goty every year

best game of each year

not including shit like space war for obvious reasons

Lunar Lander
Lunar Lander
[1979]

YOU JUST DESTROYED A 100 MEGABUCK LANDER

25 POINTS
Missile Command
Missile Command
[1980]

THE END
Galaga
Galaga
[1981]

shoutouts to centipede, frogger and donkey kong fr fr but galaga solos
Bubbles
Bubbles
[1982]

this one doesn't get as much recognition as it deserves despite so many other games taking after its whole "eat smaller enemies to grow bigger" concept. hell - i only know about it because of midway arcade treasures
Tapper
Tapper
[1983]

root beer solos
Marble Madness
Marble Madness
[literally 1984]

a lot of the sprites in this live rent free in my head
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
[1985]

i could have just as easily said paperboy but i dunno i've dumped more hours into super mario bros than most things
Castlevania
Castlevania
[1986]

this one's really not even close
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy
[1987]

chaos

(honorable mention to mike tyson's punch out)
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 2
[1988]

EXTREMELY honorable mention to ninja gaiden, but mm2 has such a high degree of polish it'd be heretical not to choose
Adventures of Lolo
Adventures of Lolo
[1989]

"the only good game about a walking blue testicle with eyes"
46 Okunen Monogatari: The Shinka Ron
46 Okunen Monogatari: The Shinka Ron
[1990]

incredibly ambitious jrpg with an insane premise that only gets stranger and cooler as it goes

pc-98 emulation is obscure but not difficult - play this game
Metal Slader Glory
Metal Slader Glory
[1991]

the fact that this can even fit on a nes cartridge is unbelievable. it's honestly just an icing on top that the story is genuinely captivating as well

honorable mentions to metal storm and a link to the past
Shin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei
[1992]

an unreachable high in terms of atmosphere and world building for the rest of the series
Mega Man X
Mega Man X
[1993]

:sigmamale:
Super Metroid
Super Metroid
[1994]

it's not even fuckin' close

puyo puyo 2 is the closest it gets
Wild Woody
Wild Woody
[1995]

BRING IT BACK BRING IT BAAAACK

just kidding - it's chrono trigger. shout out to ihnmaims though for being as boundary-pushing as it is. also clock tower for playing a role in inventing survival horror as we know it

Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
[1996]

i'm not sure if there's a more all-around charming jrpg than this one
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII
[1997]

also symphony of the night. it'd feel wrong not to mention doom 64 and ghost in the shell too
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure
[1998]

sorry mgs1! get fucked!
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
[1999]

man i'm glad i didn't play the western version of this
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
[2000]

IMPECCABLE atmosphere

shout out to thps2 tho
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
[2001]

what a fucking year

i also LOVE silent hill 2 but thps3 is genuinely a part of my personality so it wins by default
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
[2002]

amazing year but unfortunately for everything else it happens to be the time that kh1 came out
Drakengard
Drakengard
[2003]

he didnt lie ngl that really was a world without song

honorary mention to battle for bikini bottom (which i will play over this any day of the week)
Breakdown
Breakdown
[2004]

aRe yOu ReAdY tO pAy ThE pRiCe
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
[2005]

sorry ngb

sorry urban reign

sorry fear

sorry doa4

sorry wlk

sorry battlefront 2

this was a good year
Dead Rising
Dead Rising
[2006]

incredibly unique and bold. the main reason to own an xbox 360 until halo 3 came out

i wanna give a nod to phantasy star universe and hitman blood money too
Halo 3
Halo 3
[2007]

FINISH THE FIGHT

tied with persona 3 fes, but i've played this one much more
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
[2008]

favorite rts bar none
Prototype
Prototype
[2009]

i like ripping people in half
Resonance of Fate
Resonance of Fate
[2010]

i could've put nier here but this one's just as bold for different reasons
Portal 2
Portal 2
[2011]

cliche and obvious but what can you do, put catherine here instead?
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
[2012]

fantastic puzzles and narrative
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
[2013]

this year kind of sucked!
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Puyo Puyo Tetris
[2014]

goes fucking hard !!!!
Yakuza 0
Yakuza 0
[2015]

your dualshock 4 has disconnected
The Last Guardian
The Last Guardian
[2016]

bold of team ico to release a ps5 game on the ps4. love that crisp 2fps
Albert Odyssey
Albert Odyssey
[2017]

easily the best mario game along with sunshine. shout out to prey too
ZeroRanger
ZeroRanger
[2018]

FUCK YOU
Kingdom Hearts III
Kingdom Hearts III
[2019]

sure the critical dlc took a while to come out but now there's no reason to complain about this game's difficulty anymore

tempted to put remind in the next space but nah i'll play fair
Astro's Playroom
Astro's Playroom
[2020]

why is this the best 3d platformer in years

7r was good too yeah yeah but seriously let this team make a full fucking game
Inscryption
Inscryption
[2021]

honorable mention to neo twewy. honestly that's a more consistently 10/10 worthy thing because inscryption has some stupid arg lore nonsense but i find myself coming back to it much more nonetheless
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
[2022]

cloaked in gloom and veiled by shadow, we await that fateful day...

11 Comments


1 year ago

dead rising goated thats for damn sure

1 year ago

gta 3 for 2001

1 year ago

good for albert
Decent I guess

1 year ago

"decent" says the mf who thinks the best mario is galaxy
yes as do many people, why so mad chandler? based choices here are ff7, mmx and super metroid
also mgs1 too

1 year ago

based for puyotet

1 year ago

boiler plate opinion, reyn
but those are bangers, oh well

10 months ago

Galaga is peak arcade gaming


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