Ya, that's not really going out on a limb there. I even like The Witcher 1's combat system better than 2. I'd rather time my clicks than dodge-roll over and over again like an idiot.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Witcher 3 has won over 240 GOTY Awards so far.
- Thread starter Crossing Eden
- Start date
Ya, that's not really going out on a limb there. I even like The Witcher 1's combat system better than 2. I'd rather time my clicks than dodge-roll over and over again like an idiot.
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
Journey isn't anywhere even close to as good as XCOM. Crusader Kings either but PC exclusive on GAF and all.
Meccanical
Member
Quintin DM
Member
And I still have yet to play it, hopefully I can change that sometime this year.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Oh yeah, forgot about XCOM. Great game.
jim2point0
Banned
The combat is why I've never played more than 1 hour of The Witcher 1.
Meccanical
Member
Oh come on now.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
With W3 we're looking at 13 hours for 100 hr game.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
not bad for a game with trash combat and boring traversal
Lionel Richie
Member
Very much deserved, the game is terrific all around. Can't wait for Cyberpunk.
jim2point0
Banned
Well... it's true. If a game is very combat heavy and the combat is not fun for me, then I won't play it.
I see a lot of people saying the same exact thing about The Witcher 3, but I don't get that either because I love the combat.
Sanctuary
Member
Maybe if you only started gaming last gen. Even then, it still wasn't. There have been some pretty good games released in 2014 and 2015, but not enough to make either a truly competitive year.
If you want to see what a really great year looks like, look at '98.
I mean, holy shit.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Completely agreed. There were a handful of games I loved in 2015 but I wouldn't call it a great year by any stretch.
Yeah, nothing this gen stands next to monsters like 1998, 2004, or 2007.
OrbitalBeard
Member
In November 2004, I Played Halo 2, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and Half-Life 2 in the span of one week. It was glorious.
GTA: San Andreas... Metal Gear Solid 3... 2004 was ridiculous.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Shit! I played MGS3 in November as well! Good lord. RE4 was two months later. I don't think I've ever loved gaming more than I did in 2004-early 2005.
RevolverRoden
Member
That 2003-2015 GOTY list...
People sure love their gritty Cinematic Experiences(TM)
People sure love their gritty Cinematic Experiences(TM)
shinobi602
Member
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
These games followed each other.
2009: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2010: Red Dead Redemption
2011: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2012: The Walking Dead: The Game
Certainly wouldn't call any of them gritty. Especially compared to the brown/gray=photorealistic trend at the time.
I wouldn't have been able to handle RE4 making 2004. Capcom knew releasing such a game in such an already amazing year would have imploded the universe, so they pushed it out to January and saved us all.
Meccanical
Member
Get good JC.
OrbitalBeard
Member
lol I didn't think a game could be better than HL2 and then Capcom blew my mind.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Never wanna see you shitting on ME again after stanning for this game
enigmatic_alex44
Whenever a game uses "middleware," I expect mediocrity. Just see how poor TLOU looks.
2015 wasn't a great year let's be honest, but I can name 8 games right off the top of my head better than The Witcher 3 that deserved the title GOTY more:
1. Majora's Mask 3D
2. Metal Gear Solid 5
3. Tearaway Unfolded
4. Xenoblade Chronicles X
5. Splatoon
6. Super Mario Maker
7. Steins;Gate
8. Undertale
All of them achieved what they set out to do better than what The Witcher 3 did. Witcher 3 brought nothing new to the table, except "slightly better than other openworld games sidequests".
1. Majora's Mask 3D
2. Metal Gear Solid 5
3. Tearaway Unfolded
4. Xenoblade Chronicles X
5. Splatoon
6. Super Mario Maker
7. Steins;Gate
8. Undertale
All of them achieved what they set out to do better than what The Witcher 3 did. Witcher 3 brought nothing new to the table, except "slightly better than other openworld games sidequests".
Easier to do when the world has a lot less geometry for it to get stuck on.
Meccanical
Member
LOL.
Seriously though man, I don't get the hate the Witcher 3's combat gets at all.
I don't know if it's more responsive on PC or what.
At this point they probably felt they were the top dogs because of Skyrim's popularity and acclaim.
Meccanical
Member
Why should Bethesda ever change when they know no one will ever care as long as they make the game mod-able?
I'm surprised they even pretend to make games at this point.
silvermember
Banned
Bloodborne winning on gaf, has nothing to do with it being a sony exclusve. It has everything to do with it being a derivative of the highly overrated soul series. But hey, what do i know.
Admiral Woofington
Member
AntiFacebook
Member
Unlikely. FO4 sold a lot more copies, despite everything, which is the most important parameter for the companies.
I was going to get the game but Bloodborne kept me away from many releases. I guess it's for the best because The Witcher 3 looks far too overwhelming. I can understand why it won so many awards, insane they managed to create such a huge game on consoles and yet it looks as beautiful as a linear title typically would.
flyinpiranha
Member
I agree. I've been in that gaming funk for a couple years now trying to find something that just "clicks" and W3 did. Its gorgeous, every quest seems to be a "main" quest, and almost 50 hours in I'm not even to Skellige or w/e its called.
I rank it up there with the best like RDR.
I rank it up there with the best like RDR.
Malick[AI]
Member
That game is incredible. Very much deserved.
johnnydrama
Banned
Not compared to something like Xenoblade Chronicles X. Witcher 3 is like a bastion of accessibility compared to that game.
Awesome The Witcher 3 deserves it, one of the best games i've ever played and definitely the most fun i've had playing a game this year.
I hesitate to put Bloodborne as my second favorite this year mainly because after I finished my first playthrough at around 45-50 hours i've had no desire to ever play it again and kinda forgot I even owned it since I haven't played it since last february.
Fallout 4 was just Fallout 4 I guess, loved the art book though.
Metal Gear Solid 5 was the first Metal Gear game i've ever played. Fantastic gameplay and I didn't really have any attachment to the story so i just took it as is.
I hesitate to put Bloodborne as my second favorite this year mainly because after I finished my first playthrough at around 45-50 hours i've had no desire to ever play it again and kinda forgot I even owned it since I haven't played it since last february.
Fallout 4 was just Fallout 4 I guess, loved the art book though.
Metal Gear Solid 5 was the first Metal Gear game i've ever played. Fantastic gameplay and I didn't really have any attachment to the story so i just took it as is.
NHarmonic.
Member
And even then it destroys all that list in terms of characters and story, and even lore (don't care if there's zelda there, if anything, Hyrule historia proved nintendo fucked up that whole world with all the paths, and different realities, etc)
OrbitalBeard
Member
Did you obtain a copy of the game a month before everyone else?
You should at least try The Old Hunters DLC.
2014 was such an underwhelming year.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Well deserved. The game has had me by the balls for two months straight. I was burnt out on Skyrim after only 60 hours and I hardly made any progress.
I'm about 95 hours in Witcher 3 without signs of slowing down. In fact, I'm getting even MORE invested in the storyline, that's how compelling the narrative is.
I'm about 95 hours in Witcher 3 without signs of slowing down. In fact, I'm getting even MORE invested in the storyline, that's how compelling the narrative is.
Bayonetta 2, Wolfenstein: The New Order, and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze are all some of the best games in their respective genres ever released.
I fucking loved 2014.
Ultimadrago
Member
The combat is indeed that bad. I've been introducing my friend to the series with the Rise mod and I can only apologize to them ahead of time for it. I am still hearing their shouts of rage.
I still think its worth playing through, however. Much like Vampires Bloodlines.
2014 was not that bad, but the weird spike of love for Dragon Age is a mystery to me.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Literally my three favorite games of 2014. I like your style. I'd throw Shovel Knight in there as well.
Similar threads
- Poll