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Xeogred wrote: Far Cry was the best FPS Ubisoft has done over the last several years

Far Cry (As well as Crysis 1 and 2) was developed/'done' by Crytek, not Ubisoft (Who published Far Cry).


Plants Vs Zombies - PC
Halo 3: ODST - 360
Enslaved: Odyssey To The West - 360
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - NDS
Unreal Tournament 3 - 360
Dead Space - 360
Harms Way - XBLA
Starfox Assault - GC
Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift - IOS
The House of the Dead: Overkill - Wii
Fallout 3 - 360
Peggle Extreme - PC
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast - PC
Marvel Vs Capcom 3 - 360
Portal - PC
The Great Gatsby - Browser
Kirby Super Star Ultra - NDS
Bulletstorm - PC
Half Life: Source - PC
Probotector - NES
Fable III - 360
Perfect Dark - N64
Crysis 2 - 360
Final Fantasy XIII - 360
Portal 2 - 360
Half Life 2 - 360
Machinarium - PC
King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (AGDInteractive Remake) - PC
Half Life 2: Episode 1 - 360
Tony Hawk's Project 8 - 360
King's Quest II: Romancing The Stones (AGDInteractive Remake) - PC
Singularity - PC
Samorost - Browser
Samorost 2 - PC
Mortal Kombat (9) - 360
Gemini Rue - PC
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - PC
Duke Nukem Forever - 360
Beneath a Steel Sky - PC
Metal Slug 5 - PS2
Prey - PC

Total Games for 2011: 41

Thoughts on the Game(s)
Wow, did not expect to enjoy this so much. I find it hard to believe this game bombed when it came out, I guess too many people, myself included, thought it looked like a Doom3 clone, but man was I wrong.

Really solid gameplay, an enjoyable storyline and pretty well put together engine.

emwearz wrote:

Xeogred wrote: Far Cry was the best FPS Ubisoft has done over the last several years

Far Cry (As well as Crysis 1 and 2) was developed/'done' by Crytek, not Ubisoft (Who published Far Cry).

That I know, and it changes nothing.

And seriously yeah, Prey was pretty damn solid. I'm stoked for the sequel.

Xeogred wrote:

emwearz wrote:

Xeogred wrote: Far Cry was the best FPS Ubisoft has done over the last several years

Far Cry (As well as Crysis 1 and 2) was developed/'done' by Crytek, not Ubisoft (Who published Far Cry).

That I know, and it changes nothing.

And seriously yeah, Prey was pretty damn solid. I'm stoked for the sequel.

Prey was great and the portal mechanics were pretty good. Too bad that it got overlooked

01/16: Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within (PC)
02/16: Sanitarium (PC)
03/15: Give Up Robot 2 (Browser)
03/22: Cardboard Box Assembler (Browser)
04/01: King's Guard (Browser)
04/02: Sarah's Run (Browser)
04/13: Peggle Nights (PC)
04/13: Terra: The Legend of the Geochine (PC)
04/16: Genji: Dawn of the Samurai (PS2)
05/05: Beautiful Escape: Dungeoneer (PC)
05/11: Chef Boyardee's... Barkley: Shut Up and Jam Gaiden (PC)
05/23: Vanguard Princess (PC)
07/10: Jamestown (PC)
07/12: Portal 2 (PC)

I went back and I put some more effort into Jamestown and now I've beat it on the normal, difficult, legendary, and divine difficulty settings. I completed all bonus challenge levels. And I've run through the gauntlet (all levels with only 2 continues) on the normal, difficult, and legendary difficulty settings.

I'm feeling pretty awesome now. Sometimes I'm watching myself play through the really hard parts and I feel like I'm watching someone else do it. I have to react so fast that I've already dodged bullets before I'm even aware that I needed to.

The First 50: January-June
Adventure - Atari 2600
Gunhed - PCE
Limbo - 360
Crimzon Clover - PC
Army of Darkness Defense- iPhone
Psycho Soldier - PSP *new*
Shank - PS3 *new*

2011 TOTAL: 57

2010 Games Beaten

Pyscho Solider is probably my favorite game from SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 0, and a neat little shmup-style title. The difficulty ramps up to insane levels towards the later stages of the game, but it was fun to drop some credits and get through.

Shank is a fun beat 'em up that has style to spare. It felt like I was playing a really well done cartoon. I played through on the default normal difficulty and it took about 4 hours, which is well worth the $5 I spent for it. Having played Scott Pilgrim, TMNT Re-shelled, X-Men Arcade and a few other PSN brawlers, this is easily my favorite.

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter (PC)(FPS)
X-Men: Mutant Academy (PS1)(Fighting)
Street Fighter Alpha (PS2)(Fighting)
Extermination (PS2)(Survival Horror)
Spyro the Dragon (PS1)(Platformer)
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (PS1)(Platformer)
Myst III: Exile (PC)(Graphic Adventure)
Shaq Fu (GEN)(Fighting)
Spyro: Year of the Dragon (PS1)(Platformer)
God of War (PS2)(Action Adventure)
The Simpsons Game (PS2)(Platformer)
The King of Fighters '99 (PS1)(Fighting)
EOE: Eve of Extinction (PS2)(Beat 'Em Up)
Final Fight (Arcade)(Beat 'Em Up)
Gundam Battle Assault (PS1)(Fighting)
Dark Rift (N64)(Fighting)
Deadly Arts (N64)(Fighting)
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (PS2)(TPS)
Vampire Hunter (SAT)(Fighting)
Super Scribblenauts (NDS)(Puzzle)
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (PS2)(Action Adventure)
Jet Force Gemini (N64)(TPS)
Super R-Type (SNES)(Shmup)
Mega Man X7 (PS2)(Action Platformer)
LittleBigPlanet (PSN)(Platformer)
Daikatana (N64)(FPS)
Kirby's Adventure (NES)(Platformer)
Viewtiful Joe (PS2)(Beat 'Em Up)
Final Fantasy II (SNES)(RPG)

TOTAL: 29

After about 13 years since I made my first try in the game and got stuck at the final boss, I have finally beaten Final Fantasy II(IV for you purists) on the NTSC-U Super Nintendo! I'm sure at least a few of you have seen me ranting about it over the last few days in various threads on here, but I can say with conviction that it has been a wonderful roller coaster of thrills and excitement. This game gave me the experiences I play video games for, and for that I thank it. The plot was excellent, the characters interesting and entertaining, and the music stellar. This is exactly the kind of game that got me into RPGs, and it's Squaresoft doing what Squaresoft does best.

While I can safely say that this has been one of the best games I've played all year, I do have a few criticisms, though they're all relatively minor. The game was generally pretty easy, and many of the tropes that occur constantly in JRPG boss battles can be found here in their infancy...which unfortunately made pivotal battles a cakewalk since I knew what to do. There are also some strange moments with the algorithms in the game, so random encounters will sometimes occur literally every step you take, while sometimes you can wander halfway through a dungeon without fighting a single enemy. Damage variation was also a littler strange, with high-leveled characters sometimes doing relatively miniscule amounts of damage with their end-game equipment. It seems odd why a character at level 99 with their best weapon has a range of damage with a spread of several thousand points(and yes, I did get Cecil to level 99). But these grievances are minor compared to the quality of the game, and I believe they're generally fixed in the various remakes and rereleases of the game in the US. Oh, the game is also quite short. I was at the final dungeon in about 20 hours.

Bottom line, if you have access to FFIV or its early US counterpart-title FFII, PLAY IT! It's well worth it(and again, short).

1. Deja Vu
2. Lunar Legend
3. Skies of Arcadia Legends
4. Streets of rage 2
5. No more heroes 2
6. Rogue Galaxy
7. Pokemon White
8. Dragon Age 2
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops
10. Mafia 2
11. ArcaniA: Gothic 4
12. Two worlds II
13. Divinity 2 flames of vengeance
14. Rune Factory 3
15. Persona 4
16. Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010
17. Serious sam HD the first encounter
18. Deathsmiles
19. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D
20. EDF: Insect Armageddon
21. Mushihimesama futari ver 1.5
22. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1(new)

People seemed to hate this game, it got a 2.5 from IGN. I liked it, and I don't like harry potter all that much.

1/11 Guardian Heroes (SAT)
1/14 Sonic Adventure (GCN)
1/17 Marvel vs Capcom 2 (DC)
1/17 X-Men vs Street Fighter (SAT)
1/22 Dragon Ball Z Budokai (GCN)
1/24 Street Fighter III - The New Generation (DC)
1/24 Street Fighter Alpha 3 (DC)
1/25 Mega Man X (GCN)
1/26 Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure (GBA)
1/31 Tatsunoko vs Capcom (Wii)
2/1 Megaman X2 (GCN)
2/2 Marvel vs Capcom (DC)
2/3 Megaman X3 (GCN)
2/3 Megaman X4 (GCN)
2/4 Megaman X5 (GCN)
2/5 Megaman X6 (GCN)
2/7 Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow (PS2)
2/8 Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (DC)
2/9 Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors Dreams (PS2)
2/9 The King of Fighters XI (PS2)
2/11 The King of Fighters '99 Dream Match (DC)
2/13 SNK Gals Fighter (NGPC)
2/16 The King of Fighters '98 (Wii)
2/17 The King of Fighters '96 (Wii)
2/17 Metal Slug (Wii)
2/17 Metal Slug 2 (Wii)
2/18 SNK vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium (NGPC)
2/19 The King of Fighters '97 (Wii)
2/19 Street Fighter II' (Wii / VC)
2/22 Metal Slug 3 (Wii)
2/25 Super Street Fighter IV (PS3)
2/27 Capcom vs SNK 2 (DC)
2/27 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
3/3 Mega Man II (GB)
3/5 Super Street Fighter II: HD Remix (PS3)
3/6 Mega Man III (GB)
3/11 Mega Man IV (GB)
3/13 Mega Man: Powered Up! (PSP)
3/14 Garou: Mark of the Wolves (DC)
3/15 Street Fighter III 3rd Strike (PS2)
3/15 Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold (PS2)
3/15 Street Fighter Alpha 2 (PS2)
3/15 Street Fighter EX 3 (PS2)
3/15 Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (PS2)
3/16 The King of Fighters R2 (NGPC)
3/16 Project Justice: Rival Schools (DC)
3/17 Capcom Fighting Evolution (PS2)
3/20 Zone of the Enders (PS2)
3/21 P.N.03 (GCN)
3/21 Super Puzzle Fighter II (GBA)
3/27 Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition (3DS)
4/10 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (GCN)
4/28 Vampire Savior (SAT)
5/3 Advance Guardian Heroes (GBA)
5/7 Virtua Fighter Kids (SAT)
5/12 Soul Calibur II (GCN)
5/13 Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland (GBA)
5/14 Dead or Alive 2 (DC)
5/14 Gigawing (DC)
5/15 Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 (Wii)
5/23 Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure (NGPC)
5/24 Mega Man 8 (SAT)
5/27 Kirby's Dream Land (GB)
6/4 Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land (GB)
6/18 Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA)
6/20 Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (PS3)
6/20 Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SAT)
6/20 Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors Dreams (GBC)
7/10 Kodou Senshi Gundam (SAT)
7/10 Super Mario Land (GB)
7/16 Sin and Punishment: Star Successor (Wii)

My blurb about Sin and Punishment is in the Snickerdoodle thread. To sum it up: Sin and Punishment is awesome and should be mandatory reading for anyone owning a Wii!

01/15/11 Tatsunoko VS. Capcom - Wii
01/22/11 TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist - Genesis
01/30/11 A Boy and His Blob - Wii
02/01/11 Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Wii
02/26/11 Pier Solar - Genesis
03/26/11 Skies of Arcadia - DC
05/07/11 Portal - PC
05/21/11 Portal 2 (Single Player) - PC
07/16/11 Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters - Wii

As disappointed as I was that this game is nothing more than a port of what I feel to be an inferior hand held console’s game, the game’s forcing me to replay levels ruined any positive experiences for me. I don’t mind games that ask you to retread levels once you have new powers as long as they increase the challenge as a reward. With this game I couldn’t get past how “cheap” it felt to not only retread but be forced to replay each level with no extra challenges added. Another thing that hurt this game was how easy it was to upgrade your character to be too powerful making the game too easy. Even with these downfalls, my main gripe with the game was the lack of story. I understand that a handheld game having deep stories and cut scenes that last forever is not preferred for a portable game meant to be played in short bursts, and this is where I can’t get over it being a direct port. The graphics look nice on the Wii and I like the cartoon style, I just wish the developers would have put some time in this port and added more story to the game. If it wasn’t for my love of the Green Lantern comic books, this game would have been nothing more than a monotonous, repetitive, boring, and easy beat em-up game that I would have had no interest in playing.

Check my more detailed review of the Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters Wii/3DS here.

Recently:

-Champions of Norrath (PS2) - Great RPG in the same style as Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance or Diablo. Lots of creatures to fight, loot to find, and quests to be conquered.

-The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages for (GB Color) (After beating Oracle of Seasons with it) - Glad it's over, truthfully. It's a faithful and fun Zelda experience, but a hard one. There were plenty of times that I got stuck on puzzles and took a little break before coming back to it.

-Mega Man: Legends (PS1) - Unique 3D action game with a lot of RPG-elements added to it. Definitely not your average Mega Man game, but very enjoyable. I really wish the sequel wasn't so outrageously expensive.

-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (SNES) - Pretty good as far as 16-bit beat-em ups go. Played one, then you played em all. I enjoyed it since I watched the original Power Rangers as a kid.

-Star Fox: Assault (Gamecube) - That's the one that's more space-shipey and less Rare-adventurey. Pretty fun game, with impressive graphics, but far too short.

-Super Scribblenauts (Nintendo DS) - This game looks so childish, but it's so additively fun. It's gives such a HUGE toy box to play with.