Community Playthrough Suggestion Thread

[GrayGhost81]

Hello fellow RFGenners!

Please use this thread to make suggestions for us to use as both Modern and Retro playthrough titles in the future.

If you can, tell us a little bit about the game and why you think it would be good for a month long group playthrough.

Thank you for your input!

CURRENT SUGGESTIONS

RETRO
Nintendo - Ninja Gaiden (NES), Stryder (NES), Bionic Commando (NES), Tetrisphere (N64), Act Raiser (SNES), Young Merlin (SNES), Metal Gear (NES), Conker’s Bad Fur Day (N64), Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64), Goemon’s Great Adventure (N64), Jet Force Gemini (N64), Blast Corps (N64), SMB 1 & 2 (NES), Soul Blazer (SNES), FF Mystic Quest (SNES), Uniracers (SNES), Pokemon [Red & Blue] (GB), Rygar (NES), Ninja Gaiden (NES), Double Dragon series (NES), Star Tropics (NES), Willow (NES), Crystalis (NES), Final Fight (SNES)

Sega - Lost Vikings (Gen & SNES), Shinobi III (Gen), Shining Force II (Gen), Starflight (Gen), Zillion (SMS), Shadow Run (Gen), Panzer Dragoon (Sat), Comix Zone (Gen), Phantasy Star II (Gen)

Playstation - FF IV (PSX), Brave Fencer Musashi (PSX), Rayman (PSX), Croc (PSX), Loaded (PSX), Mega Man Legends (PSX), Metal Gear Solid (PSX), Twisted Metal II (PSX), Allundra (PSX), Syphon Filter (PSX), Wild Arm/Alter F

MODERN
Nintendo: No More Heroes (Wii & PS3), Luigi’s Mansion (GC), Metroid Prime (GC), Resident Evil (GC), Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds (3DS), Shovel Knight (Wii U, 3DS, PC)

Sega: Shenmue (DC)

Playstation: Beyond: Two Souls (PS3), Dark Cloud (PS2), Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2), Neo Contra (PS2), Valkyria Chronicles (PS3), Dragon’s Dogma & DD: Dark Arisen (PS3/360), Mirror's Edge (PS3,360,PC), Metal Gear Rising Revengeance (PS3,360), Deux Ex Human Revolution (360,PS3,Wii U, PC), Mass Effect 2 or 3 (PS3, 360, PC), Virtue’s Last Reward (Vita, 3DS), South Park: Stick of Truth (PS3/360/PC), Dishonored (PS3), Nier (PS3), Simpsons Hit and Run (PS2/Xbox)

XBox: The Wolf Among Us (XBLA/PSN/PS3/Steam), Bayonetta (X360 / PS3), BioShock Infinite (X360 / PS3 / PC), Deus Ex: Human Revolution (X360 / PS3 / WiiU / PC), Resident Evil: Revelations (X360 / PS3 / WiiU / PC); Fable (XBox); Phantom Dust (XBox), Crackdown (360), Catherine (PS3/360)

MONTHLY COMPETITIONS

Racing games (F-Zero, Mario Kart, R.C. Pro Am, etc.)
NES Competition cart games


PAST PLAYTHROUGHS

December 2012/January 2013 - The Last Story

2013
April - Batman Arkham Asylum
June - 16 Bit Disney (Aladdin / The Jungle Book / The Lion King / Goof Troop)
July/August - Super Mario RPG
September - Ducktales Remastered / Castle of Illusion
October - Castlevania II Simon’s Quest / Fragile Dreams
November - Oddworld Abe’s Oddysee / Max Payne 3
December - Streets of Rage 1, 2, and 3 / Crazy Taxi
 
2014
January - Mischief Makers / Zelda Windwaker
February - Parasite Eve / Kingdom Hearts
March - Phantasy Star / The Last of Us
April - Atari 2600 Activision Challenge (Pitfall!, Kaboom!, Spider Fighter, Seaquest, Stampede, Keystone Kapers, Enduro, Sky Jinx) / Magical Starsign
May - Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 / Lost in Shadow
June - Suikoden / Shadow of the Colossus
July - Chrono Trigger / PC Indie Mix (Minecraft, Gone Home, The Stanley Parable, and Dear Esther)
August - Beyond Oasis / Muramasa The Demon Blade
September - Suikoden II / Ico
October - Castlevania Symphony of the Night / Alan Wake
November - Super Metroid / System Shock 2
December - Retro Shmups (Gradius, U.N. Squadron, Lightening Force, Raycrisis)/Modern Shmups (R-Type Final,
Xyanide, Sin & Punishment, Otomedius Excellent)
 
2015
January - Kid Icarus / 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
February - Zelda: Link to the Past / 999
March - Medievil / Batman: Arkham Origins
April - Paper Mario / Tomb Raider (2013)
May - Shining Force / Kirby’s Epic Yarn       
June - Mega Man 2 & 3 / Mass Effect
July - Golden Axe I-III / Warhammer 40K:Space Marine
August - Little Nemo / Spec Ops: The Line
September - Metal Gear Solid / Indigo Prophecy
October - Castlevania: Bloodlines / Resident Evil
November - Secret of Evermore / Gravity Rush
December - Contra / Rolling Thunder 2 / Metal Slug 3
 
2016
January - Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario World
February - Folklore
March - Life is Strange
April - Y’s: Books I & II
May - Bully
June - Illusion of Gaia
July - Uncharted
August - Legend of Zelda (quests 1&2) / Jaws
September - LEGO Batman 2
October - Shadow of Destiny
November - Heavy Rain (100th game played!!)
December - F-Zero / Road Rash II / Burnout Revenge
 
2017
January - Secret of Mana
February - Murdered: Soul Suspect
March - Diablo
April - Child of Light
May - Syberia
June - Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
July - Shining Force II
August - Journey (with The Cartridge Club)
September - The Last Guardian
October - Until Dawn
November - Nunya
December -
   

[RetroRage]

Ninja Gaiden!!

[monkees19]

For retro, I'd suggest any version of Final Fantasy IV. Easy to pick up, engaging story, and plenty of platforms to choose from when playing it.

For current, might I suggest Beyond Two Souls. Definitely a good game, takes awhile and has plenty of reasons to play through again. I've already beaten it and would love to play again. Only drawbakc would be its exclusivity.

[techwizard]

For retro, I'd suggest any version of Final Fantasy IV. Easy to pick up, engaging story, and plenty of platforms to choose from when playing it.

For current, might I suggest Beyond Two Souls. Definitely a good game, takes awhile and has plenty of reasons to play through again. I've already beaten it and would love to play again. Only drawbakc would be its exclusivity.

we try to cover as many people as possible, but i don't think exclusivity would stop us completely. being a collecting site there are so many people who have all or almost all modern consoles, i would be surprised if the numbers on an exclusive playthrough were much lower than a cross-platform one. the very first playthrough was The Last Story which was exclusive, and that was fairly active.

PS3 has a lot of great exclusive titles for community playthroughs, i'd be surprised if one wasn't done someday

[GrayGhost81]

Agree with techwizard re: exclusivity. Even though we had a small group for Fragile Dreams we had a great time.

FFIV is a good suggestion. I never finished it, but it's short, fast moving, and pretty easy.

Fleach and I have been discussing doing a Quantic Dream game since the get-go. I haven't gotten my hands on Beyond yet but it's just a matter of time.

[Fleach]

I've been wanting to buy Beyond: Two Souls since it came out, but since there are so many games on my backlog I'm waiting for it go on sale. I be so excited to go through Indigo Prophecy, Heavy Rain, and Beyond in these playthroughs.

A game being exclusive to a certain console isn't an issue as techwizard pointed out. I'm actually biased towards the PS3 for a few reasons and so I tend to vouch for many PlayStation titles.

What do you guys think of PC games as part of the playthroughs? There are excellent retro and modern PC games.

[russlyman]

For retro I suggest Stryder or Bionic Commando. It's been forever since I beat them.

Stryder is a fun side scrolling game where you travel back to previously places to get other items to access new areas. It has a ninja feel to it and I really enjoyed the music.

Bionic commando uses a grappling hook allowing you to move. There is no jump. This helps balance the game play fighting against enemies.

[singlebanana]

Ninja Gaiden!!

Which one? I know that the first two on the NES are affordable and fairly easy to find. However, my concern would be around the difficultly. Would this be a title that might frustrate people to the point of putting down their controller? I don't know, could be.

For the modern playthrough, I've always heard that Ninja Gaiden Black (XBox) is a phenomenal game. I own it, but have yet to get around to playing it. Anyone have any thoughts on this game? I'm curious.

[singlebanana]

For retro I suggest Stryder or Bionic Commando.

Two good suggestions. I have fond memories of Stryder growing up, but don't think it's one I have ever beaten. Bionic Commando is one of those games that I've always wanted to move to my "I finally beat this damn game" list. Again, it's difficult and it takes some time to get down the mechanics of that claw, but I think it would be a good choice if members could make the effort to stick with it.

[russlyman]

I have never beaten Ninja Giaden. It's a fun play through but would be hard for check points since you can't put the game down and pick it back up the next day.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

+1 for Bionic Commando. It's well worth the effort. Strider has its own set of problems based on platform played.

[singlebanana]

+1 for Bionic Commando. It's well worth the effort. Strider has its own set of problems based on platform played.

And the Genesis and NES versions are completely different I believe though I've never played the former.

[MaterialHandlerMike]

FFIV is a good one, just re-acquired it and don't have a reason to play it. I like the idea of a Phantasy Star Playthrough (I-IV), Shining Force 1 or 2, Lost Vikings, Shinobi III, Castlevania: SOTN, Addams Family (sms, genesis, nes, snes), also like the Bionic Commando idea.

[Fleach]

FFIV is a good one, just re-acquired it and don't have a reason to play it. I like the idea of a Phantasy Star Playthrough (I-IV), Shining Force 1 or 2, Lost Vikings, Shinobi III, Castlevania: SOTN, Addams Family (sms, genesis, nes, snes), also like the Bionic Commando idea.

Those are some good ideas, Mike! I like the Phantasy Stay suggestion. It'd be nice to play a non-Nintendo RPG

[Duke.Togo]

I've mentioned some before, but here are some that I think could be interesting:

Streets of Rage (2 is probably the best, but they are short enough you could even do the trilogy in a month). Cheap and easy to acquire due to many compilations.

Tetrisphere - easy to acquire, many different modes, can compete for high score

Otomedius Excellent - It would be fun to have any good shooter, but this one is modern Konami, cheap, and has achievements

The Wolf Among Us - Episodic, so could wait until season is finished, or tackle them as they come out

No More Heroes - Available on Wii and PS3, interesting game, could use same achievement criteria for the Wii version, and it would give me a reason to play it again

Alan Wake - Everyone tells me this is good, and a community playthrough would encourage me to sit down with it