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Polygon's 2013 Game of the Year: Gone Home
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entremet
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Not strange. That was only one reviewer. GOTY are usually juried or consensus decisions.
Eh, it's pretty obvious early on that nothing supernatural is happening, at least it was for me. I played most of the game being annoyed that random doors in the house were locked or secret wall compartments weren't available until you found a piece of paper behind previously mentioned randomly locked doors.
But the game and its subject material are definitely something the writers of Polygon would jizz over, so I'm not surprised it's their GOTY.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Or it's like they thought Gone Home was their game of the year
djplaeskool
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I thought it was an interesting experience, but an also-ran take on the dysfunction of the American family. Didn't even crack my top 10 or 15 for last year.
Dehumanizer
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The game has an interesting idea, but man, as a game it's not good. I almost slept. It's like Dear Esther done wrong
reddwarf42
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Of course it is.
entremet
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If this was done by polling their editors, a tie can happen mathematically.
Gone Home is a really great game. Definitely one of the GOTY contenders.
Despite Polygon saying the game is ordinary as justification for its GOTY -- and I agree with their evaluation in general -- it's pretty unorthodox in the gaming sphere, especially in these GOTY things. Good to see it winning awards.
Despite Polygon saying the game is ordinary as justification for its GOTY -- and I agree with their evaluation in general -- it's pretty unorthodox in the gaming sphere, especially in these GOTY things. Good to see it winning awards.
akidnamededdy
Banned
I don't even really think the message was bold. Maybe for a videogame, I guess, but
lesbian relationship drama
But sure, why not, Game of the Year, who the hell cares.
Please. I agree with the sentiment of Microsoft's lack of first party being sucky but to use "M$" is just makes you look dumb.
EmCeeGramr
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Well, if they liked Gone Home more than The Last of Us, then I'd say GH deserves it more than TLOU in their eyes.
Was thinking the exact same thing. Seems like an odd place to have a tie.
Fried Food
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Worthy choice. I can accept this.
SEGAvangelist
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The form of storytelling is great, but it's an hour, has no real gameplay element other than exploring, and the main storyline is pretty manipulative as well.
EDIT: I certainly think it's worth trying, but GotY? Really? Adam Sessler picked this one too. My gut reactions says, "journalists suck at games," but maybe they like games they can finish without worrying about a deadline.
They didn't give TLOU a 7.5. One reviewer did. The GOTY list is presumably a vote by all of them.
Enjoyed playing the game. Picked it up for 10 bucks, which was certainly worth that.
I can't say it blew my mind out of the water or anything, but the writing, voice acting, and game atmosphere were all top notch. Especially how it plays with you knowing that things "should" happen in a way because they happen in other games that way.
I think the game, as most reviewers I think are hoping, will usher in a new era of interactive story telling.
The achivement of this game is that it is indeed ORDINARY and overall, it is interesting and told in a way that makes an ordinary story infintely more interesting than if you read it, it is interactive, a "story puzzle." The true streangh of video "games."
I can't say it blew my mind out of the water or anything, but the writing, voice acting, and game atmosphere were all top notch. Especially how it plays with you knowing that things "should" happen in a way because they happen in other games that way.
I think the game, as most reviewers I think are hoping, will usher in a new era of interactive story telling.
The achivement of this game is that it is indeed ORDINARY and overall, it is interesting and told in a way that makes an ordinary story infintely more interesting than if you read it, it is interactive, a "story puzzle." The true streangh of video "games."
Mt Heart Attack
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Good choice and good list overall, including niche, quality titles such as Kentucky Route Zero and Brothers and a couple of amazing AAA games in GTA V and TLOU.
First team I hear of Towerfall though, is it good GAF? edit: ohhh Ouya exclusive, that explains it
First team I hear of Towerfall though, is it good GAF? edit: ohhh Ouya exclusive, that explains it
I assume that's due to the fact the list might have been determined through some kind of internal voting process, otherwise it sounds pretty dumb yeah.
BrianAltano
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I had lunch with him yesterday, actually. I told him to be nicer to you guys.
The answer is no. I came in expecting horror. The game knew that and used my expectations to make me slowly creep through the house in mounting fear and tension fueled along by carefully placed red herrings and my own faulty assumptions. It did it so well (in my case, at least) that it made me laugh at myself when I finally realized what was happening.
If you come in knowing the "twist," your experience would be drastically different. It would just be a boring, gated, ham-fisted story about growing up different in Anytown, USA.
The game has literally no replay value and the experience is really a one-off thing. It was good for what it was, but I strongly believe, judging by the past trend of Polygon articles, that the subject matter of a young lesbian coming into her own and finding freedom of sorts has more than a little to do with the choice.
You are a mad man.
josecitoxnyo
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They seriously are looking for attention, of course none of the games that everybody thought was going to be GOTY was their GOTY.
I did like Gone Home, it´s like Beyond but done right with none of the bullshit of David Cage about how a story should be interactive and all that crap.
I did like Gone Home, it´s like Beyond but done right with none of the bullshit of David Cage about how a story should be interactive and all that crap.
Then break the tie by voting on just those two. It's cheesy. Plus it's not like "oh we couldn't figure out which to include in the number 10 spot so we put them both in!" it's the middle of the damn list.
josecitoxnyo
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They said that TLOU was an average game and yet it´s one of the best games of the year on their list.
Where´s the criteria? oh wait, yeah, maybe in February after the DLC for TLOU gets released and they update their review because reasons.
I could see that. Although, I still don't see how they couldn't have found a way to break a tie and move everything below it down or have an honorable mention or something. Or just no numbers or order at all I guess.
Not sure how much you guys pay for movie theaters but its not unusual to pay around $15 to see a movie in north america.
I think when it comes to games like these that rely heavily on story, $15 isn't too unreasonable. ( although, admidably i waited for a sale first
)One reviewer gave it that score...
Ah never mind, I'm not getting involved. This thread is a lot more enjoyable to watch than participate.
anexanhume
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Yeah, they gave TLoU a 7.5. You'd have to be bonkers to think they'd say it was their GOTY.
I never got that talking about a twist. Nor were my expectations subverted. The "twist" was the first thing I learned from the first few bits of information you gather. It's still a ghost story, just not in the literal sense. For me it was that you know exactly what happened five minutes in, and then you slowly find out how we got where we are now.
Not Spaceghost
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I think some where on their website or maybe on a twitter post they say that scores are decided by a review team, one reviewer does the review but the score is something they all come up with together.
NullPointer
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I almost spit out my coffee. Holy shit.
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