Your arbitrary game of the year awards!

[Star Magician]

For games that came out in 2015
Favorite game: Xenoblade Chronicles X
Favorite soundtrack: Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
Most disappointing game: Rock Band 4

For older games you played in 2015
Favorite game: Tales of Xillia 2
Favorite soundtrack: Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel
Least Favorite game: Dragon Age Origins

Lastly, your top X most anticipated games of 2016:

8. Ys 8
7. Horizon: Zero Dawn
6. Tales of Berseria
5. No Man's Sky
4. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
3. The Last Guardian
2. Legend of Zelda (Wii U)
1. Nier Automata

You can copy what I have above or make your own. Whatever you want to do.
This was shamelessly plagiarized heavily inspired by Totalbiscuit. Just sayin'

[Aether]

Dang, rating Xeno X as your favorite game already? Came out pretty recently

Best of 2015
Favorite Game: hmm... can't decide between Witcher 3 and MGSV, sorry to be so mainstream
Favorite Soundtrack: Undertale
Most disappointing game: Haven't played it but I'm nominating Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival.

Best of >2015
Favorite Game: League of Legends, 2000 hours
Favorite Soundtrack: Ace Attorney Series
Least Favorite Game: tbh also Dragon Age: Origins. Tried a few hours, voice of mc keeps repeating "HEY CAN I GET YOU A LADDER, SO YOU CAN GET OFF MY BACK" and the combat is overall meh

ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ﾉMost Anticipated Games of 2016ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ﾉ

In no particular order

Super Danganronpa mk3
Persona 5
Odin Sphere Leifthrasir
Fire Emblem Fates
Dishonored 2
Zelda U

[Star Magician]

Yeah, I actually beat X before the year was over, so it's a fair pick. It only took me 140 hours.
MGS5 was barely under that.

I really need to start the Witcher series too.

Amiibo Festival aside, was there any other game you played that didn't live up to your expectations?

[Light]

I didn't really buy any of the new games this year, so judging any would be unfair.

[Star Magician]

How about older games you played in 2015?

[Light]

These are all games I bought last year, none of them are new games however.

Favorite Game: Resident Evil (Remake)
Favorite Story: The Evil Within (Juli Kidman's DLC only)
Favorite Soundtrack: Final Fantasy 13 Lightning Returns
Favorite Visuals: Resident Evil 6
Favorite Online Experience: Grand Theft Auto 5/Garry's Mod
Favorite Multiplayer Experience: The Lord of the Rings The Third Age
Favorite Game Character: Juli Kidman
Biggest Disappointment Game: Resident Evil 4 (HD Remastered)
PVS Game: Rambo The Video Game

[Star Magician]

PVS Game: Rambo The Video Game

Dear God, you actually played that? My condolences. Just sayin'
The only one on your list I have played is GTA5, and yeah, the online is pretty fun.

Hmm, I'll pick some for categories you listed that I didn't:
Favorite story: Metal Gear Solid 2
Favorite character: The Boss (MGS3)
Favorite visuals: tie between Child of Light and Alice: Madness Returns
Favorite online/multiplayer: Smash Bros. 4 Wii U

[Scorpio]

Best Game of Year: Super Mario Maker
Most Disappointing Game of the Year : Super Smash Brothers 4 DLC
Best OST: Xenoblade Chronicles 3D

Old GOTY: Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess GNC
Old MDGotY: WaRio Land 3
Old OST: Fire Emblem 6: The Binding Blade.

[Star Magician]

Best OST: Xenoblade Chronicles 3D

Yes, one of my favorite OST's.


Also, if I had played Life is Strange last year, it would have been my favorite by far. It'll probably be my favorite game of this year.

[Scorpio]

SSB4 DLC is on its way to becomey most disappointing game of 2016 too...

[Star Magician]

Wouldn't necessarily put that in the 'games' list, but honestly, I would have rather seen another Smash ballot runner-up than Corrin, who will be the only character I will not buy. The Smash ballot thing turned out to be disappointing overall because they only released one character from it.
I like Bayonetta though.

[Aether]

I mean gameplay wise Corrin's pretty good, and I'm pretty trash with Bayo. Disappointing considering other chars that could've made it, but when a char comes out , we take those

[Star Magician]

An updated most anticipated games of 2016:

13. Yooka-Laylee*
12. Zelda Twilight Princess HD
11. Ys 8*
10. Horizon: Zero Dawn*
9. Grand Kingdom
8. Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II*
7. Tales of Berseria*
6. No Man's Sky
5. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
4. Nights of Azure
3. The Last Guardian*
2. Legend of Zelda (Wii U)*
1. Nier Automata*

*No official 2016 date confirmed/Delay possible

[Star Magician]

_{I never bumped this  for 2016 because that year was basically the year of the delays. I only played like 5 games from 2016.}

Favorite games of 2017:

• Nier: Automata
  
• Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Xenoblade 2
• Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
  
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Gravity Rush 2
• Super Mario Odyssey
• Rime
• Prey
• Tales of Berseria
• Little Nightmares
• Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash
• Nights of Azure 2

Most anticipated games for 2018:

• Dragon Quest Builders 2*
• Darksiders III
• Kirby Star Allies
• Soul Calibur VI*
• The Last of Us 2
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
• Death Stranding*
• Detroit Become Human
• DragonBall FighterZ

*no release date listed yet