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[Starfield]

People of the gaming world.

Since this years video game awards and its nominations for Game of The Year alot of people -myself included- just had one single question: What the fuck is this game and why was it nominated for GOTY???

Also why the fuck did it win even TWO awards at the game awards.



I know alot of people don't give a flying fuck about awards or game awards in general, but its saying something about the current state of the gaming industry. Its becoming more and more like movies. Influenced from real world events and political agenda bullshit. And here we go, theres a game nobody gave a flying fuck about but suddenly it is literally FORCED and shoved into our faces.

So lets take a look at this crappy game:

HADES

came out on sept 17, 2020 but already released in Early Access in Dec. of 2019.

!!!!!OVERHELMINGLY POSITIVE!!!!!

wow. much hype. very swell

ok?

well the reviews from people who played are are total bs. "pet the dog pet the dog pet the dog 10/10" what a fucking horse crap.

Ok, then lets take a look at the stats, everyone likes stats right?

So what this tells us is basically nobody gave a fuck about this game up until the time it released and even when it released it wasnt that hot. Only when it got nominated for goty...literally out of nowhere, out of Keighleys ass or idk

and already it is losing players everyday.
The game that won two awards at the game awards including BEST ACTION GAME

 

[Herr Edgy]

Imagine being this salty over a legitimately amazing game that nails both gameplay and narrative without sacrificing either.

Out of nowhere because you live under a rock.

 

[DGrayson]

Bastion was incredible, so I trust the devs. Also so what if it wasnt hyped when in early access? I never play early access games I assume others are the same.

Surprise - people start playing games / watching movies or shows / reading books etc after they win awards.

Not seeing the outrage here.

 

[Avallon]

Please be sarcasm.

 

[Rean no Kiseki]

Calm your tits OP.

Imagine caring about the game awards LMAO.

As for Hades it's a good rouge-(Lite-like) with an interesting story/characters.

 

[Nikana]

 

[Yoshichan]

Holy shit this might be the worst thread of all time and I’m including my own threads

 

[balls of snow]

Lol imagine not respecting Supergiant games. Probably the only indie studio that can beat the crap outta sony exclusives.

 

[Xdrive05]

Don't know anything about it other than I believe it was written by Greg Kasavin, of whose gaming credentials I have a fairly high opinion since the old GameSpot days. I would buy it, and probably will, just based on that.

He might have been the first "good one" from that organization, with maybe Ryan Davis being the last.

 

[kraspkibble]

97k people reviewed it giving it an overall overwhelmingly positive review
25k people currently in game

and i'm supposed to listen to 1 person on a forum who doesn't like it and can't say if they've played it or not?

 

[rofif]

Because it's indie game from the creators of bastion... I never liked bastion so I dont care

 

[Zathalus]

"Overwhelming Positive" from almost 19k Steam reviews indicates to me it is much more than just media hype.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Makes much more sense being GOTY than some mediocre 30fps with dual stick gun play games...

 

[Lupin3]

 

[MiguelItUp]

This is a very strange thread, lmao.

It's a phenomenal game IMO that deserves every bit of praise that it receives. I feel to say such a thing without playing the game at all isn't just whatsoever.

This was my first Supergiant game, but going into it I heard quite a bit of praise about Supergiant over the past few years.

The end result is an incredible game full of a ton of replay value, great mechanics, music, voice acting, art, etc. It's a phenomenal package, especially if you're into rogue-like or similar games.

 

[kraspkibble]

This is a very strange thread, lmao.

It's a phenomenal game IMO that deserves every bit of praise that it receives. I feel to say such a thing without playing the game at all isn't just whatsoever.

This was my first Supercell game, but going into it I heard quite a bit of praise about Supercell over the past few years.

The end result is an incredible game full of a ton of replay value, great mechanics, music, voice acting, art, etc. It's a phenomenal package, especially if you're into rogue-like or similar games.

i think you mean Supergiant not Supercell lol.

 

[TrafalgarLaw]

Someone didn't play Transistor (or Bastion) clearly. Go back to your yearly Call of Duty filth please.

 

[Woopah]

Are indie games not allowed to win awards now? Not every good game comes from massive publishers.

 

[MHubert]

Dude, Hades has been praised since its early access days. It didn't Come out of nowhere, and your thread really just shows that you are out of sync with what goes on in gaming

 

[Rikkori]

It's a great game! What do you want?

 

[Arimer]

Eh its not my type of game but it looks solid for people that enjoy roguelikes.

 

[OrionNebula]

Because it's indie game from the creators of bastion... I never liked bastion so I dont care

Cool that you took some time to get in here and tell us this, though


People who actually played that game (more than an hour, at least) tend to really like it. So I’d say to OP to just give it an honest shot

I like these devs. They put a LOT of incredible details in their games. Especially music/sound-wise, which is a plus for me

 

[Fermbiz]

This might be the best thread of the year!!

 

[Mitsuda Maniac]

OP is ridiculous, but the game is definitely overrated. I skipped past every bit of boring dialogue and stopped playing once I cleared it a couple of times because it is actually not very good at being a "rogue-like" such as Dead Cells or Enter the Gungeon.

 

[Thaedolus]

I feel like if OP used more caps I’d get the point of this thread better

 

[MiguelItUp]

i think you mean Supergiant not Supercell lol.

Correct, thank you! Lmao. I'm still waking up.

Really though, I still feel like Hades hasn't received enough praise. It was easily one of my personal GOTY contenders.

 

[ripeavocado]

The game sold incredibly well on steam, between 2 and 5 million units.

Is it really good?
No idea, Bastion is one of the most overrated games ever but maybe their following products got better.

 

[rofif]

Cool that you took some time to get in here and tell us this, though


People who actually played that game (more than an hour, at least) tend to really like it. So I’d say to OP to just give it an honest shot

I like these devs. They put a LOT of incredible details in their games. Especially music/sound-wise, which is a plus for me

I tried on release date and I did not liked the humor and graphics. But maybe some day

 

[Glass Prison]

I haven't played it but this thread convinced me to get it.

 

[thief183]

It is one of the best game of the year...

 

[namekuseijin]

probably woke indie devs with pink hair

still, Bastion was kinda nice and at least this looks better than Fall Crap or Untitled Goose Crap or the usual crap indies often come up with

 

[Soren01]

The Emperor's New Clothes - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

"Posing as weavers, they offer to supply him with magnificent clothes that are invisible to those who are stupid or incompetent. The emperor hires them, and they set up looms and go to work. A succession of officials, and then the emperor himself, visit them to check their progress. Each sees that the looms are empty but pretends otherwise to avoid being thought a fool. Finally, the weavers report that the emperor's suit is finished. They mime dressing him and he sets off in a procession before the whole city. The townsfolk uncomfortably go along with the pretense, not wanting to appear inept or stupid..."

 

[Ishma3L]

It's a huge Chinese government plot to establish terrible games with credibility. We've been waiting for a break in this case for awhile now and you blew it wide open OP. You've done enough, go get some fresh air, you've earned it!

 

[liminalcadet]

Hm... First, don't like it, don't play it. Second, I think the world (and possibly the internet) would be better if we talked about the stuff we liked and shut up about the stuff we didn't.

 

[ShadowNate]

I liked Bastion quite, but it wasn't my GoTY at the time. I'd still take a more refined version of the gameplay, which is what Hades seems to be, and I know that some people where far more impressed and hooked by Bastion than I was -- so Hades may have blown their minds.

Still, from what little I've watched from the gameplay, Hades looks ok. Graphics are not doing it for me, and the bit I watched was a bit cringe with a Greek goddess talking to the character after he defeated a bunch of identical monsters spawning around...

I think that Hades has been the most well reviewed game of the studio since Basion though. The other two... they were not as well received.

 

[ethomaz]

It is an amazing game.

Dialogue is pretty good too.

Hades > Bastion > Transistor ** never played Pyre

All great games.

 

[kraspkibble]

I haven't played it but this thread convinced me to get it.

same. i wasn't sure if i should get it but fuck it. Starfield made the decision for me.

Thanks Starfield

 

[Jethalal]

It's a perfect game for me. If you don't like it then it doesn't means it's a bad game at all.

 

[OnionSnake]

Hades is a brilliant game and the salt overload in OP is amazing

 

[regawdless]

I've played it a lot and it's my GotY. Addicting, rewarding, great controls, awesome gameplay, interesting characters, atmospheric world, overall incredible package.

 

[AJUMP23]

My brother recommended I get this game so I did. I haven’t been disappointed. Seems like the op is upset by Greek mythology and combat or something.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Take your pills bro.

I don’t care about the game awards either and made zero posts about it.

 

[Starfield]

Take your pills bro.

I don’t care about the game awards either and made zero posts about it.

I'm just bored lmao.

welcome to my thread of boredom

 

[Beer Baelly]

Its their best game yet. Addictive, forgiving. Just fun to play. And I hate almost anything roguelike

 

[Life]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH statistics are not everyone.

 

[Abriael_GN]

People of the gaming world.

Since this years video game awards and its nominations for Game of The Year alot of people -myself included- just had one single question: What the fuck is this game and why was it nominated for GOTY???

Also why the fuck did it win even TWO awards at the game awards.



I know alot of people don't give a flying fuck about awards or game awards in general, but its saying something about the current state of the gaming industry. Its becoming more and more like movies. Influenced from real world events and political agenda bullshit. And here we go, theres a game nobody gave a flying fuck about but suddenly it is literally FORCED and shoved into our faces.

So lets take a look at this crappy game:

HADES

came out on sept 17, 2020 but already released in Early Access in Dec. of 2019.

!!!!!OVERHELMINGLY POSITIVE!!!!!

wow. much hype. very swell

ok?

well the reviews from people who played are are total bs. "pet the dog pet the dog pet the dog 10/10" what a fucking horse crap.

Ok, then lets take a look at the stats, everyone likes stats right?

So what this tells us is basically nobody gave a fuck about this game up until the time it released and even when it released it wasnt that hot. Only when it got nominated for goty...literally out of nowhere, out of Keighleys ass or idk

and already it is losing players everyday.
The game that won two awards at the game awards including BEST ACTION GAME

It's an indie darling that is actually a good game (but not as good as they're making up to be), so mediocre critics are overpraising it to vindicate all the times their indie darlings weren't good.

 

[ACESHIGH]

Something tells me this thread would not exist if hades was a Sony first party game.

 

[ethomaz]

I liked Bastion quite, but it wasn't my GoTY at the time. I'd still take a more refined version of the gameplay, which is what Hades seems to be, and I know that some people where far more impressed and hooked by Bastion than I was -- so Hades may have blown their minds.

Still, from what little I've watched from the gameplay, Hades looks ok. Graphics are not doing it for me, and the bit I watched was a bit cringe with a Greek goddess talking to the character after he defeated a bunch of identical monsters spawning around...

I think that Hades has been the most well reviewed game of the studio since Basion though. The other two... they were not as well received.

Transistor was very well received and it was considered GOTY in a lot of places.

But here we get all these thread even with TLOU2 so there are some that doesn't understand why these games are good:

So what was good about Bastion and Transistor?

Trying not to make this baity, but these two games immediately come to my mind when I think about videogames that are more style than substance. I have both due to recommendations but never felt the drive to complete either of them for the same reasons. I find the script given to the narrators...

www.neogaf.com

Bastion was amazing play some years ago to me... it really was that good... I did not liked the way they chanced the combat with Transistor so I dropped it.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

i have to admit i was puzzled when i kept hearing about this game and it turned out to be a isometric roguelike i was like.... uh.... really? huh...

 

[The Cockatrice]

I hate roguelikes but Hades is the absolute single exception to that rule. So yeah, it's a great game and should be a staple for roguelikes going forward. If you're serious OP you're a fucking idiot, if not, well idiotic thread.