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Yes, it is. The newer Telltale games, though still called episodes, can no longer be bought separately and therefore the full season will be treated as one game. Same also for Dreamfall Chapters.

danganronpa 1&2
talos principle
randal’s monday
quest for infamy
blackwell

all high quality very entertaining games.

Mikekelly - 28 January 2015 12:37 PM

Being snubbed at the Aggies would be in very poor taste.

i do expect dangranronpa to get snubbed, and randal’s monday as well. And its probably simply because people deciding havnt played them.

Doom - 28 January 2015 08:31 AM

But I leave the right to mention Telltale whenever I want to myself.

Let’s be crystal clear on this all around: the only “right” people have here is to abide by the forum rules. And the endless “I hate/fear Telltale so I’ll cram my agenda down everyone’s throats at every possible opportunity” routine is no longer reserved for anyone.

Frogacuda - 28 January 2015 09:22 AM

Isn’t the same true of Dreamfall and recent Telltale releases? Sure they’re called episodes, but they can’t be bought individually.

I believe Telltale episodes can still be bought individually on some platforms (iOS, PSN). But they always have, and have been always treated as one game by the Aggies, so that was never a criterion. (That’s more a review issue.) Really it has more to do with them being true serial adventures released in a quantifiable timeframe.

Ideally, we’d treat all episodic games in this fashion, but it just doesn’t make practical sense to wait YEARS for some games. And, of course, most episodic games aren’t ever finished, so we give most little indies at least one kick at the can.

wilco - 28 January 2015 09:14 AM

Do games not reviewed by the site count for the Aggies?

Danganronpa doesn’t have reviews and it will be a big miss in the Aggies if not accounted.

We haven’t reviewed them yet mainly because we never got review copies, so we’ll get to them if/when we get to them. But they’re eligible for voting, and the games do have some fans on staff.

Mikekelly - 28 January 2015 12:37 PM

Being snubbed at the Aggies would be in very poor taste.

Not at all. Expecting everyone to share the same taste in purely subjective matters is silly. I’m certainly not saying it will happen, but in no way will any of us be swayed by what some other random strangers think.

zane - 28 January 2015 12:41 PM

And its probably simply because people deciding havnt played them.

Staff awards aren’t decided strictly by votes, so the number of people who have played them isn’t really an issue.

subbi - 28 January 2015 10:43 AM

Yes, it is. The newer Telltale games, though still called episodes, can no longer be bought separately and therefore the full season will be treated as one game. Same also for Dreamfall Chapters.

Fair enough. 2015 will have some tough competition.

Jackal - 28 January 2015 01:19 PM

wilco - 28 January 2015 09:14 AM

Do games not reviewed by the site count for the Aggies?

Danganronpa doesn’t have reviews and it will be a big miss in the Aggies if not accounted.

We haven’t reviewed them yet mainly because we never got review copies, so we’ll get to them if/when we get to them. But they’re eligible for voting, and the games do have some fans on staff.

 

Fair enough. Good to know.

Frogacuda - 28 January 2015 01:31 PM

Fair enough. 2015 will have some tough competition.

Grim Fandango remastered already won 2015

My message was for everyone, not you in particular. Including those who gladly jump into Telltale-bashing derailments.

wilco - 28 January 2015 01:37 PM

Grim Fandango remastered already won 2015

Remakes aren’t eligible for Aggies. Never have been.

There were lots of good games that were released this year. Of the games I played and completed I ranked them

Blackwell Epiphany 10/10
Danganronpa:Trigger Happy Havoc 9/10
The Journey Down: Into the Mist 8/10
The Samaritan Paradox 8/10
Broken Age: Part One 7/10
Moebius 7/10
Dreamfall Chapters - Book One 6/10
A Golden Wake 6/10

Games from 2014 I wished I played but didn’t yet are
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and Heroine’s Quest.

So I will definitely vote Blackwell Epiphany for best game of the year and Danganronpa for best game on console / handheld if that category exists. Maybe the Journey Down for best indie and The Samaritan Paradox for best story. I will have to see what the options are for the categories.

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure is my vote for Game of the Year!

Advie - 27 January 2015 10:41 PM

well this year is not the best witnessed, maybe the worst since many years; low number of releases and nothing really that could be called a gem expect for one or two at max!

but away from the Aggies categories which I can come to its expectations later on, I will only bring out the most that enjoyed through it/this year hotspots:

Blackwell Epiphany
The Journey Down: Chapter 2
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse Episode 2
Kentucky Route Zero: Act 3
Memento Mori 2: Guardians of Immortality
Moebius: Empire Rising
Gabriel Knight Remake
Randal’s Monday
The Samaritan Paradox
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
The Golden Wake
1954: Alcatraz
The Dream Machine 5
The Silent Age
Shadowgate Remake
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (edited)

Edited/Added
Dreamfall Chapters - Episode 1
The Wolf Among Us
Tesla Effect
Talos Principle
Quest for Infamy
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Danganronpa 1 & 2
A Bird Story
Ossuary
Tengami
The Novelist
Carol Reed: Bosch’s Damnation
Detective Grimoire
J.U.L.I.A. among the Stars
Capri Connection

anything else?

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