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So I know no one cares, but I'll post some thoughts about this year.

This has been one of the weakest Giant Bomb years in awhile. I love the site, and will continue to support it for the years of enjoyment I've gotten from it, but this goty stuff really irked me. A lot of stuff this year has seem half-assed, for lack of a better term. The premium content is no where near as thought out or happening as often as before. It's almost like they are just throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks. I don't think it's for lack of caring, but the crew is getting older and clearly have other priorities in life as opposed to trying to make the best content they can. There are always gems and I'm still entertained, but so many half assed ideas that don't come to fruition, so many "X member can't be here for this", etc. I think it all came to a head for me in this goty.

The short videos they did for goty are entertaining, sure, but I don't need a five minute talking head video when I already know their thoughts on games from listening to podcasts/watching videos over the course of the year. Most of those videos are them retreading ideas in a small, concise way, only to talk about it further in the three day 'deliberation' phase. I don't need to know what stories Dan finds confusing in five minutes, only to hear him talk about it for 30 minutes in the podcasts that actually matter. Then there is the cutting down the categories and actual talk about games in the last two days, essentially handing over awards to games they already crowned in the first three days. Overall it felt like them going through the motions just to have content for the end of the year, which is what a lot of what this year felt like - going through the motions. I miss being surprised by what rolled out of this site, where an accident would spark a feature, or someones love for a certain game would force others to endure (good or bad) their tastes.

Overall, I just feel like this is one of the worst years of Giant Bomb, ending with a disappointing GOTY segment which is what I look forward to the most. I won't cancel my subscription because I still support what they do, but this is the first time I've actually considered it.

also if this post is rambling nonsense full disclosure i'm like two strong drinks in.

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