Childhood In Gaming

I was dreaming when I wrote this, so forgive me if I go astray.

I believe most people have been chronicling their gaming journey up to high school, so that's what I've decided to do as well, sticking with titles I really remember pouring time into. Gonna try and stick with games I distinctly remember for one reason or another instead of dropping and only then getting into way later in life (so no Jak 1 as an example). Also gonna make notes if I made reviews for the entry or if I have something worth sharing!

I likely bloated this by continuously counting things within the same series but idrc.

Don't believe those who say it's fine to play this with the Restored Content Mod as a first time playthrough.
Playing this at a Nickelodeon hotel one day was one of the most formative memories I have
I am 100% certain I would not like this all that much if I replayed it
Backloggd does not show it when putting in the list entry, so to help specify, I'm talking about the Wii version here!
I don't think it's quite as mindblowing as fans make it out to be but I do agree with some this gets a bit unfairly maligned for numerous reasons.

Although I get not liking the controls, even without factoring the Wiimote and just using Dolphin's input mapping features.
First Final Fantasy game I ever played
Play Crystal instead of this remake that barely addresses the (numerous!) issues of Gen 2
it's for the HD remaster which I tackled last year, but most of what I say applies regardless https://backloggd.com/u/BlazingWaters/review/661362/
One of few games on here where I disliked it the more I replayed it.
I have no fucking clue as to why I was so into this subseries...
Imma be honest, both endings here still get me emotional, ESPECIALLY Hero.
This was the first FPS I played, so you can pinpoint most of what I look forward in the genre thanks to this.
worst Bungie Halo ez but community stuff was still cool
Prime instance of a game's "age" not exactly being crucial to its factor cause this was always subpar, the sequels just took the formula and made them actually workable!
see my note for Uncharted

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11 months ago

Replaying HeartGold (and then ultimately dropping it) this year shattered all the nostalgia I had for it. Awful level curve, slow battle speed, and I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion, a worse soundtrack compared to the originals. I really should have replayed Crystal instead, but I really like when the funny little Pokémon follow me around.

11 months ago

Is it ok if I steal this template for a list of my own?

11 months ago

@MobileSpider Whenever people try to talk about best Pokemon games and bring it up, I... well actually given the nature of the franchise it's silly to get that confused about it, but I do wonder how many people have replayed it later in life. I always have trouble replaying mainline Pokemon nowadays, yet I can't even make much progress in Heartgold whennI stop. Shame, cause I like the Pokeathelon and Lyra's a great addition.

@STRM Not at all! I stole this list idea from a couple on here doing it myself!

11 months ago

Also you can tell I was making this list in a state of weariness cause of how DJ Hero 2's note ended up 💀

All patched now


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