The Fourth Annual Coint and Plick Video Games Poll - Part One: #106 - AKA the 26 games that got one vote and five points

eh, i like the diversity of it. And the Coint and Plick blog has been where this stuff gets immortalized.

fair enough. mb u should link C&P blog in the OP then?

so deathsmiles is what -- tyrian 2000 but with underage japanese girls instead of space ships?

xp I don't run the blog, but when/if it gets updated I certainly will.

not a fan of posting every single entry. seems overkill and makes points and places a little less significant. thats all my bitching. thanks for doing it forks.

I get more and more tempted to buy DCU. Tom Chick's write-up for Gamepro and enthusiasm over it in the latest Jumping the Shark podcast might have sealed it for me.

Anyone want to join me on PS3 and take the plunge?

the thing about Tom Chick is he has really unconventional taste in video games, which means I'm always interested in what he likes but keenly aware that it might not resonate for me at all. that said, i do want to try DCU really badly.

dont like mmorpgs because i hate people, but doing supervillan shit would be totally awes except i am also in the deprived of pcps3 camp so oh well.

btw i am now involved in endgame hatefuck with the game i was regretting not putting on my list, so im glad i didnt try to weasel forks into letting me change one of my votes.

jsut fyi chaos rings is so much less fun than the FFI & FFII remakes for the iphone that i wld rather play them, than the chaos rings. bcuz its p stupid.

Tom's totally an outlier, but I tend to like a lot of the same stuff he does (as you'll see with my #1 pick). Except for RTS games which can just piss off.

xp I don't run the blog, but when/if it gets updated I certainly will.

intro & first entry are up; I'll add them as my schedule permits.

he's definitely one of the few game critics with a recognizable POV

yer a sweetheart james

DC Universe was wonderful fun and I could easily see myself giving over to grind and new exploration; the ability to run a half dozen characters in three major environments as either a good or bad guy suggested near limitless potential. Also, the sandbox felt SO GOOD: hidden stuff everywhere, the wonderful sensation of wall climbing and soaring higher over buildings, the constant impending interest of something new to try. But I have a busy life and this is NOT a casual game. Had to let it go.

Twenty-six five-pointers?! I am reasonably confident that all of my five-pointers would have gotten more than one vote, but... now I wish I had given them more points, for some reason! bc my 5s are clearly worth more than other people's :S

Half my ballot was 5 pointers, though I know at least one of them will make it to 10 pts

#106: Desktop Dungeons – PC – 5 pts – 1 vote – FREE!
Official Game Site and Download Hub

http://www.qcfdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/41d96fe160bbfdef9253245e7bf57bce6g1.jpg

GameSetWatch Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rAxBgnC0oQ

#3 on Gamasutra’s Top Indie Games of 2010

http://blog.fileplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Desktop-Dungeons-Screen-4.jpg

Defining Roguelikes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is6BFNwPltQ

Nhex: It’s the most engrossing roguelike I've played in ages. Great, concise design choices and the new tileset was even better. It's time to get past text symbols, folks.

The Cloning of Desktop Dungeons

http://www.diygamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/DesktopDungeon001.png

Gravel Puzzleworth: love love love

http://blog.fileplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Desktop-Dungeons-Screen-3.jpg

Developer Blog

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyw4a2nbj81qzjh4m.png

Noodle Vague: It's cool but the lack of depth stopped me getting hooked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rki-y07ozxk

IndieGameReview rave: “more addictive than crack”

#106: Epic Citadel – iPhone – 5 pts – 1 vote
Official Game Site

http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Daily/2010/09-Sept/02/Epic%20Citadel/Epic%20Citadel%20header--article_image.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Rj_NrWVQ0

http://furiousfanboys.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/epic-citadel-1sm.jpg

Autumn Almanac: Really it's just a demo for Infinity Blade but you can lose yourself for ages in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK9PCpN4MrI

http://images.intomobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Epic-Citadel-1-660x440.jpg

1 million downloads in the first two weeks

http://www.medievalarchives.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Epic-citadel.jpg

Developer Interview

http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/032/Purple/22/ac/5b/mzl.gkuvczpz.480x480-75.jpg

As a Teaching Tool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqYi_WRq6M4

#106: Espgaluda II – 360/iPhone – 5 pts – 1 vote
Official Game Site

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/espgaluda-2.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t4xt8S2mvk

Get yer SHMUP up

http://www.cave-world.com/en/common/img/cvi002/media/espgaluda2_iphone_01.jpg

Character Art

http://www.gamestrikes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/079e73a556mode02.png.png

Neogaf Thread

http://pineconeattack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/IMG_0149.png

Insomnia Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scVhoSl6tZw

iPhone version Reviewed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIohX06i9vA

Anime Girls in Bullet Hell

http://www.appgamers.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/photo3.png

Jeff LeVine: Espgaluda 2 is considerably harder and more confusing that Mushihimesama Futari. Both are pretty crazy games though! in Espgaluda 2, I can barely get to level 3. A 1CC of MF seems not completely out of the question, but that's something I can't really see myself doing in E2. Espgaluda II is such a fucking tough game and really requires some very precise, small and fast movements that it seems like it would be impossible with the touch controls and relatively tiny screen of the iPhone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXSombNW6Lc

Wait, what’s ”1cc”?

loool at level ONE, jesus

even the name of the game is difficult to pronounce, they went all out

if nothing else, this poll has convinced me to download desktop dungeons as it looks amazing
do you really not DO anything in Epic Citadel but just look around? =
Espgaluda 2 looks entirely totally insane

Well, you can look around AND walk around. Which arguably makes it more advanced than Infinity Blade, where you can look around and wave a sword around but can't walk around.

^

desktop dungeons was going to be my #1 pick! oh well

Should probably have voted Desktop Dungeons (which I liked but forgot about) instead of the roguelike I actually voted for, which I fear I gave twice as many points. Hm.

(Seeing lots of rad games with the minimum number of points makes me feel guilty for point inflation in my own ballot, but I was just about to send my small ballot when I realised there was a minimum total # of points which I was short of. Sorry guys!)

get that "if i had voted" business out of here! there were more reminders than a pbs pledge drive on a tv that won't turn off and only gets pbs!

DD got a Mac port!
http://www.qcfdesign.com/?p=423

finally!

#106: FIFA 2011 – 360/PS3/PC/Wii/iPhone/PSP/DS – 5 pts – 1 vote
Official Game Site

http://fifasoccerblog.com/files/2010/06/FIFA-11-Arshavin-running.jpg

EZ Snappin: World Cup corrected the most broken bits of FIFA 10. Shame they broke new stuff in FIFA 11. Sold this, bought PES, am happier man.

PES vs FIFA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhnjwymz5L0

Jeff LeVine: This seems unsurprisingly solid. Passing felt the same as it’s still easy to ping pong the ball along (at least with Real Madrid). Defense felt slightly better w/ additional jockeying for possession animations. Maybe minor improvements to the computer AI when they're on offense? I didn't like the factoids popping up on screen during the game. The only "major" difference I noticed was with throw-ins and goal kicks; they've gone back to a magic circle that you can't move your player into, like in old PES - an improvement to the weird jerky animation that was going on there in the last few games, I guess.

Developer Interview

http://www.consolemonster.com/media/0000001832/screenshots/0000001832-L-a2151bb.jpg

Onimo: Kind of hard to keep control with this new 360 jostling thing - seems like anyone who gets close to my guy gets the ball. Are they trying to make it like real modern football where no-one dribbles anymore?

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

http://www.consolemonster.com/media/0000001832/screenshots/0000001832-L-05decf0.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTRmyuv9CA

http://www.thunderboltgames.com/s/reviews/xbox360/fifa11_1.jpg

Laws of the Game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1NiQy7DQVc

Drinking Game

baaderonix: Ball dynamic feels very different; seems far too easy to steal the ball. The ballyhooed personality thing actually seemed noticable (eg. Barca playing in a Barca style).

http://fifasoccerblog.com/files/2010/12/FIFA-11-Warfare-580x325.jpg

Roberto Spiralli: If EA devises some bullshit for each year’s new FIFA they are WAY more interested in showing it off by shoving it in your face all the time than in whether it makes the game more or less fun to play; e.g. ball hitting the ref, defenders stopping and raising their arm instead of pursuing a through ball. OMG IT'S SO REALISTIC I AM DELIGHTED THAT HAPPENED WHAT FUN I AM HAVING NOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFpfiqo3FQM

cozen: I'm addicted. They've done a great job of making fatigue and stamina meaningful this year and having the star players play like stars. It still doesn't quite have the ~soul~ or individuality of PES quite down but it's getting there.

Michiganders Don’t Like It

#106: Final Fantasy XIII – 360/PS3 – 5 pts – 1 vote
Official Game Site

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/final-fantasy-xiii-01-660x371.jpg

Mordy: Okay, it's a problem when you LITERALLY spending more time watching your game than playing it. This is ridiculous. I really regret getting xiii tbh :/

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

Wired Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-pzptgE4a4

http://www.videogamesblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/final-fantasy-xiii-screenshot-22.jpg

s1ocki: My friend has been waiting for this for YEARS. He ordered it from japan (he speaks japanese). He HATED IT :( :( :(

Zero Punctuation Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7dOOy8kBJY

http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/9/97/Final-fantasy-xiii-old-battle-screen.jpg

”13 Reasons I Hate FF13”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prNTH_J2ceA

forksclovetofu : My immediate impression is that the game is SUMPTUOUS and LUSH but not very engaging. I lasted about two hours and turned away in sad and weary defeat. Call me old fashioned but I enjoy actually PLAYING my games rather than having them played for me. Plus: Leona Lewis? Really?

http://www.jamaipanese.com/wp-content/uploads/final-fantasy-13-elixir.jpg

Yoichi Wada (Square Enix Prez/CEO) Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUyAPNzRa2E

adam : All i've done so far is push the left stick fwd and mash X for 2 hours. Still having fun tho.

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Technology/Pix/pictures/2010/3/10/1268208888481/Final-Fantasy-13-launch-a-001.jpg

Linearity Defined

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6GQBQRXdvk

aarrissi-a-roni: Even though every character in it is utterly unbearable, I am having a great time. It's just an endless series of beautifully drawn and managed battles punctuated by flipping over to soup up your characters from time to time, loosely strung together by a story that is as compelling and necessary as the Mortal Kombat backstory. What can i say; it’s really working for me.

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/2/3/1265231934694/Final-Fantasy-13-001.jpg

Famitsu Interview with Tetsuya Nomura

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

http://www.gamerzines.com/guides/files/2010/04/chocobo_final_fantasy_13.jpg

More Square/Enix Interviews

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

Mitch Krpata: Screw all y'all. This game was great.

http://windows7themes.net/wp-content/gallery/final-fantasy-13-screenshots/final-fantasy-13-screenshot9.JPG

The Conundrum of FFXIII

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNzFE8rNPQU

#106: Galaxy On Fire 2 – iPhone – 5 pts – 1 vote
Official Game Site

http://pocketfullofapps.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/FISHLABS-Galaxy-on-Fire-2-iPhone4-Screenshot-06.png

Review

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

http://d26zvu0xdzossp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/FISHLABS-Galaxy-on-Fire-2-iPhone4-Screenshot-08.jpg

JimD: It's flawed, but this is still pretty close to being Elite in your pocket, and who hasn't wanted that for the last 25 years?

http://toucharcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gof12.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF6-XABX2DA

Fishlabs CEO claims “App Store premium pricing works”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kiRX0a49LM

http://d26zvu0xdzossp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/FISHLABS-Galaxy-on-Fire-2-iPhone4-Screenshot-01.jpg

groovypanda: Well worth checking out. Provides at least 10 hours of gameplay and much much more if you're happy to just explore the universe in between doing the main story missions.

http://www.fishlabs.net/en/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/fishlabs-galaxy-on-fire-iphonegame-concept-nivellian-kinzer.jpg

soccer games lulz britisher gamerz

― Mordy, Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:34 PM (11 months ago)

xxp

i've really gotta sell my ffxiii and get something that isn't terrible

imagine you went to see a magician. he gets on stage and he pulls a handkerchief out of his sleeve. it is one of those long strings of handkerchiefs, multi-coloured, that keeps on coming. the colours are so beautiful and the material seems to shimmer. it's breathtaking and fun to watch this long chain of fabric keep flowing from inside his sleeve. and it keeps coming. and coming. a few hours pass and some people start to leave. you are pretty sure that this is going somewhere, though, and you know that he is gonna have some other tricks. still the handkerchief keeps coming. 10 hours gone and he's still going. more people have left. this is cool, but something happens, right? 15 hours... 20 hours... the room is almost empty and finally you tear your eyes away from the endless flow of colours and with regret you get up and leave. you hear later that the trick went on for 45 hours, just that same on trick, and that some people even stayed all the way to the end.

if i had had time to write a blurb on FFXIII that would've been it.

I'm kinda astonished about that; I've not played a Final Fantasy since maybe 2? (never had a Sony anything so I missed out in between) But they really made a game where you just mash a button for 50 hrs? Like, you don't assemble a team of whatevers & walk around a world killing things as you see fit? Like it's just one big qte? I don't get the complaints.

it's one long tunnel and when you reach the end of it you win

http://www.infendo.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/rad-racer_1.png

i'd like to thank whoever voted for desktop dungeons. it's pretty addictive.

i'm a day behind so here's three more.

#106: GunGirl 2 – PC – 5 pts – 1 vote – FREE!
Official Game Site and Download Hub

http://indiegameschannel.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/gungirl2top.jpg

Get the Soundtrack by Josh Whelchel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yxR0khUlr0

Doctor Casino: Great find. I think I ran into a sequence-wrecking glitch but it's still playable. Boy does it have great control/timing. There are things I would quibble about and I had to turn off the special effects because the graphics don't work right on my machine, but it's a damn nice slice of freeware.

http://www.g4g.it/g4g2/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/GunGirl_2_01.jpg

”So, what does the game offer? Simply one of the best Metroidvania experiences around.”

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

http://www.rarst.net/images/GunGirl2awesomeplatformergamewithzombies_6D3/gungirl_2_interface.jpg

Composer Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQmj3sLjK2w

http://www.gungirl2.com/pics/gg2_hell2.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB7iz1HTh9U

Nhex: Another great PC freeware Metroidvania type. Somewhat ugly, but charming graphics that evoke the SNES/Amiga era of platformers with a huge open world. Wish I went with a better character build so I could've beaten it!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_51-Q8QAJcQw/SpJsuCpRiaI/AAAAAAAAHBQ/9b9Bi2CEAsc/s320/gungirl2.jpg

#106: Lara Croft and The Guardians of Light – PS3/360/PC/iPhone – 5 pts – 1 vote
Official Game Site

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Observer/Pix/pictures/2010/8/18/1282141414049/Lara-Croft-006.jpg

Lara Evolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuFtLV8GUvs

http://playstationlifestyle.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/feature-Lara-Croft-Guardian-1.jpg

Popmatters Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZnN4Npc1_E

http://playstationlifestyle.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/lara-croft-guardian-of-light-review-screen-2.jpg

Zappi: Great fun, everyone should at least try the free demo.

http://dualshockers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/lara_croft_and_the_guardian_light_3.jpg

http://hitechanalogy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lara-Croft-and-the-Guardian-of-Light-3.jpg

Another interview

http://www.tvkon.com/images/gaming/10/05/Lara-Croft-Guardian-of-Light_debut_trailer.mov/02.jpg

Dev interview

http://www.gamerzines.com/system.store/media/images/600/lara-croft-guardian-of-light-04bf29814bdd1e.jpg

Joystiq Review

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

Kotaku Review

http://www.videogamesblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light-unlockable-costumes-cheats-list-xbla-psn.jpg

#106: Monkey Island 2 Special Edition – PS3/360/PC/iPhone – 5 pts – 1 vote
Official Game Site

http://www.thevine.com.au/resources/imgdetail/_monkey-island-2-special-edition_detail_160710110626.jpg

An Appraisal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF762mwUd8I

Hi-Res Concept Art

http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/images/06/98/69805_TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland2SpecialEdition-04_normal.jpg

Metacritic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkiCYT6tGH4

http://blogallalong.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/monkey-island-sneakers.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Go-_veiHE

http://darkzero.co.uk/asset/2009/07/monkey.island.se.iphone.2.072209-580px.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUE-aYJG_Js

Schafer and Gilbert weigh in

http://www.gamingbits.com/images/stories/general_bits/monkeyisland2_se01.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aixFVp85QUw

http://the-ipad-site.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Monkey-Island-2-Special-Edition-For-iPad-3.jpg

Producer Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDJh2q5pmuA

played mi2 in 1991 otherwise i'm sure it would've been my fave game of 2010

Same, except it was 1995. Probably my favourite game ever and the Special Edition was a lovely excuse to replay it.

i still have a steam copy to gift if anyone wants it (for free yawls)

I really enjoyed the demo of Lara Croft and will definitely get it when it drops in price.

i would be happy to have a monkey island 2 se on steam!
desktop dungeons is great.

abanana, my steam name is forksclovetofu

i loved the "commentary track" on mi2se and i wish there was more of it. one bad change: they changed the monkey inventory image, so it no longer looks like a monkey wrench at all. not that anyone ever figured that puzzle out by themselves.

how come my dn gets capitalised but slocki's doesn't I ask you

can't load this thread, reminds me why I never vote in stupid polls

yeah this thread's a bitch to load

That'll do it for the #106 collection.

thank god, Teppoman 2 was 106z

Brown bananas?

http://paxarcana.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/rotten_bananas.jpg

how come my dn gets capitalised but slocki's doesn't I ask you

http://www.overviewhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/baby-cry.gif

can't load this thread, reminds me why I never vote in stupid polls

http://www.overviewhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/baby-cry.gif

The Fourth Annual Coint and Plick Video Games Poll - Part Two: #80 - 105

if you want to taste the true depths of pointless ocd gambling the full version of slingo is now available for free fyi

Slingo owns, haters gonna hate

my god i can't believe i paid for those endless hours of anti-fun when i could've had them for FREE.

holy shit

why did I download Slingo

goodbye free time