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Posted: **Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:48 pm**

laurenhiya21 wrote: So far I've only beaten one rougelike, which was Sorcery Saga haha.

I thought you beat Baroque?

Posted: **Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:33 pm**

Exhuminator wrote:
laurenhiya21 wrote: So far I've only beaten one rougelike, which was Sorcery Saga haha.

I thought you beat Baroque?

Oh yeah, I've beaten that too haha. I forget about it sometimes since it's quite different from most rougelikes.

Posted: **Fri Dec 29, 2017 2:15 am**

After playing Captain Toad for about two hours, my once fully charged Wii U GamePad's battery light turned red. I was surprised. Granted I've been playing on brightness level 4/5, and using the built in speakers, but still. Did some research and most people claim about 2-2.5 hours between GamePad charges. I had no idea the charge cycle was that short.

So turns out Nintendo sells a "high capacity" Wii U battery, that according to Nintendo lasts 8 hours a charge (probably on brightness 1/5 with audio mute). I suppose that was always the plan, given the battery compartment has so much room to spare, with just the default battery in it. So guess how much this damn battery cost me? Off Nintendo's online store, with shipping and tax: $48.14
Yeah, nearly $50 just to have a Wii U GamePad battery that lasts more than a measly 2 hours.

I have no idea why the Wii U wasn't a blazing success.

Posted: **Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:36 am**

The funny thing is that the Wii U Pro Controller lasts a very long time on a charge (stated as 80 hours, I think most end up charging before they really find out), probably giving the system both the best and worst controller battery life.

It's one of the reasons I get annoyed if a game requires the GamePad, especially for gimmicky reasons - 3D World ends up requiring it occasionally so you can blow on the mic and such. Or for the Captain Toad segments in general. The rest of the game is playable on the Pro Controller just fine.

Posted: **Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:40 am**

Xeogred wrote:I want to get Lunar 2 myself. How much did that run you? I played most of it ages ago when I borrowed it from a friend. But I own the first now and it would be nice to own 2.

Shoot, almost missed this! The game and puppet came together, and I paid $80 shipped total.

That is Lunar: Silver Star Story though, not Lunar 2. (Two people mentioned Lunar 2, so I actually had to double check! :lol:

) Oddly, I've only played the 2nd game, but currently don't own it, so I need to track that one down.

Posted: **Fri Dec 29, 2017 12:33 pm**

isiolia wrote:The funny thing is that the Wii U Pro Controller lasts a very long time on a charge

This would be a great option if someone were using their HDTV to play Wii U games on, I agree. Unfortunately I'm treating my Wii U like a portable, meaning I always play off the GamePad itself. So the ~2 hour battery life was a bit of a show stopper. Here's hoping that high capacity battery doesn't take too long to arrive.

Posted: **Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:41 pm**

Acquired Year-to-Date: 499 Games; 324 physical, 175 digital

January (38 Games Acquired; 24 physical, 14 digital)

February (30 Games Acquired; 20 physical, 10 digital)

March (50 Game Acquired; 35 physical, 15 digital)

April (33 Game Acquired; 23 physical, 10 digital)

May (32 Games Acquired; 23 physical, 9 digital)

June (51 Games Acquired; 13 physical, 38 digital)

July (56 Games Acquired; 46 physical, 10 digital)

August (38 Games Acquired; 17 physical, 21 digital)

September (56 Games Acquired; 29 physical, 27 digital)

October (39 Game Acquired; 31 physical, 8 digital)

November (38 Games Acquired; 26 physical, 12 digital)

December 47 Games Acquired; 37 physical, 10 digital

New for December 29
Steamworld Dig (Vita)
Steamworld Heist (Vita)

Posted: **Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:26 pm**

Previous months:

December:
Zero Time Dilemma Vita - free
Tobu Tobu Girl GB - £31.07
Nier Automata PS4 - free
Gravity Rush 2 PS4 - free
The Last Guardian PS4 - free
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch - free
Layton's Mystery Journey 3DS - free
Dynamite Cop Dreamcast - free
Jet Set Radio Future XBox - free
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Switch - free
Cave Story+ Switch - free
Ever Oasis 3DS - free
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 PS4 - free
Conker's Bad Fur Day N64 - free
Gorogoa Switch eShop - £11.99
Letter Quest Remastered Switch eShop - £7.83
Battle Chef Brigade Switch eShop - £17.99
Metroid: Samus Returns 3DS - free
Total: 18 games - £68.88

Yearly total: £2,289.64
Last year: £1995.46
Difference: + £294.18

Although I spent less on games this year than last year, I spent more on gaming overall due to purchasing a Switch, an Ultra HDMI mod for N64, and a Framemeister. Next year I want to try and spend less than half of what I spent this year. I have other plans I'll need to save for!

Posted: **Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:52 pm**

Last post of the year....

Genesis
Bonkers
Saint Sword

Wii
Metroid Prime 3

Switch
Super Mario Odyseey
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Rayman Legends
Axiom Verge

3DS
Miitopia
Monster Hunter Stories

DS
Professor Layton and the Last Specter
Feel the Magic
Jewel Master Egypt
Cooking mama 2
Nancy Drew: The Deadly Secret of Olde World Park

PS4
2064: Reread Only Memories (Limited Run)
Claire (Limited Run)
Windjammers (Limited Run)

PS1
Blaster Master Blasting Again
Sol Divide

Dreamcast
Coaster Works

PC
Silver Case (Limited Run Games)

SNES
Cacoma Knight in Bizyland

GOG
Syberia
MDK
Grim Fandango Remastered
Oxenfree

6 Retail - 4 Thrift - 6 Game store - 6 Presents - 4 GOG

Okay then. I think that's everything. I do have a couple more games ordered from Limited Run, but they're not here yet and I don't consider anything acquired until it's in my hot little hand. Anyway, it turned out to be a light couple of months, money-wise, considering my birthday and Christmas presents are rolled up in there.

Those interested in the years' grand total and the breakdown can peruse the spoiler below.

Year To Date:

Posted: **Mon Jan 01, 2018 1:13 pm**

Let's see, my stats for the year.... In order from the console with the fewest new games to the console with the most new games:

Gameboy Color - 1
Gameboy Advance - 1
Genesis - 1
Atari 7800 - 1
PSP - 2
Xbox 360 - 2 (plus another 2 digital)
Xbox - 3
Nintendo 64 - 3
Atari 5200 - 3
Android - 3
PS1 - 3
Sega CD - 3
N-Gage - 3
Jaguar - 3
Super Nintendo - 4
3DS - 4 (plus another 4 digital)
PS3 - 4 (plus another 1 digital)
Gameboy - 5
Saturn - 5
Dreamcast - 6
TurboGrafx CD - 6
Xbox One - 8
NES - 9
PS2 - 19
Wii - 19 (plus another 7 digital)
Switch - 23 (plus another 10 digital)
Vita - 27
Wii U - 78 (plus another 3 digital)
PS4 - 86 (plus another 3 digital; I think I found the main source of my debt problem)
PC - 151 (I cancelled my Humble Monthly Bundle subscription to help reduce this problem in 2018)

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