Community RPG Codex GOTY 2019: Results & Cool Graphs

[Fishy]

It's also worth noticing the amount of people who played each game, DE was played by almost 70% of respondents, everything else is 20ish or less with the exception of Outer Worlds.

That, or DE is majestic enough that its detractors pretend having played it just to down its rating. That definitely tells me I'll have to pick it up soon. A game that triggers people so much must be doing something very right.

 

[Butter]

It's also worth noticing the amount of people who played each game, DE was played by almost 70% of respondents, everything else is 20ish or less with the exception of Outer Worlds.

That, or DE is majestic enough that its detractors pretend having played it just to down its rating. That definitely tells me I'll have to pick it up soon. A game that triggers people so much must be doing something very right.

Yeah Mass Effect 3 did a lot of things very right.

 

[Valky]

It's also worth noticing the amount of people who played each game, DE was played by almost 70% of respondents, everything else is 20ish or less with the exception of Outer Worlds.

That, or DE is majestic enough that its detractors pretend having played it just to down its rating. That definitely tells me I'll have to pick it up soon. A game that triggers people so much must be doing something very right.

You should play Skyrim and Underworld Ascendant then. They are buried diamonds with your logic.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Maybe Catherine is an rpg too.

 

[karnak]

Maybe Catherine is an rpg too.

Of course it is! Everything is an RPG now!!
And that which is not an RPG, must surely be an FPS-Battle-Royale or "something-something"-with crafting.

RPGs sure are on the rise again.

 

[Lady_Error]

Similarly, Grimoire is low on the 2017 GOTY vote, didn't even made Top 10, so it's a shitty blobber? Or maybe it can be low on an overall poll but still be the best of its kind for fans of the genre?

Well, Grimoire made #22 on the Codex Top 100 RPG's of All Time, with only one other blobber ahead of it (Wiz 8). Whether it was the V2 improvements and bug fixes or something else, Grimoire ranked much better after a couple of years than in its release year.

 

[rhollis]

Why does everyone think Disco Elysium is communist?

It was funded by Estonian oligarch Magnus Linnemae, a member of the country’s right-wing Fatherland Party.

Let’s not forget that the Soviets invaded Estonia and forced communism on its people. Estonians typically had a very negative experience under communist rule and that really seems to come through in the world building of DE.

Estonian lead developer and writer Robert Kurvitz would’ve been five years old when his countrymen issued a statement to the world claiming that it had been under illegal occupation by the USSR since WWII, and seven when they won their independence.

So, it’s not surprising that in my Commie Cop playthrough every other character treated my Marxist musings as outdated, unrealistic, ridiculous tirades. The game constantly reminded me of the millions that died as a result of communism.

I’m honestly curious why people think this game is communist propaganda when it seems to me to be the opposite.

Also, my opinion: DE deserved the win. It has the best writing since P:T, with the highlights being the creeping sense of apocalyptic dread, the characterization of the protagonist’s inner monologue, and the subtle growth of your relationship with your partner Kim. I ended up caring more about Kim than any previous video game companion.

On the other hand, the game seemed a bit unambitious in terms of the length of the main plot and the map size / variety.

 

[fantadomat]

Why does everyone think Disco Elysium is communist?

Because people that think that are a bunch of dumb americans that get their knowledge about communism from foxnews and cnn. Just ignore them,too dumb to understand an argument,know only to screech at each other communist/nazi.

 

[Reinhardt]

RPG Codex hates RPG games

 

[Peachcurl]

I think rhollis question is a good one. This situation reminds me off the first Starship Troopers movie, and the people who argued it supported a fascist agenda.

 

[Suchy]

Wait... some weaboo crap comes in second? Then a card game?
Fuck you Codex. You used to be cool.

 

[Reinhardt]

Wait... some weaboo crap comes in second? Then a card game?
Fuck you Codex. You used to be cool.

First place doesn't bother you?

 

[Viata]

Wait... some weaboo crap comes in second? Then a card game?
Fuck you Codex. You used to be cool.

First place doesn't bother you?

Probably because he likes DE.

 

[V_K]

Wait... some weaboo crap comes in second? Then a card game?
Fuck you Codex. You used to be cool.

First place doesn't bother you?

Probably because he likes visual novels.

 

[Valky]

Wait... some weaboo crap comes in second? Then a card game?
Fuck you Codex. You used to be cool.

It gets worse, the first entry couldn't even put the G in RPG.

 

[Jack Of Owls]

Remember, in 2015 the Codex choose Underrail.

so what. Underrail is great.

Exactly, now we choose a game that is as bad as Underrail was good.

I was re-watching Black Mirror's Hated in the Nation episode yesterday and was stricken by how much the way out, sci-fi cyberterrorist hacker that murders 380,000 people with cute little robotic honey bees looked like Josh once he shaved his head. Cool.

 

[Morality Games]

Why does everyone think Disco Elysium is communist?

It was funded by Estonian oligarch Magnus Linnemae, a member of the country’s right-wing Fatherland Party.

Let’s not forget that the Soviets invaded Estonia and forced communism on its people. Estonians typically had a very negative experience under communist rule and that really seems to come through in the world building of DE.

Estonian lead developer and writer Robert Kurvitz would’ve been five years old when his countrymen issued a statement to the world claiming that it had been under illegal occupation by the USSR since WWII, and seven when they won their independence.

So, it’s not surprising that in my Commie Cop playthrough every other character treated my Marxist musings as outdated, unrealistic, ridiculous tirades. The game constantly reminded me of the millions that died as a result of communism.

I’m honestly curious why people think this game is communist propaganda when it seems to me to be the opposite.

Also, my opinion: DE deserved the win. It has the best writing since P:T, with the highlights being the creeping sense of apocalyptic dread, the characterization of the protagonist’s inner monologue, and the subtle growth of your relationship with your partner Kim. I ended up caring more about Kim than any previous video game companion.

On the other hand, the game seemed a bit unambitious in terms of the length of the main plot and the map size / variety.

It's not really communist. Players can role play multiple ideologies that are generally well supported during interactions with the environment and the prevailing sentiment of both the narrative and most the characters in it tends to be some variety of cynicism, but the game is underwritten so that communist interpretations of the human condition are romantic and basically originate in the good, noble part of human nature. These are loose correlations, but communism is the Open Palm/Paragon and capitalism is the Closed Fist/Renegade option.

This underwriting of communism isn't limited to the main character, whose dialogue and role playing choices tend to be over the top (regardless of ideology) relative to most other characters.

 

[Nifft Batuff]

Why there are no slot machines in the goty RPG pool? They have the same core mechanics of RPGs. Just replace the XP points with actual coins.

 

[Jasede]

Those slot machines have too much combat (struggle against your base dopamine desires) and aren't Communist enough.

 

[Darth Roxor]

equal payouts for everyone!

 

[Ismaul]

But what would be the point of gambling if everyone were to lose an equal amount of money?

 

[Nifft Batuff]

Gambling is like doing a social service.

 

[Peachcurl]

Exactly, it would be a tax.

It's currently just a tax on the stupid, so that's OK?

 

[Nifft Batuff]

Exactly, it would be a tax.

It's currently just a tax on the stupid, so that's OK?

Natural selection.

 

[Black Angel]

For the storyfaggots out there, just bear in mind that Underrail's story is not about emotional punches, that is not what it does. It is a mystery story.

Funny thing is, I just wanted to post in response to Black Angel that by "lack of direction" I mostly meant the lack of an overall mystery in Underrail's early game - the first 15 hours or so. Or, more exactly, the game does offer you some unanswered questions - but does not let you pursue answers, instead having you do chores for the SGS administration. Which really hurts it narrative in my view.

Well, do you think having to look for the waterchip for Vault 13 during an ENTIRE first half of the Fallout 1 is a 'chore'? I know that Fallout 1 lets you go out of your way and end the game very early by letting you deal with the mutants immediately from the start, but that's beside the point.