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My #13 is Resident Evil 0.

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This is the beginning of my quest to play through all the Resident Evil games, 0-8 and finishing with RE4 Remake at the end.

Resident Evil 0 is the prequel to the Resident Evil mansion incident and is odd in that you control two characters, Rebecca and Billy. There are a couple puzzles that involve their co-operation, and of course they get seperated at times, but in all it doesn't really add much to the RE formula. Gameplay is a lot of inventory management and walking/loading through doors. Add in a puzzle that can only be solved by looking up a guide, a anti-climatic boss battle, and I think this one will be one of my least favorite RE games. 7/10

Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

No prob! All will be added after the final February update.

Hey, @benstylus : You’re a knowledgeable Sega fan. Can you tell me if Sonic Blast is bad? I’m pretty sure it is, but I’m looking for verification.
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It’s a pre-rendered Sonic game for 8-bit hardware, and the sprites are humongous as a result. I admire the ambition, which is the only real reason I bought this during the eShopocalypse, but it’s a bad look here. Hit detection is finicky, the special stages give you poor depth perception, and the water zones are a real slog. All the characters look like Happy Meal toys, and I’m not the first person to make that comparison.

I’ll give them credit for the name, though. Sonic 3D Blast was a pre-rendered isometric game for the Genesis, so chopping “3D” off the title implies that it’s limited to a 2D plane, while keeping the “Blast” name since it’s associated with pre-rendered graphics. That’s the smartest part of this game.

#16 down: Horizon: Call of the Mountain on PSVR2. I would like to count it toward the Bear & Bird trophy. It's obviously in 3-D, there are 181 collectibles, and, when you Google it, the first genre listed in the knowledge panel is "platform game." Most of the game involves climbing and jumping, swinging, or sliding across things while looking for collectibles.

I am really impressed with this game. The Metacritic scores don't do it justice. The graphics are a noticeable improvement over any other VR game I've ever played, the combat is satisfying, the climbing is awesome, and there are some really great cinematic moments when you feel like you're inside an action movie. I even enjoyed the puzzles (which is not usual for me). Also, it's hard to describe just how breathtaking it is to see a tallneck in VR. This game is a home run and really showcases the tech well.

speaking of. If I beat a PSVR2 game. Can I add "PSVR2" to my systems? Or do you want us to just count them as "PS5" games? Legit curious as I'm about to beat one.

ErickRPG wrote:

That'll go toward PSVR2, which will be added to your systems. Though I don't think we have a logo for that yet.

I just do PSVR , space, "bold" 2.
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I beat MX vs ATV alive on the xbox360 (beating this and mario kart gets me the race drivin badge)

That's a wrap for February, folks! Thanks to everyone who's participated. I will now share some stats:
-We beat 59 games altogether this month, which is a little over half of last month's. Makes sense--players usually kick down the metaphorical door in January and then take it easier the month after.
-We earned 9 badges, which isn't far off from January's 13. Keep 'em coming!
-We even got an additional player: bonham2! I'm always glad to welcome participants no matter the month.

In the meantime, I'm gonna curl up with Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe and wait for the weather to improve. Anyday now, I hope.

legendrko25 wrote:
Was this a March clear?

I'm late as always, lol.

I think I only beat one game on February, and that was Wario Land 3 for the GBC. I didn't remember it having that many levels, but it was nice to go back to it. Cool game fosho.

Best1989 wrote:

Was it on GBC? Or Switch Online?

I missed my 4th of Feb by about 45 mins, so this will be my first of March... obviously
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - beat it on
Since you dropped the Sasori Vader I think this counts for the Hackin' and Slashin' badge, is my first

I started this one like a year ago and it didn't really get me too much, but a friend recently beat it and with the sequel coming I wanted to give it another try and am very glad I did as it's a solid game. I hadn't really realized it was a little bit like Souls in that you couldn't just attack, attack, attack and if a foe killed you, you would want to return and at least hit them to get your XP back. I also had it on the Jedi Knight difficulty that after the Story level and another, I figured was more normal, but really it was more like hard. I eventually dropped that down and only died a few more times in the whole game vs. a bit too often earlier on - but I also picked up on several combat things and was just way better with parrying, dodging and so on.

It's likely my favorite of the year so far, even above God of War 3, but I also learned to better pace myself from playing GoW3, Cuphead and Tianding so the combat was a lot more enjoyable when I wasn't getting killed and better controlled my character. I actually beat the final 2 bosses on my 2nd try, so I know I was a lot better with the combat.
I ended up 1 skill short and had a few other achievements I was really close on, so I went back in and earned a few and got to 100% on a 3rd planet, so with a few more things I'm pretty sure I'll push for 100% on all planets and seek to get a few more achievements. If I didn't have a massive backlog I would actually consider playing this on NG+, but instead I'll be looking forward to the sequel.

I haven't been as heavy a hitter so far this year. But I just spent $3k to get my projector home theater system upgraded to 4K. So I've been watching blu rays on my large screen almost every morning I get home. But I'll get back into grind mode at some point this year.

SupremeSarna wrote:

GBC

Besides first party, what are the better Nintendo 64 games? I've already played DOOM, Beetle Adventure Racing, Jet Force Gemini, Episode I Racer, Goldeneye, and Shadows of the Empire.

For the Retro Talkshop Thread, I beat the arcade version of Virtua Fighter.

Number: 6
Full Title: Virtua Fighter
Platform Played: Arcade
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Astro City Mini
Original Platforms: Arcade
Applicable Badge: Street Fightin' (2/2)

I plan on playing a few different versions of this game on different platforms, so I'll link a write-up once I've gone through them all.

I'm still pretty deep into Final Fantasy VI. It'll probably be a few more weeks until that's finally in the books.

SupremeSarna wrote:
Yes

Continuing the Retro Talkshop Thread's dive into Virtua Fighter, I played through the 32X version - on MiSTer! - with Pai. Mmmm... pie... I'm still shocked that this is a real core for the MiSTer. Playing with a controller was a lot more enjoyable than on the tiny arcade controls of the Astro City Mini, but that's about the only way that the 32X version was better.

Number: 7
Full Title: Virtua Fighter
Platform Played: 32X
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: MiSTer
Original Platforms: Arcade
Applicable Badge: Street Fightin' (already earned)

Renaissance2K wrote:

If you're planning to play other fighting games this year, you could always count these two VFs toward the Facelift badge. They are two different versions of the same game, after all.

Oh, I have plans for the Facelift badge...

I beat Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble . It was pretty decent.
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It’s 8-bit Sonic madness, now with a weasel as a goofy villain. Some of the stages get bogged down with gimmicks, but it’s nothing too overwhelming. It’s $5 on the eShop, so it’s at least $5 worth of fun.

My #14 is Resident Evil Remaster

I haven't played Resident Evil since it first came out on Playstation. This remaster updates the visuals and changes the voice acting and puzzles. The game itself was pretty easy, although there were a few puzzles that gave me trouble. Ended the game with full magnum ammo and 25 health restoring items. Fun to see the updated story that gave rise to an entire franchise. I'll play it again sometime as the game is a bit different depending on which character you select. 8/10

#8 Crysis 3 remastered
Not a bad remaster visually. Probably the best looking in the remastered trilogy IMO. The gameplay though screams Call of Duty for the most part. This came out around 2013 when COD was still the hot ticket so I guess that’s why they wanted to cut/paste the formula here with trying to retain the Crysis motif of having an alien power suit and being able to use its various functions like armor and stealth while blowing the crap out of stuff tenfold. I still enjoyed it thoug for what it was. A short and sweet high octane FPS with some cool suit features and upgrades.

Number: 6
Full Title: Bionic Commando
Platform Played:
Collection: Capcom Arcade Stadium
Native Platform:
Original Platform:
Applicable Badge: Heavy Machine Gun (1/2)

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Based on where it started, it's kind of amazing that this IP survived 25+ years, although I think it probably reached the end with its second Metroidvania entry. I wouldn't call it a bad game, and the grappling was novel, but the lack of enemy and level variety was only mitigated by the short length.

Everybody's Vir-tua Figh-ting! *doot doot doot doot doo doo doot doot doo*

Well, just me, really. This time with the Saturn version. I'm going to switch gears and play the 10th Anniversary Edition next, which will earn me the Facelift badge.

Number: 8
Full Title: Virtua Fighter
Platform Played: Saturn
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Saturn
Original Platforms: Arcade
Applicable Badge: Street Fightin' (already earned), Facelift (1/2)

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