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Still shocked Final Fantasy 7 Remake didn't make into the top 10. I was sure that was going to be in there and had Jeff or Vinny loved it over the break, it would probably have been in the top 5.

Alas, good top 10 otherwise. What a wonderful Game of the Year and a fitting farewell to @benpack. Good Luck, I'll miss you lots. <3

It was super fun to listen to them reminisce but honestly, it was more fun thinking of my own lists as they talked.

First my ranking of Giant Bomb's GOTY's (based purely on my own experiences if enjoying playing or watching them): 1=Best, 12=Worst

1. Mass Effect 2
2. Outer Wilds
3. X-Com Enemy Unknown
4. Tetris Effect
5. Super Mario Maker
6. Hitman
7. Player Unknown's Battlegrounds
8. Skyrim
9. The Last of Us
10. Uncharted 2
11. GTA IV
12. Shadow of Mordor

Then, finally my ranking of the years 2008-2014 the games that I look back on most fondly/Were most important to me from those years: 1=Best, 12=Worst

1. 2011 - Fave: Xenoblade Chronicles ; Runner-Up: Dark Souls
2. 2017 - Fave: Nier Automata ; Runner-Up: Breath of the Wild
3. 2010 - Fave: Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep ; Runner-Up: Mass Effect 2
4. 2019 - Fave: Sekiro Shadows Die Twice ; Runner-Up: Control
5. 2012 - Fave: Final Fantasy XIII-2 ; Runner-Up: Journey
6. 2008 - Fave: Mirror's Edge ; Runner-Up: Mass Effect
7. 2016 - Fave: The Witness ; Runner-Up: Dark Souls 3
8. 2013 - Fave: Antichamber ; Runner-Up: Bioshock Infinite
9. 2009 - Fave: Assassin's Creed 2 ; Runner-Up: Kingdom Hearts 359/2 Days
10. 2014 - Fave: Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ; Runner-Up: Dark Souls 2
11. 2015 - Fave: Bloodborne ; Runner-Up: Her Story
12. 2018 - Fave: Tetris Effect ; Runner-Up: Shadow of Colossus Remake

I guess Kingdom Heartache isn't coming back then?

I may write up a blog explaining my love for these games (maybe after I've had a chance to finish more of them) but here's the list as it stands:

1. Kingdom Hearts 3: ReMind DLC
2. Final Fantasy VII Remake
3. Persona 5 Royal
4. Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition
5. Hades
6. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
7. Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
8. Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore
9. Monster Train
10. The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope

My list is unlikely to change before the deadline however there are many games that I only got in December and haven't played much, if any, yet. These include:

• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Umurangi Generation
• Noita
• Signs of the Sojourner

Similarly, there are many titles that I'm waiting to release on another platform (or waiting to get a next generation console) before I play.

Hopefully there's more of this so I can find out what the crew really thinks of Wonderwall.

Fun fact: this game was announced before Far Cry 3 came out... imagine all the open world games since then and yet they still released it in this state?!

This is certainly very impressive but I can't help but feel disappointed that all this work went into returning to my least favourite modern From Software game. My grieveances with it are all mechanical and structural too, so while they've changed aesthetics (something I never had a problem with), they've kept everything I hated about it. I hope people who get this because it's one of the few notable PS5 games don't get turned off From Software's other games because of its idiosyncrasies.

Finally a combat system that appeals to me. Sad to hear so many core fans are disappointed but this might finally be the Yakuza game that actually brings me in. I'll probably wait until the PS5 version next year (and see if my interest is still there) but definitely a huge plus for me that they got rid of their beat-em-up combat.

Jason's kid, Griffin, was adorable during the first segment of the video version. <3

I want to see their version of London but I don't know if I can handle an even more distopian version of my city right now.

Also, is it just me or do the voices rarely match the characters at all? It's as if they slap their London voices on any character regardless of race (only taking into account gender and age).