The GWJ cRPG Club Main Thread Part 2 - Still playing Pillars of Eternity 2

Stele wrote:
Sorbicol wrote:

7. Kenshi

Ouch.

To be fair it was a coin toss between Alamur (which I’ve played) and Kenshi

Update after 48 hours

Results so Far:

Kenshi - 5 Votes
Wrath of the Righteous - 3 Votes
Kingdoms of Amalur - 2 Votes
Pillars of Eternity II - 2 Votes
Wasteland 3 - 1 Vote
Wildermyth - 1 Vote
Expeditions: Rome - 1 Vote

Wrath of the Righteous picks up one more 1st place choice vote and, erm that's about it. Kenshi still out in a strong lead, but there is still plenty of time for more votes.

The Candidates
Kenshi - £10.34 / $13.49
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition - £12.89 / $14.99
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning - £11.54 / $13.19
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - £7.49 / $9.99
Wasteland 3 - £8.24 / $12.49
Wildermyth - £19.49 / $24.99 (not in the sale)
Expeditions: Rome - £18.49 / $22.49

Quick List for Ease of Voting
Kenshi
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Wasteland 3
Wildermyth
Expeditions: Rome

Keep those votes coming in. Anyone. Please?

1. Expeditions: Rome
2. Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
3. Wildermyth
4. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
5. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
6. Kenshi

Sorbicol wrote:

Keep those votes coming in. Anyone. Please?

Sorbicol trying to find more non-Kenshi votes:

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1. Kenshi

It was more of a "nobody has voted for a while" rather than a dig at Kenshi.

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I was gonna use that image after Kenshi won!

Okay, so I now have this game in my Steam library that sounds like fermented cabbage and carrots in a tangy, spicy sauce... so...

1. Kimchi Kenshi

Six and a half hours to go. Anyone else?

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Kenshi just released an update that added some new keybinds for better Steam Deck play.

I'm not sure my vote should count since I mostly stick to the JRPG quarterly crew, but I'll just say that if you folks pick Kenshi, I'm jumping ship to the CRPG crew for this quarter because that game looks bonkers.

Farscry wrote:

I'm not sure my vote should count since I mostly stick to the JRPG quarterly crew, but I'll just say that if you folks pick Kenshi, I'm jumping ship to the CRPG crew for this quarter because that game looks bonkers.

If that’s a vote it counts.

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Ok it's a vote then, and I'll even do the ranking since there are several great options up for this quarter, all of which I'd probably follow along!

1. Kenshi
2. Wildermyth
3. Expeditions: Rome (I really need to get back to this one sometime...)
4. Wrath of the Righteous

Half an Hour to go if there are any last minute voters

Time is up.

I've worked out the results ahead of time because I have some errands to run tonight, and I will post the details later tonight.

However, given we only have a couple of hours left of the steam sale I'm going to tell you the winner now.

I would note that until Neutrino's vote (which would have resulted in a tie) Wrath of the Righteous would have beaten out against the other option in the very final round.

As it is, Farscry's vote is the decider.

It's Kenshi

EDIT: I'll put the game thread up in a bit

EDIT EDIT: It's been 5 minutes and Legion still hasn't posted. The Slacker.

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SEE YOU ON THE WASTELAND

Sorbicol wrote:

As it is, Farscry's vote is the decider.

/Vader NOOOOOOO

Now I have to flee the pitchforks and torches of the non-Kenshi voters!

Me, having supported the Kenshi bandwagon:

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Farscry wrote:
Sorbicol wrote:

As it is, Farscry's vote is the decider.

/Vader NOOOOOOO

Now I have to flee the pitchforks and torches of the non-Kenshi voters!

No you don't. We welcome everyone here, your vote is as valid as anyone else's. And welcome to the club!

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ubrakto wrote:

Me, having supported the Kenshi bandwagon:

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OK so as promised here is the break down of the voting results. I'll condense this a bit given the slightly accelerated timeframe we took to try and take advantage of the Steam Sale.

Game 22 Ranked Choice Voting Results

Round 1
Voters: 19
Votes needed for a Majority: 10

Candidates -1st choice votes
Kenshi - 8 votes
Wrath of the Righteous - 3 votes
Kingdoms of Amalur - 2 votes
Pillars of Eternity II - 2 votes
Expeditions: Rome - 2 votes
Wasteland 3 - 1 vote
Wildermyth - 1 vote

Of our two 1 vote games, Wasteland 3 had 2 second choice votes but Wildermyth had 5, so Wasteland 3 was eliminated. Slightly confusingly the way I am doing this Wasteland 3 vote went to Wildermyth.

Round 2
Kenshi - 8 votes
Wrath of the Righteous - 3 votes
Kingdoms of Amalur - 2 votes
Pillars of Eternity II - 2 votes
Expeditions: Rome - 2 votes
Wildermyth - 2 votes

This time of the games with 2 1st place choice votes, Kingdoms of Amalur and Expeditions: Rome only had one 2nd place vote each . Wildermyth and Pillars of Eternity II both had more.

Going to 3rd place votes, Amalur had 3 while Rome had none, leaving Expeditions: Rome to be eliminated. Rome's votes went to Wrath of the Righteous and Amalur respectively.

Round 3
Kenshi - 8 votes
Wrath of the Righteous - 4 votes
Kingdoms of Amalur - 3 votes
Pillars of Eternity II - 2 votes
Wildermyth - 2 votes

This time, Pillar of Eternity 2 had two second choice votes, while Wildermyth had 4 left. Therefore Pillars of Eternity II was eliminated. Both of the votes of Pillars went to Wrath of the Righteous.

Round 4
Kenshi - 8 votes
Wrath of the Righteous - 6 votes
Kingdoms of Amalur - 3 votes
Wildermyth - 2 votes

Despite being a popular second choice amongst voters, it was enough to save Wildermyth and it was eliminated this round. One of the votes went to Kenshi, the other to Kingdoms of Amalur.

Round 5
Kenshi - 9 votes
Wrath of the Righteous - 6 votes
Kingdoms of Amalur - 4 votes

Despite picking up one more vote, Kingdoms of Amalur was still 3rd place and eliminated in this round. Three of the votes went to Wrath of the Righteous, but crucially, one went to Kenshi.

Round 6
Kenshi - 10 votes
Wrath of the Righteous - 9 votes.

Winner has Majority? YES

Holy crap, this game does NOT have any mercy.

The $5 lowest price ever on Kenshi looks like an error since it was only up for 43 minutes at Fanatical back in 2021. Hah

Looks like true lowest price is $11 at GMG and Steam. But $13.50 for the next 18 hours.

On the upside, we'll never have to vote for Kenshi again.

Farscry wrote:
Sorbicol wrote:

As it is, Farscry's vote is the decider.

/Vader NOOOOOOO

Now I have to flee the pitchforks and torches of the non-Kenshi voters!

Some of the old rangers around here prefer traps.
Such as this one

Sorbicol wrote:

No you don't. We welcome everyone here, your vote is as valid as anyone else's. And welcome to the club!

Ho ho! I came here to check to see when the vote is and it's all done. Nice! In time for the Steam sale.

Whoa, this is a BIG one. 85-hour main story on How Long to Beat.

Sorry, only taken me a month to update this for Kenshi. Whoops. I've also updated for finishers of Vampyr, Legends of Grimrock and Kenshi.

Can you please check if I've missed you etc etc. I know I keep asking this but believe me, it's the best way for me to update if I've missed anything.