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haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal

anakha posted:

They're actually the evening's mariachi entertainment.



Robots don't need to be dangerously gigantic to be this evening's mariachi entertainment

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Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Tonight I'm wearing Namco

Entenzahn
Nov 15, 2012

erm... quack-ward
awww yeah time to order a pizza, fix up a good drink and get ready to read posts on the somethingawful.com video game forums :dukedog:

Looper
Mar 1, 2012
a distressing lack of facemasks on this red carpet

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?



Rankings, gimme the rankings!

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
Hunter showed up but I didn’t manage to get a picture before they slaughtered everyone and broke the camera

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Looper posted:

a distressing lack of facemasks on this red carpet

Polygons can't get COVID

CharlieFoxtrot
Mar 27, 2007

organize digital employees



Looper posted:

a distressing lack of facemasks on this red carpet


Suited up, toasting the games of 2020

Senerio
Oct 19, 2009

Roëmænce is ælive!
My Create-a-Skater is wearing her sunday best.

Red Alert 2 Yuris Revenge
May 8, 2006

"My brain is amazing! It's full of wrinkles, and... Uh... Wait... What am I trying to say?"
excellent skater my friend

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
I'm on the ciders :getin:

BeanpolePeckerwood
May 4, 2004

I MAY LOOK LIKE SHIT BUT IM ALSO DUMB AS FUCK



Rarity posted:

Tonight I'm wearing Namco



BeanpolePeckerwood
May 4, 2004

I MAY LOOK LIKE SHIT BUT IM ALSO DUMB AS FUCK



Looper posted:

a distressing lack of facemasks on this red carpet

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
*overture begins*

https://youtu.be/hpsbj0OoeNo

Amp
Sep 10, 2010

:11tea::bubblewoop::agesilaus::megaman::yoshi::squawk::supaburn::iit::spooky::axe::honked::shroom::smugdog::sg::pkmnwhy::parrot::screamy::tubular::corsair::sanix::yeeclaw::hayter::flip::redflag:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu9V3Phfsf8

BeanpolePeckerwood
May 4, 2004

I MAY LOOK LIKE SHIT BUT IM ALSO DUMB AS FUCK




youtube algorithm on-point

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vRlJrkxsqo

VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003
OK! Getting these posts ready!

cheetah7071
Oct 20, 2010

honk honk
College Slice
Where's the posts VG

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
https://youtu.be/_Y4UgrqSm8w

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

I got 2 questions. Number one, where are the rankings? Number two, gimme the rankings.

VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003
THE GAMES OF THE YEAR (2020) AS VOTED BY THE GOONS OF THE YEAR (FOR ALL TIME)

So! 2020 has been and gone and we are already in a wild 2021. At least we have the pleasure of learning
about how Goons have come together and chosen the games they hold nearest and dearest to their hearts.
Frankly, that is why I love these threads. I like to hear people talking and gushing and fawning over
the games they love and the reasons why.

We have had some killer posts and dare I say a ton of recommendations that have been jumped upon (I have
seen a number of people talk about buying a game that was lauded thanks to this thread.)

This is when Games is at its best :)

STATS

- in 2018 we had 59 goons who listed 232 unique games.
- in 2019 we had 143 goons who listed 390 unique games.
- in 2020 we had 180 goons who listed 524 unique games.

This took some time to both collate and count and sort and after seeing the amount of time it takes first hand, I
would like to give so much respect and admiration for Rarity handling the 2018 and 2019 thread so fast and making
them so enjoyable!

This year the numbers were wild. Some were skyhigh and very few ties between games in the top half. It seems as
though a lot of people were having the same feelings and desires through what was one of the most upending years
this 'modern' world has seen.

This year was also the year that many people offered up tabletop and card games as their choices. The rise of virtual
meetings meant that our trusty video calling apps saw a lot more use and technically, doing it electronic makes it
count as a video game (at least I am very willing to allow that!)

Despite this being the year of new consoles and a few big ticket games (hello Cyberpunk) was it reflected the in the results?

Comiserations to our many games who did not quite break the top 60, and there were a LOT and way too many to get into with having an extra 134 games from last year, but gaze upon the following:

The 20 closest runners up

Doom 2016 (iD Software)
21 points in total.

Mount and Blade: Bannerlord (TaleWorlds Entertainment)
22 points in total.

Sakura Wars (2020) (Sega)
22 points in total.

Synethetik: Legion Rising (Flowfire Games)
22 points in total.

Anodyne 2 (Analgesic Productions)
23 points in total.

Shadowrun: Dragonfall (Harebrained Schemes)
23 points in total.

Final Fantasy VII (Original) (Square Enix)
23 points in total.

Dusk (David Szymanski)
24 points in total.

Dicey Dungeons (Terry Cavanaugh)
25 points in total.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft)
25 points in total.

Arknights (HyperGryph)
25 points in total.

Nier:Automata (Platinum)
25 points in total.

Blasphemous (The Game Kitchen)
26 points in total.

Resident Evil 3 Remake (Capcom)
27 points in total.

Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo)
27 points in total.

Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
27 points in total.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero (Nihon Falcom)
27 points in total.

Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo)
28 points in total.

Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar)
28 points in total.

Deep Rock Galatic (Ghostship Games)
29 points in total.

Maybe some will pop back in the top list in years to come? Goodness did a ton of previous entries decide the forums were not
done with them and made some seriously high inroads into the numbers.

Without further ado, let us begin at #60! (Going to put a few minutes between each post to give the thread room to breathe! :D)

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
We don't want a few minutes, we want now :colbert:

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
I demand all the posts immediately!!!!!!!!!

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

Rarity posted:

We don't want a few minutes, we want now :colbert:

lol you're gonna milk being on the other side for all its worth huh

I'm ready VG!!!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

I mortgaged the house on Ring Fit Adventure winning the entire year, oh God they're gonna break my knees. :gonk:

Looper
Mar 1, 2012
i enjoy a nice leisurely award show :)

anakha
Sep 16, 2009


VideoGames posted:

524 unique games.

:staredog:

VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003

Rarity posted:

We don't want a few minutes, we want now :colbert:

*VG accidentally pastes his broken text file and excel spreadsheet into the thread*

BeanpolePeckerwood
May 4, 2004

I MAY LOOK LIKE SHIT BUT IM ALSO DUMB AS FUCK



gimme more i can't breathe

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Rarity posted:

We don't want a few minutes, we want now :colbert:

Hey, you don't know how much work goes into thi.... :aaa:

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

One day the Combat Revue will fly again :negative:

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Regy Rusty posted:

lol you're gonna milk being on the other side for all its worth huh

I demand instant gratification :argh:

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
Special shoutout to the goon who put the Guardian Crossword in their list

haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug88HO2mg44

BeanpolePeckerwood
May 4, 2004

I MAY LOOK LIKE SHIT BUT IM ALSO DUMB AS FUCK



i love this drat rabble

Khanstant
Apr 5, 2007
Congrats to DOOM 2016 for being top game of SA GOTY list!

bees x1000
Jun 11, 2020

I would like to remind everyone that Bloodborne will not be #1. We were promised.

Entenzahn
Nov 15, 2012

erm... quack-ward
Oh no! I was hoping Anodyne would make it but with that many games competition was fierce :blastu:

fridge corn
Apr 2, 2003

NO MERCY, ONLY PAIN :black101:
I'm ready for this

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VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003

SeXReX posted:

I wasn't expecting the story to be so fantastic but it really turns out to be a touching story about making a messy situation work with the strength of community.

J-Spot posted:

It's sort of a clever combination of Pokemon Snap and Portal and it's just the right length.


60. Bugsnax (Young Horses)
30 points. 5 votes in total. 0 times at #1. Average of 6.000

An absolute BUNGER to start with! Where to next?

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