2025 Game Clear Thread

[The Shoemaker]

Finished:
Jan 11. Prince of Persia The Lost Crown (Switch)
Jan 13. Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Jan 14. Princess Peach Showtime! (Switch)
Jan 19. Pokemon Sword (Switch)
Jan 29. SteamWorld Heist II (Switch)
Feb 02. Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Feb. 09 Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Feb 15. Astro Bot (PS5)
Feb 16. The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe (PS5)
Feb 16. Wario Land 4 (GBA NSO)
Feb 18. Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart (PS5)
Feb 22. Mega Man 10 (Switch)
Feb 25. Kena Bridge of Spirits (PS5)
Mar 08. Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5)
Mar 09. Donkey Kong (Game Boy NSO)
Mar 10. Mario Golf (Game Boy NSO)
Mar 21. Super Mario Bros. 3 (SNES NSO)
Mar 22. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA NSO)
Mar 23. Super Mario Advance (GBA NSO)

Good to play SMB3 again, this time the All-Stars version, which is version I grew up with but then ended up playing more of the NES game with successive consoles. Love the SNES-ified music and extra backgrounds and details. Also, can't beat that title screen!

Felt like comparing the GBA port to the SNES so I have that a go, but this time using all the skips and whistle I could. Kind of fun seeing the additional story in the GBA game, and some changed dialogue. I think this is the best looking version with how bright the GBA's colors were.

And what the heck, may as well play the GBA SMB2. This one has a lot of extra health, as well as the addition of collectable coins and Yoshi eggs. Makes for a bit more of a rounded experience. Not a fan of how they changed some designs though, like the inside of the "pipes". Also the voices get a bit tiring after a while.

[Sharecrow]

Stray (PS5)
Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew (PS4)
+ Grandia (PS5)

2025 total games beaten = 3 (3 new); unbeaten games acquired = 3
2024 total games beaten = 18 (12 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

[Kong Wen]

March Progress

March was a great, fun month of gaming!

I continued my Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster blitz, finishing off the final two games in the collection (both the longest, gameplay time-wise, by far) and then moved on to complete another classic '90s RPG, before pivoting to a huge time-sink social game with friendos. Very satisfying completion, and just in time for April's major free update.

This is now my 2nd best year for Platinums from 2015-25, and my 4th best year ever. I plan to keep chugging on by going back to FFVI for the last missing trophy, finishing up Suikoden II for a platinum, and then we have Lunar remastered on the horizon—another favourite '90s RPG from my childhood!

FINISHED:

01-09 - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (PS5) — Dark Emperor / Bad End
01-11 - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (PS5) — Ultimate Mode / Ignore Everyone
01-31 - Wilmot's Warehouse (PS4)
02-11 - Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster (PS4)
02-17 - Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (PS4)
02-19 - Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-01 - Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-08 - Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-17 - Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5)
03-18 - Suikoden (PS5)

COMPLETE:

01-11 - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (PS5) — Boss Rush
01-31 - Wilmot's Warehouse (PS4)
02-11 - Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster (PS4)
02-17 - Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (PS4)
02-19 - Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-01 - Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-08 - Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-18 - Suikoden (PS5)
03-31 - Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5)

MASTERED:


PLATINUM:

02-03 - Wilmot's Warehouse (PS4)
02-05 - A Little to the Left (PS5)
02-11 - Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster (PS4)
02-17 - Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (PS4)
02-19 - Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-01 - Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-31 - Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5)

PROGRESS   2020   2021   2022   2023   2024   2025
Finished     10      2     10     39     22     10
Complete      3      1      8     33      8      9
Mastered      1      1      1      2      1      0
Platinum      2      0      2      9      2      7

PREVIOUS   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   2019
Finished     36     59     57     96     58      7     14     17     17     11
Complete     12     27     27     46     28      7     10      9     11     10
Mastered      1      0      1      3      2      1      0      4      2      1
Platinum      5      3      2     13      8      3      4      5      5      4

[Sharecrow]

Stray (PS5)
Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew (PS4)
Grandia (PS5)

+ Resident Evil 2 (PS4)

2025 total games beaten = 4 (4 new); unbeaten games acquired = 6
2024 total games beaten = 18 (12 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]

Finished:
Jan 11. Prince of Persia The Lost Crown (Switch)
Jan 13. Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Jan 14. Princess Peach Showtime! (Switch)
Jan 19. Pokemon Sword (Switch)
Jan 29. SteamWorld Heist II (Switch)
Feb 02. Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Feb. 09 Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Feb 15. Astro Bot (PS5)
Feb 16. The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe (PS5)
Feb 16. Wario Land 4 (GBA NSO)
Feb 18. Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart (PS5)
Feb 22. Mega Man 10 (Switch)
Feb 25. Kena Bridge of Spirits (PS5)
Mar 08. Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5)
Mar 09. Donkey Kong (Game Boy NSO)
Mar 10. Mario Golf (Game Boy NSO)
Mar 21. Super Mario Bros. 3 (SNES NSO)
Mar 22. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA NSO)
Mar 23. Super Mario Advance (GBA NSO)
Apr 12. God of War Ragnorok (PS5)

GOW was pretty awesome. All the great stuff you'd expect based on the quality of the previous game. I will say, it was a bit longer than I would like, and the Atreus bits and constant forced battles got a bit dull. Still, the performances and spectacle of the game keep you playing.

Kong - you recommend playing FFV? I was going to skip it and move on to FFVI, might still do that but maybe I should loop back around to V after.

[Kong Wen]

Kong - you recommend playing FFV? I was going to skip it and move on to FFVI, might still do that but maybe I should loop back around to V after.

V is excellent and definitely worth playing. It's a nice bridge between IV and VI actually. I don't think it's as good as either of them, but it does introduce a couple of the ideas that get picked up in VI.

So whether you play it first, or loop back to it after, I think there's merit in both approaches.

[Claytone]

Beaten:
01/13 - Late Shift (PS5)
01/21 - Rocket League (PS4)
01/22 - Five Dates (PS5)
01/24 - StreetPass Mii Plaza: Puzzle Swap (3DS)
01/25 - F-Zero AX (Arcade)
01/25 - StreetPass Mii Plaza: Market Crashers (3DS)
02/02 - Street Fighter: The Movie (Saturn)
02/13 - Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale (3DS)
02/13 - Tomba! Special Edition (PS5 [PS1])
02/18 - 3D Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (3DS [Genesis])
03/02 - The Last of Us Part I (PS5 [PS3])
03/08 - LocoRoco Remastered (PS4 [PSP])
03/10 - Ninja Five-O (PS4 [GBA])
03/11 - Balatro (PS5)
03/16 - Um Jammer Lammy (PS1)
03/17 - No One Can Stop Mr. Domino (PS1)
04/07 - Split Fiction (PS5)
04/08 - C-Smash VRS New Dimension (PSVR2)
04/14 - Trip World DX (PS5 [GB])

Nice little trio of games here. Split Fiction is a really lovely co-op game despite some grating writing. C-Smash is a kickass VR racquetball game that I wish literally anyone played. Trip World is a cute little Game Boy game finally released Stateside for the first time.

Probably won't be much action as I head to Japan on Sunday. Maybe I'll beat a couple little arcade games or handheld titles on my travels, but obviously playing games won't be the focus.

Completed:
01/24 - StreetPass Mii Plaza: Puzzle Swap (3DS)
02/13 - Tomba! Special Edition (PS5 [PS1])
04/14 - Trip World DX (PS5 [GB])

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Progress - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024 - 2025
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Finished - 0024 - 0041 - 0034 - 0022 - 0025 - 0014 - 0019 - 0025 - 0038 - 0060 - 0042 - 0038 - 0052 - 0019
Complete - 0000 - 0004 - 0005 - 0001 - 0002 - 0001 - 0002 - 0002 - 0006 - 0006 - 0005 - 0006 - 0009 - 0002
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[Kong Wen]

Probably won't be much action as I head to Japan on Sunday. Maybe I'll beat a couple little arcade games or handheld titles on my travels, but obviously playing games won't be the focus.

Play some JP-only arcade games! The kind you can't just buy and bring home with you, so playing them while there is a necessary part of the experience.

Most importantly, enjoy your trip.

[The Shoemaker]

Finished:
Jan 11. Prince of Persia The Lost Crown (Switch)
Jan 13. Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Jan 14. Princess Peach Showtime! (Switch)
Jan 19. Pokemon Sword (Switch)
Jan 29. SteamWorld Heist II (Switch)
Feb 02. Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Feb. 09 Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Feb 15. Astro Bot (PS5)
Feb 16. The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe (PS5)
Feb 16. Wario Land 4 (GBA NSO)
Feb 18. Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart (PS5)
Feb 22. Mega Man 10 (Switch)
Feb 25. Kena Bridge of Spirits (PS5)
Mar 08. Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5)
Mar 09. Donkey Kong (Game Boy NSO)
Mar 10. Mario Golf (Game Boy NSO)
Mar 21. Super Mario Bros. 3 (SNES NSO)
Mar 22. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA NSO)
Mar 23. Super Mario Advance (GBA NSO)
Apr 12. God of War Ragnorok (PS5)
Apr 15. Luigi's Mansion 2 (Switch)

It was fun going back to LM 2/Dark Moon - I had actually forgotten how much I enjoy the game until I was sucked in for hours at a time. The level structure and constant directions from E. Gadd hurts it, but st the same time it is interesting going through these mansions slightly differently in each level, often seeing some sort of progression/evolution of areas you had previously been to.

[Claytone]

Play some JP-only arcade games! The kind you can't just buy and bring home with you, so playing them while there is a necessary part of the experience.

Most importantly, enjoy your trip.

Yeah I'm definitely gonna keep an eye out for some games that'd be tough to play at home! I expect it will not be hard to find some cool stuff.

And thanks! I believe I shall.