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i can't believe you managed to get fredrick olsen to say such a wonderful speech. a champ indeed

Thanks a lot for putting this up while the winter sale is still on. You really did us a service.

What a speech! Congrats to Fredrick Olsen and the team, they did an amazing job and my manager is telling me to wrap up this comment!

Resident Evil 4 Remake in VR is probably the coolest gaming experience I've ever had.

"It's realistic" is the absolute worst excuse one could give for a video game's shortcomings. I'll let you figure out why that is.

definitely one of my greatest finds this year....preciate your insight with these entries and currently buildin my pc to switch up...lookin forward to whats next down the line

I appreciate the use of old Streets of Rage tracks in these videos. Great year, Mayo! Can't wait to hear from you more.

Honestly some of my favorite games I got around to this year were the original Silent Hill trilogy. I never thought I’d enjoy the survival horror genre, but those games really stuck with me in a way not many others have. SH2 is now one of my favorite games period, with 1 and 3 not far behind. I even played my first RE games this year (RE2R and RE4R) and loved them. And I probably would not have tried them at all if it weren’t for this channel, so thanks Mayo! Hopefully all goes well in 2024!

Mad respect and love for the joke about game awards

Man, it's a pretty neat thing to see how far you and the channel have gotten. I believe my first video from you was the Dusk review and the marauder analysis, stuck around since then. The list was fun to go through. Keep it up dude! I probably mentioned it to you before but I really recommend playing Returnal (as well as Ghostrunner 2 which came out a while ago) overall good stuff.

Mayo, I found your channel last year due to your Resident Evil videos and played Tormented Souls off the back off one of the videos you made and it was absolutely my game of the year for new experiences. 👍

Nice list and fun video, Mayo. The Award Speech parody was a great touch I forgot if you played Ghostunner 2 this year

Game awards gag gave me a genuine chuckle, good lists too and remembering whats most fun in a game is the most important aspect.

Turbo Overkill was such an achievement that I literally struggle to put it into words. I don't really use the word masterpiece, but TurbOverkill certainly fits the bill. I loved Deadlink too. Had for a few years since early access. It's a ton of fun and I've lost a good 70 hours to it - though I have to admit, Robo Quest has honestly spoiled me rotten for smooth-feeling FPS rouge-lites. I haven't beaten the final boss in Deadlink yet but I've def gotten close and I 100% will cross the checkered line at some point. Both games feel noticeably more rock-solid thanks to your guidance and that rules so hard. You should feel proud of your work and the weight developers have in your design philosophies, homie!

You just want every Year be great as 2023...

Mayo is the biggest villian in the god of war series and there aint no one gonna top him, straight up. 😂😂

The Ghostrunner theme song at the end of the video with no Ghostrunner 2 in either list is such a tease ;) I already saw from a response you made to someone else that you didn't get around to it, but as per your request at the end of the video, I hope you get around to it in 2024. I think it stumbled in comparison to the first game in a few areas but improved on the first game in other areas and overall I really enjoyed it - especially now that the hardcore mode update is out.

I love watching your yearly award videos, always giving me ideas for what to play next, also since you loved deadlink so much I recommend you try Risk of Rain 2, another amazing action class shooter rougelike with a looter aspect on top.

My only issue with Turbo Overkill is what Sylar has already mentioned - the deadswap technique with the Button Masher gene upgrade. Fortunately they made it only usable in New Game + in the recent patches. Turbo Overkill is still excellent.

thank you sm for the video!! i cant wait for more of your robocop content, keep doing what ur doing mayo 😊😊

Another year of gaming with mayo! Cant wait to see what this year brings also I love that game award bit making fun of the "please wrap it up" meme

Great video man, wonder how 2024 will stack up to such a big year.

Fred's speech got me good LMAO. That specific VGA dig won't get old for a while. With how much you've talked about beatemups, i'm curious, what would your thoughts be on potentially looking at Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game? It's definitely not perfect (particularly with it's "complete edition" port) but I've had fun playing it with my friends lately. I'd be curious to see your perspective on it as a non-fan and from your experience w other beat em ups.

This is by far my favourite video of yours its so fun and well paced with great jokes along the way

Loved it! Also, after I saw fighting rage for the first time (actually, I think that was one of the first videos from you that I watched) - I have been playing it at least once a week as co-op with my 9 year old son. We love the game! Thanks. Also thanks for 2023 and all the good games I found via your recommendations.

Cheers. Mayo. Looking forward to the coming year.

Amnesia the bunker is truly a masterpiece!

Dude, I like your game suggestions. I have played Hades and Sifu based on your past recommendations . Good games both of them. I see few interesting ones here too .

Amnesia The Bunker was honestly such a BLAST. I love it, loved your videos on it, and I was just so happy to play that game and have that survival experience under my belt. Nice to see Frederik's long, wordy, eloquent speech on stage.

Because of Starfield being trash, I'm legit worried about TES6

Very hyped for Helldivers 2. Loved the first one, still play it sometimes despite having collected the plat.

Great video Mayo.. im kinda hoping you make a list of bad games people hate but you enjoy now lol 😅

I love this list, you definitely gave me a game to try out and see what I think, what you said really got my attention. (I can't remember the name of the game now.) As for what I am looking forward the most this year, Dragon's Dogma 2 and Hellblade 2. I hope those games end up being highlights of my year in the end. Keep up the great work, Mayo!

I just wanted to say I appreciate that the majority of the video is spent talking about games you loved and enjoyed instead of trashing the ones you didn’t. No point in going on and on about something you didn’t like and just getting to the point. Good vid mayo.

I'm equally excited and nervous about the Silent Hill 2 Remake. Hopefully we get some information on it soon

Yayyyyyy glad you played Furi! Beaten that game many times. Love the soundtrack.

Woah I can't believe FEAR is nearly 20 years old. The fuck is going on man

Treyon studios is on an upward trajectory from terminator to robocop! Indeed I must admit, I wonder what thier next 80s action movie will be?

I love how Fredrik was visibly pissed off when his speech was cut

Have you tried SlayersX, pseudoregalia, and corn kidz 64? They are such unique games inspired by previous generations like PS1 & N64 they are worth checking out and I hope we see a huge wave of games like these come out.

Damn, you tried out Furi. Nice lol Was hoping for a vid but hey, it's cool that you liked it

Hey Mayo, have you looked into/heard of "Your Only Move is Hustle"? It's a little indie fighting game, but I think you'd really like it!

its so true that Dead Space remake could have been so much better if they just had a difficulty modeled around DS2's Zealot. Such a huge missed oppurtunity

The worst list got me laughing so hard 😂. Having Mortal Kombat 1 on the best and worst list was hilarious. I should've seen it coming for Amnesia: The Bunker being the best game on your list 😅. I need to get back on Resident Evil 4 remake. Glad it was number 2 on your list. Can't wait to see what games you're going to play this year.

i think being remakes instead of new entry is the thing that hold Dead Space and RE4 back from absolute perfection because in the end, they still have to be faithful to the original games instead of having their own creative ambitions, the old games unfortunately contrained them from getting any further still the future of the them is promising

Great list! So sad about Starfield. My fiancé was so hyped for it and then gave up 2 hours in because it was so boring. My favorite games this year were BG3 and Dead Space, but I played a bunch of good ones. If you haven't played it, I would recommend Dredge for being a unique fishing-horror experience!

I like how you led us on to expect GOW valhalla on worst. Well played

I'm very curious, in your survival horror tier list you have "December 2009" listed under E. Is that referring to a specific game?

29:00 that is some ghost runner ost i love

I hope there's Killbug here because the studio shut down recently 😢

Spat my coffee out at the award presentation. Bravo!

the ad awards gag probably your best joke of the year lol

Are we finally going to get that god of war Ascension review this year?

Brilliant video.

I always like hearing your opinion about games. For example I would be interested to hear your opinion on Nintendo franchises like Smash Bros., Zelda and Mario. Also, what do you think about the franchises GTA, Max Payne and Hitman? Games to play in 2024? Maybe Vampire Survivor's, Child of Light, Far Cry 3, Jedi Knight Outcast? Not sure if this games would interest you or be fun to play.

I hope Frederik saw a "please wrap it up" message.

Idk why i havnt bought deadlink or turbo overkill yet. I'm completely sold on them, just haven't gotten to it. The crippling urge to play a good fps has been strong lately

I’ve never really been a big fan of survival horror-type games, but purchased Dead Space and RE4 (sort of on a whim) and ended up loving both of them. I decided to pick up the RE2 remake later in the year as well, and 100% completed all three games. I’m now curious to see if another RE game will be coming out in March, like I’ve seen mentioned as a rumor on here in recently.

Fight'N Rage might look cool, but Little Fighters 2 will be forever the best of its genre despite being a hidden gem and so underrated. It's too bad no one made a game like that with online support. I always wanted to play that game with friends, but playing it via Hamachi was laggy as hell!

I'm still very excited for the new Alone in the Dark. It'll surely won't be perfect, but the overall atmosphere looks very promising.

The same company that made the Dishonored series made RedFall. It’s mind blowing.

"but the pc port is busted" As is the case for solidly 80% of multiplatform games, yet everyone ignores this when evaluating PC vs. Console arguments.

Loved RE4R but I really didn't like how, especially in professional and hardcore, successful shots to basic enemies like villagers just didn't do anything. It doesn't need to be stagger for melee, just something like the enemy taking a tumble or being forced to change what they were doing. Like a villager dashing in towards you with a hoe (? Idk what that tool is called), where even if you land hits directly on him, he just continues the animation and hits you. Upon being hit, he should falter (but not melee able) or just show any meaningful impact of the shot. That was probably the biggest problem I had with the game, playing on professional. It just made me quit using handguns altogether because they don't get consistent until you upgrade them quite a bit and you get the TMP very early on which does consistently stagger or slow enemies down.

This year I'd say I'm most hyped for Rivals 2. Spent way too much money on the Kickstarter

Yes, Starfield was disappointing, but to put it at the worst game for “potential” is stupid. Feeling pity for smaller companies only goes so far, it’s like saying the 2012 worst movie of the year was “The Amazing Spiderman” instead of “FoodFight!” Because one had a larger budget or more “potential”

When RE6 decides to be an action game it becomes fun. It feels like the game wanted to be a sequel to Operation Raccoon City which I would’ve loved.

Here's a recommendation. Try the Texas Chainsaw Massacre game. I know it's multiplayer only but I'm not into these types of games & I'm hooked.

Really annoys me when I see random hit piece videos on your content. I'm all for people disagreeing, I actually disagree with a few games you've covered (dying light 1 for example is one of my all time favourites. All these 'response' videos though are so personal, just full of rage. They usually boil down to taking one point and crying over it for half an hour not realising that people are allowed to have different opinions. If there's one thing I'll say about your opinions I don't agree with they're usually well thought out

What do you think about roboquest? I've not heard about deadlink until now, it seems like a better roboquest.

Even though you've explicitly stated genres like fantasy aren't your cup of tea, I would've loved to see your thoughts on even worse games like Gollum or Skull Island Rise of Kong. They were so bad it was almost enjoyable to watch as a spectator!

Lmao 22:26 agreed. Couldn't have gone into that any better

Agree wholesale about Starfield. Context. F***ing. Matters. A bad game is just a bad game and you can put it down, but a BORING game can sucker you into giving it more of a chance than you should and will result in wasted time, made infinitely worse by stans who will defend it for what they WISH the game was. And this applies to all kinds of things. It's why GOW Ragnarok and 2018 are such failures to me, not because they are TECHNICALLY bad games, but because they wear the "God of War" title only in name considering the ONLY thing that is actually "God of War" about those games is f***in' Kratos. Everything else has been reworked, retooled, replaced and rethemed. Different pantheon, different characters, different and less fulfilling combat, different approach to narrative that is pretentious under the guise that the old games didn't have a narrative (and a better one at that), etc. Relative to the endless hype and praise, GOW Ragnarok could ONLY be a massive disappointment. Fans of the game simply want it to sound like more than it really is, but that's not the kind of player I am. I criticize things I love. I'm a SILENT HILL fan, we haven't had anything good to eat in 20 years. I'm a RESIDENT EVIL fan, a series with mixed missteps that didn't just affect their own game but inspired bad decisions in future games. I am a MORTAL KOMBAT fan, a franchise that, in my opinion, has been fumbling hard since MK9 wher the franchise peaked, had decent stuff going on in MKX, then dropped the ball hard with MK11 and 12 (And yes, I refuse to call this new monstrosity "MK1"), and I have been playing those games SINCE I WAS 6 when they first released on NES and arcade cabinets in the 90's. You cannot GASLIGHT me into liking games. When you try to do that, all you have done is convinced me that there is an issue with the game's own merit. If I criticize a game, it's probably because I have some history with it and there is a part of me that loves it; wishes it could be better. I don't want MK, GOW, RE, SH or any other game to suck. I don't get fun out of complaining. So when I say Starfield is a dumpster fire, that is because there is an Oblivion fan in me that desperately wishes Bethesda's coding team was as good as their world design team. I love the worlds of these games but the bugs literally make them unplayable on PC without mods, and even then certain bugs sneak their way through the cracks and become ticking time bombs that kill my save files... Which is why I didn't have any hope for Starfield. Everyone SHOULD HAVE known it was going to suck and people started entire blood boiled feuds online debating its merit over it. Why, even? It's a BETHESDA game.

interesting list. I see starfield as a 85% game, atomic heart is in my top ten easily and I really, really don´t like amnesia while being a survival horror superfan. thanks for the tips on deadlink and turbo overkill, these look sick.

The MK1 Kameo system should’ve been like an extra game mode or something. Not being able to do regular 1v1 matches is very disappointing. Makes it even worse knowing how broken the kameo system is and how unbalanced the game is overall.

I liked Turbo Overkill but the 3rd chapter just killed it for me. I didn't even finish it

As you're talking about Starfield I couldn't help but think that that mass effect is still more interesting in its galaxy

What a great speech for GOTY trully inspiring for us all ;D well done

The MK1 plot twist made my day

Mayo will you play Dark Messiah. I know the setting is not for you but just play it for the combat.

"WRAP IT UP" says Mayo to Fredrick.

Absolutely agreed about Starfield. The shills who gave it a 9/10 or a 10/10 exposed themselves for good.

Between Trepang 2 and Ultrakill I have trouble determining which fanbase has the weirder violent reactions to incredibly lukewarm criticism. Like, "Oh no, he loved the game but thought a single aspect could use slight tuning to improve the quality of life experience. LET'S HANG HIM".

Im looking forward to the tomb raider remaster Trilogy. Currently tho im playing through metal hellsinger and ghost of tsushima. I finished god of war ragnarok a couple of days ago and had a blast tbh, in spite of some of the issues.

That game awards jab was great. Mayo and Sseth win best gaming channels 2023. Oh & easily every other year too

Recommend you play roboquest. its as addicting as deadlink

I expected Starfield to be on the worst list, but I didnt expect it to be the worst game on the list. I definetly expected Amnesia and RE4 to be on top of the best list. Great video! Your best and worst lists are always a blast to watch. Such a shame they come only once a year.

I liked the video overall don't get me wrong but the way you pronounce Hrot still gives me PTSD lmao

TOP 5 GAMES: 1. Amnesia: The Bunker 2. Resident Evil 2 Remake 3. Deadlink 4. Turbo Overkill 5. Fight'N Rage BEST GAMES OF 2023: (in no particular order) 1. Armored Core VI 2. Killbug 3. Tormented Souls 4. Dead Space Remake 5. Trepang2 6. RoboCop: Rogue City 7. Hi-Fi Rush 8. Dread Templar & Warstride Challenges 9. Mortal Kombat 1 10. Herald of Havoc 11. Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider 12. Furi

hey you should play entropy: zero 2 its a really interesting and good game for a hl2 mod. well you probably have already seen the pyrocinical video on it. im interested what you8 think of entropy: zero 2 and hl2 gameplay in general.

Pouring one out for Samurai Punk

Mayo have you played any Star Wars games? I assume you have, so what games did you like?

You should make a video titled "Prey 2017 fan reacts to The Finals goo gun clips"

Bethesda should have taken notes from Biowares Mass Effect Trilogy for Starfield

I agree with everything you said about mk1, but expecting flawless optimization of a fighting game on pc is like expecting to win the lottery and then bring upset that you lost. I'm not defending devs that don't optimize games whatsoever, im just saying maybe temper the ol expectations going forward

one of the best games i *played* this year is the original F.E.A.R. the AI really is unfathomably smart. they don't hollar and shoot wildly like nearly every other shooter and instead go silent, communicate, and hunt me like an actual team of veteran killers would i would give up a hell of a lot to see id software obtain the rights to properly resurrect this IP lol edit: mad respect for putting starfield at the bottom. its worse than redfall when you consider its a quarter billion dollar '25 year in the works' project. it goes beyond laughable and its just sad

20:52 I cannot stop laughing , that build up caught me off guard edit: it would have been awesome if the whole segment "worst games of the year" been recorded with a bad mic in the garage with mayo farting and burping on occasions.

I didn’t have the opportunity to play many games due to my own schedule being screwed up. However, I did have some time playing RE4R and Hi-Fi Rush. Pizza Tower is my GOTY, being a fan of the platforming genre and how the game flows. But man… Redfall… even through GamePass, I still felt ripped off. Perhaps one of the worst games I’ve played, ever. I was told it got better with a patch, but it only served to highlight the other problems of its combat system, the abilities, the weapons, etc. It only brought to life how underdeveloped its core gameplay is. Making vampire boring to kill is one heck of a feat…

Nothing really that comes to mind that I'd be into for 2024. if hades 2 comes out this year, even if early access then that would be my most anticipated game for the year.

I liked RE 6 so much that I have the patinum throphy. The feeling was like going to a strip joint for the first time. I feel dirty, but did not regret it a single time.