#Dunkey 2017 game list full

Near A Tomato doesn't have this, you can go about it any way you want. You don't get rewarded unless you kill the enemies a certain way, which usually just winds up being a letter grade at the end. Like eating a fish from a character literally named Jackass (yes that's a real side mission but save before you do it).Īnother reason why I'm not the biggest fan of hack and slash is that many hack and slash games there is a certain right way and everything else is wrong. Similarly , the more you explore and go against the grain, the more the game will reveal itself. The main characters in NieR Automata seem like typical JRPG tropes at first but the more you progress throughout the game the more complicated and nuanced you'll find they actually are. Now, this game's story is a really somber one at its core. However, the game isn't just some angsty character stuck in one monotonous tone of constant despair and misery. If you liked Witcher III or any of the Metal Gear Solid games, you'll probably be able to appreciate NieR Automata especially how it uses mechanics as metaphor. So when I say that NieR: Automata, and open world hack and slash, has my vote for game of the year it should tell you they did something right. They are massive wastes of time, money, and ideas on everybody's part.

#Dunkey 2017 game list full

With very few exceptions, those games are giant worlds of cardboard full of redundant tasks and constant downtime. What I truly despise is open world games. But I can at least acknowledge that some hack and slash games are good, even if they aren't my taste.

You must acknowledge your own shortcomings.' My big one is that I am super nit picky about combat in games, so if you throw a game at me that's nothing but combat like pretty much any hack and slash game I'm going to go 'nah that's boring'. Let me start this by quoting Dunkey: 'The best reviews are entirely subjective, but that doesn't mean objectivity gets thrown out the window completely.