52 games in 2015 - VGCollect Edition

[bikingjahuty]

One game away and I've reached the coveted 52 games! We need to do this again next year, it's really motivated me to work on my backlog

[tafk]

One game away and I've reached the coveted 52 games! We need to do this again next year, it's really motivated me to work on my backlog

I am already planning on it next year. Probably with monthly check-in's/discussions? I'm also going to try to do quarterly VGC playthroughs of a few games so we can all discuss them, so everyone should keep an eye out.

[kashell]

Yeah, this was fun. I look forward to 2016's!

[retroone]

I loved the challenge this year and gave the motivation to 100% some of the games I have, just wish I had more time to play em'! There's always next year and I plan to do better.

[kamikazekeeg]

I might try and do more old games for next year just to see if I can get the challenge.  I mostly made mine about newer games, but I think I'll go abit more lax this year, especially since there are a couple games I've been meaning to beat for awhile.

[retroone]

1. Shovel Knight (Steam) Beat Main Quest Completed. Achievement Progress 80%
2. The Walking Dead Season 2 (PS4) Completed Another amazing Telltale game. Just wish I played the first game in the series.
3. Mega Man 2 (NES) Completed Glad to finally get this one of my chest.
4. Sonic Riders (GameCube) Beat This game is terrible don't play it.
5. Metal Torrent (DSi Ware) Beat Metal Torrent is a VERY short shooter with 8 phases lasting 3 minutes each. 
6. The Playroom (PS4) Completed Very enjoyable game that needs more content. Trophy Progress 100%
7. Super Exploding Zoo (PSN) Completed Very fun puzzle game that can be completed in a few hours. First Platinum! Trophy Progress 100%
8. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (PS4) Completed Simply put, it's Minecraft. Very fun and addictive. Trophy Progress 100%
9. Altered Beast (Genesis) Beat The Arcade version was better.
10. Altered Beast (Arcade) Beat WAY better than the Genesis version although the ending was a disappointment.
11. MouseCraft (PSN) Completed Just another mediocre puzzle game. Trophy Progress 100%
12. Rocket League (PSN) Completed Man this game is simply amazing, truly a blast to play. Trophy Progress 100%
13. Little Nemo: The Dream Master (NES) Beat Don't underestimate this game. That final boss is close to impossible.
14. Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (PSN) Beat Still need to beat those challenges. Trophy Progress 70%
15. Castle Crashers (Steam) Completed It's quite the 'Behemoth' of a game. Achievement Progress 100%
16. Power Rangers S.P.D (GBA) Completed Completed in less than 2 hours without dying once!
17. Murder Miners (Steam) Completed This game is too much fun. Achievement Progress 100%
18. Portal (Steam) Beat Even though the game is short, it one heck of a ride. Achievement Progress 73%
19. SpeedRunners (Steam) Completed Looking for a break from Rocket League? Here's your fix. Achievement Progress 100%
20. Orborun (Steam) Completed Your typical mediocre Super Monkey Ball clone (No achievements here!)
21. Portal 2 (Steam) Completed Definitely one of my favorite games of all time that I missed out on when it first came out. Achievement Progress 100%
22. Freedom Planet (Steam) Beat An amazing platformer that rivals my love for Shovel Knight. Achievement Progress 54%
23. Bad Rats (Steam) Beat I've spent more time in this game than a normal person should... help. Achievement Progress 85%
24. The Plan (Steam) Completed It was cool for five minutes. Achievement Progress 100%

*Added The Plan (Steam)

[ignition365]

Bolded games are games I beat.  Everything else are games that I played for some amount of time, at least a few hours.

1) Mortal Kombat X (Xbone)
2) Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (Xbone)
3) Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4)
4) Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4)
5) Fallout: New Vegas (PC)
6) Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast and Furious (Xbone)
7) Saints Row: Gat out of Hell (Xbone)
8) WWE 2k15 (Xbone)
9) Dragon Age: Inquisition (Xbone)
10) SteamWorldDig (PS4)
11) SteamWorldDig (Wii U)
12) Shovel Knight and Plague of Shadows (Wii U)  (Do these count as separate games?)
13) The Fall (Wii U)
14) Super Metroid (Wii U Virtual Console)
15) Maximum Carnage (SNES)
16) Separation Anxiety (SNES)
17) Power Rangers the Movie (SNES)
18) EarthBound (Wii U Virtual Console) [Technically I did most of the game last year, but did the final section of the game this year]
19) Her Story (PC)
20) Fallout 4 (Xbone)
21) Adventures of Pip (Wii U)
22) CounterSpy (PS4)
23) Ittle Dew (Wii U)
24) Fallout 3 (360)
25) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Wii U)
26) Minecraft (Xbone)
27) Keep Talking and nobody explodes (PC)
28) Super Mario Maker (Wii U)
29) Fallout New Vegas (360)
30) Mario Party 10 (Wii U)
31) Goat Simulator (Xbone)
32) Lara Croft Go (Android)
33) Hitman Sniper (Android)
34) Pushmo World (Wii U)
35) Catlateral Damage (OUYA/Steam)
36) Fallout Shelter (Android)
37) Rocket League (PS4)
38) Rare Replay (Xbone)
39) Tom and Jerry (Genesis)
40) Pokemon Shuffle (3DS)
41) Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
42) Forza Horizon Presents Fast and Furious (360)
43) Grow Home (PS4)
44) Project Spark (Xbone)
45) Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (Xbone)
46) Forza Horizon 2 (Xbone)
47) Pneuma: Breath of Life (Xbone)
48) Dying Light (Xbone)
49) Middle-earth Shadow of Mordor (Xbone)
50) Splatoon (Wii U)
51) NintendoLand (Wii U)
52) Rise of the Tomb Raider (Xbone)

Dishonorable mention: Need For Speed beta.  I spent a whole weekend playing this game, it wasn't that bad, but I'm still bitter about not being able to pause the game even in solo/not online mode.

I'm slowly remembering which games I've played and beaten this year.

I guess The Rise of the Tomb Raider will probably be my 52.

[bikingjahuty]

Done!

1. Grand Theft Auto 5 - PS3
2. The Misadventures of Tron Bonne - PS1
3. Minecraft - PS3
4. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F - PS3
5. Warpath: Jurassic Park - PS1
6. Tall Infinity - PS1
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time - SNES
8. Final Fight 3 - SNES:
9. Phalanx - SNES
10. Sin and Punishment - N64
11. Jikkyou Ishaberi Parodius - Super Famicom
12. Castlevania Dracula X - SNES
13. Virtua Fighter - 32X
14. Super Mario World 3D - Wii U
15. Guilty Gear XRD -SEED- - PS3
16. Star Wars: Dark Forces - PC
17. Time Killers - Genesis
18. Custer's Revenge - Atari 2600
19. Virtual Bart - SNES
20. Burnout 3 Takedown - PS2
21. Motorstorm: Arctic Edge - PS2
22. Sega Classics Collection - PS2
23. Star Wars Demolition - Dreamcast
24. Quake III Arena - Dreamcast
25. Virtua Fighter 2 - Saturn
26. Street Fighter: The Movie - PS1
27. Star Fox Assault - Gamecube
28. Front Mission 3 - PS1
29. Parappa the Rapper - PS1
30. Gitaroo Man - PS2
31. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Genesis:
32. Pokemon Omega Ruby - 3DS
33. Panzer Dragoon - Saturn
34. Marvel vs Capcom 2 - PS2
35. Super Smash Bros. on Wii U - Wii U
36. Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams - XBOX
37. Mirrors Edge - PS3
38. Star Gladiator  - PS1
39. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 - PS2
40. Persona 4: Dancing All Night - Vita
41. Star Wars Battlefront (Beta) - PC
42. Border Down - Dreamcast
43. Gun Nac - NES
44. Superman 64 -N64
45. Claymore: Gingan no Majo - DS
46. Alien vs Predator - Arcade
47. The Simpsons - Arcade
48. Yoshi's Yarn World - Wii U
49. Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival - Wii U
50. Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth - N64
51. Seaman - Dreamcast
52. Black Mesa - PC

[kashell]

Congratulations! Welcome to the 52 Games Club.

You can give your luggage to the bellhop and enjoy all of the club's finest features. We have a pool, a lounge, a business center with Wi-Fi and a bar.

[bikingjahuty]

Already started a new game that I likely won't beat until 2016. It'll maybe be my first games beat of the new year, and it's definitely a worthy #1.

[tafk]

Had quite a long flight twice this week so I beat shovel knight in two sittings!

[telly]

In Ctracy's style, bolding games I beat and leaving the games I dabbled in in normal font. I at least got to my goal of beating half of 52 games! Didn't even come close to playing 52 though 

1. Chrono Cross (PS1)
2. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (GC)
3. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GC)
4. Silent Hill (PS1)
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3)
6. ICO (PS3)
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warefare 3 (PS3)
8. BioShock (PS3)
9. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1)
10. BioShock Infinite (PS3)
11. Batman: Arkham City (PS3)
12: Final Fantasy Tactics A2 (DS)
13: Silent Hill 3 (PS2)
14: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (PS3)
15: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (GC)
16: Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor (XBOne)
17: Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC)
18: Mega Man 2 (PS2)
19: Mega Man 3 (PS2)
20: Suikoden II (PS3)
21: Ace Combat 2 (PS1)
22: Far Cry 3 (PS3)
23: Super Mario Sunshine (GC)
24: Earthbound (SNES)
25. Metroid Prime (GC)
26. Mega Man X4 (PS1)
27. Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (PS2)
28. Suikoden (PS1)
29. Ace Combat Infinity (PS3)
30. Resident Evil 5 (PS3)
31. Secret of Mana (SNES)
32. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (GC)
33. Xenoblade Chronicles 3D (3DS)
34. Lethal Enforcers (SNES)
35. Call of Duty: Black Ops III (XBOne)
36. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
37. Goof Troop (SNES)

[tafk]

Telly,

How long did Chrono Cross take you? Also should I have played Chrono Trigger first to appreciate it? I have it on my backlog and I'm deciding between that and Suikoden 2 to ring in the new year with my first RPG.

[telly]

I don't have my game save in front of me at the moment, but from what I recall, I believe it was around 40 hours. Certainly there's a lot of extra stuff/ characters that you can go for that I didn't try to get. So it may take you longer or shorter if you try to get all 45 characters, get all the best weapons, etc.

As for needing to play Chrono Trigger first, it's really hard to answer, but Chrono Cross is only loosely related to the events of the first game, so I would say that you would probably be fine. I just watched the main cutscenes and other parts that I remember relating the two games; and I don't think it will affect your enjoyment too much. During the story they just refer to the events of the Chrono Trigger in relating to how things have changed now; they also explain the story of CT through side-exposition.

Does anyone else want to chime in who's beaten the game?

[kashell]

My Chrono Cross file took me about 40 hours. With dabbling in New Game Plus stuff, it took me 60. There's a lot of extra stuff you can do, but the game can be done with the best ending in 30 to 40 hours. However, I highly recommend playing Chrono Trigger first because you'll appreciate Cross much more. Also, Chrono Trigger is a fantastic game with some of the best pacing I've ever seen in an RPG. You can finish the game in about 20 hours and still do a bunch of side quests.