Game of the Year 2013: Day One Recap

@synulia said:

Well ofc they are going to use a part that represents their pick. Who would vote for bioshock infinite for the combat? It highlighted the strong points in the game and that is exactly what Drew likes so much about it.

I can feel it now, Guacamelee! snubs all around. Such a shame, what a blast that game was to play.

Wait, where is the Rorie cameo?

Edit: I found it hilarious that Brad was continuously trying to spoil Infinite while everyone else was trying to dodge his spoiler questions.

This..This..This.. So unexpectedly awesome :D

I like how the reader letter says "bias" instead of "biased". I always see people make that mistake and it infuriates me. LOL

I'd have liked to have seen Ni no Kuni get at least a nod for its looks, but some terrific choices all around.

Hey everybody, it's Drewsday!

No, but they ARE the bias!

Live action Sifl and Olly, right here. I think...

Leave it to Brad to go for the awkwardly dark joke.

Vinny makes a pretty good hippy. Better than me!

lololololol

Edit, Jeff be funny, but he is wearing a wig. I can tell.

2nd Edit, I've seen Brad with long hair.

3rd Edit, right on, Drew!

That Rorie cameo was great.

MY GOD....... YES !!

I have downloaded this and watched on oculus rift in virtual cinema. Talk about crazy

Drugs! I like those...!

And video games! I also like those...!

EDIT: I love that Drew didn't fall into the trap that a lot of BioShock Infinite players did.

YOU'RE A ... PONG PONG

Amazing stuff guys. Keep on truckin'!

Fullscreen... yes...

Windjammers getting the first award is the only way Giantbomb could start this GOTY list.

you're.. pong pong..

70s Brad is the scariest Brad of them all. That constant sniffing and mouth grinding is creeping me out. Anyways great list, I loved Bioshock Infinite.

Oh man, glad the old couch is still alive and kickin'!

But anyways, coked-up Brad is a great character, and I loved the surprise Rorie cameo. Thumbs up! I hope the theme for this week is different time periods, that would be delightful.

Oh my god Ryan would've been amazing in this.

I'm sad now.

Hell yes Bioshock Infinite best game of the year.

Ok, 10 seconds in I a had a stupid grin on my face.

And Drew's #1 is my #2. I wasn't really interested and played it in October. Turns out it was a heck of a thing.

@vinny

The image has some problems. The blacks are too black and the whites are too white. The dark corridors of Bioshock were darker than they should have been and the images of the crew in the studios was too bright and shiny.

Am I... am I alive?

I thought it was going to be tough for them to top last years videos but god damn it so far I'm all in. Also hellz yeah Bioshock Infinite... Also, you're pong pong.

Hot damn I have a hard time listening to the crews inability to remember a story beat from Infinite. As Infinite's strengths lie in it's story.

Really makes me feel like either their "eh, it doesn't matter" attitude is the norm', or my memory/life is full of WAY too much video game content.

Vinny could pull off a post-Yoko Ono John Lennon for Halloween.

And the couch!

I love this. Barefoot Jeff is great.

Hell yes Bioshock Infinite best game of the year.

I didn't notice this, and also no one is in the office, and even if they were, probably too late to change any of it... in short, have a coke and a smile :)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

You're a pong pong! hahaha

"PS: Brad is bad at games"

Amazing self-irony. I love it.

Love this. As per usual (I'll admit).

Comedy failed. A rare miss. =-(

The studio bit was pretty dry - where Drew gave his list. If I didn't know better, I'd assume Jeff and co. didn't like games.

GOTY stuff seems like a pretty big ask, right before the holidays - similar to E3 and new console releases in that they take a lot of time and effort. It's a bit of a shame how much they all seem to sap the GB crew, there's a lot more cynicism than excitement.

Ok this was by far the worst game of the year video you guys have ever done bar none, also really Last of Us the that lighting in the game was nothing great and it was a last gen game now if they do a better looking version for the PS4 then maybe. I don't even know how you could put that game next to Tomb Raider on the pc and even think it is a comparison and Also Battlefield 4 looks amazing. That said you guys always screw this one up every year so nothing new really.

geez have to say again. You guys knocked it out the park. This is incredible. Jeff looks like the front man from Megadeth and Vinny looks like Ozzy. Holy Christ this is amazing. Koo Koo Kachoo!

>Number 8, Stanley Parable

8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8.

totally did not know that was brad at first!

Giant Bomb's 2014 Old Game of the Year: Adventure.

Haha, oh man, I was dying within the first minute. I love you all.

I have to say, they nailed it so far and I expect them to continue for the rest of the week. Their ability to keep the bit for as long as they could is just phenomenal and highlights how good they are at all this stuff. That and there's nothing like them sending up themselves with bits like the fan mail and the Adventure Endurance Run.

Also Matt Rorie's cameo. Outstanding.

I like this mid 70's feel. Brad's so on the coke. Groovy.

Man, I fucking hated Heavy Rain, but I am totally ready to give Beyond a shot. Everything I've seen of it looks like it's fixed the shitty pacing and meaningless garbage that filled Heavy Rain.

Also, less clothes are always better. I expect by Friday, you all to be naked.

Brad is amazing and this is Rorie's best appearance by far.