3. Tackle the Backlog -12 in 12 for 2021

Tackle the Backlog -12 in 12 for 2021


  • Hey hey people, so as we've done the idea is to propose a list of games, upcoming or from your backlog that you have not play it, you can see it as a way to order your thoughts on what you want to play, or as away to encourage yourself to play games that have fallen behind for a reason on another.

    The 12 in 12 is simply the base idea of a game a month, but it is perfectly fine to go wild with the idea and do, 24, 30 52 or whatever works for you.

    I personally rate the games after I finish them, but feel free to handle this however it makes sense for you and your gaming habits.

    I'm personally doing 24, even though I failed to complete my list last year, but we'll see how it goes, for this year I have the following.

    Bug Fables
    Disco Elysium
    Troubleshooter Abandoned Children
    Persona 5 Strikers
    Psychonauts 2
    Astral Chain
    Uatawarerumon Prelude to the Fallen
    Utawarerumono Mask of Truth
    Spiderman
    Finding Paradise
    Hypno Space Outlaw
    God of War
    Alliance Alive
    River City Girls
    Fallout New Vegas
    Anno Mutationem
    Yakuza 7
    Cosmic Star Heroine
    Afterparty
    Necrrobarista
    11-11 Memories
    Paradise Killer
    Jet Set Radio
    Final Fantasy 7

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  • The 12 games I would like to finish sometime this year:

    Original List

    • Bloodborne
    • Days Gone
    • Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
    • Immortals: Fenyx Rising
    • Life Is Strange
    • Maneater - (Dropped)
    • Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered
    • Mass Effect
    • Observer: System Redux
    • Spiritfarer
    • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
    • Yakuza: Like a Dragon

    Added Games

    • Concrete Genie
    • Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition
    • Death Stranding
    • Little Nightmares
    • Maquette
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    I will NOT be dumb and put a bunch of rpgs again.

    Zelda Oracle of Seasons
    Oracle of Ages
    Phantom Hourglass
    Spirit Tracks
    Minish Cap
    Link to the Past
    Sonic 3 and Knuckles
    Red Dead Redemption 2 (carryover)

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  • Yay, it's back! I got 10/12 last year, plus a whole lot of unlisted games, so much so that my backlog is almost empty right now!

    So here goes, the lucky 12 for 2021:

    • Prey
    • Return of the Obra Dinn
    • Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (PS4): I've caught up with the rest of the series, now it's time to finish the Kiryu saga.
    • The Talos Principle - Road to Gehenna (PS4): Loved the main game last year, hopefully the expansion is just as fun.
    • Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
    • Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
    • Final Fantasy IX (Switch): I played the other two in the last two years, now it's time for the final one of the PS1 trilogy.
    • Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Switch): Loved the first one, so I'll make sure to play this one before our 2020 GOTY.
    • Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition (Switch): Having worked on the first game, it's about time I play the sequel.
    • Astro's Playroom
    • Bugsnax (PS5): Claimed via PS+, also waiting for the console to play it.
    • The Wonderful 101 (Wii U): Third time's a charm? Will I ever put this poor game out of its misery?

    Completed backlog games not in the original target 12:

    • Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
    • Xenoblade Chronicles - Future Connected
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  • I crossed off a handful of games last year, but I also bought a few more (how can you resist >50% discounts???). I'm only listing my PS4 backlog since I'm treating my Switch like a super casual device. Here's the list:

    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
    Strike Vector EX
    Dragon Quest XI
    Shenmue III
    Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
    Valkyria Chronicles 4
    Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
    Death Stranding
    Kingdom Hearts
    Nier Automata
    Dirt Rally 2.0
    Redout
    Flower
    Journey
    Gorogoa
    Mega Man 11
    Hotline Miami 2
    The Witness
    Thumper
    Hollow Knight
    Ikaruga

    I would like to cross off at least 12 of these, hopefully I don't have to skip any of these games like I did with some of my games last year.

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  • so looking at my list from last year didn't beat a single game from it haha so i might keep this a bit looser this year.

    2020 games
    -Ghost of tushima
    -Ori 2
    -Spritfarer

    Classics
    -Deus ex
    -witcher 3
    -FF7 OG

    at least one of
    -pathfinder :kingmaker, Xenoblade chronicles, dragon age 3,Yakuza 0 or p5 royal

    the rest
    -bayonetta
    -RE 2 emake
    -hotline miami
    -shadow of the colosus
    -Dishonored 2

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  • Let's try this again =D

    Still left from 2019:
    Dragon Quest VII
    Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
    Shenmue II
    Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
    Shadowrun (SNES)
    Ultima VII
    Luigi's Mansion 2
    Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

    Still left from 2020:
    Nioh
    Devil May Cry 4
    Halo 4
    Gradius Advance
    MediEvil
    Rhythm Tengoku
    Icewind Dale

    12 new ones:
    Yakuza Kiwami 2
    The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind
    The Witcher
    Final Fantasy Tactics
    Persona 5 Royal
    Gears of War 4
    Horizon Zero Dawn
    Shining Force CD
    Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
    The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap
    System Shock 2
    TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

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  • Halo 5
    Gears 4
    Persona 5 Royal
    Final Fantasy 7 Remake
    Halo Wars 2
    Spiderman
    Miles Morales
    Astral Chain
    BOTW
    Sackboy
    Gears 5
    Fire Emblem- literally any of them

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  • Finished Deus Ex Mankind Divided, and it's quite a blast! I said before on the What Are You Playing? thread that the gameplay, exploration especially, feels so rewarding, and for the most part it gets better as it goes on, with more challenging level design and scenarios to tackle, and more powers to play with. The amount of choices and secret paths that you could take in many of the areas is pretty mind-blowing at times, and it's just so fun to see that the game actually makes use of all the powers that I have. The game's weakest parts are probably when the level itself doesn't allow for much freedom (the Swiss level) or when exploration becomes a hassle (the third time you're on Prague). The main story can feel pretty awkward and unsatisfying at times, especially with the somewhat janky dialogue presentation, but it's still okay. I'm still not quite enjoying the whole Aug vs Humans thing, but that's Human Revolution's fault. At least Jensen's dialogue and VO is still as fun to see as ever. Also, there are some pretty cool side quests that actually adds to the tone palette of the story. Shoutout to the hacking and dialogue minigames, most of the times they're a welcome change of pace from the usual stuff. (8.5/10)

    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
    Strike Vector EX
    Dragon Quest XI
    Shenmue III
    Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
    Valkyria Chronicles 4
    Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
    Death Stranding
    Kingdom Hearts
    Nier Automata
    Dirt Rally 2.0
    Redout
    Flower
    Journey
    Gorogoa
    Mega Man 11
    Hotline Miami 2
    The Witness
    Thumper
    Hollow Knight
    Ikaruga

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    @bam541 I love Mankind Divided so much.

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  • From the apocalypse(aka 2020):

    Doom(2016)
    Dead Light: Director's Cut
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    Assassin's Creed(II, Brotherhood, Revelations, III)
    Metro 2033 Redux
    Katana Zero
    Tomb Raider(2013)
    Call of Duty: Black Ops
    Dying Light

    For 2021

    Harley Quinn's Revenge(Batman: Arkham City story DLC)
    Ori and the Will of the Wisps
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
    Spec Ops: The Line
    Mafia: Definitive Edition
    Resident Evil 3(2020)
    Red Dead Redemption 2
    Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
    Super Meat Boy Forever
    Alan Wake
    Alan Wake's American Nightmare
    Spider-Man: Miles Morales
    God of War(2018)

    Last year I did 2/15 which is really awful percentage. My goal is minimum 13/25 at the end of the year. Of course, besides these games I also have at least 10 games to look forward in the year too. :DDD Let's see how it goes...

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  • Finished Strike Vector EX. It's one of those games that has solid core gameplay mechanics, and not enough of everything else. Flying around feels smooth and intense, and the weapon and equipment variety is decent. The story and presentation in the campaign screams low budget, and there's nothing to care about. Blowing up stuff is fun, of course, but even then I feel like they could be more creative with the objectives. At least it doesn't overstay it's welcome (beat it in 2-3 hours). Also, I'm glad that they had the foresight to automatically add bots when nobody's joining the multiplayer matches, because nobody's playing this anymore. The bots are pretty tough, which is good. Not much else to do unfortunately, which is a shame since there's untapped potential here. (5.5/10)

    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
    Strike Vector EX
    Dragon Quest XI
    Shenmue III
    Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
    Valkyria Chronicles 4
    Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
    Death Stranding
    Kingdom Hearts
    Nier Automata
    Dirt Rally 2.0
    Redout
    Flower
    Journey
    Gorogoa
    Mega Man 11
    Hotline Miami 2
    The Witness
    Thumper
    Hollow Knight
    Ikaruga

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  • Finished Gorogoa, and I absolutely loved it. The way this game messes with my perspective is so cool, it's like I'm bending time, space and dimension itself to solve these puzzles. Early on, the puzzles are easy enough to make me feel comfortable with the mechanics, but the game keeps adding mindbending twists as it goes on, and I had a few "wow" moments because the puzzles looks so complicated at times. There are games that have evoked similar feelings before (the first example I thinking of is Echochrome), but the somewhat abstract and minimalist story adds a lot to the sense of wonder that the game consistently conjures. I do have a take on what the story represents, but it's quite basic and I'll probably think about it more in the next few days. Also, the game's a visual feast. This is perhaps the best game that I ever bought on a whim. (9/10)

    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
    Strike Vector EX
    Dragon Quest XI
    Shenmue III
    Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
    Valkyria Chronicles 4
    Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
    Death Stranding
    Kingdom Hearts
    Nier Automata
    Dirt Rally 2.0
    Redout
    Flower
    Journey
    Gorogoa
    Mega Man 11
    Hotline Miami 2
    The Witness
    Thumper
    Hollow Knight
    Ikaruga

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  • Still left from 2019:
    Dragon Quest VII
    Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
    Shenmue II
    Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
    Shadowrun (SNES)
    Ultima VII
    Luigi's Mansion 2
    Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

    Still left from 2020:
    Nioh
    Devil May Cry 4
    Halo 4
    Gradius Advance
    MediEvil
    Rhythm Tengoku
    Icewind Dale

    12 new ones:
    Yakuza Kiwami 2
    The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind
    The Witcher
    Final Fantasy Tactics
    Persona 5 Royal
    Gears of War 4
    Horizon Zero Dawn
    Shining Force CD
    Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
    The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap
    System Shock 2
    TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

    I beat Halo 4 a few weeks ago. I enjoyed it but I already can not really remember much about it.

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  • Gonna keep a in progress list here.

    Playing.

    DRAGON AGE:INQUISITION

    (15 hours) similar to fallout 4 was a little let down at launch but returning to it I really like what it does have to offer interesting to see by hour 100 how I will feel.

    Spiderman MILES MORALES.

    (last mission left) weird I enjoy this game but it hasn't really got its hooks in me at all will be it at some point

    RESIDENT EVIL 2 REMAKE

    (3hours)never played much resident evil after beating 1 last year gonna try for this before village

    CYBERPUNK 2077

    (50HOURS) honestly like it quite a bit but because of the bugs mostly did side content will return and polish off the story at some point.

    GOD OF WAR(PS5 NG+ RUN)

    (5 hours) great game just getting in a replay for before 2

    RATCHET AND CLANK GOING COMANDO

    (EARLY) beat some last year wanna Finnish off the rest before rift apart (all replays)

    On hold

    Ghost of tushima

    Persona 5 royal

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  • got to respect that i just finished the Darkness 2 and now i am finishing the Killer is dead.

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  • Just finished Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5. I have so many problems with the game, but I think the fundamentals of the combat system, the story, soundtrack, and the unique vibe of each world are strong enough to make them more forgivable for me. It took a while for the combat to get really good, and even then it still feels clunky as heck, but I managed to get myself to a point where I was absolutely wrecking fools by mashing my keyblade, so it's all good. The writing style of the story is certainly an acquired taste, but I'm actually digging it, since it just feels inherently wholesome to me, and I can forgive a few annoying story moments because of it. The soundtrack is just a joy to listen to, even with most of the tracks being pretty short loops. I think most of the worlds' level design can be either too cramped or not too fun to explore (at least until you get all the shared abilities later on), but I think they did a fine job of making each world to be a fun small showcase of their respective series'. Other than those, there are less forgivable parts like the boring Gummi ship sequences (which are held back even more by the obtuse Gummi ship building system) and the item synthesis system that doesn't feel useful to me, but since you can ignore/sidetrack these, I don't exactly hold a grudge against them. Also, my favorite world has to be...

    100 Acre Woods, followed closely by Hollow Bastion

    Overall, it's quite the swimming in sevens experience. There's a ton of room for improvements, and I hope to see them in the sequels. Next up is Chain of Memories, so that's gonna be interesting. (7/10)

    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
    Strike Vector EX
    Dragon Quest XI
    Shenmue III
    Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
    Valkyria Chronicles 4
    Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
    Death Stranding
    Kingdom Hearts
    Nier Automata
    Dirt Rally 2.0
    Redout
    Flower
    Journey
    Gorogoa
    Mega Man 11
    Hotline Miami 2
    The Witness
    Thumper
    Hollow Knight
    Ikaruga

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