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[StoveOven]

Has the top 10 always just been such a collection of their individual favourite games of the year? I feel like the arguments for the bottom 3 were really weak this year beyond "you know guys, I really love this game".

At least Austin put forward a proper argument for Invisible Inc.

The Destiny year has kind of broken the point of hashing this stuff out.

Obviously there's no objectivity, but consensus > "this needs to be number 10 because it's my number 1". If they're doing that now, it might as well be a top 5 or a return to winner and runner ups.

2012 had Jeff getting Syndicate, Patrick getting ZombiU, Brad getting Mass Effect 3, and Vinny getting Sleeping Dogs. It's kind of always been this way. Although I definitely prefer "This is a game one of us really loves" to "I guess we all kinda like Uncharted"

 

[Data West]

I was watching an iracing stream

I think iracing is eve online for race cars

 

[Incandenza]

I think the bottom half has often had people squeezing in their "pet" games without too much friction. Austin's game was number 9 and they gave Witcher 10th without anyone even coming close to finishing it. If there had been a Stardew Valley or a Thumper that year, I dont think they would have fought hard to get it on.

Like I said in the GOTY thread I think they should stop numbering 1-10 and just do 1-5 and then 5 more "honorable mentions" or whatever. In the past few years the order of the back half of the list has been completely arbitrary

Spoiler

more so than the front half anyway

because they're all pet favorites so all they have to go on is "well, two people played this game and only one person played that one, so I guess this one is better."

 

[Anjin M]

completely arbitrary

This is my favorite part of the whole process.

 

[Blitzrules240]

Oh my God, the abrupt stop in the Dishonored 2 quick look where Jason berates Dan for not knowing nationally syndicated radio host Delilah is so fucking relevant.

 

[TraBuch]

The fuck is Delilah?

 

[BreezyLimbo]

The fuck is Delilah?

Freddie Mercury's cat

she peed all over his chippendale suit

 

[Anjin M]

Oh my God, the abrupt stop in the Dishonored 2 quick look where Jason berates Dan for not knowing nationally syndicated radio host Delilah is so fucking relevant.

The only radio host worth knowing is The Deb of Night.

 

[kingocfs]

The ending to DOOM kind of sucks.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Doom slayer should go to heaven next

open it up with him waking up on clouds and they're ready to reward him, but doom marine is like 'nah' and starts kililng everything

 

[Glitchesarecool]

Doom slayer should go to heaven next

open it up with him waking up on clouds and they're ready to reward him, but doom marine is like 'nah' and starts kililng everything

Codex entries basically implied that his bloodlust is eternal and unrelenting. Although he did show restraint in not killing Hayden right away.

 

[Twin Tails]

https://twitter.com/pamyuprince/status/816107015525298176

 

[Blitzrules240]

The fuck is Delilah?

"Is that dog Delilah?"

"Is this some kind of Dr. Phil thing?"

 

[justjim89]

Played Overwatch for the first time in like 3 months, tried out Sombra for the first time. I forgot how much fun that game is to just play, but man the progression is so slow it just kinda kills my desire to keep playing. It took me like 90 minutes of play to level up once.

 

[Zornack]

I played a handful of Overwatch games last night, got 3 lootboxes (arcade mode imba) and the last one had nutcracker Zenyatta.

I'm pretty good at Overwatch I guess .

 

[alr1ght]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOxnVfRBtk4/

Jeff has a fucking slot machine? That actually makes sense.

 

[justjim89]

Jeff has a fucking slot machine? That actually makes sense.

Jeff got that pig iron.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Doom slayer should go to heaven next

open it up with him waking up on clouds and they're ready to reward him, but doom marine is like 'nah' and starts kililng everything

Does Heaven even exist in that world? I don't think they ever did that in the past Doom games.

 

[Incandenza]

I wish the arcade mode wasn't the fastest way to get loot boxes because the arcade modes mostly suck.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

I wish the arcade mode wasn't the fastest way to get loot boxes because the arcade modes mostly suck.

They should expand that to all modes tbh

 

[Data West]

It's a bit silly but I think the thing I'm most hyped for about RDR 2, the only really thing I'm hyped for about it atm, is seeing next-gen weather in RDR

Because RDR storms were terrifying

 

[Zornack]

I looked at a release schedule for 2017 and saw Danganronpa V3 was January then saw that's for the Japanese release so fuck 2017.

 

[Data West]

I looked at a release schedule for 2017 and saw Danganronpa V3 was January then saw that's for the Japanese release so fuck 2017.

but you know what it is january 2017?

 

[hamchan]

Played Overwatch for the first time in like 3 months, tried out Sombra for the first time. I forgot how much fun that game is to just play, but man the progression is so slow it just kinda kills my desire to keep playing. It took me like 90 minutes of play to level up once.

You're supposed to play, have fun and not care about the progression, since then it starts looking like work and 90 minutes work for a loot box that costs $1 is not a very good return.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Let's be clear here: Overwatch's level-ups are not progression. There is no mechanical difference between a level 1 and level 1,000 player. It is a good excuse to drip feed cosmetic lootboxes and nothing more.

In general, I feel like the progression sentiment (i.e. saying it's not rewarding), and a general disdain for lootboxes have only come to a head with Overwatch. Which is weird, because there's dozens of worse games that embrace that sort of thing, while also doing it in a malicious way--particularly on mobile--but they aren't demonised for it, just ignored. Like Brad's Clash Royale thing, or, the big one, Team Fortress 2--the worst of all worlds.

What is it that makes Overwatch so much more egregious about it?

 

[Twin Tails]

https://twitter.com/jeffgerstmann/status/816167752566116352

 

[bigkrev]

https://twitter.com/jeffgerstmann/status/816167752566116352

Is Drew in Japan?

 

[Twin Tails]

Is Drew in Japan?

yes

 

[Tubobutts]

I hear the Japanese versions of Mario Party are the best ones.

 

[Death Metalist]

https://twitter.com/jeffgerstmann/status/816167752566116352

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Vinnys Hitsmas run is just a thing of glory one thing after another

so good

top 3 moment of the year

 

[Mr. F]

Vinnys Hitsmas run is just a thing of glory one thing after another

so good

top 3 moment of the year

Easily one of the best videos in years. Cross-coast content stays winning.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

Dan and Vinny make a great team. Total chaos.

 

[Teddified]

If Drew is in Japan then we got a 3 man podcast with one of them running the livestream, so just a jeff + brad bombcast, unless we get a guest or two.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

If Drew is in Japan then we got a 3 man podcast with one of them running the livestream, so just a jeff + brad bombcast, unless we get a guest or two.

watch it be the new hire

 

[Twin Tails]

solo rorie cast

 

[Tubobutts]

Solo Rorie in a Dark Shower cast.

 

[Tagyhag]

GAF isn't the only one that hates the GB GOTY's

 

[Tubobutts]

GAF isn't the only one that hates the GB GOTY's

I like how they frame it as the problem is just Palmer voting for Trump. I wonder-

Heat Street is a libertarian conservative news, opinion and commentary website

Oh.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

GAF isn't the only one that hates the GB GOTY's

they must be mad they weren't invited to write a top 10 list

edit: wait isn't ian miles cheong that nazi supporter?

 

[nckillthegrimace]

No, they treated him like the Nazi-loving fuck that he is.

 

[robotrock]

GAF isn't the only one that hates the GB GOTY's

I'm mad you posted that in here.

I advise not giving this guy a click.

 

[Salarians]

If Drew is in Japan then we got a 3 man podcast with one of them running the livestream, so just a jeff + brad bombcast, unless we get a guest or two.

Mary?

watch it be the new hire

Mary!

 

[Choomp]

Is there a gif of all the guys pointing to the Weed sign at E3? Saw that shit today and seemed just ripe for a gif

 

[Twin Tails]

 

[Tubobutts]

Is there a gif of all the guys pointing to the Weed sign at E3? Saw that shit today and seemed just ripe for a gif

Ok then TT

 

[Choomp]

It's perf

 

[TacticalHotdog]

Is Drew in Japan?

Drew has been talking about taking his family to Japan over the past few Bombcasts and UPFs, so I would assume he's doing it now

 

[Jintor]

wh-why am i watching francis york morgan push boxes in a warehouse

 

[mnz]

GAF isn't the only one that hates the GB GOTY's

Check that guy's twitter feed.

edit:

On the popular gaming website Giant Bomb, its staff declared Luckey the year's ”hottest mess" for the same reasons. They ignored the many disappointing, and downright terrible games that came out this year, like No Man's Sky—and the myriad complaints that followed in its release.

Yeah, that was top 3 in that same category lol

Apparently he really hates that BAKOON guy, that's probably why he wrote the whole thing.