by mento
New year, new list. I've made so many of these "games beaten in [year]" lists now that I've actually run out of things to say. I mean, it's all the games I beat in 2015.
Tell you what: I'll keep this particular list free of Back to the Future II references and we'll call it even, OK?
Additional: Many of the games on this list got far deeper analyses in a couple of daily blog series this year, specifically Mento's May Mastery and Go! Go! GOTY! in May and December respectively. I'll link to them here to make further reading easier.
End of Year Statistics! I forgot to do this last year, but they're always fun:
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02/01. I... think I beat Curtain Call? I got to 20k Rhythmia and an event happened and then the staff credits rolled right after. I'm certainly not done with this game yet. The Quest Medleys are addictive stuff, and I want to get more characters and songs unlocked if I can. I suspect I'll just be playing this on and off for the rest of the year. (5 Stars.)
13/01. I like the setting and story well enough, but the engine and mission design are still as busted and uninspired as ever. I doubt I'll be touching another AC again, not unless there are some major improvements besides "more boats". (3 Stars.)
06/02. God damn was this game perplexing. Not necessarily to play, as Square-Enix has this Final Fantasy business down to an art, but simply everything about its existence is anathema to common sense. I racked my brain trying to understand this game over six blogs, so I'd recommend you check those out. Good music though. (4 Stars.)
16/02. I think I might finally be done with open-world games, you guys. The expansive Himalayan Republic of Kyrat really took it out of me. Well, I say that, and then Just Cause 3 comes out and all my firm declarations of open-world cessation fly out the window with a grappling hook attached to a jet fighter. (4 Stars.)
20/02. My first 2015 game. BUD's gallivanting around with his horticultural happenings certainly sets a high bar for the rest of the year. Like a 1000m high bar. Boy howdy, don't play this game if you have a thing for heights... (4 Stars.)
02/03. I both hate and love these MGS games. Have I now joined the general population in that regard? Only one core game left to go (at least until September). You can do it, Drew! Remember the basics of CQC! Or just the buttons in general, failing that! (3 Stars.)
16/03. Reviewed this one. It's one of the weaker Guild games, but I think there's a lot to enjoy here. Get used to hitting metal to a rhythm. (3 Stars.)
17/03. I was apprehensive about the new Might and Magic reboot because it went pre-VI, ignoring all the cool panoramic ones I was far more familiar with. It's a solid game if you're into this kind of old-school dungeon crawler. Preferred it to Grimrock at least. (4 Stars.)
22/03. A cute little RPG that takes the player through an extended video game history lesson, moving from black and white all the way up to PS1 pre-rendered backgrounds. The game essentially becomes FFVII for its final act. (3 Stars.)
26/03. An homage to the princess-raising genre that was a thing a decade or so back. The added wrinkle here is that everyone is plotting to kill your oblivious royal heroine. Well, until she starts nuking fools with forbidden magic. (3 Stars.)
