When I started to work on my 2011 GOTY post, I started to realize that I don't really like boiling down my gameplay into a single set of games and then pronouncing that one game is definitively better than another.
So I decided to go a different route and I came up with my top 10 favorite moments in gaming for 2011. This could be a single event in a single game or an overarching feeling from a set of games. Basically, there are no rules which gives me a bit more freedom to talk about the highlights of 2011, which I shall dub, the DAGMs (Duncan's Awesome Gaming Memories)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
The Invasion of the Black Phantom
So today while playing Demon's Souls, I had my first PvP experience and let me tell you it was quite exhilirating. I'm not a writer, and have never claimed to be, but here is the tale of my fight against the invading Black Phantom.
And yes, I am a nerd.
And yes, I am a nerd.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
2011: The final tally
2011 is done!
Time for the Final Tally:
Here's the overall count of games owned. Note that this is games not discs or carts or whatever, so a compilation that is on a single disc but has 4 different games will count as 4.
The numbers above are kinda skewed, I made some decisions on the Backloggery to null duplicate titles as well as going through an audit that added quite a few missing games so while the total growth is 420, I really didn't go out and buy that many games.
Late in the year, the Backloggery added the ability to further breakdown the
titles by adding the Unplayed (
) designation to your games. So that 1515 consists of 1278 and 237 .
In total I beat/completed 59 games, 9 more than my goal for this year.
Here's the breakdown of the 59 titles by platform:
And here's the full list of everything I played and beat/completed this year:
As for my goals this year, I think I did okay.
Until next time...
Time for the Final Tally:
Here's the overall count of games owned. Note that this is games not discs or carts or whatever, so a compilation that is on a single disc but has 4 different games will count as 4.
| Status | 2011 | 2012 | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1254 | 1515 | 261 |
 | 48 | 62 | 14 |
 | 191 | 250 | 59 |
 | 6 | 92 | 86 |
| Total | 1499 | 1919 | 420 |
The numbers above are kinda skewed, I made some decisions on the Backloggery to null duplicate titles as well as going through an audit that added quite a few missing games so while the total growth is 420, I really didn't go out and buy that many games.
Late in the year, the Backloggery added the ability to further breakdown the
titles by adding the Unplayed () designation to your games. So that 1515 consists of 1278 and 237 .In total I beat/completed 59 games, 9 more than my goal for this year.
Here's the breakdown of the 59 titles by platform:
| Platform | Total |
|---|---|
| GCN | 2 |
| GB | 1 |
| NDS | 1 |
| iPhone | 7 |
| PCDL | 1 |
| PS1 | 4 |
| PS2 | 5 |
| PS3 | 20 |
| PSN | 3 |
| PSP | 3 |
| SNES | 1 |
| Wii | 1 |
| X360 | 8 |
| XBOX | 2 |
| Total | 59 |
And here's the full list of everything I played and beat/completed this year:
| Status | Game | Platform | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikmin | GCN | Jan 11 |
| Super Mario Sunshine | GCN | Jan 18 |
| World of Goo | PCDL | Feb 04 |
| Resistance: Retribution | PSP | Feb 06 |
| TRON: Evolution | PS3 | Feb 11 |
| I Love Katamari | iPhone | Feb 15 |
| Jak II | PS2 | Feb 21 |
| Braid | PS3 | Mar 10 |
| Final Fantasy XII | PS2 | Mar 15 |
| Comet Crash | PSN | Mar 23 |
| Tanzen | iPhone | Apr 15 |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Persona | PSP | May 01 |
| Hills and Rivers Remain | iPhone | May 01 |
| Sly 2: Band of Thieves | PS2 | May 12 |
| Mass Effect 2: Firewalker Pack | X360 | May 13 |
| Mass Effect 2: Kasumi - Stolen Memory | X360 | May 20 |
| Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker | X360 | May 27 |
| Mass Effect 2 | X360 | May 28 |
| L.A. Noire: The Consul's Car | PS3 | Jun 04 |
| Crystal Defenders | iPhone | Jun 10 |
| Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed | PS | Jun 12 |
| L.A. Noire: The Naked City | PS3 | Jun 14 |
| L.A. Noire | PS3 | Jun 18 |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | PS | Jun 24 |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | PS | Jun 30 |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Xbox | Jul 03 |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Xbox | Jul 07 |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | PS3 | Jul 12 |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | PS3 | Jul 15 |
| Army of Darkness Defense | iPhone | Jul 16 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 | PS3 | Jul 17 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 | PS3 | Jul 19 |
| Plants vs. Zombies | iPhone | Jul 27 |
| Final Fantasy XIII | PS3 | Aug 02 |
| Dragon Age Origins: Leliana's Song | PS3 | Aug 09 |
| Metroid II: Return of Samus | GB | Aug 19 |
| Dragon Age Origins: Return to Ostagar | PS3 | Aug 21 |
| Dragon Age Origins: Warden's Keep | PS3 | Aug 24 |
| Dragon Age Origins: The Stone Prisone | PS3 | Aug 28 |
| Dragon Age Origins | PS3 | Sep 13 |
| Resistance 3 | PS3 | Sep 16 |
| Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves | PS2 | Sep 26 |
| God of War: Ghost of Sparta | PSP | Sep 26 |
| Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations | NDS | Oct 05 |
| Gears of War 3 | X360 | Oct 11 |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | SNES | Oct 17 |
| Batman: Arkham City | PS3 | Oct 23 |
| inFamous 2 | PS3 | Oct 30 |
| Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | PS3 | Nov 06 |
| Jak 3 | PS2 | Nov 09 |
| Portal 2 | PS3 | Nov 13 |
| Assassin's Creed: Revelations | PS3 | Nov 25 |
| Pac-Man World | PS | Dec 04 |
| Mirror's Edge | iPhone | Dec 30 |
As for my goals this year, I think I did okay.
- Beat or Complete 50 games. I beat 59, so yeah, mark this one done.
- For every 3 games I acquire, I must beat 1 game. I tried to make this one a bit more reasonable but well, I failed. I collect too much.
- Finish a Zelda game. Yes, I finally have played and beat a Zelda game. I played The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and it was really good!
- Clean up PC titles. I'm gonna call this one done. I went through the backloggery recently and cleaned up all the PC games so I'll call it good.
- Beat all my SNES titles. Yeah, not even close. I beat 1, and picked up 2 so net, I'm in the hole.
Until next time...
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