EoFF's Top Games of the Generation: Revelations

[Hollycat]

Why is everyone talking about the games that didn't make the cut?

Birth By Sleep was a wonderful game and my favorite in the KH franchise. It had the most polished gameplay of any KH game and utilized a very fun command system to its full potential. It was also able to make sense and tie up some of the many confusing plot elements that were introduced in KH2 and other spinoffs. I also enjoyed the three character approach and how you got to see the plot of each world unfold from different perspectives. A really great game.

I've never played any GTA game but I knew GTAV would be on the list. The hype and acclaim this game got is probably unmatched to any other game this generation. For me, I prefer more fantastic settings and not being a criminal, so the GTA franchise never really appealed to me.

Agreed with all the KH comments

[Ayen]

I've never played any GTA game but I knew GTAV would be on the list. The hype and acclaim this game got is probably unmatched to any other game this generation. For me, I prefer more fantastic settings and not being a criminal, so the GTA franchise never really appealed to me.

I get that. It's probably why I never care to dive into the franchise. Don't think I talked to a gamer in the last couple of months that hasn't played this game so no surprise. Would've thought it'd be higher up on the list, though.

[Pike]

Don't think I talked to a gamer in the last couple of months that hasn't played this game so no surprise.

I haven't played it! But I watched Mister Adequate play many, many hours of it and I came to the conclusion that it's basically Playing Dress-Up: Man Edition. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)

[Madame Adequate]

But warfare didn't get more tolerable, it got demonstrably worse, as that link I linked explained. 1UPT is the single worst decision Civ has ever made, fundamentally because it's not a grognardy wargame like Gary Grigsby's War in the East, it's a grand strategic/management game with elements of war. It didn't even fix warfare, is my point.

It "fixed" warfare for me. It made it a lot more fun. Basically, anything that makes armies smaller makes war more fun. I suppose I'm just biased because it more heavily favors the defender now. I'm indifferent to war in Civ 5. In Civ 4, I actively and desperately hated war and it made me want to quit the game. That's a big upgrade to me.

I can't wrap my head around why you feel this way, but opinions is opinions. As long as you're having fun with vidya that's the most important thing!

[Slothy]

Why is everyone talking about the games that didn't make the cut?

People are going to talk about what they're going to talk about. Personally, I haven't played this KH or GTA5 and I can't say I have a powerful urge to in either case. I'm not going to have a lot to say about games I haven't played and have no interest in.

[Ayen]

Dress-Up: Man Edition.

That sounds wonderful, awful and scary all at once.

[Del Murder]

Why is everyone talking about the games that didn't make the cut?

People are going to talk about what they're going to talk about.

Thanks Perd.

[Scotty_ffgamer]

I need to get back around to playing GTAV. I didn't play it for very long, but I did enjoy some of it. Honestly, I don't think the GTA games will ever be my thing, especially now that I've played Just Cause 2 and some of Sleeping Dogs. Both of those are more enjoyable than any of the GTA games to me.

[Pete for President]

Deus Ex

[Dr Unne]

Why is everyone talking about the games that didn't make the cut?

One of the games that made the cut was a Hyundai Accent.

In other news, Spelunky should be on this list. That game is going to be remembered as one of the classic indie PC games of our generation. It does what it does very well.

[Denmark]

ITT: violent arguments about video games

I completely missed the last generation, barring some PC games I got within the last year on Steam. I own a Wii that I got about 4 months ago that I use to play Gamecube games and watch Netflix. So that's why I didn't nominate anything B)

[Shauna]

Portal
2007 – PC, PS3, Xbox 360
7 Nominations

This was a triumph
I’m making a note here
HUGE SUCCESS

What makes Portal stick out the most is probably its originality. Using FPS-like controls for a puzzle game is at least something I personally had never seen before when I picked it up. However, originality alone is not enough to make a great game. Good thing then, that Portal also delivers pretty well in many other areas. Although the protagonist is silent, and there are no other humans around to actually talk with, the game still delivers a lot of humour, and manages to tell you a story, in its own way. The puzzles are also exciting, and the graphics aren't exactly bad either. And lastly, despite some of her, well, faults, how can you not love GLaDOS?

What will probably be remembered most about Portal is the humour that it laced throughout the puzzles. Well, that and the memes that will live forever, just like the Companion Cube will live forever in our hearts, and I imagine that in 10 years’ time the nerds of the future will still be randomly breaking out into song (the nerds I know now do this, is it a thing? Who knows?) with the ever memorable Still Alive. The game itself is fairly short, but when I first played it took me quite a while as I made sure to stop and listen to every word GLaDOS had to say, even to my own detriment in the final encounter. Her cutting remarks were hurtful, but also managed to be completely hilarious the first time round.

The game itself being short is not a bad thing. It feels perfectly self-contained, and there isn’t really anything else like it out there. Except from Portal 2.

The only bad thing about Portal is showing your friends it, and letting them play as you know they’ll have a great time. And you watch as they can’t solve that one simple puzzle. It’s really not that difficult, why can’t they see the solution? They just have to put the portal there and the whole thing is solved, but you know you can’t interfere. …Ah, screw it, just take the controls off them and do it yourself.

Victoria II (3)
Little Big Planet (2)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (2)
Left 4 Dead 2 (2)
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (1)
Lollipop Chainsaw (1)
Beyond Good and Evil HD (1)
Modnation Racers (1)
Gran Turismo 5 (1)
3D Dot Game Heroes (1)

Work today, so the next one won't be for another 8 hours or so.

[Pike]

Victoria II (3)

I would like to know who the third individual here was so I can salute their excellent taste in vidya

[Sir Lancealot]

Victoria II (3)

I would like to know who the third individual here was so I can salute their excellent taste in vidya

That would be me. Didn't nom EUIV because it barely runs on my computer.

[Pike]

Victoria II (3)

I would like to know who the third individual here was so I can salute their excellent taste in vidya

That would be me. Didn't nom EUIV because it barely runs on my computer.

You, my friend, have wonderful taste in video games.

And also I know that feel; CK2 barely ran on my old rig.