Last week we took your nominations, now it’s time to vote for your favourite Australian game of the year!
If you feel like arguing, drop your reasoning in the comments below…
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39 responses to “Vote For Your Favourite Australian Game Of The Year!”
Loved Anna’s Quest more than Broken Age! Who needs the old adventure game guard when you got hungry young devs like Dane Krams? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
shane
This. Totally gets my vote!
losturtle1
Feel like we could have both, no need to be dichotomous about it.
dc
I’m just hyping up my friends game. Ssssssh. 😛
But yeah, true enough. I loved Broken Age too. Just was trying to put emphasis through exaggeration on how much I enjoyed Anna’s Quest. 🙂
apocalypticfish
The Witcher 3!
bj1
Australian
pupp3tmast3r
The. Witcher. 3.
I kid
apocalypticfish
The Witcha Free: mayte
That better?
bj1
Perfect. Fanx 😀 (and FWIW, I 100% endorse W3 for GOTY)
shithead
Where’s Fat Pizza vs. Housos: The Movie: The Game?
kermitron
While the epic parkour chase through the Ermington RSL pokies room while trying to protect the stolen centrelink money from the cops was probably one of my top gaming experiences this year, I just feel like the story was a lot weaker than the source material and I became too focused on the meta. Plus the voicework for Shazza and Dazza was just shithouse. Were the actors sober or something?
jacka
Ninja Pizza Girl has the parkour and pizza already covered. DLC perhaps?
dr_neeson
Does Mad Max count?
shithead
No because it’s crap.
dr_neeson
No redeeming features at all?
losturtle1
It does, they were just mistaking hyperbole for logic, pretty common in the uneducated today.
negativezero
Avalanche Studios are Swedish, so I’d say no.
dr_neeson
now it’s time to vote for your favourite Australian game of the year!
Nowhere does it say that it has to be an Australian developed game. I feel that I’m correct with the context of the topic.
negativezero
Technically you’re probably correct, though I’m fairly sure that @markserrels was meaning games that were Australian-developed (or at least Australian-designed since IIRC Anna’s Quest was developed by Daedalic in Germany)
dr_neeson
Yay for technicalities!
zambayoshi
Armello. Such awesomeness shouldn’t go unrewarded 🙂
Armello for sure. Had 2 friends pick it up with me. SO many close games betraying each other at the end. I only wish there was a way to lengthen the game or change the mode a little.
zambayoshi
There is a way to lengthen the game now. The developers patched the game so you can control how much health the king starts with, how much health the heroes have, and a whole lot more. The game is better now than ever before. If anyone is on PS4 and wants a game, hit me up! PSN: Zambayoshi
bj1
I haven’t heard/played any of these – so in the interests of preserving the statistics, I’ll abstain from voting in this one.
brancha
Hand of Fate still gets my vote. Endless mode has become a bit of a timesink.
shamrocks
I feel bad… I have played none of these…
venophaze
yeah me too…..how very unaustralian of us.
Better break out the stubbies, wife beaters and a few long necks to aussie it up a bit.
(seriously though I should play some of these)
lichbane
Submerged
tigerion
Put some time into it over the weekend specifically for this vote.
Still think hand of fate is a better game but think we will probably go for 100% in submerged
MrMoggy
Poor Ninja Pizza Girl… Pretty fun game that hasn’t gotten any love in these AusGOTY posts.
danmazkin
Hacknet deserves some real credit, that game had me sucked in, such an awesome concept.
The only Aussie games I’ve played recently are Hand of Fate (which is awesome) and Fight the Dragon (which is a little clunky but is still a pretty cool dungeon crawler).
dimsey
The only one I’ve actually played is Hands of Fate. Which is pretty good but I liked the concept more than it’s execution. Got Satellite Reign and Armello sitting there though, which I’m quite keen to get to but y’know… Fallout.
pbaker
If you haven’t heard of Defect, it’s a spaceship builder with traitorous crew. Check out the Steam if you are interested: http://store.steampowered.com/app/352370
Disclaimer: I’m one of the developers.
senno
Pacman 256?
jacka
I’m voting for Quarries of Scred 2.
snacuum
Armello is the one I’ve played and gotten to know as a great game and also a real success-story of Aussie indie developers.
Nice new twist on gameplay concept. Excellent polished artwork with designs uncommon in todays games. Lovely mix of random events and simple storytelling.
Of course I’m a backer so my vote is biased AF. However, it could’ve gone all wrong; crashed – but it definitely did not.
Comments
39 responses to “Vote For Your Favourite Australian Game Of The Year!”
Loved Anna’s Quest more than Broken Age! Who needs the old adventure game guard when you got hungry young devs like Dane Krams? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This. Totally gets my vote!
Feel like we could have both, no need to be dichotomous about it.
I’m just hyping up my friends game. Ssssssh. 😛
But yeah, true enough. I loved Broken Age too. Just was trying to put emphasis through exaggeration on how much I enjoyed Anna’s Quest. 🙂
The Witcher 3!
Australian
The. Witcher. 3.
I kidThe Witcha Free: mayte
That better?
Perfect. Fanx 😀 (and FWIW, I 100% endorse W3 for GOTY)
Where’s Fat Pizza vs. Housos: The Movie: The Game?
While the epic parkour chase through the Ermington RSL pokies room while trying to protect the stolen centrelink money from the cops was probably one of my top gaming experiences this year, I just feel like the story was a lot weaker than the source material and I became too focused on the meta. Plus the voicework for Shazza and Dazza was just shithouse. Were the actors sober or something?
Ninja Pizza Girl has the parkour and pizza already covered. DLC perhaps?
Does Mad Max count?
No because it’s crap.
No redeeming features at all?
It does, they were just mistaking hyperbole for logic, pretty common in the uneducated today.
Avalanche Studios are Swedish, so I’d say no.
Nowhere does it say that it has to be an Australian developed game. I feel that I’m correct with the context of the topic.
Technically you’re probably correct, though I’m fairly sure that @markserrels was meaning games that were Australian-developed (or at least Australian-designed since IIRC Anna’s Quest was developed by Daedalic in Germany)
Yay for technicalities!
Armello. Such awesomeness shouldn’t go unrewarded 🙂
Check out the official site: http://armello.com
Armello for sure. Had 2 friends pick it up with me. SO many close games betraying each other at the end. I only wish there was a way to lengthen the game or change the mode a little.
There is a way to lengthen the game now. The developers patched the game so you can control how much health the king starts with, how much health the heroes have, and a whole lot more. The game is better now than ever before. If anyone is on PS4 and wants a game, hit me up! PSN: Zambayoshi
I haven’t heard/played any of these – so in the interests of preserving the statistics, I’ll abstain from voting in this one.
Hand of Fate still gets my vote. Endless mode has become a bit of a timesink.
I feel bad… I have played none of these…
yeah me too…..how very unaustralian of us.
Better break out the stubbies, wife beaters and a few long necks to aussie it up a bit.
(seriously though I should play some of these)
Submerged
Put some time into it over the weekend specifically for this vote.
Still think hand of fate is a better game but think we will probably go for 100% in submerged
Poor Ninja Pizza Girl… Pretty fun game that hasn’t gotten any love in these AusGOTY posts.
Hacknet deserves some real credit, that game had me sucked in, such an awesome concept.
Anna’s Quest!
Oscura Lost Light!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/320520/
The only Aussie games I’ve played recently are Hand of Fate (which is awesome) and Fight the Dragon (which is a little clunky but is still a pretty cool dungeon crawler).
The only one I’ve actually played is Hands of Fate. Which is pretty good but I liked the concept more than it’s execution. Got Satellite Reign and Armello sitting there though, which I’m quite keen to get to but y’know… Fallout.
If you haven’t heard of Defect, it’s a spaceship builder with traitorous crew. Check out the Steam if you are interested: http://store.steampowered.com/app/352370
Disclaimer: I’m one of the developers.
Pacman 256?
I’m voting for Quarries of Scred 2.
Armello is the one I’ve played and gotten to know as a great game and also a real success-story of Aussie indie developers.
Nice new twist on gameplay concept. Excellent polished artwork with designs uncommon in todays games. Lovely mix of random events and simple storytelling.
Of course I’m a backer so my vote is biased AF. However, it could’ve gone all wrong; crashed – but it definitely did not.