Gaming hosts, Josh, Ryan and Paul are going back to a previous save and revisiting our 2024 Most Anticipated Games Auction Draft Episode. In this classic episode, we take turns bidding on video games to see who can compile the best list of games for 2024. Now that the year is over, you be the judge of who is crowned gaming champion, and who sits at the bottom of the gaming patheon. We'll be back in 2025 with our Most Anticipated Games of 2025 episode! Connect with the show: Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/videogamerspod Join our Gaming Discord: https://discord.gg/Dsx2rgEEbz Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/videogamerspod/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VideoGamersPod Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU12YOMnAQwqFZEdfXv9c3Q Visit us on the web: https://videogamerspod.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What is the format of the auction draft?
Hey, everybody. We are on our end of the year break, so we are off for two weeks. But during that time, we are re-releasing some of our favorite episodes, and we are going to start off with our auction draft episode. This is where Paul, myself, and Ryan all took turns drafting the games that we were most excited for and the games that we thought stood the best chance at Game of the Year.
This episode took place early in the year, so games like Astro Bot we really didn't even know about But we wanted to revisit this episode just to see who got it right, maybe who got it wrong. And, you know, in the end, who won the draft? Now that we know more at the end of the year, we hope you enjoy.
Hello, fellow gamers. Welcome to the Video Gamers Podcast, hosted by three lifelong gamer dads. We have something very special for you all today. It's actually an idea that we've kicked around several times and somehow kept forgetting about it. Today is finally the day. This is going to be our inaugural annual auction of our most anticipated games of the year. I am your host, Paul.
And joining me, do we have a starting bid of a dollar? Do I hear a dollar? One dollar, people. One dollar. No? It's Josh.
I know Ryan. Ryan's going to insert cricket sounds right there. That's fine. You know why? Because I'm priceless, boys. You guys both know that there's no amount of money that can replace me.
It's all sentimental value, Josh. That's what you call it. All right. And then joining us, do we have a starting bid of a dollar? Yes. Do I hear $5? Yes. The man in the back with the Helldiver shirt. Do I hear $25? Sold for $1,000. It's Ryan. For liberty and justice.
$1,000.
Dude, dang. Ryan is the youngest in the group. I'm cannon fodder, man. They're going to send me off and just go get smashed by a bile titan, but it's worth it. Sorry, Ryan.
All right. Before we jump into our bonus round, which, by the way, is our first bonus round since January 1st. It has been a minute.
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Chapter 2: What games are eligible for the auction draft?
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Absolutely. Thanks, Ryan. Alright, so let's talk a little bit about what we are doing today. Now, this might sound a little foreign to our listeners. We have not done anything quite like this on our show before. We are going to be holding an auction draft where each of us has a fake budget of $200. And we are going to be drafting our most anticipated games for 2024.
Now, of course, we should have done this in January. Totally slipped our mind. So we are not going to be drafting any games that have already released. So apologies to Helldivers 2 and Palworld. You know, those are games that are already released. We're not making them eligible today. But any games that are releasing from March 8th on when we're recording this is eligible.
We are not going to be drafting games that have already been in early access long term. So, for example, Satisfactory has been in early access. They are releasing 1.0 this year. We felt like that doesn't really honor the spirit of the draft. That's already been out for ages. So if a game is entering early access or if it's releasing this year, that is what we are drafting.
We have a lot of games that have set release dates. We have a lot of games that are supposed to come out this year, but part of the strategy is also going to be maybe guessing at some games that we haven't yet heard, but maybe they will come out this year. And each of us has to draft a total of eight games for, We are going to take turns just nominating a game and how much we're nominating it for.
We have a chance to start bidding wars with one another. We'll see how much each of these games go for. But you do have to fill out a full roster of eight games each. And then we will post our final teams on socials, get some voting going on, see who we think won.
And then at the end of the year, that's when the real fun comes in, because we'll be able to revisit this and maybe laugh at some of our choices or, you know, Josh, I can't believe you drafted, you know, Silk Song. It's still not out this year. Can you believe it? You know, it'll be very fun to revisit at the end of the year. So. I'm really excited about this idea.
I think our listeners who have played fantasy football, maybe they've done fantasy auction drafts like I have. And these can be so much more fun than the traditional drafts that we do. Because here, every game is eligible for everybody. It's just whether or not you're willing to pony up the dough.
Yeah, I love this format because, number one, there's strategy involved. And you guys know I love strategy. I like competition. I like winning, which is what's going to happen tonight. I think the number one way for people to look at this is we're just... We are trying to build the best team of games. I mean, yes, obviously, we're going to be anticipating them.
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Chapter 3: How do the hosts strategize for the auction?
We're going to find out in a couple weeks, to be honest. That's almost a third of your whole budget, Josh. Yeah. I believe Pog got me bidding, man.
You got you hyped? Well, yes, and then... How's your strategy? Where's your tears out there, bud?
It's okay. Honestly, I have some pretty good value games that I don't think you guys are going to care about.
All right. I saw some games you added to our bank that I had never heard of.
So you got some $1 tickets. Does it rhyme with Shmerald Shmalibit? Yeah, I looked it up.
I'm like, okay, just take it for a dollar. No one's going to want this. All right, Josh, you're up. What are you going to nominate?
All right, well, I'm poor already, so let's dip down into... Let's mix it up a little bit. Here's a game that kind of fell off our radar. And honestly, when we were prepping for this, none of us thought about this game initially. And then we went, wait a minute. This game's supposed to be coming out soon.
I am nominating X Defiant, which I know we are all super excited for, but has kind of just fallen off the radar for a little. It's kind of went into radio silence for like a month or so. And I will start the bidding with X Defiant at $10.
Okay. Brian and I played a lot of the beta. We did. We both liked it a lot. Spiders. Spider bots. Call of Duty with one magical ability, I think, is a ton of fun. I'll say 14. I will go 17.
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Chapter 4: What games are being nominated during the auction?
But it's one of my favorite series. I'm going to nominate Dragon Age Dread Wolf. Oh. follow up to inquisition one of my all-time favorite games i love dragon age bioware kind of sucks now this game's been delayed and delayed and revamped over and over i am not really all that confident but i'm gonna throw out dragon age dread wolf for three dollars
There's no way I'm giving this to you for $3. Okay. This one is tough because this game could just not release this year. It could release and be an absolute disaster, and everybody goes, what the heck, Bioware? This game sucks. Or this could be a sneaky game of the year. If they actually made a successor, a worthy successor in the Dragon Age series, this game could be an absolute banger.
inquisition one nine years ago i mean that's what i'm saying this could legitimately be like a 60 in this auction worthy bid or this game could just be nothing a nothing we agree there's no middle this game is not going to come out to like yeah a b plus it's going to be great or terrible i dang i'm risk adverse after spending so much i'm gonna say eight dollars
$17.
See, this is the thing. We got to find the threshold for Paul and just be just under it. Right?
Well, he got me and made me win one that I wasn't sure. I mean, not that I'm upset at Dragon's Dogma 2, but... Maybe I'll buy it off you later, Josh. This is... I don't know what to think.
Three draft picks and a 2025.
25.
Whoa!
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Chapter 5: What are the highlights from the auction bids?
I can tell you this. There is zero chance that this game is not nominated for a Game of the Year. At least some sort of Game of the Year award. Like production, voice acting, story, something. I mean, I will eat my shirt if this game doesn't get some sort of Game of the Year nomination. Dude, Ex-Defiant, Dread Wolf, and Hellblade? And I haven't even spent $100. Yeah. I don't like this. Not bad.
Paul, you and I need to quit. Ryan's sitting pretty. We are cannibalizing each other, Paul, and Ryan is reaping the benefits here.
Okay. So we need to make Ryan spend some money. Is that what we're worried about? Go ahead. Do it, Paul. Do it. There's two huge ones that Ryan would be so glad to get. I'm going to throw out... You know what? Let's stick with the big boys. Ryan, you said this was your most anticipated of the whole year back in January. Let's see what we're going to do about Star Wars Outlaws.
20.
30.
What are you sitting quiet for, Josh?
30?
40.
This game's going to be better than people think. Speeder bikes, they've shown... Remember when we were worried about just, it was just like a cover mechanic?
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Chapter 6: How does the auction impact the game's anticipation?
I spent it all. Maybe you shouldn't have spent it all so soon, Ryan, says the guy that only has two games.
I know.
I'm sitting at one.
I've got one game. I'm just hoping for a ton of value here at the end because I'm picking up the garbage at the end. Where are we at right now? Seventeen? Seventeen.
Ryan, you got to put your money where your mouth is.
I'll go $19. I'll go $20. You can have it. All right. Okay. I had to bump him up a little.
Yeah, I'm glad you did. I have no idea if that game is going to be good or not. I just don't know anything about it.
It'll be amazing. Are you kidding me? Ugh, poison. I don't know.
You get to eat poisonous frogs in this game, Josh. That's all you need to know. All right. Metal Gear Solid Delta for $20. Not bad. I like the value there. It's less than Dragon Age, which might not even release. So I'll take it. All right, Ryan, coming back around to you, buddy. All righty. Let's see here. We have not even touched... Well, okay, I'm not going to say anything.
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Chapter 7: Who wins the auction draft?
Oh, I know what it is.
We all know what it is. Is it a five-word game? you're not getting it you're not getting that one guaranteed what did you what did you bet is that the one you're trying to wait me out for josh oh yeah what is it at what is it at five dollars yeah what do you spend your 17 on ryan this is your game not this i don't want it i don't want it Wait, I have to choose whether or not to bid this up. What?
How much is it? Five dollars. Oh, you know. Oh, do it. I don't want this game. No, no. Are you out?
I'm getting it for five bucks.
Yeah.
Okay.
I'll take it.
I'll take it. He says he says that, but he's like, I feel a little gross. Yeah. It's called the Great Circle. Come on. It's still more boring stuff, man. This game's going to be fine. All right. How much did this go for? Five dollars.
Five. Okay.
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