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

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:

Frank Cifaldi’s First Nomination (02:57)

Frank Cifaldi’s Second Nomination (11:34)

Frank Cifaldi’s Third Nomination (15:00)

Brandon Sheffield’s First Nomination (29:40)

Kris Graft’s First Nomination (41:31)

Tim Rogers’ First Nomination (01:00:42)

Brandon Sheffield’s Second Nomination (01:08:25)

Kris Graft’s Second Nomination (01:19:41)

Tim Rogers’ Second Nomination (01:35:18)

Insert Credit Quick Break: GLYDR (01:48:06)

Brandon Sheffield’s Third Nomination (01:49:45)

Kris Graft’s Third Nomination (02:00:06)

Tim Rogers’ Third Nomination (02:14:02)

Brandon Sheffield’s Fourth Nomination (02:20:36)

Tim Rogers’ Fourth Nomination (02:26:19)

Brandon Sheffield’s Fifth Nomination (02:23:15)

Tim Rogers’ Fifth Nomination (02:40:02)

Brandon Sheffield’s Sixth Nomination (02:50:18)

Brandon Sheffield’s Seventh Nomination (02:53:08)

Tim Rogers’ Sixth Nomination (02:55:41)

Tim Rogers’ Seventh Nomination (03:03:25)

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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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