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ShaggsMagoo

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As soon as Drew said he was going to Ukraine in the Cloth Map destination video, my immediate thought was that this was all just a con to pay for him going to Eurovision, and sure enough....
 
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nckillthegrimace

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Antiwhippy said:
Eh, generally smooth in handheld mode, which is the only way I play. :p



Literally impossible.
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It's generally smooth in docked mode, too, and has been even better since they patched it. This sentiment that Zelda has severe framerate problems throughout the whole game has been overblown. Comparing it to a Bethesda game in terms of "jank" is beyond ridiculous.
 
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LurkerPrime

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BotW has to be GotY, barring something insane happening later in the year; I just can't see both Dan and Brad backing down. Any legitimate criticism (you know, framerate) only opens the door to snipe at whatever is being championed over BotW. And there's no reality where another game can come out ahead of BotW in that battle.

Like, I could totally see Jeff being contrarian and going to bat for some other game, but he'd eventually concede with a, "Well I don't agree, but (everyone else in the room) is ok with this, so I guess I'll go along with it."
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Just had a thought about GotY. I bet Jeff will shoot down Zelda and argue Horizon is better
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"the numbers go up and they don't go down"

(I've never played Horizon but I would assume this is true.)
 
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Basileus777

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LurkerPrime said:
BotW has to be GotY, barring something insane happening later in the year; I just can't see both Dan and Brad backing down. Any legitimate criticism (you know, framerate) only opens the door to snipe at whatever is being championed over BotW. And there's no reality where another game can come out ahead of BotW in that battle.

Like, I could totally see Jeff being contrarian and going to bat for some other game, but he'd eventually concede with a, "Well I don't agree, but (everyone else in the room) is ok with this, so I guess I'll go along with it."


"the numbers go up and they don't go down"

(I've never played Horizon but I would assume this is true.)
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I have BOTW as my GOTY but there's nothing wild about something arguing for Horizon over it. Horizon's writing and combat are significantly better than what Zelda has and it's pretty easy to see why someone would prefer it.
 
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Antiwhippy

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Goty is basically whether brad or jeff can gather the most allies anyway.

With Dan on Brad's side other games have no chance.
 
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Hindl

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Basileus777 said:
I have BOTW as my GOTY but there's nothing wild about something arguing for Horizon over it. Horizon's writing and combat are significantly better than what Zelda has and it's pretty easy to see why someone would prefer it.
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Oh yeah I can totally see why someone would prefer Horizon. But given that this is GB's GOTY, and Horizon has basically been forgotten by everyone besides Jeff, I don't think it'll take it. Nier is getting more love from the crew than Horizon. Horizon is an excellent game though.
 
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Basileus777

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Antiwhippy said:
Goty is basically whether brad or jeff can gather the most allies anyway.

With Dan on Brad's side other games have no chance.
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A lot of these guys don't end up backing the game you expect them to. Everyone thought Brad and Jeff would guarantee Doom as GOTY and look how that turned out.

Hindl said:
Oh yeah I can totally see why someone would prefer Horizon. But given that this is GB's GOTY, and Horizon has basically been forgotten by everyone besides Jeff, I don't think it'll do too well. Nier is getting more love from the crew than Horizon
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This is true. Horizon hasn't seemed to catch on much with the non-Jeff crowd. Though I'd be surprised if anyone other than Alex beat Nier.
 
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Antiwhippy

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Basileus777 said:
A lot of these guys don't end up backing the game you expect them to. Everyone thought Brad and Jeff would guarantee Doom as GOTY and look how that turned out.
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I feel like that's the only swerve in the entire existence of their goty.

The only one not by them that was just as shocking was ryan for skyrim.
 
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broncobuster

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Hindl said:
No way Horizon gets GOTY over Zelda. It'll be everyone against Jeff and while he has legitimate gripes he also recognizes what it is

And MGSV would've been so much better if it was just 10 sequences of Ground Zeroes
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Yes. I like MGSV, but it should've gone for a Hitman structure.

Zelda BotW is my GOTY and I can see it taken down by a number of games. Heck, if Red Dead Redemption 2 is half as good as 1 (and actually releases in 2017), you know allegiances will be broken.
 
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Hindl

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I think the real curveball isn't going to be Mario Odyssey, but if RDR2 hits this year. I could see an alliance for

Or if Destiny 2 steals Brad soul
 
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Basileus777

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Antiwhippy said:
I feel like that's the only swerve in the entire existence of their goty.

The only one not by them that was just as shocking was ryan for skyrim.
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The year Mario Maker won had some odd sides picked especially with MGSV and Rocket League. I feel like any year it doesn't come down to a Naughty Dog game there is usually something unexpected.
 
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Hindl

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ShaggsMagoo said:
None of Galaxy 2, 3d Land, or 3d World made it onto the staff top 10 list if I remember correctly. I think you guys might be a bit too optimistic there.
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Yeah but Jeff wasn't into those. He was interested in Odyssey and it remains the title he's most interested in on the Switch. Same with Vinny, who I don't think really played recent Marios. Brad will be the big test though. He's generally been cool on Nintendo's recent output, but Zelda grabbed a hold of him. If Mario does the same, it'll at least get into the Top 10

Plus Bowser in that pimp suit
 
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KillerDark

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nckillthegrimace said:
It's generally smooth in docked mode, too, and has been even better since they patched it. This sentiment that Zelda has severe framerate problems throughout the whole game has been overblown. Comparing it to a Bethesda game in terms of "jank" is beyond ridiculous.
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Completely agreed. Miles ahead of the other open world games.
 
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Blitzrules240

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At least they got Hitman right because that was my GOTY and that was the first time I had the same GOTY as Giant Bomb.

My money's on Zelda: BOTW as of right now but we'll see how things shake up.

Yakuza 0 needs to win something though or the GOTY award were for naught.
 
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therealminime

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Salarians said:
I want to forget
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Yup. I keep remembering that game came out and I played 40+ hours of it and was miserable. Every time I see footage of it I remember that I actually played the whole thing. And feel weird about it. Then get mega depressed again about how sad that whole experience was. I wish I could forget having ever played it. I wish it didn't exist.
 
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Blitzrules240

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Oh God, this final puzzle they're doing in the Phantasmagoria 2 Playdate.

Somebody save me pls.

Edit: How the hell is anyone supposed to figure that out?
 
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Joeku

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That Idle Thumbs Bombcast was really good. Like others said, the IT guys are much better at explaining why a thing is good than the GB guys are.
 
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