The best video game of the year 2023 is decided by VGHF’s Frank Cifaldi, Action Button’s Tim Rogers, Necrosoft’s Brandon Sheffield, and Alienware’s Kris Graft. Also, the design of the Switch 2 is revealed. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Kris Graft. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
The Nomination Process:

Frank Cifaldi’s First Nomination (02:57)
Frank Cifaldi’s Second Nomination (11:34)
Frank Cifaldi’s Third Nomination (15:00)
Brandon Sheffield’s First Nomination (29:40)
Kris Graft’s First Nomination (41:31)
Tim Rogers’ First Nomination (01:00:42)
Brandon Sheffield’s Second Nomination (01:08:25)
Kris Graft’s Second Nomination (01:19:41)
Tim Rogers’ Second Nomination (01:35:18)
Insert Credit Quick Break: GLYDR (01:48:06)
Brandon Sheffield’s Third Nomination (01:49:45)
Kris Graft’s Third Nomination (02:00:06)
Tim Rogers’ Third Nomination (02:14:02)
Brandon Sheffield’s Fourth Nomination (02:20:36)
Tim Rogers’ Fourth Nomination (02:26:19)
Brandon Sheffield’s Fifth Nomination (02:23:15)
Tim Rogers’ Fifth Nomination (02:40:02)
Brandon Sheffield’s Sixth Nomination (02:50:18)
Brandon Sheffield’s Seventh Nomination (02:53:08)
Tim Rogers’ Sixth Nomination (02:55:41)
Tim Rogers’ Seventh Nomination (03:03:25)

View the finalized ranked list in the Insert Credit Forums or at insertcredit.com
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


Marvel Spider-Man 2


Marvel Spider-Man


Batman: Arkham series


Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League


Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales


Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)


Roger Ebert


Mortal Kombat (1995)


God of War: Ragnarök - Valhalla


Dark Souls


Horizon series


The Last of Us series


Vulture


Michael Keaton


Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart


Avengers: Endgame (2019)


Small Saga


Baldur’s Gate III


Elden Ring


Baldur’s Gate


Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn


Icewind Dale


Neverwinter Nights


Dragon Age series


Dungeons & Dragons


Cyberpunk 2077


Fire Emblem series


The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


Sid Meier’s Civilization series


Grand Theft Auto series


Gale


Astarion


Tomb Raider series


Super Saiyan 5


The Witcher series


Final Fantasy XVI


Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII


Final Fantasy XIV Online


Game of Thrones


Asura’s Wrath


Dragon’s Dogma


Devil May Cry series


Final Fantasy XV


Final Fantasy IV


Final Fantasy VI


Final Fantasy X


Ben Starr


Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice


Starfield


StarCraft


Todd Howard


No Man’s Sky


Todd McFarlane


Bethesda’s Game Design Was Outdated a Decade Ago


Shohei Ohtani


Fallout series


Kingdom Hearts series


David Cage


Pseudoregalia


Bujingai: The Forsaken City


Shinobi


Brightis


Neorude


Lagnacure Legend


Undertale


Bayonetta series


Titanfall series


Prince of Persia


Landstalker


rittz


Vexx


Ty the Tasmanian Tiger


Super Mario 64


Electrokinetic


Forspoken


Gravity Falls


Uncharted series


Banjo-Kazooie


David Mamet


Glengarry Glen Ross


RoboCop: Rogue City


RoboCop (1987)


Grasshopper Manufacture


James Gunn


Goichi Suda


Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series


Terminator: Resistance


Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name


Paul Verhoeven


Stellar Blade


The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom


Diablo IV


Street Fighter 6


Alan Wake II


Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon


Super Mario Bros. Wonder


Genshin Impact


Honkai: Star Rail


Destiny


Assassin’s Creed: Mirage


Like a Dragon: Ishin!


Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name


Octopath Traveler II


The Gilded Age


Octopath Traveler


Hironobu Sakaguchi


Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light


Bravely Default


Pokémon series


Tobal 2


Guilty Gear: Strive


Animal Crossing series


Armored Core series


Ace Combat series


Driv3r


Gran Turismo series


Fire Pro Wrestling series


Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty


Hollow Knight


Idris Elba


Street Fighter IV


Resident Evil 4 Remake


Metal Gear Solid


Cocoon


Limbo