Summer Games Challenge 2017 - Begin when ready!

[Exhuminator]

I'm just throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks at this point. But here's some I'm considering:

Super Mario Galaxy 2
Mass Effect 2
BioShock
Super Paper Mario
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
MadWorld
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
The Last of Us
Dead Space
God of War
Mega Man V
Mega Man VI
Little Samson
Star Tropics
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Final Fantasy Adventure
For The Frog The Bell Tolls
Ace Attorney 3
Jewel Master
Rocket Knight Adventures
The Magic of Scheherazade
Ufouria - The Saga
The 7th Saga
Jackal
Pandora's Tower
R-Type (whichever version is best)
Zanac
Legendary Wings
Abadox
M.U.S.H.A.
Space Megaforce
R-Type III
Valis 1 (PCECD)
Browning (PCECD)

Anybody want to validate or refute those?

[BoneSnapDeez]

Good lord that list is all over the place.

Play Valis. I had that on my list a few years back but I couldn't beat it.

[Xeogred]

1. Star Tropics

I've been really wanting to check this series out. They look very appealing.

On the flip side I like alienjesus' point about this being a good way to tackle some retro backlog and not stretch too far from that in emulating stuff or something. That said everything I still own pre-PSX I've beaten, so the PSX/PS2 are my oldest backlogs console wise and kind of deep in JRPG's. There's no way I could burn through a lot of these back to back haha.

Probably some old stuff on Steam/GOG I need to get to as well though. But I need some variety in terms of game length.

Dragon Quest is still kind of the only thing that comes to mind for me, that big "strange I haven't really played one yet" despite having beaten FF1-10 and more. I think I've done a good job tackling the roots of series/genres I enjoy a lot unless something is escaping me right now.

Some stuff from Steam:

Anachronox
Call of Cthulhu
Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver
Stalker Call of Pripyat
Star Wars KOTOR2 (replay)
Star Wars Republic Commando
Turok Dinosaur Hunter HD
Vampire The Masquerade

[BogusMeatFactory]

I highly recommend rocket knight adventures. Great action platformer that is truly all its own. The rocket mechanic can have a ton of potential for mayhem.

[retrosportsgamer]

I'm in - and will work within the 10 year old + construct.

I'm also in for Dave vetting people's choices!

[Xeogred]

Super Mario Galaxy 2
Mass Effect 2
BioShock
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
The Last of Us
Dead Space
God of War
Mega Man V
Mega Man VI
Ufouria - The Saga
The 7th Saga
Jackal
Pandora's Tower
R-Type (whichever version is best)
M.U.S.H.A.
R-Type III

Anybody want to validate or refute those?

Probably a weird way to format this but whatever:

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - incredible. It simplifies the bigger scope of Galaxy in a way I appreciate and they further went this direction with 3D World. You just get right to the levels quicker and I don't recall the levels having nearly as many stars per, as they do in 64 or Galaxy. Most levels only had a few stars now, so it was consistently more interesting to just get more cool and interesting levels with new ideas. Didn't feel like a collectathon.
Mass Effect 2 - fantastic.
BioShock - No idea what you'd think. Lots of mixed reactions here on RB. I love it though.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Meh.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - I love it but it's not for everyone. Probably about 4 hours of gameplay and 6+ of cutscenes at least.
The Last of Us - amazing.
Dead Space - One of my favorite games of all time. Phenomenal gameplay, elements of Metroid Prime, amazing atmosphere. It's not scary, it's just fun. This is RE4's true successor.
God of War - okay.
Mega Man V - love it.
Mega Man VI - love it.
Ufouria - The Saga - love Sunsoft but couldn't get into it.
M.U.S.H.A. - amazing
R-Type III - um good luck, makes Demon's Souls look like a bitch probably.

[Exhuminator]

Anachronox
Call of Cthulhu
Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver
Stalker Call of Pripyat
Star Wars KOTOR2 (replay)
Star Wars Republic Commando
Turok Dinosaur Hunter HD
Vampire The Masquerade

I'll offer opinions on what I have played...

Anachronox - I didn't like it. Didn't finish it.
Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver - Really cool, still haven't beaten it.
Star Wars Republic Commando - Really fun tactical FPS. I beat it.
Vampire The Masquerade - If you mean Bloodlines by all means YES. I beat it.

[laurenhiya21]

Ah this is coming up already? I haven't given too much thought to it yet, as I won't be able to do much until July, but here are some games that I've very quickly thought of. Some of them are also on my Game Resolution list, so I'll probably give higher priority to those ones.

Also on my Game Resolutions
Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure
Castlevania Symphonia of the Night
Xenogears
Suikoden 2
Shadow Hearts
Final Fantasy 4
Chrono Trigger
YU-NO

Other Potentials
Duke Nukem 3D
Morrowind
Phantasy Star
Prince of Persia (original)
Super Metroid
Wonder Boy 3 (Turbo?)
Soul Blazer/Illusion of Gaia/Terrinigma
Brave Fencer Musashi
Shenmue
Earthbound
Vagrant Story
DOOM
Wild Guns
Beyond Good & Evil
Donkey Kong Country
Mega Man X
Yoshi’s Island

[strangenova]

Castlevania Symphonia of the Night
Final Fantasy 4
Chrono Trigger
Super Metroid
DOOM
Donkey Kong Country
Mega Man X

Give these games some love. Seriously two of those games are my all time favorites, so you should play them.

[Exhuminator]

My precious little opinions on Lauren's picks (only talking about things I've played):

Castlevania Symphonia of the Night = God tier.
Xenogears = Eh...
Suikoden 2 = Eh...
Shadow Hearts = Amazing JRPG.
Final Fantasy 4 = It's OK.
Chrono Trigger = Great JRPG.
Duke Nukem 3D = Good for its time, don't know about today.
Morrowind = It's OK.
Phantasy Star = If you mean the SMS original, it's amazing.
Prince of Persia (original) = The SNES version is awesome, the DOS version is great.
Super Metroid = God tier.
Soul Blazer = Super fun action-RPG.
Illusion of Gaia = Pretty good action-RPG.
Terranigma = Meh.
Shenmue = It has its ups and downs, but everyone should give it a try.
Vagrant Story = God tier.
DOOM = A true FPS classic, must play for scholarly purposes if nothing else.
Wild Guns = The SNES version is a lot of fun co-op.
Beyond Good & Evil = Meh.
Donkey Kong Country = Fantastic platformer. Best RARE game I've played.
Mega Man X = God tier.
Yoshi’s Island = God tier.