EXP Podcast #759: 2024 Game of the Year

Astro Bot, ready to duke it out for GOTY

We've made it around the sun once more and we have a handful of great games to prove it.  But which games will be our favorite of year?  And will Jorge and I maintain our drift compatibility and choose the same game as our GOTY?  All this, along with more Balatro pro tips, in this week's show.

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Show Notes:

- Run time: 41 min 56 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #725: 2023 Game of Year

Your host for the GOTY awards

We made it!  2023 is over, which means it's time to talk about our top games of the year.  Every year we challenge ourselves to embrace brevity and pick our top three.  2023's landslide of great games made this an even more fun challenge than usual, as did the ongoing meta game of trying to predict if our picks will overlap.  Next week we'll talk about some of the other great games that we didn't get to highlight, but for now, join us for the brightest of all the shining stars.

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Show Notes:

- Run time: 48 min 45 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #689: 2022 Game of Year Leftovers

If anyone knows about leftovers, it's Kirby.

I'm still totally fine with people saying "Happy New Year" at this point in the year, so you better believe I'm still good with game of the year discussions!  This week we wrap up the season with some of the best games that didn't quite make our top 3 this year.  And you know what, I won't even judge you for the Christmas tree I still see in the corner over there.

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Show Notes:

- Run time: 37 min 40 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #457: 2017 Games of the Year

Our Gamey Winner loved 2017!

One of the best years in gaming is coming to a close. Seriously. Throw a dart at a pile of 2017 games and you're likely to hit an absolute classic. Polygon even called 2017 "the best year in games since 2007," and that brought us The Orange Box, BioShock, Super Mario Galaxy, Rockband, and Mass Effect - and it's true. In other words, it was really difficult to cull down our favorite games to just three each.

Enjoy this week's podcast (we sure did). And hey. Let us know your 2017 GOTY, won't you? You can reach us by email, in the comments, or you can find us on Twitter. Be sure to come back next week for 2017 leftovers.


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Show Notes:

- Runtime: 57 mins 17 sec
- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #409: Games of the Year 2016

"And here's me at the end of 2016..."

As the year draws to a close, it's time to hunker down and talk about our favorite games from 2016.  Robots, demons, and even a little timeline trouble dominated the last 12 months.  It was a great year for games, but we forced ourselves to each pick our three favorites.  Break out the champagne and settle in for a year-end debrief!

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Show Notes:

- Runtime: 39 mins 34 sec
- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #361: 2015 Game of the Year Leftovers

The freshest toy of this holiday season.

Our Game of the Year plates were just too full to accommodate everything last week, so this week we talk about some more of our favorite games from 2015.  It's like a delicious, unending plate of leftovers, so pile it high and indulge yourself.  Don't worry, the squid is totally fine to eat; it's only been in the fridge for a few months...

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Show Notes:

- Runtime: 38 mins 53 secs
- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #307: 2014 Games of the Year

Bonus award for best song goes to Sir Paul.

It's that time of year again everyone: the time when we make the painful decisions.  The time when we take stock of the year and elevate three champions that represent the year's high points.  It's our Games of the Year for 2014 (because who could pick just one?).  What experiences from 2014 will stick with you as we get ready for the new year?  Let us know in the comments!

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Show Notes:

- Runtime: 53 mins 25 secs

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #254: 2013 Games of the Year

Is Ride to Hell our GOTY? Probably not.

2013 is coming to a close and it was, well, a strange one. As is tradition, it is time to choose and discuss our personal selection of favorite games! Join us this week as we revisit some of this year's best, and be sure to come back next week when we talk about all the big games that didn't quite make our list. Of course we would love to hear from you. What were your top three games of 2013?


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Show notes:

- Runtime: 40 min 07 sec
- Music by: Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #204: 2012 Games of the Year

Alas, the year has come to an end! With 2013 around the corner, what better time to look back on some of our favorite games from the past year. In Experience Points tradition, Scott and I discuss each of our three favorite games of 2012. What makes our lists? Will we continue the trend of sharing the same Game of the Year? Listen and find out!

Also, what are your favorite games of 2012? Or even your favorite "things", period? We would love to feature it on the podcast. Find out more here!


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Show notes:

SPOILER WARNING: Our picks are listed below!

Jorge
1. Journey
2. The Walking Dead
3. Borderlands 2

Scott
1. Journey
2. The Walking Dead
3. Papo & Yo

- Runtime: 39 min 09 secs
- Music provided by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #154: 2011 Games of the Year

It's that time of the year again, folks: time to pick our game of the year! Jorge and I could never pick just one (or could we...?), so we each pick three of our favorite games from 2011 and talk about what makes them great. It was a great year, if I do say so myself, and our lists reflect the many diverse and memorable titles released over the past year. Of course, we don't come close to discussing all the great games of 2011, so we're looking forward to hearing your favorites in the comments! Happy New Year and thanks for listening!

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Show notes:

SPOILER WARNING: Our picks are included below



Jorge's Games of the Year:

Skyrim
Bastion
Portal 2

Scott's Games of the Year:

don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story
Lesbian Spider-Queens of Mars
Portal 2

- Run time: 34 min 53 sec
- Music provided by Brad Sucks