POLL is YOU: Thirteenth Coint and Plick results (best games of 2019)

oooh outer wilds is on the Games Pass...

HONK

with 30 from jjj it would have been death stranding in 1, that's how close it was

if the one voter who gave baba 30 points and UGG 9 points had instead given 8 points...

etc etc etc

WHAT A CLOSE YEAR

i'm surprised astral chain didn't place at all is it just that none of us got around to it?

― Mordy, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 2:32 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

same with devil may cry 5, i don't think anyone on the board played either of these yet

YES! HONK MOTHERFUCKERS HONK!

Will, those fake ones are awesome, I salute you.

oooh outer wilds is on the Games Pass...

― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 2:37 PM (fourteen seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

WHAT

WHEN I JOINED GAME PASS IT WAS FOR THIS OUTER WILDS BUT I ACCIDENTALLY PLAYED OUTER WORLDS

IF IT'S ON THERE NOW THIS IS THE ULTIMATE INSULT

(important note about playing on PC: there is a certain part of the game where analog control helps quite a bit, you may not wanna kbm this game -- plug in a controller)

xp thank u :):)

fun poll, great fakes. thanks will m

i think i put goose game as my disappointment for the outrage clicks but it's fine, i didn't manage to play anything truly disappointing last year

yes, thanks for the poll, Will M!

three houses was sorta disappointing or just so much stuff in it that was disappointing. combat rarely fun. running around returning lost objects rarely fun. rumination on nature of authoritarianism? great!

I said in the goose game thread I was surprised by people who said they were disappointed with the actual game, I thought it was rock solid. Maybe a level too short but that would be my only complaint.

now that we've settled this, i just bought my first 2020-released game

wait, its the second i forgot about animal crossing lol

well played will, thanks! will buy some of these for sure where I wouldn't have otherwise!

(animal crossing is less a game and more of a remote lifestyle)

HONK

I couldn't vote in good conscience, UGG was the only eligible game I actually played, I think. It deserves the win, it was the game of the year even if that's not the same as the best game of the year

can everyone do my a favour and read the next one while putting your mouse to automatically slowly scroll through it? thanks

THIRTEENTH ANNUAL COINT + PLICK

CREDITS

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Voters

abanana
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ufo
Will M.
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Fizzles
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emil.y
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An ILX Production

1 - Untitled Goose Game - 109 points / 1.33 First-place votes / 9 Votes
2 - Baba Is You - 109 points / 1 First-place vote / 7 Votes
3 - The Outer Wilds - 93 points / 1.33 First-place votes / 6 votes
4 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - 86 points / 2 First-place votes / 4 Votes
5 - Control - 85 points / 2 First-place votes / 4 Votes
6 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses - 82 points / 1.5 First-place votes / 6 Votes
7 - Death Stranding - 81 points / 1 First-place vote / 6 Votes
8 - Dragon Quest 11 Definitive Edition - 70 points / 0.83 First-place votes / 3 Votes
9 - Super Mario Maker 2 - 46 points / 5 Votes
10 - Slay the Spire - 39 points / 5 Votes
11 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - 39 points / 3 Votes
12 - Hypnospace Outlaw - 35 points / 1.33 First-place votes / 2 Votes
13 - A Short Hike - 35 points / 3 Votes
14 - Wingspan - 35 points / 2 Votes
14 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - 35 points / 2 Votes
16 - Return of the Obra Dinn - 32 points / 2 Votes
17 - Dicey Dungeons - 30 points / 1 First-place vote / 3 Votes
18 - Super Mega Baseball 2 - 30 points / 1 First-place vote / 1 Vote
18 - Mutazione - 30 points / 1 First-place vote / 1 Vote
20 - Cook Serve Delicious 2 - 30 points / 0.33 First-place votes / 1 Vote
21 - Tetris 99 - 30 points / 4 Votes
22 - Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - 30 points / 2 Votes
23 - Sayonara Wild Hearts - 29 points / 2 Votes
24 - Wargroove - 28 points / 2 Votes
25 - Void Bastards - 25 points / 1 First-place vote / 1 Vote
25 - Antimatter Dimensions - 25 points / 1 First-place vote / 1 Vote
27 - Mortal Kombat 11 - 25 points / 1 Vote
28 - Grindstone - 24 points / 3 Votes
29 - Ring Fit Adventure - 24 points / 2 Votes
30 - The Outer Worlds - 22 points / 2 Votes
31 - What the Golf? - 21 points / 3 Votes
32 - Marvel Puzzle Quest - 21 points / 2 Votes
33 - The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa - 20 points / 2 Votes
33 - Islanders - 20 points / 2 Votes
35 - Supraland - 16 points / 2 Votes
36 - Anodyne 2: Return to Dust - 15 points / 0.33 First-place votes / 1 Vote
37 - Zozzled - 15 points / 1 Vote
37 - Pikuniku - 15 points / 1 Vote
39 - Resident Evil 2 - 14 points / 2 Votes
40 - Disco Elysium - 12 points / 2 Votes
41 - Zanki Zero - 12 points / 1 Vote
42 - Tom Clancy's The Division 2 - 11 points / 1 Vote
43 - Blasphemous - 10 points / 1 Vote
43 - Inmost - 10 points / 1 Vote
43 - Apex Legends - 10 points / 1 Vote
43 - Eastshade - 10 points / 1 Vote
43 - Luigi's Mansion 3 - 10 points / 1 Vote
43 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3 - 10 points / 1 Vote
43 - The Fog Knows Your Name - 10 points / 1 Vote
43 - Unheard - 10 points / 1 Vote
43 - Ape Out - 10 points / 1 Vote
43 - Golf Blitz - 10 points / 1 Vote
43 - Toejam & Earl: Back in the Groove - 10 points / 1 Vote
54 - Gris - 9 points / 1 Vote
55 - Judgment - 8 points / 2 Votes
56 - New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 7 points / 2 Votes
57 - A Plague Tale: Innocence - 6 points / 1 Vote
57 - Life is Strange 2 - 6 points / 1 Vote
59 - Trials Rising - 5 points / 1 Vote
59 - Pilgrims - 5 points / 1 Vote
59 - SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions - 5 points / 1 Vote
59 - Samurai Shodown - 5 points / 1 Vote
59 - Wattam - 5 points / 1 Vote
59 - Sugarlawn - 5 points / 1 Vote
59 - Feather - 5 points / 1 Vote
59 - Horace - 5 points / 1 Vote
59 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - 5 points / 1 Vote
59 - The Stillness of the Wind - 5 points / 1 Vote
69 - Card of Darkness - 4 points / 1 Vote
69 - Cat Quest 2 - 4 points / 1 Vote
71 - Katana Zero - 3 points / 1 Vote
71 - Wilmot's Warehouse - 3 points / 1 Vote

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Patch v1.1:

- Fixed an issue where credits did not display correctly

Great work Will thanks

Patch v1.2:

Included the list of disappointments. Each has only one vote.

A Plague Tale: Innocence
Crackdown 3
Death Stranding
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Luigi's Mansion 3
Marvel Puzzle Quest
Red Dead Redemption 2 Online isn't fun!
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Untitled Goose Game
Void Bastards

You will need this update if you want to play online.

lol thank you Will.

lol thanks Will!

My ballot mostly ranked very high, which is unusual for ILX polls!

my ballot -

Death Stranding 21
Fire Emblem: Three Houses 21
The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa 15
The Outer Wilds 15
Zanki Zero 12
Slay the Spire 10
Disco Elysium 3
Judgment 3

if anyone didn't save theirs and wanted to post it i can do that for you

I thought I voted for Wilmot's Warehouse but I didn't! I should've slipped it a few points.

30 /// Baba Is You
17 /// Return of the Obra Dinn
13 /// Tetris 99
13 /// Fire Emblem: Three Houses
9 /// Sayonara Wild Hearts
9 /// Untitled Goose Game
9 /// The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Switch)

my ballot was uhh

15: hypnospace outlaw, outer wilds, anodyne 2
10: a short hike, luigi's mansion 3, trails of cold steel 3, eastshade
5: judgment, saga scarlet grace, samurai shodown

i don't remember my ballot. i don't think it was very good :(

i havent played anything in 2020 yet except animal crossing which ive played like 3 hours of but i'll try to unearth some good ones for next year

want me to post it km?

No games are going to come out this year.

I’m excited for Clubhouse Games on Switch actually,
might end up being my GOTY

i don't know if the xenoblade 1 remake counts towards goty but if so its the odds on favorite

Can you post mine, Will? I'm fairly sure I can remember it but didn't save it and don't want to make a mistake.

sure!

emil.y's ballot:

30 untitled Goose game
20 Sayonara Wild Hearts
15 Zozzled
10 The Fog Knows Your Name
10 Unheard
5 Wattam
5 Sugarlawn
5 Death Stranding

want me to post it km?

that's be great, thanks!

i am too dumb for baba is you but it's definitely a cool game

The ballot of one Karl Malone:

15 Dicey Dungeons
10 Death Stranding
10 Blasphemous
10 Fire Emblem: Three Houses
10 Tetris 99
10 The Outer Wilds
10 untitled Goose game
5 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
4 Super Mario Maker 2
4 Ring Fit Adventure
4 Cat Quest 2
4 Card of Darkness
4 Grindstone

Why did I give blasphemous 10 points, wtf

25 Antimatter Dimensions
20 Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
15 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
10 Supraland
10 Super Mario Maker 2
5 untitled Goose game
5 Dicey Dungeons
5 Baba Is You
5 Resident Evil 2

disappointment: Crackdown 3
Non-2019: Donut County

Control /// 30
Wargroove /// 23
The Outer Wilds /// 15
Baba Is You /// 22
untitled Goose game /// 1
Gris /// 9

Thanks, Will. I got Dicey Dungeons because of this poll and it rules. I threw all my points at Mutazione so I’ll try to sell it: as soothing as AC but character-driven and melancholy (and funny), music is good and plays a big role (there’s an exTREMEly subtle shout out to Boards of Canada), nice paper cutout art, not too long not too short, just hanging out in a chill village community with some friendly weirdos and their various dramas. OK back to Persona 5 Royal.

Just catching up, but I think I voted for:

-Sekiro, because I'm a From stan, recommended if you're interested in incredibly tight combat mechanics and boss fights.

-Super Mario Maker 2, my game of 2019 & 2020 that I haven't played, but watching daily Ryukahr videos is an important part of my self-care regimen

-Goose Game, the first game I've been able to play with my wife since Inside, although we still need to do the last section

I've maybe watched 50 hours of people playing Sekiro. I can't get enough of it, but it's too hard for me to play.

It's not that bad, but you do need to meet the game on its terms and get some muscle memory going. I loved it but have no desire to play it again (although I can say the same for the single player modes of the other From games, it's the multiplayer that keeps me playing for years on end).

Haha this was great as ever, thanks Will. And while in many ways I regret not voting this year (and will be back next year i promise), in one key way I'm glad I didn't, because I would've broken the tie for the top and I prefer it as it is.

i didn't save my ballot but i think this was the order:

Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Baba is You
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Disco Elysium
Supraland
Death Stranding
Katana Zero

i really wanted to like The Outer Wilds more but found it to be a bit too frustrating and gave up eventually having done approx 2/3 of the game. the spaceship & jetpack are both pretty difficult to control and when screwing up a jump, for example, can completely ruin an entire loop it's pretty frustrating how punishing it is. also the ghost matter puzzles were a terrible mechanic, especially on the comet. there was certainly a lot to love about it though, so maybe i'll come back to it eventually and hope it doesn't frustrate me as much.

i guess i played less than i thought this year but was more tuned into 'games media' given that the list of things i didn't play here is longer than the ones I did:

WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PLAYED SO I COULD VOTE FOR

71 - Katana Zero - 3 points / 1 Vote
33 - The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa - 20 points / 2 Votes
25 - Void Bastards - 25 points / 1 First-place vote / 1 Vote
23 - Sayonara Wild Hearts - 29 points / 2 Votes
16 - Return of the Obra Dinn - 32 points / 2 Votes
14 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - 35 points / 2 Votes
13 - A Short Hike - 35 points / 3 Votes
12 - Hypnospace Outlaw - 35 points / 1.33 First-place votes / 2 Votes
7 - Death Stranding - 81 points / 1 First-place vote / 6 Votes
6 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses - 82 points / 1.5 First-place votes / 6 Votes
5 - Control - 85 points / 2 First-place votes / 4 Votes
2 - Baba Is You - 109 points / 1 First-place vote / 7 Votes

and Astral Chain, I guess, I just bought that, on sale on the Europe Switch shop rn fyi --

WOULD HAVE VOTED FOR
43 - Ape Out - 10 points / 1 Vote
such a good game: seems to apply an older-generational ethos to modern control standards, which I liked a lot; it depends on dual analogue and shoulder triggers, but it has a narrower list of verbs than some 8-bit games. if you prefer the NES version of ‘Vampire Killer’ to any done on a computer with a better sound chip then you should play this

40 - Disco Elysium - 12 points / 2 Votes
this slaps but it’s just barely a videogame. probably the most fun I had reading an RPG setting book this year, though

21 - Tetris 99 - 30 points / 4 Votes
I played this for an hour at a friend’s apartment the day it came out and then I went home and cancelled my Nintendo Switch Online membership and put my Switch in a box underneath a lot of other things

17 - Dicey Dungeons - 30 points / 1 First-place vote / 3 Votes
masterclass in how to do kitchen-sink design—rock solid core mechanic and then every breakable version of it implemented on top.

WOULD NOT HAVE VOTED FOR

10 - Slay the Spire - 39 points / 5 Votes
kind of the opposite of what i just said about Dicey Dungeons

1 - Untitled Goose Game - 109 points / 1.33 First-place votes / 9 Votes
never before has the experience of playing a game been so close to the experience of watching its trailer

39 - Resident Evil 2 - 14 points / 2 Votes
a layer of ugly modern triple-A gloss on the skeleton of a bad game, all its period charm destroyed. also the environments have foot high barriers you have to walk around which is surely unforgivable in 2020

11 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - 39 points / 3 Votes
a layer of ugly modern double-A gloss on what was previously the best Nintendo game

69 - Cat Quest 2 - 4 points / 1 Vote
get out