dunkey really dropped the ball on this one, normally dunkey nails it every year but i'm shocked that he couldn't see that super mario bros 2 is the game of the year
I know it's controversial but I'm gonna say what's already is in everyone's mind and don't have the courage to say it. I know it's taste is subjective and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. However there are certain things that is just clearly better, you don't go around saying a 5 year old drawing is better than monlisa just because taste is subjective.
The way he describes SF6 feels like a snapshot of the FGC. Simultaneous nonstop hatred combined with obsessively playing for hundreds of hours with no intention of quitting.
@@matthewjenkins7258nope. I never could afford the luxury of a full priced Pokemon game. Especially after it's ninth half of a game. Y'all can have at it
2023- Dunkey becomes a Father. Game of the Year: Super Mario Bros 3. 20 to 30 Years Later- Dunkey becomes a Grandfather. Game of the Year: Super Mario World.
@@starsturck2701 Street Fighter 6 is an amazing game though (easily the best fighting game this year), it's just that Capcom made some real stupid decisions regarding monetization.
I’m so glad that you mentioned Like a Dragon. That was the best time I’ve had with a turn based rpg in a very long time. I loved every minute of that game.
@@Videogamer96_ (it's a joke about dunkey quitting youtube and being replaced by a voice-alike, which is a joke because a lot of old school youtubers called it quits this month)
I loved the nuanced analysis of Baulder's Gate 3! I acutally didnt expect Dunkey to include the game at all, so it was a pleasent surprsise to see him cover it in such an in-depth manner and with so such high praise.
@@enzog1078 I believe his exact words were, “you’re being an idiot to me right now.” That was one of my favorite Dunkey videos and even my sisters who don’t really like video games quote it all the time.
Having a child really changes a man. He grows, he matures, he learns to accept new challenges, while also accepting your shortcomings, and it's amazing to see that all reflected in Dunkey finally recognizing Super Mario Brothers The Lost Levels as the game of the year.
I can’t believe it. I really can’t believe it. Dunkey, you’ve changed. You’ve lost sight of what matters most. I’ve been a loyal fan watching for years, I came to trust you and what you stand for, and this is what I get in return. I feel sick, I feel betrayed, I feel like I don’t know what to believe anymore. In spite of all of that, I guess I really can’t hold it against you and I can’t blame you, I understand that people change after they have kids, but I just really never thought I’d see the day when Super Mario Bros. 2 didn’t win game of the year.
2:30 I love how when Dunkey praises the music in a game, he gives you space to actually LISTEN to it. So many youtubers don't do that, and it's crazy to me.
I definitely agree, but then again most games don't have the soundtrack Metroid Prime does -Prime has environmental music that is INSANELY beautiful and atmospheric, such that it draws you into the immersion magnificently. What kind of ANY kind of cretin would/could bring up Prime, specifically, without mentioning the music? I don't want to meet that person.....lol
My favorite moment from Tears of The Kingdom has to be when I found the tower surrounded by mud and I was just strolling around taking in the view seeing how things had changed, and while walking I very casually picked up a rock, tossed it into the mud, used rewind time on it, jumped on it, and quickly jumped again landing softly on the other side, basically treating it like a stepping stone as it came back out of the mud, all while moving at the same completely relaxed pace. I've never been so fucking immersed.
Thank you dunkey, I woke up to this and almost had an aneurysm at number 12. Me and my friends have been playing raise a peter non-stop for the past month
FINALLY. I've been waiting 30 years but FINALLY, Super Mario Brothers 3, the underrated hidden gem of the franchise, is FINALLY getting the recognition it deserves.
He mentioned spiderman 2 with other Sony sequels as playing the first one just better so I'll take that as a compliment. No mention of baldurs gate 3 tho lmao
I got a voice acting background and have to say that Yuri Lowenthal's voice has been such an inspiration for me since the Prince of Persia Trilogy. His performance in Spidey 2 is amazing. The vocal training was really tough, sometimes without noticeable results for months but actors like him and the late Kevin Conroy are a great impulse to not give up. You almost saw me as Leon in those new RE games :)
dunkey broke his own rule of "if its a mario game, its game of the year" which is probably a hint as to how good the three games above the mario game are
I'm as surprised as Dunkey, I never thought I'd see Super Mario Bros. 2 lose the top spot. Anyway, this was definitely one of the best years for games, especially for Nintendo. Tears of the Kingdom, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Pikmin 4, aka the best, all some of the best titles they've put out in recent years. And I hope next year will be even better.
The fact that you used Street Fighter 6 music for your outro should be definitive proof that SF6 has the best, most dynamic soundtrack of the entire year.
I got Prime remastered mainly because I fell in love with the exact score Dunkey played. When you're floating under water and let loose a couple missile at an enemy, the way it seems as of the missles move slowr, still locked on their target with that music in the background? It's a beautiful thing
I havent watched dunkey in a very long time but I saw this in my recommended and clicked. Seeing Mario 3??? at the end of the video hit twice as hard as it should have but it took me way back. Thank you for the memories dunk ❤
The SF6 breakdown is so accurate and real. At its core it’s still street fighter so I’m probably gonna sink like 300 more hrs into it. But it goes to show that if the core of the game is good enough it can be riddled in so many painful flaws that would be death sentences for other games
i like chill and or relaxed and or tired af dunkey a lot . the calm vibes of this video are stellar i needed them so much. thank u dunksto for delivering when i need u most
When I saw Raise a Peter as the first game, I thought this was going to be a joke ranking.... it wasn't. It was seriously one of dunkey's favorite games of the year. Well deserved
Just for those who are curious about this great list, here it is: 0:14 Lies of P(eter) 0:42 Spider-Man 2 (with the pizza mission) 01:07 Diablo 4 01:28 Octopath Traveler II (but he didn't play it) 01:37 Starfield with mods 01:58 Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name From His Books? 02:15 Armored Core VI (the pilot turns out to be a girl) 02:42 Theatrhythm Final Bar Line 03:23 Chris Pratt (he's so cool) 03:38 A game that is better than Gollum? 04:11 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 04:51 Pikmin 4 (this one is real good) 05:16 honorary mention: 3!?
Thank you dunkey for helping me form an opinion. My game of the year was Baldurs Gate 3 but now that I realized raise a peter is better because of this list, my game of the year is now Family Guy.
everything from 4:51 through to the end is absolute top S tier dunk-gold, so perfect dunk that any fan could have guessed about 95% of it before they watched it, but somehow still hilarious the entire way, pls never change video game donkey you and a handful of other people manage to justify youtub and all the infrastructure that make it possible to exist, all by yourselves also i don't know if you really get enough credit for it, but everything about your editing is executed so skillfully, over and over, every damn video. you densely pack so much humor in either visually, or with sound/music selection, just crushing jokes all over the place it really is pretty incredible, and i think you make it look so easy that no one even mentions it much, but you are on another level (again with like, a very small group of other people i can think of, all of you are awesome tho)
Let me guess, another one of those comments typed up as quickly as possible without watching the video so that it can be early and get likes in order to be at the top...
@@FrawgfithAmblose Just because you only think people interact for Reddit karma doesn't mean they actually do. Imagine beefing with a neutral/positive comment on a Dunkey video
I always love coming to dunkey’s end of the year videos because they’re so genuine instead of just praising the same 3-4 AAA games that came out this year. I get all of my video game recommendations from here because I know they’re worthy. Haven’t played super Mario bros 2 yet
Most gamers have a terrible sense of humour. If developers went out of their way to speak to that sense of humour then we'd be drowning in shit like Goat Simulator.
And after that, we need a surge of marvel-movie-like games like Forspoken so people would say go back go the fuck back and we'd have more serious games again.
@nobodyurso6867 he has a video of persona 5 tho. No video of baldurs gate 3 at all. Persona 5 was stylish and unique in terms of art style. I just think baldurs gate didn't appeal to him and that's fine. Not everyone has to like everything
he HATES rpg with a passion. though i could agree i cant seem to play rpgs other than Atlus' Shin megami tensei and persona series 😂 and baldur's gate looks so fucking boring to me
Gotta say I’m happy to see Dunkey also enjoys SF6 (or at least he spent a lot of time hating it) Modern mode is the Santa gift for me to be able to finally properly play a fighting game, I am super happy and thankful for it. I’ve been wanting to play fighting games for more than 10 years but I simply couldn’t because I suck at classic control. Turns out a lot of my friends also started playing SF6 because of the modern control. Now that I’ve spend a fair amount of time enjoying SF6, I may even start to learn the classic control. Or maybe I won’t, who knows. To me, SF6 is a revolutionary game. Great work Capcom!
And this is why I watch key reviewers like you. The variety of the choices and reasoning behind it. There is always a game skipped or never heard of to try because of another perspective on it.
It was pretty amazingly well build up tension… First the line about yakuza and not wanting to play long games again, then mario not being one, then zelda not being number on and then booom its Pikmin suckers… I could of course have lived with BG3 (all awards either went to zelda or bg3 it seems…) but its nice to see some individuality
He sounds so tired in this video. Makes sense since he started the publishing company and also had a child with Leah. As a long time viewer I wish you the best in this next chapter of your life dunko!
Super Mario Bros 2 was finally dethroned…
Never thought I’d live to see the day
I am shaking
@UTTPofficer_ronniemcnutt Everyone asks who asked, but nobody asks how asked :(
@UTTPofficer_ronniemcnutt real ronnie
Even Dunkey was surprised!
I bet he’ll say New Super Mario Bros 2 next year
Biggest ending plot twist in the history of videos
You said without watching the video...
@@FrawgfithAmblose wdym? I watched the video
@@FlourishPorridgethis guy says otherwise 🤨
@@FlourishPorridgeyeah, how do we know you aren’t lying? There is no way you could watch a 5 minute video this fast
I trust that other guy with my life
Every year, I know the punchline. Every year, I wait for it. And every year, he changes it just enough for it to still catch me off guard.
He is... inevitable
What do you mean? It was a totally different punchline this time
2023 is also another consecutive year where dunkey received zero dislikes on his videos, truly remarkable
not the case for me, unfortunately...
@UTTPofficer_ronniemcnuttmods, ban ‘em.
he truly has a monopoly on likes
you ruined it
currently at 73
dunkey really dropped the ball on this one, normally dunkey nails it every year but i'm shocked that he couldn't see that super mario bros 2 is the game of the year
Worst game review ever! Gamespot fire this man
It wasn't his choice, you could hear how surprised he was. Will Smith is beginning to take over his channel again.
Lol no, Alan Wake 2 is the goty. Dunkey is right, every game needs a musical concert.
I know it's controversial but I'm gonna say what's already is in everyone's mind and don't have the courage to say it. I know it's taste is subjective and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. However there are certain things that is just clearly better, you don't go around saying a 5 year old drawing is better than monlisa just because taste is subjective.
@@newyou6210
I mean, the 5-year old did manage a passable interpretation of cubism
Dunkey, you have been going insane for over a decade now. You deserve the best!
shut up bot
shut up bot also he's actually been going insane-o style. there's a difference
Bot smelly
The bot has a point
I like French fries 🍟
Dunkey has really matured as a creator. His favourite game is super Mario bros 3 now.
He'll say SMB4 next year
Biggest plot twist if all time
I think he's trolling cause Baldur's Gate 3 was also you know... no3
I world have guessed Bubble Bobble.
Yeah, I stopped watching when Dunkey said Super Mario Bros 3 was game of the year
"Last chance to play a game this long". As a parent, I felt that.
Some day your kid will be old enough to play TotK with you and it will be ok 🙂
And they're gonna say "wow this retro game is pretty cool"@@avpguy11
I managed to finish Baldur’s Gate 3 in a month with a four year old. It’s doable. My sleep schedule is still fucked up from it, though.
@@BoxStudioExecutive4 yo player? Baldur's Gate? You're monster.
you get to play longer games again it just takes like....10 years or such.
the sf6 section was so poignant. dunkey has become a true member of the fgc with this video
That section reminded me how he beat the other guy in Smash...
In another 100 hours his complaints will all be drive rush/perfect parry related lol
@@Carlosonebillionlmfao ikr. Seems he liked it
Dunkey finally answered the age old question,
“If Mario 2 is so good why isn’t there a Mario 3?”
*Mario 2 2
@@kordami28 i was gonna say that... :((((
Just wait until Mario 7
The way he describes SF6 feels like a snapshot of the FGC. Simultaneous nonstop hatred combined with obsessively playing for hundreds of hours with no intention of quitting.
1v1 SF6 right now
A lot like Pokemon SV 😅
@@matthewjenkins7258nope. I never could afford the luxury of a full priced Pokemon game. Especially after it's ninth half of a game. Y'all can have at it
@@matthewjenkins7258 A lot of people like Hogwarts Legacy. A lot of people like heroin.
dunkey just named all the real hate but the fact is its a good game thats why he spent over 250hours on it
2023- Dunkey becomes a Father. Game of the Year: Super Mario Bros 3.
20 to 30 Years Later- Dunkey becomes a Grandfather. Game of the Year: Super Mario World.
No, Super mario bros 4
This is the end of an era
Goodbye Super Mario Bros 2. Welcome Super Mario Bros 3.
Welcome to the future everyone
the dunkeyverse equivalent of the Reiwa era
You know dunkey is a real one when he fucking tears into sf6 and still puts it at number 3.
And 260 hours in
Death stranding taught dunky that you can like bad video games.
Only complaints about his most played game in a year. Really showing his roots as a League of Legends player.
@@shanefoster2132 trully an ex moba player
@@starsturck2701 Street Fighter 6 is an amazing game though (easily the best fighting game this year), it's just that Capcom made some real stupid decisions regarding monetization.
I’m so glad that you mentioned Like a Dragon.
That was the best time I’ve had with a turn based rpg in a very long time. I loved every minute of that game.
I wanna say this new Dunkey voice actor is like a new Rick and Morty voice. Glad he got out like MatPat
What are you even trying to say?
I preferred Charles Martinet’s Dunko voice but it’s close enough.
totally white washed
Timothy Brentwood knocking it out of the park, you’d think it was the real dunkey speaking
@@Videogamer96_ (it's a joke about dunkey quitting youtube and being replaced by a voice-alike, which is a joke because a lot of old school youtubers called it quits this month)
I loved the nuanced analysis of Baulder's Gate 3! I acutally didnt expect Dunkey to include the game at all, so it was a pleasent surprsise to see him cover it in such an in-depth manner and with so such high praise.
Well he said that he doesn’t like long games or rpgs or turn based games so i guess i can’t be too surprised.
Still wish he’d play it though. :/
@@mohammedeldib1932 Doesn't he like Paper Mario ?
Dunkman is not like other gametubers
@@RetroMetroismyes but paper Mario isn't 300 hours
@@mattmakesmovies6618 but yakuza 7 is
The finale got me good!
Legit, love your work, Dunkey. This last decade has been fun viewing. Looking forward to the future!
"Don't be dumb to me." is my new favorite quote.
He said you’re being stupid to me many years ago in a pokemon vid
@@enzog1078
I believe his exact words were, “you’re being an idiot to me right now.”
That was one of my favorite Dunkey videos and even my sisters who don’t really like video games quote it all the time.
@@Ckoz2829 the best monkey themed pokeon would probably have to be chimchar
dumb to me
Having a child really changes a man. He grows, he matures, he learns to accept new challenges, while also accepting your shortcomings, and it's amazing to see that all reflected in Dunkey finally recognizing Super Mario Brothers The Lost Levels as the game of the year.
He also realizes he’ll never be able to complete an 80 hour game again.
Wait he had a kid? Right on.
@@UltimaVentus57Yeah, his name is Donkey
@2CPheonix Yawn.
His son will grow up to be Donkey Kong III
I can’t believe it. I really can’t believe it.
Dunkey, you’ve changed. You’ve lost sight of what matters most.
I’ve been a loyal fan watching for years, I came to trust you and what you stand for, and this is what I get in return. I feel sick, I feel betrayed, I feel like I don’t know what to believe anymore.
In spite of all of that, I guess I really can’t hold it against you and I can’t blame you, I understand that people change after they have kids, but I just really never thought I’d see the day when Super Mario Bros. 2 didn’t win game of the year.
Dunkey aint dunk
2:30 I love how when Dunkey praises the music in a game, he gives you space to actually LISTEN to it. So many youtubers don't do that, and it's crazy to me.
Thats because there is a chance nintendo will slap this video down and take all of the money because he did that.
Or they pick the worst part of that song and claim its the best. Makes me so mad!!
@@iblisdoomsong7994 Someone having a different opinion than me UGGGHHHH
@@iblisdoomsong7994 That always makes me furious
I definitely agree, but then again most games don't have the soundtrack Metroid Prime does -Prime has environmental music that is INSANELY beautiful and atmospheric, such that it draws you into the immersion magnificently. What kind of ANY kind of cretin would/could bring up Prime, specifically, without mentioning the music? I don't want to meet that person.....lol
If only we could see game developers take wing!
🕊 🕊 🕊
I wouldn't say they haven't taken wing. Pizza Tower did extremely well despite their team being the size of an average human mother.
Maybe you should try to get some tail for once in your life this year...
I died a tiny bit inside reading this comment. 10/10
I saw Joshua Tomar take wing once. It aas majestic.
I named my Cat Dunkey back when I first watched you in college. Now he’s enjoyer of life and meatballs
Super Mario Brother 3 really makes you feel like you are playing the sequel to the best game of this year
I thought it was only a tribute.
So glad to see small indie developers like Nintendo finally get the spotlight they deserve
As a long, long time Alan Wake fan it does my heart good to see it being so well loved :’ D
I didn’t expect it to take off as much as it did!
Super Mario Brothers 3 won game of the year this time because there are now 3 members in Dunkey’s family ❤
genius
I think Dunkey is not quitting guys
no way
I didn’t know dunkey was into guys, he has a wife.
@@YakubTheFatherthe white guy has a wife, dunkey (black) has always been into guys
That is so sad. 😢😭😢
He might be doin one last video
Dunkey gave Metroid Prime its flowers! Today is a good day ❤
My favorite moment from Tears of The Kingdom has to be when I found the tower surrounded by mud and I was just strolling around taking in the view seeing how things had changed, and while walking I very casually picked up a rock, tossed it into the mud, used rewind time on it, jumped on it, and quickly jumped again landing softly on the other side, basically treating it like a stepping stone as it came back out of the mud, all while moving at the same completely relaxed pace. I've never been so fucking immersed.
Lol thanks for the tip
Hah! Immersed. I get it.
Like that rock... in the mud...
...No?
@@grammarmaid nah, technically it came back outta the mud fam 🤣
Dunkey took one look at BG3 and said, "I ain't playing all that shit."
“Nah I’ll just waste it all on Street Fighter instead!”
Real
real
As did I.
@@gavincarnahan8066street fighter is a good game so nothing wasted😊
Nice closing music at the end. Real smooth.
Super Mario Brothers 3 really stepped it up this year!
HE WENT *BIG MODE* WITH THIS ONE
GO BIG MODE
How would you know? Your comment was posted at the same time the video was so you didn't even watch and just posted this 🤡 comment.. 👍
@@FrawgfithAmblosebruh
@@FrawgfithAmblose Now that's big mode
Thank you dunkey, I woke up to this and almost had an aneurysm at number 12. Me and my friends have been playing raise a peter non-stop for the past month
I love Dunkey's love for Pikmin. Lol
Pikmin's good af bro lol
good games just deserve appreciation
Mario loves you very much.
Same 🌸
"Did you really think there would be any other game here? Please. Don't be dumb to me." xD
259 hours on SF6 is actually hilarious. I could already tell how addicted he was before he even revels play time.
5:27 he finally admitted it, he is dunkey!!
It makes me unbelievably happy to see pikmin finally getting the respect it deserves
it's like top rated everywhere wdym
@@miamivicemastermixer And it feels so good!
Its critically acclaimed but doesn't sell as well as it should imo@@miamivicemastermixer
FINALLY. I've been waiting 30 years but FINALLY, Super Mario Brothers 3, the underrated hidden gem of the franchise, is FINALLY getting the recognition it deserves.
30 years?? 👴🪦
You feeling a little old there, braj?
Mario 3 is over 30 years old@@Zmeurto
I love Dunkey. No reference to Baldur’s Gate, Armored Core, or Spiderman 2, but Peetah Guy surpasses them all >:)
he did show armored core
Palworld was more innovative than all three of those games.
Dunkey making both Spiderman and Baldurs Gate 3 fans mad at the same time, bravo
Baulder’s gate, Spider-Man, Diablo 4, Armored Core 6, he has to answer to a lot of people.
@@runningbeaner1 let's be honest, no one had Diablo 4 as their game of the year
Guys what about starfield?
@@god2930💀
He mentioned spiderman 2 with other Sony sequels as playing the first one just better so I'll take that as a compliment. No mention of baldurs gate 3 tho lmao
2023 was crazy, Dunkey put TWO RPGs in his best of video!
and neither of them were BG3
@@jezzyj9892no but yakuza is a masterpiece
And didn't put BG3 there what a garbage take lmao
@@SirWhorshoeMcGee Read the title, it's not "Best games of 2023"
@@SirWhorshoeMcGeethis is really me when someone had a different list of favorites than me
I got a voice acting background and have to say that Yuri Lowenthal's voice has been such an inspiration for me since the Prince of Persia Trilogy. His performance in Spidey 2 is amazing. The vocal training was really tough, sometimes without noticeable results for months but actors like him and the late Kevin Conroy are a great impulse to not give up. You almost saw me as Leon in those new RE games :)
Nice man, keep up the good work. You'll achieve your dream role one day! What have you been cast in?
I look forward to these every year. Also, I always get excited hearing Dunkey talk positively about Metroid. 2:16.
Although I'm a little disapointed that Raise A Peter didn't crack the top 5, it was still nice to see it finally recognized by a big youtuber.
I’m actually very surprised and very happy to see Pikmin 4 got the number 1 spot! Good shit, Dunk.
dunkey broke his own rule of "if its a mario game, its game of the year" which is probably a hint as to how good the three games above the mario game are
No the actual rule is "If it's a Mario game, It's Super Mario Brothers 2 baybeeee".
The actual rule specified 3d mario
He literally said Super Mario Bros 3 was GOTY so I don’t know what you’re talking about
getting “um ackshully”’d by dunkey stans, gotta love it lol
That ending was the biggest Dunkey plot twist of all time.
I waited 364 days just to hear him say- EHWAAAAA?!?!
I'm as surprised as Dunkey, I never thought I'd see Super Mario Bros. 2 lose the top spot. Anyway, this was definitely one of the best years for games, especially for Nintendo. Tears of the Kingdom, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Pikmin 4, aka the best, all some of the best titles they've put out in recent years. And I hope next year will be even better.
You can say that again.
And Metroid prime remastered
That, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, and Paper Mario Ttyd in 2024. All beautiful works of art.
That voice crack on the super marios THREE? is immaculate.
The fact that you used Street Fighter 6 music for your outro should be definitive proof that SF6 has the best, most dynamic soundtrack of the entire year.
hahaha no SF6 music is the FG equivalent of elevator music
What song from SF6 is it? I really liked it.
sf6 battle hub main menu theme@@rampzie
@@frozealex3069 thank you! 🙏🏾❤️
This is the last "Best Video Games of 2023" Dunkey's gonna give us, so you better enjoy it guys.
I got Prime remastered mainly because I fell in love with the exact score Dunkey played. When you're floating under water and let loose a couple missile at an enemy, the way it seems as of the missles move slowr, still locked on their target with that music in the background? It's a beautiful thing
I havent watched dunkey in a very long time but I saw this in my recommended and clicked. Seeing Mario 3??? at the end of the video hit twice as hard as it should have but it took me way back. Thank you for the memories dunk ❤
It feels like everytime dunkey drops one of these annual vids the world just stops like it’s a big event. Thank you for these yearly releases dunko
Important to remember that every year, Dunkey is our UA-camr of the year. And now father of the year ! Keep it up donkman
I like the way you said "Super Mario Bros. ….3!?" as if you were reading a teleprompter and were surprised by the game they chose.
The SF6 breakdown is so accurate and real. At its core it’s still street fighter so I’m probably gonna sink like 300 more hrs into it. But it goes to show that if the core of the game is good enough it can be riddled in so many painful flaws that would be death sentences for other games
Thank you dunk for all your great vids. Wish you good fortune for you and your family, guy.
luckily there's a man who positively can do all the things that make us laugh and cry. dunkey really is our family guy
i like chill and or relaxed and or tired af dunkey a lot . the calm vibes of this video are stellar i needed them so much. thank u dunksto for delivering when i need u most
Pikmin 4 really deserves the number one. Love you dunkey
When I saw Raise a Peter as the first game, I thought this was going to be a joke ranking.... it wasn't. It was seriously one of dunkey's favorite games of the year. Well deserved
It's actually a fun game and idk why
My year wasn’t complete until Dunc releases his masterclass best of the year!
Just for those who are curious about this great list, here it is:
0:14 Lies of P(eter)
0:42 Spider-Man 2 (with the pizza mission)
01:07 Diablo 4
01:28 Octopath Traveler II (but he didn't play it)
01:37 Starfield with mods
01:58 Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name From His Books?
02:15 Armored Core VI (the pilot turns out to be a girl)
02:42 Theatrhythm Final Bar Line
03:23 Chris Pratt (he's so cool)
03:38 A game that is better than Gollum?
04:11 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
04:51 Pikmin 4 (this one is real good)
05:16 honorary mention: 3!?
Thank you dunkey for helping me form an opinion. My game of the year was Baldurs Gate 3 but now that I realized raise a peter is better because of this list, my game of the year is now Family Guy.
everything from 4:51 through to the end is absolute top S tier dunk-gold, so perfect dunk that any fan could have guessed about 95% of it before they watched it, but somehow still hilarious the entire way, pls never change video game donkey
you and a handful of other people manage to justify youtub and all the infrastructure that make it possible to exist, all by yourselves
also i don't know if you really get enough credit for it, but everything about your editing is executed so skillfully, over and over, every damn video.
you densely pack so much humor in either visually, or with sound/music selection, just crushing jokes all over the place
it really is pretty incredible, and i think you make it look so easy that no one even mentions it much, but you are on another level (again with like, a very small group of other people i can think of, all of you are awesome tho)
I have been waiting YEARS for Dunkey to say something about the masterful music of Metroid Prime. I can die happy now
I’m really happy it was on the list, and I’m super glad he mentioned the soundtrack 👌👌
I love that this year isn’t really this year, it’s really DUNKEYS 2023 experience and the games he played. I LOVE IT
That's every year for Dunkey
Let me guess, another one of those comments typed up as quickly as possible without watching the video so that it can be early and get likes in order to be at the top...
@@FrawgfithAmblosecry a little harder for the people in the back
No it really is this year
@@FrawgfithAmblose Just because you only think people interact for Reddit karma doesn't mean they actually do. Imagine beefing with a neutral/positive comment on a Dunkey video
The music of Metroid Prime is my heart and soul. I was so glad to hear you shout it out
I always love coming to dunkey’s end of the year videos because they’re so genuine instead of just praising the same 3-4 AAA games that came out this year. I get all of my video game recommendations from here because I know they’re worthy.
Haven’t played super Mario bros 2 yet
We totally need more funny video games.
Handshakes was kind of goofy, good if you like sokoban puzzles
Most gamers have a terrible sense of humour. If developers went out of their way to speak to that sense of humour then we'd be drowning in shit like Goat Simulator.
And after that, we need a surge of marvel-movie-like games like Forspoken so people would say go back go the fuck back and we'd have more serious games again.
After all these years the true Mario Bros. Game of da year gets its due. Thank you dunkey for appreciating such an under appreciated masterpiece.
I wonder what Dunkey's Game of the Year will be.
EDIT: I am SHOOK at this plot twist
"Don't be dumb to me."
Underrated quote TBH.
Banderitax just mentioned you in an interview 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Dunkey you have been going insane for over a decade now. You deserve the best
dunkey is the only guy in existence who didnt pick totk or bg3 for goty for him
completely based
2024 was definitely a year of video games
I always feel warm at heart when I watch your "Best of" videos. Thank you for making good videos! Much love
Having a Roblox game instead of something like Baldurs Gate 3 on the list is so insane i gotta respect it
tbf the lack of inclusion was part of the joke cuz it's so obviously goty or at least top 2
@@elephantwaffle5612 not sure if it was a joke or if he really didnt like it, he isnt really known for liking turn based combat
He liked Persona 5, so I think there are games that even he likes if the sheer quality is that high.
@nobodyurso6867 he has a video of persona 5 tho. No video of baldurs gate 3 at all. Persona 5 was stylish and unique in terms of art style. I just think baldurs gate didn't appeal to him and that's fine. Not everyone has to like everything
he HATES rpg with a passion. though i could agree i cant seem to play rpgs other than Atlus' Shin megami tensei and persona series 😂 and baldur's gate looks so fucking boring to me
Dunkey is the pizza bone holding together the review community
Gotta say I’m happy to see Dunkey also enjoys SF6 (or at least he spent a lot of time hating it)
Modern mode is the Santa gift for me to be able to finally properly play a fighting game, I am super happy and thankful for it. I’ve been wanting to play fighting games for more than 10 years but I simply couldn’t because I suck at classic control.
Turns out a lot of my friends also started playing SF6 because of the modern control.
Now that I’ve spend a fair amount of time enjoying SF6, I may even start to learn the classic control. Or maybe I won’t, who knows.
To me, SF6 is a revolutionary game. Great work Capcom!
His comments about Baldur's Gate 3 really made me feel like spiderman. Great vid donek
And this is why I watch key reviewers like you. The variety of the choices and reasoning behind it. There is always a game skipped or never heard of to try because of another perspective on it.
0:12 song is Funk Express (Extended Version) by Proux
Love that Pikmin 4 is so high on your list! I feel like a lot of people are missing out on it
When Dunkey and Arlo have the same game of the year you know there is peace on earth.
Wow Dunkey. I can't believe that Super Mario Bros. 3 came out as good as it did. Masterpiece of the century.
Whos gonna tell him?
@@mattgray9143 guy who commented before he watched the video. Sad. Supa Mario Bros 2 is washed up. No longer GOTY.
I legit jumped out of my chair at the best game of the year reveal
I can't believe this year's best game. I'm literally shaking and crying right now.
i havent played sf6 in half a year so the lobby music at the end gave me a heart attack similar to hearing ur morning alarm during the day
i did not expect that plot twist at the end im literally shaking and crying rn 😭😭😭
It was pretty amazingly well build up tension…
First the line about yakuza and not wanting to play long games again, then mario not being one, then zelda not being number on and then booom its Pikmin suckers…
I could of course have lived with BG3 (all awards either went to zelda or bg3 it seems…) but its nice to see some individuality
Maybe see a therapist?
Super Mario Bros. 3 was slept on last year, glad you spoke up
Two GOTY videos in the same hour with Pikmin at the top, beautiful
💯‼PIKMIN SWEEP‼💯
Excited to see super mario brothers 2 take the sweep. 😊
Edit: 😮
YOU HAVE FINALLY SUBMITTED TO THE POWER OF TANOOKI MARIO
He sounds so tired in this video. Makes sense since he started the publishing company and also had a child with Leah. As a long time viewer I wish you the best in this next chapter of your life dunko!