MY BRAIN HAD A THINK ABOUT A GAM3

So it's their word and we shouldn't use it?

Think for a Japanese game, we can use and go Japan is great from what Harada saying but for a Sea of Stars no as it's not Japanese.

Though then what you call Sea of Stars, a 16-Bit inspired RPG? Yay genre talk

Buskalilly wrote:

Balladeer wrote:

You don't have to use the term, natch.  And I'm still open to arguments/evidence about how it's a term some devs find offensive.

This was the most recent one doing the rounds.

Yeah... my issue is that it's the only one I've seen doing the rounds, pretty much. Also calling JRPGs JRPGs only if they're made in Japan somehow feels more offensive to me than calling games of a particular style JRPGs. And then what do you call something from China in a similar style? Or, as Mas says, Chained Echoes? (To use an example of a better game.)

At least we can all agree Metroidvania is fine though.

I think you mean Dizzy-alikes

I will post here as I'm a fan of all the formats (not you mobile)

Nintendo


Seems right on what I've played, was little shocked to see April as the highest month which I can only really guess is due to Xenoblade FR (14hrs) and whatever the other 11 games were that month I played.

PlayStation


I put both of these as the PlayStation Wrap up says I’ve played 66 games including things like Back 4 Blood which I loaded up for a Stars reward or something where the TT one is games I've unlocked a trophy* in, so you know actually played.

*played 50hrs of Destiny 2 and didn't unlock a trophy, so that makes 51 games at least played, along with why I got Gunslinger.

Xbox


Much like PlayStation the numbers don't quite add up with played on these two, though you can see things like FM23 my most played on both, that any game I loaded up for Quests have been counted, as I went through the games on my Xbox profile and I think I've played 41 games this year.


Think the stats are quite interesting like I've played the same amount of games on Switch and Xbox, same amount of hours on PS and Xbox, and genres like Action Adventure RPG being near the top of these (shame PS doesn't show genres properly).

I forgot to save my Nintendo review dooda, but basically "Zelda and then the old games".

I... don't think I got a PlayStation one. Booooooooooooooo

Mentioned my Nintendo recap in the Switch forum - my PlayStation recap had FFXVI topping the charts, pretty sure Street Fighter 6 was in there too. Had Death Stranding come flying in later in the year thanks to my 70+ hours I'd put into it.

Put my Switch one over in that thread but here's the PlayStation one, the first two games are admittedly skewed a little bit time wise as I'm sure as I often left them on the pause menu and fell asleep because I don't know when to go to bed like an adult. Rocket League has been a regular Friday night fixture because its incredible and TRDS was one of Lyla's favourites which helped contribute to that being high.

My ps5 wrap up.

Spoiler:

Most of my time was spent on Switch in 2023, Siege will be gone this time next year as I haven't played a single minute of that since late May/early June. Personal favourites I played this year were Remnant 2, RE4 & the Quake 2 remaster - SF6 was really fun but I drop of from fighting games usually as I tend to want to fight folk I know online rather than randoms but I probably will eventually return to it as I still want to finish of the world tour mode.

I got my PS5 in January - I don't know if I've made the most of that purchase!

This is of course Nintendo's fault, with their continuous excellent game making