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The New Yorker: The Best Video Games of 2016
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More_Badass
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Pure hype seven months later?
Voysa Reezun
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I actually like NMS quite a bit because I value exploration as a mechanic above all other mechanics in many genres. It is repetitive, but that's comforting. I can just land on a planet, mine some stuff, craft some other stuff, chart the planet, and do it again. It's a nice way to come down from a long day. It's like the video game version of knitting a really long scarf, actually. I can pick it up and put it down at any point, and it's a no-stress deal.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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Seeing Hitman on so many GOTY lists make me pretty pleased. A great return to form for one of my favourite franchises.
Parkin usually likes games that do something differently. I'm probably going to put NMS on my list too. Rather have a game shoot for the stars and fail than be very competent at something familiar.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Makes me happy that half the posts in these goty threads are very rational about what are obviously subjective opinions.
But some of these posts are almost like walking into someone's house, and complaining about the way they've arranged their furniture. "You put the couch next to the window? Fail!"
The number of people who stopped playing it so soon after purchasing it was more severe than any game released this year.
It deservedly calls into question the ability of these list makers who have failed to explain what makes the game goty worthy.
Even among those who didn't care to get a refund it's not like they didn't end up having negative feelings towards this game.
This game isn't a trendsetter one lister claims. This games first moments of play when you explore the first 3 to 4 planets before you notice the seems really puts into question of it deserves to be ranked so highly. A game that starts out great but falls flat in the middle and end of your play through is really tough to sell as a game worth considering.
And that's what these lists ate partially about.
Goty lists are our way to raise awareness of games others missed.
Clash Royals and Dagger all sound interesting even with the negatives people have brought.
NMS steam stats alone tell me it would be a waste of my or my friends time to consider this game.
But I don't even need that. I've followed the game closely and once professional reviews came out I knew better than to invest my time in a game that would only be good for a few hours.
Blackleg-sanji1
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^^ the fact you had to type all that because someone wasn't disappointed with the game like everyone else says alot about how these threads go every single time
Robot Pants
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Started off great. Went to shit immediately after
OrbitalBeard
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Even though I have absolutely no problem with people putting No Man's Sky on their lists, I do have to agree with those that say if you're going to have it in your Top 10, at least explain why. Every time I see NMS on a list, it reads something like this: "No Man's Sky was overhyped. It ended up disappointing a lot of people. But if you went in with your expectations in check, it delivered". Ok. But how. Explain why you liked it! It almost seems like the game is being included as a sort of apology to Hello Games for all the crap they've received from the community.
Otherwise, it's totally fine that someone enjoyed the game. I just would like to understand the reasons behind that enjoyment.
Simon Parkin is good people though. Always enjoy his articles.
Otherwise, it's totally fine that someone enjoyed the game. I just would like to understand the reasons behind that enjoyment.
Simon Parkin is good people though. Always enjoy his articles.
Well someone has to show there is more that can be said about it without shit posting.
No offense but that still just reads kinda reads like a more verbose.version of a shitpost.
Breaking: People discuss lists in forum threads made about lists.