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New(ish) video! The Writing on Games 'Top Five Games of 2023' List (Patreon)

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Hello everyone!

Super sorry for blanking on posting the ad-free version of the GotY vid to Patreon but here we go!

I imagine every game of the year list is going to start with some variation on "it was an incredible year for games but a bad year for the people making them." While I definitely agree on the latter, I'm not so sure the former rings true for me. 2023 was a year with a lot of games, but staggeringly few left much of a lasting impression on me. That said, those few that did will stick with me for a long, long time to come. The question is though, which game will take the prestigious number one spot? Baldur's Gate 3? Alan Wake 2? ARMORED CORE 6?! Or something completely unexpected? Keep watching this review/analysis of the 2023 that was in video games to find out!

Once again, apologies for keeping you all waiting. Had a lot on for, well, the last couple of months but the last week or so kept me pretty busy at the start of the year. Pushing on! Anyway, I hope you all enjoy the video. This one ended up a little more work than I'd anticipated (as exemplified by the fact that I didn't manage to publish much of what I anticipated I would in December) but I think it's a fun one. Hopefully you agree.

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Lots of video projects in the works right now, and finishing off our GotY podcast this week, to be posted soon after. As always, thank you all so much for your continued support. I really wouldn't be able to dedicate the time necessary to make these videos at my own standards without it. You are all the best.

Thank you all so much,

Hamish

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The Writing on Games 'Top Five Games of 2023' List (ad-free!)

It's the ninth annual Writing on Games Game of the Year Awards! Join me as I review the 2023 that was and analyse my favourites of the year. --- Support the show on Patreon - / writingongames Podcast - http://anchor.fm/writingongamescast Second Channel - / @writingongamesextra9177 --- I imagine every game of the year list is going to start with some variation on "it was an incredible year for games but a bad year for the people making them." While I definitely agree on the latter, I'm not so sure the former rings true for me. 2023 was a year with a lot of games, but staggeringly few left much of a lasting impression on me. That said, those few that did will stick with me for a long, long time to come. The question is though, which game will take the prestigious number one spot? Baldur's Gate 3? Alan Wake 2? ARMORED CORE 6?! Or something completely unexpected? Keep watching this review/analysis of the 2023 that was in video games to find out! --- Creator shoutouts: Video Games Are Bad - @VideoGamesAreBad Pixel a Day - @PixelaDay eurothug4000 - @eurothug4000 Kurt Indovina - • Being A Gamer In The Best and Worst Y... Lambhoot - @LambHoot Other cool stuff worth your time: Gene Park's interview with Sam Lake for Alan Wake 2: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entert... Game Informer's excellent documentary on the making of Humanity: • The Making of Humanity, 2023's Best P... JEMAPUR's transcendent soundtrack for Humanity: https://jemapur.bandcamp.com --- 0:00 - Intro 3:50 - Game 5 8:18 - Game 4 12:27 - Game 3 20:40 - Runner Up 29:53 - Honourable Mentions 35:07 - Game of the Year 42:17 - Creator shoutouts 46:11 - Outro