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Topic OP Updated (06/27/2022) 2022 GameTZ Fantasy Gaming League

Heavyd814life

* 30-Dec(#1)

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The 2022 GameTZ Fantasy Gaming League

1. Sailorneorune Current Total: 650

Top 10:
1. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
2. Chocobo GP - 65
3. Elden Ring - 96
4. F1 2022 - 83
5. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
6. Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 85
7. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
8. River City Girls Zero - 69
9. Splatoon 3
10. Triangle Strategy - 82

Alternates:
1. River City Girls 2
2. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - 72

2. HybridCRoW Current Total: 619

Top 10:
1. Babylon's Fall - 42
2. Elden Ring - 96
3. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
4. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
5. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
6. King of Fighters XV - 79
7. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
8. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 80
9. Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong - 69
10. Weird West - 78

Alternates:
1. Forspoken
2. Heaven Dust 2 - 83

3. Kommie Current Total: 600

Top 10:
1. Dying Light 2 - 76
2. Elden Ring - 96
3. God of War Ragnarok
4. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
5. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
6. Kerbal Space Program 2
7. Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 85
8. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
9. Total War: Warhammer 3 - 86
10. Triangle Strategy - 82

Alternates:
1. Ghostwire: Tokyo - 76
2. Weird West - 78

4. EB Current Total: 594

Top 10:
1. Card Shark - 80
2. Dead Space
3. Dying Light 2 - 76
4. Elden Ring - 96
5. God of War Ragnarok
6. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
7. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
8. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
10. Tunic - 85

Alternates:
1. Forspoken
2. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

5. Best1989 Current Total: 587

Top 10:
1. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
2. Elden Ring - 96
3. Ghostwire: Tokyo - 76
4. God of War Ragnarok
5. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
6. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
7. Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 85
8. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
9. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
10. Rainbow Six Extraction - 73

Alternates:
1. Oxenfree II
2. Triangle Strategy - 82

6. Frank Current Total: 518

Top 10:
1. Elden Ring - 96
2. God of War Ragnarok
3. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
4. Hollow Knight: Silksong
5. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
6. Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 85
7. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
8. Starfield
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
10. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 80

Alternates:
1. Dying Light 2 - 76
2. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

7. Incubus421 Current Total: 514

Top 10:
1. Bayonetta 3
2. Dying Light 2 - 76
3. Elden Ring - 96
4. God of War Ragnarok
5. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
6. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
7. Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 85
8. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
9. Saints Row
10. Splatoon 3

Alternates:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
2. Tunic - 85

8. Boss Current Total: 504

Top 10:
1. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
2. Dying Light 2 - 76
3. Elden Ring - 96
4. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
5. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
6. Saints Row
7. Starfield
8. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
9. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 80
10. Triangle Strategy - 82

Alternates:
1. Bayonetta 3
2. Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 85

9. SwiftJAB Current Total: 501

Top 10:
1. Bayonetta 3
2. Elden Ring - 96
3. Ghostwire: Tokyo - 76
4. God of War Ragnarok
5. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
6. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
7. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
8. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
9. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - 72
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

Alternates:
1. Stray
2. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 80

10. Lunar Current Total: 475

Top 10:
1. Babylon's Fall - 42
2. Bayonetta 3
3. Elden Ring - 96
4. God of War Ragnarok
5. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
6. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
7. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
8. Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
10. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 80

Alternates:
1. Dying Light 2 - 76
2. Ghostwire: Tokyo - 76

11. Heavyd814life Current Total: 439

Top 10:
1. Bayonetta 3
2. Elden Ring - 96
3. Football Manager 2023
4. Forza Motorsport 2022
5. God of War Ragnarok
6. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
7. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
8. Splatoon 3
9. Total War: Warhammer 3 - 86
10. Triangle Strategy - 82

Alternates:
1. F1 2022 - 83
2. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - 72

12. Tonymack21 Current Total: 439

Top 10:
1. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
2. Bayonetta 3
3. Elden Ring - 96
4. God of War Ragnarok
5. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
6. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
7. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
8. Stray
9. Total War: Warhammer 3 - 86
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

Alternates:
1. Dying Light 2 - 76
2. Homeworld 3

13. Gypsy Current Total: 438

Top 10:
1. A Plague Tale: Requiem
2. Bayonetta 3
3. Elden Ring - 96
4. God of War Ragnarok
5. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
6. Hogwarts Legacy
7. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
8. Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 85
9. Saints Row
10. Triangle Strategy - 82

Alternates:
1. Dying Light 2 - 76
2. King of Fighters XV - 79

14. SilverOwl Current Total: 430

Top 10:
1. Elden Ring - 96
2. Forspoken
3. God of War Ragnarok
4. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
5. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
6. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
7. Starfield
8. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
9. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 80
10. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - 84

Alternates:
1. Chocobo GP - 65
2. Saints Row

15. PizzaTheHutt Current Total: 429

Top 10:
1. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
2. Bayonetta 3
3. Dying Light 2 - 76
4. Elden Ring - 96
5. God of War: Ragnarok
6. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
7. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
8. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
9. Splatoon 3
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

Alternates:
1. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
2. Saints Row

16. Thatfootballguy Current Total: 429

Top 10:
1. Dune: Spice Wars
2. Elden Ring - 96
3. Glitched
4. Gotham Knights
5. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
6. Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 85
7. Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope
8. Starfield
9. Triangle Strategy - 82
10. Weird West - 78

Alternates:
1. Nobody Saves the World - 79
2. Sonic Frontiers

17. Sefjwm Current Total: 426

Top 10:
1. A Plague Tale: Requiem
2. Elden Ring - 96
3. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
4. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
5. MLB The Show 22 - 79
6. Moss: Book II - 85
7. Sea of Stars
8. Slime Rancher 2
9. Two Point Campus
10. Weird West - 78

Alternates:
1. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga - 84
2. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 80

18. TalonJedi87 Current Total: 426

Top 10:
1. A Plague Tale: Requiem
2. Dying Light 2 - 76
3. Elden Ring - 96
4. Gotham Knights
5. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
6. Mario+Rabbids Sparks of Hope
7. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
8. Starfield
9. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
10. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - 84

Alternates:
1. Forspoken
2. Metal: Hellsinger

19. BloodpuppetX Current Total: 424

Top 10:
1. A Plague Tale: Requiem
2. Dying Light 2 - 76
3. Elden Ring - 96
4. God of War Ragnarok
5. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
6. Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope
7. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
8. Splatoon 3
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
10. Triangle Strategy - 82

Alternates:
1. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - 84
2. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 80

20. Ryan Current Total: 424

Top 10:
1. A Plague Tale Requiem
2. Dying Light 2 - 76
3. Elden Ring - 96
4. Forspoken
5. Forza Motorsport 2022
6. God of War Ragnarok
7. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
8. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
9. Starfield
10. Triangle Strategy - 82

Alternates:
1. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
2. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - 84

21. Apocram2222 Current Total: 387

Top 10:
1. Babylon's Fall - 42
2. Bayonetta 3
3. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
4. Elden Ring - 96
5. Ghostwire: Tokyo - 76
6. God of War Ragnarok
7. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
8. Hollow Knight: Silksong
9. Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 85
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

Alternates:
1. Gotham Knights
2. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

22. Cevil Current Total: 352

Top 10:
1. AI: The Somnium Files -- nirvanA Initiative - 86
2. Bayonetta 3
3. Clive N' Wrench
4. Elden Ring - 96
5. God of War Ragnarok
6. Hollow Knight: Silksong
7. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
8. Sports Story
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
10. Triangle Strategy - 82

Alternates:
1. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
2. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - 84

23. Scott Current Total: 351

Top 10:
1. Bayonetta 3
2. Elden Ring - 96
3. God of War Ragnarok
4. Hogwarts Legacy
5. Hollow Knight: Silksong
6. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
7. Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 85
8. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
9. Splatoon 3
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

Alternates:
1. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
2. Gotham Knights

24. SupremeSarna Current Total: 351

Top 10:
1. Elden Ring - 96
2. God of War Ragnarok
3. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
4. Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 85
5. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
6. Splatoon 3
7. Starfield
8. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
10. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

Alternates:
1. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga - 84
2. Sonic Frontiers

25. Roko Current Total: 347

Top 10:
1. A Plague Tale: Requiem
2. Baldur's Gate 3
3. Bayonetta 3
4. Elden Ring - 96
5. Ghostwire: Tokyo - 76
6. God of War Ragnarok
7. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
8. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
9. Starfield
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

Alternates:
1. Hogwarts Legacy
2. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

26. Bogo Current Total: 342

Top 10:
1. Bayonetta 3
2. Dying Light 2 - 76
3. Elden Ring - 96
4. God of War Ragnarok
5. Hollow Knight: Silksong
6. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
7. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
8. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
9. Starfield
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

Alternates:
1. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 80
2. Total War: Warhammer 3 - 86

27. Mattyg00013 Current Total: 266

Top 10:
1. Bayonetta 3
2. Elden Ring - 96
3. Forspoken
4. God of War Ragnarok
5. Hollow Knight: Silksong
6. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
7. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82
8. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
9. Starfield
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

Alternates:
1. Dying Light 2 - 76
2. Gran Turismo 7 - 87

28. Bonham2 Current Total: 264

Top 10:
1. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
2. Bayonetta 3
3. Elden Ring - 96
4. God of War Ragnarok
5. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
6. Shovel Knight Dig
7. Sifu - 80
8. Splatoon 3
9. Starfield
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

Alternates:
1. Gran Turismo 7 - 87
2. Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 85

29. Codester Current Total: 264

Top 10:
1. A Plague's Tale: Requiem
2. Elden Ring - 96
3. God of War Ragnarok
4. Gotham Knights
5. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
6. Marvel's Midnight Suns
7. Redfall
8. Sifu - 80
9. Starfield
10. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

Alternates:
1. Bayonetta 3
2. Ghostwire: Tokyo - 76

30. Archer Current Total: 260

Top 10:
1. Dying Light 2 - 76
2. Elden Ring - 96
3. Forspoken
4. God of War Ragnarok
5. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
6. Oxenfree II
7. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
8. Starfield
9. Stray
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

Alternates:
1. Hogwarts Legacy
2. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

31. Benstylus Current Total: 238

Top 10:
1. EA Sports PGA Tour
2. F1 2022 - 83
3. FIFA 23
4. MLB The Show 22 - 79
5. Madden NFL 23
6. NBA 2K23
7. NHL 23
8. PGA Tour 2K23
9. WRC 11
10. WWE 2K22 - 76

Alternates:
1. Forza Motorsport 2022
2. Gran Turismo 7 - 87

32. Bleed_DukeBlue Current Total: 184

Top 10:
1. A Plague Tale: Requiem
2. Elden Ring - 96
3. Forspoken
4. God of War Ragnarok
5. Hogwarts Legacy
6. Horizon Forbidden West - 88
7. Marvel's Midnight Suns
8. Starfield
9. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

Alternates:
1. Gotham Knights
2. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 82

Upcoming Releases:

July:
F1 2022 -- July 1
Stray -- July 19

August:
Two Point Campus -- August 9
Saints Row -- August 23

September:
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum -- September 1
Splatoon 3 -- September 9
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide -- September 13
Metal: Hellsinger -- September 15

October:
Marvel's Midnight Suns -- October 7
Forspoken -- October 11
A Plague Tale: Requiem -- October 18
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope -- October 20
Gotham Knights -- October 25

League Overview:

Welcome to Year 5 of the GameTZ Fantasy Gaming League! This is basically fantasy football with games. Each person picks 10 games and those 10 games make up your "team" for the year. The Metacritic scores for your 10 games are tallied up at the end of the year to determine your total. Highest overall score wins. You also get 2 alternate picks (these should be safe choices) just in case one of your picks gets delayed into 2023. So if you shoot for the moon with a game like Final Fantasy XVI and it gets pushed into 2023 (because you know it will lol), one of your alternates takes its place and you don't end up with 0 points for that game. The goal is to pick games that you think have a very good chance of releasing in 2022. Don't YOLO your way into a bunch of 0s lol.

The Rules:
1. No DLC or Expansions
2. No Ports or Remasters (full remakes are allowed)
3. Alternate picks can only replace games delayed into 2023. They cannot be used to replace games in your top 10 that review poorly.

The Prize:
1st Place: A $50 Amazon Gift Card
2nd Place: A $20 Amazon Gift Card
3rd Place: A $10 Amazon Gift Card

The Participants:
1. Heavyd814life
2. Roko
3. Cevil
4. Sefjwm
5. BloodpuppetX
6. Kommie
7. Archer
8. PizzaTheHutt
9. SupremeSarna
10. SilverOwl
11. Frank
12. Benstylus
13. Sailorneorune
14. SwiftJAB
15. HybridCRoW
16. Lunar
17. TalonJedi87
18. Ryan
19. Boss
20. Thatfootballguy
21. EB
22. Scott
23. Bogo
24. Bleed_DukeBlue
25. Mattyg00013
26. Bonham2
27. Incubus421
28. Tonymack21
29. Gypsy
30. Best1989
31. Apocram2222
32. Codester

Previous Winners:
2021: Ryan
2020: Mattyg00013 and Roko (totally forgot we had a tie in 2020!)
2019: Heavyd814life
2018: Heavyd814life

Submit Your Picks Here: https://GameTZ2022.checkbox.com/2022-GameTZ-Fantas...
Deadline: January 14, 2022 at 11:59pm

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Kommie

13-May(#161)

Scott wrote:

> I just need either Bayonetta 3 or Silksong to release and I should have a solid 10.

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Scott

13-May(#162)

lol, we'll see

sefjwm

* 13-May(#163)

Kommie wrote:

> I did the kickstarter for this, mostly cause I liked The Messenger a lot

Same :)

Not worried about the game at all but it's starting to feel like it's slipping to next year. Which is fine for everything except this competition

Kommie

13-May(#164)

sefjwm wrote:

> Kommie wrote:

>> I did the kickstarter for this, mostly cause I liked The Messenger a lot

> Same :)

Video game Kickstarters are mostly pointless to me since often it goes retail before backers get anything. But this was my only VG-KS.

HybridCRoW

13-May(#165)

I think I only have two that will likely not be releasing this year... STALKER and BotW2

Archer

13-May(#166)

HybridCRoW wrote:

> I think I only have two that will likely not be releasing this year... STALKER and

> BotW2

Stalker 2 is supposed be coming in December now. So it might still release this year.

Kommie

13-May(#167)

According to this:

https://www.gfinityesports.com/stalker-2/indefinit...

Development stopped once [redacted for "politics"].

HybridCRoW

13-May(#168)

Yeah, not surprised on what I read. It happens.

Archer

13-May(#169)

Kommie wrote:

> According to this:

> https://www.gfinityesports.com/stalker-2/indefinit...

> Development stopped once [redacted for "politics"].

Duh, I didn't even think about that. I knew it was delayed a couple months ago and was given a December date. But yeah, the war.

Kommie

16-May(#170)

Kerbal Space Program 2 is now on for early 2023..... God of War Ragnarok needs to come out for a full list for me now.

incubus421

19-May(#171)

Vampire the Masquerade Swansong sitting at a 69

Heavyd814life

19-May(#172)

OP updated with scores for Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong. It's currently at 69 on Metacritic from 30 reviews.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/vampire-the-mas...

sefjwm

20-May(#173)

Tchia delayed to 2023... though I don't think anyone had it.

bonham2

26-May(#174)

https://www.ign.com/articles/god-of-war-ragnarok-r...

Fingers crossed

sefjwm

* 8-Jun(#175)

Rumors swirling Ragnarok is delayed into 2023 but having the first one on PS+ seems to hint the opposite. Other reports saying no word of a delay. Going to be a nail biter

Hopefully tomorrow will give some more info.

HybridCRoW

9-Jun(#176)

Heaven Dust 2 has a current metacritic score of 83 on the Switch.

Heavyd814life

10-Jun(#177)

HybridCRoW wrote:

> Heaven Dust 2 has a current metacritic score of 83 on the Switch.

Thanks for the heads up! Not sure how I missed that one. Came out all the way back in January!

Also updated the OP with release dates for Marvel's Midnight Suns and TMNT: Shredder's Revenge.

Heavyd814life

* 10-Jun(#178)

Added release dates for Metal: Hellsinger, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, F1 2022, Two Point Campus, and Stray to the OP. Hopefully we get even more release dates in the next few days.

Also updated the OP with scores for Card Shark. It's currently at 80 on Metacritic from 30 reviews.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/card-shark

Heavyd814life

10-Jun(#179)

God of War Ragnarok rumored to be coming out in November. Wouldn't be surprised to see it pushed into 2023, tbh.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-10...

TalonJedi87

10-Jun(#180)

I hope it gets pushed back to 2023. Sorry not sorry since I messed up and gambled thinking it wouldn't come out this year haha

sefjwm

12-Jun(#181)

Some "confirmations" but a lot of not solid release dates.

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Kommie

12-Jun(#182)

Scorn, image

HybridCRoW

12-Jun(#183)

Wow, I'm speechless that I'm number 1 right now. I was expecting to be closer to the bottom as I never really was much on these Fantasy gaming leagues. LOL

Lunar

12-Jun(#184)

HybridCRoW wrote:

> Wow, I'm speechless that I'm number 1 right now. I was expecting to be closer to

> the bottom as I never really was much on these Fantasy gaming leagues. LOL

Do you know how numbers work? You are number 1 right now because you have 8 games out of 10, and everyone has 7 or less.

Heavyd814life

13-Jun(#185)

sefjwm wrote:

> Some "confirmations" but a lot of not solid release dates.

> {imgt}https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FVEotJOVEAA76mU.jpg 1200 675{imgt}

I'm nervous now. I was so sure Forza would make it out this year. When's Nintendo's E3 thing? I need a release date for Bayo 3 or I'm probably screwed.

Heavyd814life

13-Jun(#186)

HybridCRoW wrote:

> Wow, I'm speechless that I'm number 1 right now. I was expecting to be closer to

> the bottom as I never really was much on these Fantasy gaming leagues. LOL

It's been such a wild year! When I first looked over people's lists I was sure the game I'd regret not having would be Advanced Wars and now that may not even make it out this year. It'll be interesting to see how many of us even have 10 games at the end of the year.

Scott

13-Jun(#187)

I'm just glad I'm doing much better than last year. I'll be thrilled if I manage to get 10 games, but I'm not banking on it.

Kommie

13-Jun(#188)

https://www.gamesradar.com/stalker-2-has-been-dela...

in case it wasn't obvious, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is now officially 2023.

Kommie

14-Jun(#189)

Suggestion for next year:

No remakes. They're easy high scoring games and take the strategy out of it.

benstylus

14-Jun(#190)

Suggestion for next year:
No annual sports titles.

What kind of nub would pick the safe bets anyway?

Heavyd814life

14-Jun(#191)

Kommie wrote:

> Suggestion for next year:

> No remakes. They're easy high scoring games and take the strategy out of it.

We discussed this earlier in the year, but my memory sucks so I don't even remember where we landed on this. I'm guessing by the negs that folks want to keep remakes in? I'm not fussed either way. But I think as long as it's built from the ground up, it should qualify. I look at 2023 and there are only 3 high-profile remakes that come to mind. Sure RE4 will probably slay, but FF7 Remake may or may not come out which makes it a risky pick and then there's Dead Space which could be good, but it's EA so who really knows.

Kommie

14-Jun(#192)

I don't give a fudge about negs. I just negged my own post, so it's-4 now. My point is, it's a lazy, easy score that is mostly an easy pick and takes away from the skill/luck of it. Ultimately it's your choice @Heavyd814life but they tend to always score high.

SwiftJAB

14-Jun(#193)

It's been discussed before. The decision was made to keep remakes in but remasters/rereleases were not. There is still risk in these picks as the remake could be done incredibly poorly (like Secret of Mana https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/secr...)

Kommie

14-Jun(#194)

Square Enix and lazy stuff, who knew? For every good game they release there are like 10 duds.

PizzaTheHutt

14-Jun(#195)

Heavyd814life wrote:

> But I think as long as it's built from the ground up, it should qualify.

I agree. And really, how many remakes do we get each year for this to be a problem? Certainly not as many as lazy remasters, which understandably we're not allowed to put on our lists. And a remake isn't always guaranteed to be a high score. A couple of quick examples off the top of my head, that remake of XIII a couple years ago (rocking a 39 on Metacritic), and last year's remake of Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (sitting at a 73 which is on the low side by Nintendo standards). And if remakes were banned, does that go for reboots too (I have Saints Row on my list)? Where is the line drawn?

HybridCRoW

14-Jun(#196)

I thought the FF7 remake was awesome... Just not happy I won't be able to continue since the rest is PS5....

Heavyd814life

* 15-Jun(#197)

Looks like reviews dropped for TMNT today. It's reviewing well. Currently at 84 on Metacritic from 23 reviews. I'll update the OP in a couple of hours.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/teenage-mutant-...

EDIT: OP Updated

SilverOwl

* 21-Jun(#198)

Heavyd814life wrote:

> Looks like reviews dropped for TMNT today. It's reviewing well. Currently at 84 on

> Metacritic from 23 reviews. I'll update the OP in a couple of hours.

> https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/teenage-mutant-...

> EDIT: OP Updated

its now an 88 https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/teenage-mut...

edit:
my bad, the link i gave was for the switch version....

Cevil

21-Jun(#199)

I was the only person crazy enough to pick it, but AI The Somnium Files, Nirvana Initiative is sitting at an 83 right now with a few reviews.

Heavyd814life

21-Jun(#200)

Cevil wrote:

> I was the only person crazy enough to pick it, but AI The Somnium Files, Nirvana

> Initiative is sitting at an 83 right now with a few reviews.

Yeah, I saw that. Great pick! I'm just waiting for a few more reviews to come in before updating the OP.

sefjwm

24-Jun(#201)

Plague Tale confirmed for Oct 18th nice!

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