Beaten In 2017

[AceAerosmith]

OK, I did a search and waited for someone else to start this.

1.Call of Duty: World At War (360) 01/06/17
2.Dead Man's Hand (Xbox) 01/30/17
3.SWAT: Global Strike Team (Xbox) 02/12/17
4.Darksiders (PS3) 02/18/17
5.The Godfather: The Game (Xbox) 02/27/17

[Arkanoid_Katamari]

Beat my first game as of 2017, and it's a masterpiece.

1. Super Metroid (SNES)

[celerystalker]

Beat my first game as of 2017, and it's a masterpiece.

1. Super Metroid (SNES)

Easily one of my all time favorites. I don't have much to add that hasn't been said, but it's just awesome.

As an aside, if you feel like playing along at all this year in the challenge thread, Super Metroid would qualify for a point for week 1.

[WulfeLuer]

Wondered when this Thread would get going.

1. Final Fantasy XII (PS2)

[Aussie2B]

1. Corpse Party (PSP) 1/14

Only took me, like, half a year (and it's not even a particularly long game), but I finally beat Corpse Party, haha. I'm not done with it, though, as there're plenty of wrong ends and name tags that I missed.

[FieryReign]

Guess I'll throw my shit in here.
1*Super Fantasy Zone
2*Street Fighter 2 CE-Pc Engine

[WulfeLuer]

1. Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
2. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1)

[stlgamer75]

Splatterhouse, Bonk's Adventure & Neutopia on the TurboGrafx-16.

Will be trying to beat a game or two or three on the Dreamcast this month.

[Nionel]

1. Sonic the Hedgehog (GEN, 2/3)

Off to a slow start, but I'm hoping it will pick up as the year goes on.

[kainemaxwell]

1. Xenogears

[Nionel]

1. Sonic the Hedgehog (GEN, 2/3)
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (GEN, 2/4)
3. Dragon Ball Fusions (3DS, 2/6)

[Cornelius]

What with celerystalker's game challenge going on and all, I've actually been finishing some games!

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17

Realistically this is probably just a phase, as every few months I tend to rotate through mostly reading, mostly gaming, and mostly watching TV shows, each to the exclusion of the others. We'll see. I've always thought I should keep a list like this. I mean how cool would it be to have a dated list going back 20 or 30 years!? I recently started doing that with books I've read on Goodreads, so maybe this is a start for games.

[Aussie2B]

1. Corpse Party (PSP) 1/14
2. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Vita) 2/19

I started up Octodad with the intention to beat it because I heard it was short, and true to what I heard, I had the credits rolling after putting less than 3 hours into it. Now that makes two Limited Run Games releases that I've played to completion. And Octodad has a reputation as being one of their worst, so if most are better than this, that ain't bad. It wasn't great, but it was decent, with a few laughs here and there.


I've always thought I should keep a list like this. I mean how cool would it be to have a dated list going back 20 or 30 years!? I recently started doing that with books I've read on Goodreads, so maybe this is a start for games.

I really recommend it! I have a list going back to 2004 (though I don't think I kept track for a full year straight until 2006; '04 and '05 are probably missing a bunch), and I love being able to look through it. I could kick myself for not doing it even sooner.

[Nionel]

1. Sonic the Hedgehog (GEN, 2/3)
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (GEN, 2/4)
3. Dragon Ball Fusions (3DS, 2/6)
4. Mega Man 9 (X360, 2/22)
5. Kirby Triple Deluxe (3DS, 2/27)

[Gunstar Hero]

Got real sick with the flu and figured I'd play something to completion

1. Actraiser (SNES)

Really cool game! If you're into side scrolling platformers and city building games it has a little bit of both and in my opinion I was really blown away by the presentation. Definitely looking forward to checking out the sequel.

[celerystalker]

I decided to pick up and try out a new 2D fighter, as it'd been awhile and I wanted to see what kind of stuff is going on these days. Picked up Under Night In-Birth for PS3. I played one credit on default difficulty without reading the manual with a character named Gordeau. Beat the game, only losing one round on the final boss, no matches lost. Super easy game. Definitely not like getting my ass whipped at Art of Fighting.

[celerystalker]

I almost forgot; I went out with a buddy the other day, and I decided it was time to finally get a copy of Super Mario Land for Game Boy. For whatever reason, I've never owned it until now, and had only played it once on a demo unit at a Wal-Mart back when it first came out. I decided to try it, and beat it in that first sitting.

The inertia definitely feels a LOT different from the other Mario games of the time, but it was surprisingly short and easy. The game was over just as it was getting going. As easy as it is to get the bonus game at the end of each stage, I had a boatload of lives left over. Still, I think if I'd owned a Game Boy when it was new, I'd have been pretty satisfied with it. Six Golden Coins was definitely an insane upgrade, though.

[FieryReign]

1*Super Fantasy Zone- Genesis
2*Street Fighter II- PCE
3*Strider- NES
4*Pit Fighter- Genesis
5*Quackshot- Genesis
6*Rastan- GG
7*Alex Rider: Stormbreaker- GBA
8*Illusion of Gaia- SNES
9*Galactic Attack- MAME
10*That's so Raven 2- GBA
11*Snow White and the 7 Dwarves- GBC
12*Ranger-X- Genesis


13*Super Air Zonk- TGCD
This version gets ragged on because it's not like the regular Turbo game. I kinda like it more than the chip game. It's slower paced, has a less confusing power up system, and is quite easier. More about moving around and maneuvering through tight spaces in the levels. The music is super corny though. Sounds like the soundtrack to Saved by the Bell.

[WulfeLuer]

Been quietly busy.

1. Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
2. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1)
3. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PS3)
4. Tales of Legendia (PS2, 2nd Kill)

[Cornelius]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26

[celerystalker]

Finished Limbo on Xbox 360 for the first time today. I really enjoyed its quiet atmosphere and creepy aesthetics. There were some pretty clever puzzles here and there, but nothing too difficult. It was all over pretty quickly, and I didn't feel compelled to track down all of the achievements, but I did enjoy it all the same.

[Arkanoid_Katamari]

1. Super Metroid (SNES)
2. Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)

[Arkanoid_Katamari]

Easily one of my all time favorites. I don't have much to add that hasn't been said, but it's just awesome.

As an aside, if you feel like playing along at all this year in the challenge thread, Super Metroid would qualify for a point for week 1.

I never played it before but it became a favorite now of mine. It's the best 16 bit platformer I've ever played, that's for sure. My SNES had jail bar problems too but I couldn't stop playing it. So awesome.

[celerystalker]

Just finished my 1cc GI Joe run. YoooOOOOOO JOE!!!

[Cornelius]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) - 03.05

[FieryReign]

1*Super Fantasy Zone- Genesis
2*Street Fighter II- PCE
3*Strider- NES
4*Pit Fighter- Genesis
5*Quackshot- Genesis
6*Rastan- GG
7*Alex Rider: Stormbreaker- GBA
8*Illusion of Gaia- SNES
9*Galactic Attack- MAME
10*That's so Raven 2- GBA
11*Snow White and the 7 Dwarves- GBC
12*Ranger-X- Genesis
13*Super Air Zonk-TGCD
14*Bare Knuckle 3-MD
15*Klonoa: EoD- GBA
Addictive little puzzle platformer. The hoverboard and auto-scrolling stages can suck it though.

[celerystalker]

Just finished playing through Astro Trooper Vanark on PS1 for the first time, though I've had it since it was new. It's a great little rail shooter in the vein of Star Fox or Panzer Dragoon, though it's super, super short and easy. The between level Resident Evil exploration is just simple filler, and the after credit scene hints at a sequel, but the only unlockable is a stage select. It really feels like they were planning something more massive in scope, but ran out of time and/or budget. Still, it's a great little PS1 B-side.

[AceAerosmith]

1.Call of Duty: World At War (360) 01/06/17
2.Dead Man's Hand (Xbox) 01/30/17
3.SWAT: Global Strike Team (Xbox) 02/12/17
4.Darksiders (PS3) 02/18/17
5.The Godfather: The Game (Xbox) 02/27/17
6.Prince of Persia (360) 03/20/17

[Aussie2B]

1. Corpse Party (PSP) 1/14
2. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Vita) 2/19
3. Thomas Was Alone (Vita) 3/21

With Thomas Was Alone, I've now beaten three releases from Limited Run Games, so phooey at those who believe LRG customers are just collectors and scalpers with no desire to actually open and play LRG's stuff. Like Octodad, this is another LRG game that's treated as a bit of a redheaded stepchild. With Octodad, I get it; the controls are intentionally difficult to work with. With Thomas Was Alone, I don't get the hate, and having beaten the game, I'm all the more convinced that the derision is purely a product of people being biased against the minimalist visual design. But the style works for the story concept, and the narrative is interesting and makes even an assortment of colored rectangles into endearing characters. It also controls well and tests both your mind and reflexes. It's fairly easy, but it throws a decent challenge at you once in a while. I wouldn't say it's a fantastic or anything, but it's definitely a solid, enjoyable game. The only thing in particular I'd complain about is that the quotes at the beginning of each set of stages disappear off the screen stupidly fast, despite that they're pretty critical to piecing together the plot. I felt so rushed in trying to get through them that they couldn't sink in. I ended up having to just look them up online.

[Montrealer]

1. Shantae The Pirate's Curse (3DS)
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
3. Immercenary (3DO)

yay!

[celerystalker]

1. Shantae The Pirate's Curse (3DS)
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
3. Immercenary (3DO)

yay!

Immercenary was way, way ahead of its time. Awesome concept for its day.

[Cornelius]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) - 03.05
9. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic w/ Solomon's Revenge addon (PC) - 04.08

KOTOR is still a pretty great game, and the Solomon's Revenge addon is worth it, though I'd recommend playing it on its own, and not as part of a regular playthrough. Together they are just too long. Fortunately, the addon does come with a save to start it out.

[Aussie2B]

1. Corpse Party (PSP) 1/14
2. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Vita) 2/19
3. Thomas Was Alone (Vita) 3/21
4. Densetsu no Starfy (GBA) 4/10

While I haven't made a conscious effort to do so, it seems I've been keeping up a pattern of beating one game a month. That's not bad, actually, as that rate would put me at a higher total at the end of the year than what I had for each of the last three years. But who knows, maybe I'll manage another before April is over.

[kainemaxwell]

Forgot to post Xenogears.

[AceAerosmith]

1.Call of Duty: World At War (360) 01/06/17
2.Dead Man's Hand (Xbox) 01/30/17
3.SWAT: Global Strike Team (Xbox) 02/12/17
4.Darksiders (PS3) 02/18/17
5.The Godfather: The Game (Xbox) 02/27/17
6.Prince of Persia (360) 03/20/17
7.Far Cry 2 (360) (Well...83% of it anyway before it glitched out. That sorta counts, right? I'm not starting that piece of shit over.)

[Aussie2B]

1. Corpse Party (PSP) 1/14
2. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Vita) 2/19
3. Thomas Was Alone (Vita) 3/21
4. Densetsu no Starfy (GBA) 4/10
5. The Charming Empire (PC) 4/24

Two games in one month, whoo-hoo! :p I cleared Toki Tanba's route in The Charming Empire, getting both the Happy ending and Normal ending. As much as I enjoy visual novels that are a slow burn and really let you get immersed, it was nice to play through one that moves at a brisk pace. Of course, I still have four more routes to do sometime.

[Cornelius]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) - 03.05
9. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic w/ Solomon's Revenge addon (PC) - 04.08
10. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1/PS3) - 04.30

[FieryReign]

1*Super Fantasy Zone- Genesis
2*Street Fighter II- PCE
3*Strider- NES
4*Pit Fighter- Genesis
5*Quackshot- Genesis
6*Rastan- GG
7*Alex Rider: Stormbreaker- GBA
8*Illusion of Gaia- SNES
9*Galactic Attack- MAME
10*That's so Raven 2- GBA
11*Snow White and the 7 Dwarves- GBC
12*Ranger-X- Genesis
13*Super Air Zonk-TGCD
14*Bare Knuckle 3-MD
15*Klonoa: EoD- GBA
16*Boy and His Blob- PSTV

[Aussie2B]

1. Corpse Party (PSP) 1/14
2. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Vita) 2/19
3. Thomas Was Alone (Vita) 3/21
4. Densetsu no Starfy (GBA) 4/10
5. The Charming Empire (PC) 4/24
6. Mega Twins (Arcade via MAME) 5/3

Played a bunch of random 2-player games on MAME tonight, and when we ended up on Mega Twins, we played through the whole thing.

[celerystalker]

I just did the first Wario Ware game on GBA for the first time. It was dumb. Kinda fun,but dumb through and through. I'd forgotten I that I had this one, as it was in my wife's old DS carrying case. Basically, zero skill micro games that all but universally are exercisrs in timing. It definitely felt more like a mobile game than I'd care to do often.

[Aussie2B]

1. Corpse Party (PSP) 1/14
2. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Vita) 2/19
3. Thomas Was Alone (Vita) 3/21
4. Densetsu no Starfy (GBA) 4/10
5. The Charming Empire (PC) 4/24
6. Mega Twins (Arcade via MAME) 5/3
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade via MAME) 5/4

Another day, another round of 2-player MAME gaming. And I still stink at beat 'em ups.

[WulfeLuer]

Keep dropping games this year for some reason, but finally added a notch today.


1. Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
2. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1)
3. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PS3)
4. Tales of Legendia (PS2, 2nd Kill)
5. Mega Man X (PS2 collection)

[Aussie2B]

1. Corpse Party (PSP) 1/14
2. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Vita) 2/19
3. Thomas Was Alone (Vita) 3/21
4. Densetsu no Starfy (GBA) 4/10
5. The Charming Empire (PC) 4/24
6. Mega Twins (Arcade via MAME) 5/3
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade via MAME) 5/4
8. Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds (Vita) 5/22

Apparently I failed to get on anybody's route in Hakuoki, so the last chapter, Chapter 5, stayed on the common route, and I got the normal ending. The trophy for getting that ending is called something like "It could've been worse...", and that about sums it up, haha. It's a pretty depressing ending, but still leaves room for hope. And since the game is split into two releases, it's basically just a cliffhanger. Well, time to start her back up, run through the game picking different choices, and see if I can actually land on somebody's route, and hopefully get a more positive ending.

[WulfeLuer]

Added a double!

1. Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
2. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1)
3. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PS3)
4. Tales of Legendia (PS2, 2nd Kill)
5. Mega Man X (PS2 collection)
6. Dust: An Elysian Tail (360)
7. Tales of Vesperia (360, 2nd Kill)

Dust was a real eye-opener, making me regret selling off my copy of Odin Sphere (unplayed!) and ignoring Dragon's Crown.

[Arkanoid_Katamari]

1. Super Metroid (SNES)
2. Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
3. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U)
4. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

I haven't beaten too many games this year, Zelda kinda took over my gaming time, I've put probably over 100 hours into it which I never do with one game. But it's as good as everyone says it is, if you haven't played it yet, what r u doing?

[Aussie2B]

1. Corpse Party (PSP) 1/14
2. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Vita) 2/19
3. Thomas Was Alone (Vita) 3/21
4. Densetsu no Starfy (GBA) 4/10
5. The Charming Empire (PC) 4/24
6. Mega Twins (Arcade via MAME) 5/3
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade via MAME) 5/4
8. Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds (Vita) 5/22
9. Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut (Vita) 6/13

I beat Lone Survivor with the Blue Ending, which basically explained nothing. The game heavily hints at a few things, but to be left with zero confirmation is pretty annoying. If the developer expects me to replay the game multiple times over to properly piece things together, he's dreaming. The psych report at the end also said I played just a few minutes shy of 4 hours, which also seems crazy to me, unless I really lost THAT much time on dying. Definitely felt a heck of a lot longer than that. I'll probably do a little trophy hunting (but certainly not for all of them, which also requires playing through the game many times over) and then shelve it.

[Aussie2B]

1. Corpse Party (PSP) 1/14
2. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Vita) 2/19
3. Thomas Was Alone (Vita) 3/21
4. Densetsu no Starfy (GBA) 4/10
5. The Charming Empire (PC) 4/24
6. Mega Twins (Arcade via MAME) 5/3
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade via MAME) 5/4
8. Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds (Vita) 5/22
9. Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut (Vita) 6/13
10. Period Cube: Shackles of Amadeus (Vita) 6/20

Finally cleared Hiroya's route in Period Cube. Now to just figure out how exactly the paths branch off in this game. I thought I got locked on to Hiroya's after the first two choices, but judging by the "History" menu that opened up, it looks like, between the common route and Hiroya's, there's a portion where it can branch off to either Hiroya or Libera.

[Arkanoid_Katamari]

1. Super Metroid (SNES)
2. Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
3. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U)
4. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
5. Mario Kart 64 (N64)

Decided to play through this one again tonight. What can be said that hasn't already been said? It's my favorite Mario kart and one of my favorite games ever. I've beaten this game more times then I can count. So fun.

[Cornelius]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) - 03.05
9. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic w/ Solomon's Revenge addon (PC) - 04.08
10. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1/PS3) - 04.30

11. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WiiU) - 06.27

I had a really great time with this game. Found all but 6 or 7 of the shrines without cheating, depending on how you look at it. Maxed out my weapon slots but only a few each for the shield/bow. Bought pretty much everything possible. Part of me wants to complete the picture collections, but it is probably healthier not to. What this game really needed was a Portal gun in the test chambers, er, I mean shrines. The end fight was pretty disappointing, not really requiring any finesse nor any of the techniques typically used to fight Ganon. I put off going to the castle at all for a very long time, and then it really wasn't that big a deal.

[Arkanoid_Katamari]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) - 03.05
9. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic w/ Solomon's Revenge addon (PC) - 04.08
10. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1/PS3) - 04.30

11. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WiiU) - 06.27

I had a really great time with this game. Found all but 6 or 7 of the shrines without cheating, depending on how you look at it. Maxed out my weapon slots but only a few each for the shield/bow. Bought pretty much everything possible. Part of me wants to complete the picture collections, but it is probably healthier not to. What this game really needed was a Portal gun in the test chambers, er, I mean shrines. The end fight was pretty disappointing, not really requiring any finesse nor any of the techniques typically used to fight Ganon. I put off going to the castle at all for a very long time, and then it really wasn't that big a deal.

The end fight is disappointing, but if you beat the boss after getting all 12 memories you get a better ending. I still need to go back and do that. And you're totally right the shrines did remind me of Portal a lot.

[Arkanoid_Katamari]

1. Super Metroid (SNES)
2. Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
3. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U)
4. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
5. Mario Kart 64 (N64)
6. Dr. Mario 64 (N64)
7. Sonic CD (Sega CD)

I've beaten this one before on the 360 but I recently got the save battery fixed in my Sega CD so I decided to play through it again. So fun. I used to call it my favorite Sonic game but I think at this point Sonic 3 is my favorite. This game gets weird and some levels are just confusing.

[Cornelius]

The end fight is disappointing, but if you beat the boss after getting all 12 memories you get a better ending. I still need to go back and do that. And you're totally right the shrines did remind me of Portal a lot.

I didn't know about different endings. I did get all 12 memories, so maybe I'll just youtube the 'bad' ending. There was one memory I didn't follow the painter guy hint to right away and didn't find on my own, so I looked it up. Also looked up the castle memory location because I didn't know what would happen if I just started wandering around the castle looking.

[WulfeLuer]

Wow, that last one was a doozy, freakin' Alchemy Pot...


1. Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
2. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1)
3. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PS3)
4. Tales of Legendia (PS2, 2nd Kill)
5. Mega Man X (PS2 collection)
6. Dust: An Elysian Tail (360)
7. Tales of Vesperia (360, 2nd Kill)
8. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of The Cursed King (PS2)

Lol, DQ8 was my 8th game beaten this year.

[AceAerosmith]

1.Call of Duty: World At War (360) 01/06/17
2.Dead Man's Hand (Xbox) 01/30/17
3.SWAT: Global Strike Team (Xbox) 02/12/17
4.Darksiders (PS3) 02/18/17
5.The Godfather: The Game (Xbox) 02/27/17
6.Prince of Persia (360) 03/20/17
7.Far Cry 2 (360) (Well...83% of it anyway before it glitched out. That sorta counts, right? I'm not starting that piece of shit over.)
8.Mass Effect 2 (360) 08/15/17
9.Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (PS3) 08/20/17
10.Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (N64) 08/31/17

[WulfeLuer]

1. Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
2. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1)
3. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PS3)
4. Tales of Legendia (PS2, 2nd Kill)
5. Mega Man X (PS2 collection)
6. Dust: An Elysian Tail (360)
7. Tales of Vesperia (360, 2nd Kill)
8. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of The Cursed King (PS2)
9. Atelier Iris 2: Azoth of Destiny (PS2)
10. Secret of Mana (SNES)

Haha, a twofer!

[Cornelius]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) - 03.05
9. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic w/ Solomon's Revenge addon (PC) - 04.08
10. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1/PS3) - 04.30
11. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WiiU) - 06.27
12. Vertical Force (VB) - 08.30

[Arkanoid_Katamari]

1. Super Metroid (SNES)
2. Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
3. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U)
4. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
5. Mario Kart 64 (N64)
6. Dr. Mario 64 (N64)
7. Sonic CD (Sega CD)
8. Alan Wake (360)

Good horror game, but the lack of boss fights was a little disappointing. Crazy story though.

[Aussie2B]

1. Corpse Party (PSP) 1/14
2. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Vita) 2/19
3. Thomas Was Alone (Vita) 3/21
4. Densetsu no Starfy (GBA) 4/10
5. The Charming Empire (PC) 4/24
6. Mega Twins (Arcade via MAME) 5/3
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade via MAME) 5/4
8. Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds (Vita) 5/22
9. Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut (Vita) 6/13
10. Period Cube: Shackles of Amadeus (Vita) 6/20
11. Gakuen Club (PC) 9/3

It's too bad I didn't beat anything in July or August, but I cleared Asahi's route in Gakuen Club today. If I keep at some other games I started last month, I should have some more games to add to this list this month.

[Cornelius]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) - 03.05
9. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic w/ Solomon's Revenge addon (PC) - 04.08
10. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1/PS3) - 04.30
11. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WiiU) - 06.27
12. Vertical Force (VB) - 08.30
13. Joe & Mac (SNES) - 09.05

[Aussie2B]

1. Corpse Party (PSP) 1/14
2. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Vita) 2/19
3. Thomas Was Alone (Vita) 3/21
4. Densetsu no Starfy (GBA) 4/10
5. The Charming Empire (PC) 4/24
6. Mega Twins (Arcade via MAME) 5/3
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade via MAME) 5/4
8. Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds (Vita) 5/22
9. Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut (Vita) 6/13
10. Period Cube: Shackles of Amadeus (Vita) 6/20
11. Gakuen Club (PC) 9/3
12. Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome (PC) 9/22

I didn't see it coming at all, but apparently I triggered one of the bad endings in Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome. According to the percentage screen that unlocked after that, I've only seen roughly 15% of the game's story, but since the ending got a credits roll, I'm counting that as beating it (but obviously I'm going to keep playing). Then I loaded it up from the beginning and picked the second option on the very first choice, which triggered another silly bad ending. The first one I saw was ending #3, so I'm guessing there's one more bad ending I dodged previously between those.

[Cornelius]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) - 03.05
9. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic w/ Solomon's Revenge addon (PC) - 04.08
10. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1/PS3) - 04.30
11. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WiiU) - 06.27
12. Vertical Force (VB) - 08.30
13. Joe & Mac (SNES) - 09.05
14. Pokemon Pearl (DS) - 09.10 - My kids were playing Diamond and Platinum, so I thought it'd be fun to play with them. Ugh, they lost interest before long and I kept going for some reason.

[Aussie2B]

1. Corpse Party (PSP) 1/14
2. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Vita) 2/19
3. Thomas Was Alone (Vita) 3/21
4. Densetsu no Starfy (GBA) 4/10
5. The Charming Empire (PC) 4/24
6. Mega Twins (Arcade via MAME) 5/3
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade via MAME) 5/4
8. Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds (Vita) 5/22
9. Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut (Vita) 6/13
10. Period Cube: Shackles of Amadeus (Vita) 6/20
11. Gakuen Club (PC) 9/3
12. Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome (PC) 9/22
13. Collar X Malice (Vita) 9/29

I cleared Kei Okazaki's route, and not only that, but I think I got the best possible ending with him. Still missing a couple CGs, so I'll have to run through his route again and try other options.

[Cornelius]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) - 03.05
9. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic w/ Solomon's Revenge addon (PC) - 04.08
10. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1/PS3) - 04.30
11. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WiiU) - 06.27
12. Vertical Force (VB) - 08.30
13. Joe & Mac (SNES) - 09.05
14. Pokemon Pearl (DS) - 09.10
15. Axiom Verge (PC) - 10.11

[Cornelius]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) - 03.05
9. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic w/ Solomon's Revenge addon (PC) - 04.08
10. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1/PS3) - 04.30
11. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WiiU) - 06.27
12. Vertical Force (VB) - 08.30
13. Joe & Mac (SNES) - 09.05
14. Pokemon Pearl (DS) - 09.10
15. Axiom Verge (PC) - 10.11
16. Thomas Was Alone (PC) - 10.14

[Aussie2B]

1. Corpse Party (PSP) 1/14
2. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Vita) 2/19
3. Thomas Was Alone (Vita) 3/21
4. Densetsu no Starfy (GBA) 4/10
5. The Charming Empire (PC) 4/24
6. Mega Twins (Arcade via MAME) 5/3
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade via MAME) 5/4
8. Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds (Vita) 5/22
9. Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut (Vita) 6/13
10. Period Cube: Shackles of Amadeus (Vita) 6/20
11. Gakuen Club (PC) 9/3
12. Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome (PC) 9/22
13. Collar X Malice (Vita) 9/29
14. BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Vita) 10/15

Finally beat Runner 2 after who knows how many months ago I started it, and after expecting it be be a quick clear, haha. Well, I can't say a put a ton of time into it. Definitely fewer than 10 hours. It just kept getting put aside in favor of other games. There's still a ton more I could do, between the trophies and the in-game challenges, but full completion of either requires replaying the game two times on the other difficulties (I always stuck to the default "Just Right" difficulty), which I'm not about to do.

[Cornelius]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) - 03.05
9. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic w/ Solomon's Revenge addon (PC) - 04.08
10. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1/PS3) - 04.30
11. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WiiU) - 06.27
12. Vertical Force (VB) - 08.30
13. Joe & Mac (SNES) - 09.05
14. Pokemon Pearl (DS) - 09.10
15. Axiom Verge (PC) - 10.11
16. Thomas Was Alone (PC) - 10.14

17. Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS) - 11.03 - I hear loud and clear many of the criticisms leveled at this game. Tons of held buttons for missiles/aiming/etc and saveable in a 'no-win' situation. The latter never really happened to me, and the former, well, I just adapted. Less than ideal, sure, but I still had a lot of fun with the game. Good enough that I feel the pull of another play through, but not good enough that it'll actually happen. There's just so many games out there.

[AceAerosmith]

1.Call of Duty: World At War (360) 01/06/17
2.Dead Man's Hand (Xbox) 01/30/17
3.SWAT: Global Strike Team (Xbox) 02/12/17
4.Darksiders (PS3) 02/18/17
5.The Godfather: The Game (Xbox) 02/27/17
6.Prince of Persia (360) 03/20/17
7.Far Cry 2 (360) (Well...83% of it anyway before it glitched out. That sorta counts, right? I'm not starting that piece of shit over.)
8.Mass Effect 2 (360) 08/15/17
9.Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (PS3) 08/20/17
10.Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (N64) 08/31/17
11.Call of Duty:Ghosts (PS4) 10/30/17
12.ArcaniA:The Complete Tale (PS4) 11/04/17 (Well...not the Fall of Setarrif part, the game autosaved at my death so I come back and die every time and the last time I did a manual save was 4 hours earlier than that point and I'm not fighting my way back. The game is a piece of shit and not worth anymore of my time.)

[WulfeLuer]

1. Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
2. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1)
3. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PS3)
4. Tales of Legendia (PS2, 2nd Kill)
5. Mega Man X (PS2 collection)
6. Dust: An Elysian Tail (360)
7. Tales of Vesperia (360, 2nd Kill)
8. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of The Cursed King (PS2)
9. Atelier Iris 2: Azoth of Destiny (PS2)
10. Secret of Mana (SNES)
11. Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition (360)

The final boss of Story Mode is actually inconsistently challenging, regardless of difficulty level or player class. Not sure if its a goofy AI or what. Hopefully I can go ahead and put FFVI to bed soon and Chrono Trigger soon after. Mage Knight kinda wrecked my gaming schedule.

[Cornelius]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) - 03.05
9. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic w/ Solomon's Revenge addon (PC) - 04.08
10. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1/PS3) - 04.30
11. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WiiU) - 06.27
12. Vertical Force (VB) - 08.30
13. Joe & Mac (SNES) - 09.05
14. Pokemon Pearl (DS) - 09.10
15. Axiom Verge (PC) - 10.11
16. Thomas Was Alone (PC) - 10.14
17. Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS) - 11.03
18. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS) - 11.20 - This game ... kept going. That's not really a bad thing, but I did think it was over a couple of times. Enjoyable game/story, but pretty frustrating when you've figured out a particular "contradiction" or even a whole case, and still can't get the evidence to 'work right'.

[calgon]

Well it only took a few decades but I beat Shinobi 3 on normal last night.

[WulfeLuer]

1. Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
2. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1)
3. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PS3)
4. Tales of Legendia (PS2, 2nd Kill)
5. Mega Man X (PS2 collection)
6. Dust: An Elysian Tail (360)
7. Tales of Vesperia (360, 2nd Kill)
8. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of The Cursed King (PS2)
9. Atelier Iris 2: Azoth of Destiny (PS2)
10. Secret of Mana (SNES)
11. Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition (360)
12. Final Fantasy VI (SNES)

Finally put that little problem to rest once and for all.

[AceAerosmith]

1.Call of Duty: World At War (360) 01/06/17
2.Dead Man's Hand (Xbox) 01/30/17
3.SWAT: Global Strike Team (Xbox) 02/12/17
4.Darksiders (PS3) 02/18/17
5.The Godfather: The Game (Xbox) 02/27/17
6.Prince of Persia (360) 03/20/17
7.Far Cry 2 (360) (Well...83% of it anyway before it glitched out. That sorta counts, right? I'm not starting that piece of shit over.)
8.Mass Effect 2 (360) 08/15/17
9.Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (PS3) 08/20/17
10.Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (N64) 08/31/17
11.Call of Duty:Ghosts (PS4) 10/30/17
12.ArcaniA:The Complete Tale (PS4) 11/04/17 (Well...not the Fall of Setarrif part, the game autosaved at my death so I come back and die every time and the last time I did a manual save was 4 hours earlier than that point and I'm not fighting my way back. The game is a piece of shit and not worth anymore of my time.)
13.Sniper Elite 4 (PS4) 12/11/17

[Cornelius]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) - 03.05
9. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic w/ Solomon's Revenge addon (PC) - 04.08
10. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1/PS3) - 04.30
11. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WiiU) - 06.27
12. Vertical Force (VB) - 08.30
13. Joe & Mac (SNES) - 09.05
14. Pokemon Pearl (DS) - 09.10
15. Axiom Verge (PC) - 10.11
16. Thomas Was Alone (PC) - 10.14
17. Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS) - 11.03
18. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS) - 11.20
19. Phoenix Wright vs Professor Layton (3DS) - 12.17 - Mobile gaming has been good for me lately, playing a little here and there, plus these Wright games lend themselves to that. It has been years since I played a couple of the Layton games, but I'd swear the central premise in this one was pretty similar to one of those earlier ones. It is funny how you have to pay attention to details and use logic in "court", but if you do that looking at the story/premise/etc, it really doesn't hold up at all. Not even really internally consistent. But that's not why one plays games like this I guess. Still fun.

[Cornelius]

1. Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3)
2. Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
3. DuckTales (NES)
4. D (Saturn) - 02.10.17
5. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 02.11.17
6. Lords of Thunder (SCD em) - 2.15
7. Golden Axe Warrior (SMS) - 2.26
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) - 03.05
9. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic w/ Solomon's Revenge addon (PC) - 04.08
10. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (PS1/PS3) - 04.30
11. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WiiU) - 06.27
12. Vertical Force (VB) - 08.30
13. Joe & Mac (SNES) - 09.05
14. Pokemon Pearl (DS) - 09.10
15. Axiom Verge (PC) - 10.11
16. Thomas Was Alone (PC) - 10.14
17. Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS) - 11.03
18. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS) - 11.20
19. Phoenix Wright vs Professor Layton (3DS) - 12.17
20. S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl (Complete Mod) (PC) - 12.22 - It is nagging at me that there were a couple of missions that I didn't do. Not regular ones, but ones that I think might have filled in some of the story. But as far as I could tell, when you enter the second to last area it is a point of no return. I thought if I went a little farther I'd be able to then go back, but then the game ended kind of abruptly. It was plenty tricky getting to the end, but I guess I expected something a little more dramatic. Maybe more storyline expounded on over the radio or something. I mean, the character you play has lost his memory, but unless I missed it, you never find out why he did or why he is supposed to "kill Strelock", and those reasons seem pretty critical. Super ambitious game for the time, and the Complete mod made it enjoyable (read: easy enough for a hack like me).

20. Part duex: STALKER SOC beaten for real now 12.28 - I was right that there was significant stuff I missed. There was a whole section that leads to a hologram computer type thing, and that is where the "real" endings are, with explanations for most of what happened. The "realer?" of the two has another significant stretch of quality gaming, so I'm glad I went back for that.

[AceAerosmith]

1.Call of Duty: World At War (360) 01/06/17
2.Dead Man's Hand (Xbox) 01/30/17
3.SWAT: Global Strike Team (Xbox) 02/12/17
4.Darksiders (PS3) 02/18/17
5.The Godfather: The Game (Xbox) 02/27/17
6.Prince of Persia (360) 03/20/17
7.Far Cry 2 (360) (Well...83% of it anyway before it glitched out. That sorta counts, right? I'm not starting that piece of shit over.)
8.Mass Effect 2 (360) 08/15/17
9.Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (PS3) 08/20/17
10.Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (N64) 08/31/17
11.Call of Duty:Ghosts (PS4) 10/30/17
12.ArcaniA:The Complete Tale (PS4) 11/04/17 (Well...not the Fall of Setarrif part, the game autosaved at my death so I come back and die every time and the last time I did a manual save was 4 hours earlier than that point and I'm not fighting my way back. The game is a piece of shit and not worth anymore of my time.)
13.Sniper Elite 4 (PS4) 12/11/17
14.Ether One (PS4) 12/31/17