Games completed since 2009

[Louis_Cypher]

I've been keeping a list of playthroughs out of interest since about 2009. I'm sure some people here play far more than me. Feel free to post your own or ask my opinion on a game. In no particular order:

- Star Trek: EGA Trek
- Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
- Star Trek: Judgement Rites
- Star Trek: A Final Unity
- Star Trek: Klingon Honor Guard
- Star Trek: Birth of the Federation
- Star Trek
- Mass Effect 1
- Mass Effect 2
- Mass Effect 3
- Mass Effect: Andromeda
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic I
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
- Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Star Wars: Dark Forces I
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
- Warhammer 40,000: Battlefleet Gothic - Armada 1
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 1
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Hulk
- Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
- D&D: The Forgotton Realms - Baldur's Gate 1
- D&D: The Forgotton Realms - Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1
- D&D: Planescape - Torment
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- WoD: Vampire - The Masquerade: Bloodlines 1
- Jade Empire
- Dragon Age 1
- Dragon Age 2
- Dragon Age 3
- Legend of Grimrock 1
- Legend of Grimrock 2
- The Banner Saga 1
- The Banner Saga 2
- The Banner Saga 3
- Torment: Tides of Numenera
- The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Dragon Quest XI
- Final Fantasy VI
- Final Fantasy VII
- Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Final Fantasy XII
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Final Fantasy XV
- Final Fantasy Type-0
- Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
- Shin Megami Tensei: IV
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 5
- Shin Megami Tensei: Catherine
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 1
- Fire Emblem: Awakening
- Suikoden 1
- Dark Souls I
- Dark Souls II
- Castlevania I
- Castlevania IV
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
- Onimusha 1
- Devil May Cry 1
- Devil May Cry 2
- Devil May Cry 3
- Devil May Cry 4
- God of War I
- God of War II
- God of War III
- Metal Gear Solid 2
- Metal Gear Solid 3
- Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeros
- Resident Evil 1
- Doom 1
- Doom 2
- Doom
- Heretic 1
- Tom Clancy's: Rainbow Six - Vegas 1
- Tom Clancy's: Ghost Recon - Future Soldier
- Call of Duty 1
- Call of Duty 2
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Halo: Reach
- Halo 1
- Halo 2
- Halo 3: ODST
- Halo 3
- Halo 4
- Far Cry 1
- Killzone 1
- Killzone 2
- Gears of War 1
- Gears of War 2
- Gears of War 3
- Borderlands 1
- Total War: Shogun 1
- Total War: Medieval 1
- SoulCalibur II
- SoulCalibur V
- Metroid Prime 1
- Super Metroid
- Fallout 3
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- The Witcher 1
- Demon's Souls
- Bloodborne
- Super Mario World
- Sonic the Hedgehog 1
- Sonic Generations
- Chrono Trigger
- Lost Odyssey
- Tomb Raider
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Dead Space 1
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
- Bayonetta 1
- Prey
- ICO
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Trauma Centre: Second Opinion
- Lost Planet 1
- Aliens vs. Predator
- Too Human
- Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
- Rage 1
- The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
- Ys III
- SimCity 4
- Waking Mars
- Crusader Kings II
- Europa Universalis IV
- Victoria II
- Stellaris
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
- Dragon's Crown
- Journey
- Muramasa Rebirth
- Diablo III
- Tower of Doom
- Shadow over Mystara
- Alpha Protocol
- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
- Primordia
- Spec Ops: The Line
- Abzu
- Uncharted 2
- Zone of the Enders 1
- Zone of the Enders 2
- Vanquish
- Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence
- Fez
- Risk of Rain 1
- Child of Light
- Battlefield 1
- The Order: 1886
- Captain America: Super Soldier
- Medal of Honor
- Flower
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- Destiny 1
- Rime
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series
- Satellite Reign
- Tacoma
- Bastion
- Observer
- Hunted: The Demon's Forge
- Conan
- Owl Watch
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- The Solus Project
- Transistor
- Lust from Beyond - Prologue
- Horizon: Zero Dawn

My favorite games of all time, based largely on love of space opera, settings and world building:

01). Mass Effect 1
02). Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1
03). Star Trek: Judgement Rites
04). Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2
05). Mass Effect 2
06). Star Trek: A Final Unity
07). Mass Effect 3
08). Star Trek: Birth of the Federation
09). Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces 2
10). Star Wars: Dark Forces

Some additional info:

- One of my first gaming memories is watching my dad complete Super Mario Land for the Gameboy
- The first console type game I ever completed was The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for the Gameboy
- The first computer type game I ever completed was Star Trek: Judgement Rites for DOS/Win
- Early games that had a big effect on me include the above, a demo disk of Star Wars: Dark Forces, UFO: Enemy Unknown (aka X-COM: UFO Defence), Syndicate Wars (what a soundtrack!), Half-Life, and Sonic the Hedgehog
- The first western CRPG I remember playing was Ancients II by Epic Games, bought from a bargain bin... it wasn't good, but I still like blobbers a as a format, I find first person view kinda puts you actually in the dungeon like Tolkien's Moria chapters
- My first serious completion of an RPG was probably Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Although my first system after a DOS PC was a Nintendo Gameboy, I was late to console games, only having a PC most of the first two decades of my life, and missing the PS1 era entirely (playing stuff from that era well after the fact, buying retro systems)
- The first console I bought in it's own intended lifetime was a Sega Dreamcast, I only really started gaming more frequently with the Xbox 360, which I bought primarily for playing Mass Effect

Some opinions:

- I hate bosses these days, they are a drag, I am sick of them. I often wish developers wouldn't belabour the ending of otherwise great games, instead leave people wanting more. They have a place in some genres - arcade style games that people used to play around the TV in the 8 bit/16 bit days for example, or Devil May Cry/Dark Souls - but if you are there to explore, or be immersed, or for story, they can be an annoying barrier that prevents you doing what you actually play the game for.
- Gaming is like zen. If you make it into work, keep lists, it becomes a drag - it's honestly better for everyone, yourself and the industry, to just play things without forcing it. Put stuff down if you get bored, instead of trying to get your money's worth - playing one game you really like a year is better time spent than 10 you don't. The industry is always pushing bad ideas as if they are great. What if you don't know what to play, and people keep recommending stuff? Play retro and keep costs down.
- If you want to play JRPGs, ignore the notion that Final Fantasy is a good introduction. It is a poor example of the genre, full of hard to follow plots, intrusive cutscenes that remove player agency at unexpected times, and other hang-ups - instead a better entry point might be The Legend of Heroes, Fire Emblem or Suikoden. They all build progressively ongoing worlds like a western franchise, and their stories are more structured around things a wider variety of people are likely to care about.
- There hasn't been a good Star Trek game since around the year 2000
- The best Star Wars FPS games are still Dark Forces and Dark Forces II, with most nowadays lacking the atmosphere
- Gaming can be a very cheap hobby, just like reading - games/books are avalable for pittance, and people spend an average of like 50,000 in a lifetime on alcohol... so I would say it's downright wholesome enriching your mind with human culture compared to drinking a carcinogen and pissing it out, essentially a direct conversion of money to piss.

 

[oddech_wymarlych_swiatow]

enriching your mind with human culture

- Call of Duty 1
- Call of Duty 2
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

 

[Louis_Cypher]

Yeah, what I learned playing COD was.... don't play COD.

 

[Dawkinsfan69]

- Gaming can be a very cheap hobby, just like reading - games/books are avalable for pittance, and people spend an average of like 50,000 in a lifetime on alcohol... so I would say it's downright wholesome enriching your mind with human culture compared to drinking a carcinogen and pissing it out, essentially a direct conversion of money to piss.

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[Dawkinsfan69]

ALSO if u think videogames = culture you're a fucking moron

gg

 

[Dux]

I can't even remember what I did 2009 let alone what games I played.