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BeanpolePeckerwood
May 4, 2004

I MAY LOOK LIKE SHIT BUT IM ALSO DUMB AS FUCK



CharlieFoxtrot posted:

I feel like a timeloop game must reset back to the same exact worldstate where things would unfold exactly the same way save for the player's actions

lol okay

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Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

Escobarbarian posted:

I will play Deltarune when it’s all done and I can’t wait. I didn’t play Undertale until 2018-19 and it totally lived up to the insane hype.

Yeah. I played Chapter 1 when it wasn't clear what This Whole Thing was, and it was good but not very satisfying in the ending so I'll just be patient.

Cowman
Feb 14, 2006

Beware the Cow





I'm a weirdo who didn't enjoy Undertale so I never bothered with Deltarune. Undertale's story and music were great, I just hated the gameplay.

Arrrthritis
May 31, 2007

I don't care if you're a star, the moon, or the whole damn sky, you need to come back down to earth and remember where you came from
I'm also waiting to play Deltarune sometime in my 40s when the game is finally finished.

YoshiOfYellow
Aug 21, 2015

Voted #1 Babysitter in Mushroom Kingdom

Returnal is a timeloop narratively but mechanically it does very little to influence the game at large. I can see why it wouldn't have been categorized as one for that reason since the other timeloop games here (Forgotten City, Deathloop) have the loops very ingrained into the game mechanics and the structure of what you are doing.

Looper
Mar 1, 2012
i got a half full glass of rose, pounding my fork and knife on the table for the countdown!!

BeanpolePeckerwood
May 4, 2004

I MAY LOOK LIKE SHIT BUT IM ALSO DUMB AS FUCK



arbitrary excuses :blastu:





JUDGING CONTROVERSY GOTY 2021



Rarity posted:

...VG did the award, blame him!

:hmmyes:

Runa
Feb 13, 2011

Regy Rusty posted:

Give me a PS5 and ill play it

ShoogaSlim
May 22, 2001

YOU ARE THE DUMBEST MEATHEAD IDIOT ON THE PLANET, STOP FUCKING POSTING



returnal is a timeloop game and deserves the kirby thing :colbert:

but idc that much i'm glad it placed as high as it did. go get a ps5, folks.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Uh oh. We’ve made it so far, my friends, but I’m afraid we have reached the most perilous stage of all. The loathsome, the despicable, the downright evil presence of #11. So close to those precious top 10 spots but oh so far away. This is the one place that nobody wants to be but unfortunately out of our superlative collection of games one is going to have to take that spot. Have Disco Elysium and Hades done enough to make the top 10? Are we about to see a devastating loss for a cult favourite like Psychonauts 2 or Shin Megami Tensei V? It’s time to pull back the curtain and reveal just who it’s gonna be…

Zinkraptor posted:

A fantastic game on its own merits.

DemoneeHo posted:

Still the most stylish game on the market.

KonvexKonkav posted:

Sometimes a little escapism is all you need to keep you going.

TriffTshngo posted:

I didn't put it down feeling bad about myself or the game or any of it.

FlowerRhythmREMIX posted:

It gave me the language to jump into the classics of the genre.

Relax or DIE posted:

I love what it’s done to get people I know who were always kind of looking for that on-ramp to get further into the genre.

ParliamentOfDogs posted:

I still have a blast mashing buttons and looking at the pretty colors, and I clap like the dumb seal I am.

Arist posted:

I’m so bad at this game, oh god I didn’t mean to burst there gently caress, shitshitshit, oh I won anyway.

ShallNoiseUpon posted:

All I want to do is get online as quickly as possible and throw dolphins at people.

TGLT posted:

I love my stupid fan dance boy even if he used to wear a jockstrap on his head.

Love Stole the Day posted:

Sometimes if you win a match, then a golden retriever puppy will trot over to you and lick your face!

Papes posted:

I completely stink at this game.





11. GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
(Arc System Works)
158 points, listed 24 times, #1 5 times


No face licks for you, Papes!

Runa
Feb 13, 2011

gently caress, looped

Amp
Sep 10, 2010

:11tea::bubblewoop::agesilaus::megaman::yoshi::squawk::supaburn::iit::spooky::axe::honked::shroom::smugdog::sg::pkmnwhy::parrot::screamy::tubular::corsair::sanix::yeeclaw::hayter::flip::redflag:
2022 is the year of Baiken

Runa
Feb 13, 2011

Throwing dolphins was genuinely overpowered for like a month or so it was wild

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

I officially have three games in the top 10, boys.

Looper
Mar 1, 2012

Runa posted:

gently caress, looped

:smugdog:

CharlieFoxtrot
Mar 27, 2007

organize digital employees



didn't the kirby fighting game come out this year

Amp
Sep 10, 2010

:11tea::bubblewoop::agesilaus::megaman::yoshi::squawk::supaburn::iit::spooky::axe::honked::shroom::smugdog::sg::pkmnwhy::parrot::screamy::tubular::corsair::sanix::yeeclaw::hayter::flip::redflag:

Runa posted:

Throwing dolphins was genuinely overpowered for like a month or so it was wild

You’d think of it was overpowered a May would have won even 1 tournament.

BeanpolePeckerwood
May 4, 2004

I MAY LOOK LIKE SHIT BUT IM ALSO DUMB AS FUCK



my posts are loops made of diggity dog poops

Zaggitz
Jun 18, 2009

My urges are becoming...

UNCONTROLLABLE

Escobarbarian posted:

I will play Deltarune when it’s all done and I can’t wait. I didn’t play Undertale until 2018-19 and it totally lived up to the insane hype.

Hell, same.

Love Stole the Day
Nov 4, 2012
Please give me free quality professional advice so I can be a baby about it and insult you

Rarity posted:

No face licks for you, Papes!



I don't even play this game. I just pet the dolphin and play with the puppy.

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

Nice Nice Nice

Turns out first year an Ace Attorney game comes out since we've done these it makes top 10

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?


drat, Dedede is loving jacked.

Zinkraptor
Apr 24, 2012

Strive ended up way higher than I expected. I didn't pay attention to any of the other GotY threads but I feel like it did pretty good for a fighting game, even if it just missed top 10.

Jay Rust
Sep 27, 2011

#11 is a shameful position, rip

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Zinkraptor posted:

Strive ended up way higher than I expected. I didn't pay attention to any of the other GotY threads but I feel like it did pretty good for a fighting game, even if it just missed top 10.

Best performance ever from a non-Smash fighting game

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

We're into the Top 10! Psychonauts 2 is 9 spots away from its #1 place finish :woop:

Runa
Feb 13, 2011

Jay Rust posted:

#11 is a shameful position, rip

It's number 1 but twice

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Can you believe it, my friends? We’ve finally made it all the way to the top 10! Only the absolute pinnacle of gaming in 2021 has made it this far and we have some fantastic names in the hunt. Who is going to be your 2021 Game of the Year? Will Monster Hunter Rise rise to the top? Is there nothing to dread for Metroid Dread? Or will Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker walk all the way to the end? As tense as things have been up till now, it’s only getting worse from here. Steel yourselves, prepare and let’s get started with your #10!

Roth posted:

Met all my expectations.

Aidan_702 posted:

Loved the atmosphere.

Quantum of Phallus posted:

Gorgeous graphics.

Arrrthritis posted:

The standout moments hit really well.

MMF Freeway posted:

The setting and characters are all pitch perfect.

veni veni veni posted:

There was some really creative and eye popping imagery.

haveblue posted:

The high-budget thrill and chill ride it always should have been.

Bust Rodd posted:

The most uncomfortable a video game has ever made me.

Relax or DIE posted:

I’m generally going to be here for this particular type of self-indulgence.

The Black Stones posted:

The perfect storm of creepy moments and being completely over the top.

bovis posted:

The story was very dumb.

exquisite tea posted:

At its best when it's just breathlessly, exuberantly stupid.

Dewgy posted:

I'm really kind of hyped for wherever this dumb fun rollercoaster goes next.

Soul Glo posted:

Dumb-in-a-good-way.

Zaggitz posted:

The Game Where Everytime I Thought "Surely this is too stupid to work." it Did.

Ms Adequate posted:

The big lady step on me.





10. RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE
(Capcom)
163 points, listed 28 times, #1 2 times


Big lady no step on me :(

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Oh my God that Oskirb :lol:

Cowman
Feb 14, 2006

Beware the Cow





I'm too much of a baby to play scary games but RE8 looked really good from what I've watched others play.

Amp
Sep 10, 2010

:11tea::bubblewoop::agesilaus::megaman::yoshi::squawk::supaburn::iit::spooky::axe::honked::shroom::smugdog::sg::pkmnwhy::parrot::screamy::tubular::corsair::sanix::yeeclaw::hayter::flip::redflag:
Oh no ooooh no

fridge corn
Apr 2, 2003

NO MERCY, ONLY PAIN :black101:
Lmfao

Issaries
Sep 15, 2008

"At the end of the day
We are all human beings
My father once told me that
The world has no borders"

Step on me Oskirb!

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

Only one game I can't come up with that'll be in the top 10. Probably just something that's slipped my mind...

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

adhuin posted:

Step on me Oskirb!


ShallNoiseUpon posted:

Oh no ooooh no

MMF Freeway
Sep 15, 2010

Later!
Very good quotes lol

Jay Rust
Sep 27, 2011

Re8: the game that made me say, “that certainly was a game, of the video variety”

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

:f5:

Issaries
Sep 15, 2008

"At the end of the day
We are all human beings
My father once told me that
The world has no borders"

Re8 was a great game that didn't overstay its welcome. 9 hours and done. Looking forward for the Re9.

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Kerrzhe
Nov 5, 2008

hey nice job guilty gear, that's the only fighting game ive ever played :)

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