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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Spider-Man Miles Morales | Spider-Man 2
Initial Release Dates: 2020 | 2023
Platforms: PS4, PS5 | PS5
Badge: Coming Soon

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 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

11-Feb-23 7:02pm
#2

Slickriven

nonamesleft wrote:
Awesome job beating this challenging game!

Thanks, it was tough but worth it, so I'm glad I beat it.

11-Feb-23 7:48pm
#3

nonamesleft

Currently charging my

so that I can continue Cuphead.

12-Feb-23 1:32am
#4

Bleed_DukeBlue

Congrats!

Slickriven wrote:
Boom! Beat this game... this might be the most challenging game I've ever beat. I died 353 times according to the fountain in the 2nd island. I also went back and re-beat the very first boss with my better weapons and took a C- grade to an A. Strangely I didn't earn the 1 achievement for beating the next to last boss so I'll need to decide if I want to replay him, he wasn't the most difficult to beat, but he was in the top 5, so I'm not sure if I care... Proof: ... Please pick something less stressful/demanding/time consuming next month @Frank

12-Feb-23 5:14pm
#5

nonamesleft

Might be in slight trouble with my current weapon choices in island two. I bought Charge, the aiming weapon, and spread.

Spread is very powerful, Charge is somewhat tricky but packs a punch, and aim is weak but you don't have to do anything but hold the button and dodge attacks.

Using charge, I didn't stand a chance against the candy boss or the clown. Those battles have too much flying/moving around to effectively use Charge.

Aim isn't bad, but it's weak. So it's a matter of endurance if you're using that.

Spread is great, but you have to risk being up close.

I think I'm going to try these battles with Spread, see what happens.

I could opt for the standard weapon though. There's always that.

Looking back at my previous playthrough, that boomerang shot would have been the way to go. But I already spent the coins. Wanted to try something new.

We'll see what happens. I hope it's not too difficult.

12-Feb-23 9:43pm
#6

Renaissance2K

Spread is my favorite, by far. Even if you have to toggle it when you're running away, it still tends to be worth it.

It's especially fun using it again the squid on thr Pirate Ship level. It makes him "NOPE" right out nearly instantly.

13-Feb-23 5:30pm
#7

nonamesleft

Just got out against the candy battle in the same place multiple times. I think that the Frisbee weapon would be great here but I don't have it.

13-Feb-23 8:39pm
#8

Frank

Slickriven wrote:
Boom! Beat this game... this might be the most challenging game I've ever beat. I died 353 times according to the fountain in the 2nd island. I also went back and re-beat the very first boss with my better weapons and took a C- grade to an A. Strangely I didn't earn the 1 achievement for beating the next to last boss so I'll need to decide if I want to replay him, he wasn't the most difficult to beat, but he was in the top 5, so I'm not sure if I care... Proof: ... Please pick something less stressful/demanding/time consuming next month @Frank
Well done!

13-Feb-23 9:08pm
#9

Renaissance2K

Pirate ship be swabbin' Davey Jones locker, yar.

14-Feb-23 12:11am
#10

nonamesleft

Beat the genie. He beat me a couple times, but I was able to get a bunch of parries in and hit him with the super once or twice. Helped a lot.

Back to that wacky clown. Couldn't yet get to his last form this time around.

14-Feb-23 6:38pm
#11

nonamesleft

Take that, Grimm Matchstick!

That was close. 1HP. I took it out with Charge. It really packs a punch.

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15-Feb-23 5:43pm
#12

Renaissance2K

Anyone have any tips or advice for the Perilous Piers run-and-gun level? I can make it to the octopus at the end without getting hit, but I'm having trouble after that. Dodging both the legs and the pearls gets me into trouble, and the spread weapon doesn't seem to kill the former with enough consistency.

15-Feb-23 6:48pm
#13

Slickriven

@Renaissance2K I hated that section of that RnG level. I took the spread shoot and kept shooting constantly - a tactic I used in just about all levels, and while on the octopus I shot up mostly, but also up-right/right. I would jump back to the left and then land back on it's head. I didn't bother shooting the pearls fired from behind me and jumped over them, but by shooting up I generally took out the shrimp or whatever was coming from the right. I also did my best to only bother dealing with him with at least 3 hits to take (I used the +1 heart charm 95% of the game). I had tried the frisbee weapon with him and that wasn't too bad since firing it either direction would allow it to hit on the return path, but I found it to fire too slow.
I'm sure I failed at that section a good dozen or 2 times
By paying less attention to what was coming from the left, I could better hit the shrimp and focus on parrying his pink gem to throw his attack. I actually would parry that thing every time it was active and I don't recall worrying about his 2 legs hitting me, only the pearls or shrimp.

15-Feb-23 9:36pm
#14

Renaissance2K

Got it done. The extra heart point helped, as did aiming upward at the shrimp instead of to the right.

I didn't make the connection between the pink jewel and the cannonballs, so I was trying to trigger it constantly, which made dodging the shrimp difficult. When I only hit it a few times, avoiding the obstacles felt less chaotic.

I'm on the mermaid now. We're not getting along swimmingly, heh.

16-Feb-23 1:14pm
#15

Renaissance2K

BY OUR GAMES OF THE MONTH COMBINED...

https://twitter.com/...

16-Feb-23 1:58pm
#16

nonamesleft

Renaissance2K wrote:
BY OUR GAMES OF THE MONTH COMBINED... https://twitter.com/...Cool. I don't need it, but I kind of want it.

16-Feb-23 7:56pm
#17

nonamesleft

I don't think this game is great for a calm mental state. Can't play anymore of this today.

I just got out against that birdhouse a bunch of times. Got so close that last try. Basically right there, probably needed maybe 3 more hits.

17-Feb-23 2:21pm
#18

nonamesleft

Anyone else thought the following?

Cuphead Funfair Fever

https://youtu.be/rBU...

What plays starting at about 30 seconds sounds to me very similar to the beginning of the athletic theme from Super Mario World

Super Mario World athletic theme

https://youtu.be/XF2...

17-Feb-23 4:06pm
#19

Frank

nonamesleft wrote:
Anyone else thought the following? Cuphead Funfair Fever https://youtu.be/rBU... What plays starting at about 30 seconds sounds to me very similar to the beginning of the athletic theme from Super Mario World Super Mario World athletic theme https://youtu.be/XF2...
They are definitely the same keys in that section. I wonder if it was a classical chord that both Koji Kondo and the Cuphead audio producer sampled, or if Cuphead just wanted to a nod to one (if not the) best 2D platformer of all-time.

19-Feb-23 9:39pm
#20

Renaissance2K

Wait... Are the two theater levels on the third island just copies of each other?

19-Feb-23 11:30pm
#21

nonamesleft

This birdhouse!!! The last portion of that battle is giving me a difficult time. The last time around, the dragon was the most difficult for me on isle 2. Now I'm finding the bird boss to be really difficult.

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