Aww, logged onto XIV the other night and saw that you had left! Our schedules never lined up and we were all really active during that month or two when you weren't logging on. I guess our burnout and hiatus came around the time that you started getting active again, so I understand leaving. I just wish you had said bye or given a heads up before you departed. Regardless, I hope that you have fun whoever you're with and wherever your XIV adventures take you!

Actually, I think you're spot on with your thoughts there. If I remember right, in one of the Ninja Theory interviews, they said they wanted to make the character a more type of "western badass", and considered the original Dante very japanese style. And they're right, the original Dante is very japanese, but I think he's also sorta trying to imitate the one-liner attitude of classic american hero films too? But seen from a japanese perspective. I'm probably wrong though. But yes, I played the reboot, no worries! Enjoyed it alot and I think it has better art direction than most of the original series.

Ahh well, then yeah just go for Lightning Returns then! If you're feeling like you won't enjoy them, then yeah it might not be worth it. Plus, XIII is a really long game. Watching youtube videos on how the stories went in those games isn't a bad idea! Haha good on you for keeping your backlog in mind, I should learn from you.. your's even looks impressively low too!

I kind of want to get Cross Tag Battle too, because I like all the series involved and it looks fun, but I'm so bad at fighting games... calling me bad is an understatement. I really want to get a Switch! But I don't think it'd be wise of me to buy a new console, when not even half of my PS4 games can be considered ... I'm on a weird place with the Kingdom Hearts series.. when I was young I used to REALLY care, but by the time Dream Drop Distance happened I was so done with that series' story.. I've grown to enjoy silly stories more since then though, and I'm pretty hyped for KH3's gameplay and characters. But as far as it goes for Disney worlds and plotlines, I don't really care anymore. I just want to play it and see the characters I like again.
If you like Card games give Chain of Memories a shot! It also has one of the better stories in the series. Re:coded is pretty fun, but it's the most uneccesarry game in the franchise.

Yay Yakuza! Now that's a kind of silly that I love. I've played all the numbered ones, I hope you give them a shot! They're really fun.

Sorry again for taking so long to reply! My apologies. And don't worry about the long posts, I'm doing the same here...

It wasn't the first game I beat, but Turtles in Time was the first game I played, that or Donkey Kong Country.. not sure. But yeah I had my start with Co-op games. And yeah you're right! TMNT2: Battle Nexus, it was based on the 2000 series. I was looking through my old PS2 collection and it looks like I don't own it anymore. And yeaah looks like most Ninja Turtles games have had legal issues. I wonder if the most recent one by Platinum games will go through the same in the future..

I was checking out Steam not too long ago and yup, couldn't find Final Fight. Maybe in a collection like you mentioned? Hopefully? All the Double Dragons are there for sure though, I was this close of buying Neon there! I also wouldn't mind playing them with you, all the more reason to get them really. I'm also like you and am more of a console person. I enjoy them much more than PC and Steam. I only really started using Steam recently because I really wanted to try games like Hollow Knight and Ori & the Blind Forest. My PC situation is kind of.. complicated as well, so yeah I'm more of a console kind of guy.

Actually I don't think it's that insane haha, because from the original to MGS4, they're really not that long. It's only until you get to Peace Walker and Phantom Pain when things can get kinda bad for streaming purposes. Both games have long stretches of nothing right before the end to pad time. Not that I'm trying to discourage you, I think wanting to share your journey with people is great! And most of the games in the series should make for good streaming too.
I really want to check out Twin Snakes to see how much differences there are to the original, besides the new voice acting and mechanics. I'm pretty sure Snake Eater is still considered the best in the series, and for good reason. 3 and 2 should make for great streaming material especially!
Yes I have! I actually was gonna mention them in a previous post, but I took it out cause I thought the post was already too long as it was ._. Anyways! The first Metal Gear is really hard to recommend... I think it's a neat game, and nice to check out to see where the series started.. But it didn’t age well. Metal Gear 2 I do recommend though, it's a huge improvement and probably one of the most important games in the series story wise.

Same here, I barely remember DMC1 other than the boss fights, I sure do remember those.. Other than that I also played and finished the reboot.

I'm so sorry again for my really late reply.. Also happy belated blackloggiversary! It's been super fun discussing with you. I'm also kind of the type that enjoys reading/watching reviews or just the thoughts of others on subjects of interest. Sometimes I find out new things due to that, and that's always nice.

I didn't experiment as much as I should've with Frost, I bet you can get some pretty good use of it as long as you consistently attack with the axe. But alas, most of the use I got out of it was from runic attacks, which were specifically to stop enemies from moving for a short period of time. I got more use out of stun and burn though, they get the job done faster. And yes Doom has hand to hand finishers. You have to shoot enemies enough to leave them in this shinning state, and from there they work exactly like the finishers in GoW, they're pretty brutal! Enemies also drop health and ammo every time they get killed with a finisher, so the game really encourages it! I unfortunately don't own a VR set, sorry I can't answer your question. : (
I have been recommended Lord of Shadows before, because it plays like God of War, hah. I really want to play the first one, the giant bosses look really fun. I still give my PS3 some use, so yeah, I should get it. The sequel too, I don't mind if it tries to play with other genres as long as it's done well, or not overused like some Grasshopper games..
Castlevania is a series I have almost 0 experience with. I have interest in a couple of them but I've never gotten around to actually play them, Lord of Shadows is one of them. Also Bloodstained! I really like how that looks and I do plan to get it as well.

Yeah I think I'm gonna end up buying it. It'll surely have the classic Sonic games in it too, so that's another reason for me to get it. Yeah I'd gladly play the online co-op games with you too!

Yeah it's honestly kind of a shame that it got taken down. I played the Turtles in Time remake demo alot in my PS3, back when I had like no games for it. I might regret not getting it when I had the chance.
Well you do know quite a bit about the genre it seems! I think you might be the person with most beat em up’ knowledge I've chatted with. Whether it’s because you just know that much, or because I haven't talked with that many people that know about beat em ups is another story..
And yeah I get you, I may buy more single player games now, but I still really love co-op games. I got into gaming thanks to them.

Happy Backloggiversary!