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Jay Rust
Sep 27, 2011

gruilty

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VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003
That is just the joined up font and not a mistype.

fridge corn
Apr 2, 2003

NO MERCY, ONLY PAIN :black101:

Starting to wonder if all the misspellings on the oskirbs is a set up for an elaborate joke...

morallyobjected
Nov 3, 2012

fridge corn posted:

Starting to wonder if all the misspellings on the oskirbs is a set up for an elaborate joke...

if you take all the letters that shouldn't be there and unscramble them, at the end it will spell out "dog murder"

VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003
OK I just checked the graphics and it was a mistype. I fixed it now though!!

AceOfFlames
Oct 9, 2012

fridge corn posted:

Starting to wonder if all the misspellings on the oskirbs is a set up for an elaborate joke...

All the mispelled letters form a hidden message. It says "GOTY DEEZ NUTS"

Fake Edit: LMAO never noticed your av now has Malenia in the fridge.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Friends, this is a very special occasion for it is time to honour a true GOTY institution. Aside from Final Fantasy XIV which has benefitted from annual content updates there is only one game which has featured in every iteration of our countdown. This is the game and this is your #47…

Feels Villeneuve posted:

A charm festival from start to finish.

BigDumper posted:

Video game comfort food.

bone emulator posted:

I got covid this year and this was the game I played during the week or so my brain felt like mush.

morallyobjected posted:

Starts out with your typical "you are the hero destined to bring peace to the world" story and then stands that up on end.

xoFcitcrA posted:

There are a few moments when it seems like the game is going to have a bit of a twist but then surprise!, it pulls the rug out from underneath the twist and does exactly what you expect it to instead.

Escobarbarian posted:

So heartfelt, so genuine, so mother loving delightful that I simply have no choice but to see what other experiences I can have in this genre.



47. DRAGON QUEST XI: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE
(SquareEnix, 2017, Up 1)
43 points, listed 6 times, #1 2 times


Back in 2018 Dragon Quest XI charted at #12 and it has made an appearance in the countdown every year since and this year it has even climbed a spot. A remarkable feat for a remarkable game!

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
Love this game so so SO much. Glad to have helped it improve on last year.

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

Hell yeah DQXI keep on shining. My number one game the first year of this countdown.

Jay Rust
Sep 27, 2011

Should’ve called it Draggin Quest !!

SlothBear
Jan 25, 2009

I knew most of my choices wouldn't be ranked, but dang Scarlet Hollow came so close! We got this next year!!!

Also yay I got quoted for Snap. :buddy:

Help Im Alive
Nov 8, 2009

People say it's one of the best JRPGs but I don't like the main guy's hair so my hands are tied

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Ok so who's playing it in 2023 to get in for next year?

Jay Rust
Sep 27, 2011

Help Im Alive posted:

People say it's one of the best JRPGs but I don't like the main guy's hair so my hands are tied

Which of the guys in the pic there is the main guy? Although tbh they all have awful hair

Anno
May 10, 2017

I'm going to drown! For no reason at all!

I need to give DQXI another shot. I played the first few hours and was charmed, but there’s no real immediate hook that kept me around. I assume it’s probably a decent Deck game, maybe I’ll try it there.

hatty
Feb 28, 2011

Pork Pro
The main guy is Android 17 in the middle

Help Im Alive
Nov 8, 2009

Jay Rust posted:

Which of the guys in the pic there is the main guy? Although tbh they all have awful hair

Here he is in amiibo form

anakha
Sep 16, 2009


Topped 2 out of 6 goon lists? Nice to see DQ11 still making an impact.

VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003
You know what I love about video games? It’s their ability to take us away to fantastic worlds full of excitement and unimaginable beauty. When the drudgery of the real world is getting us down, video games can help us escape. Anyway, here’s your #46.

AceOfFlames posted:

Pure relaxation.

Runa posted:

The chillest way to hang out with friends.

JollyBoyJohn posted:

It is zen for me.

A Bystander posted:

I'm just here to vibe and clean stuff.

YES bread posted:

Orange nozzle crew for life.

Escobarbarian posted:

No, this is not a joke.



46. POWERWASH SIMULATOR
(FuturLab, 2022, New Entry)
44 points, listed 9 times


Rarity posted:

Well I’ll be damned.

(VG: I once got a powerwasher at my parents home and spent 9 hours cleaning their house and back garden. Accidentally lost myself the whole day!)

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
He really does have terrible hair but everyone else is so great it makes up for it

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
I said this in my entry I think but it’s worth repeating because it really isn’t a joke: I would play PowerWash Simulator for such long periods that I would get concerned messages from friends who could see my status on discord. So satisfying, so zen, so good.

ColdPie
Jun 9, 2006

Help Im Alive posted:

I am amazed Sifu only ended up at 61

Did no one play it??!

I'd like to play it, but it's not on Steam or Xbox, so nope. I guess it comes to Xbox in March, I'll give it a look then.


Speaking of which...

VideoGames posted:



48. GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
(Arc System Works, 2021, Down 37)
41 points, listed 6 times, #1 1 time


Very excited for this to come to Xbox soon. I got into it on PS4, but got rid of my PS4 after getting a XBSX.

Entenzahn
Nov 15, 2012

erm... quack-ward
What is it about chores that makes them so fun in videogames but so boring in real life. Truly a mystery of time.

Jay Rust
Sep 27, 2011

Numbers go up

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
PowerWash is coming to PlayStation at the end of the month, btw

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Barudak posted:

An absolute must play.

ColdPie posted:

At the peak of the form.

Epic High Five posted:

One of the best implementations of an incredibly vertical level design I've played.

The 7th Guest posted:

Honey I Shrunk the Platforms.

Real hurthling! posted:

Like Pikmin and Chibi-Robo! had a baby that inherited none of either of its parents’ bullshit.

Screaming_Gremlin posted:

The trend of people deciding to make their own version of Nintendo games is one that I hope continues.



45. TINYKIN
(Splashteam, 2022, New Entry)
44 points, listed 8 times


Ok so when’s someone doing a Pilotwings?

Oxxidation
Jul 22, 2007
i started and finished tinykin last week and it's one of those games that's delightful from the go. you hit start and you're all

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
Tinykin is on Game Pass right? Gotta grab that.

VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003

redreader posted:

gently caress it's good.

Jerusalem posted:

I'm still not sick of it, and I hope I never will be.

Updog Scully posted:

When I do complete a level, I feel an exhilarating rush.

TriffTshngo posted:

Straightfaced clockwork lunacy.

MMF Freeway posted:

The most beautiful, massive, feature rich, and overall compelling stealth game ever made.

Muscle Tracer posted:

A lot like being Death.



44. HITMAN III
(IO, 2021, Down 30)
46 points, listed 6 times


Aww this was so close to landing at #47.

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

Ok I'll try tinykin

ColdPie
Jun 9, 2006

Regy Rusty posted:

Ok I'll try tinykin

It's really good! My #2 this year.

haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal
goty time :neckbeard:

Jay Rust
Sep 27, 2011

Try hitman 3 too. It beat tinykin in the 2022 goty thread

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

Although I will say real hurthling's Pikmin shade offends me but I'll overlook it

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Jay Rust posted:

Try hitman 3 too. It beat tinykin in the 2022 goty thread

Also in the 2021 GOTY thread :thunkher:

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

Jay Rust posted:

Try hitman 3 too. It beat tinykin in the 2022 goty thread

I already played that!

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
I must say, my friends, things are feeling quite unusual. Normally at this point in the countdown we have seen a few stragglers from the year’s major release lineup fall by the wayside. But this year every big name still remains in contention. It’s starting to look like an intense battle at the top of the charts! But will another game will fall by the wayside as we reveal your #43…

Phantasium posted:

I cried during the ending.

Escobarbarian posted:

When it finished, I cried.

Lethrom posted:

The developers once again astound me with just how much they can do with just so little.

Ineffiable posted:

Easily a winner just for how much exploration and mystery you uncover.

Belgian Waffle posted:

The physics and the puzzles and how they interact are well thought out.

BeanpolePeckerwood posted:

My suit has a hole in it from some loving cactus.



43. OUTER WILDS: ECHOES OF THE EYE
(Mobius Digital, 2019, Down 28)
47 points, listed 7 times, #1 1 time


Please don’t gently caress cacti, BP. It does not sound safe.

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
Hooray! veeg’s actual game of the year if not for his silly rules!!!!!!

Zaggitz
Jun 18, 2009

My urges are becoming...

UNCONTROLLABLE

I need to play Tinykin and also the latter two campaigns of the hitman trilogy!! I stalled out after one but had a great time.

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Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Escobarbarian posted:

veeg’s actual game of the year if not for his silly rules!!!!!!

This is cope

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