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Year Goal Complete!


On 11/17/2017 at 01:47 AM by Nicoleb1989

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So at the start of this year I made a goal to beat 12 games this year. I didnt really set any rules because I felt like that might stress me out over it and while I had moments of small stress it was nothing big. For the most part, this wasn't a complete it thing. This was a finish the main story and done. Yet I'm quite proud of myself and feel accomplished. I made this goal for mostly to avoid the weight goal*didnt really lose anything in that department*. I wanted a year to avoid making some goal I knew I'd focused on for a few months and than fall off the wagon. However smaller reasons were I was hoping it would help me beat new games so I didnt keep buying and  putting on a back burner when something else came out. This goal accomplished just that. I beat several games that were released this calendar year alone. 

Story of Seasons:Trio of Towns 3DS

Dragon Quest 8 3DS

Ever Oasis 3DS

South Park Fractured But Whole PS4

Super Mario Odyssey Switch

Miitopia 3DS

Released before 2017:

Harvest Moon Skytree Village

Dragon Quest 7

God Eater Resurrection

God Eater 2: Rage Burst

Shantae Half Hero Genie

Ace Attorney Phoenix Wright

I normally don't finish this many games much less newly launched ones at that so overall I'm happy with the outcome. It worked out better than I could have expected. Since this was a success I will keep going with it. Next year I'll set out to beat another 12. What I won't do is keep the 1 a month attitude but more or less work toward finishing and just having a good pace about it. If I pace myself properly I can beat 12 without the 1 a month thinking. You would think that wouldn't be bad but come up on a month and you don't have a game close to finish and stress starts to creep in. 

There won't be a review for Miitopia. Reason being, I honestly don't think there needs to be one. If Miitopia didnt catch your attention at launch more or less its not for you. Its that kinda game either you love or hate. While I enjoyed the whacky story and being able to put characters I wanted in the game to flesh the story out I can totally see why someone else might not like the game. The combat was simple enough and turn based but you only controlled one Mii and it was the one you started the game with. Passed that the others did their own thing on their turn. Heck you could practically turn on Auto Battle and it would play itself for the fights. So other than that I don't think much else has to be said. 

I will though be making a get more healthy goal alongside my game one. I need to extremely slow down on eating out and stop drinking soda again. I also will be making a goal to get back into belly dance. I used to be pretty darn good and now I can't shimmy or undulate without feeling I'm some worm out of groove. 

I appreciate everyone who was here and read my reviews for this long year and goal of mine. Maybe with time my reviews will improve and I won't seem like a rambling goofball. I don't plan to finish anymore games this year but I have been back to playing Persona 5 and its closing in on the end. So maybe a extra for the year? Who knows I guess time will tell. Hope you all are doing well!


 

Comments

mothman

11/17/2017 at 09:59 AM

I'm close to finishing Mario Odyssey right now and that will be the first game I've finished in a long while. I need to get back to Persona 5. I burned out on it at the end of the 3rd dungeon. Don't know why.

Nicoleb1989

11/17/2017 at 10:14 PM

I wanna say it was Casey that said it but take a break from the game after each palace. That will stop you from feeling burnt out possibly. I started doing that and it helped me. I believe it was recommended to take 2 weeks but I say take however long you feel ya need. 

Matt Snee Staff Writer

11/17/2017 at 11:32 AM

yay!  Actually DQ8 should count as two or three games. That shit is epic. 

I mostly stopped drinking soda. I realized I just couldn't keep it in the house. Now I only have it when we get pizza. Otherwise I'm soda free, and I feel better about that. 

Nicoleb1989

11/17/2017 at 10:17 PM

Personally DQ8 felt short for me. However I had just finished DQ7 so that might play a role. DQ7 is long as hell, I mean loooooonnnnnggggg. 

I need to do that myself. I need to stop drinking it all the time. Its bad for me :(

Cary Woodham

11/17/2017 at 12:16 PM

Congrats!  Here are some games I've beaten this year:

Breath of the Wild

LEGO City Undercover

RIME

Splatoon 2 single player

Super Mario Odyssey

Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop

GNOG

I am Setsuna

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

Bye, Bye, BoxBoy!

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinte story mode

Hey! Pikmin

Metroid: Samus Returns

Nicoleb1989

11/17/2017 at 10:19 PM

Congrats to you too! Thats a great list! Remindd me I need to work on I Am Setsuna and Zelda. Do you plan to play Lost Sphear ?

Cary Woodham

11/18/2017 at 12:32 AM

Oh heck yeah!  I didn't want to stop playing it when I was at PAX!

Super Step Contributing Writer

11/17/2017 at 12:47 PM

Wait, what are the other six games?

Nicoleb1989

11/17/2017 at 10:23 PM

Sorry! the other six were games that released in previous years so it went out of my head to add them

Harvest Moon Skytree Village

Dragon Quest 7

God Eater Resurrection

God Eater 2: Rage Burst

Shantae Half Hero Genie

Ace Attorney Phoenix Wright

KnightDriver

11/17/2017 at 10:12 PM

Miitopia seemed like a Mii Plaza game but bigger. I kinda wish it was in Mii Plaza.  

i've been just keeping track of hours played. At the end of the year, I'll see what's in the top ten. Most of the game I play, there are still things left undone. So much content in games these days.

Nicoleb1989

11/17/2017 at 10:26 PM

Miitopia probably would have been better off being a expansion of some sort for Miiplaze. However I do see what they saw in it to make it a separate full game release. 

I know several titles I beat still had side stuff to do but I decided to do it on my own time when I'm not as focused on finishing games. 

KnightDriver

11/17/2017 at 10:32 PM

I still want to play Miitopia, when I have money again. 

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