Video Game Tournament: Second Three Matchups Are Up!

[CopperTom]

The 3rd best Mario game is still available.

And the 3rd best Zelda.

[LoathedVermin72]

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (PC)

I really loved this game. Can't seem to get into newer games in the style though (I still haven't made it past the first 6 hours of Mass Effect).

Just skip to Mass Effect 2.

FUCK OFF AND DIE

[tree_]

Zeldas are very hard to replay for me. Like BOTW... it felt like it could be the best game of all time but I have almost zero desire to replay it anytime soon. This is the metric by which I measure quality of games. Likability/pick-up-and-play ability.

[tragabigzanda]

1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)

[tree_]

Zeldas are very hard to replay for me. Like BOTW... it felt like it could be the best game of all time but I have almost zero desire to replay it anytime soon. This is the metric by which I measure quality of games. Likability/pick-up-and-play ability.

or in some cases, games it you have never played at all

One case. And it's a special case. My calculations say RDR2 probably should have been a first round pick.

[Jammer XCI]

Shadow of the Colossus - PS4, 2018

Alright, I know the rule is HD remasters are supposed to be votes for the original game instead, but hear me out on this. The common consensus amongst the ICO fanbase (this game, ICO and The Last Guardian) is that the 2018 PS4 version is the definitive version of this game.

This game is visually fucking astonishing. This is hands down, the best looking game I’ve played in my entire life. Shadow of the Colossus carries a dark, lonesome vibe as you wander through a beautiful abandoned landscape. It’s a bit like a more mature, less cartoon-ish Zelda game (and this game definitely influenced the more recent Zelda games). And the vague, open ended story and conclusion is one of a kind.

If this has to be a vote for the original, so be it, but I will argue why the 2018 HD PS4 version is the one I want included if I have to.

[Monkey_Driven]

Shadow of the Colossus - PS4, 2018

Alright, I know the rule is HD remasters are supposed to be votes for the original game instead, but hear me out on this. The common consensus amongst the ICO fanbase (this game, ICO and The Last Guardian) is that the 2018 PS4 version is the definitive version of this game.

This game is visually fucking astonishing. This is hands down, the best looking game I’ve played in my entire life. Shadow of the Colossus carries a dark, lonesome vibe as you wander through a beautiful abandoned landscape. It’s a bit like a more mature, less cartoon-ish Zelda game (and this game definitely influenced the more recent Zelda games). And the vague, open ended story and conclusion is one of a kind.

If this has to be a vote for the original, so be it, but I will argue why the 2018 HD PS4 version is the one I want included if I have to.

Considering this version is completely rebuilt from the ground up not using a single line of code from the original I will allow it. What do others think?

[tree_]

It's the same game but remastered. Shouldn't be allowed. Rules say so.

[Jorge]

Injustice 2 (PS4)

[bada]

New Super Mario Bros. U (WiiU)

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Great 5th round team!

thank you

[LoathedVermin72]

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (PC)

I really loved this game. Can't seem to get into newer games in the style though (I still haven't made it past the first 6 hours of Mass Effect).

Just skip to Mass Effect 2.

FUCK OFF AND DIE

Seriously, this is like telling people to just skip to The Godfather: Part II or The Two Towers or The Empire Strikes Back.

[Ello Sailor]

It's nothing like that, dummy. Mass Effect has aged poorly. Straight to ME2 would be an understandable move. Also, for the PC version at least, you could opt to do a choose-your-own-adventure-comic-type-thing to determine how you would have acted in ME1.

[LoathedVermin72]

It's nothing like that, dummy. Mass Effect has aged poorly. Straight to ME2 would be an understandable move. Also, for the PC version at least, you could opt to do a choose-your-own-adventure-comic-type-thing to determine how you would have acted in ME1.

You and MD don’t understand what makes ME special at all. The gameplay itself isn’t important. That decision summary in lieu of ME1 doesn’t create even remotely the same experience as 20-50 hours of world-building, character-building, lore, and atmosphere.

Also, ME1 is the best game of all time.

[Ello Sailor]

I understand that, but if its charms are buried beneath clunky controls and a horrible screen resolution (PC that is -- it's probably fine on console), then that's a no from me dawg.

[LoathedVermin72]

[Ello Sailor]

Also, ME1 is the best game of all time.

Damn, son.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Also, ME1 is the best game of all time.

Damn, son.

If he'd ever finish my copy of ocarina he'd change his mind

[LoathedVermin72]

Also, ME1 is the best game of all time.

Damn, son.

If he'd ever finish my copy of ocarina he'd change his mind

lol. I still plan to!!!!!

[tree_]

Ocarina of Time has aged very poorly.