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[drganon]

Up to 4 games beaten this year so far.

 

[cormack12]

Up to 5 - Added Nier Automata this morning and after 60 odd hours in DRG feel I've seen everything I need to in that game

 

[Banjo64]

I've played 0 single player games this year so I think it's safe to say I'm already out .

 

[drganon]

I'm officially at the halfway mark.

 

[yamaci17]

I got the black myth wukong done for March
probably AC Shadows for April

 

[Fess]

Updated my post on page 1. Just finished Pixeljunk Shooter. I had a ton of fun with that, lots of cool gameplay mechanics.
Purchased Ultimate at once when I realized there was a continuation.

 

[yamaci17]

I got the black myth wukong done for March
probably AC Shadows for April

ac shadows done

with this I'm on track with knocking down big AAA every month

i'll probably finish avowed by the end of month so I will probably push spiderman 2 for may

1 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 60 hrs 9-January-2025 4.5 87.45 PC
2 Horizon Forbidden West 54 hrs 8-February-2025 3.5 78.7 PC
3 Black Myth Wukong 80 hrs 16-March-2025 4.5 85.8 PC
4 Assassin's Creed Shadows 130 hrs 12-April-2025 4 84.05 PC

 

[Alpha Male]

Updated for April:

Games I've finished this year:

Avowed
Starfield
Returnal
Indiana Jones
Horizon Remaster
Hogwarts
Astrobot
Forspoken
FF7 Rebirth
Prince of Persia Lost Crown

 

[Fess]

One more down this weekend:

5. Ori and the Blind Forest - Definitive Edition
Replay on Steam, I've played the original release on Xbox. Still such a wonderful game! One of my top 10 metroidvanias, even if the combat is a letdown.

 

[NahaNago]

okay this is cool. I'll try this one out. 12 games sounds supposedly doable. I haven't beaten any games though and have only briefly touched 2 and played mostly aoe3 this year.

 

[SlyDoughnut]

Ok. I've been focusing on books the last few years but determined to get a game a month in this year.

Finished so far: (some leeway with timings but want a neat 12 games).

Jan: Indiana Jones
Feb: Avowed
March: Atomfall
April: South of Midnight

 

[yamaci17]

1	Indiana Jones and the Great Circle	60 hrs	9-January-2025	4	87.45
2	Horizon Forbidden West	54 hrs	8-February-2025	3	78.7
3	Black Myth Wukong	80 hrs	16-March-2025	4	85.8
4	Assassin's Creed Shadows	130 hrs	12-April-2025	4	81.85
5	Avowed	75 hrs	11-May-2025	4	83.1
6	Star Wars Outlaws	43 hrs	7-June-2025	4	84.05
7	Marvel's Spider-Man 2	50 hrs	25-July-2025	4	83.6
8	God of War Ascension	12 hrs	19 August	3	77.6
9	After Us	12 hrs	25-September-2025	3	73.75
10	Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition	14 hrs	21-October-2025	4	85.2
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[drganon]

Beat game number 12.

 

[Shifty1897]

I haven't beaten a game since April 8th , but I'm near the end of both Super Mario Wonder (100% run) and Saga Frontier 2 Remastered. 5 more hours with each and I should be done for sure.

 

[SenkiDala]

I haven't beaten a game since April 8th , but I'm near the end of both Super Mario Wonder (100% run) and Saga Frontier 2 Remastered. 5 more hours with each and I should be done for sure.

I HAVEN'T BEATEN A GAME THE WHOLE YEAR, I need to find some time to catch up.

 

[Fess]

Updated my post on page 1 - stepped over the finish line in Hollow Knight today. Awesome game. Top 5 all time.

Half way there! 6 games, 6 months

 

[Alpha Male]

First half of the year:

Days Gone Remaster
Homeworld 1 Remaster
Clair Obscur
Stellaris
Avowed
Starfield (started at launch)
Returnal
Indiana Jones (started in Dec)
Horizon Remaster (started in Nov)
Hogwarts (started in Nov)
Astrobot (started at Christmas)
Forspoken
FF7 Rebirth
Prince of Persia Lost Crown

 

[SlyDoughnut]

Can't seem to edit so update:

I'm going to play more than 12 I think now. Really am having a gaming renaissance.

Jan: Indiana Jones
Feb: Avowed
March: Atomfall
April: South of Midnight
May: Starfield
May: Hellblade
June: Clare Obscura: Expedition 33
June: Cyberpunk 2077

 

[Fess]

Another one down! Updated the page 1 post again.
Cocoon!
One of the most unique games I've played in recent years. Became a family play through by the end. Absolute top quality!

 

[TintoConCasera]

Barely playing any games this year, but still updated my list on the first page. Up to six games with half a year already gone, might still make it lol.

 

[cormack12]

Finally got through final fantasy - wheeeeew. Kept going that one.

 

[Ceadeus]

Finally got through final fantasy - wheeeeew. Kept going that one.

Which pne

 

[Fess]

Hollow Knight
Mostly an update:
Finally took down Radiance! Sooooo satisfying!

Thought it would boost the completion percentage though, but seems to stay at 108%.

Radiance down. Dream No More Ending. Mr Mushroom flying off. Hunter's Journal filled. All charms found. Sent away the circus to have the happy dude in Dirtmouth instead. Elder Bug holding Delicate Flower, also delivered it to everyone else that can take it.

Overall it feels nice. Minor annoyance, after all this work the ending was still kinda bad… Feels like I should've avoided Voidheart. Oh well.

10/10

 

[Fess]

8. Avowed

Just stepped over the finish line. I enjoyed this a lot, more than I expected. Especially the combat is just plain great, one of few first person games with solid combat, the dodging, parry, power attacks, it's all spot on.

I also liked the parkour gameplay too, the ledge grab and pull up is perfect, they did really well on that. The roleplaying and story consequences are good too and interesting.

And the maps are all good too, seems handcrafted, and loot chests are placed perfectly, often difficult to reach just like it should be.

But the lackluster world interactivity with very little life in cities, and the boring loot, pull it down for me. Makes it feel old, It's mostly static like a SNES RPG.

I would still say that it's one of the pleasant surprises this year for me. It don't deserve the negativity seen online as far as I'm concerned. But I would've waited for a sale if I didn't have Gamepass.


So, that number 8. 4 more to go!

 

[Fess]

Number 9: Call of Duty - Black Ops 6

I've only played MW3 before this, plus the first one on 360. So not much to compare to I guess. But this was awesome! I really liked this campaign. Really varied, lots of stealth, zombies, some Elder Scrolls-like lockpicking, Myst-like puzzles, horror-like scary sequences. What's even the genre here? Best COD I've played so far!
Day 1 on BO7

 

[Fess]

Number 10. FAR: Lone Sails
One of the strangest and most unique titles I've ever played. Your objective is to move a locomotive sail boat tractor machine through some post apocalyptic completely empty world. Collect junk as fuel for a furnace to get a steam engine running, use a sail whenever there is wind, put out fires and repair your machine when it breaks down. Very very strange… It's like nothing else I've played. But it's good!

 

[Alpha Male]

Nm

 

[Katajx]

I had a lot of fun with this last year. I noticed I had played a lot of games, but hadn't finished any of them.

Already completed it this year too.

Silent Hill 2 Remake

Dead Cells

Phantasy Star Online Episode 1

Monster Hunter Wilds

Death Stranding

Bleach Rebirth of Souls

DMC3SE

DMC5SE

Star Wars Jedi:Survivor

Goat Simulator 3

Elden Ring: Nightreign

Death Stranding 2

Donkey Kong Bananza

Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

 

[cormack12]

Been a while since I updated but here we go. Im done with D4 now for a bit. I've played 9 seasons and I think I've seen everything. It just hasn't grabbed me like RoS has or D2 in terms of longevity. Also completed BO6 on vet so consider that done too.

Until Dawn Remaster | PS5
Black Ops 6 | XSX
Borderlands 3 | XSX
Diablo IV | PS5/XSX
Mafia: The Old Country | PS5

 

[Alpha Male]

First half of the year:

Days Gone Remaster
Homeworld 1 Remaster
Clair Obscur
Stellaris (short campaign)
Avowed
Starfield (started at launch)
Returnal
Indiana Jones (started in Dec)
Horizon Remaster (started in Nov)
Hogwarts (started in Nov)
Astrobot (started at Christmas)
Forspoken
FF7 Rebirth
Prince of Persia Lost Crown

Death Stranding 2

Gears of War 5 (2nd playthrough)

Homeworld Deserts of Kharak

Total War Pharaoh Dynasties (short campaign)

 

[Fess]

Number 11. Hollow Knight : Silksong
Credits has rolled on the normal ending. Could play more to get a higher completion percentage but I'm honestly fed up with this game right now. Highly disappointing.

Edit:
Nov 22: I went for 100% and reached there today. Still not a huge fan of this game but I'll increase my rating to 8/10. Act 3 was worth the effort tbh, had much more story than expected and once I had all the upgrades it wasn't as brutally difficult as when I stepped over the finish line the first time.

One more!!!!

 

[Fess]

Number 12. Elden Ring
100%

700+ hours and several playthroughs later I finally got 100 percent in this 10/10 best of the best king of kings game. Never used any save states or mod or anything, every ending is another starter journey. And I've loved every playthrough and it's still my favorite game of all time.
Finished! 100% Done!

 

[Heisenberg007]

Number 12. Elden Ring
100%

700+ hours and several playthroughs later I finally got 100 percent in this 10/10 best of the best king of kings game. Never used any save states or mod or anything, every ending is another starter journey. And I've loved every playthrough and it's still my favorite game of all time.
Finished! 100% Done!

I gave it a try a while ago but had to quit after 15-20 hours (wasn't having as much fun as others had with it). But I think I need to give it another go sometime.

I finished Silksong (true ending after Act 3) and enjoyed it sooooo much and have been itching to play a similar game (although I don't like souls-like)

 

[Fess]

I gave it a try a while ago but had to quit after 15-20 hours (wasn't having as much fun as others had with it). But I think I need to give it another go sometime.

I finished Silksong (true ending after Act 3) and enjoyed it sooooo much and have been itching to play a similar game (although I don't like souls-like)

I was hooked on Elden Ring as soon as I stepped out in the open world but there are so many build choices and playstyles, maybe you could try something new if you start over?

I'm a big fan of Bloodhound's Fang. Try it! It's slow and in no way the most powerful weapon in the game but there is a left trigger special that is simply fun - a big powerful slash and then you do a back flip and land with some distance. Plus decent blood loss. Mix it up with some fire grease and just have fun.

Meteorite Staff + Rock Sling can be fun too, everything is a David versus Goliat scenario, hits like a train, watch some bosses struggle to even reach your feet before they die.

My blind spot is incantations. I've seen videos with some insane faith builds but I've never succeeded to build something fun myself. I just end up feeling like I blindly waste points building for something I can't see yet.

 

[yamaci17]

challenge completed!

1	Indiana Jones and the Great Circle	60 hrs	9-January-2025	84.2
2	Horizon Forbidden West	54 hrs	8-February-2025	78.7
3	Black Myth Wukong	80 hrs	16-March-2025	85.9
4	Assassin's Creed Shadows	130 hrs	12-April-2025	79.5
5	Avowed	75 hrs	11-May-2025	81.6
6	Doom The Dark Ages	30 hrs	24-May-2025	81.2
7	Star Wars Outlaws	43 hrs	7-June-2025	84
8	God of War Ascension	12 hrs	19-August-2025	77.6
9	After Us	12 hrs	25-September-2025	73.7
10	Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition	14 hrs	21-October-2025	85.4
11	The Outer Worlds 2	68 hrs	15-November-2025	83
12	Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	42 hrs	2-December-2025	85.9

 

[Alpha Male]

Final total for 2025 will be 24 by the end of the year:

Ghost of Yotei

Borderlands 4

Dying Light The Beast

Death Stranding 2

Gears of War 5 (2nd playthrough)

Homeworld Deserts of Kharak
Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion
Homeworld 1 Remaster
Stellaris

Spiderman Remaster (2nd playthrough)
Spiderman Miles Morales (2nd playthrough)

God of War (2018) (2nd playthrough)

Days Gone Remaster

Clair Obscur

Avowed

Starfield (started at launch)

Returnal

Indiana Jones (started last Dec)

Horizon Remaster (started last Nov)

Hogwarts (started last Nov)

Astrobot (started last Christmas)

Forspoken

FF7 Rebirth

Prince of Persia Lost Crown

 

[th4tguy]

Working backwards from most recently completed-

Donkey Kong Bananza
FFT: Ivalice Chronicles
Triangle Strategy
Death stranding
Sword of the Sea
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Astro Bot
Ghost of Tsushima
Mario Kart world
Expedition 33
Ff7: rebirth
Chrono Trigger (PSV)
Indiana Jones and the great circle
Dragon quest 3 remake
Metaphor


Blazing through age of Imprisonment right now and should be able to complete it this week.

 

[Fess]

Just finished a 13th bonus game.
Keeper
Just wow

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Year is coming to a close (25 days remain), bumping as a last call to all participants (and also because I'm hanging up the trophy hunting for 2025, so it's an opportune time to report back). Post #21 if you care to review the masochism I subjected myself to.

Final Tally
54 Platinum trophies (2 autopop - Overwatch 2, Destiny 2)

Best 2025 Games:
Clair Obscur Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2, Blue Prince

Worst Game:
Lake

 

[kpopSuperstar]

Year is coming to a close (25 days remain), bumping as a last call to all participants (and also because I'm hanging up the trophy hunting for 2025, so it's an opportune time to report back). Post #21 if you care to review the masochism I subjected myself to.

Final Tally
54 Platinum trophies (2 autopop - Overwatch 2, Destiny 2)

Best 2025 Games:
Clair Obscur Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2, Blue Prince

Worst Game:
Lake

54 platinums in a year? how many of those were small games you played to get the trophy? and which were the hardest?

 

[AZRoboto]

I haven't beaten this few games in a year since at least 2017, but I feel like I haven't really played less - just start more games I don't finish.

Pasting this from my Notes -

TMNT: Shredder's Revenge

Metroid Prime Remastered

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Avowed

South of Midnight

Doom: The Dark Ages

Split Fiction

Ninja Gaiden Ragebound

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Ninja Gaiden 4

Halo 3: ODST

Doom II

Expedition 33 isn't included because I still want to finish Maelle's relationship line before adding it.

I hope to finish Metroid Prime 4 before the end of the year, and finish up coop titles like Lego Voyagers (would be nice to get in Marvel Cosmic Invasion during our time off together).

I started Death Stranding 2 but put in only 10 hours. Dragon Age The Veilguard another 20-30. FFVII Rebirth another 15. And for a decade now, another few hours in GTA V to remind myself I play it to do one mission then blow shit up for a couple hours

 

[Cert.in.Death]

54 platinums in a year? how many of those were small games you played to get the trophy? and which were the hardest?

I don't play a game exclusively for the platinum trophy, it's simply the endpoint I have for any game I choose to play. There is always a desire to play the game coupled to the pursuit of my completionist attitude.

On the side of less than 10 hours to 100% was around 1/3 of the games.

The most arduous - timewise - was FFVII Rebirth. But the most obnoxious was Goodbye Volcano High, whose trophies were bugged when I first attempted the platinum, so I had to clear my save file completely and start over. I spent upwards of 50 hours overall, totaling around 12 or so playthroughs (the game should only take 3-4 to platinum). Fuck that game.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

I don't play a game exclusively for the platinum trophy, it's simply the endpoint I have for any game I choose to play. There is always a desire to play the game coupled to the pursuit of my completionist attitude.

On the side of less than 10 hours to 100% was around 1/3 of the games.

The most arduous - timewise - was FFVII Rebirth. But the most obnoxious was Goodbye Volcano High, whose trophies were bugged when I first attempted the platinum, so I had to clear my save file completely and start over. I spent upwards of 50 hours overall, totaling around 12 or so playthroughs (the game should only take 3-4 to platinum). Fuck that game.

12 playthroughs? that's a lot, this completionist obession sounds like something that could make gaming tiresome if you're not careful. Though I know from my own trophy hunting that it becomes almost a game in itself.

It's quite strange how a campaign can be mediocre, but the trophy hunting makes it more bearable than if you just played it without it in mind.

 

[Ceallach]

I was trying the 52 in a year thing but failing miserably. I've easily hit 12 tho lol

This year:

-Crystalis(GBC) - May not count since I started it in Dec
-Dragons Dogma 2(PC)
-Princess Crown(Saturn)
-Dead or Alive 6(PC)
-Magic Knight Rayearth(Saturn)
-Ninja Gaiden II Black(PC)
-Urban Myth Dissolution Center(PC)
-Gundam Silver Phantom (Meta Quest)
-Panzer Dragoon(Saturn)
-Hollow Bodu (PC)
-Spider-Man 2 (PC)
-Avowed (XBox/PC - cross saves played on both)
-Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (PS5)
-Dying Light 2 (PS5)
-Super Castlevania IV (SNES)
-Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (SATURN)
-Haunted Castle Remastered (PC)
-South of Midnight (XBox)
-Ys X (PC)
-Furi Demake (PC)
-Clair Obscur (PC)
-Doom TDA (PC)
-Cyberpunk 2077/Phantom Liberty (PC)
-Paprium (Genesis)
-Darksiders 2 (PC)
-Final FIght (Arcade 1CC)
-Deltarune Chapter 3/4 (PC)
-Silent Hill F (PC)
-Hollow Knight (PC)
-Silent Hill 3 (PC)
-Cronos (PC)

 

[Cert.in.Death]

12 playthroughs? that's a lot, this completionist obession sounds like something that could make gaming tiresome if you're not careful. Though I know from my own trophy hunting that it becomes almost a game in itself.

It's quite strange how a campaign can be mediocre, but the trophy hunting makes it more bearable than if you just played it without it in mind.

It's traumatizing for regular men, undoubtedly.
I may have superpowers

 

[Here]

Might as well try to remember what I played this year.

1. Etrian Odyssey 2 : Heroes of Lagaard (2008, DS). 9/10. Started in 2024. Dungeon crawler, awesome music.
2. Etrian Odyssey 3 : The Drowned city (2010, DS). 9/10. Streamlined the formula, worst superboss in (my) history.
3. Trails through Daybreak 2 (2025, PC). 9/10. Didn't hit the highs of the last entry but still very good.
4. Elden Ring + DLC (2022, PC). 9.5/10. Flawed masterpiece. Really liked Shadow of the Erdtree.
5. Persona 4 (2008, PS2). 8.5/10. Beat this game 15 years ago. Still great, but less impactful when you know the story.
6. Dragon Quest VIII (2005, PS2). 8/10. Fun adventure, not as impactful as I thought it would be but I'm glad to have finally played it.
7. Nioh (2017, PC). 8.5/10. This was actually a replay. Didn't complete everything, just prepping for...
8. Nioh 2 (2020, PC). 8.5/10. Gameplay greatly expanded and improved! Story on the other hand... Cleared everything up to NG++.
9. Legend of Legaia (1999, PS1). 6/10. I LOVE JRPGs. Still, this one kinda stinks. Mostly forgotten, and for good reasons. For JRPG fans only.
10. Hollow Knight (2017, PC). 9/10. It lived up to the hype. Loved it! Didn't finish the last pantheon because I don't hate myself that much. Pure Vessel was hard enough already!
11. Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025, PC). 9/10. Fitting sequel. Not better, nor worse.
12. Sekiro (2019, PC). 10/10. Replay with bell and charm. Still the best!
13. Red Dead Redemption (2010, PC). 8.5/10. My first Rockstar game since San Andreas. Controls (except shooting) kinda suck. A unique experience nonetheless.
14. Arc Rise Fantasia. (2010, Wii). 8/10. Culmination of Imageepoch's late aughts efforts. A unique, somewhat unintuitive combat system that evolves into an entertaining gameplay experience, if you can stomach the obvious flaws that permeate the whole package. Story's a rollercoaster, though reminiscent of typical JRPG tropes of the era. Most would say it is subpar. I liked it.
15. Xenogears (1998, PS1). In progress. Trajectory : 8.5/10.

If you remove the 3 replays in that list, that makes 12, provided Xenogears is completed by the end of the month. I win!

Others non-completed/non-completable games:

1. Crusader Kings 2
2. UFO 50
3. Slay the Spire
4. Yakuza 1