Well done.
Gaming RedCafe's Greatest Video Games Of All Time Contest (ROUND 5)
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Well done.
Personally I wouldn’t mind voting on a PS5 exclusive round. There’s afew games I’d put there I wouldn’t put in PS4 era but happy to go with the majority.
That game was such a crushing disappointment to me
Really? I remember absolutely loving it at the time. Admittedly I haven’t played it again since probably 2011.That game was such a crushing disappointment to me
The last of us
Deus Ex Human Revolution
Borderlands 2
Skyrim
Batman Arkham Asylum
Deus Ex Human Revolution
Borderlands 2
Skyrim
Batman Arkham Asylum
Yeah, up there with FF12 for me but not quite as bad in terms of disappointment and i know i'm in the minority where both those games are concerned. It's still a decent game and I like the first two levels but the cutscenes and plot are really jarring imo. It's also the hardest game to replay if you don't like the plot because you have to wade through absolutely mental amounts of cutscenes just to play the game. Some of those story reveals/developments were just
Assuming this doesn't interest you all?
Skip round 7 entirely, I would say. Or merge.
Can't you just do 6 and 7 at the same time? If people have current gen list they can add it on below their ps4/xbox one list
Not sure you're in the minority regarding MGS 4. I really wanted it to be great when it came out and probably convinced myself I loved it, but as the years went by I started seeing it for what it was. It's an absolutely ridiculous game with atrocious storytelling that goes out of it's way to destroy some great characters from MGS1. That Naomi - Otacon romance. Why? Just why? Awful, but somehow not nearly the worst romance in the game, since Meryl actually married a complete joke relief character in one of the most bizarre plot developments ever. This is where Kojima well and truly lost the plot and his writing has been dogshit ever since.Yeah, up there with FF12 for me but not quite as bad in terms of disappointment and i know i'm in the minority where both those games are concerned. It's still a decent game and I like the first two levels but the cutscenes and plot are really jarring imo. It's also the hardest game to replay if you don't like the plot because you have to wade through absolutely mental amounts of cutscenes just to play the game. Some of those story reveals/developments were just
Ok, rant over.
I loved FF12 though.That was so awful. They got engaged in the middle of a firefight and being shot several timesNot sure you're in the minority regarding MGS 4. I really wanted it to be great when it came out and probably convinced myself I loved it, but as the years went by I started seeing it for what it was. It's an absolutely ridiculous game with atrocious storytelling that goes out of it's way to destroy some great characters from MGS1. That Naomi - Otacon romance. Why? Just why? Awful, but somehow not nearly the worst romance in the game, since Meryl actually married a complete joke relief character in one of the most bizarre plot developments ever. This is where Kojima well and truly lost the plot and his writing has been dogshit ever since.
Ok, rant over.
I seriously do wonder if Kojima was winging it at this point and just tying everything up for the sake of it with a couldn't give a feck attitude. We need Meryl to have a happy ending-fine, give her to Johnny; we need an answer to The Patriots- just make them be the MGS 3 team; every other mystery in the series left unanswered- just say nano-machines.Yeah think I'm going to do this.
A lot of Wii U games are on Switch.
PS and XB only have handful of games and lots of ports.
I'll merge it I think.
They’re basically the same gen anyway, with the lack of exclusives. And I seem to recall the Wii U not selling as well as it’s predecessor or the Switch.
I just realised that I (and everyone else, it seems) forgot about Max Payne 1 & 2 in the last vote.
- Metal Gear Solid 4
- Red Dead Redemption
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- Skyrim
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
Surprised by the Batman votes to be honest. Button mashing rubbish!
Red dead must be competing well. Seen it on most lists. Still think that and Skyrim are clear standouts.
Not really sure I would call it 'button-mashing'. Button mashing is a style of play implemented by the user and not a game mechanic implemented by the developer. Can it be an effective style of play? In some games, sure. In the Batman games, it was nowhere near as effective as learning the moves and practicing. At the time, the Batman: AA combat was regarded as some of the best in any game of that type and the Platinum trophy required having to get a 100-hit combo or more utilising every available move, of which there were around 10 iirc, and there was no way in hell that was doable by just button-mashing.
Of all the descriptions you could use for Arkham Asylum, this wouldn’t be my choice dude. That was a really, really great game and a massive improvement on any superhero game that has been done before. Pure quality.
The lack of votes for Halo 3 is kind of laughable.
More laughable the amount of votes it's got
Not more laughable than playing Hot Wheels
I mean you're championing Halo so I wouldn't expect you to have any taste.
Enough taste to know you're a vanilla-bitch
Good game but lets be honest nowhere near the likes of Last of Us you have to agree
I played Halo 3 on the Xbox 360, didn't seem anything special to me. I guess I've just never understood Halo's success.
More of Ben and Jerrys man, hence why I don't play on Xbox.
Yeah it's far more than any button masher. The combat was incredible and it has carried into the spiderman games now which are great as well. Definitely regard that as one of the best combat systems I've played, perfectly captures how a superhero beating up goons should look and feel like.
And anyway Arkham series had far more elements to it than melee combat. I only play Arkham Knight recently but played the other two when they came out, absolutely brilliant games all round.
There are three other games actually. I hope you're forgetting about the lacklustre Origins and not the excellent Asylum.
I remember that trophy. I was going for plat and got stuck on that for a long time. I quit the game and thought I'd never do it. Came back about a year later and finally got the trophy. You're never button mashing your way through that. I don't think you did throughout the rest of the game, either. I think most players would learn and use a specific selection of moves during their playthroughs.
The combat in Arkham Knight is pretty damn good. I didn't play the other two.
I intentionally ignored Origins. I played it but yeah, that wasn't very good. And of course Asylum. I mean Asylum and City were the ones I played when they came out and loved both of them. And Arkham Knight was very good as well minus all the tank spamming.There are three other games actually. I hope you're forgetting about the lacklustre Origins and not the excellent Asylum.
Sure, but the developers lead the user to the style of play that is actually going to be useful. In Batman you could just spam. Also heavily choreographed and QTE driven. Personally I couldn't get past that. Sure I want to feel powerful as Batman but I want to feel powerful myself, not through hand holding.
They got worse and worse admittedly, Asylum was probably the best of the bunch.
QTE is literally the opposite of spam. If there's an issue with the combat in Akrham games, it's that it's overly reliant on visual counter cues.
- Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
- Modern Warfare 2
- Halo 3
- Dark Souls
- Assassins Creed 2
No love for Dark Sector?
It's very tight at the top.
Tight between 2nd, 3rd and 4th after Skyrim obviously?
Skyrim is in the mix yes.
- Red Dead Redemption
- Grand Theft Auto 5
- The Last Of Us
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- L.A. Noire
Might play Oblivion again as I never finished it for some reason. Got the disc somewhere if I can find it.