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Well, the last weekend of August is here, and with that my Summer Gaming challenge whimpers out. I'm sad to say that although I went into this in June with guns blazing, I'm left with six of my ten games unfinished. Why did I fail to such a degree? For one thing I seemed to have chosen a lot of longer and more involved games. You'll notice that the ones I beat were a lot more arcade-style.
So let's take a look at what I'm left with...
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Chrono Trigger is definitely the game I enjoyed most out of the unfinished pile. It's also the one I spent the most time on. Truth be told, it was one of the first Summer Games that I started playing in June. And I kept up with it on and off throughout the three months. In the end, I put fourteen good hours into it and made it up to the twin Golem boss fight. Unfortunately, I just didn't have the right equipment to finish the fight. And one thing that I hate doing is backtracking. So I ended up just sort of stalling right there. Admittedly, this is one game I do plan to eventually pick up and finish. Just not in the next few days.
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After years of assuming it just wouldn't be my sort of game, I am now officially a fan of the Metal Gear Solid franchise. I found everything about the game utterly brilliant, and again I do plan to eventually finish this one as well. The hard truth is that I'm just not good at the game, no matter how much I like it. So even if it is considered a shorter game, it's taking me a lot longer than it probably should.
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Duke Nukem 3D turns out to be a lot of fun. And I was playing it for the first time as all the hype about Duke Nukem Forever being a catastrophe was hitting hard. So that was interesting timing, too. I found the levels to be excellent, and basically it's the kind of FPS I really enjoy. However, like MGS, I'm just not great at FPS games. So each level would take me like an hour. It was slow progress and I stopped somewhere around one-fourth of the way through the PS1's extended version of the game. I don't know if I'll have finish the entire game, really. But I'm sure I'll revisit it and make more progress anyway.
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I was warned not to include R-Type Delta on my list for the simple reason that I just would not be able to beat it. I laughed. Surely if I put some time into it and memorized levels and enemy patterns, I certainly could beat it! I had no problem making it through the first level without losing a ship. But level two. Woah. I lost them all. Fast. And as it turns out, Delta really is one big jerk of a game. Don't get me wrong, sometimes it's fun to take abuse. But there was no way I was going to beat this one.
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Myst is a game I played for about fifteen minutes. And y'know what? I don't think I like it.
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Unfortunately Silent Hill is the one game I didn't get a chance to start up. It's also the one game on my list that I had played some of prior to the challenge. At any rate, I obviously plan to play through this sometime in the future. I'm actually contemplating attempting a similar Winter Challenge later this year. So we'll see...
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I'm making Labor Day my cut-off for the summer gaming challenge, myself.
Mainly 'cuz I've always seen that as the last vestige of summer before not being able to wear white.
BTW if it's any consolation, you fared better than I did.
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Winter Challenge, right on!!
I want to check out R-Type Delta now too.
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I'm in for a Winter Challenge too! Hopefully it will help me beat down my backlog.
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Winter Challenge! Despite classes, I usually play through a few seasonal games (at least one of the Silent Hill games) with the scary stuff being my favorite. While the list may be very small, I might do a small challenge to help keep things loose with school.
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sorry to hear about the resignation...Im gonna come out 7-8 games short on my end too...
It isnt like you wasted time though...a full magazine isnt a small task.
as for what you left unfinished:
Ive been meaning to pick up chrono trigger for ages now, but i cant justify starting another rpg with so many of mine unfinished.
MGS is a must-finish. if you think it is brilliant now, wait until the ending...havnt felt a rush like it until i started nearing the end of Deus EX: Human Revolution this past couple days.
Duke Nukem is Fun. R-Type Delta is a pain. Myst has a niche crowd (and is MUCH BETTER on ds with touch screen capabilities.) not much else there.
I havnt played much of the silent hill series (kinda a wuss), but i hear wonderful things about it. It's on my list of games to find->buy-> play
@Zagnorch: labor day seems like the logical day to end. School starts the day after xD.
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