Games Beaten 2012

[dsheinem]

1. Sonic CD (PSN)
2. Golden Axe Warrior (PS3)
3. Ico (PS3)
4. BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (PS3)
5. 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3)
6. SoulBlade (PS1)
7. SoulCalibur II (PS2)
8. The Simpsons Arcade Game (PS3)
9. Sonic Sega All-Stars Racing (PS3)
10. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (PS3)
11. Ys I (PSP)
12. Heavy Rain (PS3)
13. Street Fighter x Tekken (PS3)
14. King of Fighters XIII (PS3)
15. Knights of the Round (PS2)

Me and my wife quarter-fed through this one. The verdict?

Why haven't we played this before? It's like Streets of Rage with swords!

Did you tell her you played it with me at PAX last year and that playing with her paled in comparison?

[noiseredux]

I just let her know. She said "alright."

[alienjesus]

Lords of Thunder...The final boss was awesome!

I agree.

I thought you might!

[Opa Opa]

January
1- From Dust - PSN
2- Resident Evil Director's Cut - PS1
3- Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace - PS1

February

4- Deadly Premonition - Xbox 360
5- RefRain ~prism memories~ - PC

March

6- The Bouncer - PS2

7- Last Window: The Secret of Cape West - DS

Finally beat it. The story was pretty good although I think I prefer Hotel Dusk's story a little more. The game doesn't resolve the plot from the previous game but it does solve a pretty big mystery (trying to avoid spoilers).

If you played Hotel Dusk, and enjoyed it, and want to continue the story... find a copy of this game. You'll have to import it from Europe if you want to play a copy in English.

[noiseredux]

1. Sonic CD (PSN)
2. Golden Axe Warrior (PS3)
3. Ico (PS3)
4. BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (PS3)
5. 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3)
6. SoulBlade (PS1)
7. SoulCalibur II (PS2)
8. The Simpsons Arcade Game (PS3)
9. Sonic Sega All-Stars Racing (PS3)
10. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (PS3)
11. Ys I (PSP)
12. Heavy Rain (PS3)
13. Street Fighter x Tekken (PS3)
14. King of Fighters XIII (PS3)
15. Knights of the Round (PS2)
16. Journey (PSN)

[Cronozilla]

My list is light so far:

Bulletstorm
Back to the Future The Game (all 5 episodes)
Uncharted 3
Picross 3D

[sabrage]

My list is light so far:
Picross 3D

Like, you completed it?! My problem with this game is that if I mess up once, I always end up restarting the level. And there's like 12,000 levels.

Honestly, completing Picross 3D is like beating 10 other games.

[Cronozilla]

Yes, outside of download level (which give you nothing for finishing them) and user created levels, I 100% everything in the game. There's only ... 2? Gold puzzles I left one mark on. The rest are three stars and all that crap.

For some puzzles ... I had to cheat (sort of), they just take way too long to figure out otherwise. So, what I'd do, is play as far as I could, then I'd start making guesses, if I made a mistake, I wouldn't just restart, I'd write down the orientation of some of the trickier lines. Then, I'd restart it (even after initially completing it) and I'd immediately go and mark off those areas, the puzzles would suddenly become cake.

There's only one puzzle in the entire game that's a mind-f*#&. I tried it THREE times and still ran out of time which was an hour time limit! It wasn't until I took some serious notes on it that I was able to finish it without mistakes in time. Thankfully it was like the last one.

But yeah the game was seriously long. I started playing it in the middle of 2011 off and on. So it really took me like 3/4s a year to beat it.

It's certainly one of the longest games I've played.

[sabrage]

Oh, I don't take notes or anything serious like that... I laughed when my ex-girlfriend told me that I played too many video games, because she managed to beat my copy of Picross 3D. I've been chipping away at it for almost 2 years now but the Hard-level puzzles are just so long and intensive that I get bored after a few minutes.

[Opa Opa]

January
1- From Dust - PSN
2- Resident Evil Director's Cut - PS1
3- Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace - PS1

February

4- Deadly Premonition - Xbox 360
5- RefRain ~prism memories~ - PC

March

6- The Bouncer - PS2
7- Last Window: The Secret of Cape West - DS

8- Dead Space - PS3

Wow. Pretty good game.

This was one of those games I always wanted to play but could never justify spending $60 on a game that'll last about 10 hours. I heard from friends that it was the "scariest game ever"... they were wrong. In fact, it wasn't all that scary. Maybe because I've played too many of these games I kinda know what to expect, however the game had great atmosphere.

I never really felt like I was safe in any part of the ship (which turned out to be true about 90% of the time). So while the game wasn't scary it certainly was incredibly tense. You're always on the lookout for some creature coming around the next corner or looking over your shoulder to make sure there isn't some horror lurking behind you.

Supplies in the game were fairly plentiful, although I often had to purchase ammunition as enemies didn't drop too many bullets. The upgrade system for your weapons was pretty straightforward and easy to use. Upgrading your Hit Points and Oxygen supply I thought was pretty useless. I was never really low on health packs and having a strong weapon and good aim is more important. Upgrading the armor on the suit was essential as it increased your inventory space.

Speaking of inventory... I like having the inventory in real-time. It keeps the player in the game and doesn't interrupt the action. Also, the health bar on the spine was a good idea. Keeps a HUD off the screen.

My only complaint is that the game was a little too easy... I played on Normal; it was a little challenging in spots but I probably should have chosen the Hard difficulty.

So I highly recommend this game! If you want to play a game that's a combination of John Carpenter's The Thing, Resident Evil 4, and Alien then this is the game for you.