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[Cozmogramma]

Best Music

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Civilization VI should win based on Sogno di Volare alone.

 

[wild wild rice]

Yes, altho I just checked and it doesn't appear to be on sale anymore.

Fair enough, thanks for the heads up. Hitman is officially on my radar now. Love stealth games.

 

[Catvoca]

It's #7.

But no DOOM so it's ok.

That's not his actual GOTY list, that'll be on Waypoint. The GB list is his favourite games he's watched people play this year. I expect Overwatch to be very high on his proper list.

 

[LiK]

Fair enough, thanks for the heads up. Hitman is officially on my radar now. Love stealth games.

Yea, I started playing it this week and it's super fun.

 

[oti]

That's not his actual GOTY list, that'll be on Waypoint. The GB list is his favourite games he's watched people play this year. I expect Overwatch to be very high on his proper list.

that sneaky bastard

 

[daveo42]

Jeff will defend Rez Infinite till his death. Actually he'll probably have a looping stream put up on the internet of him defending Rez until the heat death of the universe.

 

[Infinite Justice]

Didn't someone say Overwatch was Austin's GOTY?

I don't think he's posted his actual top 10 list yet. I expect Overwatch to be at or near the top.

Yea that's on Saturday on Waypoint

It's #7.

But no DOOM so it's ok.

that's for games he watched. His personal List isnt up yet

 

[alr1ght]

I'm okay with Doom getting the praise in various categories that it's gotten with the exception of Jeff and Brad saying it's more impressive looking than Uncharted 4 in Best-Looking Game and using an argument that could apply to both (which Drew brought up). I love me some Doom, but Uncharted 4 is just a marvel to look at.

It is pretty comical. I have my issues with the game itself, but good god is it the most amazing looking game I've ever played.

 

[Tubobutts]

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It's Alex's 1, Dan's 2, Vinny's 6 and Drew's 6, while Titanfall is 6 on Dan's list and 8 on Drew's list. Even if Jeff has Titanfall as his 1, it's going to be a real struggle if everyone else liked the game but everyone else on the staff, including those who put Titanfall on their list thought Overwatch was better. Alex is going to fight it

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Im not saying Titanfall definitely will for sure be higher than Overwatch on the main list. I'm just saying never doubt Jeff's power.

 

[Mister Negative]

ah, the annual tradition of people going "wait just wait the good part is coming up" while they sit in awkward silence while a track from a game plays

 

[Brashnir]

Jeff will defend Rez Infinite till his death. Actually he'll probably have a looping stream put up on the internet of him defending Rez until the heat death of the universe.

Jeff was prepared to fight to the end for it, but

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it was disqualified

 

[Nose Master]

I wish they had more dumb jokey categories this year. I miss stuff like best clicker.

 

[Intheflorsh]

Austin with Hitman at number one. :'(

 

[Justinh]

Me at the office:

I think it's an interesting topic. I have no idea what they would go for. I have no idea what I'd go for...

I tend to like the non-standard categories for GotY awards more than the boring usual ones though.

 

[Death Metalist]

So much for Alex going to bat for

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The Last Guardian

for best music haha. To be fair though, the second half, especially near the end is where the soundtrack for the most part shines.

 

[Mister Negative]

Shouts to everyone who didn't bother to actually read Austin's list and just looked at the games he listed

And that’s why instead of giving you a top 10 list of my favorite games this year--which you can find over on Waypoint.VICE.com (aka waypoint.zone, aka bazinga.zone, aka digitalpyramids.com) this Saturday--I’m giving you a list of my ten favorite games I watched other people play this year. I’ve tried hard to include new releases. But also, uh… well… these first three, they’re maybe a little long in the tooth.[/I][/B]

 

[EmCeeGramr]

I wish they had more dumb jokey categories this year. I miss stuff like best clicker.

They had Best Character

 

[LiK]

Best Styyyyyle is the joke category.

 

[mnz]

I think I might still buy

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________FURI__________

while on sale, didn't know it's good in that regard as well.

Me at the office:

There are games that are better now than on 360. It's an interesting topic.
Also, the results of that topic sound like a top 3 for "GB's game of the generation"

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Alex is on the right side of history. Hotline Miami 2 had the best music of any game released in 2015.

 

[Voras]

Yes

That was easily one of my favorite things all year. Brad literally had to take a moment after making the shot because he was so tense.

 

[LiK]

Alex is on the right side of history. Hotline Miami 2 had the best music of any game released in 2015.

It does have some pretty amazing tracks.

 

[Zero-Crescent]

Austin Walker's top ten games to watch in 2016. pretty neat list.

 

[Bornstellar]

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It's Alex's 1, Dan's 2, Vinny's 6 and Drew's 6, while Titanfall is 6 on Dan's list and 8 on Drew's list. Even if Jeff has Titanfall as his 1, it's going to be a real struggle if everyone else liked the game but everyone else on the staff, including those who put Titanfall on their list thought Overwatch was better. Alex is going to fight it

How many of then actually touched Tf2's multiplayer? That's the real crime here.

 

[Incandenza]

Best Music is

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some bullshit honestly. Furi's OST is a slightly worse Hotline Miami 2 and synthwave in general feels super played out in video games in the past couple years.

 

[giant_frying_pan]

Dan pulls through for me!

http://i.imgur.com/xAKdjyF.jpg

 

[LiK]

When you don't remember the music in a game then it should be automatically cut from the Best Music list. I dunno why they needed reminders.

 

[Glass Shark]

I'm really shocked the rest of the staff didn't like Thumper more. That game is incredible.

 

[Tubobutts]

When you don't remember the music in a game then it should be automatically cut from the Best Music list. I dunno why they needed reminders.

Dan Ryckert.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

If Jeff wants TF2 to place over Overwatch all he needs to do is argue how it's fun factor is determined on whether your team gives a shit or not.

 

[jayu26]

Sees Brad's number one...

Get ready for one the most unanimous game of year ever by the Giant Bomb crew in Giant Bomb history.

 

[LucidMomentum]

That was easily one of my favorite things all year. Brad literally had to take a moment after making the shot because he was so tense.

Can I get the link to the vid for this? Haven't seen it and it looks amazing.

 

[daveo42]

Completely forgot about The Fire and the Flood being a game I was interested in. I don't even remember when I saw the trailer for the game, just that I did, at some point, see the trailer.

 

[LiK]

HAHAHA, just got to Dan making them play music from Stardew Valley.

 

[Death Metalist]

Can I get the link to the vid for this? Haven't seen it and it looks amazing.

Kill Busey: Vol. 1 & 2

 

[Mister Negative]

Jeff's argument for Titalfall 2 as best multiplayer kinda just makes it seem like he doesn't like multiplayer very much, full stop.

 

[Incandenza]

Can't relate to Best Moment either because

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the Quick Look kinda hinted at the idea of there being puzzles outside of the panels so that led to me discovering the environmental puzzles within the first hour or two. I'm sure if you didn't discover it until the top of the mountain where they spell it out it would be pretty amazing though.

 

[petethepanda]

The game didn't capture me as much as I hoped it would but I dug the hell out of VA-11 HALL-A's soundtrack.

 

[Cozmogramma]

HAHAHA, just got to Dan making them play music from Stardew Valley.

The Donkey Kong hate continues.

 

[Phediuk]

lmao @ Dan playing Stardew Valley tracks and everyone else not giving a fuck.

 

[Mister Negative]

I was going to skip best Xbox One Backwards Compatible game, but then I saw that Jeff got

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burnout paradise into the top three, and I really needed to see how that played out.

 

[FantasyFreak07]

Best Music is Dan's kryptonite.

 

[Phediuk]

The guys are right that the Stardew Valley music sounds exactly like the Donkey Kong stuff from two years ago.

 

[Nibel]

Jeff giving out the warning in case REZ Infinite stayed on that list killed me

 

[IcyRhythms]

Everyone that I know that has played HITMAN have said it's an amazing stealth game, and a return to form for the series. We must have a Dying Light, Alien: Isolation, and Evil Within situation with that game. The reviews don't reflect all of the praise.

 

[daveo42]

Best Music is Dan's kryptonite.

Dan always backs the wrong horse. Always.

Edit: No Dan...just no. That's not a good track. Not a good track at all.

 

[FStop7]

The Please Stop discussion was great, especially the clash royale part and jeff talking about arbys haha

I thought the Arby's hate was kind of weird because that campaign has shown appreciation of the source material and creativity. It's not that cynical meme regurgitation that they were lamenting about other social media accounts.

The Owlboy thing, for example:

 

[LiK]

Dan loves joyful goofy game music that makes him happy. It's quite endearing.

 

[Tubobutts]

Dan always backs the wrong horse. Always.

I would blame Dan more than the horse.

 

[Mister Negative]

I thought the Arby's hate was kind of weird because that campaign has shown appreciation of the source material and creativity. It's not meme regurgitation.

The Owlboy thing, for example:

They just hate anything that might be construed as marketing.

Granted, I work in marketing, but I hate stupid brand social media accounts too.