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http://www.wired.com/2015/12/top-10-videogames-2015/#slide-1

First 9 games are unranked, Wired only ranked their game of the year.

The Beginner's Guide
Bloodborne
Cibele
Her Story
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
n++
Splatoon
Undertale
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Game of the Year:

Super Mario Maker

 

[Piston Hyundai]

You're God damn right it's game of the year.

Good list, but the lack of online multiplayer really hampers N++ for me.

 

[dugdug]

Glad to see N++ finally getting some deserved love.

 

[Broken Joystick]

 

[dh4niel]

Best list I've seen so far. Haven't played it, but I don't think Cibele is my thing though.

 

[Chobel]

Cibele?

 

[Hugstable]

Nice to see N++ getting some GOTY love

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Interesting choice. If nothing else, Super Mario Maker was definitely a strong candidate for most fun game of the year.

 

[Freeman76]

I really want to try undertale, its in so many top 10 lists. Im on a console phase though, hopefully it gets ported someday

 

[Zalman]

Cool list with some not-so-obvious choices in there.

 

[AntiFacebook]

Super mario maker isn't even a game...it's a creation tool.

 

[Berordn]

Super mario maker isn't even a game...it's a creation tool.

...which produces levels you can play and the framework in which to play them like a game?

This is weird.

 

[BY2K]

I really want to try undertale, its in so many top 10 lists. Im on a console phase though, hopefully it gets ported someday

With how the game functions at some points, it's not happening anytime soon unless some major, game-altering changes happen that would make some moments lose their punch a great deal.

So I don't see that happening.

 

[Skelter]

Super mario maker isn't even a game...it's a creation tool.

With an unlimited amount of Mario stages to play and shipped with Nintendo designed stages. Hell, didn't it have more level than Super Mario World?

 

[Ikuu]

An unfinished game, and one that requires you to make your own content, terrible list.

 

[AntiFacebook]

...which produces levels you can play and the framework in which to play them like a game?

This is weird.

Lets give a GOTY award to unreal engine 4,then!

Most of the content is created by the community and not by the game development.

 

[Possumowner]

A list I can agree on.Mario Maker is wonderful.

 

[Majestad]

Lets give a GOTY award to unreal engine 4,then!

Most of the content is created by the community and not by the game development.

You seem mad. For a GOTY list. The fuck?

 

[Dragon Puncher]

Super mario maker isn't even a game...it's a creation tool.

What a terrible comment. You could play hundreds of hours of diverse content without ever touching the level creation.

 

[MrGerbils]

Pretty solid list. Can't knock any of them. WIRED should expand their gaming content, or maybe spin off a sister site that's just focused on gaming.

 

[hikarutilmitt]

Surprised to not see Fallout 4 on there. I didn't play it personally but the general vibe with most of the "Top X games of <year>" articles and posts tends to include all of the big named releases regardless of quality, unless something was just awful according to every person you plays games ever.

Witcher 3 is on there, for example.

 

[SaintMadeOfPlaster]

Super mario maker isn't even a game...it's a creation tool.

HAS a creation tool, you mean.

 

[Radec]

Pretty meh goty.

 

[Crayolan]

Super mario maker isn't even a game...it's a creation tool.

Yea but it's a creation tool you can play a potentially infinite amount of levels with.

If you really want to be picky, it has 80(?) pre-made levels straight away so you could argue it's kind of a Mario game which features a creation tool.

Lets give a GOTY award to unreal engine 4,then!

Most of the content is created by the community and not by the game development.

Unreal Engine didn't release this year.

And the game developers still had to develop the creation tool and all the features around it.

 

[Riki]

All these creation tools, and you had to create salt.

 

[MrV4ltor]

Lets give a GOTY award to unreal engine 4,then!

Most of the content is created by the community and not by the game development.

So you're saying that Mario maker isn't a game, which would mean that Little Big Planet also isn't a game and Unreal ENGINE (It's in the fucking name) is a game. That's some flawless logic right there.

 

[BY2K]

Lets give a GOTY award to unreal engine 4,then!

Most of the content is created by the community and not by the game development.

...

The tool IS the game. Making the levels and playing them IS the game. Unreal Engine 4 is an engine, it MAKES the games, it's not THE game.

 

[Gurgelhals]

Any list without Fallout 4 is a list I can agree on.

 

[LiK]

solid list

 

[Shambalakan]

N++! thank you Wired!

 

[Theognosis]

Solid list!

 

[DorkyMohr]

Pretty solid list.

Super mario maker isn't even a game...it's a creation tool.

The amount that's been added to the core mechanics in mario maker basically makes it a full mario sequel. Probably moreso than any of the New Super Mario brothers sequels have innovated.

 

[brian!]

cibele getting lots of love on lists

 

[mp1990]

Nice, all-around list. Need to check N++ asap.

 

[Kasumin]

Lets give a GOTY award to unreal engine 4,then!

Most of the content is created by the community and not by the game development.

Dude, have you even played the game? Tons of people play it and hardly touch the creation tool part of it past what the game makes you do as part of a tutorial.

I don't know who you're trying to impress in this thread, but I think it's backfiring.

Interesting list, though. I should look into some of these.

 

[ninjablade]

Can't hate on mario, I've loved every game I've ever played in the franchise.

 

[fastmower]

With how the game functions at some points, it's not happening anytime soon unless some major, game-altering changes happen that would make some moments lose their punch a great deal.

So I don't see that happening.

I thought a lot of people played Undertale with a controller. I'm confused now.

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Super mario maker isn't even a game...it's a creation tool.

Cause people create levels and then hang them as artwork


Seeing N++ on the list makes me happy

 

[fhqwhgads]

An unfinished game, and one that requires you to make your own content, terrible list.

Will never understand the hate for Splatoon being an "unfinished" game. It's well worth the price even at launch. No bugs or gamebreaking glitches, and whatever issues there are get patched instantly.

 

[Fireblend]

Awesome list. Actually surprised at some of the choices, good!

SMM the GOAT.

 

[Majestad]

Pretty meh goty.

It ain't the first time for MM to be getting GOTY. Game is great.

 

[Frillen]

Undertale, undertale, undertale!! I really need to check that out but I'm tired of long rpgs. How long is it?

 

[Thud]

Even the master himself is confused:

Mario Maker is great tho, a lot of love is poured into it.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

Undertale, undertale, undertale!! I really need to check that out but I'm tired of long rpgs. How long is it?

like 6 hours long

 

[BiggNife]

Mario Maker isn't just a creation tool - it's a software suite that includes both officially made levels and the ability to share user created ones, as well as the ability to play random levels through 100 mario challenge. It's the package as a whole that makes it work. If SMM was just the creation tool, then it wouldn't be nearly as compelling as it actually is.


Also I find it kind of weird that no one seemed to have this issue with LBP when it got showered with praise years ago.

 

[JC Lately]

With how the game functions at some points, it's not happening anytime soon unless some major, game-altering changes happen that would make some moments lose their punch a great deal.

So I don't see that happening.

So I shouldn't even bother playing it on my shiny new Steam Link?

 

[BY2K]

So I shouldn't even bother playing it on my shiny new Steam Link?

No no, that I think is okay. It's streaming what's on your PC to your TV, right? That should be fine.

I thought a lot of people played Undertale with a controller. I'm confused now.

It's not about the controls. It's about what the game does. And saying more than that would be a spoiler.

 

[ohlawd]

It ain't the first time for MM to be getting GOTY. Game is great.

dude hasn't even played it lol

 

[fastmower]

No no, that I think is okay. It's streaming what's on your PC to your TV, right? That should be fine.



It's not about the controls. It's about what the game does.

Sounds mysterious. Maybe I'll get back into it today. I got kind of bored of the game 1-2 hours in.

 

[RiccochetJ]

SMM has made me seriously consider getting a Wii U. I wonder what Nintendo's next console will be and if SMM would be even able to be ported over to whatever new controller scheme it will have.