Games You Recently Beat? - General Discussion Forum

RR529 · 2014-01-09T02:25:49+00:00

Before I get started, if there's already a thread like this, go ahead and lock it, but I couldn't find one digging back a few pages (just one asking about what games you beat in 2013 in particular). Also go ahead and lock if you think this is too similar to the What Are YOU Currently Playing thread (although I think this is a little different, I have no problem with the mods deciding otherwise). With that out of the way: Just finished up Kirby & the Amazing Mirror for the first time! Positives: It's pretty much "Metroid-Kirby", which is actually pretty awesome once you get used to it. They really adapted that style of gameplay to Kirby quite well. Now, you don't acquire upgrades to solve puzzles & defeat enemies like in Metroid , rather whenever you come across an obstacle, you think about whether there were any enemies in nearby rooms that could give you an ability suited to it. This works in it's favor quite well too, as it allows it to be more open than more recent Metroid games. Like any good "Metroidvania", there's still plenty of things to look out for though (instead of being key to progression, the items you find here are mostly optional stuff, like spraycans that you can use to change Kirby's color, Sound Test music sheets, and optional health upgrades). This is like one of the most non-linear games I've played in a long time, if ever (remember, this is a freakin' Kirby game!). While the 9 "Areas" are numbered, and the difficulty is higher in the higher numbered areas, you're free to explore & complete them in any order you wish. It's actually a tad more difficult than the average Kirby game, which is nice. It isn't at Mega Man or DKC levels of difficulty of course, but the bump in challenge is noticeable compared to other entries. There's a nice mix of new & returning bosses (the boss of Area 5 is my personal favorite). While the connected world may not meld together as organically as Super Metroid's does, the world on offer here is still colorful as you'd expect, and all the tropes are present (grasslands, haunted mansion, caves, mountain/fire, castle, water, ice/snow, ruins, and sky/space). Negatives: Unfortunately, maps are seen as an optional item here (a big no-no as far as "Metroidvanias" go, IMO), and all the area maps are hidden away as optional items to find & collect, some hidden behind some devious puzzles. To compound this further, while rooms you explore are highlighted even before finding the official map, it's very barebones & not much help. While not a deal breaker, this did noticeably damper the experience for me. It's a bit on the backtracky side. This should come to no surprise given the genre, but I feel it's a little more prevalent here than in other examples of the genre, and the map issues make it slightly more irritating as well. Let's steer clear of scores please, keep the posts on this side of the 'no user reviews' rule, thanks! — TBD

Topic: Games You Recently Beat?

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Ganner
Mon, 9:36pm

I'm not sure if this counts as "beating" a game, but I did finally finish Season 1 DLC "Search and Recover" in Snowrunner (Switch 2). Man, this one was beast. So much deep snow with really thin ice that you'd easily stuck in at the worst of times! I have a pretty good fleet of various vehicles but there were plenty of times nature handed me my @ss on a plate. In the end this game in general can be very absorbing for endless hours. I intend to take a break from this game so I can focus on what current "main" game(s) because this game tends to easily take over precious gaming time. We'll see though because I'm already casually looking at the other Seasons to see what out there. LOL I said the same thing after I completed Season 7 so I wouldn't be surprised if I give in and start another season sooner than I planned.

This fire is burning and it's out of control. It's not a problem you can stop it's Rock and Roll!!!

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dmcc0
Tue, 2:27pm

I completed the main game in Snowrunner (on Series X) a while back and remember it taking over my life at the time - jumping in "for an hour or so" and then realising I'd actually been playing for several hours and it was 3am😅 I haven't bought any of the DLC yet as I'm trying not to spend any cash on games until I clear a bit of the backlog, but every time it goes on sale I'm really tempted - I got a notification this morning that the full year 1-4 DLC bundle is on sale too. Probably safer to do a season or year at a time though when I eventually do buy the DLC.

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