Ep. 325 - Game of the Year 2023, with Kris Graft (Patreon)

The best video game of the year 2023 is decided by VGHF’s Frank Cifaldi, Action Button’s Tim Rogers, Necrosoft’s Brandon Sheffield, and Alienware’s Kris Graft. Also, the design of the Switch 2 is revealed. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Kris Graft. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

The Nomination Process:

1. Frank Cifaldi’s First Nomination (02:57)
2. Frank Cifaldi’s Second Nomination (11:34)
3. Frank Cifaldi’s Third Nomination (15:00)
4. Brandon Sheffield’s First Nomination (29:40)
5. Kris Graft’s First Nomination (41:31)
6. Tim Rogers’ First Nomination (01:00:42)
7. Brandon Sheffield’s Second Nomination (01:08:25)
8. Kris Graft’s Second Nomination (01:19:41)
9. Tim Rogers’ Second Nomination (01:35:18) Insert Credit Quick Break: GLYDR (01:48:06)
10. Brandon Sheffield’s Third Nomination (01:49:45)
11. Kris Graft’s Third Nomination (02:00:06)
12. Tim Rogers’ Third Nomination (02:14:02)
13. Brandon Sheffield’s Fourth Nomination (02:20:36)
14. Tim Rogers’ Fourth Nomination (02:26:19)
15. Brandon Sheffield’s Fifth Nomination (02:23:15)
16. Tim Rogers’ Fifth Nomination (02:40:02)
17. Brandon Sheffield’s Sixth Nomination (02:50:18)
18. Brandon Sheffield’s Seventh Nomination (02:53:08)
19. Tim Rogers’ Sixth Nomination (02:55:41)
20. Tim Rogers’ Seventh Nomination (03:03:25)

See the finalized ranked list in the Insert Credit Forums

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Marvel Spider-Man 2
• Marvel Spider-Man
• Batman: Arkham series
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
• Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
• Roger Ebert
• Mortal Kombat (1995)
• God of War: Ragnarök - Valhalla
• Dark Souls
• Horizon series
• The Last of Us series
• Vulture
• Michael Keaton
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Avengers: Endgame (2019)
• Small Saga
• Baldur's Gate III
• Elden Ring
• Baldur's Gate
• Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
• Icewind Dale
• Neverwinter Nights
• Dragon Age series
• Dungeons & Dragons
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Fire Emblem series
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Sid Meier's Civilization series
• Grand Theft Auto series
• Gale
• Astarion
• Tomb Raider series
• Super Saiyan 5
• The Witcher series
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• Game of Thrones
• Asura's Wrath
• Dragon's Dogma
• Devil May Cry series
• Final Fantasy XV
• Final Fantasy IV
• Final Fantasy VI
• Final Fantasy X
• Ben Starr
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
• Starfield
• StarCraft
• Todd Howard
• No Man's Sky
• Todd McFarlane
• Bethesda's Game Design Was Outdated a Decade Ago
• Shohei Ohtani
• Fallout series
• Kingdom Hearts series
• David Cage
• Pseudoregalia
• Bujingai: The Forsaken City
• Shinobi
• Brightis
• Neorude
• Lagnacure Legend
• Undertale
• Bayonetta series
• Titanfall series
• Prince of Persia
• Landstalker
• rittz
• Vexx
• Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
• Super Mario 64
• Electrokinetic
• Forspoken
• Gravity Falls
• Uncharted series
• Banjo-Kazooie
• David Mamet
• Glengarry Glen Ross
• RoboCop: Rogue City
• RoboCop (1987)
• Grasshopper Manufacture
• James Gunn
• Goichi Suda
• Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series
• Terminator: Resistance
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
• Paul Verhoeven
• Stellar Blade
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Diablo IV
• Street Fighter 6
• Alan Wake II
• Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Genshin Impact
• Honkai: Star Rail
• Destiny
• Assassin's Creed: Mirage
• Like a Dragon: Ishin!
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
• Octopath Traveler II
• The Gilded Age
• Octopath Traveler
• Hironobu Sakaguchi
• Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
• Bravely Default
• Pokémon series
• Tobal 2
• Guilty Gear: Strive
• Animal Crossing series
• Armored Core series
• Ace Combat series
• Driv3r
• Gran Turismo series
• Fire Pro Wrestling series
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Hollow Knight
• Idris Elba
• Street Fighter IV
• Resident Evil 4 Remake
• Metal Gear Solid
• Cocoon
• Limbo
• Inside
• Stray
• Outer Wilds
• Journey
• Alan Wake II
• Control
• Quantum Break
• Alan Wake
• Max Payne series
• Stonecutters
• Super Mario Odyssey
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
• Bennett Foddy
• Shadow of the Beast
• Bonk series
• Splatoon series
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2
• Fuga: Melodies of Steel
• Sonic Superstars
• Sonic Advance
• Void Stranger
• Sokoban
• Sukeban
• sukebe
• Cave Noire
• Five Nights at Freddy's
• Minecraft
• Gone with the Wind
• Frog Fractions
• Legend of Zelda series
• Fortnite
• Brütal Legend

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