I'm almost exclusively a casual gamer that would rather through Frisbees at video game dogs rather than blow up aliens, but I played Uncharted 2 for a few hours the other day and it was pretty fun. I liked the sniper mode shooting parts the best, the jumping puzzles the least.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 21:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Jumping puzzles are the 2nd worst thing in games ever. FPS' that involve jumping are 1st.
― toastmodernist, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 21:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Well apart from jumping in good platformers.
― toastmodernist, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 21:09 (fourteen years ago) link
uncharted is not a FPS
― wall•egina (s1ocki), Tuesday, 9 February 2010 21:09 (fourteen years ago) link
oh, i know.
do u
― wall•egina (s1ocki), Tuesday, 9 February 2010 21:21 (fourteen years ago) link
uncharted has extremely well employed triggered events but that's not the same thing at all.
Dragon's Lair is like an entire game of triggered events! But yes, Uncharted also has some good gunplay parts and some (incredibly easy) puzzles.
― Your body is a spiderland (polyphonic), Tuesday, 9 February 2010 21:29 (fourteen years ago) link
i guess the difference is how you are able to respond to the triggered event, which in uncharted is usually a lot more open than, say, qtes (dragon's lair being the grandaddy of qte as a 'gameplay' tool). i tend to dislike triggered events because they are usually done so badly or lazily, but uncharted really makes them stitch in seamlessly. i have been very impressed, enough so that i think this aspect of the game is a huge plus instead of a potential flaw.
― aarrissi-a-roni, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 21:34 (fourteen years ago) link
They are incredibly well-implemented in the game. Uncharted was in my top 5, for what it's worth.
― Your body is a spiderland (polyphonic), Tuesday, 9 February 2010 21:37 (fourteen years ago) link
most surprising thing about Uncharted 2 finishing so low is that it didn't get any 1st place votes.
― /no cobo (jamescobo), Tuesday, 9 February 2010 21:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Hate to ruin the surprise but Arkham Asylum is obv #1
― Mordy, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 21:56 (fourteen years ago) link
tossup between that and L4D2 IMO
― Michael Steele, the first black Superman (HI DERE), Tuesday, 9 February 2010 21:57 (fourteen years ago) link
good games tho.
― toastmodernist, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 22:04 (fourteen years ago) link
I had no idea retro game challenge existed =( seems like a fun ds game to have for long trips..
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 22:04 (fourteen years ago) link
Whoa this list is shocking me now. Nice to be wrong!
Retro Game Challenge placing above GTA IV episodes, Uncharted 2 and Modern Warfare 2 = FAITH IN ILG RESTORED!
― Nhex, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 22:26 (fourteen years ago) link
that flash basketball game
what was that?
― zvookster, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 22:45 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.onlinegames.com/basketball/
― Your body is a spiderland (polyphonic), Tuesday, 9 February 2010 22:52 (fourteen years ago) link
the real surprise was uncharted placing tht low
no MW2 is a top ten game but there's no way UC2 is not a top 3 game
― calzone: liberation (cozen), Tuesday, 9 February 2010 23:14 (fourteen years ago) link
easy game to play one billion hours of a week, hard game to love― wall•egina (s1ocki), Tuesday, February 9, 2010 8:36 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― calzone: liberation (cozen), Tuesday, 9 February 2010 23:16 (fourteen years ago) link
thx polyphonic
― zvookster, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 23:18 (fourteen years ago) link
shoulda given L4D2 more love then I did, its grown on me.
― bnw, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 23:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Hate to ruin the surprise but Plants Vs Zombies is obv #1
― JimD, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 23:30 (fourteen years ago) link
skewed by casuals the fake headline reads
― Nhex, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 23:42 (fourteen years ago) link
http://origin.aintitcool.com/images2007/cass.jpgws tho
― Nhex, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 23:43 (fourteen years ago) link
I think every single person on this board used up half their points on their favourite iPhone/flash/casual game thinking heh heh this will blow their minds and now look at the shame that follows
― antexit, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 23:50 (fourteen years ago) link
^^ lol, YES.
― JimD, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 23:54 (fourteen years ago) link
top five: SFIV, L4D2, Demons' Souls, PvZ, Arkham Asylum? Why are people bigging up L4D2 all of a sudden? That game seems to have passed me right by.
― antexit, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 23:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Dragon's Age will be in there. FIFA maybe?
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 23:59 (fourteen years ago) link
well i know what 3 of them are going 2 b because i voted for them but really im crazy curious to no who else gave a bunch of points to atelier rorona
― Lamp, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:08 (fourteen years ago) link
lol @ no1 giving a goty vote to mw2 or uncharted 2 goty votes
― Lamp, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:11 (fourteen years ago) link
That is funny, I didn't notice that, or expect that!
― Nhex, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:14 (fourteen years ago) link
No Brutal Legend placing kinda a shock.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:17 (fourteen years ago) link
Not really - everybody was pretty hyped for it, then it came out and there was a huge wash of disappointment about it being an RTS or some such thing. Sounds worse than the bad platforming in Psychonauts.
― Nhex, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:40 (fourteen years ago) link
I bet Dragon Age takes #1
― The controls are janky (Will M.), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 02:43 (fourteen years ago) link
― antexit, Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:50 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
lol umm... why do you think that
― wall•egina (s1ocki), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 02:44 (fourteen years ago) link
we should post this list on digg or something just to blow every gamer nerd's mind... we'll get billions of visitors
― wall•egina (s1ocki), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 02:45 (fourteen years ago) link
man! i'm really amazed by these results. If I were MW2 I'd feel so... I don't know, USED.
― antexit, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 03:02 (fourteen years ago) link
I think # of voters really made a difference here - for example, I've given up on shooters so no MW2 and no Uncharted 2 on my ballot.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 03:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Still, with the amount of chatter on that thread you'd think ONE person would have voted it GOTY. Even Episodes from Liberty City got a half vote! Maybe everyone suddenly soured it on it the last month? TBH that's what I thought would happen with SFIV and nobody would vote for it since it came out so long ago, but that doesn't look to be the case...
― Nhex, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 03:22 (fourteen years ago) link
Everyone still loves it! I'll bet everyone on the MW2 thread still puts in at least six hours a week. Somehow the amount people enjoy games no longer correlates to how they rate them. Imagine if this happened over on ILM! It'd be like everyone voting for the The Knife opera or whatever the eff and they secretly listen to Nickelback ten times a day.
― antexit, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 04:15 (fourteen years ago) link
#15: FIFA Soccer 2010 – PS3/360 – 57 pts – 4 votes – 1 Top Game VoteOfficial Game Site
http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/102/1027537/fifa-soccer-10-20090923052720529_640w.jpg
Metacritic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FM4UPrAjnc
EZ Snappin: I waited until now to jump into FIFA, and my wait paid off in spades. Be A Pro mode as fun as anything else this year.
http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/102/1027537/fifa-soccer-10-20090923052722201_640w.jpg
Developer Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MahxAiB_opM
If: If we're just going on what I spent the most time on this year I think this might just about get it. The temptation to go online for one game and just keep playing more is immense; especially when someone keeps offering you a rematch and you just know you could beat them again. The refinements from the already impressive 09 are really noticeable. The way that the ball bounces around and deflects off players feels remarkably realistic and pulling off an awesome long ball down the wing, Arshavin chip goal from a stupid angle, or cynical foul to avoid a certain equalizer, is more satisfying than ever.
http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/990/990305/e3-2009-fifa-soccer-10-screenshots-20090602100436495_640w.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBihHygCXE8
Sondrangerbot: I played this more than any other game. Lots of stupid flaws to it but the gameplay alone is close to perfection.
http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/989/989290/fifa-soccer-10-20090602070735176_640w.jpg
Cozwn: Messi plus 360 control is sublime.
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:32 (fourteen years ago) link
#14: Street Fighter IV – 360 – 58 pts – 5 votes - 1.5 Top Game VoteOfficial Game Site
http://janisgodins.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/street-fighter.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnvVNfqqkZ4
Antexit: What a drag that I suck at this gorgeous, balanced and deep game as bad as I do, and that I was too busy playing the ten games on my list along with twenty or more to get any better at SFIV.
http://www.threesixtyvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/streetfighter-iv.jpg
Sirlin would like to say
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClmJErV9lBE
Cozwn: SO PSYCHED YOU GUYS!!
http://www.thekoalition.com/wp-content/gallery/super-street-fighter-iv-oct-2/super-street-fighter-4-oct-2-7.jpg
SFIV Snuggie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3AXAfX1Ef8
JeffLevine: While a less than perfect online system was a bit of a disappointment, overall, Street Fighter IV showed me what a great deep, challenging experience a 1 vs 1 fighter can be. It's definitely a case where the more you put in the more you get out. I've put in a over a hundred hours and feel like I barely scratched the game's surface. It seems like a timeless classic, except one has the sneaking suspicion 2010's Super Street Fighter IV will be an improvement.
http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/techno-techno-techno/css/Street%20Fighter%20IV.jpg
Producer Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlpsvq0k4MI
HIDERE: I don't play this nearly as often as I should but it's still fucking boss. DHALSIM FOREVER
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:33 (fourteen years ago) link
soccer games lulz britisher gamerz
― Mordy, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:34 (fourteen years ago) link
#13: Flower – PSN – 59 pts – 7 votes - Top PSN GameOfficial Game Site
http://media.crispygamer.com/screenshot/Title904/flower_19-640x.jpg
Antexit: This and Canabalt, best one-button games in years. Beautiful and ethereal and stoner-y and like nothing but itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJam5Auwj1E
Jamescobo: I pretty much love this. I'm not quite know sure how to talk about it without sounding like one of those Games As Art turds, but this game is so great and I apparently haven't even gotten to the revelatory part yet (fortunately the game gives you a trophy for sitting at the start screen for 10 minutes, which is conveniently just enough time to write furious emails/posts to e-bros to get off they asses and buy this game NOW NOW NOW) that it may be unavoidable. It pretty much single-handedly justifies the purchase of a 1080p tv.
http://gamer.blorge.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/ps3-flower.jpg
Forksclovetofu: PS3 showing up the Wii pretty badly here. Much better after a few drinks but don’t watch if someone else is playing; U WILL BE SICK.
http://playstationlifestyle.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/flower.jpg
Polyphonic: Cool interactive screensaver, bro.
Gamasutra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUC2tpY5gb4
Edgertor: Better in concept than execution, but still unusual and fun.
http://media.crispygamer.com/screenshot/Title904/flower_33-640x.jpg
Webber : The game ended up being more linear than I hoped, but playing the first few levels where nothing can hurt you and there's not much of a point was incredibly relaxing. More games that aren't really games, please!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA015AkJ8vY
Jeff LeVine: A very unique experience. I've certainly played no other game like it. The art, music, motion control and vibration worked together really well. As original as it is however, I just didn't find it terribly compelling. There's really not much game there. It's also way fucking schmaltzy.
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:35 (fourteen years ago) link
Not sure, but I think #12 had the highest point per vote average.
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:36 (fourteen years ago) link
#12: Rittai Picross / Picross 3-D – DS – 60 pts – 3 votes – 1 Top Game VoteOfficial Game Site
http://www.theicecave.org/damage_control/multimedia/picross3Dpic_061409.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=808s-6hYuew
http://www.romulation.net/files/screenshots/roms/NDS/26600/sd0cee316f2f273fe83c94c45af7e996d.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACFi8CKEHSA
Forksclovetofu: As killer as apps get; easy to pick up and play and immediately engaging. I'm expecting this to take over America the instant it’s released here.
http://whengamessuck.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/f0045321_499502a76f3e3.jpg
Siliconera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBfE0r3Uqbg
JimD: Picross in 3D stops being a pen and paper logic puzzle and turns into a hammer and chisel logic puzzle! Chipping away at a big block until you're left with a little 3D sculpture is just hugely satisfying. And the chewiness of the puzzles is just right too, they're consistently challenging, sometimes infuriating, lots of fun. Even the time limits are perfectly judged (man, the number of times I've lost a star by being 5 seconds too slow...). So somehow this has ended up being my game of the year.
Risque Picross
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:37 (fourteen years ago) link
when is that getting a Western release? I want want want it but I don't do the r4 thing.
― Euler, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:38 (fourteen years ago) link
oh i didnt even know that was a THING
cool
― wall•egina (s1ocki), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:39 (fourteen years ago) link
#11: Left 4 Dead 2 – 360 – 60 pts – 5 vote - .5 Top Game VoteOfficial Game Site
http://www.geek.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/left-4-dead-2-200907070957099851-580x328.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-8NSjJ7Fq4
BNW: Slightly disappointing. While there's new content here, none of it seems as inspired as the original.
http://favoniangamers.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/left-4-dead-2.jpg
Scratch that boycott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kk46sGMuro
Jjjusten: So it's 2009, and big shock, we're all still out here shooting virtual zombies. Fortunately, unlike shooting virtual nazis, zombie killing never gets old. Lots of people got all bent out of shape about this one because of Valves longstanding "give you shit-tons of stuff for free forever" approach, but they can all shut up - this is not just some map pack bullshit, this is a whole different game. WAY improved over the original in every way, AI director is leaps forward, melee weapons are a game-changing addition, maps are far more intricate, replayablity is endless. I'm not even sure how they had the time to make a sequel this good in such a short period of time, but there's no question, this is worth every penny. So boohoo indignant fanboys, go back and play Counterstrike for the 4 billionth time and shut the fuck up.
http://cache.g4tv.com/images/ImageDb3/168371_S/Left-4-Dead-2-Spitter.jpg
The Wire Connection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W3vSBUDOSM
Polyphonic: Best cooperative video game experience ever. Valve took a great game and made it even better. My buddy John has a setup where we have two 360s in one room, and we play four-player campaigns together. There is a great deal of collaborative hysteria.
http://favoniangamers.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/left_4_dead_2_jockey.jpg
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:41 (fourteen years ago) link
AYO SUCK IT XBOXERS
― wall•egina (s1ocki), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:42 (fourteen years ago) link
in all fairness Worms 2 isn't the same game as the worms armageddon from a decade ago
The only major difference is online play, right?
― Your body is a spiderland (polyphonic), Thursday, 11 February 2010 18:01 (fourteen years ago) link
a bunch of new weapons/tech too, and new single-player campaign (also you could play the original worms armageddon online)
― ANIMUS HOUSE (stevie), Thursday, 11 February 2010 18:41 (fourteen years ago) link
cobo - do you have a PC?http://store.steampowered.com/app/16600/
fuck, guess I'm'a have to take the plunge
also my ballot:
1. Demons Souls (15 points)2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (14 points)3. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (14 points)4. MLB 09: The Show (12 points)5. Uncharted 2 (12 points)6. Canabalt (8 points)7. Way of the Samurai 3 (7 points)8. Retro Game Challenge (7 points)9. Metroid Prime Trilogy (6 points)10. Big Word Puzzle Book (5 points)
games I regret leaving off: Bayonetta (although I'll just vote for it this year instead), skate 2, Sword & Poker ON IPHONE, Wolfenstein RPG ON IPHONE, Puzzler World (maybe even instead of the controversy magnet Big Word Puzzle Book)
man last year owned so hard.
also GOOD JOB FORX. if you wanted I would be happy to help start/populate a Wordpress blog w/ all these entries for archival/nerd-trolling purposes.
― /no cobo (jamescobo), Thursday, 11 February 2010 18:43 (fourteen years ago) link
wolfenstein RPG?!
― chris nibbs (cozen), Thursday, 11 February 2010 21:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh yeah, I've got that game. If I had realized it came out this year I would've voted for it.
― Mordy, Thursday, 11 February 2010 21:13 (fourteen years ago) link
go for it jamescobo!
― forksclovetofu, Friday, 12 February 2010 05:05 (fourteen years ago) link
just bought trash panic btw, will report back
― forksclovetofu, Friday, 12 February 2010 05:43 (fourteen years ago) link
I reluctantly accept this high-paying, largely ceremonial position
http://cointandplick.wordpress.com
someone make a logo. also if anyone wants on the blogroll holla at yr boy.
― /no cobo (jamescobo), Friday, 12 February 2010 08:49 (fourteen years ago) link
voted 5 stars!
also (pedant) if you want to fix the spelling of my name in that first post, i will not be angry
― 3:16 (jjjusten), Friday, 12 February 2010 09:01 (fourteen years ago) link
intersting
― Nhex, Friday, 12 February 2010 09:01 (fourteen years ago) link
So I guess I'll give batman a second chance. I hated that demo so much though, I was REALLY BORED within five minutes. Clearly I missed something. Going to grab it again today and give it another go.
Forks, u hero. I'd like to buy you a pint! Paypal? :-)
― JimD, Friday, 12 February 2010 11:07 (fourteen years ago) link
still haven't bought batman ;_;
might go grab it today actually
― chris nibbs (cozen), Friday, 12 February 2010 11:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh, and my votes were:
Plants vs Zombies - 5ptsFallout 3: Point Lookout - 5ptsBeatles Rock Band - 5ptsRetro Game Challenge - 5ptsTekken 6 - 10ptsBayonetta - 10pts1 vs 100 - 10ptsBattlefield 1943 - 10ptsShadow Complex - 10ptsRittai Picross - 30pts
Should've finessed my scoring a bit really, kinda nuts that I gave tekken 6 the same score as bayonetta.
― JimD, Friday, 12 February 2010 11:11 (fourteen years ago) link
(In other news, I fiddled around in some of the deeper menus of Rittai Picross last night, trying to get the text to turn english...and managed to delete my savegame and my 235 completed puzzles, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO). Will wait for the euro one before I restart, I think.
― JimD, Friday, 12 February 2010 11:25 (fourteen years ago) link
cozen how did you log 600 hours on SFIV and not then vote for it
― MPx4A, Friday, 12 February 2010 11:40 (fourteen years ago) link
keen observation lol
― Nhex, Friday, 12 February 2010 12:43 (fourteen years ago) link
i played an assload of NHL 10 and didn't vote for it. some games you play because they're a sickness.
― Dead Or Alive Extreme Beach Boys Volleyball (Will M.), Friday, 12 February 2010 16:15 (fourteen years ago) link
MW2 IMO
― snoocki (s1ocki), Friday, 12 February 2010 16:17 (fourteen years ago) link
that site is awesome!I'll take you upon that pint sometime.
― forksclovetofu, Friday, 12 February 2010 17:10 (fourteen years ago) link
btw I will be adding in the comments I was too lazy to include with my ballot into the results here. EDITORIAL DISCRETION~
― /no cobo (jamescobo), Friday, 12 February 2010 20:35 (fourteen years ago) link
when you're driving, you can make detours.
― forksclovetofu, Friday, 12 February 2010 20:45 (fourteen years ago) link
omg I missed so much by having images off
― your extra awesome blossom (HI DERE), Friday, 12 February 2010 20:50 (fourteen years ago) link
those would be good last words
― snoocki (s1ocki), Friday, 12 February 2010 22:00 (fourteen years ago) link
ayo jamescobo, if you want to add the hi dere and jjjusten collaborative and inactive blog to yer blogroll, cool. http://jjjusten.blogspot.com/
― THEY HAVE CREATED ANOTHER (jjjusten), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 06:48 (fourteen years ago) link
done and done
― /no cobo (jamescobo), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 06:51 (fourteen years ago) link
The blog looks awesome btw!
― forksclovetofu, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 16:51 (fourteen years ago) link
standing on the shoulders of giants, etc.
also if'n anyone wants to make a ILG/C&P logo I'll gladly put it up top
― /no cobo (jamescobo), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 17:30 (fourteen years ago) link
i say keep it text-exclusive, like this board
― Nhex, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 17:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Guys, I played Hatsworth and it's bonkers amazing. So much fun, such innovative mechanics, etc, etc. I'm loving it.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 18:09 (fourteen years ago) link