Games Beaten 2014

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All this 3rd Strike talk, and yet nobody shows up to play it for the last two weeks...

I was playing.

[Violent By Design]

All this 3rd Strike talk, and yet nobody shows up to play it for the last two weeks...

I have it for PS2 and Dreamcast.

[TSTR]

All this 3rd Strike talk, and yet nobody shows up to play it for the last two weeks...

I was playing.
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Hehe, good on ya, noise!

Since we discovered last night that GGXXAC+R is basically doodoo for online play, perhaps we can get chacha to run 3S one more time next week.

[BoringSupreez]

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4)
First things first: this is a very short game, just like everyone's been saying. I beat the main portion of the game in a single 90-minute run with no enemies killed, no help from the internet, and no intention of speedrunning. Ground Zeroes is just plain short.

The gameplay doesn't really have the usual MGS feel to it... in fact, the more I think about it, this is by far the most different Metal Gear game I've ever played. Weapon selection is done COD or BF style, enemies can be tagged and tracked using binoculars just like in BF4, there's no shooting in first-person perspective except during the new Reflex Mode (when you're first spotted by an enemy, slo-mo kicks in and you have the chance to stop the alert before it happens by quickly taking out the enemy), enemies have much better eyesight than before, there's no cardboard boxes, health is regenerating, the entire map is loaded at once instead of being divided up into small sections, Snake's voice actor is different (and in my opinion, has far less personality than Hayter did), and there's far less interaction between characters.

However, I still enjoyed myself quite a bit. If you're expecting the usual MGS gameplay you'll be disappointed, but if you can accept the new gameplay for what it is it's great. The stealth is more realistic and deep, there are far more options to choose from when going about a task (multiple routes, places to scout things out from beforehand), and enemies react more realistically when they encounter you.

The graphics and sound are very nice as well. Everything runs smoothly and looks very sharp. Except for Snake's new VA, the voices are well done. The music was made (or chosen) by Harry Gregson-Williams, just like in almost every other MGS, which is awesome.

As for the story and characters, my opinions depend on how The Phantom Pain turns out. I can take the lower-key story and reduced character interactions if it's just to keep things mysterious and ambiguous so as to build up interest for TPP, but if that's how TPP is going to be too then I'm a little disappointed. A lot of cool things happen in Ground Zeroes, but Snake seems to be only a vehicle for the player's ride instead of the interesting person he was in previous games.

And now I wait for the next game. Hopefully it doesn't take too long.

[Luke]

1) Kung Fu NES
2) Altered Beast Genesis
3) Golden Axe Genesis
4) Golden Axe GBA
5) Golden Axe Dreamcast
6) Golden Axe PS2
7) Golden Axe Sega CD
Golden Axe 360
9) Ninja Gaiden xbox
10) Ninja Gaiden NES
11) Cool Spot Genesis
12) The Duel Genesis
13) Pit Fighter Genesis
14) Hard Drvin' Genesis
15) Death Duel Genesis
16) Sonic The Hedgehog Genesis
17) Mutant League Football Genesis
18) TMNT Hyperstone Heist Genesis
19) Streets of Rage Sega CD
20) Streets of Rage 2 Genesis
21) Golden Axe 2 Genesis
22) Sewer Shark Sega CD
23) Chiki Chiki Boys Genesis
24) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Genesis
25) Mega Man 2 NES
26) Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! NES
27) TMNT Fall of the Footclan Gameboy
28) TMNT Something Sewers Gameboy
29) Punch-Out!! Wii
30) Diddy Kong Racing N64
31) StarFox 64 N64
32) StarFox snes
33) Metal Gear nes
34) Mario Superstar Baseball Gamecube
35) Star Wars Rogue Leader Gamecube
36) Super Mario Land 2 Gameboy
37) Duck Tales Gameboy
38) Sleeping Dogs 360
39) Sonic Triple Trouble Game Gear
40) Batman NES
41) Actraiser snes
42) Bioshock Infinite 360
43) Street Fighter II snes
44) Maximum Carnage snes
45) Super Empire Strikes Back snes
46) Madden 94' snes
47) Super Star Wars snes
48) Super Return of the Jedi snes
49) Super R*Type snes
50) Super Mario World snes
51) Final Fight snes
52) DOOM snes
53) Aladdin snes
54) Earthworm Jim Genesis
55) Earthworm Jim 2 Saturn
56) Tekken Tag 2 and stuff 360
57) Ninja Gaiden 2 nes *new*

Not as fun nor as difficult as the first, but that doesn't mean it's not a must own for your nes library. It's difficult to beat perfection.

[BoneSnapDeez]

Fifty games! This list is gonna have to go under a spoiler cut soon...

1. Bad Dudes vs. DragonNinja (Wii - Data East Arcade Classics)
2. Caveman Ninja (Wii - Data East Arcade Classics)
3. Crude Buster (Wii - Data East Arcade Classics)
4. Heavy Barrel (Wii - Data East Arcade Classics)
5. Secret Agent (Wii - Data East Arcade Classics)
6. Wizard Fire (Wii - Data East Arcade Classics)
7. Super Mario Land (Game Boy)
8. Burning Fight (PlayStation 2 - SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1)
9. Magician Lord (PlayStation 2 - SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1)
10. Metal Slug (PlayStation 2 - SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1)
11. Sengoku (PlayStation 2 - SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1)
12. Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy (PlayStation 2 - SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1)
13. Metal Slug 4 (PlayStation 2 - Metal Slug 4 & 5)
14. Metal Slug 5 (PlayStation 2 - Metal Slug 4 & 5)
15. Metal Slug XX (PSP)
16. Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast)
17. Smash TV (PlayStation 2 - Midway Arcade Treasures)
18. Total Carnage (Xbox - Midway Arcade Treasures 2)
19. Skyblazer (SNES)
20. Mega Man II (Game Boy)
21. The Monkey King: The Legend Begins (Wii)
22. Ys (Saturn - Falcom Classics)
23. Super Mario Bros. (SNES - Super Mario All-Stars)
24. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (SNES - Super Mario All-Stars)
25. Super Mario Bros. 2 (SNES - Super Mario All-Stars)
26. Super Mario Bros. 3 (SNES - Super Mario All-Stars)
27. Super Mario World (SNES)
28. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
29. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Game Boy)
30. 魔法騎士レイアース (Super Famicom)
31. Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn)
32. Disney's Aladdin (SNES)
33. Kirby's Dream Land (Wii - Kirby's Dream Collection)
34. Kirby's Adventure (Wii - Kirby's Dream Collection)
35. Kirby's Dream Land 2 (Wii - Kirby's Dream Collection)
36. Kirby Super Star (Wii - Kirby's Dream Collection)
37. Kirby's Dream Land 3 (Wii - Kirby's Dream Collection)
38. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Wii - Kirby's Dream Collection)
39. Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii)
40. New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U - New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U)
41. New Super Luigi U (Wii U - New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U)
42. Shock Troopers (PlayStation 2 - SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1)
43. Shadow Blasters (Genesis)
44. Final Fantasy (Game Boy Advance - Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls)
45. Super Mario Advance (Game Boy Advance)
46. Sonic CD (PC)
47. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
48. Battle Arena Toshinden (Game Boy)
49. Crusader of Centy (Genesis)
50. Joe & Mac (SNES)

Keeping it brief because I'm tired and cranky and my left sock is oddly moist.

Battle Arena Toshinden
First fighting game of the year. Maybe the only one. This genre isn't my bag. I played it on Super Game Boy so it displays in glorious full color. I traditionally play as the cutest character so I chose Ellis. Pretty easy game with hilarious dialogue. I guess this port is inferior to the console versions, but I've never played those.

Crusader of Centy
A Zelda-esque game on Genesis. Really short and linear. Or it would be if I actually knew where to go. It's far too cryptic for its own good, and most of the dungeons are mediocre (not to mentioned bogged down with tedious block-pushing puzzle nonsense). The game's saving grace is that there are no items, but instead you travel with a pack of animals with different abilities. It was pretty damn fun to mix and match between all the critters.

Joe & Mac
Caveman platformer on SNES. I played the arcade version (via the Wii) earlier this year. I seem to enjoy this port better. It's still pretty humdrum overall and most of the weapons have that annoying arc pattern when thrown. Sweet graphics though.

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Battle Arena Toshinden
First fighting game of the year. Maybe the only one. This genre isn't my bag. I played it on Super Game Boy so it displays in glorious full color. I traditionally play as the cutest character so I chose Ellis. Pretty easy game with hilarious dialogue. I guess this port is inferior to the console versions, but I've never played those.

Well this is not even close to the same game as the console game. The PS1/Sat game is a 3D fighting game. This is a 2D game w/ chibi characters. And Takara did an amazing job with it. Heck, I'd contend that it holds up better now than the console game does. And I'd point any fans of NGPC fighting games to this one for sure. And Ellis rules.

[BogusMeatFactory]

Battle Arena Toshinden
First fighting game of the year. Maybe the only one. This genre isn't my bag. I played it on Super Game Boy so it displays in glorious full color. I traditionally play as the cutest character so I chose Ellis. Pretty easy game with hilarious dialogue. I guess this port is inferior to the console versions, but I've never played those.

Well the problem is that you were playing the wrong game. Battle Arena Toshinden is a bad game whether it be on console or handheld. Yeah with fighting games, you really need that other person to challenge you to play and encourage you to learn the systems. It really is one that requires a lot of time and a lot of practice and for a lot of people, it just doesn't do it for them. I don't blame them.

For me, what makes it easier is to treat it like a rhythm game. Every game has a type of rhythm to it, fighting games are no different and if you find the right character in the right game with the right rhythm, it makes all the difference. That is why I enjoy the Virtual Fighter series. Its rhythm I find to be addicting.

[BoneSnapDeez]

Battle Arena Toshinden
First fighting game of the year. Maybe the only one. This genre isn't my bag. I played it on Super Game Boy so it displays in glorious full color. I traditionally play as the cutest character so I chose Ellis. Pretty easy game with hilarious dialogue. I guess this port is inferior to the console versions, but I've never played those.

Well this is not even close to the same game as the console game. The PS1/Sat game is a 3D fighting game.

Interesting, I did not know that. I always thought the GB version was a port similar to the ones done for Killer Instinct and Mortal Kombat.

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here's Toshinden on PS1: