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2016 END (9 games completed in December, 80 games total)
Monster year, and a personal GAF-record after hitting 76 the previous 2 years. My most-played genre was again, RPG. Top Developer was GSC Game World for the 2 STALKER games I finished (by a hair over Atlus and Level-5.) Top system was the Vita in an upset, 1st time a handheld has ever gotten that distinction from me. 2017 looks good, I've got nearly 10 games half complete after having the last week off in a house of sick kids. Also, the added bonus of starting the year without my Alienware on the fritz.
Game 72: Tekken 6 (PSP) - December 7 - 4 hours
Huge cast, same Tekken fighting gameplay, which is fine by me. Beat the story/arcade modes with King and Nina, used Armor King and Anna as well. Fought the controls a bit where I had to simplify my style, but that's probably more on me than the game itself.
Game 73: Warframe (PS4) - December 13 - 45 hours
Shockingly good. The best kind of multiplayer, where it's all Co-op and on the same side. Superior movement speed and ease of controls, possibly the best I've ever played in gaming, actual Super-Hero/Ninja levels. Looks amazing, too, shiny futuristic metals mixed with nasty, slimy creatures. Great weapon sounds, a game where it's fun to simply watch. This is Digital Extremes at their best.
Game 74: Resident Evil 5 (PS3) - December 15 - 24 hours
Another excellent RE game, the series is always a pleasure. RE4's controls are back, and the partner system really added a ton to the game and was a natural progression from the Leon/Ashley setup of its predecessor. The early RE story connections were very cool, and Chris/Sheva make for a fine duo. Would have preferred less shooting and more horror. Final verdict, I loved it, a top 5 RE game.
Game 75: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky (PC) - December 17 - 22 hours
More STALKER goodness, an absolute joy to play. Superior atmosphere and weapons, bleak setting, challenging and brutal. Dozens of memorable firefights, some were missions and others unscripted. Even the faction names are cool and to the point. The ending sequence, from Limansk onwards, is 10/10 and better than the original game. An all-time great shooter in an all-time great series.
Game 76: Lone Survivor (Vita) - December 19 - 9 hours
Best description I can come up is that LS plays like a side-scrolling Silent Hill. Freaky monsters, scrounging for food and ammo, stuff that may or may not be entirely in your head. Post-epidemic setting with not a ton of detail, leaving the mystery up to your imagination. Took me a bit to get going, but once it did I found it hard to put down. Great game for horror fans, like me.
Game 77: Dark Corridors 2 (Android) - December 21 - 2 hours
Endless runner whose only redeeming quality is cute girls in schoolgirl skirts. Played for a tad, but I'm not grinding this just for unlocks. Added an annoying pop-up without asking as well, ugh. Not a great choice for breaking my GAF-record of 76 games.
Game 78: Passing Pineview Forest (PC) - December 23 - 2 hours
Quick Steam freebee, sneaking through woods at night, literally getting from point A to B with a possibility of dying. Looked good, sounds were good, liked the dark woods walk premise enough that I will buy the original game, which this is pretty much an advertisement for.
Game 79: Sound Shapes (Vita) - December 25 - 15 hours
Hard to quantify, like a rhythym-platformer. Relaxing and fun to play campaign, but that gives way to some tricky Death Mode challenges, and then Beat School lessons my tone-deaf self could not even scratch without a walkthrough. Gets major points for music and originality. A trophy goldmine, my 20th Platinum came easy after cheesing the Beat School.
Game 80: Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (DS) - December 28 - 16 hours
Layton never disappoints, and this is the best of the 3 games I have beaten. My December lunch breaks were all about knocking some puzzles out over food, lovely. Charming in every sense of the word, always smiling while playing, a refreshing series of puzzles amidst the family-friendly setting. Best adventure series in gaming. Lucky I'm so manly or the ending might have gotten to me. Cough.