I wanted to sabotage the vote by stuffing the ballot box at the last minute but tallying up the current standings was very difficult cuz so many posts have lots of their nominations buried within text or have a bunch of text following the game title
So good job, looks like my dreams aren’t coming true and I’m not getting a Dota 2 vs Game Boy Camera final
(But if you were thoughtful enough to explain your nominations it may be helpful to edit your posts to include a basic list of noms, or just add a simple dash or something after a game’s title?)
Or maybe you don’t have to do any of that, I dunno, I bet you can do all sorts of tricks with Excel and it’s not like this is my problem…! jellicle’s the one who’s gotta tally the votes! I don’t gotta do jack shit! hahahahaahhahaha
(I think it’s real neat how so many people wrote so many nice things. Please understand. <3)
Also:
Typing of the Dead Downwell Bad Cat Cosmology of Kyoto Dragon’s Curse AKA Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap
last minute entries, thank you for the reminder in the goings on thread:
beatmania iidx is a monument to both humanity’s ambition and its destrudo in a way catholicism could only dream of. a concept distilled to an atom-thin point that is capable of inflicting molecular harm. it is sisyphus, now crushed by the boulder, still crawling to the top.
sky odyssey is the sequel to st-exupery’s nonfiction works and tom claytor’s diary with all the colonialism ripped out. i want everything with the colonialism ripped out. this is a beautiful proof of concept.
demon’s souls is “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face”. it is best experienced elbows on knees leaning into a small crt. don’t turn up the brightness.
final fantasy xi’s sylph server is solution to the problem of “born too late to explore the world, born too early to explore the stars”.
ketsui: death label is an example of the infinite possibilities we have at our disposal to channel hatred of others and a desire for their suffering.
boku no natsuyasumi 2 is a solemn reminder of all the pasts i’ve never had and all the futures that will never come to be. i specifically nominate 2 because i haven’t played it. it in itself is a past i’ve never had.
kaido battle: touge no densetsu is peerless in its exploration of community that forms around subversive use of infrastructure. it is joy in the anthropocene.
armored core: for answer is an attempt to accelerate the pace of human evolution. it is the product of our species 76,000 years from now, somehow transplanted into the present. that’s how powerful the cell processor is.
gran turismo 4 is the dreamed future in which we all have our needs met by the system we have created and can pursue our hobbies and passions to their fullest potential. it is the utopian video game. it is also the best photography video game.
shadow of the colossus is the the sensations of grief made manifest. it is a privilege to be able to play it without pain.
rez is for the would-be club kid who is too introverted to ever go to the club. yes, that’s me. fear is the mind killer.
i was just rummaging through the ballot box (for no reason at all, don’t ask) and i just want to know how it came to be filled with millions of votes for Cartoon Network Summer Resort???
i will second everybody votes. i will also second snood. and then i will also second dota 2, because there has never been a better time time to play dota 2.
putting my takes on here and they are
street fighter 3 third strike
densha de go 64
tekken 7
doshin the giant
sonic adventure
wild, pure, simple life tail of the sun
“mr ass” billy gunn’s #1 wrestlemania (wrestlemania 2000)
How did I fucking forget these. Add these to my list, and also add EDF 2, Nayuta no Kiseki, Digimon World Dusk and Kamen Rider Battride War
ARMORED CORE FOR ANSWER
I OFFICIALLY DECREE AS FORUM MOM a vote for Marathon anything is a vote for Marathon Trilogy. I do not have the energy to explain I think they work best as a whole and playing each one strengthens the others. I played Them over 10 years and it was great!
Interesting to see what’s not been nominated. Not a single Spec Ops, The Last of Us, Uncharted, or Bioshock mention. Far fewer Sonic nominations than I thought there would be.
