Games Beaten 2013

[Stark]

I still have 120 Teensies to collect before I can get into the Land of the Livid Dead, where I expect the hardest and best examples of the game are found.

Oh, and the music levels are awesome, especially that final one.

Land of the Livid Dead this time around is 1 new music level and "8-bit" remakes of the all of the music levels. So not what you're expecting, but still pretty dang neat.

[prfsnl_gmr]

1. Okamiden (NDS)
2. Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (Wii)
3. Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection (Wii)
4. Cave Story 3D (3DS)
5. Theatrhytm Final Fantasy (3DS)
6. Rayman Origins (Wii)
7. Kim Possible: What's The Switch (PS2)
8. Super Street Fighter 4: 3D Edition (3DS)
9. Metal Slug Advance (GBA)
10. Caveman Ninja (ARC)
11. Wario Land II (GBC)
12. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (GC)
13. Link's Crossbow Training (Wii)
14. Wario Land III (GBC)
15. Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (DS)
16. Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land (GB)
17. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Wii)
18. Professor Layton & The Last Specter (DS)
19. Wario Land 4 (GBA)
20. Portal (PS3)
21. Pandora's Tower (Wii)
22. Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge (GB)
23. Mega Man II (GB)
24. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)

A lot of you have played this game, but it was my first experience with a game in the "Arkham" series. I loved it. It combines great third-person "metroidvania" gameplay with a classic Batman story, incredible atmosphere, and thrilling boss encounters. As someone who read quite a few Batman comics as a teenager, I enjoyed all of the references scattered throughout the game's beautifully realized world, and I ended up completing all of the Riddler's challenges almost by accident. I highly reccomend this game to anyone that is a fan of either Batman or "metroidvania" gameplay, and I am very much looking forward to spending some time with the sequels.

[Luke]

^Third person Metal Gear Solid with a grappling hook.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

I still have 120 Teensies to collect before I can get into the Land of the Livid Dead, where I expect the hardest and best examples of the game are found.

Oh, and the music levels are awesome, especially that final one.

Land of the Livid Dead this time around is 1 new music level and "8-bit" remakes of the all of the music levels. So not what you're expecting, but still pretty dang neat.

Well that's a huge bummer. Still gonna get there.

[BurningDoom]

^Third person Metal Gear Solid with a grappling hook.

Metal Gear Solid isn't half as fun as the Batman Arkham games.

I know what people are thinking, too. "You're a comic fan, of course you like the Batman games better." Granted, but I was never big follower of the Batman titles. When it comes to DC I'm more into Green Lantern, Superman, JLA, and JSA.

[isiolia]

^Third person Metal Gear Solid with a grappling hook.

Metal Gear Solid isn't half as fun as the Batman Arkham games.

I don't feel like the Arkham games have the same flow to them as MGS. I felt like the Tomb Raider reboot was a lot more like Arkham Asylum than the Uncharted series though. So I'd say to check that out if you liked the setup of AA. It's less of a brawler, but the Metroidvania-ness and upgrade system are very similar.

[Luke]

I like MGS just as much if not more than Arkham Asylum.

[AppleQueso]

I like MGS just as much if not more than Arkham Asylum.

ding ding

[prfsnl_gmr]

^Third person Metal Gear Solid with a grappling hook.

At times, perhaps. The "predator" sections break up the game quite a bit, but I personally think that the game borrows a lot more from the Metroid Prime series.

Metal Gear Solid isn't half as fun as the Batman Arkham games.

I enjoyed the Metal Gear Solid games, and while I have only played the first game in the Arkham series (and while I have not played the fourth game in the Metal Gear Solid sereis), I cannot say that I enjoyed Batman: Arkham Asylum twice as much.

We don't all have to like the same thing, however; so, I don't take any offense to the fact that you did not like the MGS games. I recognize the series' short comings, and they certainly aren't for everyone.

[brunoafh]

I liked Arkham Asylum just fine, but I wouldn't even put it in the same playing field as the best Metal Gear games. Arkham Asylum is an above average third person action game. Metal Gear Solid 1-3 are among the best video games ever created. I don't think AA is going to go on 10 years from now being able to say that. I think the batman craze that The Dark Knight stirred up had a lot to do with its popularity. Not that I mean to take anything away from it, as I do feel that it's a genuinely good game that holds its own.