Board 8 > May Game of the Month Club ft. No More Heroes, Super Mario, and Doom (2016)

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KCF0107
05/01/18 7:44:21 PM
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Mays Games:
No More Heroes (PS3/Wii)
New Super Mario Bros. (DS/Wii U)
Doom (2016) (PC/PS4/XB1/Switch/VR?)


What is Game of the Month Club?
Game of the Month is a community project open to all B8ers where users share, discover, play and/or discuss a select few games every month. The games featured each month are chosen by YOU the users (and Lady Luck)

The Basics
- Each month will feature three games that were chosen via a random drawing from a pool of games that users nominated
- For each game you beat, you get a cool point on our just-for-fun standings as well as a nomination for next month's randomized drawing
- In order to receive the point and nomination, you must beat said game within the calendar month
- If you beat one of the current month's games in the previous month, you can apply for a "recently beaten waiver," but you will only receive a point and no nomination should you do so
- Drawing for next month's games is usually around a week before the end of the month
- If you periodically keep us posted on your progress and/or talk about different aspects of the games, then everyone will think you are super awesome!

Nomination Rules
- You get one nomination automatically each month
- You receive additional nominations each month for every chosen game that you beat
- Each game you nominate has to be unique from all other nominations and cannot include a game that has already been selected for GotM
- Each game must be a standalone game that can be acquired and played on its own (aka cannot be DLC/expansion that requires the base game)
- Nominations only carry over if you beat a chosen game after the drawing for next month's games but before the end of the month
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KCF0107
05/01/18 7:44:39 PM
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Just-for-Fun Standings (among those who beat a game in 2017-18)
KCF: 69
gameking: 60
Lolo Guru: 41
Mr Crispy: 37
ArkOfTurus: 31
KnightOfNee: 29
Arti: 23
MegamanX: 18
scarletspeed: 17
Fenny: 15
Robazoid: 13
Wickle: 10
profDEADPOOL: 8
Shaduln: 7
BetrayedTangy: 5
paperwarior: 5
Cody: 4
darkx: 4
LordoftheMorons: 3
MrSmartGuy: 3
Shoenen: 3
KommunistKoala: 2
MZero: 2
PrinceReva: 2
Harrich: 1
Kain66: 1
Peace Frog: 1
SantaRPG: 1
Steiner: 1
Tom Bombadil: 1
Waluigi1: 1
Wiki: 1

Spreadsheet with history
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X8E8oqzES42W4S82j7WTfNnzNa8c3uXdSE1rnqYG7WM/edit?usp=sharing

Additional noms this month
Nee - 1
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TheArkOfTurus
05/01/18 7:58:30 PM
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My copy of NMH came in today. Probably not going to start it or Doom until I finish God of War, though, and I've been strapped for time, lately.
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Underleveled
05/02/18 6:13:50 AM
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Tag
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KCF0107
05/02/18 2:54:16 PM
#5:


I won't be able to play any of the games until midway through the month, but I hope to do NSMB and Doom. Even though Doom is the one that I haven't played yet, I will probably start with NSMB because I am always in the mood for more Super Mario (even Sunshine).
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scarletspeed7
05/02/18 2:55:24 PM
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Okay, I'm in for all three this month.
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TheArkOfTurus
05/02/18 3:23:36 PM
#7:


Think I'll buy a Switch on this weekend. Might end up waiting on Doom to see if I can get Gamefly to send me the Switch version (I'm not sure I want to spend another $60 on a game I haven't even played yet.)
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Underleveled
05/03/18 12:08:45 AM
#8:


My copy of NSMB arrived.

I may get a chance to play a bit during my shows these next few weekends - including intermission I have almost a contiguous hour of being off-stage.
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KCF0107
05/03/18 3:35:43 PM
#9:


bumpsy daisy
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Cody11533
05/03/18 10:33:50 PM
#10:


Nominate Firewatch

I'll be getting to NSMB this month most likely. I'll have to dig out my old DS copy, I can't remember how long it has been since I played it. That was one of my first DS games.
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TheKnightOfNee
05/03/18 11:04:45 PM
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Not sure if I'll get to anything this month, but we'll see.
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ZXAdvent_Lucian
05/04/18 12:08:48 AM
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Tracking on the off chance that the majority of posts are "jesus christ this is not a Doom game"
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KCF0107
05/04/18 12:21:27 AM
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Does it not feel like one? All the footage that I've seen makes it look far more like the first few games than 3.
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ZXAdvent_Lucian
05/04/18 1:01:56 AM
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KCF0107 posted...
Does it not feel like one? All the footage that I've seen makes it look far more like the first few games than 3.

HOO FUCKIN' BOY. Here's the "short" version:
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And here's the long version:
pLntx4W
I'm well aware that this will get the Bethesdrones screaming "Y-Y-YOU'RE NITPICKING!" but I welcome the salt.
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scarletspeed7
05/04/18 11:29:07 AM
#15:


New Super Mario Bros. complete. I will say this: I think I enjoyed this more than any 2D iteration of the Mario series. Going back and replaying this really whetted my appetite to play the Wii and U installments of the series. There's enough variety and innovation to the previous side scroller platformer editions of Mario that I think this game deserves some more love.
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KCF0107
05/04/18 2:57:10 PM
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2 and Wii are the best ones in my opinion
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Underleveled
05/04/18 3:41:54 PM
#17:


About to fire up NSMB.

Now that I think about it, I think I did play 2. That was the one that was like coins all over the screen, right? That was pretty fun.
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KCF0107
05/04/18 3:43:23 PM
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2's emphasis was on coins and gold in general.
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scarletspeed7
05/04/18 3:43:40 PM
#19:


KCF0107 posted...
2 and Wii are the best ones in my opinion

I think I meant to say U and 2 since I own Wii, but yeah Wii was really enjoyable as well.
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Cody11533
05/04/18 10:32:31 PM
#20:


Cody has beaten New Super Mario Bros.

Well I certainly didn't expect to finish that so quickly, but I had the afternoon to myself and here I am. It has probably been about a decade since I last touched it, so it was fun to revisit.

For now, I will go ahead and nominate Ratchet and Clank (2016) again.
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KCF0107
05/05/18 5:22:08 PM
#21:


Bump
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WickIebee
05/05/18 5:24:14 PM
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No real way to play anything from this month, so just waiting it out, shall finish stuff I'm already playing instead.
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gameking1230438
05/05/18 6:06:18 PM
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Gameking has beaten New Super Mario Bros.

Glad I finally played this. There were a lot of levels here with some cool, original ideas. This game must have felt really fresh when it came out. My biggest issue were the power-ups. Aside from the fire flower, I never wanted to use any of them. They all felt limiting in some way.

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TheKnightOfNee
05/05/18 6:54:26 PM
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Okay, so, since it was chosen, I've really been trying to remember if I played New Super Mario Bros. or not previously. I finally checked my backloggery page, and I did beat it 6 years ago. It apparently wasn't that memorable? But maybe I should give it another play to see what I think of it, since it does seem to be a pretty quick game to run through.
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Underleveled
05/05/18 7:02:21 PM
#25:


Just hit World 3 in NSMB
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KCF0107
05/06/18 5:27:06 PM
#26:


Bumps
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KCF0107
05/07/18 4:12:40 PM
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Bump
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KCF0107
05/08/18 7:26:46 PM
#28:


bumpsy daisy
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KCF0107
05/09/18 5:04:40 PM
#29:


Bumpers
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KCF0107
05/10/18 4:07:34 PM
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slow-ish month it seems
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TheArkOfTurus
05/10/18 4:29:26 PM
#31:


The Switch version of Doom is in the mail, so I should get started on that soon. Played the first level of No More Heroes.
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scarletspeed7
05/10/18 4:47:10 PM
#32:


Started No More Heroes today.
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gameking1230438
05/10/18 6:44:57 PM
#33:


Been playing Doom. Made it to mission 6. I'm having a blast with it. Never touched the series, but this makes me want to go back and play from the beginning.
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KCF0107
05/11/18 2:49:45 PM
#34:


I may have to wait until next week to start playing games. It might be tough to get both NSMB and Doom in before the drawing, but I should be able to get both done by the end of May.
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KCF0107
05/12/18 9:51:42 PM
#35:


Bump
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TheArkOfTurus
05/13/18 12:21:47 PM
#36:


Three levels through both Doom and No More Heroes. Both are great.
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scarletspeed7
05/13/18 1:09:14 PM
#37:


No More Heroes is tough for me for some reason. I'm playing the PS3 version. I may go to Doom for the time being.
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KCF0107
05/14/18 3:37:12 PM
#38:


I will hopefully begin one of the games on Wednesday.
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TheArkOfTurus
05/15/18 3:14:21 PM
#39:


Finished the rank 3 fight in No More Heroes, and level 7 in Doom. Love both games' combat, but they are starting to grate on my nerves. The grinding in No More Heroes Isn't any more fun on a replay, and the platforming/exploration parts of Doom have started to bug me ever since getting the double jump. Might stop looking for upgrades entirely in that, and hope I don't end up too underpowered.
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scarletspeed7
05/15/18 3:52:07 PM
#40:


No More Heroes completed. The story and the world were a lot of fun, but the gameplay was kind of unenjoyable to me.
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TheArkOfTurus
05/16/18 2:52:16 PM
#41:


ArkOfTurus has beaten No More Heroes

A very inconsistent game, but when it's good it's amazing. Shinobu and the last two bosses (on the real end. The Bad Girl fight can go to hell) were amazing fights. I think I played on sweet in my first playthrough. Played mild this time. Was expecting it to kick my ass, but I was able to beat all the bosses on my second attempt at worst.

I think I'm going to give NMH 2 a replay, as well.

Nominate Pyre and Minit
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KCF0107
05/17/18 2:07:36 PM
#42:


At 3-3 in NSMB. That's not bad for 45 minutes of work. I skipped like half of World 2 because I found a secret exit to a level.
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KCF0107
05/17/18 10:14:30 PM
#43:


I'm breezing through this game. It helps that I am not (really) actively getting the star coins. There is an excellent chance that I will finish this before going to bed. I'm almost to the final boss in World 6.
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KCF0107
05/18/18 1:43:08 PM
#44:


KCF has beaten New Super Mario Bros.

I have played all the other NSMB games more recent than this. I used to have the Wii U game below this, but I think that I have to place this at the bottom. Don't get me wrong, I like this game (I think that every Super Mario game is good), but the others just do a lot more with the concepts that this introduced.
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KCF0107
05/18/18 11:40:05 PM
#45:


DOOM downloaded. I might start tonights, but I definitely will sometime this weekend if not.

Also, I forgot to mention that in NSMB, I died like 15 times during the game, and I think 10 of those deaths came from World 6: Tower 2.
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KCF0107
05/19/18 12:24:58 PM
#46:


Drawing will be on Friday, May 25th
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KCF0107
05/19/18 12:26:28 PM
#47:


I will go ahead and do my two noms now since I have my doubts I will finish DOOM before the deadline

Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Ori and the Blind Forest

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KCF0107
05/19/18 3:15:29 PM
#48:


Monthly Progress
DOOM -
NSMB - Cody, gameking, KCF
NMH - scarlet, Ark

Nominations
Ark - Pyre, Minit
Cody - Firewatch, Ratchet and Clank (2016)
gameking - Wario Land: SML3, Jak 3
KCF - Oceanhorn, Ori and the Blind Forest

Drawing will be on Friday, May 25th
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scarletspeed7
05/19/18 3:21:00 PM
#49:


I finished Mario also.
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TheKnightOfNee
05/19/18 3:53:23 PM
#50:


Nominate Portal 2

I'll think of a second nom soon
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