You don't even need to be that educated. The plot holes were driving me up the wall and I don't know anything about anything.
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You don't even need to be that educated. The plot holes were driving me up the wall and I don't know anything about anything.
buddha0991
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Assassin's Creed IV was a massive surprise, after how crap AC3 was. (even though I found enjoyment in it in the end.)
Oh, we're talking about GOTY now? Since I didn't played that many games, my list will only be a Top 3. I'm pretty sure that The Last of Us would be here if I had played it, but alas, I didn't, for example. The same goes for Zelda and Mario, among others
1.- Fire Emblem Awakening (spent around 150 hours in here. I don't know how I did it)
2.- Tomb Raider
3.- SMTIV
Now I'm sad that I didn't played the top games this year
At least I managed to play Valkyria Chronicles (long overdue) and Catherine!
1.- Fire Emblem Awakening (spent around 150 hours in here. I don't know how I did it)
2.- Tomb Raider
3.- SMTIV
Now I'm sad that I didn't played the top games this year
At least I managed to play Valkyria Chronicles (long overdue) and Catherine!
I'm ok with messy and nonsensical plots as long as there's a strong thematic resonance throughout the game that is clear and consistent. Look, neither P4 or P3 have mind blowing plots that are really pushing the boundaries of storytelling. But they're resonant and have clear themes that are carried through every aspect of the story. When they bend the rules, it's usually done so with proper creative license to deliver the right feel and theme. We suspend the need to follow the logos because we are drawn into the pathos. A lot of great stories have nonsensical plots with tons of holes if you really think about it. The best ones make us forget about them.
Bioshock Infinite, however, didn't do any of that. It just had a lot of nonsense. Anything emotional hit the ground with a thud, making us thrive off of the logic of the world which... obviously didn't make sense due to the theoretical nature of it all.
Bioshock Infinite, however, didn't do any of that. It just had a lot of nonsense. Anything emotional hit the ground with a thud, making us thrive off of the logic of the world which... obviously didn't make sense due to the theoretical nature of it all.
I don't feel like ordering this list because I had a lot of interesting experiences but nothing particularly standout. In terms of enjoyment, though:
- State of Decay
- Ace Attorney 5
- XCOM: Enemy Within
- Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
- Metal Gear Solid: Revengeance
Subhonorable mention: TLOU for Dantis-kun's sake
No Last of Us.
*Adds another reason to the list*
EDIT: LOL, I missed the subhonorable mention. Reason retracted.
Lord Scrambles
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ACIV might slip into my top 5. I just got the hang of the boat combat last night, which was my only real gripe with it.
SR4 is really great, totally.
I have issues with Remember Me also, but it gives you such a clear window into that world and that character, I couldn't get enough it.
And it does have strong fundamental design.
I liked TLOU well enough but I really think I spent all my 'father-daughter relationship' points on Walking Dead last year.
In no particular order:
Metal Gear Rising
Bioshock Infinite
The Last of Us
Muramasa: Rebirth
Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies
Honorable mention: Dangan Ronpa English Fan Translation (game technically didn't come out this year, but damn did I enjoy it)
Probably would have included SR4 if I played it, I love that franchise.
Metal Gear Rising
Bioshock Infinite
The Last of Us
Muramasa: Rebirth
Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies
Honorable mention: Dangan Ronpa English Fan Translation (game technically didn't come out this year, but damn did I enjoy it)
Probably would have included SR4 if I played it, I love that franchise.
I played so few games this year that honestly, I'd be doing a disgrace to GAF by making a goty list. I enjoyed all the games I played though.
Platinum pretty much took care of me this year. Wonderful 101 and MGR were two of the best games I played all year.
No joke: I really can't bring myself to play TLoU. I'm sure it's a fantastic game, but I had some really heavy shit go down this year and I just don't want to play such what seems to be an emotionally draining game. I have no problem watching depressing movies, but playing a depressing game just seems to be a whole other thing.
Platinum pretty much took care of me this year. Wonderful 101 and MGR were two of the best games I played all year.
No joke: I really can't bring myself to play TLoU. I'm sure it's a fantastic game, but I had some really heavy shit go down this year and I just don't want to play such what seems to be an emotionally draining game. I have no problem watching depressing movies, but playing a depressing game just seems to be a whole other thing.
I had no problem with Infinite's story, and really liked it. I had a massive problem with the structure of the game itself, and the incessant need to have more shootbang just because we need to have more shootbang.
Let's have
This also doesn't even touch on the other things that really pissed me off in the game, enemy waves after Bioshock 1 lovingly crafted every single enemy placement in that game(seriously, having enemies actually patrol an area vs. endless ships flying in to drop off more fodder), plus having Big Daddies sprinkled about really helped it, while the "big" enemies of Infinite were just part of these mindless waves.
Then you watch the promo videos, the early demo, and then play the pre-launch game about what side you'd be on in the world, and you say to yourself "Where's that game that was advertised, I would play the shit out of that as opposed to this hot mess we got."
Let's have
a nonsensical boss fight where you're shooting bullets at a ghost, never really hurting it, but just enough for it to say "Aight then" then wander off, only for you to repeat this same thing two other times.
Then you watch the promo videos, the early demo, and then play the pre-launch game about what side you'd be on in the world, and you say to yourself "Where's that game that was advertised, I would play the shit out of that as opposed to this hot mess we got."
The variety of answers is pleasing.
Since everyone seems to be aiming for a top 5 my full list is
1.)Super Mario 3D World
2.)SMTIV
3.) Pokemon X/Y
4.) Animal Crossing
5.) Saint's Row IV
Are there any other games that come out before the end of the year or is it over? (Unless mods count)
Since everyone seems to be aiming for a top 5 my full list is
1.)Super Mario 3D World
2.)SMTIV
3.) Pokemon X/Y
4.) Animal Crossing
5.) Saint's Row IV
Are there any other games that come out before the end of the year or is it over? (Unless mods count)
TurnipFritters
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Cliffy B told me it was An Art though.
Yeah, but being a math major let me really appreciate the nuances of what didn't work. =P Still, it's a wonder it was coherent at all considering that game's development.
Even if the series still has its own set of problems, 999/VLR are still my favorite games to take artistic liberties with q. mechanics.
Also, I really need to play SR4. On top of that, Ace Attorney 5 would be #3 on my list. #yearof3DS
So we're doing this, huh.
1. Shin Megami Tensei IV: Partly due to the OT on neogaf. Playing through this game during the height of its popularity on Neogaf was one of my most cherished experiences.
2. Pokemon X: It's Pokemon
3. Fire Emblem Awakening: One of the most customizable games ever. You can play this game in any way you want.
4. Super Mario 3D World: Fantastic platforming experience (I haven't really enjoyed any of the Mario platformers since Galaxy 2)
5. Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies / TLoU: A solid entry in a fantastic series / One of the few games that lived to the hype. Single & Multiplayer modes were equally good.
1. Shin Megami Tensei IV: Partly due to the OT on neogaf. Playing through this game during the height of its popularity on Neogaf was one of my most cherished experiences.
2. Pokemon X: It's Pokemon
3. Fire Emblem Awakening: One of the most customizable games ever. You can play this game in any way you want.
4. Super Mario 3D World: Fantastic platforming experience (I haven't really enjoyed any of the Mario platformers since Galaxy 2)
5. Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies / TLoU: A solid entry in a fantastic series / One of the few games that lived to the hype. Single & Multiplayer modes were equally good.
Yes, yes you do.
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Yeah, exactly.
This reminds one of the films not on that list that could be is Blue Valentine. It's not really violent at all, but it's emotionally taxing.
I highly recommend it. It's a fantastic film through and through. I could and have said the same about TLOU as a game, but because it is just that - a game, it's more oppressive I think.
buddha0991
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drew things thanks to TrueSelf
those almost look like cloth thats awesome
Cutest. Drawings. Ever.
drew things thanks to TrueSelf
100% adorable.
Next Persona crossover partner: Good Feel for Persona's Epic Yarn.
pan-hime to create the successor to Blue's Clues? (Very nice)
Almost any. :/
i preferred the skyrim rap
TurnipFritters
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Just pretend there's another slink rank after the third one where laurent says "hey inigo let's get married because i love you, even if none of our previous slink ranks suggested any sort of romantic attachment," because that's how most of the marriage proposals worked.
What Chrom really needed was a bigger support pool =/
In fact, the pool should have been bigger for the characters in general. Those SpotPass characters were the worse in that regard.
At least I get to S-rank Tiki and Lucina with my Avatar! \o/ (counts for something, I guess)
SloaneRisette
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Persona Epic Yarn
cute!
Now *this* is a major surprise. I did not expect you to like Tomb Raider at all due to the sheer focus on the story (and the awfulness of it all) and 'cinematic' gameplay. I wanted to love Tomb Raider, but I couldn't for the life of me. :'-(
I haven't thought much about my GOTY list but a rough draft would involve The Last of Us, Fire Emblem: Awakening, DMC, GTA V, AA5 and Bioshock Infinite. SR4 was a major disappointment. Before I finalize my list, I need to get my Wii U, which won't happen until X-mas. I'm also sure that I am forgetting a lot of other games.
As a side note, I am looking to buy a PS3 version of Persona 4 Arena for around $15 (US). This is for a X-mas present to another Gaffer.
that's what i've been trying to tell him!
I couldn't make it past the first hour of Tomb Raider where Lara Croft went through so much ridiculous pain it became comic. Also QTEs. I hear it improved after that, though.
If I get a 3DS for Xmas you can probably add SMTIV and Fire Emblem Awakening to my list.
That should be the next Persona spinoff game.
Infinite's problem's with it's story are not it's dedication to how accurate is replicates real world physics. It's a piece of fiction, it doesn't need to be scientifically or mathematically accurate. I mean Booker flies in going 100km an hour bashing a dude in the skull off of a rollercoaster rail. If we're taking real physics Booker would shatter every fucking bone is his body if he did that.
Infinite's problem is it's story is at the mercy of the genre it's apart of, that game straight up should not have been a shooter. Booker has about as much depth to his character as an extra on Smallville cause we have to spend 80% of the time shooting waves of dudes.
There are many other problems with that game though, like how it just throws out themes of race when it has nothing to do with the actual story.
As for my top 5 this year:
1.) Gone Home
2.) The Stanley Parable
3.) Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons
4.) Dragon's Crown
5.) The Last Of Us
Infinite's problem is it's story is at the mercy of the genre it's apart of, that game straight up should not have been a shooter. Booker has about as much depth to his character as an extra on Smallville cause we have to spend 80% of the time shooting waves of dudes.
There are many other problems with that game though, like how it just throws out themes of race when it has nothing to do with the actual story.
As for my top 5 this year:
1.) Gone Home
2.) The Stanley Parable
3.) Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons
4.) Dragon's Crown
5.) The Last Of Us
SloaneRisette
Member
The most adorable M rated game ever!
This is a mighty top three of games I should get around to playing, right here.
To avoid spoilers, I'm going to be ambiguous, but I am immersively disappointing at how the Vox Populi subplot was handled in Infinite.
Would buy, no matter how easy it was.
Would buy, no matter how easy it was.
That's quite punny of you.
I find it funny that the co-protagonist had one of the most shallow support pools. It really doesn't help his image as "leader of The Shepherds", especially when the Avatar makes a big chunk of all the strategic decisions.
The spotpass supports were just pitiful.
That's how fanfic gets made.
Do you know what would happen if that pushed me into writing them?
In general Infinite's first half feels divorced from its second. They bring up all the social and racial concerns and then they kinda don't go anywhere and focus on other things instead.
Good things?
Mobile Suit Gooch
Grundle: The Awakening
lol I don't know what's going on anymore.
SloaneRisette
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Definitely not Persona.
If there was a pun there, it wasn't intentional.
The topic has veered pretty rapidly off course. It's no longer about Persona, or it's stories, or how awesome Aigis is.
AHEM so back to Persona. That podcast thing with Lordknight and Dacidbro is happening on Friday.
Man I so wish Suplex was going to be out for EVO, even if it was Japan would just stomp everyone else at that point.
Also, how many of you are going to EVO 2014?
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