Games Played Report: July 2017

Post date: Jul 31, 2017 2:21:41 PM

Wow, July was a busy, full, but very fun month for me. A lot happened in my personal life, but I still managed to squeeze in some game time every day. I have had a lot of fun digging back through my library, and I found myself particularly drawn to Nintendo handheld games this month, partially due to convenience of being able to play anywhere.

Some thoughts:

• The Crash Bandicoot series is so simple and straightforward, but I find that relaxing.
• Joe Danger is great fun and it's too bad No Man's Sky has made a lot of people discredit Hello Games.
• Pinball of the Dead represents an interesting era where Sega was putting lots of strange, cool stuff onto GBA.
• NieR Automata is a total masterpiece. I'm blown away. I need to carve out time to play a lot more of this.
• Ms. Pac-Man is still so fun and engaging.
• Meteos was the first game I could point to to truly justify having a DS. Such lovely production values!
• Nex Machina is a great spiritual successor to Robotron 2084.
• Wario Land 4 was ahead of its time. Truly one of the best "Mario universe" platformers, period.
• Pulstar is a such a cool R-Type game, even if it's technically not part of the official series.
• Splatoon 2 is basically Splatoon 1.5, but that's okay! As my son says, it's "fresher." Extremely fun.
• Away Shuffle Dungeon has an intriguing concept and is worth returning to.
• Shining Soul II on a GBA is essentially all I ever wanted out of video games.
• Beat City is nowhere near as refined as Rhythm Tengoku, but it's a nice game all the same.
• Miitopia feels like it was made for me. Such a fun and funny RPG!
• Hey! Pikmin is making me wonder if Arzest hired some new talent, because it's really good.
• I bought Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu! when I was in Tokyo in 2006. It's cute and colorful.
• Ridge Racer 6 is the last great Ridge Racer game, in my opinion. The pinnacle of the series, perhaps!

July 1: Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy

July 2: Tokyo Xanadu

July 3: Tomb of the Mask

July 4: Joe Danger

July 5: Altered Beast

July 6: Pinball of the Dead

July 7: Kirby's Blowout Blast

July 8: NieR Automata

July 9: Looty Dungeon

July 10: Ms. Pac-Man

July 11: Meteos

July 12: Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D

July 13: Space Harrier

July 14: Cursed Castilla

July 15: Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age

July 16: I am an Air Traffic Controller: AIRPORT HERO OSAKA-KIX

July 17: Nex Machina

July 18: Wario Land 4

July 19: Pulstar

July 20: Sonic Lost World

July 21: Boost Beast

July 22: Splatoon 2

July 23: Dialhex

July 24: Away Shuffle Dungeon

July 25: Advance GTA

July 26: Shining Soul II

July 27: Beat City

July 28: Miitopia

July 29: Hey! Pikmin

July 30: Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu!

July 31: Ridge Racer 6