2021 Game Clear Thread

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Re: 2021 Game Clear Thread

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Beaten:
1/1 - Tetris Effect (PS4)
1/5 - Yakuza 3 Remastered (PS4 [PS3])
1/15 - Altered Beast (Genesis Mini)
1/23 - Beyond Oasis (Genesis Mini)
1/25 - Sexy Parodius (Saturn)
2/3 - Captain Commando (Switch [Arcade])
2/5 - Gradius V (PS2)
2/19 - Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (DS [NES])
3/16 - Mr. Bones (Saturn)
3/25 - Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection (Switch)
4/6 - Yakuza 4 Remastered (PS4 [PS3])
4/21 - Hades (Switch)
4/25 - Yakuza: Dead Souls (PS3)
5/9 - James Bond 007: Nightfire (PS2)
5/20 - Judgment (Remastered) (PS5 [PS4])
5/27 - Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn [Arcade])

Two clears! Now that I'm blogging about each clear, I build up backlogs of these faster.

Judgment is pretty great. I think it had a really solid story (maybe the best RGG story yet), and the combat is as good as ever. If this is RGG's new action series, that's just fine with me.

Virtua Fighter 2 is good! But everyone knows that. I had fun running through it with my new, officially licensed wireless Saturn controller by Retro-Bit. It's a nice little repro. It's also USB! Looking forward to playing more games with it.

Judgment blog post
Virtua Fighter 2 blog post

Completed:
3/16 - Mr. Bones (Saturn)

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Finished - 0024 - 0041 - 0034 - 0022 - 0025 - 0014 - 0019 - 0025 - 0038 - 0016
Complete - 0000 - 0004 - 0005 - 0001 - 0002 - 0001 - 0002 - 0002 - 0006 - 0001
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Re: 2021 Game Clear Thread

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Finished:
Mar 03. Bowser's Fury (Switch)
Mar 11. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (Switch)
Mar 20. Resident Evil 7 (XSX)
Apr 05. Resident Evil 2 (XSX) (Leon)
Apr 11. Resident Evil 2 (XSX) (2nd Run Claire)
Apr 20. Control (XSX)
May 16. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door
May 30. Super Paper Mario (Wii)
May 30. Resident Evil 3 (XSX)

Complete:

Mar 03. Bowser's Fury (Switch)

After playing paper mario ttyd I had a hankering to play the next game in the series again, especially with how different it is.

It still has the rpg-like story of ttyd, but lacks a bit of the depth ttyd had in its battle and badge system. The art style while deliberate in its style, comes off more as cheap than interesting.

Overall still an enjoyable game, but a little more forgettable.

RE3 was a good game that continues off the bones of RE2. It never hits the same highs, but I appreciated that it was a shorter experience. Also comparatively it has a story that makes sense, and I really enjoyed Jill and Carlos.
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Re: 2021 Game Clear Thread

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Beaten:
1/1 - Tetris Effect (PS4)
1/5 - Yakuza 3 Remastered (PS4 [PS3])
1/15 - Altered Beast (Genesis Mini)
1/23 - Beyond Oasis (Genesis Mini)
1/25 - Sexy Parodius (Saturn)
2/3 - Captain Commando (Switch [Arcade])
2/5 - Gradius V (PS2)
2/19 - Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (DS [NES])
3/16 - Mr. Bones (Saturn)
3/25 - Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection (Switch)
4/6 - Yakuza 4 Remastered (PS4 [PS3])
4/21 - Hades (Switch)
4/25 - Yakuza: Dead Souls (PS3)
5/9 - James Bond 007: Nightfire (PS2)
5/20 - Judgment (Remastered) (PS5 [PS4])
5/27 - Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn [Arcade])
5/29 - Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
5/30 - Zero Wing (Genesis)

Another quick pair of beaten games. Trying to catch up on the PS3 Ratchet & Clank games before Rift Apart comes out. Meanwhile, I grabbed Retro-Bit's North American release of Zero Wing on Genesis and got through it in a night. Fun!

R&C blog post
Zero Wing blog post

Completed:
3/16 - Mr. Bones (Saturn)

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Progress - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021
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Finished - 0024 - 0041 - 0034 - 0022 - 0025 - 0014 - 0019 - 0025 - 0038 - 0018
Complete - 0000 - 0004 - 0005 - 0001 - 0002 - 0001 - 0002 - 0002 - 0006 - 0001
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Re: 2021 Game Clear Thread

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Beaten:
1/1 - Tetris Effect (PS4)
1/5 - Yakuza 3 Remastered (PS4 [PS3])
1/15 - Altered Beast (Genesis Mini)
1/23 - Beyond Oasis (Genesis Mini)
1/25 - Sexy Parodius (Saturn)
2/3 - Captain Commando (Switch [Arcade])
2/5 - Gradius V (PS2)
2/19 - Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (DS [NES])
3/16 - Mr. Bones (Saturn)
3/25 - Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection (Switch)
4/6 - Yakuza 4 Remastered (PS4 [PS3])
4/21 - Hades (Switch)
4/25 - Yakuza: Dead Souls (PS3)
5/9 - James Bond 007: Nightfire (PS2)
5/20 - Judgment (Remastered) (PS5 [PS4])
5/27 - Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn [Arcade])
5/29 - Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
5/30 - Zero Wing (Genesis)
5/30 - Alien Storm (Astro City Mini [Arcade])
5/30 - Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (Astro City Mini [Arcade])
5/31 - Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (PS4)


Three more beats! Hell of a holiday weekend for beating games. :) Finally had some time to take my Astro City Mini to a friend's house and play some beat 'em ups. Great use of time imo!!

Highly recommend all of these btw.

Alien Storm blog post
Death Adder blog post
Virtua Fighter blog post

Completed:
3/16 - Mr. Bones (Saturn)

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Progress - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021
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Finished - 0024 - 0041 - 0034 - 0022 - 0025 - 0014 - 0019 - 0025 - 0038 - 0021
Complete - 0000 - 0004 - 0005 - 0001 - 0002 - 0001 - 0002 - 0002 - 0006 - 0001
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Re: 2021 Game Clear Thread

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Finished:
Mar 03. Bowser's Fury (Switch)
Mar 11. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (Switch)
Mar 20. Resident Evil 7 (XSX)
Apr 05. Resident Evil 2 (XSX) (Leon)
Apr 11. Resident Evil 2 (XSX) (2nd Run Claire)
Apr 20. Control (XSX)
May 16. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door
May 30. Super Paper Mario (Wii)
May 30. Resident Evil 3 (XSX)
May 31. Control Ultimate Edition (XSX)

Complete:

Mar 03. Bowser's Fury (Switch)

Like Clay this has also been a surprisingly productive weekend (+monday) for me beating games.

Finished the two DLC expansions for Control. I enjoyed the Alan Wake stuff a good amount, but it's all mostly a further tease for the future. Still, enjoyed it. Hopefully their next game has a little more of a conclusion to it since we've been tettering on the Alan Wake cliffhanger for over 10 years now!
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Finished:
Mar 03. Bowser's Fury (Switch)
Mar 11. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (Switch)
Mar 20. Resident Evil 7 (XSX)
Apr 05. Resident Evil 2 (XSX) (Leon)
Apr 11. Resident Evil 2 (XSX) (2nd Run Claire)
Apr 20. Control (XSX)
May 16. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door
May 30. Super Paper Mario (Wii)
May 30. Resident Evil 3 (XSX)
May 31. Control Ultimate Edition (XSX)
Jun 02. Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (Switch)

Complete:

Mar 03. Bowser's Fury (Switch)

I've detailed it previously, but Bug Fables is awesome. The gameplay imo exceeds paper mario at its best. Just a fun, cute rpg. Paper Mario has the benefit of a higher budget and spectacle.

Looking forward to seeing what this team makes next.
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Finished:

1.4 — Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (Nintendo Switch)
1.27 — Yo-kai Watch 4 (Nintendo Switch)
2.6 — Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker [EPISODE 1] (Nintendo Switch)
4.26 — Dragon Quest (Nintendo Switch) (via Dragon Quest 1+2+3 Collection)
6.3 — Miitopia (Nintendo Switch)

Defeated the Darkest Lord and viewed credits. Now doing a bit of postgame in two additional areas after the main story and trying to get all equipment (recently unlocked an additional job). Funny game though!
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ABZU: I didn't love it but didn't hate it. I don't think I could recommend buying it to anyone however it was an interesting experience.

Dragon Ball Origins: I think I bought this game like 10+ years ago and played it a few times but never bothered to finish it. I did enjoy it however I really hate how they don't show what time you need for S rank and how many extra levels they have that aren't part of the story and is just extra stuff that's optional. I'd much rather have been forced to play every level because after I finished the game I didn't have much motivation to go back and play the newly unlocked levels especially since I think it would be a difficult :C: since I only got 1-2 S ranks on my first playthrough and I'm not a huge fan of finish level fast type of challenges. Otherwise it reminded me of the Zelda DS games which I loved.

2021 PROGRESS

FINISHED:
09-Jan - Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Switch)
25-Feb - Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (PS4)
29-Mar - Paper Mario: The Origami King (Switch)
04-Apr - Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle - Donkey Kong Adventure (Switch)
09-Apr - Unravel 2 (Switch)
28-Apr - Yooka Laylee (PS4)
28-Apr - Pokemon X (3DS)
14-May - Hey! Pikmin (3DS)
15-May - Captain Toad Treasure Tracker (Wii U)
17-May - ABZU (PS4)
04-Jun - Dragon Ball Origins (DS)


COMPLETE:
30-Mar - Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Switch)
06-Apr - Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle - Donkey Kong Adventure (Switch)
14-May - Hey! Pikmin (3DS)


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Progress - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019
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Finished - ???? - 0025 - 0020 - 0012 - 0008 - 0013 - 0008 - 0021 - 0049 - 0030
Complete - ???? - 0004 - 0005 - 0002 - 0003 - 0004 - 0001 - 0002 - 0007 - 0005
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Progress - 2020 - 2021 -
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Finished - 0023 - 00011
Complete - 0006 - 0003
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Beaten:
1/1 - Tetris Effect (PS4)
1/5 - Yakuza 3 Remastered (PS4 [PS3])
1/15 - Altered Beast (Genesis Mini)
1/23 - Beyond Oasis (Genesis Mini)
1/25 - Sexy Parodius (Saturn)
2/3 - Captain Commando (Switch [Arcade])
2/5 - Gradius V (PS2)
2/19 - Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (DS [NES])
3/16 - Mr. Bones (Saturn)
3/25 - Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection (Switch)
4/6 - Yakuza 4 Remastered (PS4 [PS3])
4/21 - Hades (Switch)
4/25 - Yakuza: Dead Souls (PS3)
5/9 - James Bond 007: Nightfire (PS2)
5/20 - Judgment (Remastered) (PS5 [PS4])
5/27 - Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn [Arcade])
5/29 - Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
5/30 - Zero Wing (Genesis)
5/30 - Alien Storm (Astro City Mini [Arcade])
5/30 - Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (Astro City Mini [Arcade])
5/31 - Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (PS4)
6/3 - Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty (PSN [PS3])

This was an interesting little game to go back to. It seems almost like a PSN proof-of-concept. It's quite a brief episode that seems like a teaser for A Crack in Time as much as anything. It's fine, though!

Working through A Crack in Time right now, as it happens. Hoping to beat tonight so I can move on to Into the Nexus and beat that before Rift Apart comes out!

Quest for Booty blog post

Completed:
3/16 - Mr. Bones (Saturn)

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Progress - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021
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Finished - 0024 - 0041 - 0034 - 0022 - 0025 - 0014 - 0019 - 0025 - 0038 - 0022
Complete - 0000 - 0004 - 0005 - 0001 - 0002 - 0001 - 0002 - 0002 - 0006 - 0001
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Beaten:
1/1 - Tetris Effect (PS4)
1/5 - Yakuza 3 Remastered (PS4 [PS3])
1/15 - Altered Beast (Genesis Mini)
1/23 - Beyond Oasis (Genesis Mini)
1/25 - Sexy Parodius (Saturn)
2/3 - Captain Commando (Switch [Arcade])
2/5 - Gradius V (PS2)
2/19 - Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (DS [NES])
3/16 - Mr. Bones (Saturn)
3/25 - Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection (Switch)
4/6 - Yakuza 4 Remastered (PS4 [PS3])
4/21 - Hades (Switch)
4/25 - Yakuza: Dead Souls (PS3)
5/9 - James Bond 007: Nightfire (PS2)
5/20 - Judgment (Remastered) (PS5 [PS4])
5/27 - Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn [Arcade])
5/29 - Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
5/30 - Zero Wing (Genesis)
5/30 - Alien Storm (Astro City Mini [Arcade])
5/30 - Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (Astro City Mini [Arcade])
5/31 - Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (PS4)
6/3 - Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty (PSN [PS3])
6/9 - Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (PS3)
6/10 - Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus (PS3)


Beat these in time for Rift Apart! To manage this, I put the disc for Into the Nexus in my PS3 after rolling credits on A Crack in Time and knocked it out in one sitting! These were a lot of fun.

Anyway, back to Rift Apart. :)

Crack in Time blog post
Into the Nexus blog post

Completed:
3/16 - Mr. Bones (Saturn)

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Progress - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021
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Finished - 0024 - 0041 - 0034 - 0022 - 0025 - 0014 - 0019 - 0025 - 0038 - 0024
Complete - 0000 - 0004 - 0005 - 0001 - 0002 - 0001 - 0002 - 0002 - 0006 - 0001
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