1. Best New Video Game Character
-Delilah (Firewatch)
Fantastically written character.
-Father James (Mafia 3)
Had this one line of dialogue that was absolutely perfect. Other great stuff too.
-Liam Burke (Quantum Break)
Not exactly a sterling compliment of a game when your best character's relegated to your game's offshoot TV show.
2. Best Single Player Experience
-INSIDE
This fan's plea strikes me as having the maturity of a pre-teen. Wishing to alter the way Druckmann handles his stories--whether you agree with them or not--despite that being a part of what drove him to write your (this fan's) favorite game of all time? This 'anti-SJW' craze is hitting insane levels of inconsistency.
-"A game should never involve personal views as it always comes off as a bias political message."
1.) You a bit late in speaking out against that, as political messages have been--subtly or otherwise--been incorporated into a plethora of video games. Heck, one of gaming's most iconic series, Grand Theft Auto, use of satire is constantly being thrown at the player.
2.) This almost seems nigh impossible when considering stories. Storytelle...
I'd say he's already done in every game he's been the lead writer/creative director of, to varying degrees of success.
*SPOILER for The Last of Us*
I mean the final level of TLOU is about Joel saving Ellie, like a damsal in distress trope. But rather than playing it straight, it subverts that trope by the grey context presented. Instead of looking heroic, it makes him come off as selfish.
Indeed. Almost every level felt like it brought its own unique idea to the table.
I hope everyone enjoyed this 2-part blog. Feel free to leave any comments and/or questions down below. I would've loved to released this sooner but work and catching the flu bug put this a couple weeks behind.
How did you feel about 2016 in regards to games? Is there any nifty design in this release window you believe I missed? Let me know. :D
EDIT: I'd also like to give a shout-out to the person who inspired me to make this list. Mark Brown...
The last Metroid game's already got you covered there x 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...
If you look at the context, Zelda's saved Link quite a few times across the series' timeline.
Even with one little picture to go on, I'm fascinated by the prospect of what this game will be about.
The extra $15 is for the physical extras found in this edition, similar to Unravel's Collector's Edition.
Now that's what I was more interested in seeing. Still appears like that's slated for a "early 2017" release.
True, but I'm hopeful to see him purchase the IP from Access. Considering the prominence of a white owl in D4, I wonder if that played an influence in naming SWERY65's new development team. A man can hope, can't he?!?! :P
Would be great to see more D4 as well.
It's how EA treated the game rather than the game quality.
It's been a wild ride for this game, mired by accusations against Tequila Works' CEO, but I still have some hype for this game. Reserved hype due to its shady history; and I'd advise everyone to do the same if you consider the game's history.
@Overload
Glad to see criticizing the framing of your first comment leads us back to the generic Polygon conspiracy.
"On top of that, Polygon had some very questionable scores for PlayStation games for a long time (and articles). It has gotten a bit better, but let's not pretend all of this didn't happen."
At this point, who doesn't have some "questionable scores" on PlayStation games according to a speci...
C'mon, detailing his worries with a bad first impression (in his opinion) now means they must've had it out for the game all along? Get real. In the end, they adore many qualities of it and want to put it on their reader's radars--if they haven't yet.
Do you see how immature your response looks in this context?
Yes, The Bunker has fully integrated FMV in the point-n-click genre.
The Bunker is on consoles. Heck, even Virginia is a clearer example of what we associate with "movie games" that are "cinematic" in nature.
I'm ignoring the whole context of the story despite bringing up specifically the complexity of it in my first comment? I've played the game. I know the plot. It's pretty easy to spot the similarities of saving what could be considered a kidnapping victim/female--one of game's most typical tropes--but subverting it to mean something altogether different. Joel's actions are put in a light that isn't noble and pure with trumpets in the background, but of something els...