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The Completed Games of 2021 -- What can be Better than 69?
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Sat, 02 Jan 2021 17:38:57
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01. Shadow Warrior

02. The Last Remnant

03. SteamWorld Dig 2

04. Days Gone

05. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

06. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

07. Yakuza: Like a Dragon

08. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox

09. Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance

10. Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

11. Persona 5 Strikers

12. Owlboy

13. Paradise Killer

14. Scarlet Nexus



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Sat, 02 Jan 2021 17:51:55
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Fine title for this year's thread. A fine title indeed.

1. Super Mario Bros. (SNES/Super Mario All-stars) -  1/2/21

2. Control (PS4) -  1/30/21

3. Control: The Foundation (PS4)  - 2/4/21

4. Control: AWE (PS4) - 2/13/21

5. Panzer Dragoon (Switch) - 2/13/21

6. Steamworld Dig 2 (Switch) - 4/25/21

7. Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (Wii) - 6/18/21

8. Warioware: Smooth Moves (Wii) - 6/20/21

9. Fortune Street (Wii) - 7/25/21

10. City Connection (NES) - 8/20/21

11. Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii) - 9/2/21

12. BioShock Remastered (PS4) - 9/8/21

13. Rune Factory 4 (Switch) - 10/15/21
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Sat, 02 Jan 2021 18:21:04
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  1. Yakuza: Like a Dragon - 01/19/21
  2. Control - 01/30/21
  3. Super Mario Bros. - 02/02/21
  4. Control: The Foundation - 02/03/21
  5. Control: AWE - 02/03/21
  6. Little Nightmares - 02/12/21
  7. Bowser’s Fury - 02/28/21
  8. Super Mario 3D World - 03/01/21
  9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game - 03/10/21
  10. Monster Hunter Rise - 04/06/21
  11. Mega Twins - 04/14/21
  12. Captain Commando - 04/14/21
  13. Final Fight - 04/16/21
  14. Warriors of Fate - 04/16/21
  15. Powered Gear - 04/18/21
  16. Battle Circuit - 04/20/21
  17. Carrier Airwing - 05/08/21
  18. 19XX: The War Against Destiny - 05/08/21
  19. Giga Wing - 05/08/21
  20. 1944: The Loop Master - 05/09/21
  21. 1941: Counter Attack - 05/10/21
  22. Resident Evil: Village - 05/16/21
  23. Mass Effect - 06/03/21
  24. Donut County - 06/06/21
  25. Maneater - 07/04/21
  26. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - 08/11/21
  27. Code Vein - 08/20/21
  28. Twelve Minutes - 08/21/21
  29. Psychonauts 2 - 08/29/21
  30. Omno - 09/02/21
  31. Myst - 09/04/21
  32. Recore Definitive Edition - 09/09/21
  33. Dragon Quest XI: S Definitive Edition - 10/01/21
  34. Scarlet Nexus - 10/10/21
  35. Metroid Dread - 10/15/21
  36. Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - 11/02/21
  37. Marvel’s Avengers - 11/10/21
  38. Halo: Infinite - 12/17/21
  39. The Gunk - 12/18/21
  40. The Artful Escape - 12/26/21
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Sat, 02 Jan 2021 18:22:18
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1/03/2021 Bioshock 2 (PS4)
1/06/2021 Bioshock Infinite (PS4)
1/13/2021 God of War (PS4)
2/15/2021 Tomb Raider (PS4)
7/01/2021 Ghost of Tsushima (PS4)
8/15/2021 Shadow of the Colossus (PS4)
9/14/2021 Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4)
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SUPER MARIO MAKER LEVELS:

  • SMB Mix-Up! (1AB2-0000-0047-5A7D)
  • Storm the Castle (77BD-0000-00E0-A9C0)

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Sat, 02 Jan 2021 18:44:49
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1. Days Gone- 100%

2. Final Fantasy VII Remake

3. Ninja Gaiden Sigma

4. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2

5. Ninja Gaiden 3 Razor's Edge

6. Gears of War 4

7. Grand Theft Auto V

8. Supraland

9. Halo Guardians

10. Gears 5

11. Halo Infinite

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Sat, 02 Jan 2021 19:07:47
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In fifth! Which will be higher than my ranking at the end of the year. Sad

  1. Inside - Switch - 03/01 - Very enjoyable game.  Great graphics, atmosphere, animation...  doesn't outstay its welcome.  Reminded me a lot of Little Nightmares, although with less complex puzzles.  -  9/10
  2. Catherine Full Body - Switch - 08/02 - still a great, unique game, both in concept as well as in gameplay.  The additions are done very well, blending in perfectly with the original content.  -  9/10
  3. MH:W Iceborn - PC - 12/02 - great expnasion to the base game.  More monster variety, great new area, good additions to the gameplay.  But still more dumbing things down to erradicate any and all friction that was typical for the series.  Also: not being able to start story missions that feature cutscenes in co-op sucks balls. - 8/10
  4. Celeste - Xbone - 13/02 - enjoyable challenging platforming without ever getting frustrating.  the artstyle didn't sit very well with me, obviosly aiming for a retro aesthetic, but with too many colours to really feel retro.  The story also didn't blend in well with the gameplay in my opinoin.  -  8/10
  5. Gato Roboto - Xbone -21/02 - a simple metroidvania with an even simpler graphical style with one fore and one background colour.  It's all too simple, there's very little elegance here.  -  4/10
  6. Hob - Switch - 20/03 - could have been much greater but held back by some strange design decissions.  The game seems more interested in showing you how clever the devs were instead of making you feel clever yourself  -  5/10
  7. Donkey Kong country - Switch, original released on SNES - 07/04 - you can see why it was great for it's time, but without the graphical wow effect, nothing can mask the poor level design today.  -  5/10
  8. Genesis Noir - Xbox - 10/04 - a very unique game, staging the big bang and all of evolution as an incredibly classy and jazzy storyline about trying to prevent a murder that's already happened.  -  8/10
  9. AER Memories of Old - Swith - early july - a walking simulator where you fly around.  More interactive diorama than convincing game world.  -  4/10
  10. Stonefly - Switch - 09/08 - a game in which you pilot a bug mech through treetop canopies in search for a stolen mech.  Cool concept let down by repetitive gameplay and grinding.  -  5/10
  11. NMH3 - Switch - 27/12 - an incoherent mess of a game, saved by the actual combat mechanics  -  6/10
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I'll be using the site Gagan shared this year. Everything I play and review is easily categorized and seen in

https://www.backloggd.com/u/dvader654/journal/dates/2021/

  1. Hypnospace Outlaw - 01/08
  2. Bloodstained Curse of the Moon 2 - 01/12
  3. Super Mario Galaxy - 01/15
  4. Super Mario World - 01/18
  5. Walking Dead Saints and Sinners - 1/23
  6. Celeste - 01/24
  7. Cyberpunk - 01/27
  8. Touhou Luna Nights - 01/28
  9. Pixel Ripped 1995- 02/01
  10. The Medium - 02/10
  11. Control - 02/18
  12. The Room VR - 02/18
  13. Control Foundation - 02/20
  14. The Legend of Zelda - 02/21
  15. Ven VR Adventure - 02/21
  16. A Fisherman's Tale - 02/21
  17. Control AWE - 02/27
  18. Westworld Awakening - 03/07
  19. I Expect You to Die - 03/07
  20. Panzer Dragoon Remake - 03/08
  21. TMNT Rescuepalooza - 03/12
  22. Space Channel 5 VR - 03/14
  23. Zelda ALBW - 03/16
  24. Resident Evil - 03/22
  25. Vertigo Remastered - 03/24
  26. Resident Evil 2 - 03/27
  27. Resident Evil Survivor - 03/27
  28. Resident Evil Survivor 2 - 03/29
  29. RE Umbrella Chronicles
  30. Form
  31. Resident Evil 4
  32. Resident Evil 5
  33. Resident Evil Revelations
  34. Resident Evil Revelations 2
  35. Resident Evil 7
  36. Resident Evil 8
  37. Nex Machina
  38. Zelda OoT 3D
  39. immortals Fenyx Rising
  40. Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
  41. Sonic the Hedgehog 1
  42. Hob
  43. PT
  44. Streets of Kamurocho
  45. Castlevania SOTN
  46. Silent Hill Downpour
  47. FFVII Integrade
  48. Zelda Skyward Sword
  49. Mortal Kombat 11
  50. Mortal Kombat Aftermath
  51. The Ascent
  52. Cyber Shadow
  53. Katamari Damacy Reroll
  54. Twelve Minutes
  55. Psychonauts 2
  56. Recompile
  57. Delta Rune Chapter 1
  58. Delta Rune Chapter 2
  59. Deathloop
  60. Metroid Fusion
  61. Metroid Dread
  62. Bowser's Fury
  63. Star Wars Tales from Galaxies Edge
  64. Resident Evil 4 VR
  65. Guardians of the Galaxy
  66. Forza Horizon 5
  67. Exo One
  68. Unsighted
  69. Forgotten City

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1. Smile For Me: 14th of January.

Happy

2. Space Court: 17th of January.

Objection!

3. Lara Croft Go: 18th of January.

Where?

4. Frog Detective: 20th of January.

I miss dancing in VR!

5. Frog Detective 2: 24th of January.

Take that, Richard!

6. Donut County: 31st of January.

Written by Oscar Wilde.

7. The Gardens Between: 6th of February.

Better story than Braid, but worse puzzles and mechanics.

8. Mind Scanners Beta: 9th of February.

Actually really good.

9. Not Tonight: 23rd of March.

BLJSJURHGURHGRUJFSFLUneasy.

10. I Dream of You and Ice Cream: 29th of March.

Did no one read the description?

11. A Short Hike: 11th of April.

The hike was, indeed, very short.

12. Firewatch: 20th of April.

Yeah, no.

13. The First Tree: 23rd of April.

One of the best and worst games ever.

14. Moth Extraction: 28th of April.

lol.

15. Genesis Noir: 3rd of May.

Thank fuck it's over. Kinda liked it. Also kinda hated it. The jam sesh was cool, though.

16. Before I forget: 5th of May.

The Forestesque.

17. Cyberpunk 2077: 6th of May.

Finally! Jesus Christ. Maybe better than Blood and Wine tbh.

18. The Medium: 19th of May.

Well, well, well.

19. Carto: 22nd of May.

Aww.

20. Cloudpunk: 31st of May.

Interesting contrast to Cyberpunk but not necessarily better.

21. Cloudpunk: City of Ghosts: 15th of June.

Shouldn't have been "sequel"-length.

22. Omno Demo: 21st of June.

Very cool.

23. Rain On Your Parade: 23rd of June.

Honestly, tempted to do NG+. What is wrong with me?

24. Ynglet (game jam prototype): 24th of June.

Great demo.

25. Rain On Your Parade NG+: 6th of July.

Yep, I played NG+. You can't rain on my parade, haters!

26. The Sexy Brutale: 28th of July.

Only mildly sexy and mildly brutal, but more than the sum of its arse.

27. Omno: 4th of August.

Decent.

28. 8th of August: Last/Stop.

The mandela vulva was beautiful.

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The wild at heart

Ken follet’s the pillars of the earth

Metamorphosis

Dap

Detention

A Juggler’s Tale

=at least 34.

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Just added my first completed game of the year. I fully intend to use the Switch's online library to run up the scoreboard.
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1. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 [PS2]1st of January to 4th of January

The PS2 makes a huge improvement technically but something's missing that THPS2 had. And the soundtrack is forgettable this time. Still, 8/10

2. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 [PS4] - 4th of January to 6th of January

I sped through this and now I wish there were more to do, maybe bonus objectives or even user-created objectives. 8/10

3. Horizon Chase Turbo [PS4] 27th of December 2020 to 13th of January

Not too bad but it gets repetitive. 7/10

4. Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition [PS4]15th of January to 22nd of January

A lot of fun but what's with the dialogue? 8/10

5. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End [PS4] 24th of January to 4th of February

Story, graphics, questionable design choices. 7/10

6. What Remains of Edith Finch [PS4] - 6th of February to 6th of February

Story, surprising design choices. 8/10

7. Gone Home [PS4] 8th of February to 8th of February

I think I liked it more the first time. Must have drained it of its novelty. 8/10

8. Cities: Skylines [PS4]9th of February to 17th of February

Good for a few practice runs and a proper playthrough, but I can't see myself going back to it very much. 7/10

9. Tekken 7 [PC] 20th of February to 27th of February

It's great to play a proper fighting game again, though the story parts are a bit underwhelming. 8/10

10. Katamari Damacy REROLL [PC]27th of February to 28th of February

Feels insubstantial compared to Katamari Forever. I was surprised by how quickly it ended. 7/10

11. Burnout 3: Takedown [PS2] - 28th of February to 10th of March

I forgot how annoying crashing is in these games. 8/10

12. Cyberpunk 2077 [PC]16th of February to 13th of April

Featuring the inevitable open world fatigue. Had a good time though. How can I live without ray tracing now? 8/10

13. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines [PC] - 16th of April to 1st of May

Gameplay can be a bit rough at times, but I really enjoyed the story and characters. 8/10

14. Civilization VI [PC]16th of February to 30th of May

I could have kept going but I wanted to give other games a chance. 9/10

15. Equilinox [PC] 5th of June to 7th of June

A pretty good simulation game but not as dynamic as I'd have liked. 7/10

16. Resident Evil 2 [remake] [PC] 8th of June to 13th of June [Claire A]



(13th of June) 1st of December to 2nd of December [Leon B]

Pretty good. 9/10

17. The Outer Worlds [PC]14th of June to 22nd of June

Didn't last long enough that I got too much open world fatigue. 8/10

18. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 [PS2] 23rd of June to 3rd of July

Possibly the hardest game in the series. Also by far the biggest up to this point. 8/10

19. Islanders [PC] – 2nd of July to 4th of July

Something light and quick reminiscent of Equilinox. 7/10

20. Dragon Ball Fighterz [PC] 26th of June to 1st of September

Fun game but the story mode was a bit repetitious. 8/10

21. Dirt 5 [PC]13th of September to 22nd of September

Like a pared back Motorstorm. 7/10 if I'm being critical

22. Superliminal [PC] 27th of September to 28th of September

Weird game. 8/10

23. The Stanley Parable [PC] 25th of September to 26th of September

I thought there were more branches than this. 8/10

24. Portal [PC] 1st of October to 1st of October

A pretty remarkable game. 9/10

25. Portal 2 [PC]2nd of October to 4th of October

Easier than I remembered. 9/10

26. Crash Bandicoot [PC] – 9th of October to  15th of October

Finally, the terrible save system is gone. 7/10

27. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back [PC]15th of October to 23rd of October

To my surprise I prefer the first game. 7/10

28. Outer Wilds [PC] 25th of October to 2nd of November

Obsidian Entertainment went in a very unexpected direction with this one. 8/10

29. Resident Evil 3 [remake] [PC] 3rd of November to 5th of November

Though I prefer the original 3 to the original 2, I prefer the remake of 2 to the remake of 3. 8/10

30. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard [PC] 6th of November to 9th of November

The first few hours are mostly excellent, but it falls a bit later on. Still really good. 8/10

31. Resident Evil Village [PC] 9th of November to 13th of November

It almost seemed like it could become my favourite Resident Evil game until it couldn't. 8/10

32. Forza Horizon 5 [PC] - 14th of November to 4th of December (tentative)

A solid enough racing game. 7/10

33. Resident Evil: Director’s Cut [PS1] 4th of December to 7th of December

The later games were a big improvement. 6/10

34. Parasite Eve [PS1] - 8th of December to 21st of December

I was expecting something more like RE, but apparently that's the second game. 6/10

35. Penko Park [PC] 26th of December to 30th of December

A good Pokémon Snap-esque game. 8/10

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Sun, 10 Jan 2021 07:57:42
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1. Hades


Or well at least one successful run of it. I'm not feeling the gameplay all that much, but its considerably more enjoyable as an experience than Bastion and Transistor, which aside from the bitchin soundtrack are merely okay for me. Maybe this is only okay, but I think its more solid in terms of its enemies and has enjoyable feeling action, if not particularly deep action. 7/10

First game on the board.

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Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:40:51

Finally! I finally beat Yakuza: Like a Dragon, my first completed game of this year. Such an excellent game that was fun, funny, and even heartwarming. I really dig the turn-based combat and all the JRPG referencing. My only gripe about the game is that there are a few severe difficulty spikes. A fantastic game nonetheless with an absolute ton of things to do. 9/10

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Sat, 23 Jan 2021 21:56:48
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This year I'm gonna beat... 7 games?

1. Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris - 23/01/2021

Jankiest online multiplayer I've ever played.

2. Resident Evil 6 - 24/01/2021

Capped off the playthrough of Leon's campaign from like two years ago. Awful.

3. Unravel Two - 30/01/2021

Bought this looking for a comfy chill-out game, but I got Dark Souls lite.

4. Hades - 18/02/2021

First successful run.

5. Frostpunk - 10/03/2021

THE CITY SURVIVED.

6. Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion - 23/03/2021

Vasari victory.

7. Far Cry 5 - 26/03/2021

Extremely repetitive, janky as fuck, but enjoyable with co-op.

8. Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion - 01/04/2021

Vasari victory.

9. Rayman Legends - 06/04/2021

You can tell the devs were having a lot of fun with this one.

10. Dishonored 2 - 19/04/2021

What really impressed me was how unique most levels were.

11. Dishonored 2 - Death to the Outsider - 12/05/2021

Dishonored 3 when?

12. Ninja Gaiden Sigma - 15/07/2021

Now I really wanna play Black.

13. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 - 09/08/2021

This game has the honour of being the final game I played with the PC controller I had since 2014. May it rest in peace.

14. Halo: Reach - 26/11/2021

What's this game about?

15. Bloodborne: The Old Hunters - 01/12/2021

If the main game was Normal this was Dante Must Die.

16. Bloodborne - 06/12/2021

I can confirm it was worth the 6 year wait.

17. Monster Hunter: World - 30/12/2021

I'm surprised I finished it this year, but I'm glad I did.

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Sun, 31 Jan 2021 05:13:42

Finished Control, really good game. Love how the game and it’s dlc ties into both Quantum Break and Alan Wake. Story is pretty strange but in general it’s about entities from another dimension trying enter and take over. Combat is quite fun with some cool weapons and telekinesis powers. Minor gripes are that it can be pretty awkward trying to navigate around the place and a couple bosses are a bit on the annoying side when it comes to difficulty. There’s some really intense battles with enemies and the destructible environments are pretty impressive. 8/10

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Mon, 01 Feb 2021 02:42:01
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Finished Control, really good game. Love how the game and it’s dlc ties into both Quantum Break and Alan Wake. Story is pretty strange but in general it’s about entities from another dimension trying enter and take over. Combat is quite fun with some cool weapons and telekinesis powers. Minor gripes are that it can be pretty awkward trying to navigate around the place and a couple bosses are a bit on the annoying side when it comes to difficulty. There’s some really intense battles with enemies and the destructible environments are pretty impressive. 8/10

Never played quantum break, how much would I miss.

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Mon, 01 Feb 2021 04:07:29
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Never played quantum break, how much would I miss.

You can still fully enjoy Control for what it is, it’s just that the enemy in this game is the same in QB. There’s tons of files and stuff in this game that keeps everything explained and self contained.

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Tue, 02 Feb 2021 02:01:36
I never played or heard of Quantum Break and I completely loved Control. Not sure what I missed, but it didn't affect my enjoyment of the game.
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Tue, 02 Feb 2021 04:12:07

Yeah you won’t really miss anything in Control by not playing Quantum Break.

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Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:42:42

January update (ok and one game from feb 1st)

I started the year strong. Travo hasn't updated so I wonder where he is at. Nice variety of stuff, I'm trying out a bunch of VR games and those usually go by quick.

I will be keeping track of everything I play on that backlogged site I linked above. Check it out for my entire game history (still in progress) and what I am currently playing.

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