Board 8 > Games you enjoyed and beat but barely remember anything about

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This was sort of inspired by the Ori topic as I realized I barely remembered anything other than the artstyle and the end of the first dungeon. But I've realized there's a ton of games that I enjoyed while playing but entirely forgot about.

Rayman Origins is a big one for me-- I can't remember for sure if I even beat it (though I'm 95% sure I did)

Valiant Hearts I remember liking, but I couldn't even remember what type of game it was until I watched a trailer

Guacamelee was another one that seemed fun at the time, but I more or less completely forgot existed

Anyone else have games that you more or less forgot about despite enjoying them?

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I'm sure I do, but I don't remember them

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Yeah, I admit I had to look through my Steam catalogue of games I've played to find Valiant Hearts and Guacamelee. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have remembered them.

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A lot of the metroidvanias I've only played once. Guacamelee is one but also Monster Tale, Aliens Infestation, Mega Man ZX Advent, etc. All games I enjoyed but ask me to describe one area/boss/etc and I wouldn't be able to do it.

I'm sure there are more but
Shonen_Bat posted...

I don't remember them

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Remember Me

Okay, I didn't actually beat it, but I'll always laugh about how forgettable it was.

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i'm gonna agree with Guacamelee, I remember the really awful meme posters and SOME of the enemy designs (I remember details like "pumpkin head guy" and "hot lady") but I don't remember who the final boss was at all or the plot

I always did think it was weird that I wasnt excited for Guacamelee 2 because in my head I liked Guacamelee a fair amount, but in the end I don't think it was anything special enough for me to care about long term

i remember while typing this you could be a chicken that was cool

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TheArkOfTurus posted...

Remember Me

Okay, I didn't actually beat it, but I'll always laugh about how forgettable it was.

I was going to say "I remember that game! Always wanted to play it"
Then I looked to see if it was on steam and found out that it has been on my account since 2016
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Just from looking at my trophy list, I think the game that comes closest to that is Enslaved. I can remember little bits of it but most of the game I can't remember.

But I remember thinking it was pretty good.

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Pretty much every game I play nowadays. My brain has space for maybe 1 awesome game per year to embed itself and that's it.

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foolm0r0n posted...

Pretty much every game I play nowadays. My brain has space for maybe 1 awesome game per year to embed itself and that's it.

Yeah, I sort of feel that way more and more

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Kirby 64
Tales of Xillia

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I think theres a lot of these because my memory is kinda bad

but specific thing that jumps out is the Mega Man Star Force games. I cant even remember why theyre called that or what the human characters name is.
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Unfortunately, there are a metric ton of games that are competent, but ultimately unremarkable.

They'll scratch the itch (or addiction) if you want a particular genre or experience. I used to only buy maybe 2 or 3 critically acclaimed games a year, so every experience would stand out. Unfortunately, a friend got me playing more, and then subscription services caught me.

By this point, I've played way more games than I can remember, and maybe only 10% of them are worth talking about

The solution to enhance my life was to branch out into other hobbies

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A bunch of games from the PS2 era, probably... the catch-22 here is in trying to remember games I end up remembering quite a bit about them, as just happened with Second Sight. Maybe Black, an FPS I remember being good but unremarkable

Probably Just Cause 2 then? I can't even remember where it was set or anything particular about it, just it being pretty fun. Maybe InFamous? I got it free after the Sony hack in 2011, but can't remember anything else about it apart from standard InFamous stuff.

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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is the epitome of this for me.

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I am really appreciative of this topic now, because I looked up Black and realised it was developed by Criterion

And that led me to look up Burnout 3

I fucking LOVE Burnout 3, and I forgot how much I loved Burnout 3, and now really really want to play Burnout 3

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I just watched some of this video and it is so exhiliratingly fast, still. I can feel the adrenaline and excitement in my stomach just watching it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OVswdR_iCY

What a game

Sorry to derail the topic a little but BURNOUT 3 guys

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The Professor Layton series is probably the best example of this for me, namely Unwound Future and Last Specter being the two I played and beat. I do remember picking up and subsequently beating Last Specter in the span of a few days right after finishing Unwound Future, because apparently I was really pleased with the latter as a teenager.

Also, Burnout 3 was one of my favorite games to watch my brother play as a kid, and now I wish I had actually played it.

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ok after thinking about it I think the star force guys name was Geo Stellar
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Most Kirby games that aren't Crystal Shards. Or Air Ride, ironically.

Kirby is a great series but it's not big on replayability.

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Bravely Second

I remember liking the gameplay and some of the new jobs but I can't remember what the story was for the life of me.

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TsunamiXXVIII posted...

Most Kirby games that aren't Crystal Shards. Or Air Ride, ironically.

Kirby is a great series but it's not big on replayability.

how could you forget kirby super star

I will say the last few of them kind of blend together for me though. Like was Robobot the once where the main villain was a spider or whatever (sectionia?) maybe that was triple deluxe? But then what was the robobot villain? very confusing.

oh wait the Switch one is star allies, robobot is the 3DS. oh jeeze.
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Honestly most RPGs is this to me

The stories can be a ride but they get so complicated and stuff that I don't remember any of it

FFT comes to mind

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I remember Guacamelee quite a lot so I would disagree with that one. Something about the combat and platforming challenges just clicked for me, and I still remember some of the better platforming segments while I was going for 100%.

Looking back, I think the game I enjoyed the most that I remember the least about is one of the two Assassin's Creed 2 sequels. I have a lot of memories of AC2, but the sequels I am really struggling to remember anything in single player. Multiplayer was a lot of fun for me, but the stories must not have stuck out all that well.

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ZenOfThunder posted...

i remember while typing this you could be a chicken that was cool

I forgot about that entirely. Yeah, that was cool.

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Dust: An Elysian Tale
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ZenOfThunder posted...

i'm gonna agree with Guacamelee, I remember the really awful meme posters and SOME of the enemy designs (I remember details like "pumpkin head guy" and "hot lady") but I don't remember who the final boss was at all or the plot

The only strong memory I have is of the "seriously. heavy. petting." joke, just because it felt so out of place.

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I feel like this mostly only applies to N64/PS1 era. NES and SNES era are timeless. GCN/PS2 and beyond are too recent to be forgotten.

Banjo-Kazooie is the perfect example.

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The real answers are not being said.

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Outer worlds.

one of the least memorable games I have ever played.


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AC revelations and brotherhood are definitely up there. I'm struggling to remember others that were so forgettable.

I couldn't tell you much about the plot of tales games outside of symphonia, but I have very fond gameplay memories of them!

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I'd have to go through the past two years of challenge topics to see what really doesn't ring any bells.

OTTOMH,

The Last Word
Silence
The True Detective Season 1 theme

Nothing else hitting at the moment.


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Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete Edition for PS1

It's kind of weird to me that I even obtained this game somehow because it was pretty rare even back when I was a young teenager. To the best of my memory, I think one of my family members got it for me without even really understanding what it was, just knowing that I liked games and specifically RPGs.

I remember spending a good amount of time playing the game to completion or nearly to completion, and I liked it a LOT at the time. That being said, my memory of my childhood and teenage years is pretty vague. I honestly can't tell you much about the game other than the fact that I really liked it when I played it.

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Radiata Stories is the first thing that comes to mind for some reason. But I could probably list a half dozen other PS2 RPGs as well.

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I end up forgetting most of the games i finish.

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I played Secret of Mana to completion a little over 10 years ago or so, and I couldn't tell you a thing about it. The characters, the plot, the locations, it's all a total blank.

I also played and finished Seiken Densetsu 3 soon after, and that one didn't fare much better. All I have is a vague recollection of the early parts of Riesz's route.

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Peace___Frog posted...

AC revelations and brotherhood are definitely up there. I'm struggling to remember others that were so forgettable.

Yeah, these are good ones, too. There are a few things I remember from each game, but then I struggle to remember which game it actually happened in. They just blend together in my mind.

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Actual answer: Doomsday Warrior

I knew if I looked through old SNES fighting games I'd find something.

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Most of them.

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First Ni No Kuni is a great example

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DanKirby posted...

I played Secret of Mana to completion a little over 10 years ago or so, and I couldn't tell you a thing about it. The characters, the plot, the locations, it's all a total blank.

I kept trying to think of an example, and this one works for me too. I remember enjoying the game, but absolutely nothing specific.

Wild Arms

Also, thanks for the Burnout 3 clip, such an incredible game!

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Red Dead Redemption 1

Not the major plot points, but when I looked up some stuff after finishing RDR2 I realized a lot of the minor characters and conversations are just gone from my head.
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