alienjesus wrote:Portal 2 (XBox 360)
Blaster Master (NES)
Devil May Cry (PSN)
Resident Evil REmake (PSN)
Final Fantasy III (SNES)
Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)
My initial thoughts, based on trying to select from a selection of systems, avoid too many long games and try and get some different genres represented are:
1. Bionic Commando (NES)
2. Life Force (NES)
3. Final Fantasy III (SNES)
4. Soleil (MD)
5. Mario Golf (N64)
6. Pilotwings 64 (N64)
7. Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (PS1)
8. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GC)
9. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (GC)
10. Devil May Cry (PSN)
Soleil is pretty debateable as a classic (It's US name is Crusader of Centy) so other possible options in it's spot are Crystalis, Clockwork Knight, Legendary Axe and Resident Evil imo. I wanted to try and get more 16 bit representation on the list though.
Obviously it's early days yet and I'm open to suggestions, or swapping out some games to play alongside other people! This thread is always more fun when people are playing games alongside you!
At the top are your choices that I like a lot. I'm always especially curious about newcomers going into Blaster Master, because I can see how it can be quite challenging and overwhelming in figuring out where to go. I know the game like the back of my hand though and love it. But even so, the final level is so insanely hard I've only beaten it legitimately once or twice in 25 some years of loving it (maybe a few more times on emulators).
Have you not played those others like FF6?
REmake is probably the best remake of a game of all time. It feels like the same classic masterfully and respectfully updated with refinements and tiny additions that feel like they were already there originally. Mikami worked his magic on this one and as I'm a huge fan and continue to replay these games, I'm starting to think REmake is my favorite RE of all time.
Devil May Cry is incredible but I don't see it get much love thesedays. DMC1 is actually very serious and it wasn't until DMC3 that made the TMNT pizza loving jokestar Dante that we all love and know now, cause DmC doesn't exist. DMC1 is clunky, as it has its remnants of being RE4 in there with some of the camera angles and all, but I think it's incredible game with amazing gothic atmosphere, music, good action, etc. You say PSN, but I would highly recommend the HD remaster. The HD trilogy is one of the best I've seen by far. I got a lot of Demon's/Dark Souls vibes with the atmosphere in DMC1.
I can't get very far in Life Force haha.
I don't think I've ever done these challenges. No idea where to start. I mean, you gave me a big list of some stuff here and there recently maybe I can work off of. I am very meticulous about lists and my backlog, keeping it all organized. I could maybe just throw 10 of them in a pool, but a handful of it would be current gen or last which apparently will get me spanked here.