The best version of GW I've played on mobile still.
― Option ARMs and de Man (s.clover), Thursday, 18 February 2016 05:50 (eight years ago) link
Rayman adventures was my disappointment.
The first few rayman mobile games were so good, and rayman adventures went the mobile-micropayment route. Countdown timers limiting gameplay (tho not terribly obnoxiously so), a fixed relatively small set of levels, with randomized rewards, and semi-randomized level choice. So a few, like the "stealth" levels require replay because that's where the goodies are, but the same ones come up way too frequently, and all the levels where its about "figure the trick" get really boring to keep replaying. And there's not much reward for playing really well as opposed to "just ok enough." So it becomes tedious.
Arguably these are the same sorts of flaws that made angry birds 2 such a letdown -- randomized levels taking the fun out of just figuring out once a really tricky fixed level design with a lot of art to it, and also by that token, no sense of progress to new interesting levels -- just samey variations on a theme that can't be that carefully set up because they have to work with randomized combinations of birds.
So arguably 2015 was the year developers discovered how to make pervasive micropayments not really gamebreakingly obnoxious, but at the cost still of just having duller, less finely crafted games. The candy-crushification of good franchises. Lots of nitrome games had the same issue -- almost really great, but falling into an IAP-grindfest precisely when they could have put more work into opening up newer interesting dynamics. Its not that they're extracting money. Its that they've let the money-extraction mechanisms _take the place_ of where genuine gameplay should be.
― Option ARMs and de Man (s.clover), Thursday, 18 February 2016 05:59 (eight years ago) link
Shit! Forgot to vote. Sigh
― Nhex, Thursday, 18 February 2016 09:22 (eight years ago) link
It's been years since I voted, but I always enjoy reading it.
― inside, skeletons are always inside, that's obvious. (dowd), Thursday, 18 February 2016 10:53 (eight years ago) link
I didn't vote either, as I'm years behind and will be until I die. I was going to prickishly ask for the system names to be actually in the entries - I'll be coming back to these in a few years when I EG buy a PS4 and being able to search by console would be very handy.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 18 February 2016 11:32 (eight years ago) link
virtually everything that's listed for console, apart from nintendo games, is on PS4
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 15:32 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/licTBnk.png#39 - Assassin's Creed Syndicate - Ubisoft Quebec17 Points2 Votes
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 15:40 (eight years ago) link
As the owner of a PS3 and a Vita, I'm looking forward to voting in next year's C+P when my ballot will be nothing but a handful of pervy, barely-localized JRPGs.
― maybe my clam is just more toxic (Old Lunch), Thursday, 18 February 2016 15:47 (eight years ago) link
('The slow death of the 7th generation of consoles' was my 2015 disappointment, btw.)
― maybe my clam is just more toxic (Old Lunch), Thursday, 18 February 2016 15:48 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Ednsjb6.png#39 - Dropsy - Tendershoot, A Jolly Corpse 17 Points2 Votes
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 15:49 (eight years ago) link
I think Dropsy narrowly missed my ballot. I appreciated its sad lonely weirdness a lot. Adventure games are kind of killing it for storytelling these days, even though I'm not a huge fan of the genre and never have been. (but I'm more comfortable cheating w/ gameFAQs than i ever was before, and better at not spoiling the next step than i used to be, so i can still enjoy the unfolding)
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 15:54 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/D4dIPA2.png#37 - Helldivers - Arrowhead Game Studios18 Points2 Votes
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 16:00 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/yoRgGH3.png#37 - Super Mega Baseball - Metalhead Software18 Points2 Votes
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 16:10 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/wJeQNHm.png#36 - Ori and the Blind Forest - Moon Studios19 Points1 Vote1 First-Place Vote
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 16:48 (eight years ago) link
damn y'all, crickets
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 16:59 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/2VKLNj0.png#35 - Yo-kai Watch - Level-520 Points1 Vote
i haven't even heard of so many of these games!
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:00 (eight years ago) link
I haven't played any of these games but they look really cool.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:00 (eight years ago) link
Right, but if go CRTL-F 'console'...
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:01 (eight years ago) link
i'm sure there will be some sort of summary spreadsheet at the end, it'll be alright
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:03 (eight years ago) link
I'll post a recap at the end and include that line
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:04 (eight years ago) link
(I am aware that I've moved on from 'prickish' to 'whining' - feel free to ignore me, and thanks for running the poll!)
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:06 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/89fDqoe.png#34 - Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger And The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist - Crows Crows Crows20 Points3 Votes
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:07 (eight years ago) link
Wanted to play that purely based on its provenance but didn't get around to getting it. Any of the three voters want to rep for it? I note that although it got three votes none were very high, is that b/c it's short so not passion-worthy or b/c it's only ok?
― emil.y, Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:13 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/JuTWbrT.png#33 - Until Dawn - Supermassive Games21 Points1 Vote
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:19 (eight years ago) link
So Yo-Kai Watch (for the 3DS, though it's labeled mobile) is basically the coziest virtual representation of an urban Japanese landscape I've ever played. Compared to the Pokemon games the overworld is just gorgeous, full of detail, life, character. That particular drowsy atmosphere of a neighbourhood on the outskirts of a a Japanese metropol.
The gameplay itself consists of relatively passive battles (best thing is it works quite differently from Pokemon), but the characters, the Yokai, are super cute and with their own off-kilter stories. General gist is the Yokai, unbeknownst to humans, affect their moods. To get some angry, stressed-out dude back on track you have to find and befriend the Yokai responsible.
The only reason not to buy this is that the sequel, which improves on everything, in particular making the overworld even bigger, more detailed and charming (you can ride trains!), is probably soon out in localized form.
― abcfsk, Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:27 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/wXIeRJO.png#31 - Everybody's Gone to the Rapture - Andrew Crawshaw21 Points2 Votes
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:34 (eight years ago) link
yeah sorry i realized i fucked that up (yo-kai as mobile) xp... there was bound ot be at least one given how bad my process is for maknig this images
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:35 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/S5h8rL7.png#31 - Hotline Miami 2 - Jonatan Söderström, Dennis Wedin21 Points2 Votes
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:47 (eight years ago) link
applause for the until dawn screenshot.i am not sure if MGSV or Bloodbourne will win this.
― ulysses, Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:53 (eight years ago) link
or marvel puzzle quest. it's possible!
The name + screenshot of 'Everybody's Gone' definitely make me curious - what's it like?
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:59 (eight years ago) link
"Walking Simulators": Puzzle/Exploration games
― ulysses, Thursday, 18 February 2016 18:04 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/74YoimY.png#30 - Broken Age - Double Fine Productions23 Points2 Votes
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 18:12 (eight years ago) link
i love mpq but its continued existence on c+p makes me mad
"my favourite record of 2015 is kaleidoscope dream you have to let me vote for it again this year i keep lsitening to it"
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 18:15 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/GTmOjSI.png#29 - Grow Home - Ubisoft Reflections23 Points3 Votes
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 18:18 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/FXHaNsU.png#28 - Q.U.B.E.: Director's Cut - Toxic Games24 Points1 Vote
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 18:29 (eight years ago) link
whoa. is that the sequel to Intelligence Qube?! that was one of the games on the PS1 demo disc that came with the system, and it was a lot of fun.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 18 February 2016 18:37 (eight years ago) link
i don't think they're related, that was a japanese-made, sony-produced exclusive and this is an american indie steam game
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 18:39 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/8Rr6KlC.png#27 - Agar.io - Matheus Valadares27 Points3 Votes
i voted for Agar.io
there's nothing like spending half an hour slowly building up your giant blob until you're a massive crawling force of destruction that other players seem to willingly sacrifice themselves to, only to be suddenly annihilated by a player called penisbutt as you rashly split your forces in an attempt to capture someone who looks vulnerable
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 18 February 2016 18:42 (eight years ago) link
Q.U.B.E. was my vote. Imagine the Portal games stripped down to mostly just the puzzle elements and the visual style of the sterile testing environments. If that sounds appealing, I highly recommend it.
― maybe my clam is just more toxic (Old Lunch), Thursday, 18 February 2016 18:45 (eight years ago) link
i woulda voted for agario if i had remembered it. lost many hours there!
― ulysses, Thursday, 18 February 2016 18:53 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/jnNUjkb.png#26 - Trimps - GreenSatellite28 Points2 Votes
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 19:04 (eight years ago) link
oh my god. i'm glad i never clicked on that link.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 18 February 2016 19:07 (eight years ago) link
oo what is that?
― Mordy, Thursday, 18 February 2016 19:08 (eight years ago) link
another cow clicker
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 19:09 (eight years ago) link
don't do it!
don't!!
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 18 February 2016 19:10 (eight years ago) link
we all know how this ends
http://i.imgur.com/l3doUih.png#25 - Neko Atsume - Hit-Point29 Points4 Votes
― Worth Taking from Little Kid (Will M.), Thursday, 18 February 2016 19:11 (eight years ago) link