Game of the Year 2012: Day Five Recap

The only thing I love more than Giant Bomb is Vinny. <3

What a perfect ending.

My brain didn't quite absorb Bartender Vinny's catch phrase. Was it, "Ankle buried doo-doo"?

Brad, you didn't watch the place while Vinny closed up!

YOU HAD ONE JOB.

ONE. JOB.

Buttface Shoemaker

@Vinny Where did you get those laugh tracks from? I hope there's a making of to these...

This is the greatest thing.

FANTASTIC job by Patrick and Brad in this one! That denim outfit was amazing.

Patrick rolling up on heelies was great.

Amazing! Patrick rolling along was great and then Vinny on sleeping dogs is always a treat :p

@CaptRocketblaze said:

Vinnie made this one. I wasn't on board until he said, "Easy on the sugar... You're sweet enough."

I died when he said that.

I love the fact the cleaning lady is just going about her business.

Jeff just patting Ryan ceaselessly on the back as they left just struck me as inexplicably funny

@Spiritof: I believe it was "Dingleberry Doo-doo"

Nice work this year on the videos!

Not as good as Horder Jeff, also Walking is a one and done. Xcom is a fight youll want to keep going to.

"The only thing good... was my riddance."

I just felt the entire spectrum of emotion at how bad that line was. Congratulations.

Was Patrick wearing Heelys? Oh my gaaaaaaaaaaaawd.

Man im so glad that Vinny showed off sleeping dogs. I was kinda hoping that it'll break again though like in that Nightmare in North Point QL.

Only problem was you could clearly see Vinny in the reflection.

I love how we get to see Vinny play even more Sleeping Dogs

@Xtrememuffinman said:

Only problem was you could clearly see Vinny in the reflection.

That only made it funnier for me.

@Bassman2112 said:

@Spiritof: I believe it was "Dingleberry Doo-doo"

Listening again, and I think you've got it (makes more sense too).

GB is practically making t-shirts without even trying.

I'd also like to keep that audio "Awwwwwww" for every time Brad pulls a Brad in a QL.

This reminds me why I don't watch sitcoms. God those laugh tracks are annoying. All the videos were great this year though. Thanks for the awesome GOTY content giantbomb and a great 2012. Giantbomb is what gaming coverage should be; fun and silly with a touch of serious discussion when warranted. Look forward to Giantbomb's shenanigans in 2013.

Hoarder Jeff will haunt my dreams for a long time.

I feel like Vinny just naturally has more fun with video games than the other guys.

It's like "what makes this better than other open world games?" or "don't use guns because they're bad" or "look at how bad those arms are" or "wow, the rain looks really nice" vs. "WOOOO DONUTS!" or "WOOOO DROPKICK!"

These kept getting better and better. How?

Sleepy Dawgz: Cuz action combat should feel turn-based.

Too bad Vinny forgot how to play Sleeping Dogs. The game's so much better and more entertaining than what he showed here. But I guess that's what previous quick looks are for.

At least his complete disregard for the lives of others is still intact.

Thanks for the content duders. I was expecting Jeff to say collusion instead of chem trails. Still funny though!

Giant Bomb, this year's Game of the Year videos/awards were the best year yet! How are you going to top this?

So good! Finnishing with Vinny is always a great thing.

This is how you do game of the year. Thanks guys for the week of greatness. I may have to pick up a few of this picks and maybe, maybe give xcom a try.

All of the recaps have been outstanding this year though I have to give 1st and 2nd place to "The Workplace" and "Roomies". Spot on parodies. Thanks for the hard work guys.

Lol, great ending.

@SithToast said:

I don't think Jeff was acting in this one.

I don't think Jeff was acting in any of these.

best part definitely "WOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"

"Hey."

and i personally thought each parody got better than the last, and Workplace was already pretty damn great.

i love you giantbomb, and i'll be returning the love soon i promise. :)

that's my favorite episode of Roomies

27:12 ewwww look at his arms.

@whatisdelicious said:

@Xtrememuffinman said:

Only problem was you could clearly see Vinny in the reflection.

That only made it funnier for me.

THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION

Funnier than any episode of friends. I hated that show.

I played the hell out of Walking Dead and X-Com. Walking Dead is better. Both are throwbacks, but Walking Dead is immeasurably the best point and click (besides maybe Day of the Tentacle).

X-com is a slightly more robust original X-com, like really it just has more enemy unit types, more armament that really doesnt amount to much, and better graphics. I love X-com, the original game is in my top 10 of all time, and this new one is a great tribute and made it fun to play again, two or so times.

Walking Dead was just so impactful, I would think about it when not playing it, I love the comics and this game perfectly captures the world Kirkman has created, and I would get excited thniking about the next episode, "its been a good month + some, oh my god the next Walking Dead episode is just days away I bet! UGHHHH!"

I feel like they didnt give the top spot to Walking dead cause Spike did, and no one wants to be with them on any level. Except they got this one right, its a shame. X-com was more broken than Walking dead, I owned at those Walking dead action segments, I died once in that shooting sequence at the start of ep 3.

The "female sit-com audience pop" for Patrick was...just perfect. I didn't think anything could beat the Hunkadunk episode, and I was wroooong.

Also: I can't BELIEVE they got Vinny to say his world-famous catchphrase!! Now THAT'S dedication!

The fast games in this car are FAAAAAST

Fucking lord man, I just want an Endurance Run of VInny doing stupid shit in Sleeping Dogs!

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?

This is spectacularly dumb! Bravo!

These GOTY videos are simply amazing. Best of all time!

Thank you, Giant Bomb, for all of this. I would like to award this as the best parody of them all, as Giant Bomb nailed every aspect of the 80's/90's TV sitcom.