as one of the few resident fighting game dabblers i strongly dislike NRS games sorry
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 7 April 2020 21:47 (four years ago) link
super mega baseball 2 - i don't really get this game? i keep bumping the difficulty up and it still seems very easy.
As the Super Mega Baseball 2 voter - I think I've played one game ever against the computer. I only play the Pennant Race mode (5 inning games online vs humans) and it's fan-tastic. I can't stop playing it.
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, 7 April 2020 21:51 (four years ago) link
Also later this month Super Mega Baseball 3 comes out, and as I understand the demo will let you play unlimited Pennant Race games, so if anybody's curious, that'll be a great way to check it out.
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, 7 April 2020 21:57 (four years ago) link
I was tempted to vote for Obra Dinn but I played it in '18 so I refrained. Absolutely love that game, though. Speaking of temptations, I was also tempted to throw in a vote for Frog Fractions on the non-2019 GOTY side poll just to wind up the haters, heh.
Gave Sayonara Wild Hearts most of those points that it got. I just absolutely fell in love with it. The gameplay is simple but fun, but most of all it nails the vibe of big queer heartbreak so well.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 7 April 2020 22:22 (four years ago) link
Cook Serve Delicious 2 is lovely for coop, gets impossible for single player, and criminal for asking you to fill orders for tacos with rice as a filling. My vote.
― Joey Corona (Euler), Tuesday, 7 April 2020 22:45 (four years ago) link
(I think this year is the first time I’ve ever failed to vote in a c&p but if I had done, Sayonara Wild Hearts would’ve had an extra 30 points from me. It was my favourite game of last year).
― JimD, Tuesday, 7 April 2020 23:06 (four years ago) link
To nick a line from RPS, What's amazing about Supraland is not that it has the confidence to claim that it's "a mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid", but that it actually gets pretty close. There's a demo on Steam - the game is high on my list.
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 09:44 (four years ago) link
(of games to play this year, not my ballot, since I didn't play enough current games to etc etc)
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 10:02 (four years ago) link
i was the other vote for Supraland, its combination of metroidvania-style exploration and engaging puzzles in 3D is superb. it has its problems (combat is pretty forgettable, odd sense of humour) but what it does well it does so well that it makes up for that.
also voted for Disco Elysium which is a one-of-a-kind combat-less RPG/point & click adventure game hybrid of sorts. it's very driven by text and luckily for it, the writing is on a level far beyond most games
i did play Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom but got bored towards the end and never finished it. it simply didn't live up to what i was hoping for from a metroidvania and one boss was too frustrating to bother with. the combat was not particularly fun. it was linear to the point of not being particularly interesting exploration-wise, had too much of a focus on precision platforming challenges that were more frustrating than engaging. a lot of puzzles that were confusing in a bad way (and i love la-mulana so i'm happy enough with complex puzzles)
combat was not particularly fun, some bosses were especially
― ufo, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 12:47 (four years ago) link
oh whoops meant to delete that last paragraph
― ufo, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 12:49 (four years ago) link
*rubs hands together*
HERE WE GO
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 14:39 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/m6iCFVN.png14 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - 35 points / 2 VotesNintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 14:40 (four years ago) link
monster boy is one of those games i would never dream of actually playing, but which reminds me of the games of my youth and which is fun to watch someone else play.
― Kate (rushomancy), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 14:51 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/4IqIXoD.png14 - Wingspan - 35 points / 2 VotesBoard game (out on Steam in 2020)
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 14:55 (four years ago) link
who here remembers playing board games with friends
(that's our last tie! doesn't mean it isn't close though...........)
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 14:56 (four years ago) link
this is the second time i've thought about paul mccartney this morning
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 14:57 (four years ago) link
wingspan is such a precious + sweet game. low intensity so great for non-gamers, the birds are gorgeous, the gameplay is soothing and chill. the balance is mostly good (tho there are a few cards that if you get them early you can steamroll with)
― Mordy, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 14:58 (four years ago) link
every bird card is unique and painted
are there bird facts? recent games have gotten me used to learning animal trivia as i play
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:00 (four years ago) link
indeed! you will learn about many different birds as you play. their habitats, nest building, fecundity, wingspan, consumption habits etc
― Mordy, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:04 (four years ago) link
wingspan is a decent entry-level eurogame but if you're not in it for the bird theme there's a lot of better ones
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:05 (four years ago) link
(most people are in it for the bird theme)
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:06 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/dSP9I0t.png13 - A Short Hike - 35 points / 3 VotesMicrosoft Windows, Linux, Macintosh operating systems
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:08 (four years ago) link
kind of a perfect game for the hour or 2 it takes to complete it
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:11 (four years ago) link
sounds pretty short for a game but actually pretty decently long for a hike
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:12 (four years ago) link
a good day hike is several hours longer than this game imo
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:15 (four years ago) link
a short hike is good imo
― Mordy, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:16 (four years ago) link
feels great to fly
https://i.imgur.com/WWVMWE9.png11 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - 39 points / 3 VotesNintndo Switch
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:23 (four years ago) link
fuck, i missed one. double post i guess!
https://i.imgur.com/xV8ijU3.png12 - Hypnospace Outlaw - 35 points / 1.33 First-place votes / 2 VotesMicrosoft Windows, Linux, macOS, Macintosh operating systems
the only one where i had to nestle the title in sideways to make it work with the screenshot
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:24 (four years ago) link
rly wanna check this one out (hypnospace outlaw)
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:25 (four years ago) link
link's awakening is a great game but i played it in 93 so couldn't qualify for my ballot
hypnospace outlaw i haven't played yet but is on my computer now i guess i should prioritize it
― Mordy, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:27 (four years ago) link
Ah shit, I really wanted to play Hypnospace Outlaw!
― emil.y, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:31 (four years ago) link
with this dn i shd be ashamed of myself for almost forgetting to post that one (and ashamed for not playing it yet)
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:32 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/msSNuE5.png10 - Slay the Spire - 39 points / 5 VotesNintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh operating systems, Linux (iOS and Android in 2020)
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:41 (four years ago) link
hypnospace outlaw was my goty, really fun throwback to an intensely specific time and place (the place is online)
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:45 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/kCiXRT4.png9 - Super Mario Maker 2 - 46 points / 5 VotesNintendo Switch
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:57 (four years ago) link
that's the last one before number REALLY go up
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:58 (four years ago) link
re: slay the spire, i can't actually remember if it made my ballot but i did spend a LOT of time with it last year. an excellent little... whatever it is. i don't really play roguelikes, or deckbuilders, but I think it's both of those? it's very satisfying to get far in (I have even "beaten" it 2 or 3 times). when you uncover cool card combos you feel like a genius.
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:59 (four years ago) link
it is indeed a roguelike deckbuilder
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 16:00 (four years ago) link
I voted for SMM2 despite not playing it myself. The variety of user levels that you can see on youtube is amazing.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 16:09 (four years ago) link
I did play smm2 but also voted for it on the strength of its YouTube videos
― Mordy, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 16:11 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/9AWQPvA.png8 - Dragon Quest 11 Definitive Edition - 70 points / 0.83 First-place votes / 3 VotesNintendo Switch (Playstation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows (non-"definitive" editions) 2017)
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 16:27 (four years ago) link
i've come around on this game being good but it still feels like a greatest hits album of jrpg bits to me without a strong throughline. also the third act kinda ruins the whole story in the service of one or two Whoa Cool moments
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 16:35 (four years ago) link
maybe the version i played wasn't Definitive enough
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 16:38 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/XQ4KAcc.png7 - Death Stranding - 81 points / 1 First-place vote / 6 VotesPlaystation 4 (Windows in 2020)
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 16:51 (four years ago) link
i really need to finish that game. i've gotten the internet all the way across the rocky mountains, but then started to get a little bored
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 17:06 (four years ago) link
My co-first place! it was so refreshing to haave a kojima weirdo game with a glimmer of hope in it?
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 17:06 (four years ago) link