Figured I'd bump halfway through the year. As always the first post contains my list so far with details, but here's the short version of what I beat for the first time:
Dead Space 2, Castlevania OoE, Radiant Historia, Infamous Second Son/First Light, Spec Ops The Line, Sly Cooper, Metroid Prime, Folklore, 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, The Order: 1886, Majora's Mask 3D, Persona 4 Golden, Ys Memories of Celceta, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Ghost Trick, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Splatoon, The Witcher 3, Phoenix Wright, SMT: Digital Devil Saga
Despite a month+ gap of not finishing games, I still played a ton of stuff across all kinds of genres, some new to me. My favorites this year so far: Radiant Historia, P4G, 999, Klonoa, Splatoon, Metroid Prime. Honorable mentions to ME 2 and Witcher 3, though I expected better from those 2.
Only games I didn't like were The Order and Mass Effect 1
Since my last update I've tackled the following...
- Demon's Crest (SNES) - Played for the first time in March and beat the same day. Thought it was great but way too short.
- Dead Space 2 (PS3) - Played for the first time in April and it was a pretty good game. Frustrating at times but overall it was worth playing.
- Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (3DS) - It's been 15 years since I played the N64 version and actually replaying this on 3DS kind of disappointed me. I remembered it being so much better. Easily one of my least game Zelda games.
- God of War HD (PS3) - Played the original for the first time since 2005 or so and it was really great. I even managed to get a platinum trophy for it (3rd game I've platinumed on PS3). I started GoW2 but I felt a bit burnt out after playing through GoW twice in a row due to a regular playthrough and a speed run.
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (GB) - Really really fantastic game. In the last two weeks I started getting into collecting Game Boy, which is coming along slowly but I am having a blast doing it. This was one of my favorite Game Boy games as a kid and I'm happy to report it holds up very well and is in fact one of my favorite Mario games in general (well, top 5 at least).
- Toad's Treasure Tracker (Wii U) - A really great game that was a perfect challenge and a lot of fun. Probably one of my favorite Wii U games.
- Splatoon (Wii U) - Not sure I "beat" this game but I did finish the single player campaign. Really surprisingly fun game. I haven't played too much online multiplayer since that aspect can get boring if I play too much but in small doses it's absolutely a blast. Easily one of the most fun Wii U games.
Currently playing:
- Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC) - One of my all time favorite games, my first Zelda game ever, and my 2nd favorite Zelda game overall (Wind Waker is #1). It holds up extremely well. I'm about 90% complete at this moment.
- Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD (Wii U) - Playing this for the first time in over a decade. My all time favorite Zelda. It definitely holds up extremely well. I'm about 50% done with it.
I had a first-time completion the other day: Zen Intergalactic Ninja on NES. I had always wanted to play this game but never got around to picking up a copy until now, and god did I fall in love with it. Already has to be in my top 20, and I'm currently learning to speedrun it. 19:22 is my PB at the moment but I can shave a few minutes off of that just by minimizing mistakes.
Wow, this has been a slow year for me beating games! I need to pick up the pace. Batman has been looming for too long. Not sure if I want to try returning to Legend of Zelda just yet.
I beat Legacy of the Wizard and Gumshoe for the "Beat every game in a year" thread.
I talked about doing a warpless run on Battletoads... didn't finish it yet, but I made it as far as level 12, and can finally say I've beaten every level (just not all in the same run)
I beat Castlevania
Last night, I just beat Raiders of the Lost Ark for the 2600. I had to use a strategy guide. I don't know how anyone could ever figure that game out on their own. Way too cryptic!
Gaming has taken the back burner lately, my wife just recently had surgery so I have had to help her out quite a bit but now she is back on a normal schedule with work and everything which means I will have some more time again.
I plan on playing Rainbow Islands again, I have never beat it but been playing for nearly 15 years and my wife just bought me Animal Crossing New Leaf
I recently beat Eggerland: Meikyuu no Fukkatsu on Famicom. It took me 4 months of playing intermittently to finish the entire game but I really enjoyed it. I wish we had gotten an Eggerland game in the US but it was nice for me to finally experience one of the games in the series now.
- Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX - One of my favorite games in the series, a great classic to revisit.
- God of War HD - Platinumed this game, my third platinum trophy ever. Fantastic game, played it 3 times this year alone for the trophy. Didn't mind doing it because it's so excellent. Played it originally in 2005 but thought it was time to revisit.
- God of War 2 HD - Great follow-up to the original, this was my first time playing it and was not disappointed.
- God of War 3 - Found this to be slightly disappointing compared to 1 & 2 but still a great game. I played it immediately after I finished 2 and just finished up last night.
- Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash - Not a terrible game but a mediocre one at best. Really did not enjoy this game that much. Probably will never play it again.
- Yoshi's Woolly World - Fantastic game, did not 100% it yet but will work on that soon. Really just an amazing follow up to one of my favorite games ever - Yoshi's Island. Far better than any other Yoshi's Island sequel. Very creative and fun. Well worth the wait!
Currently Playing:
- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (PS3) - Didn't start this game yet but after finishing GoW3 this will be my next PS3 adventure.
- Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes - Just got this two days ago, currently playing through in single player mode. Honestly not finding it to be too bad so far. Nowhere near the best Zelda game but I actually find it pretty fun.
- Yo-Kai Watch - Fun game, played a few hours so far, got distracted by TriForce Heroes, will go back to it after that.
Comments
Dead Space 2, Castlevania OoE, Radiant Historia, Infamous Second Son/First Light, Spec Ops The Line, Sly Cooper, Metroid Prime, Folklore, 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, The Order: 1886, Majora's Mask 3D, Persona 4 Golden, Ys Memories of Celceta, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Ghost Trick, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Splatoon, The Witcher 3, Phoenix Wright, SMT: Digital Devil Saga
Despite a month+ gap of not finishing games, I still played a ton of stuff across all kinds of genres, some new to me. My favorites this year so far: Radiant Historia, P4G, 999, Klonoa, Splatoon, Metroid Prime. Honorable mentions to ME 2 and Witcher 3, though I expected better from those 2.
Only games I didn't like were The Order and Mass Effect 1
- Demon's Crest (SNES) - Played for the first time in March and beat the same day. Thought it was great but way too short.
- Dead Space 2 (PS3) - Played for the first time in April and it was a pretty good game. Frustrating at times but overall it was worth playing.
- Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (3DS) - It's been 15 years since I played the N64 version and actually replaying this on 3DS kind of disappointed me. I remembered it being so much better. Easily one of my least game Zelda games.
- God of War HD (PS3) - Played the original for the first time since 2005 or so and it was really great. I even managed to get a platinum trophy for it (3rd game I've platinumed on PS3). I started GoW2 but I felt a bit burnt out after playing through GoW twice in a row due to a regular playthrough and a speed run.
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (GB) - Really really fantastic game. In the last two weeks I started getting into collecting Game Boy, which is coming along slowly but I am having a blast doing it. This was one of my favorite Game Boy games as a kid and I'm happy to report it holds up very well and is in fact one of my favorite Mario games in general (well, top 5 at least).
- Toad's Treasure Tracker (Wii U) - A really great game that was a perfect challenge and a lot of fun. Probably one of my favorite Wii U games.
- Splatoon (Wii U) - Not sure I "beat" this game but I did finish the single player campaign. Really surprisingly fun game. I haven't played too much online multiplayer since that aspect can get boring if I play too much but in small doses it's absolutely a blast. Easily one of the most fun Wii U games.
Currently playing:
- Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC) - One of my all time favorite games, my first Zelda game ever, and my 2nd favorite Zelda game overall (Wind Waker is #1). It holds up extremely well. I'm about 90% complete at this moment.
- Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD (Wii U) - Playing this for the first time in over a decade. My all time favorite Zelda. It definitely holds up extremely well. I'm about 50% done with it.
I beat Legacy of the Wizard and Gumshoe for the "Beat every game in a year" thread.
I talked about doing a warpless run on Battletoads... didn't finish it yet, but I made it as far as level 12, and can finally say I've beaten every level (just not all in the same run)
I beat Castlevania
Last night, I just beat Raiders of the Lost Ark for the 2600. I had to use a strategy guide. I don't know how anyone could ever figure that game out on their own. Way too cryptic!
I plan on playing Rainbow Islands again, I have never beat it but been playing for nearly 15 years and my wife just bought me Animal Crossing New Leaf
- Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX - One of my favorite games in the series, a great classic to revisit.
- God of War HD - Platinumed this game, my third platinum trophy ever. Fantastic game, played it 3 times this year alone for the trophy. Didn't mind doing it because it's so excellent. Played it originally in 2005 but thought it was time to revisit.
- God of War 2 HD - Great follow-up to the original, this was my first time playing it and was not disappointed.
- God of War 3 - Found this to be slightly disappointing compared to 1 & 2 but still a great game. I played it immediately after I finished 2 and just finished up last night.
- Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash - Not a terrible game but a mediocre one at best. Really did not enjoy this game that much. Probably will never play it again.
- Yoshi's Woolly World - Fantastic game, did not 100% it yet but will work on that soon. Really just an amazing follow up to one of my favorite games ever - Yoshi's Island. Far better than any other Yoshi's Island sequel. Very creative and fun. Well worth the wait!
Currently Playing:
- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (PS3) - Didn't start this game yet but after finishing GoW3 this will be my next PS3 adventure.
- Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes - Just got this two days ago, currently playing through in single player mode. Honestly not finding it to be too bad so far. Nowhere near the best Zelda game but I actually find it pretty fun.
- Yo-Kai Watch - Fun game, played a few hours so far, got distracted by TriForce Heroes, will go back to it after that.
January:
Dragon Age: Inquisition (PS4) A
inFamous: First Light (PS4) B+
Resident Evil: Revelations (PS3) B
February:
Rayman Legends (PS4) (replay) A+
Game of Thrones Season 1: Episode 2 (PS4) A-
Life is Strange: Episode 1 (PS4) A
Wolfenstein: The New Order (PS4) B+
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Wii U) C
March:
Donkey Kong Country (SNES) (replay) B-
Limbo (PS4) (replay) A+
Tengami (Wii U) B-
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) (replay) B
Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition (PS4) A-
The Order: 1886 (PS4) C
Tennis in the Face (PS4) B
April:
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die (XB1) B-
Ryse: Son of Rome (XB1) B-
Borderlands 2 and all DLC (replay) (PS4) A
May:
Broken Age (PS4) C
Axiom Verge (PS4) A
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood (XB1) C+
Life is Strange: Episode 2 (PS4) A-
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (PS4) B+
Toren (PS4) D-
Lifeless Planet (XB1) A-
Ether One (PS4) B (would have been an A- but the multitude of technical issues even after patch were ridiculous)
Life is Strange: Episode 3 (PS4) A
June:
Dragon Age Inquisition: Jaws of Hakkon (PS4) B+
Infinity Runner (PS4) C
Pneuma: Breath of Life (XB1) B+
You Must Build a Boat (Mobile) A-
Shadow Warrior (PS4) B-
The Room (Mobile) B+
Her Story (PC) B+
July:
Batman: Arkham Knight (PS4) A
Whispering Willows (PS4) B-
The Room 2 (Mobile) B
Unmechanical: Extended (PS4) C
Ori and the Blind Forest (XB1) A
Monument Valley (Mobile) A-
Resident Evil Revelations 2 (PS4) B-
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (PS4) A-
The Fall (PS4) A-
Hatoful Boyfriend (PS4) B+
Bastion (PS4) (replay) B+
Never Alone: Fox Tales (PS4) C+
August:
Life is Strange: Episode 4 (PS4) A
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (PS4) A+
Contradiction: Spot the Liar! (PC) A-
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (PS4) B
September:
Until Dawn (PS4) A-
Grow Home (PS4) A-
Home: A Unique Horror Adventure (PS4) B
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut (PS4) B
Kitten Squad (PS4) C
Shovel Knight (replay) (PS4) A
Soma (PS4) A-
Dragon Age Inquisition: The Descent (PS4) B+
Leo's Fortune (PS4) B
October:
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (replay) (PS4) A
Dragon Age Inquisition: Trespasser (PS4) B+
Three Fourths Home: Extended Edition (PS4) B
Super Mario Maker (Wii U) A-
Tearaway Unfolded (PS4) B+
Life is Strange: Episode 5 (PS4) A
November:
Yoshi's Wooly World (Wii U) A
Rock Band 4 (XB1) B+
The true games on the true systems.
Super Mario Land 2 - 7/10
Super Mario Land - 6/10
Kirby's Dream Land - 6/10
Wolfenstein: The New Order - 8/10
Super Castlevania IV - 9/10
Mega Man 2 - 9/10
Chasm: The Rift - 5/10
The Legend of Zelda - 8/10
New Super Mario Bros. U - 7/10
Castlevania - 8/10
Super Metroid - 9/10
Pokemon: Fire Red - 9/10
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse - 9/10
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - 6/10
Castlevania Chronicles - 7/10
Castlevania: Dracula X - 6/10
Castlevania Bloodlines - 8/10