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1-Jan-24 1:30am
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SupremeSarna

This topic had many older posts which were moved here: https://gametz.com/V...

Here's the spreadsheet for '24

Link to 2023's Thread for reference

LEADERBOARDS

Total Games Beaten: 384 Top Users 1. SupremeSarna (50) 2. Bleed_DukeBlue (45) 3. DemonAlcohol (39) 4. Slickriven (34) 5. TalonJedi87 (33) ---------------------------------------------- Total Systems Covered: 115/340 (33.82%) Top Users 1. SupremeSarna (17) 2. Bleed_DukeBlue (15) 3. Slickriven (13) 4. Renaissance2K (12) 5. ErickRPG (11) ---------------------------------------------- Total Badges Earned: 60 Top Users 1. Bleed_DukeBlue (14) 2. SupremeSarna (12) 3. Slickriven (9) 4. incubus421 (7) 5. legendrko25 (6) ----------------------------------------------

Best1989 - - Astral Chain - - - - - Assassin's Creed Origins, The Outer Worlds, Strider, Assassin's Creed Odyssey - - - - Unique Systems Covered: 2/12 Total Games Beaten: 5

Bleed_DukeBlue image image image image image image image image image image image image image image - - Wordtris - Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince - Centipede - X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse - - - - - - Adam's Venture: Origins, Skylanders: SuperChargers, Skylanders: SuperChargers DLC, FoxyLand, FoxyLand 2, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Last Stop, DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace - Assassin's Creed: Mirage, RoboCop: Rogue City, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Ziggurat 2, Yakuza 0, Unicorn Overlord, Mortal Kombat 1, Dead Island 2 DLC, The Artful Escape - A Chair in a Room, Bandit Six, Salvo, Fated: The Silent Oath, Unearthing Mars, Dexed, Afterlife, Creed: Rise to Glory 2 - Resident Evil: Village, HappyFunland, Ancient Dungeon, Creed: Rise to Glory Championship Edition, Legendary Tales, Hubris image - Mystical Mixing - Fusion Frenzy - - Hand of Fate - - - West of Loathing, West of Loathing DLC, Golfie image - Minit, Neo Monsters image - Young Souls - Bust-a-Move Unique Systems Covered: 15/25 Total Games Beaten: 45

BloodPuppetX - Mighty Goose, Dredge, VirtuaVerse, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Persona 5 Tactica, Sonic Superstars, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Mr. Gimmick!, Another Code: Recollection, Unicorn Overlord, Crime O' Clock, Killer Frequency, DESOLATIUM, Touch Detective 3 + The Complete Case Files, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - - - - - - - *evercade* - image - Unique Systems Covered: 1/10 Total Games Beaten: 15

BucketofJustice - - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Progear, Tekken 8 *xsx* - Unique Systems Covered: 1/3 Total Games Beaten: 3

DemonAlcohol - - - - Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Aperture Desk Job, Alan Wake Remastered, Alan Wake Remastered DLC, Alan Wake's American Nightmare, Control, Control DLC, Alan Wake 2, Not for Broadcast, Ravenous Devils, Thronefall, Yakuza 0, Kingdom Rush, Yakuza Kiwami, Not for Broadcast DLC, Donut County, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Last Epoch, Trover Saves the Universe, Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC, Yakuza 3 Remastered, Marvel's Midnight Suns, The Norwood Suite, Bright Memory: Infinite, Kingdom Rush Frontiers, Yakuza 4 Remastered, Dragon's Dogma 2, Mission: It's Complicated, Yakuza 5 Remastered, Kingdom Rush Origins, Rain on Your Parade, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, South Park: The Fractured But Whole DLC, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Yakuza 6: The Song Of Life, Heavy Rain, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, Dead Space (2023) - Unique Systems Covered: 1/5 Total Games Beaten: 39

ErickRPG - Bad News Baseball - Mario Party 2 - - Pikmin 4, Trials of Mana, STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Super Dodgeball Advance - - - Dynamite Cop - - - - Mortal Kombat XL, Shadow of the Colossus - DiRT 5, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Final Fantasy II - Hyperdimension Neptunia ReBirth 2, Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed, Odin Sphere - - Twisted! - King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella, King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!, King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow Unique Systems Covered: 11/19 Total Games Beaten: 19

Finn - - DuckTales: Remastered - New Tales of Borderlands - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Unicorn Overlord - Unique Systems Covered: 3/5 Total Games Beaten: 4

Frank image - - - - - - - - - Portal, Mario vs. Donkey Kong - - - - - - - - - - - Hoa, FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE - - - - - - - - - ANIMAL WELL - - - Final Fantasy VII () Unique Systems Covered: 4/32 Total Games Beaten: 6

Gypsy - - Super Aleste, Aero Fighters - Operation Winback - - - - - - - - Golden Axe II - - - - - - - Octopath Traveler II - - *xb* - - Lost Odyssey - - - Unique Systems Covered: 5/26 Total Games Beaten: 6

incubus421 image image image image image image image - Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, Mega Man 4, Mega Man 5, Mega Man 6, Burgertime, Tetris - Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Octopath Traveler, Unicorn Overlord - - - - Dishonored 2 - Silent Hill: The Short Message, FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH, Madison - Close to the Sun, Roller Coaster Tycoon - Braveland Wizard, Disciples Liberation image - Unique Systems Covered: 6/11 Total Games Beaten: 19

Johnny - Firewatch, Persona 5 Royal - - Hogwarts Legacy - image - - Unique Systems Covered: 2/6 Total Games Beaten: 3

legendrko25 image image image image image image image - - Mario Kart Wii - Who Wants to be a Millionaire (), WWF Smackdown - - LEGO Batman: The Videogame, Fallout 3, Fallout 3 DLC, Gin Rummy, Crazy Taxi, Viva Piñata: Party Animals, Assassin's Creed Rogue, Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, Gears of War, Doritos Crash Course, Fallout: New Vegas, Injustice: Gods Among Us - PAC-MAN, Dig Dug, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Jetpac (image), Lunar Jetman (image), Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, PAC-MANIA, PAC-LAND, Monopoly Plus, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Bluey: the Videogame, Golf With Your Friends, Dead Island 2, Uno, Little Kitty, Big City Unique Systems Covered: 4/6 Total Games Beaten: 30

PizzaTheHutt image image image image - - Songs For A Hero - Definitive Edition, Max: The Curse Of Brotherhood, Shakedown: Hawaii, Nirvana Pilot Yume, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island () - We Were Here Together - LEGO 2K Drive, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Sonic Superstars, Concrete Genie, Metal: Hellsinger, Bugsnax, We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip - Star Wars: Squadrons, Farpoint, Rez Infinite, You Are Being Followed, Pirate Flight 2 - The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR, Ven VR Adventure, Travel The Words, Pixel Ripped 1995, Resident Evil 4, Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs, Pistol Whip, Super Death Game SHOW! VR, Affected: The Manor, Crisis Brigade 2 reloaded, Behind The Frame: The Finest Scenery VR, Red Matter - - Remember Me Unique Systems Covered: 6/8 Total Games Beaten: 32

image Razeak - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Aliens: Colonial Marines - Unraveled Two - Aliens: Dark Descent, Robocop: Rogue City image - - Unique Systems Covered: 3/31 Total Games Beaten: 4

Renaissance2K image image image image - - - Shaq Fu - - Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut - - - Mario vs. Donkey Kong - Shaq Fu, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Land 2 () - - Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Country (), Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong (), DK: King of Swing, Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness - - - Shaq Fu - - - - Shaq Fu - WipEout - Tekken 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shaq Fu - Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, Tekken 7, Tekken 8, Quake, Quake II, Jones in the Fast Lane, The Secret of Monkey Island - - - Cruis'n Blast Unique Systems Covered: 12/37 Total Games Beaten: 25

sailorneorune image - - - - - - - Silent Hope, Splatoon 3 DLC - - - - - - - - - - - *evercade* - Unique Systems Covered: 1/19 Total Games Beaten: 2

Scott image image - Super Mario Bros. - - - - - - Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Slay the Spire - - - - - - - - - - - Unique Systems Covered: 2/19 Total Games Beaten: 3

image Slickriven image image image image image image image image image - - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Top Gear - Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness - - - - Zen: Intergalactic Ninja - Mario vs. Donkey Kong - Shaq Fu - - Psyvariar 2 - - - - - - - Asura's Wrath DLC, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition - Return to Grace - The Last Case of Benedict Fox, Solar Ash, Lies of P, Warhammer 40k: Boltgun, SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Evil West - - Yono and the Celestial Elephants, Horizon Chase Turbo DLC, Quake 2, A Little to the Left, SuperHot - Ittle Dew, Binaries, Valdis Story: Abyssal City, Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Sheepy: A Short Adventure, Bot Vice, Guns Gore & Cannoli 2, Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony, Sprawl - Microsoft Jewel 2 image - image - Inertial Drift Twilight Rivals Edition, Trepang² Unique Systems Covered: 13/26 Total Games Beaten: 34

SupremeSarna image image image image image image image image image image image image - Warbirds - Super Mario Bros., Rollerblade Racer, Mickey's Safari in Letterland - Shaq Fu - - Wario World, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - Kirby's Epic Yarn - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Rhythm Heaven Fever () - Shantae (), Mega Man 8 (), Fire Emblem Engage, Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Pikmin 3 DLC, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (), Splatoon 3 DLC, Donkey Kong Country (), Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (), Donkey Kong (), Donkey Kong Jr. (), Donkey Kong 3 (), Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (), WarioWare: Get It Together!, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade (), Mega Man 6 (), Shantae: Risky’s Revenge - Director’s Cut, Tetris 99, Wild Guns Reloaded, Snow Battle Princess Sayuki, Super Mario Land () - Zelda II: The Adventure of Link () - - Kirby's Block Ball (), Donkey Kong Land (), Donkey Kong Land 2 (), Kirby's Dream Land (), Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong (), Donkey Kong Country () - - Gunman Clive 2, Spotto! (), 6×1≠UNLIMITED?, Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn - Castlevania Bloodlines - - - Mega Man X8 - - Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X - SoulCalibur II () - LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars () - Grimace's Birthday () image - Scribblenauts Remix, Scribblenauts Remix DLC Unique Systems Covered: 17/23 Total Games Beaten: 50

TalonJedi87 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Manhattan Project (), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of The Foot Clan (), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Radical Rescue (), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (arcade), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (), Shantae and the Seven Sirens, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Super Mario Bros. (), Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (), Super Mario Bros. 2 (), Super Mario Bros. 3 (), Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (), Super Mario World (), Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island (), New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Super Mario Maker 2, Super Mario Land () - New Super Mario Bros. (), New Super Mario Bros. 2 - - Dead Island 2, Horizon Forbidden West, Hogwarts Legacy, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Trepang2 - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League - Unique Systems Covered: 4/6 Total Games Beaten: 33

Yoshi - - - Kyuukyoku Tiger, Blaster Master () - - - - Alien Crush - - Sniper Elite 4 & DLC, Double Dragon Advance (), Terminator: Resistance - Annihilation Line, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor *evercade* - - Unique Systems Covered: 2/11 Total Games Beaten: 7

"RULES"

1. Respect each other and the gamekeeper(s) - this activity is a gift to the community, and jerks kill the fun. 2. Beat games. Proof is NOT required via an image, but lying is lame and you won't win anything for beating the most games. 3. It doesn't matter when you started the game - as long as you finish it this year, it counts. However, you cannot load up a finished save file and refight the final boss to get a clear. 4. DLC campaigns can count as a single clear for their respective game, so beating The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Champion's Ballad counts as two clears: BOTW and BOTW DLC. Any further DLC completed for that game will be lumped into the first campaign. 5. If you are interested in badges, when you beat a game for one, include something like 'Counts towards badge X' OR 'Earns me badge X, first game was Y.' One particular badge requires proof to obtain, however. 6. All participating past gamekeepers are thanked with a medal: image

ICONS & BADGES

Key - 50% of systems covered, - 100% of systems covered, - 0 games beaten, - 5 games beaten, - 10 games beaten (additional gold stars for 20, 30, 40, 60, etc), - 50 games beaten, - 100 games beaten, - 150 games beaten, - 200 games beaten, - top user in systems completed, - top user in games beaten, - badge leader Badges, note 2 games required for each 2nd Amendment: Beat 2 FPS or 3rd Person (ex: DOOM). All Aces: Beat 2 virtual card games (ex: Hearthstone) - win at least two matches in both. Bear & Bird: Beat 2 3D platformers and/or collect-a-thons (ex: Banjo-Kazooie). BFFL: Beat 2 primarily cooperative games with another person (ex: It Takes Two) - online or couch. Alternatively, you can beat two single-player games in a group setting, where all involved people are participating (ex: racing to beat a platformer or challenging each other's arcade high scores). Bo Knows: Beat 2 sports games (ex: Madden 08) - complete a single season. Brain Teaser: Beat 2 puzzle games (ex: Tetris). Bye-Bye: Beat two games that can no longer be officially purchased first- or second-hand (ex: BOXBOY!). This includes specific console versions or translations that are no longer available. Chance Time!: Beat 2 party games or virtual board games (ex: Mario Party) - short games (under an hour) must be beaten twice while long games (an hour or longer) can be beaten once. Cross the Streams: Beat 2 cross-over games (ex: Mario & Sonic at The Olympic Games). The 2+ franchises meeting MUST be the game's theme, not just a small cameo by one in another's universe. Days Gone By: Beat 2 games that require 50+ hours to finish (ex: The Elder Scrolls), any genre. Requires in-game timer for proof. Destroy the Core: Beat 2 SHMUPs or on-rails shooters (ex: Gradius). Facelift: Beat a game as well as its remake, remaster, or demake - remake must have substantial differences. Gamer's Day: Beat the exact same game five times in one year. Girl Power: Beat 2 games with female leads, or are targeted towards a feminine audience (ex: Kirby?). Grown-Ass Man: Beat 2 challenging games (ex: Castlevania). Guybrush Threepwood: Beat 2 games from the point-&-click, text adventure, or walking simulator genres (ex: King's Quest). Hackin' and Slashin': Beat 2 3D hack-and-slash or musou titles (ex: Ninja Gaiden). Heavy Machine Gun: Beat 2 run 'n' gun games (ex: Mega Man). Hop 'n' Bop: Beat 2 platforming games (ex: Super Mario Bros.). Hyrulian Hero: Beat 2 action/adventure titles (ex: The Legend of Zelda). Level Up!: Beat 2 JRPGs (ex: Final Fantasy). Localize Mother 3: Beat 2 Japanese games that haven't been officially localized outside of Japan, or took at least a full year to be localized outside of Japan (ex: Mother 3, Final Fantasy V). Makin' Money with Minigames!: Beat 2 games that are entirely made of minigames (ex: WarioWare Inc.). Mass Destruction: Beat 2 games centered on destruction (ex: Rampage). Metroidvania: Beat 2 open-ended 2D platformers that focus on backtracking (ex: Metroid). Moustache-Twirlin': Beat 2 games starring a villain or morally-dubious character Now You're Playing with Plastic: Beat 2 games using non-standard controllers (light gun, musical instrument, steering wheel, dance pad, etc.) Pile Drivin': Beat 2 belt-scrolling brawler/beat 'em ups (ex: Final Fight). Quarter Muncher: Beat 2 games from the classic arcade, pinball, or breakout genres (ex: PAC-MAN). Quest for Peace: Beat 2 predominately superhero focused titles (ex: Batman: Arkham City). Raccoon City: Beat 2 survival horror games (ex: Resident Evil). Race Drivin': Beat 2 racing games (ex: Mario Kart 64). Rhythmic: Beat 2 rhythm games (ex: PaRappa the Rapper). Street Fightin': Beat 2 1-on-1 fighters (ex: Street Fighter 2) - beat standard arcade mode with 2+ characters OR beat 10+ match story mode. The Best Offense: Beat 2 strategy titles, tactical RPGs, or RTS (ex: Fire Emblem Awakening). Vault Boy: Beat 2 open world and/or Western RPGs (ex: Fallout). You're Winner: Beat 2 games with <55 review OR user score on Metacritic (ex: Sonic '06), or justify how poor your game was. image 2nd Amendment image All Aces image Bear & Bird image BFFL image Bo Knows image Brain Teaser image Bye-Bye image Chance Time! image Cross the Streams image Days Gone By image Destroy the Core image Facelift image Gamer's Day image Girl Power image Grown-Ass Man image Guybrush Threepwood image Hackin' and Slashin' image Heavy Machine Gun image Hop 'n' Bop image Hyrulian Hero image Level Up! image Localize Mother 3 image Makin' Money with Minigames! image Mass Destruction image Metroidvania image Moustache-Twirlin' image Now You're Playing with Plastic image Pile Drivin' image Quarter Muncher image Quest for Peace image Raccoon City image Race Drivin' image Rhythmic image Street Fightin' image The Best Offense image Vault Boy image You're Winner

25-Apr-24 4:31am
#121

SupremeSarna


Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:
That’s fair. I got a good deal on here for a PSVR to replace my old one that had a few issues, and I had been meaning to go through my big PSVR backlog for awhile anyway. Then, my cat of 16 years that I was really close to went downhill with cancer, and I had to say goodbye to her, so I’ve been escaping a bit. SupremeSarna wrote:> @Bleed_DukeBlue So much VR! When was the last time you saw a glimpse of the real> world?
I'm sorry about that. I've been in a similar spot with pets quite a few times, and it's always hard. Stay strong, man--things will get better. Do whatever you need to take your mind off the pain.

25-Apr-24 9:06am
#122

TalonJedi87


#27

New Super Mario Bros via

As my replay of the Mario 2D sidescrolling games continue, I have now finished the 2006 entry and man I guess I'm just getting too old for this stuff because I do not remember this game being as challenging as it was in some parts back when I was playing it years ago. But nevertheless it's still a damn fun time. I think the controls feel a bit too slippery though because I could have sworn my timing was correct in some parts but it didn't register on my DS. Maybe my DS is just old like me hah. Anyways, next stop, New Super Mario Bros. 2!

25-Apr-24 11:52am
#123

Bleed_DukeBlue


Thanks for the kind words.

SupremeSarna wrote:
Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:> That’s fair. I got a good deal on here for a PSVR to replace my old one that had> a few issues, and I had been meaning to go through my big PSVR backlog for awhile> anyway. Then, my cat of 16 years that I was really close to went downhill with cancer,> and I had to say goodbye to her, so I’ve been escaping a bit. > > SupremeSarna wrote: |>> @Bleed_DukeBlue So much VR! When was the last time you saw a glimpse of the real |>> world? I'm sorry about that. I've been in a similar spot with pets quite a few times, and it's always hard. Stay strong, man--things will get better. Do whatever you need to take your mind off the pain.

25-Apr-24 6:06pm
#124

ErickRPG


Aww I’m sorry. I lost my mainecoon at age 13 to cancer. I did everything I could for him. At the end it was just about comfort. I was close to him too. Might have been the best friend I ever had. Pet or human. That was a few years back. Time heals wounds but you’ll never forget. Now I’ve got a silly sweet Siamese boy and a playmate.

26-Apr-24 12:21am
#125

Bleed_DukeBlue


Thanks. It’s still pretty weird, as I work from home a fair bit, and she usually would sit in my lap or hang out right by me.

ErickRPG wrote:
Aww I’m sorry. I lost my mainecoon at age 13 to cancer. I did everything I could for him. At the end it was just about comfort. I was close to him too. Might have been the best friend I ever had. Pet or human. That was a few years back. Time heals wounds but you’ll never forget. Now I’ve got a silly sweet Siamese boy and a playmate.

26-Apr-24 2:57pm
#126

Renaissance2K


Number: 22
Full Title: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Platform Played: PlayStation 5
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: PlayStation 5
Original Platforms: PlayStation 5
Badge: Level Up! (1/2)

I spent nearly every free moment I had at home playing through Rebirth, prioritizing the story and the main quest and skipping most of the side content. This is completely different from how I usually approach a Final Fantasy game (though admittedly, my playthrough of FF16 was pretty similar) - especially one of such nostalgic significance - but I've spent the past two months chased by spoilers and didn't want to ruin the core of my experience because of some YouTube trolls. The end result? I finished the game in roughly 45 days with a playtime of 57:22, compared to Remake's 61 hours in as many days.

In the end, the game was at its best when the party was crawling a dungeon. The mini games and action sequences take a step back, the unhindered party is at your disposal, and you get a healthy mix of combat and exploration. The "open world" region segments are a lot like this as well, but the map is usually too sparse and too difficult to navigate (especially the late game zones) to be as enjoyable.

In a way, Square did fans a disservice by releasing Final Fantasy XVI first. FFXVI was polished, dark, and unique among modern Final Fantasy games. Rebirth feels rushed, recycled, and somewhat convoluted with its barrage of colorful, saccharine minigames and graphics that seem locked to "Texture Quality: Medium" for some unexplained reason.

During the first few hours, I was extremely excited about seeing a bigger chunk of FF7's story fleshed out with modern tech. The battle system, on the other hand, felt over-engineered with a whole bunch of new synergy concepts piled on top of Remake's battle system. As time went on, those opinions reversed. Embracing multi-character tactics is the secret to the game's biggest spectacles and most satisfying combat. Unsatisfying, however, was how Nomura treated some of my favorite moments from the original game. The somber revelation at the end of the Cave of the Gi was ruined by some ridiculous Michael Bay-style cinematography, and the infamous climax at the end of Forgotten Capital was too confusing and overloaded to elicit any substantial emotional impact.

With the main campaign in the rear view, I considered going back and finishing the side content that I skipped as I ran away from spoilers. Without the incentive of getting closer to the finale, however, the frustrating zone designs make it harder to play the game for more than just a few minutes without taking a break. And then, I find a big fiend, get into a great battle, and find the urge to stay in Gaia a little bit longer.

The game will inevitably get a PC and Steam Deck release, so I'm excited about potentially doing a more traditional playthrough where I complete side content as I progress instead of saving it all for the post game. Until then, I think I'll mostly set the game aside and figure out how to deal with the odd, sudden desire to play through Remake again.

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2nd Amendment - Quake, Quake II
Bear & Bird - Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
Facelift - Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Girl Power - Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness
Hop 'n' Bop - Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Land 2, Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong
Level Up! - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Race Drivin' - Cruis'n Blast
Street Fightin' - Shaq Fu, Tekken 7, Tekken 8
You're Winner - Shaq Fu

Unique Systems Covered: 11/38
Total Games Beaten: 22

As I did with Remake, I've picked back up the original Final Fantasy VII - this time, the original PlayStation version and not one of the more recent ports - with the goal of retracing Rebirth's footsteps, all the way to the end of Disc 1. It's my first time in decades seeing the game on a real CRT with a real PlayStation controller, and my nostalgia engine are firing on all cylinders. On the portable front, I've been exploring the PlayStation release of Pac-Man World on my Vita. It's a charming game, but the early 3D platforming gotchas - coupled with some serious early gut check levels - have made progress slow. Maybe next month's game(s) will be a smoother experience.

26-Apr-24 9:03pm
#127

DemonAlcohol


My #31 is Kingdom Rush Origins

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26-Apr-24 10:20pm
#128

legendrko25


I beat Uno on the xbox1 and Doritos Crash Course on the xbox 360

27-Apr-24 2:28am
#129

Finn


Beat Unicorn Overlord (PS5) tonight. Now just trophy cleanup.

27-Apr-24 3:38am
#130

Bleed_DukeBlue


#30 down: Wordtris on Super Nintendo. I would like to count this toward the Brain Teaser badge. This is basically Tetris, but, instead of shapes fitting into lines, you spell words to clear those blocks and occasionally get bombs and dynamite to take out other blocks. It gets tough by the end, especially since, when you beat a level, the blocks that were there when you beat it remain into the next level.

27-Apr-24 3:47am
#131

Bleed_DukeBlue


#31: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (PS4). I would like to count this toward the Girl Power badge. I’m still processing what all happened in this game. It’s pretty wild. As everyone else seems to recommend, it’s worth playing with headphones to get the full effect of the voices in your character’s head. (The voice acting in general is really well done.). The game starts out slow and has some annoying puzzles, but it got more interesting (and genuinely disturbing at times) the further in I went. It has some pretty impressive parts (like the sea of corpses and the stuff with Fenrir). It was not “fun” in the traditional sense, but I’m glad I played it. It was thought-provoking, and I’m looking forward to the sequel coming out on Game Pass soon.

27-Apr-24 3:55am
#132

SupremeSarna


I beat Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X .
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I’m much more of a classic MM fan than an MMX fan. I liked this overall, but the Sigma stages are kinda obnoxious. I eventually broke down and returned to previous stages for health upgrades, though it felt like a chore to do.

I’ve been borrowing this game for over a year, and now I can finally return it. It was a good call buying MM: Powered Up and skipping on this one—Powered Up speaks to me a lot more.

I’ve now earned the Heavy Machine Gun badge (MMX8, Maverick Hunter X).

27-Apr-24 2:52pm
#133

Slickriven


Sorry to hear about the departure of your cat, @Bleed_DukeBlue and @ErickRPG
Today marks 1 month since saying goodbye to my buddy of nearly 16 years, still miss him. Even though we have 2 others, it just feels different with him gone. Sarna's not wrong that time helps heal those wounds but it still just flat out sucks.

27-Apr-24 3:00pm
#134

ErickRPG


Thank you. Mine was 3 years ago now. I lost him, took me a year to even consider kittens. And mine are nearly 2 years now I think. They are bonded which is really sweet.

27-Apr-24 3:49pm
#135

Bleed_DukeBlue


Thanks man! I'm sorry about your cat. I had mine for almost 16 years too. As sad as it is, I'm glad I got more time with her than expected. They actually thought she wouldn't make it 7 years ago, but we put her on some intense steroids, and that gave her another 7 years of good-quality life.

Slickriven wrote:
Sorry to hear about the departure of your cat, @Bleed_DukeBlue and @ErickRPG Today marks 1 month since saying goodbye to my buddy of nearly 16 years, still miss him. Even though we have 2 others, it just feels different with him gone. Sarna's not wrong that time helps heal those wounds but it still just flat out sucks.

27-Apr-24 8:10pm
#136

Slickriven


6th in April, 25th overall, 7th on
Guns Gore & Cannoli 2
Badge - Earns me Heavy Machine Gunner along with Bot Vice

My focus on PC games and Steam specifically continues with this game. I got both GG&C titles last year and beat the first then. Opted not to jump into 2 right away as I think it annoyed me a little, but this sequel was a pretty easy jaunt. I got into in the other night pretty late and actually ended up beating right around 50% of it apparently. Then today I jumped back in and wrapped it up. Steam says the first game took me close to 4 hours while this one only took me a bit over 3. Since I only died like 3-4 times total and just once to the final boss, that made it faster, as I think the final boss in the first game gave me trouble and I recall dying a bit more than I would've preferred in the first game, <shrug>

28-Apr-24 1:19am
#137

Slickriven


7th in April, 26th overall, 5th on
SuperHot Mind, Control, Delete

After rather enjoying the original title in 2 sessions earlier this month then seeing that this game came on GP, I decided to give it a shot. SH-MCD is around 3x longer and I've earned the very rare achievement (only 1.01% of players have it) for beating the game by deleting it - which is an interesting way how the game ends. Apparently most of the 8th set of levels/nodes are basically optional since after you reach the 4th floor and beat the first level in the 8th set, you can get to the final floor and do some levels that result in you beating the game. At this point you delete the game and then if you keep doing some things you can trigger a sequence to recover the now deleted game. This takes legit 2.5 hours (used to take 8 apparently) and after a min or so the credits basically roll in reverse, since you're reconstructing the game. So technically I beat the game and once this process is complete, then I'll earn the final (of 14) achievement which even fewer have earned (0.71%). I'll also likely look to try more of the afore mentioned 8th set of nodes. I beat 1 already, but dang they're challenging with a full 15 random arenas to complete with only 2 hit points to take, if you go with one of the alternative cores, vs. the default one that gives 3 hits. Some mods optionally selected can earn you some health back but they're not guaranteed so the goal is to avoid taking any damage. I used the recall core once I got it as that allowed you to recall a thrown Katana blade to you and that could go through multiple foes. It also gave you that sword to start each arena with, which was a big help.

Game was no joke, I had to restart nodes several times b/c I died. Was crazy annoying to progress say 5, 7, or more arenas in a node while taking zero hits only to get sort of screwed and take 2 or 3 in one arena and be dead just that quick. Note that most nodes only require 5-7 arenas, it's not until later that they start to get to 10, 12 with 15 seemingly only being for the 8th set. When the game is flowing it was a good bit of fun, but with your enemies generating basically zero sound and you randomly spawning into the arena, I sometimes didn't know an enemy entered the arena behind me and that sucked a bit too often. I ended up resorting to trying to find a corner or spot where I could prevent enemies from hitting me from behind and generally staying near one of the several doors foes could come in from, since they wouldn't if you remained close.
There are 2 types of endless modes, 1 being endless random arenas where you need to take out the standard 6-10 or so foes, and the other you pick a single arena and see how many kills you can earn before dying. I didn't bother much with mode 1, but tried mode 2 and did really well IMO - I got 186 kills in the lab level which I thought was really good. I don't think I'll bother to pay the other arenas for that mode and really just focus on beating the few remaining things on that 4th floor that I skipped.

Interesting tid-bit, this is my 99th completed game from GamePass since I joined in '19 - I might have missed a game as well and did count TMNT: Shredder's Revenge twice b/c I beat that in '22 and '23 for this thread, which is why I tracked my completions so much. Makes me feel like paying for GPU, especially after taking advantage of the Gold -> GPU conversion deal, is worth it since many of those games I would've either wanted to buy or not really ever bothered with. Granted a number of more indie GP games seem to become Epic and/or Amazon Games giveaways eventually, so some I could've got to some via those services, but nearly beating 100 games on GPU (so including some EAplay and PC games) feels pretty good.

EDIT - got the final achievement for reinstalling/recovering the game after 2.5 hours. That also added around 5-6 new nodes of which I tried one and it was fun. I did the one on floor 4 and it consisted of like 8 arenas but you needed to kill 25+ foes which I didn't know at first and thought after killing well above the normal 8-10 that it was going to be different. Good news was that most enemies only had a melee weapon with very few guns. It was fun slicing through them all and I even made sure to destroy any guns with my katana. I also did one of the remaining 8th nodes - that sucked b/c I got to the 14th or 15th arena with 2 health and died on the one attempt which made me pretty mad. But then I got it on the next attempt. I will certainly look to play the remaining new nodes as they were cool (assuming the others are similar)... and still push through those 8th set nodes even though they suck.

29-Apr-24 1:22am
#138

Slickriven


I'm almost completely done with SH-MCD. I was hoping to enjoy those other new levels but dang they all sucked. 1 had every foe starting with a shotgun, another they were all the exploding type and a third was all guys with only 1 red (weak) body part - so you need to hit that one leg, arm or their torso. I tried all nodes a few times but just couldn't get through any of them. Came closest on the exploding foes one, but 15 arenas was just too much.
So I went back to the 8th set and at least got 2 more knocked out. I only have one left I believe and I unlocked a 100 arena node that I tried and got through 25 arenas before finally dying. Will not be replaying that either. Game is generally fun when it's not absurd like these last few nodes and I want to move on before they sour the whole game for me.

29-Apr-24 2:27am
#139

SupremeSarna


I beat Mega Man 6 (originally NES).
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I raced a friend at it and lost, so I owed him ice cream. But by that late hour, any ice cream shop was closed. We tried Wendy's, but that location was entirely out of Frosty mix. So we just bought actual food there and called it good. It was fun.

Oh yeah, and Mega Man 6 is pretty good, aside from Plant Man's stage.

29-Apr-24 3:38am
#140

Bleed_DukeBlue


#32 down: Dead Island 2: Haus DLC. I would like to count this toward the BFFL badge, as I played it entirely in co-op. If you like the game, this is more of the same. The storyline was somewhat interesting, but it's mostly just an excuse to kill a bunch of zombies in over-the-top fashion. I'm glad I played this with someone else, because the end got pretty tough. We barely pulled out the win.

29-Apr-24 2:34pm
#141

DemonAlcohol


My #32 is Rain on Your Parade.

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Cute game about being a rain cloud and causing all types of mischief. Similar gameplay to Donut County.