Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 6 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: Steve Saylor's Top 3 Games for Accessibility - Giant Bomb WWW.GIANTBOMB.COM Steve Saylor joins us to highlight three games that raised the bar in terms of accessibility this year. @Commissar SFLUFAN Reveal hidden contents Street Fighter 6, Hi-Fi Rush and Forza Motorsport Based on what I've read, I'd say those are the perfect choices for that category! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 05. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 04. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 03. Hi-Fi Rush 02. Dead Space Remake Spoiler 01. Final Fantasy XVI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 FF16. I guess they only played the for the first 4 hours or so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 "Bonus Games of the Year" from the RPS staff: Katharine Castle, Editor-in-Chief The RPS Selection Box: Katharine's bonus games of the year 2023 WWW.ROCKPAPERSHOTGUN.COM Our GOTY celebration continues with some extra personal picks from RPS editor in chief, Katharine. Quote Videoverse Season: A Letter to the Future The Wreck Cobalt Core Let's! Revolution! Alice Bell, Deputy Editor The RPS Selection Box: Alice Bee's bonus games of the year 2023 WWW.ROCKPAPERSHOTGUN.COM Alice Bee's bonus games of the year for 2023 are an extremely predictable trifecta of words and murder. Whoda thunk? Me… Quote Mask Of The Rose This Bed We Made The Bookwalker: Thief Of Tales Jeremy Blum, Guides Writer The RPS Selection Box: Jeremy's bonus games of the year 2023 WWW.ROCKPAPERSHOTGUN.COM Jeremy's Selection Box of bonus games of the year has some shooting, some platforming, and some mystery. What more do y… Quote Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report Lunark Wizordum Alice O'Connor, Associate Editor The RPS Selection Box: Alice0's bonus games of the year 2023 WWW.ROCKPAPERSHOTGUN.COM Alice0's bonus selection box of favourite games from this year is a delicious serving of short bursts of play, with mor… Quote Sebil Engineering That Which Gave Chase Unsorted Horror Brotato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 The games that earned a "Bestest Best" review from RPS in 2023. Every last RPS Bestest Best review of 2023 WWW.ROCKPAPERSHOTGUN.COM RPS presents the ultimate list of our bestest best game reviews of 2023. Quote A Space for the Unbound Season: A Letter to the Future Returnal (PC) The Wreck Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries Of Honjo Resident Evil 4 Remake Tchia Dredge System Shock Remake Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Viewfinder Let's! Revolution! Remnant II ΔV: Rings Of Saturn Videoverse Baldur's Gate III Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Cocoon Station to Station Endless Dungeon World of Horror Jusant The Talos Principle II Against the Storm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Maximilian DOOD's (if you know who he is) Top 5 of the year 1. Lies of P 2. Resident Evil 4 3. Hi-Fi Rush 4. Lethal Company 5. Armored Core 6 Games that didn't make the cut: Spider-Man 2, Dead Space Remake, FFXVI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 22 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The games that earned a "Bestest Best" review from RPS in 2023. Every last RPS Bestest Best review of 2023 WWW.ROCKPAPERSHOTGUN.COM RPS presents the ultimate list of our bestest best game reviews of 2023. So many people have been positive about the System Shock remake that you’d think it would appear on more personal top 10s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 The "Best Expansion 2023" from PC Gamer definitely seems an appropriate choice. Best Expansion 2023: Cyberpunk 2077 – Phantom Liberty | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM CDPR's RPG finally reaches its true potential. Quote In a comeback for the ages, Cyberpunk 2077 is now one of the best RPGs you can play, and enhanced even further with this year's Phantom Liberty expansion. PC Gamer's "Game of the Year 2023" really shouldn't come as any surprise Game of the Year 2023: Baldur's Gate 3 | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM Celebrating Larian's masterpiece. Quote No surprises here. Baldur's Gate 3 is the best game of the year. Today's (final?) set of "Personal Picks" comes from Joshua Wolens (News Writer) and Andy Edser (Hardware Editor) Anime finance sim Stonks-9800 is the best game you didn't play this year | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM Yeah, Baldur's Gate 3 is pretty good, but I didn't cut even one shady deal with the Yakuza in it. Quote In another world, I'm Michael Douglas standing on a beach, barking monologues into a phone you could knock out a horse with. My life revolves around blue chips, bulls, and bears, and when the cholesterol in my arteries hardens and kills me—bursting like the blood-fattened parasite I am—they will bury me in my suspenders. In another world. It's probably for the best that I don't live in that world, as they would assuredly and rightly take my head when the revolution comes, but that doesn't mean I don't love to get a taste of it every now and then. The world of high finance is exotic and alluring and alien to me, a man who whispers a little prayer every time he submits a meter reading, and I'm invariably hooked whenever games give me a chance to dip a toe into it. Take it as the recommendation of a connoisseur, then, when I tell you Stonks-9800: Stock Market Simulator is my favourite game I played all year. Reasons why I love Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun—you are Space Marine, Space Marine go stomp, chaos men explode | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM Sometimes all it takes is some big stompy boots and a very large gun. Quote Call me cynical if you must, but when a game attempts to tickle my nostalgia receptors my usual reaction is not one of joy, but outright suspicion. Be they boomer shooters, pixel-graphic platformers or otherwise, these attempts to appeal to my childhood can really raise my hackles. My reasoning is simple: Nostalgia can be such an easy way to elicit an emotional response towards something that might otherwise be, for want of a better term, not very good. And then came Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun. And my frozen heart melted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 Game of the Year 2023 – Best Xbox Game WWW.THESIXTHAXIS.COM For far too long, Xbox gamers have had to say to themselves "Next year. Next year's going to be the big one" as they hope for platform defining Quote Honorable Mentions: Age of Empires IV Ghostwire: Tokyo Minecraft Legends Runners-Up: Forza Motorsport Starfield Winner: Spoiler Hi-Fi Rush Game of the Year 2023 – Best PlayStation Game WWW.THESIXTHAXIS.COM 2023 was a huge year for PlayStation 5, with Sony finally able to cut loose and produce consoles without any of the constraints of the last few years. Quote Honorable Mentions: Alan Wake II C-Smash VRS Resident Evil 4 Remake Runners-Up: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Horizon Call of the Mountain Winner: Spoiler Final Fantasy XVI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 Giant Bomb has faaaaaaaaaaaaaar too many Top 10 Lists from the staff and guest contributors for me to post, so I'm just gonna link to the main site: Giant Bomb - Video game reviews, videos, forums and wiki. WWW.GIANTBOMB.COM The largest video game database online, Giant Bomb features Game Reviews, News, Videos, and Forums for the latest in PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, DS, 3DS, NGP, and more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 05. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora 04. Super Mario Bros. Wonder 03. Hi-Fi Rush 02. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Spoiler 01. Street Fighter 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Game of the Year 2023 – Overall Winner WWW.THESIXTHAXIS.COM From three to one. Quote Honorable Mentions: Alan Wake II Hi-Fi Rush Runners-Up: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Resident Evil 4 Remake Winner: Spoiler Baldur's Gate III Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 GOTY 2023: Sea of Stars | GodisaGeek.com WWW.GODISAGEEK.COM It's official, Sea of Stars is the GodisaGeek GOTY of 2023. It took sixteen hours of podcasting, and this wonderful RPG came out on top Quote It took us longer than ever this year, but we finally decided what our collective GOTY was in 2023. In over sixteen hours of podcasting across five days we talked about an unprecedented number of sensational video games, but one stood above all the rest and stole our hearts – Sea of Stars. It was pretty clear even from some of the earlier days that Sea of Stars was in for a chance of winning our overall GOTY award, as it was nominated in categories like Best Audio, Best Visuals and Best Story. The heart and soul of the game Garl even won the Best New Character award outright, and deservedly so. We've Voted On Our 25 Best Games Of 2023 WWW.DUALSHOCKERS.COM We've collated our individual GOTY lists to deliver the ultimate verdict on 2023's Game of the Year. Quote 10. Diablo IV 09. Final Fantasy XVI 08. Dead Space Remake 07. Starfield 06. Resident Evil 4 Remake 05. Lies of P 04. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 03. The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom 02. Alan Wake II Spoiler 01. Baldur's Gate III GameCrate’s 2023 Game of the Year is Baldur’s Gate 3: A Dungeon Master’s perspective WWW.GAMECRATE.COM Insert surprised Kirk (but as Astarion) gif here. Quote Seriously, who’s surprised that GameCrate would choose Baldur’s Gate 3 as our Game of the Year pick? We gave it a perfect 10 when it came out. It won a ton of awards at The Game Awards this year (and was nominated for even more). But, what made Baldur’s Gate 3 so great? As a Dungeon Master for the majority of my life, I feel that it’s got to be the accuracy of Baldur’s Gate 3 to the real Dungeons and Dragons that sets it apart from the rest of the contenders. I have around 100 hours into this game, personally, so I definitely can see the charm. I originally wanted to write this article in the third person, keep it clean, and give some bullet points on what the original GameCrate reviewer thought of the game back in August. But, then, I considered that I may have a unique thought process about Baldur’s Gate 3, having played a vast number of DnD games in my youth (Who are we kidding? My adulthood as well.) and having run more campaigns at a table than I can count. The Best Video Games of 2023 COGCONNECTED.COM OH, what a year. 2023 was densely packed. It wasn't easy, but we did the hard work and decided the 10 best games of 2023. Quote 10. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 09. Sea of Stars 08. Resident Evil 4 Remake 07. Hogwarts Legacy 06. Lies of P 05. Final Fantasy XVI 04. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 03. Alan Wake II 02. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Spoiler 01. Baldur's Gate III Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Twinfinite's Game of the Year 2023 TWINFINITE.NET As voted for by the writers and editors, here's Twinfinite's Game of Year 2023 award. Quote Second Runner-Up: Resident Evil 4 Remake Runner-Up: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Winner: Spoiler Baldur's Gate III Press Start Australia - Bringing The Best Of Gaming To Australia PRESS-START.COM.AU Press Start is Australia's largest gaming outlet by Southern Cross Austereo. Gaming news, reviews, cheapest games for PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox & PC. Quote 10. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon 09. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 08. Final Fantasy XVI 07. Dredge 06. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 05. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 04. Super Mario Bros. Wonder 03. Baldur's Gate III 02. Resident Evil 4 Remake Spoiler 01. Alan Wake II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Finally Starfield got some love. AC6 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Shacknews Top 23 Games of the Year 2023 WWW.SHACKNEWS.COM Shacknews closes out the year 2023 by counting down the 23 best video game releases of the year. Check out which games made the cut! 10. Remnant II 09. Street Fighter 6 08. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 07. Octopath Traveler II 06. F-Zero 99 @GameDadGrant 05. Alan Wake II 04. Super Mario Bros. Wonder 03. Resident Evil 4 Remake 02. Baldur's Gate III Spoiler 01. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Personal Top 10 Lists from the God is A Geek staff: Adam Cook, Editor-in-Chief GOTY 2023: Adam Cook | GodisaGeek.com WWW.GODISAGEEK.COM The year started with a bang thanks to Fire Emblem: the first name on my GOTY 2023 list, until it was beaten by the onslaught of goodness. Quote 10. Final Fantasy XVI 09. Baldur's Gate III 08. Alan Wake II 07. Resident Evil 4 Remake 06. Street Fighter 6 05. Remnant II 04. Octopath Traveler II 03. Super Mario Bros. Wonder 02. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 01. Sea of Stars Mick Fraser, Senior Content Editor GOTY 2023: Mick Fraser | GodisaGeek.com WWW.GODISAGEEK.COM It's been an incredible year for games, which made narrowing down my GOTY 2023 list super hard. But despite some tough cuts, we made it in the end. Quote 10. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 09. Hogwarts Legacy 08. Diablo IV 07. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 06. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew 05. Baldur's Gate III 04. Alan Wake II 03. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty 02. Lies of P 01. Remnant II Chris White GOTY 2023: Chris White | GodisaGeek.com WWW.GODISAGEEK.COM With such a fantastic year in gaming, Chris White tries his best to make a GOTY 2023 list, looking back on 12 months of wonderful releases. Quote 10. Super Mario Bros. Wonder 09. Dead Space Remake 08. Mortal Kombat 1 07. Final Fantasy XVI 06. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 05. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 04. Resident Evil 4 Remake 03. Hogwarts Legacy 02. Alan Wake II 01. Baldur's Gate III Chris Hyde GOTY 2023: Chris Hyde | GodisaGeek.com WWW.GODISAGEEK.COM There were so many great games to celebrate in 2023, and so here is my stab at the top 10 GOTY, with a few honourable mentions to go with it. Quote 10. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 09. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew 08. Resident Evil 4 Remake 07. Final Fantasy XVI 06. Super Mario Bros. Wonder 05. Remnant II 04. Octopath Traveler II 03. Metroid Prime: Remastered 02. Sea of Stars 01. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Lyle Carr GOTY 2023: Lyle Carr | GodisaGeek.com WWW.GODISAGEEK.COM The first of our individual GOTY 2023 lists is here, so it's time to hear about Lyle Carr's top ten, as well as five honourable mentions. Quote 10. Astral Ascent 09. Final Fantasy XVI 08. Dredge 07. Dave the Diver 06. Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon 05. Alan Wake II 04. Octopath Traveler II 03. Super Mario Bros. Wonder 02. Resident Evil 4 Remake 01. Sea of Stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Never even heard of Sea of Stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 @Commissar SFLUFAN Hell yeah, F-ZERO 99! Finally the game gets some respect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 10 hours ago, best3444 said: Never even heard of Sea of Stars It’s a Chrono Trigger inspired RPG. I don’t necessarily get the GOTY praise. I played and beat it and thought it was ok, but it wouldn’t make my Top 10. It’s on Game Pass and PS+ if you want to try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 4 minutes ago, Brian said: It’s a Chrono Trigger inspired RPG. I don’t necessarily get the GOTY praise. I played and beat it and thought it was ok, but it wouldn’t make my Top 10. It’s on Game Pass and PS+ if you want to try it out. Nice. I have PS+ so I will check it out to see why it got a few nods for GOTY. If you thought it was ok, then I will most likely feel the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 12/29/2023 at 10:24 PM, Keyser_Soze said: Maximilian DOOD's (if you know who he is) Top 5 of the year 1. Lies of P 2. Resident Evil 4 3. Hi-Fi Rush 4. Lethal Company 5. Armored Core 6 Games that didn't make the cut: Spider-Man 2, Dead Space Remake, FFXVI Video version for reverse @stepees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 10 hours ago, best3444 said: Nice. I have PS+ so I will check it out to see why it got a few nods for GOTY. If you thought it was ok, then I will most likely feel the same way. It’s from the same studio that made The Messenger so expect that level of quality. (It’s good) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 20 minutes ago, GameDadGrant said: It’s from the same studio that made The Messenger so expect that level of quality. (It’s good) Never even heard of The Messenger. I'm checking out Sea of Stars later today. Thanks for the info, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 39 minutes ago, GameDadGrant said: It’s from the same studio that made The Messenger so expect that level of quality. (It’s good) 17 minutes ago, best3444 said: Never even heard of The Messenger. I'm checking out Sea of Stars later today. Thanks for the info, though. Plus Mitsuda composed the soundtrack. I think people keep overlooking this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 11 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Plus Mitsuda composed the soundtrack. I think people keep overlooking this. No idea who Matsuda is. What is his resume? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 10 minutes ago, best3444 said: No idea who Matsuda is. What is his resume? Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Xenogears, Xenosaga and Xenoblade Chronicles just to name a choice few. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 11 minutes ago, best3444 said: No idea who Matsuda is. What is his resume? What. WHAT. Yasunori Mitsuda. One of the best, most prolific video game composers of all time. Chrono Trigger. Chrono Cross. Xenogears. Shadow Hearts. Luminous Arc. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 26 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Plus Mitsuda composed the soundtrack. I think people keep overlooking this. To be fair, he composed *some* of the soundtrack. Not all tracks are Mitsuda originals. Some songs are made from Sabotage's in-house composer (Eric W Brown). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 8 minutes ago, GameDadGrant said: What. WHAT. Yasunori Mitsuda. One of the best, most prolific video game composers of all time. Chrono Trigger. Chrono Cross. Xenogears. Shadow Hearts. Luminous Arc. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Chrono Trigger has absolutely beautiful music. I played a lot of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 as well and that was a delight as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 21 minutes ago, best3444 said: Chrono Trigger has absolutely beautiful music. I played a lot of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 as well and that was a delight as well. Right on. Be sure to play Xenogears if you get a chance. Not sure if that’s on PSN or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 12 minutes ago, GameDadGrant said: Right on. Be sure to play Xenogears if you get a chance. Not sure if that’s on PSN or not. Unfortunately Xenogears is way too old school for me to play. I just watched videos on YouTube and it's not for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eventide11 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Xenogears is almost TOO good. Lots of complicated systems for attacking, defense etc. Its was ahead of its time IMO. Amazing soundtrack and visuals for the time though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 26 minutes ago, eventide11 said: Xenogears is almost TOO good. Lots of complicated systems for attacking, defense etc. Its was ahead of its time IMO. Amazing soundtrack and visuals for the time though For 1998 yea, that must have been incredible. It's just to dates for me now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 The running tally of GOTY awards as compiled over at ResetERA Baldur's Gate III - 124 (103 media outlets + 21 readers' choice) The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom - 59 (51 media outlets + 8 readers' choice) Alan Wake II - 37 (34 media outlets + 3 readers' choice) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - 6 (4 media outlets + 2 readers' choice) Resident Evil 4 Remake - 4 (all media outlets) Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon - 3 (all media outlets) Lies of P - 2 (all media outlets) Sea of Stars - 2 (all media outlets) Super Mario Bros. Wonder - 2 (all media outlets) Hogwarts Legacy - 2 (1 media outlet + 1 readers' choice) Octopath Traveler II - 2 (1 media outlet + 1 readers' choice) Receiving one award from a media outlet: Amnesia: The Bunker A Space for the Unbound Cocoon Dave the Diver Diablo IV Disney Illusion Island Final Fantasy XVI Remnant II Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Starfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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