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A Kishoutenketsu in the countryside (PC)

This is in the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. It's a very short (about 20 minutes) puzzle game made up of mazes and boulder pushing puzzles. It's enjoyable enough and doesn't overstay its welcome.

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Wild Guns (NSO)

This game rocks. It's a lot harder than I remember it being though.

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Star Fox (NSO)

Just the easy route, but I had never beaten this before. I didn't really give it a chance as a kid because SF64 seemed so obviously better. Which, well, it is, but this game isn't bad at all! It's pretty fun, actually.

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Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight (Switch)

This is a good Metroidvania game. The art is gorgeous and the combat/platforming feels great (aside from the sad little double jump). It's fairly short but you probably won't beat it in one sitting, a good length honestly.

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Star Fox 64 3D (3DS)

Uh, it's SF64. I think I'd rather be playing with an N64 controller but otherwise, still an amazing game!

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

As others said, it feels weird to say I "beat" this, but I got to the credits scene.

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Kirby's Adventure (NSO)

This is a good Kirby game. I forgot it was so good! Lots of lag whenever there's more than two or three sprites on screen though, unfortunately.

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Halo 3 (360)

Kenri posted...

At the rate I'm going I'll beat Halo 3 in maybe 2035.

Hey, I beat my projection! Definitely my favorite of the three campaigns.

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Kirby Super Star (NSO)

Good game! I used to like KDL3 more than this but I'm not sure anymore. I wish the entire game was the quality of Milky Way Wishes and Revenge of Meta-Knight but it's all pretty good.

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Kirby's Dream Land 3 (NSO)

I really liked this game last time I played it, but man did the controls feel unresponsive this time. I still think I might like the animal + power system the most of any Kirby game though.

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Super Metroid (NSO)

Last time I played this I was a teenager, I think? It holds up, though when you compare it to everything that came after, the lack of fast travel is pretty glaring.

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Halo 2 (360 BC)

At the rate I'm going I'll beat Halo 3 in maybe 2035.

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Katamari Damacy Reroll (Switch)

Gotta hand it to them, the controls for this game really do feel like trying to manipulate a giant ball of garbage. Very fun aside from that though!

(Also the King of All Cosmos is the best.)

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Nier (360)

Endings A and B. I really really liked the first half of this game, but the second half was uhhhh not as good, to say the least.

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Dragon's Dogma (360)

Killed the Dragon, killed the Ur-Dragon, killed the Seneschal. I like this game, but it's really slow with enemies having tons of HP and no real fast travel (but quests that require a lot of running around). I'm conflicted on the world-building too. Everything about pawns and the Arisen and the dragon is really cool, but it's shackled to a bog standard medieval fantasy setting.

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BioShock (360)

Playing this game in 2020, I think the subversive aspects of the story don't blow my mind as much as they would have when the game was released, because so many other games have gone in the same direction since then. It's still a very cool premise/setting though.

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paperwarior posted...

Everyone says these games are easy but I struggle with them about as much as Megaman and Castlevania.

Galaxy 2 is fairly challenging. Definitely one of the harder Mario games.

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The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories (Switch)

Very good and very gay. Recommended!

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Gato Roboto (Switch)

As far as "mini Metroidvanias on the the Switch that cost less than $3" go, I think I like Xeodrifter more, but both are worth a pick-up if you like the genre.

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (360)

I'm no good at it, but this game is great. Exactly the right amount of stupid. Also surprisingly realistic villains for how conceptually absurd they are.

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Batman: Arkham City (360)

Honestly it was just kinda frustrating. The combat, stealth, and platforming all felt really clunky. Mercifully short though.

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Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (Switch)

First time playing FFVIII. Enjoyed it well enough; I still don't like ATB as a battle system but the junction system was cool. The plot gets pretty silly near the end but it's not bad or anything.

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Fire Emblem: Three Houses... again

Second playthrough, Golden Deer this time (did Blue Lions first time through). I definitely liked it more the first time but it's still good, even if the school shit got old and the plot went off the rails when it became about molemen with nukes.

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PictoQuest (Switch)

It's picross, you pretty much know what you're getting. The RPG part was inconsequential.

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Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch)

Azure Moon/Blue Lions route. It's pretty good! I'm almost surprised at how much better than Awakening and Fates it is.

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Outland (Steam)

Kind of weak as a Metroidvania, but solid on its own merits.

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Child of Light (Switch)

Fairly fun JRPG. Felt like it was about half throwback, half new.

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Ikachan (3DS)

I remember this being a full-length game when I played it as a kid, but it's only about an hour long. I must not have ever gotten very far in it (not surprising since I was playing it in Japanese then).

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Slay the Spire (Switch)

I finally got a heart kill! Heavy Blade too strong.

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TowerFall (Switch)

The campaign mode here really isn't anything to write home about, but eh, I was in a Towerfall mood.

ViolentAbacus posted...

Got the "Little Rocket Man" Achievement this time.

Congrats!

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Cave Story+ (Steam)

I hadn't played Cave Story in probably 15 years, so at first playing this was like seeing a childhood friend again. But as the game went on I started to remember why my opinion on it has soured over time. It's still a classic but I'm definitely not as wild about it as lots of people are.

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Analogue: A Hate Story (Steam)

I wouldn't exactly call it fun, but it's well-written and good at making me feel things.

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To the Moon (Steam)

I got a little bit tired of the two viewpoint characters making snide jabs at each other, but the whole story of Johnny and River makes up for it.

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Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (Steam)

I liked it, but I think my computer was only capable of running it at half speed, which definitely isn't the ideal way to play it!

ViolentAbacus posted...

You've inspired me, I'm doing it! We've made half through the car segment. Been pretty annoying so far!

Yeah, I took one look at that achievement and forgot about ever doing it. My apologies for the inspiration!

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Thomas Was Alone (Steam)

Cute puzzle platformer about rectangles. Hard to recommend over other, better games, but you can do worse than this one.

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Shatter (Steam)

This a breakout-style game with boss fights and an outstanding soundtrack. Short campaign, but fun.

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Attack of the Friday Monsters! (3DS)

I still don't really understand this game's plot, but it's cute.

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Cuphead (Switch)

I feel like this game isn't precise enough for its difficulty? The hitboxes especially seemed off; I felt like I got hit often by attacks I was nowhere near, and then sometimes enemies would just phase right through me. A lot of the bosses weren't too hard themselves, but had constantly respawning flying enemies, which like... yes, it's well established that the Ninja Gaiden birds are difficult, but it's not exactly the most fun kind of challenge. Also, I'm hardly the first one to make this observation, but the run-and-gun levels weren't anywhere near the quality of the boss levels.

That said, it's a gorgeous game with a challenge level that's generally pretty satisfying, so I still recommend it.

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Hatoful Boyfriend (Steam)

The bird dating concept is amusing but I don't think the writing is funny enough to match it. Overall it's just kind of bland? I got the Nageki ending and I'm happy not doing any other routes.

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Obviously you've gotta go for the gnome rocket man achievement!

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Princess Remedy in a Heap of Trouble (Steam)

If you liked the first one, this is more of the same. Quirky humor, shmup-inspired combat, obscure secrets, and dating whichever girl/boy/thing/monster you want.

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We Know the Devil (Steam)

This is a short VN about summer camp, friendship, magical girls, and Biblical horror. The story/setting is confusing at first but the dialogue is witty and it has some emotional weight to it. Recommended!

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice (3DS)

I thought this game was paced pretty poorly, especially in the first 3 cases and especially compared to the first game, which I replayed recently. But it makes up a lot of ground in the last two cases and ended up as a nice wrap-up for the AJ-DD-SoJ trilogy, and for Apollo and Athena especially.

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Paratroopa1 posted...

Maybe I just need to write like, "top 100 games from 1980-2009" (I don't think any of my favorites predate 1980)

I'd read it!

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Necrodancer is hella fun. I'm not good enough to beat it but I had fun trying.

Thanks for sharing your list with us, it was a good read.

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It took me a couple tries to beat act 3 as Ironclad, but then I won with Silent and Defect in one attempt each right after.

Still haven't beaten the heart at over 100 hours played! I think I'm probably terrible at the game.

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You had me at Paper Mario. Definitely interested if it's ever on sale or when it gets ported to Switch.

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I was obsessed with the GCN Animal Crossing for a long while, but I think it was a one time thing. Wild World didn't grab me and I haven't bought another one since.

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The Fall (Wii U)

A rub-objects-together adventure game with mild cover shooter elements. It's alright but I wouldn't say I loved it.

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Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)

I think Bayonetta 1 is an overall tighter experience, but 2 is still a fun action game and Bayonetta remains a very cool character. Jeanne should have gotten a bigger role.

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