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Shawn's 2016 List of games played

A list of games I played and some simple impressions

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South Park: The Stick of Truth

1. South Park: The Stick of Truth

14 Hours on Steam. Overall a super game, felt like I was playing an episode (or 2). Even though I played most of it in 2015, I finished it in 2016.

Spec Ops: The Line

2. Spec Ops: The Line

This game does not end well. Even watching the ones I didn't choose doesn't make it any better. A game about madness, violence, and senselessness throughout it's entirety. The gameplay and shooting was still pretty good, but man, what a downer.

Hatoful Boyfriend

3. Hatoful Boyfriend

I've played a couple hours of this and made it through 2 different endings. I might play a bit more if I'm up in the middle of the night, but if I didn't play it again I'd be ok. Ghost boyfriend was kind of strange and sad.

Braid

4. Braid

So this game was good but infuriating. I don't like some of the arbitrary mechanics, and the concept that just not telling the player what direction they need to take (damned double bounces) really drives me crazy. This actually makes me want to play the Witness less now. Definitely not a $40 game for me. The story is only meh, that you're the antagonist the entire time is a bit of a neat twist, but meh. Glad I played it, but i really don't like puzzle games it turns out.

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes

5. Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes

I played about 10 hours of this game. It's a lot like Civilization, but with dragons and stuff. Kind of fun, but still not as good as Civilization in any of it's forms.

Fez

6. Fez

This game was pretty fun for a while, but I'm not going to be the one deciphering the clues on my own. And why bother with the bad world navigation just to see something I can watch on youtube. Onto the next game!

Shadowrun Returns

7. Shadowrun Returns

I enjoyed this game a ton. I kind of wish I knew how long it was going to be and of course any long game is tough to make it's way through these days. Maybe I'll play one of the follow-up chapters. We'll see.

Crypt of the NecroDancer

8. Crypt of the NecroDancer

This game is a ton of fun, and super hard for me to get past the second area so I think I'm done. Something about me and "Rythm" don't go together.

Sunset Overdrive

9. Sunset Overdrive

This game had a free weekend back in 2014 when it launched and I really enjoyed it. I also knew it would show up on xbox games with gold at some point and I wasn't in a rush to play it. Main story arc and all of the side quests are finished, collectibles are another thing entirely. I enjoy getting most of them, but I'll probably end up playing other games instead. Overall very good game, really enjoyed it.

Forza Horizon 3

11. Forza Horizon 3

I have no idea how much of this I played, but I maxed out every location which was a ton of fun. I probably will still continue this game, but with the arrival of a ps4 pro and the backlog of games, it's going to be a bit tougher. Great game though, so much like burnout paradise!