Wolfgunblood Garopa
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Some of the areas were nicely designed, but I found it bland compared to other open worlds, especially the graphics.
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Some of the areas were nicely designed, but I found it bland compared to other open worlds, especially the graphics.
ThatStupidLion
Member
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
each to their own, but I personally loving the BotWs visuals. Horizon open world is pretty but there nothing to find it doesnt reward you at all for exploring.
SirNinja
Member
Yes, I'm crazy for liking an incredibly well-received game. You got me. Meanwhile, your Switch cartridge taste test is completely normal and not at all insane.
Zelda doesn't need defending (nor was I doing so, unless merely mentioning it counts now?). I'm not sure what you were doing in it, but it's about as far from shallow as shallow gets. People are still discovering crazy shit to do in it.
Wonkytonky
Member
Literally? I remember when that word was used correctly.. good times.
Tomasoares
Member
Zelda or Mario is going to win, nostalgia always helps a bit.
Phoenix RISING
Banned
I have two problems with this list:
Not enough Indie considerations
PUBG is still in Early Access. Giving an unfinished game Awards is a slippery slope considering the number of Unfinished games in Early Access or that were released and abandoned, bugs and all. I don't like it.
Martinski43
Member
Hmm
RE7
BoTW
Nioh
Mario Odyssey
Divinity Original Sin 2
These were probably the best games i played this year. Yep i have beaten Horizon and platinumed it, its not on that list though. For me it was a strong 7/10 game.
RE7
BoTW
Nioh
Mario Odyssey
Divinity Original Sin 2
These were probably the best games i played this year. Yep i have beaten Horizon and platinumed it, its not on that list though. For me it was a strong 7/10 game.
humansarehorses
Member
Super Mario Odyssey and BotW are mediocre games. There's little challenge in beating SMO's main game, and there isn't much platforming in it either. There's also no fun in collecting power moon after power moon. SM64 took the right approach -- the number of collectibles are much more limited in SM64 and the goals you have to achieve to attain them are actual goals. SMO has many plainly placed moons and moons that could be bought if you collect enough coins to purchase them (yay, chores!). Collecting the moons is just cumbersome and boring. And sometimes the game looks low budget (especially when trudging through snow).
I already aired my grievances about BotW's dull gameplay mechanics, and that the game's just one giant chore to make some of the developer's frustrating design choices less frustrating.
I played a decent chunk of Nioh, but that game severely lacks enemy variety, and many of the enemies aren't even fun to fight. There are notable exceptions like Tachibana.
I beat Gravity Rush 2 and its DLC. There's a lot I like about it, but they also made unnecessary changes to the traversal and combat mechanics from the first fame. Episode 12 is pretty bad. The more interesting plotlines aren't expanded on either, and the last third is pretty limited. I wanted to explore the top of the pillar. There are also some annoying technical issues, mostly insane pop-in.
I beat NieR: Automata Route A and some ancillary routes. I like it for reasons outside of the gameplay. I'm going to try to finish that by the end of the year.
I quit Hollow Knight because I had my fill of playing cryptic games, and I didn't care for the map.
Games I still plan on playing through by the end of the year: Prey, Nex Machina, Matterfall, Horizon the complete edition and Danganronpa V3.
I have a good feeling about the bolded games.
I already aired my grievances about BotW's dull gameplay mechanics, and that the game's just one giant chore to make some of the developer's frustrating design choices less frustrating.
I played a decent chunk of Nioh, but that game severely lacks enemy variety, and many of the enemies aren't even fun to fight. There are notable exceptions like Tachibana.
I beat Gravity Rush 2 and its DLC. There's a lot I like about it, but they also made unnecessary changes to the traversal and combat mechanics from the first fame. Episode 12 is pretty bad. The more interesting plotlines aren't expanded on either, and the last third is pretty limited. I wanted to explore the top of the pillar. There are also some annoying technical issues, mostly insane pop-in.
I beat NieR: Automata Route A and some ancillary routes. I like it for reasons outside of the gameplay. I'm going to try to finish that by the end of the year.
I quit Hollow Knight because I had my fill of playing cryptic games, and I didn't care for the map.
Games I still plan on playing through by the end of the year: Prey, Nex Machina, Matterfall, Horizon the complete edition and Danganronpa V3.
I have a good feeling about the bolded games.
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
New IP, great story with the machines, open world, 10/10 graphics, great post launch DLC. All the DNA of a GAME OF THE YEAR.
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
Horizon
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
Horizon Zero Dawn
Its an amazing experience. You should honestly try it.
Wonkytonky
Member
You sound like youd be a right laugh at a party.
humansarehorses
Member
It's not like I haven't played great games this year (Furi, Ys: Origin, Dark Souls 3: the Fire Fades Edition, Wipeout Omega, etc.), but they're not in the running.
Wonkytonky
Member
Thats cool, was only messing around. I find it so interesting that a masterpiece to one person can be mediocre to another, really fascinating.
I've played, completed and really enjoyed:
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Persona 5
Nier: Automata
Out of those, I'd definitely pick Horizon for my GOTY and I thought Persona 5 and Nier: Automata were incredible. (though I don't think I liked Automata as much as Gestalt...I'm a dad and that story really resonated with me.....one of my favorite games of last gen)
To be honest, when I started Horizon, I wasn't sure I'd like it. I wandered around aimlessly for quite a while before it clicked. Once I started progressing in the story missions, I was hooked. Ended up getting the platinum which means I was really into the world GG created. I don't usually take the time to platinum a game once I've finished the story.
I'd like to play Nioh, Hellblade, Uncharted Lost Legacy, and GT: Sport if I can find the time. I have RE7 and PSVR but haven't been able to bring myself to play it. I know it is going to be an intense experience. Haven't heard much about Prey. I'll have to look into that thanks to this thread.
Heck, I'd like to play Zelda and Mario as well but I don't think I could find to time to support more than one home console with everything else I have going on.
I also completed FF:XV and The Last Guardian this year. If they had been released this year, I don't know if they would have altered my pick for GOTY. Horizon really stands out in the PS4 library this gen.
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Persona 5
Nier: Automata
Out of those, I'd definitely pick Horizon for my GOTY and I thought Persona 5 and Nier: Automata were incredible. (though I don't think I liked Automata as much as Gestalt...I'm a dad and that story really resonated with me.....one of my favorite games of last gen)
To be honest, when I started Horizon, I wasn't sure I'd like it. I wandered around aimlessly for quite a while before it clicked. Once I started progressing in the story missions, I was hooked. Ended up getting the platinum which means I was really into the world GG created. I don't usually take the time to platinum a game once I've finished the story.
I'd like to play Nioh, Hellblade, Uncharted Lost Legacy, and GT: Sport if I can find the time. I have RE7 and PSVR but haven't been able to bring myself to play it. I know it is going to be an intense experience. Haven't heard much about Prey. I'll have to look into that thanks to this thread.
Heck, I'd like to play Zelda and Mario as well but I don't think I could find to time to support more than one home console with everything else I have going on.
I also completed FF:XV and The Last Guardian this year. If they had been released this year, I don't know if they would have altered my pick for GOTY. Horizon really stands out in the PS4 library this gen.
Reverse Giraffe
Banned
Breath of the Wild is the obvious winner.
ehead
Member
Haven't played much new games this year. I just finished BOTW last month, and I started Master mode a week ago. Game is still amazing. Same experience on my first playthrough. Odyssey is also great, I haven't finished it yet but this is like the perfect pick-up and play Mario game. I've been alternating between the two games. Definitely a tie for me for best games of the year.
PS4 GOTY, and best new IP for me is Horizon: Zero Dawn. Just an amazing game visually and mechanically. Really felt good completing the map 100%.
PS4 GOTY, and best new IP for me is Horizon: Zero Dawn. Just an amazing game visually and mechanically. Really felt good completing the map 100%.
currently playing catch up by trying to beat The Witcher 3...so see yall next year.goathouse774
Neo Member
Breath of the Wild does have flaws, and requires a bit of unorthodox work, but GOTY it most certainly is, broadly speaking.
I played and enjoyed the entirety of Horizon and found the monster hunting to be incredibly exhilarating, but there are some real buzzkills, too.
The fact that so many lists here include either Horizon or Zelda, but not both, really gives this debate the smell of fanboy.
To these eyes, the mistakes of Zelda are a byproduct of Nintendo just going crazy and taking risks, while Horizon's are the far more ordinary kind.
Horizon is a solid adventure and a showcase for the PS4, while Zelda is a mold-breaker that really changes how Nintendo is perceived.
I like them both, but Zelda is the fairly clear choice, and probably considerably better than Odyssey, when all is said and done.
I played and enjoyed the entirety of Horizon and found the monster hunting to be incredibly exhilarating, but there are some real buzzkills, too.
The fact that so many lists here include either Horizon or Zelda, but not both, really gives this debate the smell of fanboy.
To these eyes, the mistakes of Zelda are a byproduct of Nintendo just going crazy and taking risks, while Horizon's are the far more ordinary kind.
Horizon is a solid adventure and a showcase for the PS4, while Zelda is a mold-breaker that really changes how Nintendo is perceived.
I like them both, but Zelda is the fairly clear choice, and probably considerably better than Odyssey, when all is said and done.
Velius
Banned
Bahahahahahaha
Pretty sure I know exactly which console you have.
Or to be more precise, which one you don't.
Shifty
Member
I think Odyssey has to take it for me. It does have its issues, such as a few genuinely awful moons, forced motion controls and about ~200 collectibles too many, but the overall level of content quality is so high that it still beats out everything else for me. The game is a love letter to every Mario game in the series.
NieR Automata takes a strong second. Really interesting themes and the various twists were clever. The combat was super slick as expected from Platinum, but ends up being broken by all the RPG systems when you hit the late game. If the game had a 'no RPG' mode with Bayonetta style balancing it might have had a shot at beating Odyssey.
BotW... Well, I enjoyed the first 20-ish hours. After that the treadmill became a bit too apparent and I rushed to Hyrule Castle so I could finish the game and hop off. Too much modern open-world design, not nearly enough Zelda.
With posts like this, so do you.
NieR Automata takes a strong second. Really interesting themes and the various twists were clever. The combat was super slick as expected from Platinum, but ends up being broken by all the RPG systems when you hit the late game. If the game had a 'no RPG' mode with Bayonetta style balancing it might have had a shot at beating Odyssey.
BotW... Well, I enjoyed the first 20-ish hours. After that the treadmill became a bit too apparent and I rushed to Hyrule Castle so I could finish the game and hop off. Too much modern open-world design, not nearly enough Zelda.
With posts like this, so do you.
Hostile_18
Banned
Surprised Lost Legacy isn't getting much love. In terms of sheer fun I think I'm going to have to give that the nod.
Blam
Member
And you know what. You're wrong, I own all of em. Switch, PC, Xbox, PS4, VR. I have all platforms of current entertainment infront of me and I chose those games. Not like I don't own any games, because that too I also own most if not all new releases out now.
Kurt Angle
Member
mario or zelda
Rodolfo Brito
Member
Zelda: The thread.
InterMusketeer
Gold Member
For me it's probably Persona 5, though I haven't actually finished that game yet...
Zelda is pretty cool, but its last trailer was better than what we actually got. I think it is overrated, and GotY discussions should definitely not just be "Zelda, case closed."
Mario is good, but IMO not quite GotY material either.
Most of the other games I haven't played. Yet.
Zelda is pretty cool, but its last trailer was better than what we actually got. I think it is overrated, and GotY discussions should definitely not just be "Zelda, case closed."
Mario is good, but IMO not quite GotY material either.
Most of the other games I haven't played. Yet.
Wonkytonky
Member
Regardless, isn't all this party talk ever so exciting?
BANGS
Banned
All these are amazing for sure...
ghosttouchdowns
Member
Horizon: ZD is my pick for GoTY. I've been playing a lot of AC: Origins lately and it seems they took a lot of inspiration in how to make an awesome open world game from Horizon. It saved the AC franchise in my eyes.
RE 7, Yakuza 0, and Injustice 2 have their flaws but certainly provided the other best experiences of my year.
My caveat being I do not yet own a Switch.
RE 7, Yakuza 0, and Injustice 2 have their flaws but certainly provided the other best experiences of my year.
My caveat being I do not yet own a Switch.
Shifty1897
Member
It's hard to argue with anyone's picks, any one of these games would have been GOTY in 2014 or 2016.
For me, it's Nier: Automata, followed by Mario Odyssey and Zelda BOTW.
For me, it's Nier: Automata, followed by Mario Odyssey and Zelda BOTW.
Hippopuncher12
Member
It's as if people can't have a fucking opinion or something. I have a Switch, I have both BoTW (Which I hated) and Mario Odyssey (Which I loved) Neither are my GoTY. Get over yourself. This is like the 3rd thread I have seen you post in with this exact same bullshit.
Edit: Whoops forgot to put my GoTY. It's Divinity 2.
Blam
Member
He was so confident that I didn't have a Switch, but I literally just posted a thread about me licking Switch cartridges.
I'd love to put a Switch game in my GOTY but I can't nothing there really pushed me to think GOTY.
Filthy Casual
Member
Only played Horizon and Yakuza from that list, its easy to see why people believe its the former though, still lots to play but Ive had a great time so far. Technically its astounding.