2019 Game Clear Thread

[The Shoemaker]

Finished
Jan 09. Pokemon Let's Go Eevee (Switch)
Jan 10. Runner 3 (Switch)
Jan 15. Into the Breach (Switch)
Jan 17. Bloodstained Curse of the Moon (Switch)
Jan 21. Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)
Jan 24. Banjo Tooie (XBLA)
Jan 25. Battle Chef Brigade (Switch)
Feb 03. Kingdom Hearts III (PS4)
Feb 14. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
Feb 14. Kirby's Adventure (NES)

Complete
Jan 21. Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)

Kirby and SMB2 were added to the NES Online this month, two games I never beat until now. Both some of the best experiences on the NES. Really interesting to see how NES games started with SMB, and evolved to SMB3 and Kirby, with so much color and detail to the visuals.

[SkyPikachu]

Splatoon 2 - Really hated being forced into weapons I didn't like

Spoiler

The final boss being basically the same fight as the original really felt lame and it felt to long.

In the original game you pushed the final boss backwards making it really fun but it this the boss just stays put making it just feel like a long drawn out battle. I liked everything else though and it's as good as the original single player wise. Multiplayer feels better in 2 though.

2019 PROGRESS

FINISHED:
01-Jan Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
15-Jan Learn Japanese To Survive - Hiragana Battle
18-Jan Earthbound
21-Jan Yoshi's Woolly World
12-Feb Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
13-Feb Pode
15-Feb Splatoon 2

COMPLETE:
15-Jan Learn Japanese To Survive - Hiragana Battle

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Progress - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019
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Finished - 0025 - 0020 - 0012 - 0008 - 0013 - 0008 - 0021 - 0049 - 0007
Complete - 0004 - 0005 - 0002 - 0003 - 0004 - 0001 - 0002 - 0007 - 0001
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[The Shoemaker]

Finished
Jan 09. Pokemon Let's Go Eevee (Switch)
Jan 10. Runner 3 (Switch)
Jan 15. Into the Breach (Switch)
Jan 17. Bloodstained Curse of the Moon (Switch)
Jan 21. Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)
Jan 24. Banjo Tooie (XBLA)
Jan 25. Battle Chef Brigade (Switch)
Feb 03. Kingdom Hearts III (PS4)
Feb 14. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
Feb 14. Kirby's Adventure (NES)
Feb 16. Assassin's Creed Odyssey (PS4)

Complete
Jan 21. Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)

Odyssey was great, much better than my last dip in the series, AC III. It went on longer than I wanted, but the core loop of the game was fun. Even though I wanted the game to be over, there are a few things quests I wouldn't mind tackling eventually. We'll see if I go back to it.

[The Shoemaker]

Finished
Jan 09. Pokemon Let's Go Eevee (Switch)
Jan 10. Runner 3 (Switch)
Jan 15. Into the Breach (Switch)
Jan 17. Bloodstained Curse of the Moon (Switch)
Jan 21. Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)
Jan 24. Banjo Tooie (XBLA)
Jan 25. Battle Chef Brigade (Switch)
Feb 03. Kingdom Hearts III (PS4)
Feb 14. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
Feb 14. Kirby's Adventure (NES)
Feb 16. Assassin's Creed Odyssey (PS4)
Feb 17. Guacamelee! STCE (XBO)

Complete
Jan 21. Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)

Started guacamelee many moons ago and never finished it, gave it another go through Game Pass. In short, great game!

[Claytone]

Beaten:
1/1 - Firewatch (PSN)
1/13 - Pony Island (PC)
1/15 - Injustice: Gods Among Us (PS4)
2/17 - Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (Switch)

Injustice was good. Found myself wanting to dive into an actually-good DC adaptation. Had a swell time.

Travis Strikes Again was something I was *really* excited for, though. This one was fun. Suda51 and the game itself both seriously hint at the inevitability of a true NMH3, which I can't wait for, but this was a surprisingly fun distraction. The gameplay of TSA is a departure from that of the traditional series, but not by a lot. The bigger difference, though, is that this is a far more surreal game than the previous entries (not really a bad thing). In any case, it's welcome experimentation. Any fans of the series should check this out, if nothing else as a chance to reacquaint themselves with the titular character we've not seen since 2010.

Completed:
None

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Progress - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019
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Finished - 0024 - 0041 - 0034 - 0022 - 0025 - 0014 - 0019 - 0004
Complete - 0000 - 0004 - 0005 - 0001 - 0002 - 0001 - 0002 - 0000
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[The Shoemaker]

Finished
Jan 09. Pokemon Let's Go Eevee (Switch)
Jan 10. Runner 3 (Switch)
Jan 15. Into the Breach (Switch)
Jan 17. Bloodstained Curse of the Moon (Switch)
Jan 21. Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)
Jan 24. Banjo Tooie (XBLA)
Jan 25. Battle Chef Brigade (Switch)
Feb 03. Kingdom Hearts III (PS4)
Feb 14. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
Feb 14. Kirby's Adventure (NES)
Feb 16. Assassin's Creed Odyssey (PS4)
Feb 17. Guacamelee! STCE (XBO)
Feb 18. Thomas Was Alone (XBO)

Complete
Jan 21. Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)

TWA was a great experience, didn't know you could become so attached to little rectangles.

[SkyPikachu]

God of War - Easily 2018's best game. Don't even need to play Spiderman or Red Dead to know this. Visually amazing, incredible story, amazing characters, fun combat. I didn't like the upgrade system personally and all the climbing was boring but other than that it's a stand out one of a kind game.

2019 PROGRESS

FINISHED:
01-Jan Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
15-Jan Learn Japanese To Survive - Hiragana Battle
18-Jan Earthbound
21-Jan Yoshi's Woolly World
12-Feb Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
13-Feb Pode
15-Feb Splatoon 2
21-Feb God of War

COMPLETE:
15-Jan Learn Japanese To Survive - Hiragana Battle

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Progress - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019
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Finished - 0025 - 0020 - 0012 - 0008 - 0013 - 0008 - 0021 - 0049 - 0008
Complete - 0004 - 0005 - 0002 - 0003 - 0004 - 0001 - 0002 - 0007 - 0001
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[The Shoemaker]

Finished
Jan 09. Pokemon Let's Go Eevee (Switch)
Jan 10. Runner 3 (Switch)
Jan 15. Into the Breach (Switch)
Jan 17. Bloodstained Curse of the Moon (Switch)
Jan 21. Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)
Jan 24. Banjo Tooie (XBLA)
Jan 25. Battle Chef Brigade (Switch)
Feb 03. Kingdom Hearts III (PS4)
Feb 14. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
Feb 14. Kirby's Adventure (NES)
Feb 16. Assassin's Creed Odyssey (PS4)
Feb 17. Guacamelee! STCE (XBO)
Feb 18. Thomas Was Alone (XBO)
Feb 21. Super Lucky's Tale (XBO)

Complete
Jan 21. Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)

This one was not bad, enjoyable enough considering there aren't too many 3D platformers out there. Loading screens brought it down a bit, but still had fun.

[The Shoemaker]

Finished
Jan 09. Pokemon Let's Go Eevee (Switch)
Jan 10. Runner 3 (Switch)
Jan 15. Into the Breach (Switch)
Jan 17. Bloodstained Curse of the Moon (Switch)
Jan 21. Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)
Jan 24. Banjo Tooie (XBLA)
Jan 25. Battle Chef Brigade (Switch)
Feb 03. Kingdom Hearts III (PS4)
Feb 14. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
Feb 14. Kirby's Adventure (NES)
Feb 16. Assassin's Creed Odyssey (PS4)
Feb 17. Guacamelee! STCE (XBO)
Feb 18. Thomas Was Alone (XBO)
Feb 21. Super Lucky's Tale (XBO)
Feb 22. Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice (XBO)

Complete
Jan 21. Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)

This game was a trip, a very dark game. Can't say I understand it completely, but I'm glad I played it.

[Claytone]

Beaten:
1/1 - Firewatch (PSN)
1/13 - Pony Island (PC)
1/15 - Injustice: Gods Among Us (PS4)
2/17 - Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (Switch)
2/26 - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (Xbone)

This was free on Games with Gold, and I immediately knew I had to play it. Loved it. Absolute blast. In a way, it felt like a bit of a Mega Man 9 with respect to how well it executed its homage to the originals (albeit, of course, without the actual IP rights). This makes me very optimistic for the final product it precedes. Would recommend this to any Castlevania fan.

Completed:
None

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