Brendon, Stephen and AJ are once again in THE SAME ROOM to talk about VIDEO GAMES. And of course, to have some lunch.

!!!SONG CREDITS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOW NOTES (BELOW CHAPTERS, ABOVE PATRONS) SCROLL AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

Discussed: At least Ten (10) Video games!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:49) - Hello and how this is going to work
(08:41) - GotOY Time!!!!
(09:06) - Stephen's GotOYs
(25:40) - AJ's GotOYs
(34:47) - Brendon's GotOYs
(49:37) - TWG Discord GotOYs
(52:13) - ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!!!!!!!
(01:00:46) - IT'S GOTY TIME BABY
(01:01:03) - Acknowledging the state of the industry and talking about 2023
(01:04:17) - It's time for the GotYs, dude
(01:05:43) - Stephen's #10
(01:10:28) - AJ's #10
(01:18:38) - Brendon's #10
(01:24:37) - Sadie's game of the year!
(01:27:14) - Stephen's #9
(01:31:50) - AJ's #9
(01:36:03) - Brendon's #9
(01:41:19) - Alanna's game of the year!
(01:43:07) - NOT Stephen's #7
(01:48:54) - AJ's #8
(01:58:04) - Brendon's #8
(02:07:02) - Matt's game of the year!
(02:08:00) - Stephen's #7 for real
(02:13:45) - AJ's #7
(02:20:23) - Brendon's #7
(02:29:20) - Christian's MODES of the year!
(02:31:48) - Stephen's #6
(02:38:47) - AJ's #6
(02:44:03) - Brendon's #6
(02:46:49) - C YA!
(02:47:17) - Will's game of the year!
(02:48:28) - Lunch of the year
(02:49:22) - Yeah, I'm on the seafood diet. I SEE FOOD and I EAT IT xDDDDDD
(02:49:42) - Stephen's #5
(02:54:19) - AJ's #5
(02:58:33) - Brendon's #5
(03:05:05) - Adam;s game of the year!
(03:07:33) - Adam's game of all time!
(03:07:59) - Stephen's #4
(03:15:00) - AJ's #4
(03:19:57) - Brendon's #4
(03:26:42) - Chase's game of the year!
(03:30:01) - Stephen's #3
(03:35:50) - AJ's #3
(03:40:24) - Brendon's #3
(03:48:02) - Kim's game of the year!
(03:50:19) - Stephen's #2
(03:50:28) - Stephen AND Brendon's #2
(04:02:43) - AJ's #2
(04:10:31) - Scout's game of the year!
(04:12:10) - Stephen's NUMBER ONE GAME
(04:22:04) - AJ's NUMBER ONE VIDEO GAME
(04:33:11) - Brendon's NUMBER ONE MINESWEEPER GAME
(04:42:23) - Recapping The Lists
(04:43:57) - Reading Brendon and Stephen's predictions for each other
(04:47:03) - Christopher Plante's game of the year (I guess)
(04:49:25) - Results of the TWG Discord GotY Poll!
(04:53:40) - Back to US (Honorable Mentions)
(05:10:00) - Figuring out the Aether Top 5
(05:44:27) - Testing the list
(05:47:03) - The Into the Aether Top 5 Video Games of 2023
(05:47:45) - Someone's game of the year!!!!!
(05:48:37) - The ITA GOTY Post-Show
(06:19:29) - One final BIG REVEAL
(06:19:57) - Wrapping up

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The 2023 Game of the Year Spectacular

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