1. DKC Returns (3DS)2.√ Letter 3. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (PC)4. Spec Ops: The Line (PC)5. Fire Emblem Heroes (Android) (such as it is)6. Gears of War UItimate Edition (Xbox One)7. Onechanbara Z2 Chaos (PS4)8. Horizon: Zero Dawn (PS4)9. Nioh (PS4)10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U)11. Dark Souls III: The Ringed City (PC)12. Demon’s Souls (PS3) replay13. Dark Souls (PC) replay14. Dark Souls III (PC) replay15. Dark Souls (PC) replayFFXI16. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NSW) replay17. Destiny 2 (PC)18. Doki Doki Literature Club (PC)19. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (PS4)20. VA-11 Hall-A: Cyperpunk Bartender Action (PC)I've wound up spending a lot of gaming time on replays or mired in FFXI for a fair chunk of the year now. However, since I've been playing other stuff again, and will likely have some end of the year gaming I figured I'd get this updated (at least as far as I recall). So, quick list and short comments I guess.
Demon's Souls/Dark Souls/Dark Souls IIISeems like when there's a lot of Soulsborne discussion 'round here, it gets me in the mood to play them. This was my second run through DeS, this time opting for a melee setup. Did DS1 on NG+ hoping to push INT up and try sorcery, but didn't get enough levels to make it appealing. Did another NG run using sorcery instead. DSIII sorcery run as well.
FFXIStarted
a third account and moved existing ones to a low population server. Was fun to see how different early game is now, and to knock out some of the bigger progression things. Technically still active, but, interest has shifted again. Still, it's about all I played for a few months. Listing for that reason.
Mario Kart 8 DeluxeMy brothers got me a Switch for my birthday, and this was the game I grabbed to have anything to play on it before
Mario Odyssey released. I three-starred most/all of the 150cc GPs, and didn't care to mix things up to make 200cc or mirror work. /shrug. Still mostly the same game as on the Wii U, which I put a lot more time into.
Destiny 2Bought when it released for PC. I played the first one on PS4 (I bought the white PS4 that had it bundled), but didn't stick with it. This one I did technically roll the credits and then some, though that'd only really practically count as doing most of the tutorial. Still, I put in about the time I would have for your average FPS, so, countin' it. I did enjoy the campaign stuff, which seemed better balanced to just go through without grinding side missions.
Doki Doki Literature ClubThis is a fairly short (I think 2ish hours) visual novel with a little bit of a twist. I didn't try any kind of replay for it, but suffice to say, if you like the medium (or feel like trying something a little different for a gaming session), then this'd be an easy recommendation. Also,
it's free (on Steam as well, still free), so there's little to lose.
Uncharted: The Lost LegacyToo big to rightfully be DLC, and a little shorter than most of the other entries in the series. So, the relatively budget price works - at least, grabbing it on sale for $20 did for me. Length aside, it's just as high quality a production as other games in the series - probably helped by basically just being more
Uncharted 4. No new gameplay mechanics or anything relative to that - while you do play as Chloe (from the second game) paired up with Nadine (secondary antagonist from the fourth), it's not like she has any different moves from Nathan Drake. All in all, pretty much exactly what you'd expect if you've played the series before...or not really a terrible way to sample it, since it's pretty to-the-point, and a stand-alone story.
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyperpunk Bartender ActionSome slightly different game conventions aside, this is essentially a visual novel. The difference is that instead of having dialogue choices, you mix drinks. It's done in the style meant to be reminiscent of PC-98 games, and has frequent references to other games, anime, and other pop culture, but doesn't rely on them to work. Far as I could tell (while playing or looking it up after I'd rolled the credits), this doesn't really necessitate much in the way of multiple playthroughs, outside of gettting achievements. You can succeed in completing all of the character's stories by giving them the right drinks at key points the first time around. As such, a single run through was actually a bit longer than I'd assumed (like 9 hours), but it's easy to not get all of it (I think I missed most of them, actually). The exception would be failing to pay your rent and getting kicked out of your apartment, which is the fail ending and prevents all the rest. /shrug. Still, a fun experience, especially if you want something retro-ish that isn't a metroidvania.