Round 1: D is for Debates and Discussions

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What game should be allowed to rise above its lowly status to frolic in the next round?

Poll ended at 19 Sep 2015 20:14

1993 - Dark Sun: Shattered Lands - PC
4
10%
1999 - Pokémon Snap - N64
8
19%
1999 - Half-Life: Opposing Force - PC
4
10%
2000 - Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes - Arcade/PS2
5
12%
2001 - Ikaruga - Arcade
2
5%
2008 - Armored Core: For Answer - Multiplatform
3
7%
2008 - Audiosurf - PC
6
14%
2011 - Serious Sam 3: BFE - PC
4
10%
2012 - Heroes of Ruin - 3DS
0
No votes
2012 - Thomas Was Alone - PC
6
14%
 
Total votes: 42

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Round 1: D is for Debates and Discussions

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Round 1: D is for Debates and Discussions

You can vote for 0-9 games in this poll. Pick as many or as few as you like, but vote carefully—you can't change your votes after submitting them. The #1 ranked game at the end of the week will move on to Round 2.

1993 - Dark Sun: Shattered Lands - PC
1999 - Pokémon Snap - N64
1999 - Half-Life: Opposing Force - PC
2000 - Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes - Arcade/PS2
2001 - Ikaruga - Arcade
2008 - Armored Core: For Answer - Multiplatform
2008 - Audiosurf - PC
2011 - Serious Sam 3: BFE - PC
2012 - Heroes of Ruin - 3DS
2012 - Thomas Was Alone - PC

You are encouraged to discuss your choices and your reasons for selecting the games you did.
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I'm going to go ahead and point out Dark Sun: Shattered Lands here. The games that used the Dark Sun engine (including Al Qadim: The Genie's Curse) were not as well known as the Gold Box games but were a lot of fun in their own right.

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Voting for Dark Sun: Shattered Lands and Thomas Was Alone in this one.

Dark Sun is an easy SSI fan vote. Thomas Was Alone is a charming puzzle platformer that's well-written, makes sparse assets do a lot of work, and knows not to overstay its welcome.
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Pokemon Snap. As a 10 year old what an amazing game that was!
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Abstaining for the moment. A few beloved games in here, but I'll need to consider whether I can honestly say they're BGE material. And yes, this is coming from a guy who voted on Woah Dave!.

[EDIT] Screw it, who am I kidding? Shattered Lands is the obvious choice for me.
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Pokemon Snap? Seriously?
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TheGreatNads wrote:Pokemon Snap? Seriously?
Sad but true. Depressing, really.
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Even in the depths where no light reaches, a few fanboy games ruin it for everyone else. (See also: Super Mario Land)

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TheGreatNads wrote:Pokemon Snap? Seriously?
I haven't played any of these besides the snooze fest that is Snap. And so I'm abstaining. My fake name isn't going on this one lol
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Snap was awesome guys. Taking pictures of Pokemon in their natural habitat, like in a safari made my imagination become real.

The only two problems I had with it was 1) Very short game and 2) Professor Joke... I mean Oak's judging criteria was... flawed at best.
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