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52 Games. 1 Year. 2022.
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marcincz
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Game 02 - Persona 5 Strikers (PS4) - 56h 47m
Beat 22/01/2022 - my score: ★★★★☆
Game 03 - DiRT 5 (PS5) - 13h 00m
Beat 27/01/2022 - my score: ★★★☆☆
I love Persona 5. Strikers has completely different battle system, which I didn't like till the end. Story, trip and new characters are really good. I liked everything except battles.
Dirt 5? Very mediocre racer. Thanks to PS plus I beat it and that’s all. One more thing. If you want platinum trophy, one of the trophies (1000 miles) is totally ridiculous. 3-4 hours of grinding, after credits, to achieve it.
Beat 22/01/2022 - my score: ★★★★☆
Game 03 - DiRT 5 (PS5) - 13h 00m
Beat 27/01/2022 - my score: ★★★☆☆
I love Persona 5. Strikers has completely different battle system, which I didn't like till the end. Story, trip and new characters are really good. I liked everything except battles.
Dirt 5? Very mediocre racer. Thanks to PS plus I beat it and that’s all. One more thing. If you want platinum trophy, one of the trophies (1000 miles) is totally ridiculous. 3-4 hours of grinding, after credits, to achieve it.
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beepboopbopflop
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3. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition
This game got added to game pass this month and I decided to try it out on a whim, really enjoyed the story bits, it's one of the only visual novel type games I've played and I was pleasently surprised with the social style of gameplay of hanging out with your fellow students, I was interested in the story and it didn't disappoint picked up the other 2 during the steam sale.
3.5/5
This game got added to game pass this month and I decided to try it out on a whim, really enjoyed the story bits, it's one of the only visual novel type games I've played and I was pleasently surprised with the social style of gameplay of hanging out with your fellow students, I was interested in the story and it didn't disappoint picked up the other 2 during the steam sale.
3.5/5
Psychotic_Mantis
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Solid start to '22
1. The Outer Worlds (Xbox Series X) - 7/10 - I bounced around with really enjoying this game and other times being bored by it. It has its moments but for being a relatively short game...it felt kinda long. Story wasn't super captivating either. Interested to see where they can take this with a better budget in the sequel.
2. Final Fantasy VII: Remake INTERMission (PS5) - 8/10 - A nice appetizer for a sequel we have no idea when we will see. I loved Remake pt 1 and I enjoyed this small episode. I felt some of the bosses punched way harder than they did in the base game.
3. Creepy Tale (Switch) - 7/10 - Free game from some holiday giveaway. It was interesting and I enjoyed my time with it. It can be a bit obtuse at times in figuring out what to do but eventually you figure it out.
4. Star Fox 64 3D (3DS) - 8/10 - Took me a bit to get used to the controls on 3DS but when they clicked it reminded me why I loved this game so much as a kid. Classic game and wish we had a legit great follow-up at this point.
5. Luigi's Mansion 3 (Switch) - 8/10 - Lot's of fun and actually quite challenging. I was really impressed with the graphics and the variety they packed into this game. Hope they continue on with the series and maybe work on making Luigi control just a tad bit better.
6. Ys Origin (PS4) - 8/10 - Finally finished my 3rd run of this to complete each character. This was my first Ys game and I really enjoyed it. Will probably give I & II Chronicles at some point this year.
7. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight (PS4) - 9/10 - Loved everything about this game. The short metroidvania adventure, the graphics and the challenge. It all felt fair and earned. I really want to explore more of this series.
8. Medal of Honor: Frontline HD (PS3) - 9/10 - Have had this with my Medal of Honor PS3 disc and wanted to see if the game held up as much as I loved it back in early college. This game is still special, obviously dated but it just seems to have something that a lot of these war FPS games are missing these days. The music is still top notch. I wish we could get another MoH in this spirit vs trying to clone CoD.
9. Level 22: Gary's Misadventures (PSTV) - 8/10 - Another game that I got off PS+ years ago and randomly fired up. Fun puzzle game that was basically just sneaking around an office to get to your desk. Simple premise that was just a lot of fun.
Solid start to '22
1. The Outer Worlds (Xbox Series X) - 7/10 - I bounced around with really enjoying this game and other times being bored by it. It has its moments but for being a relatively short game...it felt kinda long. Story wasn't super captivating either. Interested to see where they can take this with a better budget in the sequel.
2. Final Fantasy VII: Remake INTERMission (PS5) - 8/10 - A nice appetizer for a sequel we have no idea when we will see. I loved Remake pt 1 and I enjoyed this small episode. I felt some of the bosses punched way harder than they did in the base game.
3. Creepy Tale (Switch) - 7/10 - Free game from some holiday giveaway. It was interesting and I enjoyed my time with it. It can be a bit obtuse at times in figuring out what to do but eventually you figure it out.
4. Star Fox 64 3D (3DS) - 8/10 - Took me a bit to get used to the controls on 3DS but when they clicked it reminded me why I loved this game so much as a kid. Classic game and wish we had a legit great follow-up at this point.
5. Luigi's Mansion 3 (Switch) - 8/10 - Lot's of fun and actually quite challenging. I was really impressed with the graphics and the variety they packed into this game. Hope they continue on with the series and maybe work on making Luigi control just a tad bit better.
6. Ys Origin (PS4) - 8/10 - Finally finished my 3rd run of this to complete each character. This was my first Ys game and I really enjoyed it. Will probably give I & II Chronicles at some point this year.
7. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight (PS4) - 9/10 - Loved everything about this game. The short metroidvania adventure, the graphics and the challenge. It all felt fair and earned. I really want to explore more of this series.
8. Medal of Honor: Frontline HD (PS3) - 9/10 - Have had this with my Medal of Honor PS3 disc and wanted to see if the game held up as much as I loved it back in early college. This game is still special, obviously dated but it just seems to have something that a lot of these war FPS games are missing these days. The music is still top notch. I wish we could get another MoH in this spirit vs trying to clone CoD.
9. Level 22: Gary's Misadventures (PSTV) - 8/10 - Another game that I got off PS+ years ago and randomly fired up. Fun puzzle game that was basically just sneaking around an office to get to your desk. Simple premise that was just a lot of fun.
Jack Videogames
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4. The Choice of Life: Middle Ages
20min or so. All endings.
Since I have Google Play Pass for my kids, I sometimes spend bathroom breaks and the likes browsing it and playing whatever games look interesting. This was one of these times.
Unfortunately, this was not one of the good ones. It's not really much of a game, even. Like Reigns, you have to choose one of two (Sometimes more) options in order to progress the story. Unlike Reigns, the story isn't charming, the art is bland, the deaths aren't amusing, there is only a couple endings, and it's generally 20 minutes that would be better spent playing something else.
But...
My Score: ★☆☆☆☆
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20min or so. All endings.
Since I have Google Play Pass for my kids, I sometimes spend bathroom breaks and the likes browsing it and playing whatever games look interesting. This was one of these times.
Unfortunately, this was not one of the good ones. It's not really much of a game, even. Like Reigns, you have to choose one of two (Sometimes more) options in order to progress the story. Unlike Reigns, the story isn't charming, the art is bland, the deaths aren't amusing, there is only a couple endings, and it's generally 20 minutes that would be better spent playing something else.
But...
My Score: ★☆☆☆☆
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BusierDonkey
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21-30
Game 21 - Super Double Dragon - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 40/100
While not the worst Double Dragon game I've played recently, it's still pretty awful. Movement is slow as walking through a stream of shit and the visuals are about as bland as I've seen on the SNES. For some reason Jimmy is wearing pink, I have no idea why. The game is entirely lackluster and the adventure you take through the game is entirely forgettable. You don't rescue Marian, you just fight some turd with a pony tail and then it's over. I didn't even realize it was the last boss until the last kick put the game into slow-motion (ironic as the entire game is in slow motion by my standards). Not a great but also not laughably bad like so many of the games in this series. There are some pretty good remixes of the original music in here too.
Game 22 - Battletoads Double Dragon - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 70/100
This is probably the best Double Dragon game and it's a pretty good Battletoads game too. Stripped of the impossible difficulty it's also a manageable game. What it lacks is the music from either Battletoads or Double Dragon. Instead it's mostly noise. The game itself is a fun adventure taking you into space, through a giant ship, back into space, onto a missile and ending... in space. It's a fun romp that ends with an insanely cheap last boss fight against the Dark Queen (the real one with tits and a latex leotard and thigh-highs, not the thunder-thighed flat chested cringe-fest from the new game) that for some reason limits you to a flat plane.
Game 23 - Final Fight 2 - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 70/100
I really liked this game. The gameplay is pretty quick compared to some beat-em-ups but not twitchy. The adventure is really fun spanning the globe as you look for Maki's friend and her father kidnapped by the Mad Gears. The adventure is what makes these games which are often quite repetitive so enjoyable. The characters are good too. Carlos is a hilarious new character who swings 2x4s like he's fencing and stands like he has a 2x4 up his ass. Maki is wearing almost an outfit with a little material, a little fishnet and a stripper's ponytail. Then there's Mike Hagar, the mayor who the game describes as the mayor that "Rules" Metro City. I imagine if he was the mayor here I'd probably avoid rattling any cages lest he take hold of me, stuff my head in his sweaty crotch, leap 30feet in the air and turn my head into a can of pizza sauce as we crash into the ground. The game has a few cameos too, you'll see Street Fighter's Chun-Li eating at a food stall in China and Guile hanging out at the military base in France for example. The game has you taking on Rolento who later becomes a fighter in Street Fighter Alpha 2. Good times.
Game 24 - Final Fight 3 - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 75/100
I liked the second game and expected more of that, but this game really threw a lot of changes into the mix for the better. For starters the music is better. The game plays faster and you have more abilities to use including Street Fighter style moves using d-pad inputs (like a Shoryuken or Hadoken motion). In this one you head out around Metro City looking for more garbage people to beat the shit out of. There are four characters you can choose from this time including a bland female police officer and a mysterious fighter who immediately tells you who he is, ruining the mystery. These aren't story-driven games though so who really cares? I think this is the best of the Final fight games on the SNES.
Game 25 - The King of Dragons - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 70/100
This was a pretty cool beat-em-up I wasn't actually aware of. My brother picked it to play so it was a bit of a surprise. You play as a group of six knights, all with different abilities helping people of the land and eventually take on the Red Dragon. The game is pretty cool, allowing you to level up your gear throughout each stage. Better weapons and shields will buffer your character to the point you'll be one-shotting enemies you struggled with earlier. The music... exists. It wasn't unpleasant but it's about on-par for a beat-em-up soundtrack. The game looks pretty nice too, with some creative ways to make bosses seem bigger than they are.The game plays really fast for a beat-em-up, closer to Ninja Turtles than Double Dragon which makes it a lot more engaging than most games in the genre. It's definitely worth a playthrough.
Game 26 - Captain Commando - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
What an odd game. You play as a Mummy commando, Captain Commando himself, a Ninja commando or a baby driving an adult human-sized Mech. This game takes you to the streets to mop up local crime (imagine that) and takes you for a bit of a ride through several interesting locales including an aquarium, the circus, a spaceship and... another planet? You fight a pile of strangely named enemies and bosses before coming back to earth a hero. The game plays quick which is always nice in this genre. The levels vary enough to keep things interesting and fun. Definitely another beat-em-up worth trying.
Game 26.5 - Captain Commando - Switch - Completed 2P playthrough - 70/100
This is the arcade version of Captain Commando which is a much better game overall than the SNES port. Better stages, bigger and better enemies and just more punch to the gameplay. If I hadn't already played the SNES version the adventure would have been even better with all the wacky locales you visit, including a trip into outer space.
Game 27 - Knights of the Round - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 70/100
This game was a lot like The King of Dragons in a few ways. Like TKoD you increase your strength as you progress, but this game awards progression based on score and the changes are subtle as you go through the game. For example I used Perceval who wields an axe. When I started he was a big guy wearing pants holding a battle axe, by level 13 he had massive spiked armor, a huge techno-axe and was wearing a speedo as the only cover on his now massively ripped body. This was another pretty fast playing beat 'em up with some pretty nice art. While not on-par with the arcade version it was still pleasant to look at. The music, though not engrained in my memory, was actually decent as well. Definitely worth a shot if you like the genre.
Game 27.5 - Knights of the Round - Switch - Completed 2P playthrough - 75/100
This is the arcade version of Knights of the Round. It's better in many ways than the SNES port save the music which I found much better on the SNES. As is the case with arcade ports in the day the original has bigger sprites, more enemies on screen and the action goes much faster since the coin-op machine needs you to play your game and fuck off so someone else can pile quarters into the thing. This really was a pretty decent beat 'em up.
Game 28 - The Pirates of Dark Water - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 60/100
Pirates of Dark water is based off a cartoon that ran for a season long ago. It's got a fun cast of pirates running around collecting treasures and eventually taking on the menacing captain... Bloth. Yes, Bloth. Along the way you'll kick the shit out of everyone you meet and face a bunch of really large human boss characters as is the norm for the genre. The games is full of pitfalls, traps and random hazards which get a bit grating but is quite generous with extra lives so even on hard the game is pretty manageable. Early on the game introduces enemy characters in interesting ways similar to a Ninja Turtles title but as you progress enemies start appearing almost exclusively from the screen edges and at this point they have a tendency to hang out off-screen which made for some pretty annoying fights. As for music the game has a few pleasant tracks but overall it's your typical fare for this genre in this era. The adventure was pretty fun though.
Game 29 - Sunset Riders - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 75/100
I played this game on the Genesis in December and I have to say this is another game entirely on the SNES. For starters the music is way better, the game plays faster and the entire game takes on a slight isometric view. The bosses are given hilarious voices in this version that the Genesis game missed as well like "Bury me with my money". There's an entire level that takes place on a train that was missing from the Genesis version as well. The game is a blast to play.
Game 30 - Wild Guns - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 75/100
This is a game I forgot existed and therefore never played until now. It's a shooting gallery game like Cabal, but you play in a steampunk Western setting as either Clint, your typical cowboy based off Clint Eastwood (The Good the Bad and the Ugly theme plays when you get a 1-up), or Annie, a young blonde woman who resembles Little Bo-Peep with about half her tits hanging out and a pretty good view of her legs from the front. The graphics in this game were really nice with a ton of destructible items in the environments and some great animation. The music is really well done and keeps things upbeat through the game. Definitely worth the couple hours it takes to play though.
Game 21 - Super Double Dragon - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 40/100
While not the worst Double Dragon game I've played recently, it's still pretty awful. Movement is slow as walking through a stream of shit and the visuals are about as bland as I've seen on the SNES. For some reason Jimmy is wearing pink, I have no idea why. The game is entirely lackluster and the adventure you take through the game is entirely forgettable. You don't rescue Marian, you just fight some turd with a pony tail and then it's over. I didn't even realize it was the last boss until the last kick put the game into slow-motion (ironic as the entire game is in slow motion by my standards). Not a great but also not laughably bad like so many of the games in this series. There are some pretty good remixes of the original music in here too.
Game 22 - Battletoads Double Dragon - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 70/100
This is probably the best Double Dragon game and it's a pretty good Battletoads game too. Stripped of the impossible difficulty it's also a manageable game. What it lacks is the music from either Battletoads or Double Dragon. Instead it's mostly noise. The game itself is a fun adventure taking you into space, through a giant ship, back into space, onto a missile and ending... in space. It's a fun romp that ends with an insanely cheap last boss fight against the Dark Queen (the real one with tits and a latex leotard and thigh-highs, not the thunder-thighed flat chested cringe-fest from the new game) that for some reason limits you to a flat plane.
Game 23 - Final Fight 2 - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 70/100
I really liked this game. The gameplay is pretty quick compared to some beat-em-ups but not twitchy. The adventure is really fun spanning the globe as you look for Maki's friend and her father kidnapped by the Mad Gears. The adventure is what makes these games which are often quite repetitive so enjoyable. The characters are good too. Carlos is a hilarious new character who swings 2x4s like he's fencing and stands like he has a 2x4 up his ass. Maki is wearing almost an outfit with a little material, a little fishnet and a stripper's ponytail. Then there's Mike Hagar, the mayor who the game describes as the mayor that "Rules" Metro City. I imagine if he was the mayor here I'd probably avoid rattling any cages lest he take hold of me, stuff my head in his sweaty crotch, leap 30feet in the air and turn my head into a can of pizza sauce as we crash into the ground. The game has a few cameos too, you'll see Street Fighter's Chun-Li eating at a food stall in China and Guile hanging out at the military base in France for example. The game has you taking on Rolento who later becomes a fighter in Street Fighter Alpha 2. Good times.
Game 24 - Final Fight 3 - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 75/100
I liked the second game and expected more of that, but this game really threw a lot of changes into the mix for the better. For starters the music is better. The game plays faster and you have more abilities to use including Street Fighter style moves using d-pad inputs (like a Shoryuken or Hadoken motion). In this one you head out around Metro City looking for more garbage people to beat the shit out of. There are four characters you can choose from this time including a bland female police officer and a mysterious fighter who immediately tells you who he is, ruining the mystery. These aren't story-driven games though so who really cares? I think this is the best of the Final fight games on the SNES.
Game 25 - The King of Dragons - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 70/100
This was a pretty cool beat-em-up I wasn't actually aware of. My brother picked it to play so it was a bit of a surprise. You play as a group of six knights, all with different abilities helping people of the land and eventually take on the Red Dragon. The game is pretty cool, allowing you to level up your gear throughout each stage. Better weapons and shields will buffer your character to the point you'll be one-shotting enemies you struggled with earlier. The music... exists. It wasn't unpleasant but it's about on-par for a beat-em-up soundtrack. The game looks pretty nice too, with some creative ways to make bosses seem bigger than they are.The game plays really fast for a beat-em-up, closer to Ninja Turtles than Double Dragon which makes it a lot more engaging than most games in the genre. It's definitely worth a playthrough.
Game 26 - Captain Commando - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
What an odd game. You play as a Mummy commando, Captain Commando himself, a Ninja commando or a baby driving an adult human-sized Mech. This game takes you to the streets to mop up local crime (imagine that) and takes you for a bit of a ride through several interesting locales including an aquarium, the circus, a spaceship and... another planet? You fight a pile of strangely named enemies and bosses before coming back to earth a hero. The game plays quick which is always nice in this genre. The levels vary enough to keep things interesting and fun. Definitely another beat-em-up worth trying.
Game 26.5 - Captain Commando - Switch - Completed 2P playthrough - 70/100
This is the arcade version of Captain Commando which is a much better game overall than the SNES port. Better stages, bigger and better enemies and just more punch to the gameplay. If I hadn't already played the SNES version the adventure would have been even better with all the wacky locales you visit, including a trip into outer space.
Game 27 - Knights of the Round - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 70/100
This game was a lot like The King of Dragons in a few ways. Like TKoD you increase your strength as you progress, but this game awards progression based on score and the changes are subtle as you go through the game. For example I used Perceval who wields an axe. When I started he was a big guy wearing pants holding a battle axe, by level 13 he had massive spiked armor, a huge techno-axe and was wearing a speedo as the only cover on his now massively ripped body. This was another pretty fast playing beat 'em up with some pretty nice art. While not on-par with the arcade version it was still pleasant to look at. The music, though not engrained in my memory, was actually decent as well. Definitely worth a shot if you like the genre.
Game 27.5 - Knights of the Round - Switch - Completed 2P playthrough - 75/100
This is the arcade version of Knights of the Round. It's better in many ways than the SNES port save the music which I found much better on the SNES. As is the case with arcade ports in the day the original has bigger sprites, more enemies on screen and the action goes much faster since the coin-op machine needs you to play your game and fuck off so someone else can pile quarters into the thing. This really was a pretty decent beat 'em up.
Game 28 - The Pirates of Dark Water - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 60/100
Pirates of Dark water is based off a cartoon that ran for a season long ago. It's got a fun cast of pirates running around collecting treasures and eventually taking on the menacing captain... Bloth. Yes, Bloth. Along the way you'll kick the shit out of everyone you meet and face a bunch of really large human boss characters as is the norm for the genre. The games is full of pitfalls, traps and random hazards which get a bit grating but is quite generous with extra lives so even on hard the game is pretty manageable. Early on the game introduces enemy characters in interesting ways similar to a Ninja Turtles title but as you progress enemies start appearing almost exclusively from the screen edges and at this point they have a tendency to hang out off-screen which made for some pretty annoying fights. As for music the game has a few pleasant tracks but overall it's your typical fare for this genre in this era. The adventure was pretty fun though.
Game 29 - Sunset Riders - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 75/100
I played this game on the Genesis in December and I have to say this is another game entirely on the SNES. For starters the music is way better, the game plays faster and the entire game takes on a slight isometric view. The bosses are given hilarious voices in this version that the Genesis game missed as well like "Bury me with my money". There's an entire level that takes place on a train that was missing from the Genesis version as well. The game is a blast to play.
Game 30 - Wild Guns - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 75/100
This is a game I forgot existed and therefore never played until now. It's a shooting gallery game like Cabal, but you play in a steampunk Western setting as either Clint, your typical cowboy based off Clint Eastwood (The Good the Bad and the Ugly theme plays when you get a 1-up), or Annie, a young blonde woman who resembles Little Bo-Peep with about half her tits hanging out and a pretty good view of her legs from the front. The graphics in this game were really nice with a ton of destructible items in the environments and some great animation. The music is really well done and keeps things upbeat through the game. Definitely worth the couple hours it takes to play though.
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Jack Videogames
Member
5. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations
20h-ish.
The thrilling conclusion of the original Ace Attorney Trilogy! So cute and charming MURDER zany, wacky, jokey DEATH. It's somewhat more experimental than the previous two, with an overarching story that actually begins in the previous game and that sets the tone for the whole game (Except for the couple of unrelated cases in the middle, of course). There's a newDefence Against Dark Arts professor prosecutor, which seems unrelated to the story until the end, and generally the game tries to wrap Mia's story in an epic, high note.
Unfortunately, this is the game where the localization starts making everything weird. "Eat your hamburguers Apollo" levels of weird. The localization really hurts the last case, mostly set in a japanese temple in the cold, snowy mountains of, uh, downtown L.A, I think.
I think I generally enjoyed it less than the previous two, but I recognize it's, generally speaking, a better, longer, more fleshed-out game than them. A worthy conclusion to the Phoenix Wright origin trilogy... Too bad, after Phoenix is told "You're a brilliant lawyer and your mentor lives through you", he loses his license and becomes a hobo. That's a failed soft reboot for you!
My Score: ★★★★☆
Original post
20h-ish.
The thrilling conclusion of the original Ace Attorney Trilogy! So cute and charming MURDER zany, wacky, jokey DEATH. It's somewhat more experimental than the previous two, with an overarching story that actually begins in the previous game and that sets the tone for the whole game (Except for the couple of unrelated cases in the middle, of course). There's a new
Unfortunately, this is the game where the localization starts making everything weird. "Eat your hamburguers Apollo" levels of weird. The localization really hurts the last case, mostly set in a japanese temple in the cold, snowy mountains of, uh, downtown L.A, I think.
I think I generally enjoyed it less than the previous two, but I recognize it's, generally speaking, a better, longer, more fleshed-out game than them. A worthy conclusion to the Phoenix Wright origin trilogy... Too bad, after Phoenix is told "You're a brilliant lawyer and your mentor lives through you", he loses his license and becomes a hobo. That's a failed soft reboot for you!
My Score: ★★★★☆
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BusierDonkey
Member
31-40
Game 31 - SUPER SMASH T.V. - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
This game is just non-stop shit being flung at you from all directions. It's brutally difficult until you figure out the safe place (it rimes with "horner") Even then the bosses just never die and surviving even the first one is pretty unlikely. The game is basically Running Man the game with you and a buddy shooting your way through an arena killing everything in sight. You collect prizes along the way like "a magnificent 2600" TV", Luxurious Vacation", a "Sleek 1999 Roadster" and of course piles of cash. The game is a frantic top-down shooter that plays like Robotron (or Geometry Wars) using the D-pad to move and the SNES face buttons as a second d-pad for shooting.
Game 32 - Jurassic Park Part 2: The Chaos Continues - SNES - Attempted to play every stage but every stage is unplayably awful - 15/100
This game is absolute shit.
Game 33 - Darius Twin - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 70/100
This is similar to Gradius or R-Type except that you can actually play it for more than 30 seconds without dying. It's a side-scrolling shooter where you and a buddy take on an invading fleet of ships designed after Earth marine life. It's wierd but at the same time the enemy vehicles were always interesting. The music is pretty good, the movement is fast and the game rewards you with upgrades quite often. This isn't a bullet hell either so with some practice you can get pretty far and with some more this one is possible to complete.
Game 34 - Raiden Trad - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 55/100
I played through this with my brother (We've been binging 2P SNES games) and when we finished he showed me the FM Towns version. The SNES version is comparably absolutely gutted. The framerate is ass, the colors are ass and the music is about half as good as that version. This was a low-effort port.
Game 35 - Power Rangers: The Movie - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
This was actually better than I thought it would be. The game is a beat-em-up that takes place on two planes that you can jump to or from with different hazards on each plane. Enemies range from absolutely braindead to pretty fucking dumb so there isn't much challenge in fighting grunts but the bosses like to teleport punch and wreck you. Notably absent from this Power Rangers game are the Zords. You play as the teenage rangers in their street clothes and once you power up enough you change into rangers but never control the Zords either individually or combined as the combined Megazord. I have to say it was a bit of a letdown.
Game 36 - The Peace Keepers - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 50/100
So this game has some interesting characters, an actual (but strange) story, branching paths, interesting levels and some decent visuals. Unfortunately we played the English language version which has all the music removed. You play this crazy fast-paced beat-em-up and it's just ambient background noises and beat-em-up grunts. It really sours the game.
Game 37 - Venom Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
This game has some really great mechanics. You can swing, trap enemies in your web, reel enemies in with your web, create a shield, climb walls, pull yourself up out of harm's way, pick enemies up, call in other Marvel heroes for support, etc. The problem is you almost never use any of it. There's one section in one stage with web swinging over pits. The other major issue with this game is that it's incredibly difficult. Enemies will immediately run behind you and attack, knocking you down. Try picking up an enemy to pound him and you'll be laid-out before you get a shot in. With enemies that take a dozen hits to kill it gets really annoying. The visuals are pretty crap too. While the cutscenes use comic book art, the game sprites are more like the 1990's American animation while the backdrops are early 1990s garbage pre-rendered CG. Nothing works together.
Game 38 - Joe & Mac - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
Everyone remembers the screenshots of the big dinosaur bosses from this game. The T-Rex, the Brachiosaurus, the T-Rex head with floating balls for a neck, the gray T-Rex with floating balls for a neck... yeah... So this is not a great game but it was a fun couple of hours. The best part of the game is that it keeps track of which player is hitting the boss the most and rewards that player with a kiss on the head from the rescued cavewoman at the end of every stage while the loser sits there crying like a little bitch.
Game 39 - Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 40/100
This game was not as good as the first one which wasn't exactly great itself. The platforming is even more basic. They took out the high jump and the ability to jump off the other player. Weapons are all temporary upgrades and aren't as good. There are more dinosaur bosses but for some reason they made them look a bit too realistic compared to the rest of the game's art so they don't really fit. The game added an RPG-style overworld allowing you to pick stages in any order which doesn't add anything. They also added the ability to upgrade Joe and Mac's houses, give flowers to cavewomen and have families with them which was weird. At the end of our game Joe landed a fat chick and had a goblin child. Meanwhile Mac went home to a completely empty house (which I find to be the superior outcome). Then Joe abandoned his poor life choices and joined Mac as they fled the village in search of more adventures that never came because the franchise is dead.
Game 40 - The Legend of the Mystical Ninja - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 60/100
This is a game I jumped into already loving it because I love this IP. The game is unfortunately not that great. The game boils down to free-range towns full of random enemies wandering around for you to kill, usually with one hit, while you build up cash to buy enough shit to survive the side-scrolling sections of the levels. The side scrolling levels are decent with tight controls and some interesting platforming sections which were a bit on the easy side, honestly it felt like we basically flew right through them. Bosses are all basic "shoot them until they are dead" fare so nothing too exciting there. There is this great ability for crouched movement where you literally hump the floor to move about. I tried it in real life and got rugburn which lowered the score.
Game 31 - SUPER SMASH T.V. - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
This game is just non-stop shit being flung at you from all directions. It's brutally difficult until you figure out the safe place (it rimes with "horner") Even then the bosses just never die and surviving even the first one is pretty unlikely. The game is basically Running Man the game with you and a buddy shooting your way through an arena killing everything in sight. You collect prizes along the way like "a magnificent 2600" TV", Luxurious Vacation", a "Sleek 1999 Roadster" and of course piles of cash. The game is a frantic top-down shooter that plays like Robotron (or Geometry Wars) using the D-pad to move and the SNES face buttons as a second d-pad for shooting.
Game 32 - Jurassic Park Part 2: The Chaos Continues - SNES - Attempted to play every stage but every stage is unplayably awful - 15/100
This game is absolute shit.
Game 33 - Darius Twin - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 70/100
This is similar to Gradius or R-Type except that you can actually play it for more than 30 seconds without dying. It's a side-scrolling shooter where you and a buddy take on an invading fleet of ships designed after Earth marine life. It's wierd but at the same time the enemy vehicles were always interesting. The music is pretty good, the movement is fast and the game rewards you with upgrades quite often. This isn't a bullet hell either so with some practice you can get pretty far and with some more this one is possible to complete.
Game 34 - Raiden Trad - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 55/100
I played through this with my brother (We've been binging 2P SNES games) and when we finished he showed me the FM Towns version. The SNES version is comparably absolutely gutted. The framerate is ass, the colors are ass and the music is about half as good as that version. This was a low-effort port.
Game 35 - Power Rangers: The Movie - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
This was actually better than I thought it would be. The game is a beat-em-up that takes place on two planes that you can jump to or from with different hazards on each plane. Enemies range from absolutely braindead to pretty fucking dumb so there isn't much challenge in fighting grunts but the bosses like to teleport punch and wreck you. Notably absent from this Power Rangers game are the Zords. You play as the teenage rangers in their street clothes and once you power up enough you change into rangers but never control the Zords either individually or combined as the combined Megazord. I have to say it was a bit of a letdown.
Game 36 - The Peace Keepers - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 50/100
So this game has some interesting characters, an actual (but strange) story, branching paths, interesting levels and some decent visuals. Unfortunately we played the English language version which has all the music removed. You play this crazy fast-paced beat-em-up and it's just ambient background noises and beat-em-up grunts. It really sours the game.
Game 37 - Venom Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
This game has some really great mechanics. You can swing, trap enemies in your web, reel enemies in with your web, create a shield, climb walls, pull yourself up out of harm's way, pick enemies up, call in other Marvel heroes for support, etc. The problem is you almost never use any of it. There's one section in one stage with web swinging over pits. The other major issue with this game is that it's incredibly difficult. Enemies will immediately run behind you and attack, knocking you down. Try picking up an enemy to pound him and you'll be laid-out before you get a shot in. With enemies that take a dozen hits to kill it gets really annoying. The visuals are pretty crap too. While the cutscenes use comic book art, the game sprites are more like the 1990's American animation while the backdrops are early 1990s garbage pre-rendered CG. Nothing works together.
Game 38 - Joe & Mac - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
Everyone remembers the screenshots of the big dinosaur bosses from this game. The T-Rex, the Brachiosaurus, the T-Rex head with floating balls for a neck, the gray T-Rex with floating balls for a neck... yeah... So this is not a great game but it was a fun couple of hours. The best part of the game is that it keeps track of which player is hitting the boss the most and rewards that player with a kiss on the head from the rescued cavewoman at the end of every stage while the loser sits there crying like a little bitch.
Game 39 - Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 40/100
This game was not as good as the first one which wasn't exactly great itself. The platforming is even more basic. They took out the high jump and the ability to jump off the other player. Weapons are all temporary upgrades and aren't as good. There are more dinosaur bosses but for some reason they made them look a bit too realistic compared to the rest of the game's art so they don't really fit. The game added an RPG-style overworld allowing you to pick stages in any order which doesn't add anything. They also added the ability to upgrade Joe and Mac's houses, give flowers to cavewomen and have families with them which was weird. At the end of our game Joe landed a fat chick and had a goblin child. Meanwhile Mac went home to a completely empty house (which I find to be the superior outcome). Then Joe abandoned his poor life choices and joined Mac as they fled the village in search of more adventures that never came because the franchise is dead.
Game 40 - The Legend of the Mystical Ninja - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 60/100
This is a game I jumped into already loving it because I love this IP. The game is unfortunately not that great. The game boils down to free-range towns full of random enemies wandering around for you to kill, usually with one hit, while you build up cash to buy enough shit to survive the side-scrolling sections of the levels. The side scrolling levels are decent with tight controls and some interesting platforming sections which were a bit on the easy side, honestly it felt like we basically flew right through them. Bosses are all basic "shoot them until they are dead" fare so nothing too exciting there. There is this great ability for crouched movement where you literally hump the floor to move about. I tried it in real life and got rugburn which lowered the score.
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Cryio
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Game 1 - Prince of Persia Sands of Time - PCSX2 - 9.5/10
Not a new game for me by any chance, but I wanted to see if the PS2 port was different in any way to PC. And yes, Farah has a different looking face apparently. Otherwise, not really. The Prince's texture has better resolution on PC, but aside from that, it's a pretty 1:1 conversion.
Game 2 - Prince of Persia The Two Thrones - PCSX2 - 9.5/10
Another replay, same principle. This time with great results. Two Thrones on PS2 looks significantly better than PC. Better textures in a lot of spots, better lighting, better colors, more light shafts, more particles, planar reflections in spots (or just geometry mirroring), correct bloom. Transparent dash effect on sword slashes. I'm glad I was finally able to see one of my favorite games in its best light possible.
Not a new game for me by any chance, but I wanted to see if the PS2 port was different in any way to PC. And yes, Farah has a different looking face apparently. Otherwise, not really. The Prince's texture has better resolution on PC, but aside from that, it's a pretty 1:1 conversion.
Game 2 - Prince of Persia The Two Thrones - PCSX2 - 9.5/10
Another replay, same principle. This time with great results. Two Thrones on PS2 looks significantly better than PC. Better textures in a lot of spots, better lighting, better colors, more light shafts, more particles, planar reflections in spots (or just geometry mirroring), correct bloom. Transparent dash effect on sword slashes. I'm glad I was finally able to see one of my favorite games in its best light possible.
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beepboopbopflop
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Game 4: Marvel's Guardians of The Galaxy (PS5)
Finished 2/12/2022 score 3.5/5
I really enjoyed the game, although the combat was extremely repetitive by the end, overall I enjoyed the entire story though and the music soundtrack in the game was amazing.
Finished 2/12/2022 score 3.5/5
I really enjoyed the game, although the combat was extremely repetitive by the end, overall I enjoyed the entire story though and the music soundtrack in the game was amazing.
BusierDonkey
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41-50
Game 41 - Ghoul Patrol - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 40/100
This was a direct sequel to 'Zombies Ate My Neighbors'. In this one you find an evil book and after being sucked in you fight your way back out. Just like that game you navigate maze-like top-down levels looking for survivors of a monster invasion while trying to survive yourself. These are very hard games and this one has many added challenges over the first like actual jumping sections and more environmental hazards. The game also has more bosses which should be great, unfortunately they are all just nice floating pixel art bullet sponges with no creativity involved in the combat itself. The game's biggest flaw is brought over from the first game, you get hung up on absolutely everything. Add to that the enemies in this one all block you in and you'll find yourself stuck every few seconds which gets really frustrating.
Game 42 - Pop'n Twinbee - Super Famicom - Completed 2P playthrough - 60/100
This is a Cuter Shooter from the era where that could be a thing. Under the cute paint job this is a typical upward facing top-down shooter. Lots of enemies on-screen and lots of projectiles everywhere. It's not a bullet hell though and you get a lot of powerups constantly being dropped to help you deal with the increasing number of ships coming to kill you. The levels are all charming with a nice mix of locations. The bosses were fun, slowly breaking apart until you can see the cute little command crew running them (who you then kill). It was a fun little game.
Game 43 - Kirby Superstar - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 75/100
Kirby games are a special kind of game. They look adorable and attract children as a result but they're actually pretty tough at times. This game is no different. Loaded with several sub-games this game took us around 6 hours to get through. That's a pretty long game for the time. The sun and moon are fighting and you basically rip around Dreamland ruining other's lives while the jester Marx is gathering all the star power so that he can become a god. At one point you beat the shit out of a bird, steal it's chicks to feed them apples only to immediately give the chicks back. I have no idea what that was all about, but it sure was fun!
Game 44 - Rival Turf! - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 40/100
If you read my previous reviews you might have seen a game called 'The Peace Keepers'. Turns out that was the third game in a series and this was the first. This had it's soundtrack intact which was nice (as far as this genre is concerned the music is okay). Like 'The Peace Keepers' this game has a lot of branching paths and a selection of several fighters like "Not M.Bison" or "guy in a jean jacket". Like all beat-em-ups it's the adventure that keeps you playing and this one was pretty basic. You get to fight in elevators, busses, office buildings, all sorts of typical beat-em-up locales. It all culminates with you fighting a guy named "Big Al" on a roof.
Game 45 - Goof Troop - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
You will read the following review in Goofy's voice. This and Aladdin on SNES were Shinji Mikami games. Aladdin did especially well which led to him making the Resident Evil series. This game is a top-down adventure with puzzle elements similar to Zelda. The puzzles mostly involve things like hitting switches in order and kicking blocks around. It's a decently long game for the time but a lot shorter than I expected. Some of the block puzzles are pretty damned tricky but overall it's just a comfy game that would have been a perfect rental game back in the day. Gorsh!
Game 46 - Mickeys Magical Quest 3 - Super Famicom - Completed 2P playthrough - 70/100
With licensed games you can always expect the quality to drop as the series goes on. This game was a bit surprising. The first game was a masterpiece with great level design, fun gameplay and a great assortment of costumes to change up the gameplay. The second game 'Great Circus Mystery' we played on the Genesis and frankly it was not great. This game was considerably better than that game but still lacked the charm of the first with only a small selection of costumes and of those even fewer felt very useful. Level design was also better than the second game, but nowhere near the first. The game still plays well and was fun to run through.
Game 47 - Brawl Brothers - Super Nintendo - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
This is the second game in a series with 'Rival Turf!' and 'The Peace Keepers'. All three were localized individually for whatever reason but all three share some characters and all share a story arc. All three play differently enough that they feel like they're from different lines. This is the best of the three and is actually a pretty decent game. The gameplay in this one is fast and fun. The adventure takes you all over the place, through the sewers, on an elevator/fighting arena, on a space ship/fortress, etc. You end up fighting some rich asshole. Luckily we were "eating the right breakfast cereal" and kicked his ass.
Game 48 - Kirby's Dream Land 3 - Super Nintendo - Completed 2P playthrough, 100% complete - 85/100
This must have been released after the PS1 because I have no memory of ever playing it back in the day. It's a really good game and for a SNES platformer it's also really long. We took 8 hours to finish this game properly. Like most Kirby games It ranges from walk in the park easy to decently challenging. I was a bit of a cranky little bitch the second day we played this so I just wanted to hate it but the game can't be hated. Each level has a character waiting at the end who has a specific requirement. Some characters need items, others need you to do certain things in the stage. Doing these things gives you a gem which allows you to fight the area boss again, expel the corruption from it, and truly defeat it. Doing this in all the stages unlocks the true final boss. As is the standard in Kirby Games everything is soft and cute and the game deliberately plays floaty. It really is a great game and everyone should play it.
Game 49 - Twinbee Rainbow Bell Adventures - Super Famicom - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
This game is a tough one. On one had it was really fun, but on the other some mechanics were kind of broken. It's a side scrolling platformer that plays at times like a Sonic game but also has a boost mechanic that allows you to fly in any direction. I loved the aesthetic and the game design is pretty interesting but the boost mechanic had me tearing out my last few hairs. Basically you hold jump and a small gauge fills until it flashes. At this point you release the jump button and you'll fly straight in the direction you were holding on the D-pad. The problem is one of the characters' gauge fills so quickly that you often fill the gauge making normal jumps so you accidentally boost all over the place leading to a lot of unintentional deaths. Meanwhile another character takes three lifetimes to fill their gauge which makes them just as frustrating. The 2-player game is handled interestingly. Whoever is moving the fastest has the focus of the camera and leaves the other player off-screen. Hitting select can recenter the camera on your player and pressing X teleports you to the other player. We ended up simply taking turns working our way through levels with each of us playing the areas we were best suited for. I have no idea if the story was good because I don't read Japanese. I'll assume it was.
Game 50 - Super Bomberman - Super Famicom - Completed 2P playthrough - 75/100
This is really just a review of the 'normal game' mode. Bomberman is not meant to be played like a typical game with a start and finish, the story mode is really just an add-on to the real bread and butter which is multiplayer. The story mode is really just Bomberman stages with enemies to kill in them then move on to the next stage. There are bosses though which were mostly sponges you have to bomb a few hundred times, eventually you fight evil CPU Bomberman characters who are really frikkin' hard and finally you take on Carat Diamond and Dr. Mook before freeing your kidnapped friends. It's an incredibly short but fun mode accompanying the battle mode which is basically an infinitely re-playable game.
Game 41 - Ghoul Patrol - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 40/100
This was a direct sequel to 'Zombies Ate My Neighbors'. In this one you find an evil book and after being sucked in you fight your way back out. Just like that game you navigate maze-like top-down levels looking for survivors of a monster invasion while trying to survive yourself. These are very hard games and this one has many added challenges over the first like actual jumping sections and more environmental hazards. The game also has more bosses which should be great, unfortunately they are all just nice floating pixel art bullet sponges with no creativity involved in the combat itself. The game's biggest flaw is brought over from the first game, you get hung up on absolutely everything. Add to that the enemies in this one all block you in and you'll find yourself stuck every few seconds which gets really frustrating.
Game 42 - Pop'n Twinbee - Super Famicom - Completed 2P playthrough - 60/100
This is a Cuter Shooter from the era where that could be a thing. Under the cute paint job this is a typical upward facing top-down shooter. Lots of enemies on-screen and lots of projectiles everywhere. It's not a bullet hell though and you get a lot of powerups constantly being dropped to help you deal with the increasing number of ships coming to kill you. The levels are all charming with a nice mix of locations. The bosses were fun, slowly breaking apart until you can see the cute little command crew running them (who you then kill). It was a fun little game.
Game 43 - Kirby Superstar - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 75/100
Kirby games are a special kind of game. They look adorable and attract children as a result but they're actually pretty tough at times. This game is no different. Loaded with several sub-games this game took us around 6 hours to get through. That's a pretty long game for the time. The sun and moon are fighting and you basically rip around Dreamland ruining other's lives while the jester Marx is gathering all the star power so that he can become a god. At one point you beat the shit out of a bird, steal it's chicks to feed them apples only to immediately give the chicks back. I have no idea what that was all about, but it sure was fun!
Game 44 - Rival Turf! - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 40/100
If you read my previous reviews you might have seen a game called 'The Peace Keepers'. Turns out that was the third game in a series and this was the first. This had it's soundtrack intact which was nice (as far as this genre is concerned the music is okay). Like 'The Peace Keepers' this game has a lot of branching paths and a selection of several fighters like "Not M.Bison" or "guy in a jean jacket". Like all beat-em-ups it's the adventure that keeps you playing and this one was pretty basic. You get to fight in elevators, busses, office buildings, all sorts of typical beat-em-up locales. It all culminates with you fighting a guy named "Big Al" on a roof.
Game 45 - Goof Troop - SNES - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
You will read the following review in Goofy's voice. This and Aladdin on SNES were Shinji Mikami games. Aladdin did especially well which led to him making the Resident Evil series. This game is a top-down adventure with puzzle elements similar to Zelda. The puzzles mostly involve things like hitting switches in order and kicking blocks around. It's a decently long game for the time but a lot shorter than I expected. Some of the block puzzles are pretty damned tricky but overall it's just a comfy game that would have been a perfect rental game back in the day. Gorsh!
Game 46 - Mickeys Magical Quest 3 - Super Famicom - Completed 2P playthrough - 70/100
With licensed games you can always expect the quality to drop as the series goes on. This game was a bit surprising. The first game was a masterpiece with great level design, fun gameplay and a great assortment of costumes to change up the gameplay. The second game 'Great Circus Mystery' we played on the Genesis and frankly it was not great. This game was considerably better than that game but still lacked the charm of the first with only a small selection of costumes and of those even fewer felt very useful. Level design was also better than the second game, but nowhere near the first. The game still plays well and was fun to run through.
Game 47 - Brawl Brothers - Super Nintendo - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
This is the second game in a series with 'Rival Turf!' and 'The Peace Keepers'. All three were localized individually for whatever reason but all three share some characters and all share a story arc. All three play differently enough that they feel like they're from different lines. This is the best of the three and is actually a pretty decent game. The gameplay in this one is fast and fun. The adventure takes you all over the place, through the sewers, on an elevator/fighting arena, on a space ship/fortress, etc. You end up fighting some rich asshole. Luckily we were "eating the right breakfast cereal" and kicked his ass.
Game 48 - Kirby's Dream Land 3 - Super Nintendo - Completed 2P playthrough, 100% complete - 85/100
This must have been released after the PS1 because I have no memory of ever playing it back in the day. It's a really good game and for a SNES platformer it's also really long. We took 8 hours to finish this game properly. Like most Kirby games It ranges from walk in the park easy to decently challenging. I was a bit of a cranky little bitch the second day we played this so I just wanted to hate it but the game can't be hated. Each level has a character waiting at the end who has a specific requirement. Some characters need items, others need you to do certain things in the stage. Doing these things gives you a gem which allows you to fight the area boss again, expel the corruption from it, and truly defeat it. Doing this in all the stages unlocks the true final boss. As is the standard in Kirby Games everything is soft and cute and the game deliberately plays floaty. It really is a great game and everyone should play it.
Game 49 - Twinbee Rainbow Bell Adventures - Super Famicom - Completed 2P playthrough - 65/100
This game is a tough one. On one had it was really fun, but on the other some mechanics were kind of broken. It's a side scrolling platformer that plays at times like a Sonic game but also has a boost mechanic that allows you to fly in any direction. I loved the aesthetic and the game design is pretty interesting but the boost mechanic had me tearing out my last few hairs. Basically you hold jump and a small gauge fills until it flashes. At this point you release the jump button and you'll fly straight in the direction you were holding on the D-pad. The problem is one of the characters' gauge fills so quickly that you often fill the gauge making normal jumps so you accidentally boost all over the place leading to a lot of unintentional deaths. Meanwhile another character takes three lifetimes to fill their gauge which makes them just as frustrating. The 2-player game is handled interestingly. Whoever is moving the fastest has the focus of the camera and leaves the other player off-screen. Hitting select can recenter the camera on your player and pressing X teleports you to the other player. We ended up simply taking turns working our way through levels with each of us playing the areas we were best suited for. I have no idea if the story was good because I don't read Japanese. I'll assume it was.
Game 50 - Super Bomberman - Super Famicom - Completed 2P playthrough - 75/100
This is really just a review of the 'normal game' mode. Bomberman is not meant to be played like a typical game with a start and finish, the story mode is really just an add-on to the real bread and butter which is multiplayer. The story mode is really just Bomberman stages with enemies to kill in them then move on to the next stage. There are bosses though which were mostly sponges you have to bomb a few hundred times, eventually you fight evil CPU Bomberman characters who are really frikkin' hard and finally you take on Carat Diamond and Dr. Mook before freeing your kidnapped friends. It's an incredibly short but fun mode accompanying the battle mode which is basically an infinitely re-playable game.
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Cryio
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Game 3 - Prince of Persia Warrior Within - PCSX2 - 9.5/10
Replay again! Warrior Within is the first game in the trilogy where the PS2 shows up. Sands of Time is a 1:1 conversion (Farah's face aside), Two Thrones is a significant step up visually on PS2. Warrior Within has better bloom in spots and better fog (for a late game section). Also no random game slowdown and audio desync, that seems to be a PC thing. It's still a masterpiece in story, combat, level design, audio design and even visuals I'd say, for its day.
Replay again! Warrior Within is the first game in the trilogy where the PS2 shows up. Sands of Time is a 1:1 conversion (Farah's face aside), Two Thrones is a significant step up visually on PS2. Warrior Within has better bloom in spots and better fog (for a late game section). Also no random game slowdown and audio desync, that seems to be a PC thing. It's still a masterpiece in story, combat, level design, audio design and even visuals I'd say, for its day.
BusierDonkey
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"I'm aiming for 104 this year."
>looks at completion list
Are you sure you didn't mean 1,040?
I still have over 50 games to go to hit 104 and the rest of 2022 will be very different than the first couple months. I'm back into Flight Sim and have a backlog full of RPGs, rogue-type and adventure games I want to play. When Starfield, BOTW sequel, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Forza Motorsport all release in a string I'll hit that wall hard. I expect I'll have at most a game or two a month listed by then.
Phase
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Ah I see, I see. Similar to me (though I'm on a smaller scale). Really can't wait for some releases this year. Definitely not sticking the the "no new games" rule for Starfield and a few others. Good luck carrying the momentum to the finish!
The_hunter
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1. Metro Exodus | 18hrs | 4/5
2. Deep Rock Galactic | 27hrs | 4/5
3. Overwatch |115 hrs | 3/5
2. Deep Rock Galactic | 27hrs | 4/5
3. Overwatch |115 hrs | 3/5
Jack Videogames
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6. Pokémon Legends: Arceus
53:10h. All requests completed, included post-game. Due to the fluid nature of the game I didn't have a "final team", but my most used team was probably: Hisuian Typhlosion, Basculegion, H. Goodra, H. Braviary, Ursaluna and Sneasler.
I am generally quite wary when a company tries to do something "new" with my favourite games (See Yakuza: Like a Dragon), but in this case I was excited from the beginning. Pokémon really needed some new air, after the disappointing SwSh generation and as much as I loved Brilliant Diamond for its "classic-ness".
Yes, Pokémon Legends: Arceus doesn't have the best graphics (I don't get the GameCube comparisons, though - the game looks much better than that) but it does a lot of things right. Hunting Pokemon is nowfun less tedious. The mandatory battles are reasonably challenging, and you can easily die faint black out white out? if you're not careful... and now, when you white out, you lose a bunch of random shit, which can make you groan depending on what the RNG decided to take away from you. While there are no gyms, there are a couple trainer battles which can easily overwhelm you if you've not been leveling out your team. The alphas are mean and daunting and first, much like those megabosses in the initial areas of Xenoblade. The NPCs are mostly scared of pokémon, and rightly so; the areas feel untamed and dangerous, like a Monster Hunter Lite, and that's fun.
When I was a kid, and I'm sure like 80% of Pokémon fans agree, I dreamed of a massive open world Pokémon game, with real-time hunting and battling, with overworld Pokémon roaming around. This is not completely it - the world isn't sprawling at all, and the battles are still RPG-based (Luckily; I believe this is the best iteration of the Pokémon battle system so far). The Switch simply doesn't have the technology. But this is a definite step in that direction and given the critical acclaim of the game, I believe this is the path Game Freak will walk from now on.
My Score: ★★★★★
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53:10h. All requests completed, included post-game. Due to the fluid nature of the game I didn't have a "final team", but my most used team was probably: Hisuian Typhlosion, Basculegion, H. Goodra, H. Braviary, Ursaluna and Sneasler.
I am generally quite wary when a company tries to do something "new" with my favourite games (See Yakuza: Like a Dragon), but in this case I was excited from the beginning. Pokémon really needed some new air, after the disappointing SwSh generation and as much as I loved Brilliant Diamond for its "classic-ness".
Yes, Pokémon Legends: Arceus doesn't have the best graphics (I don't get the GameCube comparisons, though - the game looks much better than that) but it does a lot of things right. Hunting Pokemon is now
When I was a kid, and I'm sure like 80% of Pokémon fans agree, I dreamed of a massive open world Pokémon game, with real-time hunting and battling, with overworld Pokémon roaming around. This is not completely it - the world isn't sprawling at all, and the battles are still RPG-based (Luckily; I believe this is the best iteration of the Pokémon battle system so far). The Switch simply doesn't have the technology. But this is a definite step in that direction and given the critical acclaim of the game, I believe this is the path Game Freak will walk from now on.
My Score: ★★★★★
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Cryio
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Game 4 - Crysis 1 Remastered - 9/10
Crysis needs no introduction. I believe it's one of the best ever made, clearly one of the best FPS games ever made. I waited out all the patches before giving the Remaster a go. I was impressed.
Vastly better textures. SVOGI is like a soft-core RTGI, which looked amazing, especially in forested areas. RT reflections? In Crysis 1? Haha. It was nice to see how many things actually got small reflections here and there.
The LOD distance for objects, shadows and vegetation is insane. For normal PCs, Normal to High preset is more than enough though. Also, TAA? So good. Crysis 1 only had MSAA or FXAA like post-process for tree leaves and nothing else. Now with TAA? Everything is just so clean in motion all the time.
And hey, I got to experience ray tracing in DirectX 11 with my 5700 XT at acceptable levels of performance I might add. That was cool.
Crysis needs no introduction. I believe it's one of the best ever made, clearly one of the best FPS games ever made. I waited out all the patches before giving the Remaster a go. I was impressed.
Vastly better textures. SVOGI is like a soft-core RTGI, which looked amazing, especially in forested areas. RT reflections? In Crysis 1? Haha. It was nice to see how many things actually got small reflections here and there.
The LOD distance for objects, shadows and vegetation is insane. For normal PCs, Normal to High preset is more than enough though. Also, TAA? So good. Crysis 1 only had MSAA or FXAA like post-process for tree leaves and nothing else. Now with TAA? Everything is just so clean in motion all the time.
And hey, I got to experience ray tracing in DirectX 11 with my 5700 XT at acceptable levels of performance I might add. That was cool.
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Jack Videogames
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7. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
49:07h. Normal difficulty. Opened almost all doors, couldn't do the Arena one.
I considered having TitS 3 be the only TitS game I didn't give 5 stars to. It begins really really weird, looking almost like a roguelite. After a 20 min introduction, you get thrown into a several-layer dungeon with little explanation. The early to mid game has a lot of combat and sorely misses having a strong, established protagonist like Estelle (Not that Kevin is a bad character - more on that later). While the combat is great as always, non-stop fighting gets old soon, and the most interesting content is provided by the optional Doors, which let you see tidbits of lore for one of the 16 playable characters, and in some cases, even tie the Trails story to the then-upcoming Erebonian arc. This tedium reaches its high point in the 5th plane and the begginning of the 6th; the Monochrome Schoolhouse may be the worst dungeon in a Trails game.
THIS SAID... TitS 3 has a very, very strong final act. From the Black Ark onwards, the story begins to unravel at a fast pace. The plot becomes darker (and so do the Doors... that 15th Star Door is a giant WTF moment), Kevin's own backstory is revealed and he retroactively becomes a great character in both this game and the previous one. Suddendly the pieces TitS3 has laid on the table for the last 30 hours start to click and make sense. Then the game ends with a final hurrah of a three-part 16-character dungeon, a nice resolution to Kevin and Ries' story, and a bittersweet ending that has undertones of a final farewell for most of the characters involved.
So, TitS 3 has a slow beginning but does pick up the pace and manages to end the trilogy on a triumphant note. Only two games more before I can play TOCSIV!
My Score: ★★★★★
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49:07h. Normal difficulty. Opened almost all doors, couldn't do the Arena one.
I considered having TitS 3 be the only TitS game I didn't give 5 stars to. It begins really really weird, looking almost like a roguelite. After a 20 min introduction, you get thrown into a several-layer dungeon with little explanation. The early to mid game has a lot of combat and sorely misses having a strong, established protagonist like Estelle (Not that Kevin is a bad character - more on that later). While the combat is great as always, non-stop fighting gets old soon, and the most interesting content is provided by the optional Doors, which let you see tidbits of lore for one of the 16 playable characters, and in some cases, even tie the Trails story to the then-upcoming Erebonian arc. This tedium reaches its high point in the 5th plane and the begginning of the 6th; the Monochrome Schoolhouse may be the worst dungeon in a Trails game.
THIS SAID... TitS 3 has a very, very strong final act. From the Black Ark onwards, the story begins to unravel at a fast pace. The plot becomes darker (and so do the Doors... that 15th Star Door is a giant WTF moment), Kevin's own backstory is revealed and he retroactively becomes a great character in both this game and the previous one. Suddendly the pieces TitS3 has laid on the table for the last 30 hours start to click and make sense. Then the game ends with a final hurrah of a three-part 16-character dungeon, a nice resolution to Kevin and Ries' story, and a bittersweet ending that has undertones of a final farewell for most of the characters involved.
So, TitS 3 has a slow beginning but does pick up the pace and manages to end the trilogy on a triumphant note. Only two games more before I can play TOCSIV!
My Score: ★★★★★
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jshackles
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Game 8 - Katamari Damacy Reroll - Xbox Series X - Completed Feb 20th, 2022
I last played this game on the Switch but the Switch was a really poor choice for this game's control scheme. Playing it again on the Xbox was a ton of fun, as the controllers analog sticks are a lot more sturdy. The music, as always, is one of the best parts of this game. I didn't unlock all of the presents, but I got a few of them! I also didn't bother with the Xbox achievement for "roll up everything" because that's extremely tedious and not-fun. Overall though, I love this game and it's wacky sense of humor and style.