Coint and Plick 2014 - The Seventh Annual ILX Video Game Poll

I beat Fez (although not the postgame crypogram stuff). It didn't take that long and was pretty satisfying. On the other hand, the navigation system in the game is really poorly designed so I can understand why people get annoyed and quit. Especially since the game is all navigation/discovery rather than fast twitch interaction.

yeah, just not 'gamey' enough for me i guess. i got up to a point where i could go to a whole bunch of different islands but i couldn't really figure out what to do in them or where was the best place to go next and i fell into myst malaise. but since i'm no longer buying video games for a while maybe i'll go back to it.

the navigation system in the game is really poorly designed so I can understand why people get annoyed and quit. Especially since the game is all navigation/discovery rather than fast twitch interaction.

i got up to a point where i could go to a whole bunch of different islands but i couldn't really figure out what to do in them or where was the best place to go next and i fell into myst malaise.

^yep, this was my experience

when i was a kid i would have methodically explored every last cranny, then made a giant homemade map on notebook paper and designed the fastest way to get all the pieces, etc. but in 2013 i just turned off the system and did a logroll out of the room, forgot about it forever

and i want everyone to know that i did the logroll out of the room through a normal sized door - visualize THAT

anyone else remember trying to map the underground maze puzzle in the original Zork where you have to drop leaves to track rooms and there was no logic to where different directions led?

Is _Hotline Miami_ based on an oldish (90s, I guess) game?
It looks really familiar, but I have no idea what the game it reminds me of is. Definitely top-down view and ultraviolent. With pretty smooth animations, as I recall it. Not sure if Amiga or PC. Probably PC.

Will be fun to follow this thread, since though I was a big gamer in the 90s, I know virtually nothing of the games of the past decade, barring general cultural osmosis (vague idea what Minecraft and WoW are like; have tried GTA Vice City, Half-Life 2 and Angry Birds)
My main gaming enthusiasm was adventure games ala Monkey Island. I've been told those have made something of a comeback, so I'll be interested to see what may pop up. A co-worker suggested _Machinarium_, but that didn't look particularly appealing.

I really like the way you're presenting everything, polyphonic, and really appreciate all the links.

i assume kentucky route zero will show up (re adventure game revival), and the fables game already placed in honorable mention. last year's walking dead was hugely popular (i loved it) and it had a standalone game come out this year as well as the beginning of season 2. if you're into that kind of stuff, telltale is doing a lot of it.

hahaha be careful which walking dead game you get, there was also a universally hated shooter that came out last year based on the show

I thought Fez was even older than last year....

My main gaming enthusiasm was adventure games ala Monkey Island. I've been told those have made something of a comeback, so I'll be interested to see what may pop up. A co-worker suggested _Machinarium_, but that didn't look particularly appealing.

There are some of these, and I should have at least a couple of recommendations, but I am very tired and my brain has gone blank. Though I did play the demo of Machinarium and really liked it, so maybe you wouldn't go for any of the things I'm into either?

oh yeah, i haven't played it yet, but Broken Age came out this year too. don't know how likely it is to place (esp since as i understand it it's not actually complete)

(broken age was made by tim schafer who co-designed monkey island)

the new wave of point and click games have refined the process so you don't have to point or click, just stare at hours of cut scenes

gamefaqs ruined adventure games for me. i have no patience for solving things on my own when spoilers are a click away.

Ah, yes, Tim Schafer is a name I still recognize (him and Ron Gilbert, and uhh, who was it at Sierra again? Jane Jensen!) should certainly look into that.
Ha, I remember being initially disappointed when games stopped with the interpreter interface. I, ahem, picked up a lot of English from playing Police Quest etc. I got over that quickly enough. Hell, I loved Grim Fandango.
Machinarium's a different sort of game, I thought? Puzzles, but it's all visual. Never really got into that sort of thing.

Figured out what Hotline Miami reminded me of!
Dreamweb!
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dreamweb/dreamweb-4.png

grim fandango probably still the pinnacle of the genre imo

huh dreamweb looks a LOT like it

Three games that have appeared so far are in the new Humble Bundle, fyi

https://www.humblebundle.com

monaco was a disappointment to me - i was really looking forward to it. the only other game in that bundle i'm somewhat interested in is dust - has anyone heard anything about it?

Sorry, I should have said "two" games...

#67 (tie): Antichamber – PC – 10 pts – 1 votes

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Website | Metacritic | Telegraph | Financial Post | Trailer

I loved letting this game confuse the hell out of me. It never felt easy, and it never felt unfinishable*. A shame that not many people saw or played this because it's easily the best Portal-style puzzler since... Portal. *I never actually finished it, but I got close, so this counts. - Will M.

From the first hour or so in, indie Escherian puzzler Antichamber does seem to live up to the hype. - Sanpaku

Is _Hotline Miami_ based on an oldish (90s, I guess) game?
It looks really familiar, but I have no idea what the game it reminds me of is. Definitely top-down view and ultraviolent. With pretty smooth animations, as I recall it. Not sure if Amiga or PC. Probably PC.

yeah, there's some mid to late '90s PC game it's strongly reminding me of too. First thing that came to mind was The Chaos Engine, but I think the game in mind was similar but later.

Dust is supposedly pretty good for its genre, as far as (furry) Metroidvanias go. I've heard similar thoughts about Guacamelee.

Bought Antichamber on someone's recommendation here early in the year, never got to it though. Damn borked Windows partition

Hotline Miami isn't based on a specific game, but clearly visually inspired by the movie Drive and Amiga titles from the era, like Dreamweb, Chaos Engine, etc.

a shame to see nobody else voted for antichamber. the game had so many "aha" moments compressed into it that it felt like absolute vg puzzle porn. imagine that didn't sound gross, and that's antichamber. excellent little game.

ugh i said "aha" moment kmn

i believe you, and am really looking forward to it (once i wipe this partition and install Windows 8 zzzzzzzz)

who doesn't love "aha" moments?

its on my list to get to, hell i may have already bought it and forgot -_-

xp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuN7kOW7iwo

#67 (tie): Cursed Treasure 2 – Browser – 10 pts – 1 votes

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Game | Charlie's Point of View | ghacks.net | Gameplay

the Cursed Treasure 2 game is hella fun. Especially like that one of the towers looks like a TARDIS. - Leee

Ahhh, I love Cursed Treasure. Just a damn good take on the Tower Defence genre.

I guess I could just consolidate them, but I'd rather not...

#67 (tie): Candy Box 2 – Browser – 10 pts – 1 votes

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Game | TechHive | Joystiq | 17' speed run

all the fun of RPG progression, without much grinding or plot or point, click click click - Euler

Euler otm

Click click click.

Will 'twitch plays pokemon' be eligible for the 2014 poll? Even if you're not even going to attempt to do anything other than watch it?

#67 (tie): Euro Truck Simulator 2 – PC/Linux – 10 pts – 1 votes

http://i.imgur.com/H4wWmez.jpg

Website | Metacritic | PC Gamer | Spazio Games | Let's Play | Trailer

EURO TRUCK SIMULATOR 2

Euro Truck is great, although none of the cities really look like the places they're meant to be. - JimD

ok this seems like the time to ask - what is the appeal of euro truck? is there actually a game or is it just about driving down the highway?

this game has a surprisingly large fanbase

also in retrospect i hate candy box, it feels like even more of a waste of time than my other wasteful, compulsive gaming pursuits

yes on the latter but that's one great thing about it: it casts self-reflective light on click click click what was I saying

i don't know about that - i don't think i'll feel that way about Diablo or Borderlands or Marvel Puzzle Quest etc. but candy box it an HTML experiment gone horribly wrong; but i suppose so many F2P games use the same ideas now

speaking of which...

#67 (tie): Diablo III – PS3/X360 – 10 pts – 1 votes

http://i.imgur.com/FKKm4r3.jpg

Website | Metacritic | Game Informer | Official XBox | Trailer

Diablo III

Coint and Plick 2013 - The Sixth Annual ILX Video Game Poll

The mindless killkillkill is perfect for alleviating flu-enhanced irritation. - Elvis Telecom

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My kingdom for a post preview. :(

My unsent blurb for Euro Truck:

Scores points for the maps really, the idea that you've got a whole miniaturised Europe to explore is great even if you are confined to the motorways. Also I got a real uncanny valley moment in this when I turned on the in-cab radio and it was streaming a real german dubstep station while I was driving down the M62. Totally could've been real life (if I knew how to drive).

And no, there's not much of a game, although you can choose to take the "running a haulage company" stuff seriously if you like. And it does gamify the map just by giving you a percentage completion stat and occasional "you discovered Sheffield!" messages etc.

kinda nice to have a game with such a mundane theme and unexciting gameplay

really

http://technabob.com/blog/2011/11/25/penn-teller-desert-bus-ios-android-app/

My kingdom for a post preview. :(

that's ridiculous, man! request the mods add a post preview option for everyone instead?