Starting in 2020, I began doing a year end award show that I call "The Gobbies". They are a low effort joke of a game awards, based on the joke that my selection of awards has the same amount of authority as The Game Awards does. That is to say, none.
Do any of these awards mean anything? No. But they are all accurate in their own way.
Starting off the awards strong with this one! I'd pull out my index card to read what it is, but Kirby currently has his mouth around the index card, so I believe that we will give 2022's Award For Best Meme Spawner to Kirby and the Forgotten Land!
More cuteness continues, with our award for Most Emotional! Congratulations to Stray, which is a very unsurprising thing. Of course a game about cats would make me cry. I cry whenever I remember cats exist.
Getting into the more negative awards for the year, the biggest one of course is Biggest Shitshow. And god, it wasn't as much as a sweep this year, but it was still a god damn sweep. I know I'm showing the stupid diversity thing in the image, but that doesn't scratch the surface of the garbage they did this year. Many congratulations to Activision Blizzard for winning Biggest Shitshow of 2022. Please stop.
A bit of a twist on my usual awards, this year I'm giving out the 2022 "Biggest Shitshow That Should Have Been Less Of A Shitshow" Award to Pokemon Scarlet/Violet! Look. This game really showcased just how shitty the Pokemon community, and gamers in general, are. It was not that big of a deal that you could make a Wiglett look like a penis. Please stop harassing developers.
20222's award for "Best Music" goes to Tunic! The correct name of this might be "Correct Sound Design" though, because uh, if you weren't aware, Tunic's sound and music is designed with its own unique language. They invented a language in this game, made entirely out of sequences of notes. The fairies say "over this way fox friend!" or something similar when they lead you to them. In notes. What the fuuuuuuuck this game is SO SMART.
If you're curious about this, one of the creators talked about it here: https://twitter.com/regameyk/status/1583200241222053889?s=20&t=ckU15835SjVEsqCxZYndDQ
What might be the most important award of the year, congratulations to Potionomics for winning the "Best Girls (and nonbinaries)" Award! The men are pretty good too, but this game is super cute, you should check it out.
Congratulations to "Lunistice" for my Best Style award for 2022! Look, I'm a sucker for games pretending to be Sega Saturn games. It's my favorite console. But Lunistice does that, while also keeping its own identity and style and OWNING it. Very pleasant game.
And now, the GOTY awards.... The award for "Best Game You Should Have Heard Of But Probably Did Not" for 2022 goes to Tinykin! Have you never heard of it? PLEASE PLAY IT! It currently only has 600 reviews on Steam. It deserves way more. This is also pretty much tied for "Best Style" btw. I love the 2D in 3D world style soooo much, what an aesthetically wonderful game. Also, it's pandering to me, the 80s loving nerd.
So for the GOTY, full disclosure, for five years in a row, I did say my game of the year was Undertale. Because Undertale is, IMO, the best game ever made. Last year, as a joke, I said Undertale was beat in a shocking surprise by... Deltarune. And now that joke is dead. I can't go back to making it Undertale, that's not as funny anymore, and I can't give it to Deltarune! So, I must actually give my genuine true thoughts, and declare a real Game of the Year.
The Game of the Year this year was... one of the best games I've EVER played. It stunned me. I literally screamed out loud when I figured something out, because of how smart this game is. It's one of the most intelligent, well designed, and thought out games. But on top of that, it means a lot, is charming, and like... it's just so good.
The Gobbies 2022 Game of the Year award goes to Tunic. Me too, little buddy. Me too.
Thank you, goodnight!!!
