Game of the Year

Finally opened red dead 2 about 2 weeks after almost having it a year. I played a couple of missions hear and there im now to where its not winter anymore and arthur and his set set up a lil base camp. I just cant seem to get into this game and i have to force myself to get thru it. Havent touched it the past 5 days even with time to play on a lil thanksgiving break.

He Hate Me said

If the ending is the only saving grace then my point is proving.

It’s still game that needs to keep the player engaged and I’m not.

He’s contending your point that Sam isn’t an iconic or memorable character, not the quality of the game.

It’s hilarious that this thread was meant for people to talk about what they thought their game of their year was and we’re now 3 pages in still talking about mine. I swear yall dont play games on here

NorCalNocturne said

I recently beat it and I get the message and vibe and I understand the story, but the overall message is a message I already knew. It doesn’t change the fact that the gameplay was downright boring, it is what it is and anyone that says otherwise is one of those Kojima fanboys

Anyone that says this gameplay is downright boring is one of those Kojima haters. Thats how it works right?

And what game have you played that gave you a message you never got before (:mjlol) and what was the overall message of this game?

SPdaGOAT said

He’s contending your point that Sam isn’t an iconic or memorable character, not the quality of the game.

It’s hilarious that this thread was meant for people to talk about what they thought their game of their year was and we’re now 3 pages in still talking about mine. I swear yall dont play games on here

This has been a weak year for one. I don’t think anything has be goat status that dropped this year.

So I would have this discussion about any game this year but this being the more polarizing game this year it’s a fitting discussion.

If I had to choose, I’ll go with MK11.

Just base off God of War last year, nothing this year has been that caliber of a game.

He Hate Me said

This has been a weak year for one. I don’t think anything has be goat status that dropped this year.

So I would have this discussion about any game this year but this being the more polarizing game this year it’s a fitting discussion.

If I had to choose, I’ll go with MK11.

Just base off God of War last year, nothing this year has been that caliber of a game.

I would say Fire Emblem, Sekiro and RE2 remake are all worthy of being Game of the Year this year. This year was excellent.

SPdaGOAT said

I would say Fire Emblem, Sekiro and RE2 remake are all worthy of being Game of the Year this year. This year was excellent.

RE2 I thought about but do we knock points off for being a remake?

He Hate Me said

RE2 I thought about but do we knock points off for being a remake?

I don’t personally but I know some do

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I actually prefer Star Wars over death’s Stranding at the moment. Still a lot of year left, so my opinion can change.

Faythung said

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this is a discussion thread.

SPdaGOAT said

Anyone that says this gameplay is downright boring is one of those Kojima haters. Thats how it works right?

And what game have you played that gave you a message you never got before (:mjlol) and what was the overall message of this game?

How am I a hater when I always promote his work every chance I get? The simple fact that he’s a developer that thinks outside the box and does projects that others are scared to do already makes him someone that should be respected, which I do. Even though I thought it was boring, I still completed it to the very end and still plan to play his next title. I didn’t even like Phantom Pain in comparison to the others. So you calling me a hater just shows your ignorance.

The game had many messages death/life/what we view as valuable etc, but the main two I would say are connection between humans and environmental awareness. It was a subtle way of saying not to be in our phones so much and connect with people around us, actually talk face to face with one another. You see it even today, most stores cashiers that were born in the 90s and 2000s won’t even look me in the eye while greeting me because of the social anxiety I feel phones have caused, it caused a separation between us as human beings and how we interact, It’s all over the dialogue you read in the game and has been all over the net for a long time if you’re paying attention. The other is the environment and how we’re not caring for it like we should, that’s why a lot of the times during the game you’re taking in the scenery as if Kojima wants you to take in what you’re a part of as a human being, it’s beautiful in that sense. But anyone that had their eyes even half open would’ve known about Al Gore and his documentary An Inconvenient Truth already covered that years ago, still glad Kojima addressed it, I just feel the game could’ve brought the same messages in a better way.

As far as games I played that I never got the message to, I don’t recall any.

PhrozenMenace said

what did that come with?

1TB, the newest God Of War, and 2 other lower tier games. Delivery been delayed til Tuesday tho.

NorCalNocturne said

How am I a hater when I always promote his work every chance I get? The simple fact that he’s a developer that thinks outside the box and does projects that others are scared to do already makes him someone that should be respected, which I do. Even though I thought it was boring, I still completed it to the very end and still plan to play his next title. I didn’t even like Phantom Pain in comparison to the others. So you calling me a hater just shows your ignorance.

The game had many messages death/life/what we view as valuable etc, but the main two I would say are connection between humans and environmental awareness. It was a subtle way of saying not to be in our phones so much and connect with people around us, actually talk face to face with one another. You see it even today, most stores cashiers that were born in the 90s and 2000s won’t even look me in the eye while greeting me because of the social anxiety I feel phones have caused, it caused a separation between us as human beings and how we interact, It’s all over the dialogue you read in the game and has been all over the net for a long time if you’re paying attention. The other is the environment and how we’re not caring for it like we should, that’s why a lot of the times during the game you’re taking in the scenery as if Kojima wants you to take in what you’re a part of as a human being, it’s beautiful in that sense. But anyone that had their eyes even half open would’ve known about Al Gore and his documentary An Inconvenient Truth already covered that years ago, still glad Kojima addressed it, I just feel the game could’ve brought the same messages in a better way.

As far as games I played that I never got the message to, I don’t recall any.

I called you a hater because you said anyone saying this game isn’t downright boring is a Kojima fanboy.

There was also the message of having quality connections to people as opposed to a large quantity of weak connections. The EE event was only possible because the UCA was fully reconnected again. The stronger the chiral network got throughout the game, the stronger that the living’s connections with the beaches got, which would inevitably bring about the Last Stranding. Every atrocity that was committed in the story was committed for the “sake of everyone”, even though it was at the expense of their loved ones. That’s why Cliff is that dude because he finds out and tries to stop it so his kid can live a regular life and not die after a year. Which makes chapter 11 and the end hit that much harder.

There’s also a lot of MGS esque sh*t with Sam being bamboozled into helping bring about destruction and personal philosophical sh*t that Kojima always does. You can tell his split at Konami influenced this game heavily, I think BB is supposed to represent PT and maybe how Konami tried to take over too much control of that product, could also apply to MGS V.

And yea I personally disagree that the gameplay was boring. I can’t tell you how many hours I lost not even playing the game. Kojima was going for a game that emphasized exploring the environment while creating and maintaining survival horror lite tension and knocked it out the park. It’s not a flawless game but those don’t exist anyways

fredfiness said

I actually prefer Star Wars over death’s Stranding at the moment. Still a lot of year left, so my opinion can change.

How long did Star Wars take you? I got a few games I need to beat before the heavy hitting ones roll in next year and thats one of them

SPdaGOAT said

I called you a hater because you said anyone saying this game isn’t downright boring is a Kojima fanboy.

There was also the message of having quality connections to people as opposed to a large quantity of weak connections. The EE event was only possible because the UCA was fully reconnected again. The stronger the chiral network got throughout the game, the stronger that the living’s connections with the beaches got, which would inevitably bring about the Last Stranding. Every atrocity that was committed in the story was committed for the “sake of everyone”, even though it was at the expense of their loved ones. That’s why Cliff is that dude because he finds out and tries to stop it so his kid can live a regular life and not die after a year. Which makes chapter 11 and the end hit that much harder.

There’s also a lot of MGS esque sh*t with Sam being bamboozled into helping bring about destruction and personal philosophical sh*t that Kojima always does. You can tell his split at Konami influenced this game heavily, I think BB is supposed to represent PT and maybe how Konami tried to take over too much control of that product, could also apply to MGS V.

And yea I personally disagree that the gameplay was boring. I can’t tell you how many hours I lost not even playing the game. Kojima was going for a game that emphasized exploring the environment while creating and maintaining survival horror lite tension and knocked it out the park. It’s not a flawless game but those don’t exist anyways

Correction...I said gameplay, not game because the fact is that most of it was indeed being a courier with underwhelming boss f*ghts, especially when you compare them to MGS and Snake Eater. I get they’re different games altogether, but I expected more and as a developer you always want to try and have your new product be better than your last. The story is what kept me going, this would’ve done better as a movie to me. As far as resolution goes, it’s the best looking PS4 game on the market hands down, this pretty much was an interactive movie. I thoroughly enjoyed your take from it and reading what you wrote and I do apologize for coming off a bit strong but you have to admit, so many people will ride for someone even if what they produce is not that great. Like if Leonardo DaVinci drew a stick figure and people bowing to its greatness...it’s like you’d expect those die hard fans to be like “come on, we’ve seen your potential, you could’ve done a little better at least.”

NorCalNocturne said

Correction...I said gameplay, not game because the fact is that most of it was indeed being a courier with underwhelming boss f*ghts, especially when you compare them to MGS and Snake Eater. I get they’re different games altogether, but I expected more and as a developer you always want to try and have your new product be better than your last. The story is what kept me going, this would’ve done better as a movie to me. As far as resolution goes, it’s the best looking PS4 game on the market hands down, this pretty much was an interactive movie. I thoroughly enjoyed your take from it and reading what you wrote and I do apologize for coming off a bit strong but you have to admit, so many people will ride for someone even if what they produce is not that great. Like if Leonardo DaVinci drew a stick figure and people bowing to its greatness...it’s like you’d expect those die hard fans to be like “come on, we’ve seen your potential, you could’ve done a little better at least.”

I definitely get where you’re coming from, there are mad d*ckriders in pretty much every field that swear everything specific people touch is gold. And I see why you would feel this way about this game because it really does fly in the face of conventional wisdom when it comes down to whats fun in a video game, straight up. I love exploration games probably more than any other games beside platformers and one thing I loved about this game was getting new sh*t everytime you connected to another network. It’s obviously not a metroidvania but the game rewards with you items with the same pacing as a metroidvania and I love that genre too. The gameplay was a great blend for me, I will admit the combat and boss battles were underwhelming and a lot of the elements still need refining to help the people who didnt like it this time get into it. But all in all, I thought it was a dope loop.

Turfaholic3 said

1TB, the newest God Of War, and 2 other lower tier games. Delivery been delayed til Tuesday tho.

probably the bundle with god of war, horizon and last of us...it's always good to get it early but as fast as time goes, Tuesday will be here like it was Saturday...

He Hate Me said

This has been a weak year for one. I don’t think anything has be goat status that dropped this year.

So I would have this discussion about any game this year but this being the more polarizing game this year it’s a fitting discussion.

If I had to choose, I’ll go with MK11.

Just base off God of War last year, nothing this year has been that caliber of a game.

You are absolutely right bro. There is no game this year that is a definite game of the year candidate. There’s all a bunch of half baked games. Likely because developers are transitioning to the next gen.