[Nova]

I've always thought it would be nice to make a log of which games I complete each year, as kind of a way to keep track. What excited me more was the idea that multiple X-CulT members could take part and we'll see how many games we complete this year as a forum.

If you're going to take part, you have to go all the way, unless it is absolutely impossible for you to post. If you die half-way through the year and can't complete any more games (or post about it!) then nobody's going to take a huge shit on your rep. So don't worry too much about it - what I mean is, I want people to take a genuine interest in doing this. If you record one completed game, you have to record every game you complete.

The rules are simple:

• You are allowed to post a duplicate game. If a single game is completed by multiple posters, a bracketed number will be displayed next to the game in question to denote how many have completed it.
  
• Obviously, with open-ended genres and achievements abound, it's hard to tell where a game 'ends'. By 'completed', I mean that you have watched the ending cinematic (if there is one) and have seen the ending credits. I'd like to think a bit of common sense applies here. Some games obviously can't be completed. World of Warcraft being one example. A game like Guild Wars, while still an MMO, can be 'completed'. It has a final mission and an ending sequence, so it counts.
  
• You do not have to state which difficulty you complete a game on, but you may if you wish. Bear in mind, difficulty information will not make it's way to the overall listing. If you'd like to record difficulty settings, you may do so for personal pride. If you go back to a game and complete it on a higher difficulty setting, feel free to go back and edit your post to reflect this.
  
• I will not be offering any form of incentive or reward to those who enter or have completed the most games by the end of the year. For one, it's hard to prove that you actually completed a game while still keeping the fun nature of the activity in mind. It makes it too competitive. I'd like to think I can trust most people on CulT, but as CulT Wars showed us, there are a few who aren't exactly known for their strict adherence to guidelines! Besides, this isn't a competition. It's supposed to be a nice, fun, collaborative community activity to partake in!
  
• Finally, only games which you complete for the FIRST TIME are to be posted. You can't rerun a game and then post about it here. That defeats the purpose of the activity. But then, why would you want to? Allow me to reiterate, this is not a competition. Do not treat it as such.

After much deliberation, here is the list itself:

• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) - Completed by: Nova (January 1st)
  
• The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS) - Completed by: YesIAmAnIdiot (January 2nd)
  
• Super Mario RPG (SNES) - Completed by: Trunks (January 2nd)
  
• Tales of Vesperia (360) - Completed by: Faze (January 2nd)
  
• Assassin's Creed 2 (360) - Completed by: Thundarbolt (January 3rd)
  
• Been There, Dan That (PC) - Completed by: OfAnAwesome (January 3rd)
  
• Time Gentlemen, Please (PC) - Completed by: OfAnAwesome (January 4th)
  
• Feeding Frenzy (360) - Completed by: Faze (January 5th)
  
• Sega Superstars Tennis (360) - Completed by: Hinara (January 5th)
  
• Riot Act (PC) - Completed by: OfAnAwesome (January 8th)
  
• Bayonetta (360) - Completed by: Nova (January 10th)
  
• Kanon (PC) - Completed by: PPA (January 14th)
  
• Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii) - Completed by: K2J (January 14th)
  
• Narcissu (PC) - Completed by: PPA (January 15th)
  
• Stubbs the Zombie (Xbox) - Completed by: IUG (January 16th)
  
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360) - Completed by: Faze (January 17th)
  
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PC) - Completed by: IxlairDark (January 17th)
  
• Halo Wars (360) - Completed by: Thundarbolt (January 17th)
  
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) - Completed by: SSUK (January 18th)
  
• Chameleon Twist 2 (N64) - Completed by: cool_boy_mew (January 19th)
  
• Lost Odyssey (360) - Completed by: Cryomancer (January 19th)
  
• Lufia & the Fortress of Doom (SNES) - Completed by: cool_boy_mew (January 19th)
  
• Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (PSP) - Completed by: IxlairDark (January 20th)
  
• Worms (360) - Completed by: Hinara (January 22nd)
  
• Batman: Arkham Asylum (360) - Completed by: Nova (January 28th)
  
• Puyo Pop Fever (PSP) - Completed by: Hinara (January 28th)
  
• Yoshi's Island DS (DS) - Completed by: cool_boy_mew (January 28th)
  
• No More Heroes 2: Desparate Struggle (Wii) - Completed by: Thundarbolt (January 29th), cool_boy_mew (February 1st)
  
• Orphen: Scion of Sorcery (PS2) - Completed by: cool_boy_mew (January 29th)
  
• Call of Duty 2 (360) - Completed by: Faze (January 31st)
  
• Tatsunoko vs Capcom (Wii) - Completed by: Thundarbolt (February 1st)
  
• Bioshock 2 (360) - Completed by: Skull Kid (February 12th), IUG (February 19th)
  
• Saints Row 2 (360) - Completed by: Faze (February 15th)
  
• Super Ninja Boy (SNES) - Completed by: cool_boy_mew (February 18th)
  
• Ikuraga (XBLA) - Completed by: Hinara (February 19th)
  
• Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS) - Completed by: K2J (February 21st)
  
• Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage (SNES) - Completed by: Skull Kid (February 21st)
  
• Feeding Frenzy (XBLA) - Completed by: Hinara (February 22nd)

[Nova]

Completed: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) - January 1st, 2010. Difficulty: Naked Normal.

[Hinchy]

Completed: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS) - January 2, 2010.

BTW, do enhanced remakes/ports of games you've already played count? I'm currently spending most of my time playing Metroid Prime Trilogy.

[Nova]

YesIAmAnIdiot, on 03 January 2010 - 12:01 AM, said:

Completed: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS) - January 2, 2010.

BTW, do enhanced remakes/ports of games you've already played count? I'm currently spending most of my time playing Metroid Prime Trilogy.

Hmmm... I'd hesitate to say "yes". I'm not sure a new control method is a drastic enough change to merit that - let's say once you complete all three games on the collection, you can just post it as 'Metroid Prime Trilogy'?

EDIT: Also, added Spirit Tracks to the list.
And what the hell, let's just say the Prime trilogy counts if you're replaying them on the Wii.

[Narstyle]

Not a bad idea, will post when i beat something.

Possibilities include DJ Max this year, Borderlands (Cba to play it since release mind), M&SatWOG, NSMBWii, Sega Superstar Tennis and some other crap.

[OfAnAwesome]

Been There, Dan That (PC) - Completed January 3rd 2010

[Trunks]

Super Mario RPG (Wii) - Completed January 2nd 2010.

[Nova]

Trunks, on 03 January 2010 - 06:42 PM, said:

Super Mario RPG (Wii) - Completed January 2nd 2010.

I take it you didn't complete it on the SNES originally then? If so, then I'm afraid it's a moot point as it has received no changes in transition. That said, if this happens I'll be posting the original platform the game was released on, ie for Virtual Console/XBLA/PSN releases.

[Faze]

Sounds like fun, I'll put in a go.

Tales of Vesperia (360) - Completed January 2, 2010

[cool_boy_mew]

Great idea, but I'm playing Persona 3: FES right now, which is going to take a while. I'm doing the same thing on my backloggery. Any of you guys have one?

[Nova]

Faze, on 03 January 2010 - 08:41 PM, said:

Sounds like fun, I'll put in a go.

Tales of Vesperia (360) - Completed January 2, 2010

Nice. What did you think of the game? I fucking loved it. Better than ToS, easily. Added to the list!

[P.P.A.]

I will participate in this thread.

(Posting this so I can be like "oh hey I completed NOTHING" in 362 days)

[Thundarbolt]

Assassin's Creed 2 (360) - January 3rd

[Trunks]

Nova, on 03 January 2010 - 01:25 PM, said:

Trunks, on 03 January 2010 - 06:42 PM, said:

Super Mario RPG (Wii) - Completed January 2nd 2010.

I take it you didn't complete it on the SNES originally then? If so, then I'm afraid it's a moot point as it has received no changes in transition. That said, if this happens I'll be posting the original platform the game was released on, ie for Virtual Console/XBLA/PSN releases.

Actually, I've never completed it before now. We were at a friend's house, he had it on VC, so we played through in one day.

My poor legit cart sits gathering dusts. :(

[Phugolz]

Sonic the Hedgehog (genesis) 1991

[Narstyle]

Sega Superstar Tennis (360) 05/01/10

[OfAnAwesome]

Time Gentlemen, Please (PC) - January 4th 2009

[Faze]

Nova, on 04 January 2010 - 10:34 AM, said:

Faze, on 03 January 2010 - 08:41 PM, said:

Sounds like fun, I'll put in a go.

Tales of Vesperia (360) - Completed January 2, 2010

Nice. What did you think of the game? I fucking loved it. Better than ToS, easily. Added to the list!

Personally I thought it was alright. Reminds me of Eternal Sonata in some ways (methinks it's the soundtrack by Motoi Sakuraba) I heard ToS was better, but unfortunately, I never played Tales of Symphonia. I feel bad for the Wii owners who had to deal with it's kiddied pseudo-sequel.

As for Persona 3 FES, I have that game, but I'm too lazy to play it.

Also:

Feeding Frenzy (Xbox Live Arcade) - Completed Jan 5, 2010

[OfAnAwesome]

Riot Act (PC) - Finished January 8th 2009

[The Government]

OfAnAwesome, on 08 January 2010 - 10:46 PM, said:

Riot Act (PC) - Finished January 8th 2009

Stop living in the past.