fridge corn posted:

Here you go

Arist posted:

didn't get quoted, oh well

Arist posted:

ty

Arist posted:

didn't get quoted, oh well

VideoGames posted:

for getting all the top five correct. Apologies there were no quotes.

Issaries posted:

Top 20 Average Score list
AKA goons who played them really loved them - list
AKA you should probably play these games - list:

52. Hollow Knight – 8.8
38. Persona 5 – Royal 8.7
53. Astlibra Revision – 8.6

29. My time at Sandrock – 8.3
01. Baldur’s Gate 3 – 8.2
19. Pentiment - 8.2
56. Outer Wilds – 8.2
33. Final Fantasy 7 remake – 8
34. Xenoblade chronicles 3 - 7.8
59. Neon White – 7.8

04. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – 7.7
09. Alan Wake 2 – 7.7
21. Disco Elysium – 7.7
10. Lies of P – 7.6
50. Hunt: Showdown – 7.6
02. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 7.5
40. Dwarf Fortress - 7.5
46. Yakuza – Like a Dragon 7.5
03. Armored Core 6 – 7.4
08. Street Fighter 6 – 7.1

Arist posted:

I’m not a big CRPG guy. I’ve dipped my toes into Fallout 1 and Planescape: Torment for about an hour each, but I’ve never had major experience with the genre. This is my first real entry into this space, and I’ve gotta say: it was pretty incredible. There’s something wonderful about the incredible freedom and trust in the player here by the designers, the willingness to indulge so many possibilities and to let the audience fail or screw themselves over. It’s staggering. Hell, in Act II I found the main hub and near-immediately wandered into an encounter that killed everyone in that hub when I lost a fight (I reloaded, because, wow). The game feels incredibly alive in that way, there’s just so much going on.

Arist posted:

Yep. I’m a rube, a sucker, a mark, whatever.

Red Alert 2 Yuris Revenge posted:

The stupid rear end Pinocchio game rules and we all just have to learn to live with it.

bagrada posted:

Bloodborne will be #1 again when they do a PC port. Maybe that's why the elden ring dlc is so delayed.

Ineffiable posted:

STP is probably one of the biggest surprise breakout hits I've seen this year.

wuggles posted:

it's the year of the shmup. sorry but my google doc says so

Phenotype posted:

I played Strange Horticulture a couple years back and I thought it was great, perfect chill little rainy day game.

exquisite tea posted:

BeanpolePeckerwood posted:

welp i missed it all and it's 14º outside. am i in hell?

VideoGames posted:

02. Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo) (2023)
763 points. Voted for 102 times. Appeared #1 twenty-eight times. Average of 7.5



Nintendo apparently hit a homerun of a Zelda game with this one, and I need to play it myself this year after having hit up so many of the other major Zeldas. Seriously, the gushing about this game (and pretty much all of the 751 games) has been a joy to read.

It put up a huge fight against the top spot but ultimately, more people played and loved the number #1 game and of course, it is

VideoGames posted:

Arist posted:

didn't get quoted, oh well

fridge corn posted:

If we're doing goty sixxers I'll have the best rpg from Japan badge please veeg

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

Fifteen of Many posted:

10. Spiritfarer (9 points, runner up)
9. Resident Evil 3 Remake (Did Not Place)
8. Final Fantasy Tactics (Did Not Place
7. Nioh 2 (16 points, runner up) and Final Fantasy Origin Stranger of Paradise (#39)
6. Horizon Forbidden West (base game, Did Not Place)
5. Control (Did Not Place)
4. The Last of Us (7 points, runner up)
3. Lies of P (#10)
2. Vampire Survivors (37 points, runner up)
1. Tears of the Kingdom (#2)

VideoGames posted:

veni veni veni posted:

Was fun seeing Hunt Showdown popping up a non insignificant amount of times this year despite being a 5 year old game. Hopefully the engine update coming soon propels it even more onto peoples radars.

Super Inactive posted:

I heard we can put up random top 10 lists. And I wanted to get this in before the results. So here's my Top 10 Crying Moments in Final Fantasy XVI!

When I see someone or something cry in any media, I will also cry. But you know, stoically. Therefore I appreciate any media that normalizes crying. I often compared this game to the Witcher 3 while playing. But I don't remember Geralt crying. I won't forget this game since there are at least 24 instances of people crying. It was painful enough pruning them down to 10. So the following list is presented in the order they appear in the game. Obviously MASSIVE SPOILERS are included so you should not view them unless you have completed the game, have no intention of playing the game, or don't care about spoilers.

1.) Act 1 - Under the moonlight

The first instance of crying and sets up a motif for Jill and Clive throughout the game. I especially like how flustered Clive becomes once he sees this.

2.) Act 1 - "Chin up, lad. You're going to be a soldier."

The first instance of Clive crying and also sets up a motif of sorts. Rewatching this scene helped me realize that Anabella was the precursor to the final boss.

3.) Act 2, Bromance 1 - "Get dressed. Pretty as you are, you're not my type."

You get a good dose of Clive's posterior early in this scene. Then it goes rage, begging, rage again, then the crying. I think we're about to see the beginning of something special.

4.) Act 2 - "I can think of none better...than you."

Welp. The start of the game is pretty rough for Clive. It's a shame we didn't get to see more banter between the two because the writing was fire. Fortunately it's not the only bromance in the game.

5.) Act 3 - "I shall open the gates of hell that thou mightst see thy charge once more!"

I was really confused at the beginning of this scene. Jill appeared to be as well. I don't like Byron. But the hesitant transition from disbelief to joy is very moving. I only realized now how well the quote fits the scene.

6.) Act 3 - Dion is best boy (according to my wife)

And that's what lead to his tragedy. This scene had a great reveal and it ends with Annabelle wailing in the background. But at what cost?

7.) Act 3 - Then he walked her home gently

Torgal always knows what's up and immediately goes to sleep at the beginning of this scene. They kept teasing these two together but who knew they would go so far? Jill is a good character but unfortunately she does not fit into the main relationship of the game.

8.) Act 3 - Then actual main relationship

Clive is crying more beautifully at the beginning of this scene. But I thought this moment better captured his wails of sorrow. You may have thought that FF15 was the only FF game about brotherhood. But it turns out this game was about the same thing. I've also realized Clive got three of his powers through hugs.

9.) Ending - This is my boyfriend Clive, and this is his boyfriend Gav

I wanted to include an image of Clive and Gav hugging it out, but it didn't make the cut. It was sweet to see how their relationship developed throughout the course of the game. Did you notice that he looks like Ramza?

10.) Ending - The moonlight is over

I included this image to represent my interpretation of the ending. I also did not like ambiguity for the sake of ambiguity. However I choose to believe in Jill's quote describing Clive, "That no matter how terrible the night...dawn would always come. And Torgal howls when dawn comes. And I've already explained that Torgal know's what's up.

CharlieFoxtrot posted:

Going to give the Special Award to Game with Highest Average Score that was mentioned by more than one person to The Making of Karateka