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Looper
Mar 1, 2012

Jay Rust posted:

the only loop I care about is the challenge-reward loop inside all video games

:(

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BeanpolePeckerwood
May 4, 2004

I MAY LOOK LIKE SHIT BUT IM ALSO DUMB AS FUCK



ErrEff posted:

lol, still a chance that Disco Elysium ends up in the Top 3 again.

it's going to be charting in the top 10 for another few years no doubt

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
Hades is fuckin awesome and taught me to like two kinds of things I thought I hated

Red Alert 2 Yuris Revenge
May 8, 2006

"My brain is amazing! It's full of wrinkles, and... Uh... Wait... What am I trying to say?"
Looper of the year goes to: Looper

Kerrzhe
Nov 5, 2008

Relax Or DIE posted:

Looper of the year goes to: Looper

:haibrower:

Aipsh
Feb 17, 2006


GLUPP SHITTO FAN CLUB PRESIDENT
Oh drat does this mean Tlou Factions, throwaway mode created ten minutes before release is getting no.1 spot?

Mode 7
Jul 28, 2007

Relax Or DIE posted:

Looper of the year goes to: Looper

Hrm, controversial decision.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Escobarbarian posted:

Hades is fuckin awesome.

You only say that because it's an exceptionally well made game that is rewarding to play and is meticulously and expertly put together to be an incredibly entertaining and satisfying experience :colbert:

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

Escobarbarian posted:

Hades is fuckin awesome and taught me to like two kinds of things I thought I hated

I bought an action roguelike on the strength of Supergiant's name and boy did it pay off

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 was very glad to have played Hades this year at the suggestion of SA GOTY 2020.

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer

Jerusalem posted:

You only say that because it's an exceptionally well made game that is rewarding to play and is meticulously and expertly put together to be an incredibly entertaining and satisfying experience :colbert:

gently caress…..you got me!

BeanpolePeckerwood
May 4, 2004

I MAY LOOK LIKE SHIT BUT IM ALSO DUMB AS FUCK



Aidan_702 posted:

Oh drat does this mean Tlou Factions, throwaway mode created ten minutes before release is getting no.1 spot?

only if we shiv every tourist itt right quick

CharlieFoxtrot
Mar 27, 2007

organize digital employees



cheetah7071 posted:

now to lie in wait to see if my stux bait worked

Stux
Nov 17, 2006
Probation
Can't post for 3 days!
hades isnt a roguelike. this list is a sham top to bottom.

VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003
Tourism.

Looper
Mar 1, 2012

Relax Or DIE posted:

Looper of the year goes to: Looper

:swoon:

Kerrzhe
Nov 5, 2008

i would prefer if hypnos didn't make fun of me every time i died :(

Natural 20
Sep 17, 2007

Wearer of Compasses. Slayer of Gods. Champion of the Colosseum. Heart of the Void.
Saviour of Hallownest.
Hades sent me into an existential crisis where I spent the better part of a year wondering if I actually liked videogames any more.

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

Stux posted:

hades isnt a roguelike. this list is a sham top to bottom.

:rolleyes:

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Kerrzhe posted:

i would prefer if hypnos didn't make fun of me every time i died :(

I'm sad whenever he doesn't!

BeanpolePeckerwood
May 4, 2004

I MAY LOOK LIKE SHIT BUT IM ALSO DUMB AS FUCK



entertained that the frittte store girl in disco sounded exactly like lady video games

Aipsh
Feb 17, 2006


GLUPP SHITTO FAN CLUB PRESIDENT

BeanpolePeckerwood posted:

only if we shiv every tourist itt right quick

:coffeepal:

Hey Veeg, wanna hug??

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Stux posted:

hades isnt a roguelike. this list is a sham top to bottom.

Thanks for volunteering to run next year's thread

imhotep
Nov 16, 2009

REDBAR INTENSIFIES

BeanpolePeckerwood posted:

it's going to be charting in the top 10 for another few years no doubt

With very good reason, bratan!

Stux
Nov 17, 2006
Probation
Can't post for 3 days!

its a rogueLITE. and i lov e roguelites, however theyre two very different genres. as i said. a sham

VideoGames
Aug 18, 2003

Aidan_702 posted:

:coffeepal:

Hey Veeg, wanna hug??

Yeh! :D ...wait

Stux
Nov 17, 2006
Probation
Can't post for 3 days!

Rarity posted:

Thanks for volunteering to run next year's thread

lol ill do it. but you wont like it.

CharlieFoxtrot
Mar 27, 2007

organize digital employees



repost the image with the k crossed out and replaced with a t imo

bone emulator
Nov 3, 2005

Wrrroavr

Hades nutz

cheetah7071
Oct 20, 2010

honk honk
College Slice

Zomborgon
Feb 19, 2014

I don't even want to see what happens if you gain CHIM outside of a pre-coded system.

Real roguelike has never been tried

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?


:discourse:

Aipsh
Feb 17, 2006


GLUPP SHITTO FAN CLUB PRESIDENT

DC Murderverse
Nov 10, 2016

"Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

Rarity posted:

Thanks for volunteering to run next year's thread

If stux ran it he’d just never open up voting, post his top 10, call everyone else assholes and lock the thread

Axel Serenity
Sep 27, 2002

CharlieFoxtrot
Mar 27, 2007

organize digital employees



I started listening to "Scourge of the Furies" when Hades was posted and it will probably wrap up by the time the next game is posted

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

DC Murderverse posted:

If stux ran it he’d just never open up voting, post his top 10, call everyone else assholes and lock the thread


Stux posted:

lol ill do it. but you wont like it.

Checks out

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Metroid Dread. Psychonauts 2. Disco Elysium. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker. These are the four names left that aspire for greatness. One has tasted that nectar before, knows the flavour and yearns for it once more. One is a grizzled veteran of these wars, always fighting valiantly but having to watch as others are deemed more deserving. Two are brash, young upstarts who care not for the battles of the past and are here to stake their claim on the gold. We’re going to find out who falls next as we reveal your #4!

Extortionist posted:

An amazing feat.

MMF Freeway posted:

All killer no filler.

Mode 7 posted:

An absolute breath of fresh air.

Coffee with Bullet posted:

It was a total surprise.

Dr. Fishopolis posted:

Everything comes together in this game.

The 7th Guest posted:

Better than my wildest expectations.

Arist posted:

Fun game, fun levels, great powers.

sirtommygunn posted:

Every stage has extraordinary visuals.

Sway Grunt posted:

Absolutely beautiful game in all aspects.

Party Boat posted:

Astonishingly creative worlds.

ErrEff posted:

A weird nostalgic trip to the past, rendered using modern tecnhology.

Khanstant posted:

Like playing through a beloved Saturday morning cartoon.

Torquemadras posted:

If this game doesn't get "Outstanding Visual Style", the world is clearly WRONG.

YoshiOfYellow posted:

The game is bursting at the seams with creativity and you can see the love and passion that was poured into it.

Play posted:

This is a work of art and true passion and that passion shines through in every moment.

Jon Irenicus posted:

It's stunning that they managed to stick the landing after all these years.

Barreft posted:

Never expected it to live up to the hype in my head after the first one, but welp.

Mix. posted:

One of the best examples of how to make a sequel to a cult classic game.

moosferatu posted:

It is remarkable that they were able to make the sequel come close to measuring up to the cult classic.

Jerusalem posted:

Does a great job of dealing with some surprisingly mature topics.

Barudak posted:

Tricky subjects that are handled with care and love.

Arrrthritis posted:

Messages that hit really hard in different ways for different people.

haveblue posted:

The hardest part of growing up is learning that the adults around you are flawed.

McCracAttack posted:

You can definitely tell the creators are older, more introspective, and much more world weary. That's fine, I am too.



4. PSYCHONAUTS 2
(Double Fine)
219 points, listed 31 times, #1 6 times


It’s more than double fine, it’s the sequel we all wanted but never thought we’d get, it’s Psychonauts 2!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

YES! #1! Congrats to Psychonauts 2 for it's #1 spot, well-deserved! Woohoo! Okay everybody, you can close the thread and go on about your lives now. Thanks for all the hard work, Rarity and VideoGames. Woohoo! Psychonauts! PSYCHONAUTS!

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Looper
Mar 1, 2012
oh poo poo

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