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Neogaf 2013 Backlog Blitz - Where we continue giving the middle finger to Steam sales

My update for the month:

September Progress (skewed but still) - 5

Games bought this month (4)
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (the four Golden Axe games) (I don't know if there are other games on it that I will play but if I decide to I will add them)

Free games to play (legal downloads) from this year (2) (I forgot this entirely)
Mega Man Revolution
Mega Man Unlimited

Games completed this month (2)
Golden Axe 1
Golden Axe 2 (they are no Tower of Doom)

Games playing (8)
Class of Heroes 2 (PSP)
Etrian Odyssey 3: The Drowned City (DS)
Final Fantasy: Dissidia (PSP)
Golden Axe 3 (PS3)
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 (PSP)
Mario Kart DS (DS)
Mega Man Revolution (PC)
Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)

Possible next games to start (5)
Another RPG for home
Gradius 3
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Rayman Origins
Ys I Chronicles+


Progress for October: -4
Total score: -38
 
10/27/13 Update
Backloggery

Well, 0 didn't last too long. Back in the negative, and next month is a pretty big month. Still going to try and end the year in the positive though.

Bought in 2013: -67
Beat in 2013: +66
Current Score: -1

Bought
  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
  • Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable
  • Code of Princess
  • Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars
  • The Cave
  • Fire Emblem Awakening
  • Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
  • Crysis 3
  • Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
  • Etrian Odyssey IV: Legend of the Titans
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate
  • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
  • Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
  • StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
  • Resident Evil 6
  • HarmoKnight
  • Age of Empires II: HD Edition
  • Guacamelee!
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us
  • Tomb Raider
  • Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
  • Iron Brigade
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
  • Dust: An Elysian Tail
  • Sleeping Dogs
  • The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
  • The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
  • Super Ghouls'N Ghosts
  • Animal Crossing: New Leaf
  • Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
  • New Super Luigi U
  • Muramasa Rebirth
  • Jak and Daxter
  • Jak II
  • Jak III
  • Project X Zone
  • Call of Juarez Gunslinger
  • Defiance
  • System Shock 2
  • Rocket Knight
  • Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
  • Fallout New Vegas
  • Max Payne 3
  • Dishonored
  • Bioshock Infinite
  • Shin Megami Tensei IV
  • Shantae
  • Earthbound
  • Hotline Miami
  • PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD
  • Pikmin 3
  • Dragon's Crown
  • Xenoblade Chronicles
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
  • SteamWorld Dig: A Fistful of Dirt
  • Rayman Legends
  • Killzone Mercenary
  • The Wonderful 101
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
  • Halo: Spartan Assault
  • Pokemon X
  • Nuclear Throne
  • Plants vs Zombies
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game
  • Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
  • Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
  • Batman: Arkham Origins

Beaten:
  • Call of Duty Black Ops 2
  • Spec Ops: The Line
  • The Walking Dead
  • Code of Princess
  • Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine
  • Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
  • Castle Crashers
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted
  • Crysis 3
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate
  • ZombiU
  • Red Faction
  • Binary Domain
  • Fractured Soul
  • Ninja Gaiden (NES)
  • Alan Wake: American Nightmare
  • The Cave
  • Earth Defense Force 2017
  • HarmoKnight
  • Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus
  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
  • Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
  • Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
  • Torchlight II
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us
  • Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
  • Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
  • Mark of the Ninja
  • Guacamelee!
  • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
  • Borderlands 2
  • Super Ghouls'N Ghosts
  • Alice: Madness Returns
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
  • Dust: An Elysian Tail
  • WipEout 2048
  • Tomb Raider
  • Paper Mario: Sticker Star
  • Rocket Knight (PC HD)
  • Call of Juarez Gunslinger
  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong
  • Space Channel 5: Part Two
  • Red Faction: Armageddon
  • Iron Brigade
  • Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
  • New Super Luigi U
  • Shantae
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
  • Pikmin 3
  • PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD
  • SteamWorld Dig: A Fistful of Dirt
  • Hotline Miami
  • Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
  • Dungeon Hunter Alliance
  • Max Payne 3
  • Tomba!
  • Killzone Mercenary
  • The Wonderful 101
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
  • Bioshock Infinite
  • Rayman Legends
  • StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist
  • Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate

Currently Playing:
  • Dragon's Crown
  • Batman: Arkham Origins
 
October Update:

Backloggery

Bought (-3):
  • Fatal Frame (PSN)
  • Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (PSN)
  • Fatal Frame III: The Tormented (PSN)
Beaten (+3):
  • Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
  • Fatal Frame (PSN)
  • Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (PSN)

Currently Playing:
  • Rayman Legends (Wii U)
  • Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3)
Backlog Priorities:
  • No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Wii)
  • The Wonderful 101 (Wii U)
  • Far Cry 3 (360)
  • Jak and Daxter (PS3)
  • Saints Row: The Third (360)
Bought in 2013: 31
Beat in 2013: 38
Current Score: +7
 

honorless

We don't have "get out of jail free" cards, but if we did, she'd have one.
backloggery | previous post

Strikethroughs indicate games that count as ±0 for whatever reason. (Free, double-dip, etc.)

October (-14)

Bought
01 - Cloudphobia
01 - Frogatto and Friends
04 - Six Sided Sanctuary
04 - 6180 the moon
07 - Micron
07 - The Legend of Zelda
10 - Aeternum
16 - Armed Seven
16 - eXceed 2nd
16 - eXceed 3rd
16 - Hatoful Boyfriend
16 - Hellsinker
16 - Kamui
16 - RefleX
16 - Eryi's Action
20 - eXceed Gun Bullet Children
23 - Great Permutator
27 - Mr. Bree+
27 - Man in a Maze
27 - Diehard Dungeon
29 - Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
31 - The Chaos Engine

Beat
04 - Auditorium (100%)
08 - Micron (100%)
10 - 6180 the moon (100%)
20 - Mighty Switch Force (100%)
26 - Candy Box 2
26 - Auditorium HD (100%)
27 - Sugar Cube: Bittersweet Factory

Bought: 189
Beat: 37
Score: -152

Notes
Also went back to Super Little Acorns 3D Turbo for the 100% completion. Pretty good month as far as beating games is concerned; these PC game bundles are pretty killer though.
 
Only two months left to change the trend! I suppose December will be filled with cheap Steam games and PS4 launch titles so I should probably make an effort to finish some of my backlogged games next month.

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Added the following games to the backlog:
October -7
• Thomas Was Alone*
• Beyond: Two Souls
• Candy Box 2*
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft*
• Clive Barker's Undying
• I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream
• Path of Exile*

Completed:
October +6
• Beyond: Two Souls
• Thomas Was Alone
• Catherine
• Warlock: Master of the Arcane
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Candy Box 2

* - free
† - "free" from Playstation Plus

Previous months
• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September

Backloggery
 

Azusa

Member
Backloggery
previous post

Bought in 2013: -48
Beat in 2013: 12
Current Score: -36

Total games in my backlog: 85

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Bought:
Anno 1404: Gold (PC)
Tropico 4 (PC)
Simcity 2013 (PC)
Knights & Merchants (PC)
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (DS)
Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS)
Tales of the Abyss (3DS)
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP)
Ni No Kuni (PS3)
Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS)
Persona 4 Golden (PSV)
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (PSP)
Game Dev Tycoon (PC)
Don't Starve (PC)
To The Moon (PC)
Reus (PC)
Shadowrun Returns (PC)
Tomb Raider (PC)
7 Grand Steps (PC)
Europa Universalis IV (PC)
Star Ocean: The Last Hope (PS3)
The Last Of Us (PS3)
Tales of Vesperia (PS3)
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland (PS3)
Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland (PS3)
Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 (PS3)
Tales of Xillia (PS3)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (PS3)
The Last Story (Wii)
Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
Killer is Dead (PS3)
Muramasa Rebirth (PSV)
Beyond: Two Souls (PS3)
Puppeteer (PS3)
Phoenix Wright: Justice for All (DS)
Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations (DS)
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (DS)
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS)
Radiant Historia (DS)
The Wonderful 101 (WiiU)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (WiiU)
Pikmin 3 (WiiU)
Valkyria Chronicle (PS3)
Disgaea Dimension 2 (PS3)
Mass Effect 2 (PC)

Beaten:
Tropico 4
Anno 1404: Gold
Assassins Creed III
Simcity 2013
The Last Of Us
Game Dev Tycoon
Tales of Graces f
Reus (PC)
To The Moon (PC)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS)
Phoenix Wright: Justice for All (DS)
Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)

Currently Playing:
Hearthstone (PC)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
 

StingX2

Member
Previous Post


Backloggery

Been busy and forgot about this topic

July
Bought/New (22)

Alpha Centuri (GOG)
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (360)
Castle Crashers (Steam)
Crysis (360)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (360)
Divinity II The Dragon Knight Saga (360)
Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy (Steam)
Master of the Orion (GOG)
Master of the Orion 2 (GOG)
Max Payne 3 (360)
Nicktoons MLB (360)
No Time To Explain (Steam)
Oil Rush (Steam)
Scribblenauts Unlimited (Steam)
Spartacus Legends (XBLA)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II (Steam)
The Game of Life (WinP7)
Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II (Steam)
Who Wants to be A Millionaire 2012 Edition (360)
Ys I (Steam)
Ys II (Steam)
Zack Zero (Steam)

Beat (10)
Lego Batman (360)
Nicktoons MLB (360)
Phantom Breaker: Battlegrounds (XBLA)
Sonic Rivals (PSP)
Sudoku (WinP7)
The Game of Life (WinP7)
Wallace & Gromit Episode 2: The Last Resort (XBLA)
Wallace & Gromit Episode 4: The Bogey Man (XBLA)
Who Wants to be A Millionaire 2012 Edition (360)
X-Com: Enemy Unknown (360)

August
Bought/New (6)

Dead Island: Riptide (360)
Dev Tycoon (Steam)
La-Mulana (Steam)
Papers, Please (Steam)
Rogue Legacy (Steam)
Saints Row 4 (360)

Beat (2)
Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters (PSP)
Viva Pinata (G4W)

September (The sad thing is I bought Steel Diver for $3, the rest were bday gifts x_x)
Bought/New (18)
Ascend: Hand of Kul (XBLA)
A Virus Named TOM (Steam)
Anodyne (Steam)
Fez (Steam)
Fortix (Steam)
Grand Theft Auto V (360)
MacGuffin's Curse (Steam)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (DSiW)
Mark of the Ninja (Steam)
Penny Arcade's On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 (Steam)
Ravaged: Zombie Apocalypse (Steam)
Rayman Legends (360)
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (Steam)
Star Wolves 3: Civil War (Steam)
Steel Diver (3DS)
Tower Wars (Steam)
Trine 2 (Steam)
WSOP Full House Pro (XBLA)

Beat (7)
2nd Space (GB)
The Addams Family (GB)
The Adventures of Shuggy (XBLA)
Adams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt (GB)
Dead Island: Riptide (360)
Lost Odyssey (360)
Rayman Legends (360)

October
Bought/New (5)
A.R.E.S (Steam)
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (PSVita)
Bioshock Infinite (360)
Hotline Miami (PSVita)
Pokemon X (3DS)

Beat (9)
Breeze (WinP7)
Fable: Coin Golf (WinP7)
Final Fantasy: Dissidia (PSP)
Full House Poker (WinP7)
Jetpack Joyride (PSVita)
Left 4 Dead (360)
Mega Man X6 (PS)
Pokemon X (3DS)
Saints Row 4 (360)

January Progress: +5
February Progress: +9
March Progress: -26
April Progress: -10
May Progress: + 1
June Progress: -3
July Progress: -12
August Progress: -4
September Progress: -11
October Progress: +4

Overall for the Year: -47

115 Bought
68 Beat


Yeah I think this year is a goner, next year will be better
 

ghibli99

Member
Been a while since I've posted in here... miraculously, I'm still in the black. I'm guessing November will destroy me once again like last year.

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Beaten this year so far:

Sonic & Knuckles (Genesis)
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (Genesis)
Gunstar Heroes (Genesis)
The Legend of Zelda (NES)
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (3DS)
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)
Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?!! (3DS)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GC)
Cave Story+ (PC)
Super Hexagon (iOS/Android)
Canabalt HD (Android)
Gunman Clive (3DS)
Let's Golf 3D (3DS)
Star Fox 64 3D (3DS)
Super Mario Bros. (NES)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Pushmo (3DS)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
Jumping Finn Turbo (Android)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
Super Mario Sunshine (GC)
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
Super Mario Land (GB)
The Stanley Parable (PC)
Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
 

Het_Nkik

Member
October Update

Bought in October: 7
Beat in October: 8
October Score: 1

Beaten in October:
  • Contra: Hard Corps
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars
  • The Adventure of Hourai High School
  • Super Castlevania IV
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
  • Zombies Ate My Neighbors
  • Sonic Lost World (Wii U)
  • Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

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2013 Total So Far

Bought in 2013: 135
Beat in 2013: 39
Current Score: -96

Beaten:
  • New Super Mario Bros. 2
  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong
  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
  • Gunman Clive
  • Borderlands
  • Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
  • Ys I Chronicles+
  • Ys II Chronicles+
  • Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
  • Mario's Picross
  • Ys Origin
  • To the Moon
  • American McGee's Alice
  • Alice: Madness Returns
  • Rhythm Heaven Fever
  • Jackal
  • Tiny Toon Adventures: Scary Dreams
  • Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
  • Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
  • The Starship Damrey
  • Mighty Switch Force! 2
  • Mighty Switch Force!: Hyper Drive Edition
  • Resident Evil: Revelations
  • Hotline Miami
  • Senran Kagura: Shōjo-tachi no Shinei
  • Gargoyle's Quest
  • Gargoyle's Quest II
  • Shantae
  • Demon's Crest
  • Contra: Hard Corps
  • Contra III: The Alien Wars
  • The Adventure of Hourai High School
  • Super Castlevania IV
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
  • Zombies Ate My Neighbors
  • Sonic Lost World (Wii U)
  • Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

Currently Playing:
  • Whatever

Backlog Priorities:
  • T_T

Impressions:
Holy shit, guys! This is the first month I've ended on a positive number! A POSITIVE NUMBER! Even if that number IS only 1, it's still a +1, dammit. Streaming games I've never beat is a super huge motivator, and I'm going to continue this strategy for the foreseeable future.
 
Completed in 2013: 28
Bought in 2013: 145
Total for 2013: -117

October

Completed: 2
The Walking Dead + 400days
SMT IV

Bought: 9
X-COM
Deathspank
Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue
Sine Mora
SkyDrift
Tropico 3
Realms of Ancient War
Confrontation
Game of Thrones

Pretty weak month as far as purchases go. I finished up SMT IV and made it to stratum 5 on Millenium Girl.
 
Backloggery

January Post: Score (0)
February Post: Score (-3)
March Post: Score (-7)
April Post: Score (-8)
May Post: Score (-6)
June Post: Score (-12)
July Post: Score (-10)
August Post: Score (-8)
September Post: Score (-10)

Current Score: (-11)

Games that don't count (rented games finished or purchased games previously beaten):

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Ultimate Edition (Steam) - Own this on PS3 already and have finished it. Never bought the DLC though and wanted to have it run at a smoother framerate. Thank you Steam Halloween Sale.
GTAV (360) - Beat during a rental. I like it quite a lot, but I'm happy to wait for the PC version to play it again.

Bought in October 2013 (-3):

Skylanders: Swap Force (Wii U)
The Stanley Parable (Steam)
The Typing of the Dead: Overkill (Steam)

Finished in October 2013 (2):

Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition (Steam) - Finally finished this beast. I love this game from top to bottom.
The Stanley Parable (Steam) - I'm calling it "finished" anyway. There's still some achievements to go after and probably a fair amount yet to see.

Currently Playing:

Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition (Steam) - Farming souls in NG+ in the Painted World. In this run I hope to try the DLC for the first time. Also I started a Pryomancer character that I want to tinker around with. Not sure how to guide his stats yet though. I need to decide on what weapons I want to use as I progress and which ones I want to stick with in the long run. I'd like to have her more focused on dexterity than my current character which is all strength.

Pokemon X (3DS) - Still trying to pry this game out of my hands on an almost daily basis. I get why people like it but I'm never going to put the time in to get a lot out of it. Can't stop myself from turning it on to catch more pokemons though.

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD (Wii U) - Probably my next purchase from gamefly. I'm almost at the triforce hunt. I'm curious to see what's changed.

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (3DS) - Not really feeling this so far. I'm about 20% through or so and currently stuck. I found the warden who's tied up and missed some dialogue, so I'm not sure what I'm doing next. Anyway, I'm not a fan of the backtracking and combat isn't that great. Also having annoying control issues.
 

Netto-kun

Member
Eh, October is already over? (._. ) Nope nope nope. Let's see whether I'll have more gaming time during Christmas/New Year or not.

Backloggery

Games bought in October:
  • Final Fantasy Type-0 (PSP)*
  • Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (PSP)*
  • The 3rd Birthday (PSP)*
  • Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (DSiWare)
  • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies (3DS)*
  • Final Fantasy II (Droid)*
  • Final Fantasy (Droid)*
  • Sonic: Lost World (Wii U)
  • Bioshock Infinite (Steam)
  • Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Soul Hackers (3DS)*
  • Persona 4: The Golden (PS Vita)*
  • Game & Wario (Wii U)
  • Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta (PS Vita)
  • Pokémon Y (3DS)
  • Pokémon X (3DS)
  • Asura's Wrath (PS3)
  • Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)*
  • Culdcept (3DS)
  • Star Fox 64 3D (3DS)
  • God Eater Burst (PSP)* [plus PSN version]
  • Ōkami: Zekkei-ban (PS3)
  • E.X. Troopers (PS3)
  • The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki (PS3)
  • Jojo's Bizzare Adventure: All Star Battle (PS3)
  • BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Steam)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD (Wii U)*
  • Metal Gear Solid The Legacy Collection (PS3) [8 games in 1...!]
  • Monster Hunter 4 (3DS)
  • Super Little Acorns 3D Turbo (3DS DL)

Games beaten in October:
  • Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta (PS Vita)
  • The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki (PS3)

October
Bought: 30*
Beaten: 2
October score: -24

September score: -3
August score: -28
July score: -37
June score: -3
May score: -7
April score: -1
March score: +4
February score: +10
January score: +31
 

Jive Turkey

Unconfirmed Member
I didn't think I beat too much in October since I've mainly been playing games I've already beaten with what little gaming time I've had.

Beaten in 2013: 25

October: 4

Puzzle Retreat (10/2) - I loved this game. It's exactly the type of sit-and-think kind of puzzle game. Well worth the $2.

Tiny Tower (10/5) - More of a time waster than an actual game but hey it was free and I often have 5 minute windows of boredom.

Scribblenauts Unlimited (10/15) - At first I wasn't terribly impressed with the new format but by the end I was converted. I loved the "Bang, Bang" secret object shard.

Fractal - Eh. A decent puzzle game but it felt far too luck based in the final levels.

Bought: 92
The Adventures of Shuggy
Alan Wake
Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Back to the Future
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars
Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror
Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon
Cargo Commander
Cargo! The Quest for Gravity
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
Cities in Motion
Crayon Physics Deluxe
Critter Crunch
Crysis 2
Darksiders II
Death Rally
Depths of Peril
DLC Quest
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Eador: Masters of the Broken World
Edge
Eets: Munchies
eXseed - Gun Bullet Children
eXseed 2nd - Vampire REX
eXseed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package

Fez
Fortix
Fortune Street
Fractal: Make Blooms Not War
FTL
Galactic Arms Race
Galactic Civilizations
Gears of War 2
Greed: Black Border
Hector: Badge of Carnage
Hitman: Absolution
Homefront
Hotline Miami
Iron Brigade
Ittle Dew
Krater
MacGuffin's Curse
Mark of the Ninja
Mass Effect 3
Medal of Honor
Mini Motor Racing EVO
MX vs. ATV Reflex
New Super Luigi Bros. U
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Nulcear Dawn
Painkiller: Black
Party of Sin
Poker Night at the Inventory
Proteus
Puzzle Retreat
Rage
Red Faction: Armageddon
Reign: Conflict of Nations
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
The Room
Saint's Row The Third
Serious Sam 3
Sleeping Dogs
Snapshot
Spec Ops: The Line
Splice
Star Wolves
Star Wolves 2
Star Wolves 3: Civil War

Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP
Supreme Commander
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Syberia
Thomas Was Alone
Ticket to Ride
Tiny & Big in Grandpa's Leftovers
Tomb Raider
Tower Wars
Twin Sector
Uplink
A Virus Named Tom
The Walking Dead
Wallace & Grommit's Grand Adventures
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Retribution
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
The Whispered World
Wizorb
XIII Century
Zeno Clash
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

Previous games beaten
Droplitz (1/6)
Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes (1/8)
Saint's Row The Third (1/21)
Ni no Kuni (2/6)
Gears of War 2 (3/1)
The Adventures of Shuggy (4/2)
Gunman Clive (4/7)
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale (4/25)
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (5/13)
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (5/17)
Donkey Kong Country Returns (5/28)
Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty (6/5)
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (6/12)
DLC Quest (7/26)
Plants vs. Zombies (8/9)
Ittle Dew (8/23)
Secret of Mana (9/12)
Fortix (9/13)
MacGuffin's Curse (9/15)
The Tiny Bang Story (9/18)
A Virus Named Tom (9/26)

Total Score: -66

And I beat a game tonight so I'm already +1 on November. Let's see how long that lasts!
 

Onislash

Member
Got Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies and The Guided Fate Paradox

January progress Score: 2
February progress Score: 2
March progress Score: 0
April progress Score -3
May progress Score: 1
June progress Score: 0
July progress Score: -5
August progress Score: -3
September progress Score: -4
October progress Score: -7

My backloggery

Beaten in 2013: 51
Bought in 2013: 60
Current Score: -9

Bought this month:

Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
The Guided Fate Paradox

Beaten this month:

None

Priorities:

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance - A little bit into the game
The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask - A little bit into the game
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - A little bit done

Theres only 1 more game I plan to get this year, so I may get a + score?
 

Brashnir

Member
Took another backslide with some game purchases, but at least I finished a couple of them.

Ace Attorney 5 : Dual Destinies

I'm not sure what to score this game. On the one hand, I'm a big Ace Attorney fan and love the characters and story, but on the other hand, this one seemed to remove almost all of the difficulty and challenge of the previous entries in the series. In a sense that could be seen as a bad thing, but given that the challenge in these games almost always seemed to come from overly-obtuse puzzle solutions, the solutions in this one seemed a lot more natural.

Without delving into spoiler territory, the game manages to spin an effective tale which ends up being a little too conveniently too-tied-together by the time it finishes up, which is a bit of an AA staple. The best individual case is probably the one which has the least relation to the rest of the story, but the other cases, taken as a whole, are also very entertaining.

They strike a good balance between bringing back old favorite characters, while giving some others a break to give the new characters a place to shine. One casting decision I hated early on ended up being paid off pretty well by the end of the game, proving the value of mixing in new characters rather than resting on an over-reliance on old favorites.

In the end, I never really played AA games for the gameplay, so I suppose it's a good thing, but I can't in good conscience give a top score to a game that barely has any "game" left in it. So consider it a 5/5 from a character and story perspective, and a 1/5 from a gameplay perspective. Since the story holds far greater weight and impact in the end, and the gameplay manages to not get in the way of that...

Overall score - 4/5

Grand Theft Auto 5

I'm a bit reticent to review this one at all, given that I'm guessing very few on GAF have yet to play it, and those who haven't probably have their minds made up about the franchise.

Suffice to say that I enjoyed it quite a bit, except when I didn't. The gameplay mechanics are spectacularly archaic, which makes many sections of the game un-fun. However, the good still somehow manages to outweigh the bad and leave me with a positive overall impression of the game.

Overall Score - 4/5

Purchased in 2013: 15
10,000,000
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Dragon's Dogma
Rogue Legacy
Shadowrun Returns
Ace Attorney 5
Grand Theft Auto 5
New Super Mario Bros U
New Super Luigi U
Pikmin 3
Mario and Luigi :Dream Team
Rayman:Legends
The Darkness 2
Saints Row 4
Bridge Constructor

Finished in 2013: 7
Ace Attorney 5 - 5/5
Grand Theft Auto 5 - 4/5
New Super Mario Bros 2 -- Jan 7 -- 3/5
10,000,000 -- Feb 5 -- 4/5
Fire Emblem: Awakening -- Mar 25 -- 3/5
Fortune Street - Jun 29 - 3/5
Rogue Legacy - Jul 26 - 4/5
Overall Score: -8
 
Darksiders 2 is beat. It's a fun game, but I'm disappointed. Mostly due to the story, I'd say they failed to accomplish anything at all with that.

Puts me at +21, for now.

Beat (+28):
1. Barkley, Shut up and Jam: Gaiden - 1/4
2. Persona 4 (PS2) - 1/28
3. Ys: The Oath in Felghana - 2/16
4. 999 - 2/22
5. Tomb Raider - 3/9
6. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - 3/17
7. Ico HD 4/6
8. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 4/20
9. Prototype 2 - 4/27
10. Odin Sphere - 5/12
11. Fable 2 - 6/8
12. Halo 4 - 6/15
13. Catherine - 6/21
14. Fable 3 - 7/6
15. Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes (XBLA) - 7/12
16. Shadow of the Colossus HD - 7/18
17. Fable: The Journey - 7/21
18. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning + DLC - 7/28
19. Silent Hill 2 - 7/31
20. Dragon's Crown - 8/15
21. Bioshock 2 + Minerva's Den DLC - 8/24
22. Okamiden - 8/31
23. Xenoblade Chronicles - 9/16
24. Lego Lord of the Rings - 9/23
25. Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (PSP) - 10/10
26. The Last Story - 10/17
27. Beyond: Two Souls - 10/20
28. Darksiders 2 - 11/3

Bought (-7):
1. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 1/22
2. Tomb Raider - 3/5
3. Halo 4 - 5/24
4. Dragon's Crown - 8/6
5. Beyond: Two Souls - 10/8
6. Darksiders 2 - 10/26
7. God of War: Ascension - 10/31

Removed due to not liking (does not count as +1 beat but does count as -1 to backlog):
1. Jade Empire - 4/21
2. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 7/15

Backlog is now at 1.

http://backloggery.com/gryphter

A nice side effect of not buying new releases in favor of my backlog is that now that I'm buying games again, just about all of them are cheap now. Darksiders 2 was only $16 on amazon and it wasn't even on sale or anything, that's the regular price. Then the other day, God of War: Ascension was on sale for $15, so I went in on that. I plan on buying 3 games with next week's buy 2 get 1 free at Target, and I'm keeping an eye on Black Friday as well. I don't want to ask for too many games this holiday season, but between everything it looks like I'll have a few to last me a while. Oh, not that it directly affects my backlog but I picked up a 3DS XL as well, which is my reward for clearing my backlog, so I've got a few 3DS games to catch up on as well. Things are looking great but I'm being very cautious not to slip too far down the hole again.
 

Onislash

Member
Beat Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies

January progress Score: 2
February progress Score: 2
March progress Score: 0
April progress Score -3
May progress Score: 1
June progress Score: 0
July progress Score: -5
August progress Score: -3
September progress Score: -4
October progress Score: -7

My backloggery

Beaten in 2013: 52
Bought in 2013: 60
Current Score: -8

Bought this month:

Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
The Guided Fate Paradox

Beaten this month:

Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies

Priorities:

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance - A little bit into the game
The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask - A little bit into the game
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - A little bit done
 

vall03

Member
Almost forgot to update here, was busy during the start of the month since I was out of town. Another negative month, but not really bad with my purchases. Its not like my purchases and beaten record is bad since I've never had a backlog larger than 3 games for months now.

Started the month with Etrian Odyssey Untold, its basically EOI in EOIV skin plus the Story mode. I really like the new option addition such as the fast movement in dungeons and the animation skip during battles. Highly recommended playing this over the original release because of the technical, and mechanical changes to almost the whole game. Story mode is kinda mixed but I enjoyed it. Pokemon Y is a no brainer, my most anticipated game of the year, its Pokemon in 3D finally! I'd also like to say that I'm one of the very few people who believes that Pokemon is better with each new entry. Was supposed to get Pokemon X but don't have a second 3DS so I passed on getting it. For the music, its really good but I think B/W soundtrack is a bit better than this. Kamui and Armed Seven was bought from the Groupees bundle. Was hoping for all Alltynex trilogy games but I prefer Kamui over the other ones. I also kinda get the big deal with this doujin shmup, its really really good and has aged really well. Armed Seven on the other hand is basically like Satazius but with Mechs and robots. There were lots of bonuses on the bundle but didn't include them. My interest were really just on these games and the soundtracks. I'll probably get Higurashi and Hatoful Boyfriend in the future though.

I have barely played Ace Attorney 5 though since I was still playing Pokemon a lot. I want to continue it again this month, but the problem is that I'm currently playing Age of Empires II: The Forgotten so it might take some time to get through it.

http://www.backloggery.com/vall03

Oct: -5
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl
Pokemon Y
Kamui
Armed Seven
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies

Oct: +4
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl
Pokemon Y
Kamui
Armed Seven

Jan: +4
Feb: -1
Mar: +3
Apr: 0
May: +3
Jun: +4
Jul: -2
Aug: +4
Sep: 0
Oct: -1

Purchased: -49
Finished: +63

Total Points: +14
 

Onislash

Member
Got Earth Defense Force 2017, Vanquish and Beat Earth Defense Force 2017, Vanquish

January progress Score: 2
February progress Score: 2
March progress Score: 0
April progress Score -3
May progress Score: 1
June progress Score: 0
July progress Score: -5
August progress Score: -3
September progress Score: -4
October progress Score: -7

My backloggery

Beaten in 2013: 54
Bought in 2013: 62
Current Score: -8

Bought this month:

Vanquish
Earth Defense Force 2017
Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
The Guided Fate Paradox

Beaten this month:

Vanquish
Earth Defense Force 2017
Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies

Priorities:

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance - A fair? bit into the game
The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask - A little bit into the game
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - A little bit into the game
 
God of War: Ascension is beat. Another disappointment. This one was very glitchy and the had a story that didn't really need to be told. At least it was short so I didn't have to suffer too much.

Puts me at +19, for now.

Beat (+29):
1. Barkley, Shut up and Jam: Gaiden - 1/4
2. Persona 4 (PS2) - 1/28
3. Ys: The Oath in Felghana - 2/16
4. 999 - 2/22
5. Tomb Raider - 3/9
6. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - 3/17
7. Ico HD 4/6
8. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 4/20
9. Prototype 2 - 4/27
10. Odin Sphere - 5/12
11. Fable 2 - 6/8
12. Halo 4 - 6/15
13. Catherine - 6/21
14. Fable 3 - 7/6
15. Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes (XBLA) - 7/12
16. Shadow of the Colossus HD - 7/18
17. Fable: The Journey - 7/21
18. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning + DLC - 7/28
19. Silent Hill 2 - 7/31
20. Dragon's Crown - 8/15
21. Bioshock 2 + Minerva's Den DLC - 8/24
22. Okamiden - 8/31
23. Xenoblade Chronicles - 9/16
24. Lego Lord of the Rings - 9/23
25. Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (PSP) - 10/10
26. The Last Story - 10/17
27. Beyond: Two Souls - 10/20
28. Darksiders 2 - 11/3
29. God of War: Ascension - 11/9

Bought (-10):
1. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 1/22
2. Tomb Raider - 3/5
3. Halo 4 - 5/24
4. Dragon's Crown - 8/6
5. Beyond: Two Souls - 10/8
6. Darksiders 2 - 10/26
7. God of War: Ascension - 10/31
8. Bioshock Infinite (PS3) - 11/10
9. Mario 3D Land - 11/10
10. Mario Kart 7 - 11/10

Removed due to not liking (does not count as +1 beat but does count as -1 to backlog):
1. Jade Empire - 4/21
2. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 7/15

Backlog is now at 3.

http://backloggery.com/gryphter

I'm getting 3 games tomorrow with Target's Buy 2 Get 1 free deal. Rather than double post I added them to the list already.
 

Onislash

Member
Beat Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

January progress Score: 2
February progress Score: 2
March progress Score: 0
April progress Score -3
May progress Score: 1
June progress Score: 0
July progress Score: -5
August progress Score: -3
September progress Score: -4
October progress Score: -7

My backloggery

Beaten in 2013: 55
Bought in 2013: 62
Current Score: -7

Bought this month:

Vanquish
Earth Defense Force 2017
Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
The Guided Fate Paradox

Beaten this month:

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Vanquish
Earth Defense Force 2017
Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies

Priorities:

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance - 60-70% through the game
The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask - A little bit into the game
 
11/16/13 Update
Backloggery

Back to 0, although I'm picking up Zelda, Mario, and Tearaway next Friday. I'm still hoping to be out of the negative at the end of the year though.

Bought in 2013: -71
Beat in 2013: +71
Current Score: 0

Bought
  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
  • Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable
  • Code of Princess
  • Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars
  • The Cave
  • Fire Emblem Awakening
  • Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
  • Crysis 3
  • Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
  • Etrian Odyssey IV: Legend of the Titans
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate
  • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
  • Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
  • StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
  • Resident Evil 6
  • HarmoKnight
  • Age of Empires II: HD Edition
  • Guacamelee!
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us
  • Tomb Raider
  • Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
  • Iron Brigade
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
  • Dust: An Elysian Tail
  • Sleeping Dogs
  • The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
  • The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
  • Super Ghouls'N Ghosts
  • Animal Crossing: New Leaf
  • Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
  • New Super Luigi U
  • Muramasa Rebirth
  • Jak and Daxter
  • Jak II
  • Jak III
  • Project X Zone
  • Call of Juarez Gunslinger
  • Defiance
  • System Shock 2
  • Rocket Knight
  • Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
  • Fallout New Vegas
  • Max Payne 3
  • Dishonored
  • Bioshock Infinite
  • Shin Megami Tensei IV
  • Shantae
  • Earthbound
  • Hotline Miami
  • PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD
  • Pikmin 3
  • Dragon's Crown
  • Xenoblade Chronicles
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
  • SteamWorld Dig: A Fistful of Dirt
  • Rayman Legends
  • Killzone Mercenary
  • The Wonderful 101
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
  • Halo: Spartan Assault
  • Pokemon X
  • Nuclear Throne
  • Plants vs Zombies
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game
  • Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
  • Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
  • Batman: Arkham Origins
  • The Typing of the Dead: Overkill
  • Battlefield 4
  • Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
  • Sonic Lost World (3DS)

Beaten:
  • Call of Duty Black Ops 2
  • Spec Ops: The Line
  • The Walking Dead
  • Code of Princess
  • Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine
  • Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
  • Castle Crashers
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted
  • Crysis 3
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate
  • ZombiU
  • Red Faction
  • Binary Domain
  • Fractured Soul
  • Ninja Gaiden (NES)
  • Alan Wake: American Nightmare
  • The Cave
  • Earth Defense Force 2017
  • HarmoKnight
  • Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus
  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
  • Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
  • Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
  • Torchlight II
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us
  • Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
  • Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
  • Mark of the Ninja
  • Guacamelee!
  • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
  • Borderlands 2
  • Super Ghouls'N Ghosts
  • Alice: Madness Returns
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
  • Dust: An Elysian Tail
  • WipEout 2048
  • Tomb Raider
  • Paper Mario: Sticker Star
  • Rocket Knight (PC HD)
  • Call of Juarez Gunslinger
  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong
  • Space Channel 5: Part Two
  • Red Faction: Armageddon
  • Iron Brigade
  • Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
  • New Super Luigi U
  • Shantae
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
  • Pikmin 3
  • PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD
  • SteamWorld Dig: A Fistful of Dirt
  • Hotline Miami
  • Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
  • Dungeon Hunter Alliance
  • Max Payne 3
  • Tomba!
  • Killzone Mercenary
  • The Wonderful 101
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
  • Bioshock Infinite
  • Rayman Legends
  • StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist
  • Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
  • Dragon's Crown
  • Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed
  • The Typing of the Dead: Overkill
  • Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
  • Sonic Lost World (3DS)

Currently Playing:
  • Battlefield 4
  • Batman: Arkham Origins
 
I want to play Beyond Good and Evil but I don't know if I should play the 360 HD version or the PC version. Can anyone give me some advice here?
 

Brashnir

Member
Picked up a PS4 and with it the two free games. Not planning to count these as "bought" unless I actually play and finish them, but to that end, I did "finish" Resogun, insofar as the game can be finished. (I got a credits roll on the "experienced" difficulty level.) Still planning to play it some more, since it's a score attack type game, and besides, what the hell else am I going to play on PS4? Here's a review for the game to this point.

Resogun

I was a big fan of Mutant Storm Reloaded and Geometry Wars at the 360 launch, and enjoyed Super Stardust HD quite a lot when it came out during the PS3's first year, but I wasn't sure what I'd think of Resogun when I finally got my hands on it. When I was a little kid growing up, Asteroids was one of my favorite games. I hadn't ever played Robotron at the time, but the Asteroids connection was enough to sell me on those games, and I became a big fan of the twin-stick shooter genre.

While those games were homages to Robotron and to some degree Asteroids, Resogun takes that formula and applies it to Defender. Unlike Asteroids, I never was a fan of Defender as a kid. I always found the game to be pretty uninteresting. As an adult, I've grown to appreciate Defender's place in gaming history, but I've never developed a love for the game.

So when I loaded up Resogun for the first time, I was prepared to be underwhelmed. It looked nice enough in preview footage, but I was afraid it just wouldn't be for me. Firing up the first level, I used the default ship and chose the "Experienced" difficulty, which is the second of 4 difficulty settings, and I believe it was the default selection. I had watched some gameplay of the game from Giant Bomb, so I had some grasp on the mechanics before I played. I strongly recommend anybody who plays this game for the first time to watch some videos that explain the mechanics, because the game does absolutely nothing to teach you. There is nothing especially obtuse in the game's mechanics, but there is a massive sensory overload with the game's visuals, which could make it very tough to figure out what's going on on your own.

To summarize - You control a ship which can fly left and right around a cylindrical playfield. At various points in the level, you will see neon green Humans (which look like little Darwinia guys) trapped in glass cubes. Enemies spawn out of thin air all around you for the duration of the level. There is a little wisp of smoke as they materialize into the environment. At first it can be difficult to pick this up, but as you play you learn to parse the environment. Every now and then a group of "keeper" enemies will spawn, accompanied by a "keepers detected" voice-over. If you kill these keepers, one of the humans will be released from his cell, and will drop to the ground.

This is where the game gets interesting. In order to rescue the human, you will need to take your ship down to him, which will cause him to attach to the underside of the ship. (you can also shoot him and push him along, but this tends to be a bit chaotic ad there are pits on some levels the humans can fall in and die) Once attached, you carry the human to the... uh.. hell if I know. There are static ships above the playfield with "beam me up" beams below them. Take the little guys into the beams, and they get beamed up to the mothership and saved. The beams only go about halfway down the playfield, so it's hard to get them up there with shooting alone, unless you get a big bounce. If the beam is in a spot that's too dangerous to fly into, you can use the "Throw Human" button - which, as an aside, is the greatest name for a button i the history of videogames - which will toss the little guy out into space and into the beam. They're seemingly impervious to all the weapons and explosions going on, which begs the question of why they're not saving you.

If you fail to kill a group of keepers, the human will die in his cell. If you release him and fail to take him to the beam, an enemy ship will come down and beam him up, at which point you lose him as well.

Saving humans on its own seems sort of meaningless given the sheer frenetic chaos going on around you, but it's brilliantly balanced by two factors. One - It gives you a big points boost. Since this is a score-attack game, points are a solid reward in their own right, but in addition to that, you can also get tangible in-game rewards for saving them. These include a shield, which will protect you from one kill-shot until it expires, an extra life, and screen-clearing bombs. Tying these rewards to rescuing humans makes saving them far more valuable to beginning players than simply rewarding points. As we know, beginning players at a game aren't going to be putting up anything impressive on the leaderboards, and this game is tough. It will chew you up and spit you out when you first start playing, and these extra rewards for saving humans will bail you out and help you complete levels you may not have otherwise cleared.

And the levels are where my biggest gripes with the game lie. For one, They're a bit too long for my tastes. I also thought the levels in Super Stardust HD (also by Housemarque) were a little on the long side, and that tradition has carried over here. That's not to say that I'd like a shorter game overall, but I'd prefer a game with 10 levels half as long as this game's 5 levels to the setup we have here. The second issue I have is with the loading times between levels. In an absolute sense, the load times aren't very long - without timing them I'd say they're between 5 and 10 seconds, but the fact that they exist at all in a fast-paced linear arcade game like this grates on me.

I have a complicated relationship with load times. Sometimes a 30-second load goes by and I don't care, and other times a 5-second load can drive me absolutely nuts. A lot has to due with the nature of the game and what's being loaded, and this one happens to fall on the wrong side of the fence for me. Ultimately, it's probably a by-product of this being a launch title, and it's easy to excuse it based on that, but it still bugs me a bit. At the end of the day, it's really not that big of a deal, and others may not even notice it.

Beyond those minor complaints, I have to say I'm quite positive on the game. It looks nice, it sounds nice, has responsive controls, and enough gameplay variety (5 levels, 3 ships you can play, and 4 difficulty levels) that you could keep coming back to play it for hours. It's the best game of the PS4 launch, and while I like it a hair less than the twin-stick shooters at and around the previous generation's console launches, I'd recommend it to anyone who likes arcade style games.

Overall Score - 4/5

Purchased in 2013: 16
10,000,000
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Dragon's Dogma
Rogue Legacy
Shadowrun Returns
Ace Attorney 5
Grand Theft Auto 5
New Super Mario Bros U
New Super Luigi U
Pikmin 3
Mario and Luigi :Dream Team
Rayman:Legends
The Darkness 2
Saints Row 4
Bridge Constructor
Resogun

Finished in 2013: 8
Ace Attorney 5 - 5/5
Grand Theft Auto 5 - 4/5
New Super Mario Bros 2 -- Jan 7 -- 3/5
10,000,000 -- Feb 5 -- 4/5
Fire Emblem: Awakening -- Mar 25 -- 3/5
Fortune Street - Jun 29 - 3/5
Rogue Legacy - Jul 26 - 4/5
Resogun - 4/5
Overall Score: -8
 

Arukado

Member
- 11/25:
• Metal Gear Rising Revengeance beaten: Meh. It's incredibly short, mediocre, and the
final boss
sucks. Disappointing.
- 11/18:
• Dark Souls beaten, after 80 hours: It's a damn fine game, as oppressive as demon's souls. It was easier too. If i had to choose between the two, i would pick demon's souls though.
- 11/17:
• Muramasa Rebirth beaten: I'm really glad they released it on Vita, because it looks superb with the oled. The soundtrack is magnificent and it's really fun to play.

Notes:
  • {+}: Playstation +, counts as 0/0.
  • {DD}: Double Dip, counts as 0/0.
  • {HD}: HD Collection of games I already have & beat, counts as 0/0.
  • {B}: Borrowed, count as 0/0.
  • {N}: N-time i'm playing a game (so it's no longer backlog), counts as 0/0.
  • (G): Gift, counts as -1/+1.
Purchased in 2013: -16Beaten in 2013: +15
Total: -1

Currently Playing:
On Hold: (I'll keep playing them when the time comes)
 

Onislash

Member
Beat Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

March progress Score: 0
April progress Score -3
May progress Score: 1
June progress Score: 0
July progress Score: -5
August progress Score: -3
September progress Score: -4
October progress Score: -7

My backloggery

Beaten in 2013: 56
Bought in 2013: 62
Current Score: -6

Bought this month:

Vanquish
Earth Defense Force 2017
Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
The Guided Fate Paradox

Beaten this month:

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Vanquish
Earth Defense Force 2017
Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies

Priorities:

The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask - A little bit into the game
Tales of Graces F - Somewhat into the game
Mugen Souls - A little bit into the game
 
I've got a weird pace going right now but didn't want to spam this thread with small stuff, so I waited a bit.

Mario Kart 7 and Bioshock Infinite are beat.

MK7 isn't really a game you can "beat," but I did unlock all characters and most of the kart customization options. Played a bunch online and got whooped by the GAF thread players. My Activity Log had me at 24 hours last I checked so I feel like this one can be crossed off the list even though I still hop in for a worldwide race or two when I have like 10 minutes here and there. Love it, btw.

I favor the 360 controller but wanted to try Bioshock Infinite with the PS Move. Didn't care for the Move after 20 min so I went to DS3, but man it took me waaaay too long to adapt to the controller since I'm so used to the 360 sticks. I was a bit disappointed by the game and originally planned on going straight to the DLC, but now I'm not even sure if I'm going to get it. My wife plans on playing the game eventually (she wants to play Bioshock 2 first) so if she likes Infinite, I'll get the DLC for the both of us.

Puts me at +20, for now.

Beat (+31):
1. Barkley, Shut up and Jam: Gaiden - 1/4
2. Persona 4 (PS2) - 1/28
3. Ys: The Oath in Felghana - 2/16
4. 999 - 2/22
5. Tomb Raider - 3/9
6. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - 3/17
7. Ico HD 4/6
8. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 4/20
9. Prototype 2 - 4/27
10. Odin Sphere - 5/12
11. Fable 2 - 6/8
12. Halo 4 - 6/15
13. Catherine - 6/21
14. Fable 3 - 7/6
15. Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes (XBLA) - 7/12
16. Shadow of the Colossus HD - 7/18
17. Fable: The Journey - 7/21
18. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning + DLC - 7/28
19. Silent Hill 2 - 7/31
20. Dragon's Crown - 8/15
21. Bioshock 2 + Minerva's Den DLC - 8/24
22. Okamiden - 8/31
23. Xenoblade Chronicles - 9/16
24. Lego Lord of the Rings - 9/23
25. Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (PSP) - 10/10
26. The Last Story - 10/17
27. Beyond: Two Souls - 10/20
28. Darksiders 2 - 11/3
29. God of War: Ascension - 11/9
30. Mario Kart 7 - 11/15
31. Bioshock Infinite - 11/20

Bought (-11):
1. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 1/22
2. Tomb Raider - 3/5
3. Halo 4 - 5/24
4. Dragon's Crown - 8/6
5. Beyond: Two Souls - 10/8
6. Darksiders 2 - 10/26
7. God of War: Ascension - 10/31
8. Bioshock Infinite (PS3) - 11/10
9. Mario 3D Land - 11/10
10. Mario Kart 7 - 11/10
11. Gears of War: Judgment - 11/19

Removed due to not liking (does not count as +1 beat but does count as -1 to backlog):
1. Jade Empire - 4/21
2. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 7/15

Backlog is now at 2.

http://backloggery.com/gryphter

Started Gears of War: Judgment with a friend last night and we are having a BLAST. I know it got a lukewarm reception so I was worried for a bit but it's all I've been thinking about this morning and I'm really excited to play more tonight. Forgot to mention we got it on the cheap; amazon has it for $20 which is what prompted us playing it. Should be done in just a few days. We're driving down to Disney World first week of Dec so I'm saving Mario 3D Land for that.
 
Gears of War: Judgment is beat. Played co-op with a friend, hardcore difficulty, and did all declassified missions. We actually 3 starred almost all of them, have 2 stars on probably 3 total. We also played the Aftermath chapter which takes place during Gears 3. Good stuff! I might check out multiplayer for just a night but nothing major.

Puts me at +21

Beat (+32):
1. Barkley, Shut up and Jam: Gaiden - 1/4
2. Persona 4 (PS2) - 1/28
3. Ys: The Oath in Felghana - 2/16
4. 999 - 2/22
5. Tomb Raider - 3/9
6. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - 3/17
7. Ico HD 4/6
8. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 4/20
9. Prototype 2 - 4/27
10. Odin Sphere - 5/12
11. Fable 2 - 6/8
12. Halo 4 - 6/15
13. Catherine - 6/21
14. Fable 3 - 7/6
15. Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes (XBLA) - 7/12
16. Shadow of the Colossus HD - 7/18
17. Fable: The Journey - 7/21
18. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning + DLC - 7/28
19. Silent Hill 2 - 7/31
20. Dragon's Crown - 8/15
21. Bioshock 2 + Minerva's Den DLC - 8/24
22. Okamiden - 8/31
23. Xenoblade Chronicles - 9/16
24. Lego Lord of the Rings - 9/23
25. Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (PSP) - 10/10
26. The Last Story - 10/17
27. Beyond: Two Souls - 10/20
28. Darksiders 2 - 11/3
29. God of War: Ascension - 11/9
30. Mario Kart 7 - 11/15
31. Bioshock Infinite - 11/20
32. Gears of War: Judgment - 11/24

Bought (-11):
1. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 1/22
2. Tomb Raider - 3/5
3. Halo 4 - 5/24
4. Dragon's Crown - 8/6
5. Beyond: Two Souls - 10/8
6. Darksiders 2 - 10/26
7. God of War: Ascension - 10/31
8. Bioshock Infinite (PS3) - 11/10
9. Mario 3D Land - 11/10
10. Mario Kart 7 - 11/10
11. Gears of War: Judgment - 11/19

Removed due to not liking (does not count as +1 beat but does count as -1 to backlog):
1. Jade Empire - 4/21
2. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 7/15

Backlog is now at 1.

http://backloggery.com/gryphter

Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and then a trip to Disney is coming up for me. I probably won't be playing many games until after but as mentioned before, I did reserve Mario 3D Land for the drive down. I've got a couple games I'm keeping an eye on for Black Friday and expect to buy no more than 3 for myself. Good deals are just that though, so if it's sweet enough, I won't turn it down.
 

Alvarez

Banned
I want to enter the Blitz.

Backlog
The Walking Dead (PC)
Uncharted 3 (PS3)
Silent Hill: Downpour (PS3)
Myst III: Exile (PS2)
Resident Evil 4 (Wii)

Let's start my score at -5.

I just beat Tomb Raider (the remake) today. The gameplay was shockingly good.
 
September Progress (skewed but still): 5
October Progress (skewed but still): -4


Games bought this month (6)
Dragon's Crown (PS3)
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 (PS3) (I think I should have waited and bought Dragon's Crown in its place)
Dynasty Warriors 8 (PS3)
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational (Vita)
You Don't Know Jack Vol. 6 (PC) (BTW, and this can be a PM if it matters to anyone, but I'm still curious...should YDKJ games count?)
Ys: Memories of Celceta (Vita)

Games completed this month (2)
Mega Man Revolution (PC) (has some really ugh or bad moments that are drowned out by the nostalgic or really good ones - after 3 playthroughs I would definitely say it's worth a try or two)
Ys I Chronicles+ (what a fantastic soundtrack - I might play it again in the future for that alone)


Games playing (7)
Class of Heroes 2 (PSP)
Etrian Odyssey 3: The Drowned City (DS)
Final Fantasy: Dissidia (PSP)
Golden Axe 3 (PS3)
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 (PSP)
Mario Kart DS (DS)
Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)

Possible next games to start (6)
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2
Gradius 3
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (when it's found again... :( )
Rayman Origins
Sonic 1


Progress for November: -4
Total score: -44

I expect this score to go in the other direction for good starting next month.

EDIT: Forget about wishing I bought Dragon's Crown. I forgot I needed a Vita memory card.
 

Brashnir

Member
So - Steam Sales, huh? And Black Friday sales. I am weak, you are strong. You win this year. Going backwards some more.

In brighter news, I finished Super Mario 3D World.

Not going to write a review for this one. It's more high-quality Mario. There are some inspired choices and some really irritating UI stuff, but overall it's a 5/5 game.


Purchased in 2013: 20
10,000,000
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Dragon's Dogma
Rogue Legacy
Shadowrun Returns
Ace Attorney 5
Grand Theft Auto 5
New Super Mario Bros U
New Super Luigi U
Pikmin 3
Mario and Luigi :Dream Team
Rayman:Legends
The Darkness 2
Saints Row 4
Bridge Constructor
Resogun
Super Mario 3D World
Max Payne 3
Space Hulk
Sleeping Dogs

Finished in 2013: 9
Ace Attorney 5 - 5/5
Grand Theft Auto 5 - 4/5
New Super Mario Bros 2 -- Jan 7 -- 3/5
10,000,000 -- Feb 5 -- 4/5
Fire Emblem: Awakening -- Mar 25 -- 3/5
Fortune Street - Jun 29 - 3/5
Rogue Legacy - Jul 26 - 4/5
Resogun - 4/5
Super Mario 3D World 5/5
Overall Score: -11


I want to enter the Blitz.

Backlog
The Walking Dead (PC)
Uncharted 3 (PS3)
Silent Hill: Downpour (PS3)
Myst III: Exile (PS2)
Resident Evil 4 (Wii)

Let's start my score at -5.

I just beat Tomb Raider (the remake) today. The gameplay was shockingly good.

Quick note - once you decide to enter, your score starts at 0. (It also reset at 0 again for 2014)
 

Onislash

Member
Beat Grand Theft Auto V

January progress Score: 2
February progress Score: 2
March progress Score: 0
April progress Score -3
May progress Score: 1
June progress Score: 0
July progress Score: -5
August progress Score: -3
September progress Score: -4
October progress Score: -7
November progress Score: -6

My backloggery

Beaten in 2013: 57
Bought in 2013: 62
Current Score: -5

Bought this month:

Nothing

Beaten this month:

Grand Theft Auto V

Priorities:

Nothing yet
 
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Added the following games to the backlog:
November -18
• Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY
• F.E.A.R. 3
• The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
• Scribblenauts Unlimited
• Batman: Arkham City GOTY
• A New Beginning*
• Deponia*
• Exo*
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
• Shelter*
• Ring of Red
• Dark Cloud
• Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny
• Antichamber
• Gone Home
• Trials Evolution: Gold Edition
• Evoland
• Killzone: Shadow Fall

Completed:
November +6
• Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers;
• Exo
• Batman: Arkham Asylum
• Shelter
• Sentinel 3: Homeworld
• Gone Home

* - free
† - "free" from Playstation Plus

Previous months
• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October

Backloggery
 

Westlo

Member
Forgot to do my October update....

October update.

Last month
backloggery

Completed in October - 0

Bought in October - 4

Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness (PS3)
Pokemon Y (3DS)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies (3DS)
BlazBlue: Chronophantasma (PS3 HK version)

Bought in 2013: 52
Beat in 2013: 0
Current Score: -52

As for November, as above, didn't buy a game (surprisingly) and of course didn't finish one. Though I'll probably be getting 5 3DS games next week alone (Bravery Default, new Zelda + Kid Icarus, Style Boutique and Soul Hackers are cheap), Gran Turismo 6, whatever I pick up from the current Steam sale and if I see anything else that's a good deal.
 

Netto-kun

Member
Thought I had a pretty decent "game beaten > game bought" ratio this month until I did the counting. December will most likely end with even more new games in my backlog. Still waiting for my friend to ship all my stuffs from Japan!

Backloggery

Games bought in November:
  • Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (PSP)*
  • Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology (PSP)
  • Tales of Rebirth (PSP)*
  • Tales of Phantasia: Narakiri Dungeon X (PSP)*
  • Tales of Eternia (PSP)*
  • Tales of Destiny 2 (PSP)*
  • Tearaway (PS Vita)
  • Rogue Legacy (Steam)
  • Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
  • Divekick (Steam)
  • Agarest: Generations of War (Steam)
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
  • Muramasa Rebirth (PS Vita)
  • Toki Tori 2+ (Wii U DL)
  • Toki Tori (Wii U DL)
  • Yuusha 30 Second (PSP)*
  • Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection (PSP)* [2 games in 1]
  • Star Strike Delta (PS Vita) [Aka Super Stardust Delta]
  • Guacamelee! Gold Edition (Steam)

Games beaten in November:
  • Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
  • New Super Luigi U (Wii U)
  • Muramasa Rebirth (PS Vita)
  • E.X. Troopers (PS3)
  • Star Strike Delta (PS Vita)
  • Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle (PS3)
  • Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (PS3)
  • Pokémon X (3DS)

November
Bought: 20*
Beaten: 9
November score: -3

October score: -24
September score: -3
August score: -28
July score: -37
June score: -3
May score: -7
April score: -1
March score: +5
February score: +10
January score: +31
 
12/01/13 Update
Backloggery

Picked up a lot of games this month, but also beat a few thanks to vacation. Back in the negative, but just by one. I don't really see myself buying many more games in December (famous last words), so I think getting in the positive is doable.

Bought in 2013: -76
Beat in 2013: +75
Current Score: -1

Bought
  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
  • Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable
  • Code of Princess
  • Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars
  • The Cave
  • Fire Emblem Awakening
  • Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
  • Crysis 3
  • Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
  • Etrian Odyssey IV: Legend of the Titans
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate
  • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
  • Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
  • StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
  • Resident Evil 6
  • HarmoKnight
  • Age of Empires II: HD Edition
  • Guacamelee!
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us
  • Tomb Raider
  • Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
  • Iron Brigade
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
  • Dust: An Elysian Tail
  • Sleeping Dogs
  • The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
  • The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
  • Super Ghouls'N Ghosts
  • Animal Crossing: New Leaf
  • Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
  • New Super Luigi U
  • Muramasa Rebirth
  • Jak and Daxter
  • Jak II
  • Jak III
  • Project X Zone
  • Call of Juarez Gunslinger
  • Defiance
  • System Shock 2
  • Rocket Knight
  • Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
  • Fallout New Vegas
  • Max Payne 3
  • Dishonored
  • Bioshock Infinite
  • Shin Megami Tensei IV
  • Shantae
  • Earthbound
  • Hotline Miami
  • PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD
  • Pikmin 3
  • Dragon's Crown
  • Xenoblade Chronicles
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
  • SteamWorld Dig: A Fistful of Dirt
  • Rayman Legends
  • Killzone Mercenary
  • The Wonderful 101
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
  • Halo: Spartan Assault
  • Pokemon X
  • Nuclear Throne
  • Plants vs Zombies
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game
  • Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
  • Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
  • Batman: Arkham Origins
  • The Typing of the Dead: Overkill
  • Battlefield 4
  • Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
  • Sonic Lost World (3DS)
  • Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai
  • Super Mario 3D World
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
  • Tearaway
  • Rogue Legacy

Beaten:
  • Call of Duty Black Ops 2
  • Spec Ops: The Line
  • The Walking Dead
  • Code of Princess
  • Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine
  • Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
  • Castle Crashers
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted
  • Crysis 3
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate
  • ZombiU
  • Red Faction
  • Binary Domain
  • Fractured Soul
  • Ninja Gaiden (NES)
  • Alan Wake: American Nightmare
  • The Cave
  • Earth Defense Force 2017
  • HarmoKnight
  • Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus
  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
  • Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
  • Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
  • Torchlight II
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us
  • Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
  • Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
  • Mark of the Ninja
  • Guacamelee!
  • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
  • Borderlands 2
  • Super Ghouls'N Ghosts
  • Alice: Madness Returns
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
  • Dust: An Elysian Tail
  • WipEout 2048
  • Tomb Raider
  • Paper Mario: Sticker Star
  • Rocket Knight (PC HD)
  • Call of Juarez Gunslinger
  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong
  • Space Channel 5: Part Two
  • Red Faction: Armageddon
  • Iron Brigade
  • Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
  • New Super Luigi U
  • Shantae
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
  • Pikmin 3
  • PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD
  • SteamWorld Dig: A Fistful of Dirt
  • Hotline Miami
  • Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
  • Dungeon Hunter Alliance
  • Max Payne 3
  • Tomba!
  • Killzone Mercenary
  • The Wonderful 101
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
  • Bioshock Infinite
  • Rayman Legends
  • StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist
  • Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
  • Dragon's Crown
  • Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed
  • The Typing of the Dead: Overkill
  • Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
  • Sonic Lost World (3DS)
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
  • Super Mario 3D World
  • Pokemon X
  • Battlefield 4

Currently Playing:
  • Tearaway
  • Batman: Arkham Origins
 

honorless

We don't have "get out of jail free" cards, but if we did, she'd have one.
backloggery | previous post

Strikethroughs indicate games that count as ±0 for whatever reason. (Free, double-dip, etc.)

November (-6)

Bought
01 - Superfrog HD
01 - The Typing of the Dead Overkill
01 - The House of the Dead Overkill
04 - Art Style: Cubello
04 - Metroid
04 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
08 - Operation Smash
08 - Wasteland
24 - Super Sanctum TD
24 - Super Lemonade Factory

Beat
10 - Candy Box
21 - English Country Tune (100%)
27 - 1000 Amps (100%)

Bought: 197
Beat: 39
Score: -158

Notes
This month was mostly a "go back and work toward 100% on old games" month. 100%ed Sugar Cube: Bittersweet Factory, working on the Miracle Mask and Crashmo post-game.
Thinking harder about it, all the games from Club Nintendo should probably be counted as "free"—but since I've listed 'em this way for an entire year, no point in changing now.
 
Completed in 2013: 31
Bought in 2013: 161
Total for 2013: -130

November

Completed: 3
Path of Exile
Super Mario 3D Land
Risk of Rain

Purchases:16
Dynasty Warriors 8
The Last of Us
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5
Tales of Xillia
Sly Cooper IV
Uncharted 3
Pinball FX2/DLC tables
PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate
99 Spirits
Max Payne
Max Payne 2
Max Payne 3 more payne
Shelter
Electronic Super Joy
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. 2

Another good month for growing the backlog, thanks to loopholes only 16 games count as purchases ;D.
 

vall03

Member
Not much this month tbh, Dillon's Rolling Western was free from Club Nintendo, and sadly I didn't like it so I marked it as finished. Plague Inc. was a recommendation from a friend after he showed me the game on his tablet. Bought it on iOS and its an addicting strategy game. I've also been anticipating Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten, I still can't believe that my favorite RTS got a new expansion. Love the new civilizations, new gameplay modes and changes to the game. I've been reading that the game is buggy, luckily I haven't encountered one yet. Disappointed with the new campaigns though which felt like custom scenarios. And finally, bought a WiiU for Super Mario 3D World. Was skeptical with the game during its underwhelming E3 reveal, but the game turned out really great. EAD still has it and its now my GOTY.

Also, I finished Ace Attorney 5. While I love the last case, the game also has the terrible Case 2. I guess I'd say its below AA1 and AA3. Haven't bought the DLC case yet.

Also glad that I haven't bought anything during the Steam Sale. While I'm tempted for some games, none of them are games I'm going to play right away so I passed on them. Besides the games I want right now on Steam aren't on sale or just got Greenlit so no release for a while. I'm planning on getting Ys Celceta and Zelda: LBW this month if I have the time, otherwise, I will be playing more Super Mario 3D World and Age of Empires II, and go back to Pokemon once Pokebank opens.

http://www.backloggery.com/vall03

Nov: -4
Dillon's Rolling Western
Plague Inc.
Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten
Super Mario 3D World

Nov: +5
Dillon's Rolling Western
Plague Inc.
Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
Super Mario 3D World

Jan: +4
Feb: -1
Mar: +3
Apr: 0
May: +3
Jun: +4
Jul: -2
Aug: +4
Sep: 0
Oct: -1
Nov: +1

Purchased: -53
Finished: +68

Total Points: +15
 
November Update:

Backloggery

Bought (-8):
  • Zero: Tsukihami no Kamen (Wii)
  • Rain (PSN)
  • Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea (PSN)
  • Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (PSN)
  • The Wolf Among Us, Episode 1 (PSN)
  • Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
  • Gone Home (PC)
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
Beaten (+6):
  • No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Wii)
  • Rain (PSN)
  • Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea (PSN)
  • Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
  • Gone Home (PC)
  • Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (PSN)
Currently Playing:
  • Rayman Legends (Wii U)
  • Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3)
  • Super Mario 3D World (Wii U, going for completion)
Backlog Priorities:
  • The Wonderful 101 (Wii U)
  • The Wolf Among Us, Episode 1 (PSN)
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
  • Far Cry 3 (360)
  • Jak and Daxter (PS3)
Bought in 2013: 39
Beat in 2013: 44
Current Score: +5
 

Onislash

Member
Beat Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories

January progress Score: 2
February progress Score: 2
March progress Score: 0
April progress Score -3
May progress Score: 1
June progress Score: 0
July progress Score: -5
August progress Score: -3
September progress Score: -4
October progress Score: -7
November progress Score: -6

My backloggery

Beaten in 2013: 58
Bought in 2013: 62
Current Score: -4

Bought this month:

Nothing

Beaten this month:

Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories
Grand Theft Auto V

Priorities:

Atelier Rorona Platinum at 30%
Tales of Graces F
Mugen Souls
 

Arukado

Member
- 12/31:
• The House of The Dead Overkill Extended Cut beaten: This game is awesome as fuck.
• Total back at 0. Not a bad year after all.
- 12/28:
• Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition bought on steam. As with Castlevania, i haven't played the dlc so it is backlog. And i began to play The House of The Dead Overkill Extended Cut.
- 12/27:
• Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War ~ Soulstorm beaten: The campaign mode was easy until i posted here that i expected to finish it before the end of the year. For some reason the chaos marines decided to ruin my life for two days, and after 8 hours and 22 minutes of pain i killed the bastards (and it wasn't even a stronghold mission). They are broken as fuck.
• Back at 0, fuck yeah. Now i'm planing on buying Dark Souls on steam. If i finally pull the trigger, y will try to finish house of the dead overkill so i'll end with a total of 0. We'll see.​
- 12/26:
• Dokuro beaten: Good game. The hitboxes are a bit janky but the puzzles are good.
• One game to go.​
- 12/24:
• Trine 2 Complete Story and Castlevania LOS Ultimate Edition bought on steam/gmg. Since i already have Castlevania on ps3 (but not the dlc), i'm going to count it as backlog. Hopefully I will finish Dokuro and Warharmmer between today and tomorrow, so i'll end 2013 with a total of 0.
- 12/9:
• Tearaway beaten: Lovely and charming game. The paper world is really well made. Platinum here i go.
- 12/7:
• Killzone Shadow Fall beaten: Hmm, it is kind of a mixed bag. Some parts are really good, but others are weirdly designed. It does look great, the soundtrack is ok, and the controls work well. So, for a launch game i can't complain. I have to try the multiplayer yet.
- 12/6:
• Rymdkapsel beaten: It was ok. I like the concept and would be nice to see a full fledged game with it.
- 12/2:
• Resogun beaten: This game, THIS GAME. Superb in every sense, except the online multiplayer, where the framerate drops and there is a bit of input delay. The Decima stage is my favourite. Also, it is my first ps4 platinum.
Purchased in 2013: -20Beaten in 2013: +20
Total: 0

Currently Playing:
  • Nothing
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