Games Beaten 2013

[Fragems]

1. Sniper Elite V2 (PS3)(TPS)
2. Teen Agent (PC)(Point and Click Adventure)
3. Alpha Protocol (PS3)(RPG)
4. Beneath A Steel Sky (PC)(Point and Click Adventure)
5. Imscared - A Pixelated Nightmare (PC)(Horror)
6. Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (SNES)(RPG)
7. Celestial Mechanica (PC)(Platformer)
8. Gravity Bone (PC)(First Person Adventure)
9. Secret of Mana (SNES)(RPG)
10. Lure of the Temptress (PC)(Point and Click Adventure)
11. Mario's Early Years: Fun With Numbers (SNES)(Edutainment)
12. CoD of Duty (PC)(FPS)
13. The Bard's Tale (PS2)(RPG)
14. The Great Circus Mystery, Starring Mickey and Minnie (SNES)(Platformer)
15. Deus Ex (PC)(FPS)
16. The King of the Wood (PC)(FPS)
17. Shadows of the Damned (PS3)(Horror Adventure)
18. Chuck Rock (SNES)(Platformer)
19. Arcana (SNES)(RPG)
20. Jurassic Park (SNES)(Action-Adventure)
21. Brawl Brothers (SNES)(Beat 'Em Up)
22. Monopoly (SNES)(Boardgame)
23. Dr. Mario (SNES)(Puzzle)
24. Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday (SNES)(Platformer)
25. Breath of Fire (SNES)(RPG)
26. The Death and Return of Superman (SNES)(Beat 'Em Up)
27. Battle Blaze (SNES)(Fighting)
28. Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Video Game (SNES)(Action-Adventure)
29. Mario's Early Years: Fun With Letters (SNES)(Edutainment)
30. Dwarfs!? (PC)(I have no idea)
31. Super Adventure Island (SNES)(Platformer)
32. Batman Returns (SNES)(Beat 'Em Up)
33. Pit-Fighter (SNES)(Fighting)
34. Lester the Unlikely (SNES)(Platformer)
35. Killing Floor (PC)(FPS)
36. Dungeons of Dredmor (PC)(RPG)
37. The 7th Saga (SNES)(RPG)
38. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)(Platformer)
39. Super Mario Bros. 3, via Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (SNES)(Platformer)
40. Sunset Riders (Arcade)(Run and Gun)
41. Battle Circuit (Arcade)(Beat 'Em Up)
42. Monster Maulers (Arcade)(Boss Rush Fighter)
43. Metamoqester (Arcade)(Boss Rush Fighter)
44. Ninja Baseball Batman (Arcade)(Beat 'Em Up)
45. Alien vs. Predator (Arcade)(Beat 'Em Up)
46. Sunset Riders (SNES)(Run and Gun)
47. Chrono Trigger (SNES)(RPG)

What a wonderful game. The music was spectacular, the art design excellent, and the gameplay top notch. I appreciated the cast of characters, enjoyed seeking out the secrets hidden throughout the world, and felt pride as my party became more powerful and better equipped over time.

There's not a lot I can say about Chrono Trigger that hasn't been said before. I won't declare it the best game ever made, but it is certainly amazing and very well designed. If I had to come up with a criticism, it would be that the world felt too small. Yes, I realize flipping between time periods expands on it a fair bit, but it still feels like a tiny planet, even more so than other JRPGs of the time. And the game's very easy. I didn't feel challenged until the final boss fight. And by that I mean the final form of the final boss fight. Though I believe later updates have expanded on the world, which makes this argument somewhat moot I would say.

Anyway, Chrono Trigger is an excellent title, and one I would say is worth playing. Maybe not paying the exorbitant price it usually commands, but definitely worth playing! At least it's not Earthbound...

I really need to play this sometime I have the PS1 port that came in Final Fantasy Chronicles however I have never gotten around to playing it. I have however dabbled a bit in Chrono Cross and loved it so I have a feeling I could definitely sink some hours into Trigger.

[AppleQueso]

I really need to play this sometime I have the PS1 port that came in Final Fantasy Chronicles however I have never gotten around to playing it. I have however dabbled a bit in Chrono Cross and loved it so I have a feeling I could definitely sink some hours into Trigger.

Fair warning, the Ps1 port has a lot of load times. The transition between battles and exploring is completely seamless in the original, but the Ps1 version adds a pretty awkward pause to load stuff in.

It's honestly not horribly game breaking, and if you play that version long enough you get used to the load times, but it's still annoying and overall inferior to the SNES version. Just something you should know.

[BoneSnapDeez]

Yeah if you don't want to fork over big bucks for the original SNES Chrono Trigger, go for the DS port - not PS1. Or at worst, emulate the SNES version.

I consider Earthbound/Chrono Trigger/FFVI to be the holy trinity of the SNES - they are my three favorite games of all time.

[Ack]

I really need to play this sometime I have the PS1 port that came in Final Fantasy Chronicles however I have never gotten around to playing it. I have however dabbled a bit in Chrono Cross and loved it so I have a feeling I could definitely sink some hours into Trigger.

Fair warning, the Ps1 port has a lot of load times. The transition between battles and exploring is completely seamless in the original, but the Ps1 version adds a pretty awkward pause to load stuff in.

It's honestly not horribly game breaking, and if you play that version long enough you get used to the load times, but it's still annoying and overall inferior to the SNES version. Just something you should know.

Funny enough, I looked at a guide this morning on GameFAQs where a guy complained about the transition times going into battles on the SNES version. Maybe Fragems won't be bothered by the load times on the PS1.

[alienjesus]

I played the DS version myself, that was a pretty great port.

[Ack]

1. Sniper Elite V2 (PS3)(TPS)
2. Teen Agent (PC)(Point and Click Adventure)
3. Alpha Protocol (PS3)(RPG)
4. Beneath A Steel Sky (PC)(Point and Click Adventure)
5. Imscared - A Pixelated Nightmare (PC)(Horror)
6. Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (SNES)(RPG)
7. Celestial Mechanica (PC)(Platformer)
8. Gravity Bone (PC)(First Person Adventure)
9. Secret of Mana (SNES)(RPG)
10. Lure of the Temptress (PC)(Point and Click Adventure)
11. Mario's Early Years: Fun With Numbers (SNES)(Edutainment)
12. CoD of Duty (PC)(FPS)
13. The Bard's Tale (PS2)(RPG)
14. The Great Circus Mystery, Starring Mickey and Minnie (SNES)(Platformer)
15. Deus Ex (PC)(FPS)
16. The King of the Wood (PC)(FPS)
17. Shadows of the Damned (PS3)(Horror Adventure)
18. Chuck Rock (SNES)(Platformer)
19. Arcana (SNES)(RPG)
20. Jurassic Park (SNES)(Action-Adventure)
21. Brawl Brothers (SNES)(Beat 'Em Up)
22. Monopoly (SNES)(Boardgame)
23. Dr. Mario (SNES)(Puzzle)
24. Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday (SNES)(Platformer)
25. Breath of Fire (SNES)(RPG)
26. The Death and Return of Superman (SNES)(Beat 'Em Up)
27. Battle Blaze (SNES)(Fighting)
28. Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Video Game (SNES)(Action-Adventure)
29. Mario's Early Years: Fun With Letters (SNES)(Edutainment)
30. Dwarfs!? (PC)(I have no idea)
31. Super Adventure Island (SNES)(Platformer)
32. Batman Returns (SNES)(Beat 'Em Up)
33. Pit-Fighter (SNES)(Fighting)
34. Lester the Unlikely (SNES)(Platformer)
35. Killing Floor (PC)(FPS)
36. Dungeons of Dredmor (PC)(RPG)
37. The 7th Saga (SNES)(RPG)
38. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)(Platformer)
39. Super Mario Bros. 3, via Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (SNES)(Platformer)
40. Sunset Riders (Arcade)(Run and Gun)
41. Battle Circuit (Arcade)(Beat 'Em Up)
42. Monster Maulers (Arcade)(Boss Rush Fighter)
43. Metamoqester (Arcade)(Boss Rush Fighter)
44. Ninja Baseball Batman (Arcade)(Beat 'Em Up)
45. Alien vs. Predator (Arcade)(Beat 'Em Up)
46. Sunset Riders (SNES)(Run and Gun)
47. Chrono Trigger (SNES)(RPG)
48. Star Fox (SNES)(Rail Shooter)

Rail shooters are very hit-or-miss for me. And there is no way to simply put this, so I'll just say it:

Star Fox is a definite miss as far as I'm concerned.

Yes, it's a technically impressive game. The music is enjoyable. The graphics are incredible for the time and the hardware. And the three routes are frantic and fast-paced. But I just don't like the game. Part of this is that, when I play Star Fox, I want it to be a flight simulator and not a rail shooter. The controls feel off to me, and while I can change views, they are drastically limited by what level I am on and where I am in that level. The first person view is nice, but I immediately lose all sense of immersion when I execute a barrel roll and only see a wireframe HUD swirl around while my vision stays perfectly normal. And when I'm not in that view, the Arwing does a perfect job of blocking my vision. I can swing it to the sides, but then I have no idea where I'm shooting in relation to oncoming enemies. And if I avoid an enemy, there's a good chance it will shoot me in the back, which I'd be ok with in a flight simulator...but this is not a flight simulator.

As for my partners, they are largely useless beyond getting themselves shot and blocking my vision. There AI is poor, the only serve to get in my way, randomly fire, and then bitch at me when I shoot whatever it is they were supposedly shooting at (or in Falcon's case, bitch at me for saving his ass).

I did try out all three routes, and I do like how each one features a definite difference in difficulty. I also appreciate offering three very different takes on the first level, despite the opportunity to take the easy way out and make all three routes begin exactly the same. There is a lot here that I genuinely admire. But the core gameplay I greatly dislike. And while I wish this was just a first-time feel, I know it's not. I've owned this cart since the mid-1990s, and I've just never enjoyed it.

[emwearz]

1. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - PC
2. Hotline Miami - PC
3. Assassin's Creed: Revelations - PC
4. Skate 2 - 360
5. Deponia - PC
6. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - PS3
7. Borderlands 2 - Captain Scarlett and her Pirate's Booty [DLC] - PC
8. The Walking Dead: Episode 1 - 360
9. Assassin's Creed III - PC
10. The Journey Down: Chapter One‏ - PC
11. Aliens: Colonial Marines - PC
12. Tomb Raider - PC
13. Hitman: Absolution - PC
14. BioShock Infinite - PC
15. Half-Life: Opposing Force - PC
16. Super Mario 3D Land - 3DS
17. Gunstar Future Heroes (Gunstar Super Heroes) - GBA
18. Dragon Quest - SNES *Via Emulation
19. Quake - PC
20. Spec Ops: The Line - PC
Total for 2013: 20

Quake - PC
When this first came out I outright hated it. It was because of the mouse controls, I remember my older brother playing with WASD and the mouse and I had so many issues adapting to it that I played with the old Doom style controls, which just made the game a pain in the ass to play, so I never actually got further than the Shareware chapter.

Playing it through today, you can see how many places report it as unfinished, but it has that old school "shoot everytime you see, don't worry about story" gameplay that I felt like at the time. One thing it has over Doom, etc, is that it never felt like I was just stuck in a maze.

Spec Ops: The Line - PC
Gears of War: Middle East Edition. This game borrows quite a lot from the Gears franchise, but that is ago, it at the very least borrows and implements it well. The gun play, is pretty much gears.

The main reason I played it was all the talk of how fantastic the story was and it was pretty decent. I found the ending 'twist' a bit far fetched but enjoyed it from start to finish and that is all I can really ask from a shooter.

[Violent By Design]

1. Sniper Elite V2 (PS3)(TPS)
2. Teen Agent (PC)(Point and Click Adventure)
3. Alpha Protocol (PS3)(RPG)
4. Beneath A Steel Sky (PC)(Point and Click Adventure)
5. Imscared - A Pixelated Nightmare (PC)(Horror)
6. Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (SNES)(RPG)
7. Celestial Mechanica (PC)(Platformer)
8. Gravity Bone (PC)(First Person Adventure)
9. Secret of Mana (SNES)(RPG)
10. Lure of the Temptress (PC)(Point and Click Adventure)
11. Mario's Early Years: Fun With Numbers (SNES)(Edutainment)
12. CoD of Duty (PC)(FPS)
13. The Bard's Tale (PS2)(RPG)
14. The Great Circus Mystery, Starring Mickey and Minnie (SNES)(Platformer)
15. Deus Ex (PC)(FPS)
16. The King of the Wood (PC)(FPS)
17. Shadows of the Damned (PS3)(Horror Adventure)
18. Chuck Rock (SNES)(Platformer)
19. Arcana (SNES)(RPG)
20. Jurassic Park (SNES)(Action-Adventure)
21. Brawl Brothers (SNES)(Beat 'Em Up)
22. Monopoly (SNES)(Boardgame)
23. Dr. Mario (SNES)(Puzzle)
24. Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday (SNES)(Platformer)
25. Breath of Fire (SNES)(RPG)
26. The Death and Return of Superman (SNES)(Beat 'Em Up)
27. Battle Blaze (SNES)(Fighting)
28. Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Video Game (SNES)(Action-Adventure)
29. Mario's Early Years: Fun With Letters (SNES)(Edutainment)
30. Dwarfs!? (PC)(I have no idea)
31. Super Adventure Island (SNES)(Platformer)
32. Batman Returns (SNES)(Beat 'Em Up)
33. Pit-Fighter (SNES)(Fighting)
34. Lester the Unlikely (SNES)(Platformer)
35. Killing Floor (PC)(FPS)
36. Dungeons of Dredmor (PC)(RPG)
37. The 7th Saga (SNES)(RPG)
38. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)(Platformer)
39. Super Mario Bros. 3, via Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (SNES)(Platformer)
40. Sunset Riders (Arcade)(Run and Gun)
41. Battle Circuit (Arcade)(Beat 'Em Up)
42. Monster Maulers (Arcade)(Boss Rush Fighter)
43. Metamoqester (Arcade)(Boss Rush Fighter)
44. Ninja Baseball Batman (Arcade)(Beat 'Em Up)
45. Alien vs. Predator (Arcade)(Beat 'Em Up)
46. Sunset Riders (SNES)(Run and Gun)
47. Chrono Trigger (SNES)(RPG)
48. Star Fox (SNES)(Rail Shooter)

Rail shooters are very hit-or-miss for me. And there is no way to simply put this, so I'll just say it:

Star Fox is a definite miss as far as I'm concerned.

Yes, it's a technically impressive game. The music is enjoyable. The graphics are incredible for the time and the hardware. And the three routes are frantic and fast-paced. But I just don't like the game. Part of this is that, when I play Star Fox, I want it to be a flight simulator and not a rail shooter. The controls feel off to me, and while I can change views, they are drastically limited by what level I am on and where I am in that level. The first person view is nice, but I immediately lose all sense of immersion when I execute a barrel roll and only see a wireframe HUD swirl around while my vision stays perfectly normal. And when I'm not in that view, the Arwing does a perfect job of blocking my vision. I can swing it to the sides, but then I have no idea where I'm shooting in relation to oncoming enemies. And if I avoid an enemy, there's a good chance it will shoot me in the back, which I'd be ok with in a flight simulator...but this is not a flight simulator.

As for my partners, they are largely useless beyond getting themselves shot and blocking my vision. There AI is poor, the only serve to get in my way, randomly fire, and then bitch at me when I shoot whatever it is they were supposedly shooting at (or in Falcon's case, bitch at me for saving his ass).

I did try out all three routes, and I do like how each one features a definite difference in difficulty. I also appreciate offering three very different takes on the first level, despite the opportunity to take the easy way out and make all three routes begin exactly the same. There is a lot here that I genuinely admire. But the core gameplay I greatly dislike. And while I wish this was just a first-time feel, I know it's not. I've owned this cart since the mid-1990s, and I've just never enjoyed it.

Star Fox isn't a good game at all. I've played it for years and I've never enjoyed it. it's just a bland game to me, there are much better dogfight (when I was younger I used to think it was just a bootleg flight simulator) and on-rail shooter games.

[BoringSupreez]

Rail shooters are very hit-or-miss for me. And there is no way to simply put this, so I'll just say it:

Star Fox is a definite miss as far as I'm concerned.

Yes, it's a technically impressive game. The music is enjoyable. The graphics are incredible for the time and the hardware. And the three routes are frantic and fast-paced. But I just don't like the game. Part of this is that, when I play Star Fox, I want it to be a flight simulator and not a rail shooter. The controls feel off to me, and while I can change views, they are drastically limited by what level I am on and where I am in that level. The first person view is nice, but I immediately lose all sense of immersion when I execute a barrel roll and only see a wireframe HUD swirl around while my vision stays perfectly normal. And when I'm not in that view, the Arwing does a perfect job of blocking my vision. I can swing it to the sides, but then I have no idea where I'm shooting in relation to oncoming enemies. And if I avoid an enemy, there's a good chance it will shoot me in the back, which I'd be ok with in a flight simulator...but this is not a flight simulator.

As for my partners, they are largely useless beyond getting themselves shot and blocking my vision. There AI is poor, the only serve to get in my way, randomly fire, and then bitch at me when I shoot whatever it is they were supposedly shooting at (or in Falcon's case, bitch at me for saving his ass).

I did try out all three routes, and I do like how each one features a definite difference in difficulty. I also appreciate offering three very different takes on the first level, despite the opportunity to take the easy way out and make all three routes begin exactly the same. There is a lot here that I genuinely admire. But the core gameplay I greatly dislike. And while I wish this was just a first-time feel, I know it's not. I've owned this cart since the mid-1990s, and I've just never enjoyed it.

Star Fox isn't a good game at all. I've played it for years and I've never enjoyed it. it's just a bland game to me, there are much better dogfight (when I was younger I used to think it was just a bootleg flight simulator) and on-rail shooter games.

Starfox 64 is a classic, the original not so much. I never enjoyed it either.

Come to think of it, it's funny how Starfox is considered a Nintendo staple when there's only one entry in the entire series that could be considered great, and they haven't released a new original game in seven years.

[alienjesus]

You guys can keep being wrong all you like, you'll never convince me that the SNES one isn't the best in the series