Video Game Logic Episode 48: The VGL Awards

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Show Highlights & Timestamps

• Best Release of 2016 (7:45)
• Worst Release of 2016 (17:50)
• Favorite Game Played in 2016 (37:10)
• Least Favorite Game Played in 2016 (1:03:05)
• Best Non Game Item (1:21:33)
• Worst Non Game Item (1:49:11)
• Best Gaming Moment of 2016 (2:03:10)
• Worst Gaming Moment of 2016 (2:21:45)
• Best Gameclub Game 2016 (2:43:20)
• Biggest Surprise of the Year (2:55:30)

Best Release of 2016:

Chmis: Undertale
Kyle: Civilization 6
Melz: Civilization 6
Rage: Civilization 6
Shrink: Transport Fever

Worst Release of 2016:

Chmis: Pokemon GO
Kyle: No Man's Sky
Melz: No Man's Sky
Rage: No Man's Sky
Shrink: No Man's Sky

Favorite Game Played in 2016:

Chmis: Brawlhalla
Kyle: Factorio
Melz: Fallout 3
Rage: Rimworld
Shrink: Factorio

 

Least Favorite Game Played in 2016

Chmis: To the Moon
Kyle: Undertale
Melz: My Sims
Rage: Kitten Rampage
Shrink: Super Star

Best Nongame Item of 2016

Chmis: Jabra Move wireless headset
Kyle: VGL Podcast
Melz: Death Star Waffle Maker
Rage: RX 480
Shrink: RX 480

Worst Nongame Item of 2016

Chmis: Politics 
Kyle: Fat Dog
Melz: Car headlights
Rage: Politics 
Shrink: Politics

Best Gaming Moment of 2016

Chmis: Piwnica Quest Wroclaw, "Garage" escape room
Kyle: Star Wars RPG (Flamethrower)
Melz: Star Wars RPG
Rage: Co-Op Stream Nights
Shrink: Playing Games with Kid

Worst Gaming Moment of 2016

Chmis: Dropping my phone playing Pokemon Go
Kyle: Civ 6's religion
Melz: Kyle's assholery with spies in Civ 6
Rage: Dying Mouse Story
Shrink: Constant Mulitplayer Crashes

Best Game Club Game of 2016

Chmis: Bastion
Kyle: To the Moon
Melz: To the Moon
Rage: Bastion
Shrink: Skyrim

Biggest Surprise of the Year

Chmis: Who the fuck is Chris?
Kyle: Will You Marry Me?
Melz: Disney practices necromancy​
Rage: VGL Podcast
Shrink: Divinity Original Sin