Beat a game from your backlog this July: August Edition

Retr0gamer

So had a pretty crappy July for beating games. Started off so well but ended in failure. The tally for July was:

Lollipop Chainsaw
Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles
House of the Dead 2 & 3

Between the the hot weather and work on the game project I'm on ramping up I've not had time to play a lot.

I also got a new PC so I've spent a lot of time jumping between different games to see how they look on the new rig

Anyway I'll be again concentrating on Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey. I'm almost at the final boss after near 60 hours so I should have the game finished depending on how horrible the last boss is. I'm also playing Dark Souls again and have been playing quite a bit of the amazing La Mulana on PC.

I might go back to Lost in Shadow but it got a bit tiring after a while.

Clover

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I also got a new PC so I've spent a lot of time jumping between different games to see how they look on the new rig

Same here , been playing loads of different games just to see what they look like and see the fps .

Trying to finish Dead Island Riptide on the PS3 at the moment, but I keep going back to the pc , when I can get my Son off it ( damn Cube World ).

penev10

Hoping to finish Fire Emblem on the 3DS this month. So many side missions though, you could play it forever!

Should have Dead Island bet at some stage too. Surprised how enjoyable it is. Not a perfect game by any means but the melee combat and atmosphere are entertaining.

Josey Wales

I started playing Bioshock Infinite the other night but only manged a short session. I think this might be one of those games that gives me motion sickness.

Mr.Saturn

Josey Wales wrote: »

I started playing Bioshock Infinite the other night but only manged a short session. I think this might be one of those games that gives me motion sickness.

I get the same issue with Child of Eden. That, and my eyes just reduce to oozing jelly trying to keep-up with all that's happening on the screen.

2Mad2BeMad

Crackdown (free with gold) never played it so im looking forward to it

dead rising 2 + case zero (free with gold) never played it either so im really excited for it considering im getting dr3 , so this game shall give me a taste whether or not il like the new one coming out

far cry 3 , on chapter 9 i think now , didnt get into the game at the start, but as the story started to move on, im really liking it so far, and having alot of fun defeating the outposts

i most likely wont complete all of these, main goal is far cry 3 for now, but they should all keep me going until gtaV release il be on that game for months :L

nesf

FTL may just cause me to break some things on my desk. Great game but...

DeSelby83

Josey Wales wrote: »

I started playing Bioshock Infinite the other night but only manged a short session. I think this might be one of those games that gives me motion sickness.

I actually finished this 2 nights ago, loved it, thought the ending was fantastic

richymcdermott

Megaman x
Link to the past
Mgs 3 HD
Ico HD

Retr0gamer

Got to the last boss of Strange Journey. It's not even funny how bad an ass kicking I'm getting. Guess it's time for some side missions, won't be beating this any time soon.

GTR63

Playing Bully Scholarship Edition on the 360, its odd going back to games with no regen health and dodgy checkpointing. Its a wee bit buggy too, I replayed 1 mission 3 times to progress beyond the post mission cutscene. Just finished Last Window enjoyed that bar that fuçking stupid music box puzzle right near the end, I still don't know how I finished that.

mise

Just finished Thomas Was Alone, which was quite enjoyable, although it wasn't particularly difficult for a game of puzzles. Stealth Inc Next.

Hoping to finish AC2 finally this month, after starting it 4 years ago, and Devil May Cry 1, I'm up to where I was when it first came out

sarumite

Retr0gamer wrote: »

So had a pretty crappy July for beating games. Started off so well but ended in failure. The tally for July was:

Lollipop Chainsaw

I started that game and never finished it. I have no interest in going back to it either.

Retr0gamer

Thought it was fantastic myself. Very funny dialogue and loads of fun.

Amirani

Alan Wake for me, just started today.

marvsins

Started Spec Ops: The Line couple days ago, so should get it finished by the end of the week. Got to start Hitman and then Mafia 2. I think thats do-able this month, depending on the weather.

Harps

Didn't finish a single game all month, 105 hours logged in my Dark Souls playthrough so far and ready for the last boss but I bought the DLC the other day so that'll keep me going for another while.

Slowly getting through LIMBO on the laptop but with the good weather all month gaming time has been at a premium

For this month, hopefully 'll get both finished and that'll be my backlog gone apart from a few steam games I have no real urge to play. Bought Civ V in the summer sale so might give that a shot

sarumite

I remember when Josey Wales made the first of these threads many months ago the first game on my list was Splinter cell Chaos theory HD. Well, I still haven't completed, however I recently started playing it again and think I can do it this time. Technically this game is on my back-log for several years since I started but never completed the original game on the PS2. I remember making it to the Japanese Bathouse level and something new and shiney must have distracted me.

Retr0gamer

Phew, finally beat Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. That was one of the best RPGs I've ever played but also one of the toughest. I had 63 hours on the clock but it's closer to 70 from deaths. That's a relief

EoghanIRL

I must get around to finishing max Payne 3 .
Also I have tomb raider story finished but game completion is at 78 percent. Not sure if I will go to 100

danthefan

I've beaten Dishonored and Hotline Miami already this month, going to try finish a campaign in Divinity:Dragon Commander, will have a crack at Soul Sacrifice, and maybe Far Cry 3. Not going to get all that done though being realistic.

brianregan09

Yes finished Spec Ops today gonna start Mafia 2 properly later

Backfire

Since early july, I have started and finished AC2, The Last of Us and Dead Space 3.

Playing some Angry Birds Trilogy on the xbox these days.

Ready to start into Batman Arkham City GOTY. That will keep me going a while

Retr0gamer

I kind of finished Megaman Powered up on the PSP. By kind of I mean I finished enough to satisfy me. I discovered when I was coming to the end of the game that the game has about 50 DLC packs that unlock a vast amount og new characters and downloadable stages all for free. Then there's also the free user generated maps you can get, the community for the game is still very active. I think I played enough of it finishing the original and remake versions of the game with mega man and giving the other characters a bash. There's just so much content in this game!

calex71

Started Two Worlds.... uuugggghhhh what a pile of crap this is :mad:

Notorious

I've managed to put in some solid gaming shifts over the last month (finding time to game has been tough recently). I managed to finish Tomb Raider and Dishonored.

Tomb Raider started off excellently. I liked the idea of this adventure being Lara's first one and the half hour shift from "innocent college student" to "seasoned killer/adventurer" played out pretty well. I found the latter stages of the game (I'll call it the post-fire-climb, to avoid spoiling anything), to be quite straight forward and borderline boring. I'd give it a 7/10 overall. Also, the whole per-release hullabaloo around the supposed "rape" scene was way too overhyped.

Dishonored started slowly, but once I got the feel for the game I was completely hooked. It's probably the best game I played this year. I loved the "Thief" feel which was all over the game. Good story, great gameplay. I felt that the Blink ability made the game a bit too easy at times, but it wouldn't have been the same game without it. There was nothing more satisfying than blinking behind a guard, choking him out and stashing his body somewhere out of sight. I'd hand it a 9/10.

I'm playing The Last of Us at the moment. It's been enjoyable so far - good characters, excellent story and amazing scenery. The AI is a let down; I've found combat to be quite easy once you have the right tools. I was worried that the game would have the typical "uncharted" feel to it, and I think it does when it comes to combat. It's still been enjoyable so far.

Twilightning

75 hours clocked for the true ending of Persona 4. First SMT/Persona game I've ever played and I loved it. Would really like to get my hands on Golden but I can't justify getting a Vita just for it.

The Pheasant2

Finally got around to completing Red dead redemption the other day.

Currently working on getting the platinum trophy for fallout new Vegas (already beaten the game a few times but just need to get those last few obscure trophies!)

super_furry

I'm still trudging my way through the Witcher 2, and still trying to decide whether I like it or not.

Taylor365

1 year and counting....

Still trying to convince myself to play and finish dead island...


Can....not.....do it.

Skerries

just finished Aliens: CM and I thought it wasn't too bad, I certainly don't get the hate for it
In saying that it has it's flaws but I would give it a favourable 7/10

super_furry

Just bought Alien: CM for €3.80. Even if I play if for 20 minutes, it'll be worth it.

WhiskeyGoblin

Got Spec Ops: The Line yesterday. Heard it has a great story!

After that:
Alan Wake
Alan Wake AN
FTL
and about 60 other games in my steam account.

Tried shadow of the colossues last night, played it for 30 minutes and could not get past the first bosses leg. nearly felt like putting the controller through the tv :mad:

Retr0gamer

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Tried shadow of the colossues last night, played it for 30 minutes and could not get past the first bosses leg. nearly felt like putting the controller through the tv :mad:

See the glyph on the leg? Stab it. Everytime you see a glyph it's where you have to stab. Holding up your sword will show you where the weak spot is.

LuckyFinigan

Taylor365 wrote: »

1 year and counting....

Still trying to convince myself to play and finish dead island...


Can....not.....do it.

Same here, bought it in a psn sale at the start of the year, played it for a hour and never went back to it.

Potential-Monke

calex71 wrote: »

Started Two Worlds.... uuugggghhhh what a pile of crap this is :mad:

That;s dissappointing, always wanted to try that.

Finished Dead Island again at the start of the month, i think (had finished it on 360, now on PC). And i've literally just gotten to Prestige Master in BlOps 2, if that counts.

Should try and get back into Spec Ops, played it for about 1/2 hour and it wasn't doing it for me, but i really want to see what all this hype about the story is, i love me a good story.

Retr0gamer

Retr0gamer wrote: »

See the glyph on the leg? Stab it. Everytime you see a glyph it's where you have to stab. Holding up your sword will show you where the weak spot is.

Cool, I shall give this a try.
I also noticed that the platform mechanic was awkward to get used to. Jumping and then pressing R1 but I kept falling off the cliff face also.

Taylor365

Potential-Monke wrote: »

That;s dissappointing, always wanted to try that.

Finished Dead Island again at the start of the month, i think (had finished it on 360, now on PC). And i've literally just gotten to Prestige Master in BlOps 2, if that counts.

Should try and get back into Spec Ops, played it for about 1/2 hour and it wasn't doing it for me, but i really want to see what all this hype about the story is, i love me a good story.

What? O_O


Grrrrrr... i must spur on!