The Impys 2018

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NickRoweFillea: Sep 27, 2012; doin thangs

Bolverkur posted:

IMPY of the Year 2018: Dragon Quest XI and Monster Hunter World were both games I had been eagerly watching for years, as they both belong to game series I really love. Both games exceeded the considerable hype I had for them. They are god drat treasures and we are blessed to have them in our gaming lives.

IMPY of the Comfy 2018: Comfy game of the year is tied between Final Fantasy XV, which I've put dozens of hours into but not completed the main story, it's just so fun and relaxing to do the sidequests, and the MMO Final Fantasy XIV. It's just so god drat nice to grind, fish, listen to the music, take in the environments (La Noscea wins personal favorite). I never feel like I have to hurry up or catch up to the max level. I just have to enjoy. Honestly, a feeling I rarely have in MMOs and it's so god drat nice.

IMPY of the Pick Up And Play 2018: Into the Breach is such a great game to pick up for 10 minutes of gameplay, it's so elegantly basic but simultaneously complex with its tactics. Plus it has mechs vs kaijus, a theme I personally love. It would be rad if we'd see a great Godzilla game in the next few years, with the movie out next year, or just great kaiju-themed games like Into the Breach.

IMPY of the Classic 2018: Parasite Eve was my fave new classic game I played this year. Thank you, Imp Zone. It's incredibly good and short and should be checked out by every Imp who hasn't already. Honorable mention to Final Fantasy Tactics, which I only recently started playing for the first time (don't shame). It can't really contend this year, since I've only so recently started. My only problem is that I can't decide if I should play the original or the PSP remake.

Play the original FFT, not the War of the Lions translation. 👍

# ? Dec 13, 2018 20:47

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# ? May 3, 2024 23:31

Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

I love the janky PS1 translation but it makes the plot nigh incomprehensible. The only complaint I have about the PSP version is the slowdown poo poo and honestly I think the mobile one fixed it?

# ? Dec 13, 2018 21:22

Pablo Nergigante: Apr 16, 2002

Plutonis posted:

I love the janky PS1 translation but its nigh incomprehensible compared to the War of the Lions one. The only complaint I have about the PSP version is the slowdown poo poo and honestly I think the mobile one fixed it?

I don't think it did actually but there's a patch for the PSP version that removes the slowdown iirc.

# ? Dec 13, 2018 21:23

mysterious loyall X: Jul 8, 2003

the psx translation is trash and war of the lions is a lot better. you can get a patched rom that fixes the spell slowdown in the psp version. goonbye

# ? Dec 13, 2018 21:28

Squeezy Farm: Jun 16, 2009

I played it on my iPhone Xs Max :pipedog: :chord:

# ? Dec 13, 2018 22:08

kalel: Jun 19, 2012

HolePisser1982 posted:

Im glad lots of ppl ended up trying and liking Into the Breach

same

HolePisser1982 posted:

I think that was my favorite soundtrack of the year

gotta give the soundtrack impy to hyper light drifter personally

# ? Dec 13, 2018 22:17

Michael Transactions: Nov 11, 2013

Please post examples for soundtrack of the year category

# ? Dec 13, 2018 23:51

A CRUNK BIRD: Sep 29, 2004

spb posted:

Please post examples for soundtrack of the year category

Shadow of the colossus remake

# ? Dec 13, 2018 23:57

extremebuff: Jun 20, 2010

spb posted:

Please post examples for soundtrack of the year category

smash ultimate is the clear winner here

# ? Dec 13, 2018 23:57

kalel: Jun 19, 2012

I think spb meant examples of the music in consideration?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEA5Xuc4-a4

# ? Dec 14, 2018 00:01

Wormskull: Aug 23, 2009

spb posted:

Please post examples for soundtrack of the year category

Bruh.

# ? Dec 14, 2018 00:01

extremebuff: Jun 20, 2010

oh hell yeah. epic list incoming!!!

# ? Dec 14, 2018 00:02

HolePisser1982: Nov 3, 2002

smash ultimate probably wins best soundtrack by containing every other game series� music

# ? Dec 14, 2018 00:21

mysterious loyall X: Jul 8, 2003

spb posted:

Please post examples for soundtrack of the year category

its the jungle radio station from fartza four borizons and uh idk. celeste. for sjws only. ONLY true SJWS who got PISSED at racist indian game and watch man from smash. oh yeah and the monster boy soundtrack is nice. OH DOUBLE yeah lumines remastered HELL YEAH

# ? Dec 14, 2018 01:30

In Training: Jun 28, 2008

Soundtrack of the year is the Splatoon 2 octo expansion announcement trailer song

# ? Dec 14, 2018 01:49

Punished Chuck: Dec 27, 2010

The Morrowind theme sweeps the Impy award for best soundtrack for the 16th year in a row. Congratulations to Jeremy Soule and the whole Bethesda team!

# ? Dec 14, 2018 02:00

ArfJason: Sep 5, 2011

online game i like that isnt csgo: Puyo Puyo Tetris. its tetris.

Best tetris: Tetris gRandmaster 3

best puzzle game: Stephens sausage roll

Best Game Overall: REmake or AM2R?

Best Metroid game I palyed this year: AM2R]/b]

Best Arcade: [b]Nex Machina

Best music based game: Lumines

# ? Dec 15, 2018 17:06

ol yeller: Feb 20, 2015

ArfJason posted:

online game i like that isnt csgo: Puyo Puyo Tetris. its tetris.

Best tetris: Tetris gRandmaster 3

best puzzle game: Stephens sausage roll

Best Game Overall: REmake or AM2R?

Best Metroid game I palyed this year: AM2R]/b]

Best Arcade: [b]Nex Machina

Best music based game: Lumines

lol

# ? Dec 15, 2018 19:44

American McGay: Feb 28, 2010; by sebmojo

I don't play many video games for a guy that posts a lot on an internet video game forum but one of the few new games I played this year that I really enjoyed was Yoku's Island Express. It's like a weird mix of pinball and classic map exploration games and the visual style and overall polish of the release made me really like it.

I don't really remember playing any other games that would not have previously been mentioned in this thread. Goodbye.

# ? Dec 17, 2018 19:22

Tales of Woe: Dec 18, 2004

yoku's island express is v good yeah. 2nd best indie platformer this year after celeste

# ? Dec 17, 2018 20:27

In Training: Jun 28, 2008

7-C is too hard.

# ? Dec 17, 2018 20:29

Tales of Woe: Dec 18, 2004

i didn't finish all of those

# ? Dec 17, 2018 20:34

elf help book: Aug 5, 2004; Though the battle might be endless, I will never give up

In Training posted:

7-C is too hard.

maybe thisll help

https://twitter.com/elfbot/status/967658983468208128

# ? Dec 17, 2018 20:39

Wormskull: Aug 23, 2009

Best charity marathon of the year once again goes to Zeldathon! Congratz guys.

# ? Dec 17, 2018 20:41

mysterious loyall X: Jul 8, 2003

elf help book posted:

maybe thisll help

https://twitter.com/elfbot/status/967658983468208128

i need to buy it again on steam or find a dongle that lets me sync a ds 4 to a switch. BUT i did clear everything up thru 6-c in handheld mode so m aybe i can do it

# ? Dec 17, 2018 21:41

In Training: Jun 28, 2008

Joycon are great for Celeste.

# ? Dec 17, 2018 22:10

elf help book: Aug 5, 2004; Though the battle might be endless, I will never give up

note at the end of that video, id been playing that level so long i forgot about climbing and jumped off of the final wall

# ? Dec 17, 2018 22:13

Wormskull: Aug 23, 2009

elf help book posted:

note at the end of that video, id been playing that level so long i forgot about climbing and jumped off of the final wall

The Merciful Elf Butt.

# ? Dec 17, 2018 22:17

mysterious loyall X: Jul 8, 2003

In Training posted:

Joycon are great for Celeste.

they're trash

# ? Dec 17, 2018 23:32

mysterious loyall X: Jul 8, 2003

the analog stick is better than the stupid seperated dapda

# ? Dec 17, 2018 23:32

Wormskull: Aug 23, 2009

The Dpad on the pro controller is also trash. I did like using the joycon analog stick for USF2, believe it or not.

# ? Dec 17, 2018 23:33

mysterious loyall X: Jul 8, 2003

miyamoto is actively trying to des troy gunpei yokoi's legacy because he's responsible for nintendo success, even tho shiggy already murdered him in cold blod.

# ? Dec 17, 2018 23:36

American McGay: Feb 28, 2010; by sebmojo

mysterious loyall X posted:

they're trash

You're wrong old man.

# ? Dec 17, 2018 23:37

Wormskull: Aug 23, 2009

Wormskull posted:

The Merciful Elf Butt.

Edit: Thought this was about the Smash Guest Finals lmao. Wrong thread.

# ? Dec 17, 2018 23:37

goferchan: Feb 8, 2004; It's 2006. I am taking 276 yeti furs from the goodies hoard.

mysterious loyall X posted:

they're trash

I played all of celeste in handheld mode but doing diagonals on joycons sucks

# ? Dec 17, 2018 23:41

goferchan: Feb 8, 2004; It's 2006. I am taking 276 yeti furs from the goodies hoard.

They're fine for platformers that don't need diagonal like The End Is Nigh though

# ? Dec 17, 2018 23:42

In Training: Jun 28, 2008

They're great. Hitbox much? Been over this before.

# ? Dec 17, 2018 23:42

kalel: Jun 19, 2012

you joycon shitters-on might not know this, but you can actually use each one as a separate controller. you can play co-op games with friends! isn't it cool to just pull out your switch and be able to play a game with someone who cares about you?... Oh wait, never mind.

# ? Dec 17, 2018 23:51

mysterious loyall X: Jul 8, 2003

SciFiDownBeat posted:

you joycon shitters-on might not know this, but you can actually use each one as a separate controller. you can play co-op games with friends! isn't it cool to just pull out your switch and be able to play a game with someone who cares about you?... Oh wait, never mind.

You still have to use 4 lovely buttons instead of a real dpad you stipud loving dago wop

# ? Dec 18, 2018 00:05

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# ? May 3, 2024 23:31

American McGay: Feb 28, 2010; by sebmojo

mysterious loyall X posted:

You still have to use 4 lovely buttons instead of a real dpad you stipud loving dago wop

# ? Dec 18, 2018 00:09

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