Board 8 > June's B8 Game of the Month Club ft. Bionic Commando, Bastion, and Planetarian

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June's Games:
Bionic Commando: Rearmed (PC/360/PS3/Blackberry)
Bastion (PC/PS4/XB1/360/Vita/iOS)
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet (PC)

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 sometimes four) 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 can receive up to three more nominations in a month for each chosen game that you beat
- Each game you nominate has to be different from both your and other users' noms 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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Standings of Fictional Fun
KCF: 55
gameking: 45
Mr Crispy: 29
Arkofturus: 27
Lolo Guru: 27
KnightOfNee: 20
Arti: 19
MegamanX: 17
Tazzy: 14
Fenny: 13
Robazoid: 13
Suprak the Stud: 10
profDEADPOOL: 6
Shaduln: 6
BetrayedTangy: 5
Eddv: 5
Korayashi: 5
Wickle: 5
Johnbobb: 4
trdl23: 4
Akira: 2
Bane of Despair: 2
JDTAY: 2
PhantomBanon: 2
TomNook: 2
agc: 1
Azp2k32: 1
greengravy: 1
paperwarior: 1
shadosneko: 1
SHINE: 1
Tom Bombadil: 1
Wiki: 1
windfish: 1

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

Additional noms this month
Crispy - 1
gameking - 1
prof - 1
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Arti mentioned this yesterday, but Bionic Commando: Rearmed is currently on sale for PS3 in at least the US store for $3 USD.
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Okay, so July is the third of four months that will have a mystery fourth game. I will let you all choose the category:

1. Games developed in the US
2. Games that take place in the US

I have a preliminary set of games for both, which include games that have been nominated before or likely have high ownership rates. People are free to PM me any suggestions that they want me to consider. I don't choose the game until after the drawing happens so I can choose something that is different from the others.
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@Snake5555555555 :3
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Think I'll try all the games this month. Just have to buy Bionic Commando while it's on sale and I'll have all three ready.

category 2 for the bonus

Day of the Tentacle for first nomination, again
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Nominate Hollow Knight
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And also Night In The Woods
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Out of curiosity, why is Snake being summoned here?
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It's become a running gag at this point, I've been supposed to be play Planetarian for a while after receiving it from Wickle. Pretty much every day he reminds me to play it!
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Well, now's the month to do it!
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Yes it looks that way.
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Bumpers
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tag
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tag
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Starting Bastion tonight.
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oh hey tag
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Bumps
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I've been playing Bionic Commando and have made it to the second half of the map. I'm really liking it. The controls took some getting used to, and it would get frustrating sometimes, but now that I'm figuring it out, using the robotic arm to swing around feels great.

Biggest complaint so far is the enemy confrontations on the map where it turns into a top-down shooter. They're just not fun, and I've done that same desert map like five times now.
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bumpsy daisy
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bump
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bought Rearmed in the sale. Will try to beat all three this month
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Gameking has beaten Bionic Commando Rearmed.

I had some fun with this one. Sure, it was frustrating at points, but once I got a handle on the controls, it felt great swinging around the levels.

My first two noms will be Portal 2 and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic .

I've started Bastion. Should have more thoughts on that soon.
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bump
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Oh I started my Score Attack game for Bastion over the weekend and beat it today, so technically I beat the game this month.
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bumpsy daisy
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Bumpers
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Bump
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Kind of quiet this month except for gameking
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well I made a significant amount of progress in bastion, stopped after dying in the kid's dream.
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Bumpers
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Bump
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Gameking beat Bastion.

I actually beat this a few days ago. I really liked this game, and I am glad this got me to finally play it. The soundtrack just worked so great and mixed with the gameplay and narration so well.

I'm surprised this isn't getting more play. I'm guessing most people have already played it.

I believe I have two nominations left?
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Yeah, I beat it last year and never felt like the kind of game I would care to replay
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After that announcement, I'm going to also nominate Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. I've beaten the original twice now, but I've never played the sequels.
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Bumpers
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Bumpers
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Monthly Progress
Bionic Commando - gameking
Bastion - Shad, gameking
Planetarian -

Nominations
Arti - Day of the Tentacle
gameking - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Portal 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
prof - Hollow Knight, Night in the Woods

July Poll
US Developer - 0
US Setting - 1
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bump
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Might as well nom Darksiders
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Still don't see any progress from @Snake5555555555
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Started Bastion today. Finished the Wharf District.
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Oh, I should probably start thinking about a drawing date. Hmm, Monday the 26th or Tuesday the 27th sound like good dates. The Summer Steam Sale should be well underway by then.
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I vote US setting also

real life and other games have kept me from bastion but I am still going to do it this month
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restored 9 of 12 facility upgrades in bastion
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Nominate Grim Fandango
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bumpsy daisy
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Monthly Progress
Bionic Commando - gameking
Bastion - Shad, gameking
Planetarian -

Nominations
Arti - Day of the Tentacle
gameking - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Portal 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Nee - Grim Fandango
prof - Hollow Knight, Night in the Woods
Wiki - Darksiders

July Poll
US Developer - 0
US Setting - 2

Drawing will be on either the 26th or 27th
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I might be able to get Planetarian in before the drawing just so SOMEONE plays it.
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lefty tells me Planetarian is three hours long

I should be able to read it by the deadline
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