[White Night Talk] The Most Playable Niche Works on TGA

The annual TGA is over again.

Due to some controversial awards over the years, TGA’s influence and gold content in the player community is no longer what it used to be, and it is more and more like an event where everyone watches the fun together (or maybe it is fun). But when I woke up early this morning, I found that my colleagues and friends were basically watching the award ceremony and blowing water in the group. I still felt a lot of fun-after all, in the game industry, it has been a long time since such a lively scene can be watched.

Due to the previous epidemic, few game exhibitions in China were successfully held this year. However, domestic players can only stare at foreign events such as TGS and Gamescom. In addition, after Sony withdrew from E3 in 2019, the annual announcement plans of major game manufacturers tend to be decentralized, and often the cakes and materials are spread out evenly within a year. Hey, TGA
In 2022, the episode after episode of broadcasts (and commercials) is still quite full.

The problem is that Capcom…

Of course, at the end of the lively scene, there was a feeling of “the reason why we all gather here today is to celebrate his victory day for our good teacher Miyazaki Hidetaka since childhood”.

As the most important award, Game Of The Year often has a bit of pork and gimmicks in it. After the French Circle won the best director award, many people felt that according to some undeclared convention, GOTY probably belongs to “God of War”. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that even Hidetaka Miyazaki was very surprised when he heard the award.

However, the original intention of this White Night Talk is to hope that in addition to watching the fights of several shortlisted masterpieces, you can try some shortlisted works that have not received so much attention, such as “Neon White Guest” in the best independent game nomination (Neon
White).

98% of the positive reviews but less than 10,000 reviews (only one-tenth of “Lost”), save the children!

In a word, as a first-person parkour shooting game, “

neon white guest

has the best action and level design of any new indie game I’ve played this year. If only these two dimensions are commented together, it is undoubtedly the independent game of the year in my heart.

Maybe there’s a poker element (not)

exist”

neon white guest

“, most of the levels can be completed in only tens of seconds or even a dozen seconds. In countless attempts on a single level, players can gradually master the thrill from “crawling on the ground” to “flying in the sky”. The joy of success is almost on par with “Azure”.

Besides, compared to parkour games like “Mirror’s Edge”, it is not so dizzy.

…Well, I’m still dizzy. Otherwise, this game would not be so invisible, so that everyone was very excited when the best independent game award read “Lost”.

neon white guest

“It’s as if it’s never been heard.

TGA’s Best Independent Game Award, there are generally three situations in the selection stage. The first is that everyone is very good, and it is not surprising to choose anyone. For example, in the TGA in 2018, “Azure” won the award, and “Into the Battle”, “Dead Cells” and “Return of Obra Dinn” who accompanied him also ran. Evenly matched; 2019 is the same, “Disco Elysium” deserves the award, but it goes to “Outer Wilds” or “Baba”
is You” is also no problem.

The second situation is “Hades” in 2020, relying on all-round longboards to ride the dust.

Undoubtedly the C position

This year is the third situation. Everyone has their own strengths, but they also have obvious shortcomings. For example, “Baa Baa Apocalypse” is cute but true without any level design, while “Neon White Guest” is too niche. Perhaps it is precisely because of this situation that several works have been robbed of the limelight by “Lost”.

The Neon White House was even nominated for three awards! three! And then two of them lost to Lost

After all, cute cats are universal human values, but parkour is not. So there’s nothing to regret about it. It’s not as bad as regretting that I accidentally missed the broadcast of “Death Stranding 2” when I went back to sleep.

Speaking of omissions, I would also like to sincerely apologize to Mr. Caesar, the painter of Bai Ye Tan, because of some mistakes in work,

yesterday’s white night talk

There is actually a picture, but I forgot to add it.

Immediately after I finish painting, I have to go back to the street for a meeting, to enjoy the darkness before dawn! ——Caesar ZX

The reason to be “serious”,

because of another old white night talk

There is also a… er, very delicate caricature that I didn’t get to add in time.

If Martin Luther lived to this day, he might not have the patience to play this game. ——Caesar ZX

In the end, I hope everyone will try “

neon white guest

“, as long as your nervous system can handle it, it will not let you down.

Oops, don’t say that, I’m so embarrassed to post three comics in one issue of Bai Ye Tan~~ ——CaesarZX