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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Tasuki
Yesterday, 8:49pm

Forza Horizon 2 (Series X) Wonderful game over all and I can see why so many people regard it as one of the best Forza Horizon games. You can definitely see that this game set the ground work going forward and made the FH games what they are today. Granted I can only really compare this one to 3 since thats the only other one I really put time into, but still 2 just felt like a smaller version of 3.

I loved the scenery and having the festival in Northern Italy and Southern France was a good choice. Going from vineyards and farmland to small Italian villages was just awesome and very beautiful. Granted 3 had more variety with beaches and forests but given what they were working with when Forza Horizon 2 was in development it really is a beautiful country.

So now my time in Italy and France is over, I may go back and grab a few more achievements or something when I feel like visiting Italy and France again. For now though,I will be taking a break from Forza Horizon series so that way I am ready for 6 when that comes out and I am not burnt out on the series.

Definitely worth a play if you have never played it and want to experience some of the other Horizon festivals.

RetiredPush Square Moderator and all around retro gamer.

My Backlog

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Jhena
3 hours ago

Final Fantasy XII (PlayStation 2)
Love the game, love the ending. I felt a little sad during the ending, because it was time to leave. The atmosphere of Ivalice is just awesome. Thanks for the good vibes Square Enix!

Jhena

Switch Friend Code: SW-2361-9475-8611

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Anti-Matter
3 hours ago

@Jhena
Congrats for finishing FF XII.
In my opinion, FF XII have good gameplay system, the Gambit system which made your character automatically do the specific commands during Battle.
But the storyline was lack of humour or something memorable like FF 10 or FF 10-2.
The elite people in FF 12 talked with very Shakespeare English vocabulary level, pretty hard to digest their words choice compared with the pheasants like Vaan or Penelo who talked with general English vocabulary.
Overall, FF 12 is 8 of 10 in my opinion.

[Edited 3 hours ago by Anti-Matter]

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CaleBoi25
2 hours ago

@Anti-Matter genuine question, is that a typo for "peasants" or can you talk to birds in this game?

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Jhena
1 hour ago

@Anti-Matter
Thank you! It is nice to have good gambits and just let the characters do their thing. Which Final Fantasies did you play and which ones are your favourites?

Jhena

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