You do a lot of work on these annual Hall of Fame lists, flotsam, as I can easily see by looking back at them, and you really do deserve tons of thanks for it. Retiring games will certainly cut down on the number you have to deal with over and over.
However, I think the newer games should have to slug it out with the ones that have been judged the best time and again to gain a legitimate place in the Hall of Fame. What does it mean if, say, Black Mirror II comes out on top of the pile this year if it doesn't have to compete against the likes of Syberia or Grim Fandango?
I'm sure plenty of others, maybe most of you, will see it another way but that's my take on it.
Gil.
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