Topic: Oh you like video games? Name every game you beat in 2020

[TOPHATANT123]

Insert image of Donkey Kong aiming a gun square at your face. He's got that grin on his face, you know the one. Definition of "beat" is up to your own personal interpretation.


I definitely played more titles this year but the playtime was probably around the same, because of the types of games I gravitated towards this year (More adventure games less RPGs).


Animal Crossing New Horizons
Crystallis
Daemon X Machina
Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Deadly Premonition Origins
Deadly Premonition 2
Earthbound
Heave Ho
Journey
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Final Mix
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
Life is Strange
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Mario 64
Metal Gear Rising Revengence
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Moving Out
Persona 3 Dancing in Moonlight
Persona 4 Dancing All Night
Persona Q
PokƩmon Ultra Sun
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure
SMT Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Sonic Forces
Steam World Dig 2
Steam World Heist
Streets Of Kamurocho
Super Puyo Puyo 2
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Tetris 99
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
The Stretchers
Tonight We Riot
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Until Dawn
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition
Yakuza Kiwami 2


My personal top recommendations have got to go to Xenoblade Chronicles DE, Life is Strange and Deadly Premonition 1.


Xenoblade takes a somewhat clunky masterpiece and smoothes down every single one of those rough edges with sandpaper. It's a joy to play and quality of life improvements fo tracking quests, trading and faster loading times, make older versions seem unplayable in retrospect. Glorious new music, HD visuals and new story content that adds to the Xenoblade canon without feeling too out of place. It was so easy to keep playing and playing that I did every quest and killed every secret boss except the last.


Life is Strange is such a beautiful game. The gameplay mechanics and the story are like Ying and Yang, you can't have one without the other. The story is so effective and heartbreaking because of the format, not in spite of it. The characters, the music, it all left a profound impression on me, there were tears, laughs and gasps in shock. What about Before the Storm you ask? Well I'm happy to report that this is also fantastic. It's a smaller, less grand story but it plays to it's own strengths. There's some really playful dialogue opportunities in Before the Storm that I feel surpass the original, despite being the little sister of the duology.


Deadly Premonition 1 is the work of an auteur. Trust me, this game has soul and a vision. It's a game I thought about for weeks and weeks after the fact. It has so many cool details you will only realise at the end, or will only realise after looking it up on YouTube. Deadly Premonition Archives has some great videos chronicling the timeline and all the easter eggs, they make a compelling argument for it being the greatest game of all time. Even the more Resident Evil style action segments are actually quite fun. It's not deep mechanically but simple is good, Agent York smashing a zombie with a pipe is satisfying every time. It's greatness is what makes Deadly Premonition 2 so disappointing. The sequel is undercooked like raw chicken. Don't get me wrong it has some hilarious moments that the series does so well. But they only paper over back steps in the combat, side quests, narrative, music and world design. Let's not even talk about the technical performance.

[broodwars]

Every game, huh? OK, I played a few games this year as I attempted to clear my backlog a bit and get some Platinum trophy runs in on games I'd finished before:

PS4:

- Persona 5 (original)
- Back in 1995
- Sea of Solitude
- Journey to the Savage Planet
- Nioh 2
- Donut County
- Tokyo Xanadu Ex+
- Twin Breakers
- Deliver Us the Moon
- Maneater
- Infamous: Second Son
- Ratchet & Clank (2016)
- Battle Chasers: Nightwar
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Doom Eternal
- Doom (2016)
- Terminator Resistance
- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
- Those Who Remain
- Ghostrunner
- Destroy All Humans (2020)
- Sakuna: Of Rice & Ruin
- Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered
- Assassin's Creed Liberation Remastered
- Assassin's Creed Rogue Remastered
- Close to the Sun
- Mega Man Zero 1 (HD remaster)
- Resident Evil 3 Remake
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
- The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
- Mortal Shell

Switch:

- Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
- Xenoblade Chronicles DE
- Paper Mario: The Origami King
- Super Mario Sunshine (All Stars)
- Pikmin 3 Deluxe

Might have missed a digital game or two, but I think that's all of them. Would have gotten more knocked out this year, but I was really sucked into that CTR Remake for the first few months of the year when they were still adding new tracks & racers. My Switch was also out on loan for most of the year. As you can see, I also had some real time sinks on that list.

Overall, I think I accomplished my goal.

[M.K.Ultra]

Here is what I managed to play in 2020:
Game Title: completion type (if different from first play and any%), system played on, play time, rating

• Gris: Switch, 5 hours, 8/10
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End: PS4, 16.5 hours, 8/10
• Donkey Kong 64: Wii U, 31 hours, 8/10
• Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy: 3DS, 31 hours, 10/10
• Tomb Raider (2013): PS4, 7/10
• Astro Bot Rescue Mission: PSVR, 10/10
• Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair: 100%, Switch, 31 hours, 10/10
• Sly-Cooper: Thieves in Time: Vita, 7/10
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night: 100%, Switch, 23 hours, 8/10
• Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE: 100%, Wii U, 63 hours, 9/10
• We Happy Few: Replay/100%, PS4, 33.5 hours, 10/10
• Super Mario Party: 100%, Switch, 20 hours, 9/10
• Trine: Enchanted Edition: PS4, 7/10
• Shovel Knight: King of Cards: 100%, Wii U, 13 hours, 9/10
• No More Heroes 2: Desparate Struggle: Wii, 10 hours, 8/10
• Fantasy Zone II: 3DS, 7/10
• ReCore: XBoxOne, 12 hours, 7/10
• James Cameron's Avatar: The Game: PS3, 8.5 hours, 8/10
• Resogun: Replay/Humanist Trophy, Vita, 4.5 hours, 8/10
• New Super Mario Bros.: 100%, 3DS, 12 hours, 8/10
• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed: Wii U, 9 hours, 7/10
• Air Zonk: Turbo Grafx 16 mini, 8/10
• Trover Saves the Universe: PSVR, 8/10
• Metroid Prime 3: Corruption: Wii U, 15.5 hours, 10/10
• Sonic Mania Plus: Switch, 3 hours, 8/10
• Scribblenauts Unlimited: Wii U, 9.5 hours, 7/10
• Arms: Replay/Grand Prix on hardest difficulty, 50 hours (total for all modes), 10/10
• Super Mario World: Replay/100%, SNES Classic, 10/10
• Dreams: PS4, 8/10
• Splatterhouse (1989): Switch (Namco Museum Arcade Pac), 8/10
• The Wonderful 101: Wii U, 15 hours, 8/10
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword: Replay, Wii, 46 hours, 9/10
• Jetpac, Lunar Jetman, Atic Atac: 100%, XBoxOne (Rare Replay), 6/10
• Florence: Switch, 1 hour, 5/10
• Super Mario Sunshine: Switch (Super Mario 3D All-Stars), 20 hours, 7/10
• The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass: Wii U, 23 hours, 9/10
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Replay/Master Mode, Switch, 90 hours, 10/10
• Shantae and the Seven Sirens: Switch, 9 hours, 9/10

[Lemonade]

I was very busy with work in 2020, so I didnt finish as many games as the last few years.

CoD Infinite Warfare
Resident Evil 4 (Switch)
Wide Ocean Big Jacket
Resident Evil 5 (Switch)
Resident Evil 6 (Switch)
Sonic Forces
The Last Story
Xenoblade Definitive Edition
Lego Ninjago
Devolverland Expo
Crysis Remastered (Switch)
Breath of the Wild (Wii U)
Tell Me Why
Ghost Trick
Mario Galaxy (Switch)
Cat Quest 2
No More Heroes (Switch)
Manifold Garden.

There is still a few more games Im working towards finishing, like Fenyx Rising and Doom Eternal.

[Luigi Dude]

Lets see if I can remember them in order.

Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link
MetaGal
A Hole New World
Oniken
Blazing Chrome
Cave Man Ninja
Mega Man Zero
Mega Man Zero 2
Mega Man Zero 3
Mega Man Zero 4
Contra (Arcade)
Super Contra (Arcade)
Contra (Famicom)
Super C (NES)
Operation C
Contra III: The Alien Wars
Contra: Hard Corps
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (2017 remake)
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Ristar
Shantae: 1/2 Genie Hero
The Messenger
Blossom Knight: The Sleeping King
Gunlord X
Final Fight (Arcade)
Captain Commando (Arcade)
The King of Dragons (Arcade)
Night Slashers
Mega Man X
Mega Man X2
Mega Man X3
Mega Man X4
Mega Man X5
Mega Man X6
Final Fantasy Adventure
Secret Of Mana (SNES)
Trails of Mana (SNES)
VVVVVV
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Pop'n Twinbee
Castlevania
Castlevania 2: Simons Quest
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
Castlevania: The Adventure
Castlevania 2: Belmonts Revenge
Super Castlevania 4
Castlevania Bloodlines
Kid Dracula
Dracula X: Rondo of Blood
Dracula X (SNES)
Paper Mario Color Splash
Might Gunvolt Burst
Xeodrifter
SteamWorld Dig 2
Omega Strike
Mario 64
Mario 64 DS
Iconoclast
Gris
Fairune
Fairune 2
Fairune Origin
Fairune Blast
Sly Spy
Bad Dudes
Wizard Fire
Celeste
Two Crude
Katana ZERO
Dandara
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Devil May Cry

I think I had a pretty productive year.  Played a lot of new games while still enjoying older experiences again.  I wish I could give a more indepth review for every game I played but that would literally take days putting my thoughts together.  That time is better spent playing more games for the new year.

[ShyGuy]

I haven't played many video games this year.

Grounded maybe counts?

[Khushrenada]

I wish I could give a more indepth review for every game I played but that would literally take days putting my thoughts together.  That time is better spent playing more games for the new year.

I have that feeling a lot as well. Also, I thought you played a lot more Castlevania than that. In the Backlaugust theard, you listed a whole lot at the time to really help boost the NWR score and join RAB and I as most accomplished completers.

I haven't played many video games this year.

Nothing wrong with that. But are you at least doing alright in life?

[Phil]

Hmm... Doing this from memory, so in order of remembrance:

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Shantae and the Seven Sirens
Ristar
Sonic 3D Blast
Beyond Oasis
Decap Attack
Resident Evil 3 (Remake)
Streets of Rage 4
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
Doom Eternal
Darksiders Genesis
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Minecraft Dungeons
New Super Lucky's Tale
Saints Row The Third Remastered Edition
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Star Wars Episode I: Racer
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Vita)
Super Mega Baseball 3
Concrete Genie
Dragon Ball Z Kakarot
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Galaxy
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Golf Story
Hollow Knight
Trials of Mana
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition
Saints Row IV Re-Elected
The Wonderful 101 Remastered
Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda
Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm
Shinsekai: Into the Depths
UnderHero
Going Under
Megabyte Punch
Urban Trial Tricky
Hotshot Racing
Super Punch Patrol
Mega Man Zero
Mega Man Zero 2

I think that's it.

[M.K.Ultra]

Lets see if I can remember them in order.

Hmm... Doing this from memory, so in order of remembrance:

I am impressed with your memory. I have to check my gaming log just to remember the games I am currently playing!

[Adrock]

I didn't play that many video games this year. I think I only beat:

• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Switch)
• The Legend of Zelda (NES Classic)
• Super Mario Bros. (NES Classic)
• Battle Princess Madelyn (Switch)
• Mutant Mudds Deluxe (Switch)

[Stratos]

I've beat no games as I abandon all games partway through and never complete anything...

[Luigi Dude]

I have that feeling a lot as well. Also, I thought you played a lot more Castlevania than that. In the Backlaugust theard, you listed a whole lot at the time to really help boost the NWR score and join RAB and I as most accomplished completers.

Well in that thread Mop it up brought up the point if someone plays the same game on a different platform, should it count as part of your backlog since you were using loopholes to inflate your numbers.  So I took it to the next level and said if playing on a different system counts, then so should replaying the game on a higher difficulty, or a different character, or to a different ending as well.   That's why my Castlevania list was so high.

So if I was to get that technical for this thread

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Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link
MetaGal
A Hole New World
Oniken (Normal Mode)
Blazing Chrome (Normal Mode)
Cave Man Ninja (Picked the bottom path ending)
Cave Man Ninja (Picked the middle path ending)
Cave Man Ninja (Picked the top path ending)
Mega Man Zero (Normal Mode)
Mega Man Zero (Hard Mode)
Mega Man Zero (Normal Mode A Rank average)
Mega Man Zero 2 (Normal Mode)
Mega Man Zero 2 (Hard Mode)
Mega Man Zero 2 (Normal Mode A Rank average)
Mega Man Zero 3 (Normal Mode)
Mega Man Zero 3 (Hard Mode)
Mega Man Zero 3 (Normal Mode S Rank average)
Mega Man Zero 3 (Normal Mode S Rank average using only the Z-Saber)
Mega Man Zero 3 (Normal Mode S Rank average using only the Buster)
Mega Man Zero 4 (Normal Mode)
Mega Man Zero 4 (Hard Mode)
Mega Man Zero 4 (Normal Mode S rank average)
Mega Man Zero 4 (Beat Normal Mode in less then 1 hour)
Contra (Arcade)
Super Contra (Arcade)
Contra (Famicom)
Super C (NES)
Operation C
Contra III: The Alien Wars (Normal Mode)
Contra III: The Alien Wars (Hard Mode)
Contra Spirits (Normal Mode)
Contra Spirits (Hard Mode)
Super Probotector: Alien Rebels (Hard Mode)
Contra: Hard Corps (Pick both bottom choice route ending)
Contra: Hard Corps (Pick the first bottom choice then the top choice route ending)
Contra: Hard Corps (Pick the top choice then the bottom choice route ending)
Contra: Hard Corps (Pick both top choice route ending)
Contra: Hard Corps (Secret ending, character used was Brad)
Contra: Hard Corps (Secret ending, character used was Sheena)
Contra: The Hard Corps (Pick both bottom choice ending)
Probotector (Pick the bottom then top choice route ending)
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap 2017 remake (Normal Mode)
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap 2017 remake (Hard Mode)
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Ristar
Shantae: 1/2 Genie Hero (Normal Mode)
The Messenger
The Messenger: Picnic Panic
Blossom Knight: The Sleeping King
Gunlord X
Final Fight (Arcade)
Captain Commando (Arcade)
The King of Dragons (Arcade)
Night Slashers
Rock Man X
Mega Man X
Rockman X2 (Zero parts not collected)
Mega Man X2 (Zero parts collected)
Rockman X3
Mega Man X3
Rock Man X4 (Zero story)
Rock Man X4 (X story)
Rock Man X5 (Zero ending)
Mega Man X5 (X bad ending)
Mega Man X5 (X good ending)
Mega Man X6 (X ending with Zero being found before end of game)
Final Fantasy Adventure
Secret Of Mana (SNES)
Trials of Mana SNES (Duran as main character)
Trials of Man SNES (Riesz as main character)
VVVVVV
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (Episode 1)
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (Episode 2 Good Ending)
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (Final Chapter, beaten with all characters recruited)
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (Episode 2 Bad Ending)
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (Episode EX)
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (Final Chapter, beaten with Zangetsu alone)
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (Single Character Mode using Hachi)
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (Using a team of just Zangetsu and Miriam)
Pop'n Twinbee (Normal Mode)
Castlevania
AkumajŨ Dracula
Castlevania 2: Simons Quest (Worst Ending)
Castlevania 2: Simons Quest (Best Ending)
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse (Beaten as Trevor alone)
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse (Beaten with Sypha as partner)
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse (Beaten with Alucard as partner)
AkumajŨ Densetsu (Beaten with Grant as partner)
AkumajŨ Densetsu (Beaten with Alucard as partner)
Castlevania: The Adventure
Castlevania 2: Belmonts Revenge
Dracula Densetsu II
AkumajŨ Dracula (Normal Mode)
AkumajŨ Dracula (Hard Mode)
Castlevania Bloodlines (Normal Mode as John)
Castlevania Bloodlines (Expert Mode as John)
Vampire Killer (Normal Mode as Eric)
Vampire Killer (Expert Mode as Eric)
Kid Dracula
Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (Top route as Richter)
Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (Bottom route as Richter)
Dracula X SNES (Worst Ending)
Dracula X SNES (Maria saved but not Annette)
Dracula X SNES (Both Maria and Annette saved)
Paper Mario Color Splash
Mighty Gunvolt Burst (Gunvolt story)
Xeodrifter
SteamWorld Dig 2
Omega Strike
Mario 64
Mario 64 DS
Iconoclast (Harder Mode)
Iconoclast (Challenge Mode)
Gris
Fairune
Fairune 2
Fairune Origin
Fairune Blast
Sly Spy
Bad Dudes
Wizard Fire
Celeste
Two Crude
Katana ZERO (Normal Mode)
Katana ZERO (Normal Mode but made the right choices to fight a secret Final Boss)
Dandara (True Ending)
Dandara (Normal Ending)
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Devil May Cry (Normal Mode)
Devil May Cry (Normal Mode, but this time found most Blue orbs and made sure to max out Devil Trigger gauge)
Devil May Cry (Hard Mode, maxing out Devil Trigger gauge in Normal makes this mode so much more manageable, since I was getting my ass kicked the first time I tried it after completing Normal Mode since I spent all my upgrades on buying new moves and neglected the Devil Trigger.  That's why I replayed Normal again to max out the Devil Trigger which let me just destroy Hard Mode the second time I tried it.

I would have liked to finish 2020 by completing Dante Must Die mode on the original Devil May Cry mode as well but I've had to take a break since I just can't beat the fucking Nightmare boss because the camera angles keep screwing me over in the fight.  Normal and Hard, your Devil Trigger just eats through the bosses health so the fight doesn't last very long, but in Dante Must Die the boss has so much health no matter how well I play it's only a matter of time before the camera switches to a different angle and I get off screened by an attack and half my health is gone.  I had to stop because my blood pressure was going through the roof.  Will come back in the near future, but need break for now.

[Phil]

Lets see if I can remember them in order.

Hmm... Doing this from memory, so in order of remembrance:

I am impressed with your memory. I have to check my gaming log just to remember the games I am currently playing!

Oh, I totally cheated by the end and started looking at my PS4 trophy list and then my Switch home menu. ha

[Stratos]

Oh! I beat Mario 64 on the 3D All-Stars collection.

Guess I technically beat Animal Crossing New Horizons since I got the credits to roll at the 'end' of the game.

Also beat Links Awakening.

[Khushrenada]

Gunman Clive 2 (3DS)
Pokemon Picross
Yooka-Laylee (Switch)
Chrono Trigger DS
Advance Wars (GBA)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GC)
Mutant Mudds (3DS)
Untitled Goose Game
Super Mario Odyssey
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Yoshi's New Island
Pushmo World
Kirby's Star Stacker
Adventure Island (GB)
Super Paper Mario
A Case of Distrust
Balloon Kid
Kirby's Adventure
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Kirby's Pinball Land
Toki Tori 3D
Ducktales Remastered
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)
Technosphere
Yono and the Celestial Elephants
Picross e
Picross e2
Picross e3

There's other stuff I played like games in the Switch SNES Online app or Mario Party games with friends but this thread only asked for games that I beat (also included ones I completed although may have "beat" earlier) for 2020 so that's the list you get.