Which is why Vinny was the best coach for the Brad LPs. He knows when to help and when to pressure Brad into taking risks.
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Which is why Vinny was the best coach for the Brad LPs. He knows when to help and when to pressure Brad into taking risks.
I've put 9 hours into it and have only played half the post-game content. If you're only getting 2 hours out of Superhot, the problem doesn't lay with the game.
Glass Shark
Banned
I didn't really feel like it was any different than other years.
OK, parts of the DD interface are simplistic. The rolodex of heroes isn't very cool. There are moments I'm trying to compare stats or equipment between heroes and it feels very clunky. But best style isn't best UI.
The art is gorgeous, and while it might crib too heavily from Mike Mignola's house style, it's unlike any other game. Dark inky borders draped over surprisingly colorful characters and background. The feel of DD is gloomy, but the art pops with a vibrant palette. The Leper is that guy from Kingdom of Heaven, but I love him. Every pig monster is beautifully repulsive. The forest map feels like a Grim Fairy tale that's been poisoned. It's very pretty game with a cohesive, striking art style.
Turn based is as clinical as game combat gets, but Darkest Dungeon makes it feel visceral (apologies for the use of visceral.) Critical hits are highlighted with a dramatic camera zoom and a violent shake of the screen. Special attacks have cool animations that continue the visual trend of splashing color all over the darkness. The characters talk shit to their enemies. It was cool when Dante did it, and it's cool when the highwayman does it.
And of course, the narration. Darkest Dungeon has the best narration in gaming. Wayne June nails his performance. The narration perfectly captures the overwhelming despair, the elation of battle, the fatalist humor of a dead man directing other men to their own deaths. It's funny, it's scary, it makes you feel like a total bad ass, and there is nothing else like it.
Darkest Dungeon oozes with style. Red Hook makes some very out there decisions regarding the visuals and the audio but they bring it together confidently. The result is world that feels unique and authentic Darkest Dungeon absolutely deserves to be recognized for style.
A match is lit! A blazing star is born!
The art is gorgeous, and while it might crib too heavily from Mike Mignola's house style, it's unlike any other game. Dark inky borders draped over surprisingly colorful characters and background. The feel of DD is gloomy, but the art pops with a vibrant palette. The Leper is that guy from Kingdom of Heaven, but I love him. Every pig monster is beautifully repulsive. The forest map feels like a Grim Fairy tale that's been poisoned. It's very pretty game with a cohesive, striking art style.
Turn based is as clinical as game combat gets, but Darkest Dungeon makes it feel visceral (apologies for the use of visceral.) Critical hits are highlighted with a dramatic camera zoom and a violent shake of the screen. Special attacks have cool animations that continue the visual trend of splashing color all over the darkness. The characters talk shit to their enemies. It was cool when Dante did it, and it's cool when the highwayman does it.
And of course, the narration. Darkest Dungeon has the best narration in gaming. Wayne June nails his performance. The narration perfectly captures the overwhelming despair, the elation of battle, the fatalist humor of a dead man directing other men to their own deaths. It's funny, it's scary, it makes you feel like a total bad ass, and there is nothing else like it.
Darkest Dungeon oozes with style. Red Hook makes some very out there decisions regarding the visuals and the audio but they bring it together confidently. The result is world that feels unique and authentic Darkest Dungeon absolutely deserves to be recognized for style.
A match is lit! A blazing star is born!
It's nebulous and really just an award for 'artistic merit' beyond mere visual prowess. That can also mean how effective the aesthetic design rolled into the gameplay itself or if a game just has a striking tone without being the best visually. Basically an award for games they just found looked cool as fuck without the tech talk mucking up the debate. At least my interpretation...
Curt Baboon
Member
This is a lock in the "Games that Probably Came Out This Year" category.
I was just saying any category it could get a mention in. It would be a shame for it to go completely unrecognized because it was pretty good. Maybe on the giant list they start out with for GOTY.
Really glad Alex stuck to this game in the end. The game really is striking in delivering a unique style top to bottom, and perfectly fits that reward category.
Nah. Overwatch is the best multiplayergame since Dota 2.
TF2 is good but ultimately forgettable.
Death Metalist
Member
Catching up on content. Really loved this special edition of Game Tapes, I watched the GS E3 documentary a long time ago but with the dudes being there and sharing stories is what made it awesome.
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Vinny's Hitman run was magical as it has been known already.
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Vinny's Hitman run was magical as it has been known already.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Titanfall 2 and Overwatch are both fantastic multiplayer games. I've put far more time into Overwatch but I think Titanfall will be higher on my personal list.
I can't remember if they've ever tried it or if IOI told them when they were over there, but someone needs to show them that if you get caught trespassing you can just let a guard walk you out conflict free. Would probably blow minds.
I think he's played more games than anyone else this year.
Yeah he really nailed it in the hottest mess discussion.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Yeah, it's been such a great year for games with styleeeeee. Dankest Dungeon even made me get a few Wayne June audiobooks. Got a little burnt out with it, though, as I played quite a lot of the early access version. After beating the
ancestor
Moral is don't play early access versions.
Well we're kinda getting skits within the content. It all shakes out.
Also Best Style really should be called "Most consistent aesthetic".
Vampire themed expansion early 2017. Not much known except vampires that look like Marie Antoinette crossed with a mosquito.
Death Metalist
Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yeah, watching him play was so much fun. I'd never seen them play Hitman before, but I guess it's a thing?
Lmao.
spoilers: couch reactions only (gameplay removed in gif)`
I just enjoyed all the sub categories and how specific some were. Obviously a few were jokes like the Rez Infinite one but it gives a better sense of not only the games he's played and enjoys but is a far more interesting list than "I like these ten games a lot". Nothing wrong with those kinds of lists either but they are pretty straight forward for the most part.
Nice, will definitely dive in when that comes out.
Death Metalist
Member
In about 6-7 minutes.
HamPster PamPster
Member
Hitmas was the first time I've seen the new Hitman game and Vinny's run was great. A tad too much back seat driving from Brad and Dan though.
Also, its already been said but should be repeated - Alex was the hero of Day 1
Please stop 'usingDetective Hunter Vision?'
I bought the game over black friday and started in survival mode with minimal HUD and it feels like I need to use the hunter vision to pick out most stuff
Also, its already been said but should be repeated - Alex was the hero of Day 1
Please stop 'using
I bought the game over black friday and started in survival mode with minimal HUD and it feels like I need to use the hunter vision to pick out most stuff
I don't really have any (inherent, before playing it) interest in playing that stuff though. I just want to play the cool campaign stuff that's being talked about. So it's still a bit on the expensive side for me... I should probably just grab it the next time it's on sale after this, I guess.
Also: major props to Alex for his arguments during Hottest Mess. That was definitely a tough conversation to have but it was good to hear someone point out just how fucked that all was.
It's time ladies and gents! Day TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Alex is the hero we need. Looking forward to what weight he can throw around in the coming week. Especially after how he pushed hard for the right Hottest Mess of 2016.
Alex is the hero we need. Looking forward to what weight he can throw around in the coming week. Especially after how he pushed hard for the right Hottest Mess of 2016.
I agree with these. I actually stopped watching after Vinny Caravella played because it was getting on my nerves the back-seat gaming, especially from Ryckert.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Day two here we goooooo
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Dang, Rorie finishes fewer games than I do!
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Vinny's Hitman run was magical as it has been known already.
fucking LOL
Exterminieren
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POPPLIO WAS ROBBED
mohsinkhan
Member
Day 2!!