11-Mar-19 8:11pm
#1

Frank

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Welcome to The GameTZ Game Club! This is my attempt at forming an easy to get into book club type thing, but with games! Anybody, and everybody, is welcome to join in on the fun!

Rules:

- Each month a random game will be chosen, by myself, for the club to play. Games can vary from the beginning of gaming onward to current-generation platforms. There are no limitations!

- You have from the 1st of every month to 11:59PM EST of the final day to complete the designated game. 100% completion isn't required. The point of the club is to provoke game discussion, as well as give GameTZ veterans and new users a place to mingle!]

- For every game completed, post a picture as proof of your completion Example. This is essential in order to receive your badge and entry to the monthly raffle.

- You will be awarded with a badge each month you complete the game. All badges will be proudly displayed next to your name in the original post. As long as you "roll credits" the game is considered beaten!

- Some months will feature prizes! Every user to complete the game of the month will be thrown into a drawing to win prizes! Users will be assigned a number and users will be randomly generated at some point the following month.

- Prizes will vary. Prizes will beon a donation basis by either me or another member. Sometimes physical, sometimes digital. If you would like to contribute, drop me a message.

- If you don't own the game, and you have access to it on another platform, you're welcome to play it that way. Just make sure that it's the same version, to qualify for the prize or badge.

- If you do not want to participate in the games, but would like to join in on the conversations, please do!

- If you would like to join, just post here, and I'll add you to the list of users. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or criticism, please don't hesitate to post them!

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Yoshi's Island
Initial Release Dates: 1995 | 2002
Platforms: SNES | GBA
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Badge Opportunities

image Platinum TZ - Just join the Game Club group and you'll be granted this complimentary first badge.

image Monthly - Complete the chosen monthly game to earn the badge.

image Previous Months - Complete any ONE badge of month’s past. (One additional per month)

image Gold TZ - Complete 20 or more games to receive the Gold TZ Badge.

image Contributor - Contribute a prize at least once to earn the contributor badge.

image Secret Santa - Participate in at least one GameTZ Secret Santa or High Roller Gift Exchange.

image Custom Badge There is no official way to receive one. So far only 3 have been granted

Members:

Past Months:

image March 2024: Tomb Raider Trilogy (Original)
image February 2024: Mario Vs Donkey Kong
image January 2024: Hi-Fi Rush

image December 2023: Spider-Man Miles Morales | Spider-Man 2
image October 2023: Resident Evil 4 | Resident Evil 4 (2023)
image September 2023: Dead Space Franchise
image July 2023: New Super Mario Bros. Franchise
image June 2023: Mirror's Edge Franchise
image May 2023: Just Shapes & Beats
image March 2023: Metroid Prime
image February 2023: Cuphead
image January 2023: High on Life

image December 2022: Super Mario World
image November 2022: Bioshock 2
image October 2022: Death Stranding
image September 2022: Stray
image August 2022: Chernoblite
image July 2022: TMNT Franchise
image May 2022: Gris
imageApril 2022: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
image March 2022: Subsurface Circular
image February 2022: Crysis Franchise
image January 2022 : Marvel's Spider-Man

image November 2021: Ori Franchise
image October 2021: Until Dawn
image September 2021: Guitar Hero Franchise
image August 2021: Metroid | Metroid Zero Mission
image July 2021: Tetris Effect
image June 2021: Horizon Zero Dawn
image May 2021: Ghost Squad
image April 2021: Bioshock
image March 2021: LittleBigPlanet Franchise
image February 2021: MediEvil
image January 2021: Super Mario Galaxy

image November 2020: Oddworld Abe's Odyssey
image October 2020: Resident Evil 7
image September 2020: Batman: Arkham City
image August 2020: Trover Saves The Universe
image July 2020: Super Mario Land
image June 2020: Untitled Goose Game
image May 2020: Tacoma
image April 2020: Last of Us
image March 2020: Shovel Knight
image February 2020: Portal 2

image December 2019: Outer Worlds
image November 2019: Yooka-Laylee
image October 2019: Resident Evil 2 (2019)
image September 2019: Doom
image August 2019: Steamworld Dig
image July 2019: Journey
image June 2019: Super Mario RPG
image May 2019: Borderlands
image April 2019: Adventure Island

Skipping Messages Here

30-Dec-23 2:55pm
#41

PizzaTheHutt

What do we got lined up for January?

30-Dec-23 4:20pm
#42

Frank

I won't be revealing it until Monday, but if you wanna play a speed run of 20 questions I'll give a hint.

It was released in 2023

30-Dec-23 4:52pm
#43

theJaw

Hey I beat Spider-man 2 in December too! I finally did a game of the month without even realizing lol

30-Dec-23 5:04pm
#44

Feeb

theJaw wrote:
Hey I beat Spider-man 2 in December too! I finally did a game of the month without even realizing lol
That was fast. I’m still working on it.

30-Dec-23 5:18pm
#45

theJaw

Feeb wrote:
That was fast. I’m still working on it.
Yah I was loving the story so I didn't do a ton of the side stuff the same way I did in the other two Spider-man games. Barely upgraded the gadgets or health/strength/etc. I think my health and strength were only like halfway complete when I finished the game, but that kept it interesting as far as difficulty goes.

I'll keep playing the side stuff so I'm all powered up for the inevitable DLC.

30-Dec-23 9:45pm
#46

Renaissance2K

Frank wrote:
I won't be revealing it until Monday, but if you wanna play a speed run of 20 questions I'll give a hint. It was released in 2023
1. Was it nominated for anything at The Game Awards this year?

30-Dec-23 10:15pm
#47

Bleed_DukeBlue

2. Is it an indie game?

30-Dec-23 10:28pm
#48

PizzaTheHutt

3. Is it exclusive to one particular console?

31-Dec-23 5:02pm
#49

Frank

1. Was it nominated for anything at The Game Awards this year?
1. Yes

2. Is it an indie game?
2. No

3. Is it exclusive to one particular console?
3. Yes

1-Jan-24 12:51pm
#50

Frank

Happy New Year!

We're going to start out the new year with Hi-Fi Rush. I'll update the OP and create badges for last month and this month as soon as I can. January is a busy month for me.

1-Jan-24 1:30pm
#51

Slickriven

Doh. I beat that last year on GP and certainly liked it, but not enough to replay.

14-Jan-24 5:39pm
#52

Frank

I finally have the OP updated with badges for December and January. If anyone is missing a badge please let me know.

Next month's game was chosen, so 20 questions can start whenever.

18-Jan-24 2:40pm
#53

Frank

Also totally slipped my mind, but @PizzaTheHutt is offering up a $15 Xbox Gift Card to be raffled off to a randomly chosen member who completes Hi-Fi Rush this month.

19-Jan-24 1:50am
#54

SwiftJAB

Had an hour to spare tonight so I decided to start it up. I got through the first boss. The art style is amazing. The game feels so fluid. I've never been great at rhythm based games, but I'm doing alright. I probably get more Good than Perfect combos. The music is pretty good as well. Good choice.

20-Jan-24 11:23am
#55

Frank

I started this myself yesterday. While. I'm not doing the best, I'm averaging B to C ranks. I think keeping rhythm is what's helping me. I'm also getting S rank clear times on most waves.

I'm definitely enjoying it more than I thought I would. Gameplay-wise it's strangely giving me Ratchet & Clank vibes. Something I was not expecting.

26-Jan-24 2:31am
#56

SwiftJAB

I really hope parrying gets easier. I feel like I'm just mashing buttons hoping that it works out. Just finished the level that introduced the mechanic of it. Still enjoying the game but getting a bit overwhelmed with all the upgrades you can buy.

26-Jan-24 12:45pm
#57

Frank

SwiftJAB wrote:
I really hope parrying gets easier. I feel like I'm just mashing buttons hoping that it works out. Just finished the level that introduced the mechanic of it. Still enjoying the game but getting a bit overwhelmed with all the upgrades you can buy. From what I understand from what I played, the upgrades are optional replacement moves that you can swap in / out. So if you end up with a move you don't like you can re-equip your old one.

26-Jan-24 5:12pm
#58

SwiftJAB

Frank wrote:
From what I understand from what I played, the upgrades are optional replacement moves that you can swap in / out. So if you end up with a move you don't like you can re-equip your old one.
The first types of upgrades, yes. Just play a little more :)

28-Jan-24 3:32am
#59

SwiftJAB

Trying to get this finished by the end of the month. I'll probably have to sacrifice some sleep to do it. I'm about half way through the game. Still enjoying it. There are some QTE style moments that are a bit frustrating. I'm mostly playing remotely on my phone, which is not ideal when I'm trying to land precision button pressse6s.

28-Jan-24 3:01pm
#60

Slickriven

SwiftJAB wrote:
Trying to get this finished by the end of the month. I'll probably have to sacrifice some sleep to do it. I'm about half way through the game. Still enjoying it. There are some QTE style moments that are a bit frustrating. I'm mostly playing remotely on my phone, which is not ideal when I'm trying to land precision button pressse6s.
FYI, the final fight was a PITA for me. Based on your (and/or other's) comments about not nailing the QTE stuff or not being solid in fights - I was pretty similar and the final boss took me a bunch of tries. I almost wanted to give up, but being so close to the end kept me trying it. I would surely suggest not playing remotely on your phone for that fight.

28-Jan-24 4:50pm
#61

SwiftJAB

Slickriven wrote:
I would surely suggest not playing remotely on your phone for that fight.Thanks for the tip.

The Official GameTZ Game Club May 2024 - Yoshi's Island