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(U) Unfinished [?]No significant accomplishments. (B) Beaten [?]The main objective has been accomplished. Usually marked
by the defeat of a final boss and/or viewing of credits.
(C) Completed [?]For games which are 100% done. All extras and modes
have been unlocked and finished. All significant
items have been collected.
70 (U)
18.9%
153 (B)
41.2%
148 (C)
39.9%
Wishlist  0 ★         Top-Rated  106 ★★★★         Master Runs  85 (M)
Wii 5 (U) 1 (B) 3 (C) 10 Total
PS3 1 (U) 4 (B) 4 (C) 11 Total
PSN 2 (U) 1 (B) 0 (C) 3 Total
360 23 (U) 73 (B) 46 (C) 146 Total
XBLA 12 (U) 44 (B) 28 (C) 86 Total
PSP 8 (U) 9 (B) 7 (C) 25 Total
NDS 13 (U) 7 (B) 12 (C) 36 Total
PC C O M P L E T E ! 2 Total
GCN 2 (U) 1 (B) 13 (C) 19 Total
Xbox 1 (U) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 Total
GBA C O M P L E T E ! 1 Total
PS2 3 (U) 12 (B) 22 (C) 40 Total
DC C O M P L E T E ! 1 Total
N64 C O M P L E T E ! 1 Total
PS C O M P L E T E ! 1 Total
Saturn C O M P L E T E ! 1 Total
Pico C O M P L E T E ! 1 Total
SNES C O M P L E T E ! 1 Total
TG16 BEAT 1 (B) 0 (C) 1 Total
GEN C O M P L E T E ! 1 Total
GBC C O M P L E T E ! 1 Total
NES C O M P L E T E ! 1 Total
All Games 3 Borrowed/Rented 393 Total
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UrbanScholar 02/08/10 at 8:27 AM EST

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Backlog Beaten: October 14, 2009
Bionic Commando was fun, I don't know what you're talking about
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gmsephiroth 11/03/09 at 10:49 AM EST

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Backlog Beaten: September 2, 2009
Backlog Completed: September 2, 2009
Legendary Weapon: 5 or fewer unfinished games
Master of Unlocking: Majority of games are completed
Yeah, Ace Combat has never really been known for its "compelling story" (I think the only one that had a really good story was the Japanese version of Ace Combat 3, which they cut out of the US version, which I thought was lame).

In any case, I played it pretty hardcore for a long time, doing extreme challenges like clearing the Pasternak duel with a shitty place or whatnot by the end of it, until I finally cleared Ace Mode and then dropped the game for bigger and better things (haven't played it since, unfortunately, although I might hit it up again in the coming months).

And no, its not really as great a profession as one might think. Making your way up the ladder is pretty difficult, you don't really see the money you put into it pay off until much later down the road, and I'm nowhere near that point yet.
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gmsephiroth 11/03/09 at 9:58 AM EST

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Backlog Beaten: September 2, 2009
Backlog Completed: September 2, 2009
Legendary Weapon: 5 or fewer unfinished games
Master of Unlocking: Majority of games are completed
Oh? Playing AC6 eh? How are you enjoying it thus far?

I personally got hundreds of hours out of it (might have something to do with the fact that I'm a pilot in real life...), didn't stop until I cleared Ace Mode once and for all.
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GodzillaDB 11/01/09 at 4:52 PM EST

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Minion of Bak'laag: 100+ unfinished games
Sadly, I haven't heard much criticism towards Famitsu over the years aside from the obvious "perfect score" debacle killing their apparent selective longevity. Instead, major news outlets seem bent on focusing solely towards the gaming announcements and 40/40 titles without a single breath of criticism otherwise towards them. I was fairly unaware that Street Fighter IV was given such a low score. What flaws exactly did they mention in their review? The DOA4 score is rather baffling given the lack of depth and high difficulty near the end. I'm guessing since it was one of the first next-gen launch titles and Tomonobu Itagaki's popularity at the time contributed towards a favorable review.
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GodzillaDB 11/01/09 at 1:53 PM EST

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Minion of Bak'laag: 100+ unfinished games
I'm sorry to hear that your PlayStation 3 is currently broken, but hopefully you'll be able to get it repaired rather soon. I'm still somewhat mind blown that Famitsu gave the X360 variant of Bayonetta a perfect score! But, isn't it safe now to take some credibility away from the magazine, particularly since they've handed out six perfect scores within the past two years alone? I don't know, but I'm starting to no longer consider them as being the most "selective" as they've originally been labeled by the gaming media.
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GodzillaDB 11/01/09 at 1:27 AM EDT

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Minion of Bak'laag: 100+ unfinished games
I'm not exactly sure if you've heard the news but, despite initial reports, apparently the Japanese PS3 version of Bayonetta is indeed region-free and also includes English voice acting/subtitles. ( [Link] ) I know you've expressed more interest in the 360 version after recent criticisms towards faults in the PS3 variation; however, I felt that you should probably take note of this detail in case you're interested in importing it earlier than January 5th, 2010.
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UrbanScholar 10/31/09 at 10:24 AM EDT

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Backlog Beaten: October 14, 2009
Interesting comment you have there on S04. I'm thinking of getting it for a friend for his birthday and I'm thinking of getting...er playing the PS3 version in the future. So if you go in just wanting to have fun with exploring and fighting it should be enjoyable right?
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Buuhan1 10/26/09 at 12:41 AM EDT

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Your banner should blink.
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UrbanScholar 10/08/09 at 10:10 PM EDT

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Backlog Beaten: October 14, 2009
Man that is one creppy ass wallpaper . Enjoy that Demon's Souls
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GodzillaDB 09/20/09 at 3:27 PM EDT (edited)

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Minion of Bak'laag: 100+ unfinished games
Yes, the Japanese version will be region-locked according to Sega of Europe. Although pretty much every PS3 title is region-free, this unusual move was done intentionally to prevent imports because they feared it would impact sales in both the U.S. and Europe. Here's a link from Kotaku if you're interested [Link] . Yeah, I don't understand exactly why they would lock the title, but I guess they really are worried about overall sales. I can't wait for "Demon's Souls" and "Silent Hill: Shattered Memories" myself, but good luck with "Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2" though!
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GodzillaDB 09/20/09 at 10:34 AM EDT

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Minion of Bak'laag: 100+ unfinished games
Oh, forgive me for leaving a message without any notice, but I was looking at your anticipation list and noticed "Bayonetta" was placed under 2009. I'm not sure if you heard anything, but the English release for the title was delayed until January 2010. The Japanese should still see release in October, but strangely it will be one of the few titles that has been region-locked thus preventing players from importing it for their systems.
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Tijuana 08/18/09 at 11:57 AM EDT

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Nope, it's just the artist's "Alice in Wonderland".
Link is in my page note.

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gmsephiroth 08/18/09 at 9:25 AM EDT

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Backlog Beaten: September 2, 2009
Backlog Completed: September 2, 2009
Legendary Weapon: 5 or fewer unfinished games
Master of Unlocking: Majority of games are completed
Oh? I guess it's just a coincidence that your username is the same as the BB anime intro theme "Ao-iconoclast". And yeah, when I heard they were making Black Lagoon S3 I was pretty excited about it. Hopefully it'll be worth the wait.

And thanks, I've made some significant progress with my Hakumen game lately, now its just a matter of getting specific move timings down and learning specific character strategy. The only thing beyond that is learning frame data, but I'll only get serious on that if I decide to go into high-level tournament play.
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HerrRiz 08/18/09 at 2:49 AM EDT

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Backlog Beaten: November 1, 2009
Master of Unlocking: Majority of games are completed
Ha, thanks. It's done with a pair of php scripts on my website. The banner and avatar refer to those scripts instead of directly linking to an image. If you have some webspace, it's very easy to set up. You can even download the script from my site.
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gmsephiroth 08/18/09 at 12:46 AM EDT

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Backlog Beaten: September 2, 2009
Backlog Completed: September 2, 2009
Legendary Weapon: 5 or fewer unfinished games
Master of Unlocking: Majority of games are completed
Nice theme, got some nice references too. I'm assuming the username is a BlazBlue reference? And the title of your notes is a Black Lagoon reference?
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Tijuana 08/17/09 at 5:22 PM EDT

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Awesome banner + avatar
Great taste
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Capt_Herlock 08/17/09 at 1:55 AM EDT

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Master of Unlocking: Majority of games are completed
Nice Job getting all the SFIV achievements. My hat is off to you.
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HerrRiz 08/17/09 at 1:43 AM EDT

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Backlog Beaten: November 1, 2009
Master of Unlocking: Majority of games are completed
Your avatar cracks me up.
Also, your banner uses the same image as one of mine! Fancy that.
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