Desert Island Video Game Draft Playoffs - Round 2 (#4 Tetsujin vs. #5 Insomniacal Fan)

[Capt. Factorial]

Tetsujin​

1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo Switch)
2. Diablo II (Nintendo Switch)
3. Pokémon [Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Version] (Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
4. Oregon Trail (PC)
5. Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo Switch)
6. Final Fantasy X (PS2)
7. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo Switch)
8. Jak 3 (PS2)
9. Madden NFL 08 (PS2)
10. Metroid Dread (Nintendo Switch 2)
11. Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo Switch 2)
12. Dr. Mario (NES)
13. Rampage World Tour (Arcade)
14. Spider-Man [2000] (PS1)
15. Zoo Tycoon (PC)



vs.

Insomniacal Fan​

1. Baldur's Gate 3 (PC)
2. Red Dead Redemption II (PC)
3. The Legend of Zelda: the Wind Waker (Nintendo GameCube)
4. Subnautica (PC)
5. Factorio: Space Age (PC)
6. World of Warcraft (PC)
7. Sid Meier's Civilization IV (PC)
8. Super Smash Bros. Melee (Nintendo GameCube)
9. Dwarf Fortress (PC)
10. Satisfactory (PC)
11. X4: Foundations (PC)
12. Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor (PC)
13. Crusader Kings II (PC)
14. NFL Blitz (Arcade)
15. Tribes 2 (PC)

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

"Breath of the Kingdom", as a composite game, is unbeatable. Combine the joy of exploration and the beautiful desolation of the first game; with the second game's world filled with characters and adventure, and it's perfection.

These games are an example of what's possible when you take systems-driven gameplay (i.e. from the eurojank scene), and hold it to a high standard of production quality and craftsmanship.

 

[whitechocolate]

Dwarf Fortress scores a lot of points with me. I would have picked it if I weren't such a Kenshi head. I could play nothing but Virtua Fighter, Battle Garegga, and a story/legend generator like Dwarf Fortress or Kenshi, and be content.