Me and the boys were doing game grids for fun, here's the two I came up with. Game names in the alt text

Sometimes the game wants you to win. No-hit is easy when you skip half the mechanics

Lunar EX no-hit finally cleared after like 26 hours. The Spellbound Floof is mine...

new Savage fight is by far the hardest in the game, took me like 5 hours to clear. Some pretty cool mechanics though www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyql...

Tearscape being kind of mid put me in the mood to play a good Zeldalike, though I haven't really been impressed with most of the indie ones I've played. Maybe it's finally time to play Parallel Worlds...

Finally eked out a solo Lunar clear of the Rabbit and Steel DLC, after choking to the final boss like 5 times. Maybe I've just gotten better, but it definitely felt a lot more manageable than the base game. Overall, excellent stuff.

I was hoping Parasite Eve II would be an improvement on the original systems, but instead it feels like a completely different game... I don't think I'll ever enjoy using tank controls.

Excellent final boss theme www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5PY...

Patchouli's words of wisdom

My MC...

Hype moments and aura www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u74...

You can help Angeline Era win the audience choice award for the Independent Games Festival by voting here - only takes a second! informa-tech.formstack.com/forms/igf202...

Oh god I tried the hardest difficulty and it really is fucked up. Genuinely don't think I can beat it without extensively following a guide (and even then)

New blog post that's basically just an excuse to link a bunch of video game music I liked from last year. Give it a listen... chillguy17.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/m...

Studio EIM killing it with the Limbus boss themes, as always www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN-W...

Completed Games Thread 2026 Wonder how long this one will be. I kind of want to tackle some of the longer games I've been putting off this year. Let's see if I actually stick to that...

Snuck in one last clear before the end of the year, but looks like that's the end of the thread

Menacing...

2025 gaming wrap-up post. Lots of good games this year! Hopefully next year is just as good. chillguy17.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/2...

2025 gaming wrap-up post. Lots of good games this year! Hopefully next year is just as good. chillguy17.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/2...

Finally talking about the game! Sorta. distortedtravesty.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-po...

kino...

Steam Replay always cursed by forever games :pensive:

[Fan TL] Tobira no Densetsu is out A cult classic in Japan, this game is particularly famous for being a 100 hours long RPG, yet remaining absolutely free The translation was done mostly solo

Almost the weekend!! And Angeline Era is now out!! How about playing, or leaving a review today? ⚔️ store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...

Rolled credits in Angeline Era, but I already know I'm far from done. Probably my favorite Analgesic game, though I think I still prefer the story in Anodyne 2 over it

The Nightreign DLC has some of Fromsoft's best music in a long time, mostly because it... actually has music outside of the boss themes. Hopefully this trend keeps up

Indie game-covering folks, do not skip on this. Analgesic Productions (Anodyne 1 & 2, Sephonie, etc) are a fantastic studio.

Some of the hardest picks of all time (other than Silksong) Narrative and soundtrack in particular were really difficult to pin down, but I gotta shout out Untitled Tower for narrative since nobody else will, and Mili for OST since they're the best

The Mountain of Faith was mighty, but luckily this game doesn't have turn limits

I love nominating things that will never win for the Steam awards :salute: store.steampowered.com/steamawards/...

It's finally coming!! On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!! It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight. Please look forward to it!! store.steampowered.com/app/2393920

Playing one map of Fantasy Maiden Wars a day, can't wait to finish in a year. Lunatic hasn't been tooooo hard so far (outside of the early map dodge/hit RNG gaming), but it takes enough brainpower that it's hard for me to just sit and blast through chapters

Honestly it's a real shame Fanastasis isn't translated, I think it could end up being fairly popular... I'd consider doing it myself but there's a loooooooot of text, and I'm not sure I could stick it out all the way

When phase 2 breaks out the Diamond Weapon teleporters, you know shit is real www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHnz...

Damn my game clears really dropped off a cliff recently. Too many long games I haven't finished, too much work... need to lock in this month

kayin.moe/silksong Finally done. Definitely a different vibe here than some people, but Silksong is a joy. 😌 I definitely talk about midgame spoilers to some degree, so be warned. Thank you to @trynant.bsky.social and @starrymirai.moe for proofreading. 💬Replies will show up as comments

Finished the Alabaster Dawn demo. As expected, it was good. Combat has a really great flow to it, the graphics are a huge step up from Crosscode (which I already thought was a beautiful game), music is nice, and I'm excited to see the future dungeons/overworld traversal. Time to wait for 2+ years...

Silksong true ending cleared!!!! Shoutout to my co-op partner Wahfuu and all my other friends who helped out a bit along the way

At the point in Silksong where every achievement I get is at 0.1% completed the true ending is in sight...

This boss probably took me the longest, and even then it was only like 30 minutes www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tsu... DT3/DT4 have destroyed my sense of difficulty...

Almost

55. The Untitled Tower / 名もなき塔 [PC, 2025, action platformer] Clear time (minimal optional content): 38h 54m A truly special game. Far from perfect, but its flaws help it shine. Long post: chillguy17.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/t... The game is free on Steam!! Just go check it out!!

btw this is my emotionally abusive game. it is 30% off right now, which is a lovebombing tactic i call "being on sale" store.steampowered.com/app/1677310/In_Stars_And_Time/

When a silent protagonist starts speaking 22 hours into a game, you know you've hit kino...

Finally cleared the hardest fight in FF14... (if you restrict your gear) 70 hours and 1k pulls www.youtube.com/watch?v=riMk...

Thinking about it, it's kind of interesting that I was fine with grinding out the EBF5 final boss on Epic, but as soon as I got blasted frame one here I dropped the difficulty. Wonder what changed... Maybe I just have too many other things I want to play these days. Though the boss design itself

Also I know everyone is talking about the performance issues, but I played at 1080p / 60fps / High settings and didn't really have any problems, outside of some small stutters when changing areas sometimes.

You love to see it

It's peak www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R2p...