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Oh man... I just let out probably the biggest sigh of relief I ever had. #11 is way higher than I would have ever expected, so I'm very happy with this. I don't really want to say too much about this game since I probably already said many great things about it in this forum (heck, I posted a ton of screenshots here when I did my 5th playthrough a while ago), so I'll try to keep this short.

I really, really love Uncharted 4, it's my favorite game of all time. It's one heck of an adventure, with some of the best set pieces, combat encounters, places to explore, and more importantly, some of the most impactful character moments in the entire series. I still remember the range of emotions and feelings that I had during my first playthrough. I just couldn't believe how good it is at the time, especially considering me having reservations about the idea of another sequel. Uncharted 3 closed out the trilogy pretty well, but this game just blew it out of the water for me. It treated the main story of the trilogy so neatly and with great amount of love & respect, and it ended Nathan Drake's story beautifully. In every sense of the word, this is the perfect game for me. I wouldn't change anything about it.

In a lot of ways, this game affected my life so much. When I first played this game, my life was in a pretty bad shape, and this game really helped me get through that period. It was also like a week away from my college exams, and I can imagine a world where I failed that because I was just feeling too down and unmotivated. This game also motivated me to learn photography. All the levels here are like gold mines for great photos, and I was initially unsatisfied with my early photos. After learning some photography theories, I bought a camera just to satisfy my cravings for photography in real life, which got me into numerous helpful opportunities in my college life. To this day, I still think a lot about this game. I subconciously compare almost everything I see to it, it has become this part of me that just quietly pops in every now and then.

Massive L&R to everyone that voted this, especially my fellow #1 voters @Brannox @Scotty

P.S. The multiplayer in this game is super underrated. I still play it to this day, I love the combat of this game so much. It's pretty easy finding matches since a lot of people are still playing it, which is awesome.

Finally, i have a console of my own!

Hello! I found EZA first when i got bored one day and stumbled upon the awesome PSX 2016 reactions, and has been a fan ever since. Figured i sign up here and hang out with you guys since i have been looking for a forum to call home.

Let's put Kyle's last group stream here. It's honestly has some of the funniest things EZA ever done (that Terminator mentality moment annihilated my sides), and that ending did made me cry a bit. Wonderful stuff.
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There some more Kyle moments I have in mind, instead of making a new post I'll just edit this one and add it below. The links below are timestamped, if there's anything wrong with any of them please let me know! Thanks

Damiani nearly breaks Kyle during the Super Mario Sunshine Full Playthrough in Easy Livin 1

Kyle's song for Brad

The "TRAJECTORY!" moment in the Burnout 3 intramural tournament

Kyle's epic poem about Knack

Kyle's Dino Crisis diorama

Don freaked Kyle out by pretending to drop his Switch

Kyle's super unlucky match vs Damiani in the Pokemon Stadium 2 intramural tournament

Ben vs Kyle: Clash of the Dance Floor Titans (DDR: Mario Mix intramural tournament)

Kyle Feels Himself

Kyle got what he wanted: the Parappa the Rapper Remaster reveal

Kyle's gritty Donkey Kong game dream

Yoooo. I'm not surprised it's "only" number 5, I don't think this is the most popular Uncharted game any means, which doesn't say that much about the game tbh. Anyway, it's the first Uncharted game I ever played, and I won't deny that I have some biased feelings towards it, but also this is just a good-ass game, full stop.

To start things off, I want to talk about how prominent Sully is in the game. After playing the other Uncharteds, I'm quite disappointed that Sully never had this big of a role in the other games. He's one of my favorite characters of the series, and it's so good to see so much of him, his interactions with Drake and the relationship he had with him.

Another thing that I want to say is that this game had some of the best set pieces/sections of the series. The whole boat section just made me smile for the whole duration, it's the best filler section there is. The plane set piece is overmarketed and pretty short, but damn it's still the most bombastic set piece in the whole franchise. Not to mention, there's a convoy section that Uncharted 2 already did, but this game did better.

I feel like this game's whole angle with hallucinations made it so unique in the context of the whole franchise. It's obviously a prominent weapon of the villains, and it also created some pretty sick moments. The desert section is loosely hallucinogenic, and it's one of my favorite part of the game. The whole supernatural section that occurs right after the "eclipse" made me question whether I'm actually going insane irl.

The biggest problem I can think of is that this game has some of the most annoying combat encounters of the whole franchise. There's something about the enemy numbers and placement that just made it a bit harder than it should. I personally don't mind it that much, but I think it affects a lot of people. A lot of people didn't like that Chloe and Cutter only showed up for the early parts of the game, but I don't mind it that much since I just want to be with Sully, lol.

Overall, this is the second best entry in the franchise IMO. It's definitely the game that defined my current taste in games. Writing this whole thing just makes me want to replay it again...

...and here's the Huber Syndrome episode that Huber talked about!

Nice to see the transparency, would be great if some other games do this too cough FF7 Remake cough. It's cool to see that they do care about the people who's excited about the game.

Game Informer's exclusive coverage of this game. I recommend at least watching the 131 rapid fire questions, it's very entertaining.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoAFmgzYW18IFwecCKNvqKxPzN5Cc2mqq

There's allies on Reddit, Resetera, Discord (the unofficial group). Although i love how "small" this forum feels (so cozy), new active members are definitely a good thing. We need forum shoutouts on the streams and shows or something like that.

This is one of the most entertaining and painful HoG session for me.

Kyle's presentation is both kinda convincing and super funny. Ben always showed great passion everytime he brings a game here but it's never been clearer than today. Damiani's presentation opening is a stroke of genius that got me hyped for a game I don't even like that much (I loved Kyle's rants too). Huber using his Huber Syndrome format for the presentation panders right to me, as a fan of his unrelentingly sincere positivity.

On the other hand, Ian's negative presentation is just... ugh. I hope the allies ban negative presentations like this in the future. It's not cool to just present games in a bad way just to get them banned. I hate this so much, and I haven't even played FF7. I hate it when Skyrim got similar treatment (although the presentation was genuinely good), and I hate this one even more. I get it, you don't like it as much as others do. Just pick another game. If you want to be quirky, look at Kyle, he did a great presentation. I know HoG is not like a super serious thing, this just set me off really bad.

I kinda miss the confessional style picks but also enjoy the new method of revealing the winner more. That three way tie though, wow. I hope you patrons dont stress over that poll too much. I wish I'm a patron right now.

Holy shit KS got in! Clutch @Exist-2-Inspire with that full 5 points.

To put it simply, It's a visual novel dating sim game set in a school for disabled people. There's 5 characters to date, which basically means the game can go in 5 different main routes (and 1 extra one if you're a dumdum). Each route are handled so differently in tone, moral, and writing style. One of the routes is quite depressing and surreal, while one of the other ones goes for a cliche romantic movie feel (and it's my favorite one). There's not one that I disliked. I think I shed at least a tear during each of them.

The biggest strength of this game for me is that those 5 characters are actually well written and memorable. They all have their own virtues, struggles, secrets. It's hard not to get invested in learning more about them in their respective routes, and care for them more as it goes. There's some cool supporting characters too, like your comic relief paranoid neighbor, or the shy but wise librarian. It's a fantastic cast overall.

I also like to give a shoutout to the music. Lots of great tunes here. The main menu theme (Wiosna) still makes me cry a bit to this day. The song itself is beautiful, but that's not really the reason it impacted me. It's just that after ending each route, you'll go back to the main menu, and that subconsciously makes me associate the emotional feels of the endings with that song, and boy it can feel a bit too much for me at times when I'm listening to it. Anyway, here's one of my favorites:

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Considering how this game is made and came out to be, it still surprises me that I got so much out of it. Who knew that a free game that I downloaded because of pure curiosity would open my eyes to so many things in life? It did a lot to my 14 year old brain.

Hey, my GOTY is here!

When I first finished this game, I really loved it. As I played the game even more, it grew on me exponentially, and as I realized how much this game appreciates the fans of the series, I just can't help but love it even more.

I thought all the missions were interesting and unique in comparison to each other, with a few classic Ace Combat mission scenarios (like flying through a narrow pathway in a stealth mission). Even the worst one here (mission 10 I think? The one where you have to escort a certain officer) was still so much fun, backed up by good banters and a wonderful dark-foggy atmosphere. It's really hard to pick favorites since I have like 5 missions in my mind right now.

The story, while can be hard to follow since there are multiple characters to follow in the cutscenes (not to mention trying to follow the dialogues during the missions), is still quite memorable and has that classic epic and cheesy feel that other Ace Combat game has. Most of the characters aren't actually well developed, but rather they're easily identify-able through their super standout quirks, like the one guy that keep saying he'll "tell this story to my kids", or the one officer that keeps threatening everyone to go into solitary. This is what made it so entertaining for me, even with the epic level stuff happening in the main plot, there's still a lot comedic moments to be had.

The gameplay itself is superb, with it accurately representing the stats of the plane you are using in how it controls and moves in the sky (which makes upgrading and buying new planes much more meaningful). Not to mention, the new progression system they have here is pretty great. It doesn't let you get the best stuff outright, and it makes you think about what kind of advanced planes you want to get first since you can't get all the best stuff in one go. I haven't even unlocked all of the planes, I'm still investing on multiplayer upgrades which have their own upgrade tree.

Speaking of the multiplayer, it's very barebones but also quite a fun time. You can set limits on how good the planes people can have in a match, which makes it more fair to everyone. I rarely have been good enough to actually win matches, but most of the time I'm still having a blast.

What cemented this game as my GOTY is when I played the campaign for the second time in harder difficulty. Now I have the knowledge of each mission and what to do in them, and boy oh boy it was so satisfying to completely wipe the heck out of these missions. No joke, I was like completely on zen mode or something during my second playthrough, I keep getting S Ranks and it was so unbelievable to me. I never felt this kind of satisfaction in a game before, it's just so liberating to conquer past obstacles so easily. This is not exactly unique to this game, but I never felt this effect so profoundly. I don't even care usually for harder difficulty playthroughs. It's like the enemies' fear and my comrades' awe of the main character is actually warranted, it's so cool to finally feel like you deserve all of that.

I can gush about this game for hours, but I got some stuff to do, so I'll just condense all the smaller details that I love in the following bullet list.

• The music of this game is not to be missed. If you have no interest of playing the games, at least check out the music on youtube.
• I love the mission briefings so much. The whole blue UI looks awesome, and the banter that some briefings have is pretty great. Not to mention that they're super informative and very necessary to listen to. Also, there's a little contextual change that happens to the presentation of the briefings later on that I really adore.
• I played Ace Combat 5 right after my first playthrough of this game, and I noticed that one of the main character of that game has a cameo at the end of this game. When I played AC7 for the second time and noticed it, I actually shed a tear, lol.
• The weather system is freaking awesome! The clouds look great, and the weather effects are so intense. Going to the big ass thunderstorm at the end of mission 17 is probably one of my favorite gaming moments of 2019.
• Don't forget to check out the DLCs! The DLC missions are super awesome.

I have no problem proclaiming that this is my favorite game of this year, and easily one of the best games of this console generation. I hope more games are to come from the AC series, and also I hope for the return of the flight combat genre's glory days. If this game is the start of it, it's one heck of a running start. Writing this whole thing just makes me want to play it again, which I will do right now.

Shoutout to @Bigdude1 , @Lotias , @Tearju-Engi , and @Gurrzilla for also giving this game points! Also, shoutout to Huber, Damiani, Blood and Ben for giving the game some love during the 2019 deliberations.

The latest Gorillaz single is pretty hype, like the two before it. I'm really excited for whatever they have in store next, the songs has been really good so far. I like that all of them sound distinct enough from one another, but also feel similar in terms of vibes (a bit "darker" and more patient than their previous outputs).
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Geoff Keighley announces Summer Game Fest: "A 4 month long season of news events from all your favorite game platforms and publishers." The Phase 1 lineup's looking pretty beefy.

July 17's the big day, with Ghost of Tsushima and Paper Mario The Origami King releasing at the same day.

I'll probably have time for only 1 game this month (definitely won't miss out on Tsushima), but I really, really want to try out Skater XL. It's a skateboarding game that's closer to a simulation than an arcade game. The control system is very interesting, it's using each analog stick for each leg. It comes out July 28.

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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 releases in July 10. It's the spinoff series from Bloodstained that plays and looks a lot more like the classic Castlevania games. I got CotM 1 on my Switch already, gotta try it out soon.

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Also, don't sleep on Deadly Premonitions 2: A Blessing in Disguise, coming July 10. I've been watching Ian and Don's playthrough of the first game and it's so delightful. Judging from that, and the trailers for this game, it's gonna be another wild ride. Honestly I just want to buy it since it has a skateboarding mechanic, lol.

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More Ghost of Tsushima.

CONTROL, DUDE! #42 is too low for this. I love this game so much. It's the "metroidvania" I never knew I wanted: a third person shooter set in a modern supernatural weird fiction world that is packed to the brim with weird, interesting stuff, and Remedy executed it so well. This is a game that not only impressed me throughout the whole game, but also grew on me even more after I finished it. I'll be talking about the main game only, since I haven't touched the DLCs.

For starters, even with my complaints with the gamepad controls being not fluid and accurate enough, the combat is splendid. It feels so good to use your powers and weapons, and it's also quite challenging. It can feel frantic at times, and the intensity of it all is added by the creepy enemy presentation. The random enemy encounters does get a bit tiresome near the end, but I can deal (or not deal) with them pretty quick at that point so it's not a big problem at all.

Another big thing that I think this game nailed is the lore. I get so excited everytime I stumble upon a note or an audio log or any similar lore objects, since almost all of them are not only interesting on their own, but also adds up to build this wonderful and freaky world. Some of my favorite lore includes the christmas tree that drives people crazy, the whole thing about synchronicity, and the fact that the Federal Bureau of Control is using a radio show to propagate disbelief to the public about the supernatural. I enjoy the variety of the lore objects, especially the super-creepy Threshold Kids. There's side missions that directly deal with some of the lore stuff, which is awesome (shoutout to the guy stuck in a room with the fridge). I also like to shout out Dr Darling for being such an entertaining figure throughout the game. He is so prominent in a lot of the story and lore, and that video of him near the end of the game is 10/10.

Lastly, I want to gush for a bit about The Oldest House. It's such a cool place for a game to take place. The design of it is not only visually striking, but also intentionally confusing to explore and distinguish, which I think is a part of the personality of the house itself. A big part of this place that adds a lot to the exploration (other than the level design itself and the scattered lore stuff) is the secrets. There's actually very well placed secrets placed here and there that is so satisfying to discover. My favorite one has to be the hidden room in the research center that not only plays a track from a real life band, but also gives out free codes on Bandcamp for an album from said band.

I could gush about the game for a bit more, but I think these are the biggest reasons why I like it a lot. The worst sin that this game committed is the anti-climactic and sudden ending, just like this paragraph.

I finally got to try this, which is my main reason for buying a Switch (I was waiting for a discount or something but I just bought an used copy instead, lol). As someone who only got to the Nintendo ecosystem somewhat recently, the Zelda games has always been the most interesting Nintendo games to me, and seeing the high praise for this one made me want to try this game first. I played a few hours already, currently on the way to Kakariko Village. So far it's pretty great, I really enjoy the sense of freedom that the game gives you, especially with the climb-almost-anything mechanic, which I really love. I also like how menacing the world seems, it just feels like my current Link is far from ready to do anything noteworthy other than just survive. Controlling Link feels snappy and responsive, but I'm still not used to the control scheme yet, definitely need more time to be fully comfortable with it.

Also, anyone here up for some super quick predictions for the awards results? I think it's gonna be a similar situation to 2018, where TLOU Part II wins at least half of the categories that it's nominated for, but game direction and GOTY goes to Hades (and Indie GOTY of course). Also, I have a feeling that Ori is going to win art direction, and I think FFVIIR is going to win best score.

Just finished Persona 5... man oh man what a ride this turned out to be. I'm completely floored by how marvelous this game is. The bold art style, the menacingly creative palaces, the adventurous bass-heavy music, and everything in between is executed to freakishly absurd degree of quality. I can't believe a game can keep me engaged through 86 hours, but this game just did, effortlessly. I did really enjoy Persona 3 (haven't played 4 yet) but i find anything Tartarus related in that game to be quite a frustrating monotony, and that was a considerable part of the game. There's nothing in Persona 5 that made me bored, or mad because it's lack of quality. I can't say anything bad about this game.

The Phantom Thieves' changed my heart, for the better. (10/10)