Topic: Backlaugust 2025 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

[M.K.Ultra]

I finished the main part of Bit Trip ReRunner. It is great. As I said before, it is very similar to the original game.
The biggest change is the levels now have optional checkpoints, which makes the game significantly easier. I had checkpoints turned off except for the boss levels
Like the other Runner games, I find it very satisfying to play, even though it is difficult. There is just something about the pace/rhythm of the platforming that just really works for me.
Difficulty overall is a bit less than the original game, but higher than 2 and 3.

There is a video of the final level here https://bsky.app/profile/lvaneede.bsky.social/post/3lwvylhxhhk2e

It includes a remake of the original game, so I will play through that now. There are a bunch of other bonus levels too, but I might not bother playing all of them.

There is also a online mode for downloading levels people have made with the level creator, but I havent looked at that yet.

I picked up the Limited Run disc for this on PS5 but have not had a chance to touch it yet. I really liked the first three and was able to 100% 2 and 3 but I got stuck on that last level in 1. I'm actually stuck on the last level on every part of the BIT.TRIP 3DS compilation . Maybe getting it on this remake will help me go back to that version.

We are now tied with last year's total  and I still need to go in to Discord and include anything listed there that is not here. Great work everyone! We still have a little over a week left and I two games that I might be able to finish before the deadline.

[broodwars]

Nearing the end of Robocop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business, the standalone expansion for Rogue City. So far, it's been a LOT of fun, albeit very simple fun. This is much more of a retro shooter than Rogue City was, with an emphasis on corridor shooting with big guns and monster closets.

After that, I might be done for the month in terms of completed games, though I really should get around to finally forcing myself through the Resident Evil 4 Remake's Separate Ways expansion. I just picked up the Raidou Remaster and I'm picking away at Xenoblade 2.

[Mop it up]

They finally released the Heretic + Hexen double pack on the Xbox, so I've been playing those in co-op. We started with and have finished Heretic so far, since it's chronologically first. With how many DooM mods there are these days and even officially supported on consoles, there's not really anything about Heretic that makes it stand out anymore like there may have been back in 1994. That said, DooM's general gameplay is always fun, especially in co-op, and the different set of weapons, enemies, and items still put it above the average DooM mod.