Coint and Plick 2013 - The Sixth Annual ILX Video Game Poll

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Blue Screen of Awesome - Playthru

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Little Inferno

Forksclovetofu: Another game about games in a year where these were everywhere to be found, Little Inferno (along with 10000000 and Spec Ops) asks you if you really want to play at all. Fairly short but surprisingly twisted, with a depth that’s difficult to explain as (maybe just this once) the spoilers really are spoilers. All my DEEP THOUGHTS on completion were neatly echoed by Errant Signal's excellent video essay linked up top. This is a near close call as my favorite game of the year; now that it’s out on iOS, you really owe it to yourself to give it a whirl. Dream bigger!

― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 10 February 2013 20:47 (eleven years ago) link

#60 (Tie): Machinarium – PS3 – 10 pts - 1 vote

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Zora: A beautifully drawn, fairly fiendish, amusing little p&c adventure game. It harked back to the best kind of children's TV and books; the non-patronising kind. I'd have scored it higher but it was -gasp- too hard for me. Pure spite.

― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 10 February 2013 20:53 (eleven years ago) link

#60 (Tie): New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 3DS – 10 pts - 1 vote

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Iwata Asks

YouTube Soundtrack Listing

PopMatters

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diamonddave85:Back in college, my roommate, a guy down the hall and I would get stoned and take turns playing a level from SMW to see who could finish the level the fastest. We realized that part of the genius of Mario games was that almost every level was impeccably designed to be run through at top speed: jumps and enemy placement were just in the right place so you could run through a level with an unbroken flow. Ever since then, my preferred style of playing Mario games is to run through as fast as I can and try to achieve that flow. Although I'm still getting used to the levels, this style of play seems to be encouraged in NSMB2 (the coin block head powerup should make this obvious). Because it seems like this was a focal design consideration, this has been one of the more enjoyable of the newer 2d Mario games for me.

― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 10 February 2013 21:01 (eleven years ago) link

We realized that part of the genius of Mario games was that almost every level was impeccably designed to be run through at top speed: jumps and enemy placement were just in the right place so you could run through a level with an unbroken flow.

YES, so true. watching youtube speed runs of SMB3 can make it seem like the entire game was designed so some genius kid could chain together a bunch of jumps and bounces off of enemies in one, perfect way that all other playthroughs pale next to

― Z S, Sunday, 10 February 2013 21:26 (eleven years ago) link

did machinarium place on coint + plick 3 years in a row on 3 different systems?

― Mordy, Sunday, 10 February 2013 23:27 (eleven years ago) link

but it was -gasp- too hard for me. Pure spite.

haha, this is where i ended up, too

― Nhex, Monday, 11 February 2013 00:33 (eleven years ago) link

Wow, Letterpress just swallowed (swallow wallowed, sallowed) my Sunday. Like SpellTower but actually fun.

― Plasmon, Monday, 11 February 2013 07:02 (eleven years ago) link

#60 (Tie): Picross E – 3DS – 10 pts - 1 vote

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― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 February 2013 17:59 (eleven years ago) link

#60 (Tie): Professor Layton and The Miracle Mask – 3DS – 10 pts - 1 vote

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YouTube Soundtrack

Gay Gamer

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― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 February 2013 17:59 (eleven years ago) link

I haven't played a professor layton in a while. Do they come up w/ new feeling puzzles or is mostly retreads at this point? And when does the Layton/Justice crossover happen?

― Mordy, Monday, 11 February 2013 18:00 (eleven years ago) link

#60 (Tie): Rayman Origins – 3DS – 10 pts - 1 vote

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Zero Punctuation

Gamasutra: The Core of Rayman Origins

Soundtrack

Creator Interview

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― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 February 2013 18:01 (eleven years ago) link

#60 (Tie): Rock Band Blitz – PSN – 10 pts - 1 vote

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New York Post Interview

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ROCK BAND

― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 February 2013 18:02 (eleven years ago) link

#60 (Tie): Saturday Morning RPG – iOS – 10 pts - 1 vote

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Soundtrack Sampler

Dev Interview and Concept Sketches

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S. Clover: SMRPG is a retromania game, but doesn't trade in transgression so much as wish-fulfillment. The genre parody is modest and affectionate. The worst you'll find are that the GI Joes are credit-hogs. The combat system is pretty varied, but once I'd acquired my best weapons I found I stuck with them to the exclusion of others, which meant things got fairly repetitive. Which is a shame, because there are branching choice paths that would reward multiple playthroughs if certain sections of enemies weren't such a slog. Nonetheless, the plot of the episodes released thus far is enjoyable enough, and there are enough fun surprises for at least one playthrough.

― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 February 2013 18:04 (eleven years ago) link

Simpsons game is pretty good for a Farmville clone type thing, and the first one of these that I actually feel tempted to buy premium stuff for (I still won't bc spending money on a non-game is a ridiculous prospect). But still - kudos to them.

― Mordy, Monday, 11 February 2013 20:23 (eleven years ago) link

#60 (Tie): Sound Shapes – PSN – 10 pts - 1 vote

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Beck’s Soundtrack on Youtube

Gamasutra Postmortem

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Ten Great Community Levels

”How Sound Shapes Shines”

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Forksclovetofu: Another game I love that is less a game and more a concept realized in game format. The community is really key here; there's loads of interesting levels to explore.

― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 00:31 (eleven years ago) link

#60 (Tie): The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave – 3DS – 10 pts - 1 vote

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A Beginner’s Guide

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zappi: Charming DQ-style dungeon crawler, your party is gathered via wifi signals. An expanded sequel is on its way soon.

― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 00:35 (eleven years ago) link

#60 (Tie): WipEout 2048 – PSVita – 10 pts - 1 vote

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WIPEOUT

― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 00:37 (eleven years ago) link

#57 (Tie): Angry Birds: Star Wars – iOS – 10 pts – 2 votes

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Touch Arcade Review

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― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 00:41 (eleven years ago) link

#57 (Tie): Burrito Bison – iOS – 10 pts – 2 votes

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Play Online for Free

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Soundtrack

S. Clover: Like a slot machine. Stupid, mechanical, addictive, effective.

― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 00:44 (eleven years ago) link

#57 (Tie): QatQi – iOS – 10 pts – 2 votes

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Quarter to Three

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jjjusten: If you ever wanted to get beat up by leaderboard inadequacy, this is the game for you. If you lived in a bubble and didn't know that other people were playing, this would be a 5 minute yawn delete download, but when that first leaderboard populates and you see just how lame your score is, suddenly you are replaying and replaying and now you hate yourself. Especially when you realize that all that internal monologue about how "hey it's just lucky breaks" is just the sound of you lying to yourself. 2012's game most likely to make you want to murder your friends.

― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 00:49 (eleven years ago) link

word games + slot machine games =

gaming in 2012

― Mordy, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 00:50 (eleven years ago) link

I hate word games. I think I hate words in general. Giving up on life.

― Jeff, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 00:54 (eleven years ago) link

also hard games but i suspect they're mostly still to come

― Mordy, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 01:02 (eleven years ago) link

#56: Minecraft – XBLA – 11 pts – 1 vote (+83 points / 7 votes from 2011 poll, which would put this at #5 technically, but fuggit)

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Gamasutra: Minecraft, Intellectual Property and The Future of Copyright

California Literary Review

Put some cheese on that burger

Notch Interview

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itt we minecraft

― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 04:42 (eleven years ago) link

#55: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy – 3DS, iOS – 13 pts – 1 vote

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Songlist

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Gay Gamer

if: Ouendan with classic Final Fantasy music, a couple of extra gameplay touches, and levels upon levels of RPG complications which are mostly there to take or leave as the mood goes - all good things. It gets the difficulty curve just right as well, from initial introduction through to full on concentration and desperation. The point when I realised that this game had really got to me was when I was watching a Paralympic medal ceremony and started picturing the Brazilian national anthem as a series of taps and swishes.

― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 04:45 (eleven years ago) link

#54: New Star Soccer – iOS – 14 pts – 2 votes

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Play Free Online

NSS’ Unlikely Success

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cozen: 'Pandemic. Got that pandemic.'

― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 04:47 (eleven years ago) link

lol minecraft isn't a fun game

― Mordy, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 04:47 (eleven years ago) link

new star soccer! my first vote. guilty admission - i played a whole career w/ beitar club (incidentally) long before this ever happened

― Mordy, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 04:48 (eleven years ago) link

i have played so much new star soccer...it makes me sad

― Z S, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 04:49 (eleven years ago) link

STAR MAN!~!

― Z S, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 04:49 (eleven years ago) link

We're about at the halfway point, so here's a recap:

#54: New Star Soccer – iOS – 14 pts – 2 votes
#55: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy – 3DS, iOS – 13 pts – 1 vote
#56: Minecraft – XBLA – 11 pts – 1 vote (+83 points / 7 votes from 2011 poll, which would put this at #5 technically, but fuggit)
#57 (Tie): Angry Birds: Star Wars – iOS – 10 pts – 2 votes
#57 (Tie): Burrito Bison – iOS – 10 pts – 2 votes
#57 (Tie): QatQi – iOS – 10 pts – 2 votes
#60 (Tie): Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator – iOS, PC – 10 pts – 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition - iOS - 10pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Black Knight Sword – PSN, XBLA – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Crusader Kings II – PC – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Dikembe Mutombo 4 ½ Weeks to Save the World – Browser – 10 pts - 1 vote - FREE
#60 (Tie): Doom 3: BFG Edition – PS3 – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Double Dragon Neon – PSN, XBLA – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Final Fantasy XIII-2 – PS3 – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Halo 4 – X360 – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Jet Set Radio HD – iOS, PSN, XBLA – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): LEGO Lord of the Rings – PS3, X360 – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Letterpress – iOS – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Little Inferno – PC – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Machinarium – PS3 – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 3DS – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Picross E – 3DS – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Professor Layton and The Miracle Mask – 3DS – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Rayman Origins – 3DS – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Rock Band Blitz – PSN – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Saturday Morning RPG – iOS – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): Sound Shapes – PSN – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave – 3DS – 10 pts - 1 vote
#60 (Tie): WipEout 2048 – PSVita – 10 pts - 1 vote
#83 (Tie): Assassin’s Creed III – PS3, X360 – 8 pts – 1 vote
#83 (Tie): F1 Race Stars – X360 – 8 pts – 1 vote
#83 (Tie): Football Manager 2013 – PC – 8 pts – 1 vote
#83 (Tie): Shen Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 – DS – 8 pts – 1 vote - Top DS Game
#83 (Tie): Torchlight II – PC – 8 pts – 1 vote
#88: Nintendo Land – WiiU – 7 pts – 1 vote - Top WiiU Game (lol)
#89 (Tie): New Style Boutique – 3DS – 6 pts – 1 vote
#89 (Tie): Spellwood – iOS – 6 pts – 1 vote
#91 (Tie): 9 Innings Pro Baseball 2013 – iOS – 5 pts – 1 vote
#91 (Tie): Battleheart – iOS – 5 pts – 1 vote
#91 (Tie): DayZ – PC – 5 pts – 1 vote - FREE
#91 (Tie): Fortune Summoners: Secret of The Elemental Stone – PC – 5 pts – 1 vote
#91 (Tie): Gunman Clive – 3DS – 5 pts – 1 vote
#91 (Tie): Knytt Underground – PSN – 5 pts – 1 vote
#91 (Tie): McPixel – iOS, PC, Mac – 5 pts – 1 vote
#91 (Tie): MLB 12: The Show – PS3 – 5 pts – 1 vote
#91 (Tie): Pixel Defenders Puzzle – iOS – 5 pts – 1 vote
#91 (Tie): The Simpsons: Tapped Out – iOS – 5 pts – 1 vote
#91 (Tie): Sleeping Dogs – PS3, X360 – 5 pts – 1 vote
#91 (Tie): Super Monsters Ate My Condo! – iOS – 5 pts – 1 vote
#91 (Tie): Waking Mars – iOS – 5 pts – 1 vote

From here on in, I'm proud to say that ZS' great animations will accompany the rest of the games on the countdown. Basically everyone on this board probably already knows his work, but if you don't, check out http://weinventyou.net/

More tomorrow!

― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 04:59 (eleven years ago) link

I didn't get the minecraft release date wrong did I? Pretty sure it did come out in 2012, can't remember the rules on incorporating last year's votes though. Anyway I agree that it's not a fun game, but it lets you turn off the game parts, and then it's a very fun play set to hang out in with kids.

― JimD, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 07:11 (eleven years ago) link

it would break some kind of gamers' honour code i am sure, but i would love to see some combined ilxor hours logged #s for all these games

― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 12:22 (eleven years ago) link

I'm actually sort of surprised waking mars didn't get more votes -- it did pretty well among a segment of critics. Maybe just not a lot of room for long-form games on ios?

― s.clover, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 15:21 (eleven years ago) link

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#45 (Tie): Analogue: A Hate Story – PC – 15 pts – 1 vote

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― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 16:44 (eleven years ago) link

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#45 (Tie): Gridrunner - iOS – 15 pts – 1 vote

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Cerebral Pop

Play Online Free

JCL: A great, remixed version of Gridrunner for iOS. It almost made me buy an iCade.

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#45 (Tie): NBA 2K13 – PS3, X360 – 15 pts – 1 vote

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Producer Interview

The Not-So-Secret RPG History of NBA2K

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― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 16:47 (eleven years ago) link

analogue a hate story is much better than the last one but still not as good as digital.

― Mordy, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 16:48 (eleven years ago) link

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#45 (Tie): Pinball Arcade – iOS – 15 pts – 1 vote

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― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 16:49 (eleven years ago) link

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#45 (Tie): Pocket Planes – iOS – 15 pts – 1 vote

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