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[Exterminieren]

I can't in all good conscience call Pokémon Go a good (or even fundamentally functional) game, but it's my favourite experience of the year by a mile.

Best Moment or Sequence: Wandering into a park near your house that you didn't know existed and coming across a big group of people all chatting and laughing about Pokémon.

 

[Joeku]

It should be Hitman over both of those though.

Look, I fucking love Hitman 2016 but there is a bunch of dumb bullshit surrounding the game that knocks it down from top spot.

Also I'm tired of everyone being Yuri Lowenthal. Yosuke's all up over that shit.

 

[SomberOwl]

Life is misery.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Life is misery.

living up to your name

 

[tryagainlater]

Look, I fucking love Hitman 2016 but there is a bunch of dumb bullshit surrounding the game that knocks it down from top spot.

Also I'm tired of everyone being Yuri Lowenthal. Yosuke's all up over that shit.

Hitman will likely end up being my personal GOTY unless Dishonored 2 blows me away but I kinda agree. A game with online only elements (a single player game at that), endless glitches and poor communication leading to episodic buyers being left out on content, I really don't think it deserves to awarded highly by a big website.

That said, it did lead to some of the best Giant Bomb content this year.

 

[Twin Tails]

craigslist seems like a great way to get murdered

i haven't gotten murdered, yet
thus far

 

[broncobuster]

i haven't gotten murdered, yet thus far

Don't know how to break it to you...you've been a vocaloid for the last three years after a bad waffle maker sale.

 

[oti]

The best graphics discussion between DOOM and Paper Mario will be DELICIOUS.

 

[robotrock]

The best graphics discussion between DOOM and Paper Mario will be DELICIOUS.

They'll give it to Uncharted 4.

 

[Strax]

The best graphics discussion between DOOM and Paper Mario will be DELICIOUS.

They were really high on Dishonored 2 look during E3.

 

[CoolBatteryCharge]

The best graphics discussion between DOOM and Paper Mario will be DELICIOUS.

I hope Devil Daggers throws a random wrench into that whole thing if graphics is one category.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

The best graphics discussion between DOOM and Paper Mario will be DELICIOUS.

lol @ that game being part of any Giant Bomb GOTY discussion

 

[ArjanN]

Look, I fucking love Hitman 2016 but there is a bunch of dumb bullshit surrounding the game that knocks it down from top spot.

Not really. The fact it's episodic actually works in it's favor, and IMO the online requirement is also basically a non-issue in 2016.

 

[Exterminieren]

I wouldn't put money on Paper Mario being discussed in depth in a Bombcast, never mind the GOTY discussions. It looks utterly stunning, but it's not going to get any traction.

Not really. The fact it's episodic actually works in it's favor, and IMO the online requirement is also basically a non-issue in 2016.

I can tell you for an absolute certainty that the last part's untrue.

It hasn't factored into their experiences all that much and probably shouldn't affect the rankings too much, but the online has caused me significant problems throughout the game's life.

 

[Salarians]

Mei's got best new character on lock though, right?

 

[oti]

They'll give it to Uncharted 4.

"It's just another cutesy paper look. We've seen that already."

And yet Uncharted or DOOM will win.

 

[imBask]

The best graphics discussion between DOOM and Paper Mario will be DELICIOUS.

here's a preview

Alex "Paper Mario is good lo-"
Jeff "So DOOM wins, next category"

 

[Exterminieren]

Mei's got best new character on lock though, right?

Lot of love for Popplio in that room, though.

Actually, there's probably scope for a Best Overwatch Character category for the awards.

 

[broncobuster]

I don't know if they'll play it with it releasing in December, but Gravity Rush 2 has a wonderful look to it.

Superhot, Abzu, Ratchet and Clank are nice looking games this year. There's a case to be made for Inside.

But we all know Rez Infinite will win.

 

[oti]

I don't know if they'll play it with it releasing in December, but Gravity Rush 2 has a wonderful look to it.

Superhot, Abzu, Ratchet and Clank are nice looking games this year. There's a case to be made for Inside.

But we all know Rez Infinite will win.

Superhot was 2016? Damn. I need to play this.

 

[ArjanN]

I hope Devil Daggers throws a random wrench into that whole thing if graphics is one category.

It won't. It'll win best styyyyyle or something, if they do make it all one category it'll be Doom or a similarly technically impressive looking game.

The best graphics discussion between DOOM and Paper Mario will be DELICIOUS.

There'll be 1 person tops at Giant Bomb who'll even be aware a Paper Mario came out.

 

[imBask]

Ratchet & Clank is the best looking game

 

[Maiorum]

They were really high on Dishonored 2 look during E3.

I bet none of them are going to play that game for any significant length of time.

 

[Exterminieren]

Oh shit, Superhot for Best STYYYYYLE. I'd completely forgotten about it.

 

[oti]

Ratchet & Clank is the best looking game

"Ratchet and [fart sound] more like." - Brad

 

[Zero-Crescent]

Mei's got best new character on lock though, right?

Best new character is obviously Helmut

Spoiler

Fucking

Kruger, though there might be a challenge from Dr. Pitbull, The Pitbull Doctor.

 

[Twin Tails]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/780114640713854976

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

i haven't gotten murdered, yet
thus far

That's because you've been doing the murderin'.

 

[imBask]

anyway let's be honest it's too early to talk GOTY discussion because Friday The 13th : The Game isn't out yet

 

[Ashby]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/780114640713854976

"Mom & Dad

$500"

Awwww

 

[Kenzodielocke]

I wonder if Drew manages to finish Uncharted 4 this year.

 

[bodyofanamerican]

all the Hitman maps have been a letdown since Sapienza tho

But the Elusives and contracts in each map have more than made up for that. I'm not conceding the maps are disappointing, but I'll say Bangkok was way smaller than I'd have hoped. I can't think of another game I've gotten more playtime out of this year.

 

[strafer]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/780114640713854976

Those damn legs.

 

[Catvoca]

The best graphics discussion between DOOM and Paper Mario will be DELICIOUS.

I hope they remember Firewatch exists for GOTY times. That game is beautiful.

 

[Salarians]

Oh yeah, Firewatch

 

[Volotaire]

The Witness was a nice looking game too. Hope that isn't forgotten this year.

 

[kiguel182]

Drew is a cool dude.

Also, The Witness and Firewatch are two of the best looking games of the year.

 

[Exterminieren]

It's been a good year for games, huh.

No genre-redefining masterpieces, but a good solid spread of titles on all levels.

 

[TharpDaddy]

I'm having a ton of trouble playing DOOM. I can tell it's a really good game, but it weirdly stresses me out to play and I just don't enjoy it that much. I really wish I could enjoy it more than I do. I was enjoying it more before I got to Hell.

 

[oti]

Oh yeah, Firewatch

Not a fan tbh.

 

[Ashby]

God, I got to get in shape.

 

[Zaph]

Firewatch was a disappointment on all levels. Maybe deserves consideration for best visuals.

 

[Mister Negative]

I'm having a ton of trouble playing DOOM. I can tell it's a really good game, but it weirdly stresses me out to play and I just don't enjoy it that much. I really wish I could enjoy it more than I do. I was enjoying it more before I got to Hell.

I played it a level at a time. Couldn't really do more than that. I felt like the levels were the perfect length for a single play session.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Firewatch was a great looking game but nothing else. Style over substance.

 

[Catvoca]

Firewatch is maybe my GOTY. I loved everything about it. Even the ending grew on me.

 

[Lijik]

here's a preview

Alex "Paper Mario is good lo-"
Jeff "So DOOM wins, next category"

Just replay their tearaway discussion a few years ago and replace tearway with microsoft sam saying "NINTENDO'S PAPER MARIO COLOR SPLASH"

 

[strafer]

 

[broncobuster]

It's been a good year for games, huh.

No genre-redefining masterpieces, but a good solid spread of titles on all levels.

And there are at least three more games that really appeal to me rounding out the year. Only letdown is on Nintendo's end but the new Pokémon is shaping up to be the first I've bought in a decade.

My iphone auto corrected Pokémon to add the accent over e.

 

[SomberOwl]

I wonder if they will look at Planet Coaster.

 

[EdReedFan20]

I wonder if they will look at Planet Coaster.

They haven't for Parkitect, Roller Coaster Tycoon World, Theme Park Studio, or NoLimits 2 (though Jeff played around with that on a UPF). All of those games have been released in the past couple years. I could see them doing one for Rollercoaster Dreams though, which is a PSVR compatible game, supposedly releasing on the same day PSVR does (looking into it, the developers of that game made a roller coaster game for Dreamcast).