Top 512 — Week 6 — Poll 27

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Which of these two games is BEST?!

187 — Shadowrun (1994, Genesis)
5
100%
326 — The Witness (2016, Multiplatform)
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 5

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Top 512 — Week 6 — Poll 27

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Welcome to the #BGE2020 Elimination Round of 512!

Each game is seeded based on its performance in the two opening rounds of pools. Every game in the Upper Bracket has defeated multiple other games in 1-on-1 polls to get to this point. These are still the best of the best.

Polls are updated weekly, typically on Sunday or Monday. Check back throughout the week to make sure you don't miss a vote!

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This is easy. You only get one vote per poll. The game with the most votes wins. In the event of a tie, the higher seed advances, so don't get complacent!

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Only one vote on this poll so far lol

The reason I haven't voted yet is just because this is a tough(ish) decision for me. Both games are good, but neither is particularly great or a personal fave. I like the Witness's style of almost passive puzzle solving, like... wander this atmospheric place and solve puzzles, like a less narrative-driven Talos. (Talos is much better.) I also like Shadowrun, although the Genesis entry is much less forgiving and more opaque/systems-heavy than the more straightforward SNES action RPG.

I think in the end I'm going to give the nod to Shadowrun for being a better implementation/interpretation of a p&p RPG system even than the SNES game, even if the game itself isn't as good/fun as its counterpart, whereas the Witness doesn't really bring too much that's "new" to the table other than compelling environment puzzles.
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I can’t decide on this one…I may end up abstaining. Both great games..
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Going with Shadowrun. It is inferior to the SNES version, but is still a quality and faithful reproduction of a game world not often found in video games (until the spate of games from the mid-2010s).
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