Beat a Game 2023
1-Jan-23 12:06pm
#1 SupremeSarna
Here's the spreadsheet for '23
Link to 2022's Thread for reference
LEADERBOARDS
"RULES"
ICONS & BADGES
#1 SupremeSarna
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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 Glurpimage - 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 XVUnique 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 - MunchkinUnique 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 WatchUnique 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 Dollimage - 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, MinecraftUnique 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 |
), Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Katamari Damacy RerollScott - - - - - - - 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 2image - 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 Undercoverimage - 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 HeartUnique 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 ShellUnique 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 leaderBadges, 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.
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18-May-23 1:01am
#241 SupremeSarna
Slickriven wrote:
I got my 5th of May, 29th overall and 1st Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad Badge - I'm thinking I might seek to beat this 4x more times as it was generally fun, quick and there are 3 different paths, so I sort of want to try the other 2 at least. This is also my 300th game since 2020, or so - I know some folks blew that out of the water nearly last year alone, but I had been recording my beat titles for this thread in a basic text document and recently decided to put them into a spreadsheet for better tracking/metrics and with a few others from before I joined this thread, I'm at 300 now. Kinda blows my mind that I've beat so many, if anyone cares I got 66, 120, 80 and 29 recorded in '20, '21, '22, '23 (so far) and that's 295, but I had beat 5 GamePass games in the later part of '19 that I also had recorded and thus included.
Wowzer! That's a lot of games, amd certainly a momentous occasion! Go out on the town top celebrate.
#241 SupremeSarna
Slickriven wrote:
I got my 5th of May, 29th overall and 1st
Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad Badge - I'm thinking I might seek to beat this 4x more times as it was generally fun, quick and there are 3 different paths, so I sort of want to try the other 2 at least. This is also my 300th game since 2020, or so - I know some folks blew that out of the water nearly last year alone, but I had been recording my beat titles for this thread in a basic text document and recently decided to put them into a spreadsheet for better tracking/metrics and with a few others from before I joined this thread, I'm at 300 now. Kinda blows my mind that I've beat so many, if anyone cares I got 66, 120, 80 and 29 recorded in '20, '21, '22, '23 (so far) and that's 295, but I had beat 5 GamePass games in the later part of '19 that I also had recorded and thus included.Wowzer! That's a lot of games, amd certainly a momentous occasion! Go out on the town top celebrate.
18-May-23 10:21am
#242 Slickriven
Ha, I won't be celebrating, I'm sure my wife would find that bonkers and more proof that I game way too much.
#242 Slickriven
Ha, I won't be celebrating, I'm sure my wife would find that bonkers and more proof that I game way too much.
18-May-23 10:47am
#243 incubus421
Slickriven wrote:
This is also my 300th game since 2020, or so - I know some folks blew that out of the water nearly last year alone, but I had been recording my beat titles for this thread in a basic text document and recently decided to put them into a spreadsheet for better tracking/metrics and with a few others from before I joined this thread, I'm at 300 now. Kinda blows my mind that I've beat so many, if anyone cares I got 66, 120, 80 and 29 recorded in '20, '21, '22, '23 (so far) and that's 295, but I had beat 5 GamePass games in the later part of '19 that I also had recorded and thus included.
That's an awesome milestone. I've been keeping track of the games I beat since 2007 when I started putting 'beat lists' on my bio page here. I can't believe it has been that long now! I also record all of this in a comprehensive spreadsheet, including hours logged and number of games beaten on each console.
Despite how much I play video games, I almost exclusively play either online games that go on forever (WoW and FFXIV, Overwatch, GTA, R6 Siege, Rocket League, Chivalry) with my group of buddies, or lengthy RPGs. That said I generally beat 20-30 games a year. Your 300 games conquered in 4 years is putting into perspective just how little I get through. I've only beat 375 games since 2007, 23-24 games a year.
This might sound weird and a bit morbid, but I sometimes think about how many games I could potentially beat in the remainder of my life time. Life is short, right!? Just simple math, 23 games a year multiplied by hopefully another 40-50 years (if I still game at 70-80+) and that's give or take 1000 games. With hundreds of thousands of games already out there, and thousands more coming out every year, I'll never play everything I want to get to. Each game you start up is crucial!!
Alright, I don't take it that seriously. I won't be on my deathbed regretting if I never got around to playing "Final Fantasy XXIV FINAL CUT and a third", but the point remains.
#243 incubus421
Slickriven wrote:
This is also my 300th game since 2020, or so - I know some folks blew that out of the water nearly last year alone, but I had been recording my beat titles for this thread in a basic text document and recently decided to put them into a spreadsheet for better tracking/metrics and with a few others from before I joined this thread, I'm at 300 now. Kinda blows my mind that I've beat so many, if anyone cares I got 66, 120, 80 and 29 recorded in '20, '21, '22, '23 (so far) and that's 295, but I had beat 5 GamePass games in the later part of '19 that I also had recorded and thus included.
That's an awesome milestone. I've been keeping track of the games I beat since 2007 when I started putting 'beat lists' on my bio page here. I can't believe it has been that long now! I also record all of this in a comprehensive spreadsheet, including hours logged and number of games beaten on each console.
Despite how much I play video games, I almost exclusively play either online games that go on forever (WoW and FFXIV, Overwatch, GTA, R6 Siege, Rocket League, Chivalry) with my group of buddies, or lengthy RPGs. That said I generally beat 20-30 games a year. Your 300 games conquered in 4 years is putting into perspective just how little I get through. I've only beat 375 games since 2007, 23-24 games a year.
This might sound weird and a bit morbid, but I sometimes think about how many games I could potentially beat in the remainder of my life time. Life is short, right!? Just simple math, 23 games a year multiplied by hopefully another 40-50 years (if I still game at 70-80+) and that's give or take 1000 games. With hundreds of thousands of games already out there, and thousands more coming out every year, I'll never play everything I want to get to. Each game you start up is crucial!!
Alright, I don't take it that seriously. I won't be on my deathbed regretting if I never got around to playing "Final Fantasy XXIV FINAL CUT and a third", but the point remains.
18-May-23 11:37am
#244 Slickriven
Before 2020 I really wasn't beating all that many games. I had been putting a lot of hours into the Division and then its sequel and I enjoyed those 2. But in 2019 I decided to give GamePass a try for a buck and that, plus joining this thread in '20, and it getting me into emulation, really changed my approach.
My competitive side pushed me to wanting to be in the top few leaderboard positions for games, consoles and then badges earned and I achieved that most years. I surely beat many smaller games, especially for my older consoles, but generally have tried to focus on the better 8 & 16 bit titles I missed as a kid. This year, I have a goal to focus more on my disk-based consoles and specifically the titles I own versus so many GP games, that I've beaten recently... But I'm still beating a large % of GP Xbox games, and not yet pursuing that goal as strongly, <shrug>.
As for the never ending mountain of my backlog, @incubus421 I try not to get caught up in the sheer size of that as it's overwhelming. I've also finally realized that just because I own a copy of a given game, doesn't mean that I really need to play it, because I may simply dislike it and why play crap I don't like, though I surely do that at times. In terms of time sink, I don't record that per game, but with no kids, gaming is what I enjoy most in my free time, so I do put many hours in.
The 300 game milestone was more of a footnote after I got my lists into the spreadsheet vs seeking to brag or anything. In some ways it's a bit nuts that I played so many, but this thread, the 2 GotM ones and some other factors have contributed to that.
#244 Slickriven
Before 2020 I really wasn't beating all that many games. I had been putting a lot of hours into the Division and then its sequel and I enjoyed those 2. But in 2019 I decided to give GamePass a try for a buck and that, plus joining this thread in '20, and it getting me into emulation, really changed my approach.
My competitive side pushed me to wanting to be in the top few leaderboard positions for games, consoles and then badges earned and I achieved that most years. I surely beat many smaller games, especially for my older consoles, but generally have tried to focus on the better 8 & 16 bit titles I missed as a kid. This year, I have a goal to focus more on my disk-based consoles and specifically the titles I own versus so many GP games, that I've beaten recently... But I'm still beating a large % of GP Xbox games, and not yet pursuing that goal as strongly, <shrug>.
As for the never ending mountain of my backlog, @incubus421 I try not to get caught up in the sheer size of that as it's overwhelming. I've also finally realized that just because I own a copy of a given game, doesn't mean that I really need to play it, because I may simply dislike it and why play crap I don't like, though I surely do that at times. In terms of time sink, I don't record that per game, but with no kids, gaming is what I enjoy most in my free time, so I do put many hours in.
The 300 game milestone was more of a footnote after I got my lists into the spreadsheet vs seeking to brag or anything. In some ways it's a bit nuts that I played so many, but this thread, the 2 GotM ones and some other factors have contributed to that.
18-May-23 9:09pm
#245 TalonJedi87
#25 Metroid Prime Remastered
Still a damn masterpiece 20+ years later. Minus some minor platforming timing on the buttons that is. Other than that, chefs kiss all the way thru from the music to the sense of wanderlust exploration. It’s a timeless classic and with the new twin stick revamped control scheme and silky smooth graphical polish, this feels like a fresh new experience to me. And Meta Ridley is still a welcomed pain in the butt to face. It only saddens me to know Metroid Prime 4 isn’t anywhere near completion. Ah well, maybe they’ll toss us a remastered Metroid Prime 2 and 3 in the next year or so to satiate our Prime appetites.
#245 TalonJedi87
#25 Metroid Prime Remastered
Still a damn masterpiece 20+ years later. Minus some minor platforming timing on the buttons that is. Other than that, chefs kiss all the way thru from the music to the sense of wanderlust exploration. It’s a timeless classic and with the new twin stick revamped control scheme and silky smooth graphical polish, this feels like a fresh new experience to me. And Meta Ridley is still a welcomed pain in the butt to face. It only saddens me to know Metroid Prime 4 isn’t anywhere near completion. Ah well, maybe they’ll toss us a remastered Metroid Prime 2 and 3 in the next year or so to satiate our Prime appetites.
22-May-23 9:41pm
#248 Slickriven
Got my 6th of May, 30th on the year, 2nd
Block Blast Adventure Master
Badge: 1st towards Brain Teaser
I saw several ads for this while playing Mighty Doom and like I sometimes do, decided to give it a shot... and it was a typical trash free mobile game. It showed off things in the ad that the game didn't do, was full of ads itself and was generally junk. I stuck with it long enough to beat the current running 96 stage adventure mode it touted and I've already deleted it. It's a slight spin on Tetris with an 8x8 board and you get 3 random pieces at a time, you need to fit those pieces onto the board and any full row and/or column will get eliminated. They have the traditional Tetraminos as well some other sizes/shapes like a single block, 2 in a row, 3 in a row, 5 in a row, 2 diagonally, 3 diagonally, a 3-block L, a 5-block L, a 2x3 and 3x3. You can't rotate the blocks either, which would've made it a lot more enjoyable, and even easier, so likely a good call.
The adventure mode had really just 2 types of games, reach a certain score and you got points from placing blocks and clearing lines with bonus points for more lines at once and consecutive clears. The other type would put btwn 1 and 5 icons on a given blocks and you then needed to clear X number of those symbols, which really meant jack squat to how you were playing. Generally it was boring as they'd basically give you matching blocks to plow through, such that if you followed the flow you'd so easily clear lines or create good sized areas on screen that just needed a piece to wipe out several lines at once. But then after almost lulling you to sleep with just way too easy blocks, it would shift and you had to be careful and smart with placement b/c quickly your board would get all jumbled up and even though you were clearly setup and waiting for a specific common piece, it would not come. Generally they gave you 3 pieces that you could place on the board if you thought through it and didn't misdrop them or not pay enough attention, but a few times it felt like it was pushing you to fail in order to show you an ad. You could continue once, if you got around 50% complete before messing up enough where you couldn't place all 3 pieces. And those ads were trash and rather long and dumbly interactive. Then after a dozen or more sets of 3 'random' blocks where it was challenging and your board felt all cluttered, then you again get back to the given blocks flowing very easily and back to a complete or very near completely cleared board.
If it wouldn't have been for this thread and my dumb desire to complete games now, I would've given up on it as it was junk. Oh well, glad it's done. A few times it did challenge me and I passed which was nice, a few times I blew it too and had to watch some ads and/or restart. In the higher levels, some needed like 200-300 of those random icons cleared and that could take several minutes to get through and more phases of the tougher blocks, so it helped to pay attention and seek to drop pieces that eliminated both rows and cols at the same time.
There was an endless mode too that I played like 6 times and it had the same BS, where it was either too easy/boring and then it would swing to rather challenging and ultimately not worth the time.
#248 Slickriven
Got my 6th of May, 30th on the year, 2nd
Block Blast Adventure Master
Badge: 1st towards Brain Teaser
I saw several ads for this while playing Mighty Doom and like I sometimes do, decided to give it a shot... and it was a typical trash free mobile game. It showed off things in the ad that the game didn't do, was full of ads itself and was generally junk. I stuck with it long enough to beat the current running 96 stage adventure mode it touted and I've already deleted it. It's a slight spin on Tetris with an 8x8 board and you get 3 random pieces at a time, you need to fit those pieces onto the board and any full row and/or column will get eliminated. They have the traditional Tetraminos as well some other sizes/shapes like a single block, 2 in a row, 3 in a row, 5 in a row, 2 diagonally, 3 diagonally, a 3-block L, a 5-block L, a 2x3 and 3x3. You can't rotate the blocks either, which would've made it a lot more enjoyable, and even easier, so likely a good call.
The adventure mode had really just 2 types of games, reach a certain score and you got points from placing blocks and clearing lines with bonus points for more lines at once and consecutive clears. The other type would put btwn 1 and 5 icons on a given blocks and you then needed to clear X number of those symbols, which really meant jack squat to how you were playing. Generally it was boring as they'd basically give you matching blocks to plow through, such that if you followed the flow you'd so easily clear lines or create good sized areas on screen that just needed a piece to wipe out several lines at once. But then after almost lulling you to sleep with just way too easy blocks, it would shift and you had to be careful and smart with placement b/c quickly your board would get all jumbled up and even though you were clearly setup and waiting for a specific common piece, it would not come. Generally they gave you 3 pieces that you could place on the board if you thought through it and didn't misdrop them or not pay enough attention, but a few times it felt like it was pushing you to fail in order to show you an ad. You could continue once, if you got around 50% complete before messing up enough where you couldn't place all 3 pieces. And those ads were trash and rather long and dumbly interactive. Then after a dozen or more sets of 3 'random' blocks where it was challenging and your board felt all cluttered, then you again get back to the given blocks flowing very easily and back to a complete or very near completely cleared board.
If it wouldn't have been for this thread and my dumb desire to complete games now, I would've given up on it as it was junk. Oh well, glad it's done. A few times it did challenge me and I passed which was nice, a few times I blew it too and had to watch some ads and/or restart. In the higher levels, some needed like 200-300 of those random icons cleared and that could take several minutes to get through and more phases of the tougher blocks, so it helped to pay attention and seek to drop pieces that eliminated both rows and cols at the same time.
There was an endless mode too that I played like 6 times and it had the same BS, where it was either too easy/boring and then it would swing to rather challenging and ultimately not worth the time.
23-May-23 5:07pm
#249 SupremeSarna
After a childhood away, I finally beat Junkbot Undercover . That covers PC for the year.
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In this puzzle game, the titular Junkbot walks back and forth in search of trash cans to eat. You use your mouse to pick up and place LEGO bricks to create stairs, bridges, walls, and more to help him. There are plenty of baddies and hazards to avoid, too. The game is a sequel to Junkbot, and a harder one at that. You'll have to think critically to get your moves under par in order to get every gold award. While I did use a guide for two of the 60 stages, the rest came down to my superior intellect and determination. It's free on Flashpoint--give it a try!
#249 SupremeSarna
After a childhood away, I finally beat Junkbot Undercover
. That covers PC for the year.[imgt w=645 h=415]https://i.imgur.com/...[/imgt]
In this puzzle game, the titular Junkbot walks back and forth in search of trash cans to eat. You use your mouse to pick up and place LEGO bricks to create stairs, bridges, walls, and more to help him. There are plenty of baddies and hazards to avoid, too. The game is a sequel to Junkbot, and a harder one at that. You'll have to think critically to get your moves under par in order to get every gold award. While I did use a guide for two of the 60 stages, the rest came down to my superior intellect and determination. It's free on Flashpoint--give it a try!
24-May-23 12:43am
#250 SupremeSarna
I had a nice bit of luck when I drove home from a funeral and found a flea marketer selling Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion for $5. I'd heard it was an underrated gem for the early 3DS, and I was looking out for it, so $5 CIB was a great deal.
[imgt w=1536 h=2048]https://i.imgur.com/...[/imgt]
As it so happens, this is an amalgamation of the semi-recent Disney Epic Mickey series and Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse . So unlike the rest of the Epic Mickey series, this one is a 2D platformer that uses old characters, terminology, and moves. The evil witch Mizrabel has taken over the Castle of Illusion in an alternate world called Wasteland, where forgotten characters and video games wind up. She plans to steal Toon Heart Power from other Disney characters to get back to the Cartoon World and wreak havoc, So Oswald the Lucky Rabbit summons Mickey to thwart her.
The platforming is pretty good. You can bounce off enemies to gain vertical height and make them drop hearts or money. You also have the Magical Paintbrush from Kirby: Canvas Curse to fire paint or thinner projectiles. At certain times, you may be forced to use the Touch Screen to draw or erase objects from the world, whether it's creating a cannon to launch yourself or removing a spiky block. This becomes a minigame or tracing a predetermined shape or efficiently scratching out that shape, respectively, and the better you do on the minigame, the more effective the results. While I do like the concept, it honestly gets pretty repetitive tracing the same outline or deleting the same hazard a dozen times in a world. I also wish Mickey could run faster or dash forward; he's pretty slow on the ground and has a floaty jump.
Throughout the game, you'll run into many classic Disney characters in need of rescue. While GameTZ's audience may be familiar with the likes of Snow White and Pinocchio
, more recent characters like Ariel and the Beast also appear. The most recent of them is Rapunzel and Pascal from 2011's Tangled, though I personally think adding Wreck-it Ralph could've been a clever choice--this game released a few weeks after his film, and forgotten video games are established to enter this world, so it would've worked perfectly for everyone. Either way, the developers clearly did their homework on these characters. They all talk convincingly like their movie counterparts and reference lines any fan will appreciate. The Peddler from Aladdin, for example, notes that I'm "only interested in the exceptionally rare," and offers to sell Mickey magic beans at one point. Mickey turns him down, saying that he knows what magic beans do all too well--a reference to the Mickey and the Beanstalk segment from 1947's Fun and Fancy Free. Donald none-too-subtly hits on various princesses, which seems to be a facet of his character, and I think started in 1944's The Three Caballeros. It's entertaining seeing Mickey meet and pleasantly chat with all these icons!
Every toon you save gets or joins a room in the Fortress, your home base. They then give you sidequests to do, which upgrade their room when completed and earn you Toon Heart Power. Since you need a certain amount of power to unlock the next world, doing these quests is inevitable. They usually task you with retrieving an item/character from a previous stage or talking to another rescued Toon. While I didn't mind it at first, it's definitely needless padding. Whenever they ask you to find their thing, the thing then appears in an already-beaten level, so it's not like you can pick up their item on the first trip to save time. The best you can do is take on as many sidequests as possible and then collect numerous things in one go. Additionally, upgrading every character's room to the max doesn't do anything whatsoever--not even a buff against the final boss or something. I needed to grind a little money to get that 100% completion, but I'm not sure that was worth it. The final world gives out the most cash per stage, and the stages in it are a drag.
Lastly, the music is unremarkable, and Mickey never shuts up in play. He makes sound effects wth every action, which gets grating. Fortunately, the art direction is very high-quality! The sprites, backgrounds, and portraits are shockingly good. That made it all the more enjoyable to play. My total play time was 20 hours, though apparently most people complete it faster.
My rating: 7.5 out of 10.
#250 SupremeSarna
I had a nice bit of luck when I drove home from a funeral and found a flea marketer selling Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion
for $5. I'd heard it was an underrated gem for the early 3DS, and I was looking out for it, so $5 CIB was a great deal.[imgt w=1536 h=2048]https://i.imgur.com/...[/imgt]
As it so happens, this is an amalgamation of the semi-recent Disney Epic Mickey series and Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
. So unlike the rest of the Epic Mickey series, this one is a 2D platformer that uses old characters, terminology, and moves. The evil witch Mizrabel has taken over the Castle of Illusion in an alternate world called Wasteland, where forgotten characters and video games wind up. She plans to steal Toon Heart Power from other Disney characters to get back to the Cartoon World and wreak havoc, So Oswald the Lucky Rabbit summons Mickey to thwart her.The platforming is pretty good. You can bounce off enemies to gain vertical height and make them drop hearts or money. You also have the Magical Paintbrush from Kirby: Canvas Curse to fire paint or thinner projectiles. At certain times, you may be forced to use the Touch Screen to draw or erase objects from the world, whether it's creating a cannon to launch yourself or removing a spiky block. This becomes a minigame or tracing a predetermined shape or efficiently scratching out that shape, respectively, and the better you do on the minigame, the more effective the results. While I do like the concept, it honestly gets pretty repetitive tracing the same outline or deleting the same hazard a dozen times in a world. I also wish Mickey could run faster or dash forward; he's pretty slow on the ground and has a floaty jump.
Throughout the game, you'll run into many classic Disney characters in need of rescue. While GameTZ's audience may be familiar with the likes of Snow White and Pinocchio
, more recent characters like Ariel and the Beast also appear. The most recent of them is Rapunzel and Pascal from 2011's Tangled, though I personally think adding Wreck-it Ralph could've been a clever choice--this game released a few weeks after his film, and forgotten video games are established to enter this world, so it would've worked perfectly for everyone. Either way, the developers clearly did their homework on these characters. They all talk convincingly like their movie counterparts and reference lines any fan will appreciate. The Peddler from Aladdin, for example, notes that I'm "only interested in the exceptionally rare," and offers to sell Mickey magic beans at one point. Mickey turns him down, saying that he knows what magic beans do all too well--a reference to the Mickey and the Beanstalk segment from 1947's Fun and Fancy Free. Donald none-too-subtly hits on various princesses, which seems to be a facet of his character, and I think started in 1944's The Three Caballeros. It's entertaining seeing Mickey meet and pleasantly chat with all these icons!Every toon you save gets or joins a room in the Fortress, your home base. They then give you sidequests to do, which upgrade their room when completed and earn you Toon Heart Power. Since you need a certain amount of power to unlock the next world, doing these quests is inevitable. They usually task you with retrieving an item/character from a previous stage or talking to another rescued Toon. While I didn't mind it at first, it's definitely needless padding. Whenever they ask you to find their thing, the thing then appears in an already-beaten level, so it's not like you can pick up their item on the first trip to save time. The best you can do is take on as many sidequests as possible and then collect numerous things in one go. Additionally, upgrading every character's room to the max doesn't do anything whatsoever--not even a buff against the final boss or something. I needed to grind a little money to get that 100% completion, but I'm not sure that was worth it. The final world gives out the most cash per stage, and the stages in it are a drag.
Lastly, the music is unremarkable, and Mickey never shuts up in play. He makes sound effects wth every action, which gets grating. Fortunately, the art direction is very high-quality! The sprites, backgrounds, and portraits are shockingly good. That made it all the more enjoyable to play. My total play time was 20 hours, though apparently most people complete it faster.
My rating: 7.5 out of 10.
24-May-23 2:15pm
#251 DemonAlcohol
My #25 is Atomic Heart
https://imgbox.com/P...
Bad dialog and nonsense story but fun shooting. Too much puzzle platforming and not enough FPS, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. 7/10
#251 DemonAlcohol
My #25 is
Atomic Hearthttps://imgbox.com/P...
Bad dialog and nonsense story but fun shooting. Too much puzzle platforming and not enough FPS, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. 7/10
25-May-23 12:08am
#252 SupremeSarna
Given how few clears we've had this week, I'm planning to update next at the end of the month.
#252 SupremeSarna
Given how few clears we've had this week, I'm planning to update next at the end of the month.
25-May-23 11:13pm
#253 Slickriven
7th of May, 31st overall, 2nd
Uncharted 2 Among Thieves
Earns me the Hyrule Hero badge, after beating Uncharted 1 earlier
Had these for a long while, at least the PS3 versions, then I snagged the Nathan Drake collection pretty cheap a few years back and figured playing them on the 4 was better. Overall, I think I liked 1 better than 2. Maybe it was the hype that 2 got as I read it was 'the best of the series', but to me it was a bit much. Too much climbing, too many super bullet-sponge foes, too many times I needed to suspend my disbelief over just 'yeah not possible' type moments. I guess the first just felt a lot more grounded and I liked only really going around with Sully vs. the 4 others at different times in this game.
I do know that I'm comparing it to the 2013 Tomb Raider and Rise, which I both really enjoyed and they are more recent titles so they 'should' be better and for me were.
#253 Slickriven
7th of May, 31st overall, 2nd
Uncharted 2 Among Thieves
Earns me the Hyrule Hero badge, after beating Uncharted 1 earlier
Had these for a long while, at least the PS3 versions, then I snagged the Nathan Drake collection pretty cheap a few years back and figured playing them on the 4 was better. Overall, I think I liked 1 better than 2. Maybe it was the hype that 2 got as I read it was 'the best of the series', but to me it was a bit much. Too much climbing, too many super bullet-sponge foes, too many times I needed to suspend my disbelief over just 'yeah not possible' type moments. I guess the first just felt a lot more grounded and I liked only really going around with Sully vs. the 4 others at different times in this game.
I do know that I'm comparing it to the 2013 Tomb Raider and Rise, which I both really enjoyed and they are more recent titles so they 'should' be better and for me were.
27-May-23 12:15am
#254 Slickriven
@SupremeSarna I have a minor correction to an earlier listed game. When I listed Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad for the NeoGeo, I actually beat the first game (just Shock Troopers). My LaunchBox setup had things wrong and it doesn't correctly list both the first and 2nd games, which is annoying. I went to play it a 2nd time tonight and I started playing the actual 2nd game and it was all new to me and I was confused.
Anyhow, please change that and I've beat the first title twice now, on the Mountain and now Jungle paths.
#254 Slickriven
@SupremeSarna I have a minor correction to an earlier listed game. When I listed Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad for the NeoGeo, I actually beat the first game (just Shock Troopers). My LaunchBox setup had things wrong and it doesn't correctly list both the first and 2nd games, which is annoying. I went to play it a 2nd time tonight and I started playing the actual 2nd game and it was all new to me and I was confused.
Anyhow, please change that and I've beat the first title twice now, on the Mountain and now Jungle paths.
27-May-23 12:04pm
#255 Slickriven
8th of May, 32nd overall, 10th
Planet of Lana
Badge - going to count towards Girl Power since the lead is a young girl
GamePass offerings have been a touch stale lately but this one seemed promising based on some reviews... and it was just okay. It was like Limbo and/or Inside, but with a slightly more warm feeling but also felt a bit barren. The atmosphere was pretty decent, it was short and your companion provided some nice company and feeling, but it wasn't all that great. It was a good GP title b/c it wasn't worth the $$ to buy but I didn't feel like I was wasting my time playing it.
#255 Slickriven
8th of May, 32nd overall, 10th
Planet of Lana
Badge - going to count towards Girl Power since the lead is a young girl
GamePass offerings have been a touch stale lately but this one seemed promising based on some reviews... and it was just okay. It was like Limbo and/or Inside, but with a slightly more warm feeling but also felt a bit barren. The atmosphere was pretty decent, it was short and your companion provided some nice company and feeling, but it wasn't all that great. It was a good GP title b/c it wasn't worth the $$ to buy but I didn't feel like I was wasting my time playing it.
27-May-23 6:45pm
#256 DemonAlcohol
My #26 is Kena: Bridge of Spirits
https://imgbox.com/n...
Amazing graphics, good exploration and combat. Great experience all around. Surprisingly difficult at the end, i'm impressed by people that actually beat this. Only thing I didn't like is that most of the puzzles or hidden items were either hat unlocks for the little guys or currency to buy hats. They are cosmetic and effect nothing. I felt like reward wasn't worth the effort. 8/10
#256 DemonAlcohol
My #26 is
Kena: Bridge of Spiritshttps://imgbox.com/n...
Amazing graphics, good exploration and combat. Great experience all around. Surprisingly difficult at the end, i'm impressed by people that actually beat this. Only thing I didn't like is that most of the puzzles or hidden items were either hat unlocks for the little guys or currency to buy hats. They are cosmetic and effect nothing. I felt like reward wasn't worth the effort. 8/10
28-May-23 10:04pm
#257 sailorneorune
#4 (I think) Katamari Damacy Reroll Nana nanana nana nana nanana Katamari Damacy~
It’s the weirdest evergreen game I’ve played. Looking forward to We
Katamari Reroll next week, even though it’s going to get steamrolled by Street Fighter 6 and Bandai Namco is going to blame the fans for their frankly idiotic release date decision. We’re buying them both though because OMG!Con.
1 toward Girl Power due to the aesthetic of Katamari.
#257 sailorneorune
#4 (I think) Katamari Damacy Reroll
Nana nanana nana nana nanana Katamari Damacy~It’s the weirdest evergreen game I’ve played. Looking forward to We
Katamari Reroll next week, even though it’s going to get steamrolled by Street Fighter 6 and Bandai Namco is going to blame the fans for their frankly idiotic release date decision. We’re buying them both though because OMG!Con.1 toward Girl Power due to the aesthetic of Katamari.
28-May-23 11:00pm
#258 Slickriven
9th of May, 33rd overall, 1st
Sunset Riders
Badge: earns me Heavy Machine Gun after My Friend Pedro
Tried this last year for Ren2k's RTT GotM and it was tough so I sort of gave up. Wanted to give it more time and it was still pretty brutal but I ended up getting it - thanks save states - <sigh> Seriously a few bosses and sections were bonkers challenging, like Chief WigWam and the final boss was no picnic either. The bonus stages were cool, but a touch difficult with a dpad, an 8-way joystick would've been better, guess this being an arcade port makes sense as a quarter munching challenge.
I'm focused a LOT less on my older systems this year, so this could be my only SNES title for the year, but we'll see.
#258 Slickriven
9th of May, 33rd overall, 1st
Sunset Riders
Badge: earns me Heavy Machine Gun after My Friend Pedro
Tried this last year for Ren2k's RTT GotM and it was tough so I sort of gave up. Wanted to give it more time and it was still pretty brutal but I ended up getting it - thanks save states - <sigh> Seriously a few bosses and sections were bonkers challenging, like Chief WigWam and the final boss was no picnic either. The bonus stages were cool, but a touch difficult with a dpad, an 8-way joystick would've been better, guess this being an arcade port makes sense as a quarter munching challenge.
I'm focused a LOT less on my older systems this year, so this could be my only SNES title for the year, but we'll see.
29-May-23 10:17am
#259 VedicBlade
#13 Mortal Shell (PC)
I enjoyed this game way more than I thought I would. I've never been able to get into the original Dark Souls games but I seem to like all the 'souls-like' games I've tried.
#259 VedicBlade
#13 Mortal Shell (PC)
I enjoyed this game way more than I thought I would. I've never been able to get into the original Dark Souls games but I seem to like all the 'souls-like' games I've tried.
29-May-23 10:32am
#260 SupremeSarna
Probably my least clear of the month, I just finished Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land .
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I’m vacationing in Wisconsin right now with a trip to the Dells planned this afternoon. The last time I went on a Dells vacation, I played this on the ride there, so I thought, “Why not?” It was fun revisiting this classic game. It’s debatable whether or not this remake is superior to the original Kirby’s Adventure (I personally think it is), but it’s got the same level design and care put into it, plus the new Meta Knightmare mode. Restore the Star Rod and bring back pleasant dreams on whichever version you prefer!
Fun fact: One of the developers worked harder to make the game technically worse. Due to time constraints, they had planned to merge redundant abilities together, like Burning with Fire and Freeze with Ice, thus giving Fire and Ice two moves each. But one programmer was so adamant about keeping the abilities faithful to the original that he pleaded with chief director Masahiro Sakurai to let him work though the weekend to keep both abilities separate. So he did, and now the abilities remain less versatile than modern players appreciate. At least the Freeze parka is nice.
#260 SupremeSarna
Probably my least clear of the month, I just finished Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
.[imgt w=640 h=853]https://i.imgur.io/i...[/imgt]
I’m vacationing in Wisconsin right now with a trip to the Dells planned this afternoon. The last time I went on a Dells vacation, I played this on the ride there, so I thought, “Why not?” It was fun revisiting this classic game. It’s debatable whether or not this remake is superior to the original Kirby’s Adventure (I personally think it is), but it’s got the same level design and care put into it, plus the new Meta Knightmare mode. Restore the Star Rod and bring back pleasant dreams on whichever version you prefer!
Fun fact: One of the developers worked harder to make the game technically worse. Due to time constraints, they had planned to merge redundant abilities together, like Burning with Fire and Freeze with Ice, thus giving Fire and Ice two moves each. But one programmer was so adamant about keeping the abilities faithful to the original that he pleaded with chief director Masahiro Sakurai to let him work though the weekend to keep both abilities separate. So he did, and now the abilities remain less versatile than modern players appreciate.
At least the Freeze parka is nice.Beat a Game 2023