81: Game of the Year 2022, Part 1
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🗓️ 22 December 2022
⏱️ 176 minutes
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Summary
Come one, come all to the first installment in our year-end reflection on many of our favorite games this year, with some chill, non-binding, conflict-free awards for storytelling, art design and technical achievement in visuals, some personal categories just for funsies, and moresies!
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CHAPTERS
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:42) Game of the Year housekeeping notes
(00:03:46) Best Storytelling (Games noted for possible spoilers)
(00:07:07) The Quarry [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One] on Jun 10, 2022
(00:09:40) Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4] on Nov 11, 2022
(00:15:40) FAR: Changing Tides [PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch] on Mar 01, 2022
(00:17:10) Tunic [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch] on Mar 16, 2022
(00:19:43) Stray [PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jul 19, 2022
(00:24:05) Immortality [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 30, 2022
(00:28:15) Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin [PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Mar 18, 2022
(00:29:53) The Excavation of Hob's Barrow [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux] on Sep 28, 2022
(00:31:15) Citizen Sleeper [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch] on May 05, 2022
(00:33:16) Pentiment [Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Nov 15, 2022
(00:38:33) Norco [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Mar 24, 2022
(00:42:33) The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe [Linux, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S] on Apr 27, 2022
(00:43:53) God of War Ragnarök [PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Nov 09, 2022
(00:44:54) Horizon Forbidden West [PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4] on Feb 18, 2022
(00:51:45) Elden Ring [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5] on Feb 25, 2022
(00:55:46) First Break
(00:55:50) Best Storytelling winners
(01:02:42) Vinny's Category: FMV And/Or Point and Click Adventure Games That Are for Cool People
(01:06:44) Best Game We Came Back To
(01:24:57) Brad's Category: Hard Game Club
(01:35:03) Second Break
(01:35:07) Best Look
(02:19:59) Alex's Category: Music
(02:43:53) Wrapping up and recap
(02:47:29) See ya!
(02:47:43) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (thanks everyone!)
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| 0:00.0 | This week's show is brought to you by MiracleMade. |
| 0:04.4 | Alright, there you guys, Brad now, you know, |
| 0:07.1 | I like a lot of things. |
| 0:09.7 | But I'm gonna reveal a little bit about myself here. |
| 0:11.7 | I really like sleeping. |
| 0:13.5 | Oh, yeah. |
| 0:14.5 | I'm like, oh yeah. |
| 0:15.5 | It's in my top three. |
| 0:17.0 | It's a great thing to do. |
| 0:18.3 | But hang on, eating, sleeping, and... |
| 0:21.0 | Sleeping. |
| 0:21.8 | Again. |
| 0:22.8 | It's alright. |
| 0:23.6 | It's mostly sleeping, then eating, then sleeping, and then... |
| 0:25.8 | Got it, yes. |
| 0:26.3 | Sleep, get up, eat, and you can go sleep. |
| 0:27.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:28.3 | If I could eat while I'm sleeping, I would probably do that, too. |
| 0:31.3 | Sleep, eat, sleep, or pee, got it. |
| 0:33.3 | Yes. |
| 0:33.8 | And luckily for me, MiracleMade has sheets just for me. |
| 0:37.8 | Because did you know that traditional bed sheets can harbor more bacteria than a toilet seat? |
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