Frank Cifaldi of the Video Game History Foundation, Ash Parrish of The Verge, and Brandon Sheffield of Necrosoft Games choose and rank the twenty-one best video games of the year 2024.
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SHOW NOTES:
Credit Report (03:42)
1: Frank’s first nomination (09:45)
2: Ash’s first nomination (14:06)
3: Brandon’s first nomination (19:47)
- Astro Bot
- Astro’s Playroom
- Ape Escape
- Super Mario series
- Astro Bot is the game you buy a PS5 for
- The Game Awards
4: Frank’s second nomination (24:26)
5: Ash’s second nomination (30:54)
6: Brandon’s second nomination (36:35)
- Fantasian: Neo Dimension
- Hironobu Sakaguchi
- Tokusatsu
- Power Rangers
- Godzilla
- Nobuo Uematsu
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
7: Frank’s third nomination (42:18)
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Metroidvania
- Celeste
- Hades
- forums.insertcredit.com
- Super Metroid
- Ubisoft ends future development on its best game in years
8: Ash’s third nomination (47:37)
9: Brandon’s third nomination (52:49)
10: Frank’s fourth nomination (59:10)
11: Ash’s fourth nomination (01:09:29)
12: Brandon’s fourth nomination (01:18:01)
- Stellar Blade
- Bayonetta
- Xbox 360
- Bullet Witch
- NieR
- Hyung-tae Kim
- Born Sexy Yesterday
- Lightning
- Final Fantasy XIII
- NieR: Automata
- Dark Souls
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
- Roger Dean
13: Frank’s fifth nomination (01:24:33)
- Metaphor ReFantazio
- Atlus Co., Ltd.
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Persona series
- There’s a reason Metaphor: ReFantanzio’s battle music sounds as cool as it does
- Sir Mix-A-Lot - I check my bank
- Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back
- Dolly Parton
- Henchman 24
- Kermit
14: Ash’s fifth nomination (01:33:31)
15: Brandon’s fifth nomination (01:37:49)
16: Frank’s sixth nomination (01:44:37)
- Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
- Legend of Zelda series
- CD-i
- Shantae series
- FMV
- Ep. 330 - Squadala
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Gunblade
- Limited Run Games, Inc.
- John Linneman
17: Ash’s sixth nomination (01:51:22)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
- Misophonia
- Infinity Nikki
- Little Nicky (2000)
- Marvel Snap
- PlayStation Portable
- PlayStation Portal
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
18: Brandon’s sixth nomination (02:02:44)
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Harrison Ford
- Troy Baker
- Indiana Jones And The Great Circle - Digital Foundry Tech Review
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- PlayStation 2
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- Tony Todd
19: Frank’s seventh nomination (02:09:58)
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
- The Crimson Diamond
20: Ash’s seventh nomination (02:14:52)
21: Brandon’s seventh nomination (02:23:48)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza universe
- Resident Evil: Village
- Animal Crossing series
- Crazy Taxi
- Pokemon
- Unicorn Overlord
THE INSERT CREDIT GAME OF THE YEAR 2024 TOP 21:
- Indika
- Astro Bot
- Crow Country
- UFO 50
- Balatro
- Animal Well
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
- Metafore ReFantazio 🇮🇹
- Queen's Blood (from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
- Mouthwashing
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Neva
- Infinity Nikki
- The Crimson Diamond
- Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
- Fantasian: Neo Dimension
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Zenless Zone Zero
- Stellar Blade / Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Winner of the Xbox 360 2-In-1 Bargain Value Pak Award)
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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.