At the end of each year, the guys of Game Store Prophets take a moment to look back and highlight some of our favorites from the year. We highlight games, people, and companies that we think you should definitely look into next year if you weren’t able to get around to them in 2016.
BEST GAME PLAYED –
Doesn’t need to be new, but a game that gave us the best single play experience in 2016
Mike- Dragon & Flagon
Jeff- Fury of Dracula
Daniel- Scythe
BEST GAME ADDED –
Doesn’t need to be new – but our favorite game added to our game libraries in 2016
Mike- Reflections
Jeff- Star Wars Armada
Daniel- Machi Koro
FAVORITE GAME PUBLISHER –
Publishers who went above and beyond the call this year with consistantly great titles
Mike- Stronghold Games
Jeff- Fantasy Flight Games
Daniel- Z-Man Games
FAVORITE FRANCHISE GAME –
A game that continues on an established franchise and/or best utilizes a popular IP
Mike- Mansions of Madness (2nd edition)
Jeff- Mouseguard (2nd edition)
Daniel- Bloodbowl
HIDDEN GEM –
A title the flew under the radar for a while, but really impressed us after we got it.
Mike- Saloon Tycoon
Jeff- Inside (video game)
Daniel- Ta-Da!
FAVORITE GAME RESOURCE –
Something that made our gaming experience better in 2016
Mike- Volo’s Guide to Monsters
Jeff- The Burning Wheel system & resources
Daniel- http://donjon.bin.sh/
FAVORITE GAME INDUSTRY/GAMING MEDIA PERSONALITY –
People making games or gaming content that did something noteworthy this year.
Mike- The Flip the Table hosts (congrats on 100 episodes!)
Jeff- The Mad Adventurers Society
Daniel- Wil Wheaton
FAVORITE VIDEO GAME –
A quick hop over the fence to the digital side of gaming
Mike- That Dragon, Cancer
Jeff- Titanfall 2
Daniel- Minecraft
GAME OF THE YEAR –
The best of the best
Mike- Scythe
Jeff- Apocalypse World (2nd edition)
Daniel- Scythe
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Hey! I love listening to this podcast, because it honestly feels like guys who are friends, just talking about games. It’s a great listen. And I’m not just saying that because I met Perna in the flesh, or because I gave Romo YouTube gold in our InnRoads Plays OneShot.
However, I’ve got to mention the sound quality… anytime Daniel is on the mic, I’ve got to turn the volume up considerably, then frantically turn it down again when someone else talks. I know there are some expensive ways around this, but my recommendation is to use the compressor on whatever audio editor you’re using. The compressor can be adjusted to bring the wild swings between high volumes and low volumes closer together so that the overall volume is more consistent between different audio sources. I have to use compression settings on audio all the time, so if you guys need some help navigating around it, let me know. I listen to this in the car all the time, and Daniel is often drowned out by the road noise. I beg you, help my ears out.