Tomous wrote:Animal Crossing is GOTY, in my opinion. It had a huge impact.
Zilnad wrote:For me, GOTY is either LOU2 or Streets of Rage 4.
I liked Hades. I thought it was awesome and it's probably in my top 5 even though I didn't get very far.
I wish this has been on this evening as I'm in the mood to watch it live. Midnight is too late though.
Here's the thing, Animal Crossing was mostly successful for circumstances outside the game itself, they added a few crafting elements and called it a day. There's still no actual point to having any of the items in the game, they do nothing, the game is still just about collecting dolls house furniture.
GOTY should be something people are going remember in the future, something that pushes games forward. SOR4 Didn't do that. You could argue LOU2 did (with its story) but given how divisive it was I'd say most people didn't give a gooseberry fool. Plus the game was far too bloated.
I hate rogue-like games, Hades is the first one I've actually enjoyed. Not only that but it basically uses every aspect of being a video game to its full advantage, the character development and story is adaptable and dynamic for example but still creates a bunch of cohesive interwoven relationships.
As much as I love AC and LOU2 they have some pretty big flaws, Hades just doesn't really unless it's not your type of game.