Hello and welcome to the annual game of the year festivities! Pat yourself on the back because you made it through another year! Sit back and relax as we celebrate the finest in the world of video games. A time where we get to say our piece on a game only to find out that it doesn't hang and it gets fucked off the list. But that's the fun of it all as alliances form in between celebrating the best and worst the year has to offer. It's going to be a good time. I will preface this by saying that any and all lists from any one person is of their own opinion. There is no need for you to lose your sanity if their list differs from yours. There is plenty of good shit to choose from so be glad you have that choice!
We went through a lot with Giant Bomb and forged some wonderful memories this year that I would like to remind everyone about. Jeff found out if Garfield really fucks or not, Dan may have found that MG was a mistake, Dan & Vinny finished Jackal in two episodes and moved onto to conquer(it took a while!) Contra: Hard Corps, We made a mess during the summer as we built a car, We went on a couple of dates with Ben & Abby, In-between Abby's killing spree a giant toilet was made, Vinny was trapped in his home with a bunch of FMV games, Rival Schools is #1 on the only list that matters, Tiger Woods still does his voice work in libraries, legends say that the people working at CBS could still hear the words "FUCKING CLAP, BITCH!", The west crew went on a mystical adventure, The Labo does not fuck, Fuck Fatty Bear, Warioware Megaparty games is the Beck-ham of videogames, Vinnystania.....(yeah that's it), Kessler mastered the ways of the L A N G, Boyes/Lang/Vignocchi for one last time, The rise and rise of anime, We got a site redesign, Alex & Vinny finally embarked on a quest of space fuckin', Jason & Ben rediscovered the magic of God Hand, Shame that Fuzion Frenzy never had a 50-turn party mode, Spider-Man does not know how to suck something, BALL GOD, vinnybig.pmp, legends also say that the the people working at CBS are also still hearing screaming, Alex saved the kids while drumming for 24 hours!, The new James Bond is actually Dan, we experienced Rorie's phase 3, we learned about the secret of The Quiet Man, 174,256$ was raised for charity this year. A total of 316,000$ raised for charity so far.
I would also like to shoutout the wonderful, passionate GB community(you know who you are) on here because I wouldn't have been here if it weren't for them. As I was making this thread I went back to my previous GOTY thread and noticed how bloated it was due to my excitement for a GB GOTY festivities on a new site. Having said that, it led to people never visiting the OP which I always kept updating with anything and everything that concerns GOTY. So, this year it'll be a much tighter and cleaner OP. This will also benefit people in the future who want to catch up. I will of course be updating the OP on a daily basis. Now, let's have fun & happy holidays!
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GAME OF THE YEAR 2018: DAY ONE DELIBERATIONS
Pedro's Day 1 Timestamps!
Day 1 Highlights!
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Game of the Year 2018: Day Two Deliberations
Pedro's Day 2 Timestamps!
Day 2 Highlights!
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Game of the Year 2018: Day Three Deliberations
Pedro's Day 3 Timestamps!
Day 3 highlights!
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Game of the Year 2018: Day Four Deliberations
Pedro's Day 4 Timestamps!
Day 4 Highlights!
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Game of the Year 2018: Day Five Deliberations
Pedro's Day 5 Timestamps!
Day 5 Highlights!
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Here's What Won
Holiday Specialtacular: Winter Games 2018
Holiday Specialtacular: Blind Create-A-Sim Part 1
Holiday Specialtacular: Blind Create-A-Sim Part 2
Holiday Specialtacular: Giant Rom 5
Holiday Specialtacular: Mario Party Party 11
Holiday Specialtacular: Millennials React to GameSpot 2004
Holiday Specialtacular: Smashing Through the Snow!
Holiday Specialtacular: Hitsmas 2018
Will Smith's Top 10 Games of 2018
Pat Baer's Top 10 Games of 2018
Kahlief Adams' Top 10 Games of 2018
Mary Kish's Top 5 Games of 2018
Maffew's Top 10 Games He Played in 2018
Alex Zandra Van Chestein's Top 10 Games of 2018
Bryan Intihar's Top Games of 2018
Rami Ismail's Top 10 Games of 2018
No Goblin's Top 10 Games of 2018
Matt Pascual's Top 7 Games of 2018
Greg Miller's Top 10 Games of 2018
Xeecee's Top 10 Soundtracks of 2018
BAKOON's Top 10 Games of 2018
Rich Gallup's Memorable Games of 2018
Samantha Kalman's Top 10 Games of 2018
Sébastien Bénard's Top 10 Games of 2018
Jack Gallagher's Top 10 Games of 2018
Drew Scanlon's Top 10 Games of 2018
John "Cowboy" Bellomy's Top 10 Games of 2018
ZODIAC MOTHERFUCKER's Top 10 Games That Pissed Him Off in 2018
Bruno Dias' Top 10 Games of 2018
Colin Spacetwinks' Top 10 Games of 2018
Felix Kramer's Top 10 Games of 2018
Dave Lang's List of Games He Liked in 2018
Nina Freeman's Top 10 Games of 2018
Aaron Stewart-Ahn's Top 10 Games of 2018
Chris Grant's Top 10 Games of 2018
Danny O'Dwyer's Top 10 Games of 2018
Soha E's Top 10 Games of 2018
Trevor Strunk's Top 10 Games of 2018
Scott Benson's Top 10 Games of 2018
Lena Raine's Top 6 Games of 2018
Erica Lahaie's Top 9 Soundtracks of 2018
SWERY's Top 10 Games of 2018
Ron Funches' Top 10 Games of 2018
Jeff Bakalar's Top 10 Games of 2018
Casey Malone's Top 10 Games of 2018
Ed Boon's Top 10 Games of 2018
Leon Chang's Top 8 Games of 2018
Mike Drucker's Top 10 Games of 2018
Subset Games' Top 10 Games of 2018
Keita Takahashi's Top 3 Games of 2002
Greg Kasavin's Top 10 Games of 2018
Kenny Omega and Xavier Woods' Top 10 Games of 2018
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I would also like to shoutout the wonderful, passionate GB community(you know who you are) on here because I wouldn't have been here if it weren't for them. As I was making this thread I went back to my previous GOTY thread and noticed how bloated it was due to my excitement for a GB GOTY festivities on a new site. Having said that, it led to people never visiting the OP which I always kept updating with anything and everything that concerns GOTY. So, this year it'll be a much tighter and cleaner OP. This will also benefit people in the future who want to catch up. I will of course be updating the OP on a daily basis. Now, let's have fun & happy holidays!
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GAME OF THE YEAR 2018: DAY ONE DELIBERATIONS
Our 2018 awards feature begins at the beginning, with a deep dive on the list of games that mattered to us this year.
Pedro's Day 1 Timestamps!
Day 1 Highlights!
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Game of the Year 2018: Day Two Deliberations
It's day two, and we're plowing through another huge chunk of 2018's most notable games on our way to the awards.
Pedro's Day 2 Timestamps!
Day 2 Highlights!
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Game of the Year 2018: Day Three Deliberations
Day three sees us rounding out 2018 with discussions of the year end's heavy hitters. On to the awards!
Pedro's Day 3 Timestamps!
Day 3 highlights!
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Game of the Year 2018: Day Four Deliberations
Our first day of awards includes Best Styyyyyyyle, Best Music, Best Debut, Hottest Mess, and Best Moment or Sequence
Pedro's Day 4 Timestamps!
Day 4 Highlights!
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Game of the Year 2018: Day Five Deliberations
This is it, our discussions around Best Story, Best Ongoing Game, Best Looking, Most Disappointing, and our top 10 games of the year.
Pedro's Day 5 Timestamps!
Day 5 Highlights!
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Here's What Won
Here's your handy pocket guide to the winners and nominees for Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2018.
Holiday Specialtacular: Winter Games 2018
Holiday Specialtacular: Blind Create-A-Sim Part 1
Holiday Specialtacular: Blind Create-A-Sim Part 2
Holiday Specialtacular: Giant Rom 5
Holiday Specialtacular: Mario Party Party 11
Holiday Specialtacular: Millennials React to GameSpot 2004
Holiday Specialtacular: Smashing Through the Snow!
Holiday Specialtacular: Hitsmas 2018
Will Smith's Top 10 Games of 2018
Pat Baer's Top 10 Games of 2018
Kahlief Adams' Top 10 Games of 2018
Mary Kish's Top 5 Games of 2018
Maffew's Top 10 Games He Played in 2018
Alex Zandra Van Chestein's Top 10 Games of 2018
Bryan Intihar's Top Games of 2018
Rami Ismail's Top 10 Games of 2018
No Goblin's Top 10 Games of 2018
Matt Pascual's Top 7 Games of 2018
Greg Miller's Top 10 Games of 2018
Xeecee's Top 10 Soundtracks of 2018
BAKOON's Top 10 Games of 2018
Rich Gallup's Memorable Games of 2018
Samantha Kalman's Top 10 Games of 2018
Sébastien Bénard's Top 10 Games of 2018
Jack Gallagher's Top 10 Games of 2018
Drew Scanlon's Top 10 Games of 2018
John "Cowboy" Bellomy's Top 10 Games of 2018
ZODIAC MOTHERFUCKER's Top 10 Games That Pissed Him Off in 2018
Bruno Dias' Top 10 Games of 2018
Colin Spacetwinks' Top 10 Games of 2018
Felix Kramer's Top 10 Games of 2018
Dave Lang's List of Games He Liked in 2018
Nina Freeman's Top 10 Games of 2018
Aaron Stewart-Ahn's Top 10 Games of 2018
Chris Grant's Top 10 Games of 2018
Danny O'Dwyer's Top 10 Games of 2018
Soha E's Top 10 Games of 2018
Trevor Strunk's Top 10 Games of 2018
Scott Benson's Top 10 Games of 2018
Lena Raine's Top 6 Games of 2018
Erica Lahaie's Top 9 Soundtracks of 2018
SWERY's Top 10 Games of 2018
Ron Funches' Top 10 Games of 2018
Jeff Bakalar's Top 10 Games of 2018
Casey Malone's Top 10 Games of 2018
Ed Boon's Top 10 Games of 2018
Leon Chang's Top 8 Games of 2018
Mike Drucker's Top 10 Games of 2018
Subset Games' Top 10 Games of 2018
Keita Takahashi's Top 3 Games of 2002
Greg Kasavin's Top 10 Games of 2018
Kenny Omega and Xavier Woods' Top 10 Games of 2018
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