990th played so far Genre: Role-Playing Platform: SNES/Saturn/Playstation 1 Year of Release: 1995 Developer: Quest Publisher: Quest/Riverhillsoft/Atlus As I’m going through I’m reaching all of these minor milestones. It’s been a while since I played my last western RPG – arguably Shadowrun or Dungeon Master if you’re looking at something more traditional. They are the […]
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#324 The House of the Dead 2
Posted: 18th August 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1996, arcade, sega, shoot 'em up, wow entertainment
989th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1996 Developer: Wow Entertainment Publisher: Sega We’ve had a couple of light gun games left and The House of the Dead 2 is the last one left. We’ve played House of the Dead: Overkill somewhat recently, where we saw that the Wii […]
#690 Company of Heroes
Posted: 15th August 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, pc, relic entertainment, Strategy, thq
988th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Relic Entertainment Publisher: THQ While we’re not done with RTS games yet, we have reached one other landmark: Company of Heroes is the final WWII game I’m playing for the list. I know that’s not a major step, but as I’ve discussed […]
#458 Thief II: The Metal Age
Posted: 12th August 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2000, action, eidos interactive, looking glass studios, pc
987th played so far Genre: Action Platform: PC Year of Release: 2000 Developer: Looking Glass Studios Publisher: Eidos Interactive I’m always amazed at what games Looking Glass Studios released and how its influence stretches into a lot of modern games and their underlying simulationist tendencies. Aside from the previous Thief game, which set up these […]
#812 Bejeweled Twist
Posted: 9th August 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, DS, internet, nintendo ds, pc, popcap games, puzzle
986th played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: PC?Internet/Nintendo DS Year of Release: 2008 Developer: PopCap Games Publisher: PopCap Games A decade later, it’s hard not to feel that Bejeweled lost out after Candy Crush Saga created a large list of match three games to fight for everyone’s attention on phones. There have been a lot […]
#549 Hidden & Dangerous 2
Posted: 6th August 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2003, gathering of developers, illusion softworks, pc, shoot 'em up
985th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC Year of Release: 2003 Developer: Illusion Softworks Publisher: Gathering of Developers On my quest to slowly round up the duplicate genres that are left, I’m rounding off one of the shoot ’em up list – we’ve still got a bunch of them left and this […]
#770 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Posted: 3rd August 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, action, first person shooter, nintendo, retro studios, wii
984th played so far Genre: Action/First-Person Shooter Platform: Wii Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Retro Studios/Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo I’ve felt a bit ambivalent about Metroid Prime. Not because of the series itself, but because its Wii controls are quite bad and I’m glad that after having a short go at it, I switched to Gamecube […]
#459 Sacrifice
Posted: 28th July 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2000, action, interplay entertainment, macplay, pc, Shiny Entertainment, Strategy
982nd played so far Genre: Action/Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2000 Developer: Shiny Entertainment Publisher: Interplay Entertainment/MacPlay My mind has always mixed Sacrifice with Sacred, an isometric RPG also set in a fantasy world. What it actually is, is another strategy game where you’re in the action, like with Battalion Wars and Herzog Zwei, […]
#950 Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Posted: 25th July 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, atari, first person shooter, pc, playstation 3, starbreeze studios, xbox 360
981st played so far Genre: First-Person Shooter Platform: PC/Playstation 3/Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Starbreeze Studios Publisher: Atari I think I’ve discussed enough of this game series’ history in my review of Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (the series certainly loves its long titles). This, somehow, feels even more remarkable – […]