October 2013 Recap

On 11/03/2013 at 11:04 AM by daftman

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October was an interesting month. Got a lot done...just not on the games front

Games Beaten

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It would seem I didn't actually finish anything in October, which is sad and frustrating. I was trying to beat Shin Megami Tensei IV but didn't quite make it in time. I beat that today, actually, so at least I'll have something for next month.

Games Bought

-Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PS3) (PS+)

-Condemned: Criminal Origins (360)

-Condemned 2: Bloodshot (360)

I picked these two up after reading KnightDriver's blog about the first one. I think I'll like them but even if not, I paid $5 and $3, respectively, for them so it's not much of a risk.

-Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Wii U)

Wind Waker is one of my favorite Zelda games, so I'll pretty excited about this snazzy remake. Not sure when I'll get to it, though my wife never played the original, so she's planning on playing this one soon.

-Pokémon X (3DS)

And this is what she's playing right now.

-Gears of War: Judgment (360)

Got this to play with my brother online (more on that later).

-Archer Maclean's Mercury (PSP)

-Mercury Meltdown (PSP)

These two rolling ball puzzlers came on one disc. Supposedly pretty good.

-Poker Night 2 (PS3) (PS+)

Poker with GLaDOS and Claptrap (among others)? Yes please!

-Shadow of the Colossus (PS3) (PS+)

I played this gem on the PS2 but HD seems like a fine excuse to play it again.

-Hotline Miami (PS3) (PS+)

I've heard many interesting...and violent...things about this game. Now I can find out for myself.

Now Playing

-El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (PS3)

trippy eyes

Playing this trippy game for Backloggers Anonymous. I was worried they'd get the second podcast up before I finished but so far looks like I still have some time. The game plays well enough but the experience of playing is what's really keeping me going. It's a very strange game.

-Gears of War: Judgment (360)

Just started this last night. It will probably take awhile to get through because I think we'll only be able to get everyone together once a week. It's fun though. 4-player co-op on the campaign is a blast.

Blogs

I blogged a lot more in October than, well, any other month ever, I think. So I thought I'd round them up for anybody who missed one and still cares to go back and read it.

Each week I featured a Halloweenish remix from OCR

-Call of the Mask from Splatterhouse 3

-Heart Beats from Zombies Ate My Neighbors

-The Dark Side of Phobos from Doom

-Who's That Child from Castlevania

-Of Transformants and Brevity from Final Fantasy VII

Also highlighted the excellent soundtrack of Bloodrayne Betrayal

Shared a few iOS games

-New York Zombies 2

-Costume Quest

-Zombie Gunship (which just got an update with a new level)

And then some miscellaneous stuff

-The Two-Sentence Horror Story

-Poe: Not just that ghost from Zelda

-Play the game I wrote the soundtrack for!

And what would October be without a good scary movie?

-Is The Conjuring Too Scary?

Matt Snee Staff Writer

11/03/2013 at 11:11 AM

I seriously need to play El Shaddai.

I bought a Condemned game too this month, on Steam. Cheap as hell, so why not. I played the second one on Xbox, and it was cool. Interesting games.

daftman

11/03/2013 at 11:21 AM

Now's a good time to play El Shaddai, what with Backloggers and all. Get in on the discussion

Alex-C25

11/03/2013 at 11:20 AM

Very excited to get Pokemon X/Y, but first I need to catch up on the other DS Pokemon games.

11/03/2013 at 11:25 AM

I haven't played a mainline Pokémon game since Red but thanks to my wife we now have several of them. Sooner or later I'll play one lol

transmet2033

11/03/2013 at 01:00 PM

I just finished up Chapter 6 in El Shaddai. That game is full of so many surprises.

11/03/2013 at 03:57 PM

I haven't played it in a week but hoping to get some time in tonight. They let you save pretty frequently, so it's possible to play in shorts chunks when necessary. And I like how much variety there is between the different floors in the tower.

Remy LeBeau

11/03/2013 at 01:13 PM

Hotline Miami is a great game. It most certainly is violent and downright sadistic at times lol. It can also be pretty challenging. One hit kills you, but thankfully it only takes a second to respawn.

11/03/2013 at 03:58 PM

Yeah, I really don't know anything about the game other than it's violent lol. Looking forward to trying it out.

BrokenH

11/03/2013 at 02:01 PM

Ah,Shin Megami Tensei. Always the "time sucking labyrinths" of rpgs. lol. Beating a SMT game "on schedule" is usually tough so I can't hold that against you.

11/03/2013 at 03:59 PM

It overstayed its welcome just a little but over all a very good game.

jgusw

11/03/2013 at 05:13 PM

I beat SMTIV last night at 11:08p.m. I was so happy it was over.

11/03/2013 at 07:45 PM

I know, me too. Which path did you go, Law or Chaos? I assume you didn't manage to get Neutral. I went Law with the intention of going back to my other save file and playing the Chaos route as well (you know, that big choice between Walter and Jonathan). But it took me over 21 more hours after that choice to finish the game, so there's no way I'm going back to play the other side right now.

11/03/2013 at 08:10 PM

I was going for Neutral, but I think I got Law. I know I didn't do Chaos. I need to look up the differences.

KnightDriver

11/04/2013 at 12:20 AM

I played Etrian Odyssey Untold more than anything this month. It was fitting though that I got turned into a Vampire in Oblivion. Perfect timing there.

11/04/2013 at 07:21 PM

For November, though, you need to get turned into a turkey or something. I definitely want to hear that story lol

11/05/2013 at 01:26 AM

Well, I can get turned into a chicken in Cloning Clyde.

11/05/2013 at 05:58 AM

Close enough!

NSonic79

11/11/2013 at 01:17 PM

So what if you didn't get to beat any games this month. It's better to get your fill of all that Octoberween gaming can offer! All of the games I chose to play this year I didn't beat, either because I've played them before or I just wanted to get my Octoberween buzz.

Good show on your blog postings! YOu really made the year fitting for gaming with all you wrote. Still trying to catch up on most of them.

11/12/2013 at 06:45 PM

I wondered how you had time to play all those games, but I guess it makes sense to just get a taste. And speaking of catching up, I've been hoping to get through yours...you're just a tad verbose lol and I haven't been able to use my computer the last few days because of a power cord issue. So much to do! Anyway, glad you like the blogs. I think it's the most I've ever done in one month.

PixlBit

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