2024 Game Clear Thread

[Sharecrow]

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (Steam)
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (NES via PS4)
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (NES via PS4)
Super Castlevania IV (SNES via PS4)
Castlevania: The Adventure (GB via PS4)
Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge (GB via PS4)
Myst (Steam)
Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag (PS4)
Metal Gear Solid (PS1 via PS4)

+ Assassin's Creed: Mirage (PS5)

2024 total games beaten = 10 (4 new)
2023 total games beaten = 23 (19 new)
2022 total games beaten = 35 (26 new)
2021 total games beaten = 18 (12 new)
2020 total games beaten = 26 (16 new)
2019 total games beaten = 28 (20 new)
2018 total games beaten = 29 (16 new)
2017 total games beaten = 25 (22 new)
2016 total games beaten = 38 (21 new)
2015 total games beaten = 25
2014 total games beaten = 35
2013 total games beaten = 17
2012 total games beaten = 37
2011 total games beaten = 35

[The Shoemaker]

Jan 18. Advance Wars Re-Boot Camp (AW1 - Switch)
Jan 21. Bayonetta 3 (Switch)
Feb 04. Cocoon (XSX)
Feb 08. Golden Sun (GBA NSO)
Mar 09. Advance Wars 1 + 2 Reboot Camp (Switch)
Mar 17. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Mar 24. Super Mario RPG (Switch)
Mar 29. Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (3DS)
Apr 01. Mario & Luigi Partners in Time (DS)
Apr 28. Fallout New Vegas (X360)
May 15 Super Mario Land (GB NSO)
May 18 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
Jun 02. Star Wars Jedi Survivor (XSX)
Jun 08. Animal Well (PS5)
Jun 09. Mega Man Dr. Willy's Revenge (GB NSO)
Jun 11. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)
June 21. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (Switch)
June 23. METROID Zero Mission (GBA NSO)
July 10. Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (XSX)
Jul 18. Kid Icarus (NES NSO)

Complete:
Mar 19. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Jun 14. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)

Never played through the original Kid Icarus, only dabbled previously. It's decent! Great selection of music that really holds the game up. With save states I found it to be very bearable. I like the slow progression of your items and strength. By the end you feel pretty strong!

[The Shoemaker]

Jan 18. Advance Wars Re-Boot Camp (AW1 - Switch)
Jan 21. Bayonetta 3 (Switch)
Feb 04. Cocoon (XSX)
Feb 08. Golden Sun (GBA NSO)
Mar 09. Advance Wars 1 + 2 Reboot Camp (Switch)
Mar 17. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Mar 24. Super Mario RPG (Switch)
Mar 29. Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (3DS)
Apr 01. Mario & Luigi Partners in Time (DS)
Apr 28. Fallout New Vegas (X360)
May 15 Super Mario Land (GB NSO)
May 18 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
Jun 02. Star Wars Jedi Survivor (XSX)
Jun 08. Animal Well (PS5)
Jun 09. Mega Man Dr. Willy's Revenge (GB NSO)
Jun 11. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)
June 21. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (Switch)
June 23. METROID Zero Mission (GBA NSO)
July 10. Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (XSX)
Jul 18. Kid Icarus (NES NSO)
Jul 20. The Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap (GBA NSO)
Jul 20. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (3DS)
Jul 21. Warioware Gold (3DS)

Complete:
Mar 19. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Jun 14. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)

Been a number of years since I've played the minish cap, nice to get back to it. It's a neat little melding of ALTTP and WW in terms of designs, but still manages to have an identity of its own. I will say I ram into a lot more roadblocks this time around than I remember! Just little things like having to talk to a specific person to open up an area that's not super clear. Different from the modern games that typically have everything open from the start with multiple solutions.

Also played through the 3D version of Sonic 2 on 3DS - the 3D visuals add a lot and this version of the game really looks and feels great. Never finished Sonic 2 before so it was nice to play through it.

[Claytone]

Beaten:
01/02 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS5)
01/05 - Fighting Vipers 2 (PS5 [Arcade])
01/12 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PS5)
01/27 - SpikeOut: Final Edition (PS5 [Arcade])
02/06 - Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir (Switch [FDS])
02/22 - Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind (Switch [FDS])
02/24 - Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (Xbox)
03/01 - Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (PS5)
03/03 - Berzerk: Recharged (PS5)
03/07 - Raimais (PS4 [Arcade])
03/22 - Jumping Flash! (PS5 [PS1])
03/24 - The King of Fighters XV (PS5)
03/30 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PS5)
03/31 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
04/05 - Sunset Riders (PS4 [Arcade])
04/09 - Mega Man Battle Network (Switch [GBA])
04/24 - Princess Peach: Showtime! (Switch)
05/17 - Liberation Maiden (3DS)
06/02 - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (PS5 [PSP])
06/03 - Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: Definitive Edition (PS5 [3DO])
06/04 - The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures (PS4)
06/04 - 3D Super Hang-On (3DS [Arcade])
06/07 - Penny's Big Breakaway (PS5)
06/12 - Kolibri (32X)
06/20 - OutRun 2 SP (PSP [Arcade])
06/22 - Nekketsu Oyako (熱血親子) (Saturn)
06/25 - Caverns of Mars: Recharged (PS5)
06/12 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5)
07/15 - Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore (PS5)
07/17 - Mr. Run and Jump (2600)
07/23 - Wanted (SMS)

Finally finished the enormous and pretty good Rebirth and a small flurry of other great shorter titles. My most recent three in particular were real bangers. Arzette is a perfectly-executed tribute to the Zelda CD-i games that actually makes those concepts fun. Mr. Run and Jump is a 2023 officially published homebrew platformer for the 2600 with strong VVVVVV vibes. Wanted is a cute Old West light gun game that's a blast to play through and marks, at long last, the first Master System game I've beaten on original hardware. You just can't go wrong with a good light gun romp, but I think Wanted genuinely rivals anything the Zapper supported. Lots of fun.

Until next time.

Completed:
02/06 - Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir (Switch [FDS])
03/03 - Berzerk: Recharged (PS5)
05/03 - F-Zero (3DS [SNES])
06/25 - Caverns of Mars: Recharged (PS5)
07/17 - Mr. Run and Jump (2600)

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Progress - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
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Finished - 0024 - 0041 - 0034 - 0022 - 0025 - 0014 - 0019 - 0025 - 0038 - 0060 - 0042 - 0038 - 0031
Complete - 0000 - 0004 - 0005 - 0001 - 0002 - 0001 - 0002 - 0002 - 0006 - 0006 - 0005 - 0006 - 0005
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[Claytone]

Also played through the 3D version of Sonic 2 on 3DS - the 3D visuals add a lot and this version of the game really looks and feels great. Never finished Sonic 2 before so it was nice to play through it.

Man, I love those 3D ports. They look so nice, and M2 does a great job with emulation and accessibility options. Sonic 2 also happens to be by far my favorite Sonic game by far, so on a personal level, I'm glad to see you finally checked that one off.

[Claytone]

Beaten:
01/02 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS5)
01/05 - Fighting Vipers 2 (PS5 [Arcade])
01/12 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PS5)
01/27 - SpikeOut: Final Edition (PS5 [Arcade])
02/06 - Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir (Switch [FDS])
02/22 - Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind (Switch [FDS])
02/24 - Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (Xbox)
03/01 - Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (PS5)
03/03 - Berzerk: Recharged (PS5)
03/07 - Raimais (PS4 [Arcade])
03/22 - Jumping Flash! (PS5 [PS1])
03/24 - The King of Fighters XV (PS5)
03/30 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PS5)
03/31 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
04/05 - Sunset Riders (PS4 [Arcade])
04/09 - Mega Man Battle Network (Switch [GBA])
04/24 - Princess Peach: Showtime! (Switch)
05/17 - Liberation Maiden (3DS)
06/02 - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (PS5 [PSP])
06/03 - Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: Definitive Edition (PS5 [3DO])
06/04 - The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures (PS4)
06/04 - 3D Super Hang-On (3DS [Arcade])
06/07 - Penny's Big Breakaway (PS5)
06/12 - Kolibri (32X)
06/20 - OutRun 2 SP (PSP [Arcade])
06/22 - Nekketsu Oyako (熱血親子) (Saturn)
06/25 - Caverns of Mars: Recharged (PS5)
06/12 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5)
07/15 - Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore (PS5)
07/17 - Mr. Run and Jump (2600)
07/23 - Wanted (SMS)
07/24 - Neo Turf Masters (NGPC)
07/26 - EA Sports College Football 25 (PS5)
07/28 - Fighters Megamix (Saturn)

I kinda told myself I'd take a little break from games after Rebirth but that doesn't seem to be happening! I instead seem to have just moved to shorter games. Oh well! The break will come sometime, I suppose.

Completed:
02/06 - Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir (Switch [FDS])
03/03 - Berzerk: Recharged (PS5)
05/03 - F-Zero (3DS [SNES])
06/25 - Caverns of Mars: Recharged (PS5)
07/17 - Mr. Run and Jump (2600)

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Progress - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
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Finished - 0024 - 0041 - 0034 - 0022 - 0025 - 0014 - 0019 - 0025 - 0038 - 0060 - 0042 - 0038 - 0034
Complete - 0000 - 0004 - 0005 - 0001 - 0002 - 0001 - 0002 - 0002 - 0006 - 0006 - 0005 - 0006 - 0005
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[Claytone]

Beaten:
01/02 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS5)
01/05 - Fighting Vipers 2 (PS5 [Arcade])
01/12 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PS5)
01/27 - SpikeOut: Final Edition (PS5 [Arcade])
02/06 - Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir (Switch [FDS])
02/22 - Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind (Switch [FDS])
02/24 - Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (Xbox)
03/01 - Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (PS5)
03/03 - Berzerk: Recharged (PS5)
03/07 - Raimais (PS4 [Arcade])
03/22 - Jumping Flash! (PS5 [PS1])
03/24 - The King of Fighters XV (PS5)
03/30 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PS5)
03/31 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
04/05 - Sunset Riders (PS4 [Arcade])
04/09 - Mega Man Battle Network (Switch [GBA])
04/24 - Princess Peach: Showtime! (Switch)
05/17 - Liberation Maiden (3DS)
06/02 - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (PS5 [PSP])
06/03 - Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: Definitive Edition (PS5 [3DO])
06/04 - The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures (PS4)
06/04 - 3D Super Hang-On (3DS [Arcade])
06/07 - Penny's Big Breakaway (PS5)
06/12 - Kolibri (32X)
06/20 - OutRun 2 SP (PSP [Arcade])
06/22 - Nekketsu Oyako (熱血親子) (Saturn)
06/25 - Caverns of Mars: Recharged (PS5)
06/12 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5)
07/15 - Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore (PS5)
07/17 - Mr. Run and Jump (2600)
07/23 - Wanted (SMS)
07/24 - Neo Turf Masters (NGPC)
07/26 - EA Sports College Football 25 (PS5)
07/28 - Fighters Megamix (Saturn)
08/03 - Final Fight (PS4 [Arcade])
08/05 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (PS4 [NES])

Knocked out another pair of short games. Just can't seem to stop beating stuff.

Enjoyable, unplanned pairing of highly influential Final games. Enjoyed 'em both a lot!

Completed:
02/06 - Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir (Switch [FDS])
03/03 - Berzerk: Recharged (PS5)
05/03 - F-Zero (3DS [SNES])
06/25 - Caverns of Mars: Recharged (PS5)
07/17 - Mr. Run and Jump (2600)
08/05 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (PS4 [NES])

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Progress - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
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Finished - 0024 - 0041 - 0034 - 0022 - 0025 - 0014 - 0019 - 0025 - 0038 - 0060 - 0042 - 0038 - 0036
Complete - 0000 - 0004 - 0005 - 0001 - 0002 - 0001 - 0002 - 0002 - 0006 - 0006 - 0005 - 0006 - 0005
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[Kong Wen]

08/05 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (PS4 [NES])

Knocked out another pair of short games. Just can't seem to stop beating stuff.

Enjoyable, unplanned pairing of highly influential Final games. Enjoyed 'em both a lot!

I found one typo!

"You can use any combination of the game’s four classes,"

This should be six classes.

(As you will later discover for yourself, the series calls them "jobs" )

I agree with you that the systematic wandering through dungeons in order to map them (and incidentally gain some levels along the way) is part of the experience and also that you're not missing much. That's one of those things you mentioned that's inherited from earlier RPGs: going into a big dungeon blind, and having to figure out where to go, drawing a map, bailing when your resources get too low, then coming back and continuing the search where you left off. In fact, this used to be one of the main features/attractions of early RPGs!

[Claytone]

I found one typo!

"You can use any combination of the game’s four classes,"

This should be six classes.

(As you will later discover for yourself, the series calls them "jobs" )

I agree with you that the systematic wandering through dungeons in order to map them (and incidentally gain some levels along the way) is part of the experience and also that you're not missing much. That's one of those things you mentioned that's inherited from earlier RPGs: going into a big dungeon blind, and having to figure out where to go, drawing a map, bailing when your resources get too low, then coming back and continuing the search where you left off. In fact, this used to be one of the main features/attractions of early RPGs!

Re: the typo, good catch. Of course, I meant that you have a 4-man party composed of any mix of the six options. Will fix when I get home. And yeah, I'm aware of jobs but don't think I saw them referred to as such in FF1? Anyway, classes is communicative to people who haven't played FF.


But yeah, I think it's totally appropriate for them to have left the dungeons the way they were for those wanting that classic experience, but I sure didn't mind the more streamlined option. Even as someone who tries to keep an open mind to older design philosophies, I think I'm glad we've trended away from that sort of thing.

I will say the auto-mapper option from the Switch version of Phantasy Star was an awesome option and a pretty good compromise between the old way and just giving you the map straight up like FFPR did.

[Kong Wen]

But yeah, I think it's totally appropriate for them to have left the dungeons the way they were for those wanting that classic experience, but I sure didn't mind the more streamlined option. Even as someone who tries to keep an open mind to older design philosophies, I think I'm glad we've trended away from that sort of thing.

Aye, you're not missing much, unless you went into the game specifically hoping for that kind of thing. Or at least expecting it (it would have been in the back of everyone's mind in the '80s). As someone who has walked those dungeons' floors many times, I certainly appreciated being able to open the map and go "exit bottom left" or "no chests in here" lol

In the interests of keeping this discussion on the topic of beating games, I of course also beat FFPR last week, on stream, whilst autobattling Here's a playlist for anyone interested: