169: Game of the Year 2018

After a delay in recording due to Raygan’s daughter being born (what a sorry excuse!) we are back with our Game of the Year episode for 2018! It’s been a great year for short games, so the deliberations were fierce. Join us for the results! Thank you for supporting the show in 2018. We have an exciting year ahead of us in 2019 and we hope you’ll join us! If you like the show, spread the word, and let us know what short games you’re interested in for 2019! 00:00:00: Intro – BOTY 2018 00:04:13: A Great Year For Short Games 00:05:57: GOTY 2018: Celeste 00:15:24: The Rest Of The Top 5 00:16:31: Into The Breach 00:25:32: Minit 00:29:32: Return Of The Obra Dinn 00:36:23: Wandersong 00:41:18: Personal Picks 00:41:43: Shane’s Pick – The Tetris Effect 00:44:29: Nate’s Pick – Guacamelee 2 00:46:14: Raygan’s Pick – Yoku’s Island Express 00:49:49: Laura’s Pick – Gris 00:52:12: Best Soundtracks 00:57:37: Dirtbag Of The Year 00:59:18: VR Game Of The Year 01:01:46: Not Short Games Of The Year 01:10:55: Looking Forward To 2019 01:17:20: Outro You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Like the show? Support us by writing a review on iTunes! Your hosts this week were: Raygan Kelly – @raygank Laura Nash – @laurajnash Shane Kelly – @8bitshane Nate Heininger – @natestl (00:00) - Intro - BOTY 2018 (04:13) - A Great Year For Short Games (05:57) - GOTY 2018: Celeste (15:24) - The Rest Of The Top 5 (16:31) - Into The Breach (25:32) - Minit (29:32) - Return Of The Obra Dinn (36:23) - Wandersong (41:18) - Personal Picks (41:43) - Shane’s Pick - The Tetris Effect (44:29) - Nate’s Pick - Guacamelee 2 (46:14) - Raygan’s Pick - Yoku’s Island Express (49:49) - Laura’s Pick - Gris (52:12) - Best Soundtracks (57:37) - Dirtbag Of The Year (59:18) - VR Game Of The Year (01:01:46) - Not Short Games Of The Year (01:10:55) - Looking Forward To 2019 (01:17:20) - Outro