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Ms Adequate posted:Gah I can't believe I missed it AGAIN, next you Veeg you're doing it to my personal schedule!! (Thank you once again though, this thread is always a highlight and your efforts are always much appreciated!) I’d be annoyed at Alan Wake 2 ceasing to exist but I can’t deny it’d be thematically appropriate.
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:How many people played SA Game of the Year Baldur's Gate 3 on console I played about 8 hours worth of  on PC, because I both wasn't sure I would like it, and wasn't confident my PC could even run it competently in the first place. I did like it, but my PC absolutely could NOT handle it, so I bought it on PS5. It's real good!
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ShoogaSlim posted:someone else said the game is blatant plagiarism which... idk maybe. I think the reason that comment got such a bad reaction is because “plagiarism” isn’t really an accurate way to describe it. It’s extremely derivative of Bloodborne, sure, everyone knows that, but the team aren’t trying to pass From’s code off at their own, or pretending they invented any of these things. It’s wearing its influences on its sleeve and is a love letter to that style, which is not what plagiarism is. Anyway, that kerfuffle actually got me to ignore what I said before and start playing it and I’m really really enjoying it so far. It plays great and I really do love the original mechanics like the extra flask thing and the way the health regain system is tied to imperfect parries. It’s sucked me in a lot already and I’m gonna be playing it a whole lot over the next couple weeks.
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Jan 14, 2024 02:54
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Thanks to hbomberguy the word "plagiarism" is en vogue but he used it to refer to a very specific set of accusations against specific content creators. Nerds confusing Lies of P's derivative but loving homage as plagiarism is just people being too precious about Bloodborne for their own good.
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Jan 14, 2024 03:06
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GGs (good games), y'all.
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Runa posted:Thanks to hbomberguy the word "plagiarism" is en vogue but he used it to refer to a very specific set of accusations against specific content creators. Bloodborne is just plagiarizing Peter and the Wolf anyway
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Jan 14, 2024 03:13
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And the soulslike is a firm and established genre now. So many different companies and indies have tackled the formula now to varying degrees of success. Lies of P is just the one who has so far done it the absolute best and it should be praised for that.
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We need more devs doing totally wacky poo poo like that, not less, imho edit - we also need more devs making competent Soulslikes
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Played Lies of P after my list and super enjoyed it, it wouldn't be super high up but it would've made it. It follows the formula of a classic Souls game to the letter while having a few small mechanical twists, sure, but most importantly it delivers a game that FROM has kind of left behind with ER's focus on overtuned bosses where everything is a sweat factory. It is just a superbly crafted game in its own right and deserves praise for delivering what it promises perfectly with no major surprises. I mentioned on my list that 2023's big games all felt like major labours of love where the devs clearly felt a lot of care for these products and Lies of P definitely falls into that category. The plot and characters are hokey but it all works. We've seen how difficult that is to accomplish with all these other games that tried and didn't quite manage it in the genre.
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Jan 14, 2024 03:40
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Lies of P has a few great twists on the genre staples, things like your final estus charge being refillable allowing you to cling to life with skillful play or the absolutely brilliant weapon assembly system making the already great weapon variety become absolutely phenomenal.
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Maybe plagiarism was a poor choice of words but it is extremely derivative in a way that I find very off putting. Has nothing to do with Souls. I feel that way about anything I like. I want to see things I like inspire other things not see wholesale ripoffs of them. From the 3 or so hours I played it seemed like a perfectly competent game but it goes way beyond "love letter" into outright shameless imo. It just goes way too far with it for my tastes. I don't have a problem with others enjoying it at all. My reaction had nothing to do with people enjoying the game and everything to do with a couple of people acting like they had no idea what I was talking about, which came off as a really bad faith way to try and start an argument with me I wasn't even looking for. I don't think for a second that either of posters just never noticed it looks almost exactly like Bloodborne. That's probably not a discussion for this thread though so I regret even bringing it up, but if you guys are gonna keep talking about me I'm gonna at least say my piece.
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Jan 14, 2024 04:03
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i'm unclear how bloodborne didn't take top spot but I respect the refs call
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Jan 14, 2024 04:15
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Good games and whiny meltdowns. The GOTYT has it all!
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Regy Rusty posted:And the soulslike is a firm and established genre now. cursed Epic High Five posted:We need more devs doing totally wacky poo poo like that, not less, imho it's not wacky, it's just normie the reason why demon's souls, bloodborne, and sekiro are special in the first place is because they all went against the grain of what the industry was doing and did something actually wacky
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shove this idiot nerd in a locker, goldmine thread.
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Thank you so much for all the work putting this together! Can't wait to play all the games that got added to my wishlist from this in 2024. 
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Captain Invictus posted:shove this idiot nerd in a locker, goldmine thread. the thread doesn't end until page 69
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Jezza of OZPOS posted:i'm unclear how bloodborne didn't take top spot but I respect the refs call Abject refusal to let me play it on my PC means I will ensure it never reaches GOTY until then 
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I don’t think the demo is the best representation of the vibes and settings the full game goes too. There are locations and moods in LoP that I won’t find in any From games and the narrative is very much its own thing. I don’t really get a game whose combat centers heavily around blocking and chained melee parries with a relatively weak dodge being primarily compared to Bloodborne, which only has block as a comedy option, has unchained offensive ranged parries, and whose main defensive move is a very powerful dodge. Then you add in the mechanics like puppet thread and fulminis which are closer to Nero’s move set in DMC5 than anything the moon scented hunter can do… Calling it a straight copy of Bloodborne is selling it very short. I revisited Bloodborne shortly after my first three runs of LoP and it’s really a very different experience.
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Jan 14, 2024 04:23
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This thread has encouraged me to play Lies of P this month, it's on Gamepass
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Gods drat, I knew I wasn't great at the sizzle reels this year but only one quote is a hit to the old ego.
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:This thread has encouraged me to play Lies of P this month, it's on Gamepass
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Songbearer posted:Abject refusal to let me play it on my PC means I will ensure it never reaches GOTY until then Yeah, it's a shame but I don't make the rules, and they know what they gotta do to fix this problem.
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Would like to thank the goons that talked up Lunacid here. I picked it up and have been absolutely loving obsessed for the past week. It's so good. The vibes are immaculate and I've been having so much fun just getting lost everywhere and finding weird poo poo. Soundtrack is wonderful too. Will definitely end up on my list for this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt9GPhsByd0
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ChrisBTY posted:Gods drat, I knew I wasn't great at the sizzle reels this year but only one quote is a hit to the old ego. I rated all the popular poo poo mid to low on my list. But I got quoted for Disco Elysium, and that's all that matters. Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun.
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There's too many goons for multiple quotes per goon now I suppose...
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Are people really upset that they didn't get quoted enough in that huge amount of work VG just did? Come on, he obviously tried to include everyone. Don't take it as a slight, folks.
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It was a monumental amount of work just to ensure every goon got quoted at least once I'm sure. On top of the monumental amount of work it was to just put the whole thing together. While it was nice to see yourself on multiple games, having everyone included is more important I think. Also a round of applause for VG who did all this solo when previous years had been a team effort. I can't even imagine staring at that mountain of a workload.
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Seriously cannot imagine the work of doing this thread at all, let alone solo. Thank you Videogames!
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Thrilled that AC6 got top 3, it really deserves it; truly the most fun game I played this year. I haven't played BG3 and I probably won't because I don't gently caress with WotC, but I'm glad Larian had their breakout hit. Can't wait for the next Divinity game!
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Time to go over the list again in detail now that I've caught up and pile some stuff on my steam wishlist!  I only finished AC6 this month but I already expect it'll end up on my goty list for 2024.
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veni veni veni posted:if you guys are gonna keep talking about me I'm gonna at least say my piece. i only brought up that the word was used and specifically didn't quote your post bc i didnt want it to seem like an attack on you, which it wasn't. i just did want to make an argument against the notion of what you originally said. i can def understand being offput by a product that so closely resembles something else you enjoy. i kinda sorta felt similar, but then also figured it wouldn't hold up or be nearly as good. then i heard a bunch that it was kick rear end and im just really stoked i went ahead and gave it a shot bc i loved it. i think it's a great problem to have that another company emulated or ripped off or whatever the style of souls games enough to the point that i'm now eagerly anticipating not only the elden ring dlc but now the lies of p sequel as well. games
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HopperUK posted:Are people really upset that they didn't get quoted enough in that huge amount of work VG just did? Come on, he obviously tried to include everyone. Don't take it as a slight, folks. Oh I am absolutely not taking it as a slight. VG is a workbeast and a saint. If it's their goal to include anybody it's a wonderful goal. I think I'm just self-conscious about my list this year. I just couldn't verbalize what I liked about the games I liked this year. ChrisBTY fucked around with this message at 06:32 on Jan 14, 2024 |
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Yeah same here. I see the logic in it. It's just a fun thing to look for as you go through the results!
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It makes sense to set up some rules about that, these events just get bigger every year and you can’t run them just on intuition and your personal sense of humor forever. It sucks but I’d rather they keep happening than anyone get mad about it or burn out
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I mean I should be getting quoted all the time because my takes are the most insightful, accurate, and funny, but I get it.
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haveblue posted:It makes sense to set up some rules about that, these events just get bigger every year and you can’t run them just on intuition and your personal sense of humor forever. It sucks but I’d rather they keep happening than anyone get mad about it or burn out not a single person is getting mad. this is a solution in search of a problem
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