YsV snes
Ff8 ps4
Dmc3 ps3
Tales of symphonia ps3
Diablo
Mgs3 ps3
Gta sa ps4
D&d mysteria ps3

Grandia3 ps2

Disgaea2 ps2

Doa2ultimate xbox

Gountlet dark legacy

1. Tales of Arise  *50 hours - 9/10

2. Neir Replicant  *25 hours - 8/10

3. Project CARS 2 [4 lifetime goals]  *15 hours - 6/10

4. Dave the Diver  *30 hours - 10/10

5. Dirt 4 [Triple crown championship] *60 hours - 9/10

6. Cat Quest  *5 hours - 7/10

7. 13 sentinels Aegis Rim  *35 hours - 8/10

8. Elden Ring + DLC *10 hours on NG+ & 20 hours DLC- 10/10  (Platinum)

9. Sekiro: Shadows Die twice *22 hours & 5 NG+ playthroughs *4 or so hours each) - 10/10    (Platinum)

10. Bloodborne *12 hours on NG+4 - 10/10   (Platinum)

11. Hogwarts Legacy *48 hours - 9/10

12. Lies of P *40 hours - 6/10

13. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty *38 hours - 7.5/10    (Platinum)

14. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon *3 hours - 6.5/10

15. Spiderman: Miles Morales *10 hours - 7/10

16. Nioh 2 *50 hours - 9/10

17. Vampire survivors *54 hours - 9/10  (Platinum)

18. Brotato *6 hours + 10 hours - 8/10 

Currently playing:

Yakuza: Like a Dragon @ 20 hours

Total hours = 561 hours (+100 hours trying games out/didn't finish/no ending) as of October 8th. Rough average of 2 hours 20 minites per day. Roughly 16 hours per week. Average 2 games per month. 

Games beaten in 2023:

1. Granturismo 7 *55 hours - (9/10)

2. Monster Hunter Rise [HR rank 100] *70 hours - (10/10)

3. Metal Gear solid *10 hours - (10/10)

4. Metal Gear Sold 2 *12 hours - (10/10)

5. Diablo 4 *250 hours - (10/10)   (Platinum)

Beat Vampire Survivors. Very cool game that takes the endgame idea of of making a brain dead build in Diablo and condenses it down to just a pure dopamine blast. Basic fun ant it's very best, you don't do anything much but move and pick your next weapon and buffs when you level up but somehow it feels like you're engaging at a deeper level. Towards the end and if you go out of your way to do unlock certain things some strategy with what and when you choose level ups comes into play. For 5 euro for it's full price release, I've never gotten so much fun outta a game. I can't see myself stopping soon either, a game I'll be playing for years to come and I' definitely going to Platinum. Such a little gem.

So far Witcher 3, I went on a little trophy unlock thing. Did some Wipeout Fury playing, amazing game. Wish they did another but kids today will never buy a racing game like that. 

Then I played Spluck Squire, great game, very fun. Although sadly not sure if it's replayable that much, according to How Long to beat, it should take 8 hours for a casual play in the story, I barely played for 6 and it claims that was rushed. I dunno, puzzle's weren't that hard and platforming was just a good fun time.

Anyway, after that played Skyrim, did the Skyrim PS5 DLC as apparently never done those. Levelled to 50 (on a level 42 character already) for the trophy and stopped. How people level to high I don't know, everything takes so long, I cheesed it because I had low shield level and the Ice Trolls in Dawn guard speed leveled my shield from like 25 to 70 in minutes. :P

After this EA did their EA Play for 99p for a month thing, so played Burnout for a bit, got a load of trophies then on to Jedi Survivor.

I really enjoyed the first "Jedi" game, Fallen Order was a great story, well paced and had the right mix of soulslike/casual action to work for me. Jedi Survivor is much of the same but bigger but, I dunno, just didn't enjoy it as much. It's great, still playing to get collectables and stuff if I ever do a replay on a harder difficulty but just something feels missing. Maybe it was simply because it was just the same but bigger. Some of the movement stuff was fun but the story was really cliched and Cal from the first felt like it was his story, his mission as he was thrust into a situation because he was a Jedi, relearning his skills etc. In this he literally stumbles by chance on to what was happening and the final boss was just an idiot, yeah, sorry but he was. Not sure I like they direction they are going with Cal either. I liked his traditional hero story from the first, as he seemed to learn from it. In this he sticks to his thing which is both in direct conflict yet the same as most of the characters in it. Plus some plot points don't make sense.

anyway, great game, just not as good as Fallen Order.

I beat Romance of the Three Kingdoms 14 again. I am not going to count it since I already beat one of the scenarios years ago. But I still wanted to mention it because each scenario can take 60+ hours if you don't pick the OP kingdom.

This time I did a later scenario during the actual Three Kingdoms (Empires) state. I usually pick wu and they are, I think, the hardest of the three due to lack of officers and a clear road against the large enemy. The only positive is a strong leader and prime minister who lives forever. Even after 20+ years they were still going strong. Fun game but the scenarios last way too long.

Cleared a run on Brotato a rougelite in the vain of vampire survivors, took 6 hours to finally get a clear. 8/10. I'd rate it higher if it was SO heavily RNG based but boy is it fun. I'll return for higher difficulty clears but that one run took it outta me, I was thinking about it in bed at night it got so into my head. Really cool game and again like Vampire survivors proper value for money at 5 euro. It reminds me so much of the games from addicting games dot com back in the day.

Anyone looking for a game to blast away on for a few hours for less than the price of a beer in the pub, I highly recommend Brotato. 

Played and plated Horizon Zero Dawn. 6 years since I bought it, only just got the play, those last 2 trophies, apparently really easy. Wonder why I never did/got them. I do overall much prefer it over FW, there's something about the mystery and how the story is told that just works so well. You, like Aloy knows nothing but you know it's set in our world, so we learn as she does. It feels more science fiction when FW was science fantasy with unaging people.

Weapons and abilities re understated and looting and harvesting machines doesn't feel a chore, all weapons feel useful, even if ropecaster is OP. In FW Ropecaster isn't even useful.

Anyway, not sure what to play not as DA:V is out in like 10 days. Prehaps I can do a rush play of DA:I. Need to get me 'canon' world in place in the keep at some point.

Been a few months again since I last updated my list, so here goes. Three games to add this time.

Finished Games:

1. Odin Sphere Leifthasir (PS4) My Rating: 8.5 / 10
   • I'd had this game waiting on my back log for ages, and I finally decided to give it a go. Turns out that Odin's Sphere is a great game. The gameplay is fun, and thanks to the five different playable characters, nicely varied as well. The music is great, and the visuals are gorgeous. The story is overall great, but because of the way the game tells it, focusing on one character at a time even though all of their stories take place at the same time, it means that you only get the full picture of what is going on after finishing all five characters' stories. As a result, especially with the first few characters, you can end up feeling a bit lost at times. Still, this was a great way to start the year off.
2. Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS5) My Rating: 9.0 / 10
   
   • Just decided to replay the Remake in preparation for Rebirth. Also played through the Yuffie DLC for the first. Still love the game, the only notable issue I have is the Sephiroth fight at the end. I think they should've saved it for later. Otherwise the game is excellent, even better than I previously thought.
3. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy (PS5) My Rating: 8.5 / 10
   • I've always been a big fan of the Trine games, in particular when playing them in co-op, and Trine 5 might be the best one yet. Solid, highly enjoyable puzzle platformers with a charming world and characters. Best played with three people, but even with two or just on your own these are always fun games.
4. A Plague Tale: Requiem (PS5) My Rating: 9.0 / 10
   • A sequel to one of my favourite games of the previous generation, and quite possibly an improvement over it as well. I love this particular setting Asobo Studio has created, and the story and characters are great too, carried in this game by a fantastic voice performance by Charlotte McBurney as Amicia. If I had played this game back in 2022 when it was release I would have probably voted for her as the best performance of the year in the year-end awards. I loved the character's progression over the course of the game, slowly becoming more and more accustomed to and accepting of the idea of killing other people, and simply being mentally torn apart bit by bit by the horrible situation they've been forced into and from which there doesn't seem to be any escape. I'm not entirely sure yet, but this might be the first game I've played this year that'll make it into my top 50 once that event rolls around at the end of the year.
5. Star Ocean: First Departure R (PS4) My Rating: 7.5 / 10
   • A solid old-school JRPG that effectively feels like a proof of concept for other, better games down the line. This was Tri-Ace's first game, and this definitely set up a template the later games in the series would follow and improve upon. This was an overall fun game, but it does feel like a first attempt at doing something. Still good, but every element found here would be greatly polished in games to come.
6. Asterigos: Curse of the Stars (PS5) My Rating: 8 / 10
   • An action RPG that takes some clear inspiration from Dark Souls, but far easier and lighter a game (a soulslite?). The limits of the game's budget are unquestionably a factor here, as just about every aspect of the game could have used one more pass of polish before release, the gameplay could use a bit more snap and better damage feedback, and the writing/translation needed one more round of edits to fix the various small mistakes and just make the game less verbose. I still liked it a lot, and it's one of those games that feels more than the sum of its parts. My initial impression upon starting it weren't great, but the longer I played the more I found myself enjoying my time with Asterigos.
7. Potionomics (PC) My Rating: 8 /10
   • I was ready to call this game one of my favourites of the last several years, all the way up until the end of the story, when I realized that instead of letting me continue playing in a free-play mode once the main storyline concluided, the game just ended. That meant that I basically missed at least a third of the game's content because I didn't know I had to do every extra piece of content on a very tight time limit while also making sure I met all the story requirements. I had purposefully left a lot of the extra stuff undone because I thought I could do all of it once the story was done, but that proved to be a poor decision on my part. I still think Potionomics is a great game, but it still left a sour taste in my mouth at the end. It could have been an all-time great title, now it falls disappointingly short of that due to a really odd decision to now let the player continue playing beyond the main storylines conclusion. For what is effectively a relationship/store management sim that's just strange.
8. The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure (PS4) My Rating: 9 / 10
   • The better of the two Crossbell games in the series, Trails to Azure brings things particular story arc to a very satisfying conclusion. Overall, I'd say the Trails in the Sky and Cold Steel sub-series are a little better, but the difference isn't huge. It also marks the 9th game in the series I've now finished.
9. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5) My Rating: 9.5 / 10
   • The Current frontrunner for my game of the year. An absolutely massive game that took me 90 hours to beat, with a lot of optional stuff still left to do. Excellent story, wonderfully expanded characterization for the main cast, further improved battle system, and a gorgeous audiovisual design. If the last part of this trilogy sticks the landing it might actually overtake the original in my estimation. The main downsides to the game were some of the minigames, which didn't really grip me and felt more like chores rather than something I enjoyed. On the other, there's Queen's Blood, which is one of the best minigames in the whole series. I also found the Zack focused sections somewhat superfluous and unnecessary, but I suppose we'll still have to see what the ultimate payoff for that part of the story is. I thought the game also did a brilliant job at expanding the various locations around the world from the original. Finally, I have to mention the way Rebirth toys with the player at times. Remake already established the idea that things can go differently from the original this time, and Rebirth uses that fantastically, never allowing the player to be completely certain if something is going to go the way it did on the PS1 original, or if they are going to alter something. 
10. We Love Katamari Reroll (Switch) My Rating: 7.5 / 10
    • Just like the first game, a thoroughly pleasant experience that just doesn't reach quite the same heights as the first game, at least to me. Still, it's always fun to just roll things into a big ball.
11. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (PC) My Rating: 7.5 / 10
12. Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (PC) My Rating: 7 /10
    • Played these back to back, fun little action puzzle adventures, the first game being slightly better as I felt it was a bit more focused and tightly designed. Both are still fun, especially in co-op.
13. Steelrising (PS5) My Rating: 7.5/ 10
    • A soulslike with a very intriguing premise and setting, taking place during the French Revolution in an alternate history France where highly advanced automatons have been developed and put to use in the army by King Louis.  You also play an automaton, the only one of their kind with a will of its own. One of the many B-tier soulslikes that doesn't quite reach the heights of the genre's best, but is still a very enjoyable time. One of the easier games of its kind too, and not a very long one either. Lacks in polish, but the core of the game is very solid.
14. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (PS5) My Rating: 10 / 10
    • Technically not a game on its own, but considering it took me nearly twice as long to finish as Steelrising did, I have to count it. Also, might just be the best expansion I've ever played. A lot more challenging than the base game on average, but for the most part it still felt fair. Incredible world design, greatly expanded gameplay options, and so much more interesting lore and backstory to discover. The only real negative for me is the final boss, which was the only time Shadow of the Erdtree felt like it stopped being fair. I beat the boss eventually, but I don't feel like I really mastered it. I just got one good run where everything happened to click, rather than my victory being the result of my me getting better at the boss. Still an incredible experience overall.
15. Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Switch) My Rating: 8 / 10
    • Played this one through in co-op. Not really much to say, Kirby platformers are almost always fun, and Forgotten Land is definitely one of the better ones. Fun powers to play around, well-designed levels and bosses, and a lot of charm.
16. Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age (PS4) My Rating: 9 / 10
    • An improved version of an already great game. The original had some odd design choices holding it back, and while some of those are still present here, many of them have also been ironed out. Great story, most of the main cast is really well written, very good soundtrack, and the gameplay has been significantly improved from the original.
17. God of War: Ragnarök (PS5) My Rating: 9 / 10
    • More or less on the same level as the 2018 God of War, with some improved aspects and some that aren't quite good. Feels a bit stretched out, and the game definitely holds your hand far too much when it comes to puzzles. Otherwise an excellent game just like the previous one.
18. Tunic (PS5) My Rating: 8 / 10
    • Wonderfully designed puzzle-action game in the old-school top-down Zelda style that had the genius idea of making pretty much every single gameplay element available from the start, limited only by the player's knowledge, or lack thereof. By finding pages of an in-game instruction manual out in the world the player realizes how to use skills the main character always had. The game does get a bit too cryptic for its own good at times, but I managed to complete around 90% of the game's puzzles and quests without any outside help, but the rest I had to look up.

Currently Playing:

• Theatrhytm Final bar Line (PS4)

In queue:

• Persona 5
• Demon's Souls
• Tales of Arise
• Tales of Vesperia
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
• Tactics Ogre: Reborn

Put Tales of Arise on top of your queue. It's brilliant. 

I am planning on getting to it at some point, I just usually pick the next game once I'm done with the previous one based on what I feel like playing at that moment, so it might be that or something entirely different.