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.
5-Jun-23 10:13am
#2 BloodPuppetX
Trinity Trigger. Got to the final boss and lost a few times, so I just watched the ending on YT. Not the most exciting game and just didn't want to play anymore.
#2 BloodPuppetX
Trinity Trigger. Got to the final boss and lost a few times, so I just watched the ending on YT. Not the most exciting game and just didn't want to play anymore.
5-Jun-23 5:37pm
#3 PizzaTheHutt
Ethan: Meteor Hunter on PS3. Late last night I reached a point where a puzzle stumped me and I only ever intended to play until I reached that point. It's just not high on my priority list to keep playing this when I have so many other games to play.
#3 PizzaTheHutt
Ethan: Meteor Hunter on PS3. Late last night I reached a point where a puzzle stumped me and I only ever intended to play until I reached that point. It's just not high on my priority list to keep playing this when I have so many other games to play.
6-Jun-23 1:19am
#4 Slickriven
Serious Sam 4 - abandoning it after only the first 2.5 levels, granted I played the first 2 over a year ago and went back to this thanks to seeing it set to leave GP soon. It's just too repetitive and frustrating. Only have the default pistol, 2 shot guns and an assault rifle... but the double barrel was hard to accurately select via the weapon wheel with a controller and I had virtually zero ammo for the rifle. Reverse circle strafing got old, fast. It's not worth pushing hard to complete the remaining 80+% in just a few days when I'm not enjoying it.
#4 Slickriven
Serious Sam 4 - abandoning it after only the first 2.5 levels, granted I played the first 2 over a year ago and went back to this thanks to seeing it set to leave GP soon. It's just too repetitive and frustrating. Only have the default pistol, 2 shot guns and an assault rifle... but the double barrel was hard to accurately select via the weapon wheel with a controller and I had virtually zero ammo for the rifle. Reverse circle strafing got old, fast. It's not worth pushing hard to complete the remaining 80+% in just a few days when I'm not enjoying it.
6-Jun-23 10:16am
#5 Orlandu
Crosscode. Didn't expect it to be so aim-heavy and riddled with fetch quests. Just not fun to play.
Sokobos. Puzzles didn't seem very well designed. Tried to remap the buttons on my controller, and now it is permanently messed up with no way to reset.
#5 Orlandu
Crosscode. Didn't expect it to be so aim-heavy and riddled with fetch quests. Just not fun to play.
Sokobos. Puzzles didn't seem very well designed. Tried to remap the buttons on my controller, and now it is permanently messed up with no way to reset.
6-Jun-23 10:21am
#6 bill
Chicory: A Colorful Tale - No clue what I was suppose to do and didn't find it appealing enough to look it up.
The Messenger - *shame* Everyone says it's great, but it's just not my cup of tea.
#6 bill
Chicory: A Colorful Tale - No clue what I was suppose to do and didn't find it appealing enough to look it up.
The Messenger - *shame* Everyone says it's great, but it's just not my cup of tea.
6-Jun-23 10:24am
#7 Slickriven
I beat The Messenger twice @bill and really enjoy it, but some of the platforming is crazy difficult until you get the timing down. The shop keeper was enjoyable and the music. Shame you didn't like it.
#7 Slickriven
I beat The Messenger twice @bill and really enjoy it, but some of the platforming is crazy difficult until you get the timing down. The shop keeper was enjoyable and the music. Shame you didn't like it.
6-Jun-23 11:29am
#8 DCGX
Deathloop
Another game everyone seems to love that I couldn't stand. It didn't help that the game kept glitching and I'd lose progress. The enemy AI is either really stupid or the best long range shots ever. The environments are cool, but not enough to go back over and over in, because they feel empty. I don't like the menus. In fact, the whole interface and mission section feels convoluted to me. I also didn't like any of the characters.
I don't drop games very often, and I tried multiple times with 'Deathloop,' but I just couldn't.
#8 DCGX
Deathloop
Another game everyone seems to love that I couldn't stand. It didn't help that the game kept glitching and I'd lose progress. The enemy AI is either really stupid or the best long range shots ever. The environments are cool, but not enough to go back over and over in, because they feel empty. I don't like the menus. In fact, the whole interface and mission section feels convoluted to me. I also didn't like any of the characters.
I don't drop games very often, and I tried multiple times with 'Deathloop,' but I just couldn't.
6-Jun-23 11:36am
#9 bill
I beat Deathloop and mostly enjoyed it. But, I agree with many of your criticisms too.
I had loved Dishonored and Prey (especially Mooncrash), but Deathloop just felt off to me.
#9 bill
I beat Deathloop and mostly enjoyed it. But, I agree with many of your criticisms too.
I had loved Dishonored and Prey (especially Mooncrash), but Deathloop just felt off to me.
6-Jun-23 12:53pm
#10 Slickriven
I started Prey and Deathloop but have taken long pauses from both. Want to go back to them, Prey moreso, but haven't been compelled to. Them being Bethesda games on GP adds to that delay but DL also didn't capture my interest like Dishonored did.
#10 Slickriven
I started Prey and Deathloop but have taken long pauses from both. Want to go back to them, Prey moreso, but haven't been compelled to. Them being Bethesda games on GP adds to that delay but DL also didn't capture my interest like Dishonored did.
6-Jun-23 1:52pm
#11 nonamesleft
Immortals Fenyx Rising. I started it. Wanted to like it. Although it wasn't bad, it just wasn't doing it for me. I think it was a matter of timing though, and not the game itself. I had started it not too long after having beaten Zelda Breath of the Wild. So not too long before I had had my fill of large open world exploration.
#11 nonamesleft
Immortals Fenyx Rising. I started it. Wanted to like it. Although it wasn't bad, it just wasn't doing it for me. I think it was a matter of timing though, and not the game itself. I had started it not too long after having beaten Zelda Breath of the Wild. So not too long before I had had my fill of large open world exploration.
6-Jun-23 7:14pm
#13 benstylus
bill wrote:
I'm thinking about trying Immortals Fenyx Rising soon...
Do it. It's cheap and it's good. And your weapons don't break like in that Nintendo game
#13 benstylus
bill wrote:
I'm thinking about trying Immortals Fenyx Rising soon...
Do it. It's cheap and it's good. And your weapons don't break like in that Nintendo game
7-Jun-23 2:04pm
#14 Scott
I've racked up several over the last ~3 years, but I've beaten a ton more, so that's ok. All of these are technically still on my "playing" list, and could get picked back up at some point if I'm in the right mood.
Crystalis - Just couldn't get into this one. I'm sure it was great back when it came out, but it doesn't hold up now.
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - I was really into this game, but around 10 hours in I just suddenly hit a weird wall where I really wasn't enjoying the game all that much anymore. The combat had gotten very repetitive and stale, and the best I could tell, it was pretty much going to be like that for the rest of the game.
Shantae - Got to a section where you have to transform into a monkey (I think it was a monkey?) and the controls just were not working for me. Switched to another game and never ended up going back. I'll probably go back to it some time soon, I've been wanting to play through the Shantae games for a while now.
Hollow Knight - First time I tried it, I just wasn't feeling it. The second time, I was loving it, but then I saw it's a 40+ hour game and I just was not in the mood for a long game at that time, and definitely not a long game that is also a Metroidvania! I'll beat this game some day for sure.
Horizon: Zero Dawn - I liked the more realistic graphics, but I just didn't care for the combat and exploration (especially compared to BotW). I wish we could get a Zelda game that looked like this.
Banjo-Tooie - Never played this one growing up, even though I played Banjo Kazooie multiple times. Replayed BK a couple years ago and loved it, it held up so well. Tried to jump into BT right after but just was not enjoying it. They changed up way too much, IMO.
Pokemon Y - The only reason I stopped is because Pokemon Scarlet came out, and I wanted to start that one at the same time as my kids. I'll return to it eventually.
#14 Scott
I've racked up several over the last ~3 years, but I've beaten a ton more, so that's ok. All of these are technically still on my "playing" list, and could get picked back up at some point if I'm in the right mood.
Crystalis - Just couldn't get into this one. I'm sure it was great back when it came out, but it doesn't hold up now.
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - I was really into this game, but around 10 hours in I just suddenly hit a weird wall where I really wasn't enjoying the game all that much anymore. The combat had gotten very repetitive and stale, and the best I could tell, it was pretty much going to be like that for the rest of the game.
Shantae - Got to a section where you have to transform into a monkey (I think it was a monkey?) and the controls just were not working for me. Switched to another game and never ended up going back. I'll probably go back to it some time soon, I've been wanting to play through the Shantae games for a while now.
Hollow Knight - First time I tried it, I just wasn't feeling it. The second time, I was loving it, but then I saw it's a 40+ hour game and I just was not in the mood for a long game at that time, and definitely not a long game that is also a Metroidvania! I'll beat this game some day for sure.
Horizon: Zero Dawn - I liked the more realistic graphics, but I just didn't care for the combat and exploration (especially compared to BotW). I wish we could get a Zelda game that looked like this.
Banjo-Tooie - Never played this one growing up, even though I played Banjo Kazooie multiple times. Replayed BK a couple years ago and loved it, it held up so well. Tried to jump into BT right after but just was not enjoying it. They changed up way too much, IMO.
Pokemon Y - The only reason I stopped is because Pokemon Scarlet came out, and I wanted to start that one at the same time as my kids. I'll return to it eventually.
7-Jun-23 5:06pm
#15 PizzaTheHutt
I started a game last night that I plan to continue playing more of tonight, but can already tell I likely won't finish it. It is Onee Chanbara Origin and it just feels way too repetitive in the hour I've played of it so far.
#15 PizzaTheHutt
I started a game last night that I plan to continue playing more of tonight, but can already tell I likely won't finish it. It is Onee Chanbara Origin and it just feels way too repetitive in the hour I've played of it so far.
12-Jun-23 3:53am
#16 ErickRPG
kirby return to dreamland deluxe
grimgrimoire oncemore
dokapon kingdom
Fairy Fencer F
selling them all on mercari to pay for Crisis Core and Advanced Wars
#16 ErickRPG
kirby return to dreamland deluxe
grimgrimoire oncemore
dokapon kingdom
Fairy Fencer F
selling them all on mercari to pay for Crisis Core and Advanced Wars
21-Jun-23 9:46am
#17 benstylus
Typing of the Dead (2000, PC version).
Popped in my old disc into a Windows 8 machine, ripped the ISO and copied it to a Win10 machine without an optical disc drive. It runs without any issues.
Except that you are playing on a laptop keyboard instead of a real one. So I didn't win. Made it to the last boss though.
#17 benstylus
Typing of the Dead (2000, PC version).
Popped in my old disc into a Windows 8 machine, ripped the ISO and copied it to a Win10 machine without an optical disc drive. It runs without any issues.
Except that you are playing on a laptop keyboard instead of a real one. So I didn't win. Made it to the last boss though.
21-Jun-23 1:09pm
#18 PizzaTheHutt
Monster Truck Championship
Final Exam
To be fair I downloaded them from the PS+ Premium selection and going into them I knew if they didn't hook me within the first 30-45 minutes or so I was just going to delete them. Monster Truck Championship I just could not get a hang of the controls. I was hoping for it to be more arcade-style, but the game's description said it was a simulation. And Final Exam, it's just another beat-em-up game and I tend to get extremely bored of those types of games, especially when I'm playing them solo.
A game that I haven't given up on yet, but am very close to...Death Stranding. What even is this game?
#18 PizzaTheHutt
Monster Truck Championship
Final Exam
To be fair I downloaded them from the PS+ Premium selection and going into them I knew if they didn't hook me within the first 30-45 minutes or so I was just going to delete them. Monster Truck Championship I just could not get a hang of the controls. I was hoping for it to be more arcade-style, but the game's description said it was a simulation. And Final Exam, it's just another beat-em-up game and I tend to get extremely bored of those types of games, especially when I'm playing them solo.
A game that I haven't given up on yet, but am very close to...Death Stranding. What even is this game?
9-Jul-23 12:04am
#19 Orlandu
Probably going to bail on another wave of PS5 games.
Control - Not really feeling the gameplay or the narrative.
Immortals: Fenyx Rising - Gameplay is competent but unremarkable. Constant joking gods narration already started wearing a bit thin.
The Pathless - Stamina mechanic is beyond stupid. I don't have time for that.
#19 Orlandu
Probably going to bail on another wave of PS5 games.
Control - Not really feeling the gameplay or the narrative.
Immortals: Fenyx Rising - Gameplay is competent but unremarkable. Constant joking gods narration already started wearing a bit thin.
The Pathless - Stamina mechanic is beyond stupid. I don't have time for that.
9-Jul-23 1:29am
#20 Bleed_DukeBlue
How far did you get in Control? I really enjoyed that one by the end, but it started out a little slow for me.
Orlandu wrote:
Probably going to bail on another wave of PS5 games. Control - Not really feeling the gameplay or the narrative. Immortals: Fenyx Rising - Gameplay is competent but unremarkable. Constant joking gods narration already started wearing a bit thin. The Pathless - Stamina mechanic is beyond stupid. I don't have time for that.
#20 Bleed_DukeBlue
How far did you get in Control? I really enjoyed that one by the end, but it started out a little slow for me.
Orlandu wrote:
Probably going to bail on another wave of PS5 games. Control - Not really feeling the gameplay or the narrative. Immortals: Fenyx Rising - Gameplay is competent but unremarkable. Constant joking gods narration already started wearing a bit thin. The Pathless - Stamina mechanic is beyond stupid. I don't have time for that.
9-Jul-23 4:49am
#21 bill
The Pathless didn't click to me either.
Immortals: Fenyx Rising - I finished it, but it felt tedious (and I skipped a lot of stuff). I definitely hated all the story/narration. Also hated the way flying works with the need to use this special odd attack to get some lift.
Control was pretty good.
#21 bill
The Pathless didn't click to me either.
Immortals: Fenyx Rising - I finished it, but it felt tedious (and I skipped a lot of stuff). I definitely hated all the story/narration. Also hated the way flying works with the need to use this special odd attack to get some lift.
Control was pretty good.
Last Game You Didn't Beat?