I'll Name That Game In Five! (The Return!)

[Alex79]

Haha nice idea. I got it by the third clue, but only because I noticed what you explicitly reveal in clue six!

[Simonsloth]

Haha. I would have never have got that!

Welcome Simon! I didn’t want to comment over there but I’ve been enjoying your comments in the podcast thread.

Thanks. I’ve been listening for a while but finally got my act together and joined the forum. It’s threads like this that make me pleased to have stumbled upon this community!

[Simonsloth]

10. Just brush it off, bitch.

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okami? Paintbrush plus Amaterasu is a dog

No idea how that links in with the clue though

[KSubzero1000]

Correct! It ties in with the clue in the sense that the two words with B are the most important ones.

I wouldn't just throw out insulting epithets for no reason, guys. It was completely literal!

[Simonsloth]

Good one Ksub.

Your cryptic hints are tricky. I’m Frequently Amiss But Learning Exponentially

[KSubzero1000]

I’m Frequently Amiss But Learning Exponentially

Yay, that's the good stuff, man!

[Simonsloth]

I was thinking it had to be dog related but my mind kept thinking watch dogs or a ps2 game called dogs life (a potential cain and rinse future podcast maybe?)

[KSubzero1000]

I mean, Amaterasu is female, which is why I tried to be as specific as possible. Perhaps not specific enough!

[Simonsloth]

The others are killing me. It’s like the end of a crossword where the gaps are taunting you!

[KSubzero1000]

1 and 5 should be doable, but 6 is really not that great in retrospect. It's okay to ignore it, I think.

Btw, did you solve the Bonus Round by yourself, or did you just keep clicking through?

[Simonsloth]

I pale in comparison to Alex in that I think I got it at hint 5 which makes it pretty darn obvious. Admittedly not as obvious as the subsequent hints.

My first guesses were dear Esther and Deus Ex!

[KSubzero1000]

Damn, people are just mashing that spoiler button from the sound of it! I suppose it's just too tempting when it's just there, isn't it?

[Simonsloth]

I never would have got it otherwise. Although dear Esther does fit with clue 1 and 2 I don’t remember any

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boss battles

Or maybe I took the wrong path

[KSubzero1000]

I never would have got it otherwise.

You say that, but you're the one who's currently in the lead with three solved!

[kintaris]

Jeez, I had "Paint Dog" in my head and I still didn't make the connection. I should probably play Okami one day...

[Stanshall]

And I will be all over Paint Dog if that ever comes out.

[Alex79]

I should probably play Okami one day...

I wouldn't.

Although I think I'm in a minority there...

[Simonsloth]

My main bugbear is the voice track. It’s possibly the most annoying thing I’ve ever heard. If only there was a Japanese dub rather than the silly sound effects. There’s so much dialogue so it’s a pretty big deal

[NokkonWud]

Hello! I was just searching for something and stumbled upon a thread I made several years ago. The game is that I will describe or give a clue for several games using exactly five words, and you have to guess what they are. It's a good game, ok!? When they've all been got, someone else can have a go at setting ten more games. Join in, it'll be fun!

But you can't have fun without rules. So here they are.

- Clues use five words. Not four. Not six. Five.
- Please post your answers with spoiler tags
- Games can be from any system, any time, ever. If it's a computer game, it's fair game.
- You may not use any word from the games title, nor any character/location name from the game.

That's all! So, your starter for ten. Some are harder than others...

1. Grotesque baby shoots deadly tears

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The Binding of Isaac

2. Gathering party before venturing north

3. Multicoloured arcs? Platforms and weapons!

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Rainbow Islands

4. Mud. Grime. Grit. Gravel. Quadrupled!

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DiRT 4

5. Foggy, unnerving survival horror classic

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Silent Hill

6. Remove doors! Watch them starve...

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The Sims

7. 3D Metroidvania. Swipe those limbs!

8. Neon drenched, violent murder simulator.

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Hotline Miami

9. Robert Louis Stevenson's favourite breakfast?

10. Wobbly walker, but climbing? Excellent!

OK so there you go, some are really easy, none are too hard.

Those are the ones I immediately thought of, but will have a think about others. Are any right?

This is a really good idea, thanks for doing it

[Alex79]

They're all correct! (Although I think all of mine have been 'got' now. I'll think of some more!)