Board 8 > The Great 2019 Video Game Challenge

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32. Beat a game with a non-white lead
RiME
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29. Beat a game with comedy as a central theme

Majotori

31/50
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7. Beat a game in a series you've already played some of

Cadence of Hyrule

Apparently all that effort I put in trying not to suck miserably at Necrodancer ended up making this trivially easy? Whoops. Guess I'll shoot for a no death run.

32/50
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45. Beat a game that's been adapted into another medium
Donkey Kong Country

51/52

HEEEEEEEEEEEEY YO
LOOK OUT DOWN BELOW
HERE HE COMES
BANANA SLAMMA
KONGO BONGO'S HEEEEEEEEROOOOOOO

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9. Beat a remake or enhanced port
Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn

52/52

This game really needs the multiplayer

And with that I'm done. Maybe I'll rank the games I went through. Probably not. Have fun guys.

3. Beat a game released between 2000-2009

Brigandine: Grand Edition

This is probably the RPG I start a new game in the most often, but I almost never finish it (things eventually get repetitive, and the difficulty falls off a cliff). Finished it this time mainly because I felt like building up some level 1 characters I usually don't bother with.

33/50
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44. Beat a game based on licensed stories/characters

Injustice 2

Wow Superman you're a real jerky poop face in this. I thought maybe we'd get a face turn at the end but nope.
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40. Finish a game that took you at least twenty-five hours to beat

Yakuza Kiwami 2

Great game, didn't do a lick of the Majima Construction stuff though.

Y0 > YK2 > YK1
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35. Beat a game with a lead that's from a fictional species

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
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12. Beat a game made by a developer you've never tried

What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow)

Not usually a fan of 'walking simulators' but this one's story was really engrossing, along with the way each story was presented.

Also I find the idea of a guy going "We're moving from Norway to America by boat And we're taking our house with us" to be a real baller move.
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6. Beat a game in a completely new series

For Honor

16. Beat a rhythm game

Guitar Hero: Metallica
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35. Beat a game with a lead from a fictional species

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

- Started my first file as a sneakthief, spending all my time exploring every new place I came across and doing all the quests as they came. After reaching L42 and getting killed by everything because I still had fairly basic equipment, wasn't far in the story, and my highest stat was Pickpocket... I started over. Made an orc bruiser who just tanked through stuff and sliced things down. Had a much better time of it, finishing off the boss at L24, and enjoying it quite a bit more with that accomplished. Now she's L29 after going from 20 to 60 in Pickpocket, working for the Thieves Guild, and is doing what the elf did without the nagging need to go do main story shenanigans.
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11. Beat a game made by a developer you like

Into the Breach

I think this is going to into the "games I beat every year" category with Spelunky and Slay the Spire.

34/50
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22. Beat a fighting game

Injustice: Gods Among Us

- That was rather fun! I liked how Story Mode would increase the difficulty with subsequent wins, but lower it every time you lost. It made for getting through the story pretty fun and was a nice anti-frustration feature.

I was suspect towards the plot of the game ever since it came out and saw pages of the comics modelled after it, but it was actually a pretty good story for the most part. Doesn't feel much different than an Earth-3 story, and really feels a lot like the Justice League Unlimited arc featuring a similar fallen heroes path, with Lois replacing Wally as the instigator. I absolutely LOVED the voicework in this game, and when I played a little bit around with single fights to try out some of the thirty characters, I was pleasantly ecstatic at John Stewart being fully voiced. I mean, I love Jayne Cobb's Hal (not as much as Mal Reynolds' Hal, but better than Angel's Hal from New Frontier), but classic Phil Lamarr John Stewart matching the rest of the cast? Ooh, so good. I don't think there was anyone that wasn't recognizable, except maybe Raven? Was Barry Michael Rosenbaum? I need to look this up now.

Ooh, Neal McDonough, Not a bad choice at all. He made a really good Flash. And Tara Strong was Raven? Wow, unrecognizable with that filter. There were touches to that Joker that didn't feel quite like Mark Hamill, but it was virtually perfection. My god, this voice cast. I was planning on uninstalling after Story Mode was over because I never plan on playing multiplayer, but I may just need to keep it around just for checking out all the costumes and hearing the cast. Excellent work on making the game!

I need to watch JL/U again...

EDIT: Oh, right, and while Story Mode was really good most of the way through, when it came time to play Superman at the end, my suspension of disbelief was shattered and I wondered if the developers just didn't give a shit at the end. Against Black Adam or Sinestro, he just explodes cars with his laser eyes as his opponent grabs them out from the middle of speeding traffic to throw at him. Cars that presumably had people driving and maybe even passengers! It was so stupid and unnecessary and hilariously bad. Like, Superman's going to this world to stop Superman from being a murderous despot and here he is exploding cars who may or may not have passengers when he could just fly over and stop the badguy or catch them or blow them to safety or something, but no, EXPLODE THE CARS! XD. Then the next bit with fighting Doomsday at the Fortress of Solitude? Dude. Doomsday is right there in the background. Like, not even hiding. You can literally hit Doomsday into Doomsday and make "Stop hitting yourself" jokes. Superman's part of the plot was so, so dumb. LOL
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38. Beat a game you'd dropped or had a long hold on

Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs

Still need time to process some things, but it's safe to say I liked it a lot.

35/50
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48. Beat a game that starts with the first letter of your username

Bayonetta 2
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22. Beat a fighting game

Samurai Shodown (2019)

Not really much of a story mode, but I didn't buy it for that, so it's fine.

36/50
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26. Beat a game with revenge as a central theme

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
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I'm back with more games:

11. Beat a game made by a developer you like

Super Mario Maker 2

21. Beat a strategy game

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

29. Beat a game with comedy as a central theme

Guacamelee! 2

34. Beat a game with an animal lead

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

23/50
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12. Beat a game made by a developer you've never tried

What Remains of Edith Finch
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44. Beat a game based on licensed stories/characters

South Park: The Stick of Truth
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2. Beat a game released between 1990-1999

Shenmue

30. Beat a game with a female lead

Cosmic Star Heroine (replay on PS4)

18/50

Not a good place to be at the halfway point of the year. Will have to step it up going forward.
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48. Beat a game that starts with the first letter of your username
Doki Doki Literature Club
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11. Beat a game made by a developer you like

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

37/50
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30. Beat a game with a female lead

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

It was everything I wanted it to be... on the PS4. Unfortunately, I bought it on the Switch first. I hit a breaking point after three crashes in four hours, and just bought the PS4 version. It still ended up easily being worth $80, thankfully. I'm going to platinum this, and probably play all the DLC as soon as possible.

38/50
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8. Beat a spin-off or a game that rebooted a franchise

Judgment

Good game, be a detective and punch gangsters in the face, then go on a date and race drones. Way off on who I thought the Mole was. Also that warning about not playing the end if you're tired is no joke.

Y0 > J > YK2 > YK1
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46. Beat a game that features historical events or people

Wheels of Aurelia

I surprised myself when I found out that I beat a game that could cover one of my remaining holes!
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9. Beat a remake or enhanced port

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
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4. Beat a game released between 2010-2018
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
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40. Finish a game that took you at least twenty-five hours to beat

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

19/50

(Took much longer than that, obviously.)
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Hey I beat a game again

36. Replay a game from a long time ago
Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters

Got the urge to go through this again and it was as fun as I remembered.
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17. Beat a first-person shooter

Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo 2
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26. Beat a game with revenge as a central theme
Full Throttle
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38. Beat a game you'd dropped or had a long hold on

Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories
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this looks super nice. I loved this game at the time, might check it out again.
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41. Beat a game with a Metascore below 70

The Last Remnant

I can't argue that it deserves better (the game has so many flaws), but I've done three 60+ hour playthroughs of it it now, and I still absolutely love it.

39/50
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30. Beat a game with a female lead

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
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17. Beat a first-person shooter

Medal of Honor (2010)
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46. Beat a game that features historical events or people

Day of the Tentacle
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28. Beat a game with the supernatural as a central theme

Nurse Love Addiction

20/50
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Moved Supraland from 17 FPS to 15 Puzzle

17. Beat a first-person shooter

Void Bastards

- FPS FTL, with some Borderlands looting/humor, and some excellent upgrade roguelite gameplay not unlike Rogue Legacy in some ways. Definite recommend.
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It's on my long list of Game Pass games to try.
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33. Beat a game with a robot/artificial lead

Blazing Chrome

A great Contra game. Beating it on normal was pretty trivial, considering the unlimited continues and generous checkpointing, but the hardcore mode that unlocked will take me many, many tries.

40/50
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34. Beat a game with an animal lead

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie's Double Trouble
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4. Beat a game released between 2010-2018
Kirby's Epic Yarn
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Beat Ys I! And remembered to credit myself for Persona 5!
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11. Beat a game made by a developer you like
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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7. Beat a game in a series you've already played some of

Dark Souls 2

I hadn't beaten a Souls game this year (unless you count Sekiro). Obviously that needed to be rectified.

41/50
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Unfortunately, I don't think beating Trails of Cold Steel a second time months later counts as another game beaten ^_^;;;

But worth it for Towa
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28. Beat a game with the supernatural as a central theme
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

7/50

30. Beat a game with a female lead
Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade)

8/50
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