Post When You Complete A Game 2023

[DANGERMAN]

High On Life - PC

[mfnick]

01/01/23 - As Dusk Falls (XSS GP) - Complete

 

Fantastic.
 

8/10 

[merman1974]

02/01/2023 - LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Game Pass) - Story Mode complete

[Nag]

03/01/23 - Somerville - Series X.

 

 

Quite enjoyed that, not particularly hard... some great use of light and shadow and some lovely piano music to boot.

[mfnick]

01/01/23 - As Dusk Falls (XSS GP) - Complete
 

03/01/23 - High on Life (XSS) - Normal

 

After a promising start & ok middle this really started to drag & get annoying about 3/4 of the way through. Decent gunplay, traversal & ability suite though.
 

6/10  

 

 

[radiofloyd]

Strange Horticulture (PC)

[mfnick]

01/01/23 - As Dusk Falls (XSS GP) - Complete

03/01/23 - High on Life (XSS GP) - Normal

 

06/01/23 - Tinykin (XSS GP) - Complete & 1000/1000GS

 

Marvellous little game. Adored it throughout.

 

8/10

[DisturbedSwan]

08/01/23 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Switch) - 9/10

[radiofloyd]

Strange Horticulture (PC)

The Case of the Golden Idol (PC)

[retroed]

11/01/23 - After Burner Climax (X360)

11/01/23 - OutRun Online Arcade (X360)

 

Set up my 360E this evening and had to blast through both of these before anything else. Quality games.

[Nag]

03/01/23 - Somerville - Series X.

12/01/23 - A Plague Tale: Requiem - Series X.

 

 

Played through again in New Game + to mop up the achievements I'd missed... didn't mind replaying it anyway as it's a brilliant game.

[merman1974]

02/01/2023 - LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Game Pass) - Story Mode complete

12/01/2023 - Lester (C64) - completes this excellent new Metroidvania style game while reviewing it

[radiofloyd]

Strange Horticulture (PC)

The Curse of the Golden Idol (PC)

Hoa (PC)

 

I didn’t think that GRIS invented a genre and I don’t know if it inspired Hoa, but it’s one of the games Hoa closely reminded me of.

I remember seeing a short trailer for this at the end of a Wholesome Direct and being blown away. That short trailer is the opening of the game. Like GRIS, it’s a beautiful game where the art and the music are a big part of the experience. In this case the game has a Studio Ghibli art style. The entire game is about 2.5 hours long and all the music you hear is being performed live by an orchestra or solo piano.

 

Gameplay is possibly even simpler than GRIS and for the most part involves basic platforming. The challenge increases slightly at the end but it’s definitely a suitable game for young children.

 

And adults too, obviously. I highly recommend it. I would give it a very strong 8/10. The metacritic score of 68% is very harsh.

[Nag]

03/01/23 - Somerville - Series X.

12/01/23 - A Plague Tale: Requiem - Series X.

14/01/23 - Evil West - PS5.

 

 

I think I would've enjoyed that more if the colours weren't completely out of wack....

[shinymcshine]

I'll pop this here, with credits just rolled on "Professor Layton & the Spectres Call" (NDS). There was way more (boring) story than I remembered...

[DANGERMAN]

High On Life - PC

 

Mickey Mouse World of Illusion - MD (PC)

BABBDI - PC

[Craymen Edge]

Pentiment (PC)

While I enjoyed it quite a it when playing, it was one of those where I really had to be in the right mood to boot it up, especially during the first act.

[mfnick]

01/01/23 - As Dusk Falls (XSS GP) - Complete

03/01/23 - High on Life (XSS GP) - Normal

06/01/23 - Tinykin (XSS GP) - Complete & 1000/1000GS

 

17/01/23 - Prodeus (XSS GP) - Complete

 

Great Classic style DOOM game. To my eyes this is one of the greatest looking games I’ve ever played too. Adored the graphical style and effects.

 

Highly recommended. 

[radiofloyd]

Strange Horticulture (PC)

The Case of the Golden Idol (PC)

Hoa (PC)

Citizen Sleeper (PC)

[DANGERMAN]

High On Life - PC

Mickey Mouse World of Illusion - MD (PC)

BABBDI - PC

 

Dragon Quest Treasures - Switch