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 No.3

Now with a whole backlog of backlog clears to 'log. Thanks, El Paso Chud!
I'll repost my old commentary from before, if any. Ahem…

On April 6th, 2016…

7th Dragon (2009) clear!

 No.4

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On April 29th, 2016…

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest (1992) clear.
"Made me feel like video games are a waste of time."

 No.5

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On May 1st, 2016…

Dino Crisis (1999) clear!

 No.6

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On May 3rd, 2016…

Diablo (1996) clear!

 No.7

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On May 16th, 2016…

Pokemon "Star" Sapphire (2014) clear!

"I wanted to do a mono-grass on Alpha Sapphire but ended up skipping those games.

MVP: Whimsicott, AI loves to set up in front of priority Encore. Ludicolo + Cradlily are also hilarious in doubles.

Disappointment: M-Sceptile, it felt like everything everything has ice coverage in this.

Threats:
-Birds
-Mega-Beedrill
-Roserade
-This one asshole with a scarfed eruption Typhlosion
-Gimmick triple battle setups (hail blizzard spam)

I would have liked to replace Sceptile with Venusaur, and Trevenant with Ferrothorn. Maybe use Mow Rotom too."

 No.8

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On May 27th, 2016…

7th Dragon 2020 (2011) clear!
"Way less of a slog than the first game, although retro BGM mode shits on 2020's vocaloid mode. Also missing mota's art…"

 No.9

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On May 28th, 2016…

Xeodrifter (2014) clear.
"Pretty tepid."

 No.10

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On June 3rd, 2016…

Lost Dimension (2014) clear!
"A real melting pot of a game. Shame it's so easy, it feels like I only got to use a fraction of my character's potential."

 No.11

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On June 6, 2016…

Severed (2016) clear!
"Now I can stop obsessively washing my hands."

 No.12

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On June 16th, 2016…

Stranger of Sword City (2014) clear!
"Is it me or did nobody use the phrase "DRPG" to refer to dungeon crawlers until fairly recently."

 No.25

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On June 20th, 2016…

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (2006) clear!
"Backstabbing is fun, I wish I didn't wait until late in the game to dump points in it."

 No.26

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On June 23rd, 2016…

BoxBoy! (2015) clear.
"Felt like 70% of the game was the tutorial."

 No.27

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On July 6th, 2016…

Final Fantasy Tactics (1997) clear!
"Took my time getting around to this one. I ended up preferring FFTA over FFT. Learning abilities in FFTA is less of a grind and you don't have to savescum to avoid random battles."
2024 addendum: Love, love spell chants, though.

 No.28

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On July 20th, 2016…

Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters (2014) clear!
"Hosts a huge amount of extra systems and distractions for how short the game is."

 No.29

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On July 27th, 2016…

Rogue Legacy (2013) clear!
"Disregard anyone who references "Bullet Hell" when talking about this game. Having said that, Dragon + Dwarfism was my favorite trait combo."

 No.30

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On August 1st, 2016…

Arx Fatalis (2002) clear!
"My build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4_7xYekORA
Cooking is comfy though."

 No.31

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On August 22nd, 2016…

7th Dragon III Code: VFD (2015) clear!
"I swear half the maps are repeats of areas from the 2020 games. I wanted to see more of Eden…"

 No.36

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On August 28th, 2016…

Grim Fandango Remastered (1998/2015) clear!
"I can see the appeal, very charming. Also stumped me a couple times, I should probably play more Western adventure-puzzle games."

 No.37

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Also on August 28th, 2016…

Thomas Was Alone (2012) clear.
"Had one novel idea, maybe."

 No.38

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On September 5th, 2016…

Dishonored (2012) clear!
"Unlike the last two Arkane games, you can't see your feet/torso when looking down. There was also a serious lack of any portcullis… Maybe in the DLC missions?"

 No.39

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On October 13th, 2016…

Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (2010/2015) clear!
"Like, completely cleared. I love Shiren games but that took a bit much."

 No.40

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On October 18th, 2016…

Professor Layton VS Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney (2012) clear!
"Been sitting on this one for a while, hadn't read anything about it beforehand either. I was expecting to solve puzzles in court, instead it was a switch-off of each series style with a plot combines their common clichés. The DLC episodes were cute."

 No.41

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On October 22nd, 2016…

Bastion (2011) clear.
"This was sold on the narration, if I remember right."

 No.42

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On October 29th, 2016…

Dishonored's Knife of Dunwall and Brigmore Witches DLC (2013) clear!
"It's gg once you get the "Statuesque" charm."

 No.43

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On December 1st, 2016…

Shin Megami Tensei IV (2013) clear!
"Finally went back and did the Neutral route."

 No.60

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On December 15th, 2016…

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2002~2004) clear!
"Thanks to my patented tunnel vision, I was able to avoid learning the details this long. The art and MIDI soundtrack are hilarious/great (epic?)"

 No.61

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On December 15, 2016…

The Swapper (2013) serves as this month's indie palette cleanser.
"Any mura on your Vita's screen really stands out in all the interplay of light and shadow."

 No.62

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On December 24th, 2016…

Deus Ex (2000) clear!
"That explains several things. Funny that the ending choice is straight up Law/Neutral/Chaos."

 No.63

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On January 22nd, 2017…

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (2015) clear!
"Finding out that Takada and Fukuda did the soundtrack is what got me to play it. It's alright but I kept hearing reused bits from Danganronpa in there.
Seeing updated versions of characters from Devil Survivor was also amusing. Tico 2.0 is overflowing with charm points."

 No.64

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On February 7th, 2017…

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (2004-2006) clear!
"I actually miss some of those horribly leveled MIDIs from the first half. Props to whoever made the executable 666kb.
See ya Hinamizawa…"

 No.65

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On February 9th, 2017…

htoL#NiQ (2014) clear.
"A 6 hour touch-based puzzle platformer has no right to be this excruciating to play. Not even good for the ryona.
At least it reminds me how great Canvas Curse and Mass Attack were."

 No.66

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On February 22nd, 2017…

Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003) clear!
"Coming right from Deus Ex, losing the .mod soundtrack hurts it worse than not having a skill system. Not like this game was long enough to dig into a character build, anyway."

 No.67

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On March 12th, 2017…

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse (2016) clear!
"That's some choice inane, edgy anime dialogue you've got there. I'll go back and do the super-friends route a few months or years from now, maybe."

 No.68

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On March 26th, 2017…

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei (2006) clear!
"It's actually really short, I just couldn't muster the will to play the zany filler episodes all that easily."

 No.72

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On April 6th, 2017…

Yomawari (2015) clear!
"I would've liked an in-game resource of what all those Youma were based on."

 No.81

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On August 25th, 2017…

Investigation into various versions of Dragon Quest (Warrior?) (1986~2014) clear!
"GBC version has the best rendition of the BGM by far. Shame the current updated script is bound to an ugly phone-game interface, though."

 No.82

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On August 28th, 2017…

Dragon Quest Builders (2016) clear!
"How did they manage to not include the town theme from the first Dragon Quest? Or a first person mode? Or a recreation of the iconic last floor of the Dragonlord's Castle?
Still, pretty cool. And, it's even Niinoucore."

 No.83

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On October 18th, 2017…

Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker (2015) clear!
"That was shorter than I remembered, and less grating once you know what to expect."

 No.84

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On November 3rd, 2017…

Etrian Odyssey V (2016) clear!
"This one seems especially ripe for gimmick playthroughs."

 No.85

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On March 15th, 2018…

Pokemon "Umbra" Moon (2016) clear.
"Mono-psychic team. wtf i hate Knock Off now. Game folded like a cardboard favela once I got the Calm Mind and Dazzling Gleam TMs, which was very late in the playtime.
How did they ever manage to write dialogue even more banal that the gen 3 remakes?"

 No.86

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On April 25th, 2018…

Danganronpa V3 (2017) clear!
"Restricted screenshots, wtf. Still snagged a wisteria before the curtain came down.
I was hoping the dungeon crawler mode would be first person…"

 No.97

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On May 1st, 2018…

Touhou Double Focus (2017) clear.
"Almost worth it at 70% off. I'll always appreciate a good "Theme of Eastern Story" arrange, but here it was wasted on the shortest stage by far."

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 No.98

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On May 16th, 2018…

Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir (2016) clear!
"Still have the PS2 version unplayed and sitting on a shelf, kind of regret not getting around to it since now I can't be a grognard Classic purist. I can almost see the appeal of the more cautious and resource focused play, but the limited inventory and rudimentary 4 attack combo make me want to put it off."

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 No.99

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On May 26th, 2018…

Life Is Strange: Before the Storm (2017) clear!
"A redhead's summer junkyard hideout brings back that Tsumihoroboshi feel. You really need to stay in touch with your friends, or else they'll start picking fights with local drug dealers on behalf of the first new girl who smiles at them."

 No.100

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On June 5th, 2018…

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory (2017) clear!
"wtf i love Digtal Wars now. Translation was really obviously rushed/by Chinese people, so it's a shame they edited out 'white boy ghost' this time around."

 No.101

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On June 17th, 2018…

Atelier Rorona Plus (2013) clear!
"The battles were incongruously breezy for how deep you can go into item creation. By them time I had the resources and need to make a good party buff item, the final superboss punished me for using it."

 No.102

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On June 18th, 2018…

Full Throttle (1995/2017) clear!
"Didn't much care for this one. Disaster struck whenever they tried to mesh action gaming onto the puzzles, and the climax is complete trial-and-error. Dying because you wasted time stuffing 12 rabbits into an engine fan is pretty funny, though.
I also noticed that visually distinct interactables could really vary between the original and remastered graphics."

 No.103

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On July 14th, 2018…

Super Metroid (1994) clear!
"One ancient gamer shame down, maybe I played about halfway through before. Had to relearn how to wall and bomb jump since I'm a Zero Mission lad."

 No.104

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On July 22nd, 2018…

Bunny Must Die! (2006/2016) clear!
"I really prefer the closer field of view from the PC release, the game has nice sprites and should show them off. 15% runs are tough when half of your upgrade pickups go to keys."

 No.105

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On July 25th, 2018…

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997) clear!
"Yet somehow, all the screenshots ended up like this.
So that's where the "Cave Troll" Chupacabra misnomer started. Having only played the handheld sequels, I was really surprised at how non-linear exploration felt. Symphony of the Night certainly lived up to its reputation of being bursting at the seams with game breaker weapons, armor and skills that you regret abusing afterwards."

 No.106

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On August 3rd, 2018…

Atelier Totori Plus (2013) clear!
"Now this one actually feels very balanced. You can craft great gear but it won't instantly end all boss fights for you. I guess since it's more of a patch up compared to the complete re-haul of Rorona Plus, most of the old backbone remains. Duplicate is still OP, of course."

 No.107

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On August 8th, 2018…

Chasm (2018) clear!
"You think they liked Symphony of the Night? The only real black mark against this game is the drop grinding quests."

 No.108

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On September 15th, 2018…

Atelier Meruru Plus (2013) clear!
"Nice game, they don't throw free loot at you like Rorona+ or pressure you with time like Totori+.
My only complaint is that there are so many returning characters that it's impossible to walk from your atelier to a shop without triggering three cut-scenes. Even so, I managed to miss one of Gino's flags and had to do a third cycle…"

 No.109

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On September 19th, 2018…

Shovel Knight (2014) clear!
"Only, what, half a decade late? Though the devs are still releasing kickstarter stretch goal content, somehow. I should've been paying better attention, I thought this was a 'metroidvania' for years."

 No.110

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On October 1st, 2018…

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (2013) clear!
"Wish I played this earlier still. Felt choppy as hell after porting my PC save to a console, but at least I could tell what the fug was going on while jumping down the Everfall on a larger screen."

 No.111

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On October 1st, 2018…

Muv-Luv (2003) clear!
"Well, a censored version of it anyway. Those pilot suits are still borderline obscene. Being able to compare the original script to the localization with a button press is very neat.
Slogging through Extra really brought to mind that old "Man, Muv Luv was so bad…" shitpost from /jp/, but after a month long break the references to Extra in Unlimited felt sufficiently wistful."

 No.112

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On October 24th, 2018…

Iconoclasts (2018) clear!
"I'll admit I wasn't really following the development of this, but I do remember playing Konjak's Ivory Springs concept way back in middle school. For a platformer, it's a rather heavy on the puzzle rooms. Still retains those trademark konjak bosses and spritework."
2024 addendum: As troid-likes go, It's closer to Cave Story than anything else, I feel.

 No.113

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On Novemeber 3rd, 2018…

Deadly Premonition: Director's Cut (2013) clear!
"A true backlog clogger. I started Deadly Premonition years ago when it was released on PC, but was paralyzed by the array of time sensitive side-quests. Having beaten it, the focus really narrows after the second "Episode", so it was never as daunting as it appeared.
Now I want to see an American developed tribute to Japanese boonies."

 No.114

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On November 10th, 2018…

Timespinner (2018) clear.
"Leaving aside the obvious "inspirations", this game reminded me of Black Sigil. A faithful tribute game that nails the artstyle (and music in Timespinner's case), but is so otherwise unremarkable you might as well replay the source material instead. Outsourcing the writing to Kotaku aspirants doesn't help either."

 No.115

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On November 17th, 2018…

ICO clear!
"Well, it's a replay, but I had to learn most of the puzzles again.
I need to find a new method of getting screenshots off a PS3, pulling up XMB every time brings too many games to a screeching halt."

 No.116

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On November 19th, 2018…

7th Dragon 2020-II (2013) clear!
"Guess it figures this was even more of a copy-paste job than VFD, at least Yuzo Koshiro put in some good tracks. Even the vocaloid version of the standard battle theme is great.
I felt compelled to not reuse my first pick classes from 2020, and ended up with a rather boring burst damage party. Game balance was still pretty tight, though I wonder what happened after that…"

 No.118

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On November 24th, 2018…

Mega Man Legends (1997) clear!
"I can see how it earned diehards, despite any flaws. Is there a compiled list of official Blue Sky Gaming anywhere?
The action parts really reminded me of a solo dungeon crawler. I especially liked the largely optional interconnected ruins right under the town. Surprised there hasn't been an indie game aiming replicate this on a larger scale."

 No.119

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On December 12th, 2018…

forma.8 (2015) clear.
#knitty. I like how there is a button to overlay the map without pausing the game and throwing off the pace of exploration.

 No.120

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On December 17, 2018…

Natural Doctrine (2014) clear!
"Enjoyable take on D&D and X-Com, any future Goblin Slayer game should build on this. Felt like it could have used more fleshing out, there are many discarded lore and plot threads. Had some hilariously blatant Zerg riffs in the "Gorian" theme."

 No.121

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On December 21, 2018…

''Shadow of the Colossus' (2005/2011) clear!
"Got hooked on the soundtrack again. This version had some really obnoxious open world completionist bullshit that I willingly inflicted on myself."

 No.122

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On December 23rd, 2018…

A Rose in the Twilight (2017) clear!
"An all around improvement over Firefly Diary, but still had a slight flash game feel."

 No.123

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On December 25th, 2018…

The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (1999) clear!
"Neat, better than Legends in a few ways. Especially improved was the BGM. I only wish there had been three more of the first person Descent-style missions."

 No.124

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On January 2nd, 2019…

Ray Gigant (2015) clear.
"Reminds me of those popcorn JRPGs I'd beat and resell back on the DS. If you're going to strip down a dungeon crawler this much, I'd prefer it just play like a resource management puzzle game."

 No.125

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On January 6th, 2019…

Axiom Verge (2015) clear!
"A Metroid clones's Metroid clone, but still very inventive for it. Probably has the most convoluted version of the "Space Jump" I've seen yet."

 No.126

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On January 12th, 2019…

Another World (1991) clear.
"20th Anniversary release.
I made a failed attempt at this back when it topped the best games list at Action Button, and then it actually turned out way shorter than I was expecting.
Way too trial and error for my tastes, but I almost got the hang of the gunplay by the end."

 No.127

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On January 20th, 2019…

3D Dot Game Heroes clear!
"It's a Zelda clone but all the NPCs speak in Dragon Quest references. Trying to place a title to all the loading screens was fun."
2024 Addendum: Thinking back on it, the Jessica Albert er, "sprite" I used gave me one of the hardest boners of my life. Wat means?

 No.128

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On January 27th, 2019…

Megaman Legends 2 clear!
"So that's where things have been left for the last 20 years…
I was wondering why the music went back to being forgettable, but apparently Misadventures of Tron Bonne had a different composer than Legends 1 and 2."

 No.129

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On February 1st, 2019…

Muv-Luv Alternative (2006) clear!
"Nothing cuts through dramatic tension like stock RPG maker sound effects…
Felt much more driven to plow through Alternative as fast as possible, but damn that was long! Plus, the longer it went on, the more every dialogue was interrupted with Takeru's flashbacks of previous conversations/events.
Got watery eyed seeing Kasumi given the chance to escape hellworld."
2024 addendum: The "Briefing" theme is still stuck in my brain.

 No.130

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On February 27th, 2019…

Etrian Odyssey Nexus (2018) clear!
"Even knowing it took a month, even knowing my patience is so worn thin that I can't even be bothered to do a second run - I still have to say it. They made 60 dungeon floors without a single proper teleport puzzle?"

 No.131

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On February 28th, 2019…

Monster World IV (1994) clear!
"Very traceable influence on western platformers despite being initially skipped over for international release…"

 No.132

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On February 28th, 2019…

Painter Momopii clear.
I went into this expecting more sokobon puzzle than Pac-man. Things can get pretty frustrating before you get the "Clear" magic."

 No.133

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On February 28th, 2019…

Super Mario Land (1989) clear!
"Almost looks like a TI-83 game. I assume this is because they tried to preserve the proportions of the original Super Mario Bros. on Game Boy resolution. The pipe theme reminds me of an unplacable WarioWare jingle."

 No.138

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On February 28th, 2019…

Day of the Tentacle (1993/2016) clear!
"Predictably, these games get more obtuse the further back the original release date is. How was I ever supposed to figure out how to get the horse dentures?"

 No.139

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On March 11th, 2019…

Atelier Ayesha Plus (2015) clear!
"Felt like playing Totori with less structure, I really liked the final boss and environment designs this time, hope the rest of Dusk is similar."

 No.140

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On March 15th, 2019…

Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link (1987) clear!
"It's not too bad once you learn how to block and take things slow, but I really wish your sword's reach was, maybe, 4 pixels longer."

*Original images lost.

 No.141

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On March 18th, 2019…

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1990) clear!
"Lots of interesting environment concepts, but does the SMW thing where you can simply float over most of the level. The final castle is pretty tough though, since it has a ceiling and no checkpoint."

 No.142

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On March 24th, 2019…

Muramasa Rebirth (2013) clear!
"Another case where I have the original sitting on a shelf practically unplayed. No major changes between the original and the rerelease this time, though.
I always enjoy good context-sensitive BGM.
Compared to Odin Sphere, Muramasa felt kind of samey outside of boss fights since both characters have the exact same playstyle. I guess playing the DLC will help with this."

 No.143

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On March 25th, 2019…

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991) clear!
"Now I can finally cross this one off. I made a couple abortive attempts back on the GBA version, but stalled out right around Turtle Rock each time. A shame, since that's about 50 minutes from the end of the game."

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 No.144

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On March 26th, 2019…

For the Frog the Bell Tolls (1992) clear!
"From all the Zelda comparisons I'd seen, I really wasn't expecting a further simplified WWA-style RPG. There must be an actual name for this subgenre.
It's a charming game, so I fear all that the simplicity of it renders things a bit below standards for a modern remake. Maybe on mobile."

 No.145

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On March 27th, 2019…

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou (2014) clear!
"Felt good to be back. Zombie/Alien silliness aside, it was cool to see the bones story of the already established back in Hinamizawa Bus Stop."

 No.146

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On April 9th, 2019…

Atelier Escha & Logy Plus (2015) clear!
"Much bleaker world than Ayesha, it went from living among nature-reclaimed ruins of a higher civilization to desolate plains with what little remains withering away.
It was really simple to craft ultimate equips and complete all the events on my first run, but then Escha & Logy makes you run it again with the other MC regardless."

 No.147

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On April 13, 2019…

The Lost Child (2017) clear.

I actually beat the lion's share of this game a year earlier, but this is the date of the last trophy I'll probably ever earn. The vague RNG grind, coupled with crashing every so often, wass just too much for li'l ol' me.
I can only be thankful there was a Japanese wiki to help me get as far as I did.

 No.148

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On April 19th, 2019…

Life is Strange (2015) clear!

Yes, I went back a second time. Bay Ending, iirc.

 No.149

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On May 3rd, 2019…

Atelier Shallie Plus (2017) clear!
"Not as dismal as I'd heard, but apparently the Plus version fleshes things out. A cute busty tomboy MC doesn't hurt either.
My main gripe is that they give you unlimited game time to complete everything, but you need do the second "route" on a new game. Just be practical and let the player switch characters on demand.
Also, I might be missing something, but is Ayesha the only game where there's a status tab to view your accumulated equipment bonuses? That was handy.
Escha has more and varied alternate costumes than the main duo for some reason…"

 No.150

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On May 8th, 2019…

Muramasa Rebirth: Genroku Legends (2015) clear!
It got a separate OST release and everything, so I say this counts as another entry.

 No.151

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On May 10th, 2019…

Landstalker (1993) clear!
"Took a long break in the middle of this one. They did a good job making the dungeons feel circuitous and sprawling. For an older game, the weird perspective and platforming puzzles are fives times as frustrating as any of the combat.
I noticed the localization is much punchier than the contemporary, LttP, perhaps that 90's Sega of America attitude?"

 No.152

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On May 18th, 2019…

La-Mulana EX (2014) clear!
"Never in the 13 years since starting the original have I gotten farther than Viy before losing my grasp on the thread of progress. You'd need a database or index card system to track and reference all the hints in a legit fashion.
The knife is so uselessly stubby in the remake…"

 No.153

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On May 31st, 2019…

Trip World (1992) clear!
"Short, but you can tell a talented group made this one. Didn't know you could swim/fly until the third stage. I liked how all the "enemies" are unique and almost entirely harmless."

 No.154

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On May 29th, 2019…

Stranger of Sword City Revisited (2017) clear!
"Outside of poison damage now being super fatal, the changes made it easier overall.
Shortly after starting, I discovered that PC version 1.00 doesn't run on Windows 10 anymore. Not worth installing Steam on its own, tbh."

 No.155

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On June 5th, 2019…

Criminal Girls: Invite Only clear.
"Man, 2020 as a better evolution of 7th Dragon than this…
I was hoping the React skills would make an appearance, since you're very limited for actions per turn, alas."

 No.156

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On June 7th, 2019…

Guacamelee!(2013) clear!
"It would have been clever and future-proof if they restricted all the dead meme references to the land of the dead.
Wish it had custom controls, the setup was very similar to what I used for Muramasa, but just different enough to throw me for a while."

 No.172

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On June 9th, 2019…

Shadows of the Damned clear!
"Well, it's no God Hand (although there are still giant floating strawberries scattered throughout).
Sorely missing an audio level toggle, I didn't get a chance to hear the BGM over all the demon grunts and dick jokes."

 No.174

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On June 11th, 2019…

Super Hydorah (2017) clear!
"Gotta start horizontal shmuping somewhere. I don't think I ever got past the desert zone in the freeware version.
The Spanish accent pseudo-engrish is charming."

 No.175

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On June 22nd, 2019…

Trillion: God of Destruction (2015) clear!
"50 hours of game built off of one menu screen and one boss fight, woo! Really should have used some of that Disgaea influence to add some interesting subsystems to the grinding.
The new game plus cycle was both tedious and emotionally draining…"

 No.176

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On June 29th, 2019…

Unepic (2011) clear!
"That didn't feel like it took 7 days. Surprisingly in-depth character building, but sorely missing shields or dodging.
Those silly Spaniards and their reference humor."

 No.177

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On July 3rd, 2019…

Lollipop Chainsaw (2012) clear!
"Felt a lot like No More Heroes, except you'd have to really button mash to perform finisher attacks occasionally. I could actually adjust the sound levels to listen to the music this time around, and it ain't bad neither!
Belated props to Shadows of the Damned for not having one of those building-sized giant final boss fights."

 No.178

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On July 7th, 2019…

Cosmic Star Heroine (2017) clear!
"Not very long, and that's even with a complete restart two thirds of the way through. Felt like I never really mastered the combat so much as found out what was exploitable."

 No.179

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On July 12th, 2019…

Steins;Gate (2009) clear!
"I'll remember this game by the day spent playing it at work when the power cut out. The premature character route endings killed much of the dramatic momentum to the main conspiracy thriller plot."

 No.180

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On July 17th, 2019…

Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors (2015) clear!
"Unremarkable for a sequel, I can't even recall anything major that was changed from the first installment, mechanically. I liked the characters designs more, generally."

 No.181

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On July 20th, 2019…

SteamWorld Dig 2 (2017) clear!
"Had some enjoyably atmospheric settings for a destructible tile based platformer. It's Been the better part of a decade since I played the 3DS SteamWorld so I'm unable to note any finer changes."

 No.182

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On July 26th, 2019…

Hotline Miami (2012) clear!
"Held off when it was trendy, but Hotline Miami is among the best of the post-Nightcall "synthwave" wave of the 10s.
I can see how this shocked Suda out of his game design funk."

 No.183

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On August 9th, 2019…

Killer Is Dead (2013) clear!
"Well, it's stylish. I think there was something in there about "He who fights monsters" among all the explicit symbolism and dropped plot threads.
Combat is on this strange borderland where combos and parries are simple enough, but I'll whiff every so often and feel like a button mashing scrub. DLC level reminds me of The Dark Spire."

 No.184

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On August 13th, 2019…

God of War Collection (2009) clear!
"Always avoided this series for aesthetic reasons. I recall an Action Button Dot Net one-liner of "video game doritos". Apt. Have to give the edge to the spectacle (and lack of balance beam challenges) of II."

 No.185

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On August 17th, 2019…

No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise (2010) clear!
"Finishing moves lack that visceral glee without the wiimote, maybe I should've sniped a move controller off eBay…"

 No.186

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Finally done with the 8ch ones, it'll be a test of memory from here…
Ahem. On August 21st, 2019…

Zero Time Dilemma (2016) clear!
I'm sure it's already been very hashed over. Don't suddenly introduce physical time travel if you want to retain any narrative coherence.
As ever, Shinji Hosoe puts in good work.

 No.187

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On August 28th, 2019…

The Longest 5 Minutes (2016) clear.
Ironically enough, I don't really remember what happened. References or something.

 No.188

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On September 7th, 2019…

MeiQ (2015) clear.
What a piece of shit. It's not obvious from the dates, but I spent about a month plugging away at this one in the background. Glutton for punishment, I guess.
Not content to stop at defiling my namesake, somehow even Ryoji Nomura's heroine designs are soured by the experience.

 No.189

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On Sepetember 22nd, 2019…

Rabi-Ribi (2016) clear!
A successful experiment in throwing every genre in a blender. Although, as an anime girl appreciator, I never found the characters that cute?
I still fire up the OST every so often.

 No.190

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On October 1st, 2019…

Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land (1994) clear!
I'm probably too late in getting around to this one, the sequels simply feel way better. (Gomen, I can't go back anymore…)

 No.191

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On October 5th, 2019…

God of War III (2010) clear!
On the recommendation of a work buddy… Still not quite my thing, but it is very scenic!

 No.192

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Also on October 5th, 2019…

Super Weekend Mode (2019) clear!
In all of 7 minutes, I guess being a "Free Plat" is a tested marketing strategy.

 No.193

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On October 30th, 2019…

Paper Mario (2000) clear!
For the umpteenth time, albeit.
Aah, so much SOVL.

 No.194

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On November 1st, 2019…

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (2010) clear!
I'd been whittling away at the episodes over the month, and I recall it being a highly nostalgic experience.

 No.195

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On November 4th, 2019…

Super Mario 64 (1996) clear!
A Millennial badge of dishonor cleared off the board. I have played it before, naturally, but I had an older kid beat the final Bowser stage for me back in the day (let's say it was a matter of nerves, not skill)
Not my screenshot, as apparently I didn't archive any… but we all know what SM64 looks like, yes?

 No.202

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On November 9th, 2019…

Kirby's Dreamland 2 (1995) clear!
Dreamland again, too, but it's like half an hour long.
I remember pestering my parents to hunt me down a copy off eBay as a lad, but I couldn't beat Dark Matter and eventually, the save battery went kaput.

 No.203

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On November 10th, 2019…

Mary Skelter Nightmares (2016) clear!
I'm surprised this series managed to find a fanbase, in some small measure. Well, it is slightly better than MeiQ at least. Had a few novel touches, like the decision to give "Alice" dark hair.

 No.204

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On November 13th, 2019…

Kirby's Dreamland 3 (1997) clear!
Kirby's float pretty much kills all forward momentum in this game… I can't simply rule that as GAME BAD, either, because it encourages you to run on the ground and makes having a partner more important.
Wikipedia claims this released in North America before Japan, wtf??

 No.205

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On November 16th, 2019…

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000) clear!
Now here's a game kiddo me could regularly beat. Not the boss rush mode, perhaps, but still.

 No.206

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On December 7th, 2019…

Pokemon Sword (2019) clear!
Hmm, playing vanilla Pokemon after a few difficulty hacks… Still, the NPCs and dress up are really cute, so I had a time of it picking out just four images.
Strong memory: Bea's bare feet make really loud plapping noises when she wwalks on the gym mat…

 No.207

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On December 10th, 2019…

Super Paper Mario (2007) clear.
Stolen screenshot. Another gap in the archive, guess I still hadn't sorted out a consistent method for Wii/WiiU screencaps then.
Personally, I've always thought this one was kind of crap. Tongue a bit too firmly in cheek, perhaps.

 No.208

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On December 16th, 2019…

Mario and Luigi: Dream Team (2013) clear.
I'd been putting this one of, but it's so pretty in motion! Physical comedy remains the strong suit, especially enduring is the scene where Mario is unwilling to part with every coin he's ever collected.

 No.209

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On December 22nd, 2019…

Kirby's Return to Dreamland (2011) clear!
Another uncapped Wii game, poor thing. Since I only got around to it a decade later, you can probably tell I wasn't particularly hyped for this release. The BGM is great, though.

 No.210

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On December 23rd, 2019…

Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam (2015) clear!
Two great tastes that… Well, the "Mario Mandate" had been thoroughly immanentized at this point, so the setting feels like it doesn't take place in either spinoff's universe.

 No.211

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On December 30th, 2019…

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (2015) clear!
I did get caps, but they're super saturated for whatever reason. Not totally unbeffiting for this game, thankfully. The MOTHER 3 dude knocked the BGM out of the park.


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