I would definitely agree about Alan Wake being kind of a niche/cult game, even among people who play indies. We can only hope for a (good) new Silent Hill, but Konami hasn’t been inspiring much confidence with that in the last several years - _-
Haha, that’s okay, I was wondering why I couldn’t see it when I clicked on it! I feel like a lot of us are relearning how to treat each other on the internet here on lemmy. I know I am. Idk why, but years on reddit had me trained to say just mean things to people. It was very easy to forget that there was a person on the other side of a comment/post. Idk if that’s how it is for others, but that’s definitely how it has been going for me.
I’m wondering if it might suffer because it’s also a horror title, and those tend to be more niche over all? It is very cool that we’ve got two of them in the running, though! Definitely shows how the public’s attitude toward horror is changing, imo
Edit: guys, I am not saying Alan Wake 2 does or doesn’t deserve to win lol. I am not trying to insult your favorite video game. I have no opinion either way, as I have yet to play it (plan to though! It does look good). I am just trying to be realistic on each game’s chances.
I haven’t played it yet, sorry! That one might suffer from being released so close to the decision. The holidays are coming up so spending my extra fun bucks on that instead of games atm. I hope to play it soon though!
I feel like Baldur’s Gate definitely deserves it, hands down, no contest. Unfortunately I think Tears of the Kingdom will win simply because more people probably played it who never played, or would even consider playing, Baldur’s Gate because it’s not a “mainstream” big-name-company AAA release.
Yeah, they left and the change was IMMEDIATE. Holy moly the shit show that was RDO. If you were playing that game back then, you could see the crumbling of the company happening in real time, it was wild. RDO being left to rot is my Roman empire, and I wonder if the founders feel regret at all with how their creation was treated by the company they left. Or if they just dry their tears with hundos these days?
Heck, I don’t even feel like RDR2 lived up to it’s full potential before they left, what with post-game being the most buggy and unfinished-feeling part of the whole game. It felt like it was just waiting for DLC content to be added, since it was a huge patch of map with hardly anything going on. Sigh, who knows.
I like Adam Millard - Architect of Games, as well as Power Pak. Maybe it’s basic, but I actually find that Tomato on twitch has very similar tastes in indie games as me, so I tend to keep an eye on what he’s playing from time to time. I’ve picked up some great, recs that way. Splattercat, as well.
Yeah that was a really weird choice. It was a very mid game. I probably would have put RE 2 or 7 as long as we’re including bigger titles like Silent Hill. Heck, if they just wanted some camp on the list, RE 4 or 8 would have been good picks.
I’m playing Slay the Princess! It’s sort of like a puzzle/visual novel hybrid, where you’re trying to explore all the routes to find all the mini ‘endings’. It’s been really fun to try and work my way through each scenario, unlocking new paths to see new possibilities. The art style is this hand drawn looking sketchbook style that is super cool to watch animate, as well.
I loved Slime Rancher 2, and played the heck out of it at launch, but am trying not to play any more until full release. It feels like I ate some of the cookie dough early and now I can hardly wait for the cookies to be done, though. I can’t wait to see what they add to it in the future!
Might be a controversial statement, but I love Persona 5’s music and art design way more than I like the actual game, if I’m being honest. The anime tropiness isn’t really my thing and I’m not a huge fan of the writing, but the vibes of that game are immaculate.
I love both of those games so much. RE7 as the spooky RE experience I was too young to have when the first 2 came out, and RE8 as a campy horror movie (that spawned amazing memes on the subreddit before reddit went to shit) that is extremely fun to play. It’s also short enough that you can blast through again and again trying to beat your last time or trying out different guns… Loved it. Though it was cheesey, I did love the Winters’ story by the end—even made me tear up a lil
I loved paradise killer. They made such a cool world, and the art is incredible. I kind of enjoy that there’s no set ‘outcome’ as well, just whatever you’re able to deduce with the evidence you’re given
Try heavens vault if you haven’t already! I tried chants of sennaar, but I found it to be much less elegant and less gripping than heavens vault’s language deduction system