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Game of the Month Anniversary - Bloodborne
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Yeah not sure they seem to be holding back with the PC version of Bloodborne. Not sure why guess they want to keep it exclusive still on the PS and they're having issues with translating it to PC (the dark souls are notorious for poor PC performance)
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Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
Completion February 2nd, 2025
Main+Extras 2h 21m 57s
Notes All documents.
Review
+Colourful world
+Some good humour
+Well built Zelda like
-Nothing substantial stands out in gameplay
-Very short game
Review:
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is a simple little Zelda like game with some great humour and a colourful environment but it does not offer much substantial in terms of gameplay and is rather short game.
6/10
Completion February 2nd, 2025
Main+Extras 2h 21m 57s
Notes All documents.
Review
+Colourful world
+Some good humour
+Well built Zelda like
-Nothing substantial stands out in gameplay
-Very short game
Review:
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is a simple little Zelda like game with some great humour and a colourful environment but it does not offer much substantial in terms of gameplay and is rather short game.
6/10
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Game of the Month #121 - Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
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Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
Completion February 2nd, 2025
Main+Extras 2h 21m 57s
Notes All documents.
Review
+Colourful world
+Some good humour
+Well built Zelda like
-Nothing substantial stands out in gameplay
-Very short game
Review:
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is a simple little Zelda like game with some great humour and a colourful environment but it does not offer much substantial in terms of gameplay and is rather short game.
6/10
Completion February 2nd, 2025
Main+Extras 2h 21m 57s
Notes All documents.
Review
+Colourful world
+Some good humour
+Well built Zelda like
-Nothing substantial stands out in gameplay
-Very short game
Review:
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is a simple little Zelda like game with some great humour and a colourful environment but it does not offer much substantial in terms of gameplay and is rather short game.
6/10
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Game of the Month Anniversary - Bloodborne
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The music for Unseen village is so goddamn creepy and suits the area that still remember it today
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Game of the Month #121 - Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
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...and that's turnip boy done... so alright I guess little zelda game easy to get through has some decent chuckles here and there but not much else really to the game. Guess I wish it had more humour I enjoyed but can't say it's bad more like a well polished itch.io game
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Game of the Month #121 - Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
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Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!
How long is Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion?
When focusing on the main objectives, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is about 2 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 3 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Platforms:Linux, Mac, Mobile, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Genres:Action, Adventure
Developer:Snoozy Kazoo
Publisher:Graffiti Games
NA:April 22nd, 2021
EU:April 22nd, 2021
Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!
How long is Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion?
When focusing on the main objectives, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is about 2 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 3 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Platforms:Linux, Mac, Mobile, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Genres:Action, Adventure
Developer:Snoozy Kazoo
Publisher:Graffiti Games
NA:April 22nd, 2021
EU:April 22nd, 2021
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Game of the Month Anniversary - Bloodborne
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Prob cause Sony wants to do a full remaster and sell it all again at 50 quid
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Games Beaten - January 2025
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Just the one game but it's a dozy of a game:
22nd January - Baldur's Gate 3 - 141h 38m 55s
Ranking
1st - Baldur's Gate 3 - A huge and extensive RPG with a great story and characters. Only a few few issues with the inventory and camera holds the game back
22nd January - Baldur's Gate 3 - 141h 38m 55s
Ranking
1st - Baldur's Gate 3 - A huge and extensive RPG with a great story and characters. Only a few few issues with the inventory and camera holds the game back
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Game of the Month Anniversary - Bloodborne
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Bloodborne: Game of the Year Edition
Completion April 25th, 2018
Main+Extras 73h 10m 21s
Notes SL 169, All none root chalice dungeons, All bosses + DLC
Review
Bloodborne is a fantastic addition to the Soulsborne series and excellent playthrough through most of the possible areas.
One of the greatest things about the game is it’s atmosphere. Throughout the whole game there is this creeping foreboding atmosphere which hangs over the whole game. While not outright the scariest game it is constantly keeping the tension up with every move which you go through the game and it never lets off as the game delves further and further into the madness of the hunters night and the things you hunt slowly lose more and more of there humanity.
The gameplay plays a lot more aggressive compared to its counterpart Dark Soul games. There are no effective shields to hide behind this time and you will regain health if you returns hits fast enough after taking hits creating this very rewarding feed back loop for playing aggressive with the enemy. This does not mean the game is easier then the Dark Souls series as it will still effective punish inconsiderate and rushed gameplay styles and it has a much better balance between taking risks and punishing mistakes. It ultimately is perhaps the most rewarding in terms of gameplay in the soulsborne series.
The bosses were as also a mix of large monster creatures and smaller hunter style bosses which act as duels between two different characters. These are the stand out bosses in the games as these bosses act and play like another hunter where they can attack with trick weapons, parry with the gun and side step. These fast moving enemies are where the true fun of the game takes place.
While I adore this game I feel it’s held back by the chalice dungeons. Due to them being set up so they could be procedural generated they have a rather lackluster design style and at times feel tacked on with a lot of the bosses in the level just been powered up mob enemies. Still there are some interesting boss battles and the Defiled Chalice is probably the hardest area in the game although it is hard mealy cause it docks half your helath through the level.
The biggest problem though I had with the chalice dungeons was that ultimately due to there tacked on feel to them they can and did ruin the pace of the game for me especially the end game areas of the game as I did the chalice dungeons before completing the game and the DLC. The chalice dungeons especially the lower depths are great places for farming blood echoes for leveling up which can be helpful for players but in the end I over leveled for a lot of the last sections of the game where challenges were easily powered through and while you still can’t be too careless it meant places where I expected a challenge I easily overcame. I was considering docking points for this but honestly if I had done the chalice dungeons later as they are thankfully optional then I wouldn’t of had this problem. If you do pick up this game I recommend leveling doing the chalice dungeons to after reaching New game plus.
Ultimately Bloodborne is a fantastic addition to the Soulborne franchise and is worth the journey to completed this game.
10/10
Completion April 25th, 2018
Main+Extras 73h 10m 21s
Notes SL 169, All none root chalice dungeons, All bosses + DLC
Review
Bloodborne is a fantastic addition to the Soulsborne series and excellent playthrough through most of the possible areas.
One of the greatest things about the game is it’s atmosphere. Throughout the whole game there is this creeping foreboding atmosphere which hangs over the whole game. While not outright the scariest game it is constantly keeping the tension up with every move which you go through the game and it never lets off as the game delves further and further into the madness of the hunters night and the things you hunt slowly lose more and more of there humanity.
The gameplay plays a lot more aggressive compared to its counterpart Dark Soul games. There are no effective shields to hide behind this time and you will regain health if you returns hits fast enough after taking hits creating this very rewarding feed back loop for playing aggressive with the enemy. This does not mean the game is easier then the Dark Souls series as it will still effective punish inconsiderate and rushed gameplay styles and it has a much better balance between taking risks and punishing mistakes. It ultimately is perhaps the most rewarding in terms of gameplay in the soulsborne series.
The bosses were as also a mix of large monster creatures and smaller hunter style bosses which act as duels between two different characters. These are the stand out bosses in the games as these bosses act and play like another hunter where they can attack with trick weapons, parry with the gun and side step. These fast moving enemies are where the true fun of the game takes place.
While I adore this game I feel it’s held back by the chalice dungeons. Due to them being set up so they could be procedural generated they have a rather lackluster design style and at times feel tacked on with a lot of the bosses in the level just been powered up mob enemies. Still there are some interesting boss battles and the Defiled Chalice is probably the hardest area in the game although it is hard mealy cause it docks half your helath through the level.
The biggest problem though I had with the chalice dungeons was that ultimately due to there tacked on feel to them they can and did ruin the pace of the game for me especially the end game areas of the game as I did the chalice dungeons before completing the game and the DLC. The chalice dungeons especially the lower depths are great places for farming blood echoes for leveling up which can be helpful for players but in the end I over leveled for a lot of the last sections of the game where challenges were easily powered through and while you still can’t be too careless it meant places where I expected a challenge I easily overcame. I was considering docking points for this but honestly if I had done the chalice dungeons later as they are thankfully optional then I wouldn’t of had this problem. If you do pick up this game I recommend leveling doing the chalice dungeons to after reaching New game plus.
Ultimately Bloodborne is a fantastic addition to the Soulborne franchise and is worth the journey to completed this game.
10/10
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Video Game Book Club
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Game of the Month Anniversary - Bloodborne
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Bloodborne
Face your fears as you search for answers in the ancient city of Yharnam, now cursed with a strange endemic illness spreading through the streets like wildfire. Danger, death and madness lurk around every corner of this dark and horrific world, and you must discover its darkest secrets in order to survive.
How long is Bloodborne?
When focusing on the main objectives, Bloodborne is about 32½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 76 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Platform:PlayStation 4
Genres:Action, Role-Playing
Developer:From Software
Publisher:Sony Computer Entertainment
NA:March 24th, 2015
EU:March 25th, 2015
JP:March 26th, 2015
Bloodborne: The Old Hunters
Experience the nightmare of the hunters who once guarded Byrgenwerth
How long is Bloodborne: The Old Hunters?
When focusing on the main objectives, Bloodborne: The Old Hunters is about 8 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 10½ Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Platform:PlayStation 4
Genres:Action, Role-Playing
Developer:From Software
Publisher:Sony Computer Entertainment
NA:November 24th, 2015
Bloodborne: Game of the Year Edition
Hunt your nightmares as you search for answers in the ancient city of Yharnam, now cursed with a strange endemic illness spreading through the streets like wildfire. Danger, death and madness lurk around every corner of this dark and horrific world, and you must discover its darkest secrets in order to survive.
How long is Bloodborne: Game of the Year Edition?
When focusing on the main objectives, Bloodborne: Game of the Year Edition is about 29½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 76 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Platform:PlayStation 4
Genres:Action, Adventure, Role-Playing
Developer:From Software
Publisher:Sony Computer Entertainment
NA:November 24th, 2015
Alias:Bloodborne: Complete Edition
Face your fears as you search for answers in the ancient city of Yharnam, now cursed with a strange endemic illness spreading through the streets like wildfire. Danger, death and madness lurk around every corner of this dark and horrific world, and you must discover its darkest secrets in order to survive.
How long is Bloodborne?
When focusing on the main objectives, Bloodborne is about 32½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 76 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Platform:PlayStation 4
Genres:Action, Role-Playing
Developer:From Software
Publisher:Sony Computer Entertainment
NA:March 24th, 2015
EU:March 25th, 2015
JP:March 26th, 2015
Bloodborne: The Old Hunters
Experience the nightmare of the hunters who once guarded Byrgenwerth
How long is Bloodborne: The Old Hunters?
When focusing on the main objectives, Bloodborne: The Old Hunters is about 8 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 10½ Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Platform:PlayStation 4
Genres:Action, Role-Playing
Developer:From Software
Publisher:Sony Computer Entertainment
NA:November 24th, 2015
Bloodborne: Game of the Year Edition
Hunt your nightmares as you search for answers in the ancient city of Yharnam, now cursed with a strange endemic illness spreading through the streets like wildfire. Danger, death and madness lurk around every corner of this dark and horrific world, and you must discover its darkest secrets in order to survive.
How long is Bloodborne: Game of the Year Edition?
When focusing on the main objectives, Bloodborne: Game of the Year Edition is about 29½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 76 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Platform:PlayStation 4
Genres:Action, Adventure, Role-Playing
Developer:From Software
Publisher:Sony Computer Entertainment
NA:November 24th, 2015
Alias:Bloodborne: Complete Edition
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Video Game Book Club
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Baldur's Gate 3
Completion January 22nd, 2025
Main+Extras 141h 38m 55s
Notes Illithid ending
Review
+A great array of companions with there own interlocking stories
+A expansive and deep set of levels with many hidden secrets
+An excellent system of spells and abilities to give each character a there unique strengths and weaknesses
-The camera easily gets stuck and does a poor job of handling multiple floors
-The inventory system is an unwieldy mess
-System can be too reliant on DnD knowledge and can be daunting for non DnD players
Overview: Baldurs Gate 3 is a huge and expansive CRPG that does an excellent job of compelling people to go through the world with it’s expansive and well done combat and speech systems. Utilizing these systems to make different classes stronger and weaker in different situations and being able to talk your walk out of a lot of fights with the right charisma or deal large amount of melee damage as a fighter or crowd control as a wizard. Using this system it tells an excellent story with a set of companions with there our background and side stories which all link back into the main story to compel you to continue playing within the world which itself is large and expansive with a ton of hidden secrets within each area you go to. While an excellent RPG it is not without it’s issues the two big ones being the camera especially within multi storey buildings easily gets stuck and it’s difficult to move the camera between levels with ease and the inventory is a mess and takes a bit too much work to manage especially as each character have their own inventory. It also doesn’t always explain the DnD based system well especially accessible to none DnD players and doesn’t really explain dice for battles that well. Overall though Baldur’s Gate 3is a huge and expansive RPG with a ton to offer and only a few niggles in the way.
9/10
Completion January 22nd, 2025
Main+Extras 141h 38m 55s
Notes Illithid ending
Review
+A great array of companions with there own interlocking stories
+A expansive and deep set of levels with many hidden secrets
+An excellent system of spells and abilities to give each character a there unique strengths and weaknesses
-The camera easily gets stuck and does a poor job of handling multiple floors
-The inventory system is an unwieldy mess
-System can be too reliant on DnD knowledge and can be daunting for non DnD players
Overview: Baldurs Gate 3 is a huge and expansive CRPG that does an excellent job of compelling people to go through the world with it’s expansive and well done combat and speech systems. Utilizing these systems to make different classes stronger and weaker in different situations and being able to talk your walk out of a lot of fights with the right charisma or deal large amount of melee damage as a fighter or crowd control as a wizard. Using this system it tells an excellent story with a set of companions with there our background and side stories which all link back into the main story to compel you to continue playing within the world which itself is large and expansive with a ton of hidden secrets within each area you go to. While an excellent RPG it is not without it’s issues the two big ones being the camera especially within multi storey buildings easily gets stuck and it’s difficult to move the camera between levels with ease and the inventory is a mess and takes a bit too much work to manage especially as each character have their own inventory. It also doesn’t always explain the DnD based system well especially accessible to none DnD players and doesn’t really explain dice for battles that well. Overall though Baldur’s Gate 3is a huge and expansive RPG with a ton to offer and only a few niggles in the way.
9/10
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No issue with the nomination as the game came out 2015 it can go into the anniversary nominations if you like but will be allowed in the main if you'd prefer it in that vote
You can make a second nomination for this month as long it's not a game already previously chosen (see my previous post for the list of games) or a collection of games
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So those who missed the Discord chat. We have now reached 10 years of GotM on this forum and so for celebration we will be doing a second game nom for this month. The game must of been released in 2015 for the nomination.
For normal nomination I'll nominate Pacific Drive
For the Look back I'll nominate Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain
The Ongoing List
Abatage Collection
01. 02/15 - Beneath a Steel Sky
02. 03/15 - Parasite Eve
03. 04/15 - Deus Ex
04. 05/15 - Deadly Premonition
05. 06/15 - Cthulhu Saves the World
06. 07/15 - Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
07. 08/15 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
08. 09/15 - Maldita Castilla
09. 10/15 - Halloween Triple Creature Feature: Saya No Uta, Silent Hill & The Cat Lady
10. 11/15 - Fallout 4
11. 12/15 - Bayonetta
12. 01/16 - Mega Man 1 - 6
13. 02/16 - Omikron: The Nomad Soul
14. 03/16 - Binary Domain
15. 04/16 - Earthbound
16. 05/16 - Okami
17. 06/16 - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
18. 07/16 - Valkyria Chronicles
19. 08/16 - The Secret of Monkey Island
20. 09/16 - Borderlands Series
21. 10/16 - Creature Triple Feature 2: Resident Evil, Clock Tower, & Corpse Party
22. 11/16 - MediEvil
23. 12/16 - Transistor
24. 01/17 - Lost Odyssey
25. 02/17 - Nier
26. 03/17 - Horizon Zero Dawn
27. 04/17 - Dragon Age Origins
28. 05/17 - The Witcher
29. 06/17 - Beyond Good & Evil
30. 07/17 - Rayman Legends
31. 08/17 - Bit. Trip series
32. 09/17 - Bayonetta 2
33. 10/17 - Creature Triple Feature 3: Resident Evil 4, The Evil Within and Dead Space
34. 11/17 - God of War
35. 12/17 - Minesweeper
36. 01/18 - Prince of Persia 2008
37. 02/18 - Odin Sphere
38. 03/18 – Project Zero / Fatal Frame
39. 04/18 - 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
40. 05/18 - The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
41. 06/18 - Unreal Gold
42. 07/18 - Chrono Trigger
43. 08/18 – Stories: The Path of Destinies
44. 09/18 - Child of Light
45. 10/18 - Creature Triple Feature 4: Doom (1993), Doom 3, Outlast
46. 11/18 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time
47. 12/18 - Shadow of the Colossus
48. 01/19 - LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game
49. 02/19 - Hollow Knight
50. 03/19 - Thimbleweed Park
51. 04/19 - Yakuza 0
52. 05/19 - Final Fantasy
53. 06/19 - Darksiders
54. 07/19 - Banjo Kazooie
55. 08/19 - Fallout
56. 09/19 - Alan Wake
57. 10/19 - Triple Creature Feature 5: Prey (2017), Soma, Bioshock
58. 11/19 - The Outer Worlds
59. 12/19 - Yakuza Kiwami
60. 01/20 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
61. 02/20 - Kentucky Route Zero
62. 03/20 - Celeste
63. 04/20 - Final Fantasy VII
64. 05/20 - A Plague tale: Innocence
65. 06/20 - Observer
66. 07/20 - Pyre
67. 08/20 - Oxenfree
68. 09/20 - Gris
69. 10/20 - Triple Creature Feature 6: Doki Doki Literature Club, Blasphemous, DOOM II: Hell On Earth
70. 11/20 - Super Mario World
71. 12/20 - Night in the Woods
72. 01/21 - Hades
73. 02/21 - Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
74. 03/21 - Journey
75. 04/21 - Hyper Light Drifter
76. 05/21 - Ori and the Blind Forest
77. 06/21 - Super Metroid
78. 07/21 - Wargroove
79. 08/21 - A Short Hike
80. 09/21 - The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
81. 10/21 - Triple Creature Feature 7: Little Nightmares, Alien: Isolation, Bioshock 2
82. 11/21 - The Messenger
83. 12/21 - Disco Elysium
84. 01/22 - Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak
85. 02/22 - Hitman (2016)
86. 03/22 - Elden Ring
87. 04/22 - Tunic / Fools Choice #1 - Untitled Goose Game
88. 05/22 - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
89. 06/22 - Super Mario Galaxy
90. 07/22 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
91. 08/22 - OMORI
92. 09/22 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
93. 10/22 - Triple Creature Feature 8: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Castlevania, Doom(2016)
94. 11/22 - Donkey Kong Country
95. 12/22 - Persona 5 Royal
96. 01/23 - Live A Live
97. 02/23 - Crypt of the NecroDancer
98. 03/23 - Metroid Prime
99. 04/23 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Fool's Choice #2 - Conker's Bad Fur Day
100. 05/23 - Spiritfarer / The 100th Game of the Month Ranking Spectacular
101. 06/23 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
102. 07/23 - Baba is You
103. 08/23 - Guacamelee!
104. 09/23 - Murder by Numbers
105. 10/23 - Triple Creature Feature 9: Luigi's Mansion, F.E.A.R., Grim Fandango
106. 11/23 - Undertale
107. 12/23 - Half-Life
108. 01/24 - Pony Island
109. 02/24 - Final Fantasy XII
110. 03/24 - Return of the Obra Dinn
111. 04/24 - Valiant Hearts: The Great War / Fools Choice #3 - Hatoful Boyfriend
112. 05/24 - Ori and the Will of the Wisps
113. 06/24 - The World Ends with You
114. 07/24 - Sunset Overdrive
115. 08/24 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
116. 09/24 - Bully
117. 10/24 - Triple Creature Feature 10: Inside, Death's Door, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
118. 11/24 - Doom Eternal
119. 12/24 - Outer Wilds
120. 01/25 - Paper Mario
For normal nomination I'll nominate Pacific Drive
For the Look back I'll nominate Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain
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Games Beaten - December 2024
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14th December 2024: Outer Wilds - 16h 15m 35s
19th December 20-24 - Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye - 7h 22m 25s
Ranking
2nd - Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye - A great addition to a great game. Includes new ideas while builidng on the base however it also emphasis some of the shortcomings of the base game a bit too much
1st - Outer Wilds - An excellent game about exploration and slowly branching your way to the final location with a great selection of puzzles and unique locations to explore
19th December 20-24 - Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye - 7h 22m 25s
Ranking
2nd - Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye - A great addition to a great game. Includes new ideas while builidng on the base however it also emphasis some of the shortcomings of the base game a bit too much
1st - Outer Wilds - An excellent game about exploration and slowly branching your way to the final location with a great selection of puzzles and unique locations to explore
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Games Beaten 2024
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Game of the Month #120 - Paper Mario
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Paper Mario
Mario pals around in an all-new action adventure! Mario's back in his first adventure since Super Mario 64, and this time, Bowser's bent on preventing a storybook ending. When Princess Peach is kidnapped, Mario plots to rescue the seven Star Spirits and rid the Mushroom Kingdom of Koopa's cruel cohorts. As he travels from the tropical jungles of Lavalava Island to the frosty heights of Shiver Mountain, he'll meet up with seven all-new companions... and he'll need help from each one or there'll be no happily ever after.
How long is Paper Mario?
When focusing on the main objectives, Paper Mario is about 23 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 33½ Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Mario pals around in an all-new action adventure! Mario's back in his first adventure since Super Mario 64, and this time, Bowser's bent on preventing a storybook ending. When Princess Peach is kidnapped, Mario plots to rescue the seven Star Spirits and rid the Mushroom Kingdom of Koopa's cruel cohorts. As he travels from the tropical jungles of Lavalava Island to the frosty heights of Shiver Mountain, he'll meet up with seven all-new companions... and he'll need help from each one or there'll be no happily ever after.
How long is Paper Mario?
When focusing on the main objectives, Paper Mario is about 23 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 33½ Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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2024 - Year in Review
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Time for the standard year in review notes from all the game serevices:
Playstation
Nintendo
Steam
HLTB
Playstation
Nintendo
Steam
HLTB
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The Ongoing List
Abatage Collection
01. 02/15 - Beneath a Steel Sky
02. 03/15 - Parasite Eve
03. 04/15 - Deus Ex
04. 05/15 - Deadly Premonition
05. 06/15 - Cthulhu Saves the World
06. 07/15 - Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
07. 08/15 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
08. 09/15 - Maldita Castilla
09. 10/15 - Halloween Triple Creature Feature: Saya No Uta, Silent Hill & The Cat Lady
10. 11/15 - Fallout 4
11. 12/15 - Bayonetta
12. 01/16 - Mega Man 1 - 6
13. 02/16 - Omikron: The Nomad Soul
14. 03/16 - Binary Domain
15. 04/16 - Earthbound
16. 05/16 - Okami
17. 06/16 - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
18. 07/16 - Valkyria Chronicles
19. 08/16 - The Secret of Monkey Island
20. 09/16 - Borderlands Series
21. 10/16 - Creature Triple Feature 2: Resident Evil, Clock Tower, & Corpse Party
22. 11/16 - MediEvil
23. 12/16 - Transistor
24. 01/17 - Lost Odyssey
25. 02/17 - Nier
26. 03/17 - Horizon Zero Dawn
27. 04/17 - Dragon Age Origins
28. 05/17 - The Witcher
29. 06/17 - Beyond Good & Evil
30. 07/17 - Rayman Legends
31. 08/17 - Bit. Trip series
32. 09/17 - Bayonetta 2
33. 10/17 - Creature Triple Feature 3: Resident Evil 4, The Evil Within and Dead Space
34. 11/17 - God of War
35. 12/17 - Minesweeper
36. 01/18 - Prince of Persia 2008
37. 02/18 - Odin Sphere
38. 03/18 – Project Zero / Fatal Frame
39. 04/18 - 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
40. 05/18 - The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
41. 06/18 - Unreal Gold
42. 07/18 - Chrono Trigger
43. 08/18 – Stories: The Path of Destinies
44. 09/18 - Child of Light
45. 10/18 - Creature Triple Feature 4: Doom (1993), Doom 3, Outlast
46. 11/18 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time
47. 12/18 - Shadow of the Colossus
48. 01/19 - LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game
49. 02/19 - Hollow Knight
50. 03/19 - Thimbleweed Park
51. 04/19 - Yakuza 0
52. 05/19 - Final Fantasy
53. 06/19 - Darksiders
54. 07/19 - Banjo Kazooie
55. 08/19 - Fallout
56. 09/19 - Alan Wake
57. 10/19 - Triple Creature Feature 5: Prey (2017), Soma, Bioshock
58. 11/19 - The Outer Worlds
59. 12/19 - Yakuza Kiwami
60. 01/20 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
61. 02/20 - Kentucky Route Zero
62. 03/20 - Celeste
63. 04/20 - Final Fantasy VII
64. 05/20 - A Plague tale: Innocence
65. 06/20 - Observer
66. 07/20 - Pyre
67. 08/20 - Oxenfree
68. 09/20 - Gris
69. 10/20 - Triple Creature Feature 6: Doki Doki Literature Club, Blasphemous, DOOM II: Hell On Earth
70. 11/20 - Super Mario World
71. 12/20 - Night in the Woods
72. 01/21 - Hades
73. 02/21 - Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
74. 03/21 - Journey
75. 04/21 - Hyper Light Drifter
76. 05/21 - Ori and the Blind Forest
77. 06/21 - Super Metroid
78. 07/21 - Wargroove
79. 08/21 - A Short Hike
80. 09/21 - The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
81. 10/21 - Triple Creature Feature 7: Little Nightmares, Alien: Isolation, Bioshock 2
82. 11/21 - The Messenger
83. 12/21 - Disco Elysium
84. 01/22 - Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak
85. 02/22 - Hitman (2016)
86. 03/22 - Elden Ring
87. 04/22 - Tunic / Fools Choice #1 - Untitled Goose Game
88. 05/22 - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
89. 06/22 - Super Mario Galaxy
90. 07/22 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
91. 08/22 - OMORI
92. 09/22 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
93. 10/22 - Triple Creature Feature 8: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Castlevania, Doom(2016)
94. 11/22 - Donkey Kong Country
95. 12/22 - Persona 5 Royal
96. 01/23 - Live A Live
97. 02/23 - Crypt of the NecroDancer
98. 03/23 - Metroid Prime
99. 04/23 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Fool's Choice #2 - Conker's Bad Fur Day
100. 05/23 - Spiritfarer / The 100th Game of the Month Ranking Spectacular
101. 06/23 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
102. 07/23 - Baba is You
103. 08/23 - Guacamelee!
104. 09/23 - Murder by Numbers
105. 10/23 - Triple Creature Feature 9: Luigi's Mansion, F.E.A.R., Grim Fandango
106. 11/23 - Undertale
107. 12/23 - Half-Life
108. 01/24 - Pony Island
109. 02/24 - Final Fantasy XII
110. 03/24 - Return of the Obra Dinn
111. 04/24 - Valiant Hearts: The Great War / Fools Choice #3 - Hatoful Boyfriend
112. 05/24 - Ori and the Will of the Wisps
113. 06/24 - The World Ends with You
114. 07/24 - Sunset Overdrive
115. 08/24 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
116. 09/24 - Bully
117. 10/24 - Triple Creature Feature 10: Inside, Death's Door, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
118. 11/24 - Doom Eternal
119. 12/24 - Outer Wilds
I nominate Yakuza 4
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The 12 days of Itchmas #4 (December 2024)
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11 Yrs♥✓#
knalb11 Yrs♥✓#
Ranking:
14th - The world has been sad since Tuesday
Completion December 15th, 2024
Main Story 9m 18s
Review
A game which basically has a whole bunch of nothing. There isn’t much in terms of art, gameplay and the story is just ultimately too abstract to really say anything. Nothing in this game piqued my interest.
4/10
13th - Delia: The Travelling Witch
Completion December 19th, 2024
Main Story 1h 14m 6s
Review
Delia is a basic GB game style platform but the controls feel floaty and I found myself frustrated with the game a lot. I came away rather uninterested in the game and just didn’t fully enjoy myself. It might because it’s not my style of game but I wasn’t inspired by this gameplay
5/10
12th - Off Peak
Completion December 21st, 2024
Main Story 28m 59s
Review
A rather peculiar and off beat collect a thon with a lot of inept dialogue and just a series of random models placed in different sizes and locations. It got some good animations but can’t get away from how ugly it is. It is not helped by it’s more boring gameplay
5/10
11th - |
Completion December 8th, 2024
Main Story 3m 28s
Review
A game far too short for it’s own good./ It had a few concepts which needed to be utilized but failed to do so in any meaningful way. A few more levels would’ve helped the game more
5/10
10th - P.E. Noire
Completion December 6th, 2024
Main Story 23m 45s
Review
A decent enough if a bit childish point n click game. Nothing spectacular but ultimately nothing bad about it either it just didn’t pique my interest
6/10
9th - Rental
Completion December 13th, 2024
Main Story 13m 40s
Review
A good atmospheric cabin with some good PS era stylisations. It is a shame there is no major gameplay in the game and just ends up being a simple collectathon
6/10
8th - Arcane Break
Completion December 4th, 2024
Main Story 10m 6s
Review
A decent concept with some good progression and does a lot well with the small size and could easily fleshed out but game was a bit simplistic for me. Not bad but needed more
6/10
7th - Pakke-Is
Completion December 21st, 2024
Main Story 29m 7s
Review
Pakke-Is is an interesting concept and uses a kayak to get around the game as well as the oars to push through the water. However instead working a rhythm for the oars you can simply accelerate like a car which I felt hurt the concept more then helped, it is also not helped by the stiff controls. Saying that it is well visualised and the game could really work out if just tightened up a bit.
6/10
6th - What never was
Completion December 9th, 2024
Main Story 22m 58s
Review
Alright little point n click. Needed a bit more complicated puzzles and it sets itself up for a bigger game which I’m uncertain is available. Not too sure but made well enough at least.
7/10
5th - Creature Packets
Completion December 11th, 2024
Main Story 21m
Review
Fun little cooking like game like Overcooked that last a bit too long for it’s own good and could do with some more equipment in the game
7/10
4th - Lodge
Completion December 7th, 2024
Main Story 1h 2m 46s
Review
A fun little escape room with a few different and interesting puzzles to keep you occupied. It does throw you in the deep end and kinda fails to properly introduce you to the game but still once you get going it can be rather fun.
8/10
3rd - A Good Gardner
Completion December 15th, 2024
Main Story 1h 8m 31s
Review
An excellently contrasting game with a nice and simple laid back style of game with a rather dark story which is slowly relied to you. It is extremely well done and very emotion and very much worth the entry for. It is missing some visual indications in it’s gameplay such as how much water you have left but these are minor issues for an excellent story.
9/10
2nd - Nightmare Kart
Completion December 14th, 2024
Main Story 2h 5m 48s
Notes Submit Life ending
Review
A fantastic and basically full game based on Bloodborne but as a karting game. Some great karts and circuits and a real well thought out karting system involving defeationg enemies to increse your top speed. It however does have issues and relies too much on battle arenas over races for my liking but still a great gameplay
9/10
1st - Sheep: A Short Adventure
Completion December 21st, 2024
Main Story 1h 6m 59s
Review
A strong and well made little platform game. Extremely well made and well refined. Had great feel and could easily be a small part of a larger game without any further issues. A game well worth giving a go.
10/10
Overview: Very strong year this with really only one game I outright disliked. There was my first itch.io 10 and there were 4 games I thoroughly enjoyed and had very little issues with. Alot of games with potential that either needed just tightening up or expanding. Think this was the strongest showing so far.
14th - The world has been sad since Tuesday
Completion December 15th, 2024
Main Story 9m 18s
Review
A game which basically has a whole bunch of nothing. There isn’t much in terms of art, gameplay and the story is just ultimately too abstract to really say anything. Nothing in this game piqued my interest.
4/10
13th - Delia: The Travelling Witch
Completion December 19th, 2024
Main Story 1h 14m 6s
Review
Delia is a basic GB game style platform but the controls feel floaty and I found myself frustrated with the game a lot. I came away rather uninterested in the game and just didn’t fully enjoy myself. It might because it’s not my style of game but I wasn’t inspired by this gameplay
5/10
12th - Off Peak
Completion December 21st, 2024
Main Story 28m 59s
Review
A rather peculiar and off beat collect a thon with a lot of inept dialogue and just a series of random models placed in different sizes and locations. It got some good animations but can’t get away from how ugly it is. It is not helped by it’s more boring gameplay
5/10
11th - |
Completion December 8th, 2024
Main Story 3m 28s
Review
A game far too short for it’s own good./ It had a few concepts which needed to be utilized but failed to do so in any meaningful way. A few more levels would’ve helped the game more
5/10
10th - P.E. Noire
Completion December 6th, 2024
Main Story 23m 45s
Review
A decent enough if a bit childish point n click game. Nothing spectacular but ultimately nothing bad about it either it just didn’t pique my interest
6/10
9th - Rental
Completion December 13th, 2024
Main Story 13m 40s
Review
A good atmospheric cabin with some good PS era stylisations. It is a shame there is no major gameplay in the game and just ends up being a simple collectathon
6/10
8th - Arcane Break
Completion December 4th, 2024
Main Story 10m 6s
Review
A decent concept with some good progression and does a lot well with the small size and could easily fleshed out but game was a bit simplistic for me. Not bad but needed more
6/10
7th - Pakke-Is
Completion December 21st, 2024
Main Story 29m 7s
Review
Pakke-Is is an interesting concept and uses a kayak to get around the game as well as the oars to push through the water. However instead working a rhythm for the oars you can simply accelerate like a car which I felt hurt the concept more then helped, it is also not helped by the stiff controls. Saying that it is well visualised and the game could really work out if just tightened up a bit.
6/10
6th - What never was
Completion December 9th, 2024
Main Story 22m 58s
Review
Alright little point n click. Needed a bit more complicated puzzles and it sets itself up for a bigger game which I’m uncertain is available. Not too sure but made well enough at least.
7/10
5th - Creature Packets
Completion December 11th, 2024
Main Story 21m
Review
Fun little cooking like game like Overcooked that last a bit too long for it’s own good and could do with some more equipment in the game
7/10
4th - Lodge
Completion December 7th, 2024
Main Story 1h 2m 46s
Review
A fun little escape room with a few different and interesting puzzles to keep you occupied. It does throw you in the deep end and kinda fails to properly introduce you to the game but still once you get going it can be rather fun.
8/10
3rd - A Good Gardner
Completion December 15th, 2024
Main Story 1h 8m 31s
Review
An excellently contrasting game with a nice and simple laid back style of game with a rather dark story which is slowly relied to you. It is extremely well done and very emotion and very much worth the entry for. It is missing some visual indications in it’s gameplay such as how much water you have left but these are minor issues for an excellent story.
9/10
2nd - Nightmare Kart
Completion December 14th, 2024
Main Story 2h 5m 48s
Notes Submit Life ending
Review
A fantastic and basically full game based on Bloodborne but as a karting game. Some great karts and circuits and a real well thought out karting system involving defeationg enemies to increse your top speed. It however does have issues and relies too much on battle arenas over races for my liking but still a great gameplay
9/10
1st - Sheep: A Short Adventure
Completion December 21st, 2024
Main Story 1h 6m 59s
Review
A strong and well made little platform game. Extremely well made and well refined. Had great feel and could easily be a small part of a larger game without any further issues. A game well worth giving a go.
10/10
Overview: Very strong year this with really only one game I outright disliked. There was my first itch.io 10 and there were 4 games I thoroughly enjoyed and had very little issues with. Alot of games with potential that either needed just tightening up or expanding. Think this was the strongest showing so far.
11 Yrs♥✓#
knalb11 Yrs♥✓#
Just beat Pakke-Is and it was interesting concept that I think isn't done correctly imo. You control a kayak and if using a controller using the bumpers but you hold them down instead of going in rhythm with the oar. This feels like a bit of missed opportunity. It is not helped that it felt a bit stiff in the turning and a times the boat wouldn't turn for me. I liked the concept but not the execution in the end
Just beat Off Peak and that was just weird. Alot of out of scale characters chatting a load of nonsense. Simple collect-a-thon but didn't have the charm as rental imo
And now the final game Sheepy: A Short Adventure and that was really well made game with alot you could easily expand on. It's base is real strong while I do think more health should've been given it quickly starts giving you more power ups to allow to progress and the gameplay was primarily based on platforming with the fights limited to just a three boss fights. Music was great but not sure if it fits the game and the story seems to leading somewhere but I didn't get enough to see what it was trying to say. Never the less this is a strong contender and def one of the better entries this year (tbf this has been a strong itchmas I got 3 games I could consider the best for change)
I geet my full reviews and ranking up when I have a chance
Just beat Off Peak and that was just weird. Alot of out of scale characters chatting a load of nonsense. Simple collect-a-thon but didn't have the charm as rental imo
And now the final game Sheepy: A Short Adventure and that was really well made game with alot you could easily expand on. It's base is real strong while I do think more health should've been given it quickly starts giving you more power ups to allow to progress and the gameplay was primarily based on platforming with the fights limited to just a three boss fights. Music was great but not sure if it fits the game and the story seems to leading somewhere but I didn't get enough to see what it was trying to say. Never the less this is a strong contender and def one of the better entries this year (tbf this has been a strong itchmas I got 3 games I could consider the best for change)
I geet my full reviews and ranking up when I have a chance
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