Aliens CM
Bioshock Infinite
Crysis 3
Dragons Dogma
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Gears Judgement
MGS Rising re-thingy-ma-bob
Tomb Raider
Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett
CoD: Black Ops 2
Crimson Alliance
Crysis 2
F1 2012
Far Cry 3
Mark of the Ninja
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5: Lost in nightmares
Shadows of the Damned
Soni & Sega Transformed
Spec Ops: The Line
The Darkness
Bastion
Brothers: A Tale of Two sons
Dead Space 3
Saints Row 4
GTA V
Batman Arkham Origins
HarmoKnight
Attack of the Friday Monsters
Luigis Mansion 2
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Donkey Kong country returns 3D
Joe Danger Touch!
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
The walking Dead - 400 Days
Alan Wakes American Nightmare
Bioshock
Deadlight
Dear Esther
FlatOut
Papa & Yo
Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock
Sam & Max Episode 2 - Situation: Comedy
Thirty Flights of Loving
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II
Quake 4
Gunpoint
Medal of Honor
Gone Home
Gof of War: Ascencion
The Last of Us
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
I Am Alive
Journey
Motorstorm: 3D Rift
Motorstorm: Apocalypse
The Unfinished Swan
Uncharted
Ratchet & Clank HD
Beyond: Two Souls
Resogun
Killzone Shadow Fall
Hotline Miami
Persona 4 Golden
All Stars Battle Royale
Thomas Was Alone
Guacamelee
Kirbys Epic Yarn
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Lego city: Undercover
Rayman Legends
Battlefield 4
Batman Arkham Blackgate
Ahh so conflicted. This should be a great game using batmans gadgets to explore the prison but the map makes it so obtuse to get around that kills it stone dead. More than once I sighed when I was told to go somewhere and realized I had to navigate using that rubbish 2D image. But when the exploring does work it can feel really nice, and there is fun to be had. It is just getting around is such a ball ache.
EDIT - Having checked appear to have miscounted, am up to 73 titles!
Wanted to join in the fun even though it is the end of the year!
Last game I finished was
Simon the Sorcerer 2
Great game love the sense of humour in these games and the way it draws on fairy tales of old and wraps them up is awesome. Still not as good as the orignal and it's sad to know I've likely played the best two in the series.
* denotes multiple playthroughs (NG+, alternative difficulties, alternative endings, co-op, etc.)
01/01 - Dishonored [sic] (PC)
02/01 - Frog Fractions (Browser)
02/01 - Grindstar (Browser)
02/01 - Hug Marine (Browser)
03/01 - Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
03/01 - Thirty Flights Of Loving (PC)
03/01 - Gravity Bone (PC)
04/01 - Hundreds (iOS)
05/01 - 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (DS)*
19/01 - Spec Ops: The Line (PC)
19/01 - The Binding Of Isaac (PC)
21/01 - 10000000 (iOS)
27/01 - DmC (PC)
27/01 - Life Of Pixel (PSM/Vita)
04/02 - Proteus (PC)
04/02 - McPixel (Android)
10/02 - Bientôt l’été (PC)
12/02 - Antichamber (PC)
22/02 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3)
24/02 - BioShock (PC)
26/02 - BioShock 2 (PC)
27/02 - BioShock 2: Minerva's Den (PC)
04/03 - Demon's Souls (PS3)
09/04 - Dark Souls (PC)****
09/04 - Thomas Was Alone (PC)
16/04 - BioShock Infinite (PC)
20/04 - Guacamelee! (Vita)
27/04 - Super Mario Bros. (SNES)
27/04 - Street Fighter II (1-player mode) (SNES)
28/04 - Super Mario Land (3DS VC)
01/05 - Professor Layton And The Miracle Mask (3DS)
06/05 - Espgaluda II (Tateha) (Android)
07/05 - Espgaluda II (Ageha) (iOS)
09/05 - Sine Mora (Vita)
12/05 - Tomb Raider (2013) (PC)
12/05 - Mushihime-sama (iOS)
13/05 - The Room (Android)
17/05 - The Path (PC)
19/05 - Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (PC)
20/05 - Injustice: Gods Among Us (iOS)
30/05 - Candy Box (Browser)
07/06 - Rush Bros (PC)
19/06 - FEZ (PC)
24/06 - Aliens: Colonial Marines (PC)
25/07 - El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron (360)
04/08 - Tribloos 2 (Android)
10/08 - StarWing (SNES)
10/08 - Super James Pond (SNES)
13/08 - Star Fox 64 3D (3DS)
18/08 - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (PC)
21/08 - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (PC)
24/08 - The Unfinished Swan (PS3)
26/08 - Gone Home
30/08 - Fahrenheit (PS2)
05/09 - Coil (PC)
05/09 - Super Meat Boy (PC)
08/09 - Rogue Legacy (PC)
08/09 - Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (PC)
16/09 - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (PC)
12/10 - Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
13/10 - eXceed: Gun Bullet Children (PC)
19/10 - Grabbed By The Ghoulies (360 b/c)
26/10 - Pikmin 3 (Wii U)
26/10 - The Stanley Parable & Demo (PC)
03/11 - Luxuria Superbia (Android)
06/11 - Batman: Arkham City (PC)
07/11 - 140 (PC)
07/11 - Batman: Arkham City - Harley's Revenge DLC (PC)
08/11 - To The Moon (PC)
12/11 - Batman: Arkham Origins (PC)
25/11 - Proteus (Vita)
26/11 - The Last Of Us (PS3)
30/11 - Mark Of The Ninja (PC)
03/12 - God Hand (PS3)
08/12 - Batman: Arkham Origins - Blackgate (Vita)
08/12 - Tearaway (Vita)
09/12 - Super Mario Bros. (SNES via Super Mario All-Stars)
10/12 - Super Mario Bros. 2 (SNES via Super Mario All-Stars)
Batman looks pretty shoddy next to the others. Not exactly surprising, perhaps, but I really didn't like this. My expectations were high, given the people involved, but this seemed a game without a clear direction and caught trying to be too many things at once. Tearaway, on the other hand, was sublime. Everything I had hoped Media Molecule would be able to achieve after LBP has come to fruition.
Do I even need to mention Mario? It's Mario!
Running total = 83 The running total includes all playthroughs (NG+, alternative difficulties, alternative endings, co-op, etc.), but the list is spared them to keep it shorter.
The Sonic Mole wrote:Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)
Grandia (PSN)
Yakuza (PS2)
The Room (iOS)
Ni no Kuni (PS3)
Bioshock Infinite (360)
Dark Souls (360)
Starfox 64 3D (3DS)
Ōkami HD (PSN)
Metal Gear Solid 2 HD (PS3)
Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)
Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
Metal Gear Solid 3 HD (PS3)
Ghost Trick (DS)
GTAV (PS3)
I still can't get my head around how they got it running on PS3/Xbox 360 hardware. Black magic. Yeah, and a great game.
Bakers_12 wrote:10/1 Lego: Lord of the Rings
15/1 Kid Icarus : Uprising
15/2 Halo 4 : Heroic
7/3 Dishonored : normal
12/3 Mass Effect 3 : citadel DLC
19/3 Batman Arkham City NG+
2/4 Dead Space 2
11/4 Bioshock infante :normal
4/5 Dishonored: knife of dunwell DLC
14/5 Dead Space : second play through
22/5 Deus Ex HR : The Missing Link , Factory zero (no guns, items or upgrades used )play through
4/6 Sleeping Dogs
9/7 The walking Dead 400 Days
13/7 Bastion NG+
15/8 Crackdown
20/8 Dishonored : Witches of Bridgewater DLC
26/7 Assassins creed
12/9 Bully
12/9 Professor Layton and his stupid fucking 3D face
The Last Of Us-PS3
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara-PSN
Dungeons & Dragons: Tower Of Doom-PSN
Injustice: Gods Among Us-PS3
Playstation All Stars Battle Royale-PS3
Metal Gear Rising: Revengance-PS3
Bioshock Infinite-PS3
Sniper Ghost Warrior 2-PS3
Gears Of War: Judgment-360
Dead Space 3-PS3
Streets Of Rage 3: SVC-360
Streets Of Rage 2: SVC-360
Tomb Raider-360
Streets Of Rage: SVC-360
Aliens Colonial Marines-360
Jetpack Joyride-PSN
DMC Devil May Cry-PS3
Sine Mora- Live Arcade
Shank 2: PSN
Skylanders Giants-PS3
Dishonored: 8th January
Dust: An Elysian Tale : 16th February
Tomb Raider : 15th March
Bioshock Infinite: 31st March
Saints Row 3: 6th April
Gears of War Judgment : 21st April
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon : 9th May
State of Decay : 11th June
Remember Me : 22nd June
The Last of Us : July 11th
Gone Home: August 21st
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified : 3rd September
GTA V: 4th October
Saints Row IV: 12th October
Assassin's Creed 4: November 10th
Lego Lord of the Rings: November 20th
Batman - Arkham Origins: December 13th
Still got a few side quests to mop up which I'll probably do over the weekend. I enjoyed it, but it doesn't do anything that City didn't already do, for me. Be interesting to see a show on it later on, as I know some people much prefer it to City and I'd like to understand what it is I might be missing here.
Jan - 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (DS)
Jan - Frog Fractions (PC)
Jan - Okami HD (PS3)
Jan - Fez (360)
Jan - Sleeping Dogs (360)
Jan - Spec Ops: The Line (PS3)
Jan - Shenmue 2 (360 bc)
Jan - Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (PS3)
Jan - DmC: Devil May Cry (360)
Jan - Sine Mora (PS3)
Jan - Zone of the Enders HD (PS3)
Jan - Streets of Rage 2 (PS3)*
Jan - Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (PS3)
Feb - Aliens: Colonial Marines (PS3)
Feb - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3)
Mar - Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PS3)
Mar - Starhawk (PS3)
Mar - Hell Yeah!: Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (PS3)
Mar - Limbo (PS3)*
Mar - Quantum Conundrum (PS3)
Mar - Mortal Kombat (PS3)
Mar - Joe Danger (PS3)
Mar - Bioshock Infinite (PS3)
Mar - Dead or Alive 5 (PS3)
Mar - Tomb Raider (360)
Mar - Super Mario Bros. (3DS bc)*
Apr - Hitman: Absolution (360)
Apr - Asura's Wrath (360)* (w/ DLC)
Apr - Dishonored (360)
Apr - Dead Space 3 (360) (w/ DLC)
Apr - Guardian Heroes (360)*
Apr - Virtue's Last Reward (3DS)* all endings
May - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)*
May - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (360)*
May - Luigi's Mansion (Wii bc)
June - Donkey Kong Country Returns 3d (3DS)
June - Thomas Was Alone (PS3)
June - Batman: Arkham City (PS3)
June - Ico HD (PS3)
July - Saints Row: The Third (PS3)
July - The Last of Us (PS3)
Aug - Tales of Graces f (PS3)
Aug - L.A. Noire (PS3)
Aug - XCOM: Enemy Unknown (PS3)
Sep - Valkyria Chronicles DLC: Behind Her Blue Flame (PS3)
Sep - Gears of War: Judgment (360)
Sep - Killer Is Dead (360)
Sep - Silent Hill 2: Directors Cut (PS2)
Sep - Silent Hill 3 (PC)
Sep - El Shaddai: Rise of the Metatron (360)
Sep - Rayman Legends (360)
Sep - Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
Oct - Thunder Force V: Perfect System (PS3 bc)
Oct - Jumping Flash 2 (PS3 bc)*
Oct - God Hand (PS3 bc)*
Nov - Max Payne 3 (PS3)*
Nov - Need For Speed: Most Wanted (PS3)
Nov - Call of Duty: Ghosts (360)
Nov - The Darkness 2 (360)
Nov - Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (DS)
Nov - Panzer Dragoon Saga (PC emu)
Nov - Panzer Dragoon (PC emu)
Nov - Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (PC emu)
Dec - Resogun (PS4)
*replayed (including remakes of originals I've completed)
Dec - Flower (PS4)*
Still great! Not entirely sure I'd agree with it controlling markedly better with the DS4 but the visual upgrade was pleasant.
Dec - Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
With less enthusiasm for a Shenmue 3 I've been happy to sit in the niche group holding my breath for Shining Force 4 after years of being fobbed off with action adventure games bearing the name. With camelot seeming to be happy with dumping the rpg elements from their nintendo sports games and no light in sight I'm happy to jump ship to intelligent systems who've made the dream a reality and released both the best Fire Emblem game in history (by a fair distance) and a title worthy of being my own personal Shining Force 4... Well played IS!!
Hundreds
Mark of the Ninja
Antichamber
Castle Crashers
Mega Man 9
Bit. Trip Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
ViViD
007: Everything or Nothing
English Country Tune
Element4l
Thomas Was Alone
Kingdom Rush: Frontiers
Pa Rappa The Rapper
Beat Sneak Bandit
Rockman 5
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
Badland
Shelter
Ultratron
Hotline Miami
Pikmin 3
Digital: A Love Story
Electronic Super Joy
Duet
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (100%)
The Stanley Parable (kinda?)
Save The Date!
140
Year Walk
DEVICE 6
Super Mario 3D World (Mario)
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
The Swapper
I don't know if I've actually played ten other games that came out this year, but in any case, I don't think I'd put ten other games above Brothers. That was pretty special.
After having played many puzzle platformers recently that just aren't that good or interesting, I'm really glad that The Swapper is so bloody fantastic. This is a game that really knows how to make the most out of a small number of mechanics. Bonus points for never holding my hand and giving puzzles a chance to be challenging.
Bakers_12 wrote:
10/1 Lego: Lord of the Rings
15/1 Kid Icarus : Uprising
15/2 Halo 4 : Heroic
7/3 Dishonored : normal
12/3 Mass Effect 3 : citadel DLC
19/3 Batman Arkham City NG+
2/4 Dead Space 2
11/4 Bioshock infante :normal
4/5 Dishonored: knife of dunwell DLC
14/5 Dead Space : second play through
22/5 Deus Ex HR : The Missing Link , Factory zero (no guns, items or upgrades used )play through
4/6 Sleeping Dogs
9/7 The walking Dead 400 Days
13/7 Bastion NG+
15/8 Crackdown
20/8 Dishonored : Witches of Bridgewater DLC
26/7 Assassins creed
12/9 Bully
12/9 Professor Layton and his stupid fucking 3D face
4/11 Assassins creed 2
14/11 Bioshock: burial at sea part 1 DLC
Assassins Creed brotherhood
11/12 Bioshock 2 : No Vita chamber run though
14/12 Far Cry 3 : Blood dragon
Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) - All Stars normal and special
What a game! Worth the £169 for the 3DS just for that game!
Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
Played it a lot in the past but this is my first time finishing it. Wow. It really deserves all the praise it gets.
Now for the Master Quest.
Blackwell Unbound (PC)
Really cool old style adventure game. It's short and sweet but it's part of a 4 part ongoing series so it can be forgiven.
Sweet soundtrack as well.
The Cave (PC)
I really really enjoyed it. Really fresh feeling charming adventure game. I only played it through once (Time Traveller, Hillbilly and Adventurer) but I'll be playing it at least a couple more times to see all the content.
Kind of tempted to get the sweet figurines from Double Fine. http://shop.doublefine.com/collections/ ... -cave-toys
Darksiders II (PC)
Finally finished it. I liked it a lot but not as much as the first one which was near perfect if you ask me.
Such a shame about Vigil not really existing any more. I hope Crytek buys the IP and gets their new studio to make III and IV. Also I want to know what the hell Crawler is.
DmC (PC)
I was on board for whatever the next Ninja Theory game was going to be after playing Enslaved and DmC didn't disapoint. I didn't get very far in the original Devil May Cry but after playing this I want to go back and see why everyone was complaining about this great game.
Maijin and the Forsaken Kingdom (360)
Such a charming and beautiful game. It felt like a forgotten PS2 gem that got ignored by a lot of people for looking like it. I turned my XBox on for some reason today and this was in there and I thought I'd see where I was, two hours later I've finished it and I can't imagine why I everput it down. This one's a keeper.
999 (DS) All endings
Got it all done now. What a strange game. Not quite sure if I'd say I enjoyed it but it was satisfying. I'm going to roll straight into Virtues Last Reward now and I'm expecting it to be messed up.
The Walking Dead (PC)
Wow. I lost my save after episode 4 and decided I was going to play through 1-4 again but I couldn't wait so I played 5 kind of out of context.
I'm so glad I finally finished it. Such a great ending.
Castlevania Lords of Shadow (PS3)
Bit of a slog in the middle but ultimately satisfying. I personally put it up there with the best games in the genre but there is room for improvement for the sequel.
That post credits bit was nuts.
BIT.TRIP Presents Runner 2 Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (PC)
I started on hard then decided to move to easy to see all the levels. I think the way it tracks your progress doing easy first seemed to be the way to go.
What a cool game. I found the backgrounds a bit distracting sometimes and the control didn't seem as precise as Runner but it was pretty close to perfect.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
Still some levels I can't play yet but I've seen the credits so I'm counting it. The NSMB games are hard to talk about. On one hand they are all kind of the same and could really do with some big changes on the other the play control in these games make them some of the best 2D platformers ever. Although I'm slightly tired of the formula I do look forward to getting a WiiU and trying out NSMB U.
Tomb Raider (2013) (PS3)
Matches 3D Land for the best game I've played this year.
I was concerned at first. I think the 3 previous Crystal Dynamics Tomb Raider games are some of the best games ever and this looked like a linear cover based third person shooter.
It kind of is that but there's enough variety and the combat is interesting enough that I loved it anyway.
I did run into one game breaking bug but I found a guide to glitch past the obstacle so it was ok.
I could have done with a few more puzzles but everything else flowed so well I can't really fault it.
Towers over any of the Uncharted games as far as I'm concerned.
Demon's Souls (PS3)
I wanted to finish this off to let off some steam during my SL1 run of Dark Souls. I had never been able to kill the False King. I knew there were cheap methods but I wanted to avoid them. iwatttfodiwwfa recommended the poison cloud method so I used that to get him down to half health and finished him of with my bastard sword.
I'm so glad I've finally seen the end and I look forward to getting started on new game plus.
This now happily takes the number 2 spot in my favourite games ever list.
BioShock Infinite (PS3)
I can't remember having so many ups and downs with any other games. I hated it many times while I was playing it but in the end I think it was worth it.
Like most story focused games I really think they should have cut about 75% of the combat. It just ends up being an annoying distraction from the reason the play the game.
I'm looking forward to buying it on PC and playing it again in the future. I'll probably leave it a little while.
Uncharted 3 (PS3)
I think it might be my favourite Uncharted but that's only because there's 3 games worth of wearing me down with the combat. I even started to like the shooting by the end.
I think this one got a bad rap for some reason. I would have preferred more of young Nate and less combat but I thought it was good.
Also I thought the bit when Nate get's shot with a dart was one of the better depictions of being drugged in games. Really unsettling and realistic
The Last Of Us (PS3)
I ended up loving it. There are plenty of flaws but they're mostly forgivable. I think they should have added some dialog options rather than only having Joel talk with his fists. There were so many times I would have preferred to see Joel open his mouth rather than jump straight to the neck stabbing.
The Walking Dead 400 Days (PC)
I thought it was interesting and good value at £4. I would rather they charged 2 or 3 times that and I had a bit longer with each character. I hope they have multiple playable characters in season 2.
Did it's job in getting me excited for more Walking Dead.
Kingdom Rush (Android)
It's a pretty good tower defence game.
Renegade Ops (PC)
Grabbed this for a few quid recently after playing and enjoying it on 360 or PS3 when it came out.
What a game! It's what I imagined a perfect game as when my favourite game was Desert Strike on the Game Boy.
Outside of one or two place when my vehicle got physics'd in the environment so I couldn't avoid shots I can't really fault it.
-Renegade Ops Coldstrike DLC
It was pretty good. I played the whole game with one of the new characters and that was fun and some parts of the new levels were good but there were too many places when trying to do a sweet jump would put you out of bounds.
Gridrunner Revolution (PC)
I'm not quite sure what happened. I think it was just the easier difficulty but it looked like an ending.
Sleeping Dogs (PC)
Great game that shamelessly bites from lots of other great games but ends up doing a lot better than it's inspiration in some places. I hope they get to make another one at some point.
Dust: An Elysian Tail (PC)
I bought and enjoyed some of it on 360 but I don't like to hog the TV so I don't play many console games these days.
I was very happy to buy a second copy for PC and I slowly got back to where I was on console and then I couldn't put it down and I just burned through the rest of the game barely stopping.
Thoroughly enjoyed everything about this game. I even liked Fidget by the end.
SteamWorld Dig -A Fistful of Dirt- (3DS eShop)
Fantastic little game. Excellent controls and a great progression through upgrades and finding new abilities. Pretty good wild west style running through the whole game as well.
Luigi's Mansion 2 (3DS)
Great game. Some of the controls took some getting used to and I never got the hang of dealing with some of the ghosts but other than that I'm finding it hard to fault it.
Graphically I'd say it's one of the best looking games on 3DS.
Still some work to do clearing gems and Boos but I finished the story.
Rayman Legends (PC)
I only bought this because Origins was a pre order bonus and I wanted it on PC so I might finally play it. Still haven't played much of Origins but as soon as I downloaded Legends I've barely touched anything else.
I still prefer the basic running and jumping controls in the New Super Mario games but in pretty any other way I can think of Legends might just be the most fun I've had with a 2D platformer.
I do wish I had a Wii U to play it on though. They did a good job porting the Wii U levels over to PC but it never feels like the right way to be playing.
Again, finished the story but still plenty more to do.
Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (360)
A truly beautiful and interesting game. Up there with my limited experience of Ico. Also it really make me want to see my brother and give him a hug.
So glad I bought it.
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon (PC)
As above.
Far Cry 3 (PC)
I didn't really start to enjoy it until after I'd finished Blood Dragon. It's missing a a lot of the harsh magic of Far Cry 2 but it is a really fun open world. I mostly ignored the story but it seemed ok.
I'd be very happy to see a Far Cry 4 that split the difference between 2 and 3.
Batman Arkham Asylum (PC)
Fancied a quick blast to see if I'd be keen on playing the new one. 3rd or 4th time though but I had a great time. Might do City again before grabbing Origins.
Wolf Among Us Ep.1 (PC)
Good so far. Want to read some Fables now.
Batman Arkham City (PC)
Playing them back to back I think I prefer City. I loved traversing the City so much. Looking forward to Origins now.
Batman Arkham Origins (PC)
Wow! Sort of marathoned all 3 Arkham games and I have to say this one is my favourite of the 3. Obviously it couldn't exist without Asylum and City but something about this one clicked with me more that them.
I preferred the slightly more man sized character models and the more personal story.
I think this would top a few more lists if people didn't know it was a different developer.
The Legend of Zelda A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
Nintendo magic. Another great 3DS game for the year. Run my battery down a few times with this one.
I've never finished Link to the Past so I don't have the same nostalgia as other folk but I've played most Zeldas since and this is up there with the best of them.
19541 rupees found and defeated 3 times.
Hero mode after I've been back and finished Link to the Past on GBA.
Castles in the Sky (PC)
If you were ever a child you should play it.
* denotes multiple playthroughs (NG+, alternative difficulties, alternative endings, co-op, etc.)
01/01 - Dishonored [sic] (PC)
02/01 - Frog Fractions (Browser)
02/01 - Grindstar (Browser)
02/01 - Hug Marine (Browser)
03/01 - Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
03/01 - Thirty Flights Of Loving (PC)
03/01 - Gravity Bone (PC)
04/01 - Hundreds (iOS)
05/01 - 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (DS)*
19/01 - Spec Ops: The Line (PC)
19/01 - The Binding Of Isaac (PC)
21/01 - 10000000 (iOS)
27/01 - DmC (PC)
27/01 - Life Of Pixel (PSM/Vita)
04/02 - Proteus (PC)
04/02 - McPixel (Android)
10/02 - Bientôt l’été (PC)
12/02 - Antichamber (PC)
22/02 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3)
24/02 - BioShock (PC)
26/02 - BioShock 2 (PC)
27/02 - BioShock 2: Minerva's Den (PC)
04/03 - Demon's Souls (PS3)
09/04 - Dark Souls (PC)****
09/04 - Thomas Was Alone (PC)
16/04 - BioShock Infinite (PC)
20/04 - Guacamelee! (Vita)
27/04 - Super Mario Bros. (SNES)
27/04 - Street Fighter II (1-player mode) (SNES)
28/04 - Super Mario Land (3DS VC)
01/05 - Professor Layton And The Miracle Mask (3DS)
06/05 - Espgaluda II (Tateha) (Android)
07/05 - Espgaluda II (Ageha) (iOS)
09/05 - Sine Mora (Vita)
12/05 - Tomb Raider (2013) (PC)
12/05 - Mushihime-sama (iOS)
13/05 - The Room (Android)
17/05 - The Path (PC)
19/05 - Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (PC)
20/05 - Injustice: Gods Among Us (iOS)
30/05 - Candy Box (Browser)
07/06 - Rush Bros (PC)
19/06 - FEZ (PC)
24/06 - Aliens: Colonial Marines (PC)
25/07 - El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron (360)
04/08 - Tribloos 2 (Android)
10/08 - StarWing (SNES)
10/08 - Super James Pond (SNES)
13/08 - Star Fox 64 3D (3DS)
18/08 - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (PC)
21/08 - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (PC)
24/08 - The Unfinished Swan (PS3)
26/08 - Gone Home
30/08 - Fahrenheit (PS2)
05/09 - Coil (PC)
05/09 - Super Meat Boy (PC)
08/09 - Rogue Legacy (PC)
08/09 - Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (PC)
16/09 - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (PC)
12/10 - Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
13/10 - eXceed: Gun Bullet Children (PC)
19/10 - Grabbed By The Ghoulies (360 b/c)
26/10 - Pikmin 3 (Wii U)
26/10 - The Stanley Parable & Demo (PC)
03/11 - Luxuria Superbia (Android)
06/11 - Batman: Arkham City (PC)
07/11 - 140 (PC)
07/11 - Batman: Arkham City - Harley's Revenge DLC (PC)
08/11 - To The Moon (PC)
12/11 - Batman: Arkham Origins (PC)
25/11 - Proteus (Vita)
26/11 - The Last Of Us (PS3)
30/11 - Mark Of The Ninja (PC)
03/12 - God Hand (PS3)
08/12 - Batman: Arkham Origins - Blackgate (Vita)
08/12 - Tearaway (Vita)
09/12 - Super Mario Bros. (SNES via Super Mario All-Stars)
10/12 - Super Mario Bros. 2 (SNES via Super Mario All-Stars)
15/12 - Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
16/12 - Papers, Please (PC)
There's two games that couldn't be more different!
Running total = 85 The running total includes all playthroughs (NG+, alternative difficulties, alternative endings, co-op, etc.), but the list is spared them to keep it shorter.
01.01 - Frog Fractions // Web Browser
02.01 - Grind Star // Web Browser
02.01 - Hug Marine // Web Browser
03.01 - Thirty Flights of Loving* // PC
03.01 - Gravity Bone // PC
04.01 - Passage // iOS
04.01 - Dead Space 2 // Xbox 360
05.01 - Dishonored // Xbox 360
05.01 - Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown // Playstation 3
15.01 - DmC: Devil May Cry (2013) // Xbox 360
19.01 - 10000000 // iOS
23.01 - Home // PC
25.01 - Groove Coaster Zero // iOS
27.01 - Sonic Jump // iOS
27.01 - Max Payne 3 // Xbox 360
27.01 - Enslaved: Odyssey to the West // Xbox 360
29.01 - Asura's Wrath // Playstation 3
03.02 - Crysis // Xbox 360
14.02 - Pixel People // iOS
16.02 - Crysis 2** // Xbox 360
24.02 - F-Zero // SNES
27.02 - Streets of Rage* // Xbox 360
01.03 - Streets of Rage 2* // Xbox 360
01.03 - Streets of Rage 3* // Xbox 360
03.03 - Gears of War 3: RAAM's Shadow // Xbox 360
06.03 - Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown // Xbox 360
12.03 - L.A. Noire // Xbox 360
13.03 - Street Fighter x Tekken // Xbox 360
18.03 - Dead Space 3***** // Xbox 360
30.03 - Halo 4 // Xbox 360
31.03 - Dead Space 3 - Awakened* // Xbox 360
03.04 - BioShock Infinite // Xbox 360
13.04 - Tomb Raider (2013) // Xbox 360
19.04 - Far Cry 3 // Xbox 360
21.04 - F1 2011 // Xbox 360
29.04 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night* // Xbox 360
06.05 - The Unfinished Swan // Playstation 3
08.05 - Slenderman - Chapter 1: Alone // Android
10.05 - The Room // Android
13.05 - Parappa the Rapper // Playstation
14.05 - Way of the Dogg // Xbox 360
15.05 - Kirby's Epic Yarn // Wii
18.05 - Can Knockdown 3 // Android
22.05 - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves // Playstation 3
22.05 - Year Walk // iOS
04.07 - NCIS // Xbox 360
10.07 - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier // Xbox 360
13.07 - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction // Xbox 360
13.07 - El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron // Xbox 360
03.08 - Hexic HD // Xbox 360
07.08 - Deadly Premonition // Xbox 360
12.08 - Spec Ops: The Line* // Playstation 3
21.08 - Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory** // Playstation 3
27.08 - Sound Shapes // Playstation 3
03.09 - Batman: Arkham Asylum // Playstation 3
03.09 - After Burner: Climax*** // Playstation 3
04.09 - The Room - Epilogue // Android
05.09 - Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy HD // Playstation 3
10.09 - F1 Race Stars // Playstation 3
24.09 - Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 // Playstation 3
03.10 - Batman: Arkham City // Xbox 360
14.10 - Beyond: Two Souls // Playstation 3
22.10 - Castles in the Sky // PC
06.11 - Assassin's Creed III // Xbox 360
11.11 - Need for Speed: Shift 2 // Xbox 360
11.11 - Thomas Was Alone // Playstation 3
01.12 - Sound Shapes // Playstation 4
02.12 - The Playroom // Playstation 4
03.12 - Resogun // Playstation 4
04.12 - Contrast // Playstation 4
07.12 - Call of Duty: Ghosts // Playstation 4
17.12 - Dear Esther // PC
Total Games Completed: 71 Total Game Completions: 93
Call of Duty: Ghosts
A lot of fun surprisingly. Comfortably the easiest of all the Veteran campaigns that I've been through, but that probably helped rather than adding to the frustration. Extinction mode is great, multiplayer is solid and the story wasn't that bad either. I'd recommend it. It also holds the honour of being the only one of my 5 retail PS4 games to not dump me to the dashboard, so that's a nice addition too!
Dear Esther
Wanted to play this for a while. Cracking rambling simulator.
I did actually enjoy it for the most part and there are some very memorable moments that will stick with me for a while.
The Sonic Mole wrote:Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)
Grandia (PSN)
Yakuza (PS2)
The Room (iOS)
Ni no Kuni (PS3)
Bioshock Infinite (360)
Dark Souls (360)
Starfox 64 3D (3DS)
Ōkami HD (PSN)
Metal Gear Solid 2 HD (PS3)
Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)
Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
Metal Gear Solid 3 HD (PS3)
Ghost Trick (DS)
GTAV (PS3)
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (DS)
Kooky little "game" which I really enjoyed. Part of the charm is that the tone is all over the place; Spilled viscera one moment, innuendo the next. Smashing.
Attack of the Friday Monsters(3DS)-So yeah it's still pretty charming and the gameplay itself was very bare consisting basically walking around and talking to people it remided me a little bit of Inaba in persona 4 so yeah it's cute and I liked,it maybe not the best for someone looking for substance but it's good for a afternoon when you're in the mood for something lighthearted.
Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) - All Stars normal and special
What a game! Worth the £169 for the 3DS just for that game!
Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
Played it a lot in the past but this is my first time finishing it. Wow. It really deserves all the praise it gets.
Now for the Master Quest.
Blackwell Unbound (PC)
Really cool old style adventure game. It's short and sweet but it's part of a 4 part ongoing series so it can be forgiven.
Sweet soundtrack as well.
The Cave (PC)
I really really enjoyed it. Really fresh feeling charming adventure game. I only played it through once (Time Traveller, Hillbilly and Adventurer) but I'll be playing it at least a couple more times to see all the content.
Kind of tempted to get the sweet figurines from Double Fine. http://shop.doublefine.com/collections/ ... -cave-toys
Darksiders II (PC)
Finally finished it. I liked it a lot but not as much as the first one which was near perfect if you ask me.
Such a shame about Vigil not really existing any more. I hope Crytek buys the IP and gets their new studio to make III and IV. Also I want to know what the hell Crawler is.
DmC (PC)
I was on board for whatever the next Ninja Theory game was going to be after playing Enslaved and DmC didn't disapoint. I didn't get very far in the original Devil May Cry but after playing this I want to go back and see why everyone was complaining about this great game.
Maijin and the Forsaken Kingdom (360)
Such a charming and beautiful game. It felt like a forgotten PS2 gem that got ignored by a lot of people for looking like it. I turned my XBox on for some reason today and this was in there and I thought I'd see where I was, two hours later I've finished it and I can't imagine why I everput it down. This one's a keeper.
999 (DS) All endings
Got it all done now. What a strange game. Not quite sure if I'd say I enjoyed it but it was satisfying. I'm going to roll straight into Virtues Last Reward now and I'm expecting it to be messed up.
The Walking Dead (PC)
Wow. I lost my save after episode 4 and decided I was going to play through 1-4 again but I couldn't wait so I played 5 kind of out of context.
I'm so glad I finally finished it. Such a great ending.
Castlevania Lords of Shadow (PS3)
Bit of a slog in the middle but ultimately satisfying. I personally put it up there with the best games in the genre but there is room for improvement for the sequel.
That post credits bit was nuts.
BIT.TRIP Presents Runner 2 Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (PC)
I started on hard then decided to move to easy to see all the levels. I think the way it tracks your progress doing easy first seemed to be the way to go.
What a cool game. I found the backgrounds a bit distracting sometimes and the control didn't seem as precise as Runner but it was pretty close to perfect.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
Still some levels I can't play yet but I've seen the credits so I'm counting it. The NSMB games are hard to talk about. On one hand they are all kind of the same and could really do with some big changes on the other the play control in these games make them some of the best 2D platformers ever. Although I'm slightly tired of the formula I do look forward to getting a WiiU and trying out NSMB U.
Tomb Raider (2013) (PS3)
Matches 3D Land for the best game I've played this year.
I was concerned at first. I think the 3 previous Crystal Dynamics Tomb Raider games are some of the best games ever and this looked like a linear cover based third person shooter.
It kind of is that but there's enough variety and the combat is interesting enough that I loved it anyway.
I did run into one game breaking bug but I found a guide to glitch past the obstacle so it was ok.
I could have done with a few more puzzles but everything else flowed so well I can't really fault it.
Towers over any of the Uncharted games as far as I'm concerned.
Demon's Souls (PS3)
I wanted to finish this off to let off some steam during my SL1 run of Dark Souls. I had never been able to kill the False King. I knew there were cheap methods but I wanted to avoid them. iwatttfodiwwfa recommended the poison cloud method so I used that to get him down to half health and finished him of with my bastard sword.
I'm so glad I've finally seen the end and I look forward to getting started on new game plus.
This now happily takes the number 2 spot in my favourite games ever list.
BioShock Infinite (PS3)
I can't remember having so many ups and downs with any other games. I hated it many times while I was playing it but in the end I think it was worth it.
Like most story focused games I really think they should have cut about 75% of the combat. It just ends up being an annoying distraction from the reason the play the game.
I'm looking forward to buying it on PC and playing it again in the future. I'll probably leave it a little while.
Uncharted 3 (PS3)
I think it might be my favourite Uncharted but that's only because there's 3 games worth of wearing me down with the combat. I even started to like the shooting by the end.
I think this one got a bad rap for some reason. I would have preferred more of young Nate and less combat but I thought it was good.
Also I thought the bit when Nate get's shot with a dart was one of the better depictions of being drugged in games. Really unsettling and realistic
The Last Of Us (PS3)
I ended up loving it. There are plenty of flaws but they're mostly forgivable. I think they should have added some dialog options rather than only having Joel talk with his fists. There were so many times I would have preferred to see Joel open his mouth rather than jump straight to the neck stabbing.
The Walking Dead 400 Days (PC)
I thought it was interesting and good value at £4. I would rather they charged 2 or 3 times that and I had a bit longer with each character. I hope they have multiple playable characters in season 2.
Did it's job in getting me excited for more Walking Dead.
Kingdom Rush (Android)
It's a pretty good tower defence game.
Renegade Ops (PC)
Grabbed this for a few quid recently after playing and enjoying it on 360 or PS3 when it came out.
What a game! It's what I imagined a perfect game as when my favourite game was Desert Strike on the Game Boy.
Outside of one or two place when my vehicle got physics'd in the environment so I couldn't avoid shots I can't really fault it.
-Renegade Ops Coldstrike DLC
It was pretty good. I played the whole game with one of the new characters and that was fun and some parts of the new levels were good but there were too many places when trying to do a sweet jump would put you out of bounds.
Gridrunner Revolution (PC)
I'm not quite sure what happened. I think it was just the easier difficulty but it looked like an ending.
Sleeping Dogs (PC)
Great game that shamelessly bites from lots of other great games but ends up doing a lot better than it's inspiration in some places. I hope they get to make another one at some point.
Dust: An Elysian Tail (PC)
I bought and enjoyed some of it on 360 but I don't like to hog the TV so I don't play many console games these days.
I was very happy to buy a second copy for PC and I slowly got back to where I was on console and then I couldn't put it down and I just burned through the rest of the game barely stopping.
Thoroughly enjoyed everything about this game. I even liked Fidget by the end.
SteamWorld Dig -A Fistful of Dirt- (3DS eShop)
Fantastic little game. Excellent controls and a great progression through upgrades and finding new abilities. Pretty good wild west style running through the whole game as well.
Luigi's Mansion 2 (3DS)
Great game. Some of the controls took some getting used to and I never got the hang of dealing with some of the ghosts but other than that I'm finding it hard to fault it.
Graphically I'd say it's one of the best looking games on 3DS.
Still some work to do clearing gems and Boos but I finished the story.
Rayman Legends (PC)
I only bought this because Origins was a pre order bonus and I wanted it on PC so I might finally play it. Still haven't played much of Origins but as soon as I downloaded Legends I've barely touched anything else.
I still prefer the basic running and jumping controls in the New Super Mario games but in pretty any other way I can think of Legends might just be the most fun I've had with a 2D platformer.
I do wish I had a Wii U to play it on though. They did a good job porting the Wii U levels over to PC but it never feels like the right way to be playing.
Again, finished the story but still plenty more to do.
Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (360)
A truly beautiful and interesting game. Up there with my limited experience of Ico. Also it really make me want to see my brother and give him a hug.
So glad I bought it.
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon (PC)
As above.
Far Cry 3 (PC)
I didn't really start to enjoy it until after I'd finished Blood Dragon. It's missing a a lot of the harsh magic of Far Cry 2 but it is a really fun open world. I mostly ignored the story but it seemed ok.
I'd be very happy to see a Far Cry 4 that split the difference between 2 and 3.
Batman Arkham Asylum (PC)
Fancied a quick blast to see if I'd be keen on playing the new one. 3rd or 4th time though but I had a great time. Might do City again before grabbing Origins.
Wolf Among Us Ep.1 (PC)
Good so far. Want to read some Fables now.
Batman Arkham City (PC)
Playing them back to back I think I prefer City. I loved traversing the City so much. Looking forward to Origins now.
Batman Arkham Origins (PC)
Wow! Sort of marathoned all 3 Arkham games and I have to say this one is my favourite of the 3. Obviously it couldn't exist without Asylum and City but something about this one clicked with me more that them.
I preferred the slightly more man sized character models and the more personal story.
I think this would top a few more lists if people didn't know it was a different developer.
The Legend of Zelda A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
Nintendo magic. Another great 3DS game for the year. Run my battery down a few times with this one.
I've never finished Link to the Past so I don't have the same nostalgia as other folk but I've played most Zeldas since and this is up there with the best of them.
19541 rupees found and defeated 3 times.
Hero mode after I've been back and finished Link to the Past on GBA.
Castles in the Sky (PC)
If you were ever a child you should play it.
The Walking Dead Season 2 - Episode 1 (PC)
Nick Breckon writing this time instead of Sean Vanaman but the high standard is maintained so far.
The game plays pretty much the same as before but it seems a bit smoother.
Can't wait for more!
