Completion Thread 2011: Challenge of the Gods

38. Akumajou Dracula (X68000)

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While this game doesn't have branching paths like Akumajou Densetsu/CV3, it's more than made up for by being full of strict enemy and jump placement. Densetsu was no slouch in this area, but this is a a higher tier. Like, Ninja Ryukenden and The Super Shinobi tier. Beating this game requires knowing its stages in far more detail than any other Dracula game. The bosses are often pretty rough, too, unlike Akumajou Densetsu's pushovers. And to top it off, the visuals and soundtrack are better than Rondo of Blood's, with a ton of memorable settings and bosses. This is the best game in the franchise, and one of the best 16-bit side-scrolling action games.

Well, okay, I guess I have yet to play the arcade game. Seems goofy as shit from my few credits, but not awful. Maybe some day.

Radiant Silvergun (360 version)
Story Mode. Took 13 hours worth of unlocking lives, and no I didnt leave my system on overnight, heh. Played a couple playthrus a week slowly re-learning the game + unlocking lives. I actually really like the story of this game. Its epic to the max. Story/Saturn mode's ending always was pretty rewarding to watch after an hour+ of bullet dodging. I also got the max chain achievement which was fun. I highly doubt ill ever 1cc arcade mode - gonna try it though.

Dungeon Siege 3: completely vapid, generic, and short. Can't recommend it.

You could be reviewing my last girlfriend there.

Finally finished Uncharted because I had nothing better to do. At this point there's probably not much left to be said, but it was very well-crafted soulless entertainment. I was genuinely surprised at the shift in tone at the end, and it was okay but it made me wonder which Sony executive's idea that was. -----See, this is the kind of cynical thinking I hate, but I can't help it! I hate this game for making me think such things. I will try the sequel. Things that would have made the first game better: 1.) Fewer enemies that take less hits to kill. 2.) A less generic protagonist. 3.) A soul.

Good news: two of those are addressed!

This has been covered before, but if enemies are taking too many hits, you're doing it wrong. They should take at most two: One to knock the helmet off and one behind their eyes. Most of them don't have helmets. The exception are those damn white things.

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Originally Posted by A Robot Bit Me

Good news: two of those are addressed!

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I only saw one.

Gears of War 3
My favorite of the 3. Finished the campaign on Hardcore so I'm counting it as finished. So much of the game feels and plays so right. Visually it's a beast too. Didn't think they'd get so much more out of UR3 tech with this go around. More games need to be delayed to make them this polished. A lot of multiplayer lies ahead in every mode of the game (which is awesome).

LA Noire-
I liked it! Fun change of pace from the games I've been playing and the facial animation and VO work makes it really stand out. The cases were fun, I really liked the world, being a detective was cool. The story is pretty damn good and the ending was satisfying. That said, I've had my fill and will never touch this game again.

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Originally Posted by MechDeus

I only saw one.

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Indeed. ARBM miscounted.