Games Beaten 2012

Post by **NihonRobot** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:40 am

1-25:

26. The Darkness II (360)
27. Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage (XBLA)
28. Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe (XBLA)
29. Need For Speed The Run (360)
30. Gravity Rush (PS Vita)
31. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS)
32. Alan Wake (360)
33. Incredible Crisis! (PS1)
34. Espgaluda 2 (360)
35. Akai Katana (360)
36. Sound Shapes (Vita)
37. Spec Ops: The Line (PC)
38. Darksiders 2 (360)
39. Botanicula (PC)
40. Assassin's Creed: Revelations (360)
41. Battlefield 3 (360)
42. Asura's Wrath (360)
43. Skyrim: Dawnguard (360)
44. Skyrim: Hearthfire (360)
45. Resident Evil 5 (360)
46. Sleeping Dogs (360)
47. Syndicate (360)
48. Resident Evil 6 (360)
49. Unfinished Swan (PSN)

I loved it and every PS3 owner should play it.

Post by **NihonRobot** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 1:13 am

1-25:

26. The Darkness II (360)
27. Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage (XBLA)
28. Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe (XBLA)
29. Need For Speed The Run (360)
30. Gravity Rush (PS Vita)
31. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS)
32. Alan Wake (360)
33. Incredible Crisis! (PS1)
34. Espgaluda 2 (360)
35. Akai Katana (360)
36. Sound Shapes (Vita)
37. Spec Ops: The Line (PC)
38. Darksiders 2 (360)
39. Botanicula (PC)
40. Assassin's Creed: Revelations (360)
41. Battlefield 3 (360)
42. Asura's Wrath (360)
43. Skyrim: Dawnguard (360)
44. Skyrim: Hearthfire (360)
45. Resident Evil 5 (360)
46. Sleeping Dogs (360)
47. Syndicate (360)
48. Resident Evil 6 (360)
49. Unfinished Swan (PSN)
50. Papo & Yo (PSN)

Also a great game. Creative puzzles, fantastic imagination, beautiful soundtrack and a really sad story.

Post by **dsheinem** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:46 pm

January-June
Bride of Pin*Bot (from Pinball Arcade) - Vita
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX - PS3
Super Stardust Delta - Vita
DoDonPachi Resurrection - 360
Bit.Trip Beat - PC
Dear Esther - PC
Wizorb - PC
Sound Shapes - Vita
Infinity Blade - iOS
Infinity Blade II - iOS
Super Star Shooter - X68000
Mortal Kombat (2012) - Vita
Super Mario 3D Land - 3DS
Centipede: Infestation - 3DS
Commando - 7800
Shadow Gun - iOS
Borderlands 2 - PC
Unfinished Swan - PS3
Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Captain's Booty - PC
House of the Dead 4 - PS3 *new*
Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers 3) - Arcade (MAME) *new*
D - PS1 *new*

TOTAL: 58

2011 Games Beaten
2010 Games Beaten

I chalked up my thoughts on these three earlier today in the Month of Horror thread...

Post by **Gamerforlife** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:42 pm

Games beaten so far:
1. Mario vs Donkey Kong: Minis March Again - DSiWare (Gold Star save file)
2. Sonic Generations - PS3
3. Super Mario 3D Land - 3DS (with a five glittering star save file)
4. Starship Defense (All no SOS perfects) - DSiWare
5. Soul of Darkness - DSiWare
6. Mutant Mudds (All crystals and water sprouts) - 3DS Eshop
7. The Simpsons Arcade (US Version) - PS3
8. DodoGo! - DSiWare - (Golden egg on every stage)
9. Mass Effect 2 - 360 (Insanity mode difficulty with Sentinel class)
10. Mass Effect 3 - 360 (Insanity mode with Adept)
11. Final Fantasy XIII-2 - PS3 (Platinum trophy)
12. Xenoblade Chronicles - Wii
13. The Darkness II - Xbox 360
14. Lollipop Chainsaw - PS3 (Platinum trophy) and 360 version (all achievements)
15. Dust: An Elysian Tale - Xbox Live Arcade
16. Cthulu Saves the World - Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Indie Games)
17. Double Dragon Neon - Xbox 360
18. Mark of the Ninja - Xbox 360
19. Journey - PS3
20. Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit - PS3 version
21. Fez - Xbox 360
22. Code of Princess - 3DS
23. Sleeping Dogs - 360

The Darkness II's Vendetta mode

I've already beaten The Darkness II, but felt this was worth mentioning as Vendetta mode, as well as its accompanying hit list missions, really feels like a separate campaign mode that players shouldn't just ignore. I feel like it may be off putting to some as a lot of emphasis has been placed on Vendetta mode being the co op mode, but it's all playable solo. Though, this does make some parts a bit harder. I said more about it here for the curious:

http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 59#p678159

In short, if you really enjoyed The Darkness II, Vendetta mode is required playing. It feels like the other half of the game, and not just something tacked on

Post by **J T** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:49 pm

Gamerforlife wrote: I said more about it here for the curious:

http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 59#p678159

In short, if you really enjoyed The Darkness II, Vendetta mode is required playing. It feels like the other half of the game, and not just something tacked on

I agree. Vendetta mode was easily missed if you usually just play the single player mode of your games, but it is its own worthwhile singleplayer (or multiplayer) campaign to fill in the gaps to what was happening while Jackie was off doing his thing in the main storyline.

Post by **NihonRobot** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:40 pm

1-25:

26-50:

51. Eternal Darkness (GC)

I had started playing this game back in 2002, when it first came out. I loved it up until a certain point, and I was frustrated enough to shelve the game and never look back.

This weekend, in the spirit of Halloween, I held a scary games marathon for a few friends, and I pulled my unfinished copy of Eternal Darkness with the intention of just showing off some of the cool insanity effects.

We all ended up getting sucked into the game, and thoroughly enjoyed it...right up to the chapter that reminded me of why I hadn't ever finished the game. But I was determined now - we had come so far! I endured the frustratingly punishing trail and error puzzles, the tedious level design and long-winded boss fights of the last third of the game. I finally defeated Eternal Darkness, and it feels good.

Post by **Balasubbie** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:05 am

Games Finished 2012:

1. SMA3: Yoshi's Island (GBA)
2. Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
3. Chrono Trigger (SNES)
4. Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
5. Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (PS3)
6. Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (PS3)
7. Rayman Origins (PS3)
8. SMA4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA)
9. Little Big Planet 2 (PS3)
10. Pokemon Colosseum (GCN)
11. Waku Waku 7 (PS2)
12. Super Gem Fighters: Mini Mix (PS2)
13: Street Fighter X Tekken (PS3)
14. King of Fighters XIII (PS3)
15. King of Fighters EX: NeoBlood (GBA)
16. King of Fighters: Neowave (PS2)
17. Pokemon Gold (GBC)
18. Pokemon Ruby (GBA)
19. Dragon Warrior Monsters (GBC)
20. Darius Gaiden (PS2)
21. Super Mario Bros. (NES)
22. Tiny Toon Adventures (NES)
23. Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland (NES)
24. Sonic Generations (PS3)
25. 1942 (NES)
26. Batman: The Return of the Joker (NES)
27. Fantasy Zone (NES)
28. Sonic The Hedgehog (MD)
29. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (MD)
30. Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (MD)
31 Megaman 2 (NES)
32. Frog Fractions (Browser)

Frog Fractions is probably my favourite Edu-Game/Shmup/Documentary/Text-Adventure/Business-Sim* of the year, if not ever.

If you are similarly inclinced, I cannot recommend this game enough, just remember to look around.

It's available here, hosted by the creator.

http://twinbeardstudios.com/frog-fractions

*

Post by **J T** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 1:18 am

YAY! Someone else played Frog Fractions!

That game is a crazy adventure, even though it starts out like a lame edutainment version of Missile Command. I'm so glad I stuck it out until the end. It was magical and hilarious.

Post by **emwearz** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 1:48 am

J T wrote:
Gamerforlife wrote: I said more about it here for the curious:

http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 59#p678159

In short, if you really enjoyed The Darkness II, Vendetta mode is required playing. It feels like the other half of the game, and not just something tacked on
I agree. Vendetta mode was easily missed if you usually just play the single player mode of your games, but it is its own worthwhile singleplayer (or multiplayer) campaign to fill in the gaps to what was happening while Jackie was off doing his thing in the main storyline.

and I am downloading the game again because I missed this somehow.

Post by **Gamerforlife** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:42 am

emwearz wrote:
J T wrote:
Gamerforlife wrote: I said more about it here for the curious:

http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 59#p678159

In short, if you really enjoyed The Darkness II, Vendetta mode is required playing. It feels like the other half of the game, and not just something tacked on
I agree. Vendetta mode was easily missed if you usually just play the single player mode of your games, but it is its own worthwhile singleplayer (or multiplayer) campaign to fill in the gaps to what was happening while Jackie was off doing his thing in the main storyline.
and I am downloading the game again because I missed this somehow.

I think I came around to liking this game more upon revisiting it. When I first posted about it in this thread after beating the main story mode, I ranted about a lot of stuff that disappointed me as a fan of the first game. I think I gave the game a 5 out of 10. Few months later I came back, tried Vendetta mode for the first time and then played a bit of the main campaign mode again on the hardest setting to grab some missing achievements and now the game feels more like a solid 7 to me. I actually got the full 1000 for this game, though it doesn't show online as my 360 is currently without internet access. Some games you have to give a second chance to and coming back to a game after being away from it for a while can sometimes provide a fresh perspective.

One of the things I really love about the game is the stories behind the hidden relics in each stage. It's really compelling stuff if you like occult or supernatural fiction and the guy who tells you the back story on each of these items is hilarious. You're hearing about some dark, effed up shit, but he makes it funny somehow with his nerdy, borderline insane personality. It actually makes me even more interested in reading some Darkness comic books as the game touches on some interesting history within the game's world, even teasing you quite a bit with interesting little tidbits about the background of the characters in Vendetta mode

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