So somewhere in the darkness of the late 90s, I decided that the breadth of games that I had gone through merited a list. Perhaps for absurdity's sake, perhaps to try and convince myself to kick the "childish" habit; whatever the case, I now have proof positive that I've done some dumb things in my life, I'm a proud (and old) gamer, and I wish to share that very madness with the Giantbomb community.
I beat this stupid horrible game. After trying five different times over decades, it's done. It wasn't even the leveling up that was so bad. It was stupid invisible enemies and bad dungeon design.
Dead Space wannabe. Some combination of bad guys just sucked. No real way to kill the leeches and the head-reachy guys. Some bosses were there to take away ammo. Meh, did it.
It was pretty good! It was easier than I was led to believe. Definitely more that I didn't uncover, but it didn't make me WANT to uncover the rest. Good though, for sure.
Wanted to try one of these in earnest. It was super goofy, a lot simpler than your average horror game, and yet many times frustrating because of the bad controls. How can you have a bow and arrow and not aim?!?!?
Pikmin 4 just came out, now's the time to play the 2001 original! It was good, I liked the simple puzzling of it, didn't realize I could "direct" the Pikmin until halfway through. Hated that final boss a bunch, short and sweet. This probably gets streamlined from here.
This isn't even the game I beat. I beat TV Animation X: Unmei no Sentaku. Apparently no Giantbomb page for it!!! Anyways, watched that anime twenty years ago and found this PS1 Japanese only fighting game for it. After "learning" the controls in Japanese, it's actually alright!
I beat this game in 2023, what a world we live in folks. Had I played this before that girl's campaign in Threads of Fate back in 2002, maybe this'd be on my top ten somewhere. Good charm, good loop, some nice extras. Might even need to try that PS2 sequel no one remembers.
So it was kind of the zelda clone that people said it was. For babies a bit, obtuse in some places too, but boy did I just throw my swords/animals at bad guys until they died.
Cool little puzzle game, a bit up its own ass, but aren't all of these. The Witness final level flashbacks too.
Felt good, final boss sucked with her all-health-red moves. Had to zen my way to killing her. I wish I liked Tekken years ago and got really good at it.
I wasn't a car, but I did beat this with a character sorta called Bowel Movement?
As much as I hate Raidou, Lei Fang will always be my worst enemy.
This game got hard fast. That little Zaku dude was a jerk!
Cool concept, more of a boss rush fighting game (like that Mega Man one) than a fighter. Leveling up too!
Was this an easier version than the regular? That final boss seemed too easy. Oh well!
That Shang Tsung chick wasn't the final boss?!?! That sucked. At least I've gotten better at these.
This is some weird Data East Dynasty Warriors 1 knockoff
More frustrating target painting. Final boss wasn't as bad. One more to go!
Gave this an honest try, and beat it. It was fine, baby's first Zelda in a way. Not as bad as I thought, still meh.
Cute, too easy click and point. Right length at least.
This really hit the spot for what I was looking for. Felt large, but it ended up being dense and interconnected in a way that made it very satisfying to complete everything. This is the core of what makes Bethesda's games so great! I hope these guys make more like this.
Good Obra Dinn-like, only syntax became a bit of an issue.
I didn't know this and a couple Azure Striker games even existed. Fine, more Mega Man stuff. This new mechanic didn't do it for me at all.
Alright, I figured out you can block and that made this game playable. I liked it! Thought it was too hard when I tried it a few years ago. Now that the sequel came out a little bit ago, I got through it and enjoyed myself.
Wouldn't have known about this had it not been for Jan's brief mention before GOTY 2023. And this is a fantastic Mega Man-like. Just when I was playing some others, glad I played it!
This game made me think it was a lot longer than it was. And it was meh enough that it took me a decade to come back and chop through it. All done now, got through "that" room, it's done.
End of 2023, beat the third one! There's a slight something missing from not getting lost in the maps and not knowing where to go. These games are still great even though I get SO MAD at them.
These games are so interesting in their difficulty; you can heal whenever you want with no penalty, and they even save you from death most of the time. It's a stark contrast to alotta modern games. Definitely a nice palate cleanser from Dark Souls.
A five hour SOTN? Sure. All girls and maids and an obvious twist? Sure.
I didn't know there were new levels in this!! I thought it was just a remake. Boy, the stop-to-walk pause in this killed me a bunch of times, but I liked the boss designs and rolling around with weapons from all three games. Cool!
There, first game beaten in 2024, and it's a game from 2019. This was, sadly, just another metroidvania. No better or worse than the others; I guess more normal length. I feel like I barely interacted with the side quests, shard upgrading, all that.
Heck yeah, I beat this to start off 2024! Started this at least two years ago, kinda got tired of running around. Picked it back up when I was ready, still love it. Going to take a break, then get going on 4!
LOVED this game. Great logic game that I only needed to cheat on the very last one for. More please.
And just like that I immediately went to and beat 4. Better than 3 (less blocking). I know 5's the longest, so I'm taking a break here. Excited to get to the more recent stuff though!
Beat it with stress but not a TON of difficulty. I did enjoy it, but I don't have nostalgia for every part here. I feel like something's missing that 2 and 3 remakes had. GIVE ME VERONICA CHRONICLES!
Definitely a whatever Sonic game. Meh.
Beating this 30 years after this came out, that's odd. So it was neat enough; would've probably blown my little mind back in '94. Really this is just to take this large omission off my beaten-games list.
This was actually "False Dream", the Exit 8-sorta game. Loved it, guess it needs a Giant Bomb wiki page though.
Adorable game. Like "A short hike" but more BOTW in it? Lovely little charming thing.
Great! Couldn't tell you what was missing, but it wasn't the phenom that everyone made it sound to be? I played more than 50 hours, final boss was a itty bit disappointing. I'll get to the sequel in a couple of years.
I sort of didn't realize this was an easy, FF Dark Souls. This was AMAZING! Such an empty calorie sorta thing that felt great. Final boss was an unfair thing.
I'm glad I took a few years off before playing this again. This is the same, dumb game where you absolutely wreck shop and have a good time doing it.
Felt like a spiritual successor to Shattered Memories in terms of gameplay. It was a bit heavy-handed, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. If they had given you the map for the apartment and it indicated which you had tried, I would consider it a good Silent Hill game.
Yep, I actually loved it. Dunno if it's because I discovered good vibe games this year or what, but loved what this game was offering.
Adorable like you'd expect. So damn charming for such a simple game. Can't wait for the full blown sequel.
Good metroidvania. Almost got everything, good quality of life items in here.
This really was the game everyone hyped it up to be. Just add some sparklies to everyone's punches and it does a lot, turns out. Really though, super polished, I'll have to see how good SFVI really feels against this.
Okay, I get it. So I stopped playing three biomes in at ~20 deaths. A year later I heard there's only one more biome, so I beat it my first time in ten more tries. Maybe 50 runs and 10 wins in, and I'm literally Matrix-ing through every bosses' attacks. That, and this game, feel amazing.
Never heard of this, but it's solid! Good roguelike-ish upgrades which lends to replays (I didn't though). Felt pretty strong by the end despite Anubis.
I remember trying this at some point and not liking it. Heard recently that it was a Mega Man clone. Gave it a try and once I figured out the powers, it was alright. Once I figured out Wing power is OP, I domimated. It's alright.
Another Warioware game with motion controls, so not great. But short! I feel like the "tell" on what to do in these games has gotten worse over time.
Unnerving is the best way to describe this. When you don't know how this works, it's so stressful.
Whoo boy, they weren't kidding when they said this was a heavy game. You need to be in a good place with yourself before touching this depression quest. Still a good game. Taking an enemy shot to get a headshot in was the way to victory here.
Definitely as pretty as everyone says. But they did the lazy boss regurgitate trope WAY too much here. There's what, a dinosaur and a robot? Always love a good Ratchet game though.
I love how I became an MK fan without realizing it. And it basically started with Deadly Alliance. Anyways, great story, weird that there's no final boss? Always a joy to play through (especially when it's not a forced 8 hour session).
I kinda forgot how much of a good easy-Dark Souls this is. Spawn of Oggdo sucked as much as the internet seems to agree, and that third phase of fighting THAT boss sucked. Everything else was perfectly balanced. And so polished, ugh.
This was solid. Didn't really use any other badges other than floaty hat. Last special level took me 40 more lives than it should've, but I 100%'ed this MF'er. So heck yeah.
Now THAT is a remake. It's SO nostalgic in such an earnest way. But it fleshes out things seamlessly. It's our thoughts and love of FF7 modernized, not so much the last game remade. Might be one of my favorite of all time.
Actually kinda only met my expectations. It was good, trying pretty well to be a Hollow Knight. But something about it was too bland. The platforming challenges were great. I dunno.
Beating this game in 2025! Very funny how I beat this right before they announced the remake of 2 and 4. So good game, got used to the Devil May Cry-->Dark Souls of it. I am a Lesser Dog, but it was still challenging! That final boss reveal got me though.
Future generations are gonna be real confused when you tell them "Astro Bot: Rescue Mission" was the first game in the franchise and this was the third. Yes, it's as absolutely fun and charming as everyone says. Perfect platformer, etc. Make a million more please.
A TMNT Hades. Not as well made, and definitely got boring after the first couple of finishes. But I love the idea!
Dug a hole. Good tech, a bit boring.
More good game here. Super helpful game that never gets in your way. Maybe a bit too saccharine? Take some time for the third one please.
