What Games Have You Completed? 2016 Edition

CiDeRmAn

CastorTroy wrote: »

Lost in Shadow (A Shadow's Tale) on the Wii - Been meaning to play this for a while. Really liked it. Got a very Ico vibe from it. Don't have to escort anyone but with the minimalistic world, pushing boxes, hitting switches and solving puzzles.

If you ever feel like selling it on, let me know when you stick it in Adverts!
How much was it, that game is getting hard to find

Gamer Bhoy 89

PS4
Grand Theft Auto III
Trials Fusion
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Firewatch
Trials of the Blood Dragon
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

Xbox One
Fallout 4
Fallout 4: Automatron DLC
Inside

Steam
Final Fantasy IX

SEGA Mega Drive
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic 3 & Knuckles

ADDING: Warriors Orochi 3 (PS4)

Not the most popular game in the world, I'd say a handful of people here may have heard of it. Just a mindless (but very fun) hack n' slasher with a bogus story.

Finished the last mission today without even realising I had gotten that far. I rarely ever played the PS4 version (the last time I played it was about a year ago). But I saw the rolling credits, so I'm classing it as complete

Encrypted Pigeon

Life is Strange (PC)
Oxenfree (PC)
Beyond: Two Souls (PS3)
The Last of Us (PS3)
Tomb Raider (2013) (PC)
The last of us : Left behind (PS4)
Uncharted : Drakes fortune (PS4)
Firewatch (PC)

Gone Home (PS4): Really liked how the story was pieced together as you went about investigating and discovering new items. Some nice curve balls thrown in too to influence your thinking.

Limbo (PC): Wow, this was dark, and i am not just talking about the setting, absolutely loved it, even without background music there is so much tension to be felt, of course to add to it there had to be

GIANT fcuking spiders

. Really enjoyed most of the puzzles, a couple towards the end were abit tricky.

Gamer Bhoy 89

PS4

Grand Theft Auto III
Trials Fusion
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Firewatch
Trials of the Blood Dragon
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
Warriors Orochi 3

Xbox One

Fallout 4
Fallout 4: Automatron DLC
Inside

PC

Final Fantasy IX

SEGA Mega Drive

Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic 3 & Knuckles

ADDING: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS4)

Bit of a long gap between finishing Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and finishing this. As I said I'm always switching games frequently.

Managed to complete it on Crushing Difficulty and, for being the hardest setting available (Brutal Difficulty is locked until you complete the game once), there wasn't a lot of times where I got frustrated. Trial and error maybe but that was just about it. The final boss was the only time I started getting annoyed because of how long it draws out, and any death will result in the fight starting from the beginning.

Unbelievable game and well worth the overall second playthrough. Looks amazing on PS4 with the 60fps. If you haven't played any of these and you have a PS4 (or PS3) for shame! :P

Not sure when I'll start the third one, I'll probably take my time and have it done around a time when I'm ready to purchase Uncharted 4.

arcticmonkeys

Uncharted 4 8/10

The Witcher 3 plus the 2 DLCS packs easy 10/10 for me

Rorok wrote: »

The final mission was a let down in my opinion though, in an earlier mission you choose how to strike and according to the way you choose, a squad member(s) could die, but in the last mission it was a standard bring 2 characters and run around shooting enemies. Also the last boss battle wasn't fun or exciting, it was annoying as hell.

Just wait till you get to the end of Mass Effect 2. Never mind losing one or two of your squad members. Highlight of the series the final ME2 mission.

:pac:

Mal-Adjusted

Encrypted Pigeon wrote: »

Limbo (PC) Really enjoyed most of the puzzles, a couple towards the end were abit tricky.

Most of the puzzles were great in the first half to two thirds but near the end they pretty much became timing jumps where you have to die a few times to learn the patterns. barely even puzzles at all.

Sorry for sounding too critical, I still absolutely loved the game.

Encrypted Pigeon

Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

where you have to die a few times to learn the patterns

Did a whole lot of that, but yeah I agree with what you are saying, still really good game.

Nailz

The Uncharted Collection [all 3] (PS4)
Fallout 4 (PS4)
Brutal Doom (PC) replay
Batman Arkham Knight (PS4)
Super Mario Sunshine (GameCube)
Freedom Wars (PS Vita)
Super Meat Boy (PS Vita)
Gone Home (PS4)
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (PS3) replay


Adding:
Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain (PS4)
Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes (GameCube)
GoldenEye 007 (N64)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1 - on Vita) replay

Josey Wales

Assassin's Creed Syndicate [PS4]
Fallout 4 [PS4]
LEGO Batman 3 [PS4]
Ori and the Blind Forest [PC]

-- Adding --
LEGO Dimensions [PS4] - Probably the best of all the LEGO games. They really put a lot of work into integrating all those different licences.
[font=Open Sans, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Shadow Complex Remastered [PC] - First time I've played this and really enjoyed it.[/font]
[font=Open Sans, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Uncharted 4 [PS4] - Technically the game is faultless. But the pacing is so bad that it totally ruined the game for me.[/font]

da gamer

Dying light - PS4
Assassins creed unity - PS4
Super Mario 3d World - Wii U
Call of duty black ops 2 - Wii U
Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes - PS4
Call of duty black ops 3 -PS4
Broken sword 5 - PS4
Uncharted drakes fortune - PS4
The order 1886 - PS4
Doom 3 - Xbox 360
Duke Nukem 3d - Ps vita
Batman arkham origins - Xbox 360
Uncharted 2 among thieves - PS4
Uncharted 3 drakes deception - PS4
Zombie army trilogy - PS4

Smash Tv - Nes

spookmaster

Dying Light (PS4) - I really loved this game, it's full of memorable moments and playing it Co-op with my brother made it even more enjoyable. I'm excited about returning to it to play the remaining side quests. 9/10.

Until Dawn (PS4) - terrific and genuinely scary in places, the choice based mechanics work brilliantly, it's one of the most engrossing games I've played in a while. Sony would give Telltale a run for their money if they continue releasing 'butterfly effect' games as good as this one. Absolutely brilliant game. 9/10.

Life is Strange (Steam) - one of the most thought-provoking and unforgettable games I've ever played, the game deals with issues such as mental health, abandonment, friendship, disabilities, regret, the passage of time, it's incredibly deep but not in a pretentious way. Play it. NOW. 9/10.

Metal Slug (Steam) - Fun, action-packed side-scrolling run and gun game, short but sweet, a real button bashing treat. 7/10.


Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Director's Cut (Steam) - the classic 1996 point and click adventure game gets two hours of extra content and new animation in this director's cut. Fantastic game, immersive storyline and loveable characters make this a great piece of gaming history. 9/10.


Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (PC) - Classic LucasArts point and click adventure game, great story, terrific humour and brilliant use of the characters from the franchise. 9/10.


The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition (Steam) - updated version of the classic LucasArts point and click adventure, regarded by many to be the greatest game of the genre. The new interface is tedious at times but the voice acting and new animation make it a treat. All in all it deserves the high praise it receives. 7.5/10.


The Charnel House Trilogy (Steam) -
When I finished The Secret of Monkey Island last night I decided to give this indie point and click adventure a go, finishing it in just under two hours. It's an unsettling mystery/horror tale with a plot that is open to interpretation, so it's hard to describe without spoiling it. It's available on Steam, so if you see it for sale I'd recommend picking it up as it's an interesting game to play through in one sitting. A sequel is in the works too which will expand on the ambiguous story. 6/10.


Uncharted 2 (PS4) - It lived up to the hype. Such an improvement on the already excellent original, it had great characters, brilliant set pieces and a lot of action. The cover system became frustrating at times, particularly towards the end, as a lot of the time Nate takes cover behind the wrong wall in combat (something that seems to be an issue with the entire series), but this is overshadowed by how brilliant the game is overall. A terrific gaming experience. 9/10.

Saints Row The Third (Xbox 360) - This game is just completely insane. Arguably the most entertaining sandbox game I've ever played, it is hilarious in so many ways. The weapons, the characters, the set pieces, everything is off the wall. It doesn't take itself too seriously, which is why it works so well. This game is a blast. 8.5/10.


Sam and Max Hit the Road (PC) - After finishing The Secret of Monkey Island a few weeks ago I decided to dive into Sam and Max Hit the Road, and I had no idea what lay in store. Witty, charming, clever, inventive and downright hilarious are just some of the words I can use to describe this comedy masterpiece. In fact it's arguably the funniest game ever made. I laughed out loud more times than I can remember.

The characters are memorable and loveable, the locations are brilliantly inventive (poking fun at the 'tourist trap', The World's Largest Ball of Twine for instance) the dialogue is snappy and the animations are beautiful.

I had a lot more fun with this than I did with Monkey Island, yet Monkey Island gets most of the high praise. One issue that I did have was in relation to some of the puzzles which, particularly in the final part, became difficult for my tiny brain. That's my fault however, not the game's. The game is close to perfect. 9.5/10


The Last Door Season One (PC) - a truly chilling point-n-click adventure game that's currently on sale over at gog.com for the same price as a cup of coffee! You owe it to yourself to get this game, the story is very creepy, there are plenty of genuinely unnerving jump scares and the soundtrack is spine-tingling! 8.5/10.


Zombie Army Trilogy (PS4) - had a lot of fun playing this co-op with my brother, very intense and difficult but extremely rewarding to finish. Popping headshots in slo-mo never got boring, and the amount of edge-of-your-seat moments made for an exciting experience. Love this game! 9/10.


Adding:

Smash TV (NES) - absolutely crazy twin stick shooter, one of the original and best! Great fun!

spookmaster

Dying Light (PS4) - I really loved this game, it's full of memorable moments and playing it Co-op with my brother made it even more enjoyable. I'm excited about returning to it to play the remaining side quests. 9/10.

Until Dawn (PS4) - terrific and genuinely scary in places, the choice based mechanics work brilliantly, it's one of the most engrossing games I've played in a while. Sony would give Telltale a run for their money if they continue releasing 'butterfly effect' games as good as this one. Absolutely brilliant game. 9/10.

Life is Strange (Steam) - one of the most thought-provoking and unforgettable games I've ever played, the game deals with issues such as mental health, abandonment, friendship, disabilities, regret, the passage of time, it's incredibly deep but not in a pretentious way. Play it. NOW. 9/10.

Metal Slug (Steam) - Fun, action-packed side-scrolling run and gun game, short but sweet, a real button bashing treat. 7/10.


Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Director's Cut (Steam) - the classic 1996 point and click adventure game gets two hours of extra content and new animation in this director's cut. Fantastic game, immersive storyline and loveable characters make this a great piece of gaming history. 9/10.


Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (PC) - Classic LucasArts point and click adventure game, great story, terrific humour and brilliant use of the characters from the franchise. 9/10.


The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition (Steam) - updated version of the classic LucasArts point and click adventure, regarded by many to be the greatest game of the genre. The new interface is tedious at times but the voice acting and new animation make it a treat. All in all it deserves the high praise it receives. 7.5/10.


The Charnel House Trilogy (Steam) -
When I finished The Secret of Monkey Island last night I decided to give this indie point and click adventure a go, finishing it in just under two hours. It's an unsettling mystery/horror tale with a plot that is open to interpretation, so it's hard to describe without spoiling it. It's available on Steam, so if you see it for sale I'd recommend picking it up as it's an interesting game to play through in one sitting. A sequel is in the works too which will expand on the ambiguous story. 6/10.


Uncharted 2 (PS4) - It lived up to the hype. Such an improvement on the already excellent original, it had great characters, brilliant set pieces and a lot of action. The cover system became frustrating at times, particularly towards the end, as a lot of the time Nate takes cover behind the wrong wall in combat (something that seems to be an issue with the entire series), but this is overshadowed by how brilliant the game is overall. A terrific gaming experience. 9/10.

Saints Row The Third (Xbox 360) - This game is just completely insane. Arguably the most entertaining sandbox game I've ever played, it is hilarious in so many ways. The weapons, the characters, the set pieces, everything is off the wall. It doesn't take itself too seriously, which is why it works so well. This game is a blast. 8.5/10.


Sam and Max Hit the Road (PC) - After finishing The Secret of Monkey Island a few weeks ago I decided to dive into Sam and Max Hit the Road, and I had no idea what lay in store. Witty, charming, clever, inventive and downright hilarious are just some of the words I can use to describe this comedy masterpiece. In fact it's arguably the funniest game ever made. I laughed out loud more times than I can remember.

The characters are memorable and loveable, the locations are brilliantly inventive (poking fun at the 'tourist trap', The World's Largest Ball of Twine for instance) the dialogue is snappy and the animations are beautiful.

I had a lot more fun with this than I did with Monkey Island, yet Monkey Island gets most of the high praise. One issue that I did have was in relation to some of the puzzles which, particularly in the final part, became difficult for my tiny brain. That's my fault however, not the game's. The game is close to perfect. 9.5/10


The Last Door Season One (PC) - a truly chilling point-n-click adventure game that's currently on sale over at gog.com for the same price as a cup of coffee! You owe it to yourself to get this game, the story is very creepy, there are plenty of genuinely unnerving jump scares and the soundtrack is spine-tingling! 8.5/10.


Zombie Army Trilogy (PS4) - had a lot of fun playing this co-op with my brother, very intense and difficult but extremely rewarding to finish. Popping headshots in slo-mo never got boring, and the amount of edge-of-your-seat moments made for an exciting experience. Love this game! 9/10.


Smash TV (NES) - absolutely crazy twin stick shooter, one of the original and best! Great fun!

Adding:

Her Story (Steam) - winner of numerous game of the year awards, Her Story is making huge waves on the indie scene and it's no surprise. A terrific if short gaming experience, it's very engrossing and original.

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Batman: Arhkam Knight (PS4)
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (NDC) (PS4)
Saint Row IV Re-elected (Xbox One)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (NDC) (PS4)
Gone Home (PS4)
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell (PS4)

Adding:

Bully AKA Canis Canem Edit (PS2 on PS4) - Excellent game. I own the original on PS2 and bought this when it was on sale on the PS store. I thought I finished it 10 years ago but I can't remember a lot of the things towards the end such as the

townie faction

so maybe I didn't. For a 10 year old game it holds up pretty well. Graphically there is a poor draw distance and a vaseline like smear in the near distance. The controls are a little clunky too. However you will get used to these things fairly quickly and enjoy a fantastic game. One other minor criticism is that the game is pretty easy. I can't remember any really difficult missions, and I was only knocked out or busted due to me putting in a half arsed attempt. Overall it's a classic and I really wish they make a sequel.

Next up... I'm not sure. I want to try RDR for the first time but think a short break from a Rockstar game may be good to avoid getting jaded. Might play Soma or Life is Strange next.

EDIT: After looking at How Long To Beat maybe Uncharted 3 so I can clear the way for Uncharted 4 :-)

Encrypted Pigeon

Life is Strange (PC)
Oxenfree (PC)
Beyond: Two Souls (PS3)
The Last of Us (PS3)
Tomb Raider (2013) (PC)
The last of us : Left behind (PS4)
Uncharted : Drakes fortune (PS4)
Firewatch : (PC)
Gone Home : (PS4)
Limbo : (PC)

Uncharted 2 Among Thieves (PS4) : I felt this game was quite an improvement on the first but while the narrative was much improved I couldn't help but feel that the game flow was very similar to the first, I really hope that for the third one they have shaken it up abit.

Gamer Bhoy 89

PS4
Grand Theft Auto III
Trials Fusion
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Firewatch
Trials of the Blood Dragon
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
Warriors Orochi 3
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Xbox One
Fallout 4
Fallout 4: Automatron DLC
Inside

PC
Final Fantasy IX
SEGA Mega Drive
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic 3 & Knuckles

ADDING: The Revenge of Shinobi (SEGA Vintage Collection) (Xbox 360
I've owned this game on the original Mega Drive since I was 4 years old and I had never beat it until today. The save-states were really handy and it ended up taking me 3 hours to finish. Very challenging classic - highly recommended (it's available practically everywhere)

Got the good ending as well

ionapaul

Update time, new ones underlined.

PC

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: What a game; story wasn't amazing, but the side quests, the scope of the game, the visual beauty, it was a really special gaming experience.
BattleBlock Theatre: Really fun platformer with a wicked sense of humour.
Deadlight: Zombie platformer, fairly short and not particularly difficult but looked great. Story a bit dodgy.
Saints Row The Third: My first Saints Row experience; crazy and irreverent take-off of GTA-type games.
SteamWorld Dig: Fun platform mining adventure game; I couldn't stop playing once I started!
South Park The Stick of Truth: Many LOLs were had with this, just like being in a real episode. Without the setting/humour the gameplay would have been boring I think.

Wii U

Guitar Hero Live: Cool twist on an old favourite, and well executed to boot.

Android

TypeRider: Fun and educational platformer.

Josey Wales

Assassin's Creed Syndicate [PS4]
Fallout 4 [PS4]
LEGO Batman 3 [PS4]
Ori and the Blind Forest [PC]
LEGO Dimensions [PS4]
Shadow Complex Remastered [PC]
Uncharted 4 [PS4]

-- Adding --
The Order 1886 [PS4] - I really enjoyed the setting and the story. The parts when you have to play though aren't that much fun as the shooting just doesn't feel great.

Sephiroth_dude

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

MURAMASA REBIRTH -vita
Ac syndicate -ps4
Gravity rush -ps4

Odins sphere- vita

The eat everything in maurys restaurant trophy is annoying as hell to try and get.

kunst nugget

PS3:
Bioshock 2 and Minerva's Den
Battlefied 3
Medal of Honour: Warfighter
Crysis 2

Adding
Splinter Cell Blacklist: Absolutely loved this game. Bought it off the store for 4 euros or something ridiculous like. Loved the stealth in this and it could get very tense at times. Plot is a load of nonsense but the gameplay is fantastic.

Bioshock: Burial at Sea: This was an interesting DLC. I enjoyed the playthrough but it really twists itself in knots trying to tie up all the loose ends when they didn't really need to.

Heavy Rain: This was utter bollocks. An absolutely awful plot and the revelation of who the Origami killer is was pure nonsense. Yet somehow I still managed to go on and play…

Beyond: Two Souls: Maybe it was the pretty divided opinion on this and my expectations were so low but I enjoyed this more than Heavy Rain - which wouldn't have been hard. The wife saw me 'playing' the end and after 20 minutes or so she said 'You haven't pressed one button on that controller!' which probably says it all. The plot is even more ridiculous than Heavy Rain and it is so po-faced it's hilarious. There's one part where you're dealing with a dead girl's spirit where you're wishing they could have done something along those lines instead.

Resident Evil 5: I enjoyed this for what it was. A romp through a B-Movie style action horror with a ridiculously over the top story.

Resident Evil 6: This is the 'Shít Sandwich' of the Resident Evil games. A pure slog that felt never-ending. I thought the different campaigns would add something interesting to proceedings but it didn't do it at all. The Revelations games are far better than this overblown lump of a game.

Hydrophobia Prophecy: Picked this up for next to nothing. Played through it in a couple of hours. Nothing earth shattering about this and the controls weren't great but it was enjoyable enough. Not very memorable though.

Papo & Yo: One of the games I got free with PS Plus. It's a bit rough around the edges and not very difficult but I thought it was an interesting and well worth a playthrough.


PS Vita:
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken

Android:
Monument Valley

Encrypted Pigeon

Life is Strange (PC)
Oxenfree (PC)
Beyond: Two Souls (PS3)
The Last of Us (PS3)
Tomb Raider (2013) (PC)
The last of us : Left behind (PS4)
Uncharted : Drakes fortune (PS4)
Firewatch : (PC)
Gone Home : (PS4)
Limbo : (PC)
Uncharted 2 Among Thieves : (PS4)

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (PC) : I played redux version which I think was rebuilt in UE4 and I have to say it is visually stunning. For whatever reason though, it took me ages to figure out that whole clue/sense system so that involved a bit of back tracking to rectify, I guess that the game does tell you its a narrative that doesn't hold your hand. The solving of the individual scenes was interesting and fun, however I didn't find the whole raison d'etre of the story really leaving an lasting impact on me, but its horses for courses with these types of stories and I wont knock it for trying.

Potential-Monke

I've "finished" Table Top Racing on the PS4, just have about 10 more online wins to get plat!

pablomakaveli

Child of Light
The Silent Age
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Undertale
Enslaved:Odyssey to the West
Dream
MGSV: Phantom Pain
The Cave
Call of Juarez Gunslinger.
Stardew Valley
Viscera Cleanup Detail
The Fall
Deus Ex HR Directors Cut
Dreamfall The Longest Journey
Toki Tori 2.
The Swapper
Her Story.
Bulletstorm
Dreamfall Chapters.
Trine
Firewatch
Bulb Boy.

Been loving point and clicks lately so I've finished Fran Bow and Sam and Max Season 3.

Fran Bow was a bit strange. Its about a girl who can swap between reality and an alternate reality thats full of gory corpses and blood everywhere. It was weird but I liked it.

Sam and Max was really good and its made me want to pick up Season 1 and 2 to playas well.

This month I've finished

Qube - Directors Cut
Dex
Song of the Deep
Broken Sword 5
Layers Of Fear
Inside
Bard's Gold

Of them I'd say Inside, Dex and Q.U.B.E and Bard's Gold are worth a look outside of a sale for the asking price and Bards Gold is only 4.99. Q.U.B.E was really good , liked that the puzzles made you think but were not so obscure as to make you feel frustrated or like an idiot and the the physics worked really well.

That time of the year I guess so finding myself playing a lot of smaller titles.

Working on the Solus Project now, it started out ok but turning into a slog now.

wotzgoingon

[Xbox One]
Fallout 4: Far Harbor

Enjoyed it quite a bit the memory sections were interesting as they were quite different. I wouldn't mind a game to come out based on the same mechanics tbh.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Ryse
Valiant hearts
Rise of the tomb raider

Adding Inside - lovely looking, very atmospheric, but by the time the credits rolled it was a case of 'eh, is that it?' - its grand, I think I prefer limbo though.

wotzgoingon

[Xbox One]
Fallout 4: Automatron

I found it quite good, some battle at the end, I was running out of bullets for my favorite gun. Got it in the season pass so do not know how much it is as a stand alone price, as in, is it worth the money or not.

Kobe248

Just completed Uncharted 4

What a game, they went back to how the game was with more adventure and puzzles

I felt the last one was way ott on shooting your way out of everything

The second is still my fav but this one comes close

Stone Deaf 4evr

Ryse
Valiant Hearts
Rise of the tomb raider
Inside

Adding Dying light - the following. Had it sitting at 90% complete for ages so said I'd hop back in and put it to bed. Fantastic addition to one of the best games of this generation. The countryside plays completely differently to the slums / city.

Highly recommended.

spookmaster

Dying Light (PS4) - I really loved this game, it's full of memorable moments and playing it Co-op with my brother made it even more enjoyable. I'm excited about returning to it to play the remaining side quests. 9/10.

Until Dawn (PS4) - terrific and genuinely scary in places, the choice based mechanics work brilliantly, it's one of the most engrossing games I've played in a while. Sony would give Telltale a run for their money if they continue releasing 'butterfly effect' games as good as this one. Absolutely brilliant game. 9/10.

Life is Strange (Steam) - one of the most thought-provoking and unforgettable games I've ever played, the game deals with issues such as mental health, abandonment, friendship, disabilities, regret, the passage of time, it's incredibly deep but not in a pretentious way. Play it. NOW. 9/10.

Metal Slug (Steam) - Fun, action-packed side-scrolling run and gun game, short but sweet, a real button bashing treat. 7/10.


Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Director's Cut (Steam) - the classic 1996 point and click adventure game gets two hours of extra content and new animation in this director's cut. Fantastic game, immersive storyline and loveable characters make this a great piece of gaming history. 9/10.


Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (PC) - Classic LucasArts point and click adventure game, great story, terrific humour and brilliant use of the characters from the franchise. 9/10.


The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition (Steam) - updated version of the classic LucasArts point and click adventure, regarded by many to be the greatest game of the genre. The new interface is tedious at times but the voice acting and new animation make it a treat. All in all it deserves the high praise it receives. 7.5/10.


The Charnel House Trilogy (Steam) -
When I finished The Secret of Monkey Island last night I decided to give this indie point and click adventure a go, finishing it in just under two hours. It's an unsettling mystery/horror tale with a plot that is open to interpretation, so it's hard to describe without spoiling it. It's available on Steam, so if you see it for sale I'd recommend picking it up as it's an interesting game to play through in one sitting. A sequel is in the works too which will expand on the ambiguous story. 6/10.


Uncharted 2 (PS4) - It lived up to the hype. Such an improvement on the already excellent original, it had great characters, brilliant set pieces and a lot of action. The cover system became frustrating at times, particularly towards the end, as a lot of the time Nate takes cover behind the wrong wall in combat (something that seems to be an issue with the entire series), but this is overshadowed by how brilliant the game is overall. A terrific gaming experience. 9/10.

Saints Row The Third (Xbox 360) - This game is just completely insane. Arguably the most entertaining sandbox game I've ever played, it is hilarious in so many ways. The weapons, the characters, the set pieces, everything is off the wall. It doesn't take itself too seriously, which is why it works so well. This game is a blast. 8.5/10.


Sam and Max Hit the Road (PC) - After finishing The Secret of Monkey Island a few weeks ago I decided to dive into Sam and Max Hit the Road, and I had no idea what lay in store. Witty, charming, clever, inventive and downright hilarious are just some of the words I can use to describe this comedy masterpiece. In fact it's arguably the funniest game ever made. I laughed out loud more times than I can remember.

The characters are memorable and loveable, the locations are brilliantly inventive (poking fun at the 'tourist trap', The World's Largest Ball of Twine for instance) the dialogue is snappy and the animations are beautiful.

I had a lot more fun with this than I did with Monkey Island, yet Monkey Island gets most of the high praise. One issue that I did have was in relation to some of the puzzles which, particularly in the final part, became difficult for my tiny brain. That's my fault however, not the game's. The game is close to perfect. 9.5/10


The Last Door Season One (PC) - a truly chilling point-n-click adventure game that's currently on sale over at gog.com for the same price as a cup of coffee! You owe it to yourself to get this game, the story is very creepy, there are plenty of genuinely unnerving jump scares and the soundtrack is spine-tingling! 8.5/10.


Zombie Army Trilogy (PS4) - had a lot of fun playing this co-op with my brother, very intense and difficult but extremely rewarding to finish. Popping headshots in slo-mo never got boring, and the amount of edge-of-your-seat moments made for an exciting experience. Love this game! 9/10.


Smash TV (NES) - absolutely crazy twin stick shooter, one of the original and best! Great fun! 9/10.


Her Story (Steam) - winner of numerous game of the year awards, Her Story is making huge waves on the indie scene and it's no surprise. A terrific if short gaming experience, it's very engrossing and original. 8.5/10.

Adding:

South Park The Stick of Truth (Xbox 360) -
This is, without a doubt, one of the funniest games I have ever played. I laughed the whole way through. It plays with the tropes of RPGs in such a clever way, and the gameplay is so much fun. Not for the easily offended, it is an incredibly fun game though! Loved it! 9/10.

Rorok

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Ryse
Valiant Hearts
Rise of the tomb raider
Inside

Adding Dying light - the following. Had it sitting at 90% complete for ages so said I'd hop back in and put it to bed. Fantastic addition to one of the best games of this generation. The countryside plays completely differently to the slums / city.

Highly recommended.

I've never heard of anyone who didn't like dying light