esper
February 12, 2024, 11:53am
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### 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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99q0OwQGyrA
[audio=https://archive.org/download/insertcredit/ic325.mp3 ]
** The Nomination Process:**
1. Frank Cifaldi’s First Nomination (02:57)2. Frank Cifaldi’s Second Nomination (11:34) 3. Frank Cifaldi’s Third Nomination (15:00) 4. Brandon Sheffield’s First Nomination (29:40) 5. Kris Graft’s First Nomination (41:31) 6. Tim Rogers’ First Nomination (01:00:42) 7. Brandon Sheffield’s Second Nomination (01:08:25) 8. Kris Graft’s Second Nomination (01:19:41) 9. Tim Rogers’ Second Nomination (01:35:18) [ GLYDR](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glydr/glydr-analog-dual-foot-controller-for-video-games-and-vr) (01:48:06)10. Brandon Sheffield’s Third Nomination (01:49:45)11. Kris Graft’s Third Nomination (02:00:06) 12. Tim Rogers’ Third Nomination (02:14:02) 13. Brandon Sheffield’s Fourth Nomination (02:20:36) 14. Tim Rogers’ Fourth Nomination (02:26:19) 15. Brandon Sheffield’s Fifth Nomination (02:23:15) 16. Tim Rogers’ Fifth Nomination (02:40:02) 17. Brandon Sheffield’s Sixth Nomination (02:50:18)18. Brandon Sheffield’s Seventh Nomination (02:53:08)19. Tim Rogers’ Sixth Nomination (02:55:41)20. Tim Rogers’ Seventh Nomination (03:03:25)### THE INSERT CREDIT GAME OF THE YEAR 2023 TOP 21:1. || Final Fantasy XVI||2. || Void Stranger||3. || The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom||4. || Baldur's Gate 3||5. || Street Fighter 6||6. || Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon||7. || RoboCop: Rogue City||8. || Super Mario Bros. Wonder||9. || Forspoken||10. || Pseudoregalia||11. || Alan Wake II||12. || Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty||13. || Octopath Traveler 2||14. || Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name||15. || Like a Dragon: Ishin Kiwami||16. || Cocoon||17. || Spider-Man 2||18. || Small Saga||19. || Sonic Superstars||20. || Hi-Fi Rush||21. || Starfield||** A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:**
- [ Marvel Spider-Man 2](https://www.mobygames.com/game/210733/marvel-spider-man-2/)- [ Marvel Spider-Man](https://www.mobygames.com/game/113066/marvel-spider-man/)- [ Batman: Arkham series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/9940/batman-arkham-series/)- [ Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League](https://www.mobygames.com/game/216880/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league/)- [ Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales](https://www.mobygames.com/game/153496/marvel-spider-man-miles-morales/)- [ Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaman_and_the_Lost_Kingdom)- [ Roger Ebert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ebert)- [ Mortal Kombat (1995)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(1995_film))- [ God of War: Ragnarök - Valhalla](https://www.mobygames.com/game/214005/god-of-war-ragnarok-valhalla/)- [ Dark Souls](https://www.mobygames.com/game/53619/dark-souls/)- [ Horizon series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/13098/horizon-series/)- [ The Last of Us series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/10525/the-last-of-us-series/)- [ Vulture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulture_(Marvel_Comics))- [ Michael Keaton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Keaton)- [ Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart](https://www.mobygames.com/game/166282/ratchet-clank-rift-apart/)- [ Avengers: Endgame (2019)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Endgame)- [ Small Saga](https://www.mobygames.com/game/211990/small-saga/)- [ Baldur's Gate III](https://www.mobygames.com/game/150689/baldurs-gate-iii/)- [ Elden Ring](https://www.mobygames.com/game/174989/elden-ring/)- [ Baldur's Gate](https://www.mobygames.com/game/712/baldurs-gate/)- [ Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn](https://www.mobygames.com/game/2465/baldurs-gate-ii-shadows-of-amn/)- [ Icewind Dale](https://www.mobygames.com/game/1898/icewind-dale/)- [ Neverwinter Nights](https://www.mobygames.com/game/6771/neverwinter-nights/)- [ Dragon Age series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/9213/dragon-age-series/)- [ Dungeons & Dragons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons)- [ Cyberpunk 2077](https://www.mobygames.com/game/128136/cyberpunk-2077/)- [ Fire Emblem series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/2195/fire-emblem-series/)- [ The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim](https://www.mobygames.com/game/53545/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/)- [ Sid Meier's Civilization series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/22/sid-meiers-civilization-series/)- [ Grand Theft Auto series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/167/grand-theft-auto-series/)- [ Gale](https://baldursgate3.wiki.fextralife.com/Gale)- [ Astarion](https://baldursgate3.wiki.fextralife.com/Astarion)- [ Tomb Raider series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/68/tomb-raider-series/)- [ Super Saiyan 5](https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_5)- [ The Witcher series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/10398/the-witcher-series/)- [ Final Fantasy XVI](https://www.mobygames.com/game/204724/final-fantasy-xvi/)- [ Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII](https://www.mobygames.com/game/32846/crisis-core-final-fantasy-vii/)- [ Final Fantasy XIV Online](https://www.mobygames.com/game/48497/final-fantasy-xiv-online/)- [ Game of Thrones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones)- [ Asura's Wrath](https://www.mobygames.com/game/56084/asuras-wrath/)- [ Dragon's Dogma](https://www.mobygames.com/game/56097/dragons-dogma/)- [ Devil May Cry series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/1104/devil-may-cry-series/)- [ Final Fantasy XV](https://www.mobygames.com/game/82135/final-fantasy-xv/)- [ Final Fantasy IV](https://www.mobygames.com/game/4572/final-fantasy-ii/)- [ Final Fantasy VI](https://www.mobygames.com/game/5202/final-fantasy-iii/)- [ Final Fantasy X](https://www.mobygames.com/game/28181/final-fantasy-x/)- [ Ben Starr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Starr_(actor))- [ Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice](https://www.mobygames.com/game/113492/sekiro-shadows-die-twice/)- [ Starfield](https://www.mobygames.com/game/208288/starfield/)- [ StarCraft](https://www.mobygames.com/game/378/starcraft/)- [ Todd Howard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Howard)- [ No Man's Sky](https://www.mobygames.com/game/80257/no-mans-sky/)- [ Todd McFarlane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_McFarlane)- [ Bethesda's Game Design Was Outdated a Decade Ago](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS2emKDlGmE)- [ Shohei Ohtani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani)- [ Fallout series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/557/fallout-games/)- [ Kingdom Hearts series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/2842/kingdom-hearts-series/)- [ David Cage](https://kotaku.com/detroit-dev-quantic-dreams-wins-lawsuit-without-actuall-1847716375)- [ Pseudoregalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoregalia)- [ Bujingai: The Forsaken City](https://www.mobygames.com/game/15253/bujingai-the-forsaken-city/)- [ Shinobi](https://www.mobygames.com/game/7849/shinobi/)- [ Brightis](https://www.mobygames.com/game/149146/brightis/)- [ Neorude](https://www.mobygames.com/game/200888/neorude/)- [ Lagnacure Legend](https://www.mobygames.com/game/201699/lagnacure-legend/)- [ Undertale](https://www.mobygames.com/game/74938/undertale/)- [ Bayonetta series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/11069/bayonetta-series/)- [ Titanfall series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/11139/titanfall-series/)- [ Prince of Persia](https://www.mobygames.com/game/38110/prince-of-persia/)- [ Landstalker](https://www.mobygames.com/game/6955/landstalker/)- [ rittz](https://rittzler.itch.io/)- [ Vexx](https://www.mobygames.com/game/9578/vexx/)- [ Ty the Tasmanian Tiger](https://www.mobygames.com/game/10595/ty-the-tasmanian-tiger/)- [ Super Mario 64](https://www.mobygames.com/game/3533/super-mario-64/)- [ Electrokinetic](https://rittzler.itch.io/electrokinetic)- [ Forspoken](https://www.mobygames.com/game/198367/forspoken/)- [ Gravity Falls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_Falls)- [ Uncharted series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/8931/uncharted-series/)- [ Banjo-Kazooie](https://www.mobygames.com/game/3583/banjo-kazooie/)- [ David Mamet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet)- [ Glengarry Glen Ross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glengarry_Glen_Ross)- [ RoboCop: Rogue City](https://www.mobygames.com/game/211277/robocop-rogue-city/)- [ RoboCop (1987)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop)- [ Grasshopper Manufacture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper_Manufacture)- [ James Gunn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gunn)- [ Goichi Suda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goichi_Suda)- [ Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/8208/ryu-ga-gotoku-like-a-dragon-yakuza-series/)- [ Terminator: Resistance](https://www.mobygames.com/game/137270/terminator-resistance/)- [ Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name](https://www.mobygames.com/game/211533/like-a-dragon-gaiden-the-man-who-erased-his-name/)- [ Paul Verhoeven](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Verhoeven)- [ Stellar Blade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_Blade)- [ The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://www.mobygames.com/game/203119/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom/)- [ Diablo IV](https://www.mobygames.com/game/204085/diablo-iv/)- [ Street Fighter 6](https://www.mobygames.com/game/203910/street-fighter-6/)- [ Alan Wake II](https://www.mobygames.com/game/210927/alan-wake-ii/)- [ Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon](https://www.mobygames.com/game/207710/armored-core-vi-fires-of-rubicon/)- [ Super Mario Bros. Wonder](https://www.mobygames.com/game/210462/super-mario-bros-wonder/)- [ Genshin Impact](https://www.mobygames.com/game/150976/genshin-impact/)- [ Honkai: Star Rail](https://www.mobygames.com/game/202242/honkai-star-rail/)- [ Destiny](https://www.mobygames.com/game/68327/destiny/)- [ Assassin's Creed: Mirage](https://www.mobygames.com/game/209869/assassins-creed-mirage/)- [ Like a Dragon: Ishin!](https://www.mobygames.com/game/199655/like-a-dragon-ishin/)- [ Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name](https://www.mobygames.com/game/211533/like-a-dragon-gaiden-the-man-who-erased-his-name/)- [ Octopath Traveler II](https://www.mobygames.com/game/199652/octopath-traveler-ii/)- [ The Gilded Age](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gilded_Age_(TV_series))- [ Octopath Traveler](https://www.mobygames.com/game/104997/octopath-traveler/)- [ Hironobu Sakaguchi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hironobu_Sakaguchi)- [ Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light](https://www.mobygames.com/game/48590/final-fantasy-the-4-heroes-of-light/)- [ Bravely Default](https://www.mobygames.com/game/65078/bravely-default/)- [ Pokémon series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/8656/pokemon-main-rpg-series/)- [ Tobal 2](https://www.mobygames.com/game/3744/tobal-2/)- [ Guilty Gear: Strive](https://www.mobygames.com/game/166087/guilty-gear-strive/)- [ Animal Crossing series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/4468/animal-crossing-series/)- [ Armored Core series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/758/armored-core-series/)- [ Ace Combat series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/1741/ace-combat-series/)- [ Driv3r](https://www.mobygames.com/game/13723/driv3r/)- [ Gran Turismo series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/428/gran-turismo-series/)- [ Fire Pro Wrestling series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/5418/fire-pro-wrestling-series/)- [ Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty](https://www.mobygames.com/game/209359/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty/)- [ Hollow Knight](https://www.mobygames.com/game/84194/hollow-knight/)- [ Idris Elba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba)- [ Street Fighter IV](https://www.mobygames.com/game/39354/street-fighter-iv/)- [ Resident Evil 4 Remake](https://www.mobygames.com/game/200900/resident-evil-4/)- [ Metal Gear Solid](https://www.mobygames.com/game/2511/metal-gear-solid/)- [ Cocoon](https://www.mobygames.com/game/209564/cocoon/)- [ Limbo](https://www.mobygames.com/game/47457/limbo/)- [ Inside](https://www.mobygames.com/game/79643/inside/)- [ Stray](https://www.mobygames.com/game/188150/stray/)- [ Outer Wilds](https://www.mobygames.com/game/127776/outer-wilds/)- [ Journey](https://www.mobygames.com/game/55167/journey/)- [ Alan Wake II](https://www.mobygames.com/game/210927/alan-wake-ii/)- [ Control](https://www.mobygames.com/game/129106/control/)- [ Quantum Break](https://www.mobygames.com/game/78021/quantum-break/)- [ Alan Wake](https://www.mobygames.com/game/46408/alan-wake/)- [ Max Payne series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/1692/max-payne-series/)- [ Stonecutters](https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Stonecutters)- [ Super Mario Odyssey](https://www.mobygames.com/game/96127/super-mario-odyssey/)- [ The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie)- [ Bennett Foddy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett_Foddy)- [ Shadow of the Beast](https://www.mobygames.com/game/7461/shadow-of-the-beast/)- [ Bonk series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/4907/bonk-series/)- [ Splatoon series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/11875/splatoon-series/)- [ Hi-Fi Rush](https://www.mobygames.com/game/198497/hi-fi-rush/)- [ Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2](https://www.mobygames.com/game/203010/fuga-melodies-of-steel-2/)- [ Fuga: Melodies of Steel](https://www.mobygames.com/game/168138/fuga-melodies-of-steel/)- [ Sonic Superstars](https://www.mobygames.com/game/210305/sonic-superstars/)- [ Sonic Advance](https://www.mobygames.com/game/5900/sonic-advance/)- [ Void Stranger](https://www.mobygames.com/game/208117/void-stranger/)- [ Sokoban](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokoban)- [ Sukeban](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukeban)- [ sukebe](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sukebe)- [ Cave Noire](https://www.mobygames.com/game/56359/cave-noire/)- [ Five Nights at Freddy's](https://www.mobygames.com/game/68564/five-nights-at-freddys/)- [ Minecraft](https://www.mobygames.com/game/110401/minecraft/)- [ Gone with the Wind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_(novel))- [ Frog Fractions](https://www.mobygames.com/game/73978/frog-fractions/)- [ Legend of Zelda series](https://www.mobygames.com/group/596/legend-of-zelda-series/)- [ Fortnite](https://www.mobygames.com/game/104208/fortnite/)- [ Brütal Legend](https://www.mobygames.com/game/43185/brutal-legend/)This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by [ GLYDR which is now on Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glydr/glydr-analog-dual-foot-controller-for-video-games-and-vr), and [ patrons like you](https://www.patreon.com/insertcredit). 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Frank giving the time he has like the fourth contestant on The Price is Right bidding $1.
connrrr
February 12, 2024, 1:55pm
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Did any of the panel play Immortals of Aveum
Anyone else been having trouble downloading episodes lately? Last week‘s episode acted strange for me, and now this week’s is downloading very
@“connrrr”#p152596 I was thinking about checking it out from the library to give it a spin.
EDIT - seeing as how I work at the library and I've been thinking about checking this out [ since it was brought up on the forum a few weeks ago](https://forums.insertcredit.com/d/1533-games-that-launch-at-60-will-soon-discount-20-and-in-10-years-be-60-again/207) and I see it on the shelf every time I'm at work - I checked out ** Immortals of Aveum**
exodus
February 12, 2024, 6:14pm
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@“connrrr”#p152596 I don't think so - gonna try it when it hits $20
@“Mnemogenic”#p152600 yeah wasn't working this morning so I just streamed instead of download. Figured the server was busy?
lmao Frank. Good solution tho!
JCP
February 12, 2024, 8:06pm
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@“connrrr”#p152596 It’s pretty alright! Though I would’ve much preferred it as a standard CoD campaign length. There’s a lot of open-endedness like stats and leveling added in there to buff out the runtime and I don’t think it needs it. The main missions were the strongest aspect with the side stuff feeling added on. (I felt pretty similar to Spiderman 2. I had no desire to swing around New York collecting stuff.)
This has reminded me I really got to get back on Void Stranger.
yeso
February 12, 2024, 10:11pm
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people had a pretty in depth discussion of the use of sokobon gameplay as applied to the larger concepts of Void Stranger
“maple syrup sticky marbles of game design” gave me a good laugh
I'm still going through the episode but just wanted to pop in and say that Bethesda is the Breadtop of videogames.
Maybe I'm a slightly bitter Fallout fan lol.
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exodus
February 13, 2024, 12:59am
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@“yeso”#p152661 yeah, also it says sokoban in the steam description
just started listening and lost it at frank being called a “GIGACHAD”
brynn
February 13, 2024, 1:34am
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at 2 hours and 5 mins tim mistakenly says hidetaka miyazaki directed armored core 6, which is incorrect. someone play the ‘idiot!’.wav at him
Jaffe
February 13, 2024, 2:29am
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@“brynn”#p152695 tim intentionally tells one lie in every episode just for the super-fans to catch. have you found them all??
