2014 Game Clear Thread

[Claytone]

Beaten:
1/21 - Dead Rising 3 (Xbone)
2/1 - Peggle 2 (Xbone)
2/11 - Devil May Cry (360 [PS2])
2/16 - The Walking Dead (Vita)
2/21 - NBA Jam (360)
2/26 - Strider (Genesis)
3/2 - Strider (Xbone)
3/6 - Shaq-Fu (Genesis)
3/8 - Ratchet & Clank (PS3 [PS2])
3/13 - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (PS3 [PS2])
3/14 - PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (PS3)
3/15 - MediEvil (PSOne Classics)
3/18 - Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (Xbone)
3/25 - Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
3/27 - Earthworm Jim HD (XBLA)
4/17 - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)
4/19 - Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (PS3 [PS2])
5/30 - Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
6/20 - Dragon's Lair (PC [ARC])
6/23 - Persona 4 Golden (Vita)
7/4 - Wolfenstein: The New Order (PC)

JINGOISM AHOY. I managed to send the Nazis back to hell on our Independence Day, and I can't help but be pleased with that.

Actually really had a blast with this game. Beat it on Über, which was reasonably tough, but not awful. I was also surprised that there was actually some decent substance to the plot rather than the mindless Nazi slaying of the rest of the series. Nothing wrong with the latter, but it was a nice change of pace. In any case, this game comes highly recommended.

Completed:
2/16 - The Walking Dead (Vita)
2/26 - Pac-Man: Championship Edition (XBLA)
3/10 - Ratchet & Clank (PS3 [PS2])
3/15 - MediEvil (PSOne Classics)

2012 totals:
Beaten: 24
Completed: 0
2012 games beaten average release year: 2002*
Favorite game beaten in 2012: Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D (3DS [PS2])

2013 totals:
Beaten: 41
Completed: 4

2014 totals:
Beaten: 21
Completed: 4

[Kong Wen]

FINISHED:
+ 33. 2014-07-07 Saints Row IV (PSN)

COMPLETE:
+ 21. 2014-07-07 Saints Row IV (PSN)

PLATINUM:
+ 06. 2014-07-07 Saints Row IV (PSN)

[Forscyvus]

Beaten:

1/22: DmC: Danty
2/10: PokemonX
2/15: Unsharted: Drake's Fortune
3/27: Bruddaz: A Tale of Two Sons
5/12: Niu Supa Mario Bruddaz U
5/17: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
5/17: Monument Valley (Android)
5/23: Transistor
6/4: Mario Kart 8
6/14: Mario Golf World Tour
7/4: 140
7/7: The Banner Saga

GUYS

GUYS

THIS IS MY FAVORITE STRATEGY GAME EVER NOW GUYS

I'll try to sell it more in the wishlist thread but HOLY COW.

[kitroplious]

Like the game spending topic, I'll add games that I've beaten since coming here...

BEAT:
10.7.2014 - The Denpa Men 3: The Rise of Digitoll

[VictorViper]

Finished

- TPA: Taxi (Vita)
- TPA: Terminator 2 (Vita)
- TPA: Theatre of Magic (Vita)
- TPA: Twilight Zone (Vita)
- Gaia Seed (PSone)
- Ys: The Oath in Felghana
- TPA: Attack from Mars (Vita)
- TPA: Big Shot (Vita)
- Killzone Mercenary
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Vita)
- THE BishiBashi (Arcade, 1cc)
- Toukiden: The Age of Demons
- Dark Souls II
- OlliOlli

Complete

- TPA: Bride of Pin·Bot
- TPA: Ye olde Medieval Madness

100%

- Guacamelee incl. El Infierno DLC
- Machinarium
- Fez (209.4%)
- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
- 1001 Spikes
- Valiant Hearts: The Great War


Platinum

- South Park: The Stick of Truth

Total 2013: 35
Total 2012: 34
Total 2011: 30

[Claytone]

Finished

- OlliOlli

Yo, Vic, what do you consider "finished" for that game? I always have a hard time defining a "beat" point for games that amount to little more than a bunch of challenges (unless the developers insert the credits somewhere, which makes it easier). I've 5-starred every amateur course and am working on the same through pro, but since I still haven't reached credits, so I don't really know what to say is "beaten" until I pretty much 100% the game.

I know it's mostly just semantics and it doesn't really matter how either of us defines the term with respect to this game, I just wanted to know your perspective.

[Kong Wen]

- OlliOlli

Yo, Vic, what do you consider "finished" for that game? I always have a hard time defining a "beat" point for games that amount to little more than a bunch of challenges (unless the developers insert the credits somewhere, which makes it easier). I've 5-starred every amateur course and am working on the same through pro, but since I still haven't reached credits, so I don't really know what to say is "beaten" until I pretty much 100% the game.

I know it's mostly just semantics and it doesn't really matter how either of us defines the term with respect to this game, I just wanted to know your perspective.

Without having played the game, it sounds like the modes after amateur are mostly difficulty mode increases on more or less the same stages. I'd probably consider clearing every stage on amateur to be a cheap beat, and clearing rad to be a tough complete.

[Sharecrow]

Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain DS (DS) - beaten on January 28th
Gain Ground (Genesis via PS3) - beaten on January 29th
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3) - beaten on February 1st
Beyond Oasis (Genesis via PS3) - beaten on February 16th
Fatal Labyrinth (Genesis via PS3) - beaten on February 23rd
Rain (PSN) - beaten on March 4th
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (PSN) - beaten on March 23rd
P.O.W. Prisoners of War (Arcade via Vita) - beaten on April 8th
The Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse HD (PSN) - beaten on May 31st
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode Two (PSN) - beaten on June 4th
1943: Battle of Midway (arcade via PS3) - beaten on June 13th
Journey (PSN) - beaten on June 17th

New one:
+ Fighting Fantasy: Creature of Havoc (iOS) - beaten on July 12th

This had to be one of the most complicated Fighting Fantasy adventures I've had the pleasure of going through. It was quite difficult, too, but I guess they generally are. There's so many ways you can screw up your adventure in ways you cannot recover from. It had a pretty nifty and deep back story, too, which is a little unusual. I'm four games shy of tying last year's beat count now.

2014 total games beaten = 13
2013 total games beaten = 17
2012 total games beaten = 37
2011 total games beaten = 35

[VictorViper]

Yo, Vic, what do you consider "finished" for that game? I always have a hard time defining a "beat" point for games that amount to little more than a bunch of challenges (unless the developers insert the credits somewhere, which makes it easier). I've 5-starred every amateur course and am working on the same through pro, but since I still haven't reached credits, so I don't really know what to say is "beaten" until I pretty much 100% the game.

I know it's mostly just semantics and it doesn't really matter how either of us defines the term with respect to this game, I just wanted to know your perspective.

In this case, I've beaten all amateur and pro stages with five stars. Considering that the beat, clearing rad mode will be the complete, and all trophies for 100%.

Rad mode just forces you to clear all amateur and pro stages with 100% perfect grinds and landings, but doesn't otherwise bring any new challenges or stages to the table, so my current state of completion was good for the beat, for me.

[EDIT]

I do fully intend to 100% this game. Fantastic stuff!

[Kong Wen]

FINISHED:
+ 34. 2014-07-12 Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (PS4)

COMPLETE:
+ 22. 2014-07-13 Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (PS4)

PLATINUM:
+ 07. 2014-07-13 Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (PS4)

I still love this game. There were a lot of nice changes in this latest edition, including two pretty substantial new areas, at least 7 new enemies, some tweaks to existing areas, a few more hilarious video game references & in-jokes, and a couple new abilities.