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I once moderated for making a regular post in a regular topic because it happened to be some milestone post and the mods at the time wanted CjayC to have it.

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and never will be

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andylt posted...

I enjoyed Outer Wilds a great deal and it would feature high up for me!

Aw, it deserved better. Did Astral Chain get anything? (Last q I promise lol)

Still can't get over this. A well-received Zelda finished 5 places below Beyond: Two Souls. And there were 3 3DS games in the top 10 so it's not anti-handheld bias! Bizarre.

Astral Chain finished 20th. I dont mind the questions at all

KCF0107 posted...

I'm fairly certain that I had Outer Wilds in my Top 5 if this was one of the GotY topics that I voted in. We typically have like 3+, so they kind of blend together with me.

you def did cause you also voted iirc for lonely mountains

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andylt posted...

Thanks for posting the past lists! Some of them are pretty funny, but from 2017 on they're more standard. 2012/14/16 are generally considered the weakest of the decade so the wild lists are understandable, though lol at FFXV getting #2 after some people were annoyed at it winning the sitewide GOTY poll.

Things that surprised me: ALBW not showing up in 2013's top 10 despite winning the site GOTY (and being ZELDA), no Alien Isolation in 2014, Tomb Raider in 4th in 2018 but RDR2 nowhere to be found, no Luigi's Mansion or Control last year.

I think a lot of people just didn't get around to Outer Wilds last year, same reason Hollow Knight and Stardew Valley didn't get on any I imagine.

I played outer wilds personally was very meh on it, but Outer Wilds finished 15th last year

Control was 13th but Luigis Mansion 3 received 0 votes last year!

2018: RDR2 #26

2014: Yea Alien Isolation was a no show, I remember it was not well liked back then but in the last year or so everyone suddenly loves it

2013: Link Between Worlds was #13


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Goty 2019
1.Fire Emblem Three Houses
2.Resident Evil 2
3.Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
4.Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
5.Devil May Cry 5
6.Monster Hunter World Iceborne
7.The Outer Worlds
8.Baba is You
9.FFXIV: Shadowbringers
10.Disco Elysium

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Goty 2018
1.Spider-man
2.God of War
3.Smash Bros Ultimate
4.Shadow of the Tomb Raider
5.Monster Hunter World
6.Dragon Quest XI
7.Detroit: Become Human
8.Astro Bot: Rescue Mission
9.Celeste
10.Yakuza Kiwami 2

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Goty 2017
1.The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2.Persona 5
3.Super Mario Odyssey
4.Resident Evil 7
5.Nier Automata:
6.Cuphead:
7.Horizon Zero Dawn:
8.Sonic Mania:
9.Prey
10.Injustice 2

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Goty 2016
1.Overwatch
2.Final Fantasy XV
3.Dark Souls 3
4.Dragon Quest VII
5.Titanfall 2
6.Gears of War 4
7.Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth
8.World of Final Fantasy
9.DOOM
10.Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
(#11 was Pokemon Sun/Moon)

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Goty 2015
1.Fallout 4
2.Metal Gear Solid V
3.Bloodborne
4.Undertale
5.Life is Strange
6.Halo 5
7.Super Mario Maker
8.Rise of the Tomb Raider
9.Batman:Arkham Knight
10.Witcher 3

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Paratroopa1 posted...

(blinks)

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(stares)

B8 is the only community I'm involved in with a david cage hate boner. Personally was my #2 that year

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Goty 2014
1.South Park: The Stick of Truth
2.Mario Kart 8
3.Smash Wii U
4.The Wolf Among Us
5.Destiny
6.Shadows of Mordor
7.Shovel Knight
8.Dragon Age Inquisition
9.Hearthstone
10.The Evil Within

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GOTY 2013
1.Grand Theft Auto V
2.Pokemon X/Y
3.The Last of Us
4.Bioshock Infinite
5.Tomb Raider
6.Animal Crossing New leaf
7.Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag
8.Beyond Two Souls
9.Fire Emblem Awakening
10.Saints Row IV

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Paratroopa1 posted...

Did Skyrim and Dark Souls BOTH not make the top 10 of 2011 somehow

#13 Dark Souls 1
#14 Dead Space 2
#15 Skyrim

I know personally I didnt get to dark souls until the following year, otherwise dunno what happened

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GOTY 2012
1.Halo 4:
2.Asuras Wrath
3.Borderlands 2
4.The Walking Dead S1
5.Sleeping Dogs
6.Final Fantasy XIII-2
7.Journey
8.Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
9.PS All Stars
10.Fez
(Hilarious 11th was Xenoblade on Wii meaning its finished twice in 11th)

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Paratroopa1 posted...

Did anyone besides me vote for Monster Train

I would have given my #1 for Monster Train

2 people

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2011

1. Batman Arkham City
2. Saints Row the Third
3. Portal 2
4. Skyward Sword
5. Gears of War 3
6. Mario 3D Land
7. Mario Kart 7
8. Halo CE
9. Little Big Planet 2
10. Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy

(11th a tie of Uncharted 3 and Infamous 2)

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andylt posted...

Are there stats for top 10 of previous years?

Also I'm curious where Doom and Crusader Kings landed.

The first parts a lot to post itll take a few posts

#17 Doom Eternal
#28 Crusader Kings 3

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mnkboy907 posted...

Paper Mario and Xenoblade?

#11 Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition
#12 Paper Mario: The Origami King

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jcgamer107 posted...

Stats for Mario 35 & Jackbox 7?

Mario 35 believe it or not finished 35th
Jackbox Party Pack 7 finished 41st

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Johnbobb posted...

damn really didn't expect to be the only one with Last of Us II in 1st

FF is a pretty bleh winner but not surprising

You had the most in his own world list this year, most of your games only got johnbobb support, usually its Snake

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#2 Hades PC/Switch
4 First Place Votes
5th For List Appearances

Previous Entries by Developer
Bastion finished 29th in 2011
Transistor N/A in 2014
Pyre N/A in 2017

SuperBastions games haven't done great in these votes but this is the first to really make its mark. Being not on Xbox and Playstation certainly cost it some potential here.

#1 Final Fantasy VII Remake PS4
11 First Place Votes
Most First Place Votes
Most List Appearances

Previous Final Fantasy Entries
Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy finished 10th in 2011
Final Fantasy XIII-2 finished 6th in 2012
Lightning Returns NA in 2014
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call finished 57th in 2014
Final Fantasy Type 0 HD finished 21st in 2015
World of Final Fantasy finished 8th in 2016
Final Fantasy XV finished 2nd in 2016

I have never seen a clear cut winner like this. Whether it was the lockdown helping it release at the perfect time or the game just living up to its own hype. Considering this is only part 1 of 5 billion of this retelling, it makes a future scary contender

The margin of victory was 75 points over Hades which beats the previous largest of 20 (Botw over Persona 5).

Thank you again to those that were fun and helpful during this process instead of trolling.

Now that the countdown is done please ask any and all questions.

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And now for games that did really well surprisingly and some big flops on ballots

Did Surprisingly Well
#12 13 Sentinels
#16 Bugsnax
#19 Trails of Cold Steel 4
#21 Cyberpunk 2077
#22 World of Horror
#23 Genshin Impact
#30 Murder By Numbers

Did Really Poor
#51 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
#71 Watch Dogs Legion
#86 Maneater
#88 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
#95 Fight Crab


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#3 Animal Crossing New Horizons Switch
2 First Place Votes

Previous Entry
Animal Crossing New Leaf finished 6th in 2013

If 2020 went a different way I think this game would have came and went. But it became the center piece of social media for a few months and made it on a ton of lists, 3rd most overall. But...few people listed it high. New Horizons ended up scoring the most 8th 9th and 10th place rankings of all games and still reached this spot. Had it overall scored on the high end across the board it would have won.

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#4 Ori and the Will of the Wisps X1/PC/Switch
5 First Place Votes

Previous Entry
Ori and the Blind Forest finished 13th in 2015

While the first game was a cult sleeper this was a highly anticipated sequel. Taking the great concepts of the first game and really pushing the metroidvania polish to perfection. Ori was 8th for list appearances but 2nd for first place votes showing that those that voted for it had it really really high up.

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And now another sideshow

The Curious Case of Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed: Revelations 40th in 2011
Assassins Creed 3: 50th in 2012
Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag 7th in 2013
Assassins Creed Rogue NA in 2014
Assassins Creed Unity NA in 2014
Assassins Creed Syndicate 24th in 2015
Assassins Creed Origins 14th in 2017
Assassins Creed Odyssey 17th in 2018
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 88th in 2020

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#5 Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon X1/XSX/PS4
3 First Place Votes

Previous Entries
Yakuza 3 N/A in 2011
Yakuza 5 finished 19th in 2015
Yakuza 0 finished 16th in 2017
Yakuza Kiwami 2 finished 10th in 2018
Yakuza 6th N/A in 2018
Judgment finished 11th in 2019

As the Yakuza Series has risen thru the goty ballots it also has spread its wings becoming a multiplatform franchise and this has been a positive thing. Xbox users have embraced the series and they are a big reason this game finishes so damn high. Yakuza has gone from cult classic to powerhouse in under a decade.

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#6 Persona 5: Royal PS4
4 First Place Votes

Previous Persona Entries
Persona 4 Golden wasn't eligible due to rules at the time but won best Remake
Persona 4 Arena finished 14th in 2012
Persona Q finished 22nd in 2014
Persona 4 Dancing finished 20th in 2015
Persona 5 finished 2nd in 2017
Persona 3/5 Dancing 28th in 2018
Persona Q2 N/A in 2019

Couple issues hit Royal. The first was its the super version of a game that a lot of people played in full already. Many aren't willing to replay a 100 hr rpg. The other was that it came out right at the start of the US lockdown and kinda got buried. Still the rpg die hards sought out Royal and those that played it really did like it...but something a bit more recent edged it out

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Here are the games and dlc that acquired 3 points

Mortal Kombat: Aftermath DLC
Control: AWE DLC
Island Saver
Rune Factory 4 Special
Darksiders Genesis
Tell Me Why

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#7 Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout PC/PS4
1 First Place Vote

Releasing this for free on PS plus was a brilliant move to get people playing this game. It was the first big craze in the back half of the year and had a 2 year old game (Among Us) not suddenly dethrone it...this could have done even better. Fall Guys appeared on the second most lists of all games that got votes, that is incredible penetration. They just couldn't keep the magic lasting after the first two months.

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#8 The Last of Us 2 PS4
1 First Place Vote

Previous Games By Naughty Dog
Uncharted 3 finished 11th in 2011
The Last of Us finished 3rd in 2013
Uncharted 4 finished 12th in 2016

Uncharted has always done well but not good enough to make the dance but Last of Us 1 was really loved back in 2013. There is definite love here for the sequel but unlike 2013 it didn't dominate the top of lists, in fact it mostly got here with 2nd place and 3rd place votes. Another fun factoid is the game was 10th for unique lists appearing on, so those that voted for it really did love it.

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Lets next share some games that only got 2 points
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Buried Stars
Robotics;Notes
Elite Christmas Tina
My Name is Mayo 2
The Little Hope

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In 9th place

#9 Ghost of Tsushima PS4
2 First Place Votes

Previous Games By Developer Sucker Punch
Infamous 2 finished 11th in 2011
Infamous Second Son finished 7th in 2015

The epic samurai classic intended to close out the PS4 system was well received by voters. 2020 was a wacky year and by the time this came out a lot of lockdowns had ended meaning the first half of the year attention on gaming had worn off. Still its another extremely solid Sucker Punch showing.

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In 10th Place

#10 Streets of Rage 4 PS4/X1/Swi/PC
Only Game in Top 10 Without a #1 Vote
The return of this classic series was well loved by ballot voters. The stylish design and fluid combat propelled this game here. To be honest I never thought a 2D Beat em up would ever crack the top 10 so this is pretty wild to see!

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andylt posted...

Fallout over Witcher/Bloodborne raised an eyebrow for me.

Oof, I didn't do a list as I've only played a couple 2020 games but this was one of them and I liked it quite a lot =(

Turing Test is like years old though.

Witcher didnt do hot got 10th

#2 was MGS5 and #3 Bloodborne, all within 1 point of each other

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Lightning Strikes posted...

The only one of those that raises an eyebrow is Halo 4.

#2 was Asuras Wrath and #3 was Borderlands 2 all within a few votes of each other

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Couple Corrections
-52 ballots not 50
-27 #1 games

Here are the games that got a single point in voting
Turing Test [1]
Signs of the Sojourner [1]
Mafia: Definitive Edition [1]
Spiritfarer [1]
Pokmon Smile [1]
Ord. [1]

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Goty historically from these ballots
2011: Batman: Arkham City
2012: Halo 4
2013: Grand Theft Auto V
2014: South Park: The Stick of Truth
2015: Fallout 4
2016: Overwatch
2017: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2018: Spider-Man
2019: Fire Emblem Three Houses

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For the last month I took ballots on this forum, and 3 other discords.

-We had a total of 50 ballots this year beating last years high of 48
-5 Different spellings of FF7 Remake
-26 different games got #1 votes

Reveal of the top 10 coming soon

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times running out

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Waluigi1 posted...

Wait when is the cutoff for this?

12/25 this topic locks

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time for a character battle

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Shadow Dino posted...

Oh, I have a non joke eligibility question - Tokyo Mirage Sessions Encore

Does it fall under the same caveat as Xenoblade?

yes

only a few days left

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save

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Go straight to Jail, do not Collect 200 Munny

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bump

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Waluigi1 posted...

What about Pikmin 3 Deluxe?

yes

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Watched a few hours, while the look is neat the gameplay is just fps GTA with a level up system that brushes into fps tropes. I think I'm good waiting.

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never heard of this

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bump

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Shadow Dino posted...

Oh, I have a non joke eligibility question - Tokyo Mirage Sessions Encore

Does it fall under the same caveat as Xenoblade?

yes its good

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