that Link was getting a chance to catch Zelda's hand that he missed at the start of the game was
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I know this is a joke but this literally would have either been #1 or #2 for me this year and may actually as good or better than BG3 if I had to choose. Fortunately I chickened out and put it at #4 because I made up a rule for myself that the top 3 had to go to more recent games.
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Bloodborne will be #1 again when they do a PC port. Maybe that's why the elden ring dlc is so delayed.
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drat thought ff16 did well for a ps5 exclusive but didn't think it'd get beat by a ps4 exclusive!!
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Shard posted:I have finished it 3 times and have 5 different save files going between the copy I bought on my computer and ps5. Atoramos posted:Such a tremendous amount of work and content, so many unique and niche things to discover, and incredible acting. RPGs will be compared to this for years to come. Sir Sidney Poitier posted:loving hell I haven't seen a game so well executed in many, many years. It stands out particularly given the increasing number of triple-A disappointments. Ulio posted:I loved every second of it. If anyone told me the best part of a turn based game would be it's combat, I would call you crazy. But here we are. Songbearer posted:This game shouldn't have been good. It is leagues beyond good. It is disgustingly, insanely well crafted and made by a team that not only knew what they were doing, they wanted to show the rest of the industry HOW to do it. Promethium posted:I can see myself coming back to it many times in the future, especially with how it keeps being improved post-release. Enrico la Spaniard posted:It's difficult to express how important this game is. It represents what the modern industry is capable of, but consistently fumbles in accomplishing. Jon Irenicus posted:This is a love letter to the old school RPG with and updated modern sense of scale and adventure. More often than not your extremely dumb decisions will be rewarded and punished accordingly. jusion posted:You can do anything and be anyone in an incredibly immersive world that is gigantic. iTrust posted:To me, it delivered everything I wanted out of it and made a genre of game I love suddenly known about to the masses. Anno posted:Something definitive for a genre that's so singularly exceptional it makes you view some other games in a different light. Overlord K posted:I cant wait to do it all again next year with my friends after it has had even more patches and QoL content added to it. Phenotype posted:This was a masterpiece, an absolute triumph of game design, and its success shows the heights you can reach when you let a talented, creative dev team produce the best product regardless of the time it takes. AngryBooch posted:I was knee deep in a negotiation with a Hag that could go very wrong in any number of ways when I realized that these motherfuckers actually did it. They pulled it off. I was along for the ride for the next 80 hours after that. xeria posted:For me, it was always going to be this game. MMF Freeway posted:The super intricately detailed maps were such a joy to explore from the very start of the game all the way to the end. exquisite tea posted:It allows you to orient yourself in almost any direction and become wrapped up in a boundless adventure. The densely packed secrets and surprising interactions on every corner of the map both reward and test your curiosity in equal measure. Baiard posted:I spent so much time starting new playthroughs and thinking of new builds to play and how to address certain encounters. SlothBear posted:there is such a special joy in playing something you know was made by the same kind of nerd as you, for the certain type of nerd you are, and then see it become extremely popular. bagrada posted:Great graphics, gameplay, music, story, characters. A masterpiece really. Cael posted:a crowning achievement in the genre, 11 out of 10 because it goes up to 11. Rosalind posted:I played 400+ hours and I will easily put another 400 into it in 2024. wash bucket posted:A new era of 6 hour video essays is dawning. Fix posted:The game has in it so much possibility at a scale yet unseen in video games. That I can play a hundred, twenty hours of this video game to completion, turn on a television commercial for it, and not recognize 65% of the cutscenes shown in that commercial? ChrisBTY posted:I was curled into a ball, braced and ready to take the disappointment. But then it didn't disappoint. At all. It was almost everything I could have possibly asked for. Commander Jebus posted:There is absolutely nothing I can add to the discourse on this game that hasn't already been said better by others. Dr. Fishopolis posted:Nothing about this game feels like it should be possible. It feels like a trick of some sort. The choices you can make that are not just accounted for but accounted for beautifully seem infinite. Barreft posted:One of the best games I've ever played. I can't stop playing this game. JackDarko posted:The amount of reactivity in the world was incredible and made it feel like I was playing D&D with friends. veni veni veni posted:After 130 hours I am still thinking about the next 130 hours I want to put into it, and then the next. The game is just that good and that dynamic. Arrrthritis posted:The final product, however, filled me with such a sense of wonder and magic that it got me thinking "gently caress, I love playing video games." Lucca Blight posted:A stupid long RPG I can play with friends? Instant goty. roomtwofifteen posted:Every single design choice and gameplay element is cool as hell and super fun. I have not had a single un-fun moment playing this so far. Foodchain posted:It delivered on every expectation I had. Levin posted:I started my second run immediately after finishing my first which is incredibly rare. CAR CRASH CRACKERS posted:Play Baldur's Gate 3. Then play it again so you can appreciate the massive amount of poo poo you missed and all the weird little variations accounted for. 01. Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian) (2023) 971 points. Voted for 118 times. Appeared #1 fifty times. Average of 8.2 And that is the game! Your number one Game of the Year 2023! 971 points is the second highest score garnered thus far, only about 240 behind Elden Ring. You loved Baldur's Gate III and I loved avoiding spoilers about it as much as possible! Oh do I want to play this game dearly, so much I started playing Baldur's Gate 1 just to catch up! The goon who was closest to consensus was Baiard, who had all five of the top five within their own top five and almost in the same order. Well done Baiard! I want to thank Rarity for introducing the Games forum to this thread idea way back in 2018. It has consistently been a source to find great games and connect with goons over this amazingly fun hobby and I hope this thread continues to appear and grow and help goons discover great games for years to come. Most importantly though, I have to thank all of you. For submitting lists, for being part of the countdown and for helping to make this such a great fun time. 251 different lists with 751 unique games. This whole thing has gotten huge, but remained as fun as it ever has and it would not be possible without you. Thank you for contributing and writing such lovely words about the games you enjoyed playing. I love to read them and I love to arrange them. This could not be done without you all joining in and I am ever grateful. You all rock Well. This is it for another year. Start making them lists, start playing them games, and keep enjoying yourselves. May our 2024 be as jam packed as our 2023. The final 60, one last time: 60. Lost Judgment 59. Neon White 58. Metroid Prime Remastered 57. Star Ocean The Second Story R 56. Outer Wilds 55. Remnant II 54. Jagged Alliance 3 53. Astlibra Revision 52. Hollow Knight 51. Live a Live 50. Hunt Showdown 49. Wo Long Fallen Dynasty 48. Citizen Sleeper 47. Signalis 46. Yakuza Like A Dragon 45. Rogue Trader 44. Like a Dragon Garden: The Man Who Erased His Name 43. Cocoon 42. System Shock Remake 41. Misericorde Volume 1 40. Dwarf Fortress SE 39. Strangers of Paradise 38. Persona 5 Royal 37. Void Stranger 36. Dead Space Remake 35. Cassette Beasts 34. Xenoblades Chronicles 3 33. Final Fantasy VII Remake 32. David the Diver 31. Pokemon Scarlet/Violet 30. Pikmin 4 29. My Time at Sandrock 28. Diablo IV 27. Ghost Trick 26. Talos Principle 2 25. Midnight Suns 24. Against the Storm 23. Elden Ring 22. Slay the Princess 21. Disco Elysium 20. Super Mario RPG 19. Pentiment 18. Pizza Tower 17. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 16. Theatrhymtnh Final Bar Line 15. Spider-man 2 14. The Case of the Golden Idol 13. Fire Emblem Engage 12. Resident Evil 4 Remake 11. Hi-Fi Rush 10. Lies of P 09. Alan Wake II 08. Street Fighter VI 07. Super Mario Wonder 06. Final Fantasy XVI 05. Octopath Traveller II 04. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty 03. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon 02. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 01. Baldur's Gate III Stunning! Goodnight All
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Jerusalem posted:Realizing that Link was getting a chance to catch Zelda's hand that he missed at the start of the game was veeg will cry at this
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sorry veeg but your first answer is the only one we can accept. congratulations Bloodborne!!!!!!
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Astarion is the bitchy gay goth friend I never knew I needed in my life.
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ALL HAIL LARIAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMo7ugWudCA
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good morning. did i miss anything?
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Escobarbarian posted:veeg will cry at this 100%
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Thank you, VG. Couldn't have done it without you.
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Thank you chief!
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Top shelf Veeg. Cheers for your work!
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Incredible, thank you Veeg, what an amazing thread yet again. BG3's points total is crazy, I didn't think anything would get that close to Elden Ring, let along so soon! Edit: And thank you everybody for your great lists, I discover so many amazing games through this thread each year
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Robots top 3!!!!!!!!!!
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gently caress yeah hail to the king
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Thank you so much Veeg, Rarity, and everyone that participated! Such a wonderful success this has all been!
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Infinitum posted:Top shelf Veeg. Cheers for your work!
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I thought BG3 and TOTK were almost neck and neck, but it actually wasn't even particularly close! And TOTK was a full ~300 points ahead of AC6.
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:good morning. did i miss anything? Valkyrie Profile got the same point total as Forspoken
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i see FROM has done it again!
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Fuckin' aces. If GOTY 6ers are being handed out gimme one plz. Glad to have given my vote to the GOAT, but would have been just as happy if OT2 or ToTK had gotten first (or even AC6 though I didn't get to play that one)
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a fun time as always. looking forward to playing some of these a year late as usual
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Well done VG! Looking forward to seeing if we have any stats posted this year but otherwise, see y'all in 12 months.
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Video games are so back
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I think basically every year is good for games these days, but drat, that’s a fuckin’ year right there. Kinda wild how good games are these days for there being so many of them.
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Top 20 Average Score list AKA goons who played them really loved them - list AKA you should probably play these games - list: 52. Hollow Knight – 8.8 38. Persona 5 – Royal 8.7 53. Astlibra Revision – 8.6 29. My time at Sandrock – 8.3 01. Baldur’s Gate 3 – 8.2 19. Pentiment - 8.2 56. Outer Wilds – 8.2 33. Final Fantasy 7 remake – 8 34. Xenoblade chronicles 3 - 7.8 59. Neon White – 7.8 04. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – 7.7 09. Alan Wake 2 – 7.7 21. Disco Elysium – 7.7 10. Lies of P – 7.6 50. Hunt: Showdown – 7.6 02. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 7.5 40. Dwarf Fortress - 7.5 46. Yakuza – Like a Dragon 7.5 03. Armored Core 6 – 7.4 08. Street Fighter 6 – 7.1
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Once again, veeg, thank you so much for all your hard work running the poll and making these great pieces of art and hilarious badges, and thank you to the hundreds of passionate goons who posted your lists and wrote such great words on the things you loved. This is a fantastic community and I love being a part of it. Please may I get a big ‘ands sixer? (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Thanks to everyone who participated but especially to Veeg for doing all the work!! It's wild to see this thread getting more and more popular
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I didn't have time to post a list this year, so the results are null and void. Time for a re-do, sorry gamers
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BG3 GOTY probe with this image, please! (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Thank you VG Thank you Rarity I left SA before the GOTY was a thing, and now it's what drew me back and got me posting again. So thank you, goons, for posting about your favorite games of the year. My wishlist is now 14 games longer.
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didn't get quoted, oh well
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If we're doing goty sixxers I'll have the best rpg from Japan badge please veeg (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Was fun seeing Hunt Showdown popping up a non insignificant amount of times this year despite being a 5 year old game. Hopefully the engine update coming soon propels it even more onto peoples radars.
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Arist posted:didn't get quoted, oh well Here you go
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