by smtdante89
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Main Campaign Complete: February 19 First Monster Hunter game I've really played (rented the original over a decade ago on PS2 but didn't play much of it at all) and I love it. It's the perfect MH game for newcomers to jump into for sure. As of this writing (middle of March) it's easily my favorite game of 2018. Deviljho Defeated: March 28 A friend and I co-opped this fight a couple times. Pretty aggressive but nothing worse than what we've already been through.
Didn't complete this, didn't even come close. It's my fault for not doing more research into this game before buying it but because the story is locked behind either grinding out the boring single player arena-style mode or bashing my head against the wall through multiplayer with randoms (because none of my friends picked it up) I decided the game wasn't for me and traded it in.
Taking place alongside the story of the original Cyber Sleuth game, it's a pretty good companion piece so far, but it's been on the backburner for a bit due to playing a bunch of MHW co-op and finally getting the chance to play some Bloodborne through PS+. Once new releases stop coming in, I hope to go back to this one.
Story Mode Complete: February 18 Bought this game at launch but with MHW coming out the same day and taking over most of my gaming life and the general slog of getting through the three arcs in this story mode meant it took a while to complete it. Besides that, the game is a blast to play for pros and fighting game newbies. It's incredibly fun to watch too.
Arcade Edition This is probably the best this game has ever been as of this writing. There's finally a pretty fun arcade mode for people who wanted more single player content, but there's always a catch. A bit frustrated with how little Fight Money people can get now due to Capcom removing Fight Money rewards from completing certain things in-game so now you'll have to do weekly missions (which also cut the amount of FM you earn by completing them) level up characters through character stories/training mode or grind out wins online. Still having fun though and I feel like this is definitely a fun fighting game that people should jump in on. Can't wait for EVO and other big tournaments to start up so I can watch how much the Arcade Edition additions change the competitive scene.
THANK YOU PS+! I finally get to try out what some might say is the best PS4 exclusive out there right now, and I'm having a blast with it. I think I just defeated the fifth boss of the game (Witch of Hemwick) and can't wait to slowly make my way through this game some more. Cleric Beast/Father Gascoigne/Vicar Amelia Defeated: March 12 Blood-Starved Beast/Witch of Hemwick Defeated: March 16 Darkbeast Paarl Defeated: March 19 This guy gave me some trouble for some reason until the last time I fought him, then he was practically a cakewalk. Didn't grind much for him or anything, just went in and attacked. Shadow of Yharnam Defeated: March 23 Decided to really farm this area a good bit before going in to fight this guy. Thankfully I had two summons to help out a lot during the fight and won first try. Doesn't matter if I summoned so long as I lived to see another day. Rom, the Vacuous Spider Complete: March 23 Died once because I ran out of potions due to the hunter before this fight, but came back and won the second time through. Bloody Crow of Cainhurst Defeated: March 25 Not a boss in the typical sense but his absurd damage output, health, defense and mobility are not to be taken lightly at all. Glad I don't have to fight this guy again. The One Reborn Defeated: March 26 Not too difficult, the acid was the worst attack because I was away from the steps but got out just in time. The level was more difficult than this guy was. Martyr Logarius Defeated: March 27 Killed me once because I didn't know one of his moves could phase through the pillars around the area we fought. Came close to beating me the second time but a few well placed parries did him in for good. Amygdala Defeated: March 28 Couldn't hit his arms at first and nearly died before I switched my saw cleaver to the longer form. After that I took one more good hit but otherwise it became much easier. Side note: I skipped a large portion of this level because screw poison levels in these games. Celestial Emissary Defeated: March 28 Well, that was easy. I'm sure the next boss will be much more difficult. Eberitas Defeated: March 28 My first run arguably went better than my second even though I barely triumphed in the second fight. My summon survived until my death the first run when I got the boss down to the last 20% but died almost immediately the second time around so I struggled through the last half of the fight but eventually won by the skin of my teeth. Micolash Defeated: March 30 Well that was annoying. Mergo's Wet Nurse Defeated: March 30 Hit me a lot but it doesn't really seem super aggressive so I just picked when to attack and when to leave it alone. Ending 1 Complete: March 30 Put my save on the cloud beforehand so I can get the other two endings without going through the game again. As much as I enjoy it, I think once is enough for a good while. Ending 2 Complete: April 2 Been doing Chalice Dungeons between getting the first and second ending. Not terribly difficult but I also know I'm really overlevelled as well. Ending 3 shouldn't be much more difficult from what I hear. Definitely going for the Platinum here, I'm getting close to getting the Chalice Dungeon trophy and I should have all the main game weapons soon as well. Going to hit the DLC more soon as well. Ludwig Defeated: April 4 I'm clearly overlevelled for most of this DLC now because I kind of tore right through Ludwig and I really don't mean to brag when I type that. Living Failures Defeated: April 4 They hit me a couple times when they did the meteor attack but I blocked the rest with the statue in the center of the arena and they only cast it once before I beat them. Not very difficult. Lady Maria Defeated: April 4 Parry, parry, parry. Felt similar to the Gehrman fight. Really fun! Laurence Defeated: April 4 Actually died once to this boss during the last phase of the fight. Struggled during the end of my second run of the fight but got the win. Now on to the Fishing Hamlet later. Orphan of Kos Defeated/100% The Old Hunter Trophies Complete: April 5 Defeated Kos on my first try, but it took a bit because a few combos almost did me in. Felt good to finish that up for sure. Now to get back to the Chalice Dungeons. Ending 3 Complete: April 6 Stuck on a Dungeon Boss, so decided to mark this one off the list so I can try to dedicate my time to the Chalice Dungeon. Final boss wasn't very difficult but it has some tricks that can really mess you up if you're not careful. One more trophy to go for 100%/Platinum.
I bought a Switch this year, and this was the first game I bought for it due to the Special Edition being on sale for less than $50. It's a Warriors game, besides a few things the Fire Emblem series brings to the table (such as the weapon wheel and permadeath if you want it) there's not much to say about it. I'm still a fan of Warriors games, they're easy to jump right into and blow off some steam by killing thousands of enemies in minutes. Haven't made it in too far yet though so I'll update this more as I make my way through it.
First Trackmaster Medal Obtained: April 6 Was just trying to go for gold on one certain track and when I finally beat the Gold Medal, I got this as well. I'll take it! This game's pretty fun so far and a great game to take my mind off of Bloodborne when a boss is beating me around like a toy.
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First Time Arcade Mode Complete: April 7 Had an alright time with the original at a friend's house but wasn't blown away by it but with Cross Tag Battle on the horizon I figured I'd give the latest version of the game a shot and boy I'm having a blast with it now that I have time to play it at my own pace. Recommended!
Chapters 1 and 2 Complete (PS4, Co-Op, Normal Difficulty): April 11 Game Complete (PS4, Co-Op, Normal): May 23 Desperate Struggle DLC Complete: May 28 More action-oriented than the first DLC but it loses some of the atmosphere as well so a step, not sure how I feel about it from just that but overall a good bit of DLC. Tried Mercenaries with a friend after this and that was fun, my first time playing the mode and it was fun. I can see why they bring that mode back in various games in the series.