5 looks pretty dang loaded.

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Right now, I maintain a ranked list of my top 40 games of all time. When it was shorter, I included scores, but not currently.

Going back many years, I used to periodically post a list of my top 100 favorite songs of all time on various forums. Eventually, it felt kind of self-serving. It also got overwhelmed with video game tracks. Since this forum has a "Blogs" section where it feels more comfortable to post things like long, personal lists, I did recently put up my top 75 video game tracks.

As for how I rank my game list, the things that stand out the most for me in games are art style, production values, ease of use, atmosphere, breadth of features/options, freedom, visual effects, soundtrack, and how well defined as "its own thing" it is. Games that blend into a crowd, whatever that crowd is, aren't likely to get on the list.

And why do I rank these things? My favorite video games and music are constantly swirling around in my head, so I can't help but organize them. Nostalgia is also a motivator.

(I'll make a separate thread in the future...)

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Dog: Let's stay in the bath until we count to ten.
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@oscillator said in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 (PS4/Xbox One/PC):

Oof.

I get not having Bring The Noise, that seemed like it would be difficult right away. Out With The Old and Committed getting cut hurts, but I can handle those.

But Suicidal Tendencies - Cyco Vision is on the same level as New Girl and Police Truck for me. It's like having an ear cut off. :-(

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VERY good news. :)

https://kotaku.com/anthrax-suicidal-tendencies-tracks-will-be-in-tony-haw-1844538295

I had kinda hoped the amount of buzz the game's been getting would loosen up the pursestrings...

I would never want one of those exposed computers, I'd be in constant fear of damaging it somehow.

@brannox said in Vote for the forum's Game of the 2010s Decade!:

Speaking as someone who truly believes Dishonored 2 belongs and is the one game I wanted but was ineligible, I don't believe it's an honest mistake regarding intent as two which Dishonored to place, but the honest mistake lies in not properly reading the fifth line of the OP.

But just as important (and kind of risky to reveal), is WHERE on these two lists Dishonored 2 is placed. If either or both of the voters have Dishonored 2 within their Honorable Mentions, then invalidating just that one entry is the best course, because HMs within themselves are not necessarily ranked. Rather, they are a pool of nominees because each HM receives the same amount of points, and those that receive the most nods rise up because of sheer number of people who believe it in enough to give it a shoutout.

Yeah, in this specific case (if, of course, the submitters don't respond), I see two options. If D2 is ranked low on the list, just blank it and submit the rest. If it's ranked high, reject the whole list.

These are the oldest game magazines I have. Aside from the Nintendo 64 one, which is printed on thick (expensive) paper, they don't look nearly as good as these copies, having been loved half to death. ^_^

Nintendo Power #103, December 1997

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Player's Guide to Video Games for the Nintendo 64 #3, Winter 1997

Tips & Tricks #38, April 1998 (alternate Canada-only cover)

GamePro #117, June 1998

Electronic Gaming Monthly #110, September 1998

1999 Video Game Buyer's Guide (Fall 1998)

@ffff0 said in Vote for the forum's Game of the 2010s Decade!:

For 2000 goty I've submitted one game because I played just one 2000 game. My list was accepted.

That was one of the earlier GOTY threads, so I'm not surprised the rules were looser.

@ffff0 said in Vote for the forum's Game of the 2010s Decade!:

But what if I play unpopular games (say, visual novels) that didn't get into top 25 and therefore not eligible. I will not be able to come up with a full list, but this doesn't make my perspective on the best games of decade less valuable. I've picked games I've picked for a reason and ignored the rest for a reason.

Spoiler, a little more than half of the list I submitted I haven't played. I made up the gap with games that I'm likely to enjoy based on similarity and what I've seen of them, plus a few games I'm more distant to but can see merit in.

The rule is a complete list of eligible games, but there's no rule on how you get there.

I don't have many of these. Back in the day (late 90s - mid 2000s) 95% of my game consumption was rentals (and 5% arcade), but most of the games I rented I'd heard about in magazines or on The Electric Playground.

The one impluse buy that I can recall is the XBLA indie game "I Made A Game With Zombies In It". The obscurity, deconstructivist title, and super cheap price was a perfect storm. And it turned out good.

Two of my favorite games of all time I first saw & played on demo stations. Star Fox 64 (the first Nintendo game I ever played), and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (I was somewhat familiar with Morrowind from EGM's review of it, but I had little interest in RPGs, especially fantasy RPGs).