AuthenticM
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Giant Bomb #16 | DO... DONK...
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*I'm guessing
I honestly don't remember, but I also just think there are more games out there that probably have a higher priority for them come the end of the year.
avengers23
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Games GB has actually published a review for in 2015:
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Brad) - 5*
Mad Max (Alex) - 3*
Madden NFL 16 (Alex) - 4*
Super Mario Maker (Jeff) - 5*
Gears of War Ultimate Edition (Jeff) - 2*
Galak-Z: The Dimensional (Austin) - 4*
God of War III: Remastered (Dan) - 4*
Her Story (Alex) - 4*
Batman: Arkham Knight (Brad) - 4*
Splatoon (Alex) - 4*
Mortal Kombat X (Jeff) - 4*
Axiom Verge (Jeff) - 5*
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (Alex) - 3*
Battlefield Hardline (Jeff) - 3*
The Order: 1886 (Jeff) - 2*
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Dan) - 2*
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell (Dan) - 3*
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Brad) - 5*
Mad Max (Alex) - 3*
Madden NFL 16 (Alex) - 4*
Super Mario Maker (Jeff) - 5*
Gears of War Ultimate Edition (Jeff) - 2*
Galak-Z: The Dimensional (Austin) - 4*
God of War III: Remastered (Dan) - 4*
Her Story (Alex) - 4*
Batman: Arkham Knight (Brad) - 4*
Splatoon (Alex) - 4*
Mortal Kombat X (Jeff) - 4*
Axiom Verge (Jeff) - 5*
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (Alex) - 3*
Battlefield Hardline (Jeff) - 3*
The Order: 1886 (Jeff) - 2*
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Dan) - 2*
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell (Dan) - 3*
TheMrPliskin
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That seems off, wasn't there a review for Gat out of Hell?
EDIT: I fell victim to a stealth edit.
EDIT: I fell victim to a stealth edit.
Everything with 4 stars or more will probably be relevant. I expect Fallout 4 to also be there come year end. Maybe even Star Wars Battlefront and COD.
shadyspace
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I'm not going to say Dan is a bad "reviewer" but what he isn't great at is scoring. His scores routinely do not line up with the text of the review.
avengers23
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I could see a small push for Until Dawn or Her Story. No one other than Alex (and maybe Austin) is playing Life Is Strange. There's no one to advocate for Cities: Skylines, which is a damned shame. I could see a push for Bloodborne. Maybe Alex or Austin could at least get the mention for Crypt of the Necrodancer.
Rorie hasn't finished Pillars of Eternity, right? And he wouldn't be there to push for it anyway.
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood came and went without much fanfare. Stretchmo also didn't seem to grab anyone.
Drew could push for Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition, but it won't get very far.
Were Brad, Vinny, and/or Austin into Volume? That might be a surprise entry.
If Jeff, Vinny, and Austin fall into the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer trap, it could work in that game's favor.
Rock Band 4, Guitar Hero Live, Halo 5, BLOPS3, Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, SW: Battlefront, Just Cause 3, and maybe Rainbow Six Siege seem like the heavy hitters for the duders left on the calendar.
avengers23
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Sorry, tabbing between windows and tabs led to a premature post.
The Dear Leader
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Kirby's trash, it deserved the 2.
I really do hope MGScanlon V will come to tonight, I just wrapped the game up and I want to see Drewbert's experience.
I really do hope MGScanlon V will come to tonight, I just wrapped the game up and I want to see Drewbert's experience.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Eh, brad is far more eloquent, but he pretty much has the same utilitarian style that jeff has, except without the zingers jeff sometimes throws in.
Sure. Unfortunately it is hard to to quantify as it depends on how much you're doing in Act 1.
The game is structured so that it is most freeform in act 1, the following acts become more and more focused on the main story (Act 3 is entirely focused on the main plot thread).
One of the things about the witcher 3 is that they actually paid attention to the fact that urgency matters as the story starts to coalesce, so they throw less distractions as the game progresses. The people that complain about the pacing haven't gotten past the first act, but it is still a shitload of story content.
BUNTING1243
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I like his reviews. His years at Game Informer show in his style
Glitchesarecool
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You can break the game with a second player. Otherwise it was an ok game.
TheMrPliskin
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That doesn't sound as bad as I was expecting, I should definitely be able to finish it before the end of the year.
AuthenticM
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I was browsing my PC when I stumbled on some gifs I created, including some of Metal Gear Scanlon from last year. Here's one.
skLaFarebear
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I was browsing my PC when I stumbled on some gifs I created, including some of Metal Gear Scanlon from last year. Here's one.
Metal Gear's come such a long way.
Dan does. But it didn't sound like he's as into this year's entry as he was with AW last year. At least not the beta.
I also think it feels like a step back from last year. I actually enjoyed playing a COD again with AW.
Seeing as a lot of people who disliked AW seems to think that BLOPS3 is a return to form, I can see Jeff feeling the opposite since he really loved that game.
Switch Galak-Z for Bloodborne and you've got a solid list. I feel like Galak-Z fizzled out super quick.
I was browsing my PC when I stumbled on some gifs I created, including some of Metal Gear Scanlon from last year. Here's one.
Even Drew failed when he tried.
Are people not counting? I listed 11 games.
Those are not my expected order, just a summary of games that I think have a shot, divided into categories.
It's already been pointed out that Bloodborne, Grow Home, and Until Dawn have decent shots.
Dragon Puncher
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All I know about GB goty is that Brad will find some way to sneak either Dying Light, Ori and the Blind Forest or Grow Home in the top 10.
In the same vein, Jeff will probably champion Axiom Verge to a spot.
In the same vein, Jeff will probably champion Axiom Verge to a spot.
stump sock
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it's september and 1/3 of the year's biggest games aren't even out yet
I only care about which anime avatar myggen will get
I only care about which anime avatar myggen will get
nckillthegrimace
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All those games suck, so probably.
Yeah I know, I'm just saying I don't think Galak-Z has a shot
Every game listed here except Grow Home deserves to be listed, so that's fine by me. Grow Home is fine too, it's just too slight. It doesn't hold up in the overall top 10.
nckillthegrimace
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Axiom is a lame Metroid retread that's worse in every way. Grow Home is an Ubisoft tower climbing game. Dying Light is a zombie game by a middling developer. Ori...I haven't played Ori, but it keeps bad company.
I may or may not be 100% serious with my assessment.
Feels to me like most of the relevant games for a GB GOTY are out. I can only see Fallout 4 and the two big shooters having a shot at something. They won't care about the new AC for example or even Rainbow Six.
i'm looking forward to picking another one of these
for tharp aka someone who has the sense of honour to serve the whole sentence
Being a zombie game and developed by not a huge company doesn't make it a bad game. Dying Light is amazing, you're wrong.
Cities Skylines will definitely be in the top 10. They were way into that when it came out. Or Brad and Jeff were and it'd be a huge hole if they gave SimCity all this shit for being such a disappointment then turned around and didn't recognize Cities Skylines for doing everything right.
Axiom is a great Metroidvania that looks fantastic, Grow Home's climbing feels fantastic (but the game itself is more of a proof of concept than anything else), Dying Light is one of the most satisfying gameplay experiences I've had all year, and Ori is a great platformer that looks absolutely stunning.
Opinions, we've got 'em.
TBF I absolutely forgot it came out this year. And I even reviewed that game myself.
Honestly, I think the only game that has yet to come out that will make the list is Just Cause 3.
I will be shocked if Fallout 4 doesn't make the list. They're still big fans of Bethesda games.
Felix Lighter
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Yeah, when Jeff talked about how much he liked Skyrim, he constantly mentioned how much it made him actually want to play the next Fallout. I don't see it being ignored.
Maybe it's GAF getting to me, but I predict that they'll be disappointed in Fallout 4. Jeff sounded very wary about the idea of it releasing this year around E3, recall.
- Axiom has a great atmosphere but wasn't very fun to play.
- Grow Home was a joy from start to finish.
- Ori and the Blind Forest is like Axiom, except it's actually fun to play.
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
Isn't the PS4 port of Grow Home bad? I haven't had the chance to play it, but (if I'm remembering correctly) that should hurt its chances.
For some reason I always forget that Just Cause 3 is still coming out this year. The only December game I care about is Hitman, heh.
The frame rate is pretty bad which is kind of shocking.
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