I’m on PC, and we’re getting Yakuza 3 through 6 in January and March. That’s going to keep me busy for quite a while.

It’s not hard, since it just requires playing the game as is, but it takes so long.

Well, I did replay a bunch of the games this year, having also beaten (and loved) Odyssey. Black Flag holds up pretty well, if you can stomach the fact it’s not Odyssey and that there are some not very good tailing missions. But yeah, AC3 is rough, and I was one of the few who liked it when it was first released.

Well, the game doesn’t save after you’re done with him (at least, not last time I played, maybe there’s a new game + option now, I dunno), so technically you can always keep going.

That makes sense. I probably would’ve done the same, if I had a PS4.

Oh, it wasn’t good for its own era. I played it when it came out. It has some good sequences and some decent mechanics, and a couple good boss fights, but there is so much awfulness to it, largely due to the controls.

Funny, Life is Strange 1 is the most recent game of this type I played, earlier this year. It was interesting, but I think I was pretty burnt out on it by the end, and even though I bought Before the Storm, I’m in no hurry to get around to it. I like Batman season 1 much better.

This seems right. I first beat it when I borrowed my brother’s switch for three days, and I wasn’t playing constantly. 

As long as you’re powered up enough and have good weapons, Ganon doesn’t take long. You might spend some time wandering around the castle if you haven’t been there yet, though.

Galaxy 2 is great, possibly the best 3D Mario game. The others . . . eesh. Skyward Sword is so infuriating. I wouldn’t do that to yourself.

I’ve replayed XB1 a few times and I find it hopelessly addictive every time. It’s interesting you stalled in the middle.

You really have to be in the right mood for them. It’s not so much a “game” that you can beat through ingenuity so much as a ride they take you on. When certain puzzles stump me, and I give them two tries with no luck, I resort to a FAQ so I can just move on. It’s all about the narrative, not the gameplay.

Ah, I see what you mean. I’ve noticed a bit that some choices I’ve made lead to consequences that would’ve been more logical if I’d made the opposite choice, meaning that there wasn’t really a choice at all. I don’t mind this so much, but I’m a bit worried about replaying the two games I’d played before, because I…

I don’t recommend Mafia 3. The soundtrack is awesome, but the game is such a lackluster GTA clone, and it’s extremely repetitive (and I’m not someone who usually cares about repetition).

I played Xenogears for the first time during the PS2 era (I don’t know if I played it before or after Xenosaga episode 1) and I haaaaaaaated it.

I’ve played XB1 maybe three times now, and I’ve never raised all the party’s affinity connections. It’s just the most laborious side objective.

The Yakuza games are long, especially if you indulge in the side quests. I just replayed Yakuza Kiwami 2, but skipped the cutscenes this time. My first playthrough was 55 to 60 hours, my second was 20 without the cutscenes.

I quit Witcher 3 like 20 or 30 hours in. You might say, hey that’s a lot, why not keep going? But like you, the story did nothing for me, and I finally stopped pretending to care about seeing what happened next.

AC3 is only 20 or so hours, and that’s even with trying to collect a bunch of stuff. But it’s aged pretty badly. The story is interesting, but the gameplay might make you hate the series.

Can you explain what you mean without giving anything away? Do you mean the game forces you to do things as Batman/Bruce you would otherwise not have chosen to do? I’m on episode 2 now, and there’s only been one dialogue choice set for which I opted to say nothing. Not sure what exactly it was, maybe it was after what…