regmcfly wrote:

I'd offer to do it but people would hate my rules

Destiny must be number 1 yeah?

Diluted Dante wrote:

regmcfly wrote:

I'd offer to do it but people would hate my rules

Destiny must be number 1 yeah?

We must not have met before.

Hello, I am reg.

O U

Hey, people have only started voting. Gimme a break!

Spreadsheet in T-2 hours (need to do some bloody work)

Right. I think I've got a top 5. I've mostly been playing Shadow of Mordor lately, which obviously doesn't qualify.

5. Alto's Adventure [iOS]
The simplest game on my list, but one of the most compelling. Apparently, I've travelled just shy of one and a half million metres in this game. It's very pretty, the controls are simple but precise, and it's always, always my fault when I crash. One of those games that plays equally well on iPhone and iPad.

4. Rocket League [PS4]
When this came free with PS+, I read the description and thought, "Aye, okay." If my memory serves me, I ignored it at first, and only downloaded it after a bit of chat on here. I haven't played it nearly as much as some others

3. OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood [Vita]
I loved the original OlliOlli, and it remains on my Vita, but this takes that game and pushes everything forwards and upwards, while sharpening and polishing where you didn't know it was required. The simple introduction of manuals doesn't just allow for level-long combos; it demands them of you which, along with more alternate routes through the level, makes each level a relentless drive of concentration and finger and thumb coordination.

2. The Order 1886 [PS4]
I had an absolute blast playing this. It looks gorgeous, which helps, but I found it one of the most convincingly solid games I've ever played; everything looked and felt like tangible, physical things interacting with one another. The storyline isn't the most original, but I liked the little universe it introduced, and look forward to more games in the franchise. It would have been my Game of the Year, but...

1. Mad Max [PS4]
An absolute joy of a game to play. The vehicular combat is satisfyingly crunchy and solid, the hand-to-hand combat equally satisfyingly meaty, punchy, and solid. My only complaint would be that I would have tied the unlocking of the open world stuff more closely to the story progression; I was having so much fun doing all the extra stuff, I got myself a little over-powered for the story. A minor niggle, though, given how much fun I was having. I highly recommend giving this a go. (If you don't believe me, watch this.

Honourable mentions:
Hitman: Sniper [iOS]
Lara Croft: Go [iOS]
Helldivers [PS4/Vita]
n++ [PS4]
Star Wars: Battlefront [PS4]

The Shit List:
Batman: Arkham Knight [PS4]
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture [PS4]
Her Story [iOS]
Submerged [PS4]
Grow Home [PS4]

The Nothing Award of Was That a Thing? No, It Wasn't:
Hatred [Who cares?]

I think Bloodborne is the only this year game I've played, but it's worth a vote. I should get to MGSV before the deadline too.

I'd be tempted if hitman go didn't irritate.

mistercrayon wrote:

I'd be tempted if hitman go didn't irritate.

amen brother

My Tentative Top 5 updated.  Votes so far tallied.  Drum roll...

... see OP in a few minutes.

Updated.

1. Olli Olli 2
2. Rocket League
3. Gunman Clive 2
4. Affordable Space Adventures (played to level 17 in co-op today)
5. Zelda: Triforce Heroes

Decided to drop Batman as quite good doesn't cut the mustard.

superflyninja wrote:

16 maps isnt a huge amount and with no singleplayer campaign to speak of thats a fairly meagre offering IMO.Admittedly, I've only played the beta. but according to giant bomb the game is shallow as a Kardashian. Everything I've heard about the game pretty much agrees that the once the initial shine wears off there isnt much there to retain interest. Doesnt sound like GOTY material to me. I love me a bit of star wars and I welled up at the xwing advert like everyone else but found little reason to play the beta beyond a few matches(the core action loop of Destiny for example is much more satisfying and fun).All the talk around the game has not enticed me into trying the full product.

16 is more than BF4, Bf3, Titanfall, is roughly about the same as some CoDs and I suspect more than some other gaming series. 

Let's face it all of the iterations of the games above have a declining sp element to them. I know a few people on here like to play CoD campaigns for the whizz bang but the focus has shifted to mp. 

And it won't be on my Goty list because it's not a classic by any means but it is fun. 

Like I said it harks back to simpler age where we didn't have to grind for weeks and we just picked a game up and had some fun on a fairly level playing field.

For the sake of balance, I found Battlefront to be broken, unbalanced, and frustrating. The power characters are fucked, turning the game into some kind of weird nostalgic sacrificial death loop where all you're doing is running into a character you know to insta die. Please, Han! Pick me! Me next! I'm more Wars than the others! Please! Me! Release me from this life! You are the one!

Ahem...

pantyfire wrote:

XIII wrote:

I don't want a deep, Battlefield experience.  I just want something I can jump into and shoot the bad/good guys, with loads of Star Wars atmosphere thrown in.  Sounds perfect. But I don't want to shell out an extra £50 for stuff.  Is it just enough owning the game without having to buy the extra stuff?

That's exactly what it is. 
i haven't played it for a few days and I'm not getting withdrawal symptoms because i know that I can't pop it on. Drop into a TDM match and be having fun within seconds without stressing about xp and weapon power creep or getting 200 head shots with a shit pistol to unlock a fucking sight that gives me an extra 15% zoomed accuracy on a already overpowered gun.
It's not the best game I've ever played and I'm fully aware that my rabid Star Wars love is making me blind to some of its faults but I still prefer sticking this on over BF4 or Titty.

In fact I stuck BF4 on 15mins to check out a new map and I was raging within 2mins. Ironically I died less in BF4 at the time.

Seconded. Its perfect for when youre in the mood - dip in, dip out as you please.

afgavinstan wrote:

For the sake of balance, I found Battlefront to be broken, unbalanced, and frustrating. The power characters are fucked, turning the game into some kind of weird nostalgic sacrificial death loop where all you're doing is running into a character you know to insta die. Please, Han! Pick me! Me next! I'm more Wars than the others! Please! Me! Release me from this life! You are the one! Ahem...

I think you've mentioned the Heros before. IDGI. 
They are meant to be overpowered. That's the point of them. They tend to be on objective based modes and they quite rightly can turn the tide at an objective one way or another. 
Plus they are random finds. They aren't a fucking kill everyone on the map reward for the best player like in CoD for instance. Anyone can be lucky or unlucky enough to be the next hero. Not just the guy with 25-0 Kdr Streak 

They aren't invulnerable, they can and are be killed with a bit of teamwork. 
They don't ruin the game, for me, in any way shape or form. 

I will admit. Hands in the air that the Walker Assault mode is a meat grinding mess. 
But I think people are being too precious. 
I played on Tattooine the other day and I was getting slaughtered and I really mean slaughtered. 
I was throwing myself at the capture points as a rebel over and over again. My KDR and score where shocking. But then in the last section I saw a speeder pickup, grabbed it and did this:

http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/sgt%20pantyfire/video/13041894

For the game win. 
Fuck my KDR, screw where I ended up on the leaderboard (bottom third). 
I was the effing hero right then.

Panto on a mission here. I might stick it in my list as a show of support.