[The winner of this award was GTA Trilogy: The Definitive Edition] Isn't the point of a remaster to get something in a better state? Nope, they kept all of the old crashes, mesh failures, and noclips intact. PLUS they took creative license and introduced plenty of spelling errors, clipping errors, and more. Of course, it isn't really Rockstar you...Learn More

[The winner of this award was Sylvanas Windrunner (World of Warcraft)] Unfortunately, you can't just give a snapshot of someone's story, and complain about that one segment. You need a full recap, or else it just won't make sense. So go watch 2018's show because I don't have fucking time. Gutting Sylvanas' character, taking out the soul, and...Learn More

[The winner of this award was Sandvich (Team Fortress 2)] HOROSHO! With two slices of bread made from whole grains, a leaf of iceberg lettuce, two slices of vine ripened tomato, 3 slices of Swiss cheese and meat of an unknown substance nailed together with an olive on top of a toothpick we have formed the ultimate culinary pleasure of all time,...Learn More

[The winner of this award was Metroid Dread] Out of a year of duds, /v/ chose to fall back on the tried and true; a 2D Metroid game. Dread is a return to form for Metroid, and in more ways than you'd think. Yes, it's back to the original story. Yes, it's back to the original gameplay style, resurrected a few years back. But Dread's been in the...Learn More

[The winner of this award was Rance Quest: Magnum] He came, he saw, he came again, he conquered. Gahahaha! What do you expect, the guy's name is Rance. You get the pun right? You have been studying your Japanese, haven’t you? Rance may be the star of the show, the main attraction if you will, but every good hero needs a supporting cast, and Rance...Learn More

[The winner of this award was Balan Wonderworld] Developed by the legendary Yuji Naka, Balan Wonderworld is packed to the gills with hidden features, like a special difficulty if you're playing too well, and bonus trophies for defeating bosses with an unexpected costume. But who cares?! If Yuji Naka is legendary, then I'm fucking Bigfoot,...Learn More

[The winner of this award was Cruelty Squad] If the Immersive Sim genre were in a coma, this is what the dream would look like. A disgustingly beautiful corporate hellscape of funko pop collectors, stock trading on organs and fish, and swinging around on your organs like Spiderman in a schizophrenic fever dream. /v/ loves immersive sims, and...Learn More

[The winner of this award was Metroid Dread] The weirdest thing about Dread winning this isn't the twist itself, so much as the untwist. You gotta consider that the last things before this were Other M, Federation Force, and a Wii U minigame. Samus Returns was overshadowed by AM2R (So much that we crowned AM2R the best fangame of all times), and...Learn More

[The winner of this award was Resident Evil: Village] This year was a fetish year. Let's be real. Vampire chicks, tentacles, mute girls, sadists, gore, giants, and even delicious doll joints? I haven't even played the fucking game, and I think I know the full plot from just SFM videos alone. I think. A lot more sex than I expected. Let's take a...Learn More

[The winner of this award was Life Is Strange: True Colors] Hoy there wary travelers, dare thee enter Life is Strange’s magical realms? Dost thou wonder if this empath and her story are exempt from the usual cliches and "hella realistic" teenage dialogue that always happens in these games? Well, you can all read the title card, yeah of course it...Learn More

[The winner of this award was OMORI] Look, /v/. I've been here all summer and I know that you guys can be some of the most jaded, cynical people in the world when it comes to video games. I don't blame you for that, but, I gotta say moments like this really make me think you got a bright future ahead of you. OMORI had all the hallmarks of a...Learn More

[The winner of this award was Mario & Luigi (Mario Bros.)] Maybe it was our fuckup to say "Iconic" instead of best, but regardless of how it was interpreted, it's not necessarily wrong from an objective point of view. These two have been around for coming up on 40 years now; there's a reason they're more recognizable than Mickey Mouse...Learn More