2017 Game Clear Thread

[Claytone]

Beaten:
1/7 - Dead Rising 4 (Xbone)
1/15 - Pokémon Luna (3DS)
1/22 - Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)
2/4 - Double Dragon IV (PSN)
2/5 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Wii U)
2/20 - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered (PS4 [PS3])
3/26 - The Legend of Zelda (3DS [NES])
3/29 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
6/18 - ARMS (Switch)
8/12 - Mega Man 7 (PS4 [SNES])
9/8 - Persona 5 (PS4)
9/10 - Strider 2 (PS1)

After beating the monolithic Persona 5, I thought I'd try the opposite end of the spectrum lengthwise. This game took me just shy of an hour to beat, and I enjoyed every second of it. Strider 1 was the game that convinced me to get a Genesis and remains one of my all-time favorite games (I was also quite fond of the criminally underrated and underplayed 2014 reboot, as some of you may recall). Naturally, I had to eventually track down a copy of the semi-rare 2nd entry to complete my playthrough of the series, and I was fortunate to finally find a copy in person (and in fantastic shape) while I was at Dragon*Con in Atlanta this past weekend.

Strider 2 is not nearly as good as the other two games in the series, but it's still plenty fun. I'll have to spend a little more time with this game in the Hien mode, which looks to play substantially differently. Plus, the game comes packaged with a full copy of Strider 1! It runs much better on PS1 than it did on Genesis, so it's nice to finally have the definitive version. All in all, worth the premium I paid for this uncommon PS1 title.

Completed:
8/12 - Mega Man 7 (PS4 [SNES])

2012 Beaten: 24 Completed: 0
2013 Beaten: 41 Completed: 4
2014 Beaten: 34 Completed: 5
2015 Beaten: 22 Completed: 1
2016 Beaten: 25 Completed: 2
2017 Beaten: 12 Completed: 1

[Kong Wen]

I beat the main story campaign of Destiny 2 with my hunter. Two more characters to go. I also have to get my main character up to Nightfall and Raid levels and then dip into the PvP to get the rust off.

[SkyPikachu]

2017 PROGRESS

FINISHED:
09-Jan Ori and the Blind Forest (Steam)
20-Jan Bastion (Steam)
10-Feb Quantum Conundrum (Steam)
05-May Kamiko (NS)
20-May Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)
15-Jun EDGE (Steam)
16-Jun NightSky (Steam)
18-Jun Pokemon Moon (3DS)
20-Jun Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)
20-Jun Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (Steam)
22-Jun The Unfinished Swan (PS4)
10-Sept Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (Switch)

COMPLETE:
20-May Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)

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Progress - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017
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Finished - 0025 - 0020 - 0012 - 0008 - 0013 - 0008 - 0012
Complete - 0004 - 0005 - 0002 - 0003 - 0004 - 0001 - 0001
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[The Shoemaker]

2017 PROGRESS

FINISHED:
09-Jan Ori and the Blind Forest (Steam)
20-Jan Bastion (Steam)
10-Feb Quantum Conundrum (Steam)
05-May Kamiko (NS)
20-May Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)
15-Jun EDGE (Steam)
16-Jun NightSky (Steam)
18-Jun Pokemon Moon (3DS)
20-Jun Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)
20-Jun Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (Steam)
22-Jun The Unfinished Swan (PS4)
10-Sept Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (Switch)

COMPLETE:
20-May Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)

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Progress - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017
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Finished - 0025 - 0020 - 0012 - 0008 - 0013 - 0008 - 0012
Complete - 0004 - 0005 - 0002 - 0003 - 0004 - 0001 - 0001
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Nice! I should be adding Rabbids to my list soon enough. I'm at world 4-5 now.

[SkyPikachu]

2017 PROGRESS

FINISHED:
09-Jan Ori and the Blind Forest (Steam)
20-Jan Bastion (Steam)
10-Feb Quantum Conundrum (Steam)
05-May Kamiko (NS)
20-May Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)
15-Jun EDGE (Steam)
16-Jun NightSky (Steam)
18-Jun Pokemon Moon (3DS)
20-Jun Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)
20-Jun Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (Steam)
22-Jun The Unfinished Swan (PS4)
10-Sept Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (Switch)

COMPLETE:
20-May Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)

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Progress - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017
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Finished - 0025 - 0020 - 0012 - 0008 - 0013 - 0008 - 0012
Complete - 0004 - 0005 - 0002 - 0003 - 0004 - 0001 - 0001
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Nice! I should be adding Rabbids to my list soon enough. I'm at world 4-5 now.

World 4-5 and 4-8 are frustrating.

[Claytone]

Beaten:
1/7 - Dead Rising 4 (Xbone)
1/15 - Pokémon Luna (3DS)
1/22 - Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)
2/4 - Double Dragon IV (PSN)
2/5 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Wii U)
2/20 - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered (PS4 [PS3])
3/26 - The Legend of Zelda (3DS [NES])
3/29 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
6/18 - ARMS (Switch)
8/12 - Mega Man 7 (PS4 [SNES])
9/8 - Persona 5 (PS4)
9/10 - Strider 2 (PS1)
9/14 - Sonic Mania (PSN)

Beat this with 3 chaos emeralds last night. I have very mixed feelings about this one. It's definitely a good game, but I'm not sure where it sits on my Sonic list. Sonic 2 is one of my favorite games of all time and one of the few I consider perfect. The rest are good games with flaws. I'd say Mania splits the difference by virtue of emulating bits of all of them. Sonic, in my opinion, is at its best when the levels are short. Longer levels can feel too labyrinthine to give a real sense that progress is being made in them. It seems like everywhere I end up is just by accident. I'd say over half of the levels in Mania were great, but the ones that were a bit of a slog brought the experience down some.

One thing I can unequivocally praise is the bosses. I thought nearly every one of them was very good and among the best in the series. Maybe one or two had a couple headscratching moments, but all in all, I was very impressed with the boss design in this game.

Overall, I definitely enjoyed the game and would recommend it to any classic Sonic fan. I just think it will take a couple replays for me to decide where I place this one in my all time list.

Completed:
8/12 - Mega Man 7 (PS4 [SNES])

2012 Beaten: 24 Completed: 0
2013 Beaten: 41 Completed: 4
2014 Beaten: 34 Completed: 5
2015 Beaten: 22 Completed: 1
2016 Beaten: 25 Completed: 2
2017 Beaten: 13 Completed: 1

[SkyPikachu]

I bought this game by mistake someone recommended Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II to me and went searching for the cheapest copy on ebay totally overlooked that this was the original game.

The game was okay and I'm really hoping they improved with the second installment. The original has a 53 score on metacritics and TLoG2 has a score of 75 so there's hope. The game came down to stun hit run stun hit run the whole time which just became stale also not being able to play as anyone other than goku was a little bit of a bummer.

I love these styles of games and the retro handheld 2000's artstyle.

2017 PROGRESS

FINISHED:
09-Jan Ori and the Blind Forest (Steam)
20-Jan Bastion (Steam)
10-Feb Quantum Conundrum (Steam)
05-May Kamiko (NS)
20-May Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)
15-Jun EDGE (Steam)
16-Jun NightSky (Steam)
18-Jun Pokemon Moon (3DS)
20-Jun Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)
20-Jun Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (Steam)
22-Jun The Unfinished Swan (PS4)
10-Sept Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (Switch)
16-Sept Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku (GBA)

COMPLETE:
20-May Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)

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Progress - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017
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Finished - 0025 - 0020 - 0012 - 0008 - 0013 - 0008 - 0013
Complete - 0004 - 0005 - 0002 - 0003 - 0004 - 0001 - 0001
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[The Shoemaker]

Sonic, in my opinion, is at its best when the levels are short. Longer levels can feel too labyrinthine to give a real sense that progress is being made in them. It seems like everywhere I end up is just by accident. I'd say over half of the levels in Mania were great, but the ones that were a bit of a slog brought the experience down some.

I think that's my issue with the game as well. The levels feel a bit messy in that I never really know how far along I am. Frustrating as well when you get a game over on the second zone and you have to go through the long first zone again.

[The Shoemaker]

Finished:
(Jan 09) Paper Mario Color Splash (Wii U)
(Feb 03) Bloodborne (PS4)
(Feb 07) Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest (3DS)
(Feb 14) Code Name S.T.E.A.M (3DS)
(Feb 22) The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GB)
(Feb 23) The Legend of Zelda (NES)
(Feb 28) Shovel Knight - Plague of Shadows (3DS)
(Mar 23) Blaster Master Zero (Switch)
(April 11) World of Goo (Switch)
(May 07) The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild (Switch)
(June 22) Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (3DS)
(June 26) Cave Story+ (Switch)
(Aug 11) Shadow of Mordor (PS4)
(Aug 20) Yooka Laylee (ps4)
(Aug 21) Slime-San (Switch)
(Aug 29) Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4)

Complete:
(Jan 11) Shantae Half-Genie Hero (Wii U)
(Feb 24) Super Mario Run - Tour Mode (IOS)
(April 11) Snake Pass (Switch)
(April 26) Shovel Knight - Specter of Torment (Switch)
(July 8) The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild (Switch)
(Sep 21) Metroid Samus Returns (3DS)

Metroid done! Got myself a nice and shiny 100% file as well, took about 18 hours. This game was a great surprise for me, enjoyed it even more than I thought I would. Good to have Samus back.

[The Shoemaker]

Finished:
(Jan 09) Paper Mario Color Splash (Wii U)
(Feb 03) Bloodborne (PS4)
(Feb 07) Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest (3DS)
(Feb 14) Code Name S.T.E.A.M (3DS)
(Feb 22) The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GB)
(Feb 23) The Legend of Zelda (NES)
(Feb 28) Shovel Knight - Plague of Shadows (3DS)
(Mar 23) Blaster Master Zero (Switch)
(April 11) World of Goo (Switch)
(May 07) The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild (Switch)
(June 22) Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (3DS)
(June 26) Cave Story+ (Switch)
(Aug 11) Shadow of Mordor (PS4)
(Aug 20) Yooka Laylee (ps4)
(Aug 21) Slime-San (Switch)
(Aug 29) Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4)

Complete:
(Jan 11) Shantae Half-Genie Hero (Wii U)
(Feb 24) Super Mario Run - Tour Mode (IOS)
(April 11) Snake Pass (Switch)
(April 26) Shovel Knight - Specter of Torment (Switch)
(July 8) The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild (Switch)
(Sep 21) Metroid Samus Returns (3DS)
(Sep 28) Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Switch)