Avatar Game Stuns, Evergreen Metroid Prime, Hi-Fi Rush Rocks, 2023 Wacky Awards (Podcast)

New year, new — last year’s — awards. As has been custom here at We Got Comms, we first present the Wacky Awards before handing out big Game(s) of the Year honors. Tune in for those tomorrow.

The 2023 Wackies — as awarded by Dalan, Deo, Luis and myself — are listed below along with corresponding YouTube time stamps past the “Salient Points 133” embed:

=== 20XX Game of the 2023 Award ===

Dalan: Vampire Survivors (02:40)

Runner-ups: Prodeus, Ghostrunner, Bayonetta, Sifu.

Luis: Ghostwire Tokyo (04:52)

Deo: Persona 5 Royal

Runner-ups: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Ghostwire Tokyo

Carlos: Control

=== 2023’s Biggest Surprise Award ===

Dalan: Sea of Stars

Luis: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Carlos: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Runner-ups: Dead Island 2, Street Fighter 6, Assassin’s Creed Mirage

Deo: Hi-Fi Rush

Runner-up: Street Fighter 6

=== 2023’s Biggest Disappointment ===

Dalan: Ghostrunner 2

Luis: Dead Island 2

Deo: PlayStation VR2

Runner-up: Forza Motorsport

Carlos: Destiny 2: Lightfall

Runner-ups: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Atomic Heart

=== 2023’s Most Broken Game Award ===

Dalan: Mortal Kombat 1

Carlos: Mortal Kombat 1

Luis: Hogwarts Legacy

=== 2023’s Most Frictionless Game / Insomniac Award ===

Dalan: Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Luis: Spider-Man 2

Deo: Spider-Man 2

Carlos: Spider-Man 2

==== 2024’s Most Anticipated Game ===

Dalan: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Runner-up: Rise of the Rōnin

Deo: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Carlos: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Luis: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

Extra Wacky Awards

=== Dalan’s “Game That’s Still Trash Boi” Award ===

The Ascent

=== “Game I Wish I Had More Time For” Award ===

Deo: Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Dalan: Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon

=== Carlos’s “Be More Like Final Fantasy 7 Remake” Award ===

Final Fantasy XVI

=== Dalan’s “Top Game No One Asked For” Award ===

Exoprimal

=== Carlos’s “Game of the Year, Every Year” Award ===

Metroid Prime Remastered

=== Dalan’s “Not Saying It’s ‘Bad,’ But It’s Going on the Back Burner” Award ===

The Lies of P

Check back tomorrow for We Got Comms’ 2023 Game(s) of the Year post!