nav[aria-label="Primary Navigation"] { padding: 0; & ul { list-style: none; width: 100%; display: flex; flex-direction: row; justify-content: start; align-items: start; gap: 30px; padding: 0; & li { margin: 0; } & ul li { list-style: none; } } }

Child Item

What Games Have You Completed? (2020 Edition)

Gamer Bhoy 89

New Year.
New Decade.
New List of Games to Beat.

For those who have been here you all know the drill.

For newbies, it's quite obvious: Pop in here to share what games you managed to beat or fully complete this year. Compile a list if you wish. You'll be surprised by how many games you can beat in 12 months.

I think Jedi Fallen Order is imminent for me, as I'm nearing the end of the main campaign. I'll probably be back soon to cement it.

Happy New Year and Happy Gaming!

My Final List of Games Beaten in 2019
GAME|PLATFORM
SPYRO THE DRAGON|PLAYSTATION 4
OUTRUN (SEGA AGES)|NINTENDO SWITCH
DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN|PLAYSTATION 4
RESIDENT EVIL 2|PLAYSTATION 4
SUPER MARIO BROS.|NES
FIFA 17|PLAYSTATION 4
FIFA 18|PLAYSTATION 4
CASTLEVANIA II: SIMON'S QUEST (REDACTED)|NES
CASTLEVANIA III: DRACULA'S CURSE|NES
FLASHBACK: 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION|PLAYSTATION 4
FIFA 19|PLAYSTATION 4
STREETS OF RAGE 2 (SEGA MD CLASSICS)|NINTENDO SWITCH
MORTAL KOMBAT 11|PLAYSTATION 4
THE MESSENGER|NINTENDO SWITCH
ORI AND THE BLIND FOREST|XBOX ONE
SHAKEDOWN: HAWAII|NINTENDO SWITCH
CELESTE|NINTENDO SWITCH
SPEC OPS: THE LINE|PC
TETRIS EFFECT|PLAYSTATION 4
GRAND THEFT AUTO: LIBERTY CITY STORIES|PLAYSTATION 2
GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY STORIES|PLAYSTATION 2
INSIDE|PLAYSTATION 4
LIMBO|NINTENDO SWITCH
A WAY OUT|PLAYSTATION 4
METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY|PLAYSTATION 3
GUNSTAR HEROES (SEGA MD CLASSICS)|NINTENDO SWITCH
METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER|PLAYSTATION 3
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS|PLAYSTATION 3
METAL GEAR SOLID|PLAYSTATION
METAL GEAR SOLID: THE TWIN SNAKES|NINTENDO GAMECUBE
DOOM (93)|PLAYSTATION 4
GOLDEN AXE|SEGA MEGA DRIVE
STREETS OF RAGE 2|SEGA MEGA DRIVE
GEARS OF WAR 4|PC
FORBIDDEN SIREN 2|PLAYSTATION 2
THE OUTER WORLDS|PLAYSTATION 4
DEATH STRANDING|PLAYSTATION 4
CONTRA: HARD CORPS|SEGA MEGA DRIVE

Find more posts tagged with

Quick Links

Comments

goon_magee

Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Borderlands 3: Moxxi's Heist DLC
Control
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Monster Hunter World
The Division 2: Warlords of New York DLC

Borderlands 3: Guns, Love and Tentacles DLC - One of the best DLCs Gearbox has ever made across the entirety of the Borderlands series IMO. Clever boss fights, absolutely brilliant loot, fantastic locations and writing/humour that actually feels on par with Borderlands 2 whereas the writing in Borderlands 3 vanilla was incredibly weak. A fantastic addition to an already great game that just keeps getting better. It's so refreshing to play a looter shooter doing traditional DLC expansions periodically, rather than the continuous drip feed of content which other games in this space are now dependent on.

Kingp35

Just finished Wolfenstein 2. I enjoyed it, it's solid gameplay although I did start to get a llittle bored of it near the end as it never really offers anything different throughout. The cut scenes are brilliant, very funny and full of great characters. I just got a little bit tired of the gameplay, so much so that I didn't bother completing the kill list by killing ubercommandos after finishing the story. It's well worth playing though.

Game|Platform
Outlast| PlayStation 4
Letter Quest Remastered| PlayStation 4
Costume Quest 2| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Metro Last Light Redux| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Little Nightmares & DLC| PlayStation 4
Horizon Zero Dawn & Frown Wilds DLC| PlayStation 4
Forgotten Anne| PlayStation 4
Dust: An Elysian Tale| PlayStation 4
Oxenfree| PlayStation 4
Kona| PlayStation 4
Abzu| PlayStation 4
Vampyr| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Loco Roco| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Rise of the Tomb Raider| PlayStation 4
Control| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Scarlett Mysteries: Cursed Child| PlayStation 4
Wolfenstein 2: The New Collossus| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)

The Phantom Pain

Life is Strange season 2.
The Outer Worlds
Far Cry New Dawn
Goat Simulator
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Until Dawn
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
Assassin’s Creed 4: Freedom Cry DLC
Control
One Night Stand
The Division 2

Batman. Completed and platinumed. I’ve never played a Telltale game before so this would be my first and it’s pretty solid. For a “walking simulator” it seems rudimentary because devs such as David Cage and Don’tNod have really pushed boundaries in the genre but that’s not a mark against it. A good game is a good game regardless of competition. It has a healthy length and the story is interesting. Like the best comic books, it does a good job of feeling like there’s no way back for the hero before their inevitable comeback.

Surprisingly, it’s way more fun to play as Bruce Wayne than Batman.
As Bruce, you get to make decisions that influence your relationships and public perception. As Batman, the investigation and interrogation sequences are enjoyable but you’re also hurled into action set pieces that force you into quick time events that you can’t even fail; they’re just there to placate players with ADHD. These parts aren’t bad per se but I would have been perfectly content with just sitting back and watching the action unfold, much like how I felt with The Order. My involvement in these segments felt unnecessary, especially given that they have the same outcome.

Which begs the question: why didn’t they make a Superman game? Don’t tell me Supes is boring - considering the no-fail quick time events that require very little skill to execute, that fallacy just doesn’t work. If anything the animations would be cooler because Clark can fly and shoot fire out of his eyes. Also, playing as an investigative reporter would have excellent story potential.

But I digress. My only true negative were the technical issues, which are rather pathetic to be honest. Invisible characters, frame rate drops, audio issues, you name it. The most annoying and persistent one was the sound cutting out abruptly every time a new scene was loading. At one point when I decided to visit Mayor Hill as Batman rather than Bruce Wayne the Zimmer-esque Batman music ramped up which got me amped. The music made me feel like the game was excited about that decision…only for the music to cut abruptly upon a loading screen. Totally spoiled the moment.

Other than that, a fun game overall with a good story that has me intrigued to see where it goes next in The Enemy Within. Thoroughly recommend for Batman/DC comic fans.

The Phantom Pain

Life is Strange season 2
The Outer World.
Far Cry New Dawn
Goat Simulator
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Until Dawn
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
Assassin’s Creed 4: Freedom Cry DLC
Control
One Night Stand
The Division 2
Batman

Star Wars, Jedi: Fallen Order. Completed and platinumed. This is a cool game…if you play on story mode and bypass the combat altogether. As a non Star Wars fan, the story is fine and the lore is plentiful. It certainly feels like Star Wars with its music and overall cinematic direction.

What really shines though is the traversal puzzles. The signposting is deliberately old school i.e. non-existent so that you can actually figure out how to get around. In doing so, it feels more “immersive” and it gets you familiar with the map enough to travel from memory. You’re often rewarded with shortcuts and useful collectibles when you take the time to explore. At the same time, it does follow that metroidvania style of puzzle solving which is a liberating feeling because you don’t have to go out of your way since you know there’s a chance you won’t be able to solve puzzles off the beaten path until you progress far enough in the story to obtain the tools for it.

Usually, no fast travelling irritates me because 95%of the time when it’s missing it’s just poor quality of life. However, here fast travel would have done a disservice as some of the level design is so well done that you really can’t appreciate it until you are forced to backtrack and discover alternative paths you may have missed. There was a sense of accomplishment when I knew how to get from section to section just from memory through all the puzzles I had worked out. The lore collectibles are interesting although a bit annoying that you have to stand there and listen to them as opposed to being able to move while they play.

The climb mechanic, itself, is unpolished - you can’t really trust that the main character will grab a ledge when you tell him to but thankfully the skills you acquire as you progress through the campaign provide you with an immediate contingency plan for when he doesn’t, double jump being one of them.

Sadly, the combat gets no such workaround. In short, it sucks. Conceptually, it takes itself way too seriously by following the Soulsborne style which makes it come across as absurd. To the point that I can imagine that someone who is a Star Wars fan but not a huge gamer would probably drop off almost immediately. In execution, it’s so unpolished. The parry and dodge never feels quite as responsive or consistent as they should.

For context, I beat Vampyr on the hardest difficulty which was my first venture into the Soulsborne style of combat. That game may have a lot of technical issues in other areas but combat was not one of them. It has an obedient lock-on, solid camerawork and a responsive protagonist. Whenever I died I knew it was me who effed up.

I tried to give the combat in Fallen Order the benefit of the doubt, thinking I just needed time to get used to the rhythm of it but if anything when I finally lost patience and turned down the difficulty it only confirmed how bad it was. It gave me enough time to process how inconsistent and sloppy it is in ways I couldn't see on Master difficulty when the enemy aggression was too quick to notice. There is no rhythm. Whether a hit connects or a parry works is random. In the end, I got so fed up with, what I saw as, micromanaging its mechanics that I just put it on story mode in order to avoid it as much as I could which is a shame really. In the end it just wasn’t worthy of my time.

Other than that, a valiant effort from Respawn. Has the potential for an excellent sequel if they can polish the combat up.

Kingp35

I finished Rime over the last two days. There are many things to like in it, the graphics and in particular the score are beautiful. Sadly though I found it a bit of a chore to get through from mid chapter 3 on wards. The game gives you no help if you're unsure what to do, this annoys as I'm wasting time wandering around doing nothing. In the end I was glad to finish the game. I will say again, the score is fantastic though.

Game|Platform
Outlast| PlayStation 4
Letter Quest Remastered| PlayStation 4
Costume Quest 2| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Metro Last Light Redux| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Little Nightmares & DLC| PlayStation 4
Horizon Zero Dawn & Frown Wilds DLC| PlayStation 4
Forgotten Anne| PlayStation 4
Dust: An Elysian Tale| PlayStation 4
Oxenfree| PlayStation 4
Kona| PlayStation 4
Abzu| PlayStation 4
Vampyr| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Loco Roco| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Rise of the Tomb Raider| PlayStation 4
Control| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Scarlett Mysteries: Cursed Child| PlayStation 4
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Rime| PlayStation 4

CastorTroy

Transformers: War For Cybertron

Good game. Nice variety in flying, driving and running. Annoying in some parts but overall I enjoyed it.

TinCanMan

Batman Arkham Knight[PS4] - a very good game although a few too many BS areas especially involving the batmobile. The biggest plus for me was Mark Hamill as the joker. He was genuinely hilarious at times. [edit]
Bioshock [PS4]- what an absolute masterpiece of a game. Enjoyed this so much. A definite must play if you like FPS/Horror.

Retr0gamer

GAME|PLATFORM

Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing|PC
Gato Roboto|PC
Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker|PS3
D|PC
Dragon's Lair|PC
Return of Egypt|PC
Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue|PC
Florence|PC
Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3: The Answer|PS2
The Last of Us: Left Behind|PS4
3D Dot Game Heroes|PS3
Black Mesa|PC
Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei: Megami Tensei |SNES
Rusty's Real Deal Baseball |3DS
Donkey Kong Country 2 (102%) |SNES

Donkey Kong Country 2

I've beaten this before but never tried the lost world or tried to get 102% complete. It's a far better game than the bland original with much better level design. It still doesn't have the wild imagination of the best Nintendo platformers but it's a very decent stab at it. Going for all the secrets was fun even if the penultimate level Animal Antics was complete horse**** when you got to the Squawks section.

Potential-Monke

Finished Uncharted: Drake's Fortune from the collection, started on Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. First holds up pretty well, BluePoint have done a great job. Still has that early janky movement, and you can immediately tell the difference going into 2. Hoping to get to 3 by the weekend and start into 4 after that. I think I might find this Unchartathon difficult until I get to 4, it's the only one I haven't already played.

CastorTroy

Just finished Unravel on PS4.
Nice wee game. Short enough as well. HLTB says 6 hours which is about right.

Mr.Fantastic

GAME|PLATFORM
Star wars Jedi Fallen order|PS4
Control|PS4
Tekken 7 story Mode|PS4
Death Stranding | PS4
Super Mario Odyessy | Nintendo Switch
Subnautica | PS4
Fire Emblem three houses | Switch
Dark Souls Remastered | PS4

Managed to best Dark souls 1 remastered, looked up a few hints for the bosses. Agree with a lot of people when I think beside bloodbourne, the level design trounces both DS2 and DS3.

Glad I got it finished anyway, moved straight onto doom eternal which is currently making me its bitch. stuck on an exultia encounter and its not even that far in

Kiith

Finished my first (well, first 3) games in about 2 years i'd say. Never finish anything these days.

The Banner Saga trilogy - been meaning to play it for a while, and started it a few times, but really got into it this time and loved it. It's a tactical rpg, though it's combat is basic enough, but with a really interesting story. Some story choices have massive impacts on how the games progress. Ends a bit abruptly, but definitely worth playing.

goon_magee

Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Borderlands 3: Moxxi's Heist DLC
Control
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Monster Hunter World
The Division 2: Warlords of New York DLC
Borderlands 3: Guns, Love and Tentacles DLC

Doom 2016 - Fantastic game which I decided to replay ahead of playing Doom Eternal.

Brilliant game which really captures the essence of what made Doom 1, 2 and 64 as good as they were and still remain. Reboots the series in a way that feels faithful to the original games, whilst also making it feel fresh and relevant as a game released in 2016. Whereas so many FPS games these days devolve into whackamole shooting galleries, seeing Doom go back to it's roots couldn't make me happier and replaying this just reinforced how good a job was done with this.

Doom Eternal - Possibly my favourite FPS campaign of all time.

It takes everything that worked with the 2016 reboot, and tweaks or adds to it in someway that makes this feel like a very different experience, whilst also retaining what made the 2016 entry so great. Ammo is more scarce, enemies are more aggressive, which means as mindless as Doom Eternal may look to the casual onlooker, it is possibly one of the most intense shooters I have ever played as far as making split second decisions on the fly goes. Given the scarcity of ammo you are constantly having to reassess the arena and assess which enemies to prioritise, which ammo to save for which enemy type, when to push really hard and top up health, armour, ammo etc. which all require replenishing via a mechanic of some sort that almost always requires you to get up close in the enemies faces. Doom 2016 showered you with ammo, whereas here, it is so scarce that the game almost becomes a strategy/resource management game as much as it is an FPS.

Throw in greater enemy variety, way better level design with plenty of neat platforming/exploration opportunities and you have a game that makes its stellar predecessor pale in comparison.

Resident Evil 3 Remake - Meh.

This was always going to pale in comparison to the RE2 remake, which was one of my second favourite game last year only behind Death Stranding, as the original RE3 was always inferior to the original RE2 (IMO), so it is only natural that the remake would be inferior also given the weaker source material.

However, I wasn't prepared for how underwhelming the RE3 remake would be, and it is bitterly disappointing. Most people are complaining that it streamlines puzzles and gameplay and prioritises action too oftern; but that isn't the problem for me as these were traits of the original game, and where most people credit RE4 with taking the series down an action horror path, it was actually the original RE3 that started this trend, with it's more linear environments, greater emphasis on action, and abundance of ammo/powerful weapons. My issues with the game are how soulless it feels. Nemesis is a complete joke, his appearances saved for a few set piece boss fights that are mechanically inept and require no thought whatsoever. The biggest problem though is how stripped down it all feels. whereas the RE2 remake was basically a beat for beat retread of the original game/story albeit updated, RE3 has had entire sections of the game removed, and the branching paths of the original pulled out, to the point where the game's pacing is all over the place and over before the story gathers any momentum

Do not buy at full price, no matter how much you loved the RE2 remake.

The Phantom Pain

Life is Strange season 2
The Outer World.
Far Cry New Dawn
Goat Simulator
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Until Dawn
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
Assassin’s Creed 4: Freedom Cry DLC
Control
One Night Stand
The Division 2
Batman
Star Wars, Jedi: Fallen Order

Assassin's Creed II (Ezio Collection). Ubisoft’s masterpiece, not only amongst AC games but also across all Ubisoft titles in general which is why I’m proud to say it’s my 50th platinum. It really is quite extraordinary the leap it made from AC1 in just about every way, and it’s aged so well. By the time you reach the end you really do feel like you’ve been on a journey with Ezio. The game achieves this not through length but because of how memorable each event (mission) in his life is. Every activity you do in the world makes total sense for his character.

Gameplay wise, the biggest takeaway is how you don’t have to do everything in order to do anything. It respects your time and wants you to enjoy every second by giving you a choice of things to do. Even the platinum only requires you to do one of each type of activity which means if you don’t enjoy the on-foot races, for instance, you’re in luck because you only have to do it once. You still have to collect 100 feathers but if you’ve done it before you can work out how the game likes to place them. The motivation for collecting them as well is as heartfelt as ever.

There are various ways to make money if you need to level up; not least of all through the main missions themselves which reward you greatly without feeling like they’re holding the rest of the game hostage until you complete them. If you don’t like the (relatively easy) combat you can bypass that most of the time by just using smoke bombs and knives. If you do like it and want to get better you can learn more skills at Ezio’s villa or invest in better weaponry. It’s costly but the money you make is more than enough to cover you. I got through most of the game this time round without even getting a new weapon until late game.

The tombs are still eerie and unsettlingly, obviously much easier now than it was then. The glyphs still feel like being transported to a different world. There’s almost a sigh of relief when you finish the glyph puzzles and return to Italy after being stuck in what is essentially a nightmare.
The ambient music is still gorgeous and keeps you company in mostly baron areas like the Apennine mountains which proves the game isn’t afraid to leave the player alone in their thoughts just riding through the beautiful world and taking in the rich sights.

Of course, ACII is not perfect, no game is. The parkour, whilst ahead of its time, is still a work in progress. I also dislike the way that when you go too far over a ledge Ezio auto hangs down rather than stopping himself like the later games do. They’ve definitely made some improvements to the parkour mechanics from AC III onwards.

I’m nitpicking though. The only thing that truly sucks about the remaster is …the remaster. The colour grading in the original was very deliberate in order to provide atmosphere. They have taken what made each of the cities so distinctive and turned them completely flat by desaturating everything. If they had simply left it as it was, and improved only the textures it would be perfect. It was never broken. Shouldn’t have fixed it.

Overall, still a delightful game that I would thoroughly recommend to new fans of the series. It was the first AC game I ever played and it made me go back and play the first one, thus starting my 10 year love affair with this amazing series.

Gamer Bhoy 89

GAME NBA Street
PLATFORM PS2

I went back and played an old favourite of mine from when I was a teenager. Still as fun as it ever was. I originally played it just to fill in some nostalgia, until I got fairly addicted.

I'm really excited to try out the sequel, NBA Street Vol. 2, as I missed out on it growing up, and it's been on my shelf for 2 years. I said I wouldn't touch it until I beat the original, so I did just that.

Hoping to increase the frequency on the games I beat going forward since this is the first game I've beaten in 2 months. I think Final Fantasy VII Remake will be one I'll beat next, since I've gone past the half way point at this stage.

Games Beaten in 2020 So Far
GAME|PLATFORM
STAR WARS JEDI: FALLEN ORDER|XBOX ONE
MY FRIEND PEDRO|XBOX ONE
UNTITLED GOOSE GAME|XBOX ONE
FLOWER|PS4
CASTLEVANIA: SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT|PS4
NBA STREET|PS2

ionapaul

Two more games in the bag, both on the PS4:

PS4

Doom: The 2016 game; just loved it! Manic mayhem that take a bit of getting used to if you're a sniping kite merchant at heard

Firewatch: It was ok but a bit of a letdown after all the rave reviews TBH

Beautiful visuals for sure.

Nintendo Switch

Ori and the Blind Forest: Really enjoyed it, fairly short so didn't get stale at all. Loved the Metroidvania elements.

Gamer Bhoy 89

GAME Final Fantasy VII: Remake
PLATFORM PS4

I'm gonna echo and expand what I said in the FFVII Remake thread.

PROS

Story
Gameplay
Tactical Elements
Music

CONS

Obvious Padding
Questionable Graphical Choices
Side Quests
The Entire Location that the Game is Set In

I knew from the moment I passed the half way mark that the game was starting to feel a bit tedious. That's just me, though, and I seem to be in the minority as everyone else seemed to have enjoyed it from beginning to end.

I had to take two days away from it on two separate occasions because I was starting to get bored of the drawn-out side quests and one chapter relied heavily on me doing a lot of them to proceed further. I hate side quests, especially in linear games. And this game is very linear. It almost makes me wonder why so many people hated the linearity of FF XIII yet this game is almost a total corridor crawler and everyone loves it.

I think due to the fact I don't have nostalgia for this game (having first played it in 2011) I can see the game for what it really is, ignoring all the "OMG I remember these characters" aspect of it.

It also doesn't help that the entirety of this game is set during my least favourite part of the original game.

I sound bitter.

Truth be told I actually did enjoy most of it. The combat was very satisfying (albeit a little frustrating at times due to the camera being inconsistent) and the latter 3rd of the game really picked up from a story perspective. Speaking of story: a lot of bold decisions were made, some I reckon OG fans are not gonna like. I'm happy with it though. Taking away the long-winded segments and padding, this game would've been perfect, and precisely how a video game remake should be done, by taking the same formula, and not just making it look pretty, but altering plot points while still keeping it focused on the main storyline.

It was a really enjoyable experience bar the negatives. I recommend it, but not for full price.

Games Beaten in 2020 So Far
GAME|PLATFORM
STAR WARS JEDI: FALLEN ORDER|XBOX ONE
MY FRIEND PEDRO|XBOX ONE
UNTITLED GOOSE GAME|XBOX ONE
FLOWER|PS4
CASTLEVANIA: SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT|PS4
NBA STREET|PS2
FINAL FANTASY VII: REMAKE|PS4

wotzgoingon

[Android]

Lara Croft Go

Very good game, someone posted that it was free a while back and I played a bit every so often. Main story is easy and the first separate chapter was a fair bit trickier. I got stuck in two levels so took me a while to figure out what to do. The second extra chapter was easier than the first, a bit like towards the end of the main story.

Overall a great game well worth buying it.

Retr0gamer

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

That's just me, though, and I seem to be in the minority as everyone else seemed to have enjoyed it from beginning to end.

Very much doubt it's just you. Give it a few months. Everyone will hate it.

Then in a few more months people will mellow and realise it had flaws but had was a decent game despite it.

Happens all the time with hyped games that don't live up to the hype.

The reviewers I trust echo everything you say about the game, it's a game of tremendous highs (combat and boss battles) and tremendous lows (awful dungeon design that bores you to big fat salty tears).

GAME|PLATFORM

Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing|PC
Gato Roboto|PC
Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker|PS3
D|PC
Dragon's Lair|PC
Return of Egypt|PC
Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue|PC
Florence|PC
Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3: The Answer|PS2
The Last of Us: Left Behind|PS4
3D Dot Game Heroes|PS3
Black Mesa|PC
Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei: Megami Tensei |SNES
Rusty's Real Deal Baseball |3DS
Donkey Kong Country 2 (102%) |SNES
Picross: Lord of the Nazarick |Switch

Picross: Lord of the Nazarick

Well this was a very disappointing game for me. I saw this on the store. Saw the anime fantasy aesthetic and though 'Awesome! Picross crossed with a JRPG!'

Turns out it was Picross with a license to an anime I don't give two ****s about.

So it's Picross which is awesome but it has an interface and dialogue about an anime that I've no connection to and it just slows the game down. You are better off just sticking to the Standard picross releases with their clean quick interfaces that don't get in the way.

It's up to date with Picross S3, which mean you get the picture Clip puzzles (which are stupid and add absolutely nothing) and colour picross puzzles (which are excellent and add a new dimension to the picross gameplay and I wish there were a whole lot more instead of stupid clip picross puzzles).

Mr.Fantastic

GAME|PLATFORM
Star wars Jedi Fallen order|PS4
Control|PS4
Tekken 7 story Mode|PS4
Death Stranding | PS4
Super Mario Odyessy | Nintendo Switch
Subnautica | PS4
Fire Emblem three houses | Switch
Dark Souls Remastered | PS4
Katana Zero | Switch
Doom Eternal | Ps4

Katana Zero

Finished this on the switch, was very enjoyable reminded me a lot of hotline miami one hit and you die. The plot was different , loved the art style too.

Doom Eternal

Had a blast playing this , OTT violence and not too long either. Echo these sentiments on the main forum , not gone on the platforming at all tbh found it annoying.

Currently tackling ff7 remake only on chapter 3 near the end of it, enjoying it so far anyway a lot of nostalgia waves.

Kingp35

First I finished Dreamwalker: Never Fall Asleep, typical Artifex Mundi game and a good palette cleaner

I just finished Shadow of the Tomb Raider last night. I enjoyed it a lot but I have to admit that I enjoyed it a lot more when I stopped trying to find the huge amount of collectibles and just concentrated on the Challenge Tombs, Crypts, Side Missions and Main Story. There are definitely less combat encounters in this game with more puzzles which I was pleased about. A good entry to the series.

Game|Platform
Outlast| PlayStation 4
Letter Quest Remastered| PlayStation 4
Costume Quest 2| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Metro Last Light Redux| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Little Nightmares & DLC| PlayStation 4
Horizon Zero Dawn & Frown Wilds DLC| PlayStation 4
Forgotten Anne| PlayStation 4
Dust: An Elysian Tale| PlayStation 4
Oxenfree| PlayStation 4
Kona| PlayStation 4
Abzu| PlayStation 4
Vampyr| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Loco Roco| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Rise of the Tomb Raider| PlayStation 4
Control| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Scarlett Mysteries: Cursed Child| PlayStation 4
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Rime| PlayStation 4
Dreamwalker: Never Fall Asleep| PlayStation 4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider| PlayStation 4 (PS Now)

Potential-Monke

Finished Uncharted 2. Definite improvement over the first, and while it was an improvement in every way it still suffers from the frankly masochistic shootouts. The bad guy makes the reference to how many people Drake killed that day alone, and it's brushed off. Can't remember it being this much of a murder fest tbh, and some choices as to how enemies got to certain places stood out.

A few hours into 3 and it's definitely the most polished so far. Trying to fly through it as I have already played it when it came out, but haven't played 4 yet so want to get to that.

Retr0gamer

Uncharted 4 isn't great...

Sephiroth_dude

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Metro Exodus - Ps4
Devil may cry 5 - ps4
Yakuza 6 - ps4

FF7 Remake - ps4

Ridley

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Picross: Lord of the Nazarick

Well this was a very disappointing game for me. I saw this on the store. Saw the anime fantasy aesthetic and though 'Awesome! Picross crossed with a JRPG!'

Turns out it was Picross with a license to an anime I don't give two ****s about.

So it's Picross which is awesome but it has an interface and dialogue about an anime that I've no connection to and it just slows the game down. You are better off just sticking to the Standard picross releases with their clean quick interfaces that don't get in the way.

It's up to date with Picross S3, which mean you get the picture Clip puzzles (which are stupid and add absolutely nothing) and colour picross puzzles (which are excellent and add a new dimension to the picross gameplay and I wish there were a whole lot more instead of stupid clip picross puzzles).

Ha, got this last night along with the 3DS Sanrio characters Picross cause I found out I was missing a couple.

There's Kemono Friends Picross for Picross with a superficial anime makeover. On the one hand, moar Picross, on the other, dodgy source material. :pac:

Picross.

Mal-Adjusted

Another update

Final Fantasy X (PC) Technically brilliant at the time and a massive leap on from IX, but with a weird story, annoying lead character and awful voice acting it's a disappointment. Also, F*%k the sphere grid and F*&k blitzball.
Medal of Honor: European Assault (XBOX) A more modern feeling game than previous titles, it's a great (if short) campaign. Need to dig out my other MoH games now.
Project Gotham Racing 2 (XBOX) Kinda weird in that some cars and tracks are p**s easy and others will tear you a new A*&^%$£e. great game though.
Indycar Series (XBOX) technically well made but Christ it's boring.
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (XBOX) Better than Frontline, let down a little by some poor level design in some areas.
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (XBOX) fun little war sim, meanders from super easy to ball-achingly hard missions.
Red Faction (PC) technically poor, but mad fun altogether
Red Faction II (PC) total crap, nothing to do whatsoever with the first game and other that the odd mech segment, an utterly forgettable 4 hours.
Sin Episodes: Emergence (PC) Plays well, but it feels like a HL2 mod. Great advertisement for not getting into episodic games.
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC) Great first half, dull second half. Typical MoH game, with one lone commando basically winning the war by himself.

Gamer Bhoy 89

GAME Streets of Rage 4
PLATFORM PS4

Obviously I still have more to do on it, and I still have to unlock everything, but my first playthrough was both amazing, and a little frustrating.

I love the game overall, but there needs to be some serious patching done for the difficulty spikes. I have no problem being challenged in my games, but if I want a challenge, I'll pick Hard mode or above. Normal mode shouldn't have been as cheap as it was. I play Normal mode to get the hang of a game while still getting the experience the developer intends. I can't imagine they intended on the game having this many spikes.

The original 3 games had a difficulty curve that gradually increased the later in the game you went, with the final level being the culmination of the whole game, challenging you to see if you've done well enough to finish the final part of the game.

Streets of Rage 4 seems to hammer you almost the moment you meet the first boss. I shouldn't be desperately hanging onto my lives that early on, especially on Normal mode.

I had sweaty palms after stage 1. That shouldn't happen.

Nevertheless, the game is wonderfully crafted and it plays tremendously, the controls are spot on and I can't wait to see all the secrets they have dotted around.

It's good, but needs a patch to balance the difficulty

Games Beaten in 2020 So Far
GAME|PLATFORM
STAR WARS JEDI: FALLEN ORDER|XBOX ONE
MY FRIEND PEDRO|XBOX ONE
UNTITLED GOOSE GAME|XBOX ONE
FLOWER|PS4
CASTLEVANIA: SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT|PS4
NBA STREET|PS2
FINAL FANTASY VII: REMAKE|PS4
STREETS OF RAGE 4|PS4

Retr0gamer

GAME|PLATFORM

Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing|PC
Gato Roboto|PC
Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker|PS3
D|PC
Dragon's Lair|PC
Return of Egypt|PC
Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue|PC
Florence|PC
Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3: The Answer|PS2
The Last of Us: Left Behind|PS4
3D Dot Game Heroes|PS3
Black Mesa|PC
Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei: Megami Tensei |SNES
Rusty's Real Deal Baseball |3DS
Donkey Kong Country 2 (102%) |SNES
Picross: Lord of the Nazarick |Switch
Pharaoh Rebirth+|PC
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2|PC

Pharaoh Rebirth +

Another Krobon Studio game. Absolutely loved this game. Another excellent metroidvania. Great visuals. Excellent soundtrack. Well designed. Fun boss battles. Just had a blast with this one. It really it is hidden gem and more people should play it.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

Sitting installed on my PC for ages half finished so decided to polish it off. Not sure what the story is. Could be because it's complicated. I think more likely because I just didn't care. Dull set pieces. Poor visuals. And just out and out nonsense. Black Ops was fun if not amazing. This is just crushingly bland.

eyerer

Mad Max
Gears of War 5
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Assassins Creed Odyssey
Rayman Legends
The Last Day of June

Think that's everything so far

Retr0gamer

GAME|PLATFORM

Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing|PC
Gato Roboto|PC
Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker|PS3
D|PC
Dragon's Lair|PC
Return of Egypt|PC
Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue|PC
Florence|PC
Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3: The Answer|PS2
The Last of Us: Left Behind|PS4
3D Dot Game Heroes|PS3
Black Mesa|PC
Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei: Megami Tensei |SNES
Rusty's Real Deal Baseball |3DS
Donkey Kong Country 2 (102%) |SNES
Picross: Lord of the Nazarick |Switch
Pharaoh Rebirth+|PC
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2|PC
Megaman V|NES

Megaman V

One of the weakest Megaman games on the NES but still a pretty great game for the system.

Its biggest crime is it brings nothing new to the series. The boss weapons aren't very useful. Music is good but not as memorable as other games in the series. Level design isn't as good as the series best. And there's a collection mechanic where every level has a hidden letter to collect. Collecting them all gives you.... a really disappointing weapon.

The final wily stages go on a bit too long and there's a few poor bosses.

It would probably be in the upper echelons of NES games if it wasn't being compared to the rest of the Megaman series.