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1-Jan-23 12:06pm
#1

SupremeSarna

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

Here's the spreadsheet for '23

Link to 2022's Thread for reference

LEADERBOARDS

Total Games Beaten: 421 Top Users 1. SupremeSarna (79) 2. Bleed_DukeBlue (47) 3. Slickriven (41) 4. legendrko25 (38) 5. DemonAlcohol (29) ---------------------------------------------- Total Systems Covered: 123/362 (33.98%) Top Users 1. SupremeSarna (16) 2. Bleed_DukeBlue, Slickriven (14) 3. Renaissance2K (12) 4. Frank (10) 5. Incubus421 (8) ---------------------------------------------- Total Badges Earned: 64 Top Users 1. Bleed_DukeBlue (19) 2. SupremeSarna (15) 3. Slickriven (11) 4. legendrko25 (9) 5. Yoshi (5) ----------------------------------------------

Best1989 - - Bayonetta 2, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - Wario Land 3 - - - - Jurassic World Evolution, Anthem, One Night Stand, Cat Quest II, Red Death, Project Starship, Sine Mora EX, Tembo the Badass Elephant, Ice Cream Surfer, Null Drifter, Days Gone, Need for Speed Heat, South Park: The Stick of Truth - - - - - Unique Systems Covered: 3/12 Total Games Beaten: 16

Bleed_DukeBlue image image image image image image image image image image image image image image image image image image image - - Darius II - Mars Matrix - Tekken 3 - - Final Fantasy () - The Caligula Effect: Overdose - Marvel's Midnight Suns, Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC, Dead Space (2023), Hogwarts Legacy, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Cult of the Lamb, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Dead Island 2, Diablo IV - 2 - Horizon: Call of the Mountain, Kayak VR: Mirage, The Light Brigade, Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge - Halo 2 - - The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom - High On Life, Kentucky Route Zero, Immortality, Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition, A Memoir Blue, Redfall, Serious Sam 4 - Inscryption, Master Takahashi's Adventure Island IV (), Jesus: The Terrifying Bio-Monster (), WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! (), Samorost 1, Hearthstone, Aerial_Knight's Never Yield, Xeodrifter - Gotham Knights, A Robot Named Fight, Drink More Glurp image - Card Hog, Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever *evercade* - Golf (), Avenging Spirit (), American Idol (), Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (), Super Breakout! (), Galaga () Unique Systems Covered: 14/18 Total Games Beaten: 47

BloodPuppetX - Dragon Quest Treasures, The Diofield Chronicle, Fire Emblem Engage, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (), Death's Door, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (), Ninja Jajamaru: Legend of the Golden Castle, Signalis, Metroid Prime Remastered, Metroid Fusion (), Paranormasight, Bayonetta 3, AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - - - - - - - *evercade* - Unique Systems Covered: 1/9 Total Games Beaten: 14

bonham2 - - Astro's Playroom, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart - Unique Systems Covered: 1/3 Total Games Beaten: 3

brian9824 image - CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION - - Final Fantasy XV Unique Systems Covered: 2/3 Total Games Beaten: 2

buster4252 image - - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Pokémon Puzzle League - - - - - - - - - Star Fox 64 3D, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - - - - - Tales of Berseria - - - My Friend Peppa Pig, Townscaper - Munchkin Unique Systems Covered: 6/21 Total Games Beaten: 8

Cevil - Toree 3D, Macbat 64 - Unique Systems Covered: 1/2 Total Games Beaten: 2

DemonAlcohol - - The Riftbreaker, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, Limbo, Greedfall, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Far Cry 6, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, The Collisto Protocol, Kena: Bridge of Spirits - - Dead Space, Dead Space 2, Dead Space 3, Fable Anniversary, Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil Remaster, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Resident Evil 3 Remake, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 6, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard DLC, Resident Evil Village, Resident Evil Village DLC, Atomic Heart, Horizon Zero Dawn, Diablo IV, Horizon Zero Dawn DLC - Unique Systems Covered: 2/5 Total Games Beaten: 29

DragonmasterDX - - - - - - The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures - Club Penguin: Game Day - - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - - - - - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars - - - - - - - - - - - Family Guy: The Video Game - - - - - image - - - - The Legend of Zelda Game Watch Unique Systems Covered: 6/34 Total Games Beaten: 7

ErickRPG - - Persona 5 Royal, Unpacking, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, Fire Emblem Engage, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - - River City: Tokyo Rumble, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - - - 2 - - - - - image - Dungeon Village 2, Jumbo Airport Story, Forest Golf Planner image - River City Ransom (), El Viento, Twinkle Tale (), Mega Turrican (), Demolition Man (), Super Off-Road (), Time Gal () Unique Systems Covered: 4/14 Total Games Beaten: 17

Frank image - - - - - - Goldeneye 007 - Metroid Prime Remastered - - - Lunistice, Super Kiwi 64 - Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! - - Frogger Returns - - - - - - Arcade Paradise - - - - Portal: Still Alive - Peggle 2 - Aperture Desk Job, Macbat 64, Just Shapes & Beats - - Unique Systems Covered: 10/29 Total Games Beaten: 13

incubus421 - - Super Mario World - - - Metroid Dread, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - - Final Fantasy IX - - Star Ocean: The Last Hope International - - Goat Simulator 3, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins - Oregon Trail, Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum, Heroes of Might and Magic II - The 13th Doll image - PAC-MAN Unique Systems Covered: 8/14 Total Games Beaten: 13

legendrko25 image image image image image image image image image - Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Super Smash Bros. Melee - - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? () - Destroy All Humans! - Gin Rummy, Soulcalibur, Fallout 3, Fallout 3 DLC, Fallout New Vegas, Viva Piñata: Party Animals, MX vs. ATV Alive, Feeding Frenzy 2, Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, Saints Row: Gat out of Hell, Call of Duty 2, Dead Rising 2: Case West - High on Life, Dig Dug, PAC-MAN, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Resident Evil 5, Monopoly Plus, Unpacking, WWE 2K15, Red Dead Redemption 2, WWE2K16, The Walking Dead: The Final Season, Road 96, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Resident Evil 6, Resident Evil 5 DLC, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Saints Row IV, Saint's Row 4 DLC, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo, Minecraft Unique Systems Covered: 5/6 Total Games Beaten: 38

nonamesleft - - - - - - Unique Systems Covered: 0/6 Total Games Beaten: 0

image Razeak - - - - - - - - - Bayonetta 3, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - - - - - - - - - - - - God of War (2018) - - - - - - - - image - - Unique Systems Covered: 2/31 Total Games Beaten: 3

Renaissance2K image image - Rayman - - Final Fantasy VI - - Doom 64 - - - - Cuphead, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line - - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - - - - Virtua Fighter - Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter Remix - - - - Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary - - - - - - - - - CD - - - - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Cake Bash, Samurai Shodown, Panzer Dragoon Remake - Virtua Fighter PC, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Just Shapes & Beats, Mirror's Edge: Catalyst - image - Virtua Fighter image - Donut Dodo - Unique Systems Covered: 12/38 Total Games Beaten: 20

RVM - - - - Unique Systems Covered: 0/4 Total Games Beaten: 0

SailorNeoRune - - - - - - Valis: Legend of a Fantasm Soldier (), Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Katamari Damacy Reroll - - - - - Fantasy Life - - - - - - - - - image - F-Zero AX image - Unique Systems Covered: 3/22 Total Games Beaten: 5

Scott - - - - - - - Pokémon Scarlet - - - - - - - - - - - - Unique Systems Covered: 1/19 Total Games Beaten: 1

image Slickriven image image image image image image image image image image image - - Sunset Riders - Fire Electric Pen - - - - - - - Gals Panic SS, Rayman, Daytona USA - - GG Aleste - - - God of War 3 - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - - Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Crysis 3 - Pupperazzi, Aces Of The Luftwaffe, Wreckfest, Blaster Master Zero, Cuphead, Kentucky Route Zero, Recore - Bugsnax, High on Life, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, The Legend of Tianding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, My Friend Pedro, Forza Horizon 5: Rally Adventure DLC, Ryse: Son of Rome, Doom (2016), Planet of Lana, Somerville, Tinykin - Shock Troopers - Layers of Fear 2, 8 Doors Arum’s Afterlife Adventure, Quake, Mirror's Edge - Strider - Mighty Doom, Block Blast Adventure Master, Enchanted 2 image - Virtua Fighter () Unique Systems Covered: 14/25 Total Games Beaten: 41

Staraang - - - - - - - - - - - - - *xsx* - - image - Battle Garegga, Final Fight, Aliens Unique Systems Covered: 1/16 Total Games Beaten: 3

SupremeSarna imageimage image image image image image image image image image image image image image - - Batman Returns, Monster Party, PAC-MAN, Super Mario Bros. - Final Fantasy VI - - Donkey Kong (arcade), Jetpac (image), Donkey Kong 64 - - New Play Control! Pikmin, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Pikmin 2 - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, Detana!! TwinBee (), Pandora's Tower (), Chubbins, Pocky & Rocky with Becky (), Pikmin 3, Pikmin 3 DLC, Klonoa: Empire of Dreams () - Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Wild Guns Reloaded, Tetris 99, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (), Super Mario Sunshine, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (), Donkey Kong Country (), Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, BurgerTime Deluxe (), Game & Watch Gallery 3 (), Kirby's Dream Land (), Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (), Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (), Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (), PAC-MAN 99 - Super Mario Bros. () - Game & Watch Gallery 2 (), Game & Watch Gallery (), Popeye 2 (), Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (), Perfect Dark (), Star Wars Episode I Racer () - Kirby: Canvas Curse, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land () - Mega Man Xtreme 2 (), Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (), Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ (), Star Fox 64 3D, Sonic Blast (), Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (), Picross e, PUZZLEBOX setup, Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive!, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Picross e2, Mega Man 6 (), Alleyway (), Mega Man 5 (), Crashmo, Paper Airplane Chase (), Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure, Mega Man 4 (), Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, Picross e3, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Mega Man 3 (), Mega Man 2 (), Grimace's Birthday (), Gargoyle’s Quest II: The Demon Darkness (), Mega Man () - Sonic the Hedgehog - Fantasy Zone Gear - - - - Mega Man Powered Up, Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, LocoRoco, Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake - Bayonetta - Battletoads Arcade, Star Wars: The Clone Wars () - Junkbot Undercover image - Unique Systems Covered: 16/23 Total Games Beaten: 79

TalonJedi87 - Bayonetta 3, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Kirby's Dream Land (), Kirby's Dream Land 2 (), Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (), Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (), Yoshi’s Story (), Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (), Metroid Fusion (), Metroid Prime Remastered, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond - - - God of War Ragnarök, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, Evil West, Gotham Knights, The Callisto Protocol, Stray, Little Hope, The Quarry, Resident Evil 4 Remake, The Last of Us Part I - Crysis Remastered, Crysis 2 Remastered, Crysis 3 Remastered, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Hi-Fi Rush, Atomic Heart Unique Systems Covered: 3/5 Total Games Beaten: 27

VedicBlade - Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, The Last of Us Part II, Infamous: Second Son, Prey (2017), Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Lords of the Fallen - - Dishonored 2, Grime, Mortal Shell Unique Systems Covered: 2/3 Total Games Beaten: 14

WithinTemptation - - - - Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Styx: Shards of Darkness - Unique Systems Covered: 1/5 Total Games Beaten: 2

Yoshi image image image image image - - - Metroid: Zero Mission () - River City Ransom (), Sega Ages: Shinobi, Rygar () - 3D Space Harrier - - - - - - - Metal Gear () - Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter (*PCECD*), Twinbee, Bionic Commando, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (), Life Force, Mega Man (), Maniac Mansion, Contra, 1943: The Battle of Midway, Darius, Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel - - Unique Systems Covered: 5/15 Total Games Beaten: 17

"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. All you get is bragging rights. 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. If you beat a game and then post about it in the next calendar month, I will count that toward the current month. It gets convoluted trying to edit past documents, so remember that when playing. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. Bo Knows: Beat 2 sports games (ex: Madden 08) - complete a single season. Brain Teaser: Beat 2 puzzle games (ex: Tetris). 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 two games that require 100+ 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 (ex: Mother 3). Makin' Money with Minigames!: Beat 2 games that are made entirely 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 (ex: Wario Land). 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. Must be shovelware-quality, not just a game you don't like. image 2nd Amendment image All Aces image Bear & Bird image BFFL image Bo Knows image Brain Teaser 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

2-May-23 9:47pm
#201

Frank


Just finished Just Shapes & Beats on Steam for the Game Club.

Really fun and unique rhythm game. Highly recommend it for anyone who's a fan of electronic music.

2-May-23 10:03pm
#202

legendrko25


I beat Call of Duty 2 on the xbox 360

2-May-23 10:13pm
#203

SupremeSarna


It is with a heavy heart that I say that my grandfather, who I previously stated had two strokes recently, has now passed on. He’s in a better place now, leaving my family to grieve and honor his memory. Thank you for reading.

2-May-23 10:25pm
#204

Staraang


SupremeSarna wrote:
It is with a heavy heart that I say that my grandfather, who I previously stated had two strokes recently, has now passed on. He’s in a better place now, leaving my family to grieve and honor his memory. Thank you for reading.
Very sorry to hear that. My condolences to you and your family.

3-May-23 12:12am
#205

Bleed_DukeBlue


I’m sorry for your loss.

SupremeSarna wrote:
It is with a heavy heart that I say that my grandfather, who I previously stated had two strokes recently, has now passed on. He’s in a better place now, leaving my family to grieve and honor his memory. Thank you for reading.

3-May-23 12:49am
#206

ErickRPG


legendrko25 wrote:
I beat Call of Duty 2 on the xbox 360

3-May-23 3:14pm
#207

SupremeSarna


I beat Mega Man 4 .

A great Mega Man game for sure. The Charge Shot is a great addition to the series. I think they might’ve gone a little too hard on the Robot Masters, as I needed Energy Tanks to beat a few of them, both during the initial fight and the rematch. I’m not the biggest fan of there being two fortresses at the end, but it’s nice having a new faux-villain for a change.

5-May-23 3:36pm
#208

DemonAlcohol


My #22 is Resident Evil 7 Biohazard: All DLC.

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This took me about as long as the main game to complete. Lots of different stuff here, with different playstyles and mechanics. 8/10

5-May-23 3:57pm
#209

TalonJedi87


#23 for me is Metroid Fusion via

Easily my all-time favorite 2D Metroid title hands down and it has aged like fine wine here from the first time I played it over 2 decades ago. From the sense of wanderlust for completing the map and finding new areas and items to the slow churn anticipation of recovering your abilities one by one and the awesome music and boss fights to the airtight crisp controls, this is the complete Metroid package for me. I wish it had a NG+ cause the mere 3.5 hours it took me to run through this game was not nearly enough. Luckily, I'll be replaying Metroid Prime Remastered soon enough.

6-May-23 2:23am
#210

Renaissance2K


The first year I participated in this thread, I played through Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII for PSP. The game has a short campaign, only about 20% of which is interesting to a homecoming Final Fantasy VII, and a truly awful script, but it's chock full of bite-sized, portable-friendly content, and the combat is great. Flaws aside, I was incredibly pumped and pleasantly surprised to see that Square was giving the game the remake treatment; and unlike the rushed, buggy, and poorly-optimized remasters that so many of their classics get, they actually did a fantastic job with this one.

Number: 17
Full Title: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion
Platform Played: Steam
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Windows
Original Platforms: Windows, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Applicable Badge: N/A

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Unique Systems Covered: 11/38
Total Games Beaten: 17

My backlog is starting to feel unruly again. With a week to go before Tears of the Kingdom drops, I still have a long way to go in Golden Sun, so that may be set aside for a while. On the home front, I've started exploring Just Shapes & Beats for Frank's Game of the Month thread, and I'm looking forward to diving into Rayman for the Retro Talkshop Thread.

6-May-23 10:06pm
#211

SupremeSarna


I'll update this once Splatfest wraps tomorrow. I had relatively little time to play this weekend with the funeral and related errands taking up much of my time.

7-May-23 1:35am
#212

Bleed_DukeBlue


#37 down: Redfall on Xbox Series X. I would like to count this toward the You're Winner badge. It has a Metacritic user score of 2.9 for the version I played and caused Phil Spencer to say that he was upset with himself, so I feel like that category makes sense. It's even worse on Steam, where it has one of the lowest scores of all time.

That being said, I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. Despite its flaws, it still has some of the things I love about Bethesda games (and Arkane games in particular). The gameplay is fun, the skills of my particular character made for some interesting scenarios, the guns provide options in terms of how you approach a situation. (The sniper rifle helped tremendously at times.) Some of the boss fights are pretty neat, and the environmental details are really interesting at times (random bodybags and candles as if a ritual is taking place in someone's office, a story about people being sacrificed to a monster whenever someone lights a red candle in a particular window, etc.). There are two human factions at war in one part of the game, so you can end up fighting them both and vampires, or you can lure some vampires over and get them to fight the vampires while you pick off whoever you want. The looter shooter aspect of it is nice, because you can keep doing side quests and looking for new guns when you start to hit a difficulty spike. (That being said, though, the bosses all have strategies that make them reasonably beatable even before you get more powerful, but a couple can be tough if you don't know what you're doing. The final boss fight wasn't bad once I figured it out, but it is pretty annoying.) One neat thing that I didn't expect is that, if you kill enough important vampires, a new enemy type stalks you in the middle of a red lightning storm, which was intense whenever it happened, particularly since it tended to happen in places where I had to quickly run for shelter.

I think this is going to go down as the most underrated game of the year for me. I feel like it suffered mostly because people put way too many expectations on it as needing to be a home run for Microsoft.

7-May-23 11:18pm
#213

SupremeSarna


OP updated! I missed @Scott 's Pokémon Scarlet clear last month, so that's fixed now.

9-May-23 1:06am
#214

SupremeSarna


I beat Star Wars: The Clone Wars on my XB1. I love the backwards compatibility on this thing.
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Despite the name, you’ll find no mention of Ahsoka Tano or Asajj Ventress here. This game’s based on the Geonosis battle in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, not the 2D or 3D animated shows of the same name. I was delighted to hear Terrence “T.C.” Carson, Tom Kane, and Corey Burton playing the same characters they’re now famous for playing in those animated shows (Mace Windu, Yoda, and Count Dooku), but using the likenesses from the live-action film. The game has that trademark attention to lore that Lucasarts games often do—for example, the Wookiee planet Kashyyyk appears here three years before it would show up in Revenge of the Sith, since it was used in more obscure works prior to that movie. John Williams’ prequels score is used, too, and it’s brilliant as always.

The game has you piloting tanks, gunships, and walkers to destroy enemies on the battlefield, gaining ground against the Separatist Alliance and thwarting Count Dooku’s evil scheme to use old Sith tech to wipe out the Republic. The vehicles control decently enough and can shoot down enemy weapons from a good distance, which is fun to do. They aren’t all fun, sadly—the walker is really slow, and on-foot portions are incredibly janky and undercooked. You run around like a marionette when outside your vehicle, flailing your lightsaber all over the place in a vain attempt to hit something. The voice acting in the cutscenes is super quiet for some reason, and the story doesn’t make much sense.

The last thing to comment on is the difficulty. It’s jarringly hard to beat on normal difficulty, with enemies getting the better of you quite often. Some enemy shots will hit you dead-on without damaging you while other potshots will drain your health like nothing else, so it can be hard to know what attacks will kill you and what won’t. I just about blew a gasket when I fought the double Protodeka (which look nothing like Droidekas, thanks for asking), as they fire homing missiles that are difficult to outrun and can shred your health to zero in seconds. Winning this war ain’t a cakewalk, but at least it puts some midichlorians on your chest.

It’s a decent tie-in game, but a one-and-done for sure.

10-May-23 10:00pm
#215

SupremeSarna


I beat Zelda II: The Adventure of Link . I loved the heck out of this game last year, but I haven't played it since last March. Going back to it now, I'm way worse than I was before, and I had to resort to more EXP grinding than I could in my prime. Hey, that happens when you step away from a practiced game for so long. I still had a great time, though!

10-May-23 10:12pm
#216

TalonJedi87


That Shadow Link fight was intense. Bravo 👏

11-May-23 12:23pm
#217

DemonAlcohol


My #23 is Resident Evil 8 Village.

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Fastest enemies in the entire series. I played hardcore and the opening village section took me about 2 hours to beat. Even though the game says 10 hours, my steam has 17 hours due to sections needing a few replays to get through. Great wrap up to my Resident Evil game series, excited to play something that's not shooting zombies in the head. 9/10

11-May-23 3:36pm
#218

legendrko25


I beat Saint's Row 4 on the xbox1 (I beat this and TMNT shredders revenge with online partners, getting me the BFFL badge)

11-May-23 4:29pm
#219

SupremeSarna


I beat Kirby: Canvas Curse , getting me my first DS clear.
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Canvas Curse is a great spin-off game. It has a ton of personality, weird but quality remixes of classic Kirby tunes, awesome graphics for an early DS game, fun gameplay, and a memorably deranged final boss. There are even time trials and multiple playable characters! I highly recommend it. There’s only one issue: the length. It’s a 2-hour game to beat the bare minimum, a 10-hour game to beat 100%. I feel like it’s an incomplete experience without getting 100%, but you have to play every stage five times to do that—that’s repetitive. Other than that, super game!

Funnily enough, I could've just used this for the Gamer's Day badge. Oh well, playing Wild Guns Reloaded five times is never a bad thing.

11-May-23 10:20pm
#220

TalonJedi87


#24 Resident Evil 4 Remake

9/10

Minus some learning curve with tweaking the controls, I simply adored this remake to pieces. RE4 is my all time favorite RE game so I had high standards here and it almost exceeded my expectations in many ways. I love how they complimented most of the original game’s moments and environments with little nuanced extras from expanded locations within chapters or by just adding a new enemy or boss because reasons. Graphics wise, the RE engine is still one of the best graphics engines of late I feel and I played in performance mode with ray tracing on and it ran smooth as butter. Even the more annoying parts of the original game like babysitting Ashley didn’t feel as aggravating here for some reason and her sections with some new additions were pretty cool too. They also made some moments that I found scary and eerie in the OG game even more terrifying like the first encounter with the regenerators. And the replay value I feel is higher than ever with NG+ and collecting all the weapons and upgrades along with the merchant’s shooting gallery and mercenaries mode. I’ll definitely be returning again sooner than later for another play through. Alas,, Capcom continues its trend of being the poster child for how to do remakes just so right.

12-May-23 12:03am
#221

Slickriven


Finally got my first of May, been working on a few concurrently
Crysis 3 on the
25th overall, already have badge

I finally got around to playing and beat the first Crysis game like 2 years ago and had the other 2 as well from I think GwG so I beat 2 last year and finished off 3 tonight. Game was decent, they all felt generally similar, with 1 being the most unique I suppose since it starts in the jungles of North Korea while 2/3 are mostly in NYC. Don't ask me to give you a rundown on the story though, b/c in 3 it's confusing as all get out, not that 2 is much better. But it's an FPS, do we really care about the story that much? I generally don't.

I wanted to beat another long running (for me) FPS as well tonight, but I have a 4TB drive connected to my XSX which I've had a while as it was on my initial X1 and then X1X and I have played a lot of games off of it. Well the last 2 times I was playing this other title the system lost connection to the drive and thus the game crashed. So that wasn't fun and I need to look into that and get it resolved. I did try to move the game to the internal storage, but it failed 3 times in that process, so something is up with the drive or cable. I did switch to a different cable and a different USB port on the console and it seemed to be okay, but then my time with the TV ended so I haven't been able to investigate further. At least I could just redownload it onto another drive or the internal if I need to, but I'll be wanting to fix or replace that drive as I generally have like 140+ games on it that and as mentioned have played a lot from it. When it was down, I only had like 15 games on the internal 1TB.