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helicopterp .
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:09 am Post subject: TGQ Best of 200000.......000007 |
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Like the Google aesthetics of the title? It's like we have virtually infinite taste in games!
Alright, the purpose of this thread is not serious. It's totally arbitrary. It isn't going to be definitive or accurate or maybe even representative. But I like year-end lists and I like compiling things. Plus, they're a neat way to reflect back on the year that was. We'll be like a Mirror Shield, but even more gimmicky!
Just as with any good arbitrary activity, there are rules here, and strict ones. Not following the rules will result in castigation, and hopefully ostracization.
RULES
1. Each contributor lists FOUR [4] games. There are no also-rans. No ties. No honorable mentions. Any posts with excess games listed will not count during tabulation.
2. The criteria for each contributor's choices are: a) game originally released in 2007 (in whatever region). Major release, vc/psn/xbla, indie, snake v. apple, whatever; b) game fits individual contributor's definition of "best." That's right, no illusion of objectivity here. You can pick a game just to help it out, or to screw with the compiled list; c) game has been played by contributor. Honor system, folks.
3. Rank your games from 1-4. Your top-ranked game will receive 4 pts, your lowest-ranked game will receive 1 pt. '1' is the designation for the top-ranked game, with '4' the designation for the lowest.
4. I will total up the list every 4-5 days so that we can see what our list is looking like.
5. If you want to change your list after it's posted, just say so and post a new list.
So let's get started! I'll go first.
Sound good?
Oh, and The Orange Box is NOT 1 game. It has 3 possible choices. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one.
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helicopterp .
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:11 am Post subject: |
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1. Team Fortress 2
2. Mario Galaxy
3. Pac-Man Championship Edition
4. Planet Puzzle League _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:08 am Post subject: |
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Hey! I did this at the other place, but here it is again!
1. Uncharted
2. Halo 3
3. Rock Band
4. Phoenix Wright 3
-Wes _________________
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dhex Breeder
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:24 am Post subject: |
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1. stalker
2. hl2: episode 2
3. bioshock
4. portal _________________
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:37 am Post subject: |
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1.Portal
2.Shadowrun
3.Team Fortress 2
4.Everyday Shooter _________________ “The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932
"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!" |
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aderack .
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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1. Portal
2. KOF XI
3. Pac-Man Championship Edition
4... is pending. I'll get back to you on this. Maybe. _________________
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ryan .
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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1. Pac-Man Championship Edition
2. Uncharted
3. Virtua Fighter 5 Online
4. Portal _________________ Come to me, Mordel. We shall depart. |
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david .
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Cycle Mac daddy
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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1. space giraffe
2. marathon:durandal
3. stalker
4. something that isnt portal because im sick of hearing about it _________________
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Winged Assassins (1984) .
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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1. Skylathe 600km Shooting
2. Dethbus
3. Highway Speed
4. Unnamed Christmas game
5. Assassinatrix Adventures/Freestyle Box 2007 _________________
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helicopterp .
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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Winged, I'm not counting that until you read the rules and get your act together. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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Winged Assassins (1984) .
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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Rules are made to be broken. _________________
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Ethoscapade .
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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1. portal
2. knytt stories
3. kororinpa
4. civilization: beyond the sword |
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The Great Unwashed .
Joined: 27 May 2006 Posts: 359 Location: Perth, Western Australia
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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1. Team Fortress 2
2. Stalker
3. Mass Effect
4. Portal
I really want to put Knytt on there but I can't justify it. _________________
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aderack .
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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I keep wanting to put Braid on there, but it keeps not being out yet. _________________
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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Pac-Man C.E. does get an honorable mention from me BTW. It's a solid choice, it's just that 4 is ... so few! _________________ “The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932
"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!" |
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Neal .
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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Even though I don't post here nearly as much as I'd like I am going to throw mine in anyways....
1. Portal
2. KOF 11
3. Lunar Knights
4. Hotel Dusk _________________ ........ |
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Harveyjames the meteor kid
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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What's with you fags* not putting Super Mario Galaxy in your top fours?
1. Mario Galaxy
2. Knytt Stories
3. Portal (haven't played it)
4. Team Fortress 2 (haven't played it)
Honorable Mention: Pacman C.E. (haven't played it)
*YEAH, 'FAGS' |
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The Great Unwashed .
Joined: 27 May 2006 Posts: 359 Location: Perth, Western Australia
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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Just didn't find Mario Galaxy that exciting, that's all. Good game though, most polished thing I've seen in ages and the controls were amazing, but I guess I've just moved on? _________________
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Intentionally Wrong .
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:00 am Post subject: |
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Harveyjames wrote: | What's with you fags not putting Super Mario Galaxy in your top fours? |
I have a very simple litmus test for whether I think a given Mario game makes me happy or not:
Is it fun to move?
Super Mario Brothers passes. Mario 3 passes. Super Mario World passes. Mario 64 passes with flying colors. Mario Sunshine passes.
Mario Vs. Donkey Kong doesn't pass. New Super Mario Brothers doesn't really pass, either. Mario 64 on Nintendo DS flunks hard. Super Paper Mario doesn't pass. (Paper Mario 1 and 2 dropped the course before grades were assigned. Mario and Luigi, however, got a solid A.) Mario Galaxy doesn't pass.
Anyway. My list looks like this:
1. Portal
2. Kororinpa
3. Team Fortress 2
4. Picross DS
If I had a fifth slot, I'd give it to Halo 3's replay mode. |
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aderack .
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:19 am Post subject: |
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There are a lot of things I might put on the list. Trying to limit this to things I've spent a good deal of time playing, though, and that really stood out to me. I haven't bought (therefore haven't played) many games this year, since, you know, money. What I have played, I've mostly played in bursts here and there. _________________
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Cossix .
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:13 am Post subject: |
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1. Uncharted
2. Ratchet and Clank Future
3. Call of Duty 4
4. Portal
I really really want to put skate on this list every time someone asks for the top 10 but it just doesn't fit. Also the Darkness because I never shut up about it but it also doesn't fit. Also Persona 3. |
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Harveyjames the meteor kid
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:38 am Post subject: |
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Intentionally Wrong wrote: |
I have a very simple litmus test for whether I think a given Mario game makes me happy or not:
Is it fun to move?
Mario Galaxy doesn't pass.
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What, not even when you're jumping around the little flying saucers? It's tremendous fun. Don't just judge it by comparing it to Mario 64. It's different. |
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kirkjerk .
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:13 am Post subject: |
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1. Crackdown
2. Mario Galaxies
3. Bioshock
4. Halo 3
This was a tough list, looking at my "media consumed log", a few of my favorites were actually '06 games I got late, like Twilight Princess and Chibi-Robo.
Surprised Crackdown isn't getting more love.
Portal would probably be there if I had played it. _________________ =/ \(<D)_/
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:21 am Post subject: |
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Hey guys, lets fuck the top 4 and do a top 10/top whatever instead, eh?
I'll get on it later...
-Wes _________________
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helicopterp .
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:27 am Post subject: |
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Wes, my parade is going to be really soggy if you keep up that attitude.
This is supposed to be arbitrarily brutal about exclusion! You don't have to feel guilty about not having enough spots! No one has enough spots! Moderation was kind of the point. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:37 am Post subject: |
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helicopterp wrote: | Wes, my parade is going to be really soggy if you keep up that attitude.
This is supposed to be arbitrarily brutal about exclusion! You don't have to feel guilty about not having enough spots! No one has enough spots! Moderation was kind of the point. |
Can't you just tell people that 5-10 don't actually count? Or if you want it to be arbitrarily brutal you can tell people that Portal doesn't count.
-Wes _________________
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helicopterp .
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:47 am Post subject: |
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wes, this is just like when anyone asks you what a good game for [system] is and you say 46 games afterwards.
but fine, 5-10 don't count if you want to list them. Only the first 4 do.
hey the three of you who listed Uncharted: would someone write about it in the games i'm playing thread? I'm very curious. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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dhex Breeder
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:53 am Post subject: |
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wes, you need some discipline.
(there's nothing wrong with hard choices. it's just another part of life) _________________
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helicopterp .
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Here's where we're at so far! I'll update it again after the weekend.
Portal 30
Team Fortress 2 12
Uncharted 11
Super Mario Galaxy 10
Stalker 9
Pac-man C.E. 8
KOF XI 6
Knytt stories 6
Kororinpa 5
Bioshock 4
Crackdown 4
Halo 3 4
Skylathe 600km shooting 4
Space Giraffe 4
Dethbus 3
Hl2: e2 3
Johnny Chung Lee’s Wiimote... 3
Marathon: Durandal 3
Ratchet and Clank Future 3
Shadowrun 3
COD 4 2
Highway speed 2
Lunar Knights 2
Mass effect 2
VF 5 Online 2
Civilization: beyond the sword 1
Everyday Shooter 1
Hotel Dusk 1
Picross DS 1
Planet Puzzle League 1
Rock Band 1
Unnamed Christmas game 1
Sorry, David, but just because JT brought sexy back in 2007 doesn't mean it was released this year. And now you're as heartbroken as GLaDOS. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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david .
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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Who's JT?
I just meant, sexy, like ... maybe I should have written sexiness but I didn't like how that looked as much. _________________
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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It's interesting that 5 of the top 10 so far are PC games (basically).
Dhex: this video is awesome. _________________ “The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932
"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!" |
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Shapermc wrote: | It's interesting that 5 of the top 10 so far are PC games (basically). |
It's interesting that 3 of those 5 wouldn't be on the list at all if they hadn't been released on Xbox also.
-Wes _________________
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Scratchmonkey .
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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1. Crackdown
2. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
3. Portal
4. Bishock
Of course, no. 1 should be Dwarf Fortress, except that as a constantly updating piece of software that hasn't even hit alpha yet, it hasn't really been released and while the massive update that came out late this year was certainly akin to a "new release", I couldn't really justify putting it on the list. It's in my heart though. |
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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SuperWes wrote: | Shapermc wrote: | It's interesting that 5 of the top 10 so far are PC games (basically). |
It's interesting that 3 of those 5 wouldn't be on the list at all if they hadn't been released on Xbox also. |
Does that invalidate my statement suddenly, or are you just being a pouty baby? _________________ “The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932
"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!" |
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Dracko .
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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1. Call of Duty 4
2. Portal
3. Knytt Stories
4. Space Giraffe
Christ, BioShock needs to fuck off sharpish. I'm sick of even hearing about that overblown piece of software. _________________ "This is the most fun I've ever had without being drenched in the blood of my enemies!" |
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Scratchmonkey .
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I am tempted to retro-edit it up to 1.
Or give it all four places. |
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dhex Breeder
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | I'm sick of even hearing about that overblown piece of software. |
then why not just pretend you're not seeing it?
we'll all feel better. _________________
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helicopterp .
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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Justin Timberlake! You know, he had that song "sexyback" that was a big hit.
"I'm bringin' sexy back.
(yep)
Them other fuckers don't know how to act
(yep)"
So for the purposes of pop culture references, I'm glad you didn't write "sexiness" _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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elvis.shrugged .
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Kororinpa
3. Ghost Squad
4. Planet Puzzle League |
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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Shapermc wrote: | SuperWes wrote: | Shapermc wrote: | It's interesting that 5 of the top 10 so far are PC games (basically). |
It's interesting that 3 of those 5 wouldn't be on the list at all if they hadn't been released on Xbox also. |
Does that invalidate my statement suddenly, or are you just being a pouty baby? |
Does your statement invalidate my statement suddenly, or are you just being a pouty baby?
-Wes _________________
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The Great Unwashed .
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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It's interesting that you two haven't got a room in a motel, had a huge argument where you ended up uncomfortably close to each other, then spontaneously embraced and had mad, frantic sex, for Christ's sake. _________________
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helicopterp .
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They have very adept wives, wives wary of the dangerous sponaneity inherent to hotel room arguments. _________________ Like you thought you'd seen copter perverts before. They were nothing compared to this one. |
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kirkjerk .
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:09 am Post subject: |
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I got portal. New list:
1. Crackdown
2. Mario Galaxies
3. Portal
4. Bioshock
Bioshock really is there just because of the ambience; come to think of it the "loot every corpse for items" mechanic was annoying.
Admitedly I haven't played Portal that much yet; but based on writing and my fondness for Norbacular Drop I think its place is pretty secure. _________________ =/ \(<D)_/
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simplicio .
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I think I may have played some games, but I don't quite recall what they are. Been PC-less since April now.
1. Every Extend Extra (wikipediasez the EU and Australia got it this year. I got it this year too.)
2. S.T.A.L.K.E.R., even though I feel like it's the one that killed the computer.
3. Mario Galaxy
4. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (haven't actually played it yet, but I'm assuming it's the same as the gamecube one so that's fine) _________________ "Worlds turn the new machine to thee. To thee. Though, thine the new machine space."
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david .
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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SuperWes wrote: | Shapermc wrote: | SuperWes wrote: | Shapermc wrote: | It's interesting that 5 of the top 10 so far are PC games (basically). |
It's interesting that 3 of those 5 wouldn't be on the list at all if they hadn't been released on Xbox also. |
Does that invalidate my statement suddenly, or are you just being a pouty baby? |
Does your statement invalidate my statement suddenly, or are you just being a pouty baby?
-Wes |
i know you are but what am i _________________
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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Shapermc wrote: | It's interesting that 5 of the top 10 so far are PC games (basically). |
Hey, 13 of the top 25 are Xbox Games! That's pretty neat.
I do feel like if more people had played Uncharted it could have scored even higher. Part of this has to do with the fact that it's on the PS3, but a lot of it lies with the reviews. Everyone reviewed it with 80-90ish ratings (except for Play, who gave it a 10!) and now they're getting to the end-of-the-year voting and giving it PS3 GOTY. It's sort of fucked up.
-Wes _________________
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Dracko .
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When was the last time Play didn't hand out a 10? _________________ "This is the most fun I've ever had without being drenched in the blood of my enemies!" |
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Dracko wrote: | When was the last time Play didn't hand out a 10? |
Hey man, Halverson might gush a lot, but there are a lot of great games that would have flown under my radar had it not been for one of his reviews. His tastes are a lot more in line with mine than most. He's pretty much the only reviewer I can think of who liked Gunvalkyrie, Heavenly Sword, Billy Hatcher, and PSP Ghouls and Ghosts. He also liked Sonic 360, which I'll never understand but I'm glad I didn't miss out on those other games!
-Wes _________________
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Lasa .
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1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Earth Defense Force 2017
3. Fire Pro Wrestling Returns
4. Crackdown |
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