spelunky = platform nethack
― Mordy, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
nethack feels a hundred times more surprising/absorbing
maybe i haven't spelunked enough but that's the game's fault imo
― tochter tochter, please (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 17:53 (eleven years ago) link
nice poll everybody! have played hardly any of this. and probably won't!
― goole, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 17:54 (eleven years ago) link
tbf forks the reason epic mickey 2 is missing is because it appears to be unplayable complete horeshit
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 17:56 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i've played 5 games off this list and probly wd've voted for 2 of them. and they both involve football surprise surprise.
― tochter tochter, please (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 17:56 (eleven years ago) link
i think i might scratch the C+P itch by reading through the previous lists
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 17:57 (eleven years ago) link
first one is 2007 iirc?
Thanks forks and z s! Excellent job, and those gifs really take it to the next level.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 17:58 (eleven years ago) link
yeah these threads are always a treat, love the heavy linkage and the beautiful pics
― tochter tochter, please (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 17:59 (eleven years ago) link
as outside the ilm mainstream i feel during the end of year polling, i feel totally ilg mainstream <3 u guys 4eva
OTM
― Z S, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 17:59 (eleven years ago) link
what i played this year:
#8: Dishonored – PS3, X360, PC – 64 pts – 4 votes - 2 top game votes#10: Trials Evolution – XBLA – 61 pts – 6 votes#22 (Tie): Max Payne – PS3, X360 – 31 pts – 3 votes#30 (Tie): Far Cry 3 – PS3, X360, PC – 20 pts – 2 votes#83 (Tie): Assassin’s Creed III – PS3, X360 – 8 pts – 1 vote
i like marquee xbox shooters that aren't military
― goole, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:01 (eleven years ago) link
also Forza: Horizon which wasn't great but was waaay better than AC3, so worth a tie for #85 or w/e the f
― goole, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:05 (eleven years ago) link
ok i guess i should try frog factions, i don't even remember hearing about it (or at least absorbing those two words together as a unit) until this thread.
― queeple qua queeple (Jordan), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:07 (eleven years ago) link
http://howtonotsuckatgamedesign.com/?p=6419
^ so dumb my brain is on fire
― Mordy, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
question i've always meant to ask, does "rougelike" have some in-jokey meaning or are there just a lot of motherfuckers who can't spell?
― tochter tochter, please (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:14 (eleven years ago) link
i assume there are just a lot of motherfuckers who can't spell
― Mordy, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
as outside the ilm mainstream i feel during the end of year polling, i feel totally ilg mainstream <3 u guys 4evaOTM
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
spelunky a worthy winner
― слабоумие и отвага (cozen), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:19 (eleven years ago) link
i'ma put up a word or two abt each game i played shortly, a la the top 77 music polls
― Bob-omb The Videogame Industry! (Will M.), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:20 (eleven years ago) link
here's my ballot:
1. Hexagon (iOS) - 202. FTL (Mac) - 153. Spelunky (XBLA) - 154. XCOM: Enemy Unknown (X360) - 155. Walking Dead (Mac) - 106. Dishonored (X360) - 57. Fallen London (Browser) - 58. SSX (X360) - 59. Frog Fractions (Browser) - 510. New Star Soccer (iOS) - 5
― Mordy, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:22 (eleven years ago) link
I literally hadn't heard of Frog Factions until I think yesterday?
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:22 (eleven years ago) link
frog porn!
― Mordy, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:23 (eleven years ago) link
frog me 'til I fart
― слабоумие и отвага (cozen), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:23 (eleven years ago) link
welp
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
my ballot:
Journey PSN 30Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 PS3 25Need for Speed: Most Wanted PS3 15Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 iOS 10Fairway Solitaire iOS 10Diablo III Mac 10
Most DisappointingAssassin's Creed III PS3
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
oh oh! You know what game I would have voted for if I'd played it before yesterday? LETTERPRESS
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:25 (eleven years ago) link
also the reason WoW didn't show up this year is because I finally stopped playing it
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:26 (eleven years ago) link
frog fractions requires patience and faith if you're gonna play. also don't be scared to check for a gamefaq if you're stuck; forward progress is the game's payoff
― Even by Zales standards, that's sad. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:26 (eleven years ago) link
forks what is the deal w/ that howtonotsuckatgamedesign blogger?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:26 (eleven years ago) link
letterpress kinda sucks imo, the strategy involved is a lot simpler than it originally appears
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:29 (eleven years ago) link
xp he makes some interesting points and raises some worthwhile arguments?
― Even by Zales standards, that's sad. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
I freely admit that much of the joy I received from Letterpress yesterday was repeatedly pwning jjj while he failed to pay attention to his wife
also from winning a game by playing the word ENZYME and the ensuing rage that caused
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:33 (eleven years ago) link
games i played after seeing the poll results (while makings gifs), but after i already voted:
XCOMNeed for Speed: Most WantedFTL
I would have given XCOM and FTL a bunch of points, enough to push XCOM to #1 and FTL into the top ten.
― Z S, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:35 (eleven years ago) link
Borderlands 2 - 15Fez - 15Need For Speed: Most Wanted - 15Black Knight Sword - 10Far Cry 3 - 10Frog Fractions - 10Max Payne 3 - 10QatQi - 5Fallen London - 5Simpsons: Tapped Out - 5
would have added Lollipop Chainsaw on there if i played it in time, def my least bizarro ballot yet for which i feel great shame
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:39 (eleven years ago) link
great job poll team
i will try spelunky out of respect for yall plus it is free but it looks bum
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:40 (eleven years ago) link
5 pts
Angry Birds Star Wars Win, Mac, iOS, Droid
10 pts
Diablo III Win, MacJet Set Radio HD iOS, Droid, PSN, PSVita, Win, XBLARayman Origins 3DS, PSVita, WinWipeout 2048 PSVita
15 pts
Skullgirls PSN, XBLASoulcalibur V PS3, X360
20 ptsTokyo Jungle PSN
Biggest disappointment:World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Win, Mac
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:41 (eleven years ago) link
my boring xbox ballot:
Dishonored (30 pts)Quantum Conundrum (25 pts)Far Cry 3 (10 pts)I Am Alive (25 pts)Trials Evolution (10 pts)
Biggest disappointment: Batman - Harley Quinn's Revenge
― queeple qua queeple (Jordan), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:41 (eleven years ago) link
make yourself play it for longer than 10 minutes. i wasn't the biggest fan after 2 minutes but like most roguelikes, it gets really addicting quickly.
― Z S, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:42 (eleven years ago) link
sorry, roguelikes rougelikes
next year, instead of "biggest disappointment" can we have a -10 vote slot that can only be used if accompanied by an angry rant? then we could have amusing entries with negative point values
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:43 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, def play it long enough where you start getting proficient at the mechanics. i also hated it in the very beginning (i think i complained about it on another thread actually!) but it quickly got very addictive and the longer i played the more fun i had playing it
― Mordy, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:43 (eleven years ago) link
@ DJP -- How do you challenge each other, through the Game Center? I'm DrPlasmon if you want to try me.
Spent way too much time on Letterpress last weekend. Really like it when the strategic demands of the board prompt you to find more obscure words. Dislike the way it can devolve into ~INGS ~ED ~ERS repetitiousness. I like it better when the board is mostly less common letters and combinations. Going out with GAUZY (unplayed U, Z, Y) to win 13-12 was my favorite moment so far.
I've only been playing random people, but hardly any of them grasp the basic strategy of controlling valuable tiles. I've been cancelling any game where I'm given first turn and only playing as the challenger, which is considerably harder especially if they start with a corner locked down. It'd be interesting to play a few games in a row against someone who knows what they're doing to see if the game design holds up.
― Plasmon, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:44 (eleven years ago) link
can't believe no one voted for chrono trigger
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:46 (eleven years ago) link
oh man I have work to do, I will challenge you later
really want to challenge you NOW tho
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:47 (eleven years ago) link
here's my terrible ballot:
30 points - Spelunky XBLA, Win 15 points - Borderlands 2 Win, PS3, X360, Mac (i burned out on this game HARD immediately after voting for it)10 points - Diablo III Win, Mac (played for 2 weeks, ever again)10 points - 10000000 iOS 10 points - Dungeon Village iOS 5 points - Hexagon iOS 5 points - Punch Quest iOS (i complained about this game upthread and didn't even like it! what's wrong with me?5 points - QatQi iOS (i seriously don't like this game)5 points - Walking Dead: Episode 1 – 5 Win, PSN, XBLA, Mac, iOS 5 points - 9 Innings Pro Baseball 2013 iOS (whoops, i'm not sure i even played this!)
― Z S, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:49 (eleven years ago) link
30 - 01 - last story - wii20 - 02 - unchained blades - psVITA15 - 03 - xenoblade chronicles - wii10 - 04 - crusader kings ii - pc08 - 05 - shin megami tensei: devil survivor 207 - 06 - zero escape: virtue's last reward 3DS
also i had some really good comments about all these games too
― kill yuppies (Lamp), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:52 (eleven years ago) link
you really did!
― Even by Zales standards, that's sad. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, they were pretty entertaining
― Nhex, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
ok, how did I not know about Spelunky when it looks like all the games I loved aged 14 rolled together?
― a passing spacecadet, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:58 (eleven years ago) link
otm
― Mordy, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 19:00 (eleven years ago) link