Game of the Year 2012: Day Five Recap

@PhanThomas said:

Maybe I am thinking way too much into this, but was that cut to black with the stopping spinning basketball supposed to be an Inception-reference?

I have no idea what that was supposed to be.

Chemtrails!

Why does Vinny make everything better?! I mean these skits are terribly awesome as it is!

See! Laugh tracks work!

@Artso said:

I'm sorry but this was the weakest of the 5 videos in my opinion. The other 4 were TOTALLY FANTASTIC though, so it's okay!

Also, shocked to see XCOM win over The Walking Dead!

@RagingLion said:

@Artso said:

I'm sorry but this was the weakest of the 5 videos in my opinion. The other 4 were TOTALLY FANTASTIC though, so it's okay!

Also, shocked to see XCOM win over The Walking Dead!

Eff that! This video was easily the best of the five.

I'm going to play XCOM again soon. I played 8 hours, which was enough to get it at my #10. It didn't pull me in enough to go higher than that, but I'm going to start a brand new game and see if it grabs me the second time (given all the stuff I now know about the strategy and base-building stuff).

congrats giant bomb crew for an awesome game of the year feature. Between the podcasts (deliberations) and the videos, its the best overall presentation of the end of year awards I have seen this year (even against the 'big' sites like IGN, etc.) You guys totally rock, happy new year f***ers

I really need to get Sleeping Dogs....and a PC to run it...

...and a puppy.

@probablytuna said:

OH COME ON HOW CAN THE WALKING DEAD NOT BE THE GOTY.

Probably because of that pesky game part.

@TheMasterDS said:

Chemtrails!

They started the show with the showstopper.

I think I have a man-crush on Vinny now.

Holy cow. This may be the best video that Giant Bomb has ever produced! Can we please start saying "lizard DNA" about everything?

Oh man, that end of the fight club stuff was perfect.

These were really great, guys. Loved them all.

Can't wait to see the dumb videos you guys make in 2013.

Wait a sec. I liked Friends.

I'm just...I'm speechless. This is the light that I feared would not come with the massive change that occurred last year. I did not comment on the other vids as I am not a regular commenter. This video, in culmination with the others, is the nail in the coffin for those that thought Giantbomb would change. I'm just..... lost for words. I'm the same age as the majority of the core staff, and I have two daughters, but you have found the magic that keeps your views relevant in an increasingly younger than Patrick world. Thanks. You all created jewels that will grow exponentially in value due to their excellence.

Russ

Look at that Canadian tuxedo.

@probablytuna said:

OH COME ON HOW CAN THE WALKING DEAD NOT BE THE GOTY.

Because X-Com, son.

@bluefish said:

@probablytuna said:

OH COME ON HOW CAN THE WALKING DEAD NOT BE THE GOTY.

Because X-Com, son.

That's 1993's GOTY.

@evanbower said:

@FengShuiGod

Guys.....this one isn't funny.

Wrong.

*laughtrack*

*fade out on music cue*

Sad Brad

@SpunkyHePanda said:

Wait a sec. I liked Friends.

I think this was a lot more Seinfeld than Friends.

That said, Friends was a lot of fun but not above mockery.

Anyone else think Vinny throws Brad an uncomfortably intense stare after telling him he's sweet enough?

Still gold. Ahhhh

Man, I love Jeff in this one.

"It was the Reagan Administration"

Pause for crowd.

@admanb said:

@SpunkyHePanda said:

Wait a sec. I liked Friends.

I think this was a lot more Seinfeld than Friends.

No way, this is more eighties sitcoms than either of those. I will grant you that Seinfeld started in 89' but it still doesn't count.

These videos were fucking incredible. I don't know how you're going follow it up next year. Bravo, gentlemen. Bravo.

I loved these so much. So much better that real TV now days. Thanks for all the hard work guys!

REFLECTIONS VINNY!!!!

Heelies!

Omg Brad this is my fave satire aw LOVE IT

I also said aww when Brad said "turns out the only thing good was my riddance".

lol

If you guys mounted the cams the entire time, Roomies would have been too believable.

@pleasedaddyno said:

Nice meta- dig at the Patrick haters with that Vinny & Brad bar scene--"my goodriddance" is going to go over most of their heads, though. Also, did anyone else see Vinny's trademark black-sleeveless-top-with-blue-jeans costume in Sleeping Dogs he quickly shuffled over without comment? #ChineseVinny

I did like that Patrick meta-humor, as well as the talk of Brad's unbeatable high scores. I'm glad that these guys don't take themselves too seriously.

Dinkle Berry Do Do

My first ever Giant Bomb video. When Vinny ran up and jump kicked that woman in the face at 11:00 I knew 2 things. I was getting Sleeping Dogs the next day, and I was probably going to go down a rabbit hole of archived Giant Bomb videos. I became a megafan and tune in to all live shows now(except the cursed Daily DOTA)

"We will see you guys next year with even more spears." - Ryan Davis

:( *pours one out*

How's that video vision quest been treating you, duder?

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Four and some-odd years later, and I still randomly exclaim "CHEMTRAILS!"