Posted By: Kat Todd
Podcast regulars Alex Deckard, Matt Terrell, and Kat Todd are joined by Chris Hayes and special guests Bethany Terrell, and Jordan Talbot for our fourth Non-Consecutive, Non-Annual Gameshoe Podcast End of the Year “Blank” of the Year Awards. This year, rather than force a consus for each category , we each choose our top choice and briefly outlined our reasoning. Below are the winners:
Best Music:
Alex: CupHead
Chris: Mario Odyssey
JT: Mario Odyssey
Bethany:
Matt:
Kat: Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Sound:
Alex: Horizon Zero Dawn
Chris: Voted Down Player Unknown’s Battleground
JT: Sims 4
Bethany: Player Unknown’s Battleground
Matt: Player Unknown’s Battleground
Kat: None
Best Ongoing:
Alex: Rocket League
Chris: Rocket League
JT:
Bethany: Hitman
Matt: Hitman
Kat: Overwatch
Fuck Darkest Dungeon Award for a Good Game We All Slept On:
Alex: Assassins Creed 4
Chris: Yakuza Zero
JT:
Bethany: Nights in the Woods
Matt: Cuphead
Kat: Assassin's Creed 4
Biggest Surprise:
Alex: Sonic Mania
Chris: Horizon Zero Dawn (was Naruto Shippuden)
JT:
Bethany: Overcooked
Matt: Rocket League Switch
Kat: Bubsy
Most Nintendo:
Alex: EA as a whole
Chris: Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds - Chinese Servers
JT: EA
Bethany: None
Matt: Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds - Chinese Servers
Kat: Battlefront 2
Worst Game:
Alex: Bubsy
Chris: None
JT:
Bethany: Battlefront 2
Matt: Sonic Forces
Kat: Battlefront 2
Most Disappointing:
Alex: Mass Effect Andromeda
Chris: Player Unknown’s Battleground
JT: Super Mario Run
Bethany: Mass Effect Andromeda
Matt: Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Kat: Mass Effect Andromeda
Matt and I had two honorable mention categories before we dive into the main events. For me, Nier Automata won “Most Tropey” due to the sheer number of panty shots contained in one game. Matt had “Mobile Game”, which was snagged by “Alpaca Evolution” for...well, just play Alpaca Evolution.
Game of the Year:
Alex: Wolfenstein II
Chris: Super Mario Odyssey
JT: Super Mario Odyssey
Bethany: Cuphead
Matt: Player Unknown’s Battleground
Kat: Horizon Zero Dawn
Our original intention for Game of the Year was, in fact, to reach a consensus. However, 2017 was an extremely bountiful and competitive when it came to games, and we quickly found ourselves at an impasse. In the end we settled on two, for very different reasons. Super Mario Odyssey was deemed our first Game of the Year due to its fantastic gameplay. Odyssey married the best of every Mario world that came before it, in a way that we haven’t seen from Nintendo in a while. It was easy to pick up, fun to play, and never lost its shine through 80+ hours of adventure.
Horizon Zero Dawn, on the other hand, blew the story-telling competition out of the water. It’s post-apocalyptic world wasn’t afraid to go places most of its genre have never dared to go, and it’s progression took turns that were unpredictable and thrilling.
Both are fantastic games in their own right, and both should proudly wear the crown of Gameshoe’s 2017 Game of the Year.
(A high honor, we know).
Best Music:
Alex: CupHead
Chris: Mario Odyssey
JT: Mario Odyssey
Bethany:
Matt:
Kat: Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Sound:
Alex: Horizon Zero Dawn
Chris: Voted Down Player Unknown’s Battleground
JT: Sims 4
Bethany: Player Unknown’s Battleground
Matt: Player Unknown’s Battleground
Kat: None
Best Ongoing:
Alex: Rocket League
Chris: Rocket League
JT:
Bethany: Hitman
Matt: Hitman
Kat: Overwatch
Fuck Darkest Dungeon Award for a Good Game We All Slept On:
Alex: Assassins Creed 4
Chris: Yakuza Zero
JT:
Bethany: Nights in the Woods
Matt: Cuphead
Kat: Assassin's Creed 4
Biggest Surprise:
Alex: Sonic Mania
Chris: Horizon Zero Dawn (was Naruto Shippuden)
JT:
Bethany: Overcooked
Matt: Rocket League Switch
Kat: Bubsy
Most Nintendo:
Alex: EA as a whole
Chris: Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds - Chinese Servers
JT: EA
Bethany: None
Matt: Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds - Chinese Servers
Kat: Battlefront 2
Worst Game:
Alex: Bubsy
Chris: None
JT:
Bethany: Battlefront 2
Matt: Sonic Forces
Kat: Battlefront 2
Most Disappointing:
Alex: Mass Effect Andromeda
Chris: Player Unknown’s Battleground
JT: Super Mario Run
Bethany: Mass Effect Andromeda
Matt: Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Kat: Mass Effect Andromeda
Matt and I had two honorable mention categories before we dive into the main events. For me, Nier Automata won “Most Tropey” due to the sheer number of panty shots contained in one game. Matt had “Mobile Game”, which was snagged by “Alpaca Evolution” for...well, just play Alpaca Evolution.
Game of the Year:
Alex: Wolfenstein II
Chris: Super Mario Odyssey
JT: Super Mario Odyssey
Bethany: Cuphead
Matt: Player Unknown’s Battleground
Kat: Horizon Zero Dawn
Our original intention for Game of the Year was, in fact, to reach a consensus. However, 2017 was an extremely bountiful and competitive when it came to games, and we quickly found ourselves at an impasse. In the end we settled on two, for very different reasons. Super Mario Odyssey was deemed our first Game of the Year due to its fantastic gameplay. Odyssey married the best of every Mario world that came before it, in a way that we haven’t seen from Nintendo in a while. It was easy to pick up, fun to play, and never lost its shine through 80+ hours of adventure.
Horizon Zero Dawn, on the other hand, blew the story-telling competition out of the water. It’s post-apocalyptic world wasn’t afraid to go places most of its genre have never dared to go, and it’s progression took turns that were unpredictable and thrilling.
Both are fantastic games in their own right, and both should proudly wear the crown of Gameshoe’s 2017 Game of the Year.
(A high honor, we know).
