all about the combos, imho.some of he super skills are really satisfying on their own too. things like burning punch where you really feel the difference between a jab and a solid connecting blow. also, nailing the timing on punching torches was a really nice feeling for me.
― s.clover, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 18:55 (eleven years ago) link
people like to vote for _important_ things for their #1
Yes. Yes, they do.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 18:56 (eleven years ago) link
Tetris ramps up, you have time to consider moves. Hexagon is just tap tap tap/hope you get the rhythm right.
this is so wrong. you have to consider moves, it does ramp up and it's not tap tap tap/hope, certainly not on the hardest levels. it's scan pattern / quickly input correct response
― Mordy, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 18:59 (eleven years ago) link
also i think my biggest complaint about super punch is how ugly it looked. very unappealing aesthetics.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:02 (eleven years ago) link
Walking Dead on ipad is great. Prob the best game i've played on it.
― sofatruck, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:02 (eleven years ago) link
if that frog thing wins this poll it'll be worse than anco or the dirty projectys taking the music poll
and I'll hold you, emil.y, personally responsible
― слабоумие и отвага (cozen), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:03 (eleven years ago) link
controls on punch quest are really responsive and smooth. everything feels really tuned -- its the sort of game that you can tell was made by people who are good at making this exact sort of game.
― s.clover, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:09 (eleven years ago) link
If that frog thing wins this poll it'll be the same as that time Mr Blobby got the Christmas number one.
― JimD, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:21 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/JTlgnDz.gif#7: Xenoblade Chronicles – Wii – 65 pts – 4 vote (+30 points / 1 vote from 2011 which would actually boost this to #5, but fuggit) - Top Wii Game
http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/2011/230/960564_20110819_640screen003.jpg
Official Game Site
Metacritic
Gameplay Video
http://media.nintendo.com/nintendo/bin/udoroAA_MSDEWbOZ4T67kIRTrd4cs1aD/fa_Zt9eQ9XKH9nejI7mJfAtlZTbGK2ja.jpg
Quarter to Three
Brainy Gamer: Why We JRPG
Experience Points Podcast
Iwata Asks
The History of Xenogears and Xenosaga
YouTube Soundtrack Playlist
http://www.consoleob.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/xenoblade-chronicles_2.jpg
diamonddave85:This game is going to go down in history as the last great Wii game and one of the finest JRPGS of this generation.
lamp: Carried through many nations and over many seasI arrive, brother, for these wretched funeral rites,so that I might present you with the last tribute of deathand speak in vain to silent Ash Ketchumsince Nintendo has carried away from me you in the fleshAlas, poor brother, unfairly taken away from me,now in the meantime, nevertheless, these things which in the ancient custom of analog controlsare handed over as a sad tribute to the ritesreceive, coated with much Dorito's Cool Ranch dustingAnd forever, brother, hail and farewell.
― Even by Zales standards, that's sad. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:22 (eleven years ago) link
is there a way to play that if you don't have a britishes wii?
― Euler, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:25 (eleven years ago) link
that game didn't even occur to me, damn
also, the gif for dishonored makes me want to play dishonored more than anything i've ever seen for the game
― Bob-omb The Videogame Industry! (Will M.), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:26 (eleven years ago) link
dolphin emulator
― ☕ (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:27 (eleven years ago) link
ah ok
man I just want to play big games like that on my tv, not on a pc
& guess dolphin emulator means some kinda hacky thing, blah blah
― Euler, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:28 (eleven years ago) link
xenoblade is out in america. it's just not in HD which means i can't comfortably play it.
― Even by Zales standards, that's sad. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:28 (eleven years ago) link
dolphin will play it in full HD but you need a pretty hardcore gaming rig
― ☕ (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:29 (eleven years ago) link
yeah I looked for xenoblade but like on amazon it costs > $100, what's the deal
― Euler, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:30 (eleven years ago) link
― слабоумие и отвага (cozen), Tuesday, February 19, 2013 7:03 PM (20 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I have no problem with being held responsible for the best game of the year being voted best game of the year.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:31 (eleven years ago) link
xenoblade is, i think, out of printmy PROTIP on buying xenoblade chronicles is that you join gamefly, put that one game in your queue and buy it for thirty bucks when they send it
― Even by Zales standards, that's sad. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:32 (eleven years ago) link
no other game this year included frog pornography lemonade stand style simulations
― Mordy, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:35 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/urFqLUR.gif#6: Journey – PSN – 67 pts – 4 votes - 2 top game votes - Top PSN Exclusive Game
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Some thoughts and sounds on sound design
Nightmare Mode
World One Two - ‘Over the Precipice: An Essay on Journey’
The Atlantic - ‘A Portrait of the Artist as Game Studio’
Brainy Gamer - ‘All About the Journey’
Jenova Chen Interview
Dissenting opinion at Quarter to Three
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JOURNEY for PS3
forksclovetofu:Journey is NOT drastically different than Flower; it's just better looking, more ingeniously designed and with a Demons' Souls style multiplayer element. It's almost intrinsically not the most interesting game. The puzzles I beat were fairly easy and logical and not taxing; the kind of thing that’s good to beat with a new voiceless friend. So if you want a great game, this probably isn't it and if “how long the game is = how good it is”, you’re at the wrong station. But as an interesting EXPERIENCE this is a must play and probably the most profound time I had with something that thought it was a game since, wow, maybe ever.
kelpolaris: I’m gonna say it got *slightly* monotonous - yeah, even within it's near abysmal 2 hour timespan - but there were certain moments where i couldn't believe how beautiful the games shots were. I tagged along with a dude for near the entire game, almost never lost him.... only when the game ended did it tell me that i had actually spent all that time with 5 dudes O_o
EZSnappin: The best game of this generation on Playstation. Just the right length to play in one go, and a pleasure to go through again. Getting a chance to help a stranger discover the magic was the best gaming experience I've had in ages.
if: If I say that it is a lot like Fez but without a game to go with the beauty, I don't mean that entirely as a bad thing. The sweeping down the sandstream bit was stunning, and the ending was lovely too. Maybe if I had a connection with anyone I met on it I would be raving about it.
zappi: The year’s best walking simulator/non-game "experience".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgu76ql6FSo
― Even by Zales standards, that's sad. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:37 (eleven years ago) link
how many times have I considered buying a PS3 just to play journey
― слабоумие и отвага (cozen), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:39 (eleven years ago) link
i have a feeling i'd really like xenoblade. about the only thing that's seriously tempted me about a wii, but it feels way too late in the platforms' life to get it just for one jrpg.
― s.clover, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:42 (eleven years ago) link
whew so glad journey is not #1
― Mordy, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:42 (eleven years ago) link
xxp it's worth buying a ps3 cos it's the best system currently available and then getting journey, but it's prolly not worth buying a ps3 just for journey. it's a very cool game though, + it is the only video game my mom has ever commented on in her life as far as i can recall (she also thought it was cool)
― sleepingbag, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:42 (eleven years ago) link
just waiting on PS4 at this point tbrr
― слабоумие и отвага (cozen), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
it's been said over and over but seriously this game has some of the most stunning images i've seen in the medium.. the cleaved mountain was a personal favorite, can't really put into words why but it seemed to be in some sort of sub-conscious jungian archetypal way
― ☕ (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
Flower is a better game
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 20:38 (eleven years ago) link
was going to vote for Xenoblade but then remembered that it was my number 1 vote last yearsorta enjoyed Journey for the 90 odd minutes it took, but even in that short timespan its ideas were stretched pretty thin
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
Flower was crap.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 20:50 (eleven years ago) link
Here's my explanation of Super Hexagon's appeal from last year:
so is playing that game just a matter of memorizing the pattern and touching the screen appropriately? Could you write the winning passage as sheet music?― EVERYONE COOKING SCMABLED EGGS,CHEESE WITH TOASTER!! (forksclovetofu), Friday, October 5, 2012 3:04 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkthere are patterns but they come out in an unpredictable order, so it's about practicing the mapping from patterns to touches to the point of being able to unconsciously execute them.― www.toilet-guru.com (silby), Friday, October 5, 2012 3:06 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkyeah, i know those words make sense but I can't read them in a way that does― EVERYONE COOKING SCMABLED EGGS,CHEESE WITH TOASTER!! (forksclovetofu), Friday, October 5, 2012 3:34 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinklol it makes perfect sense to me― Mordy, Friday, October 5, 2012 3:37 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post PermalinkI'll try again: it's distilled procedurally-generated rhythm mario― www.toilet-guru.com (silby), Friday, October 5, 2012 4:09 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― EVERYONE COOKING SCMABLED EGGS,CHEESE WITH TOASTER!! (forksclovetofu), Friday, October 5, 2012 3:04 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
there are patterns but they come out in an unpredictable order, so it's about practicing the mapping from patterns to touches to the point of being able to unconsciously execute them.
― www.toilet-guru.com (silby), Friday, October 5, 2012 3:06 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah, i know those words make sense but I can't read them in a way that does
― EVERYONE COOKING SCMABLED EGGS,CHEESE WITH TOASTER!! (forksclovetofu), Friday, October 5, 2012 3:34 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol it makes perfect sense to me
― Mordy, Friday, October 5, 2012 3:37 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I'll try again: it's distilled procedurally-generated rhythm mario
― www.toilet-guru.com (silby), Friday, October 5, 2012 4:09 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Women, Fire, and Dangerous Zings (silby), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 21:43 (eleven years ago) link
super punch land just felt like every other l-r iOS runner and yeah the punching wasnt even that good
and as far as voting for important games goes, i didnt vote this year, but you are talking ot a guy who put drop7 at his #1 a couple years ago
― zero dark (s1ocki), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 21:59 (eleven years ago) link
important itt = big budget title?
― Mordy, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 22:03 (eleven years ago) link
important = "the vote makes a statement", not just "this was fun".
no other ios runners have nearly as much punching!
― s.clover, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 22:09 (eleven years ago) link
as much as i enjoyed dishonored it seemed more like a culmination/refining of a trend (very well designed open world RPG style game) and not a breakthrough in gaming. like idk ftl or walking dead feel like they could inaugurate a lot of similar games (small tightly designed gamey roguelikes and sharply written adventure narratives respectively). not that either of those are actually unique to the history of gaming but it's been a long time since either of those genres were popular or interesting. another COD4 style game (even a particularly good one) or another bethesda project (esp after the fallout 3 tour de force imho) just don't blow my mind in 2013
― Mordy, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 22:14 (eleven years ago) link
also terry cavanagh is a genius that goes without saying
― Mordy, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 22:16 (eleven years ago) link
Hold on, Dishonoured isn't open world, and it's not very RPG either.
― JimD, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 23:54 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, i guess closer to deus ex / thief templates but it felt like a lot of other RPGs i've played lately and felt very 'open' maybe not in quest selection (tho plenty of optional stuff to do + places to explore) but in approaches/style development. it felt a little looser than bioware rpgs too, even if obv not quite as sprawling as skyrim/f3
― Mordy, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 23:58 (eleven years ago) link
i liked human revolution last year too but it also didn't feel particularly groundbreaking in the genre (and was also pseudo-open world, pseudo-RPG)
― Mordy, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 23:59 (eleven years ago) link
Punch Quest just felt right in the punching, timing and so forth, I dug the music, design and animation style too. Also I'll permanently associate it with getting me through the SUPERSTORM. I still haven't nailed a 200-hit combo though, maybe someday.
― Nhex, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 00:04 (eleven years ago) link
Ok enjoying 2 games that are still to place that have not been mentioned.
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 00:11 (eleven years ago) link
One of which is going to apparently blindside some peeps, but it is super badass
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 00:12 (eleven years ago) link
One of Dishonored's two creative directors did Deus Ex.
That's why you could approach the missions in a variety of play styles.
― The New Jack Mormons! (kingfish), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 00:32 (eleven years ago) link
There's a difference between open-world and hub-levels. Sleeping Dogs is open-world; Deus Ex: HR is hub-level
― The New Jack Mormons! (kingfish), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 00:36 (eleven years ago) link
phew, finally finished all of the goddamn images!!
(i was the reason for the holdup these last few days, sorry!)
― Z S, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 03:15 (eleven years ago) link
you've been amazing dude. great work throughout.
― Even by Zales standards, that's sad. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 03:26 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/flBEXN2.gif#5: Borderlands II – X360, PS3, PC – 73 pts – 6 votes - 1 top game vote
http://cdn.ientry.com/sites/webpronews/pictures/borderlands2_616.jpg
http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/news-700/Borderlands-2-Gets-New-DLC-on-PC-via-Steam.jpg?1355301896
Zero Punctuation
California Literary Review
Extensive Video Dev Interview
That Game’s(UX)
Popmatters: 1, 2, 3
How Borderlands 2 Lied To Me
The White World of Pandora
http://4playernetwork.com/static/media/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/borderlands2_top.png
BORDERLANDS - like Fallout 3 but with cars and MAXIMUM PWNAGE OMGWTFLOLNEWB FPS combat
jjjusten: Shoot shit, kill stuff, bang bang etc. It's not the most novel concept in the world, but BL2 might be the best iteration of it so far. Like Bulletstorm (well and the first Borderlands) before it, this is a shooter that understands that games are supposed to be fun, and that while depresso mope fests are one way to deal with the fact that virtually shooting people is sort of a creepy pastime, there is another answer - to turn the whole exercise into a ridiculous anti-realist romp. Gameplaywise, this is a shooter that sorta reveals it's depth as you go, and little things like frame rate are imperceptible, level design is actually pretty complicated and loaded with alternate routes and (gasp) strategic decisions if you are more of a "get the drop on them" rather than a "SHOOT U IN UR FACE NOW" player. re: improvements over the first one - the story isn't stupid, it's funnier, the vehicles are not absolute horseshit. Also, don't believe the "gotta play it multiplayer" hype, it's just as badass SP style.
CraigG: I played a ton of the original Borderlands, and it was the game that persuaded me to give FPSes a little more of a chance (I did, and I don't much like them still), so I couldn't pass up Borderlands 2. I haven't gotten really into it in the same way as I did Borderlands, but I think that's mostly because I've had so many great games to play this year (between new releases and catching up on some of the winners from C&P 2011). It's just as good, though, I think and seems pretty big so far. Now I'm armed with a decent assault rifle and a sniper rifle, I'm set to continue my rampage.
― Even by Zales standards, that's sad. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 03:28 (eleven years ago) link
Graphics have been excellent on this thread
― The New Jack Mormons! (kingfish), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 05:13 (eleven years ago) link
OTM. Seriously impressive.
― hyggeligt, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 07:01 (eleven years ago) link
Borderlands 2 is great, but has suffered from diminishing returns a bit for me. I think I need to try one of the other character classes, though (stuck with the commando thus far).
Co-sign on the great graphics.
― Neil S, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 09:15 (eleven years ago) link
Yep, I sort of hate borderlands 2 at this stage (although I voted for it). I'm pretty close to the end of the main campaign and I've hit a massive difficulty spike, and as far as I can tell it's really just because I've been unlucky with the random weapon drops. That shouldn't really be possible in a triple-A game these days, I feel like maybe they've just tried to build in too wide a range of possible play styles and classes and loadouts, but then weren't able to fully play test all the gazillion possible permutations that throws up.
But I've still had fun times in there, and I've not given up on it yet (I guess there's always something to be said for any game where I can spend two hours dying and dying and dying but still feel like I want to keep going).
― JimD, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 10:46 (eleven years ago) link