Completion Thread 2011: Challenge of the Gods

40. Dark Souls

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Everything I liked about Demon's Souls is here (needing to learn stage layouts, enemy ranges, and animation speeds), and it actually manages to be a better game in every way. More limited flasks mostly replace healing items, there's a world that consists of focused areas tied together in an open manner (while maintaining the spaced out checkpoints), the bosses are rougher overall, the online connection methods are divided up in a more interesting way, there's more secret stuff, and probably best of all, there's a constant feeling of uncertainty regarding what one should be doing next. The game still has some of the original's problems (I don't like how much luring and backstabbing goes on, and I'd like to see a game kinda built like this only with absolutely no options for grinding), but I loved it enough to play for 75 hours and counting.

I think it actually lost a tiny bit of magic when more people started going online and leaving hints. I don't know if I'd suggest playing it offline, though, since the invasion/covenant stuff is really neat.

54. Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness
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Beaten with all mechs. I really love this game. I always took it as a spiritual successor to Endless Duel (the mechs have the same clunky feel to them) with the kind of bulky/weird styles from Metal Combat. Helion is still ridiculous unless I cheap shot him constantly in the air. I'm glad it hit the PS Store. It even looked good on the 40'' big screen and I wasn't expecting that.

55. PixelJunk Shooter 2: The Belly of the Beast
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Saved all scientists as well as the extra hidden ones. Same formula as the first game, but the ice/fire/magnetic worlds were jumbled up to make it feel less cut and dry. The two new suits your ship gets are awesome. I get a real feel of isolation and subterranean alien grounds I got from Metroid (runic languages covered over gates and etc), so I loved it. Only found 205/255 treasures, so I'll come back to it for a 100% playthrough some other time.

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Originally Posted by Melf

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I hadn't played through this one in years, and I'm on a Saturn kick so I wanted to give it a whirl. What an awesome game this is. It's still some of the most beautiful 2D graphics on the Saturn, and many of the backgrounds are just spectacular. Sega really should bring this property back, so long as it's kept 2D.

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Agreed 110%. If they go for it, don't let them murder it like they did Sonic 4. Too bad SoA did not use the Japanese cover art for the USA Astal. What we got is an epic fail when it comes to doing the game justice. It's almost as bad as a typical NEC USA TG16 boxart.

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Originally Posted by SSJN

No they shouldn't because you know they won't. Or if they do, it'll be some flash bullshit 2d.

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Just don't let Dimps touch it. Either Sega or Arc System Works should do it.

I liked the Core level in Crisis. The VTOL one was not bad, but losing the Core level would suck worse.

Panzer Dragoon Orta (xbox)
While I frequently replay this game these days, I have no idea why I originally thought this game was a disappointment way back when it first released. I unfairly never gave it its due back then - possibly jaded to the maximum. I had no idea what awaited in the years ahead with the major lack of quality Japanese games. You can just sense the care, dedication, and originality the devs tossed into every inch of this game. Love the story, love the music, gameplay, bosses, style, concept art. Everything. Its nice playing an actual smooth and good looking PD shooter compared to the saturn ones.

Theres still some modern Japanese devs and games still kicking ass (Dark Souls + Deadly Premonition off the top) - but we need way more of it! So many games these days feel so hollow and lifeless compared to the classics like Orta. This game was and still is on a whole other stratosphere. Hell we need a new Panzer period. Been long enough.

Astal looks alright but it's so slow and clunky.

PoPoLoCrois (PSP) - Super cutesy JRPG. A bit on the easy side, but not everything has to burn your ass. Gami Gami Devil was my favorite--he was like a benevolent Kim Jong-Il.

Angry Birds (iOS) - Fun time waster. Finished all the expansions. I didn't get three stars on every stage. I have other games to play.

Infinity Blade (iOS) - Okay, it's pretty much just a sexy game of rock-paper-scissors. But it's so sexy. And the equipment stat building sucked me in (as such things often do).



PS3
3D Dot Game Heroes
Infamous
Yakuza 4
Katamari Forever

PSX
Xenogears

360
Fallout: New Vegas
Red Dead Redemption
RDR: Undead Nightmare
L.A. Noire
The Last Remnant
Catherine
L.A. Noire Expansion Cases

Wii
A Boy and his Blob
LostWinds

PSP
Star Ocean: First Departure
PoPoLoCrois

DS
Picross 3D
Dragon Quest VI
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West

GB
Super Mario Land
Mario's Picross

iOS
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars
Angry Birds
Infinity Blade

41. Guardian Heroes

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I realize that this game's strengths are in the character customization, filling the screen with sprites, and having branching paths, but these aren't really things I look for in a belt scroll game. I like the large movelists, though I'm left wondering if the three-plane limit as a tradeoff is worth it. Kinda sucks that blocking and instructing the AI partner seems to be the best way to beat just about all the bosses I've seen, too. It's still a pretty game, and for being as large in scope as it is, I'm impressed by the variety, but overall Guardian Heroes leaves me wanting to play something like Captain Commando instead.

Still glad I bought it for the multiplayer laughs.

It's a lot better than Castle Crashers. You have to give it that much.

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Originally Posted by Andrew

[SIZE=1]PoPoLoCrois (PSP) - Super cutesy JRPG. A bit on the easy side, but not everything has to burn your ass. Gami Gami Devil was my favorite--he was like a benevolent Kim Jong-Il.

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I bought this a few months back from someone from TNL but I haven't played it yet. Wanna give it a shot soon.

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Originally Posted by A Robot Bit Me

It's a lot better than Castle Crashers. You have to give it that much.

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From what I've played of Castle Crashers, definitely. Hell, as far as console-exclusive games in the genre goes, it's probably way up there.