If listening to 10 hours of podcast isn’t your thing.
Here are the winners of our Game of the Year Awards, as separated by each Podcast (by day). Day 2 has a lost audio file, and thus will not be released, but you can see the winners here.
DAY 1
Best IPP Title of 2013
Runners Up:
– Xbox YES! (ep 129)
– Please Be Excited for Scott’s Answer (ep 130)
Favorite ‘Nabeshin Ask’ Question of 2013
-
What would Greg do to go to Japan? (ep 117)
Runners Up:
-What’s the best cereal and what’s an overrated cereal? (MGC Special)
-Favorite childhood cartoons? (ep 131)
Best Previous Year Game of 2013
Runners Up:
– Binding of Isaac
– Spec Ops: The Line
Most “Irrational” Game
Runners Up:
– Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
– Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut
The Walrus Award for Best Game that isn’t Assassin’s Creed/Call of Duty/Battlefield/Minecraft
Runners Up:
– Batman Arkham Origins
– Resogun
Best Movie of 2013 (Just cuz)
Runners Up:
– Star Trek Into Darkness
– This is the End
Best Experience
-
THE TWIST (Zelda: A Link Between Worlds)
Runners Up:
– The Raptor (Saints Row IV: Enter the Dominatrix)
– Winter (The Last of Us)
Most OP
-
The Boss (Saints Row IV)
Runners Up:
– Cat-Suit (Super Mario 3D World)
– Pudge (DotA 2)
Most Surprising Game
Runners Up:
– Ratchet & Clank: Into The Nexus
– Tomb Raider
Best Visuals
Runners Up:
– Dragon’s Crown
– The Last of Us
Best Soundtrack
Runners Up:
– Saints Row IV
– Pikmin 3
Best Video Game Machine of the Year as presented by the PC
Runners Up:
– Playstation 3
– Playstation Vita
Best DLC/Expansion
Runners Up:
– Enter the Dominatrix (Saints Row IV)
– Enemy Within (XCOM: Enemy Unknown)
Best HD Remake
Runners Up:
– Muramasa Rebirth
– The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
DAY 2
Best New Hero/Anti-Hero
-
Joel (The Last of Us)
Runners Up:
– Trevor (Grand Theft Auto V)
-Dante (DmC Devil may Cry)
Best New Villain
-
Gaius (Tales of Xillia)
Runners Up:
– Jetstream Sam (Metal Gear Rising: Revegeance)
-Shadar (Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch)
Best Bro
-
Aiden (Beyond: Two Souls)
Runners Up:
– Black Beard (Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag)
– Ravio (The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds)
Best ‘First Lady’ (Female Partner)
-
Ellie (The Last of Us)
Runners Up:
– Carmelita (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
– Elizabeth (BioShock Infinite)
Best Background Character
-
Ivar (Tales of Xillia)
Runners Up:
– Rosalind & Robert Lutece (BioShock Infinite)
-Lamar (Grand Theft Auto V)
Best Duo
-
Naiee & Nyaa (Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons)
Runners Ups:
– Joel & Ellie (The Last of Us)
– Booker & Elizabeth (BioShock Infinite)
Best Boss Fights
Runners Up:
– Pikmin 3
– DmC Devil may Cry
The FemShep Award for Best Jennifer Hale Performance
-
Commander Shepard (Mass Effect 3: Citadel)
Runners Up:
– Rosalind Lutece (BioShock Infinite)
– Hawkgirl (Injustice: Gods Among Us)
The Kanji Tatsumi Award for Best Troy Baker Performance
-
Joel (The Last of Us)
Runners Up:
Booker Dewitt (BioShock Infinite)
The Joker (Batman: Arkham Origins)
Best Downloadable $20 or less PSN/XBLA/eShop/Steam Game
Runners Up:
– Rogue Legacy
– Gone Home
Best 3DS Game
Runners Up:
– Pokemon X/Y
-Fire Emblem Awakening
Best Vita Game
Runners Up:
– Dragon’s Crown
– Rayman Legends
Best Port to the Vita
Runners Up:
– Spelunky
– Muramasa Rebirth
DAY 3
Best Saints Row IV Love Interest
-
Kinzie Kensington
Runners Up:
– Ben King
– Johnny Gat
Best “Year of the Bow” Game
-
Tomb Raider
Runners Up:
– Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
– Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Best Sly Cooper Ancestor
-
Tennessee Kid Cooper
Runners Up:
– Rioichi Cooper
– Bob
The Blaney Award for Most ‘MUPX’ Game
Runners Up:
– Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness
– Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Most Charming Game
Runners Up:
– Super Mario 3D World
– Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the Witch
Favorite Nabeshin Opener
-
Ketchup! What are you gay? (ep 131)
– Shepard (ep 123)
– Hey Pretty Girl with your pretty eye lids, I want you on an island with me. We’ll catch fish in the sea (ep 143)
The Gummi Ship Award for Most Unnecessary Gameplay Feature
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Gigolo Mode (Killer Is Dead)
Runners Up:
– Cyrille Le Paradox’s Boss Fight (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
– Torture Scene (Grand Theft Auto V)
Dumbest Name EVER….of the Year
Runners Up:
-Drivatars (Forza Motorsports 5)
-Levolution (Battlefield 4)
Best Guilty Pleasure
Runners Up:
– Surgeon Simulator 2013
– Euro Truck Simulator 2
Best “Probably Okay” Game We Didn’t Bother With
Runners Up:
– Crysis 3
– Puppeteer
Worst Game of the Year (that we didn’t play but are still judging because we’re assholes)
Runners Up:
– Aliens Colonial Marines
– The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
DAY 4
Best New Game
Runners Up:
– The Last of Us
– Rogue Legacy
Best Early Access Game
Runners Up:
– Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
– War Thunder
Best Character-Action Game
Runners Up:
– Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
– Batman Arkham Origins
Best RPG
Runners Up:
– Pokemon X/Y
– Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Best Fighting Game
Runners Up:
– Killer Instinct
-Divekick
Best Platformer
Runners Up:
– Guacamelee!
– Rayman Legends
Best Shooter
Best Action Adventure Game
Runners Up:
– The Last of Us
– The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Best “Pure” Adventure Game
Runner’s Up:
– Tearaway
– Beyond: Two Souls
Best Strategy Game
Runners Up:
– Pikmin 3
– Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness
Best Multiplayer
Runners Up:
– Super Mario 3D World
– Grand Theft Auto Online
Best Cross/Split/Straddle-Gen Game that’s Way Better on Next Gen
Runners Up:
– Call of Duty: Ghosts
– Lego Marvel Superheroes
Best Reboot
Runners Up:
– DmC Devil may Cry
– Tomb Raider
Most Improved Sequel/Prequel
Runners Up:
– Grand Theft Auto V
– Pikmin 3
Most Disappointing Game
Runners Up:
– Doritos Crash Course 2
– Call of Duty: Ghost
Best Song
Whale, Shark – Rogue Legacy – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYNvwErDg4c
Runners Up:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAdDE3KPMJZWgFJEYixp_-LF2Kz7b4llH
DAY 5
Best Wii U-Only Game
Runners Up:
– The Wonderful 101
– Pikmin 3
Best 360-Only Game
Runners Up:
– Phantom Breaker: Battlegrounds
– Charlie Murder
Best PS3-Only Game
Runners Up:
– Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
– Tales of Xillia
Best PC Game
Runners Up:
– Rogue Legacy
– DotA 2
Best Multiplatform Game
Runners Up:
– Grand Theft Auto V
– Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Best Next-Gen Only Game
Runners Up:
– Killzone: Shadow Fall
– Resogun
Game of the Year (Top 10)
1). The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
2). The Stanley Parable
3). The Last of Us
4). Saints Row IV
5). Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
6). Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
7). Super Mario 3D World
8). Tales of Xillia
9). Bioshock Infinite
10). Pikmin 3
