The Jimquisition Game Of The Year Awards 2024

[@Elmo9001]

I was not expecting all five - no, SIX - awards to go to RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe, but I couldn't agree more with your decision!

[@Amnixia]

Finally, the ACTUAL VGAs

[@Lawnie]

Aw HECK yeah, Steph gets to be positive for a video! I love it when you get to talk about stuff you like for a bit ^_^

[@IliyaMoroumetz]

Seriously. After all the nonsense Sterling talks about, it's good to see them show enthusiasm for what they like.

[@Frigidevil]

@@Lawnie if you listen to Podquisition I think I've heard Steph get giddy about more games this year than ever before. It's been delightful

[@TheOriginalAndBestTim]

Yeah, dunno if it’s cos I’m in my 40s now, but the last few years I’ve looked forward to Steph’s game of the year more than their shittiest games list!

[@Sonichero151]

This might be the first time a VGA game of the year was ALSO a Jimquisition game of the year.

[@Frigidevil]

Weird how just making a great game that is fun to play for all ages and doesn't have a litany of predatory monetization can appeal to just about everyone.

[@jamesrule1338]

Did Baldur's Gate 3 land up on both?

[@Frigidevil]

@jamesrule1338 yes it was first on the list last year

[@Agi5864]

Elden Ring was on both too 🥰

[@legendaryfrog4880]

Looks like the VGAs finally got it right!

[@darby2314]

I agree that the Mouthwashing essay might be your best. Definitely a perspective that I had not seen others give.

[@ieuanhunt552]

Yhatzee made a good point that as a celebration of all things Sony gaming very few games referenced in Astrobot can be bought on the PS5.

[@shindean]

There's always going to be that cynical bastard that tells you to enjoy a salad while you're having the best pizza on Earth

[@AlwaysJoubyWins]

So what? Its celebrating the history of the platform, why wouldn't old content from its history be featured?

[@calebharris292]

​@@shindean well it's could also be an indictment of sony as a company that it's practices are choking the genuine celebration of the art and ip. Blame sony for making astrobot look backhanded

[@GrimReader]

That’s not the point

[@ieuanhunt552]

@AlwaysJoubyWins Because it's supposed to be a sort of advertisement. Someone gets the Raiden reference. Thinks it's cool. Goes to try to buy Revengeance on that very console and can't. Weird. Sorry timmy guess your gonna gave to dust off that old PS3.

[@GaldirEonai]

Also: You're not _overly_ proud of "Autasm". It's genius.

[@DannyboyO1]

Yes, a perfect level of pride. It's absolutely whelming!

[@Bendilin]

Mouthwashing is a wonderful means of explaining why I could never be a nurse, let alone have any responsibility for another person's medical health.

[@Zift_Ylrhavic_Resfear]

Sorry but could you clarify something for a non native english speaker? Shouldn't it be : I can't do this little thing (have any responsibility), let alone this big thing (being a nurse)? Or am i confusing things? The expression "it is all but [insert adjective]" made me paranoid, because a literal interpretation would be "you could call it many things but not [insert adjective]" but i always see it used to mean "[insert adjective] perfectly describes it".

[@Bendilin]

@@Zift_Ylrhavic_Resfear No. I am expressing that I feel incapable of doing tasks at a two different levels. I am not saying I can't have any responsibilities at all. My issue is responsibilities concerning another person's health.

[@Asrahn]

@@Zift_Ylrhavic_Resfear The reverse where you present the larger thing first (being a nurse) with the smaller thing afterwards (responsible for someone else's health) is more self-deprecating. It effectively means you're saying "I should not have the big responsibility. In fact, I should not even have the small responsibility".

[@Topcatyo.]

As mentioned in the earlier comment the”let alone BLANK” sentence structure says you’re not capable of task A , and Task B, while far less severe but related to Task A, is also too much for you. Task B, a less serious task, being too much makes Task A that many magnitudes worse

[@Zift_Ylrhavic_Resfear]

@@Asrahn Thank you :).

[@GaldirEonai]

Hiding under the desk due to technology being the devil: We've all been there. Those of us in IT far more than others.

[@themostbestwizard]

You should read "Frog and Toad are Doing their Best".

[@Rubberman202]

Not sure if you get this much, but I really do look forward to your Game of the Year Awards every December. It feels good to hear what you consider stand-outs as far as great games that came out over the course of that year. I... definitely could use some good feelings more these days.

[@randomtinypotatocried]

I ended up with so many games from the Game of the Year Awards I ended up loving

[@ninegearcrow]

It's the second-best Monday of the year: the Monday before Skeletor finally shows up!

[@LordMuffinToken]

Nyaaaaa

[@CausticCrator83]

The lack of skeletor is upsetting.

[@jamesrule1338]

He'll be here for the shiiiiit awards. And not played by Jarrod Leto.

[@Beremor]

The inclusion of Zilla is welcome.

[@banquetoftheleviathan1404]

I got that new samurai skeletor. You can swap his outfit with regular skeletor. He looks good doing muscle poses

[@hazukichanx408]

I like the sound of Still Wakes The Deep's design. A lot of horror games seem to just go, "Okay, you got the key/code/whatever. Now here's a monster! A-bloogy-bloogy-bloo! Better laboriously circumnavigate it and/or hop between hiding spots for the next five minutes." I would argue that it is perhaps _more_ frightening to have a monster (or some other danger) coming up behind you, making sure you _can't_ backtrack or get around it; pushing you forward, as it were, _into the unknown._ Which could be something even worse! Good stuff.

[@RyanCoomer]

at a buffet, i personally sneak corndogs into the buffet so others can enjoy them. I hide 6 corndogs in my jacket pockets. it then, is a joy for me to see other patrons of the establishment eat my corndogs thinking they were part of the buffet.

[@CrustyFox87]

"TODAY I WILL eat 6 corndogs"

[@birdsforbrains2]

Honestly, looked forward to this more than the big executive "game awards" show. UFO 50 was a last-minute entry on my games list this year, but I can confidently say it might be my game of the decade. Not because of the sheer game quantity (and from an indie team?!), but the *love.* My god, the love. I can feel the love coming from *every* game included in the collection. What a game.

[@WaluigiMangione]

My games of the year are JRPG-heavy (Metaphor, Infinite Wealth, Unicorn Overlord), but thanks to Steph for the Pacific Drive rec!

[@gamewrit0058]

I also recommend the Pacific Drive. My sister enjoyed it, and I enjoyed watching her play it.

[@hazukichanx408]

Pacific Drive is a strange one. Speaking as someone whose usual stance is "Ahaha, no, I don't play car games. I barely even touch GTA or Saints Row any more", I found myself unable to resist trying it. And it is sort of a car game and sort of not, with just the right balance to make me go "maybe _this_ type of car game can be kind of alright, then." A genre-block breaker, as it were. Rare thing, not perfect as such, but still quite impressive.

[@starwyvern010]

Oh wow- Indika is one I totally missed and it very sounds like my jam. Thank you!

[@Mouzekiller83]

I recently finished "INDIKA" a second time. I am so happy that it made the list!🎉🥳

[@riddypr]

... okay yeah, you sold me on Gori. That game absolutely looks like MY kind of thing.

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

RIP Randy "Savage" Poffo, always the cream of the crop even six feet beneath the soil

[@IliyaMoroumetz]

Always be sure to snap into a slim jim in memorial.

[@shindean]

Dead and buried and still a better person than Hulk Hogan

[@MrJum987]

I'm actually bloody SHOCKED that you brought up Fur Fighters. I swear one of the most underrated games on the entire PS2 (and Dreamcast) library.

[@kriscynical]

I DO thank God for you, Steph. You bring me a smile every Monday without fail, and with the state of the world being what it is, that's an invaluable thing. Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Festivus and all that jazz.❤

[@jnjuice1690]

Definitely haven't lost your touch. It has been a decade and I still enjoy your work like it was the first time. Thank you for all that you do, James Stephanie Sterling. May you have more non-binary finery this year.

[@plazem_]

The REAL game awards are finally here!

[@dybcreations]

Mouthwash if sounds like a game I would not want to play but appreciate it’s existence

[@legendaryfrog4880]

Thanks for another year, Steph.

[@buried_u]

Your Mouthwashing video singlehandedly brought me back to this channel. Never unsubbed, but it had been a while since I watched anything. Mouthwashing had me in its grip for a month straight and you video finally put in to eloquent words a part of it that no one had quite managed to tackle. I quite genuinely, deeply love it for reasons I can't quite identify yet. I DO know your video means as much to me as the game itself does, so thank you for making it. It hurts like it should, and I'll be rewatching it a lot.

[@kegluneq6306]

So goddamn happy to see Indika and Still Wakes The Deep getting recognition after being soundly ignored elsewhere.

[@saintghislain472]

7:06 "Consistently" and shows a series of heads of Bruce Lee. The editing in this show just keeps getting better and better.

[@Dwarfdiggyhole]

My favourite part of these videos is seeing what Bruce Lee gets up to

[@grimmilitaryvideos-gmv]

Just asking, what's the story with Bruce Lee? I don't get the reference.

[@Hearstabber]

Merry Christmas! Thanks for the Mondays!

[@zanec14]

Steph, you make 2024 feel better than it looked!

[@barbaros99]

Thanks for helping me get through the year, Steph. You take care of yourself.

[@ajstone6226]

Merry Christmas and thank God for you! 🎄💞

[@Goodlordwhatshappeninginthere]

The only end of the year list that makes me actually want to go and play all the games every single time.

[@BunnySuicida]

I'm commenting mostly for the algorithm (blessed be its name), but thank you for your work this year, Steph. This, the podcast and the wrestling updates help me get through the tougher weeks. Merry Christmas and happy birthday for New year's Day.

[@MelodicEmpathy]

It's nice getting to hear Steph talk about fun, positive things when so much else about gaming can be so bleak. Always happy to hear about the gems!

[@AndyTheWatchdog]

Happy holidays to everyone on the Jimquesition crew!! You've all done amazing and I'm so grateful that we get to experience this every week ^^ (not so much that the videos should be prioritised over your health jeeZUS what a year it has been -_- be gentle on yourselves alright!!)

[@DrakeBarrow]

Somehow the Action Figure Fantasy Macho Man Randy Savage adds to the experience in the best possible way.

[@StarvedForTime]

Talking of underwater sections, has anyone ever come up to an underwater section and gone, "oh good, an underwater section"? they're like escort missions as far as I'm concerned.

[@RhythmGameAddict]

Having been reading your reviews on the website more regularly this year, it’s neat that I was familiar with all of these games, even the honorable mention, before the video, gives that satisfying full circle feel to things.

[@starsartbar]

I might lose track of time because of my depression and ADHD but I always know when it's Monday because Steph is a GOAT who never misses

[@Ashtarte3D]

I am genuinely surprised you don't have Thank Goodness You're Here on this. I thought that game would have been right up your alley with it's great absurdist humor.

[@HardCodedGaming]

I had to recall after that outro: there was a part in an older video on KZbin's copyright strikes and such, and Steph referred to Google as "Pontius Pilate washing their hands of me", and I thought they did a superb job of subtly casting themself as Christ in that metaphor. On a similar note, I say this as a devout-by-millenial-standards Christian, Indika just jumped to the top of my must-play list: thank you, and thank God *for* you!

[@AnnaVoight-i6m]

Your videos are always so funny and witty! Thank you for your generosity of heart and colorful, hilarious content!🌌🏄🔵

[@bryanbalment7993]

zilla and jay lethal now need to fight at once for the possession of THE MADNESS

[@mightyinsect]

You are an artist. and i think you did an art here. The bruce lee thing alone is so fucking funny, I hope you never run out of inspiration Thanks for the suggestions you deserve a museum also Commander Keen

[@fraxinellla]

Wholly moly... feels like you just did one of these.

[@Dabednego]

Zilla's Randy Savage is beyond perfect

[@noxythedhole9626]

Pacific Drive is such a treat. Granted, I'm biased as both someone.who thinks passenger vehicle body design peaked at station wagons, and a Pacific Northwest resident. But they really did make a fantastically unique game with a ton of character and good vibes

[@meganvincent5381]

Omg I gotta use autasm now, thank you steph for an amazing word that describes that feeling so PERFECTLY

[@Vikingar90]

I'm so happy Still Wakes the Deep made it on this list. My personal game of the year.

[@Brilchan]

I love the cute suit jacket Steph thanks for the video also sexy Manzilla announcer voice and creative Lee jokes are great :D

[@RedNymph234]

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, everyone!

[@devonwilliams5738]

I guess I'm hunting for a physical copy of Indika now, I love meta-games like that. Gori looks cool too.

[@obsoletepaul]

Watch these every year and always end up with a new game I've never heard of that I now want to play. Thank you ❤

[@chuckcharlesz]

Erie,PA didn't just give up Billy Blanks but also American Gladiators.

[@LecterTorus]

Pretty good list overall. Mouthwashing and Pacific Drive are both in my top 10, but that's because I have played so many insanely good indie games this year that I can't fit everything. My GOTY is Animal Well, BTW. Followed closely by Yellow Taxi Goes Vrooom.

[@BotchFrivarg]

I like to think that the Christmas tree in the intro is actually gigantic and there is just a marvelous forced perspective trick going on.

[@bencoomer2000]

Always nice to see games you love.

[@m.c4210]

The mouth washing video reminded me why this channel is great. It needs to be adapted for tv or a film it’s really that good of a story.

[@jamestarn7066]

Thank God for you, Steph

[@En1gmat1c1]

😂😂😂😂 Thank god for you Steph, this was awesome. Enjoy the holidays!

[@arkham666]

Merry Christmas Stephanie.

[@nevarran]

Cheers for this really good selection.

[@DrownedInExile]

Happy Holidays JSS!

[@armouros]

2:17 Gori: Cuddly Carnage 3:59 pacific drive 5:59 astro bot 8:06 INDIKA 10:22 Still Wakes the Deep 12:45 Mouthwashing

[@dilfpickler]

I'm not religious but, thank God for you.

[@basilelebret5074]

First year I'm saying this, but, hey, I'll buy all of them is what I'm gonna do

[@juliodavila424]

l really appreciate your list every year Stephanie. It points me To games l wouldn't have heard about otherwise.

[@duffeknol]

Well, time to pick up Indika.

[@holotori_senior_admin_teno]

Happy holidays, Steph! Definitely a good year for horror. ...minus the mannequin disaster in the Silent Hill 2 remake.

[@Preserbius]

Finally, the real video game awards.

[@Zastrutzki]

I hear Pacific Drive is heading to TV. That COULD be good. COULD.

[@friendlyneighborhoodcrusad4242]

No nine sols ): Fantastic picks though, thank god for Steph!

[@MazeeKasurame]

I feel with you

[@zombiehelper2192]

Happy holidays to you. ❤

[@FunkyM217]

Seasonal Greetings, and Minter's blessing on your house, Commander.

[@tverdyznaqs]

damn i gotta check out indika

[@FlareBinar]

5 games I played released this year that I liked: Webfishing Gori Cuddly Carnage Dread Delusion Dragons Dogma 2 Helldivers 2 5 games I played for the first time this year and liked: Infra Psychonauts 2 Hi-Fi Rush DROD: Gunthro and the Epic Blunder Hades Shoutouts to these 5 early access titles: Atlyss Kletka Hades 2 Abiotic Factor Obensuer

[@willowdear]

The tiny "is that better" has me rolling

[@mimielleuse]

mouthwashing deserved it,... that review which I related WAY TOO MUCH

[@titaniumteddybear]

Steph, I know you object in principle to top 10 lists. But I look forward to these videos of yours, for the entire year. And now I'm going to go and watch your award videos from prior years too.

[@MrShodan30]

Astro Bot is so goddamned good. It's lingered in my brain more than any game of the last decade to the point I'm constantly fighting the urge to just go back and wallow in it. It also has one of the best soundtracks since Persona 5 and has joy and love infused in every second of it. Still Wakes the Deep is a video game Colour out of Space that has Karen Dunbar in it. Can't recommend enough.

[@haydenarlo1950]

best top games list of the year 🙏🥰

[@KitOfTheWeirdWoods]

I really appreciate these every year. I don't have a lot of money or time to spend on games, and I also am very susceptible to the predatory tactics micro transactions use, so I only ever buy games with the Stirling seal of approval. These end of year videos are an invaluable resource to me, so thank you, and thank god for you, Stephanie!!

[@TDOTCRFH4]

the only game awards that matter are back!

[@thefoolishkat]

we need a top 10 -lee video

[@jamesrule1338]

6 Awards? All my Christmases have come at once. ...and now some one needs to clean up the mess...

[@shevmo]

The Jesus and Cassandra of video games? Damn you're racking up them well deserved titles.

[@Dlark17]

I know we expect the positive video to do worse, but I always find myself looking forward to (and enjoying) Steph's top games of the year. Always some weird, unique thing I've never heard of crops up. ❤

[@vengerofthelight]

OXFORD COMMAS

[@DomyTheMad420]

i always forget this nice gem at the end of every year!

[@ladynikkie]

Happy holidays everyone 🥳

[@GustavLjungdahl]

I userly bay and play the game list you post every year and it have not disappoint so far

[@SirNoodles001]

Have yourself a lovely Christmas, and thank God for you

[@craneteam87]

the shittiest games is a fun romp, but i do always enjoy seeing what steph liked

[@JerryKid72]

Holy shit 6 games!??!?!?!?

[@DLOFT002]

Always love these two weeks.

[@ZeroJinKui]

i just checked out of curiosity, and i saw gori is actually on switch... and it's currently on sale! i had NO idea... well, consider me sold, i'll be grabbing it right after this video! :D

[@CantankerousDave]

7:30 - Wow, an Incredible Crisis shout-out. That game has gotten many a weeb into the music of the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra.