DIY Gamer Tournament

[squibbles]

Thank God. That was quite a big waste of time on our part.

I am so glad I was not the only one thinking that.

[Spawn of Yanni]

You guys are such killjoys.

[999_Springs]

Just in case anyone's still wondering about the number of votes, the semi-final bracket says that there were "over 3500 votes", which would mean about 1800 votes for Torchlight against 1700 votes for N. Kkstrong's estimate of 10000 was way off.

Torchlight seem to be struggling in their next match-up...

[T3chno]

I'm not surprised. Shattered Horizon is a fairly recent game. It surely has a new, kickin' community.

[sidke]

guys, torchlight isn't half bad. i'm glad we lost to that and not braid or god forbid minecraft.

[squibbles]

guys, torchlight isn't half bad. i'm glad we lost to that and not braid or god forbid minecraft.

I loved braid. The last level was undeniably the greatest thing I have ever played. At the climax of it, where you enter that stasis of no time to return back through, I literally sat there with my finger held on shift for about 10 minutes, staring. I had become so attached to the protagonist that I could not believe the monster that he...no, I had become. It managed to make me wonder about the dubious motives of many other games I've played before, and since then, I've continued to do so. That one moment stunned me, as I could not believe that I had progressed my whole life, chasing down princesses, when really, I had no right to. What if Peach and Bowser are actually lovers? What if Ashley Grahem was abused by her father (although honestly, by the end of that game, if that was the case I'd have sent her home faster. >_>)? The implications of that moment actually hurt me, to the point where I didn't want to continue. Realising how careless I had been as a gamer, just accepting plots as morally right, I did not want to have to continue. I could not go back, and I could not go forwards. Just sitting there, timelessly, like Tim, I was content. I did not want to have to continue, so I just sat there.

I'd like to be able to say that ultimately I made my decision, and found the courage to continue, but change my outlook on the narrative, and how much I accept it, but really, I had to take a dump. >_>

But yeah, I don't know if anyone else had an epiphany like this, but the game certainly had a profound affect on me, and thus I put it down as #1 in my greatest games of all time list. I cannot believe we beat it.

[Luminaflare]

guys, torchlight isn't half bad. i'm glad we lost to that and not braid or god forbid minecraft.

I loved braid. The last level was undeniably the greatest thing I have ever played. At the climax of it, where you enter that stasis of no time to return back through, I literally sat there with my finger held on shift for about 10 minutes, staring. I had become so attached to the protagonist that I could not believe the monster that he...no, I had become. It managed to make me wonder about the dubious motives of many other games I've played before, and since then, I've continued to do so. That one moment stunned me, as I could not believe that I had progressed my whole life, chasing down princesses, when really, I had no right to. What if Peach and Bowser are actually lovers? What if Ashley Grahem was abused by her father (although honestly, by the end of that game, if that was the case I'd have sent her home faster. >_>)? The implications of that moment actually hurt me, to the point where I didn't want to continue. Realising how careless I had been as a gamer, just accepting plots as morally right, I did not want to have to continue. I could not go back, and I could not go forwards. Just sitting there, timelessly, like Tim, I was content. I did not want to have to continue, so I just sat there.

I'd like to be able to say that ultimately I made my decision, and found the courage to continue, but change my outlook on the narrative, and how much I accept it, but really, I had to take a dump. >_>

But yeah, I don't know if anyone else had an epiphany like this, but the game certainly had a profound affect on me, and thus I put it down as #1 in my greatest games of all time list. I cannot believe we beat it.

Huh. I just like to shoot virtual people.