TheMightyEthan

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild There were a ton of great games this year (I have way too many runners up), but in the end it kinda had to be Zelda. I mean, I played it twice, and I never do that anymore, let alone in the same year. Everything about it is just so enjoyable, it really sucks you in, despite on paper sounding like something that would just be another Ubi-like. It's not without it's flaws (I wish there were more proper dungeons, I don't think the shrines fill that gap), but it's overall strength more than makes up for it. Runners Up: Dishonored: Death of the Outsider - I hope this isn't the end of the Dishonored franchise, but if it is it's a fitting send-off. Horizon: Zero Dawn - The setting's great, the take on the open world formula is great Human Resource Machine - My only complaint about this game is that I wish there was more of it. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - The 0%/50%/100% to-hit chances were a stroke of brilliance, you never feel like you're getting screwed by the RNG. Persona 5 - It's just so goddamned stylish, and fun. I actually came into this thread planning to name P5 as my GOTY. Prey - Talos I just feels like such an authentic place, I loved exploring it. Sonic Mania - They perfectly captured the feel of the Genesis Sonic games, both the good parts and the bad. Honorable Mention: Wolfenstein 2 - I'm generally fairly shooter-averse, so the fact that this is even on here should tell you how good it is.

Wolfenstein 2 This is a really excellent game. They do a good job with keeping the encounters varied, and everything is at just the right level of ridiculous. I highly recommend it to anyone who liked the first one. Once they finish releasing the DLC I'll probably go back to it and do all the side missions I skipped too. *Edit - Now just to decide which of the games GOH got me to start next...

Ori and the Blind Forest would have been a GOTY contender for me if it hadn't come out two years ago...

I received Bastion Batman - The Telltale Series Middle Earth: Shadow of War and Tyranny Thank you, @Mr. GOH!, for your frankly ridiculous generosity!

Chewie was your Santa, yes.

Mod action: moved Chewie's thank you post to the thank you thread.

User replaceable batteries leads to exploding phones, which leads to bad press.

The Steam sale is on.

I would love a version of that read by Stephen Fry, who did the audio books of the real Harry Potter books.

@FLD I'm feeling similar about Wolfenstein 2. I'm not very far into it, and so far it's excellent so I know it could be a contender, but I don't think there's any way I'm going to finish it before the end of the year.

At least with the Atelier one you can tell it's the same basic geometry, just with lower quality assets. That Digimon one is just... wut. *Edit - As far as Catherine, it's alright as a puzzle game, I enjoyed those parts fine, but the story aspect completely ruins it.

Don't worry, it's not very good. They make a big deal in gameplay of the whole "make your choice" angle, but none of it is reflected in cutscenes so it's really jarring.

@danielpholt I'm sorry, I couldn't resist.

I'll get back to you once I decide between Breath of the Wild and Prey.

11, 12, 13, 8. WB is even worse at counting than Microsoft. That Mortal Engines thing looks interesting. The machines are cool as shit, obviously it's yet to be seen whether the movie is any good though.

Shit.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that too, I was like Also, I must have missed that part that answered my first question. *Edit* - I would love for Episode IX to start with

BAN HIM!

Yeah, it was kind of weird pacing. I thought the movie was ending and then all of a sudden it's like "no wait, there's a whole other act still to go". Ultimately it didn't really bother me though. I also can't really fathom why people are so upset about it. I've been a huge Star Wars nerd, since before I can remember, and this might be the best one so far.

My biggest issue with the movie:

Oh my God, Dean, you're totally right! Yeah, after how good this was, and how much I've soured on TFA since it came out, I'm really nervous for how Episode IX will turn out with Abrams back.

Breath of the Wild: Champions Ballad It was a fitting send off for the game, I think. The first part of it felt pretty anemic when I thought that was all there was, but then the final challenge really ended it on a high note.

Oh yeah, sorry, I didn't mean they know they're awful people, just that they are awful people, and they're not self-aware enough to perceive what the actual problem is.

They live in a world where they're awful people, but they don't understand what exactly it is about them that's awful, so they have no concept of what they like that might be objectionable.