Last Game You Didn't Beat?
5-Jun-23 9:38am
#1 benstylus
Tried out the Piko Collection 3 on Evercade. It has some gems on it (was surprised how much I like Radical Bikers).
It also has Sword of Sodan (Genesis version). It has got to be amongst the all time worst games released on the system.
It has big sprites and that's the only positive. China Warrior on the TG16 compares favorably to this game.
I put it on easy mode and gave myself the max number of lives (7). Lost 5 of them due to overwhelming enemies, low damage and poor hit detection.
The final two were from falling into invisible pits that you just have to memorize the exact location of where to jump and hope the enemies (who can walk across them just fine) don't push you in!
Never has the Sega Rally "GAME OVER, YEAH!" felt more appropriate.
#1 benstylus
Tried out the Piko Collection 3 on Evercade. It has some gems on it (was surprised how much I like Radical Bikers).
It also has Sword of Sodan (Genesis version). It has got to be amongst the all time worst games released on the system.
It has big sprites and that's the only positive. China Warrior on the TG16 compares favorably to this game.
I put it on easy mode and gave myself the max number of lives (7). Lost 5 of them due to overwhelming enemies, low damage and poor hit detection.
The final two were from falling into invisible pits that you just have to memorize the exact location of where to jump and hope the enemies (who can walk across them just fine) don't push you in!
Never has the Sega Rally "GAME OVER, YEAH!" felt more appropriate.
8-Sep-23 2:44pm
#41 nonamesleft
Sadly, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, for now anyway. I was a couple of hours in, but started feeling overwhelmed. Almost like the game was too big. Almost felt like I was forcing myself to want to enjoy it. Video games shouldn't feel like that. You're supposed to feel unforced fun.
And I very much enjoyed Breath of the Wild, so I was disappointed that I wasn't feeling this one. But I hope to return to it.
#41 nonamesleft
Sadly, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, for now anyway. I was a couple of hours in, but started feeling overwhelmed. Almost like the game was too big. Almost felt like I was forcing myself to want to enjoy it. Video games shouldn't feel like that. You're supposed to feel unforced fun.
And I very much enjoyed Breath of the Wild, so I was disappointed that I wasn't feeling this one. But I hope to return to it.
17-Sep-23 9:42pm
#42 PizzaTheHutt
Air Conflicts - Secret Wars on PS3. Two missions I've had to restart because of the kinda poopy checkpoint system in the game. For example, in one of the missions I reached a checkpoint with just a sliver of health left, so when I'd die and respawn at the checkpoint I'd still only have a sliver of health left, so any time that kind of situation happened I was better off just restarting the level completely (not that big of a deal since most levels barely last 10 minutes anyway, but in a game like this that is pretty repetitive I don't want to replay stuff doing the same thing again and again more than I already have to). The other level had an objective towards the end that required me to fly a certain distance to reach a marker on the map and I had to do it before the 2 minute timer expired, and despite giving it about a dozen attempts I just couldn't get there fast enough no matter what I did. Maybe if I restarted the level and chose a faster plane I could do it, but I think I'm okay with just moving on from the game. I didn't dislike the game and I'm more than halfway through the campaign, so I kinda don't want to just give up on it, but I recently started Devil May Cry V and I'm enjoying it a lot more, so I want to focus more on that anyway. I think there are a couple of games in the Air Conflicts series in the PS+ Premium classic game catalog, so maybe I will try one of those instead.
#42 PizzaTheHutt
Air Conflicts - Secret Wars on PS3. Two missions I've had to restart because of the kinda poopy checkpoint system in the game. For example, in one of the missions I reached a checkpoint with just a sliver of health left, so when I'd die and respawn at the checkpoint I'd still only have a sliver of health left, so any time that kind of situation happened I was better off just restarting the level completely (not that big of a deal since most levels barely last 10 minutes anyway, but in a game like this that is pretty repetitive I don't want to replay stuff doing the same thing again and again more than I already have to). The other level had an objective towards the end that required me to fly a certain distance to reach a marker on the map and I had to do it before the 2 minute timer expired, and despite giving it about a dozen attempts I just couldn't get there fast enough no matter what I did. Maybe if I restarted the level and chose a faster plane I could do it, but I think I'm okay with just moving on from the game. I didn't dislike the game and I'm more than halfway through the campaign, so I kinda don't want to just give up on it, but I recently started Devil May Cry V and I'm enjoying it a lot more, so I want to focus more on that anyway. I think there are a couple of games in the Air Conflicts series in the PS+ Premium classic game catalog, so maybe I will try one of those instead.
2-Oct-23 11:46am
#43 benstylus
Been playing some of the G.G series games for the DS courtesy of the G.G Series Collection + cartridge.
Originally a bunch of $2 DSi download games, this release compiles 30 of them (I think that's all of them) into one, with a few being available at the start, and a points and achievement system to buy more of them.
My two favorites so far are Ninja Karakuri Den (a single screen platform action game where the goal is to destroy all the gears and get to the exit, with a boss stage every few levels) and Wonderland (an Alice in wonderland themed vertical shooter that very heavily leans into Touhou style). Haven't beaten either of them yet but am moving on to try some more of the other games.
#43 benstylus
Been playing some of the G.G series games for the DS courtesy of the G.G Series Collection + cartridge.
Originally a bunch of $2 DSi download games, this release compiles 30 of them (I think that's all of them) into one, with a few being available at the start, and a points and achievement system to buy more of them.
My two favorites so far are Ninja Karakuri Den (a single screen platform action game where the goal is to destroy all the gears and get to the exit, with a boss stage every few levels) and Wonderland (an Alice in wonderland themed vertical shooter that very heavily leans into Touhou style). Haven't beaten either of them yet but am moving on to try some more of the other games.
2-Oct-23 2:27pm
#44 Renaissance2K
For the past few years, I've been pretty good about finishing games that I start. There are a few exceptions.
I bought Astral Chain when someone joked that it was going to be a Retro Talkshop Thread Game of the Month. I thought it was a really cool game and loved its flashy, over-the-top presentation, but I never got the hang of the control scheme, which requires a lot of asymmetric analog stick gymnastics. I would like to revisit it at some point when it can be a primary focus, but it's not on my radar right now.
SaGa Frontier is likely to end up here as well. It's a big nostalgia bomb for me, as it was something I watched my friend play after we finished Final Fantasy VII and needed another JRPG fix, but years later, it's absolutely impenetrable to me. I have a party full of random characters, none of which seem to be particularly helpful unless I burn through all their resources. I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong, but until I figure out what, I'll probably set this one aside.
#44 Renaissance2K
For the past few years, I've been pretty good about finishing games that I start. There are a few exceptions.
I bought Astral Chain when someone joked that it was going to be a Retro Talkshop Thread Game of the Month. I thought it was a really cool game and loved its flashy, over-the-top presentation, but I never got the hang of the control scheme, which requires a lot of asymmetric analog stick gymnastics. I would like to revisit it at some point when it can be a primary focus, but it's not on my radar right now.
SaGa Frontier is likely to end up here as well. It's a big nostalgia bomb for me, as it was something I watched my friend play after we finished Final Fantasy VII and needed another JRPG fix, but years later, it's absolutely impenetrable to me. I have a party full of random characters, none of which seem to be particularly helpful unless I burn through all their resources. I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong, but until I figure out what, I'll probably set this one aside.
2-Oct-23 2:36pm
#45 Orlandu
"I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong" should be part of the cover art of the SaGa series.
#45 Orlandu
"I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong" should be part of the cover art of the SaGa series.
2-Oct-23 2:41pm
#46 benstylus
Orlandu wrote:
"I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong" should be part of the cover art of the SaGa series.
Except Unlimited Saga, which should have "We did something fundamentally wrong, no probably about it" on the cover.
#46 benstylus
Orlandu wrote:
"I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong" should be part of the cover art of the SaGa series.
Except Unlimited Saga, which should have "We did something fundamentally wrong, no probably about it" on the cover.
2-Oct-23 3:54pm
#47 Renaissance2K
Orlandu wrote:
"I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong" should be part of the cover art of the SaGa series.
LOLing very, very hard at this right now
I hear that the Remastered release fixes a few of these unintuitive mechanics, but none of the explanations I've heard have convinced me that it'd make much difference.
#47 Renaissance2K
Orlandu wrote:
"I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong" should be part of the cover art of the SaGa series.
LOLing very, very hard at this right now
I hear that the Remastered release fixes a few of these unintuitive mechanics, but none of the explanations I've heard have convinced me that it'd make much difference.
2-Oct-23 5:59pm
#48 BloodPuppetX
Renaissance2K wrote:
For the past few years, I've been pretty good about finishing games that I start. There are a few exceptions. I bought Astral Chain when someone joked that it was going to be a Retro Talkshop Thread Game of the Month. I thought it was a really cool game and loved its flashy, over-the-top presentation, but I never got the hang of the control scheme, which requires a lot of asymmetric analog stick gymnastics. I would like to revisit it at some point when it can be a primary focus, but it's not on my radar right now. SaGa Frontier is likely to end up here as well. It's a big nostalgia bomb for me, as it was something I watched my friend play after we finished Final Fantasy VII and needed another JRPG fix, but years later, it's absolutely impenetrable to me. I have a party full of random characters, none of which seem to be particularly helpful unless I burn through all their resources. I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong, but until I figure out what, I'll probably set this one aside.
That was me who nominated Astral Chain for RTT GotM. It actually won (same month it released) but Lunar changed it to something else since nobody was playing it. I ended up beating it later and it was pretty cool.
And I'm in the same boat with Saga Frontier. I bought the remastered version but was getting constantly defeated by the same boring boss. (Finished the sequel on PS1 a long time ago.) I'll probably just try another character next time I play.
#48 BloodPuppetX
Renaissance2K wrote:
For the past few years, I've been pretty good about finishing games that I start. There are a few exceptions. I bought Astral Chain when someone joked that it was going to be a Retro Talkshop Thread Game of the Month. I thought it was a really cool game and loved its flashy, over-the-top presentation, but I never got the hang of the control scheme, which requires a lot of asymmetric analog stick gymnastics. I would like to revisit it at some point when it can be a primary focus, but it's not on my radar right now. SaGa Frontier is likely to end up here as well. It's a big nostalgia bomb for me, as it was something I watched my friend play after we finished Final Fantasy VII and needed another JRPG fix, but years later, it's absolutely impenetrable to me. I have a party full of random characters, none of which seem to be particularly helpful unless I burn through all their resources. I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong, but until I figure out what, I'll probably set this one aside.
That was me who nominated Astral Chain for RTT GotM. It actually won (same month it released) but Lunar changed it to something else since nobody was playing it. I ended up beating it later and it was pretty cool.
And I'm in the same boat with Saga Frontier. I bought the remastered version but was getting constantly defeated by the same boring boss. (Finished the sequel on PS1 a long time ago.) I'll probably just try another character next time I play.
2-Oct-23 6:14pm
#49 Bleed_DukeBlue
I forgot about Astral Chain. I probably put about 12 hours into it before dropping it. The premise was cool, but I didn't like the gameplay at all. It felt like a chore.
Renaissance2K wrote:
For the past few years, I've been pretty good about finishing games that I start. There are a few exceptions. I bought Astral Chain when someone joked that it was going to be a Retro Talkshop Thread Game of the Month. I thought it was a really cool game and loved its flashy, over-the-top presentation, but I never got the hang of the control scheme, which requires a lot of asymmetric analog stick gymnastics. I would like to revisit it at some point when it can be a primary focus, but it's not on my radar right now. SaGa Frontier is likely to end up here as well. It's a big nostalgia bomb for me, as it was something I watched my friend play after we finished Final Fantasy VII and needed another JRPG fix, but years later, it's absolutely impenetrable to me. I have a party full of random characters, none of which seem to be particularly helpful unless I burn through all their resources. I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong, but until I figure out what, I'll probably set this one aside.
#49 Bleed_DukeBlue
I forgot about Astral Chain. I probably put about 12 hours into it before dropping it. The premise was cool, but I didn't like the gameplay at all. It felt like a chore.
Renaissance2K wrote:
For the past few years, I've been pretty good about finishing games that I start. There are a few exceptions. I bought Astral Chain when someone joked that it was going to be a Retro Talkshop Thread Game of the Month. I thought it was a really cool game and loved its flashy, over-the-top presentation, but I never got the hang of the control scheme, which requires a lot of asymmetric analog stick gymnastics. I would like to revisit it at some point when it can be a primary focus, but it's not on my radar right now. SaGa Frontier is likely to end up here as well. It's a big nostalgia bomb for me, as it was something I watched my friend play after we finished Final Fantasy VII and needed another JRPG fix, but years later, it's absolutely impenetrable to me. I have a party full of random characters, none of which seem to be particularly helpful unless I burn through all their resources. I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong, but until I figure out what, I'll probably set this one aside.
2-Oct-23 9:14pm
#50 Orlandu
@Renaissance2K The only SaGa game I finished was Romancing SaGa 3 back on Super Famicom. I played it in Japanese (a language I very much do not understand) with a guide. I'm not sure it would have been any easier in English. I beat the entire game without ever figuring out how to cast magic. I think you had to put your party in specific positions for it to work. In spite of all that I really enjoyed it. Nothing is more satisfying than seeing that little light bulb appear over one of your character's heads.
#50 Orlandu
@Renaissance2K The only SaGa game I finished was Romancing SaGa 3 back on Super Famicom. I played it in Japanese (a language I very much do not understand) with a guide. I'm not sure it would have been any easier in English. I beat the entire game without ever figuring out how to cast magic. I think you had to put your party in specific positions for it to work. In spite of all that I really enjoyed it. Nothing is more satisfying than seeing that little light bulb appear over one of your character's heads.
2-Oct-23 11:16pm
#51 BloodPuppetX
I've played most of the SaGa games but only finished Frontier 2 and Final Fantasy Legend 1. I have most of them downloaded to Switch so just have to get back to them eventually.
#51 BloodPuppetX
I've played most of the SaGa games but only finished Frontier 2 and Final Fantasy Legend 1. I have most of them downloaded to Switch so just have to get back to them eventually.
2-Oct-23 11:32pm
#52 Scott
Orlandu wrote:
"I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong" should be part of the cover art of the SaGa series.
#52 Scott
Orlandu wrote:
"I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong" should be part of the cover art of the SaGa series.
5-Oct-23 8:15am
#53 ErickRPG
I got a little frustrated with metroid prime remastered because I found out you NEED the artifacts to beat the game, and I was already a little tired of the mindless wandering. But I took a break for a couple of months and I just beat it. Proud of myself. Lol.
But I can add a couple non completes
Monkey Island 2 special edition
and because of that, sold
Return to Monkey Island.
#53 ErickRPG
I got a little frustrated with metroid prime remastered because I found out you NEED the artifacts to beat the game, and I was already a little tired of the mindless wandering. But I took a break for a couple of months and I just beat it. Proud of myself. Lol.
But I can add a couple non completes
Monkey Island 2 special edition
and because of that, sold
Return to Monkey Island.5-Oct-23 12:06pm
#54 ued222
Gave up on Sonic Frontiers Final Horizon. Amy and Knuckles are okay. The start up animation for the glide and the amount of surfaces you can climb is a bit questionable to me but I made it a rule of thumb that red is climbable. Amy on the other hand can get high into the air with her triple jump and float. I question the lack of hammer and inclusion of tarot cards. Tails on the other hand was terrible. Flying wasn't to difficult but combat with him is. He has no homing attack and melee options and goes strictly ranged. It would be fine if it was better but at that point I gave up on it. It wasn't fun climbing and I heard the towers are even worse. Playing the base game was okay but Tails sadly ruined things for me.
#54 ued222
Gave up on Sonic Frontiers Final Horizon. Amy and Knuckles are okay. The start up animation for the glide and the amount of surfaces you can climb is a bit questionable to me but I made it a rule of thumb that red is climbable. Amy on the other hand can get high into the air with her triple jump and float. I question the lack of hammer and inclusion of tarot cards. Tails on the other hand was terrible. Flying wasn't to difficult but combat with him is. He has no homing attack and melee options and goes strictly ranged. It would be fine if it was better but at that point I gave up on it. It wasn't fun climbing and I heard the towers are even worse. Playing the base game was okay but Tails sadly ruined things for me.
6-Oct-23 12:58am
#55 justin_credible
Every Bethesda game ever made except Evil Within 1 & 2 which were only published by them. I lose interest in them.
#55 justin_credible
Every Bethesda game ever made except Evil Within 1 & 2 which were only published by them. I lose interest in them.
6-Oct-23 12:54pm
#56 BucketofJustice
Tales of Arise for me. Started and liked it, but I always feel like I could be playing something better when I’m playing it.
#56 BucketofJustice
Tales of Arise for me. Started and liked it, but I always feel like I could be playing something better when I’m playing it.
6-Oct-23 2:05pm
#57 PizzaTheHutt
Chex Quest HD.
It's such a short game, and despite the levels not being very long I don't like having to start over if I die because there's no checkpoints. The main reason I don't like starting over is because of how sluggish everything in that game moves. I really hope the next console can run Unreal Engine 5 better than the current Switch can run Unreal Engine 4 because if I know ahead of time that a game runs on that engine I almost always skip buying it on Switch because I know it'll run like ass (and even with how the game runs on Switch, they still charge $5 for this in the eShop while it is completely free on Steam). Also since I've never played the original Chex Quest and have no nostalgia for it, I don't really care about not finishing this.
#57 PizzaTheHutt
Chex Quest HD.
It's such a short game, and despite the levels not being very long I don't like having to start over if I die because there's no checkpoints. The main reason I don't like starting over is because of how sluggish everything in that game moves. I really hope the next console can run Unreal Engine 5 better than the current Switch can run Unreal Engine 4 because if I know ahead of time that a game runs on that engine I almost always skip buying it on Switch because I know it'll run like ass (and even with how the game runs on Switch, they still charge $5 for this in the eShop while it is completely free on Steam). Also since I've never played the original Chex Quest and have no nostalgia for it, I don't really care about not finishing this.
13-Oct-23 12:04pm
#59 nonamesleft
I want to unofficially say Omori. I put a nice amount of hours into it, but simply didn't continue. The game is fun enough, has humor, some nice music, and a story. Looks nice too. But I just haven't been gaming much lately.
Why unofficially saying Omori? Because I do want to finish the game sometime. Officially putting it here would be like throwing in the towel. Unofficially still leaves room to continue.
#59 nonamesleft
I want to unofficially say Omori. I put a nice amount of hours into it, but simply didn't continue. The game is fun enough, has humor, some nice music, and a story. Looks nice too. But I just haven't been gaming much lately.
Why unofficially saying Omori? Because I do want to finish the game sometime. Officially putting it here would be like throwing in the towel. Unofficially still leaves room to continue.
13-Oct-23 3:34pm
#60 SupremeSarna
I haven't come back to Yumi's Odd Oddyssey. One stage was super difficult, others are unlocked by finding secret exits that are barely documented online. Though I did get the credits a few times by clearing certain routes, so you could argue that I did beat it...?
#60 SupremeSarna
I haven't come back to Yumi's Odd Oddyssey. One stage was super difficult, others are unlocked by finding secret exits that are barely documented online. Though I did get the credits a few times by clearing certain routes, so you could argue that I did beat it...?
16-Oct-23 6:14pm
#61 PizzaTheHutt
I just wasted 17 minutes of my life playing what might rank pretty up there on the list of the worst games I've ever played, and that's saying something coming from someone who has bought plenty of eShop trash on purpose (I've tried to cut down on that these days, but I've owned this game for a few years now). I will never finish it, in fact I've already uninstalled it just before I started typing this post.
It was Ultra Off-Road Simulator 2019: Alaska on
The physics are awkward (my jeep would get stuck in a ditch and there's nothing I could do to get out), the frame-rate drops pretty hard at times and overall it is pretty easy to see why this game sits at a 25 on the critics of Meta. I might have even more complaints had I actually put more time into it. Also I didn't realize it at the time, but in the eShop it appears they are using screenshots of the PC version because in the Switch version the top left of the screen tells you to press the left analog stick for more vehicle options, but in the eShop screenshots it looks like it's telling you to push the T key.
#61 PizzaTheHutt
I just wasted 17 minutes of my life playing what might rank pretty up there on the list of the worst games I've ever played, and that's saying something coming from someone who has bought plenty of eShop trash on purpose (I've tried to cut down on that these days, but I've owned this game for a few years now). I will never finish it, in fact I've already uninstalled it just before I started typing this post.
It was Ultra Off-Road Simulator 2019: Alaska on
The physics are awkward (my jeep would get stuck in a ditch and there's nothing I could do to get out), the frame-rate drops pretty hard at times and overall it is pretty easy to see why this game sits at a 25 on the critics of Meta. I might have even more complaints had I actually put more time into it. Also I didn't realize it at the time, but in the eShop it appears they are using screenshots of the PC version because in the Switch version the top left of the screen tells you to press the left analog stick for more vehicle options, but in the eShop screenshots it looks like it's telling you to push the T key.
Last Game You Didn't Beat?