I gave a random game a shot. Sharing is giving some undefined values.

Thanks! Updating going out to fix.

I gave a random game a shot. Sharing is giving some undefined values.

Hey you found a bug!

Was just writing in the feedback thread but you beat me to it!

Random trying out the new changes.

Random Challenge
Score: 222 / 300
🟦🟦undefined 🟦 = 80 | R | Crysis
🟦🟦undefined 🟦 = 81 | P | Destroy All Humans!
🟩🟦🟦 🟩 = 61 | S | Persona 5 Tactica

Play @ https://howlongtobeat.com/play/2068-68042-129806

Hey you found a bug!

Random trying out the new changes.

Random Challenge
Score: 222 / 300
🟦🟦undefined 🟦 = 80 | R | Crysis
🟦🟦undefined 🟦 = 81 | P | Destroy All Humans!
🟩🟦🟦 🟩 = 61 | S | Persona 5 Tactica

Play @ https://howlongtobeat.com/play/2068-68042-129806

Site Update:

HowLongToBeat: The Game
- New "Perfect" score animation & text, shows up when you get the exact answer.
- Updated point system. The range is now up to 80% difference for Time Categories, 25% for Review Score. (60%, 10% previously)
- A Perfect will score you 25 points.
- 80% range score will give you up to 22 points based on how close you are.
- Updated "How To" to reflect changes.

Please provide all feedback in the official thread.

Site Update:

HowLongToBeat: The Game
- New "Perfect" score animation & text, shows up when you get the exact answer.
- Updated point system. The range is now up to 80% difference for Time Categories, 25% for Review Score. (60%, 10% previously)
- A Perfect will score you 25 points.
- 80% range score will give you up to 22 points based on how close you are.
- Updated "How To" to reflect changes.

I nominate Persona 4 Golden.

Daily Challenge - 2024-07-24
Score: 137 / 300
🟩🟧🟧 🟧 = 63 | S | Bayonetta 2
⬛⬛⬛ 🟩 = 23 | P | Super Mario 64
🟧🟧🟦 ⬛ = 51 | R | Cloudpunk

Play @ https://howlongtobeat.com/play

Also posting to edit.

Part 2:

#31 - Dragon Age 2 + 5 more
#32 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits + 6 more
#33 - Noita + 8 more
#34 - Pathologic + 2 more
#35 - DOOM 64 + 5 more
#36 - Star Wars The Force Unleashed + 7 more
#37 - Produes + 3 more
#38 - Uncharted LoT + 7 more
#39 - Destroy All Humans! + 4 more
#40 - Rollerdrome + 4 more
#41 - Guacamelee!
#42 - System Shock Remake + 7 more
#43 - Mortal Shell + 5 more
#44 - The Vanishing of Ethan Carter + 2 more
#45 - Kingdom: New Lands + 1 more
#46 - Blasphemous 2 + 5 more
#47 - Shadow Warrior 2 + 2 more
#48 - The Room Two + 2 more
#49 - Sons of The Forest + 3 more
#50 - GTA IV
#51 - Monster Train + 1 more
#52 - Emily is Away + 4 more
#53 - shapez.io + 3 more
#54 - Crysis 3 + 2 more
#55 - Desperados 3 + 3 more
#56 - Pseudoregalia + 3 more
#57 - Turok + 2 more
#58 - Dark Souls 2
#59 - Pumpkin Jack + 4 more
#60 - Crash Bandicoot 4 + 1 more
#61 - Teardown + 2 more
#62 - The Talos Principle II + 2 more
#63 - Prototype + 6 more
#64 - Robocop: Rogue City + 4 more
#65 - Descenders + 2 more
#66 - SYNTHETIK + 2 more
#67 - Dragon Age: Origins + 1 more
#68 - Risen + 4 more
#69 - Calico
#70 - Pillars of Eternity 2 + 2 more
#71 - Viscera Cleanup Detail
#72 - Rusty Lake Hotel + 3 more
#73 - unMetal + 2 more
#74 - Behind the Frame + 2 more
#75 - The Darkside Detective + 3 more
#76 - Reventure + 1 more
#77 - Florence + 3 more
#78 - ---

Made it way further than I expected.
I also checked how far I could go with three lives, and I would get strike 2 on page #80 and strike 3 on #87.

Next time I'm going for #100 :)

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1. Portal 2
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
3. Resident Evil 2 (2019)
4. Half Life 2: Episode 1
5. Assassin's Creed 2
6. Halo: The Master Chief Collection
7. Resident Evil 4 (2023)
8. Super Mario Bros Wonder
9. Resident Evil 8: Village
10. Detroit Become Human
11. Half Life: Opposing Force
12. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
13. Forza Horizon 4
14. Aperture Desk Job
15. The Last of Us
16. Sonic Mania
17. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
18. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
19. Half Life: Source
20. ---

been a while since i nominated anything, ill go with Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door

Post 23 - July 23rd, 2024
Completion: Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo Switch)

Completion of this game is somewhat open ended with there being a bunch of different game modes, so I ended off with 100% of the main campaign, a main story completion of the Magolor Epilogue, completing the Arena, and I did about half of the missions in Merry Magoland, totaling to 54% save file completion. I did not feel like doing the EX mode since I don't really like post games that are just the same game again, but harder. Diving into the review here now.

Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe is incredible, it seriously feels like the perfect modernization of the Kirby's Dream Land style. The controls feel great, the physics feel great, the gameplay and level design is extremely creative and fun, and the game feels extremely rich with content (at least in the deluxe version) with the extra game modes, and all of the great mini-games. Graphically the game is incredible as well, the art is fantastic. And as far as Kirby games go, the story is very well written and entertaining. First of all, the controls and physics feel great. The controls were a little bit of an adjustment coming from all of the earlier games for me, but it ended up being just fine. One of my few complaints about the game though is the collisions, they are good for the most part, but when it came to making really precise and sensitive jumps onto ledges they often failed due to slipping. Other than that though, the platforming and controls feel really good and I enjoyed it. The level design was overall great as well, no two levels seemed the same to me.

One of my favorite things about the base campaign is the collectibles, the energy spheres, they way they are implemented is fantastic. First of all almost all of them are fairly hidden and not cryptic, and second of all the general placement of them throughout the overall level is great. It's guaranteed that no 2 energy spheres reside in the same area, and they are almost never in the very first area. And the levels with the super abilities are guaranteed to have bonus areas, which themselves always contribute 2 energy spheres. It sounds a little convoluted just explaining it, but it made getting all of the collectibles in the main mode fair, though a little challenging at times, but the structure of the levels was crafted literally perfectly for them. All of the abilities in the game are really unique and fun to use. The controls between them are consistent, and surprisingly deep and complex for advanced players. One complaint I have about them though is the balancing, some attacks deal absolutely pathetic damage, and a few random abilities deal monstrous amounts of damage. For example the bomb dash attack is stupidly powerful, while the Kunai from the ninja ability are actually terrible even considering the attack speed of them. Overall though, the abilities are very well designed and really fun to use.

The Magalor Epilogue, which is the unique addition in the switch Deluxe version was extremely fun. I loved the idea of the player just becoming stronger throughout the story and upgrading abilities, it was a fun and unique twist from the main game. I personally think the Epilogue could have been a little shorter especially with the score system incentivizing the player to replay levels multiple times. Realistically it was pretty short, but for me it started to drag on a little. The final gripe I have with the game is the extra mode. I really wanted to 100% the game, I had an incredible time with it, it honestly breaks my top 10 of all time, but I just really don't like extra game modes that are just a copy paste of the main game mode with less health stapled onto it. I want to get around to it eventually, but I wanted to preserve the great time I had with the game and just not do it. The mini-games were extremely fun as well even playing them solo, I could see them being great party games for whenever I have family or friends over, and the missions gave me something to do and even more reason to try them all out, the Merry Magolore area was just delightful.

I know I just did a some complaining there, but I really love this game. The few things I dislike about it are very minor and had very little impact on my enjoyment of it. Kirby's Return to Dream Land is practically a masterpiece, and I enjoyed almost every moment of it from the level design, to the abilities, and the extra modes. Going into it I was aware it was very popular, but I was not expecting to fall in love with it as much as I did.

Score: 9.5/10
Completion: Main + sides
Time: 14 hours, 23 minutes
Next game in the series: Kirby: Triple Deluxe (3DS)
Series Progress: 9/13

Other Notes
I was not expecting to write that much. I noticed that since I've started writing reviews more recently, I've gotten really good of collecting my thoughts of a game while playing it, and in turn I just have a lot more to say about games now (I think that Scott the Woz binging has left an impression on me too). It's honestly pretty nice since I feel like I can appreciate certain aspects of games more now. In other news, Oblivion is going great, I'm having a good time with it. I am about 43 hours into it now and I foresee anywhere from 60-150 more hours to finish it depending on if I decide to go for 100% or not. Anyways, thanks for reading, and until next time!

It's been more than a year since last time, might as well give it another go. I'm doing three strikes

1. Portal 2, Portal, Hades, Tomb Raider (2013), BioShock, Doom (2016), BioShock Infinite
2. Terraria, Fallout New Vegas, Half-Life, Undertale, Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead 2
3. RE2 Remake, Dishonored, Limbo, Little Nightmares, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
4. Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Skyrim, Hotline Miami, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
5. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Civilization VI
6. RE3 Remake
7. Wolfenstein: The New Order, Papers Please, Resident Evil 4, Dishonored 2, GRIS
8. Final Fantasy VII, A Short Hike
9. Left 4 Dead
10. Detroit: Become Human, Super Mario Odyssey, Metal Gear Rising: Revengence, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
11. Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Minecraft, Deathloop, Spec Ops: The Line, L.A. Noire
12. Metal gear Solid V: Ground Zeros, Neon White, SUPERHOT
13. Hitman 2 (2018), Doki Doki Literature Club!, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, Hitman (2016)
14. Doom, Guacamelee! Super Ultimate Championship Edition, Plants vs. Zombies, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Aperture Desk Job
15. The Stanley Parable, Mass Effect, Deus Ex
16. The Wolf Among Us
17. STRIKE ONE
18. Dishonored: Death of The Outsider, HUE
19. Half-Life: Source, Helltaker, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
20. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
21. Resident Evil: Revelations
22. Orwell, Dear Esther
23. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
24. Heavy Rain, Fallout Shelter, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Call of Duty: Black Ops
25. Metal Gear Solid, Shovel Knight
26. STRIKE TWO
27. Postal 2, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
28. STRIKE THREE

14 more pages than last time, although I wasn't playing with strikes back then. I'll be back in a year

Is it that time again already? I feel Like July just started

I plan on playing it anyway so I'm nominating Cruelty Squad

I started the game today. I don't know what I expected going in, but so far it is the most 7/10 game I've ever played. The movement is fun, but the combat is a little boring and the comedy is more miss than hit. I'm at the point just after Walter dies and we need to go looking for Bryllcream.

Daily Challenge - 2024-07-24
Score: 179 / 300
🟧🟩🟥 🟩 = 59 | P | Bayonetta 2
🟦🟧🟧 🟥 = 58 | R | Super Mario 64
🟧🟩🟩 🟧 = 62 | S | Cloudpunk

Play @ https://howlongtobeat.com/play

I thought Mario 64's rating would be higher than it is...

Just want to add my agreement with ThyReen about the ratings too. Definitely a common struggle point.

Some nice mini reviews of games I have in my backlog coming out of this thread. Glad it's back.

Lacuna?

Nope.

Game name starts with "W"

Random Challenge
Score: 156 / 300
🟩🟩🟩 🟩 = 81 | Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
⬛⬛⬛ 🟥 = 06 | Kingdom Rush
🟧🟩🟦 🟧 = 69 | Rusty Lake: Roots

Play @ https://howlongtobeat.com/play/1589-5051-40902

Custom Challenge
Score: 117 / 300
🟩🟦🟩 ⬛ = 60 | R | Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
⬛⬛⬛ 🟥 = 06 | S | Kingdom Rush
🟦🟦🟥 ⬛ = 51 | P | Rusty Lake: Roots

You win!

I play the daily round every day and would recommend increasing the score of the ratings. You can often make mistakes here and even small deviations often cost a lot of points. Example today with "Lost in Random". The rating of the game is 75%, I guessed 83% and only got 2 points. Of course, 8% deviation is a bit much, but I think if you want to change the points, you should start there.

Edit: If you look at the results, the problems often seem to lie with the ratings.

Really appreciate the feedback, I know you play most days.

It means a lot that someone enjoys the game enough to play daily.