there's a Shadow Complex 2?
― Nhex, Sunday, 11 December 2016 07:42 (seven years ago) link
I meant Shadow Warrior 2
― thos beads (jamescobo), Sunday, 11 December 2016 07:46 (seven years ago) link
The Trail (mobile)Steppy Pants (mobile)
― the klosterman weekend (s.clover), Tuesday, 13 December 2016 14:43 (seven years ago) link
Rhythm Heaven Megamix: a game that will 100000000000000% appear on my ballot. If you have a 3ds, get this game.
― thos beads (jamescobo), Wednesday, 21 December 2016 03:57 (seven years ago) link
Damn, I wasn't even aware that game existed
― Nhex, Wednesday, 21 December 2016 20:22 (seven years ago) link
so i should play 'inside' eh?
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Wednesday, 21 December 2016 20:25 (seven years ago) link
(Dragon Quest Builders is alright, btw, for a game that's basically 'Minecraft + graphics'.)
― what is the lever disease? (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 21 December 2016 20:35 (seven years ago) link
what was the name of that weird time freeze fps with like vector graphics?
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 21 December 2016 20:40 (seven years ago) link
Superhot?
― thos beads (jamescobo), Wednesday, 21 December 2016 20:48 (seven years ago) link
that's the one. was it good??
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 21 December 2016 20:50 (seven years ago) link
oh i see you did mention it, i scanned the thread to try to remember the name
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 21 December 2016 20:51 (seven years ago) link
Super Mario Run
― Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Thursday, 22 December 2016 06:52 (seven years ago) link
ABZU
― methanietanner, Thursday, 22 December 2016 18:19 (seven years ago) link
Regarding the Winter Steam sale that just startedhttp://www.polygon.com/2016/12/22/14060214/best-new-steam-games-winter-saleI picked up Stardew Valley earlier this year and Doom over the holidays (haven't played either), any of these others (or anything else) worth picking up?
― Nhex, Thursday, 22 December 2016 23:21 (seven years ago) link
keepling bluetooth headphones charged is a pain (not airpods, just cheap ones), but so far i'm happier using them than i ever was with wired ones -- less tangles, i can put on my coat, bag etc without worrying about them, i can leave them dangling around my neck when not in use, etc.
― the klosterman weekend (s.clover), Friday, 23 December 2016 00:50 (seven years ago) link
wrong thread but w/ u 100
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 23 December 2016 02:17 (seven years ago) link
Yah I got some recently and I'm really pleased.
Through a combination of luck and points and gift certificates, getting an MSI gaming laptop with a GTE 1060 in a few days. Will try out Total War Warhammer and see if I want to nom it. Will also follow any advice from this steam sale.
― Gukbe, Friday, 23 December 2016 04:10 (seven years ago) link
@nhex: I sprung for Owlboy, Grim Dawn, and System Shock Enhanced (Steam Controller map = take my money). I almost pulled the trigger on Steep (sounds like the skate to 1080 Snowboarding's THPS), Farming Simulator 17, and EDF 4.1; both look rad as fuck but that's like $100 for all three.
to return to the subject of nominating potential C&P games, GOTTA PROTECTORS is goddamn good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Apnsrwotc
― thos beads (jamescobo), Friday, 23 December 2016 04:51 (seven years ago) link
Looks interesting! There's an entire 3DS digital ecosystem I'm entirely unaware of.
Oh yeah another one for the nom list, I haven't played:
River City: Tokyo Rumble (3DS)
― Nhex, Friday, 23 December 2016 18:03 (seven years ago) link
Boring nom but pro evo 17
― thomasintrouble, Friday, 23 December 2016 18:09 (seven years ago) link
Animation Throwdown (Mobile/Browser)
― Mordy, Friday, 23 December 2016 18:25 (seven years ago) link
Anyone play Witness?
― Gukbe, Saturday, 24 December 2016 09:27 (seven years ago) link
<3The Witness
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 24 December 2016 15:48 (seven years ago) link
Really Bad Chess (iOS)
― Mordy, Tuesday, 27 December 2016 22:47 (seven years ago) link
Another boring nom but it is rather good: battlefield one
― thomasintrouble, Thursday, 29 December 2016 16:49 (seven years ago) link
Euro Truck Simulator 2 won two Steam awards, lol wtf
― The beaver is not the bad guy (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 3 January 2017 00:13 (seven years ago) link
I picked up ETS at some point over the last year or so and actually enjoyed it quite a bit; it's like a pacifist Grand Theft Auto
― thos beads (jamescobo), Tuesday, 3 January 2017 23:27 (seven years ago) link
I'm going to post an alphabetized list of everything on this thread (to the best of my ability) shortly, before i do let me just add
glittermitten grove
― why ruin a good tradition? (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 January 2017 15:43 (seven years ago) link
^ above nomination INCLUDES all games hidden INSIDE glittermitten grove!!!!
― why ruin a good tradition? (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 January 2017 15:44 (seven years ago) link
ABZUAdventures of ManaAgatha Christie - The ABC MurdersAlienationAnimation ThrowdownAxiom VergeBanner Saga 2Battlefield OneBoxBoxBoyBravely SecondBurrito Bison: Launcha LibreCivilization VICrashlandsDark Souls 3Darkest DungeonDeus Ex: Mankind DividedDevil DaggersDigimon Story Cyber SleuthDishonored 2Disney Crossy RoadDoomDragon Quest 7 3DSDragon Quest BuildersEDF 4.1Enter the GungeonEuro Truck Simulator 2Farming Simulator 17Final Fantasy XVFirewatchFootball TacticsGlittermitten GroveGOTTA PROTECTORSGuilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-Harvest MoonHearts of Iron IVHero SlideHitmanHitman GOHuman Resource MachineHyper Light DrifterImbroglioInfamous First Light InsideInvisible Inc: Console EditionLego's Marvel's AvengersMarvel Puzzle QuestMini MetroMLB The Show 2016My Name Is MayoNeuroVoiderNintendo Classic ConsoleNo Man's SkyObductionOdin Sphere LeifthrasirOffworld Trading CompanyOut of the Park Baseball 17OvercookedoverlandOverwatchOwlboy OxenfreePac-Man Championship Edition 2Picross 3DS Round 2Planar ConquestPlants vs. Zombies HeroesPocket Card JockeyPokemon GoPokemon Sun & MoonPony IslandPro Evolution 2017Punch ClubReally Bad ChessRépubliqueRhythm Heaven MegamixRimWorldRiver City: Tokyo RumbleRiver City: Tokyo RumbleRoad RedemptionRodeo StampedeRusty Lake HotelRusty Lake: RootsSalt & SanctuarySeveredShadow Warrior 2Slain: Back from HellSorcery Parts 1-4StarboundStardew ValleyStardew ValleySteepStellarisSteppy Pants (mobile)Stories: The Path of DestiniesStreet Fighter VSuper Mario RunSuperhotTales Of Cold Steel 2Teeny TitansThe Last GuardianThe Sea Will Claim EverythingThe Trail (mobile)The WitnessTitanfall 2Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FETom Clancy's The DivisionTwilight StruggleUncharted 4We Know The DevilWitcher 3 Blood and WineWorld of Warcraft: LegionXCOM 2XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus
― why ruin a good tradition? (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 January 2017 15:47 (seven years ago) link
immediately seeing accidental dupes in there my bad
iirc in previous years we get a vote spot for a game that didn't come out that year? i'd really like to vote for witcher 3 which was def my game of the year... i'm just a year late to the party.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 January 2017 15:54 (seven years ago) link
Yeah I'm gonna have the same this year, an extra slot for "game of not-2016" and "biggest disappointment". might even add some other "fun" cats
― why ruin a good tradition? (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 January 2017 16:05 (seven years ago) link
additions:
Battle of Polytopia (iOS)Disney Magic Kingdoms (iOS)Slide the Shakes (iOS)Spaceplan (browser)
― droit au butt (Euler), Wednesday, 4 January 2017 16:56 (seven years ago) link
Mini Metro is awesome btw
― Gukbe, Wednesday, 4 January 2017 17:00 (seven years ago) link
well I'm very glad I played (100%ed even!) Inside after cavalierly writing it off for pretentious trash.
― thos beads (jamescobo), Thursday, 5 January 2017 18:20 (seven years ago) link
Subnautica
Though its another never quite finished Steam Early Access open world survival game, I think 2016 is its year of impact.
― Least-satisfying overall (Sanpaku), Friday, 6 January 2017 02:21 (seven years ago) link
Was that good? It looked interstng
― Mordy, Friday, 6 January 2017 02:57 (seven years ago) link
Ok kind of ashamed to be this guy but here we go:
Job SimulatorTilt BrushBatman Arkham VRRobinson: The JourneyTumble VRRez InfiniteThe LabThe ClimbKeep talking and Nobody ExplodesEagle FlightPinball FX2 VRHover JunkersEve: ValkyrieSports Bar VRLucky's TaleTetheredThe Playroom VRBoundBattlezoneDriveclub VRThumperStar Wars Battlefront X-Wing VR MissionRigsSuper Stardust HD VRUntil Dawn: Rush of BloodPlaystation VR WorldsHarmonix Music VRSuperhypercubeWayward SkyHere They LiePixel GearWindlandsCarnival Games VRThe Brookhaven ExperimentHow We SoarWerewolves WithinFruit Ninja VRLethal VRCrystal RiftHoloballWaltz of the WizardRec RoomSpace Pirate TrainerVanishing RealmsHot Dogs, Horseshoes and Hand GrenadesPortal Stories VRStar Wars VR: Trials on Tatooine
― JimD, Monday, 9 January 2017 18:41 (seven years ago) link
(I think I've played more new games this year than I have in a loooooong time thanks to Vive and PSVR. And I'm not even including non-game experiences like Google Earth VR or Allumette).
― JimD, Monday, 9 January 2017 18:45 (seven years ago) link
SteamWorld Heist (was 3ds in dec 2015, but like four other platforms in 2016)King Rabbit (iOS)
― the klosterman weekend (s.clover), Wednesday, 18 January 2017 21:48 (seven years ago) link
bullet hell monday (iOS)
― the klosterman weekend (s.clover), Monday, 23 January 2017 18:24 (seven years ago) link
I'm going to close the nominations in about a week, fyi. Waiting until the end of year music stuff is outta the way. Let's say Feb 1 for now.
― why ruin a good tradition? (Will M.), Monday, 23 January 2017 22:07 (seven years ago) link
good, one week should give me time to finish this huge backlog of games i need to play before voting
― Mordy, Monday, 23 January 2017 22:16 (seven years ago) link
srsly tho i've been meaning to bring this up somewhere + this seems as good a place as ever. surely i'm not the only person who basically ignores new games until they've come down significantly in price (unless they're truly special), right? this means that i'm rarely playing the game in the year that it was intended to be played but for some reason this doesn't bother me at all. unlike music where i feel a compulsion to "keep up," i really don't mind getting to a game 1-3 years late or even 5-6 depending on what it is. i still haven't played xcom 2 yet but altho i'm sure it's excellent i'm positive i can wait until it's $15 before i dish out.
― Mordy, Monday, 23 January 2017 22:18 (seven years ago) link
i do the same thing sometimes, it doesn't happen as much with mobile and browser games which is probably part of why they place so well. Still, some voters still play the big ones, so they place sometimes...
Depending on time and interest, I'm considering re-polling old years in the future. Since this is C&P number 10, maybe do year 1 again in the summer/fall? I also wanna keep up the "generations" polls though, so not sure if it'll fit. These things take a lot of work :/
― why ruin a good tradition? (Will M.), Monday, 23 January 2017 22:24 (seven years ago) link
well they're super appreciated i think coint & plick (and generation polls, and other video game polling) probably the best polling on ilx, a place known primarily for its extraordinarily prolific approach to polls
― Mordy, Monday, 23 January 2017 22:26 (seven years ago) link
surely i'm not the only person who basically ignores new games until they've come down significantly in price (unless they're truly special), right? this means that i'm rarely playing the game in the year that it was intended to be played but for some reason this doesn't bother me at all. unlike music where i feel a compulsion to "keep up," i really don't mind getting to a game 1-3 years late or even 5-6 depending on what it is. i still haven't played xcom 2 yet but altho i'm sure it's excellent i'm positive i can wait until it's $15 before i dish out.
― Mordy
no, of course not. usually buying a game new is a sucker's bet- a good game doesn't rely on being topical or current, and game development heavily incentivizes releasing games that aren't finished yet. buying a game when it's new, in most cases, makes no more sense to me than buying a 3D TV or whatever the second it comes out - there's no real advantage to being on the bleeding edge except bragging rights. there are of course exceptions.
― increasingly bonkers (rushomancy), Monday, 23 January 2017 22:34 (seven years ago) link
Yeah I am in this boat, hence my nominations (apart from WoW, teacher/mother/secret lover) being small iOS games that I can play in a few commutes.
Also if it's early enough to ask - since it sounds like people may be picking through the poll results for recommendations at various future dates, any chance of returning to putting the system(s) in CRTL-F friendly text with each entry?
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 23 January 2017 22:59 (seven years ago) link
mordy, xcom 2 is $12 in this month's humble monthly! + you get a bunch of other games with itbut yeah, i have a massive old backlog using the same principles, cheap cheap cheapthe only brand new games i generally get tend to be multiplayer because it actually does matter getting in early on those. though i got Overwatch six months late, would've have regretting it at release(and the odd phone game)
― Nhex, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 01:32 (seven years ago) link