Yeah but Penny Arcade *used* to do annual game awards. Like, for 5 years in a row, then they stopped. It was a whole run of comics every year around Christmas, iirc.
Yeah but Penny Arcade *used* to do annual game awards. Like, for 5 years in a row, then they stopped. It was a whole run of comics every year around Christmas, iirc.
Well, they weren't really "awards" in the traditional sense. At least, the normal traditional sense, not the horseshit they talk about in this comic. They were the We're Right Awards, of course.
Because irony is not only dead but has been atomized, their mock awards parody have become more meaningful than this "real" award.
The difference between a professional game review site and annual game awards being as fine as it is, it seems like a low-hanging fruit to compile the year's takes.
Yeah but Penny Arcade *used* to do annual game awards. Like, for 5 years in a row, then they stopped. It was a whole run of comics every year around Christmas, iirc.
Well, they weren't really "awards" in the traditional sense. At least, the normal traditional sense, not the horseshit they talk about in this comic. They were the We're Right Awards, of course.
Because irony is not only dead but has been atomized, their mock awards parody have become more meaningful than this "real" award.
"Best use of smoky shadow guys who try to steal your princess, who might be blind or something we're not really sure." Still a better award category.
Yeah but Penny Arcade *used* to do annual game awards. Like, for 5 years in a row, then they stopped. It was a whole run of comics every year around Christmas, iirc.
Well, they weren't really "awards" in the traditional sense. At least, the normal traditional sense, not the horseshit they talk about in this comic. They were the We're Right Awards, of course.
Because irony is not only dead but has been atomized, their mock awards parody have become more meaningful than this "real" award.
"Best use of smoky shadow guys who try to steal your princess, who might be blind or something we're not really sure." Still a better award category.
The gold standard of category will always be "Best Hummingbird-Based Shooter for the 32X"
Has anyone here played inscryption? I have no idea what to expect from it
It's a run-based deckbuilder with a spooky atmosphere and a persistent escape room outside of it. It's a Daniel Mullins game so there's also a metagame layer to it, and after you beat the escape room and the deckbuilder there's an extended epilogue that fleshes out the metagame and iterates on the same game mechanics, but not in a run-based structure.
Yeah but Penny Arcade *used* to do annual game awards. Like, for 5 years in a row, then they stopped. It was a whole run of comics every year around Christmas, iirc.
Well, they weren't really "awards" in the traditional sense. At least, the normal traditional sense, not the horseshit they talk about in this comic. They were the We're Right Awards, of course.
Because irony is not only dead but has been atomized, their mock awards parody have become more meaningful than this "real" award.
"Best use of smoky shadow guys who try to steal your princess, who might be blind or something we're not really sure." Still a better award category.
The gold standard of category will always be "Best Hummingbird-Based Shooter for the 32X"
Oh my sweet Jesus. I saw the comic when it came out but I didn't know anything about the game. I never bothered to look it up, either, which is why for the past 20 years I've thought "Hummingbird" was some sort of bespoke software engine.
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doompookyWild (Let's Draw A) Horses Couldn't Drag Me AwayRegistered Userregular
Yeah but Penny Arcade *used* to do annual game awards. Like, for 5 years in a row, then they stopped. It was a whole run of comics every year around Christmas, iirc.
Well, they weren't really "awards" in the traditional sense. At least, the normal traditional sense, not the horseshit they talk about in this comic. They were the We're Right Awards, of course.
Because irony is not only dead but has been atomized, their mock awards parody have become more meaningful than this "real" award.
"Best use of smoky shadow guys who try to steal your princess, who might be blind or something we're not really sure." Still a better award category.
The gold standard of category will always be "Best Hummingbird-Based Shooter for the 32X"
Buck Bumble is Dark Souls of Kolibris, and I won't accept any substitute
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ArmsForPeace84Your Partner In FreedomRegistered Userregular
Yeah but Penny Arcade *used* to do annual game awards. Like, for 5 years in a row, then they stopped. It was a whole run of comics every year around Christmas, iirc.
Well, they weren't really "awards" in the traditional sense. At least, the normal traditional sense, not the horseshit they talk about in this comic. They were the We're Right Awards, of course.
Because irony is not only dead but has been atomized, their mock awards parody have become more meaningful than this "real" award.
It seems a shame there wasn't a 2011 edition for Portal 2 to sweep the awards all over again.
So here goes nothing:
Nothing personal. It's just business.
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H3KnucklesBut we decide which is rightand which is an illusion.Registered Userregular
Yeah but Penny Arcade *used* to do annual game awards. Like, for 5 years in a row, then they stopped. It was a whole run of comics every year around Christmas, iirc.
Well, they weren't really "awards" in the traditional sense. At least, the normal traditional sense, not the horseshit they talk about in this comic. They were the We're Right Awards, of course.
Because irony is not only dead but has been atomized, their mock awards parody have become more meaningful than this "real" award.
"Best use of smoky shadow guys who try to steal your princess, who might be blind or something we're not really sure." Still a better award category.
The gold standard of category will always be "Best Hummingbird-Based Shooter for the 32X"
Buck Bumble is Dark Souls of Kolibris, and I won't accept any substitute
Buck Bumble was N64 though. If we're opening things up to other animals and consoles, I think Mister Mosquito for the PS2 probably wins for being so very weird.
I'm trying to come up with some 2021 categories:
Best Console You Probably Can't Get Even If You Really Want To: (Which one wins this may cause some debate)
Highest Number Of Halos: Halo Infinite.
Best Game That Isn't Like That Other Game They Published, We Swear: Guardians of the Galaxy.
Best Story Where You Completed It And Still Don't Know What The Hell's Going On: Returnal.
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For reference, here's Jerry's tweet from yesterday:
Well, they weren't really "awards" in the traditional sense. At least, the normal traditional sense, not the horseshit they talk about in this comic. They were the We're Right Awards, of course.
Because irony is not only dead but has been atomized, their mock awards parody have become more meaningful than this "real" award.
What
that's
wow.
"Best use of smoky shadow guys who try to steal your princess, who might be blind or something we're not really sure." Still a better award category.
The gold standard of category will always be "Best Hummingbird-Based Shooter for the 32X"
It's a run-based deckbuilder with a spooky atmosphere and a persistent escape room outside of it. It's a Daniel Mullins game so there's also a metagame layer to it, and after you beat the escape room and the deckbuilder there's an extended epilogue that fleshes out the metagame and iterates on the same game mechanics, but not in a run-based structure.
Oh my sweet Jesus. I saw the comic when it came out but I didn't know anything about the game. I never bothered to look it up, either, which is why for the past 20 years I've thought "Hummingbird" was some sort of bespoke software engine.
Buck Bumble is Dark Souls of Kolibris, and I won't accept any substitute
It seems a shame there wasn't a 2011 edition for Portal 2 to sweep the awards all over again.
So here goes nothing:
Buck Bumble was N64 though. If we're opening things up to other animals and consoles, I think Mister Mosquito for the PS2 probably wins for being so very weird.
Ah, 2003. Such an innocent time.
Best Console You Probably Can't Get Even If You Really Want To: (Which one wins this may cause some debate)
Highest Number Of Halos: Halo Infinite.
Best Game That Isn't Like That Other Game They Published, We Swear: Guardians of the Galaxy.
Best Story Where You Completed It And Still Don't Know What The Hell's Going On: Returnal.