2016 Game Clear Thread

[Kong Wen]

Hurray! I beat Pokémon Picross (3DS) and Mutant Mudds Deluxe (Vita) tonight.

I still have to unlock and beat Alt-World in the former, and I still have the levels beyond the mirror to complete the latter... but at least I can play as an old grannie now. In spite of how awful this game is, it's nice to see someone taking a stand against ageism in gaming.

And on that note, I've now completed Mutant Mudds, to be deleted and never heard from again... until our TONe review!

[The Shoemaker]

Beat
(Feb 7) - Shovel Knight (3DS)
(Feb 16) - Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy (3DS)
(Mar 25) - The Legend of Zelda Triforce Heroes (3DS)
(April) - Hyrule Warriors Legends (3DS)
(May 17) - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attourney (3DS remake)
(May 18) - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (PS4)
(May 18) - Star Fox Zero (Wii U)
(May 24) - Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (3DS)
(Jun 1) - Mega Man (Mega Man Legacy Collection 3DS)
(Jun 2) - Mega Man 2 (Mega Man Legacy Collection 3DS)
(Jun 2) - Picross e6 (3DS)
(Jun 3) - Mighty Gunvolt (3DS)
(Jun 3) - Azure Striker Gunvolt (3DS)
(Jun 5) - Mega Man 3 (Mega Man Legacy Collection)
(Jun 9) - LittleBigPlanet 3 (PS4)
(Jun 15) - Kirby Planet Robobot (3DS)
(Jun 16) - Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe (3DS)
(Jun 20) - Epic Mickey (Wii)
(Jun 21) - InFamous Second Son (PS4)
(Jun 23) - Mega Man 4 (Mega Man Legacy Collection)
(Jun 23) - Gone Home (PS4)
(July 6) - Dark Souls 3 (PS4)
(July 10) - NSMBU (Wii U)
(Aug 4) Fallout 4 (PS4)
(Aug 22) Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
(Aug 29) Mario and Luigi Paper Jam (3DS)
(Sep 11) Mutant Mudds Deluxe (3DS)

Complete
(Jan 10) - SteamWorld Heist (3DS)
(Mar 22) - The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess HD (Wii U)
(Jun 23) - InFamous Second Son (PS4)
(Jun 26) - Mega Man 5 (Mega Man Legacy Collection 3DS)
(Jun 27) - Mega Man 6 (Mega Man Legacy Collection 3DS)
(Sep 12) - Mutant Mudds Deluxe (3DS)

Never finished the ghost stages that were updated into Mutant Mudds, finished those up and now everything's done! I also made a new file and beat the main game again.

[Kong Wen]

I hope you cleared all Grannie's CGA levels, too!

[Claytone]

Hurray! I beat Pokémon Picross (3DS) and Mutant Mudds Deluxe (Vita) tonight.

I still have to unlock and beat Alt-World in the former, and I still have the levels beyond the mirror to complete the latter... but at least I can play as an old grannie now. In spite of how awful this game is, it's nice to see someone taking a stand against ageism in gaming.

Did you manage to beat Pokémon Picross without spending money? Been wondering how feasible that is.

[Kong Wen]

Did you manage to beat Pokémon Picross without spending money? Been wondering how feasible that is.

I did. Here's how feasible it is: I played the daily challenge once per day, every day, since 12 December 2015. That's just over 9 months. That, combined with the in-game currency earned from completing their version of trophies and from clearing missions, got me through to the end of the final zone. I did skip a zone, though, which I'll be unlocking tomorrow, and then spending a further 2-3 days completing. After that, I will have cleared all the main missions.

Things I haven't unlocked/spent in-game Pokébux on yet:

1. Alt-World mode (300 bux = 20 days of daily challenge completion), essentially all the same puzzles of the normal mode, but in "Mega Picross" versions. If there is indeed a Mega version of every puzzle in the game, and they have to be unlocked by the same scheme, it will take me well over 9 months of daily challenge play to unlock them all (longer than the main mode, since Alt World puzzles don't themselves reward you with bux).
2. Final party slot (cheap, maybe 100 bux = 7 days of daily challenge completion)
3. Two levels of energy bar (not really cheap, probably 300 total, = 20 days of daily challenge completion).

So I'm looking at another two months of daily play just to unlock everything. Much, much more than that if I have to pay to progress through the Alt World after unlocking it. I'm not sure on that point.

[The Shoemaker]

I hope you cleared all Grannie's CGA levels, too!

I did, but a long time ago. When I started playing again I noticed I never finished the Ghost stages, so I did those and then everything was complete! Also started a new file and beat the mains stages for a refresher.

Beat
(Feb 7) - Shovel Knight (3DS)
(Feb 16) - Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy (3DS)
(Mar 25) - The Legend of Zelda Triforce Heroes (3DS)
(April) - Hyrule Warriors Legends (3DS)
(May 17) - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attourney (3DS remake)
(May 18) - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (PS4)
(May 18) - Star Fox Zero (Wii U)
(May 24) - Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (3DS)
(Jun 1) - Mega Man (Mega Man Legacy Collection 3DS)
(Jun 2) - Mega Man 2 (Mega Man Legacy Collection 3DS)
(Jun 2) - Picross e6 (3DS)
(Jun 3) - Mighty Gunvolt (3DS)
(Jun 3) - Azure Striker Gunvolt (3DS)
(Jun 5) - Mega Man 3 (Mega Man Legacy Collection)
(Jun 9) - LittleBigPlanet 3 (PS4)
(Jun 15) - Kirby Planet Robobot (3DS)
(Jun 16) - Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe (3DS)
(Jun 20) - Epic Mickey (Wii)
(Jun 21) - InFamous Second Son (PS4)
(Jun 23) - Mega Man 4 (Mega Man Legacy Collection)
(Jun 23) - Gone Home (PS4)
(July 6) - Dark Souls 3 (PS4)
(July 10) - NSMBU (Wii U)
(Aug 4) Fallout 4 (PS4)
(Aug 22) Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
(Aug 29) Mario and Luigi Paper Jam (3DS)
(Sep 11) Mutant Mudds Deluxe (3DS)
(Sep 16) Mutant Mudds Super Challenge (3DS)
(Sep 19) My Nintendo Picross The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess (3DS)

Complete
(Jan 10) - SteamWorld Heist (3DS)
(Mar 22) - The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess HD (Wii U)
(Jun 23) - InFamous Second Son (PS4)
(Jun 26) - Mega Man 5 (Mega Man Legacy Collection 3DS)
(Jun 27) - Mega Man 6 (Mega Man Legacy Collection 3DS)
(Sep 12) - Mutant Mudds Deluxe (3DS)

And shortly after finishing the original Mudds, Mutant Mudds Super Challenge is done. This was a great follow up to the original. Difficulty ramped up, new boss battles, good selection of tunes, lots of hidden things to find. I actually beat all the levels finding all the music and diamonds, but I didn't find all the secret characters. I actually only found 2 of maybe 30, and those were using guides. They are pretty well hidden. Not sure if I want to go through every level again just for those though.

[Claytone]

Beaten:
1/17 - Mortal Kombat X (Xbone)
1/31 - Blast Corps (Xbone [N64])
3/6 - Pokémon Edición Azul (3DS [VC])
3/23 - Shovel Knight (Wii U)
4/18 - LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (360)
4/23 - Star Fox Zero (Wii U)
5/18 - Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS)
6/25 - Kirby: Planet Robobot (3DS)
7/5 - Halo 3: ODST (Xbone [360])
7/19 - DOOM (XBLA [MS-DOS])
7/25 - LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Xbone)
7/30 - Gunstar Heroes (XBLA [Genesis])
8/6 - The Wolf Among Us (Xbone)
8/28 - Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge (GBA)
9/17 - Grand Theft Auto V (Xbone)

GTA, as always, was nothing if not high in production value and effort. V marks probably the most impressive effort yet, and I really liked the multiple-protagonist, heist-based nature of the game. Very cool mechanic. These sandbox games don't have as much to offer me as they used to, though. I used to be able to spend hours just putzing around Liberty City in GTAIV, but I'm not sure I'll really spend much more time with V now that I'm done with the story. It's a shame, because I'm sure there's some fun stuff to be done, but now that I'm at an age/income status where I'm buying games faster than I can beat them, playing around in a sandbox world has harshly diminishing returns.

Completed:
8/28 - Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge (GBA)
Forgot to mark this as completed last time.

Rebeaten:
3/28 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS3 [PS2]) (2x)

2012 Beaten: 24 Completed: 0
2013 Beaten: 41 Completed: 4
2014 Beaten: 34 Completed: 5
2015 Beaten: 22 Completed: 1
2016 Beaten: 15 Completed: 1

[Sharecrow]

The Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse HD (PSN) - beaten January 3rd
The Shadow of the Colossus HD (PS3) - beaten January 19th
Jungle Hunt (Atari 2600 via Flashback 6) - beaten January 21st
Mega Man V (NES via PSN) - beaten January 30th
Shadow of the Colossus HD - hard mode (PS3) - beaten January 31st
Mega Man (NES via PSN) - beaten February 1st
Mega Man VI (NES via PSN) - beaten February 4th
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Part II (PSN) - beaten on February 9th
Mega Man II (NES via PSN) - beaten February 18th
Journey (PSN) - beaten February 19th
Mega Man IV (NES via PSN) - beaten February 20th
Duck Tales: Remastered (PSN) - beaten February 22nd
God of War HD - hard mode (PS3) - beaten February 24th
Giana Sisters: Wicked Dreams - Director's Cut (PSN) - beaten March 6th
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus HD (PS3) - beaten March 21st
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time HD (PS3) - beaten March 23rd
Machinarium (PSN) - beaten April 20th
Uncharted: Golden Abyss - hard mode (Vita) - beaten May 5th
Uncharted: Golden Abyss - crushing mode (Vita) - beaten May 14th
Assassin's Creed (PS3) - beaten on July 16th
Jurassic Park: The Game (PSN) - beaten on July 26th
Back to the Future: The Game (PSN) - beaten on August 7th
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - hard mode (PS3) - beaten on September 4th

New ones:
+ Sly 2: Band of Thieves (PS3) - beaten on September 11th
+ Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - crushing mode (PS3) - beaten on September 20th

2016 total games beaten = 25 (14 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

[VictorViper]

Finished

- Organ Trail Complete Edition
- The Room 2
- The Room 3
- The Witness (plenty more to do)
- Doom (2016)
- Gone Home
- Chronicles of Teddy

100%

- Firewatch

Platinum

- Severed (Vita)

2016 Running Total: 9

Total 2015: 31 (20/2/9)
Total 2014: 43
Total 2013: 35
Total 2012: 34
Total 2011: 30

[The Shoemaker]

I'm not sure I'll really spend much more time with V now that I'm done with the story. It's a shame, because I'm sure there's some fun stuff to be done, but now that I'm at an age/income status where I'm buying games faster than I can beat them, playing around in a sandbox world has harshly diminishing returns.

I definitely know where you're coming from there. It's a little sad that we feel a stronger urge to beat more games than to just have more fun in games. For me it's a little bit of trying to justify value "I've bought so many games I need to focus on beating them before even more games come out!"