- [Announcer] Celebrating
the best years of 2018, it's "The Yearies!" (crowd applauding)
(trumpet blowing) - Hey, y'all, Scott here, and welcome to "The Yearies," the annual, yearly, Year of the Year Awards that awards the finest
in years this past year. Before we get to Year
of the Year for 2018, let's take a moment to reflect on the years we've lost over the years. (orchestral music) Yeah, this might take a while. Yeah, it looks like we got about six hours to kill while that video plays. The problem is, after preparing for "The Yearies" so much, the only two things I'm
good at discussing right now are years and games, so I just gotta come up with some year-based video game topics. Oh! Games and years, can't have one without the other, and plus, those two words are on my top three
favorite concepts list, the third word being Geoff Keighley. - [Announcer] Here, too
present Game of the Year, Geoff Keighley!
(crowd cheering) - It's as inevitable as this sentence having 27 words in it, Game of the Year is something that every entertainment publication squirts out each and every December. Of course, you get the side awards, like Best Art Direction, Best PlayStation 4 Game, Most Likely To Get Shot
In An Amish Village, but Game of the Year is the one award that gets everybody's attention. Now, this term doesn't
have much value to it, in my opinion, with other entertainment
mediums like movies, the Academy Award for Best Picture is generally regarded as the most prestigious
award a film can receive. Doesn't always mean the film's that great or entertaining, but still, it's definitely
the cream of the crop in terms of film awards. Games don't really have that, sure, the Game Awards
is trying their hardest, but the phrase "Game of the Year" is thrown around so much, especially on re-releases of games. After a game has run its course and all the downloadable content and updates are out for it, sometimes a Game of the
Year Edition is released with everything all on one disc. You see, that's all fine and good, but a lot of games that were never awarded Game of the Year still called the rerelease the Game of the Year Edition, for example, "Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition," really? While many actively look forward to the announcement of Game of the Year from all the large gaming publications or award ceremonies, tons of people take a moment to reflect on their personal gaming experiences over the past year asking, "Hey, what was the best
video game I played?" Not me though, that's really something I think about, I don't make it a crazy big priority to immediately play a
game in it's release year, so when Game of the Year
season comes rolling around, I don't normally pick one. I don't know, I just play a lot of games a year or so after their release, so the games I've played this year list generally looks pretty out there. I played "BioShock Infinite"
a year after it released, I played "The Last of Us"
two years after it released, I played "Nintendo Labo"
the year it released, you see why I don't immediately
pick a Game of the Year? So why not make up for the past 18 years of not having a personal Game of the Year by going through some
of my favorite sequences of four numbers and seeing what games
were generally nominated for Game of the Year from the big, fat publications, and what game I would personally pick, even if it wasn't generally nominated for Game of the Year. The general Game of the Year nominations for each year I'll be showing are just what I perceived as the general Game of the Year nominees, kind of the average ones, the Game Awards and the big, online gaming websites nominated, but what I pick as my Game of the Year will be solely based on what I played. And hey, why now? We'll go all the way back to 2001, yeah, we're only covering
my post-fetus era, my pre-fetus era can wait another day. Now, please keep in mind, when I say a certain game
is my Game of the Year, it is solely based on my opinion, and it could be for a
variety of different reasons: which game was the most fun, which game was the most impressive, which game was the most groundbreaking, it really changes from year to year or what constitutes as a
Game of the Year for me, and also, there's a
reason why these posters are plastered around the neighborhood, please don't take me seriously. (upbeat music) 2018 was a big, fat, whatever year for me, as a self-proclaimed publisher of "Donkey Konga 2" enthusiasts, this was a pretty weak year in terms of Nintendo offerings. Thankfully though, Sony picked up the slack and at the end of the year Microsoft said, "Oh (beep), we could
release games this year." Generally, Game of the Year nominees were: "God of War," "Red Dead Redemption 2," "Spider-Man," "Celeste," and "Monster Hunter: World." I only played "God of War" and "Celeste" out of these, and it's really great that "Celeste" got some recognition. I mean, it's a spray-based, hard-as-nails, 2D, indie platformer, so to see it competing for the same award as some of the largest
entertainment productions of all time was pretty nice to see. "God of War" has been a pretty solid time, I haven't beaten it yet, but the storytelling and presentation are on another level and it actually has gameplay. So far, it doesn't seem like the deepest thing out there, but nothing's more fun
than throwing your ax and begging for it to come back home. Like I said, "God of War" has gameplay, which is something "Red Dead
2" apparently doesn't have. All right, "Red Dead 2"
does look freaky solid, but from what I've heard, it seems to prioritize realism and story compared to just
being a straight up fun game, I do own it, just haven't popped it in yet. I heard it has a pretty slow start, but the people who stuck with it seem to greatly enjoy it. A solid production overall, it just seems that many preferred the first one. "Spider-Man" and "Monster Hunter: World" were admirable contenders, but let's be honest, they definitely didn't
stand too much of a chance in comparison to the others. "Tetris Effect" was one I saw in a few Game of the Year lists, and this game deserves
three oofs in a row, this is a crazy experience, especially in VR. It doesn't help the fact that it's still "Tetris," so it's kind of hard to warrant this being a Game of the Year. "Shadow of the Colossus"
was also pretty banging, however, it was a remake, so if there was a 2005
Game of the Year Award in the 2018 Game Awards, it definitely would've cleaned
house in that category. What about "Smash Brothers Ultimate?" Why wasn't that game nominated for Game of the Year that much? Well, "Ultimate" came
out a little too late in the year to be eligible
for a ton of awards, they're just gonna keep on making the deadline earlier and earlier, can't wait for the 2030 Game of the Year to be announced on March 2nd, 2030. Also, while "Ultimate's" a great time, it's focus on old content makes it hard to warrant
winning Game of the Year. My Game of the Year was probably
"Smash Brothers Ultimate." (eerie music) "Breath of the Wild." (loud bang) Okay, let's be fair here, 2017 was one of those
magical years in gaming, where multiple companies pumped out genre-defining title after genre-defining title all within the same year. General nominees were:
"The Legend of Zelda," "Breath of the Wild," "Super Mario Odyssey," "Horizon Zero Dawn," "Persona 5," and "PlayerUnknown's
Battlegrounds," that's dumb. The Game Awards, The D.I.C.E. Awards, South by Southwest Game Awards, and countless others nominated "PUBG" for Game of the Year, this isn't "Scary Stories
to Tell in the Dark," this is 2017. I think it was kind of stupid that "PUBG" was nominated before it was even officially released. It was an early access, a public beta for the
majority of the year, and it was really only nominated, not due to its overall quality, but mainly just because it was the new multiplayer craze. Sure, millions upon millions of people were enjoying the game, and fun is what video games are all about but it
wasn't officially released. "Persona 5" was a huge game, but it didn't have the same
general audience appeal that "Mario Odyssey," "Breath of the Wild," and "Horizon" all had. "Horizon Zero Dawn" was a beautiful, vast, open world game that sorta had strengths in departments that "Breath of the
Wild" had weaknesses in, for example, the story. However, "Breath of the
Wild" completely redefined the open world experience, and got people who didn't play a ton of Zelda games like myself to fully beat one for the first time. I'm definitely more of a Mario fan, and while "Super Mario Odyssey" was an absolute blast and a fantastic game, it didn't really shake the world as much as "Breath of the Wild" did. It was mainly an excellent, new 3D Mario game that showed off tons of creativity, while "Breath of the
Wild" was just a bit more. But that wasn't all for 2017, "NieR:Automata," "Cuphead," "Neos," "Xenoblade Chronicles 2," "Hellblade," "Wolfenstein II," "Assassin's Creed: Origins," "Resident Evil 7," "Sonic Mania," effing "Puyo Puyo Tetris." It's obvious 2017 was a huge year, but if I had to pick a Game of the Year, it has to be "Breath of the Wild." (upbeat music) Oh, God! 2016 was one of my favorite
garbage years in gaming, 'cause nothing really
stuck with me this year, and the general nominations
were all over the place, most major publications had all different kinds of games running for the big one, "Doom," "Uncharted 4," "Overwatch," "Inside," "The Witness,"
"XCOM 2," "Titanfall 2," these were the major ones, I played "Doom" and "Uncharted 4," both pretty solid games. "Doom" was a fun blast of testosterone and "Uncharted 4" was a nice conclusion to Nathan Drake's story, a far too long, nice conclusion in Nathan Drake's story, but still, a nice conclusion to Nathan Drake's story. Honestly, though, my three favorite games were probably: "Ratchet & Clank," "Kirby: Planet Robobot," and "Pac-Man Championship Edition 2." I'd probably say "Ratchet & Clank" was my Game of the Year, that game was just plain, straight-up fun, right after I beat it, I beat it all over again. "Uncharted 4" was probably
more impressive overall, but nowhere near as fun. Just replaying an hour of it, I was squirming in my seat
ready to stop playing, like, I really enjoyed
my time with the game, but I already played it once, it's not something I wanna play again, at least for the foreseeable future. I loved "Pac-Man Championship Edition 2," but it was definitely a game that had to grow on you, at first, it seemed
like a less interesting, weirder version of "Pac-Man
Championship Edition DX," but over time, I grew to love it. "Kirby: Planet Robobot" was
just an excellent Kirby game, definitely my favorite of all time, but I'm still giving it
to "Ratchet & Clank." (upbeat music) 2015 was a better 2016, and all I had to do was change a number. "The Witcher 3," "Metal Gear Solid V," "Fallout 4," "Bloodborne," "Rise of the Tomb Raider," "Super Mario Maker," and for me, it's really between the last two, "Rise of the Tomb Raider" and "Super Mario Maker." I didn't play any of the other games and Jesus Christ, saying this made me realize sometimes how few of the biggest games each year I play. Seriously, I hope you understand, sometimes, I just don't play a lot of the biggest games each year, and sometimes I do. I generally play a lot of games a few years after they're released, and I really don't know why I take pride in being tardy to the party with a lot of these games. I just started playing "Yo! Noid" a whole 29 years after it released, so I'll tell you what I think about "Fallout 4" in 2044. Anyways, "Super Mario Maker" was this magical experience that I always dreamed of as a kid, being able to make your own Mario levels, it was truly one of my most
anticipated games of the year. My Game of the Year was probably "Rise of the Tomb Raider." Yeah, "Mario Maker" didn't disappoint me, I just didn't get as
into it as many others. Still really love it, I just wasn't as crazy about
it as I thought I'd be, I think I'm just not as ecstatic about making my own
levels as I was as a kid. "Rise of the Tomb Raider," while I prefer its predecessor, was a great time, all because it gave me more of that sweet, sweet "Tomb Raider" reboot gameplay. It's like if "Uncharted"
was more of a game! And I don't mean that as a jab to "Uncharted," "Tomb Raider" simply has more game to it, while "Uncharted" is a
better cinematic experience. Overall, 2015 didn't have a ton of heavy hitters for me, overall, probably because 2014
was jampacked with them. (electric music) This will definitely go down in infamy as one of the hardest years for me to pick a Game of the Year, start updating those textbooks McGraw. Seriously, there really wasn't like one game to overpower everything, some fantastic games released this year, but no game that was undoubtedly the best one, definitely a lot of wiggle
room for discussion. Nominees were generally: "Super Smash Brothers for Wii U," "Bayonetta 2," "Middle-earth:
Shadow of Mordor," "Shovel Knight," "Dragon
Age: Inquisition," and "Hearthstone." Outside of those games, I adored "Infamous Second Son," "Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze," "Mario Kart 8," even "Tomodachi Life," so many fun, great games this year. "Shovel Knight" was sort
of the indie surprise to see on a few major
Game of the Year lists, and I really enjoyed "Shovel Knight," but I wouldn't consider it one of my all time favorites, it's still a phenomenal game though. The Game of the Year for many publications ended up being none other than "Dragon Age: Inquisition." Nobody (beep) talks
about this game anymore, I'm sure it's a great game and all, but this just never felt like, "Ooh, the best game of the year!" It's like, most were like, "(beep) we don't wanna go give the award to a game with the subtitle, 'For Wii U,' that just look tacky!" At the end of the day though, I'm a tacky man who very much enjoyed "Super Smash Brothers for 3DS and Wii U." These were the games 2014 was building up to, for me, and honestly, they really didn't
disappoint me at the time. In retrospect, I can nitpick
these games to death, but overall, they were still probably my games of the year. (guitar strumming) Now, this was what you called a year, and finally, Game of the Year nominations I actually all played: "BioShock Infinite," "The Last of Us," "Grand Theft Auto V," "Super Mario 3D World," "The Link Between Worlds," "Tomb Raider," I played through all of these, and in terms of Game of the
Year nominees I didn't play, there was "Gone Home," and "Dota 2." People think I hate "Super Mario 3D World" because I talked about hating it before, actually, I think it's a perfectly fine and fun game, just nothing that interesting or exciting, and that's my main problem with it. It doesn't really do too much more than the bare minimum for a 3D Mario co-op game, I'm perfectly fine with it being just a linear obstacle course game, I'm just saying this, this, and this look and are way more compelling and interesting than this. "Mario 3D World" is
still a fun Mario game, it's just not much more than that. "A Link Between Worlds"
is a similar situation, this is a great Zelda game, but it's pretty much just
another "Link to the Past," I mean, it'd be weird if it wasn't, it is the sequel, and it does have a lot of its own ideas, and they're all great, the whole wall merging mechanic and item renting spiel is all genius, I love it, but it's still pretty derivative
of "Link to the Past," so nothing mind-blowing, just another great, classic Zelda game. The big three that really fought it out this year though were "BioShock Infinite," "The Last of Us," and "Grand Theft Auto V," sorry, "Tomb Raider," you were great, I love you, but any and all characters in this game besides Lara Croft were effing bogus, and it was basically just a multi-platform "Uncharted." Not that that's a bad thing, "Rise of the Tomb Raider"
was my 2015 Game of the Year, I'm just saying, there's a lot more competition this year. "The Last of Us" was a
phenomenal experience that I never want to have again, you see, I love a lot of
PlayStation exclusives, but most of them are kinda just one-and-done's for me. Like, I enjoyed going through
all the "Uncharted" games, "The Last of Us," "Infamous Second Son," and most recently, "God of War," but I do not see myself
wanting to replay them, especially "The Last of Us." Now, my opinions slightly changed on "BioShock Infinite" over time, I enjoyed what I played back in the day, but all I remember was the game feeling pretty repetitive after everything was said and done, story sequence, fight this mob, story sequence, fight this mob, story sequence, over and over and over again, so I always said, "Yeah, it was all right, but felt pretty monotonous after a while." However, I did recently replay a bit of it after I... Oh (beep), what have I been
doing the past five years? Oh yeah, I got older, and I'm able to appreciate the world of "BioShock Infinite" a lot more, still, I'd probably say "The Last of Us" would beat it, though, its story is really compelling yet incredibly easy for
anybody to understand, like, I can summarize this
game in a quick paragraph and you could still tell
it was a great story, you'd still wanna see it played out. "BioShock Infinite," I'd be explaining the
story for 30 minutes, waving my arms around, and even I would have a hard
time comprehending the plot. It's not a bad story by any means, I just think, comparatively, "The Last of Us" does a better job delivering a story anybody can become
attached to and understand. "Grand Theft Auto V" wins, I'm sorry, but "Grand
Theft Auto V" is fun, has a decent story, is infinitely replayable and technically impressive. "The Last of Us" and "BioShock Infinite" have great plots, but I just don't wanna
replay "The Last of Us," and "BioShock's" gameplay isn't the most consistently
enjoyable thing out there. (upbeat music) Oh (beep), there was a year before 2013? Gotta be honest here, 2012 was a pretty boring
year for gaming as a whole. Sure, my favorite, worst Nintendo console out there released alongside a new Mario game, but the only thing "New
Super Mario Brothers U" will ever be known for was
being a new Mario game. Seriously, what even released in 2012? "Mass Effect 3?" "NBA 2K13?" Well, looking at general
Game of the Year nominees, they were: "The Walking
Dead," "Dishonored," "Journey," "Fez," "Halo 4," holy (beep), I never played any of these, and there wasn't a ton
of other amazing games that came out that I played, like what are my options? Like, "New Super Mario Brothers 2" and "Sticker Star?" I would've played "Kid Icarus: Uprising," but when I bought it on Amazon, they sent me the European version, I couldn't play it, so I still haven't played this game. But, oh, yeah! Never mind, apparently "Gravity
Rush" came out in 2012, I love "Gravity Rush!" I played through it for
the first time in 2017 and on the first playthrough, I enjoyed it, the second playthrough, I really enjoyed it, the third playthrough, I kind of realized, this is a great game, I love so much about it, especially the art style. The look of buildings in the distance being rough outlines really sells he whole comic
book thing they're going for. I love Kat, I love the world, it's just such a fun game that took some time for
me to truly embrace, but there's no going back now, please play this if you haven't, please. (electric music) 2011 is what is in the year industry considered to be one of the
thicker years in gaming, so much stuff came out, and a lot of it was crazy high quality: "Batman: Arkham City," "Skyward Sword," "Uncharted 3," "Portal 2," "Skyrim," I've dabbled in all of these games, but "Uncharted 3" was the one I saw through till the very end, and it is not my Game of the Year. I liked "Uncharted 3," but it just felt like
more of "Uncharted 2," but not as impressive as "Uncharted 2" was when it released. So that leaves us with games I personally loved a ton from this year, "Super Mario 3D Land" gave some much needed worth to the 3DS, and while it's not the
greatest Mario game out there, the level design was so
good for handheld play and it made those darn, dang two characters in the
3DS's name worth something. But, "Sonic Generations," oh, my God, this was such an amazing
game back in the day, and it's still a great time. I'd argue 3D modern Sonic was topped with this game, and the 2D sections featuring both modern and classic Sonic weren't too bad, albeit they were the
worst parts of the stages. "Bulletstorm" was a fan favorite and it was just a straight up fun shooter, "Rayman Origins" is a great game, and I do dig some "L.A. Noire," but honestly, out of all
the games I played in 2011, I probably enjoyed "Sonic
Generations" the most. "Mario 3D Land" is definitely up there, I played a ton of this game back then, but "Generations" basically made me want an Xbox 360 more so than ever before, and what do you know? I got one that year. (loud bang) "Red Dead Redemption," "God of War III," "Halo: Reach," "Mass Effect 2," "Super Mario Galaxy 2," all these Game of the Year nominees, but no "GoldenEye 007" on Wii. I loved the "GoldenEye 007" remake, yeah, I said it, it was the best first person shooter on the Wii, no doubt, and the multiplayer was a little thing us "GoldenEye" Wii fans call fun. "Red Dead Redemption" is some great stuff, just like "Grand Theft
Auto" in a debatably much more interesting time
period and environment. And "Donkey Kong Country Returns" was a great comeback for the series, on 3DS, because the mush controls in the original Wii version make me... But I'd feel a little weird if I didn't pick "Mario Galaxy 2," the sequel to my favorite
game of all time, "Pac-Man Championship Edition DX," this game was phenomenal, it was everything I wanted
in a modern Pac-Man game, this is my 2010 Game of the Year, I only have a little shame. (orchestral music) 2009, we got: "Batman: Arkham Asylum," "Assassin's Creed II," "Left
4 Dead 2," "Uncharted 2," oh(beep), remember when
"Call of Duty" games got nominated for Game of the Year? Oh, finally, we have "Uncharted 2," definitely my favorite
of the Uncharted series, I think I like "Punch-Out!!" on Wii more, God, now this is what
you call a retro revival, "Punch-Out!!" brought back so much from the franchise's past and plopped it into a game that looks fantastic and plays even better, but it's definitely a shame
it plays it crazy safe and doesn't throw a lot new out there, but we can't forget "Wii Sports Resort," say what you will, but this is such a fun game. But honestly, even when I think I had more fun with that and "Punch-Out!!," I'm giving my Game of the
Year to "Uncharted 2." It really nailed not
only being a good game, but a huge cinematic experience as well. "Punch-Out!!" was mainly
just a blast from the past and "Wii Sports Resort"
had canoeing, oh God. (upbeat music) It's "Brawl," I'm picking "Brawl." General nominees were:
"Grand Theft Auto IV," "Fallout 3," "Gears of War 2," "Metal Gear Solid 4," I'm still picking "Brawl." To be fair, I've had my fair share of fun with "Grand Theft Auto IV," and "Burnout Paradise" came out this year, and that game's phenomenal, but I'm still picking "Brawl." (eerie music) It's "Super Mario Galaxy." "BioShock," "Halo 3," "Mass Effect," "Call of Duty 4," "Uncharted," "The Orange Box," my God, 2007 was an incredible year, and that's just getting started, stuff like: "Metroid Prime 3," "Crysis," "God of War II," oh, my God. It may seem like it was pretty easy for me to pick my Game of the Year, and it was, but "Mario Galaxy" had some
steep competition here. I mean, "The Orange Box" is like what? 12 games in one or something? And it included "Portal," one of the most creative and innovative games of the 21st century, and not only that, but "Team Fortress 2" was also included as one of the 17 games
in "The Orange Box." "Metroid Prime 3" showcased how well pointer functionality could
work for Wii shooters. "Crysis" was a giant scheme to force you to buy a
million dollar computer to run it properly at the time, but hey, it looked nice. Plus of course "Half-Life 2" episodes packed in as part of the 23 games in "The Orange Box," but I'm the simplest of men, and if it ain't in brown shoes, walking around planets, it ain't winning Game of the Year. (bright music) 2006, home to such
classics as: "Oblivion," "Ōkami," "Gears of War,"
"Twilight Princess," "New Super Mario Brothers," but I don't care, because I'm saying my Game
of the Year is "Wii Sports." Don't worry, I have a doctor's appointment to get these opinions fixed. "Wii Sports" was the game with the most impact this year, and is easily the game that brought me the most joy, trying it out for the first time, feeling absolutely dumbfounded that they put me in a video game, constantly playing it
with friends and family, ripping it out at parties, and it's still fun to this day, my pick is "Wii Sports." Of course, the big battle this year was between "Ōkami" and "Twilight Princess" to see which was the better Zelda game, and "Gears of War" finally brought the 360 a huge exclusive, but "Wii Sports" guys. (eerie music) It's about time we had
another oddball year, 2005 wasn't the biggest really, surely some solid titles came out, but overall, none as impactful as something like 2007, "Resident Evil 4" is definitely the big one of the bunch, this is an all-time classic, and alongside it, we have "God of War," "F.E.A.R.," "Call of Duty 2," and "Shadow of the Colossus," and I'd say "Shadow" is
my go-to Game of the Year, I have yet to play "Resident Evil 4," so I'm going with this guy. This game is like if
"Punch-Out!!" was open world, you run around and you beat bosses, that's amazing. (electronic music) One oddball year in the form of 2005 ain't enough to take down 2004, "Half-Life 2," "Grand
Theft Auto: San Andreas," "Halo 2," "Burnout 3,"
"Metal Gear Solid 3," and on top of that, games like: "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door," "Metroid Prime 2," "Pikmin 2," oh, my God! This is what you call
a good year for games. But "San Andreas" is my all-time favorite "Grand Theft Auto," I gotta go with that. I love me some "Pikmin" and "Burnout," but come on, who can do this in "San Andreas?" (loud bang) (beep) I don't know, the oddball year returns, considering "Madden '04" won
Game of the Year at the VGAs, it's weird, because "The Wind Waker" came out this year in North America, but it came out in
Japan in December, 2002, so really, what year is it eligible for? Well, let's go with this one, 2003 nominees generally were: "Wind Waker," "SSX 3," "Tony Hawk's Underground," and I will be completely honest, none of these outside of "Wind Waker" really speak to me, but I will let my childhood reign supreme and say either my Game of the Year is "The Simpsons: Hit & Run," or "SpongeBob SquarePants:
Battle for Bikini Bottom," I have to go with "Battle
for Bikini Bottom," I picked this game over
"Wind Waker," Christ! (eerie music) "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City," "Super Mario Sunshine," "Metroid Prime," "Morrowind," "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4," "Kingdom Hearts," those 365 days were definitely filled up with quality games, which is weird, because 2002 never really jumps out to me as a huge gaming year, it even had stuff like "Eternal Darkness," but I think you guys know
where my priorities lie, it's going to "Super Mario Sunshine." I played my fair share of "Metroid Prime" over the years, but never fully beat it, which just won't stop hurting me. I've been able to see how
phenomenal this game is, but I've gotta go with "Sunshine," simply because I've played more of it. (bright music) It's about time, with the launch of the GameCube and Xbox getting some heavy-hitters like: "Super Smash Bros. Melee," and "Halo," with "Grand Theft Auto III," "Metal Gear Solid 2," and "Ico" on the PlayStation 2, and "Conker's Bad Fur Day" on the N64, even with all these classics, I will definitely say, "Pikmin 1" takes the cake. I effing adore "Pikmin," and there's something about the first one that's just so cool to me. It has a strict time limit in comparison to 2 and 3, and while that could
be seen as a downside, I don't know, it makes the game a
little more interesting. Overall, I'd say "Pikmin 3" is my favorite in the series, which is weird because
I didn't even mention that game for my 2013 Game of the Year, but "Pikmin 1" is just so much fun to pop in and replay, it's so easy to just plow through quickly, and I really love games like that, so I'd say it's my favorite game of 2001. Yeah, "Melee" is great and all, but I already claimed three Smash Brother's games to
be my Game of the Year, let's mix some things up, plus, I'm probably more likely to replay "Pikmin 1" in comparison to "Melee," right now I'd rather play "Smash Brothers Ultimate." Even when "Halo 1"
screams Game of the Year on its packaging, we're going with a
personal favorite of mine. Well, that was the quickest six hours I've ever experienced, that felt like 22 minutes or something, and it looks like it's finally
time to review the winner! And the winner for year
of the year 2018 is 2018. - What the (beep)! (arcade music)
Scott didn't even mention Madden 08 for Game of the Year 2007, guess the apocalypse really changed him
The Last of Us was a phenomonal experience that I never want to have again
Fucking hit the nail on the head with that line - exactly how I felt after playing it
If Scott wasn't low T he would've played Dishonored
edit: wtf no portal 2 or orange box? It's almost as if scott isn't an epic high IQ PC gamer
2016 may not have won this year, but I'm sure it will win next year.
My man Scott, what in the fuck be wrong with you
Damn. I thought 2016 would for sure win.