What Games Have You Completed? (2021 Edition)

Penn · 22-05-2021 4:31pm

Revelations was a great game. I had my issues with it, but as an ending to Ezio's trilogy it was fantastic. Also one of my favourite game trailers ever. The hype I had for this game was unreal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Ixo7QXw_E

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 23-05-2021 4:01pm

GAME: Mass Effect (Legendary Edition)
PLATFORM: PlayStation 4

Just beat the first game as part of remastered trilogy that came out last week.

Gameplaywise it has definitely shown its age. I got the hang of it eventually but it was a little janky at first. I hadn't played this game properly in almost a decade so modern tropes definitely brought habits out in me, like automatically thinking I had to reload by pressing square before realising that;

There is no reload button; weapons typically have to cooldown
The square button throws a grenade. WTF?

Storywise it can be a bit convoluted in my books. I'll have to watch a recap video to get a basic rundown of the entire plot before jumping into Mass Effect 2. I got a general idea of what was going on but the lore of this series in general is so deep, it often distracted me from what the primary plot was. I tend to get overwhelmed by games with stories like this.

I personally think that the music is some of the best I've heard in a game released in the last generation or so. I love synthwave in general so hearing the score in this game gave me immense satisfaction. It sounded especially spectacular wearing a pair of Turtle Beach Stealth 800 headphones. Beautiful synth audio with awesome bass thrown in. Outstanding if you're an audiophile.

My biggest complaint aside from a couple of janky gameplay mechanics and visual problems (screen tearing and frame drops - particularly on PS4 Pro) was the repetitiveness of some of the locations (save for a few important locations/hubs). I understand this is a huge game, so I'll forgive it, but at the same time it got a bit boring visiting so many bases and locations, that were almost completely copied and pasted. Sometimes I got confused and thought I'd already been to some of these places, but that's my biggest gripe. Not a big deal.

Another gripe: CUTSCENES ARE NON-SKIPPABLE, AND THAT IS CRIMINAL!

Overall this was a lot of fun to play, and I know that ME2 is miles better, so if I enjoyed ME1 this much, I can't wait to re-experience the sequel.

I took a heap of screenshots on the new photo mode as well, which, as always, can be mildly addictive.

If you missed out on Mass Effect for whatever reason when it first came out, I highly recommend you give the new remastered trilogy a go. Three massive action RPGs for that price is a great deal. The best description I can give these games within one solitary word would be 'Epic': by scale and lore.

Handy platinum trophy on PlayStation as well (or 1000G on Xbox)

|GAMES BEATEN IN 2021|
#|GAME|PLATFORM|#|GAME|PLATFORM

1|RESIDENT EVIL 3|PS4|21|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 3|PC

2|ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN|PS4|22|STREET FIGHTER 3: NEW GENERATION|PC

3|GRIS|PS4|23|STREET FIGHTER 3: 2ND IMPACT|PC

4|SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD|PS4|24|STREET FIGHTER 3: 3RD STRIKE|PC

5|STREETS OF RAGE 4|SWITCH|25|SHANK|PC

6|KING OF FIGHTERS '94 (ACA NEOGEO)|PS4|26|SHANK 2|PC

7|KING OF FIGHTERS '95|PS4|27|BLACK MESA|PC

8|KING OF FIGHTERS '96|PS4|28|HALF-LIFE 2|PC

9|KING OF FIGHTERS '97: GLOBAL MATCH|PS4|29|LITTLE NIGHTMARES 2|XBOX ONE

10|KING OF FIGHTERS '98: ULTIMATE MATCH|PS4|30|WARRIORS OF FATE|SWITCH

11|NEOGEO BATTLE COLISEUM|XBOX 360|31|JAK & DAXTER|PS3

12|FATAL FURY (ACA NEOGEO)|PS4|32|LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA|PC

13|STREET FIGHTER|PC|33|GUITAR HERO III|XBOX 360

14|STREET FIGHTER 2: THE WORLD WARRIOR|PC|34|GUITAR HERO: METALLICA|XBOX 360

15|STREET FIGHTER 2: CHAMPION EDITION|PC|35|GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR|XBOX 360

16|STREET FIGHTER 2: HYPER FIGHTING|PC|36|DAYS GONE|PS4

17|SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2: THE NEW CHALLENGERS|PC|37|CONCRETE GENIE|PS4

18|SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2 TURBO|PC|38|MASS EFFECT (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

19|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA|PC

20|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 2|PC

B.A._Baracus · 23-05-2021 4:33pm

Bulletstorm (Xbox One)
Completely missed this for Xbox 360 and it's a pretty great game. Starts out feeling like it will be a generic first person shooter but comes into its own after a while. Here's hoping they make a sequel which you have to think they are seeing as how it was released for Xbox One and Switch.

Retr0gamer · 26-05-2021 10:59am

Game|Platform|Game|Platform
Megaman X2|SNES|Live a Live|SNES
Streets of Rage 4|PC||
Sekiro|PC||
Megaman 7|SNES||
Megaman 8|PS1||
Megaman X3|SNES||
Megaman & Bass|SNES||
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim|PS4||
Broken Sword: Director's Cut|PC||
Command & Conquer: Red Alert|PC||
Mischief Makers|N64||
Wolfenstein 2: New Colossus (DLC)|PC||
Deception 4: Blood Ties|PS4||
Final Fantasy Adventure|Gameboy||
Virtua Racing|Switch||
Thief 2: The Metal Age|PC||
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead|PC||
Crysis Remaster|PC||
God of War: Chain of Olympus|PS3||
Resident Evil Village|PC||

Live a Live

This is a weird one. Very late SNES RPG that never made it to the west. At the start you have 7 selectable characters and each one is a 1-3 hour RPG scenario that does something unique and interesting with the genre. The ideas probably wouldn't support a 40+ hour RPG but work perfectly in as bitesized RPGs. Each chapter is illustrated by a different manga artist.

Caveman: A RPG set before language. There's no written dialogue and everything plays out in pantomime. This chapter is great fun. It's full of great visual gags and laugh out loud funny at times. The MC Pogo can also smell where battles will occur or where plot items are. Had a lot of fun here.

Ninja: Infiltrate a castle and take out the evil leader. This takes place in a Massive Shogo era castle and courtyard. It's a very open ended chapter with many ways of beating it. You can take it entirely stealthily only killing the final target or can rush in and kill everyone (with a hidden reward for killing all 100 people). There's plenty of traps and devices to keep you on your toes. One of the longer chapters but really enjoyed this one. JRPG Hitman.

Present Day: This plays out like a RPG megaman crossed with street fighter. You basically play as a fighter in a tournament trying to become the strongest. There's 6 fighters you can choose to fight and you can learn each fighters abilities. You basically have to find a route that will allow you to gain abilities that will help you defeat each opponent as some are near impossible with out the tactical advantage of some moves. Very short but fun chapter. Yoko Shimomura provides the soundtrack for the entire game, which is excellent, but really plays off the street fighter 2 influences here because.... well she composed that soundtrack as well.

Near Future: This is a mish mash of anime tropes. Mecha, psychic troubled teens, shady government laboratories and.... a plot point about stealing a child's panties. Stay classy Japan. This sounds awesome but it's far and away the worst chapter. The MC can use psychic powers to read peoples minds but it just means you have to talk to everyone twice. It's also the worst designed and worst written of the bunch. Also for a chapter called 'Mecha' you get to use the Mecha for 2 minutes at the end of the chapter. At about 3 hours this one is a chore.

Sci-Fi: A RPG with no combat. This predates all those RPG maker visual novel type games. In this you play as a robot helping the crew of a spaceship in what feels like a 2001 Space Odyssey/Aliens Homage. This is pretty short but also my favourite. Lots of fun and the robot is super cute.

Kung Fu: You play as an old kung fu master selecting 3 students to pass his skills on to. It's an interesting concept that doesn't quite work. Only one student will make it through the chapter so the optimal way is to pick your favourite and just train them. This one is a bit ordinary but short enough that it doesn't out stay its welcome.

Cowboy: High noon the RPG. You're a cowboy tasked with defending a town before gang of bandits arrive to cause trouble. You have a set amount of time to collect items to use as traps and then have to task the towns people with setting up the traps. Some towns people will take longer than others to set traps while others will balls them up. When the time is up the bandits will arrive and the traps you set up will thin them out for the final battle. This one works great and is loads of fun. My only issue is I'd like more of this one!

There's an extra chapter that plays like a standard save the princess JRPG but then really subverts that trope.

In the final chapter all the characters have to join forces, take on some optional dungeons and bosses to get the best equipment and then face a (pretty brutal) final boss. The final chapter takes a couple of hours and plays more like a standard RPG so is the least interesting but a nice way to wrap everything up.

Live a Live isn't entirely successful but the chapter based approach to it's gameplay keeps it lively and it's always fun to finish a chapter and find out what the next one is like. Ultimately the overarching narrative doesn't come together in a satisfying way but it's just such a fun experimental game that it's hard not to like for what it tries and how interesting it is.

There's some talk of a re-release or remaster and it might just happen, square have put out some pretty deep cuts in terms of remasters recently and the director of this game is now pretty high up in square and has been tweeting about it.

Mr.Fantastic · 26-05-2021 5:19pm

Live a Live

This is a weird one. Very late SNES RPG that never made it to the west. At the start you have 7 selectable characters and each one is a 1-3 hour RPG scenario that does something unique and interesting with the genre. The ideas probably wouldn't support a 40+ hour RPG but work perfectly in as bitesized RPGs. Each chapter is illustrated by a different manga artist.

Caveman: A RPG set before language. There's no written dialogue and everything plays out in pantomime. This chapter is great fun. It's full of great visual gags and laugh out loud funny at times. The MC Pogo can also smell where battles will occur or where plot items are. Had a lot of fun here.

Ninja: Infiltrate a castle and take out the evil leader. This takes place in a Massive Shogo era castle and courtyard. It's a very open ended chapter with many ways of beating it. You can take it entirely stealthily only killing the final target or can rush in and kill everyone (with a hidden reward for killing all 100 people). There's plenty of traps and devices to keep you on your toes. One of the longer chapters but really enjoyed this one. JRPG Hitman.

Present Day: This plays out like a RPG megaman crossed with street fighter. You basically play as a fighter in a tournament trying to become the strongest. There's 6 fighters you can choose to fight and you can learn each fighters abilities. You basically have to find a route that will allow you to gain abilities that will help you defeat each opponent as some are near impossible with out the tactical advantage of some moves. Very short but fun chapter. Yoko Shimomura provides the soundtrack for the entire game, which is excellent, but really plays off the street fighter 2 influences here because.... well she composed that soundtrack as well.

Near Future: This is a mish mash of anime tropes. Mecha, psychic troubled teens, shady government laboratories and.... a plot point about stealing a child's panties. Stay classy Japan. This sounds awesome but it's far and away the worst chapter. The MC can use psychic powers to read peoples minds but it just means you have to talk to everyone twice. It's also the worst designed and worst written of the bunch. Also for a chapter called 'Mecha' you get to use the Mecha for 2 minutes at the end of the chapter. At about 3 hours this one is a chore.

Sci-Fi: A RPG with no combat. This predates all those RPG maker visual novel type games. In this you play as a robot helping the crew of a spaceship in what feels like a 2001 Space Odyssey/Aliens Homage. This is pretty short but also my favourite. Lots of fun and the robot is super cute.

Kung Fu: You play as an old kung fu master selecting 3 students to pass his skills on to. It's an interesting concept that doesn't quite work. Only one student will make it through the chapter so the optimal way is to pick your favourite and just train them. This one is a bit ordinary but short enough that it doesn't out stay its welcome.

Cowboy: High noon the RPG. You're a cowboy tasked with defending a town before gang of bandits arrive to cause trouble. You have a set amount of time to collect items to use as traps and then have to task the towns people with setting up the traps. Some towns people will take longer than others to set traps while others will balls them up. When the time is up the bandits will arrive and the traps you set up will thin them out for the final battle. This one works great and is loads of fun. My only issue is I'd like more of this one!

There's an extra chapter that plays like a standard save the princess JRPG but then really subverts that trope.

In the final chapter all the characters have to join forces, take on some optional dungeons and bosses to get the best equipment and then face a (pretty brutal) final boss. The final chapter takes a couple of hours and plays more like a standard RPG so is the least interesting but a nice way to wrap everything up.

Live a Live isn't entirely successful but the chapter based approach to it's gameplay keeps it lively and it's always fun to finish a chapter and find out what the next one is like. Ultimately the overarching narrative doesn't come together in a satisfying way but it's just such a fun experimental game that it's hard not to like for what it tries and how interesting it is.

There's some talk of a re-release or remaster and it might just happen, square have put out some pretty deep cuts in terms of remasters recently and the director of this game is now pretty high up in square and has been tweeting about it.

I heard about this on a youtube channel before and it sounds nuts. Cool idea with the branching paths all converging as one I might check it out!

26-05-2021 5:24pm

Only ever finished one game:

Ghosts & Goblins (ZX Spectrum, 1980-something edition)

wotzgoingon · 26-05-2021 6:34pm

MeepMeep2021 wrote: »

Only ever finished one game:

Ghosts & Goblins (ZX Spectrum, 1980-something edition)

Right so you should delete the post and start a new thread "What games have you completed 1980's edition".

This thread is games you have completed 2021 edition.

Retr0gamer · 26-05-2021 6:59pm

Mr.Fantastic wrote: »

I heard about this on a youtube channel before and it sounds nuts. Cool idea with the branching paths all converging as one I might check it out!

Well it doesn't really come together that well in the end but definitely worth a play as it's so interesting and fun. You can polish a chapter off each night and it will be somethin new each time.

Always wanted to try it but the recent retronauts episode pushed me over the edge. The fan translation has been updated to 2.0 and was done by the aeon genesis team with tomato who is a games translator full time so it's really good quality.

Retr0gamer · 27-05-2021 1:50am

Game|Platform|Game|Platform
Megaman X2|SNES|Live a Live|SNES
Streets of Rage 4|PC|Clockwork Knight|Saturn
Sekiro|PC||
Megaman 7|SNES||
Megaman 8|PS1||
Megaman X3|SNES||
Megaman & Bass|SNES||
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim|PS4||
Broken Sword: Director's Cut|PC||
Command & Conquer: Red Alert|PC||
Mischief Makers|N64||
Wolfenstein 2: New Colossus (DLC)|PC||
Deception 4: Blood Ties|PS4||
Final Fantasy Adventure|Gameboy||
Virtua Racing|Switch||
Thief 2: The Metal Age|PC||
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead|PC||
Crysis Remaster|PC||
God of War: Chain of Olympus|PS3||
Resident Evil Village|PC||

Clockwork Knight

Launch window Sega Saturn platformer. It's actually quite a lot of fun despite being obviously rushed. It's very short with only 4 stages, each with two levels and a boss and a final boss. It's an easy enough game other than the annoying final maze level and the penultimate boss who I wasted nearly all my lives on. Lives are pretty plentiful in this game so I had enough to figure his pattern out.

It's a pretty simple platformer. One of the first 2.5D platformers of the 32-bit era. It doesn't make a whole lot of use of the third dimension other than hazards coming in from the background and other than that it plays pretty much like a SNES or megadrive platformer. It's a nice looking game and has aged well. It has a toy story aesthetic but predates that film by almost a year and while the sprites are all prerendered they are well animated and high res thanks to the saturn being an absolute 2D beast.

Controls are a little slippery but it's very responsive and any deaths I had were down to my own cack handedness. It's such a shame the game was so rushed, Sega probably needed a platformer since Sonic was MIA. It's far better than early PS1 platformers such as garbage like Pandemonium. And while it's not as big a game as Crash Bandicoot, it's much more fun and well designed than the first game.

There's a far more substantial sequel which I'll get around to. The game didn't really impress at release, the gameplay wasn't that much different from SNES and Megadrive games of the era and it can be polished off in an hour with not a lot of replayability when you have splashed out 400 punts for a next gen saturn and a 60 punt game. It's a much better game in retrospect and while not amazing it's a nice slice of Sega Blue Skies gaming.

Mr.Fantastic · 27-05-2021 8:03am

johnny_ultimate · 27-05-2021 11:22pm

Monster Hunter Rise - I can count the number of games I’ve played for 80-90 hours in the last few years on one hand. I can count the number of games I played for 80-90 hours in a two month period on one finger.

Can you really *finish* a Monster Hunter game? Well, thankfully update 3.0 brings an ending to the game, a nice final battle and cutscene that feels like a pat on the back. There’s still more to do - another bonus monster waiting at Hunter rank 100, lots of expensive, high-end armour to craft, quests to play with friends, and of course a dozen other weapons to try if so inclined (it’s only a slight exaggeration to suggest each weapon is almost a whole new game to master). But also finally feel like I’ve reached an ending of sorts, which is nice, even if I will keep playing on and off.

Suffice to say this game hooked me, I’d bounced off MH games before, but this one got me. Once you get that loop - the joy of fighting a monster and the satisfaction of MH’s best in class loot hunt - it’s remarkably agile and engaging.

That the monsters are magnificent and varied is something it’s clear the series perfected long ago. But there’s key things that remove the sense of friction the other games had - from glorious wirebug navigation and wall-running (imagine Spider-Man if it required actual skill and timing) to the Palimute that’s a delightfully ridiculous mount (what’s not to love about a dog that gets a speed boost when you drift it around a corner?). It’s hard to imagine these weren’t in the series before, so logical and sensible they are. The game just feels tremendous to play, with mechanics and loops that nigh on demand dozens of hours of your attention.

So much design to praise: the tightly designed central hub areas that centralise everything you need in a handful of rooms; the joys of seeing a turf war break out between two monsters and then hopping on one of them to wail on the other; the increasingly chaotic Rampage missions which aren’t particularly difficult but certainly are endearingly ludicrous when you take on those furious Apex monsters. It’s a game that has a surprising amount of respect for your time despite the grind, such as a smart system that lets you skip chunks of multiplayer if you play through the campaign, basically speeding up your arrival at the point where ‘the TRUE Monster Hunter begins here’.

Some of the menus and systems are baffling, especially at first - the game’s tutorial is hilariously insufficient. Those first three or four hours are a barrier to entry of sorts. But honestly the game’s generous learning curve *beyond that* caught me off guard. New systems are introduced at a sensible pace, and the difficulty curve only really ramps up as you reach the top tiers of high rank. Even then, the game is never insurmountable or unfair... although I do wish it was a bit easier to break the damn armour of a Barroth!

I loved this game, and am looking forward to dipping in and out more casually now that the immediate need to see its late game content has been mostly satisfied. It is in many ways a pure example of great game design: a simple core idea, enhanced and iterated upon with lots of interesting tweaks and flourishes. Monster Hunter finally got me: I’m a believer, and in its own particular way this is one of the best video games I’ve ever played..

skerry · 27-05-2021 11:38pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Monster Hunter Rise - I can count the number of games I’ve played for 80-90 hours in the last few years on one hand. I can count the number of games I played for 80-90 hours in a two month period on one finger.

Can you really *finish* a Monster Hunter game? Well, thankfully update 3.0 brings an ending to the game, a nice final battle and cutscene that feels like a pat on the back. There’s still more to do - another bonus monster waiting at Hunter rank 100, lots of expensive, high-end armour to craft, quests to play with friends, and of course a dozen other weapons to try if so inclined (it’s only a slight exaggeration to suggest each weapon is almost a whole new game to master). But also finally feel like I’ve reached an ending of sorts, which is nice, even if I will keep playing on and off.

Suffice to say this game hooked me, I’d bounced off MH games before, but this one got me. Once you get that loop - the joy of fighting a monster and the satisfaction of MH’s best in class loot hunt - it’s remarkably agile and engaging.

That the monsters are magnificent and varied is something it’s clear the series perfected long ago. But there’s key things that remove the sense of friction the other games had - from glorious wirebug navigation and wall-running (imagine Spider-Man if it required actual skill and timing) to the Palimute that’s a delightfully ridiculous mount (what’s not to love about a dog that gets a speed boost when you drift it around a corner?). It’s hard to imagine these weren’t in the series before, so logical and sensible they are. The game just feels tremendous to play, with mechanics and loops that nigh on demand dozens of hours of your attention.

So much design to praise: the tightly designed central hub areas that centralise everything you need in a handful of rooms; the joys of seeing a turf war break out between two monsters and then hopping on one of them to wail on the other; the increasingly chaotic Rampage missions which aren’t particularly difficult but certainly are endearingly ludicrous when you take on those furious Apex monsters. It’s a game that has a surprising amount of respect for your time despite the grind, such as a smart system that lets you skip chunks of multiplayer if you play through the campaign, basically speeding up your arrival at the point where ‘the TRUE Monster Hunter begins here’.

Some of the menus and systems are baffling, especially at first - the game’s tutorial is hilariously insufficient. Those first three or four hours are a barrier to entry of sorts. But honestly the game’s generous learning curve *beyond that* caught me off guard. New systems are introduced at a sensible pace, and the difficulty curve only really ramps up as you reach the top tiers of high rank. Even then, the game is never insurmountable or unfair... although I do wish it was a bit easier to break the damn armour of a Barroth!

I loved this game, and am looking forward to dipping in and out more casually now that the immediate need to see its late game content has been mostly satisfied. It is in many ways a pure example of great game design: a simple core idea, enhanced and iterated upon with lots of interesting tweaks and flourishes. Monster Hunter finally got me: I’m a believer, and in its own particular way this is one of the best video games I’ve ever played..

Just finished the story there a few mins ago myself. Not a huge fan of the final boss battles, but they never seem to nail the finale in MH games. Thankfully they've nailed everything else with Rise. Similar to yourself I've dipped in and out of MH games and was usually late to the party, but its great to get stuck into one from day 1. Glad they've locked next new quest behind a decent high HR as I don't feel the need to rush through it now and can enjoy the grind. Have 4 or 5 different builds on the go and grinding for decos and armor for them will keep me plenty occupied. Best money I've possibly ever spent on a game as far as value for money is concerned.

When I say dipped in and out of the other games, I've about 80 hours in both World and MHGU. Only a monster hunter game could make you think 80 hrs is dipping in.

1huge1 · 28-05-2021 11:11am

Penn · 28-05-2021 5:03pm

1huge1 wrote: »

Making painfully slow progress through RDR2

That's pretty much the same as speedrunning the game tbh.

Retr0gamer · 28-05-2021 10:15pm

Some people's slow is another man's bored and frustrated out of my arse.

Penn · 28-05-2021 11:25pm

The Phantom Pain wrote: »

lol
I never understood the complaints about it being 'slow'.
Chapter 6 is a pain to get through but I really liked the pacing of the other chapters overall.
For some reason I enjoyed the long animations of skinning, picking plants etc yet find long animations irritating in other games.
Love RDR2. Think I even prefer it to GTAV.

I think the trouble is you're able to enjoy the slow and super-realistic parts, but if you get bored of those bits and want to speed things up, you really can't. The game has one speed, which can be amazing at the start but can also really grate after a while, especially as the game just keeps introducing new, also slow things to do, even if they're only used sparingly.

wotzgoingon · 29-05-2021 5:17pm

The Phantom Pain wrote: »

Not only are the graphics jarringly worse than the single player but I’m not a fan of the maps. Maybe it will grow on me once I actually get good at it...but for now it's meh. A bit of a shame because the MP is why I play Battlefield.

The graphics are great on PC(MP) well they were a fair few years ago when I last played it.

Retr0gamer · 30-05-2021 1:35am

Game|Platform|Game|Platform
Megaman X2|SNES|Live a Live|SNES
Streets of Rage 4|PC|Clockwork Knight|Saturn
Sekiro|PC|DuckTales|NES
Megaman 7|SNES||
Megaman 8|PS1||
Megaman X3|SNES||
Megaman & Bass|SNES||
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim|PS4||
Broken Sword: Director's Cut|PC||
Command & Conquer: Red Alert|PC||
Mischief Makers|N64||
Wolfenstein 2: New Colossus (DLC)|PC||
Deception 4: Blood Ties|PS4||
Final Fantasy Adventure|Gameboy||
Virtua Racing|Switch||
Thief 2: The Metal Age|PC||
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead|PC||
Crysis Remaster|PC||
God of War: Chain of Olympus|PS3||
Resident Evil Village|PC||

DuckTales

Well there's a good reason this is so beloved by NES fans, it's a fantastic platformer. It's a really unique platformer for the NES. Although made with the Megaman engine, it feels totally different. Scrooge's pogo stick is just genius and makes just the act of moving around the level a huge amount of fun. I also like the emphasis on collecting money to get a better ending, it means there's an incentive to collect the random item drops other than score.

This is an out and out classic. So much fun, looks great and the soundtrack is legendary. One of the easier NES games as well although easy NES game still means it will kick your ass. In terms of ease of finishing I'd rank it higher tougher than the second contra game but below the first contra and a hell of a lot easier than the likes of Ninja Gaiden and Super Mario Bros.

Mr.Fantastic · 02-06-2021 8:11am

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 03-06-2021 12:41am

GAME: Mass Effect 2 (Legendary Edition)
PLATFORM: PlayStation 4

Forgot how fun this game was. Most of the issues I had in ME1 are fixed in this one, my biggest gripes being dumb button commands (it was square to throw a grenade, now it's whatever button I choose, with square CORRECTLY set as the reload button) and empty planets (now you can just launch probes to collect materials instead of having to physically crawl an empty wasteland looking for them) and as a result, any planets you do get to visit are more detailed and actually varied.

They definitely went with more of an action-orientated approach with this one, with more streamlined mechanics as well.

Since I was going for the Platinum trophy I wanted everything to go perfect on my playthrough (which I managed).

All of my team survived.

The moment I saw

the ending

, I got goosebumps.

Seeing the reapers show up in droves right as the game shuts off with the cliffhanger is one of the best said cliffhangers in any game series.

There isn't much else I can say without having to abuse the spoiler tag but I will say it's one of the best sequels to a game with arguably the best setup to a follow-up that I can think of off the top of my head.

I understand Mass Effect 3 isn't the best of the trilogy, story wise, but since I know this going in I won't be too bummed out by it. I'm just happy I get to play more Mass Effect for another week.

|GAMES BEATEN IN 2021|
#|GAME|PLATFORM|#|GAME|PLATFORM

1|RESIDENT EVIL 3|PS4|21|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 3|PC

2|ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN|PS4|22|STREET FIGHTER 3: NEW GENERATION|PC

3|GRIS|PS4|23|STREET FIGHTER 3: 2ND IMPACT|PC

4|SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD|PS4|24|STREET FIGHTER 3: 3RD STRIKE|PC

5|STREETS OF RAGE 4|SWITCH|25|SHANK|PC

6|KING OF FIGHTERS '94 (ACA NEOGEO)|PS4|26|SHANK 2|PC

7|KING OF FIGHTERS '95|PS4|27|BLACK MESA|PC

8|KING OF FIGHTERS '96|PS4|28|HALF-LIFE 2|PC

9|KING OF FIGHTERS '97: GLOBAL MATCH|PS4|29|LITTLE NIGHTMARES 2|XBOX ONE

10|KING OF FIGHTERS '98: ULTIMATE MATCH|PS4|30|WARRIORS OF FATE|SWITCH

11|NEOGEO BATTLE COLISEUM|XBOX 360|31|JAK & DAXTER|PS3

12|FATAL FURY (ACA NEOGEO)|PS4|32|LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA|PC

13|STREET FIGHTER|PC|33|GUITAR HERO III|XBOX 360

14|STREET FIGHTER 2: THE WORLD WARRIOR|PC|34|GUITAR HERO: METALLICA|XBOX 360

15|STREET FIGHTER 2: CHAMPION EDITION|PC|35|GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR|XBOX 360

16|STREET FIGHTER 2: HYPER FIGHTING|PC|36|DAYS GONE|PS4

17|SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2: THE NEW CHALLENGERS|PC|37|CONCRETE GENIE|PS4

18|SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2 TURBO|PC|38|MASS EFFECT (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

19|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA|PC|39|MASS EFFECT 2 (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

20|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 2|PC

Mr.Fantastic · 08-06-2021 8:30am

TinCanMan · 08-06-2021 12:20pm

Bioshock Infinite [PS4] - I loved this game but not quite as much as the first. Although very different from 1 & 2 there are some slight similarities with weapons and vigours(plasmids). If you've never played a Bioshock game then the collection is available quite cheaply. I would highly recommend all three for those that haven't played them. They are masterpieces and should be played in order of release date i.e. 1,2 and then infinite.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider [PS4] - If you've played a Tomb Raider game before then you'll know what to expect. This one is slightly less combat heavy than the first two in the trilogy and more focused on stealth and exploration. It's a beautiful looking game and whilst I enjoyed it I found it to be the weakest of the three.

Astro's Playroom [PS5] - First things first, this game is seriously fun with so much nostalgia thrown in from Playstation history that I was grinning like an idiot at times. But what's most impressive is that they used this game to highlight the new features of the Dualsense controller and boy does it shine. This is a revolution in controller design and I can't wait to see how other games will make use of it in the near future. There's a real wow factor about the Dualsense and it lives up to all the hype.

Ghost of Tsushima [PS5] - This game is something else. The visuals are pure eye candy and the gameplay and story are excellent. Whilst the visuals on the PS5 are the same the 60 FPS makes a huge difference. I enjoyed this game so much that I went on to get the platinum. I have yet to try out the online mode though as I don't really play much online.

Uncharted 4 [PS4/PS5] - What a way to finish the series. If you've played the others then you'll know what to expect but boy does this game look beautiful and also plays really well. Looks amazing for a 6 year old game at this stage, great story and voice acting as well. I would advise on playing them in order though to get the most from the story and characters.

wotzgoingon · 09-06-2021 6:22pm

[Xbox]

The Outer Worlds (DLC) Murder on Eridanos

First game to complete in a long time and it's not even a full game just a DLC and a fairly long and good one at that. I would recommend it to anyone and if you have Gamepass with Xbox it is free.

Mr.Fantastic · 10-06-2021 3:11pm

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 10-06-2021 11:50pm

GAME: Mass Effect 3 (Legendary Edition)
PLATFORM: PlayStation 4

This one was definitely the best game in the trilogy for me (yes, even the ending was acceptable to me). Gameplay was top-notch, and playing it in a silky smooth 60fps (for the most part) made it so much better.

I think the biggest thing that stood out to me out of all aspects of this entire trilogy, was not only the story, but the music was unbelievable. I think the best time the music kicked in was at the beginning/prologue of Mass Effect 3 (just as the title is going to show). It was bleak and beautiful at the same time (look it up if you can't picture what I mean).

I had a lot of fun with all three games as a whole. It took me about a week and change (per game) to get the platinum for each game as well. Money well spent in my books. If anyone says this trilogy is not worth the money they can't be a fan of Mass Effect at all, or can't see the fact that three games this size for the price of a new game is arguably the biggest bargain for a remaster in recent years. I definitely got my value for money out of it.

*sits in silence*

No idea what game to turn to next, my head is still stuck in Mass Effect's world.

If I could score them, I'd give

Mass Effect - 7/10
The story was good but the gameplay was so janky, it dropped the score way down for me. It felt like a chore doing some material collecting and planetary exploration as well.
Mass Effect 2 - 8/10
This is how you improve on the previous title. Much better gunplay, great continuation of the story, and an epic cliffhanger. Also, Thane.
Mass Effect 3 - 9/10
Gameplay perfected. The tone of the game felt much more desolate than before, especially towards the end, and the music couldn't have been better. This was definitely 'peak Mass Effect' for me, personally.

The sound design as well - my god - this game is so good if you're an audiophile or someone who appreciates sound design in general. I fall into the category of "if it sounds boomy and bassy, it wins".

I feel like I'm rambling and slabbering on in text form - I think I've made my point. Mass Effect Legendary Edition is a cracking trilogy. Could do with a few tweaks to fix the performance, but nothing that broke the game.

|GAMES BEATEN IN 2021|
#|GAME|PLATFORM|#|GAME|PLATFORM

1|RESIDENT EVIL 3|PS4|21|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 3|PC

2|ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN|PS4|22|STREET FIGHTER 3: NEW GENERATION|PC

3|GRIS|PS4|23|STREET FIGHTER 3: 2ND IMPACT|PC

4|SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD|PS4|24|STREET FIGHTER 3: 3RD STRIKE|PC

5|STREETS OF RAGE 4|SWITCH|25|SHANK|PC

6|KING OF FIGHTERS '94 (ACA NEOGEO)|PS4|26|SHANK 2|PC

7|KING OF FIGHTERS '95|PS4|27|BLACK MESA|PC

8|KING OF FIGHTERS '96|PS4|28|HALF-LIFE 2|PC

9|KING OF FIGHTERS '97: GLOBAL MATCH|PS4|29|LITTLE NIGHTMARES 2|XBOX ONE

10|KING OF FIGHTERS '98: ULTIMATE MATCH|PS4|30|WARRIORS OF FATE|SWITCH

11|NEOGEO BATTLE COLISEUM|XBOX 360|31|JAK & DAXTER|PS3

12|FATAL FURY (ACA NEOGEO)|PS4|32|LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA|PC

13|STREET FIGHTER|PC|33|GUITAR HERO III|XBOX 360

14|STREET FIGHTER 2: THE WORLD WARRIOR|PC|34|GUITAR HERO: METALLICA|XBOX 360

15|STREET FIGHTER 2: CHAMPION EDITION|PC|35|GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR|XBOX 360

16|STREET FIGHTER 2: HYPER FIGHTING|PC|36|DAYS GONE|PS4

17|SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2: THE NEW CHALLENGERS|PC|37|CONCRETE GENIE|PS4

18|SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2 TURBO|PC|38|MASS EFFECT (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

19|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA|PC|39|MASS EFFECT 2 (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

20|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 2|PC|40|MASS EFFECT 3 (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 13-06-2021 1:40pm

GAME: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
PLATFORM: Xbox One

My missus was bugging me to play this for a couple of years now. I finally dove into it over the weekend.

Despite it not being a horror game by genre, it still ended up being one of the most anxiety-inducing games I've ever played. Much of the game focuses on solving puzzles, occasional hack & slash fights and listening to the story via narrator exposition and the voices within the main character's head.

This game is best experienced with headphones as it uses binaural audio to tell its story. The audio is the game's biggest feature, I think. The fighting segments are forgettable, but not terrible. It's obvious they're not the focus, and as a result I played the game on Easy. I felt I had no reason to ramp up the difficulty on this at all. If you suffer from anxiety or are easily stressed out, I couldn't possibly recommend this game. My hands were wringing almost throughout my playthrough. I could blame the hot weather outside :pac:

Speaking of weather, I think I might sit in the garden with a cold beer and listen to a podcast because this game is depressing as fúck and I need something to lighten my day :pac: Nevertheless, it's an experience and a half and if you're not easily startled nor a shíte-bag, I recommend it.

There are zero jumpscares, so that was a relief for me. But it doesn't stop it from being an absolute horror-fest from an audio perspective.

What I found particularly interesting and rather encouraged me to keep going and be more engaged, was the theme of it all. The general synopsis of what the game is about is as follows (spoilers for people who don't want to know),

The main character, Senua, is trying to save the soul of a dead loved one, all while fighting demons in her head - I believe she suffers from psychosis

, the game had a few mental health specialists involved in the development process as well, which is really intriguing.

I'm finding it difficult to express what I think of the game without spoiling anything.

I really enjoyed it anyway. Can't wait for the sequel, whenever that comes out.

(Bollocks anyway. Just after realising that I am missing a heap of achievements that I should have definitely gotten through normal gameplay progress. Apparently if you don't hard-exit the game and resume it from standby, the achievements bug out and are unobtainable. Well fúck it anyway).

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GAME: Watch_Dogs
PLATFORM: PlayStation 4

Would you believe it took me 7 years to beat this game :pac:

The game overall just didn't gel with me that much. It's a good game - the hacking mechanic was pretty fun, but it got stale after a while, and rather repetitive. The visuals have aged horribly -- in fact they weren't that good on release.

I started this game around 2014, when it first came out, but stopped half way through the story because it just got boring. Returned to it a couple of months ago and got bored again. Went back after I beat Hellblade just because it was sitting there installed on my PS4 not doing anything. I figured I might as well just get it over with. I had already started Watch_Dogs 2 a few years ago but once God of War came out I left it alone and didn't go back. My reason to beating WD1 was I wanted to say I got that done before I ever decide to go back to WD2. Most of the reason was down to OCD - didn't feel right playing a sequel to a game I already got halfway through.

Anyway. Watch Dogs 1. It's okay, but I will definitely not be going back to it.

|GAMES BEATEN IN 2021|
#|GAME|PLATFORM|#|GAME|PLATFORM|#|GAME|PLATFORM

1|RESIDENT EVIL 3|PS4|21|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 3|PC|41|HELLBLADE: SENUA'S SACRIFICE|XBOX ONE

2|ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN|PS4|22|STREET FIGHTER 3: NEW GENERATION|PC|42|WATCH_DOGS|PS4

3|GRIS|PS4|23|STREET FIGHTER 3: 2ND IMPACT|PC

4|SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD|PS4|24|STREET FIGHTER 3: 3RD STRIKE|PC

5|STREETS OF RAGE 4|SWITCH|25|SHANK|PC

6|KING OF FIGHTERS '94 (ACA NEOGEO)|PS4|26|SHANK 2|PC

7|KING OF FIGHTERS '95|PS4|27|BLACK MESA|PC

8|KING OF FIGHTERS '96|PS4|28|HALF-LIFE 2|PC

9|KING OF FIGHTERS '97: GLOBAL MATCH|PS4|29|LITTLE NIGHTMARES 2|XBOX ONE

10|KING OF FIGHTERS '98: ULTIMATE MATCH|PS4|30|WARRIORS OF FATE|SWITCH

11|NEOGEO BATTLE COLISEUM|XBOX 360|31|JAK & DAXTER|PS3

12|FATAL FURY (ACA NEOGEO)|PS4|32|LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA|PC

13|STREET FIGHTER|PC|33|GUITAR HERO III|XBOX 360

14|STREET FIGHTER 2: THE WORLD WARRIOR|PC|34|GUITAR HERO: METALLICA|XBOX 360

15|STREET FIGHTER 2: CHAMPION EDITION|PC|35|GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR|XBOX 360

16|STREET FIGHTER 2: HYPER FIGHTING|PC|36|DAYS GONE|PS4

17|SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2: THE NEW CHALLENGERS|PC|37|CONCRETE GENIE|PS4

18|SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2 TURBO|PC|38|MASS EFFECT (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

19|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA|PC|39|MASS EFFECT 2 (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

20|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 2|PC|40|MASS EFFECT 3 (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

wotzgoingon · 13-06-2021 6:06pm

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

My hands were wringing almost throughout my playthrough. I could blame the hot weather outside :pac:

Speaking of weather, I think I might sit in the garden with a cold beer and listen to a podcast because this game is depressing as fúck and I need something to lighten my day :pac:

I don't know where you are but it's not hot weather here in the west of Ireland where I am. It's been nothing but cloudy every day this week despite reading about some heat wave that I never even got.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 13-06-2021 10:59pm

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I don't know where you are but it's not hot weather here in the west of Ireland where I am. It's been nothing but cloudy every day this week despite reading about some heat wave that I never even got.

Kilkenny. It was about 26 degrees all day today. Absolutely splitting.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 13-06-2021 11:10pm

The Phantom Pain wrote: »

Senua is in my backlog. Everyone I know really enjoyed it so I plan to give it a go soon. A shame about the achievements not unlocking although not surprised given the 1/10 debacle with Jim Sterling due to a game breaking bug.

I take his reviews with a grain of salt. He's really enjoyable to watch and listen to but he's a very opinionated person. The only reason I stick with his content is he's the only fairly known content creator that likes the Dynasty Warriors series almost as much as I do :pac: I dont' know what game-breaking bug he encountered (I didn't watch his review of Hellblade) but there were none that I could speak of throughout my playthrough.

ShaneU · 15-06-2021 3:32pm

Game Platform
Astro's Playroom PS5
Spiderman PS4
Hitman 2 PS4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla PS5
Days Gone PS5
Final Fantasy VII Remake PS5

Days Gone - Great game just far too long. First third of the map could have been cut out completely. Too many annoying wife missions, I was wishing she was dead before long

FFVII Remake - Horrible padded out dungeon design mars an otherwise brilliant game. Incredible level of detail and the action cutscenes are great. Combat system is good but can be frustrating with lots of enemies interrupting you. Don't like the changes they seem to be hinting at in the story. Roche sucked as did all the other new bosses

Kingp35 · 17-06-2021 12:09pm

Mr.Fantastic · 18-06-2021 12:55pm

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 20-06-2021 9:01pm

GAME: Watch_Dogs 2
PLATFORM: PlayStation 4

Continuing where I left off two years ago. Managed to beat it this afternoon, before needing to go back and start from the beginning to get all the collectibles (they glitched out on me during my playthrough and had to start again if I wanted to get all the trophies).

Got my platinum there now.

Even though this game is pretty much the same as the first one from a gameplay perspective, I found it -- somehow -- much more enjoyable than the original game. This was one of few games I played through where I was having so much fun I hadn't realised I got to the last mission until it literally told me "This is the last mission, do you want to continue?".

Not sure when I'll get Watch Dogs Legion - I was hoping to get it for the PS5 if I ever got the system, alas, I don't, so I don't know if I'll wait it out, or play it on PS4(?).

This is, like, my 7th platinum this year, I think. I haven't managed to do that in all the years I've played games that have achievements attached. I didn't even get my first platinum on PlayStation until 2016. Now I have 17.

Happy out

|GAMES BEATEN IN 2021|BLUE TEXT = PLATINUM TROPHY
#|GAME|PLATFORM|#|GAME|PLATFORM|#|GAME|PLATFORM

1|RESIDENT EVIL 3|PS4|21|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 3|PC|41|HELLBLADE: SENUA'S SACRIFICE|XBOX ONE

2|ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN|PS4|22|STREET FIGHTER 3: NEW GENERATION|PC|42|WATCH_DOGS|PS4

3|GRIS|PS4|23|STREET FIGHTER 3: 2ND IMPACT|PC|43|WATCH_DOGS 2|PS4

4|SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD|PS4|24|STREET FIGHTER 3: 3RD STRIKE|PC

5|STREETS OF RAGE 4|SWITCH|25|SHANK|PC

6|KING OF FIGHTERS '94 (ACA NEOGEO)|PS4|26|SHANK 2|PC

7|KING OF FIGHTERS '95|PS4|27|BLACK MESA|PC

8|KING OF FIGHTERS '96|PS4|28|HALF-LIFE 2|PC

9|KING OF FIGHTERS '97: GLOBAL MATCH|PS4|29|LITTLE NIGHTMARES 2|XBOX ONE

10|KING OF FIGHTERS '98: ULTIMATE MATCH|PS4|30|WARRIORS OF FATE|SWITCH

11|NEOGEO BATTLE COLISEUM|XBOX 360|31|JAK & DAXTER|PS3

12|FATAL FURY (ACA NEOGEO)|PS4|32|LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA|PC

13|STREET FIGHTER|PC|33|GUITAR HERO III|XBOX 360

14|STREET FIGHTER 2: THE WORLD WARRIOR|PC|34|GUITAR HERO: METALLICA|XBOX 360

15|STREET FIGHTER 2: CHAMPION EDITION|PC|35|GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR|XBOX 360

16|STREET FIGHTER 2: HYPER FIGHTING|PC|36|DAYS GONE|PS4

17|SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2: THE NEW CHALLENGERS|PC|37|CONCRETE GENIE|PS4

18|SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2 TURBO|PC|38|MASS EFFECT (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

19|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA|PC|39|MASS EFFECT 2 (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

20|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 2|PC|40|MASS EFFECT 3 (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

wotzgoingon · 20-06-2021 9:31pm

I loved all the Watch dogs and 2 was a great game. I played it twice on PC and then Xbox and I loved using the gadgets and going to the vents to get collectibles.

Watch Dogs Legion is good as well I thought not as good as 2 though. The new spider bot is great.

Retr0gamer · 20-06-2021 10:38pm

Game|Platform|Game|Platform
Megaman X2|SNES|Live a Live|SNES
Streets of Rage 4|PC|Clockwork Knight|Saturn
Sekiro|PC|DuckTales|NES
Megaman 7|SNES|Drakengard 3|PS3
Megaman 8|PS1||
Megaman X3|SNES||
Megaman & Bass|SNES||
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim|PS4||
Broken Sword: Director's Cut|PC||
Command & Conquer: Red Alert|PC||
Mischief Makers|N64||
Wolfenstein 2: New Colossus (DLC)|PC||
Deception 4: Blood Ties|PS4||
Final Fantasy Adventure|Gameboy||
Virtua Racing|Switch||
Thief 2: The Metal Age|PC||
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead|PC||
Crysis Remaster|PC||
God of War: Chain of Olympus|PS3||
Resident Evil Village|PC||

Drakengard 3

Beaten all Branches and the DLC.

I really did not enjoy this one. It's a Yoko Taro game and the worst of his that I've played. This is also my first Drakengard game I've finished.

Th biggest problem with this game is that it's so repetitive and monotonous. The combat is very one note and never changes up. It's all just button mashing with very little difference. Levels are pretty much corridors with enemies and you'll be seeing a lot of the same areas since they are reused for side missions and are reused in the different branch endings.

It's a Yoko Taro game so you find yourself playing for the writing. There's some very funny moments in the script and it's interesting how open it is about sexuality but it never comes close to the Nier games. It also makes a lot of fourth wall breaking commentary about videogames but it's annoyingly one of those games that comments on bad game design while making you experience that bad game design. Zero always comments about how much she hates platforming bits while you struggle with controls not built for platforming. There's even a bit deep into the last branch where someone jokingly says that they've found Zero's weakness, repetition, after you've slogged through 30 hours of it.

The game also has horrendous technical issues. It's an Unreal game on PS3 and Unreal never ran well on that system. The game barely ever hits the 30 FPS mark, instead jumping wildly between 20FPS and single digits with horrendous screen tearing. It's a technical mess.

However my biggest annoyance is the final boss. It looks stunning and the game then turns into a very difficult rhythm action game. Not so bad except at the end when the screen fades to black there's two extra notes you have to hit with no visual or aural cue. Miss one note and it's back to the start of a 10 minute one hit KO rhythm game. It's complete bull****.

If there is one stand out area it's the soundtrack which while not as good as the Nier games is still gorgeous. The final boss track however is a real standout and an absolutely stunning piece of music.

DLC has you playing as Zeros sisters and finding out a bit more back story to them. It doesn't add a whole lot and the combat is reuses enemies and levels. Each one does at least have a new boss battle which are usually not bad but you can safely give them a miss.... just like the main game.

Retr0gamer · 23-06-2021 1:12am

Game|Platform|Game|Platform
Megaman X2|SNES|Live a Live|SNES
Streets of Rage 4|PC|Clockwork Knight|Saturn
Sekiro|PC|DuckTales|NES
Megaman 7|SNES|Drakengard 3|PS3
Megaman 8|PS1|Double Dragon|NES
Megaman X3|SNES||
Megaman & Bass|SNES||
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim|PS4||
Broken Sword: Director's Cut|PC||
Command & Conquer: Red Alert|PC||
Mischief Makers|N64||
Wolfenstein 2: New Colossus (DLC)|PC||
Deception 4: Blood Ties|PS4||
Final Fantasy Adventure|Gameboy||
Virtua Racing|Switch||
Thief 2: The Metal Age|PC||
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead|PC||
Crysis Remaster|PC||
God of War: Chain of Olympus|PS3||
Resident Evil Village|PC||

Double Dragon

Always hear a lot of negativity about this game. People compare it a lot to the Arcade game which had 2 players or the superior NES sequel which is a better game and also allowed two players. Taken on it's own I think this still holds up.

Got the urge to play this after watching the excellent 'U can Beat Video Game' video on it. The NES version loses the 2 player mode of the arcade but expands on the arcade game, adding new areas and gameplay. There's a levelling system which doesn't quite work as you are forced to use weaker attacks until you unlock the best moves. The better moves give very little to no experience.

I've been very negative so far but it's actually a great little beat'em up which I had a lot of fun with. It's been scaled back a lot from the arcade game but it's also been rebalanced to make it a much fairer game. There's a surprising amount of strategy in how you approach the game. You've got to balance damage with exp growth and the variety of enemies need to be approached in unique ways.

It's a pretty short game but quite the challenge as you've only 3 lives to beat the game with. However with a bit of focus it's perfectly beatable ina few afternoons.

A NES classic.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 25-06-2021 1:15am

GAME: Ori and the Will of the Wisps
PLATFORM: Xbox One

I had this on my to-do list since it launched. I loved The Blind Forest so I was naturally expecting more of the same here. A solid metroidvania that's up there as one of the best in recent years, complemented by a beautiful art style that looks absolutely stunning in 4K with HDR.

The story continues immediately where the first game left off so if you're gonna jump into this series you're best starting off from the first game. They both play the same pretty much.

This game left me an emotional state at the end, that's all I'll say. This is one of few metroidvanias where the story is just as good as its gameplay. It's f*cking heartbreaking.

Thoroughly enjoyed it.

|GAMES BEATEN IN 2021|BLUE TEXT = PLATINUM TROPHY
#|GAME|PLATFORM|#|GAME|PLATFORM|#|GAME|PLATFORM

1|RESIDENT EVIL 3|PS4|21|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 3|PC|41|HELLBLADE: SENUA'S SACRIFICE|XBOX ONE

2|ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN|PS4|22|STREET FIGHTER 3: NEW GENERATION|PC|42|WATCH_DOGS|PS4

3|GRIS|PS4|23|STREET FIGHTER 3: 2ND IMPACT|PC|43|WATCH_DOGS 2|PS4

4|SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD|PS4|24|STREET FIGHTER 3: 3RD STRIKE|PC|44|ORI AND THE WILL OF THE WISPS|XBOX ONE

5|STREETS OF RAGE 4|SWITCH|25|SHANK|PC

6|KING OF FIGHTERS '94 (ACA NEOGEO)|PS4|26|SHANK 2|PC

7|KING OF FIGHTERS '95|PS4|27|BLACK MESA|PC

8|KING OF FIGHTERS '96|PS4|28|HALF-LIFE 2|PC

9|KING OF FIGHTERS '97: GLOBAL MATCH|PS4|29|LITTLE NIGHTMARES 2|XBOX ONE

10|KING OF FIGHTERS '98: ULTIMATE MATCH|PS4|30|WARRIORS OF FATE|SWITCH

11|NEOGEO BATTLE COLISEUM|XBOX 360|31|JAK & DAXTER|PS3

12|FATAL FURY (ACA NEOGEO)|PS4|32|LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA|PC

13|STREET FIGHTER|PC|33|GUITAR HERO III|XBOX 360

14|STREET FIGHTER 2: THE WORLD WARRIOR|PC|34|GUITAR HERO: METALLICA|XBOX 360

15|STREET FIGHTER 2: CHAMPION EDITION|PC|35|GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR|XBOX 360

16|STREET FIGHTER 2: HYPER FIGHTING|PC|36|DAYS GONE|PS4

17|SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2: THE NEW CHALLENGERS|PC|37|CONCRETE GENIE|PS4

18|SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2 TURBO|PC|38|MASS EFFECT (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

19|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA|PC|39|MASS EFFECT 2 (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

20|STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 2|PC|40|MASS EFFECT 3 (LEGENDARY EDITION)|PS4

Retr0gamer · 04-07-2021 11:23pm

Game|Platform|Game|Platform
Megaman X2|SNES|Live a Live|SNES
Streets of Rage 4|PC|Clockwork Knight|Saturn
Sekiro|PC|DuckTales|NES
Megaman 7|SNES|Drakengard 3|PS3
Megaman 8|PS1|Double Dragon|NES
Megaman X3|SNES|Secret of Mana|SNES
Megaman & Bass|SNES||
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim|PS4||
Broken Sword: Director's Cut|PC||
Command & Conquer: Red Alert|PC||
Mischief Makers|N64||
Wolfenstein 2: New Colossus (DLC)|PC||
Deception 4: Blood Ties|PS4||
Final Fantasy Adventure|Gameboy||
Virtua Racing|Switch||
Thief 2: The Metal Age|PC||
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead|PC||
Crysis Remaster|PC||
God of War: Chain of Olympus|PS3||
Resident Evil Village|PC||

Secret of Mana

I've always wanted to play and beat this game. I saw it first in a Gamesmaster magazine walkthrough and it looked and sounded incredible. As a Megadrive owner though I was boned. I read gushing reviews of it and did get around to playing it through emulation but never stuck with it.

So I've finally stuck with it and beaten it and..... It's not great. There's a lot of nostalgia around Secret of Mana but the consensus recently has turned to it being deeply flawed and I have to agree with that sentiment.

The main issue is that the game is incredible rushed. Famously SoM was meant to be a showcase for the Nintendo Playstation CD system but when that went south it had to be converted to Cartridge. The opening of the game is great and shows what the developers were going for. The map is huge, open and expansive. You can approach some objectives in different ways and the story seems interesting. That quickly goes out the window.

The majority of the game is a linear slog from macguffin to macguffin. There's obvious areas where whole dungeons were cut out. Bosses start to follow directly after each other in an effort to get through them all. And the narrative gets less interesting and makes less and less sense. A lot of the blame is levelled at Ted Woolsey's localisation but I played a fan translation and there's just as little plot in the english version as the japanese one. The english translation is very accurate.

There's a raft of gameplay issues. The game is very buggy, uncommonly so for a console game of the time. Characters will become stuck in walls forcing either a reset or to use an item called the escape rope which seems to be in the inventory to deal with bugs. The charge and attack combat works quite well initially but becomes a slog coming near the end of the game where you need to attack enemies with very high level charged attacks to even hit them. It's infuriating to charge an attack for ages and have the attack whiff, the enemy dodge it or have the a lucky hit reset the gauge. Magic is pretty broken as well. It's insanely overpowered against most bosses and there is a bug that allows you to chain magic so you can defeat enemies without them even attack. It's quite an easy bug to learn even if you are playing the game casually. I heard horror stories about people grinding magic and how necessary it is but that's nonsense, I didn't grind and just used magic a bit during the course of play and was never in any trouble with underpowered magic. This game also manages to rival Shin Megami Tensei IV for the worst overworld map ever (but like SMT4, it has incredible music).

I've been very negative here but it's not all bad. I did enjoy my time with the game but found that enjoyment lessened the further I got. It's an astoundingly pretty game in places. The soundtrack is a real stand out and one of the best on the SNES. It's just not the classic it's been made out to be. I think a lot of that is due to nostalgia for the game. I know I would have adored it if I had it and a SNES in the 90s. But also since it's release we have had the Falcom action RPGs finally come to the west. Falcom's output such as Brandish, Ys, Zwei and Xanadu Next are so much better than Secret of Mana and really are the barometer that all action RPGs should be held to.

Retr0gamer · 05-07-2021 2:34am

Game|Platform|Game|Platform
Megaman X2|SNES|Live a Live|SNES
Streets of Rage 4|PC|Clockwork Knight|Saturn
Sekiro|PC|DuckTales|NES
Megaman 7|SNES|Drakengard 3|PS3
Megaman 8|PS1|Double Dragon|NES
Megaman X3|SNES|Secret of Mana|SNES
Megaman & Bass|SNES|Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions|Android
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim|PS4||
Broken Sword: Director's Cut|PC||
Command & Conquer: Red Alert|PC||
Mischief Makers|N64||
Wolfenstein 2: New Colossus (DLC)|PC||
Deception 4: Blood Ties|PS4||
Final Fantasy Adventure|Gameboy||
Virtua Racing|Switch||
Thief 2: The Metal Age|PC||
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead|PC||
Crysis Remaster|PC||
God of War: Chain of Olympus|PS3||
Resident Evil Village|PC||

Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions

I'd beaten the PS1 game back in the day but never did any of the sidequest activities. I decided to give the android port a go and take my time with it. It's the same as the PSP game but with slightly updated sprites. I beat the game after finishing all the side quests including the bastard hard midlight's deep area.

What can I say here. The game is an absolute classic. It's the best interpretation of the FF job system. It's just so much fun to build up your party and create your own classes. It's a very easy game to break but half of the fun is finding neat ways to break it. And it's kind of encouraged because this game is tough! I still had trouble with some of the more infamous battles in this game.

The story is brilliant. Basically a fantasy take on War of the Roses just like Game of Thrones but I'd argue FF Tactics is far superior. It's a great tale of a civil war and a corrupt church trying to gain power in the background. I also love how it's a second person story all about how the winner writes the history books. It's the best narrative of any of the FF games by a large margin. The character of Ovelia left a big impression on me and she was a great personification of the manipulation and abuse of the downtrodden by the elites to meet their own ends.

The story can be quick complicated with dozens of important characters. You will find yourself doing a lot of errands and random battles before returning to the story and then finding it hard to pick up where you left off. Thankfully there's a glossary that can give you a summary of events when you inevitably get side tracked.

The soundtrack is worth mentioning, along with Vagrant Story I feel it's Hitoshi Sakamoto's strongest work.

Is FF Tactics the best Final Fantasy game? I believe so. Nothing really comes close. Is it the best game ever made? I'll just say there's a really good argument that it is. It really is that good.

The Android port is pretty good but has some flaws. The game is really well suited to touchscreen controls. There are issues with save files. First, there's no quick saving or mid mission saving, which is kind of a sin for mobile devices. Also your save is tied to your phone with no cloud saving. You'll have to root the phone to get at the save file and even at that it seems like an ordeal to back it up. Not great considering this is an 80 hour game at least.

Retr0gamer · 05-07-2021 10:51am

Game|Platform|Game|Platform
Megaman X2|SNES|Live a Live|SNES
Streets of Rage 4|PC|Clockwork Knight|Saturn
Sekiro|PC|DuckTales|NES
Megaman 7|SNES|Drakengard 3|PS3
Megaman 8|PS1|Double Dragon|NES
Megaman X3|SNES|Secret of Mana|SNES
Megaman & Bass|SNES|Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions|Android
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim|PS4|Halo 5: Guardians|XBox One
Broken Sword: Director's Cut|PC||
Command & Conquer: Red Alert|PC||
Mischief Makers|N64||
Wolfenstein 2: New Colossus (DLC)|PC||
Deception 4: Blood Ties|PS4||
Final Fantasy Adventure|Gameboy||
Virtua Racing|Switch||
Thief 2: The Metal Age|PC||
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead|PC||
Crysis Remaster|PC||
God of War: Chain of Olympus|PS3||
Resident Evil Village|PC||

Halo 5: Guardians

Meh, the universal sound of indifference perfectly sums this game up. It's taken me a long time to get through this game because I just didn't care for it.

Halo has really lost its way since Bungie left. Halo 4 was so forgettable I can't remember any of it and Halo 5, while improved, is still a long way from reclaiming its former crown.

The game tries its best. I have to give the team credit for aiming for 60 FPS. The game feels and handles sop much better than previous Halo games of console and feels an awful lot better than the Sony 30 FPS exclusives. It's a decent looking game as well even if the levels you visit aren't very interesting. It's not perfect though, there's a few points in the campaign when the game froze for a good second or two.

The Halo combat is still fun and fighting covenant is great. The promethean robot thingies on the other hand are more annoying and their weapons boring. However Guardians just doesn't have the set pieces that the series is known for. Encounters all feel the same and nothing stands out. There's a few points in the game where it slows things down and these are just awful. I see what they are trying to do, flesh out the world and lore, but nobody is interested in Halo lore anymore and they are just boring exercises of looking for the next scripted trigger to get through them.

Which brings me to the story. Boring old ****e about the return of some ancient evil. You play as the master chief who now might be evil and a team sent to stop the master chief. And Master Chief has a hard on for cortana and is looking for her. It's all nonsense, the two opposing teams never pays off and everyone fawning over the master chief gets old quick when he is such a bland character. The writing is naff, there's plenty of that poundland Josh Whedon banter that stinks up modern games like Horizon Zero Dawn.

The Halo combat is still fun and I really think Halo would work well in an open world. The ending does keep things open to go in interesting directions so I'm hoping Halo Infinity is the kick up the arse the series needs because Guardians is severely lacking in the magic that made the Bungie games so entertaining.

skerry · 05-07-2021 11:05am

Having picked up a few games in the last eshop sale and noticing how ridiculous the backlog situation has got, I've decided to take action. Spent the last couple of weeks finishing up some of the many games I'd started and had dropped for something shiny.

Control - PS4
Super Mario 3D Word - Switch
Firewatch - Switch
Thronebreaker - Switch
Blasphemous Switch
Monster Hunter Rise - Switch

Control
Really enjoyed this. Played the Ultimate version on PS5 and it looks and runs great. Loved the X-Files-like story and games gets super fun once you get some decent powers unlocked. Must get back and try the DLC at some stage.

Super Mario 3D Word
Having not owned a Wii U I'm lucky to be getting the opportunity to play these gems I missed out on. This is probably up there as one of my favourite Mario games. Didn't 100% for stars or anything but definitely one I'll be going back to for some chill star hunting. Haven't tried Bowsers Fury yet but I've heard good things.

Firewatch
Picked this up on the recent eshop sale. Had always meant to check it out and its perfect to chip through on handheld. Really enjoyed it and its a unique experience. On paper it doesn't sound like all that much but the narrative is great and the way the story unfolds is done really well. Nice short game too which is refreshing when your looking at 40hrs plus to complete some other games.

Thronebreaker - The Witcher Tales
Been chipping away on this for a good while. I really enjoyed Gwent in Witcher 3 and I'm a big fan of the Witcher universe. It's a completely different form of Gwent that in the main game, not sure how similar it is to the standalone Gwent game but I really enjoyed it. The story is fantastic and narration is done brilliantly. Some good cameo's and nice little details that you wouldn't appreciate unless you were familiar with the books but thoroughly enjoyable even if your not. It's a big game too, I think I was up on 50hrs on completion, and can be picked up cheap enough (it's on Game Pass too).

Blasphemous
Another one I had decent progress on and dropped for something shiny. Picked it up the other day and before I knew it I had 10hrs played over a couple of days. Fantastic metroidvania, really cool dark artstyle and some challenging bosses. Definitely one of my favourite in the genre.

Monster Hunter Rise
I know you can't really finish a MH game but I've about 90hrs put into this and all the village quests finished a good while ago. Need to get to HR 100 still to fight the new monsters in the last update but I don't want to rush it or I'll lose interest once there isn't another update on the horizon. I've played World and MHGU but got into both late in the day and never got as far as the end game stuff. Rise is my first MH game I've played since day 1 and there's a lot to be said for getting in on these when the excitement is there and there's a lot of folks online to help when missions get hard. Love the mobility the wirebug gives and all the QoL improvements over the likes of MHGU. After playing World I kind of preferred the older style MH and Rise offers the best of both style of MH games.

Mr.Fantastic · 05-07-2021 11:25am

all my team survived so delighted

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A lot better than ME1 and a lot less clunky the loyalty missions still hold up, got a lot of nostalgia playing this as I played it just after finishing my leaving cert, Crazy how time flies.

Look forward to starting ME3 , currently between ruiner, Zelda one dungeon left and halfway through Returnal which is amazing.

da gamer · 15-07-2021 6:21am

da gamer · 15-07-2021 6:22am

Call of duty cold war - PS4

A plague tale innocence - Xbox one

Fifa 20 - Xbox one

Hotshot racing - Xbox one

Mafia - PS4

Resident evil 3 - PS4

The walking dead a new frontier - Xbox one

Hitman 2 - PS4

What remains of Edith Finch - Xbox onee

Beyond 2 souls - PS4

Ion Fury - PS4

skerry · 15-07-2021 9:43am

Control - PS4

Super Mario 3D Word - Switch

Firewatch - Switch

Thronebreaker - Switch

Blasphemous Switch

Monster Hunter Rise - Switch

Doki Doki Literature Club+

Doki Doki Literature Club+

Picked up Doki Doki out of curiosity and its definitely a different experience. I've never really played graphic novel type games but its nice and short and kept me hooked til the end. Not sure what else to say about that one really

Retr0gamer · 15-07-2021 10:12am

Well it seems boards has buggered up lists:

Game|Platform|

Megaman X2|SNES
Streets of Rage 4|PC
Sekiro|PC
Megaman 7|SNES
Megaman 8|PS1
Megaman X3|SNES
Megaman & Bass|SNES
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim|PS4
Broken Sword: Director's Cut|PC
Command & Conquer: Red Alert|PC
Mischief Makers|N64
Wolfenstein 2: New Colossus (DLC)|PC
Deception 4: Blood Ties|PS4
Final Fantasy Adventure|Gameboy
Virtua Racing|Switch
Thief 2: The Metal Age|PC
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead|PC
Crysis Remaster|PC
God of War: Chain of Olympus|PS3
Resident Evil Village|PC
Live a Live|SNES
Clockwork Knight|Saturn
DuckTales|NES
Drakengard 3|PS3
Double Dragon|NES
Secret of Mana|SNES
Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions|Android
Halo 5: Guardians|XBox One
Air Combat|PS1
Kamui|PC

Air Combat

It's a lot more basic than Ace Combat 7 but I really enjoyed playing this. A good fun short piece of action. As a PS1 launch window game, it's pretty great. The flight model is good for its time but of course would be built upon later. Graphics have dated but for it's time this would have been stunning. One issue is that flat ground isn't textured so can lead to accidents while flying close to ground level. The game's biggest issue is the mission variety but then again that's judging the game against its sequels. If I had gotten this around the PS1 launch I'd be very happy with it and it's fun to see how this series started.

Kamui

A doujin shoot'em up from japan from 1999. While it took a while for the western indie scene is become a thing, in japan homebrew games on PC was a big deal with some very high quality releases such as Kamui. I credit fed this one but it still counts!

Kamui is a doujin take on the Taito classic Layer Section. Both games use scaling and rotation effects to give a sense of depth despite being totally 2D and the effect in both cases is absolutely stunning. Kamui may even be better looking than Layer Section in many stages. You've got your normal shot but you also have a focused laser that can destroy most if not all projectiles. You also have a lock on attack that can lock on and destroy targets below the player. You'll constantly find yourself juggling focusing on what is on the same plane as your fighter but also what is below you.

Enemy encounters and bullet patterns are fantastic. The game is more patterned after Taito classics like Darius or Layer Section so never gets into Bullet Hell territory. I much prefer this style of game and aping Taito is no bad thing, IMO their games have some of the most complex and surprising attack patterns of the genre. The game also has an interesting score multiplier system if you want to take your game to the next level. You lock on weapon has a multiplier and destroyed enemies will sometimes sink before being destroyed which leaves them open for a final lock on attack.

You can pick up Kamui for pretty cheap along with its two excellent sequels on steam pretty cheaply in sales and it's a bit of a hidden gem on the platform.

Mr.Fantastic · 15-07-2021 12:35pm

#|GAME|PLATFORM

1|Streets of Rage 4 | Switch

2|Cyberpunk 2077 | PS5(PS4 version)

3| Remnant from the ashes | PS5(PS4)

4| Life is strange Season 2 | PS5(PS4)

5| FFX HD remaster | Switch

6| AC:Odyssey | PS5(PS4)

7|Resident evil 3:remake | PS5(PS4)

8|Halo 5: Guardians | Xbox Series X

9| State of Decay 2 | Xbox Series X

10| Nioh 2 remastered | PS5

11|Astro's Playroom |PS5

12| Crash 4 | PS5

13| Gears of War 4 | Xbox Series X

14| Dex | Switch

15| Valkyria Chronicles 4 |PS5 (PS4)

16| Resident evil 8: Village | PS5

17| Outriders | Xbox Series X

18 | Mass Effect 1: Legendary Edition | Xbox Series X

19| Blood and Truth | PS5(PSVR)

20| Dead Space | Xbox Series X(X360 gamepass)

21| Disco Elysium Director's cut | PS5

22 | Mass Effect 2 : Legendary Edition | Xbox Series X

23| Returnal | PS5

24 | Ruiner | Switch

Seems like the auld formatting is gone since the site revamp.

Returnal

Amazing game didn't really see the cries of difficulty until the last areas tbh, it can be a tad overwhelming at times and it does really depend on your build and guns but really really enjoyed it. The gameplay is the perfect mix of challenging and one more go. Excited for the future of this IP

Ruiner

Got this for a couple of euro on nintendo eshop played it now and again, not bad kinda like a blade runner-hotline miami mix, entertaining enough but not as good as hotline miami.

Currently playing Mass effect 3 to finish off the trilogy and started Mario v rabbids which is surprisingly excellent.

After this I think I will tackle Yakuza 2, 6 , Judgement and Yakuza 7 Like a dragon.

Excited to get to 7 as I have seen talk and footage on it and it looks bonkers

ShaneU · 16-07-2021 12:16am

Astro's Playroom PS5

Spiderman PS4

Hitman 2 PS4

Assassin's Creed Valhalla PS5

Days Gone PS5

Final Fantasy VII Remake PS5

Chicory: A Colorful Tale (PC)

Brilliant indie puzzle game where you paint in a world drained of colour. Similar to 2d Zelda games. They're aren't enemies in the world but there are dungeons with bosses. Also deals with issues like depression.

Kingp35 · 16-07-2021 10:31am

Resident Evil 3 - PlayStation 4
Resident Evil 4 - PlayStation 4
Yakuza Kiwami - PlayStation 4
Yakuza Kiwami 2 - PlayStation 4
Endless Fable 3: Dark Moor - PlayStation 4
Cube Escape: The Lake - Android
The Secret Order 7: Shadow Breach - PlayStation 4
A Plague Tale: Innocence - PlayStation 4
Ghost Files: Memory of a Crime - PlayStation 4
Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka With Love - PlayStation 4
Anodyne - PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Dandara - PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus - PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Dead Space 2 - PlayStation 3
Dead Space 3 - PlayStation 3
Medievil - PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Broken Age - PlayStation 4
Call of Duty Blacks Ops 3 (Campaign only) - PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Unmechanical Extended - PlayStation 4
Marvels Avengers - PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Far Cry 3 - PlayStation 3
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon - PlayStation 3
In Rays of the Light - PlayStation 4
Yoku's Island Express - PlayStation 4
Borderlands 3 - PlayStation 4 (PS Now)
Streets of Rage 4 - PlayStation 4 (PS Now)

Borderlands 3

More of the same really. Enjoyable game although I don't think the characters were as good in this entry. It's probably a little too long for this type of game too, with the side missions etc you are looking at a good 50hrs to finish it all. The only difficult parts were the Circle of Slaughter levels, the rest is fairly straightforward once you have decent weapons.

Streets of Rage 4

I'm not sure if this game is designed for multiple playthroughs, it seems as if it is with the various characters and trophy list, however one playthrough is definitely enough for me. It was a fun game but it's very simple and not overly challenging. I know it was a design choice but movement is very clunky. The music is very good and I liked the nods to other fighting games. I'm glad a I got this free with PS Now rather than paying for it.

As an aside, Boards have really done their best to make this website almost unusable!

brady12 · 16-07-2021 11:00pm

✓ Dishonored (ps5)

◦ Days gone (ps5)

What remains of Edith finch(series x)

◦ Gears of war 1

◦ Gears of war 2

◦ Gears of war 3 ( all series x)

◦ Evil within (ps5)

◦ Resident evil 7

◦ Resident evil village (both ps5)

◦ Yakuza 0

◦ Alan wake

◦ Outriders ( all series x )

◦ Ratchet and clank rift apart

◦ Ratchet and clank (2016)

W(both ps5)

◦ Uncharted golden abyss ( vita )

◦ Hitman 3

◦ Horizon zero dawn (both ps5)

◦ Dishonored death of the outsider (series x)

What Games Have You Completed? (2021 Edition)

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