2012 Game Recap

So a year has passed (almost exactly to the day), and I haven't posted on here even once (disregarding the few "Currently playing/reading" updates on the sidebar). I feel like I have let down my two readers. However, a new year means a new start, and I really would like to post more often. I'm still playing games which means I still need a way to share my thoughts and opinions.

And with it being a new year, that means a recap of last year is in order. But, first things first. As I browsed my posting history of "year recaps", I see that 2011's recap post (of 2010 games played and beaten) really ended up being a half-assed puzzle for my readers to figure out which games were being referenced. A neat idea at the time, but without a follow-up post with actual explanations, left a list of incoherent statements of things "I did". Especially after looking at my 2011 recap (of 2010 games), which was much more organized. So before I continue with 2013, read on for my list of 2012 games played and beaten. This time, the order listed is not alphabetical, but in order played (only within each system though).

*Note - my "rules" for the first year still stand as follows: all games listed were played during 2012 (though does not mean started during 2012); all games were played for at least one hour; games in bold are those finished; those without endings are still listed; finished does not mean 100%, but those that meet such requirements will be noted with a * (being met within the game parameters or having all Xbox 360 achievements); finally, any games finished in a year prior - therefore not my first playthrough - are noted with a ^.

Nintendo DS: Played 6 - Beaten 3
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded
Crosswords DS
Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City
Etrian Odyssey

Nintendo 3DS: Played 12 - Beaten 4
Heroes of Ruin
Super Mario 3D Land
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX^
Donkey Kong '94
Mario's Picross
AlphaBounce
Mario Kart 7
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Art Academy: First Semester
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords^
Pilotwings Resort

Wii: Played 2 - Beaten 0
Cave Story
Fluidity

PlayStation Portable: Played 5 - Beaten 3
Final Fantasy
Wizorb
Rock Band Unplugged
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
Xenogears

PC: Played 3 - Beaten 1
Terraria
The Binding of Isaac
Tribes: Ascend

Xbox 360: Played 12 - Beaten 8
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Fable III
Assassin's Creed II
Eternal Sonata
Left 4 Dead 2^
Mass Effect^
L.A. Noire
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Saints Row: The Third
Shadow Complex^
Dead Island

Total: Played 40 - Beaten 19

While that year has long passed and I cannot remember as much detail as before, it looks like I had favored my Xbox 360 and 3DS/DS, while almost forgetting my Wii. RPGs seemed to be a popular genre for me during 2012, as well as sequels. Something that grad school also played a part in, is this list does not have any Xbox Live Arcade games that I did not already have, thanks to not having internet for my Xbox 360 until the very end of 2012. As a whole I played less games that 2010, however 2012 lead to an increase to almost half of the games beaten versus less than a third in 2010. Adding to that fact, that the 19 beaten games in 2012 almost equals the same amount of beaten games (21) in 2010. It may be possible that I'm finally sitting down to finish games, rather than jumping around through my ever-growing backlog? I hope so, but time will tell.

EDIT - I just noticed not long after posting this that I don't have a 2011 games recap post, and had to go back to change everything to reference my 2010 recap. I do have a list of all games finished in 2011, so maybe I'll add it into this list at a later time.


Final note: as a reference to which descriptions fit which games from the original post (minus Terraria since I didn't actually beat it) see below, in order.

Mario's Picross
Pilotwings Resort
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Mario Kart 7
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded
Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Dead Island
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
Shadow Complex
Fable III
Batman: Arkham Asylum
The Binding of Isaac
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Left 4 Dead 2
Assassin's Creed II
Final Fantasy