Gentleman's Challenge 4: SEO

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

Maybe I'll post a new list before then.

[ScottyMcGee]

I actually finished L.A. Noire the other day. I had the Complete Edition thingy so it came with the DLC cases.

Overall - I liked the story. . .I just kind of hate HOW it's told. You pick up these newspapers and they fill you in on what's going on behind the scenes. I don't really like that. I mean. I get we have to know eventually what's going on but I think for a detective story the narrative should follow the POV of the main character. The plot should unfold around them naturally and you find out in the moment like, "Oh snap! Double-crossed!" Instead of reading a newspaper and then being like "Oh. So that person is obviously evil now but the main character doesn't know it yet so. Huh. Okay." That's called dramatic irony instead but I don't find it to be natural dramatic irony. It's just the game literally saying "Hey read this thing so you know what's going on." Like I wonder how the story would feel if you chose not to read those newspapers. But since the game keeps track of you reading those newspapers I thought you'd get an achievement or unlock something at the end. No. The newspapers aren't hidden or difficult to find. They're just there for you to pick up at crucial moments. And sometimes there's literally no reason for a newspaper to be there. One time, you catch some crooks after a car crash. Right next to their bodies after you shoot them is a newspaper.

I don't know. I may be nitpicky and unable to fully explain how I feel about it but it just. . .idk. I found it stupid. Let's leave it at that.

I did manage to also get past the Xord fight in Xenoblade Chronicles. I'm suddenly breezing through it.

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

^ I think the game would've been better in a different genre. Something more like a point & click adventure or even a visual novel. Everything felt like a chore in a 3D environment for some reason.

[ScottyMcGee]

It did actually. It's weird. I kind of liked it but didn't at the same time. Also, the first half or so of the game is about one thing and then the second half is about another. I thought the two would have something to do with each other but no. I was more interested in the creepy murdery parts, not the boring fraud conspiracy parts with complicated networks that made me zone out. Like seriously. If I stopped the game for a day and went back and had to interrogate someone I blanked out like "****, what was going on again? I totally forgot. Who's this person?" I thought the game would focus more on creepy murders and the like, not the other stuff.

[ScottyMcGee]

New Year, New Round?

@Booyakasha
@I REALLY HATE PRESENTS!
@New! Tazy Ten
@I am nobody
@Marilincarnation
@Christmas PDN
@MeowMan
@Tot Hoddy

Anyone else?

[Marilink]

Sure why not, I’ll get in here. Gimme a bit to compile a backlog.

[Booyakasha]

I'll play!

[Random User]

Sure, I'll jump in on this.

[ScottyMcGee]

Here's my list.

Spoiler.

N64:
Diddy Kong Racing (I had this for years and never really actually seriously played it)
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

GBA:
Sword of Mana
Golden Sun: The Lost Age

DS:
Lost Magic (almost done but it got super hard now)
DragonQuest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Final Fantasy IV
Custom Robo
Phantasy Star 0

Wii:
Xenoblade Chronicles (recently broke through a difficult boss fight so now things are smooth sailing)
Arc Rise Fantasia
Metroid: Other M
Nights: Journey of Dreams

PSP:
Star Ocean: The First Departure
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops
Final Fantasy Dissida 012
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
Ultimate Ghosts ‘n Goblins
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (Yet to unlock good ending)

PS2:
Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy X-2
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Tak and the Power of Juju
Tales of the Abyss
.hack Infection
Kingdom Hearts
Suikoden IV

PS3:
Bayonetta
Dark Souls II
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Star Ocean IV: The Last Hope (International Edition)
Tales of Xillia
White Knight Chronicles (International Edition)

[Booyakasha]

My list is still here, and it still needs updating, but it's good enough for now. Be sure to pick good games for me, gang.

[MeowMan]

i almost definitely won't be able to complete any game, but i guess i'll put up a list in case i somehow fall into some time

Spoiler.

Steam:
Fate/Extella
Tales of Symphonia
Tales of Zestiria
Tales of Symphonia
Mega Man Legacy Collection
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Fate/EXTELLA
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet

3DS:
Pokemon Ultra Sun

Switch:
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (i'm already pretty well into this)
Smash Ultimate World of Light
Pokemon Let's Go PIkachu
Octopath Traveler

that's actually just a really small part of my whole backlog, but they're the games i'd be most likely to want to try to find time to play

[New! Tazy Ten]

Okay.

• Castlevania 1,2, and 3- Time to prove I have the Castlevania skills! If I beat these I may move on to the other older Castlevania games.
• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island- Might have some regrets. But who cares let's beat the big one!!
• Pokemon Brown- Been holding onto this one for a while. Might as well give it a shot!
• Double Dragon V- The Shadow Falls- Have to win with all characters for it to count. Yeah! Playing a bad game! YEAH!
• Mario Vs. Donkey Kong- A puzzle game I've never beaten. Mamma Mia!!
• Sky Blazer- Have an eyeball. Have an eyeball. Have another eyeball. Do you like eyeballs?
• Madden 96- I have to beat the season for this to count. Sports!
• Final Fight- Back away followed by two punches until I beat up a handcapped man, I guess. I'll play 2 as well if this one goes too fast.
• Legend of Zelda 1- Run around until I find a dungeon in this NES Classic!
• Eek! The Cat - It may be time to face my nightmares.

Pick my poison.

[Marilink]

Bastion + Transistor (SuperGiant Combo Option)
Hollow Knight
Axiom Verge
Super Luigi U
Luigi’s Mansion 2: Dark Moon
LoZ: Spirit Tracks
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story*
Donkey Kong ‘94
Kid Icarus (3D Classics Edition)
Secret of Mana
StarTropics
Metroid
Final Fantasy


*can’t play until it releases on January 11

Some are on this list by virtue of me getting the NES Classic for Christmas.

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

This will do for now:

Tohou Double Focus
Lara Croft GO
Brandish: The Dark Revenant
Alundra
Echo Night
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
The 3rd Birthday
Wild Arms
Hyperdevotion Noire
Cosmic Star Heroine

[Booyakasha]

^Ooh, I love 'Misadventures of Tron Bonne'. It's so silly, and Tron Bonne is super lovable.

[ScottyMcGee]

Sure, I'll jump in on this.

Is your list the same as when you last posted it?

[Random User]

Oops, posting list now my friend.

Cave Story+ - Though I have played this numerous times on Steam, I now have the Switch version as well, hell yes.
Super Mario Odyssey - I forgot to ever beat this game. Think I'm still on the second world.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Got this but never got around to finishing it since I already 100%'d the Wii U version. Could be fun to do that again.
Pokémon Red Version - Bought this last year on my N3DSXL and never got around to playing it over Gold.
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS - Bought purely for the Mewtwo code if I remember correctly. Skipped over it completely, never even put it in my 3DS.
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright - Borrowed from my girlfriend, been interested in getting into Fire Emblem, IN CASE MY AVATAR DIDN'T MAKE IT OBVIOUS.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Still need to do Hero Mode, got super lazy last time and gave up halfway through.
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight - Got this from IAN a while ago, still really should get to actually playing it.
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - I do still have three other endings to attain. Knowing how short the game is, I could likely knock them all out.
Golden Axe - I only vaguely remember getting this on Steam.

[I am nobody]

Dunno what my time is going to be like this month, so I'll go with some short ones:

BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea
Half-Life 2
Memoria
Shadowrun: Hong Kong
Spec Ops: The Line
VVVVVV
Why am I Dead at Sea
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

[ScottyMcGee]

Okay so I've put names through the randomizer aaaannnnd

@I am nobody --> @MeowMan --> @Random User --> @I REALLY HATE POKEMON! --> @Booyakasha --> @New! Tazy Ten --> @Marilink --> Me --> IAN

Let's start assigning games.

IAN - pppppplaaaaay Spec Ops: The Line

[Booyakasha]

Oh, Tazy, you gotta play LoZ, homey. It's great. Be sure to fill up your hearts so you can shoot your sword with power.