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< article id = "games-log" >
< h1 > Games I've Played< / h1 >
< section >
< h2 > Mostly Shooters and Stuff< / h2 >
< ul >
< li > Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer< / li >
< li > Halo: Combat Evolved
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty max" > Legendary solo< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > I really liked Halo: CE. It was a strong game, and I've had a soft spot for the Halo story - I don't think it's particularly deep or told with finesse, but it's < em > fun< / em > !< / p >
< / li >
< li > Halo 2
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty hard" > Heroic co-op< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > I've been telling myself I'm going to beat Halo 2 on legendary by myself since the day I beat Halo: CE on legendary. I feel the overwhelming urge to be able to say I've beaten the whole trilogy on the hardest difficulty! On the other hand, it's really goddamn hard.< / p >
< / li >
< li > Halo 3
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty max" > Legendary co-op< / span >
< span class = "difficulty max" > Legendary solo< / span >
< span class = "achievement max" > All Skulls found< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Halo 3: ODST
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty hard" > Heroic co-op< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Halo: Reach
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty hard" > Heroic co-op< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Gears of War
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty max" > Insane co-op< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Gears of War 2
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty hard" > Hardcore co-op< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Gears of War 3
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty hard" > Hardcore co-op< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Half-Life< / li >
< li > Half-Life: Blue Shift< / li >
< li > Half-Life: Opposing Force< / li >
< li > Half-Life 2 (and Episode 1) (and Episode 2)< / li >
< li > Portal< / li >
< li > Portal 2 (and co-op)< / li >
< li > Army of Two< / li >
< li > Army of Two: 40th Day< / li >
< li > Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement bad" > Gave up after like 30 minutes< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > This game was terrible.< / p >
< / li >
< li > Resistance: Fall of Man
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty hard" > Hard? co-op< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Resistance 3
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty hard" > Hard co-op< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > These games weren't very deep, but they had decent shooting and good weapons. Resistance 2 didn't have co-op, so I didn't play it - I just watched my friend do it.< / p >
< / li >
< li > Killzone 3
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty hard" > Veteran? co-op< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > This game offered alternate color modes for colorblindness, which is awesome. Shame the dialogue and plot was so literally laughable.
< / p >
< / li >
< li > Resident Evil 5
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty hard" > Veteran? co-op< / span >
< span class = "achievement max" > Broke one level< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > My pal and I played this over one break, and we couldn't take it seriously. Once we beat it, we spent our hard-earned points on getting infinite ammo for a few weapons - and decided we'd try to unlock infinite ammo for every weapon. We didn't end up doing that, but we did get so practiced at going through one level - which drops the most money for the time you spend in it by < em > far< / em > - that we beat the max difficulty time trial by < em > half< / em > . The magnum in that game is ridiculously overpowered.< / p >
< / li >
< li > F.3.A.R.
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty hard" > Fearless? co-op< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > As far as I can tell, these people have no idea what the phrase "survival horror" even means.< / p >
< / li >
< li > Team Fortress< / li >
< li > Team Fortress 2< / li >
< / ul >
< / section >
< section >
< h2 > Not Shooters< / h2 >
< ul >
< li > Pokemon: Red
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement normal" > Beat the Elite Four< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Pokemon: Silver< / li >
< li > Pokemon: Diamond
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement normal" > Beat the Elite Four< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Crimson Skies< / li >
< li > Prince of Persia (1989)< / li >
< li > Prince of Persia: Sands of Time< / li >
< li > Prince of Persia (2008)< / li >
< li > Super Smash Brothers: Melee
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement hard" > Every SP challenge< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Super Smash Brothers: Brawl
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement max" > Every achievement< / span >
< span class = "achievement bad" > except one sticker< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Mario Kart: Double Dash
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement max" > Time Trial Staff Ghosts< / span >
< span class = "achievement max" > Every Cup on Mirror< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Mario Kart: Wii
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement max" > Gold Medals on Everything< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Okami
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement normal" > All brush techniques< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
< p class = "thoughts" > I think this might be my #1 pick for best Zelda game.< / p >
< / li >
< li > Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time< / li >
< li > Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask< / li >
< li > Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker< / li >
< li > Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap< / li >
< li > Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess< / li >
< li > Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement bad" > Unfinished< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Super Mario 64< / li >
< li > Super Mario Sunshine< / li >
< li > Super Mario Galaxy
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement normal" > 120 Stars< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Final Fantasy< / li >
< li > Final Fantasy 6
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement bad" > Halfway< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Final Fantasy 7
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement bad" > Halfway< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Final Fantasy 8
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement bad" > Halfway< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > I feel like including Final Fantasy games that I haven't finished is still reasonable because not finishing a Final Fantasy game involves a similar time commitment as finishing many other games.< / p >
< / li >
< li > No More Heroes
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty normal" > Mild< / span >
< span class = "achievement normal" > All Beam Katanas< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty normal" > Mild< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Guitar Hero
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty max" > Expert< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Rock Band
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty max" > Expert Guitar< / span >
< span class = "difficulty normal" > Medium Drums< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Super Metroid< / li >
< li > Metroid: Fusion< / li >
< li > Metroid: Zero Mission< / li >
< li > Metroid Prime< / li >
< li > Metroid Prime 3: Corruption< / li >
< li > Silent Hill 2
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement bad" > Gave up< / span >
< span class = "achievement normal" > In Water ending< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > As of September, 2013, this game is too scary for me. As of November, 2013, Glen and I finished it!< / p >
< / li >
< li > Psychonauts
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement bad" > Unfinished< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > I know Psychonauts is everyone's cult fave, but it just didn't grab me.< / p >
< / li >
< / ul >
< / section >
< section >
< h2 > More Indie< / h2 >
< ul >
< li > Jumper
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement bad" > Unfinished< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Jumper Two
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement bad" > Unfinished< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Jumper Three< / li >
< li > World of Goo< / li >
< li > Cave Story< / li >
< li > Gish< / li >
< li > World of Goo< / li >
< li > Osmos< / li >
< li > Jamestown< / li >
< li > Kerbal Space Program
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement normal" > Low Kerbin Orbit< / span >
< span class = "achievement normal" > Round-trip Mun Mission< / span >
< span class = "achievement hard" > Minmus Mission< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > < a href = "http://boson-x.com" > Boson X< / a >
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement normal" > Discovered all the particles< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Guns of Icarus
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement bad" > unfinished< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Hammerwatch
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement bad" > unfinished< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > Ehhh... Just not very enticing, you know? And kinda too hard.< / p >
< / li >
< li > Monaco< / li >
< li > AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! A Reckless Disregard for Gravity< / li >
< li > AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome< / li >
< / ul >
< / section >
< section >
< h2 > Extremely Memorable< / h2 >
< ul >
< li > Shadow of the Colossus
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty max" > Hard< / span >
< span class = "achievement hard" > Time Trials (Normal)< / span >
< span class = "achievement max" > Climbed the temple< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > I love this game so much I'm not even going to write about it. I'd say too much.< / p >
< / li >
< li > Ico
< p class = "thoughts" > Ico was very pretty, and had some of the same qualities that Shadow of the Colossus had, but it didn't tie together nearly so well.< / p >
< / li >
< li > Mirror's Edge
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty normal" > Easy< / span >
< span class = "achievement hard" > Test of Faith (Pacifist)< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > This game has the best platforming I've had the pleasure of experiencing - and I'm a sucker for good platforming.< / p >
< / li >
< li > El Shaddai
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty normal" > Normal< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > I loved this game from an aesthetic point of view, but I kept waiting for the story to get interesting. I'm still waiting.< / p >
< / li >
< li > Zeno Clash
< p class = "thoughts" > The aesthetic really makes this game stand out.< / p >
< / li >
< li > Iji
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty normal" > Normal< / span >
< span class = "achievement normal" > Somewhat Pacifist< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > Iji remains one of my favorite games of all time, for its excellent pseudo-morality system - one of the best I've seen.< / p >
< / li >
< li > Valkyrie Chronicles
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty normal" > Normal< / span >
< span class = "achievement normal" > No deaths< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > Valkyrie Chronicles had such a cool gameplay and storytelling style that I have to include it.< / p >
< / li >
< li > No More Heroes
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty normal" > Mild< / span >
< span class = "achievement normal" > All Beam Katanas< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > It's hard to describe this game. It was fascinating.< / p >
< / li >
< li > Elite Beat Agents
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "difficulty hard" > Sweatin'!< / span >
< span class = "difficulty max" > Hard ROCK!< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > Probably my favorite rhythm game.< / p >
< / li >
< li > Silent Hill 2
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement bad" > Gave up< / span >
< span class = "achievement normal" > In Water ending< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > As of September, 2013, this game is too scary for me. As of November, 2013, Glen and I finished it!< / p >
< / li >
< li > OFF
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement normal" > Batter ending< / span >
< span class = "achievement normal" > Judge ending< / span >
< / div >
< / li >
< li > Journey
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement hard" > White Cloak< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > The only game I've played or seen with such an emotionally powerful and compelling anonymous multiplayer experience.< / p >
< / li >
< li > Bastion
< div class = "accolades" >
< span class = "achievement normal" > Both endings< / span >
< span class = "achievement normal" > Altruist (all vigils)< / span >
< span class = "achievement normal" > Mind Voyager (each trip to Who Knows Where)< / span >
< / div >
< p class = "thoughts" > Oh gosh this game. I loved it so much. Such a masterpiece of storytelling - two days after getting it I finished it, and two days later I finished my second playthrough. When I design games, this is what I try for - with maybe more female characters.< / p >
< / li >
< / ul >
< / section >
< section >
< h2 > Forgotten and Probably Indie< / h2 >
< ul >
< li > Lugaru HD< / li >
< li > Beat Hazard< / li >
< / ul >
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< / article >
