The NOCLIP Awards 2024 - Public Intellectuals

The Smashiest balls were the friends we made along the way. The
NOCLIP Awards are back again this year with all their usual
prestige. I know you are all waiting with baited breath to see what
games are getting the nod, while knowing full well that the games
that released this year are of no object when you compare them to
the games that we chose to play this year, which are the true
contenders. When it is finally realized that we should be the true
arbiters of taste, these awards will defeat all others in the
public consciousness and weird new Elden Ring games will be
announced on our podcast. This is the world I truly want to live
in. One thing you will learn after listening this year though, is
that this was quite a varied year. Which, admittedly we do try to
do, but it comes out in the variety of games represented. It’s a
thing that always makes me feel good looking back through all the
episodes we did and seeing the different experiences we had this
year and seeing both how the medium is changing as well as the
wealth of games from the past that are still unique and worth
revisiting. I hope we’ve influenced you to check out something out
of your usual comfort zone, and that this show can make you reflect
on the experiences that you had. Thank you, as always for joining
us for another year of NOCLIP and our dumb awards thing. We’re
taking a short break, but will be back mid-to-late January with an
episode on The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. And please don’t
forget to get submissions in, through whatever channel you want
(Discord, comments, email, twitter, whatever), for Fanbruary!