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NeoGAF Games of the Year 2016 Awards
- Thread starter timetokill
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https://store.iam8bit.com/products/hyper-light-drifter-collector-s-edition
lol it's just an NES cart and a download code not an actual disc. But whateva
Fantastic job putting everything together!
Not sure how it'd be counted, but I'm pretty sure that "physical" edition just included a download code.
IO Interactive realized they had the capacity to make the ultimate sandbox game.
I mean, we're already looking at Horizon, Nier, Nioh, Zelda, Gravity Rush, Mass Effect, Persona, Yakuza, Red Dead, Mario, Resident Evil, God of War, Gran Turismo, etc., which all have the potential to make a lot of top 10 lists for 2017 (which I guess is true of any unreleased game, tbh). It looks quite varied with entries that could be the high water mark for their given franchise.
Yeah, 2014 had quality and quantity. I'm still catching up on 2014 rpgs.
We were talking about PC RPGs.
timetokill
Banned
https://store.iam8bit.com/products/hyper-light-drifter-collector-s-edition
lol it's just an NES cart and a download code not an actual disc. But whateva
Fantastic job putting everything together!
Haha... well then. Hey man, we don't have time to check everything out in little detail XD We had 540+ games to check!
Anyway, it's fixed on the spreadsheet, if we run the data again it will be updated.
Congrats to the winners! Only two of my picks in the Top 10 though, bad taste GAF =P
This actually just came up in the voting thread, surprised to see Mankind Divided categorized as a shooter. There's so many ways to play besides shooting, melee takedowns, avoidance through hidden paths and dialogue. Fallout 4 and Dark Souls considered as RPG, rather than shooter and action game. What is the reasoning for having Deus Ex as a first-person shooter? Not a big deal by any means, but very curious about this.
I feel it doesn't do the game justice when lumped together with likes of Doom and Titanfall. Which are ofcourse great games in the genre.
This actually just came up in the voting thread, surprised to see Mankind Divided categorized as a shooter. There's so many ways to play besides shooting, melee takedowns, avoidance through hidden paths and dialogue. Fallout 4 and Dark Souls considered as RPG, rather than shooter and action game. What is the reasoning for having Deus Ex as a first-person shooter? Not a big deal by any means, but very curious about this.
I feel it doesn't do the game justice when lumped together with likes of Doom and Titanfall. Which are ofcourse great games in the genre.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
There were 300+ games nominated. Even if the popular choices aren't your cup of tea, there were plenty of good games released.
I don't think anything I voted for hit the top 30, but it was still a great year for me.
TetraGenesis
Member
You don't have to personally think Uncharted 4 is the GOTY to acknowledge that the majority of players and critics think it is. Blaming "SonyGAF" is objectively wrong and, frankly, super fucking immature.
Barry Burton
Member
I think it's a bit of both. It's a somewhat niche genre, but we've gotten spoiled with Alien Isolation, Soma, Evil Within, ZombiU, Until Dawn, P.T. and others these past few years. And even games like Bloodborne and Last of Us, which aren't strictly horror games but at least cross over into that territory heavily. We were on a really good run, and 2016 was pretty dry by comparison.
RE7 will save us all this year, though. I have faith.
AuthenticM
Member
Boring number 1.
The game was good, and the story was great, but I feel there were far better games than that. Games like Hitman or Dark Souls 3. Even Harvest Valley.
The game was good, and the story was great, but I feel there were far better games than that. Games like Hitman or Dark Souls 3. Even Harvest Valley.
Still wouldn't do all that much for CRPG variety given the number of isometric games already on the plate.What about a surprise PoE2 release in late 2017?
(Honestly, I'm primarily annoyed at the lack of quality blobbers with more than a pure dungeon crawling focus since M&MX)
Same here.
Magic Mushroom
Member
God no. It was incredibly varied with quality games in tons of genres.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Looks like GAF agreed with most other audiences.
Naughty Dog has got 3 GOTY's from GAF. Uncharted is the only series to have 2 GOTY awards from GAF.
And damn, GAF's love for Bloodborne is unparalleled, as it should be <3
Bloodborne 2 would crash GAF.
InquisitorAles
Member
Of course i know that different opinions exist, as i said in my post this is just my opinion too. Or it seems you are the one who can't tolerate different opinions?
I didn't said that, it's just you jumping on conclusions. And you can fuck off with your shit too mate, since i said in first sentence of my post that it's just my opinion. Speaking about salt...
Of course it's more unwarranted uncharted 4 hate, yawnnnn
onemanasylum
Banned
Yep, anyone who says shit year imo needs to reevaluate why they even bother gaming.
You said people BLINDLY love ND, that's childish and BS. You cannot hide behind "It's my Opinion", some opinions are quite frankly stupid. It is possible to have an opinion without insulting a bunch of people as being blind.
I can believe it, especially given that game you don't know the proper name of.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Mah brothers
Metal Gear Solid 3 and Metal Gear Solid 4 both won.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Looks like GAF agreed with most other audiences.
Naughty Dog has got 3 GOTY's from GAF. Uncharted is the only series to have 2 GOTY awards from GAF.
And damn, GAF's love for Bloodborne is unparalleled, as it should be <3
Bloodborne 2 would crash GAF.
2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016 were Playstation exclusives, damn.
MegaSackman
Member
Bits N Pieces
Member
No real surprises with the top 10 or the No1 really. I played a total of 4 out of the top 20, lol.
Glass Shark
Banned
I would've liked to see literally anything at #1 besides Uncharted, but at least Doom, Overwatch, and Hitman got high marks!
The affinity thing is really cool!
Also, I need to track down the 5 other people that voted for Seraph. What an overlooked game.
The affinity thing is really cool!
Also, I need to track down the 5 other people that voted for Seraph. What an overlooked game.
I hoped that The Witness would be higher since it had quite a lot of number one spots. But for a game in a less popular genre, it's still a great result and achievement.
Never understood the appeal of Uncharted 4 though. And i'm saying this as a huge fan of the franchise (especially 1 and 2). That game did nothing for me other than the fancy visuals.
Never understood the appeal of Uncharted 4 though. And i'm saying this as a huge fan of the franchise (especially 1 and 2). That game did nothing for me other than the fancy visuals.
Any chance to consider Xanadu Next a new release instead of re-release? It's the first time the PC game got a WW release. The N-Gage version got WW release but is practically a different game with different story and all that from the PC game, just with the same name.
Good taste in games as always, friend.props to these people and I hope they continue to have the best taste in games
and now the 2016 edition of me shutting down my recommendations
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Fire Emblem was #20, that should give an idea of how good of a year this was. It was stacked from January with The Witness to December with Last Guardian.
The N-Gage version is also originally a downport of the PC game to begin with!
Looks like GAF agreed with most other audiences.
Naughty Dog has got 3 GOTY's from GAF. Uncharted is the only series to have 2 GOTY awards from GAF.
And damn, GAF's love for Bloodborne is unparalleled, as it should be <3
Bloodborne 2 would crash GAF.
Portal 2 looks weird being that high in that list, sometimes it feels like GAF forgot about it.
MegaSackman
Member
Yeah it's a lot but those are really amazing games... I guess is "sorry that Sony publishes great games"?
You said the people who voted for U4 were blindly in love with ND...
Obliterator
Member
I have zero issues with UC4 winning. It's also probably worth noting though that it is a darling to the "core" gamer. Many of the people playing say Overwatch on PC will never step foot in a forum like this and many don't even live in the West.
But hey UC4 was in my top 5 of the year and was a great game.
Looks like GAF agreed with most other audiences.
Naughty Dog has got 3 GOTY's from GAF. Uncharted is the only series to have 2 GOTY awards from GAF.
And damn, GAF's love for Bloodborne is unparalleled, as it should be <3
Bloodborne 2 would crash GAF.
Holy shit, I just checked back and The Last of Us won by over a thousand points... Shows how close this year was in terms of votes being spread out.
AuthenticM
Member
haha, Christ, I keep calling it that. I can't help it.