The Fourth Annual Coint and Plick Video Games Poll - Part Three: #53 - 79

still bored at work today fyi forks, you can swoop in and save me from posting on random big 4 threads all day long

dittttttttto

jjjusten, why don't you play the Digital sequel and we can discuss how creepy it is?

digital sequel?

oh wait i found it

#71: Perfect Dark – 360 (XBLA) – 15 pts – 1 vote
Official Game Site
http://www.addictedgamer.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/perfect_dark_xbla.jpg

Gametrailers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4fw0VvPg9w

Salsa Shark: I'm going to be honest here: I've never played the campaign mode of either this or the N64 version. And I probably never will. If you feel that this should discount this vote because of that then fine, but given the number of people who vote for FPS games in these GOTY things without bothering to play the single-player mode it might be a bit unfair. Anyway, I've given this 15 points because there are some differences between the remake and the original, but almost all of these are positive. Perhaps the best change is that you no longer have to play through various combat challenges to unlock MP maps (though some weapons remain to be unlocked). Since the combat challenges get controller-throwingly difficult towards the second half and the default map selection in the N64 game was dire, this is a hugely welcome change. The starting line-up of weapons is decent enough that MP can be played straight after downloading with enough weapon variation to satisfy most people. The only minor complaint I have is that you can only load in four sims, which limits the possibilities for local MP team-based games. Still, the game is just as fun as ever and finally actually playable now that the consoles have caught up to the online and technical aspirations of the original version.

http://www.videogamesblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/perfect-dark-xbox-live-arcade-screenshot.jpg

Metacritic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keUWOu6a_bE

Producer Interview

http://mktplassets.xbox.com/NR/rdonlyres/AC110852-22BB-478C-908E-FF80DB5B27FA/0/simPerfectDarkXBLA01.jpg

Eurogamer

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

cozwn: perfect dark. xbla. 1080p. 60fps. fuck. yeh.

http://www.gameinformer.com/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/CommunityServer-Components-ImageFileViewer/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles-00-00-00-00-06/5353.PERFECTDARK.jpg_2D00_610x0.jpg

Neogaf Thread

http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/perfect.jpg

i played the original but not the remake -- it looks amazing

forks u are a hero

i never played the original or the remake - i had kinda a FPS blindspot for a long long time, didnt really shake it until bioshock/orange box

#71: Split/Second – PS3/360/iPhone/PSP/PC – 15 pts – 1 vote
Official Game Site
http://www.thebitbag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Split-Second-Disney-Racing-Game.jpg

Gametrailers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oirFKi6Sfo

How Black Rock Uses Code Branches

http://www.gamersmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/split_second_screenshot.jpg

Euler: I loved Pure and Split/Second is like that but sorta more 2D until you start falling through the freeway because some wise guy decided to blow up half the board. It's the first worthy Burnout 3 successor I've played, with just enough non-linearity to make it ~next gen~.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKgcLzcO4_c

Tech Director Interview

http://ui04.gamespot.com/1155/splitsecond1_2.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Vkc86jI80

http://files.g4tv.com/ImageDb3/190448_S/SplitSecond-Release-Date-And-New-Name-Revealed.jpg

Metacritic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9StneNAPJ7M

http://www.game-debate.com/games/screenshot/Split%20Second/1.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNfISo0nSmg

jjjusten: Oh man u guys, Split/Second fucking owns!

http://www.futuregamez.net/ps3games/splitsecond/splitsecond2.jpg

see thats what im talking about! i just got this yesterday but burned through like 6 hours like a crackhead last night. unless something goes terribly wrong, this would have been on my ballot if id gotten to it sooner.

apropos of nothing but the last racing game i ever bought was gran turismo (3? 4?) on the ps2 and it was so boring i never bought one again

ha im going to get yelled at for this by some of the dudes around here but thats because gran turismo is one of the most boring awful nongames ever. did you ever try any of the burnout games? car wrecks are key imo.

like hardcore gt dudes remind me of the guys that played lots of flight simulators back in the day - why r u perfecting a really accurate not having fun simulator?

oh man, lots of stuff today, lots of links for me to get reading!

I voted for Puzzle Agent and I must admit I may be one of the only people alive on ILG who has never played any of the Professor Layton games, but I've never had a DS/Wii. So if it really is a shameless ripoff, I wouldn't know, but it was fun. I thought of it as a funnier, animated version of the Usborne spy puzzle adventure books I remember being just too old for as a kid.

xposts good to see some PSP games on here, have only bought like 1 game for it in the past year, hope that might change after this poll

Gran Turismo is sort of intentionally boring. You need an arcade-style game I bet.

(I love Gran Turismo AND Burnout though.)

ive never played any of the layton stuff either, and im always kinda shocked they never port that series to iphone, seems kinda no brainery.

(also to dudes that are hulking up to nerd rage me on my gt takedown - i also totally understand that part of the reason i dont like it is because i am shit at it, and i dont like sims pretty much ever, so im glad you all can get down with it, i just prefer jumps and explosions and hueg armored semis throwing explosive barrels at my car while i drive at a bazillion miles an hour down one of those weird cali spillways, which of course, split/second lets me do)

also do normal peeps actually do those 8 hour endurance races in gran turismo, or just my crazy ass alkie former roommate? because leaving for work in the morning and then coming home afterwards and realizing hes been sitting in the same chair drinking a bottle of sailor jerrys rum and doing THE SAME EXACT RACE for like 7 hours was uh unsettling to me

Haha.

When I was a kid I bought a "Space Shuttle" simulator for the ZX Spectrum, because space is rad and awesome etc, and was totally not impressed to discover the manual was several small-print pages of technical-sounding descriptions of 100 different keyboard commands, and that the gameplay was effectively staring at a blank view portal for 6 hours while some numbers changed slightly underneath

my dad, however, actually took on the challenge, making me sad that I could not play inane brightly-coloured platform games that weekend

so that was pretty much the end of me and simulators (excluding god sims/simcity type stuff, which I am still a sucker for, though I do keep buying them and then going "this is actually quite boring now I don't have the patience of a teenager on a PC which only has 1 game installed")

Five way tie for 66 and some major challops ahead

That one game on PC patience is responsible for my beating a dozen infocom and Lucasarts games without the aid of walkthroughs.

what does it say about me that you could substitute out "race in Gran Turismo" for "raid in World of Warcraft" and that could basically be me

wait what are we subbing for sailor jerrys rum?

Maker's Mark or Sam Seasonal, probably

I don't think I am ever knowingly buying Sailor Jerrys Rum, he might come after me

#66: Call of Duty: Black Ops – PS3/360/PC/Wii/DS – 15 pts – 2 votes
Official Game Site
http://www.co-optimus.com/images/upload/image/Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops%287%29.jpg

jim in glasgow: (May 19, 2010) Once bitten thrice shy; not even going to consider playing this.
(November 7, 2010) Think i might be poop socking it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtRnpC7ddv8

The public library has a moral authority; it should be about learning, not learning to kill.

http://www.ps3community.ch/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/black-ops-ops.jpg

Gametrailers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NQSX7Mne3A

Chrisv2010: Black Ops has toned down the sniping to the point that there are no more of those quick scoping shitheads. A sniper rifle needs to be used like a sniper rifle.

http://www.unbeatable.co.uk/images/uploaded_images/Black%20Ops%20zombies%20header--article_image.jpg

Guardian Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pblj3JHF-Jo

Polyphonic: I was blown away by how incomprehensible the cutscenes are.

http://anyauto.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-Jeep-Wrangler-Unlimited-1.jpg

Metacritic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuIj-zP3RoE

Antexit: I feel like I get more or less the same sort of concentrated pleasure from the new pac-man game as from this game. the amount of playtime it would take to get up to 15x prestige you could probably work at mcdonald's and save enough to buy gold-plated guns irl...

http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/13800000/Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-wallpaper-call-of-duty-black-ops-13857633-830-467.jpg

The inherent social media dangers of courting deranged teenagers

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbl119cwwE1qzb9hgo1_500.jpg

Zero Punctuation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV01n03Sk7A

jjjusten: oh my god the single player on this (yeah yeah i know) is the dumbest shit i have ever seen… and i played just cause 2!

http://www.nave360.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-Zombies-Mode-Gets-Surprising-Details-2.jpg

$1 BILLION in sales plus the year's most pirated game

lolol @ the jim in glasgow quotes

Every year a game like this finishes incredibly low in our poll and I always find it incredibly heartening.

Bigger than avatar AND TAKE THAT

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-14-black-ops-bigger-than-avatar-take-that

what the hell is take that?

The Best Band in Britain

http://991.com/newGallery/Take-That-Take-That--Party-380476.jpg

as a dude who gets paid to moderate gamers' facebook comments I remain astonished at how many different ways kids can misspell "Black Ops"

like at this point when I see the box art I half expect it to read BALCK OPPS

hahahaha so proud that i don't know who the fuck take that are

wow, only 2 votes

yeh a bit o_0 that some of games i voted for are going to place above BLOPS

i figured ppl would vote it just for more mentions of the word.... BLOPS

but yeh, pretty heartening heh

what's not heartening is that the game I halfheartedly awarded my last 5 points to is going to end up somewhere north of here

as a dude who gets paid to moderate gamers' facebook comments I remain astonished at how many different ways kids can misspell "Black Ops"

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― the pussy/butthole addendum (jamescobo), Thursday, 14 April 2011 19:47 (Yesterday)

hold on hold on, you're not secretly one of my moderators are you?

hahahaha so proud that i don't know who the fuck take that are

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you sure abt that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2ICtCO8TCw

great, now i know who the fuck take that are and they suck.

what's not heartening is that the game I halfheartedly awarded my last 5 points to is going to end up somewhere north of here

Yeah, I did some last-minute points inflation on realising that my short ballot didn't meet the minimum points total, and now I don't know whether to feel bad that my hasty casual gamer votes are going to dwarf the BLOPSes of the year, or if such craziness is all just part of the fun of Coint+Plick...

I like that ilx taste doesn't just c/p gamefaq's

Yeah, I did some last-minute points inflation on realising that my short ballot didn't meet the minimum points total, and now I don't know whether to feel bad that my hasty casual gamer votes are going to dwarf the BLOPSes of the year, or if such craziness is all just part of the fun of Coint+Plick...

I feel this, yeah. After I sent my ballot in I realised I should've maybe scaled down my total points relative the number of things I actually voted for. My number one choice def deserves its 5-point inflation though.

?

hahahah, i was going to do this wasn't i

If you want I can finish it for you. Your call obviously.

sigh.
maybe?

nut up forks! PSN's down anyway!

Yah, but three jobs are in full swing!

Hey dudes, I am embarrassed to say that I messed this thing up from the beginning. I thought forks had finished the #66s so I started with #64. I'll do the other three #66s here. Before I move on to the next list.

OOOPS

#66: Digital: A Love Story – PC – 15 pts – 2 votes
Official Game Site

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/8/87209/1672835-box_digital_super.png

Mordy: Digital is superficially a love story. It's really about that feeling you get at 2 in the morning when insomnia has you surfing the internet checking out forums and pages you haven't been to in years. I can't remember the last time I connected to a BBS, but when I played Digital all those memories came flooding back. Downloading warez with my 56 kpbs (and less!) modem, listening to that satisfying dialing noise, playing MajorMOO and chatting strangers on bulletin boards. More interactive fiction than game, but one of the most moving things I've played (or interacted with) all year.

http://blog.hep-cat.de/pics/Digital_A_Love_Story_library.png

Nhex: The gameplay is bad and gets worse the further you get into it - fortunately it's only about an hour long, and well worth it if you have any memories of dialing into BBSs. I think RPS's take on it was pretty OTM:

RPS review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzPDXTP2QyI

http://www.commentsbling.com/graphic/cat/love/digital-love-myspace-graphics.gif

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3SkgokbK7E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVP7N9_Q6hs

Good job dude.

#66: Gran Turismo 5 – PS3 – 15 pts – 2 votes
Official Game Site

http://www.gamemanx.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/gran-turismo-5.jpg

Adam: the oddness of GT is a large part of its charm. completely bonkers menu design, the downtempo smooth jazz aesthetic, the baroque installation mechanics--at this point, like 12 years or whatever after the first GT, this shit is soothing.

http://www.windingdown.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/gt5-prologue-ss.jpg

Jeff LeVine: For me, the variety of content is the best thing about the game, but sometimes it's a weakness as certain areas seem to lack focus (rally in particular feels like shit to me). Online is undercooked and a mess... and that you don't get credits or experiences for online races is absurd (they claim it will be patched in at some point, I guess). Also the cars I'd most like to drive are too fucking expensive - I mean 14,000,000 credits expensive - THE GRIND. I don't want to lecture from the mountain tops, but if you're only going to turn off one assist, PLEASE turn off the racing line... you will find the driving much more fun the less crutches you use, but that one is the worst & totally ruins immersion in racing games, imo. Even with all the assists off, the fact that you can't turn off the HUD is also still a HUGE assist as you don't have to really learn the tracks or even braking points as there is no way to stop the game from telling you when to brake or downshift with a giant red flashing number. Also always having the map on screen should more than make up for no driving line even if you don't take any time to learn the track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2uQ2ayvvWY

if: Having not played a Gran Turismo since Gran Turismo 2 on the PS1, this certainly benefitted from a massive hit of nostalgia as the realisation hit of how much the familiar old tracks were still imprinted on my mind. The driving and range of features are more awesome than ever too though and eventually you even start to filter out the loading times and Byzantine menu structure. Racing around a virtual central London getting distracted by spotting familiar Chinese restaurants is also a great experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oRe7j9xHPg

Tracer Hand: can i just say again how much i love this game?? like, <3 <3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HnaPkPXyPM

Eurogamer

this is exactly the kind of game i would rent if i rented games. i would love to have a go but there is no way i ever buy this until i see it for $5.

#66: Shatter – PC – 15 pts – 2 votes
Official Game Site

http://www.aeon.net.nz/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Shatter_Title.jpg

Nhex: Hadn't heard of this game at all until it went on sale during the Steam summer sale. Yeah, it's another indie PC Arkanoid clone among millions to come over the last twenty years - but it's just really fun. Sometimes the presentation can just win you over in games like this, which should be another generic clone, but the graphics were pleasing and the music just completely put it in another tier. I'll say it again: the soundtrack rules. http://sidhe.bandcamp.com/album/shatter-official-videogame-soundtrack

http://www.pcgamersworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Shatter-ps3-screenshot.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwx2czYmlT0

Will M: I love brick-breakers and since I got rid of my Blackberry this is what I've got. And the music!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLB2hdCbJek

Hamildan: Shatter is quite an addictive game....With trophies and a cosmic soundtrack you cant go wrong

Destructoid

this is exactly the kind of game i would rent if i rented games.

Yeah, I got it off Gamefly. But I think I'm going to buy it in a year or two once it drops in price a bit. Definitely a great game to have in your library.

Overall, Gran Turismo 5 took more than five years to complete, with a total cost estimated at approximately $80 million, making it the second most expensive game in history to developed, just behind Grand Theft Auto IV.[31]

#66: The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom – PC/360 – 15 pts – 2 votes
Official Game Site

http://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/164708-review-the-misadventures-of-p-b-winterbottom/004-620x.jpg

Salsa Shark: Great soundtrack, great concept, great mix of difficult and easy puzzles.

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

if: Ok so it is pretty much a less divisive, less ambitious Braid, but that game actually did comparatively little to explore some of the fantastic time reversing mechanics that it had come up with, and there was definitely space for someone to do this good a job of doing so.

http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/images/06/24/62444_orig.jpg

abanana: hey guys don't buy p.b. winterbottom it is a bad game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEW6o5egk5Y

1up review

i stand by my quote. it is poorly programmed too.

Are you guys ready for the next part?

Grind baby grind. how much did you finish over the weekend?

Nothing, man. I do all of these a la carte.

Wait, I think I meant "to order". haha

they're delicious regardless.

for some reason wordpress is being assy about which YT videos it chooses to embed rn