Completion Thread 2013: Prove the Justice of Our Culture

[Chux]

Ask your dad.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

He doesn't TNL, how would he know? You're being silly.

[Hot Like Wasabi]

#4 - The Legend of Zelda II: Link's Adventure

I was kinda surprised how far I made it in this game as a kid as I remember all but the last two dungeons of the game. After purchasing Hyrule Historia I had the desire to finally play through the whole thing.

[GohanX]

Nice! That last dungeon is a bitch.

[Joust Williams]

Beat Bioshock Infinite on 1999 mode. Hit is the game of the year so far. I wish there was more leveling up weapons than there is to really make you focus, but I can see how that would be problematic. The AI at a distance is a bit iffy too. But the game was excellent, best AAA game of the year so far and I can see it staying that way at the end.

[Diff-chan]

#3 - Uncharted Golden Abyss - Sony Bend did a pretty good job of translating the Uncharted experience to the Vita. All the collectible stuff was ridiculous and that last boss fight was complete crap but the core of the game was pretty good. The one big knock was that the combat lacked the dynamic nature of the PS3 titles. Overall, good game.

[A Robot Bit Me]

Harmoknight

See? It is possible to make nice things without reference humor or faux NES graphics. What a lovely game.

[Finch]

I'm afraid it's going to end all too soon. I'm really enjoying it though.

[Gondolin]

#4: Tomb Raider (PC)

Finished it a couple of weeks ago. This reboot was apparently made with me in mind; it took elements from some of my favorite VGs / genres and did them justice while still staying true to what a Tomb Raider game should be. You had your horror bits a la Resident Evil without the annoying item management. There was some surprisingly good stealth action, which is my preferred way to dispense of foes. It, of course, borrowed heavily from the Uncharted series, which is a franchise that I totally dig. And, yet, at its core it was still all about those giant, wide open levels like in the original TR where you could scale to dizzying heights and then take in the expanse below. Or toss Lara over the edge.

Getting back to the obligatory Uncharted comparison, the new TR does an admirable job of emulating the cinematic look and feel that the Uncharted games do so well, but it doesn't quite reach the standard that Naughty Dog has set in that regard. Also, Nathan Drake and co. are a far more charismatic and likeable bunch than the cast in TR, BUT the new Lara is easily my favorite as an individual character. One area, however, in which I thought TR clearly out-shined Uncharted was its combat. The fighting / shooting is more fleshed-out and fluid, and that bow of Lara's is fucking killer.

Personally, I found the game to be the perfect length. If you're like me and love to scour every nook and cranny, stopping every once in a while to simply look around at the art, then you can easily spend 20+ hours acquiring all of the single-player achievements and finishing at 100% complete. I thought the story was pretty good, too. Imperfect, but decent. Oh, and this game is absolutely GORGEOUS. Not that that's news to anyone. I'm definitely going to play through it again on easy just to experience it at my leisure and without the pressure of having to complete everything.

Anyway, I enjoyed the hell out of this one and am looking forward to the next instalment!

edit: Forgot to mention the simple leveling and upgrading system, which I thought was a fun way to gradually increase Lara's prowess and firepower without being cumbersome and complicated.

[Mzo]

#25 - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (XBLA) 19/19 Achievements

The online patch renewed my interest in this game. I really like it =3

Finished off the Knives and Wallace patch achievements. Pretty sure this is all done forever now.