No idea if Octopath 2 is like it.  I've only played the first one.  But all I can say is...worth it.  What a fantastic game.

1. Tales of Arise  *65 hours - 10/10

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 [NG+ & DLC] *30+ hours - 10/10  (Platinum)

9. Sekiro: Shadows Die twice *58 hours - 10/10    (Platinum)

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

18. Brotato *18 hours - 9/10 

19. Metaphor Refantazio *80 hours - 8/10

20. Rachet & Clank: Rift Apart *21 hours - 8.5/10  (Platinum)

21. Inertial Drift *4+ hours - 7/10 

22. Stellar Blade *68 hours - 10/10  (Platinum)

23. Dragons Dogma 2 *32 hours - 4/10

Total: 801 hours

Currently playing:

Returnal

Astrobot 

Final Fantasy 16

Nine Sols

Update as of November 11th 2024


20th game finished!

Beaten so far in 2024
-Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag (PC) - Jan 2024
-Final Fantasy VI (PC) - Jan 2024
-Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (NS) - Feb 2024
-Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep (PS4) - Feb 2024
-Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) - Mar 2024
-Borderlands GOTY Enhanced (PC) - Apr 2024
-Final Fantasy VII (NS) - Apr 2024
-Sonic Unleashed (X360) - May 2024
-Dragon Quest I (NS) - May 2024
-Dragon Ball FighterZ (NS) - May 2024
-Tekken 2 (PS4) - May 2024
-Devil May Cry (NS) - June 2024
-Gears of War 2 (X360) - July 2024
-Metal Slug XX (PC) - July 2024
-Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry (PC) - July 2024
-Ratchet & Clank (2016) (PS4) - August 2024
-ACA NEOGEO FATAL FURY (PS4) - August 2024
-ACA NEOGEO FATAL FURY 2 (PS4) - August 2024
-The King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match (PS4) - September 2024
-Pokemon Platinum (DS) - November 2024


Beaten in Hours
-Borderlands GOTY Enhanced (PC) - 62 hours
-Final Fantasy VI (PC) - 56 hours
-Pokemon Platinum (DS) - 46 hours
-Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Final Mix (PS4) - 43 hours
-Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag (PC) - 39 hours
-Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) - 33 hours
-Final Fantasy VII (NS) - 30 hours
-Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (NS) - 26 hours
-Dragon Ball FighterZ (NS) - 24 hours
-Sonic Unleashed (X360) - 20 hours
-The King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match (PS4) - 14 hours
-Ratchet & Clank (2016) (PS4) - 12 hours
-Gears of War 2 (X360) - 12 hours
-Dragon Quest I (NS) - 8 hours
-Devil May Cry (NS) - 6 hours
-Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry (PC) - 5 hours
-Tekken 2 (PS4) - 4 hours
-Metal Slug XX (PC) - 1 hour
-ACA NEOGEO FATAL FURY 2 (PS4) - 1 hour
-ACA NEOGEO FATAL FURY (PS4) - 1 hour

Beaten score wise
-Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Final Mix (PS4) - 99 out of 100
-Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) - 98 out of 100
-Final Fantasy VI (PC) - 97 out of 100
-Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (NS) - 96 out of 100
-Final Fantasy VII (NS) - 94 out of 100
-Ratchet & Clank (2016) (PS4) - 93 out of 100
-Metal Slug XX (PC) - 93 out of 100
-Pokemon Platinum (DS) - 90 out of 100
-Borderlands GOTY Enhanced (PC) - 89 out of 100
-Tekken 2 (PS4) - 86 out of 100
-Dragon Ball FighterZ (NS) - 85 out of 100
-Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag (PC) - 85 out of 100
-Gears of War 2 (X360) - 84 out of 100
-Devil May Cry (NS) - 80 out of 100
-Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry (PC) - 77 out of 100
-The King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match (PS4) - 75 out of 100
-Sonic Unleashed (X360) - 70 out of 100
-Dragon Quest I (NS) - 69 out of 100
-ACA NEOGEO FATAL FURY 2 (PS4) - 53 out of 100
-ACA NEOGEO FATAL FURY (PS4) - 51 out of 100

Total number of Hours Platform wise
PC: 163 hours
NS: 127 hours
PS4: 75 hours
DS: 46 hours
X360: 32 hours


Grand Total: 443 hours

Currently Playing




Planning to Play next (in no particular order and may change)
-Kirby's Dream Course (NSO)
-Soulcalibur II (X360)
-Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition (PS5)
-The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening (NS)
-Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (PS5)
-Assassin's Creed Rogue (PC)
-Shin Megami Tensei V (NS)

Beat Rachet and Clank Rift Apart. Played on the hardest mode and it took 18 hours, 7 more than HLTB's estimate. Can't really fault the game aside from some minor issues, subjective stuff, some pretty lack luster guns and repetitive boss design but every boss feeling the same as it's biggest issue is a drop in the pond compared to how fun the game is. Some cool stuff with the SSD streaming speed and haptics but the game feels more like it was built around than than making a great game, I preferred R&C on the ps4 which had better weapons and more varied combat, less of a spectacle but a better game.

8.5/10

So, this is a long entry and big one for me.

I jut finished Dragon Age Veilguard.

And I mean just, like an hour ago. I'm going to try and keep spoilers light here as it's one of the first times I've commented on a game so new.So if going to play it skip most of this until the end.

Rare that it is I even buy new games but as a Dragon Age fanatic and waiting 10 years for this game, well. Jesus, 10 years. EA made Bioware restart dev after a few years to chase the idea of GaaS, however Anthem's success changed it again, so they started again. The teaser came out in 2018, another 6 years later we get the game. I went in blind to this game, first time since DA:I I've done that for a game.

But so much has changed since then, the biggest hit was the main writer and one of the creative leads who directed DA:I. Basically without them I feared for the direction, especially of the story.

Before playing I sorted out my Dragon Age Keep world of my 'canon' world. One of my narrative fears is that Inquisitor will be involved at all, my Inky hates Solas but also doesn't care anymore, she lost a lot and in my head, she went back to where her clan was and spent the rest of her life fishing. Away from the worlds problems (I was correct, Inky is in it a lot, had to use my canon one, who was a money hungry Dwarf... and Inky was nothing like this alas). Turns out, it didn't even use the keep, a waste if there ever was.

Anyway, let's go over things. First, it's not really an RPG, certainly not like the previous entries. They all had their base stats, strength, cunning, vitality etc, same in each game even if the games themselves changed. None of that is here. Gone is the 4 party system, now it's 3, gone is control of multiple party members, now it's one. Abilities has gone from a massive amount in DA:O to DA:Is 8 to now just 3 plus "ult". It's an action game really. Down to the standard worlds filled with generic chests and a single set of weapons with levels and frankly terrible outfits (My Inky looked fucking sweet most the time, I could barely stand the look of these outfits, helmets were comical).

Gameplay however is actually quite good for it's ilk. Combat is fast and while there are a few things that are odd about it, like targeting is twitchy if you actually don't lock on it gets more manageable and for me switching from dual wield to bow was quick and easy depending on situation. However, I played on normal, ended up too easy, I barely took damage really even in the final fights. This was simply down to the fact activating abilities gives you invulnerbility frames, plus dodge is like Souls games where you can dodge all damage if timed right.

Graphics are a mixed bag, you can tell it is new but honestly, I wouldn't say it's that much of an improvement over DA:I, just different. DA:I has aged amazingly well, seriously go look at it. Lighting, character animations. This was fine but has moved to a more cartoony style, which was a shame as I'd prefer a darker tone. However generally it was a glitchless game however, very well polished.

And lastly the story, it's decent is places, good at times but just kinda stale in others. Spoilers below, including big ones.

In the end, what this made me want to do is play DA:O, 2 and I more than it. Which is telling really.

As a game in it's own right, I'd say it's a solid 7.5-8/10 however as a DA game, it's maybe a 5 if it's lucky.

EDIT: Btw, I have noticed the thread about the review score of it has vanished from the forum, presume it got heated about certain aspects of the game.

The only game i really remember finishing this year is xenoblade chronicles 2. Fucking finally. Got all the rare blades, maxed out everyone's affinity chart (and found their favorite pouch items), did all the quests and merc missions, slayed all the unique monsters, found all the heart-to-hearts, store deeds, key items, info items*, locations/landmarks/points of interest etc. After 280+ hours i'm DONE. The only thing i didn't do was to upgrade any of the poppi characters. And i'm NOT doing Torna or any of the dlc. I don't ever wanna look at this game again lol. Sometimes i look in the mirror and question being a completionist... but hey, looking forward to starting XC3 soon! XD

*never found "reviving teammates" and there's NO info online on where to find it, so i'm letting that one slide.

Beat Inertial Drift. A pretty damn solid indie arcade drift racer with cell shaded graphics. Drift racers have brought fun back to arcade racers for me but it's difficult to find one that isn't junky around the edges even if it's good at it's core but this one is the full package albeit a short one with a story mode at around 90 minutes even though there are 4 campaigns and more modes along with challenges to unlock and higher difficulties, I've found myself putting 4 hours in I continue to return to it for it's fun factor and it's unique drifting control scheme which has you using both analogue sticks and the trophy unlocks (aside from some pitiful easy ones and a seemingly very difficult platinum) are fun to unlock. Very polished tpavkage with great value for money at 5 euro. 7/10

Beaten Stellar blade. Absolutely Fantastic game, brings things back to a time when games were just games and has reminded me that I've become severely fatigued with the Sony, deep narrative route and I play games for the fun of it, not having the controller snatched out of my hand every few steps or ten hour long tutorials and hand holding like it's your first video game ever. 

This was insanely addictive, flawed ... maybe, but at the same time maybe not, it just is what it is and it's insanely fucking cool and an immensely fun game. Elden Ring was the last time I had this much uninterrupted fun and I'd say this surpassed it on that level if though for a shorter period of time and speaking of Fromsoft, this game became Sekiro near the end, perhaps because I refused to do a guide on some essential health upgrades or perhaps by design but the last three bosses on my first ending where quite challenging. 

10/10. Phenomenal. Most purely fun game I've played in many years, maybe ever. 

Updated as of November 29th 2024.

20th, 21st and 22nd game finished! (Forgot to post about the 20th and 21st game lol)

Beaten so far in 2024
-Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag (PC) - Jan 2024
-Final Fantasy VI (PC) - Jan 2024
-Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (NS) - Feb 2024
-Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep (PS4) - Feb 2024
-Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) - Mar 2024
-Borderlands GOTY Enhanced (PC) - Apr 2024
-Final Fantasy VII (NS) - Apr 2024
-Sonic Unleashed (X360) - May 2024
-Dragon Quest I (NS) - May 2024
-Dragon Ball FighterZ (NS) - May 2024
-Tekken 2 (PS4) - May 2024
-Devil May Cry (NS) - June 2024
-Gears of War 2 (X360) - July 2024
-Metal Slug XX (PC) - July 2024
-Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry (PC) - July 2024
-Ratchet & Clank (2016) (PS4) - August 2024
-ACA NEOGEO FATAL FURY (PS4) - August 2024
-ACA NEOGEO FATAL FURY 2 (PS4) - August 2024
-The King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match (PS4) - September 2024
-Pokemon Platinum (DS) - November 2024
-Bravely Default II (NS) - November 2024
-Kirby's Dream Course (NSO) - November 2024
-Soulcalibur II HD Online (X360) - November 2024


Beaten in Hours
-Bravely Default II (NS) - 76 hours
-Borderlands GOTY Enhanced (PC) - 62 hours
-Final Fantasy VI (PC) - 56 hours
-Pokemon Platinum (DS) - 46 hours
-Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Final Mix (PS4) - 43 hours
-Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag (PC) - 39 hours
-Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) - 33 hours
-Final Fantasy VII (NS) - 30 hours
-Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (NS) - 26 hours
-Dragon Ball FighterZ (NS) - 24 hours
-Sonic Unleashed (X360) - 20 hours
-The King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match (PS4) - 14 hours
-Ratchet & Clank (2016) (PS4) - 12 hours
-Gears of War 2 (X360) - 12 hours
-Soulcalibur II HD Online (X360) - 10 hours
-Dragon Quest I (NS) - 8 hours
-Devil May Cry (NS) - 6 hours
-Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry (PC) - 5 hours
-Tekken 2 (PS4) - 4 hours
-Kirby's Dream Course (NSO) - 3 hours
-Metal Slug XX (PC) - 1 hour
-ACA NEOGEO FATAL FURY 2 (PS4) - 1 hour
-ACA NEOGEO FATAL FURY (PS4) - 1 hour

Beaten score wise
-Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Final Mix (PS4) - 99 out of 100
-Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) - 98 out of 100
-Final Fantasy VI (PC) - 97 out of 100
-Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (NS) - 96 out of 100
-Bravely Default II (NS) - 96 out of 100
-Final Fantasy VII (NS) - 94 out of 100
-Ratchet & Clank (2016) (PS4) - 93 out of 100
-Metal Slug XX (PC) - 93 out of 100
-Pokemon Platinum (DS) - 90 out of 100
-Borderlands GOTY Enhanced (PC) - 89 out of 100
-Soulcalibur II HD Online (X360) - 88 out of 100
-Tekken 2 (PS4) - 86 out of 100
-Dragon Ball FighterZ (NS) - 85 out of 100
-Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag (PC) - 85 out of 100
-Gears of War 2 (X360) - 84 out of 100
-Devil May Cry (NS) - 80 out of 100
-Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry (PC) - 77 out of 100
-The King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match (PS4) - 75 out of 100
-Sonic Unleashed (X360) - 70 out of 100
-Dragon Quest I (NS) - 69 out of 100
-Kirby's Dream Course (NSO) - 68 out of 100
-ACA NEOGEO FATAL FURY 2 (PS4) - 53 out of 100
-ACA NEOGEO FATAL FURY (PS4) - 51 out of 100

Total number of Hours Platform wise
NS: 206 hours
PC: 163 hours
PS4: 75 hours
DS: 46 hours
X360: 42 hours


Grand Total: 532 hours

Currently Playing




Planning to Play next (in no particular order and may change)
-Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition (PS5)
-Assassin's Creed Rogue (PC)
-The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening (NS)
-Persona 5 Royal (PS4)
-Gears of War 3 (X360)
-Metal Gear Solid V (PS4)

Beat Dragons Dogma 2.

Terrible RPG. Can't believe it has such a high aggregate when better games get lesser scores. However it is simply a fun combat game, there's fun exploration for thr first half of the game, satisfying gameplay loop and varied combat that heavily carry the game. Despite the game being a massive POS it's far better than it being aggressively mediocre, it is not, it's both a bad game and a good one simultaneously but the bad aspects are oddly by design so there must be an audience for these baffling decisions. The story is shite. She world is big buy empty. The VA is quite good but the writing is sub par. Graphics depend on your distance from the screen, they can look fairly decent at a distance but a fussy mess up vlose on performance mode. HDR is good. RPG leveling is meaningless. Clssees, class leveling and class skills is quite expansive and this makes the combat very versatile and extremely fun to experiment with. Mini bosses are the best part of the game, they are like a slice of Shafow of the collusus but become tedious

4/10. Ti's good to complete games like this once and a while to gain perspective on the better games.