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Games I've finished: '09 edition

Holy crap, I played a lot of games this year.

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Grand Theft Auto IV

1. Grand Theft Auto IV

I actually got 100% completion as far as the game was concerned, which is really odd for me and a GTA game. If I had one problem with it, it would be that Niko makes all this big deal about getting money, but there is absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with it.

God of War: Chains of Olympus

2. God of War: Chains of Olympus

Played surprisingly well for a handheld game, though dodging was a bit wonky. I think i got it for 15 bucks during Amazon's black friday sale, so it only being 4 hours long didn't bug me too much.

Dead Space

3. Dead Space

Played through it twice on medium, once on impossible and even got the platinum for it. I really enjoyed Dead Space, I thought the intensity and atmosphere (or occasional lack thereof) really pulled the game together. Getting it for 30 bucks brand new a month after it came out was an added bonus.

Super Robot Wars Alpha

4. Super Robot Wars Alpha

Played through the Real Robot route with 66 battle points racked up. I really enjoy the games, but having seen a good number of the attached anime series may have colored that opinion. The difficulty always seems to really ramp up at the end of these games, what with the constantly rehealing bosses that can one shot you if you're not flashed. Still, I'd like to play through the super robot route, even with my limited japanese skills.

Condemned 2: Bloodshot

5. Condemned 2: Bloodshot

First person hobo punching at its finest. Picked it up for 10 bucks during a best buy clearance. I should really pick up the first one on pc to contrast it, and get more in on the whole Serial Killer X thing.

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

6. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

Capturing dudes and aiming was a bit of a pain in the ass, but I don't think my time with the game was wasted.

Resident Evil 5

7. Resident Evil 5

I beat it on every difficulty, which is an oddity in itself. It was an okay game, but the mission structure just made it conducive to keep trying it on other difficulties to unlock more weapon upgrades and the like.

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

8. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

Inspired by the endurance run, I decided to give an expert playthrough a go. I did manage to max all social links, though it was a bit hairy on time at the end. I also finished my compendium. The only thing I missed out on was fighting Margaret, because I forgot to go back and talk to her before the whole gas station attendant incident. Oh well.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

10. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

I was pretty impressed with how they managed to pack a GTA game onto the portable so well. Driving and shooting was a bit awkward though. I imagine if there ever is a psp2, second analog will be mandatory.

World of Goo

11. World of Goo

Pretty clever puzzle game, getting it for 5 bucks on steam made it a solid impulse buy. Never did go back and try to ocd the levels though, since it seemed more like just watching a video on youtube and copying the strategy at that point.

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