What is your GOTY so far?

FPLOON

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FPLOON post="9.935385.23547182" said:
Pony Island for "Game of The Year 2016"!!
You took the words right out of my mouth!

Other than that, Star Fox Zero almost came close, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue might top it if I have a PS4 by then, and there were other 2016 games I bought already and haven't played yet...
 

Yopaz

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I've been working on my backlog (stretches back to 2013) and so I haven't really had the time to try out any new games. Based on the demo I can say it will most likely be Monster Hunter generations, mainly because that's the only game I am certain to play.
 

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Without a doubt, my GOTY (so far) is DOOM.

It hits all the right notes. It's fast. It's fun. It's pretty. It runs well. It controls well. It has a startlingly high degree of replayability. It's serious where it counts and purposefully silly where it doesn't. It's self aware of the absurdity of its subject matter without being too over-the-top or blatant about it. It pays homage to its roots while simultaneously expounding, expanding, and self-deprecating the series' lore. It weaves a surprisingly good narrative but doesn't force the player to pay attention to any of it.

And dat soundtrack. Mein gods...

And that's just the campaign. The multiplayer and SnapMap are a delicious gravy to top off a brilliant meal.

Honestly, I'd had high hopes going into the game, but it still managed to blow me away. I haven't had this much pure cathartic fun with a game in quite some time.

Honorable mention goes to Battleborn. It makes for a rather nice distraction when I feel like playing something fast and structured, and feel like taking a break from DOOM.

I'm still waiting for No Man's Sky, Titanfall 2, and Infinite Warfare before I settle on my actual game-of-the-year, but DOOM's set a pretty high bar.
 

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Awwwww! Not one of you said Enter the Gungeon. Now I just feel like a loner..... like I always do. Unless were not talking just about games that were released this year.

Anyway, if you love rogue-like games, then maybe you will enjoy Enter the Gungeon as much as me. I actually prefer it more than Rebirth/Afterbirth.

While not perfect, I find it more skill-based, it has all direction aiming with the mouse, it runs at a smooth 60 frames and looks great, lots of gun types and items, many secrets to find, can be very challenging, interesting soundtrack, so you know, everything a great game needs. Well besides a special moment. I haven't uncovered everything yet so it could get more interesting.
 

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I've only gotten Doom, Dark Souls 3, Overwatch, Salt & Sanctuary and Enter the Gungeon this year so far. Unless I'm misremembering something.

So uhm, Doom I guess.

Oh and Paragon, but I only just started playing that, can't really say much on it.
 

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Either Dark Souls 3 or Total War War hammer. Only 2 games I bought that came out this year and had a lot of fun playing
 

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Carmageddon: Max Damage.

After the disaster that is Reincarnation, MD is a return to form.
Even if reviewers are panning it because they are missing the point of C:MD.

I would've said Battleborn aswel, but 2K ruined it for me by forcing microtransactions, really, really hope GBX can find a better publisher in the future.
 

Gamerpalooza

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So far my GOTY is Project X Zone 2 will most likely be replaced with the toss up between FFXV or Tales of Berseria.
 

Hero of Lime

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As of right now Fire Emblem Fates (all three versions) is my favorite of the year easily. Funny that a lot of people here haven't gotten many games this year, I've gotten a bunch so far. Which is odd since I usually have few new games by the middle of the year. Granted, my brother bought most of them, but I still would have gotten some of them since I was interested in the first place.

So Fates has been my favorite, followed by Uncharted 4 and Doom. Then Star Fox Zero, followed by Pokken (which I admit, I really could not get into as much as I wanted to) and I guess Mario and Luigi Paper Jam, but I lost interest in playing a few hours in. I'm worried Mario and Luigi games are going to share the same, bland fate as modern Paper Mario games.

Looking at all the new stuff coming, Fates will be hard to top, Pokemon Sun and Moon could do so, as long as it improves in every regard where X and Y failed. If FF XV is all that it's cracked up to be, so could that, but it's hard to say at this point.
 

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Brace yourself because this may be the most brilliant or the most stupid analysis of a GOTY contender thus far:

Stardew Valley: As soon as I heard the "It's Harvest moon", from everybody I was skeptical, but then I went to play and realize I loved the game, not ony it did everything it could to be different from the series I [kind of used to] love, but it did so many thing greatly, the Minecraft-style inventory and crafting, the bachelor system and the message of the achievements: do you go through the effort of gathering everything you need by planning ahead and working hard on it? Or do you let money solve your problems, basically recreating the routine you got away from to get a farm. So many things to do and so many mysteries to keep coming back to remembered me the reason I play video games for.

And now for the honorable mentions and other games worth mentioning:
Clash Royale: As much I hate the way the game cleverly dodges the pay-to-win criticism through clever manipulation, I have to admit, it's not a full cash-grab, (maybe 80-85%). Yeah, it's wait to get rewards, but it's surprisingly deep, the tower-defense, resource management hybrid really works, I tested various teams with the assets I had and when not trying to nickel and dime you, it's fun. But yeah, the horrible waiting times and the jewel system really turned me off.
Star Fox Zero: As much people harp on its controls, to which I'm not gonna defend, I liked the game, but since it doesn't have a alternate control scheme or a patch for it like Pikmin 3, I really hesitate to pick up and play again especially when I'm tired, but when I do, I go for it.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam - I think having two RPG series is taking its toll on both series, I still love the humor, the combat and the puzzle-platforming, but it really adds nothing new. If I have to pick one of the series for them to work full force on is Mario and Luigi because Bowser's Inside Story is one of my favorite RPGs of all time and Luigi is my favorite character (hence my love for Dream Team and Super Paper Mario).
The Witness: As a fan of Zero Escape and Professor Layton I was looking forward for this game, but as much as the puzzles initially grabbed my attention, I got really bored with it
MN9: sigh

Games I have yet to play to have any thoughts on: Salt and Sanctuary (single player mode with splitscreen co-op Dark Souls-esque action? count me in), Superhot (not a fan of shooters, but this one seems interesting), Kirby (a series that never falls on the "yet another X" category)
 

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shrekfan246 said:
Skatalite said:
shrekfan246 said:
Like many other people already, I haven't played... hardly any games that actually came out in 2016.

Darkest Dungeon and Grim Dawn had their official releases this year, so that's two I guess.
Yeah, the exact same for me. Both great games, but I think I prefer Grim Dawn. Any Diablo (1 or 2) fan should give it a try.
I'd just recommend it to any isometric ARPG fan. I've never been shy about admitting that I'm a huge fan of Diablo III and could never really get into Diablo II, and Grim Dawn is the only other one that's ever held my interest as effectively.
Heh, didn't expect that. The game seems much more similar to the first two Diablo games.
 

shrekfan246

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Skatalite said:
shrekfan246 said:
Skatalite said:
shrekfan246 said:
Like many other people already, I haven't played... hardly any games that actually came out in 2016.

Darkest Dungeon and Grim Dawn had their official releases this year, so that's two I guess.
Yeah, the exact same for me. Both great games, but I think I prefer Grim Dawn. Any Diablo (1 or 2) fan should give it a try.
I'd just recommend it to any isometric ARPG fan. I've never been shy about admitting that I'm a huge fan of Diablo III and could never really get into Diablo II, and Grim Dawn is the only other one that's ever held my interest as effectively.
Heh, didn't expect that. The game seems much more similar to the first two Diablo games.
That is part of it, to be honest. I love the visual style of Diablo II, but I hate how antiquated the actual game is, so the fact that Grim Dawn heavily uses that style itself but in a much more... er... "modern" package makes it far more appealing.
 

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Doom. It captured the quick, mechanics-based combat and relentless exploration that keeps the original game entertaining to this day, and it was handled with such a wondrously refreshing self awareness. From the Doom Marine's utter refusal to give the slightest hint of interest in the storyline that's unfolding around him, to the ludicrously over the top violence just for the SAKE of violence, it's definitely worth the money. Every weapon option felt useful in its own way, they made the chainsaw viciously powerful yet surprisingly well balanced, and there are enough optional upgrades and secrets that every level was a candyland of discovery.

The pistol kinda sucked, but it's not something that comes up too often.
 

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I can't tell. We've had a lot of good games with individually unique aspects worthy of mention, so asking me to choose between them for a GOTY nominee is like asking me to choose which type of mango I like. I don't know, I just like mangoes!

Considering, my personal nominees would be XCOM 2, DOOM 2016, Overwatch and Dark Souls III. I'm keeping a bracket open for No Man's Sky, as I'm hoping the main gameplay loop will justify my salivating at the premise.
 

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Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. Laugh if you want, but that game has a ton of personality and I love how it's so cheesy. It looks like the people who worked on it and had lot of fun making it, and that enthousiasm really shines through.

But, I haven't played Zero Time Dilemma yet (avoiding all reviews, trailers and more, so I have no idea what to expect), and I've been drooling since that was announced, so... yeah.