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What Games Have You Completed? (2019 Edition)
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One to add in the Switch section:
PS4
Horizon: Zero Dawn - great, great game, really loved the story, the world and most of the gameplay. My type of gaming experience
Nintendo Switch
Celeste - fairly difficult platformer; was thrilled/surprised to finish it without needing to resort to the 'easy mode' help (extra mid-air jumps, etc...) at any point. Didn't get all the collectables (have 100+ of the 175 strawberries I think) and probably won't go back, but was very enjoyable for what it was. And really suited the Switch's portability I think.0 -
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Game: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Platform: PlayStation 3
I got the MGS Legacy Collection last year and I had actually started it upon first getting it but I must've forgot to continue.
MGS2 is my baby. My all time favourite title from the series as a whole and one of my favourite games of all time.
It's funny: the first time I played this game, my cousin rented it from Global Video back when I was still in Scotland and I remember liking it but because it was my cousin's PS2 and because he was in charge, he hated it, and thus never let me play it
He wasn't a fan of the fixed camera perspective.
About a year later I managed to get it in Toys 'R' Us for my birthday a good few months later, and I remember hating it after a certain point because I found it too hard(I got stuck at the part where you had to diffuse the bombs because I couldn't comprehend, in my 12 year-old brain, where "The Bottom of Strut A" was).
I eventually took it to a friend's house and he got me past that point I was stuck at. From then on I fell more and more in love with the game as the story unfolded.
This game had everything:
Brilliant gameplay
Deep story (Like, so f*cking deep.......)
and visuals that I believe still hold up to this day.
The amount of times this game broke the fourth wall astonished me, especially towards the end, it just blew my mind.
A lot of people shy away from this series because of its heavy-duty plotline and reliance on long cutscenes and radio calls to tell its story.
I personally loved it, and still do. I've always enjoyed cutscenes in games if they are directed well and aren't too cringey and, while this game does have its blood-curdling levels of cringe moments (looking at you, Rose and Raiden), the overall presentation is brilliantly done.
There were also a few plot points and twists that I never noticed in my early days playing this that I understood as I got older, and I'm still learning a couple of things even now.
The lore of Metal Gear is fascinating to me, and it only really began when I played this.
If I had one complaint, and it's one that I will refer to this remaster, is I wish they patched in an option to pause the game during cutscenes. My adult life doesn't allow me to enjoy those things as long as I once could, so the inability to pause makes it hard to decide when is best to press further on in the game. Thankfully, since I know this game like the back of my hand, I know when to save the game and leave it. My best times to play this was during the night, uninterrupted.
Anyway, sorry for the overly long post. This game does this to me, I guess. I could talk about it all day.
Game: Gunstar Heroes
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Part of the Mega Drive Collection.
Not a huge fan of sidescrolling shooters, mainly because I'm shocking at them. But I stuck this one on easy and took advantage of the save-states. This one was actually quite fun. I liked the variety of the boss battles and the gameplay was very accessible (probably because I played it on easy lol)
Good game.
2019 Games Beaten So Far
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
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Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »Still, I enjoyed beating this game another time. Not sure if I'll jump into Peace Walker - it's the one solitary mainline instalment in the series (that Kojima deems important to him) I haven't played through.
You should, it's fantastic.
I'm actually playing through the MSX Metal Gear games that are on the MGS3 subsistence release and thoroughly enjoying them despite the odd bit of jank. Still extremely playable and it's a pity most people think the god awful NES version is the real first Metal Gear game.
I also recommend the Gameboy Colour Metal Gear Solid game. Despite it being none canon it's the secret best Metal Gear.
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Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »I'll stick PW on the to-do and I'll have a look out for that GBC one. Ghost Babel, I think?
Ghost Babel for it's Japanese release. It's just known as Metal Gear Solid in the west but fans differentiate it with the Ghost Babel moniker.
It's a fantastic game, just muscle through the awful puzzle at the start with the different colour cardboard boxes. Every Gameboy Colour game had to have a colour based puzzle as if colour in videogames was a novelty at the time.
Just saw you beat Gunstar Heroes as well on easy. My opinion is it's the best game on the megadrive. It's worth playing that game on Normal and Hard mode as it actually adds new attacks to bosses meaning you are only really getting the real game on Hard (you can play on expert as well.... but its too insane and only ups enemy numbers, HP and damage)
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Retr0gamer wrote: »Ghost Babel for it's Japanese release. It's just known as Metal Gear Solid in the west but fans differentiate it with the Ghost Babel moniker.
It's a fantastic game, just muscle through the awful puzzle at the start with the different colour cardboard boxes. Every Gameboy Colour game had to have a colour based puzzle as if colour in videogames was a novelty at the time.
I'll have to find a way to get it on my NES/SNES Mini as I haven't played a Game Boy in 20 years. I'm sure I saw a guide on how to stick GBC games onto it, somewhere.Retr0gamer wrote: »Just saw you beat Gunstar Heroes as well on easy. My opinion is it's the best game on the megadrive. It's worth playing that game on Normal and Hard mode as it actually adds new attacks to bosses meaning you are only really getting the real game on Hard (you can play on expert as well.... but its too insane and only ups enemy numbers, HP and damage)
I'll certainly give it another bash on a higher difficulty at some stage. I have no intentions of leaving it in the dust. Though I get easily frustrated when a game becomes too ridiculous for me. As I said, sidescrolling shooters are not my strongest genre
I bought Ikaruga last year. Stupid idea, I just can't play that thing. I also made an attempt at Alien Soldier a couple of weeks ago and it was a nightmare
I really love the idea of the side-scrolling shooter, hence why I tried to get into so many of them, but I'm just horrendous at it.0 -
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I did get good enough to finish Ikaruga on 5 credits but it's a bastard hard game. Alien Soldier is a game I want to get into but it's insanely tough. I wouldn't mind the bosses being extremely tough but having to use the counter move to gain back very rapidly dwindling ammo supplies is beyond my skill level. I'll have to try it again.
I do love my side scrolling shooters but I'm rather good at them as I grew up with Contra Hard Corp and Gunstar Heroes.
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Fallout 4
Enjoyed it for what it was but felt like a rehash of Fallout 3. Was more work than anything by the end.
Still on the list:
Skyrim
Kingdom Come
Kerbal Space Program
No Mans Sky
I probably won't tackle Skyrim or Kingdom Come til October. NMS, I'll probably wait for VR so guess I'll try to visit everything in KSP! 0 -
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Ace Combat 7
Dragon Quest 8
MegaMan
Megaman 2
Super Mario Bros
Megaman 3
MegaMan 4
Metal Gear
Played on the HD collection for PS3. Despite how old this game is and the platform it's a fantastic game and still very playable. The MSX Metal Gear is so much better than the awful NES version. Only issues are some of the information you need to beat the game is in the manual which isn't included so you need a FAQ.
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