Games Completed 2014

[DomsBeard]

The Walking Dead Episode 2, Season 2.

Incredible

[arry_g]

02/01 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
06/01 - Final Fantasy XIII-2
07/01 - Super Mario 3D Land
08/02 - Persona 3: Portable
09/02 - Final Fantasy XIII-2: Requiem of the Goddess (DLC)
10/02 - The Wolf Among Us - Episode 1: Faith
11/02 - Telltale's The Walking Dead: All That Remains
12/02 - The Wolf Among Us - Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors
22/02 - Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
23/02 - The Last of Us: Left Behind (DLC)
25/02 - Diablo III (Normal - Witch Doctor)
28/02 - Hitman Absolution
03/03 - Thief (2014)
03/03 - Battlefield 4 (Campaign)
04/03 - Flower
05/03 - Telltale's The Walking Dead: A House Divided
05/03 - Shelter
06/03 - Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

[dezm0nd]

Spoiler: show

Jan 1: God of War Ascension - £6.30.
Jan 3: Uncharted Golden Abyss - £0.00*
Jan 7: The Room & Epilogue - £1.49
Jan 7: Bioshock Infinite: BaS Ep1. - £0.00**
Jan 8: To The Moon - 0.63p from Humble Bundle X
Jan 9: Alan Wake American Nightmare - £0.00**
Jan 11: Influx - Free**
Jan 15: Broken Age Act 1 - £0.00**
Jan 15: Nidhogg - £8
Jan 16: Estranged: Act 1 - Free
Jan 19: Max Payne 3 (Hard) - £0.00**
Jan 21: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Jan 22: Parappa the Rapper 2 - £0.00**
Jan 23: OlliOlli (Amateur levels) - £5.38
Jan 28: Super Mario 64 (70 stars) - £0.00**

Feb 2: Batman: Arkham Origins - £6.88
Feb 3: Super Mario 64 (remaining 50 stars)
Feb 7: Super Mario Sunshine (51 shines)
Feb 10: The Wolf Among Us Episode 2- £0.00**
Feb 12: Spelunky, Ironman, Olmec. - £0.00
Feb 17: Ratchet and Clank: Nexus - £19.99
Feb 20: The Swapper - £0.62 (Humble Bundle XI)
Feb 24: Donkey Kong Country Returns Tropical Freeze - £29.95
Feb 27: Stick it to the man - £2.81

Mar 3: 10 Second Ninja - £0.00
Mar 3: Tower of Guns - £0.00
Mar 6: Resident Evil 4 - £11.25

Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD edition, yo.

Really enjoyed re-playing the new and improved port on Steam. There's one slight hitch with it running at 60fps. It severely affects the QTE's in which they're almost impossible. I had to knock it back down to the 30 in order to complete those sections of the game. Not ideal when you're 3-4 checkpoints (not saves) in on a Mine Cart section and it requires you to do one right at the end!! FUMING.

[ratsoalbion]

Ooh they need to fix that!

[Todinho]

The Yawhg(PC)-fun little game,it's more of a choose your on adventure book really but it's really cool you get to paly as 4 characters all doing things and having their own but interconnecting stories in a town until a mosnter called the Yawhg comes and destroys everything there's some really interesting scenarios that can appear but I think playing this solo is not the best option it would probably be better if you get 4 friends with each playing as one character,still pretty cool and each playthrough doesnt last longer than 20 minutes so it's perfect for a lunch break.

[InsrtCoins]

The Yawhg(PC)-fun little game,it's more of a choose your on adventure book really but it's really cool you get to paly as 4 characters all doing things and having their own but interconnecting stories in a town until a mosnter called the Yawhg comes and destroys everything there's some really interesting scenarios that can appear but I think playing this solo is not the best option it would probably be better if you get 4 friends with each playing as one character,still pretty cool and each playthrough doesnt last longer than 20 minutes so it's perfect for a lunch break.

Sounds interesting. Is it worth a go, Todinho?

[Todinho]

Yep I'd say it's worth it,it's better played with a group rather than alone but at the current price I'd say is worth it even if you just intend to play alone,I also think that this is a game you might get easily bored since it's just text windows but if you dont mind that and like to explore multiple scenarios it wont be a problem.

[arry_g]

02/01 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
06/01 - Final Fantasy XIII-2
07/01 - Super Mario 3D Land
08/02 - Persona 3: Portable
09/02 - Final Fantasy XIII-2: Requiem of the Goddess (DLC)
10/02 - The Wolf Among Us - Episode 1: Faith
11/02 - Telltale's The Walking Dead: All That Remains
12/02 - The Wolf Among Us - Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors
22/02 - Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
23/02 - The Last of Us: Left Behind (DLC)
25/02 - Diablo III (Normal - Witch Doctor)
28/02 - Hitman Absolution
03/03 - Thief (2014)
03/03 - Battlefield 4 (Campaign)
04/03 - Flower
05/03 - Telltale's The Walking Dead: A House Divided
05/03 - Shelter
06/03 - Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
08/03 - South Park: The Stick of Truth

I enjoyed South Park but I found that most of the jokes were recycled from the show (as fan service) rather than implemented fresh for the game and although the length was perfect (for me) I found some of the actual gameplay was lacking at times - that said, one of the better implementations of a TV license and I hope we see more South Park games using a refined version of this formula. Very much a 7/10 for me.

[Dante Fireseed]

January 12: Metal Gear Rising Revengeance (Normal) (PS3)
January 15: Gunpoint (PC)
January 18: Metal Gear Rising Revengeance (Hard) (PS3)
January 25: Guacamelee (PS3)
February 4: Need for Speed Rivals (PS4) (Cop Career)
February 8: Need for Speed Rivals (PS4) (Racer Career)
February 9: Resogun (PS4)
March 6: Splinter Cell: Blacklist (PS3)
March 7: Diablo III (Torment) (PC)

[AndyKurosaki]

Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition-PS4
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2-PS3
Killzone Mercenary-Vita
Rayman Legends-PS4
Rambo: The Game-PS3
Super Mario 3D World-Wii U
The Wolf Among Us: Episode 2-PS3
Tomb Raider-PS4
Skylanders Swap Force-PS4
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2-PS3
The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1-PS3
Castle Crashers-360
Injustice: Gods Among Us-PS4

[ratsoalbion]

Spoiler: show

04 Feb: Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
10 Feb: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Ultimate Edition (PC)
21 Feb: Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (3DS)

08 Mar: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
For me, Monolith Soft's fan-remake of A Link to the Past polishes off the wear and tear of time apparent on the still brilliant original and makes another 3DS classic - and another essential (handheld) Zelda - in the process. Now I'm really looking forward to returning to the SNES game when we inevitably cover the Zelda series for the podcast, as I remember my first play-through of that in 1995 as an almost perfect gaming experience. Coming back to it after ALBW may highlight the age of the original, or perhaps it will further illustrate its impeccable design.

[Beck]

Spoiler: show

02/01 - Tearaway
05/01 - Lego Marvel Superheroes (Vita) - I found this a complete chore to play, it's fun for the first couple of levels and then like the other lego games drags
18/01 - Borderlands 2 - What a game, I was really turned off with the first one. It didn't gel for me and I found it very similar to WoW in the terms of being "grindy". Borderlands 2 has been far more enjoyable, so much so that I've bought the GoTY edition and I'm now working through DLC with a mate.
21/01 - Borderlands 2 - Captain Scarlett and her Pirate's booty
26/01 - Borderlands 2 - Mr Torque's Campaign of Carnage
29/01 - Borderlands 2 - Sir Hammock's Big Game Hunt
19/02 - Saints Row V
01/03 - Dynasty Warriors Next
02/03 - Street Fighter X Tekken

09-03 - Brothers - a tale of two sons

[DomsBeard]

Killer Is Dead

No idea what's just happened but I've enjoyed it none the less.

[mikeleddy83]

Spoiler: show

Jan - Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS)
Jan - Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale (3DS)
Jan - Valkyria Chronicles 2 (PSP)*
Feb - Luigi's Mansion 2 (3DS)
Feb - The Last of Us: Left Behind (PS3)
Feb - Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge (PS3)
Feb - Strider (PS4)
Mar - Contrast (PS4)
Mar - Outlast (PS4)

Mar - Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)

[Indiana747]

(Jan) Call of Duty:MW2(Veteran difficulty) - PS3.
(Jan) The Wolf Among Us:Episode One - PSN.
(Jan) Call of Duty:MW3(Veteran difficulty) - PS3.
(Jan) The Saboteur - PS3.
(Jan) Transformers:Fall of Cybertron - PSN
(Jan) Thunder Wolves - PSN.
(Jan) God of War:Ascension - PS3.
(Feb) Mass Effect - PSN.
(Feb) The Wolf Among Us:Episode Two - PSN.
(Feb) Resident Evil:Operation Raccoon City - PSN
(Feb) Dead Rising:Case Zero - XBLA
(Mar) Call of Juarez:The Cartel - PS3

[dezm0nd]

Spoiler: show

Jan 1: God of War Ascension - £6.30.
Jan 3: Uncharted Golden Abyss - £0.00*
Jan 7: The Room & Epilogue - £1.49
Jan 7: Bioshock Infinite: BaS Ep1. - £0.00**
Jan 8: To The Moon - 0.63p from Humble Bundle X
Jan 9: Alan Wake American Nightmare - £0.00**
Jan 11: Influx - Free**
Jan 15: Broken Age Act 1 - £0.00**
Jan 15: Nidhogg - £8
Jan 16: Estranged: Act 1 - Free
Jan 19: Max Payne 3 (Hard) - £0.00**
Jan 21: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Jan 22: Parappa the Rapper 2 - £0.00**
Jan 23: OlliOlli (Amateur levels) - £5.38
Jan 28: Super Mario 64 (70 stars) - £0.00**

Feb 2: Batman: Arkham Origins - £6.88
Feb 3: Super Mario 64 (remaining 50 stars)
Feb 7: Super Mario Sunshine (51 shines)
Feb 10: The Wolf Among Us Episode 2- £0.00**
Feb 12: Spelunky, Ironman, Olmec. - £0.00
Feb 17: Ratchet and Clank: Nexus - £19.99
Feb 20: The Swapper - £0.62 (Humble Bundle XI)
Feb 24: Donkey Kong Country Returns Tropical Freeze - £29.95
Feb 27: Stick it to the man - £2.81

Mar 3: 10 Second Ninja - £0.00
Mar 3: Tower of Guns - £0.00
Mar 6: Resident Evil 4 - £11.25
Mar 11: South Park: Stick of Truth - £19.96

South Park: Stick of Truth (PC)

I went from "Eh, it can wait" to "Holy shit, this is amazing" with South Park. It's this generations Conkers Bad Fur Day and genuinely up there with my favourite RPGs. An absolute triumph.

[Beck]

That's good to hear Desmond. How long did it take you to complete?

[dezm0nd]

About 12 hours for the bulk of the side quests (which are highly recommended) and main story. Went back to mop up the rest of the side quests so about 13 hours in total.

[Baron Phil]

Finally finished the inverted castle in Castle vania: Symphony of the Night. Fantastic game that I would never have played if it wasn't for this site.

[PressEscToExit]

Rayman Legends (WiiU)
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (PS3)
Gravity Bone (PC)
Thirty Flights of Loving (PC)
Street Fighter Alpha (PS1/PSN)
Wipeout 2048 (Vita)
Contra 3 (SNES/WiiU)
Megaman 2 (NES/WiiU)
Ray Tracers (PS1)
Megaman X4 (PS1)
Espgaluda 2 (Android)

Canon Spike (Dreamcast) Co-oped this with a friend and it was really good fun, quite surprised it's never had a HD update given the popularity of twin-stick shooters in the recent past. Had a great laugh skating around as BB Hood and Megaman, murdering some of the best-worst-named bosses in the business.

Batsugun (Arcade/MAME) Hammered the virtual 20ps into this one, so not taking any particular pride in finishing the game. The first few levels were fantastic then it got a bit too hard for me to handle. I normally wouldn't push through to the end since I didn't really earn it, but...look at this guy. ICEMAN doesn't lose.