Board 8 > Post Each Time You Beat a Game - 2017 Edition (Topic #3)

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Undertale (Vita)
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Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES)

It was quite the feat they even managed to fit this game on a cart. Quite impressive.
The results: Not so good, they scrunched up everything they could but it's just so bad you're better off playing some other version of Street Fighter Alpha 2 then this port. The game loads. A lot. Even between rounds. It's very slow pacing. The music even resets at the beginning of each round. The soundtrack is also very bad and it sounds like it belongs in a Mega Man X game, not to say that as an insult except it all sounds so off especially if you heard the originals. Kinda difficult to pull off Level 3 supers due to the button layout but that's on me. They also changed Sodom's name to Katana like they did in the SNES port of Final Fight.

Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams (Game Boy Color)

While the visuals suffered a bit, this game is quite playable and one of the best fighters on the Game Boy Color that's available on the platform even with the limitations. You can even chain combo like in the original. Sodom also kept his name.

Final Fight One (Game Boy Advance)

This port is pretty good. Music took a hit in quality by comparison to other versions but still sounds good. The Industrial Area that was cut from the SNES port is back in this version. Once again they left out Poison and Roxy and replaced them with Billy and Sid like in the SNES port. They added in dialogue when you confront the bosses to add in a little more personality. A nice plus in this version is you can unlock the Street Fighter incarnations of Cody and Guy.
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Snakebird (Android)
Finally gave in and got a hint for the last puzzle after abandoning it for ages. Turns out I had an incorrect assumption near the beginning and after that it became solvable.
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I am garbage at Snakebird
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Eufloria HD (PC)

It was neat at the start but became tedious towards the end.
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After 2.5 years, I finally finished Crashlands (Android)
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Fatal Fury 2 (SNES)

An alright port. Not much reason to play this one when Fatal Fury Special exists.

The Adventures of Star Saver (Game Boy)

In a nutshell: You play as Kevin who has to rescue his sister Connie and stop an alien invasion that's heading to Earth. You use a Mech named Tom Wolf to do all of that.

Gameplay is very simple. Action/Platformer with quite a few things going for it. You can collect grappling hooks to use to pull yourself toward the walls and if you fall down in a pitfall you can use these grappling hooks to save your life to throw upward. You can also get a Triple Shooter and a Thruster to propel yourself forward a bit in the air. If you get hit you lose your Mech and you're left with playing as Kevin who can only shoot one round per shot with his gun compared to when you're in a Mech where you can shoot more than once. If Kevin gets hit again out of his Mech, he dies. You can even regain your Mech back by getting on top of a P Power Up to stand on. The whole "losing your mech/regaining it back thing" is similar to losing your armor as Arthur from the Ghosts 'n Goblins series. The game also has a nice OST.
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Arkham Knight (PC) is done. I couldn't finish it on the PS4 so I waited for the port to properly 100% it. It's been one hell of a ride.
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Cuphead (PC)
Great game.
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Beat Little Nightmares: The Hideaway for Xbone
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Miracle Adventure of Esparks: Ushinawareta Seiseki Perivron (Game Boy)

There's like absolutely no information about this game anywhere unless I didn't look hard enough on Google. If anyone knows a bit of Japanese or heard about this game like a story or something, let me know!

You play as a dragoon (I think) that has 3 different lightning powers you can switch around. You can also collect power ups to charge your weapon for a limited time, restore your health, gain extra lives and you can summon some guy on a cloud to help assist you to take down enemies. In some levels you can also ride around on a dragon.

Game is entirely in Japanese but it was a good enough English friendly game for me to play all the way through. Has some nice graphics as well for the Game Boy and some good music. Short but fun action/platformer. I recommend checking it out!

Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure (Game Boy)

This was a fun action/puzzler. You play as Bill and Ted as you go through time while you collect time fragments.

"Be excellent to each other and party on dudes!!"
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Apples to Apples for Xbox 360
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (3DS)

Well, the SSS part anyway.
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World Heroes 2 (SNES)

More of the same game with new characters and new death matches. Johnny Maximum the EVIL Football Player inspired by Joe Montana, Captain Kidd and Mudman were good new characters added to the roster that stood out well IMO.

DuckTales 2 (NES)

The sequel is ok. I like NES DuckTales and DuckTales Remastered a little more. The Pogo is done differently. You jump and Press B instead of jumping while you hold Down on the D-Pad and press B like you do in the first game. Scrooge also has a new mechanic where he can pull objects with his cane, which is kinda neat. This installment feels more like it's focused more on level exploration to get to the end of the level compared to the first one it feels like. Finding all the treasure map pieces to find an extra level was a nice touch and encouraged more on exploration and getting the true ending. All of the bosses are also super easy. Fun game overall.
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Splinter Cell: Conviction (PC)

never played an sc game before. Maybe I should back play previous games.
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DuckTales (Game Boy)

This version is similar to the NES version. The level designs are slightly different while some feel totally brand new which feels like you're playing a new version of the game. The cane pogo controls are also like DuckTales 2 on NES. You just jump and press B instead of holding down on the D-Pad while holding B. Unfortunately the hit detection in this game can be terrible at times and you end up not registering your hit and take damage instead. The music also suffered a bit and did not translate well to the Game Boy either. The Bosses are about the same as they were in the NES version. I would stick with the NES version personally.

DuckTales 2 (Game Boy)

This version is also similar to the NES version. Different level designs, same cane pogo controls (jump and hold B). There are some new item pick ups in this version not featured in the NES version: X-Ray Goggles that are found in every level that once you find them, they reveal hidden diamonds for you and a walkie talkie item can be found as well to call Launchpad in case you want to go back to the level select screen. There's also a treasure chest counter you find in one of the treasure chests that tells you exactly how many treasure chests there are in a level. I felt the music from the NES version translated well to the Game Boy version. Bosses are ridiculously easy just like the NES version. This version of the game was solid overall.
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Dying Light (PC)

Forgot to post this on the weekend. I played this co-op with my brother lately and finally beat it for the first time. It's a fun game overall but man that ending sequence was terrible.
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Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (PS4)
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Finally finished Obduction (PC). Pretty good from the creators of Myst, however I was so confused by it as it was standard fare for a Myst-like that I gave up on it and finished Quern instead (completed early this year).

After alot of backtracking and swapping shit my head is still spinning and I'm finally relieved to be done with it.
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (Wii U)

I really enjoyed it!

Play Time - 07:12:17
Item Collection: 98%

At some point I'll purchase the Pirate Queen's Quest DLC soon.
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Oh there's Shantae DLC? I had no idea that was a thing!
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Quarrel for Xbox 360
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Finished Dead Secret (PC)

Its a good mystery story, marketed as a horror game too unfortunately. I get the tension of being stalked by a killer as well as some psychological bullshit happening, but man this game likes to pepper you with some misplaced jumpscares. Forced ones too with the obligatory sound effect. Game would've been just fine without the shock thank you very much.
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Vigilante (Sega Master System)

Spiritual successor to Kung Fu Master.
Punch, Kick, Jump Kick and Nunchuck your way to the end to rescue your girlfriend.
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What Remains of Edith Finch (PS4)
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Fort Defense (Vita)
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Fatal Fury (SNES)

This port is somewhat playable, but a little rough around the edges.

The first thing you'll notice off the bat for those familiar with the original on the Neo Geo is they took out the ability to switch between planes where you can jump in and out from the background to the foreground which separated it from other 2D fighters at the time.

The controls in this game aren't very responsive when performing certain special moves. The special moves themselves even got reduced in power. Terry's Burn Knuckle can KO an opponent if he hits 4 of them in the original while in this port it takes up to about 9. Rising Tackle is done by tapping down, up, punch instead of charging.

The AI is even different and certain tactics you used from the original won't work as much here. Jump kicks are weird in this game from certain characters. On the initial hit and on the way down, the active frames of it are pretty crazy.

They changed the bonus stage. Instead of arm wrestling, you're at the beach punching/kicking tires that come your way.

They removed the 2 player co-op mode but you can still do 1 on 1. A neat thing Player 2 can do is have access to every other fighter in the game aside from Terry, Andy and Joe.
That's probably the only thing worth checking out from this particular version.
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Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix (PC)

Extremely aged shooter and yet, it still has a gore system better than most modern shooters. I really wish Activision didn't fuck em on this franchise. What a direction Ravensoft could've went if it didn't do Call of Duty.
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Card City Nights (PC) is done.

Great game for anyone who's a fan of ccgs
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Kingdom Hearts HD Final Mix (PS4)

I bought the 1.5 + 2.5 Remix deal when it was on sale, and now beat the first Kingdom Hearts. I had never played it before now (well, 10 minutes over at a friend's on his PS2 a long time ago), but I have to say it was a mixed bag for me. The story is pretty cool, and holy cow does it change tone at the end. There is a certain charm to it too, and the Disney-inclusions are nice. I also personally loved the music.

However, I'm not so enamoured by the gameplay. It gets very spammy and repetitive, there is an enormous respawn rate, controls felt tanky, camera is tanky, some platforming sections are just cringeworthy because of those things, and the seemingly endless amount of bosses in the End of the World was just getting annoying. I didn't particularly love the level design either: even if it's a fairly old game, everything feels rather basic and simplistic, yet managed to have confusing progression now and then.

At one point did I start actually loving the game, and it's when I got overpowered and mowed down the endless groups of enemies quickly. It wasn't ever truly hard or anything, but mostly very slow before that happened. I personally thought Hollow Bastion was awesome, much more fun and intricate than the other worlds. Sometimes, the loot you find can be really rewarding as well, that was nicely spaced out I think.

Overall, I did have fun, but too many times that momentum was broken by something less enjoyable. However, I'm definitely going to play another one at some point. It's only the first game in the series after all! :)
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Beat The Evil Within 2 (XBONE)
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (3DS)
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Puzzle Agent (PC)
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Monument Valley 2 (Android)
Fun followup to the first game.

And, not sure it counts, but I beat the current early access build of Dead Cells on PC. I really like that game.
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I guess I never posted it when I did it, but I beat the main story portion of Destiny 2 on PC
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The Polar Express (Game Boy Advance)

This was an ok licensed game.
You play as Hero Boy in a puzzle platformer with some variety thrown in some of the levels, some of the levels you have to guide the train from crashing on the tracks as you change junctions.
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Forza Horizon (360)

I actually preferred this to Forza 4. Less realistic gameplay, more cool crazy things to do, better soundtrack, but less cars. I will definitely play Horizon 2 and 3 at some point.
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Forza Horizon the best active racing series.
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Also SoulCalibur II for Xbox

I'm really close to beating all the hard missions too, though I doubt that I ever will.
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Snake5555555555 posted...

Beat The Evil Within 2 (XBONE)

Thoughts? Haven't played it yet
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