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I think Ending E of Nier Automata will probably make it into the top 3. Still have yet to play Wolfenstein 2 to see if anything in there tops that particular moment.
Also second on Edith Finch, that had some wonderful moments in it.

I've been missing the Trackmania GB server so much lately, can't wait to hop on it again with everyone!

Good luck Austin! Thank you for the amount of clever and insightful commentary you've brought into this community :)

@jangowuzhere: But I'm having way more fun "faffing about" then actually playing the missions which sometimes just feels like a drag. Doesn't matter how I play as long as I'm having fun right? :)

I've played roughly 55 hours so far but I'm only up to mission 15, I feel so conflicted. On one hand it's one of the most fun games I've ever played. The mechanics and game feel are so incredibly polished and just feel good. It's also a great game to watch - my friends/girlfriend will genuinely ask me if they can sit down and watch me play some Metal Gear. Scanning soldiers and fultoning them feels great and rewarding, infiltration feels tricky and rewarding and fresh every time, and the constant new development of weapons keeps the gameplay interesting (just unlocked the rocket hand and it's amazing and I love it)
But maaaaaaan is it an awful Metal Gear game. When the cutscenes are there you see how much Kojima could have done with this engine. The camera, the lighting, the cinematography, the acting it's all top notch mouth dropping stuff. But there's so little of it, and the stuff that's there doesn't feel rewarding or fun enough. When I'm reading about the game having 45 missions or something like that, meaning I still have 40 left after 55 hours, and apparently the missions get worse and less fun, I have no idea if I'll actually ever finish the game. The only reason I was initially interested in it was for the story - see what happens to Big Boss and how he becomes who he is, but apparently you don't really get that.
So I totally see why people are down on it. It's a great "game" it's just not a great metal gear game, also it's stretched out. Kind of like Alien Isolation - the first half of that game is incredible and then it just goes on way too long.
It's a shame. If Kojima had more time/more money maybe we would have gotten a truly incredibly product. Instead we got fantastic gameplay and an ehh product. Such a shame.
Still one of my top 3 games of the year, but compared to something like The Witcher 3 which stays great throughout, it's easy to see why people would be down on this game.

Watching and listening about the new Battlefront I'm extremely bummed out. It sounds like pretty much all the cool stuff from the first two games were removed or incredibly simplified. I know all the crew repeat that they haven't played much of the old BF games - I think it would be cool if they played some of it just to see the difference between the old and new ones, and how many steps back the new one really took. Would make for a good UPF segment too!

Contradiction is what finally pulled me over to buy Giant Bomb Premium so congratulations on making something so charismatic and loveable! :) When I can I'll be picking up the Steam or iPad version to show support! (And get my sister to play it.. she loves FMV games)