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[Go_Ly_Dow]

1. Final Fantasy 16
2. Dead Space Remake
3. Hi-Fi Rush
4. Spiderman 2
5. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

 

[Gaiff]

Sorry to hijack your thread and completely unrelated, but I was watching a DF video and paused to go get something to eat and got this:

Why does Alex always makes these weird faces lmao? I don't even notice them live.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Who is this guy at DF? I follow DF tangentially and only know those 3 main guys: Jonathan, Dick, and Alexis.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

That’s a solid list

 

[FoxMcChief]

FF16 and SM2 over Zelda?

 

[Brock2621]

FFXVI deserves it so much

 

[Nankatsu]

Final Fantasy XVI? Don't agree one bit.

 

[Edellus]

Oliver is a brave man for having such a GOTY list out in the public.

I'm glad he enjoyed FFXVI so much for it to have been his clear No. 1 GOTY.

 

[Topher]

FF16 and SM2 over Zelda?

 

[AlphaDump]

I'm just in here to let everyone know Dead Island 2 needs more love. Solid game.

/Don't really agree with this list but to each their own. Dead Space Remake is one of my biggest disappointments of the year.

 

[Musashipan]

Joke

 

[tommib]

I’m not alone in thinking FF16 is an absolute spectacular experience. Everything in it pushed my buttons. Followed closely by AC6.

I just couldn’t get enough of FF16. It was jarring reading people fed up with side quests when I was already sad that I was reaching the end game. That game could go on forever. The visuals, the music, the gorgeous characters, the mature tone, what a package.

 

[CloudShiner]

He's the best contributor on that channel these days. I mean, compared to 'Three-Chins' Linneman, 'Teeth' Leadbetter and 'Man-Baby' Battaglia he's a fucking superstar.

 

[diffusionx]

He's the best contributor on that channel these days. I mean, compared to 'Three-Chins' Linneman, 'Teeth' Leadbetter and 'Man-Baby' Battaglia he's a fucking superstar.

Leadbetter isn’t a contributor he’s the founder, and he’s great.

 

[CloudShiner]

Leadbetter isn’t a contributor he’s the founder, and he’s great.

Yep fair enough, I was too loose with the definition. I stand by the sentiments though.

 

[DaciaJC]

He's the best contributor on that channel these days. I mean, compared to 'Three-Chins' Linneman, 'Teeth' Leadbetter and 'Man-Baby' Battaglia he's a fucking superstar.

What's the issue with them? I was under the impression Digital Foundry generally did pretty good work.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

I’m not alone in thinking FF16 is an absolute spectacular experience. Everything in it pushed my buttons. Followed closely by AC6.

I just couldn’t get enough of FF16. It was jarring reading people fed up with side quests when I was already sad that I was reaching the end game. That game could go on forever. The visuals, the music, the gorgeous characters, the mature tone, what a package.

It's def better than it's given credit for here. Also, how did it not make DF's top 10 graphics for '23?

 

[Skifi28]

I’m not alone in thinking FF16 is an absolute spectacular experience. Everything in it pushed my buttons. Followed closely by AC6.

I just couldn’t get enough of FF16. It was jarring reading people fed up with side quests when I was already sad that I was reaching the end game. That game could go on forever. The visuals, the music, the gorgeous characters, the mature tone, what a package.

It was a game of high highs and very low lows. When you were going 1v1 against a boss and then the next boss back to back, it was the best thing I played this year and I couldn't put it down. On the other hand, when you were serving as a messenger for NPCs 30 meters apart I wanted to die from boredom, just let me fight something already or find a better way to tell the story between cinematics.

The game had everything it needed to be a 9/10 epic, but some design decisions like the archaic quest design or dumbing the rpg elements/customization down left me a bit disappointed. It also takes way too long for the combat to become good. By the time you have unlocked everything and are having the time of your life experimenting, it's almost over. The story was surprisingly good, but it also overstayed it's welcome in certain chapters.

As a personal issue, why the hell couldn't I disable the auto sprint? Let me sprint only when I want to damn it! I hated that awkward animation when the regular running animation was so good.

 

[BigLee74]

Dead space remake was good, but it was only a slightly reworked 10 year old game. Surely there were many better games released this year?

 

[Chiggs]

What's the issue with them? I was under the impression Digital Foundry generally did pretty good work.

Were you also under the impression that they have game development experience? Because they don't.

 

[Saber]

He's the best contributor on that channel these days. I mean, compared to 'Three-Chins' Linneman, 'Teeth' Leadbetter and 'Man-Baby' Battaglia he's a fucking superstar.

He is very mid at best. He usually says over and over repeated sentences about the game he is reviewing at the start of his videos and he doesn't show much confidence. Still better to watch than the likes of Retardalia, which is the worst thing about DF.

John is better off covering his Retro stuff, which is one of best things about DF. His tech reviews are usually great, but he uses alot of hyperlobe and act as if his tastes are a fact. And some of his tastes are straight up bad.
Tom Morgan is a good tech reviewer, his content is usually entertaiment to watch.

Leadbetter is pretty much the best DF can offer. His takes in general are most wise beyond his group, have knowledge to deal with comments and is the only one with integrity there.

 

[coffinbirth]

I'm just in here to let everyone know Dead Island 2 needs more love. Solid game.

/Don't really agree with this list but to each their own. Dead Space Remake is one of my biggest disappointments of the year.

No, it really doesn't.

It's a piece of downgraded dogshit that should've NEVER been released. Uninstalled it after three hours.

 

[DeepEnigma]

FF16 and SM2 over Zelda?

Maybe he thought it was DLC

 

[FoxMcChief]

Maybe he thought it was DLC

But then why have SM2 that high still?

 

[Fbh]

Well so far John clearly has the better taste.

It was a game of high highs and very low lows. When you were going 1v1 against a boss and then the next boss back to back, it was the best thing I played this year and I couldn't put it down. On the other hand, when you were serving as a messenger for NPCs 30 meters apart I wanted to die from boredom, just let me fight something already or find a better way to tell the story between cinematics.

The game had everything it needed to be a 9/10 epic, but some design decisions like the archaic quest design or dumbing the rpg elements/customization down left me a bit disappointed. It also takes way too long for the combat to become good. By the time you have unlocked everything and are having the time of your life experimenting, it's almost over. The story was surprisingly good, but it also overstayed it's welcome in certain chapters.

As a personal issue, why the hell couldn't I disable the auto sprint? Let me sprint only when I want to damn it! I hated that awkward animation when the regular running animation was so good.

It's a 7/10 action game combined with a 5/10 RPG.
Which technically would mean it's a 6/10 but I guess the music, presentation and decent (but eventually underwhelming) story elevate it to a solid 7/10.

 

[ByWatterson]

FF16 and SM2 over Zelda?

Correct. He's correct.

 

[DeepEnigma]

But then why have SM2 that high still?

 

[DaciaJC]

Were you also under the impression that they have game development experience? Because they don't.

Hmm? No, not sure why that came up. I'm just wondering why some people have a negative opinion about their coverage.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Don't agree with it, but it's not a bad list.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

It's def better than it's given credit for here. Also, how did it not make DF's top 10 graphics for '23?

It did make their top 10 graphics. But far too low on the list and below RE4 was perplexing to me.

 

[rofif]

FF16 and SM2 over Zelda?

Especially over sm2 lol.
Zelda, I am not sure. Could be better than ff16.
But ff16 is really good