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Post by deekyfun on Jan 2, 2023 13:02:41 GMT
It was the same on the RPS list, loads of text adventures. Was telling also EG's language about how they were "underwhelmed" and the "surprise" when they realised more than half of their staff had voted for Elden Ring as their game of the year. The EG readers list seems far more genuine than some edgelord clickbait journalism. In a lot of the stuff I've been reading/listening to, the overarching narrative seems to be this year was a bit of a let down in terms of game releases, so thank god for Elden Ring. I dont have any numbers on whether there were fewer releases this year, but I really don't see that it was that bad. I didn't play many new games, but there are plenty I want to try from this year, and gaming is such that it release date barely matters to anyone who isn't a game journalist churning through the years content to be up to date. I dont think that's a problem the average person is likely to have, really. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jan 2, 2023 13:16:49 GMT
I wouldn't call it edgelord clickbait journalism, and I do appreciate how they try and champion little known games but a cynical part of me feels like fuck off you're just a contrarian 6th Form student.
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Post by theguy on Jan 2, 2023 14:15:24 GMT
Don't have much to add except The Sexy Brutale is brilliant and you should play it if you haven't
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Post by uiruki on Jan 2, 2023 14:43:58 GMT
That EG list reminded me that Drainus was this year. The thing they did which really pushed it over the edge for me was that first playthrough with the story in effectively 'novice' difficulty, letting me enjoy the game fully without either banging my head against a brick wall of difficulty or slamming my finger against the 'continue' button. If, like me, you like the idea of shooters but can't quite hack the difficulty level of most modern ones, it's a really good one.
It's 9 quid in the Steam sale or there's a bundle with the other Team Ladybug games, Touhou Luna Nights and Wonder Labyrinth, which are two top tier Metroidvania-type games.
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Post by hedben on Jan 2, 2023 14:53:12 GMT
Ok cool so the outcome of the FG GOTY 2022 thread is I need to buy Sexy Brutale, a game from 2017, got it
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Post by Vandelay on Jan 2, 2023 15:15:49 GMT
EG list (and RPS) being nothing but text adventures is pretty clearly objectively untrue. Scanning the list, I would probably only class two games as such (Mothman and Roadwarden) and they are both games I haven't played or know anything about, so may actually not be text adventures. I guess you could class Pentiment as a text adventure. Still, the majority on the list are clearly far from it.
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Post by RadicalRex on Jan 2, 2023 18:46:55 GMT
The EG readers list seems far more genuine It's invalid, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands wasn't even in the Top 50 |
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Post by ๐ on Jan 2, 2023 18:52:23 GMT
The fuck is wrong with text adventures anyway
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2023 18:54:13 GMT
You edgelord with all your reading and words.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Jan 2, 2023 19:09:24 GMT
The fuck is wrong with text adventures anyway Reading |
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Post by dangerousdave on Jan 2, 2023 19:16:09 GMT
I watch a YouTuber narrate all the messages on this thread.
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Post by cubby on Jan 2, 2023 19:19:56 GMT
That EG list is pretty OK actually. Lots of big games on it.
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Post by deekyfun on Jan 2, 2023 20:04:59 GMT
It always seems like such a reductive way to look at games. Like, if you're desperate enough you can boil down pretty much any game to just clicking your mouse/controller and looking at some 'things'.
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Post by Resident Knievel on Jan 3, 2023 13:50:51 GMT
What mouse-click-looky game was your fave last year?
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Post by deekyfun on Jan 3, 2023 14:48:46 GMT
I only played a couple of 2022 games last year. So my favourites have to be a) Pentiment, a game where you move a person around, looking and reading things, while stuff animates, and b) Vampire Survivors, a game where you move a person around, looking and reading things while stuff animates(dies).
But I did finish the year playing Skyrim, a game where you move a person around, looking and reading things, while stuff (in 3d) animates (sometimes).
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Post by dfunked on Jan 3, 2023 15:21:00 GMT
That all sounds awfully derivative.
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Post by One_Vurfed_Gwrx on Jan 3, 2023 15:32:05 GMT
Ok cool so the outcome of the FG GOTY 2022 thread is I need to buy Sexy Brutale, a game from 2017, got it Yup. Just to add another voice of support. I can't remember what made me realise that the game with the awful sounding title was something to actually look into but it was worth it |
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Post by Aunt Alison on Jan 3, 2023 20:01:57 GMT
What mouse-click-looky game was your fave last year? The same mouse-click-looky game we play every year, Pinky. PornHub |
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Post by Danno on Jan 3, 2023 21:31:06 GMT
I wouldn't call it edgelord clickbait journalism, and I do appreciate how they try and champion little known games but a cynical part of me feels like fuck off you're just a contrarian 6th Form student. That's mainly that fuck Edwin tbf. |
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Post by Resident Knievel on Jan 10, 2023 16:11:31 GMT
did elden ring win
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