AHA-Lambda
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Is it not an NGage game or something?
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NeoGAF Games of the Year 2016 Awards
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Is it not an NGage game or something?
d00d3n
Member
No imo. It is a great game and possibly the best game in the series, but it doesn't do much new compared with Blood Money. The online stuff, the challenges and the episodic release schedule may be new, but are not clear strengths of the game. I am a super fan of social stealth and I really liked the game, but it is a rehash. The fact that social stealth games are quite rare does not excuse the lack of originality in Hitman.
Uno Venova
Banned
Great work, Uncharted was my GOTY as well. And as expected, watching the people who were rooting against it, saying other games deserved it more get salty about it winning is an entertaining read.
timetokill
Banned
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Unless The Last of Us Part II comes out.
Uncharted 4 #1 no surprise there.
Expected Overwatch to be right on its heels though, and didn't expect Doom to be in between the two. Good for Doom.
Also lol at gaf putting FFXV on its fail of the year list and as a top 10 GOTY.
GAF is all about Naughty Dog lol
Expected Overwatch to be right on its heels though, and didn't expect Doom to be in between the two. Good for Doom.
Also lol at gaf putting FFXV on its fail of the year list and as a top 10 GOTY.
So GAF is all about graphics > gameplay? Well that's a bummer.
GAF is all about Naughty Dog lol
neurosyphilis
Definitely not an STD, as I'm a pure.
Lmao, but yet you're worked up.
Dude, do you really want to be that guy? the guy that gets insufferable every time that someone doesn't say something nice about your favorite game?
What can I say, they make good games.
1st place is only one more point than 2nd and 3rd. The Witness came 5th in the passion vote/i.e. most 1st places, so your intuition (and mine) wasn't far off.
Why does it have to do anything -new- rather than doing something -better-? It's all in the execution. The way scenarios are written and designed, and the wealth of scenarios in each setting along with the way they intertwine is something Blood Money never had. That alone changes the options a player has and elevates the simulation of every mission.
Doom doesn't do anything new at all with regards to FPS games. It just does shit REALLY well. Which is why it's #2.
You sure? Last I heard they were still working on the port.
Ultimadrago
Member
Yeah, if we're having checks, I want to make sure there was nothing wrong with my ballot. I'm not even sure if it was counted now: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227726122&postcount=1552
I had Hitman at my #6, but to me it's all about Paris and Sapienza.
Colorado probably knocked it down a couple of spots. I think that map is absolutely terrible.
If they made a game only with Paris and Sapienza quality levels then it would be Hitman perfection.
JehutyRunner
Banned
Right. Long post incoming with user stuff.
Said this a few pages back, but the winner was a swerve for me. Was honestly expecting The Last Guardian, DOOM or Overwatch to win it. And this morning, considering the amount of first places it was starting to pick up, I thought, maybe, The Last Guardian may just sneak this.
Alas, not to be. But top five for one of the most anticipated games of all time is nothing to bulk at too. And Uncharted 4 is certainly still a worthy winner for sure, so happy it won. But I'd be lying if I didn't say I wanted The Last Guardian to win it more. As good as Uncharted 4 is, it's not exactly something we've not seen before. The Last Guardian felt like a once-in-a-generation defining experience in games. And I say that as someone who thinks of Naughty Dog as his favourite developer.
Anyway. Here's how my vote lined up with the overall results.
My vote > Overall:
The Last Guardian - 1 > 5
Overwatch - 2 > 3
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - 3 > 1
Rez Infinite - 4 > 52
Inside - 5 > 9
Titanfall 2 - 6 > 7
Forza Horizon 3 - 7 > 21
Watch Dogs 2 - 8 > 31
DOOM - 9 > 2
Mirror's Edge: Catalyst - 10 > 69
Next, my user affinity pals.
To you, I say...
Finally, recommendations.
Already own The Witness (literally only bought it yesterday on sale from the PS Store), Dishonored 2, Dark Souls III, Ratchet & Clank, Final Fantasy XV, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Firewatch, Hitman, Battlefield 1, The Witcher III: Wild Hunt - Blood and WIne via the GOTY Edition, DiRT Rally, No Man's Sky, Quantum Break, Stardew Valley and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. All the rest I don't own or did own, but traded in (hi, Street Fighter V).
Out of this list, I've yet to play The Witness, Dark Souls III, Final Fantasy XV, the remainder of Hitman from episode three, Ratchet & Clank, Blood and Wine and Stardew Valley. I'm planning on attacking my Soulsbourne backlog in the Summer, plan to take on The Witcher III: Wild Hunt and its DLC in the Spring along with Final Fantasy XV and Stardew Valley.
(also, fucking no, out of any other game on there, I wouldn't give money to play Battleborn lol - you'd have to pay me to play it)
In terms of games I've played but yet to finish: Dishonored 2 I've played a tiny bit of, Hitman I've played up to episode two, Battlefield 1 I've played the intro and its first mission, DiRT Rally I've played a tiny little bit of and No Man's Sky I've sunk a good part of a day or so into.
For the games I have finished, Quantum Break had an amazing story, but a typical by the numbers shooter which meshed together rounded up to being my biggest disappointment of 2016. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was great, but didn't feel as impactful as Human Revolution did. Amazing side-missions and amazing hub world in Prague, though. Firewatch was good, but a few technical things kept it from being brilliant for me. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was the second game I finished this year and was genuinely a massive surprise in how much of a return to form it was for Infinity Ward. So great. If I had played it before I locked my list, there's a good chance this would have been in my top ten.
And as for the games I intend to pick up after seeing this list, the big two for me are Oxenfree and Abzu (Destiny: Rise of Iron too, I guess, but I really need to properly get back into Destiny first). I've had people hark on about Oxenfree for a while that the first chance I get, I'm gonna pick up Oxenfree. That said, unless it's a GWG/PS Plus freebie beforehand, I don't think it's going to happen until after the release of the Nintendo Switch because of me trying to skimp up as many pennies as I can trying to save up for it and the crazy period that comes after with Mass Effect: Andromeda/Persona 5.
Anyway, that's been my 2016. Pleasure as always. See you back here in December.
Said this a few pages back, but the winner was a swerve for me. Was honestly expecting The Last Guardian, DOOM or Overwatch to win it. And this morning, considering the amount of first places it was starting to pick up, I thought, maybe, The Last Guardian may just sneak this.
Alas, not to be. But top five for one of the most anticipated games of all time is nothing to bulk at too. And Uncharted 4 is certainly still a worthy winner for sure, so happy it won. But I'd be lying if I didn't say I wanted The Last Guardian to win it more. As good as Uncharted 4 is, it's not exactly something we've not seen before. The Last Guardian felt like a once-in-a-generation defining experience in games. And I say that as someone who thinks of Naughty Dog as his favourite developer.
Anyway. Here's how my vote lined up with the overall results.
My vote > Overall:
The Last Guardian - 1 > 5
Overwatch - 2 > 3
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - 3 > 1
Rez Infinite - 4 > 52
Inside - 5 > 9
Titanfall 2 - 6 > 7
Forza Horizon 3 - 7 > 21
Watch Dogs 2 - 8 > 31
DOOM - 9 > 2
Mirror's Edge: Catalyst - 10 > 69
Next, my user affinity pals.
To you, I say...
Finally, recommendations.
Already own The Witness (literally only bought it yesterday on sale from the PS Store), Dishonored 2, Dark Souls III, Ratchet & Clank, Final Fantasy XV, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Firewatch, Hitman, Battlefield 1, The Witcher III: Wild Hunt - Blood and WIne via the GOTY Edition, DiRT Rally, No Man's Sky, Quantum Break, Stardew Valley and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. All the rest I don't own or did own, but traded in (hi, Street Fighter V).
Out of this list, I've yet to play The Witness, Dark Souls III, Final Fantasy XV, the remainder of Hitman from episode three, Ratchet & Clank, Blood and Wine and Stardew Valley. I'm planning on attacking my Soulsbourne backlog in the Summer, plan to take on The Witcher III: Wild Hunt and its DLC in the Spring along with Final Fantasy XV and Stardew Valley.
(also, fucking no, out of any other game on there, I wouldn't give money to play Battleborn lol - you'd have to pay me to play it)
In terms of games I've played but yet to finish: Dishonored 2 I've played a tiny bit of, Hitman I've played up to episode two, Battlefield 1 I've played the intro and its first mission, DiRT Rally I've played a tiny little bit of and No Man's Sky I've sunk a good part of a day or so into.
For the games I have finished, Quantum Break had an amazing story, but a typical by the numbers shooter which meshed together rounded up to being my biggest disappointment of 2016. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was great, but didn't feel as impactful as Human Revolution did. Amazing side-missions and amazing hub world in Prague, though. Firewatch was good, but a few technical things kept it from being brilliant for me. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was the second game I finished this year and was genuinely a massive surprise in how much of a return to form it was for Infinity Ward. So great. If I had played it before I locked my list, there's a good chance this would have been in my top ten.
And as for the games I intend to pick up after seeing this list, the big two for me are Oxenfree and Abzu (Destiny: Rise of Iron too, I guess, but I really need to properly get back into Destiny first). I've had people hark on about Oxenfree for a while that the first chance I get, I'm gonna pick up Oxenfree. That said, unless it's a GWG/PS Plus freebie beforehand, I don't think it's going to happen until after the release of the Nintendo Switch because of me trying to skimp up as many pennies as I can trying to save up for it and the crazy period that comes after with Mass Effect: Andromeda/Persona 5.
Anyway, that's been my 2016. Pleasure as always. See you back here in December.
names2hard4you
Member
This is my affinity list. You are all cool people:
Cheesemeister
Member
I'm sorry about that. I'll fix it for you.
The problem with large data sets is that sometimes outliers like this don't get detected and handled in time. This is the first I've heard of Blizzard Mountain.
2014 was an insanely good year for PC RPGs.
timetokill
Banned
No, I'm not sure
Saw on Wikipedia that it came out WW in "2016" but I suppose it just hasn't been updated. I'll fix it on the spreadsheet.
neurosyphilis
Definitely not an STD, as I'm a pure.
I don't get the whole "Sony GAF" bullshit I always see on here, every time a Sony game is praised. Yet Nintendo threads get the most love and clicks by far also most threads are Nintendo related.
Boy what a weak year. I just read the list and am like 'okay'. Pretty uninteresting choices.
I'm not against Uncharted 4 winning, it was one of the higher mainstream games on my list and I knew Titanfall would be snubbed, though it was still more of a 7.5/10 game for me. It was a good game, just in terms of winning it I feel indifferent really. I think it won more based on being the most sold game for the largest GAF user base, than being a champion of games this year.
I'm not against Uncharted 4 winning, it was one of the higher mainstream games on my list and I knew Titanfall would be snubbed, though it was still more of a 7.5/10 game for me. It was a good game, just in terms of winning it I feel indifferent really. I think it won more based on being the most sold game for the largest GAF user base, than being a champion of games this year.
Permanently A
Junior Member
Why is Furi in "Shooter" genre? Action seems like a better fit?
No seriously, why is Furi in shooter?
No seriously, why is Furi in shooter?
The n-gage game is practically a different game just with a same name. Different story etc.
Sure, I think that's a fair critique. But that means the quality of the game isn't consistent and it's the nature of the content that drags it down. The fact that it doesn't do anything new isn't really that much of a factor right?
TheRedSnifit
Member
RE4 again?
Lmao, just noticed. I actually put it at #4 on my list, lol. I'll put RE4 in my list every year I can.
The actual best shooter of 2017.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Ma dawgs, come here
Game is divisive as hell. Some people think it's the best game in the series, others think it's solid with issues, and then there are people like me who rank it right behind Tony Hawk 5 as the worst game I've played this generation.
Yeah, Xanadu Next should count as a new release.
Insanely good.
Anyway, I'm curious to see the Xbox One exclusive awards after the platform corrections.
Dangansona
Member
How do you do user affinities?
Unknown?
Member
My personal GOTY was The Last Guardian! Holy crap that game was good! I didn't think UC4 would be dethroned for me but the came along Dragon Quest Builders and even that was dethroned by The Last Guardian! It's by far my favorite PS4 game too!
Also lol at those people claiming bias because UC4 won! Always gotta discredit a good game because you don't like it.
Also lol at those people claiming bias because UC4 won! Always gotta discredit a good game because you don't like it.
forknknife
Banned
Playing uncharted 4 at the moment and... yeah, no. Just for the shitty exploding mummies i would not give it the first spot.
Action Game of the Year: Hitman = 657 points, 25 honorable mentions
2. Let It Die = 114 points, 9 honorable mentions
3. Severed = 57 points, 2 honorable mentions
4. Battleborn = 17 points, 2 honorable mentions
5. PlayStation VR Worlds = 16 points
6. The Lab = 15 points, 1 honorable mention
7. Senran Kagura: Estival Versus = 12 points, 1 honorable mention
8. Hyrule Warriors Legends = 10 points, 2 honorable mentions
9. The Playroom VR = 9 points, 4 honorable mentions
10. Aragami = 8 points, 3 honorable mentions
Hell yeah! Also, 114 out of the Top 300. It's good to see some love for it.
^ RE: WoFF, something tells me a lot of players stopped or waited for the Pro patch before playing/finishing it (including me).
This is the first time I've looked at the affinity doc:
ghibli99
1. PuppetMaster (134) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227157461&postcount=424
2. LightOfTruth (123) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=228766428&postcount=2124
3. hughesta (121) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227946226&postcount=1672
3. Spoo (121) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227133704&postcount=119
5. ranmafan (120) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=228074401&postcount=1740
6. FelipeMGM (119) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227285415&postcount=899
7. sappyday (118) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227627588&postcount=1451
7. Servbot24 (118) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227170989&postcount=530
9. therealminime (115) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227616261&postcount=1443
10. Dabi (113) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227385181&postcount=1112
This is really cool, and it's awesome to read the opinions/thoughts of other like-minded GAFers.
Edit: Woah, I guess these numbers are pretty high? I like to say that I'm behind the curve and don't represent the mainstream or what's popular, but maybe I do (by NeoGAF standards anyway). I guess nearly 12 years and 12k posts might have some influence on my opinions and choices. LOL
This is the first time I've looked at the affinity doc:
ghibli99
1. PuppetMaster (134) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227157461&postcount=424
2. LightOfTruth (123) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=228766428&postcount=2124
3. hughesta (121) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227946226&postcount=1672
3. Spoo (121) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227133704&postcount=119
5. ranmafan (120) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=228074401&postcount=1740
6. FelipeMGM (119) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227285415&postcount=899
7. sappyday (118) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227627588&postcount=1451
7. Servbot24 (118) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227170989&postcount=530
9. therealminime (115) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227616261&postcount=1443
10. Dabi (113) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227385181&postcount=1112
This is really cool, and it's awesome to read the opinions/thoughts of other like-minded GAFers.
Edit: Woah, I guess these numbers are pretty high? I like to say that I'm behind the curve and don't represent the mainstream or what's popular, but maybe I do (by NeoGAF standards anyway). I guess nearly 12 years and 12k posts might have some influence on my opinions and choices. LOL
PeregrinSe7en
Member
Uncharted 4, BEST GAME OF THE YEAR!
well deserved.
well deserved.
backflip10019
Member
GAF is Sony fanboy confirmed!
Overwatch should have won.
timetokill
Banned
If you're asking where to find it, download the data pack from the OP or the DATA post.
If you're asking "how it works" it uses an algorithm based on how similar your ballots are to other ballots.
Barry Burton
Member
Yeah, 2016 was not the best year for horror games. I usually have at least two on my Top 10 list, but zero this year.
RE4 again?
2017 though...I have a good feeling about it.