i've heard good things about that and will def play it when it's either $5 or free on PS+
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 15:55 (six years ago) link
just caught the "1 votes" on the other ones, sorry
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 15:55 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/bMJR6db.jpg72 - Steamworld Dig 2 - 5 points / 1 Vote
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:02 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/yIBkzzI.jpg72 - Hob - 5 points / 1 Vote
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:09 (six years ago) link
oh fuck lol am i literally going h2h with the smashing pumpkins poll this could get dire
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:10 (six years ago) link
these should never be apart
― droit au butt (Euler), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:14 (six years ago) link
haha nice
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:15 (six years ago) link
ok last one before i try to find food
https://i.imgur.com/q2raHHN.jpg72 - Monster Slayers - 5 points / 1 Vote
if you would add what system the games are on it would be great but I'll understand if you don't wanna look it up
― droit au butt (Euler), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:17 (six years ago) link
what are these last two? hob and monster slayers?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:18 (six years ago) link
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― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:31 (six years ago) link
monster slayers is a great/fast/fun deck building game that presumably i voted for!
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:39 (six years ago) link
tons of well designed and differentiated character types to choose from and v fun card-based gameplay with some cool combo elements to explore
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:41 (six years ago) link
i forgot to vote for age of rivals but that was a fun card-based game too w/ combos. if it doesn't place ppl should check it out.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:43 (six years ago) link
i mean even if it does place but if it doesn't place still do so
i played both a lot and rivals just dropped off the bottom of my list. really had too many things to vote for this year. disappointed i couldn't give this more than 5. looking up my list just now there are def several things i would change
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:45 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/sJ3pTuH.jpg71 - Robo Recall - 6 points / 1 Vote
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:50 (six years ago) link
^ i voted for this, it is for "VR" i don't know how that works. i played it on an oculus?
anyway it blew my mind, i "got" the point of vr. it felt intuitive to the point where i was doing advanced things before the game taught me, e.g. grabbing and throwing enemies that jumped at me by instinct.
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:51 (six years ago) link
a VR game apparently. i'm waiting to jump into VR for when an actual must play game comes out. it seems like a lot of tech exercises still?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:52 (six years ago) link
here's a lil tag i made that you can use for the VR games in the countdown
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/742046565129461760/uIrFl3L3_normal.jpg
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:55 (six years ago) link
like when a VR game is in this poll's top 5 i'll be inclined to get whatever the ps4 VR hardware is called. nb i think it'll probably give me motion sickness.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:58 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/gELxUdN.jpg69 - Thimbleweed Park - 6 points / 2 VotesMicrosoft Windows, macOS, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, and Nintendo Switch
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:00 (six years ago) link
nice
i'm the 1 point vote. it was the 10th on my ballot and i used the recommended values posted in that thread so it only got one. happy to see it place tho it's a good throwback game with some decent puzzles that gets really unwieldy and sprawling midway through with like half a dozen active characters.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:01 (six years ago) link
for what it is (a throwback to SCUMM) it's much more innovative and interesting than it had to be. somehow tho not quite as charming or funny as real SCUMM games, or maybe that kind of humor worked better when i was 12yo.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:03 (six years ago) link
ok i put the platforms on all of the games for today's releases idk if i'll have time for toorrow's but i wil ltry
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:04 (six years ago) link
Animal Crossing was my fault, it's not quite "i'm just throwing points out", I guess it's my MPQ of the year, I bloody hate it at this stage but I've put so much time into it that I felt like I couldn't' justify not giving it any points. The pic you've used makes it look a LOT better than it is. It's got maybe 20% of the charm of a real animal crossing game, and maybe 15% of the gameplay variety, and it's really just a reskinned cookie clicker or something but it's sucked me in and I can't get out.
― JimD, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:04 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/tR4xYdl.jpg69 - Resident Evil 7 - 6 points / 2 VotesWindows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:06 (six years ago) link
> i'm waiting to jump into VR for when an actual must play game comes out
The Wipeout VR update came out this week and it will likely end up being my highest scoring P&C2018 game, you should totally jump in.
(oh yeah and RE7 too xp)
― JimD, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:07 (six years ago) link
i find scary games much scarier than scary movies is it bc they require more active participation?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:07 (six years ago) link
you can't lose a movie
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:10 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/QPkbdtO.jpg65 - Calculator: The Game - 7 points / 1 VoteiOS and Android
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:16 (six years ago) link
i didn't vote for this. i played it a little bit but it didn't really stick with me. i guess it's charming and if that's your kind of puzzle it's fun? felt a little too math homework for me. unless it gets crazy after like 20 levels or something.
https://i.imgur.com/bgL3fYI.jpg65 - Cube Escape: The Cave - 7 points / 1 VoteBrowser, iOS, Android
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:23 (six years ago) link
^ free i think too
https://i.imgur.com/nH0KdlU.jpg65 - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy - 7 points / 1 VotePlayStation 4
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:36 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/tor7CcG.jpg65 - Mass Effect Andromeda - 7 points / 1 VoteWindows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:43 (six years ago) link
my vote, also my disappointment. i sitll finished it and played a LOT of the content but i was ptretty unsatisfied. and i know it's very "food is bad and such small portions" but i am REALLY disappointed we never got DLC from it, i feel like some good bespoke dlc would've been real nice for a game that felt like it was just so largely paint-by-numbers with a few very memorable and satisfying missions sprinkled in here and there.
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:46 (six years ago) link
this series has been pretty boring to me for quite a while. i couldn't even finish vol 3.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:49 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/cvAROGr.jpg63 - The Norwood Suite - 8 points / 1 VotePC
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:52 (six years ago) link
would love to hear more about the above game
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:56 (six years ago) link
also -- at the end of today i'll post the disappointments of 2017, end of tomorrow: non-2017 games of 2017, and end of friday - the platforms poll
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:57 (six years ago) link
yeah that norwood suite game looks cool
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 18:02 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/ddgaMTy.jpg63 - Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen - 8 points / 1 VotePS4 & Xbox One
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 18:07 (six years ago) link
My vote, game is neat maybe hasn't aged well though. Enjoyed the combat and the pawn/ai system is kinda inspired but the lack of fast travel wore me out before i got anywhere near finishing it.
― devvvine, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 18:11 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/1QX65dx.jpg61 - Hidden Folks - 8 points / 2 VotesiOS, Linux, macOS, Windows
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 18:20 (six years ago) link
Where's Waldo: The Game?
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 18:22 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/ASSDZ3q.jpg61 - Shovel Knight: Spectre of Torment - 8 points / 2 VotesA million consoles
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 18:26 (six years ago) link
voted for Dead Cells, it's a pretty great rogue-like platformer, though it's still in development. very fast-paced combat and a wide variety of weapons
also played through most of Dragon's Dogma last year and it was alright but a bit clunky and the combat wasn't particularly engaging (though many have said it's the main draw idk?). the pawn system is interesting but there was way too much inventory management involving useless junk, and lack of direction with the world/mission design - a lot of areas you can just stumble across only to find they're completely pointless to explore if you haven't activated a relevant quest for the area etc.
the latest Shovel Knight expansion was great like the others
― ufo, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 18:30 (six years ago) link
Without further ado, here we go: your top 3 games "released" in 2017. GREAT JOB EVERYONE. Way to miss the point of voting for the best game of 2017.
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 6 April 2018 18:58 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/ez5B9Wi.jpg3 - Final Fantasy IX - 128 points / 1 First-place vote / 11 VotesPlayStation 4 (2017); iOS & Android (2016); Microsoft Windows (2016); PlayStation (2012, re-release); PlayStation (2000)
https://i.imgur.com/3c4WCht.jpg2 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Remastered - 129 points / 2 First-place votes / 11 VotesWindows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One (2017, standalone); Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One (2016, with Infinite Warfare); OSX (2011, PAL); Wii (2009); OSX (2008, NA); Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows (2007)
https://i.imgur.com/YFUFQBA.jpg1 - The Legend of Zelda: Link To The Past - 130 points / 3 First-place votes / 33 VotesSNES Classic (2017); New Nintendo 3DS (2016, Virtual Console, worldwide); Wii U (2014, Virtual Console, Japan & North America); Wii U (2013, Virtual Console, PAL); Wii (2007, Virtual Console, North America & PAL); Game Boy Advance (2006, Players' Choice North America); Wii (2006, Virtual Console, Japan); Game Boy Advance (2003, Japan & PAL); Game Boy Advance (2002, North America); SNES (1998, Players' Choice PAL); SNES (1996, Players' Choice NA); SNES (1992, NA & PAL); SNES (1991, Japan)
do you know how fucking LONG i spent tracking down the year of release of every release/re-release of Link To The Past over the past 27 years took? i'd fucking excelsior me, best gag of 2018, fuiud
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 6 April 2018 19:00 (six years ago) link
...yeah ok i'll post the real one now
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 6 April 2018 19:02 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/b4ECWcH.jpg3 - Super Mario Odyssey - 145 points / 1 First-place vote / 10 VotesNintendo Switch
https://i.imgur.com/pTxJORl.jpg2 - Nier: Automata - 155 points / 3.5 First-place votes / 7 VotesPlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
https://i.imgur.com/lj03xNh.jpg1 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 265 points / 5.5 First-place votes / 14 VotesNintendo Switch, Wii U
Thanks for following along, y'all. Here are all of the games to receive votes this year.
1 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 265 points / 5.5 First-place votes / 14 Votes2 - Nier: Automata - 155 points / 3.5 First-place votes / 7 Votes3 - Super Mario Odyssey - 145 points / 1 First-place vote / 10 Votes4 - Persona 5 - 127 points / 3 First-place votes / 7 Votes5 - Horizon Zero Dawn - 83 points / 7 Votes6 - Hollow Knight - 76 points / 1 First-place vote / 4 Votes7 - Cuphead - 70 points / 1 First-place vote / 5 Votes8 - Stardew Valley - 63 points / 6 Votes9 - Yakuza 0 - 62 points / 5 Votes10 - Prey - 45 points / 0.5 First-place votes / 3 Votes11 - Dark Souls III: The Ringed City - 43 points / 1 First-place vote / 3 Votes12 - Marvel Puzzle Quest - 40 points / 0.5 First-place votes / 2 Votes13 - Doom - 33 points / 3 Votes14 - Gorogoa - 32 points / 0.5 First-place votes / 3 Votes15 - What Remains of Edith Finch - 31 points / 1 First-place vote / 2 Votes16 - Cinco Paus - 30 points / 1 First-place vote / 1 Vote17 - Injustice 2 - 30 points / 3 Votes18 - ARMS - 30 points / 2 Votes19 - Fire Emblem Heroes - 29 points / 1 Vote20 - Destiny 2 - 27 points / 1 First-place vote / 2 Votes20 - Nex Machina - 27 points / 1 First-place vote / 2 Votes22 - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - 27 points / 2 Votes23 - Pyre - 26 points / 2 Votes24 - Earth Defense Force 5 - 25 points / 1 Vote25 - Civilization 6 - 24 points / 4 Votes26 - Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy - 22 points / 2 Votes27 - World of Warcraft: Legion - 21 points / 0.5 First-place votes / 1 Vote28 - Metroid: Samus Returns - 21 points / 2 Votes28 - Rec-Room - 21 points / 2 Votes30 - Universal Paperclips - 20 points / 2 Votes30 - Northgard - 20 points / 2 Votes32 - PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - 20 points / 1 Vote33 - Mario Kart 8 DX - 17 points / 3 Votes34 - The Sexy Brutale - 17 points / 2 Votes34 - West of Loathing - 17 points / 2 Votes34 - Yooka-Laylee - 17 points / 2 Votes37 - Superhot VR - 17 points / 1 Vote38 - Pinball FX3 - 16 points / 2 Votes39 - Puyo Puyo Tetris - 16 points / 1 Vote40 - Doki Doki Literature Club - 15 points / 2 Votes40 - Wolfenstein II - 15 points / 2 Votes42 - Through the Ages - 15 points / 1 Vote42 - Splatoon 2 - 15 points / 1 Vote42 - Tales of Berseria - 15 points / 1 Vote42 - Sonic Mania - 15 points / 1 Vote46 - Monument Valley 2 - 14 points / 1 Vote46 - Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy - 14 points / 1 Vote48 - Lone Echo - 13 points / 1 Vote48 - Superflight - 13 points / 1 Vote50 - Gran Turismo Sport - 12 points / 1 Vote51 - Nioh - 11 points / 2 Votes51 - Tekken 7 - 11 points / 2 Votes51 - Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - 11 points / 2 Votes54 - Everything - 10 points / 2 Votes55 - Meshi Quest - 10 points / 1 Vote55 - NBA Playgrounds - 10 points / 1 Vote55 - Picross S - 10 points / 1 Vote55 - Accounting+ - 10 points / 1 Vote55 - Little Nightmares - 10 points / 1 Vote60 - Statik - 9 points / 1 Vote61 - Shovel Knight: Spectre of Torment - 8 points / 2 Votes61 - Hidden Folks - 8 points / 2 Votes63 - Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen - 8 points / 1 Vote63 - The Norwood Suite - 8 points / 1 Vote65 - Mass Effect Andromeda - 7 points / 1 Vote65 - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy - 7 points / 1 Vote65 - Cube Escape: The Cave - 7 points / 1 Vote65 - Calculator: The Game - 7 points / 1 Vote69 - Resident Evil 7 - 6 points / 2 Votes69 - Thimbleweed Park - 6 points / 2 Votes71 - Robo Recall - 6 points / 1 Vote72 - Monster Slayers - 5 points / 1 Vote72 - Hob - 5 points / 1 Vote72 - Steamworld Dig 2 - 5 points / 1 Vote72 - Assassin's Creed Origins - 5 points / 1 Vote72 - Animal Crossing Pocket Camp - 5 points / 1 Vote77 - Dead Cells - 4 points / 1 Vote78 - Paperback - 3 points / 1 Vote78 - Splashy Dots - 3 points / 1 Vote80 - Typeshift - 2 points / 1 Vote
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 6 April 2018 19:03 (six years ago) link
thanks for running the poll Will!
― devvvine, Friday, 6 April 2018 19:08 (six years ago) link
thank YOU (and everyone) for voting! lots o' ballots this year comparatively, feels good :)
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 6 April 2018 19:15 (six years ago) link
I reckon my knackered old slow PC could handle Stardew Valley and I like the look of it.
― calzino, Friday, 6 April 2018 19:16 (six years ago) link
will m's ballot:
Persona 5 - 30Fire Emblem Heroes - 29Horizon Zero Dawn - 10Mass Effect Andromeda - 7Doki Doki Literature Club - 6Civilization 6 - 6Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - 6Robo Recall - 6
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 6 April 2018 19:17 (six years ago) link
Breath of the Wild - 20Puyo Puyo Teris - 16Hollow Knight - 16Persona 5 - 14Yakuza 0 - 12Horizon: Zero Dawn - 10Dragon's Dogma - 8Typeshift - 2Universal Paperclips - 2
Ocarina of Time was my old game of the year, pretty great it turns out!
― devvvine, Friday, 6 April 2018 19:27 (six years ago) link
thanks will! as always, i look forward to revisiting this thread throughout the next couple years whenever i'm looking for something new to play.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 6 April 2018 19:28 (six years ago) link
one day i will play a game in its year of release and have a ballot for this thing
anyway, always a good time
― vermicious kid (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 April 2018 19:44 (six years ago) link
i might run another "console generation" poll this year -- first one was NES era, next was SNES era, so considering doing PS1 era! maybe in the autumn!
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 6 April 2018 19:50 (six years ago) link
Thanks for running this, Will!
My ballot:Nier: Automata - 30Ending E, nuff said
Earth Defense Force 5 - 25I was thinking of skipping this one until it got a localised release but I happened to get the EDF itch right around when it came out and impulse bought it. The series that keeps getting better. No, Insect Armageddon doesn't count, I don't care what it says on the box art, EDF = Sandlot.
Yakuza 0 - 24I got this on a whim and enjoyed it a lot more than anticipated. Any game that lets you beat up smug, gold suit-donning nouveau riche can't possibly be bad.
Persona 5 - 21More Persona, with all the good and bad it entails. Killer UI. SMT V might make me buy a switch.
― chihuahuau, Friday, 6 April 2018 20:00 (six years ago) link
one of the better fakeout endings, somehow almost believable for c+p. great stuff will, thanks for doing this
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 6 April 2018 20:03 (six years ago) link
nier: automata way way more popular here than i realized, it seemed like only cider was repping it at the time. think this'll push me to finally pick it up
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 6 April 2018 20:06 (six years ago) link
someone else here got me to buy it by describing it as a ps2 jrpg with platinum games combat i forget who
― ciderpress, Friday, 6 April 2018 20:12 (six years ago) link
hope i can play p5 someday atlus are pretty much the last holdout on not bringing their games to pc
― ciderpress, Friday, 6 April 2018 20:15 (six years ago) link
great list! count me as intrigued by Nier: Automata
im 3/4 temples done with BOTW now lol. just taking my sweet time. feel like this is the kind of game i could play off and on for years.
Super Mario Odyssey was such a fun ride but i feel like i OD'd on it when it came out just playing non-stop. crossing my fingers for Haunted House Kingdom DLC...
Stardew is indeed great and great fun. and it's made entirely by one person, which is both inspiring and super intimidating! like the music alone is a brilliant achievement, to think the same person also did artwork and also did ALL the programming will never not blow my mind.
Cuphead just rules so much. really captured that Metal Slug feeling of nonstop beautiful bullet hells. feel like there was an opportunity to cheat with the art and they refused and went ahead and did things the hard way, and it really comes across in the presentation. each boss is a level. making it to each new phase is like reaching a new area. the sound work is great as well, the intros to each stage always make me feel like i just dropped a quarter into a noisey arcade game. ahh <3
great games all around! love these video games
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 6 April 2018 20:22 (six years ago) link
i;m thinking about thos games
― ciderpress, Friday, 6 April 2018 20:25 (six years ago) link
definitely - it's an impressive achievement.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 6 April 2018 20:27 (six years ago) link
lol ciderpress
― two cool rock chicks pounding la croix (circa1916), Friday, 6 April 2018 20:31 (six years ago) link
ARMS was 2017, feels like so long ago
― Nhex, Friday, 6 April 2018 20:50 (six years ago) link
showed list to my friend and his immediate response was "where's night in the woods" so i guess i gotta play that!
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 6 April 2018 21:12 (six years ago) link
if doesn't appear I'll be surprised! got hype, but then again so did Little Nightmares
― Nhex, Friday, 6 April 2018 21:30 (six years ago) link
one thing i really liked about Mario was the camera system, it seemed like Mario was larger on the screen most of the time, but the background was still readable. with the nice and colorful art style it made it look very good, like a lunchbox illustration at times. the bits where you were running in the HD city and hitting ? blocks next to street lamps were so wonderfully rendered and fun to play; a real dream come true.
when presented with the problem of GTA-style realism in rendering tech, Nintendo opted - thankfully and as always - for an abstract, somewhat art deco, Buster Keaton/Charlie Chaplin/Singin' in the Rain stylism. add in the incredibly intuitive Mario moveset (with only two buttons needed to play! <3 this NES-level simplicity) and the options for vertical transveral across a vast cityscape of skyscrapers, plus the 30th anniversary tribute section which is another nostalgia dream come true. New Donk City is level of the year for me. well done Nintendo! we cannot possibly imagine the great games we have coming our way =)
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 6 April 2018 21:41 (six years ago) link
wow yeah night in the woods is a pretty big snub - in any other year i might have tossed it a dozen points but it missed the cut this year
― ciderpress, Friday, 6 April 2018 21:55 (six years ago) link
I even played that one a little, it's super cute and well-written, just not very game-y imo. Great if you like chill exploration/storytelling though.
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 6 April 2018 22:27 (six years ago) link
id approach it as a visual novel, if you're expecting a game there's not much of that
― ciderpress, Friday, 6 April 2018 22:30 (six years ago) link
Hollow Knight was my #1, the best metroidvania/exploration platformer ever made. incredibly expansive, beautiful, and atmospheric. unlike most games in the genre which have a fairly strict core/intended path, Hollow Knight is a bit more open, allowing for many different routes/orders of exploring areas/obtaining abilities throughout the game which is a refreshing approach. the soul meter mechanic is really clever risk/reward too, combining the Dark Souls estus flask (relatively low health pool that can be healed at the cost of staying still) with the Hyper Light Drifter 'refill projectile ammo by doing melee damage' mechanic.
also voted for Mario, Zelda, Nier, Prey and Persona.
thanks for the poll!
― ufo, Saturday, 7 April 2018 00:11 (six years ago) link
oh weird. my work time settings being off i think magically ported my messages several hours into the futureInjustice 2 was great btwZelda such an obvious winner, everyone should play that game for sureSo many cool looking indies that I'll probably forget about it immediately. so many past ones on the backlog
― Nhex, Saturday, 7 April 2018 07:30 (six years ago) link
Breath of the Wild is a world I'll come back to any time I want to explore. No other open world game has come CLOSE to the freedom I feel. Sketchy to describe it this way, but it mirrors several dreams of feeling free I've had, where I'll float over hills and under waterfalls and through forests and every little detail is a delight.
Love Odyssey in many ways, but I've concluded that I do prefer the more linear 3D Mario stylings of Galaxy, 3D land and 3D world, simply for the replayability. I want to play Mario primarily to do creative, surprising obstacle courses in colorful worlds. Not to explore for secrets. There' s some very lovely pure platforming in Odyssey, but getting back to it feels a bit more like work than in the 'course'-based 3D Marios. Still a solid top 10 place for me last year though.
― abcfsk, Saturday, 7 April 2018 08:01 (six years ago) link
I didnt vote but I'm glad BOTW won. It has straight up spoiled me for all the other open world games I still dip into. Why cant I climb evry mountain and paraglide over evry stream in Oblivion or whatever dammit.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Saturday, 7 April 2018 10:48 (six years ago) link
Thanks Will.
Like Karl, I'll be checking out some of these games I've never seen before.
― In space, pizza sends out for YOU (Ste), Saturday, 7 April 2018 21:46 (six years ago) link
Just catching up on this now. Thanks for running the poll, Will!
― methanietanner, Saturday, 7 April 2018 23:59 (six years ago) link
Yes, thanks!
― Andrew Farrell, Sunday, 8 April 2018 00:22 (six years ago) link